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Dell PowerVault ME5

Veeam Ready Repository
Alliance Partner:

Dell Technologies

Alliance Product:

PowerVault ME5

Program Category:

Veeam Ready Repository

Category Description:

Primary backup target solutions that have been qualified as meeting or exceeding both functional and performance tests for backup and restore operations.

Article ID:

1582

Veeam Product(s):
  • Veeam Backup & Replication 12
Features and Attributes:
  • Backup Target - Disk iSCSI
Publication date:

2025-07-31

Last modified date:

2025-07-31

This Veeam Ready test was performed with storage having a configuration that includes SSD/Flash.  As such, this classification only applies to similar configurations in which the same amount or more SSD drives are used.  The use of non-SSD drives may negatively impact performance.

Product Details

Model number: Dell PowerVault ME5212
Storage Category: RAID Storage Array
Drive quantity, size, type: 12 x 7.6TB SSD (XS7680SE70045)
Storage configuration: 12 Drive ADAPT with 8+2 Stripe
Firmware version: ME5.2.0.0.0
Connection protocol and speed: iSCSI, 25GbE
Additional support: All configurations of Dell PowerVault ME5212 with specifications equivalent or greater than the above

General product family overview:
PowerVault ME5 storage systems support a wide range of applications, and integrate with today's most widely used hypervisors, operating systems, and management platforms. 

Veeam Testing Configuration

Veeam Build Number: 12.3.1.1139

Vendor recommended configuration

Vendor Settings:

  • Caching used: Yes
  • Read/write caching: Write-back caching
  • Networking: MTU=9000
  • Multipathing / link aggregation used: MPIO (2 ports were used)
  • Array deduplication used in testing: No
  • Array compression used in testing: No

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