Hardware Breakdown:• IBM 69Y0259: This refers to the 24-bay storage disk array chassis/midplane assembly, commonly used as the foundation for the IBM System Storage DS3524 or EXP3524 dense storage units.
• IBM 2072-24E: This is the IBM Storwize V3700 Small Form Factor (SFF) Expansion Enclosure. It is a 2U rack-mounted chassis designed to hold up to twenty-four 2.5-inch SAS drives to increase the capacity of a master Storwize control enclosure.
• FRU 49Y1840: The Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) number for an IBM 300GB 10K RPM 6Gbps 2.5-inch SFF Hot-Swap SAS Hard Drive.
• 300G X 24: Indicates that the enclosure is configured with 24 of these 300GB hard drives, completely populating the chassis for a total raw storage capacity of 7.2 TB.Key SpecificationsComponent Specification Details
Enclosure Type 2U Rack-mount Storage Expansion Enclosure
Drive Interface 6 Gbps Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Drive Form Factor 2.5-inch Small Form Factor (SFF)
Spindle Speed 10,000 RPM
Total Raw Capacity 7.2 TB (24 x 300GB)
Hot-Swap Support Yes (both drives and expansion canisters can be swapped live)
