Internal Disk Storage Options - IBM System x3550 M3 Product Manual

Internal disk storage options

The IBM System x3550 M3 supports the following internal disk storage configurations:
Four SATA 2.5" SFF Simple-Swap hard drive bays (only available in CTO)
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Four SAS/SATA 2.5" SFF hot-swap hard drive bays, with or without space for an optical disk drive
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Eight SAS/SATA 2.5" SFF hot-swap hard drive bays (optical drive bay not available in this

configuration)
The following figure shows these.
Figure 5. Internal disk storage options
Standard models of x3550 M3 ship with four SAS/SATA 2.5" SFF hot-swap hard drive bays. The following
table shows the option available for x3550 M3 server to add four additional hot-swap drive bays.
Option 59Y3992 upgrades models with four hot-swap HDD bays to eight hot-swap HDD bays. If the server
already has an optical disk drive installed, the drive must be removed first. For model A2Y, this upgrade
also requires a new RAID controller (M1015, M5014, or M5015) to be purchased.
Table 6. Internal storage expansion options
Part Feature
number code
59Y3992 4183
IBM System x3550 M3
Description
IBM System x3550 M3 R2 plus 4 HDD Kit with 8HDD Bezel
Maximum
supported
1
16