| Model | Dell PowerVault ME4012 |
| Chassis format | All-in-one (single/dual controllers, internal drive bays, networking) with expansion options |
| Rack size | 2U |
| Controllers | 2 hot-swappable per |
| chassis (dual active) | |
| Single/dual controller | |
| support for 2U | |
| Processors | Intel 2-core, 2.2GHz |
| System memory | 8GB per controller |
| Min/Max drive count | 2/264 |
| Max raw capacity | 3.1PB (with ME484 expansion) |
| NAS Support | Supported with NX Series Windows NAS appliance |
| Storage media | AS and NL-SAS drives; different drive types, transfer rates, rotational |
| speeds can be mixed in the same system: | |
| • 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 | |
| • SDD and HDD: FIPS-certified SEDs | |
| Host interface | FC, iSCSI, SAS (supports simultaneous multiprotocol FC/iSCSI) |
| Max 16Gb FC ports | 8 per array (support auto-negotiate to 8Gb) |
| Max 10Gb iSCSI ports | 8 SFP+ or BaseT ports per array (BaseT only support auto negotiate to 1Gb) |
| Max 12Gb SAS ports | 8 x12Gb SAS ports |
| Max multi-protocol ports | 4 ports 16Gb FC SFP+ |
| 4 ports 10Gb iSCSI SFP+ | |
| Max management ports | 2 per array (1Gb BASE-T) |
| Disk expansion protocol | 12Gb SAS |
| Disk interface expansion ports | 2 12Gb SAS (wide-Port) per array (1 port per controller) |
| Up to 9 2U expansion enclosures per 2U base array | |
| Up to 3 5U expansion enclosures per 2U base array | |
| Up to 3 5U expansion enclosures per 5U base array | |
| RAID support | RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 or Adapt; any combination of RAID levels can exist in single array |
| Adapt | Distributed erasure coding that reduces rebuild times when drive failures occur |
| Snapshots | 1024 maximum snapshots per array |
| Power/wattage | 580W |
| Heat dissipation | 1980 BTU |
| Voltage | 100-240 VAC |
| Frequency | 50/60 Hz |
| Dimensions | Height 8.79 cm (3.46 inches) |
| Width 48.30 cm (19.01 inches) | |
| Depth 60.29 cm (23.74 inches) | |
| Weight at max configuration | 32.00 kg (71.00 lbs) |
| Weight empty | 4.80 kg (10.56 lbs) without drives |
