IBM System x3650 M4 Product Manual page 28

Use the following table to determine what backplane kits you need.
Table 8. Drive combinations
Drive combination
Hot-swap drives - 6 Gb
6x 3.5-inch hot-swap
drives
8x 2.5-inch hot-swap
drives
16x 2.5-inch hot-swap
drives with a SAS
expander
16x 2.5-inch hot-swap
drives without a SAS
expander
8x 2.5-inch drives +
16x 1.8-inch drives
16x 1.8-inch drives
(CTO only)
32x 1.8-inch drives
(CTO only)
Hot-swap drives - 12 Gb
8x 2.5-inch hot-swap
drives
16x 2.5-inch hot-swap
drives with a SAS
expander
8x 2.5-inch 6 Gb drives
+
8x 2.5-inch 12 Gb drives
Simple-swap drives
6x 3.5-inch simple-swap
drives (CTO only)
8x 2.5-inch simple-swap
drives (CTO only)
Tape drive option
Add an internal tape
drive to any of the above
IBM System x3650 M4
Configure these kits
x3650 M4 3.5" HS HDD Assembly Kit, feature A1JV (standard in

model C4x, or CTO)
x3650 M4 8x 2.5" HS HDD Assembly Kit, feature A1JX (standard in

all models except C4x)
x3650 M4 8x 2.5" HS HDD Assembly Kit, feature A1JX (standard in

all models except C4x and C5x)
x3650 M4 Plus 8x 2.5" HS HDD Assembly Kit with Expander, part

69Y5319, feature A1JY
x3650 M4 8x 2.5" HS HDD Assembly Kit, feature A1JX (standard in

all models except C4x and C5x)
x3650 M4 Plus 8 2.5" HS HDD Assembly Option Kit, part 00D9490,

feature A39W
x3650 M4 8x 2.5" HS HDD Assembly Kit, feature A1JX (standard in

all models except C4x and C5x)
x3650 M4 8 2.5" Plus 16 1.8" SSD Assembly Option Kit, part

00D9493, feature A39Z
x3650 M4 Hot-Swap 16/32 HDD Assembly Kit, feature A39X

x3650 M4 Hot-Swap 16/32 HDD Assembly Kit, feature A39X

x3650 M4 16 Plus 16 1.8" SSD Assembly Option Kit, part 00D9492,

feature A39Y
x3650M4 8x 2.5" HS HDD Assembly Kit for 12Gb RAID, feature

A460 (CTO only)
x3650M4 8x 2.5" HS HDD Assembly Kit for 12Gb RAID, feature

A460 (CTO only)
x3650M4 16x 2.5" HS HDD Assembly Kit with Expander for 12Gb

RAID, part number 00Y7627
x3650 M4 8x 2.5" HS HDD Assembly Kit, feature A1JX (standard in

all models except C4x and C5x)
x3650M4 16x 2.5" HS HDD Assembly Kit for 12Gb RAID, part

number 00Y7626
x3650 M4 3.5" SS HDD Assembly Kit, feature A1JW (CTO only)

x3650 M4 2.5" Simple Swap Kit, feature A3A0 (CTO only)

x3650 M4 Tape Enablement Kit, part 69Y5320, feature A1L6

Controllers
needed
Onboard
Onboard
Onboard
Onboard +
1x adapter
Onboard +
2x adapters
2x adapters
4x adapters
1x 12 Gb
adapter
1x 12 Gb
adapter
Onboard +
1x 12 Gb
adapter
Onboard
Onboard
None
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