System x3530 M4 (E5-2400 v2)
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Internal storage
System x3530 M4 server supports the following internal storage configurations:
Four 2.5-inch Slim-SFF SAS/SATA hot-swap drive bays (CTO only)
Eight 2.5-inch Slim-SFF SAS/SATA hot-swap drive bays
Eight 2.5-inch SAS/SATA simple-swap drive bays
Four 3.5-inch SAS/SATA hot-swap drive bays
Four 3.5-inch SATA simple-swap drive bays
The following figure shows the last three of these configurations.
Figure 7. Internal drive configurations
Standard models ship with eight 2.5-inch SFF SAS/SATA hot-swap, eight 2.5-inch SAS/SATA
simple-swap, four 3.5-inch SAS/SATA hot-swap, or four 3.5-inch SATA simple-swap drive bays. The
following table shows the internal storage expansion options available for the x3530 M4 server (models
with 2.5-inch simple-swap drive bays and 3.5-inch drive bays are not expandable).
Table 7. Internal storage expansion options
Part
number
Feature
code
Description
Maximum
supported
94Y6386
A215
4 x 2.5" Hot-Swap SAS upgrade assembling kit
1
00D4487
A2TG
HS SAS assembling kit for ServeRAID M1100/M5100 upgrade
1
00D4488
A34G
SATA assembling kit for ServeRAID C105 upgrade
1
Options 94Y6386 (backplane and bracket) and 00D4487 (cable) are used together to upgrade custom
(CTO or special bid) models with four 2.5-inch SFF hot-swap drive bays and hardware RAID (H1110,
M1115, or M5110) to eight 2.5-inch SFF hot-swap drive bays. If H1110 has been installed in custom
model, it must be replaced with M1115 or M5110.
Options 94Y6386 (backplane and bracket) and 00D4488 (cable) are used together to upgrade custom
(CTO or special bid) models with four 2.5-inch SFF hot-swap drive bays and software RAID (C105) to
eight 2.5-inch SFF hot-swap drive bays. In addition, an 8-pack SATA Enabler (90Y4349) FoD upgrade is
required for ServeRAID C105 to support eight HDDs.
An optical drive can be installed internally in models with 2.5-inch hot-swap or simple-swap drive bays (no
optical drive support in models with 3.5-inch drive bays).
