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2U input/output server
The 2U input/output server consists of one dx360 M3 system-board tray with the I/O
enclosure that is installed in a 2U chassis. The I/O enclosure provides one
additional 3.5-inch hard disk bay or six additional 2.5-inch drive bays, and two PCIe
slots for the system-board tray. You can configure the 2U input/output server with
up to two 3.5-inch hard disk drives or up to eight 2.5-inch hard disk drives. The
following illustration shows two installed 3.5-inch simple-swap SATA hard disk
drives.
2U storage server
The 2U storage server consists of one dx360 M3 system-board tray with the
storage enclosure that is installed in a 2U chassis. The storage enclosure provides
four additional 3.5-inch hard disk drive bays for the system-board tray, for a total of
five. Depending on the server configuration, you can configure the 2U storage
server with up to four SAS 3.5-inch hard disk drives, up to five SATA 3.5-inch hard
disk drives, or up to two 2.5–inch simple-swap SATA hard disk drives. The following
illustration shows five installed 3.5-inch simple-swap SATA hard disk drives.
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System x iDataPlex dx360 M3: User's Guide
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