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Internal disk storage options
IBM System x3530 M4 server supports the following internal storage configurations:
Four 2.5-inch Slim-SFF SAS/SATA hot-swap drive bays
Eight 2.5-inch Slim-SFF SAS/SATA hot-swap drive bays
Eight 2.5-inch SAS/SATA simple-swap drive bays
Four 3.5-inch SAS/SATA hot-swap drive bays
Four 3.5-inch SATA simple-swap drive bays
Figure 6 shows the last three of these configurations.
Figure 7. Internal drive configurations
Backplanes
Standard models ship with four 2.5-inch SFF SAS/SATA hot-swap, eight 2.5-inch SAS/SATA
simple-swap, four 3.5-inch SAS/SATA hot-swap, or four 3.5-inch SATA simple-swap drive bays. The
following table shows the internal storage expansion options available for the x3530 M4 server (models
with 2.5-inch simple-swap drive bays and 3.5-inch drive bays are not expandable).
Table 7. Internal storage expansion options
Part number
Feature
code
94Y6386
A215
00D4487
A2TG
00D4488
A34G
Options 94Y6386 (backplane and bracket) and 00D4487 (cable) are used together to upgrade standard
(see Table 2) or custom (CTO or special bid) models with four 2.5-inch SFF hot-swap drive bays and
hardware RAID (H1110, M1115, or M5110) to eight 2.5-inch SFF hot-swap drive bays. If H1110 has been
installed in custom model, it must be replaced with M1115 or M5110.
Options 94Y6386 (backplane and bracket) and 00D4488 (cable) are used together to upgrade custom
(CTO or special bid) models with four 2.5-inch SFF hot-swap drive bays and software RAID (C105) to
eight 2.5-inch SFF hot-swap drive bays. In addition, an 8-pack SATA Enabler (90Y4349)
Feature-on-Demand (FoD) upgrade is required for ServeRAID C105 to support eight HDDs.
An optical drive can be installed internally in models with 2.5-inch hot-swap or simple-swap drive bays (no
optical drive support in models with 3.5-inch drive bays).
IBM System x3530 M4 (E5-2400)
Description
4 x 2.5" Hot-Swap SAS upgrade assembling kit
IBM HS SAS assembling kit for ServeRAID M1100/M5100 upgrade
IBM SATA assembling kit for ServeRAID C105 upgrade
Maximum
supported
1
1
1
15
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