IBM System x3650 M3 4255 User Manual

Moving the SAS controller retention bracket
Note: This procedure applies only to servers that have the following SAS
riser-card.
USB hypervisor
connector
USB
tape
signal
PCI Express SAS
controller connector
SATA tape signal
Tape drive
power
SAS controller
error LED
SAS riser card
(tape-enabled model server)
To move the SAS controller side retention bracket to a different position to
accommodate the dimensions of the current SAS ServeRAID controller, complete
the following steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and “Installation guidelines”
on page 37.
2. Make sure that the server and all peripheral devices are turned off and that the
power cords and all external cables are disconnected.
3. Remove the SAS riser-card assembly from the server (see “Removing the SAS
riser-card and controller assembly” on page 117).
4. Remove the ServeRAID controller from the SAS riser-card.
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IBM System x3650 M3 4255 Specifications

General

Form Factor	2U Rack
Chipset	Intel 5520
Max Processors	2
Processor	Intel Xeon 5600 series
Memory	Up to 192GB DDR3
Network Interface	Dual-port Gigabit Ethernet
Hard Drive Bays	Up to 16 x 2.5" or 6 x 3.5"
RAID Support	RAID 0, 1, 10
Memory Slots	18 DIMM slots
Operating System Support	Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware