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The PowerVault ME5 is a next-generation, entry-level storage appliance. ME5 is purpose-built and optimized for SAN and DAS virtualized workloads. ME5 is available in a 2U or 5U base system. ME5 simplifies the challenges of server storage capacity expansion and small-scale SAN consolidation.
PowerVault provides the following features:
Ease of Management: PowerVault Manager is an intuitive, all-inclusive HTML5-based management UI that is integrated on each ME5 appliance.
Simplicity: ME5 storage is simple and quick to install and configure.
Performance: Compared to the predecessor ME4, the ME5 offers increased power and scale with updated Intel processors. The ME5 processing power delivers significant performance gains over the ME4. ME5 also delivers increased capacity and bandwidth.
Connectivity: ME5 storage offers robust and flexible connectivity. ME5 supports the following connectivity options:
Scalability: PowerVault ME5 comes in a 2U or 5U base system. The 2U systems (ME5012 and ME5024) support either 12 or 24 drives respectively in the base system. The 5U system (ME5084) supports 84 drives in the base system. ME5 2U and 5U base systems also support adding optional expansion enclosures of 12, 24, and 84 drives.
All-inclusive software: ME5 supports the following features:
See the ME5 product page at Dell Technologies Storage for more information about ME5 options and features.
To view additional PowerVault ME5 documentation, go to the Dell Technologies Storage Info Hub.