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$13,346.00
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Sold by Hebei XG Technology Co., Ltd.
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New & In - Stock Dell 2U ME5212 (12 x 3.5 - inch Drive Bays) Diskless Storage - Dual Power Supplies, Slide Rails, 3 - Year Warranty 25 Gigabit iSCSI
- 1. Flexible Storage: 12 x 3.5 - inch bays for custom drive setup.
- 2. Power Redundancy: Dual power supplies ensure continuous operation.
- 3. Easy Installation: Slide rails simplify rack installation and maintenance.
- 4. Reliable Build: New Dell product, built to last.
- 5. Long - term Warranty: 3 - year warranty for worry - free use.
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1. Flexible Storage: 12 x 3.5 - inch bays for custom drive setup.
2. Power Redundancy: Dual power supplies ensure continuous operation.
3. Easy Installation: Slide rails simplify rack installation and maintenance.
4. Reliable Build: New Dell product, built to last.
5. Long - term Warranty: 3 - year warranty for worry - free use.
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- Return for refund within: 30 days
- Return for replacement within: 30 days
- This item is covered by Hebei XG Technology Co., Ltd. Return Policy
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The Dell ME5212 is a 2U diskless storage array with 12 large-form-factor 3.5-inch bays and 25Gb iSCSI connectivity, making it a strong fit for businesses and IT teams building scalable shared storage for virtualization, backup, or expanding rack-based infrastructure.
Recommended For
- IT teams in small to mid-size businesses that need shared block storage for a few virtualization hosts, especially VMware or Hyper-V clusters using 25Gb iSCSI.
- Organizations replacing aging entry SANs and wanting a straightforward rack-mounted array with redundant power and familiar Dell support, without moving to a more feature-heavy enterprise platform.
- Backup, archive, and capacity-focused storage deployments that prefer 12 large 3.5-inch bays for building out HDD-heavy pools with optional SSD tiers or cache, rather than chasing all-flash performance.
- Edge and branch locations that need centralized shared storage in a compact 2U chassis and want deployment guided by Dell’s setup tools rather than a build-it-yourself storage stack.
Spec Summary
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Best For | Rack-mounted 2U storage deployments that need a diskless chassis with 12 x 3.5-inch drive bays and 25 Gigabit iSCSI connectivity |
| Drive Bays And Form Factor | 2U rack chassis, diskless, with 12 x 3.5-inch drive bays for custom drive configurations |
| Power And Redundancy | Dual power supplies providing power redundancy for continuous operation |
| Installation And Rails | Includes slide rails to simplify rack installation and maintenance |
| Networking | 25 Gigabit iSCSI connectivity |
| Warranty And Condition | 3-year warranty; new, in-stock unit |
| Model Identifiers | Dell ME5212 2U storage chassis (diskless) |
| Category | DELL — Server System |