Internal storage
The System x3550 M5 server supports the following internal drive bay configurations:
1. 4x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA hot-swap drive bay server models that can be upgraded to 8x 2.5-inch
SAS/SATA hot-swap drive bays
2. 10x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA hot-swap drive bay server models that can be upgraded to 12x 2.5-inch
SAS/SATA hot-swap drive bays (10x front drive bays and 2x rear drive bays)
3. 4x 2.5-inch SATA Simple Swap drive bay server models that can be upgraded to 8x 2.5-inch SATA
Simple Swap drive bays
4. 4x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA hot-swap drive bay server models
5. 4x 3.5-inch SATA Simple Swap drive bay server models
The following figure shows some of these configurations.
Figure 5. Internal drive configurations
Note: Four- and eight-drive bay models of the x3550 M5 support an optional internal optical drive.
The following table shows the internal storage options available for the x3550 M5 server.
Table 7. Internal storage options
Part
number
Feature
code
Description
Maximum
supported
Standard models
where used
Base drive kits
None*
A59W
System x3550 M5 4x 2.5" HS HDD Kit
1
62x, C2x, D2x, F2x,
H2x, J2x, L2x, M2x,
N2x, P2x, Q2x
None*
A5A4
System x3550 M5 4x 3.5" HS HDD Kit
1
C4x
None*
A5A0
System x3550 M5 10x 2.5" HS HDD Kit
1
G2x
None*
A59Y
System x3550 M5 4x 2.5" SS HDD Kit, Non-Raid
1
-
None*
A5A5
System x3550 M5 4x 3.5" SS HDD Kit, Non-Raid
1
-
None*
A5A6
System x3550 M5 4x 2.5" SS HDD Kit, HW RAID
1
A2x
None*
A5A8
System x3550 M5 4x 3.5" SS HDD Kit, HW RAID
1
B2x
Upgrade drive kits (require the base drive kit)
00KA058 A5A2
System x3550 M5 2x 2.5" HS HDD Rear Kit
1
-
00KA055 A59X
System x3550 M5 4x 2.5" HS HDD Kit PLUS
1
-
00KA056 A59Z
System x3550 M5 4x 2.5" SS HDD Kit PLUS, Non-Raid
1
-
00KA060 A5A7
System x3550 M5 4x 2.5" SS HDD Kit PLUS, HW RAID
1
-
* Available in standard or CTO models, or both.
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