Internal disk storage options
The IBM System x3620 M3 supports the following internal disk storage configurations:
Four 3.5" simple-swap SATA hard drive bays
Four 3.5" simple-swap SATA hard drive bays plus an internal optical drive
Four 3.5" simple-swap SATA hard drive bays plus an internal tape drive
Eight 3.5" hot-swap SAS/SATA hard drive bays
Eight 3.5" hot-swap SAS/SATA hard drive bays plus an internal optical drive
Eight 3.5" hot-swap SAS/SATA hard drive bays plus an internal tape drive
Standard models of the x3620 M3 ship with four 3.5" simple-swap SATA hard drive bays or with eight 3.5"
hot-swap SAS/SATA hard drive bays (model dependent).
The following table lists the hard drive options for the internal disk storage of server. The intermixing of
SAS and SATA drives is supported.
Table 6. Disk drive options
Part
number
Feature
code
Description
Maximum
supported
3.5" Hot-Swap SAS HDDs
44W2244
5313
IBM 600GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 3.5" Hot-Swap HDD
8
44W2239
5312
IBM 450GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 3.5" Hot-Swap HDD
8
44W2234
5311
IBM 300GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 3.5" Hot-Swap HDD
8
3.5" Hot-Swap NL SAS HDDs
81Y9758
A281
IBM 3TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SAS 3.5" HS HDD
8
42D0767
5417
IBM 2TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SAS 3.5" HS HDD
8
42D0777
5418
IBM 1TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SAS 3.5" HS HDD
8
3.5" Hot-Swap NL SATA HDDs
81Y9774
A27Z
IBM 3TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3.5" HS HDD
8
42D0782
5415
IBM 2TB 7200 NL SATA 3.5" HS HDD
8
3.5" Hot-Swap SATA HDD
None
5560
IBM 1TB 7200 SATA 3.5'' HS HDD
8
39M4530
5196
500GB 7200 RPM 3.5" Hot-Swap SATA II
8
3.5" Simple-Swap NL SATA HDDs
81Y9778
A280
IBM 3TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3.5" SS HDD
4
42D0787
5416
IBM 2TB 7200 NL SATA 3.5" SS HDD
4
3.5" Simple-Swap SATA HDDs
43W7622
5559
IBM 1TB 7.2K SATA 3.5" Simple-Swap HDD
4
39M4514
5288
500GB 7200 RPM 3.5" Simple-Swap SATA II
4
* This drive cannot be ordered separately. It is only available via special bid or the Configure To Order
(CTO) process.
To control the internal disk storage of the x3620 M3, simple-swap models use the integrated SATA
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