Dell EMC ME4012 Storage Array
PowerVault ME4012
- Up to 3.1PB capacity
- 12 x 3.5″ drive bays
- Up to 264 drives
- Intel® 2-core, 2.2GHz
- Multi-protocols – SAS, iSCSI, Fibre Channel
- Single/Dual Controller
- 12Gb SAS Backend
- All premium software features included
| Module Name | Option Name | Qty |
| Base | Dell EMC ME4012 Storage Array | 1 |
| Hard Drives | Hard Drive Filler 3.5in, Single Blank | 7 |
| Hard Drives | 4TB 7.2K RPM NLSAS 12Gbps 512n 3.5in Hot-plug Hard Drive | 5 |
| Power Supply | Power Supply, 580W, Redundant, Flex | 1 |
| Power Cords | Rack Power Cord 2M (C13/C14 10A) | 2 |
| Rack Rails | Rack Rails 2U | 1 |
| iSCSI Optics and Cables | 4x Transciever, 10Gb SFP+, Short Range | 1 |
| Bezel | ME4 2U Bezel | 1 |
| SHIPPING | ME4012 Shipping EMEA 1 | 1 |
| Controller Cards | 10Gb iSCSI SFP+ 8 Port Dual Controller | 1 |
| Base warranty | 3Yr Parts Only Warranty | 1 |
| Support Services | 3Yr Basic Warranty – Next Business Day | 1 |
| Dell Services: Deployment Services | No Installation Service Selected (Contact Sales rep for more details) | 1 |
Processor
Intel® 2-core, 2.2GHz
Operating System
Microsoft® Windows® 2019, 2016 and 2012 R2, RHEL 8.0, 7.4, 6.9, SLES 12.3, VMware® 6.7 U2, 6.5, 6.0, Microsoft Hyper-V®, XenDesktop 7.1
Physical
Storage Enclosure Weight (Maximum):
ME4012: 32 kg (71 lbs)
ME4024: 30 kg (66 lbs)
ME4084: 135 kg (298 lbs)
Storage Enclosure Height:
ME4012: 8.79 cm (3.46 inches)
ME4024: 8.79 cm (3.46 inches)
ME4084: 22.23 cm (8.75 inches)
Storage Enclosure Width:
ME4012: 44.3 cm (17.44 inches)
ME4024: 44.3 cm (17.44 inches)
ME4084: 44.45 cm (17.50 inches)
Storage Enclosure Depth:
ME4012: 57.6 cm (22.71 inches)
ME4024: 57.6 cm (22.71 inches)
ME4084: 89.22 cm (35.12 inches)
Power
Storage Enclosures:
ME4012: 580W, 1980 BTU, 100-240 VAC, 7.6-3.0A (x2), 50/60 Hz
ME4024: 580W, 1980 BTU, 100-240 VAC, 7.6-3.0A (x2), 50/60 Hz
ME4084: 2200W, 7507 BTU, 200-240 VAC, 11.07-9.23A (x2), 50/60 Hz
Expansion Enclosures:
ME412: 580W, 1980 BTU, 100-240 VAC, 7.6-3.0A (x2), 50/60 Hz
ME424: 580W, 1980 BTU, 100-240 VAC, 7.6-3.0A (x2), 50/60 Hz
ME484: 2200W, 7507 BTU, 200-240 VAC, 11.07-9.23A (x2), 50/60 Hz
Management
PowerVault Manager HTML5 GUI, OME 3.2, CLI, REST
Additional Features
Configures from 0 to 100% flash
Support for VMware vCenter Plugin 6.7 to manage the ME4 arrays through vCenter
Supported with NX Series Windows NAS appliance
Support for SRM 8.1.x
Regulatory
Product Safety, EMC and Environmental Datasheets
Dell Regulatory Compliance Home Page
Dell and the Environment
Drive Bays
ME4012: 2/264
ME4024: 2/276
ME4084: 28/336
Connectivity
16Gb Fibre Channel
10Gb iSCSI
12Gb SAS
Multiprotocol: 16Gb Fibre Channel SFP+ / 10Gb iSCSI SFP+
Media Types
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, 3.84TB
SDD / HDD: FIPS-certified SEDs
Software
PowerVault ME4 Series provides simplified, all-inclusive software licensing, including:
– ADAPT (Distributed RAID): (like Dynamic Disk Pooling) reduces drive rebuild times
– Thin Provisioning: Allocate and consume physical storage capacity as needed in disk pools. Thin is virtual mode only.
– SSD Read Cache: Increase execution speed of applications by caching previously read data
– IP & FC Remote Replication: Safely replicate data to any global location that includes mirroring thin provisioned pools
– Snapshots: Easily recover files after accidental deletion or alteration with Redirect on Write snaps
– 3 Level Tiering: Get great performance with less hardware expense
– Volume Copy/Clones: Enable seamless volume relocation and disk-based backup and recovery with a full, replicated copy of source data
– Encryption (SEDs): Render data useless to unauthorized users with drive-level encryption, even if the drive has been removed from the enclosure (internal key management included)
– Virtualization Integrations: VMware vSphere, vCenter SRM, Microsoft Hyper-V
– SupportAssist: Provides enhancements enabling automated maintenance capabilities
Expansion Capacity
ME412: 2U 12 x 3.5″ drive bays (12Gb SAS)
ME424: 2U 24 x 2.5″ drive bays (12Gb SAS)
ME484: 5U 84 x 3.5″ drive bays (12Gb SAS)
Network and Expansion I/O
All-in-one (single/dual controllers, internal drive bays, networking) with expansion options
ME4012: 2U 12 x 3.5” drive bays (2.5” drive carriers supported)
ME4024: 2U 24 x 2.5” drive bays
ME4084: 5U 84 x 3.5” drive bays (2.5” drive carriers supported)
Technology that delivers all-around simplicity, high-performance and high-capacity entry storage
Consolidate your storage with the new PowerVault ME4 Series storage for entry-level SAN and DAS workloads. The ME4 Series is ideal for accelerated performance for HPC, Exchange, backup, VDI and many more applications. Designed for versatility, the ME4 Series supports a variety of drive types, multi-protocols, all-inclusive software features and a choice of two 2U or a high density 5U base systems with expansion enclosure options.
PowerVault Manager Simulator
PowerVault Simulator can be downloaded to your laptop and run locally. This is a fixed demo and cannot be updated or changed. (Run in Firefox browsers only)
All-around simplicity
PowerVault ME4 Series provides features that simplify tasks such as system installation, configuration, and serviceability enabling IT generalists to manage resources more efficiently and focus on the bigger picture.
- Simple to order with all-inclusive software
- Customer installable/configurable in 15 minutes
- Intuitive web-based (HTML5) management
- Easily expandable without disruption
Get all-inclusive enterprise-class capabilities
PowerVault ME4 Series storage arrays deliver all the software you’ll need to store, manage, and protect your data:
- ADAPT (Distributed RAID): Improved data protection functionality that delivers faster drive rebuild times
- Thin Provisioning: Allocate and consume physical storage capacity as needed in disk pools
- Snapshots: Easily recover data with point-in-time copies
- Replication: Replicate data to any global location
- Volume Copy: Enables seamless volume relocation and disk-based backup and recovery
- SSD Read Cache: Increase execution speed of applications by caching previously read data
- 3-Level Auto-tiering: Optimizes data performance with less expense
- Virtualization integration: Integrate ME4 arrays with VMware vSphere and vCenter SRM and Microsoft Hyper-V
Optimized for SAN and DAS
PowerVault ME4 Series is purpose-built and optimized for SAN and DAS virtualized workloads. Connecting the PowerVault ME4 Series to a Dell PowerEdge Server to address the challenges of server capacity expansion or to a SAN for flexibility and scalability ensures that business applications will always get high-speed and reliable access to their data – without compromise.
- Direct-attach to Dell PowerEdge Servers over SAS, FC, or iSCSI
- Consolidate SAN storage through a single port over FC or iSCSI
Protect your data
Keep your valuable information safe with these PowerVault ME Series features:
- Remote Replication: Replicate data to any global location that includes mirroring thin provisioned pools
- Snapshots: Easily recover files after accidental deletion or alteration with point-in-time copies of data
- Virtual Disk Copy (VDC): Enable quick and seamless virtual disk relocation and disk-based backup and recovery with a full, replicated copy of source data
- Self-encrypting drives (SEDs): Render data useless to unauthorized users with drive-level encryption, even if the drive has been removed from the enclosure
Improved hardware and performance
PowerVault ME Series storage is simple, fast, and affordable. With dual core Intel Broadwell processors, active-active controllers, more drives and a faster back end, ME Series storage delivers:
- Up to 320K IOPs performance
- Up to 5500 MB/sec bandwidth
- Up to 4PB capacity (Use HDDs to 4PB in three 5U 84 drive dense enclosures)
- Performance at scale with 12G SAS backend
The ME4 Series base models include dual hot-swappable Intel controllers, iSCSI, Fiber Channel, and SAS protocols, support for 2U and 5U expansion enclosure options. Implement the PowerVault ME Series as shared SAN storage or direct attach them to Dell PowerEdge Servers.
Simplified data management
The PowerVault ME4 Series brings radical simplicity and exceptional affordability to the entry market. It’s simple to install and configure, comes with all-inclusive software and includes an intuitive web-based HTML5 GUI for “anywhere” management. ME4 Series storage flexibly configures as DAS or SAN, all flash or hybrid, and you can mix HDD and SSD drives in the configuration. It also includes built-in compatibility with Microsoft and VMware hypervisors simplifying physical and virtual resource management.
PowerVault Manager
This web-based management GUI simplifies ME4 configuration tasks, alerts you to problems and provides a recovery guru to automatically help troubleshoot and resolve issues.
VMware vCenter Plug-In 6.7
Monitor, manage, provision and optimize storage for performance and availability across your virtual infrastructure. You can also implement Storage Replication Adapters (SRA) to simplify management of disaster recovery with centralized recovery plans.
Speed recovery with ADAPT Software
PowerVault ME4 Series ADAPT software protects data by dynamically distributing it across pools of drives. In the event of a drive failure, ADAPT will identify the critical data and dynamically rebalance the data so the array can return to an optimal state faster than it would in the typical RAID environment.
- Saves time and money
- Faster drive rebuilds
- Add just the capacity you need
- Supports up to 1PB capacity or up to 128 drives.
PowerVault ME4012
- Up to 3.1PB capacity
- 12 x 3.5″ drive bays
- Up to 264 drives
- Intel® 2-core, 2.2GHz
- Multi-protocols – SAS, iSCSI, Fibre Channel
- Single/Dual Controller
- 12Gb SAS Backend
- All premium software features included
PowerVault ME4024
- Up to 3.0PB capacity
- 24 x 2.5” drive bays
- Up to 276 drives
- Intel® 2-core, 2.2GHz
- Multi-protocols – SAS, iSCSI, Fibre Channel
- Single/Dual Controller
- 12Gb SAS Backend
- All premium software features included
PowerVault ME4084
- Up to 4.0PB capacity
- 84 x 3.5″ drive bays
- Up to 336 drives
- Intel® 2-core, 2.2GHz
- Multi-protocols – SAS, iSCSI, Fibre Channel
- Dual Controller
- 12Gb SAS Backend
- All premium software features included
Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series Storage: Editor’s Choice
“Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 come in, as an entry offering, with the speed and price point geared for most SMB/edge use cases.” — StorageReview
