Internal Storage - IBM System x3650 M4 HD Product Manual

Internal storage

IBM System x3650 M4 HD server supports 1.8-inch and 2.5-inch drives. The server supports the following
drive configurations:
16x 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays (front of server)
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16x 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays (front) + 2x 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays (rear)
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24x 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays (front)
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24x 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays (front) + 2x 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays (rear)
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16x 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays (front) + 16x 1.8-inch hot-swap drive bays (front)
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Note: The combination of 16x 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays (front) + 16x 1.8-inch hot-swap drive bays
(front) + 2x 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays (rear) is not supported.
The following figure shows these drive bay configurations.
Figure 5. Internal drive configurations
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