System Storage 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.
