IBM System x3690 X5
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Internal disk storage options
IBM System x3690 X5 server supports internally up to 16 2.5-inch SAS or SATA drives, or up to 24
1.8-inch solid state drives (SSDs). The number of drives that can be inserted depends on the backplanes
that are installed. Backplane options are listed in the following table. The backplanes that are standard in
each model are listed in Table 2. Only certain combinations of backplanes are supported; see the
Installation and User's Guide for information.
Table 7. Drive backplane options
Part number
Name
Maximum quantity
supported
60Y0339
IBM 4x 2.5" HS SAS HDD Backplane
Supports up to eight 2.5-inch SAS or SATA hot-swap drives.
4
60Y0381
IBM 8x 2.5" HS SAS HDD Backplane
Supports up to eight 2.5-inch SAS or SATA hot-swap drives.
2
60Y0360
IBM eXFlash 8x 1.8" HS SAS SSD Backplane
Supports up to eight 1.8-inch hot-swap SSDs.
4
The following table lists the hard drive options available for internal storage.
Table 8. Disk drive options for internal disk storage
Part number
Description
Maximum quantity
supported
2.5-inch SATA hot-swap HDDs
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IBM 500GB 7200 SATA 2.5" SFF Slim-HS HDD
1
43W7714
IBM 50GB SATA 2.5" SFF Slim-HS High IOPS SSD
16
2.5-inch SAS hot-swap HDDs
42D0632
IBM 146GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS HDD
16
42D0637
IBM 300GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS HDD
16
42D0672
IBM 73GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS HDD
16
42D0677
IBM 146GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS HDD
16
42D0707
IBM 500GB 7200 6Gbps NL SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS HDD
16
44W2264
IBM 300GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS SED
16
44W2294
IBM 146GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS SED
16
49Y2003
IBM 600GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS HDD
16
1.8-inch solid state drives (SSDs)
43W7726
IBM 50 GB SATA 1.8-inch MLC SSD
24
43W7746
IBM 200 GB SATA 1.8-inch MLC SSD
24
