The following table lists possible factory-installed internal storage configurations and field upgrades.
Table 8. Internal storage configurations (FC=Feature Code, PN=Part Number)
Drive bay
configuration
Storage
controller*
Drive kits required
Front drive bays
8x 2.5-inch
SAS/SATA
hot-swap (front)
1x RAID or HBA
(8 drives)
Factory installed:
1x x3650 M5 8x 2.5" HS HDD Assembly Kit (Single RAID) (FC A5G6)
16x 2.5-inch
SAS/SATA
hot-swap (front)
1x RAID or HBA
(16 drives)
Factory installed:
1x x3650 M5 16x 2.5" HS HDD Assembly Kit (Single RAID) (FC A5GF)
Field upgrade for 8x 2.5-inch HS drive models:
1x x3650 M5 Plus 8x 2.5" HS HDD Assembly Kit with Expander (PN
00FK661)
2x RAID or HBA
(8+8 drives)
Factory installed:
1x x3650 M5 16x 2.5" HS HDD Assembly Kit (Dual RAID) (FC A5GG)
Field upgrade for 8x 2.5-inch HS drive bay models:
1x x3650 M5 Plus 8x 2.5" HS HDD Assembly Kit (PN 00FK676)
24x 2.5-inch
SAS/SATA
hot-swap (front)
1x RAID or HBA
(24 drives)
Factory installed:
1x x3650 M5 24x 2.5" HS HDD Assembly Kit (Single RAID) (FC A5G7)
Field upgrade for 16 (8+8)x 2.5-inch HS drive models:
1x x3650 M5 Plus 8x 2.5" HS HDD Assembly Kit with Expander (PN
00FK661)
2x RAID or HBA
(16+8 drives)
Factory installed:
1x x3650 M5 24x 2.5" HS HDD Assembly Kit (Dual RAID) (FC A5TN)
Field upgrade for 16 (8+8)x 2.5-inch HS drive models:
1x x3650 M5 Plus 8x 2.5" HS HDD Assembly Kit with Expander (PN
00FK661)
Field upgrade for 16 (16)x 2.5-inch HS drive models:
1x x3650 M5 Plus 8x 2.5" HS HDD Assembly Kit (PN 00FK676)
3x RAID or HBA
(8+8+8 drives)
Factory installed:
1x x3650 M5 24x 2.5" HS HDD Assembly Kit (Triple RAID) (FC A5G8)
Field upgrade for 16 (8+8)x 2.5-inch HS drive models:
1x x3650 M5 Plus 8x 2.5" HS HDD Assembly Kit (PN 00FK676)
4x 2.5-inch
PCIe SSD
non-hot-swap
(front)
2x PCIe
Extenders#
(2+2)
Factory installed:
1x x3650 M5 Plus 4x 2.5" NVMe PCIe SSD Upgrade Kit (FC ASRL)**
Field upgrade for 8x or 16x 2.5-inch HS drive models:
1x x3650 M5 Plus 4x 2.5" NVMe PCIe SSD Upgrade Kit (PN 00FK677)
8x 2.5-inch
SATA
Simple Swap
(front)
Integrated 8-port
6 Gbps SATA
(no RAID support)
Factory installed:
1x x3650 M5 8x 2.5" SS HDD Assembly Kit (non-RAID) (FC A5G9)
1x RAID or HBA
(8 drives)
Factory installed:
1x x3650 M5 8x 2.5" SS HDD ServeRAID Assembly Kit (FC A5GB)
Field upgrade for 8x 2.5-inch SS drive models without RAID or HBA:
1x x3650 M5 8x 2.5" SS HDD ServeRAID Assembly Kit (PN 00MU147)
16x 2.5-inch
SATA
Simple Swap
(front)
2x RAID or HBA
(8+8 drives)
Factory installed:
2x x3650 M5 8x 2.5" SS HDD ServeRAID Assembly Kit (FC A5GB)
Field upgrade for 8x 2.5-inch SS drive models with RAID or HBA:
1x x3650 M5 8x 2.5" SS HDD ServeRAID Assembly Kit (PN 00MU147)
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