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PowerEdge MX5016s Blade server Dubai

Experience High-Performance Storage with the Dell EMC PowerEdge MX5016s Dubai

Designed for data-intensive workloads, the Dell EMC PowerEdge MX5016s Dubai storage sled is a state-of-the-art solution that delivers unparalleled flexibility, scalability, and reliability. Fully compatible with the PowerEdge MX modular architecture, this dense, direct-attached storage sled seamlessly integrates with compute and networking modules, addressing the rapidly evolving demands of modern IT infrastructures.

Why the Dell EMC PowerEdge MX5016s Stands Out

Dynamic and Flexible Storage Expansion

Adapt to shifting workloads with ease, leveraging the MX5016s for high-capacity and scalable storage solutions:

• Enhanced Capacity: Accommodates up to 16 x 2.5-inch HDDs or SSDs in a single sled.
• Unmatched Scalability: Expand storage with up to 7 sleds per chassis, offering 112 drives per chassis alongside additional internal storage and M.2 boot devices.
• Support for Various Applications: Ideal for software-defined storage (SDS), SQL databases, ERP systems, and dense virtualization environments.

Tailored Drive Mapping and Performance Optimization

Achieve optimal storage configurations tailored to specific workloads:

• Assign drives to two-socket MX740c or four-socket MX840c servers for precise control.
• Utilize PERC and HBA storage controller options to configure direct-attached SAS environments.
• Ensure mission-critical operations with 12Gb/s dual-port SAS, hot-pluggable drives, and hot-serviceable expanders.

Simplified Management for Operational Efficiency

Streamline IT management with OpenManage Enterprise – Modular Edition, providing end-to-end control across all infrastructure modules:

• Unified Control: Manage compute, storage, and networking modules from a single console or via a RESTful API interface.
• Quick Deployment and Updates: Intelligent automation accelerates setup and reduces administrative overhead.
• Simplified On-Site Management: Reduce complexity with easy-to-use, at-the-box management features.

Robust Security and Resilient Design

Built with a cyber-resilient architecture, the PowerEdge MX5016s Dubai ensures end-to-end security:

• Critical Component Protection: Safeguards HBAs, RAID controllers, and storage drives using cryptographic signature verification.
• Secure Supply Chain: Protects hardware integrity from manufacturing through deployment.
• Future Compatibility: Delivers a future-proof architecture for long-term investment protection.

Seamless Adaptation to Business Growth

With its modular design, the MX5016s enables businesses to allocate the perfect balance of compute, storage, and networking resources. This adaptability ensures that IT infrastructure evolves alongside the growing needs of the organization.

Reasons to Choose the Dell EMC PowerEdge MX5016s Dubai

Organizations seeking a powerful, reliable, and future-ready storage solution will find the MX5016s an invaluable asset, providing:

• Dense, scale-out storage for data-heavy applications.
• Simplified, centralized management with automation tools.
• Robust security measures to protect critical data and infrastructure.
• Optimized resource utilization for greater operational efficiency.

Elevate your IT infrastructure with the Dell EMC PowerEdge MX5016s Dubai, unlocking a world of flexible, secure, and scalable storage capabilities tailored to support the most demanding workloads.

Features and Design

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 Dubai 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

Flexible storage that scales as you grow

The PowerEdge MX5016s Dubai full-height, single-width storage sled provides easy front access to swap and add drive capacity and performance options. Scale incrementally to keep your budget in check.

• Map individual drives to two-socket MX740c and four-socket MX840c servers
• Scale-out to 7 MX5016s sleds with up to 112 drives per MX7000 chassis (plus up to an additional 6 internal server drives and two M.2 boot devices)
• Configure your direct-attached SAS environment with PERC and HBA storage controller options
• Help ensure uptime with dual port 12Gb SAS, hot-pluggable drives and hot serviceable expanders

Automate productivity with agile management

The PowerEdge MX5016s Dubai simplifies lifecycle management from a single interface that allows you to deploy, monitor and update.

• Unified control: single management point for server, storage, and networking
• Simplified administration: easy set-up/updates, no specialized training, multiple at-the-box management options
• Intelligent automation: via an operational template methodology and comprehensive RESTful API

Responsive design ensures infrastructure and investment protection

The PowerEdge MX5016s Dubai offers a future-forward architecture and a hardened design to protect, detect and quickly recover from cyber-attacks.

• Provides investment protection for compute and storage with forward-compatibility
• Helps ensure authentic firmware runs on critical components like HBAs, RAID and storage drives with cryptographic signatures

Technical Specifications

• Enclosure:

• • Model: PowerEdge MX Chassis

• Form Factor:

• • Full height, single width
  • Supports up to 7 MX5016s storage sleds per PowerEdge MX enclosure

• Dimensions:

• • Height: 250.2 mm
  • Width: 42.15 mm
  • Depth: 600 mm
  • Weight: 12 kg maximum (with all 16 HDDs installed)

• Drive Bays:

• • Up to 16 x 2.5” SAS drives (HDDs/SSDs) per storage sled
  • Supports up to 112 drives with 7 storage sleds per PowerEdge MX chassis
  • Additional 6 internal server storage drives available

• Storage Controllers:

• • HBA330 mini-mezz (MMZ) – located on the connected server
  • PERC H745P MX – located on the connected server

• Power Supplies:

• • Provided by the PowerEdge MX chassis

• I/O & Ports:

• • Connects to servers via the MX5000s SAS switch

• Systems Management:

• • OpenManage Enterprise – Modular Edition for unified management of servers, storage, and networking across multiple chassis via a single web console or RESTful API
  • Support for managing multiple PowerEdge MX groups, rack servers, and legacy modular systems with OpenManage Enterprise
  • Once drives are mapped to servers, they can be configured, monitored, and updated using iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller