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PowerVault ME4 Series | Dell PowerVault ME4084 Storage Array | |
Chassis Overview | ||
Chassis format | All-in-one (single/dual controllers, internal drive bays, networking) with expansion options | |
Rack size | 5U | |
Controllers | 2 hot-swappable per chassis (dual active) Dual controller only support for 5U | |
Processors | Intel 2-core, 2.2GHz | |
System memory | 8GB per controller | |
Expansion Capacity | ||
Min/Max drive count | 28/336 | |
Max raw capacity | 4PB | |
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: 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 | |
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 | |
Functional | ||
Array configurations | All-flash, hybrid or all HDD arrays | |
Storage format | ||
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 | |
Data Protection, Disaster Recovery, Security | ||









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