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IBM System Storage
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IBM Systems and Technology
IBM System Storage EXP3500 Express features & benefits
Feature Benefits
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SAS expansion enclosures
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Affordable entry point with midrange performance and reliability
6 Gbps x4 wide SAS ports support high bandwidth and random I/O applications
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Scalable up to 192 drives
with a mix of EXP3512 and
EXP3524 enclosures
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Ability to start small and grow the configuration as storage demands change
A choice of EXP3512 and EXP3524 allows for flexibility to choose the optimal enclosure based on organizational
requirement
– EXP3512 can offer the highest flexibility with support for a full range of requirements—high capacity and
low cost to high-performance critical applications
– EXP3524 is ideal for IOPS-intensive applications and energy efficiency requirements with the highest
IOPS/watt and 134 percent improvement in IOPS/U (compared to EXP3000 expansion unit)
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Support for high-
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Multiple drive support can increase efficiencies, which provides large consolidation and virtualization projects
performance SAS, while keeping costs low
capacity-optimized SAS
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Support of SEDs enables relentless data protection
drives, SEDs and SSDs
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SSD support with EXP3524 can be used to improve application performance while simultaneously reducing
power and cooling requirements
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Redundant and hot-
swappable ESMs, power
supplies and drives
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Key component of a highly available and reliable storage configuration
Support for constant access to data 24×7
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Power supplies designed
to meet multiple power
efficiency standards
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Power efficiencies meet green initiatives and reduce overall energy expenditures