IBM System x3550 M4 Product Manual

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IBM System x3550 M4 22Internal storageIBM System x3550 M4 server supports the following internal storage configurations:Eight 2.5" Slim-SFF SAS/SATA hot-swap hard drive baysFour 2.5" Slim-SFF SAS/SATA hot-swap hard drive baysThree 3.5" hot-swap SAS/SATA hard drive baysThree 3.5" Simple Swap SATA hard drive bays (only available in CTO)Figure 5 shows the first three of these configurations.Figure 5. Internal drive configurationsBackplanesAll standard models, except C4x and C5x, ship with four 2.5" Slim-SFF SAS/SATA hot-swap hard drivebays. Models C4x and C5x ship with three 3.5" SAS/SATA hot-swap hard drive bays. The following tableshows the internal storage expansion options available for the x3550 M4 server.Table 7. Internal storage expansion optionsPart number FeaturecodeDescription Maximumsupported6 Gbps drive backplane connectivity81Y6657 A1HN x3550 M4 plus 4x 2.5" HDD Assembly Kit 112 Gbps drive backplane connectivity (support is planned for later in 2013)None* A464 x3550M4 4x 2.5" HS HDD Assembly Kit for 12Gb RAID 100Y7297 A465 x3550M4 2.5" HDD Assembly Kit for 12Gb RAID 100Y8597 A4K4 x3550M4 mini-SAS Cable Kit for 12Gb RAID 1* Available only via CTO or special bid.Option 81Y6657 upgrades models with four hot-swap HDD bays to eight hot-swap HDD bays. Models A2xand A3x require H1110 to be replaced by M1115 or M5110 to support eight HDDs. An optical drive can beinstalled internally when this option is used.Option 00Y7297 together with option 00Y8597 upgrades CTO models with four 12 Gb 2.5" hot-swap drivebays to eight 12 Gb hot-swap 2.5" drive bays.