Base Specs
PowerVault ME4 Series Specifications | |
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Chassis Overview | |
Chassis format | All-in-one (single/dual controllers, internal drive bays, networking) with expansion options |
Rack size | 2U or 5U |
Controllers | 2 hot-swappable per chassis (dual active) Single/dual controller support for 2U Dual controller only support for 5U |
Processor | Intel® 2-core, 2.2GHz |
Internal storage |
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System memory | 8GB per controller |
Expansion Capacity | |
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NAS Support | Supported with NX Series Windows NAS appliance |
Storage media | SAS and NL-SAS drives; different drive types, transfer rates, rotational speeds can be mixed in the same system:
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Network and Expansion I/O | |
Host interface | FC, iSCSI, SAS (supports simultaneous multiprotocol FC/iSCSI) |
Max 16Gb FC ports | 8 per array (support auto-negotiate to 8Gb) |
Max 10Gb iSCSI ports | 8 SFP+ or BaseT ports per array (BaseT only support auto negotiate to 1Gb) |
Max 12Gb SAS ports | 8 12Gb SAS ports |
Max multi-protocol ports |
4 ports 16Gb FC SFP+ 4 ports 10Gb iSCSI SFP+ |
Max management ports | 2 per array (1Gb BASE-T) |
Disk expansion protocol | 12Gb SAS |
Disk interface expansion ports |
2 12Gb SAS (wide-Port) per array (1 port per controller) Up to 9 2U expansion enclosures per 2U base array Up to 3 5U expansion enclosures per 2U base array Up to 3 5U expansion enclosures per 5U base array |
Data Optimization | |
Auto-tiering | Up to 3 primary (media-based) tiers (2 level tiering supported) |
RAID support | RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 or Adapt; any combination of RAID levels can exist in single array |
Adapt | Distributed erasure coding that reduces rebuild times when drive failures occur |
Thin provisioning | Active by default on all volumes, operates at full performance across all features |
Snapshots | 1024 maximum snapshots per array |
Physical Base System | |
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Physical Expansion Enclosure | |
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Base System Power | |
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Heat dissipation |
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Expansion System Power | |
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Heat dissipation |
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Voltage |
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