Drive bay type
Drive
bay qty
3.5-inch SAS/SATA
4
hot-swap
3.5-inch SATA
4
Simple Swap
System x3550 M5
Storage controller
Drive kits required
1x M1215; or
Factory installed:
1x M5210; or
1x N2215
Field upgrade for the 4-drive bay model:
1x M1215; or
Factory installed:
1x M5210; or
1x N2215
Integrated
Factory installed:
8-port
6 Gbps SATA
(no RAID
support)
1x M1215; or
Factory installed:
1x M5210; or
1x N2215
1x System x3550 M5 4x 2.5" SS HDD Kit, HW
RAID (FC A5A6); and
1x System x3550 M5 4x 2.5" SS HDD Kit PLUS,
HW RAID (FC A5A7)
1x System x3550 M5 4x 2.5" SS HDD Kit PLUS,
HW RAID (PN 00KA060)
1x System x3550 M5 4x 3.5" HS HDD Kit (FC
A5A4)
1x System x3550 M5 4x 3.5" SS HDD Kit, Non-
Raid (FC A5A5)
1x System x3550 M5 4x 3.5" SS HDD Kit, HW
RAID (FC A5A8)
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