Internal Storage - IBM System x3630 M4 Product Manual

Internal storage

The x3630 M4 server supports the following internal storage configurations:
Four 3.5-inch SATA simple-swap drive bays
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Eight 3.5-inch SATA simple-swap drive bays
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Eight 3.5-inch SAS/SATA hot-swap drive bays
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Twelve 3.5-inch SAS/SATA hot-swap drive bays
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Fourteen 3.5-inch SAS/SATA hot-swap drive bays
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In addition, four and eight bay models support the installation of either an internal optical drive or an
internal tape drive.
The following figure shows some of these configurations.
Figure 7. Internal drive configurations
Standard models ship with four or eight 3.5-inch SATA simple-swap drive bays or eight 3.5-inch
SAS/SATA hot-swap drive bays. Storage-rich models ship with twelve 3.5-inch SAS/SATA hot-swap drive
bays, and they can also be upgraded to fourteen 3.5-inch hot-swap drive bay models with the optional rear
HDD cage assembly. The following table shows the internal storage expansion options that are available.
Table 7. Internal storage expansion options
Part Feature Description
number code
00D9034 A1Z9 3.5" Hot Swap Cage Assembly, Rear, 2 x 3.5"
00D9051 A1ZL x3630 M4 ODD Cage assembly
90Y6370 A1ZM USB Tape Drive Cage assembling kit
IBM System x3630 M4 (E5-2400)
Maximum Standard models
supported where used
1
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1 A2x, A4x, B2x, C2x, C4x,
F4x, G2x
1
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15