IBM System x3850 X5 Implementation Guide

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Figure 4-21 and Figure 4-23 on page 150 show the backplanes and their cable connections.
Figure 4-21 The 2.5-inch SAS backplanes (rear view)
Using 2.5-inch disk drives
Table 4-19 lists the 2.5-inch SAS 10K and 15K RPM disk drives and the 2.5-inch SSDs that
are supported in the x3690 X5. These drives are supported with the SAS hard disk
backplane, part numbers 60Y0338 and 60Y0369.
Table 4-19 The 2.5-inch disk drive options for the x3690 X5
Table 4-20 lists the 2.5-inch Nearline SATA 7.2K drives that are supported in the x3690 X5.
These drives are supported with the SAS hard disk backplane, 60Y0338 and 60Y0369.
Table 4-20 Supported 2.5-inch Nearline SATA drives
SAS signal
connector
SAS power
connector
Cofiguration
connector
SAS signal
connector
Cofiguration
connector
SAS signal
connector
SAS power
connector
4x 2.5-inch drive backplane
(one SAS connection)
8x 2.5-inch drive backplane
(two SAS connections)
Part number Feature code Description Backplane used
42D0672 5522 IBM 73GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5-inch SFF Slim-HS HDD 4x/8x SAS HDD
42D0632 5537 IBM 146GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5-inch SFF Slim-HS HDD 4x/8x SAS HDD
42D0677 5536 IBM 146GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5-inch SFF Slim-HS HDD 4x/8x SAS HDD
42D0637 5599 IBM 300GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5-inch SFF Slim-HS HDD 4x/8x SAS HDD
43W7714 3745 IBM 50GB SATA 2.5-inch SFF Slim-HS High IOPS SSD 4x/8x SAS HDD
44W2266 5413 IBM 300GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS SED
a
a. Using the self-encrypting drive (SED) feature of these drives requires a ServeRAID M5014 or M5015 RAID
controller, plus either of the ServeRAID M5000 keys, as listed in Table 4-22 on page 149, to add SED support.
4x/8x SAS HDD
44W2296 5412 IBM 146GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS SED
a
4x/8x SAS HDD
Part number Feature code Description
42D0709 5409 IBM 500GB 7200 NL SATA 2.5'' SFF Slim-HS HDD

IBM System x3850 X5 Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	System x3850 X5
Category	Server
Language	English