Internal Disk Storage Options - IBM System x3550 M4 Product Manual

Internal disk storage options

IBM System x3550 M4 server supports the following internal storage configurations:
Eight 2.5" Slim-SFF SAS/SATA hot-swap hard drive bays
Four 2.5" Slim-SFF SAS/SATA hot-swap hard drive bays
Three 3.5" hot-swap SAS/SATA hard drive bays
Three 3.5" Simple Swap SATA hard drive bays (only available in CTO)
Figure 5 shows the first three of these configurations.
Figure 5. Internal drive configurations
Backplanes
All standard models, except C4x, ship with four 2.5" Slim-SFF SAS/SATA hot-swap hard drive bays.
Model C4x ships with three 3.5" SAS/SATA hot-swap hard drive bays. The following table shows the
internal storage expansion options available for the x3550 M4 server.
Table 6. Internal storage expansion options
Part Name
number
81Y6657 x3550 M4 plus 4x 2.5" HDD Assembly Kit
Option 81Y6657 upgrades models with four hot-swap HDD bays to eight hot-swap HDD bays. Model A2x
requires H1110 to be replaced by M1115 or M5110 to support eight HDDs. An optical drive can be
installed internally when this option is used.
IBM System x3550 M4
Maximum
quantity
supported
1
12