IBM System x3650 M4 HD
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Backplanes and enablement kits
All standard models ship with 16x 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays (feature code A3NR). Model H3x also
ships with 2x 2.5-inch bays in the rear of the server (feature code A3NQ).
Backplane and enablement kits are listed in the following table. All backplanes operate at 6 Gbps SAS.
Table 7. Backplane kits
Part
number
Feature
codes
Description
Maximum
supported
Models where
used
None
A3NR
IBM System x3650 M4 HD 16 Base Kit
1
All models
46W4204 A4M4
x3650 M4 HD Plus 8 x 2.5" HS HDD Assembly Kit
with Expander
-
46W4206 A4M6
x3650 M4 HD Plus 8 x 2.5" HS HDD Assembly Kit
-
00Y7658
A4M7
x3650 M4 HD 3 x 8 2.5" HS HDD Assembly Kit
-
46W4205 A4M5
x3650 M4 HD Plus 16 x 1.8" SSD Assembly Kit
1
(mutually
exclusive)
-
None
A3NQ
x3650 M4 HD Rear 2 HDD Kit*
1*
-
* Model H3x or CTO only. A3NQ can be combined with A3NR, A4M4, A4M6, and A4M7 (but not A4M5).
The following table shows the internal storage expansion options that are available for the x3650 M4 HD
server.
Table 8. Internal storage expansion options (Part 1)
Configuration
Name and description
Base offering, feature A3NR
16x 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays (front).
One 8-bay bac one 8-bay backplane
with SAS expander.
The SAS expander is mounted on the
backplane and does not use a PCIe slot.
All 16 drives are driven by an onboard M5210e
controller.
CTO Option A, feature A4M4
x3650 M4 HD Plus 8x 2.5" HS HDD Assembly Kit
with Expander
One 8-bay bac two 8-bay backplanes
with SAS expanders
The SAS expanders are mounted on
backplanes and do not use a PCIe slot.
All 24 drives are driven by two ports of an
onboard M5210e controller.
CTO Option B, feature A4M6
x3650 M4 HD Plus 8 2.5" HS HDD Assembly
Option Kit
One 8-bay bac two 8-bay backplanes
with SAS expanders.
Two backplanes connect to M5210e.
One backplane connects to an M5210 or
N2215 adapter.
Adapters are not part of feature A4M6.
