Internal Backup Units; Optical Drives - IBM System x3500 M4 Product Manual

Internal backup units

The server supports the internal tape drive options listed in the following table.
Table 9. Internal tape drives
Part Description
number
46C5364 IBM RDX Removable Hard Disk System - Internal USB 160 GB Bundle
46C5387 IBM RDX Removable Hard Disk System - Internal USB 320 GB Bundle
46C5388 IBM RDX Removable Hard Disk System - Internal USB 500 GB Bundle
46C5399 IBM DDS Generation 5 USB Tape Drive
39M5636 IBM DDS Generation 6 USB Tape Drive
43W8478 IBM Half High LTO Gen 3 SAS Tape Drive
44E8895 IBM Half High LTO Gen 4 SAS Tape Drive
49Y9898 IBM Half High LTO Gen 5 Internal SAS Tape Drive
* Note: With standard models, installation of a second tape drive requires removal of DVD-ROM.
USB tape drives are attached to the internal USB connector. SAS tape drives require SAS HBA (sold
separately). See Table 13 for list of available SAS HBAs.
For more information, see the following at-a-glance guides:
IBM RDX Removable Disk Backup Solution
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips0726.html?Open
IBM DDS Generation 5 USB Tape Drive
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips0755.html?Open
IBM DDS Generation 6 USB Tape Drive
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips0725.html?Open

Optical drives

The server supports the optical drive options listed in the following table.
Table 10. Optical drives
Part number Description
None* Half-High SATA DVD-ROM
81Y6404 Half-High SATA Multiburner
* This option is only available via CTO or is already installed in standard models.
The two half-high drives in the table can be installed in any open 5.25" drive bay (Figure 5).
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Maximum
quantity
supported
2
2
Maximum quantity
supported
1
1
1
1
1
2*
2*
2*
Standard models
where used
A2x, B2x, C2x, C4x, D2x, F2x,
G2x, H2x, J2x
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