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Overview
The Dell PowerVault ME5024 is part of Dell’s ME5 storage series, designed as an entry-level block storage solution optimized for both SAN and DAS deployments. It delivers a balance of performance, scalability, and simplicity—ideal for small and medium enterprises needing affordable, enterprise-class storage.
With all-inclusive software, support for multiple protocols, and modular expansion capability, the ME5024 enables flexible deployment and growth while minimizing management complexity.Features
- Dual-active controllers with high-availability architecture
- All-inclusive storage software, including data services such as snapshots, thin provisioning, replication, and auto-tiering
- Multi-protocol support: FC, iSCSI (10 Gb, 25 Gb), SAS, and more
- Scalable expansion: back-end 12 Gb SAS expansion enclosures, up to 8 PB in supported configurations
- Flexible drive options: supports SSD, SAS, and NL-SAS drives (with self-encrypting drive [SED] / FIPS support)
- Rich management capabilities: HTML5 GUI (PowerVault Manager), REST APIs, CLI, VMware vCenter plugin, Redfish / Swordfish support
- Interoperability & ecosystem integration: validated with Dell PowerEdge servers; supports common OS and virtualization platforms
- Enterprise-grade reliability: designed for 99.999% availability, redundant components, and fault-tolerant operations
Specifications
Attribute
Specification
Form factor / chassis
2U rackmount base array
Drive bays (base)**
24 × 2.5″ (SFF) hot-plug bays
Supported protocol interfaces
FC, iSCSI (10 Gb, 25 Gb), 12 Gb SAS, management ports
Expansion support
Up to 9 × 2U expansion enclosures (e.g. ME412/ME424) or up to 3 × 5U dense enclosures (e.g. ME484)
Maximum scale / capacity*
Up to ~8 PB (in fully expanded configurations)
System memory (per controller)
16 GB
Typical throughput
Read: ~12 GB/s; Write: ~10 GB/s
RAID & data services
RAID 1, 5, 6, 10; snapshots; thin provisioning; auto-tiering; SSD read cache
Data protection / replication
Asynchronous replication (ME4 ↔ ME5, ME5 ↔ ME5)
Drive types supported
SSD, SAS (10K), NL-SAS, self-encrypting/FIPS drives
Dimensions (W × H × D)
48.30 cm × 8.79 cm × 54.78 cm
Weight (maximum configuration)
~30.0 kg
Power supply
580 W redundant (for base)
Operating environment
Standard data center for SAN / DAS deployments
Management interfaces
GUI (HTML5), CLI, REST APIs, vCenter plugin, Redfish / Swordfish
Supported hosts / OS / hypervisors
Windows Server, Linux distributions, VMware, Hyper-V, etc.
