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Supports connectivity to the EXP2512 and EXP2524 storage expansion enclosures
For more information, see the Lenovo Press Product Guide ServeRAID M5225-2GB SAS/SATA Controller
at:
http://lenovopress.com/tips1258
The controllers supports connectivity to the external expansion enclosures that are listed in the following
table. Up to nine expansion enclosures can be daisy-chained per one adapter port. For better performance,
distribute expansion enclosures evenly across both adapter ports.
Table 21. External expansion enclosures
Part number Description
70F0 / 70F1 Lenovo ThinkServer SA120
610012X EXP2512 Storage Enclosure
610024X EXP2524 Storage Enclosure
Lenovo ThinkServer SA120 support
For details about supported drives and cables for the Lenovo ThinkServer SA120, see the Lenovo Press
Product Guide:
http://lenovopress.com/tips1234
EXP2512 and EXP2524 support
The external SAS cables listed in the following table support connectivity between external expansion
enclosures and the controller.
Table 22. External SAS cables for external storage expansion enclosures
Part number Description
ServeRAID M5120 - Server to Expansion enclosure connectivity (Mini-SAS x4 to Mini-SAS x4)
39R6531 3 m SAS Cable
39R6529 1 m SAS Cable
ServeRAID M5225 - Server to Expansion enclosure connectivity (Mini-SAS HD x4 to Mini-SAS x4)
00MJ162 0.6m SAS Cable (mSAS HD to mSAS)
00MJ163 1.5m SAS Cable (mSAS HD to mSAS)
00MJ166 3m SAS Cable (mSAS HD to mSAS)
Expansion enclosure to Expansion enclosure connectivity (Mini-SAS x4 to Mini-SAS x4)
39R6529 1 m SAS Cable
39R6531 3 m SAS Cable
The following table lists the drives that are supported by EXP2512 external expansion enclosures.
Table 23. Drive options for EXP2512 external expansion enclosures
System x3650 M4 BD
Maximum quantity supported per
one M5225
8
17
9
Maximum quantity supported per
one enclosure
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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