PowerVault ME4 Series
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ME4024
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Chassis Overview
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Chassis format
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All-in-one (single/dual controllers, internal drive bays, networking) with expansion options
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Rack size
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2U
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Controllers
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2 hot-swappable per chassis (dual active)
Single/dual controller support for 2U
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Processors
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Intel 2-core, 2.2GHz
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System memory
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8GB per controller
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Expansion Capacity
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Min/Max drive count
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2/264
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Max raw capacity
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3.1PB (with ME484 expansion)
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NAS Support
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Supported with NX Series Windows NAS appliance
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Storage media
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SAS and NL-SAS drives; different drive types, transfer rates, rotational speeds can be mixed in the same system:
NLSAS (7.2K 3.5"): 4TB, 8TB, 10TB, 12TB, 12TB SED
NLSAS (7.2K 2.5"): 2TB, 2TB SED
SAS (10K 2.5"): 1.2TB, 1.8TB, 2.4TB, 2.4TB SED
SAS (15K 2.5"): 900GB, 900GB SED
SSD: 480GB, 960GB, 1.92TB, 1.92TB SED
SDD and HDD: FIPS-certified SEDs
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Network and Expansion I/O
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Host interface
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FC, iSCSI, SAS (supports simultaneous multiprotocol FC/iSCSI)
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Max 16Gb FC ports
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8 per array (support auto-negotiate to 8Gb)
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Max 10Gb iSCSI ports
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8 SFP+ or BaseT ports per array (BaseT only support auto negotiate to 1Gb)
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Max 12Gb SAS ports
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8 12Gb SAS ports
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Max multi-protocol ports
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4 ports 16Gb FC SFP+
4 ports 10Gb iSCSI SFP+
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Max management ports
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2 per array (1Gb BASE-T)
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Disk expansion protocol
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12Gb SAS
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Disk interface expansion ports
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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
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Functional
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Array configurations
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All-flash, hybrid or all HDD arrays
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Storage format
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Data Optimization
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Auto-tiering
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Up to 3 primary (media-based) tiers (2 level tiering supported)
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RAID support
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RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 or Adapt; any combination of RAID levels can exist in single array
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Adapt
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Distributed erasure coding that reduces rebuild times when drive failures occur
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Thin provisioning
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Active by default on all volumes, operates at full performance across all features
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Snapshots
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1024 maximum snapshots per array
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Data Protection, Disaster Recovery, Security
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