Dell PowerVault ME5 Series User Manual

Figure 5. 5U84 enclosure system—front orientation
The 5U84 controller enclosure is equipped with dual-controllers.
Figure 6. 5U84 enclosure system—rear orientation
Enclosure variants
The 2U chassis can be configured as a controller enclosure ME5012/ME5024, or an expansion enclosure ME412/ME424. The 5U
chassis can be configured as a controller enclosure ME5084 or an expansion enclosure ME484.
NOTE:
The key components of 2U and 5U enclosures are described in the following sections.
Although many CRUs differ between the form factors, the controller modules and IOMs are common to 2U12, 2U24, and
5U84 chassis. The controller modules and IOMs are introduced in 2U enclosure core product and cross-referenced from
5U84 enclosure core product.
2U12
2U12 enclosures consist of 12 LFF (Large Form Factor) disk drives.
Table 1. 2U12 enclosure variants
Product Configuration PCMs
1
Controller modules and IOMs
2,3
ME5012 12 Gb/s direct dock SAS drives 2 2
12 Gb/s direct dock SAS drives 2 1
10 Storage system hardware

Dell PowerVault ME5 Series Specifications

General

Form Factor	2U or 5U
RAID Levels	RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10
Drive Types	SSD
Max Drives	336
Controllers	Dual active-active controllers
Host Connectivity	FC, iSCSI, SAS
Management	Dell EMC PowerVault Manager
Power Supply	Dual redundant hot-swappable power supplies
Operating Temperature	5°C to 35°C (41°F to 95°F)