External Disk Storage Expansion - IBM System x3250 M4 At-A-Glance Manual

External disk storage expansion

Currently, the server does not support external disk storage expansion (JBOD).
External tape backup
The server supports the external tape attachment options listed in the following table.
Table 9. External tape options
Part number Description
External tape expansion enclosures for internal tape drives
87651UX 1U Tape Drive Enclosure
8767HHX Half High Tape Drive Enclosure
87651NX 1U Tape Drive Enclosure (with Nema 5-15P LineCord)
8767HNX Half High Tape Drive Enclosure (with Nema 5-15P LineCord)
Tape enclosure adapters (with cables)
40K2599 SAS Enclosure Adapter Kit
44E8869 USB Enclosure Adapter Kit
40K2599 SAS Kit for Tape Enclosures
Internal tape drives supported by external tape enclosures
46C5364 IBM RDX Removable Hard Disk Storage System - Internal USB 160 GB Bundle
46C5387 IBM RDX Removable Hard Disk Storage System - Internal USB 320 GB Bundle
46C5388 IBM RDX Removable Hard Disk Storage System - Internal USB 500 GB Bundle
43W8478 IBM 400/800GB HH LTO3 SAS Tape Drive
44E8895 IBM Half High LTO Gen 4 SAS Tape Drive
39M5636 IBM DDS Generation 6 USB Tape Drive
46C5399 IBM DDS Generation 5 USB Tape Drive
External tape drives
362516X IBM RDX Removable Hard Disk Storage System - External USB 160 GB Bundle
362532X IBM RDX Removable Hard Disk Storage System - External USB 320 GB Bundle
362550X IBM RDX Removable Hard Disk Storage System - External USB 500 GB Bundle
3628L5X IBM External Half High LTO Gen 5 SAS Tape Drive (with US linecord)
3628N5X IBM External Half High LTO Gen 5 SAS Tape Drive (no US linecord)
Internal tape drives are installed in a Half High Tape Drive Enclosure (up to one tape drive per enclosure)
or in a 1U Tape Drive Enclosure (up to two tape drives). One USB Enclosure Adapter Kit is required per
tape drive. (x3250 M4 only supports USB connections for internal USB tape drives in external tape
enclosures.)
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