Internal storage
The System x3650 M5 server supports the following drive bay configurations:
1. Models with 8x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA hot-swap drive bays that can be upgraded to the following drive bay
configurations:
a. 8x 2.5-inch (front) + 2x 2.5-inch (rear) SAS/SATA hot-swap + 4x 2.5-inch PCIe SSD (front) non-
hot-swap drive bays
b. 8x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA (front) + 8x 2.5-inch PCIe SSD (front) non-hot-swap drive bays
c. 16x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA (front) + 4x 2.5-inch PCIe SSD (front) non-hot-swap drive bays
d. 16x 2.5-inch (front) + 2x 2.5-inch (rear) + 2x 2.5-inch (rear) SAS/SATA hot-swap drive bays
2. Storage dense models with 8x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA hot-swap drive bays that can be upgraded to up
to 28x (up to 24 on the front; up to 4 on the rear) 2.5-inch SAS/SATA hot-swap drive bays
3. Models with 8x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA hot-swap drive bays that can be upgraded to the following drive bay
configurations (for a total of 10 drive bays):
a. 8x 3.5-inch (front) + 2x 3.5-inch (rear) SAS/SATA hot-swap drive bays
b. 8x 3.5-inch (front) + 2x 2.5-inch (rear) SAS/SATA hot-swap drive bays
4. Models with 12x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA hot-swap drive bays that can be upgraded to up to 16x SAS/SATA
hot-swap drive bays: 12x 3.5-inch (front) + 2x 3.5-inch (rear) + 2x 2.5-inch (rear)
The following figure shows the drive bay configurations.
Figure 10. Internal front drive configurations
Lenovo System x3650 M5 (E5-2600 v4)
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