Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series Storage System Support Matrix, Owner's Manual
Summary
This document is the Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series Storage System Support Matrix. It provides compatibility information for Dell's entry-level storage arrays, detailing supported data protocols including Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and SAS. The manual covers storage system rules, default IPv4 settings, supported RAID controller firmware, iSCSI initiators, and SFP+ transceivers. Target users are storage administrators deploying PowerVault ME4 systems.
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Dell EMC Power Vault ME4 Series Storage System Support Matrix
December 2021 Rev. A17
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Dell EMC Power Vault ME4 Series Storage System Support Matrix December 2021 Rev. A17
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Notes, cautions, and warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your product. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of d...
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Contents Chapter 1: Introduction................................................................................................................. Changes to revision A17 of the Support Matrix............
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Introduction This document provides information about supported software and hardware for Dell EMC Power Vault ME4012, ME4024, and ME4084 storage systems, and usage considerations, recommendations, an...
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Supported data protocols This section lists the supported data protocols for ME4 Series storage systems. NOTE: ME4 Series storage systems do not support changing or converting from one data protocol t...
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ME4 Series storage system rules This section contains both general and model-specific connectivity and consideration rules for ME4 Series storage systems. The rules that are listed in the following ta...
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Table 2. Rules for all ME4 Series storage systems (continued) Rule SAS 10GBase-T CNC i SCSI If you do not enable the flow control, your i SCSI storage may experience degradation of the I/O performance...
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Table 2. Rules for all ME4 Series storage systems (continued) Rule SAS 10GBase-T CNC i SCSI Maximum dedicated spares per linear disk group = 4 Maximum global spares per system = 64 Maximum ADAPT group...
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Table 2. Rules for all ME4 Series storage systems (continued) Rule SAS 10GBase-T CNC i SCSI 4 ports i SCSI 2 ports FC and 2 port i SCSI Virtual volume snapshots: Maximum snapshots per pool = 512 Maxim...
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Table 3. Rules for ME4012 and ME4024 storage systems (continued) Rule SAS 10GBase T CNC i SCSI 2U24 storage system + nine 2U24 expansion enclosures = 240 disk drives 2U24 storage system + three 5U84 e...
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Default IPv4 Settings for management ports NOTE: No default gateway is set. By default, the management ports on the storage system are set to DHCP. If DHCP fails, the following IPv4 settings are used:...
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Default IPv4 settings for i SCSI ports By default, the i SCSI ports on the storage system are set to 0.0.0.0 static IP address. Default IPv4 settings for i SCSI ports
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Supported RAID controller firmware NOTE: Dell EMC recommends gathering support information before performing any firmware update. Only drivers and firmware released by Dell are supported. For the late...
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Supported i SCSI software initiators Table 7. Supported i SCSI Initiators Operating System SW Initiator Vendor SW Initiator Version Notes Windows Server OS Microsoft RTM or later Included with OS Citr...
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Supported protocol offload (TOE/i SCSI) adapters Standard Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet adapters are supported when used with supported software i SCSI initiators. Hosts must have a standards compli...
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Supported Fibre Channel and i SCSI SFP+ transceivers This following table lists the Fibre Channel and i SCSI transceivers that have been tested for use with ME4 Series storage systems: Table 8. Suppor...
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Supported SAS and Twinax direct-attach cables The following tables list the SAS and Twinax direct-attach cables that have been tested for use with ME4 Series storage systems: Table 9. Supported 12 Gbp...
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Supported hard drives ME4 Series storage systems support the hard drives that are listed in the following table: To use self-encrypting drive (SED) functionality, all the hard drives in the storage sy...
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Table 11. Supported hard drives (continued) Dell Part Form Model Capacity Speed Vendor SED Firmware Number Factor G2G54 2.5” ST1200MM0099 1.2 TB 10K Seagate No ST34 JY57X 2.5” DL1800MM0159 1.8 TB 10K ...
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Supported expansion enclosures ME4 Series storage systems can support a maximum of 336 drive slots depending on the base system and the additional expansion enclosures. ME4012 and ME4024 storage syste...
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Supported management software ME4 Series management software is built into the storage system and is accessible by using a web browser connected to the Management Ethernet port. The ME4 Series managem...
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Supported operating systems ME4 Series storage systems support Windows, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, NOTE: Where clustering is supported by the operating system, it is also ...
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Table 17. Supported ME4 Series operating systems (continued) Operating System SAS host Fibre Channel i SCSI host Notes & required hotfixes server host server server Datacenter edition (Server Core...
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Table 17. Supported ME4 Series operating systems (continued) Operating System SAS host Fibre Channel i SCSI host Notes & required hotfixes server host server server Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 (x...
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Table 17. Supported ME4 Series operating systems (continued) Operating System SAS host Fibre Channel i SCSI host Notes & required hotfixes server host server server VMware v Sphere 7.0 U1 For supp...
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Operating systems with ALUA support ALUA is supported natively on the following operating systems: NOTE: Configuration steps are not required to enable ALUA on these operating systems. Microsoft Windo...
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Supported device mapper software Table 18. Supported device mapper software Operating System Component Supported Version SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15.0 Native Native or later SUSE Linux Enterprise ...
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Supported SAS host bus adapters This chapter lists the server HBAs that have been tested for use with ME4 Series storage systems. However, it does not imply that these HBAs are supported by any or all...
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Supported Fibre Channel host bus adapters The following table lists the HBAs that have been tested for use within ME4 Series storage systems: NOTE: This table does not imply that all of the HBAs and t...
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Table 19. ME4 Series Fibre Channel HBAs (continued) Host bus Direct-attach Fabric Dell Part Number Available From adapter configuration configuration name LPe12002 N/A https://www.broadcom.com/support...
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Supported Fibre Channel and i SCSI direct- attach configuration operating systems ME4 Series storage systems support Fibre Channel and i SCSI direct-attached configurations on the following operating ...
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Dell EMC Storage Support Policy Level 1: Full Contractual Support For tested devices listed in this Support Matrix, (and for the specific version listed), Dell EMC will provide solution support, under...
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| Brand | Dell |
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| Pages | 32 |
| File Size | 211.63 KB |
| Published | June 23, 2026 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which data protocols does the ME4 Series support?
The ME4 Series supports 12 Gbps direct attached SAS and 10 Gbps iSCSI protocols.
Can I change the data protocol on a ME4 Series system?
No, ME4 Series storage systems do not support changing or converting from one data protocol to another.
What is the support policy for untested components?
Dell EMC provides Commercially Reasonable Effort support for untested components until they are determined as the source of the issue.