Lenovo x3550 M5 Product Manual page 20

The following table lists possible internal storage configurations.
Table 11. Internal storage configurations (FC=Feature Code, PN=Part Number)
Drive bay
configuration
4x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA
hot-swap (front)
8x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA
hot-swap (front)
8x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA
hot-swap (front) +
2x 2.5-inch PCIe SSD
non-hot-swap (front)
10x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA
hot-swap (front)
10x 2.5-inch (front) +
2x 2.5-inch (rear)
SAS/SATA hot-swap
4x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA
hot-swap
* In the Storage controller column, RAID or HBA means any supported controller for internal storage: M1215, M5210, or N2215.
# PCIe Extender occupies a PCIe slot and is included in the NVMe PCIe SSD Upgrade Kit.
** Requires the selection of a PCIe riser card 2. If 145 W processors (E5-2697 v4 and E5-2699 v4) are selected, the ambient
temperature cannot exceed 35 °C (95 °F).
HDD Rear Kit configuration notes:
The HDD Rear Kit (00KA058) is supported only for models with 10x 2.5-inch drive bays; the HDD
Rear Kit is connected to the SAS expander on the 10-drive backplane.
The HDD Rear Kit is installed in place of the PCIe slots 1 and 2 (see I/O expansion), and it includes a
special riser that provides PCIe 3.0 x16 slot 3. No other riser cards can be used with the HDD Rear Kit.
The HDD Rear Kit is not supported in the configurations with NVMe PCIe SSDs.
145 W and 135 W processors cannot be used when the HDD Rear Kit is installed.
Lenovo System x3550 M5 (Machine Type 8869)
Storage Drive kits required
controller*
1x RAID or HBA Factory installed:
1x RAID or HBA Factory installed:
Field upgrade for the 4-drive bay model:
1x RAID or HBA Factory installed:
1x PCIe
Extender#
Field upgrade for the 10-drive bay model:
1x RAID or HBA Factory installed:
1x RAID or HBA Factory installed:
Field upgrade for the 10-drive bay model:
1x RAID or HBA Factory installed:
1x System x3550 M5 4x 2.5" HS HDD Kit (FC A59W)
1x System x3550 M5 4x 2.5" HS HDD Kit (FC A59W); and
1x System x3550 M5 4x 2.5" HS HDD Kit PLUS (FC A59X)
1x System x3550 M5 4x 2.5" HS HDD Kit PLUS (PN 00KA055)
1x System x3550 M5 NVMe PCIe SSD Upgrade Kit (FC AU05)**
1x System x3550 M5 NVMe PCIe SSD Upgrade Kit (PN
00YL497)**
1x System x3550 M5 10x 2.5" HS HDD Kit (FC A5A0)
1x System x3550 M5 10x 2.5" HS HDD Kit (FC A5A0); and
1x System x3550 M5 2x 2.5" HS HDD Rear Kit (FC A5A2)
1x System x3550 M5 2x 2.5" HS HDD Rear Kit (PN 00KA058)
1x System x3550 M5 4x 3.5" HS HDD Kit (FC A5A4)
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