EXP2500 Express

Highlights

  • Easy installation and management with storage expansion technology designed for IBM System x® direct attachment via ServeRAID M5025 adapter
  • Next-generation 6 Gbps Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) host and drive interfaces enable infrastructure simplification
  • Support for flexible high-performance and nearline disk drive options
  • High capacity, with support for multiple enclosures per configuration
  • High-density 2U enclosure designed for supporting up to 12 3.5″ disk drives on model EXP2512 Express and 24 2.5″ disk drives on model EXP2524 Express
  • High availability and reliability, with dual AC power supplies and fans

IBM has combined best-of-breed development with leading 6 Gbps host interface and drive technology in the IBM System Storage® EXP2500 Express®, a cost-effective, fully integrated complement to System x servers. Offering substantial improvements at a price that will fit most budgets, the EXP2500 Express delivers superior price-to-performance ratios, functionality, scalability and ease of use for the entry-level storage user.

Easy to manage, flexible and extendable, the EXP2500 Express is designed to work as a direct-attach solution for IBM System x servers via ServeRAID host bus adapters. The EXP2500 Express help organizations enhance capacity seamlessly to address their current and future data needs.

The new EXP2500 Express is a performance-oriented SAS platform designed to help increase both bandwidth and throughput with next-generation storage technology.

The EXP25000 Express offers an opportunity for organizations with important budget concerns to solve their data growth needs with a cost-effective device that can meet or even exceed competitive SAS 2.0 offerings in the marketplace.

 


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