Support for up to 3.6 TB of SAS disk physical storage capacity (300 GB SAS drives) in a single enclosure
Support for up to 12 TB of SATA disk physical storage capacity (1.0 TB SATA drives) in a single enclosure
SAS or SATA hard disk drive intermix supported with select IBM System x™ servers using the DS3000 series, MegaRAID or ServeRAID™ host bus adapters
Three EXP3000s can be attached to a DS3000 to expand up to 48.0 TB of physical storage capacity when utilizing 1 TB SATA drives
Powerful and comprehensive management and configuration tools included
Telco model supports –48 V dc power supplies
NEBS and ETSI compliance for AC and DC models
The IBM System Storage™ EXP3000 is a high-density 2U, 19" rack mount driven closure designed for supporting a total of twelve 3.5" disk drives.
IBM System x Server Attachment
Robust and flexible, the EXP3000 can be used as a direct-attach solution for IBM System x servers with support of MegaRAID or ServeRAID host bus adapters. Multiple EXP3000s can be connected to expand capacity of the solution to help address your data needs today and tomorrow.
DS3000 Storage System
The EXP3000 supports attachment of the DS3000 Series supporting SAS and SATA disk drives. Multiple EXP3000s can be connected to expand capacity of the solution to help address your data needs today and tomorrow.
Common features
Affordable—Offers a high capacity and robust solution for cost-focused budget
Flexible—Supports SAS and SATA drive intermix for tiered storage within a single enclosure
Scalable—Increase disk capacity with multiple EXP3000s
Performance Oriented—SAS platform helps enable increased bandwidth and high-throughput
Utilizes SAS platform—Helps address the growing demand for data with protection features for vital information
