The external SAS cables listed in the following table are supported with external expansion enclosures and M5025 RAID controllers.
Table 23. External SAS cables for external storage expansion enclosures
Part number | Description | Maximum quantity |
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39R6531 | IBM 3 m SAS Cable | 1 |
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39R6529 | IBM 1 m SAS Cable | 1 |
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*Note: The EXP3000 and EX2500 series can be chained with each other. In such a case, one cable is used to connect first EXP25xx or EXP3000 to the RAID controller, and every consecutive EXP unit is connected to previous one by one cable.
External disk storage systems
The following table lists the external storage systems that are supported by the server and can be ordered through System x sales channel. The server may support other IBM disk systems that are not listed in this table. Refer to IBM System Storage Interoperability Center for further information, http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/ssic.
Table 24. External disk storage systems
Part number | Description |
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1746A2D | IBM System Storage DS3512 Express Dual Controller Storage System |
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1746A2S | IBM System Storage DS3512 Express Single Controller Storage System |
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1746A4D | IBM System Storage DS3524 Express Dual Controller Storage System |
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1746A4S | IBM System Storage DS3524 Express Single Controller Storage System |
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181494H | IBM System Storage DS3950 Model 94 |
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181498H | IBM System Storage DS3950 Model 98 |
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181492H | IBM System Storage EXP395 Expansion Unit |
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1746A2E | IBM System Storage EXP3512 Express Storage™ Expansion Unit |
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1746A4E | IBM System Storage EXP3524 Express Storage Expansion Unit |
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For more information, see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Storage Systems category: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/systemx?Open&page=pg&cat=externalstorage
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