Product guide

IBM System x3100 M4 17
Internal backup units
The server supports the internal tape drive options listed in the following table. Internal tape drives are
installed in a 5.25" HH bay. A maximum of one tape drive is supported. SAS tape drives require SAS HBA
to be installed in server. USB tape drives are connected to the dedicated USB tape drive connector on the
system board.
Table 9. Internal tape drives
Part
number
Feature
code
Description Maximum
supported
46C5399 5711 IBM DDS Generation 5 USB Tape Drive 1
39M5636 5395 IBM DDS Generation 6 USB Tape Drive 1
43W8478 5393 IBM Half High LTO Gen 3 SAS Tape Drive 1
44E8895 5397 IBM Half High LTO Gen 4 SAS Tape Drive 1
49Y9898 5345 IBM Half High LTO Gen 5 SAS Tape Drive 1
00D8924 A3S3 IBM Half High LTO Ultrium Gen 6 Internal SAS Tape Drive 1
00D2786 A2VE IBM RDX Internal USB 3.0 Dock with 320GB Cartridge 1
00D2787 A2VF IBM RDX Internal USB 3.0 Dock with 500GB Cartridge 1
00D2788 A2VG IBM RDX Internal USB 3.0 Dock with 1TB Cartridge 1
For more information, see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Backup units category:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/systemx?Open&page=pg&cat=tape
Optical drives
The server supports the optical drive options listed in the following table.
Table 10. Optical drives
Part number Feature
code
Description Maximum quantity
supported
Standard models
where used
None* 4154 Half-High SATA DVD-ROM 1 All models
81Y6404 4155 Half-High SATA Multi-Burner 1 -
* This option is only available via CTO or is already installed in standard models.