IBM System x3690 X5
16
External disk storage expansion
The external SAS disk storage expansion enclosures listed in the following table are available.
Table 15. External SAS storage expansion enclosures
Part number
Description
Maximum quantity
supported per one M5025
172701X
IBM System Storage® EXP3000
18 (9 per port)
174712X
IBM System Storage EXP2512 Express
18 (9 per port)
174724X
IBM System Storage EXP2524 Express
9 (9 per port)
The hard disk drives listed in the following table are supported with external expansion enclosures.
Table 16. Hard drive options for external expansion enclosures
Part number
Description
Maximum quantity supported
per one enclosure
SATA Hot-Swap HDDs
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IBM 500GB 7200 SATA 2.5" SFF Slim-HS HDD
1
43W7714
IBM 50GB SATA 2.5" SFF Slim-HS High IOPS SSD
16
43W7734
IBM 50GB SATA 1.8" NHS SSD
24
SAS Hot-Swap HDDs
42D0632
IBM 146GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS HDD
16
42D0637
IBM 300GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS HDD
16
42D0672
IBM 73GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS HDD
16
42D0677
IBM 146GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS HDD
16
42D0707
IBM 500GB 7200 6Gbps NL SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS HDD
16
44W2264
IBM 300GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS SED
16
44W2294
IBM 146GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS SED
16
49Y2003
IBM 600GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS HDD
16
