IBM Elastic Storage System 5000 Series User Manual

Chapter 3. System overview
IBM Elastic Storage System 5000 Expansion – Model 092 is an expansion enclosure. This Model 092 is a
high capacity and density expansion enclosure, which is designed for use in cloud and enterprise
environments. It holds up to 92 3.5-inch SAS disk drives in a 5U, 19-inch rack mount enclosure. The
integral cable management arm (CMA) allows the enclosure to be withdrawn from the rack for servicing,
while remaining connected and powered.
Figure 1 on page 19 shows the Model 092 expansion enclosure.
Figure 1. Model 092 expansion enclosure
Model 092 expansion enclosure features
Model 092 expansion enclosure is an ESS 5000 SL series product.
The main features of the Model 092 expansion enclosure are as follows:
• Supports four HDD drives: 6 TB, 10 TB, 14 TB, and 16 TB
Figure 2 on page 20 shows the basic building block of the ESS 5000 with Model 092 expansion
enclosure.
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IBM Elastic Storage System 5000 Series Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	Elastic Storage System 5000 Series
Category	Enclosure
Language	English