External Disk Storage Expansion - IBM Redbooks x3850 X5 Product Manual

External disk storage expansion

The following table lists the external SAS disk storage expansion enclosures that are available.
Table 21. External SAS storage expansion enclosures
Part number Description
172701X IBM System Storage® EXP3000
174712X IBM System Storage EXP2512 Express
174724X IBM System Storage EXP2524 Express
The hard disk drives listed in the following are supported with external expansion enclosures.
Table 22. Hard drive options for external expansion enclosures
Part number Description
EXP3000 Hot-Swap SATA 3.5" Hard Drives
43W7630 1000 GB Dual Port Hot Swap SATA
49Y1940 IBM 2 TB 7200 Dual Port SATA 3.5'' HS HDD
EXP3000 Hot-Swap SAS 3.5" Hard Drives
44W2234 IBM 300 GB 15K 6 Gbps SAS 3.5" Hot-Swap HDD
44W2239 IBM 450 GB 15K 6 Gbps SAS 3.5" Hot-Swap HDD
44W2244 IBM 600 GB 15K 6 Gbps SAS 3.5" Hot-Swap HDD
EXP2512 Hot-Swap SAS 3.5" Hard Drives
49Y1899 300 GB 15K 6 Gb SAS 3.5" HDD
49Y1900 450 GB 15K 6 Gb SAS 3.5" HDD
49Y1901 600 GB 15K 6 Gb SAS 3.5" HDD
49Y1903 1 TB 7,200 RPM 6 Gb SAS NL 3.5" HDD
49Y1902 2 TB 7,200 RPM 6 Gb SAS NL 3.5" HDD
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
IBM System x3850 X5
Maximum quantity
supported per one M5025
18 (9 per port)
18 (9 per port)
9 (9 per port)
Maximum quantity supported
per one enclosure
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
24
24
24
24
31