IBM System x3650 M4 HD Product Manual page 15

Backplanes and enablement kits
All standard models ship with 16x 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays (feature code A3NR). Model H3x also
ships with 2x 2.5-inch bays in the rear of the server (feature code A3NQ).
Backplane and enablement kits are listed in the following table. All backplanes operate at 6 Gbps SAS.
Table 7. Backplane kits
Part Feature
number codes
None A3NR
46W4204 A4M4
46W4206 A4M6
00Y7658 A4M7
46W4205 A4M5
None A3NQ
* Model H3x or CTO only. A3NQ can be combined with A3NR, A4M4, A4M6, and A4M7 (but not A4M5).
The following table shows the internal storage expansion options that are available for the x3650 M4 HD
server.
Table 8. Internal storage expansion options (Part 1)
Configuration
IBM System x3650 M4 HD
Description
IBM System x3650 M4 HD 16 Base Kit
x3650 M4 HD Plus 8 x 2.5" HS HDD Assembly Kit
with Expander
x3650 M4 HD Plus 8 x 2.5" HS HDD Assembly Kit
x3650 M4 HD 3 x 8 2.5" HS HDD Assembly Kit
x3650 M4 HD Plus 16 x 1.8" SSD Assembly Kit
x3650 M4 HD Rear 2 HDD Kit*
Maximum
supported
1
1
(mutually
exclusive)
1*
Name and description
Base offering, feature A3NR
16x 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays (front).

One 8-bay backplane + one 8-bay backplane

with SAS expander.
The SAS expander is mounted on the

backplane and does not use a PCIe slot.
All 16 drives are driven by an onboard M5210e

controller.
CTO Option A, feature A4M4
x3650 M4 HD Plus 8x 2.5" HS HDD Assembly Kit
with Expander
One 8-bay backplane + two 8-bay backplanes

with SAS expanders
The SAS expanders are mounted on

backplanes and do not use a PCIe slot.
All 24 drives are driven by two ports of an

onboard M5210e controller.
CTO Option B, feature A4M6
x3650 M4 HD Plus 8 2.5" HS HDD Assembly
Option Kit
One 8-bay backplane + two 8-bay backplanes

with SAS expanders.
Two backplanes connect to M5210e.

One backplane connects to an M5210 or

N2215 adapter.
Adapters are not part of feature A4M6.

Models where
used
All models
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