IBM Redbooks x3850 X5 User Manual

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Internal storage
The server supports either up to eight 2.5" drives or up to 16 1.8" drives internally. The number of drives
that can be inserted depends on the backplanes that are installed. Backplane options are listed in the
following table. The backplanes that are standard in each model are listed in Table 2.
Table 11. Drive backplane options
Part number Feature
code
Name Maximum
supported
59Y6213 4191 IBM eXFlash 8x 1.8-inch HS SAS SSD Backplane
Supports eight 1.8" drives (includes two SAS cables)
2
59Y6135 3873 IBM 2.5" Hot Swap SAS Hard Disk Drive Backplane
Supports four 2.5-inch drives (includes one SAS cable)
2
Internal drive options
The following table lists the hard drive options available for internal storage.
Table 12. Disk drive options for internal disk storage (Part 1)
Part number Feature
code
Description Maximum
supported
2.5-inch 15K SAS hot-swap HDDs
81Y9670 A283 IBM 300GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF HS HDD 8
42D0677 5536 IBM 146GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS HDD 8
90Y8926 A2XB IBM 146GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF G2HS HDD 8
2.5-inch 15K SAS hot-swap SEDs
44W2294 5412 IBM 146GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS SED 8
90Y8944 A2ZK IBM 146GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF G2HS SED 8
2.5-inch 10K SAS hot-swap HDDs
00AD075 A48S IBM 1.2TB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5'' G2HS HDD 8
81Y9650 A282 IBM 900GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF HS HDD 8
49Y2003 5433 IBM 600GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS HDD 8
90Y8872 A2XD IBM 600GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF G2HS HDD 8
42D0637 5599 IBM 300GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS HDD 8
90Y8877 A2XC IBM 300GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF G2HS HDD 8

IBM Redbooks x3850 X5 Specifications

General

Network Interface	Integrated dual-port Gigabit Ethernet
Storage	Up to 16 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA HDDs or SSDs
Form Factor	4U rack
Chipset	Intel 7500
RAID Support	RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10
Operating System Support	Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware ESXi
Storage Controller	ServeRAID M5015 or M5025