External Disk Storage Expansion - IBM x3630 M3 Product Manual

External disk storage expansion

The external disk storage expansion enclosures listed in the following table are available.
Table 16. External storage expansion enclosures
Part number Description
172701X IBM System Storage® EXP3000
1746A4D IBM System Storage DS3524 Express Dual Controller Storage System
1746A4S IBM System Storage DS3524 Express Single Controller Storage System
1746A2D IBM System Storage DS3512 Express Dual Controller Storage System
1746A2S IBM System Storage DS3512 Express Single Controller Storage System
The hard disk drives listed in the following table are supported with external expansion enclosures.
Table 17. Hard drive options for external expansion enclosures
Part Description
number
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
The ServeRAID M5025 RAID controller listed in the following table are supported and connect to external
expansion enclosures.
Table 18. 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*
* Note: The Advanced Feature Key and Performance Accelerator Key cannot be used at the same time. Only one
key can be installed onto the RAID controller.
IBM System x3630 M3
Maximum quantity
supported per one
M5025
18 (9 per port)
-
-
-
-
Maximum quantity
supported
per one enclosure
12
12
12
12
12
Maximum quantity
supported
1
1 per one M5025
1 per one M5025
26