• Flash Sale: #MD3060e PowerVault MD3060e & #ME5012#ME5048 PowerVault ME Series – High-Density DAS & Entry SAN Arrays

    Keywords

    #MD3060e, #ME5012, #ME5024, #ME412, #ME424, #ME484, #ME5048, #MD1280, #MD1400, #PowerVault, #Dell-EMC, #DAS-Storage, #SAN-Storage

    Description

    The #MD3060e is a 4U SAS dense enclosure that holds up to 60 2.5″ or 3.5″ drives, expandable to 240 drives (2.4 PB) behind a single PowerEdge server via up to four chained enclosures. It supports mixed media—NL-SAS, SAS, SSD, SED—and hot-swap modules (drives, fans, PSUs, EMMs) for uninterrupted operations. MD3060e connects via 6 Gbps SAS HBAs to deliver high-density DAS at an affordable cost Dell.

    The PowerVault ME5 Series brings hybrid and all-flash SAN arrays in compact 2U/1U form factors. The ME5012 (2U, 12 bays) and ME5024 (2U, 24 bays) balance HDD and SSD tiers with RAID 0/1/5/6/10 and dynamic tiering for mixed workloads Wikipedia. The ME412 (1U, 12 bays) and ME424 (1U, 24 bays) target flash-first deployments, with NVMe back-end in ME424 for ultra-low latency. High-density flash arrays ME484 (1U, 24 SSD bays) and ME5048 (2U, 48 SSD bays) support end-to-end NVMe over Fabrics for real-time analytics and VDI.

    Key Features

    • High Density DAS (MD3060e): 60 bays per enclosure, up to 240 drives/2.4 PB raw behind one server.

    • Mixed Media Support: NL-SAS, SAS, SSD, SED mix-and-match in MD3060e and ME-series.

    • Hybrid SAN Arrays: ME5012/ME5024 deliver HDD+SSD with dynamic tiering and RAID levels for balanced cost/performance.

    • All-Flash & NVMe: ME412/ME424 and ME484/ME5048 offer sub-ms latency, NVMe back-ends, and NVMe-oF support.

    • Non-Disruptive Scale-Out: Scale ME-series via MD1280/MD1400 expansion shelves without downtime.

    • Enterprise-Grade Availability: Dual active/active controllers, hot-swap PSUs, fans, and firmware updates.

    • Flexibility & Management: Supports PowerEdge integration, Dell OpenManage, and RESTful APIs for automation.

    Configuration

    ModelForm FactorBaysMax Drives (with Expansions)Host Connectivity
    MD3060e4U60240 (4× MD3060e)6 Gbps SAS (HBA link)
    ME50122U1212 + MD128012 Gbps SAS
    ME50242U2424 + MD1280/MD140012 Gbps SAS
    ME4121U1212 + MD128012 Gbps SAS
    ME4241U2424 + MD1280/MD140012 Gbps SAS, NVMe
    ME4841U24 SSDNVMe over Fabrics
    ME50482U48 SSDNVMe over Fabrics
    R4900G54U24Server + JBOD combo
    MD12802U12SAS expansion shelf
    MD14004U24SAS expansion shelf

    Compatibility

    MD3060e and ME-series arrays integrate with Dell PowerEdge servers (R630, R730, R730xd, R4900G5) and support VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Red Hat RHEL, SUSE, and Ubuntu. Dell OpenManage and RESTful APIs enable unified provisioning and lifecycle management across PowerVault deployments.

    Usage Scenarios

    1. High-Density DAS for Big Data: MD3060e behind R730 servers maximizes data footprint in limited rack space, ideal for archiving and line-of-business applications Dell.

    2. Hybrid SAN for Virtualization: ME5012 supports mixed VM workloads with SSD caching and SSD+HDD tiering, improving VM density and performance.

    3. Flash-First Analytics: ME424 NVMe back-end and ME484/ME5048 NVMe-oF deliver sub-ms latency for real-time analytics, AI/ML inference, and VDI.

    4. Seamless Scale-Out: Add MD1280/MD1400 expansions to ME-series arrays non-disruptively as data grows, avoiding forklift upgrades.

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q1: How do I expand an ME5024 array?
    You can attach up to four MD1280 (12 bay) or MD1400 (24 bay) shelves via 12 Gbps SAS cables for non-disruptive capacity growth Wikipedia.

    Q2: What drives are supported in MD3060e?
    MD3060e accepts NL-SAS, SAS, SSD, and Self-Encrypting Drives (SED) in 2.5″ or 3.5″ formats, mix-and-match within the same enclosure.

    Q3: Can ME424 run NVMe over Fabrics?
    Yes—ME424’s NVMe back-end supports NVMe over Fabrics (RoCE) for low-latency, high-throughput NVMe storage networks Wikipedia.

    Q4: Is the MD3060e compatible with NVMe drives?
    No—MD3060e is a 6 Gbps SAS enclosure and does not support NVMe drives; NVMe is provided in ME-series flash models like ME484 and ME5048.

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