updates might be available to provide additional information that is not included
in the server documentation. To check for updates, go to http://www.ibm.com/
supportportal/.
Note: The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your model.
The hot-swap server models support up to eight 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS/SATA
hard disk drives. The simple-swap server models support up to four 2.5-inch
simple-swap SATA hard disk drives. The following illustration shows the hot-swap
server model.
On server models with an optional optical drive bay, the servers support up to
four 2.5-inch simple-swap SATA or hot-swap SAS/SATA hard disk drives.
If firmware and documentation updates are available, you can download them
from the IBM Web site. The server might have features that are not described in
the documentation that comes with the server, and the documentation might be
updated occasionally to include information about those features, or technical
updates might be available to provide additional information that is not included
in the server documentation. To check for updates, go to http://www.ibm.com/
supportportal/.
Record information about the server in the following table.
Product name IBM System x3550 M3 server
Machine type 4254 or 7944
Hard disk drive
activity LED (green)
Hard disk drive
status LED (amber)
Drive bay 0 Drive bay 2
Drive bay 1 Drive bay 3
Drive bay 4 Drive bay 6
Drive bay 5 Drive bay 7
Figure 1. Front view: 2.5-inch model
Video
connector
USB 1
connector
Operator
information
panel
Drive bay 0 Drive bay 2
Drive bay 1 Drive bay 3
Rack
release
latch
Rack
release
latch
Hard disk drive
activity LED (green)
Hard disk drive
status LED (amber)
Optional
optical drive
eject button
Optional
optical drive
activity LED
Power-control
button and LED
Operator information
panel release latch
USB 2
connector
Optional
drive bay
Figure 2. Front view: 2.5-inch model with optical drive bay
2 IBM System x3550 M3 Type 4254 and 7944: Installation and User's Guide
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