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System Storage EXP3500 Express

Part Numbers 1746A2E - EXP3512 Express - Storage Expansion Unit

1746A4E - EXP3524 Express - Storage Expansion Unit
RAID controller N/A
Cache per controller N/A
Host interface N/A
Drive interface 6 Gbps SAS
Supported drives 6 Gbps SAS 3.5" drives:

-300 GB 15k rpm, 450 GB 15k rpm, 600 GB 15k rpm

-1 TB 7.2k rpm Nearline, 2 TB 7.2k rpm Nearline

-600 GB 15k rpm SED


6 Gbps SAS 2.5" drives:

-146 GB 15k rpm

-300 GB 10k rpm

-600 GB 10k rpm

-500 GB 7.2k rpm Nearline

-300 GB 10k rpm SED
RAID levels N/A
Storage partitions N/A
Maximum drives supported EXP3512 twelve 3.5-in. drives, EXP3524 twenty-four 2.5-in. drives. Scalability up to 96 drives (optional mix of expansion enclosures)
Fans and power supplies Dual
Rack support Yes standard
Management software N/A
Warranty Three-year parts and labor warranty, 9x5 next business day, upgradeable to 24x7 with four-hour response
Size 2U rack-optimized
Environment Relative Humidity Operating range 20% - 80%

Operating altitude 100 ft. (30.5 m) below sea level to 9,840 ft. (3000 m) above sea level
Heat output EXP3512 945 BTUs/hr., EXP3524 821 BTU/s hr.
Supported systems N/A
Energy consumption efficiency* 80 PLUS efficiency standard
Attribute Value
Next-generation SAS expansion enclosures
Scalable up to 96 drives with a mix of EXP3512 and EXP3524 enclosures
Supports high-performance SAS, capacity-optimized SAS drives and SEDs
Redundant and hot-swappable ESMs, power supplies and drives
Power supplies designed to meet multiple power efficiency standards
Models EXP3512 - 1746-E2A
RAID controller N/A
Cache per controller N/A
Host interface N/A
Drive interface 6 Gbps SAS
Supported drives 6 Gbps SAS 3.5" drives:

-300 GB 15k rpm, 450 GB 15k rpm, 600 GB 15k rpm

-1 TB 7.2k rpm Nearline, 2 TB 7.2k rpm Nearline

-600 GB 15k rpm SED
RAID levels N/A
Storage partitions N/A
Maximum drives supported EXP3512 twelve 3.5-in. drives. Scalability up to 96 drives (mix of expansion enclosures)
Fans and power supplies Dual
Rack support Yes standard
Management software N/A
Warranty Three-year parts and labor warranty, 9x5 next business day, upgradeable to 24x7 with four-hour response
Size 2U rack-optimized
Environment Relative Humidity Operating range 20% - 80%

Operating altitude 100 ft. (30.5 m) below sea level to 9,840 ft. (3000 m) above sea level
Heat output EXP3512 945 BTUs/hr.
Supported systems N/A
Energy consumption efficiency* 80 PLUS efficiency standard
Models EXP3524 - 1746-E4A
RAID controller N/A
Cache per controller N/A
Host interface N/A
Drive interface 6 Gbps SAS
Supported drives 7 6 Gbps SAS 2.5" drives:

-146 GB 15k rpm

-300 GB 10k rpm

-600 GB 10k rpm

-500 GB 7.2k rpm Nearline

-300 GB 10k rpm SED
RAID levels N/A
Storage partitions N/A
Maximum drives supported EXP3524 twenty-four 2.5-in. drives. Scalability up to 96 drives (mix of expansion enclosures)
Fans and power supplies Dual
Rack support Yes standard
Management software N/A
Warranty Three-year parts and labor warranty, 9x5 next business day, upgradeable to 24x7 with four-hour response
Size 2U rack-optimized
Environment Relative Humidity Operating range 20% - 80%

Operating altitude 100 ft. (30.5 m) below sea level to 9,840 ft. (3000 m) above sea level
Heat output EXP3524 821 BTU/s hr.
Supported systems N/A
Energy consumption efficiency* 80 PLUS efficiency standard

* The energy consumption efficiency is the value of the power consumption measured in accordance with the measuring method specified by the Japan energy saving law divided by the Composite Theoretical Performance specified by the energy saving law.

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