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. br 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. br br ul li EXP3000 Express models include an SAS cable or a MegaRAID adapter cable li li 2 U rack mountable enclosures with 12 easily accessible drive bays li li Support for hot swappable SAS HDDs at 10,000 and 15,000 rpm speeds li li Scalability of up to 3.6 TB internal physical storage capacity, using 300 GB hot swappable SAS disks li li Built in reliability features with dual redundant power supplies li li Provides two miniSAS connectors on a standard single Environment li li Services Module ESM to connect to System x servers or to DS3000 storage controllers li li Built in reliability features with dual redundant power supplies standard
