Internal Storage - Lenovo System x3250 M5 Product Manual

Internal storage

The x3250 M5 server supports the following internal storage configurations:
Four 2.5-inch small form factor (SFF) SAS/SATA hot-swap drive bays
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Eight 2.5-inch SFF SAS/SATA hot-swap drive bays
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Four 2.5-inch SFF SAS/SATA simple-swap drive bays
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Eight 2.5-inch SFF SAS/SATA simple-swap drive bays
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Four 3.5-inch large form factor (LFF) SAS/SATA hot-swap drive bays
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Four 3.5-inch LFF SATA simple-swap drive bays
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Standard models ship with four 2.5-inch SFF SAS/SATA hot-swap, eight 2.5-inch SFF SAS/SATA
hot-swap, four 3.5-inch SAS/SATA hot-swap, or four 3.5-inch SATA simple-swap drive bays. The
following table shows the internal storage upgrade and expansion options available for the x3250 M5
server.
Table 6. Internal storage expansion options
Part Feature
number code
46W6577 A4GV
46W6576 A4GW
00AL348 A4VN
Option 46W6577 upgrades standard (see Table 2), Express (see Table 3), or custom (CTO or special bid)
models with four 2.5-inch SFF simple-swap drive bays and ServeRAID C100 to hardware RAID models
with four or eight SFF simple-swap drive bays. In addition, a supported hardware RAID controller (H1110
for four drive bay models; M1115 or M5110 for four or eight drive bay models) or host bus adapter (HBA)
(N2115) is required (not included in the upgrade, it must be purchased separately; see Table 8 for
specifics).
Option 46W6576 upgrades standard (see Table 2), Express (see Table 3), or custom (CTO or special bid)
models with four 3.5-inch LFF simple-swap drive bays and ServeRAID C100 to hardware RAID models. In
addition, a supported hardware RAID controller (H1110, M1115, or M5110) or HBA (N2115) is required
(not included in the upgrade, it must be purchased separately).
Option 00AL348 upgrades custom (CTO or special bid) models with four 2.5-inch SFF hot-swap drive
bays and hardware RAID controller (M1115 or M5110) or HBA (N2115) to eight 2.5-inch SFF hot-swap
drive bays.
H1110 support: Models with four 2.5-inch drive bays and H1110 controller cannot be upgraded to eight
drive bays.
Eight drive bays support: Models with 300 W fixed power supply can only support up to four drive bays.
3.5-inch drive bay support: Models with 460 W redundant hot-swap power supplies do not support
3.5-inch drive bays.
An optical drive can be installed internally in models with 2.5-inch hot-swap or simple-swap drive bays (no
optical drive support in models with 3.5-inch drive bays).
System x3250 M5
Description
2.5" Simple Swap HDD Hardware RAID upgrade kit
3.5" Simple Swap HDD Hardware RAID upgrade kit
x3250 M5 HS 2.5" HDD 4 to 8 Upgrade Kit
Maximum
supported
1
1
1
17