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The following table lists the hard disk drives supported by the EXP2524 external expansion enclosures.
Table 21. Drive options for the EXP2524 external expansion enclosures
Part number Description Maximum quantity supported
per one enclosure*
NL SAS 2.5-inch HDDs
49Y1898 500GB 7,200 rpm 6Gb SAS NL 2.5” HDD 12
81Y9952 1TB 7,200 rpm 6Gb SAS NL 2.5” HDD 12
SAS 2.5-inch HDDs
49Y1896 146GB 15,000 rpm 6Gb SAS 2.5” HDD 12
49Y1895 300GB 10,000 rpm 6Gb SAS 2.5” HDD 12
81Y9944 300GB 15,000 rpm 6Gb SAS 2.5” HDD 12
81Y9596 600GB 10,000 rpm 6Gb SAS 2.5” HDD 12
81Y9948 900GB 10,000 rpm 6Gb SAS 2.5” HDD 12
SAS 2.5-inch SSDs
81Y9956 200GB 2.5" SAS SSD 12
81Y9960 400GB 2.5" SAS SSD 12
* Note: Although the maximum number of drives supported by EXP2524 is 24, the ServeRAID H1135 Controller
supports up to 14 drives in a RAID configuration, including up to two hot-spare drives. The blade server hosts two
internal drives, therefore limiting the number of drives in one EXP2524 to 12.
The external SAS cables listed in the following table are supported with external expansion enclosures
and connected to SAS Connectivity Modules.
Table 22. External SAS cables for external storage expansion enclosures
Part number Description Maximum quantity
supported per enclosure
39R6531 IBM 3 m SAS Cable 1
39R6529 IBM 1 m SAS Cable 1