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System Storage EXP3500 Express

Part numbers 1746A2E EXP3512 Express - Storage Expansion Unit

1746A4E EXP3524 Express - Storage Expansion Unit
Drive interface 6 Gbps SAS
Supported drives 6 Gbps SAS 3.5-inch drives:
  • 300 GB 15k revolutions per minute (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-inch drives:
  • 146 GB 15k rpm
  • 300 GB 10k rpm
  • 600 GB 10k rpm
  • 500 GB 7.2k rpm nearline
  • 1 TB 7.2k rpm nearline
  • 300 GB 10k rpm SED
Maximum drives supported EXP3512  twelve 3.5-inch drives, EXP3524 twenty-four 2.5-inch drives. Scalability up to 192 drives (optional mix of expansion enclosures)
Fans and power supplies Dual
Rack support Yes standard
Warranty Three year Limited Warranty, customer replaceable unit (CRU) and on-site service, next business day nine to five, service upgrades available
Size 2U rack-optimised
Environment Relative Humidity Operating range 20 to 80 percent

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.
Energy consumption efficiency* 80 PLUS efficiency standard
Attribute Value
Next-generation SAS expansion enclosures
  • Affordable entry point with midrange performance and reliability
  • 6 Gbps x4 wide SAS ports support high bandwidth and random I/O applications
Scalable up to 192 drives with a mix of EXP3512 and EXP3524 enclosures
  • Start small and grow your configuration as storage demands change
  • A choice of EXP3512 and EXP3524 allow for flexibility to choose the optimal enclosure based on organisational 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)
Supports high-performance SAS, capacity-optimised SAS drives and SEDs
  • Multiple drive support can increase efficiencies, which provides large consolidation and virtualisation projects while keeping costs low
  • Support of SEDs enable relentless data protection
Redundant and hot-swappable ESMs, power supplies and drives
  • Key component of a highly available and reliable storage configuration
  • Support constant access to data around-the-clock
Power supplies designed to meet multiple power efficiency standards
  • Power efficiencies meet green initiatives and reduce overall energy expenditures
Models EXP3512  1746-E2A
Drive interface 6 Gbps SAS
Supported drives 6 Gbps SAS 3.5-inch 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
Maximum drives supported EXP3512  twelve 3.5-inch drives. Scalability up to 192 drives (mix of expansion enclosures)
Fans and power supplies Dual
Rack support Yes standard
Warranty Three-year parts and labour warranty, nine to five next business day, upgradeable to around-the-clock with six-hour response
Size 2U rack-optimised
Environment Relative Humidity Operating range 20 to 80 percent

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.
Energy consumption efficiency* 80 PLUS efficiency standard
Models EXP3524  1746-E4A
Drive interface 6 Gbps SAS
Supported drives 6 Gbps SAS 2.5-inch drives:
  • 146 GB 15k rpm
  • 300 GB 10k rpm
  • 600 GB 10k rpm
  • 500 GB 7.2k rpm nearline
  • 1 TB 7.2k rpm nearline
  • 300 GB 10k rpm SED
Maximum drives supported EXP3524 twenty-four 2.5-inch drives. Scalability up to 192 drives (mix of expansion enclosures)
Fans and power supplies Dual
Rack support Yes standard
Warranty Three-year parts and labour warranty, nine to five next business day, upgradeable to around-the-clock with six-hour response
Size 2U rack-optimised
Environment Relative Humidity Operating range 20 to 80 percent

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.
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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