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Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series and Citrix XenServer | H18237
2 Citrix XenServer and Dell Storage product overview
This section provides an overview of Citrix XenServer and the Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series storage
technologies presented in this paper.
2.1 Citrix XenServer
Citrix XenServer is a leading server virtualization and hypervisor management platform that enables
reductions in total cost of ownership for desktop, cloud, and server virtualization infrastructures. The ability to
consolidate and contain workloads on XenServer provides a means for any organization to address the
challenges present in today’s IT data center by transforming their compute infrastructure.
2.2 Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series storage
The ME4 Series includes entry-level storage appliances that provide many features found in more advanced
storage solutions. The base models include the Dell EMC PowerVault ME4012, ME4024, and ME4084.
Figure 1: Front and rear view of the Dell EMC PowerVault ME4024 array, configured with 24 SSD drives and dual controllers
The ME4 Series 2U-chassis models include the ME4012 array which supports up to twelve 3.5-inch drives, and
the ME4024 array which supports up to twenty-four 2.5-inch drives. The ME4084 array (5U chassis) supports
up to eighty-four 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch drives. All three models support additional drive capacity by adding
expansion enclosures.