IBM System x3100 M5 Product Guide 16
The following table lists chassis upgrades for RAID controllers.
Table 11. Chassis upgrades
Part number Feature
code
Description Maximum
supported
Standard models
where used
00J6352 A49A System x3100 3.5" Simple Swap HDD Hardware
RAID upgrade kit
For the compact tower chassis only (fixed power
supply) to enable support of RAID controllers;
required if the ServeRAID H1110, M1115 or
M51110 controller is selected. Not supported the
standard tower chassis.
1 -
00J6455 A3SE System x3100 Hardware RAID Remote
Battery/Cap Mechanical kit
For the standard tower chassis only (hot-swap
power supplies) to provide a housing for a
battery or flash backup unit; required if the
battery upgrade (81Y4508) or a flash upgrade is
selected. Not supported in the compact tower
chassis.
1 EKx
For more information, see the list of IBM Redbooks® Product Guides in the RAID adapters category:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/systemx?Open&page=pg&cat=raid
Internal backup units
The server supports the internal tape drive options that are listed in the following table. Internal tape
drives are installed in a 5.25-inch HH bay. A maximum of one tape drive is supported. SAS tape drives
require an internal SAS HBA to be installed in server. USB tape drives are connected to the dedicated
USB tape drive connector on the system board.
Table 12. Internal tape drives
Part
number
Feature
code
Description Maximum
supported
44E8895 5397 IBM Half High LTO Gen 4 SAS Tape Drive* 1
49Y9898 5345 IBM Half High LTO Gen 5 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
* Requires N2115 SAS/SATA HBA for IBM System x (46C8988) or IBM 6Gb SAS HBA (46M0907)
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