Dell PowerEdge MX5016s CTO Storage Sled

Dell PowerEdge MX5016s CTO Storage Sled Product Description

The Dell EMC PowerEdge MX5016s direct-attached storage sled delivers flexible performance and capacity options within the PowerEdge MX architecture to address data-intensive workloads.

Scale dynamically to meet evolving workload demands

The Dell EMC PowerEdge MX consolidates compute, storage and networking in one trusted platform. The full-height, single-width MX5016s offers easy front access to quickly swap and add up to 16 2.5” HDDs or SSDs. Scale-out to 7 MX5016s sleds with up to 112 drives per chassis (plus up to an additional 6 internal server drives and two M.2 boot devices).

• Support diverse, data-heavy workloads such as SDS (vSAN), SQL, ERP and dense virtualization.
• Map individual drives to two-socket MX740c and four-socket MX840c servers.
• Configure your direct-attached SAS environment with PERC and HBA storage controller options.
• Help deliver high availability for your critical workloads with dual port 12Gb/s SAS, hot-pluggable drives and hot serviceable expanders.
• Assign the appropriate ratios of compute, storage and networking, then adapt as workloads change.

Dell PowerEdge MX Series

• Dell PowerEdge MX7000 Modular CTO Enclosure Chassis
  
• Dell PowerEdge MX740c CTO Compute Sled
• Dell PowerEdge MX840c CTO Compute Sled

Simplify administration with unified management

Avoid complex storage administration with OpenManage Enterprise intelligent automation across the MX compute, storage and networking modules. The PowerEdge MX offers end-to-end lifecycle management and a single point authentication for all devices to increase team effectiveness and accelerate operations.

•  Manage your servers, storage and networking from one console or RESTful API interface with OpenManage Enterprise - Modular Edition.
• Streamline administration with simplified set-up/updates and multiple at-the-box management options.

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Consolidate compute, storage and networking in one trusted platform

Dell EMC PowerEdge MX offers a scalable and flexible architecture so you can adapt to changing requirements. Tailor your ideal storage to compute configuration ratio within the MX7000 chassis with the Dell EMC PowerEdge MX5016s SAS storage sled.

The MX5016s supports up to 16 SSDs and HDDs that can be mapped across one or more PowerEdge MX compute sleds. This granular drive-level assignment lets you address diverse workloads without wasting any space.

Ideal workloads:

• Software defined storage like vSAN
• Databases such as SQL and ERP
• Dense virtualization workloads