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Table 21. Hard drive options for external expansion enclosures (Part 2)
Part number Description
EXP2524 Hot-Swap SAS 2.5" Hard Drives
49Y1896 146 GB 15K 6 Gb SAS 2.5" HDD
49Y1895 300 GB 10K 6 Gb SAS 2.5" HDD
81Y9596 600 GB 10K 6 Gb SAS 2.5" HDD
49Y1898 500 GB 7,200 RPM 6 Gb SAS NL 2.5" HDD
EXP2524 Hot-Swap SAS 2.5" Solid State Drives
81Y9956 200GB 2.5" SAS SSD
81Y9960 400GB 2.5" SAS SSD
The RAID controllers listed in the following table are supported with external expansion enclosures.
Table 22. RAID controllers for external storage expansion enclosures
Part number Description
46M0830 ServeRAID M5025 SAS/SATA Controller
46M0930 ServeRAID M5000 Series Advance Feature Key†
81Y4426 ServeRAID M5000 Series Performance Accelerator Key†
† Only one key is supported in each controller, either the Advance Feature Key or the Performance Accelerator Key.
The ServeRAID M5025 SAS/SATA Controller has the following specifications:
Two Mini-SAS external connectors
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Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, and 50
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Supports RAID 6 and 60 with the optional M5000 Advanced Feature Key
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Performance optimization for SSD drives with optional M5000 Series Performance Accelerator Key
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6 Gbps throughput per port
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PCI Express 2.0 x8 host interface
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Based on the LSI SAS2108 6 Gbps ROC controller
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512 MB of onboard cache
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Intelligent Li-Ion-based battery backup unit with up to 48 hours of data retention
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Supports connectivity to the EXP3000, EXP2512, and EXP2524 storage expansion enclosures
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For more information, see the IBM Redbooks Product Guide ServeRAID M5025 SAS/SATA Controller for
IBM System x : http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips0739.html?Open
IBM System x3650 M3
Maximum quantity supported
per one enclosure
24
24
24
24
24
24
Maximum quantity
supported
4
1 per one M5025
1 per one M5025
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