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The controllers supports connectivity to the external expansion enclosures that are listed in the following
table. Up to nine expansion enclosures can be daisy-chained per one adapter port. For better
performance, distribute expansion enclosures evenly across both adapter ports.
Table 32. External expansion enclosures
Part number Description Maximum quantity supported per
one M5225
610012X EXP2512 Storage Enclosure 17
610024X EXP2524 Storage Enclosure 9
The external SAS cables listed in the following table support connectivity between external expansion
enclosures and the controller.
Table 33. External SAS cables for external storage expansion enclosures
Part number Description Maximum quantity supported per
one enclosure
ServeRAID M5120 - Server to Expansion enclosure connectivity (Mini-SAS x4 to Mini-SAS x4)
39R6531 3 m SAS Cable 1
39R6529 1 m SAS Cable 1
ServeRAID M5225 - Server to Expansion enclosure connectivity (Mini-SAS HD x4 to Mini-SAS x4)
00MJ162 0.6m SAS Cable (mSAS HD to mSAS) 1
00MJ163 1.5m SAS Cable (mSAS HD to mSAS) 1
00MJ166 3m SAS Cable (mSAS HD to mSAS) 1
Expansion enclosure to Expansion enclosure connectivity (Mini-SAS x4 to Mini-SAS x4)
39R6529 1 m SAS Cable 1
39R6531 3 m SAS Cable 1
The following table lists the drives that are supported by EXP2512 external expansion enclosures.
Table 34. Drive options for EXP2512 external expansion enclosures
Part number Description Maximum quantity supported per
one enclosure
3.5" NL SAS HS HDDs
00NC555 2TB 7,200 rpm 6Gb SAS NL 3.5" HDD 12
00NC557 3TB 7,200 rpm 6Gb SAS NL 3.5" HDD 12
00NC559 4TB 7,200 rpm 6Gb SAS NL 3.5" HDD 12