The IBM System Storage EXP3000 is a modular, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) storage expansion enclosure
The EXP3000 can be directly connected to an IBM System x server containing a MegaRAID adapter to enable expansion of the server's storage capacity. EXP3000 expansion enclosures can also be directly connected to DS3000 controllers to expand storage configurations up to 14.4 TB. The EXP3000 is a high-function, high-density SAS storage expansion unit. It can support up to twelve 3 Gbps SAS disk drives. The EXP3000 supports high-availability functions and contains redundant, hot-pluggable power supplies and fans. EXP3000 Express models include an SAS cable or a MegaRAID adapter cable 2 U rack-mountable enclosures with 12 easily accessible drive bays Support for hot-swappable SAS HDDs at 10,000 and 15,000 rpm speeds Scalability of up to 3.6 TB internal physical storage capacity, using 300 GB hot-swappable SAS disks Built-in reliability features with dual-redundant power supplies Provides two miniSAS connectors on a standard single Environment Services Module (ESM) to connect to System x servers or to DS3000 storage controllers Built-in reliability features with dual redundant power supplies standard 1727HC1
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