Product guide

IBM System x3530 M4 14
Internal disk storage options
IBM System x3530 M4 server supports the following internal storage configurations:
Four 2.5-inch Slim-SFF SAS/SATA hot-swap drive bays
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Eight 2.5-inch Slim-SFF SAS/SATA hot-swap drive bays
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Four 3.5-inch SAS/SATA hot-swap drive bays
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Four 3.5-inch SATA simple-swap drive bays
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Figure 6 shows the last three of these configurations.
Figure 6. Internal drive configurations
Backplanes
Standard models ship with four 2.5-inch SFF SAS/SATA hot-swap, 3.5-inch SAS/SATA hot-swap, or
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 3.5-inch drive bays are not expandable).
Table 6. 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 IBM HS SAS assembling kit for ServeRAID M1100/M5100 Series
upgrade
1
00D4488 A34G IBM SATA assembling kit for ServeRAID C105 upgrade 1
Options 94Y6386 (backplane and bracket) and 00D4487 (cable) are used together to upgrade standard
(see Table 2) or 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)
Feature-on-Demand (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 drive bays (no optical drive
support in models with 3.5-inch drive bays).