IBM System x3550 M3, Installation And User Manual

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Note: The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your model.
The hot-swap server models support up to eight 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS/SATA hard
disk drives. The simple-swap server models support up to four 2.5-inch simple-swap
SATA hard disk drives. The following illustration shows the hot-swap server model.
Hard disk drive
activity LED (green)
Hard disk drive
status LED (amber)
Drive bay 0 Drive bay 2
Drive bay 1 Drive bay 3
Drive bay 4 Drive bay 6
Drive bay 5 Drive bay 7
On server models with an optional optical drive bay, the servers support up to four
2.5-inch simple-swap SATA or hot-swap SAS/SATA hard disk drives.
Video
connector
USB 1
connector
Operator
information
panel
Drive bay 0 Drive bay 2
Drive bay 1 Drive bay 3
Rack
release
latch Rack
release
latch
Hard disk drive
activity LED (green)
Hard disk drive
status LED (amber)
Optional
optical drive
eject button Optional
optical drive
activity LED
Power-control
button and LED Operator information
panel release latch
USB 2
connector
Optional
drive bay
If firmware and documentation updates are available, you can download them from
the IBM Web site. The server might have features that are not described in the
documentation that comes with the server, and the documentation might be updated
occasionally to include information about those features, or technical updates might
be available to provide additional information that is not included in the server
documentation. To check for updates, go to http://www.ibm.com/supportportal/.
Record information about the server in the following table.
Product name IBM System x3550 M3 server
Machine type 4254 or 7944
Model number _____________________________________________
Serial number _____________________________________________
The model number and serial number are on the ID label on the front of the server,
as shown in the following illustration.
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IBM System x3550 M3 Types 4254 and 7944: Installation and User’s Guide