IBM 3650 M4 BD 5466C2G User Manual
Product codes
5466C2G
IBM System x3650 M4 BD
13
Internal storage
The x3650 M4 BD server supports the following internal storage configurations:
Twelve 3.5-inch SAS/SATA hot-swap drive bays
Fourteen 3.5-inch SAS/SATA hot-swap drive bays
Standard models ship with twelve 3.5-inch SAS/SATA hot-swap drive bays, and they can also be
upgraded to fourteen 3.5-inch hot-swap drive bay models with the optional rear drive backplane (rear cage
assembly comes standard with the server). The following table shows the internal storage expansion
options that are available.
Table 7. Internal storage expansion options
Part
number
Feature
code
code
Description
Maximum
supported
supported
Standard models where
used
used
00FK886
A4RT
Rear Backplane, 2x3.5" HDD Extension To
Front Array (14-HDD Array)
1
-
00AL184
A4RU
Rear Backplane, 2x3.5" HDD Separate Array
1
-
Option 00FK886 is used to upgrade standard (see Table 2) or custom (CTO or special bid) models with
twelve 3.5-inch hot-swap drive bays to fourteen 3.5-inch hot-swap drive bays; all 14 drives are connected
to the same storage controller (M1115, M5110, M5210, or N2115).
Option 00AL184 is used to upgrade standard (see Table 2) or custom (CTO or special bid) models with
twelve 3.5-inch hot-swap drive bays to fourteen 3.5-inch hot-swap drive bays; two rear drives are
connected to the first RAID controller (H1110), and 12 drives on the front of the server are connected to a
separate RAID controller (M1115, M5110, M5210, or N2115). In addition, x3650 M4 BD supports booting
from the rear drives in the configurations with the H1110 controller.