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IBM x3550 M4 Type 7914 User Manual

IBM x3550 M4 Type 7914
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6. Install the heat sink onto the microprocessor.
Installing a SAS/SATA 4 Pac HDD option
You can install an IBM System x3550 M4 Hot-swap SAS/SATA 4 Pac HDD option
to add four additional 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drives in the server.
About this task
See http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/ for
a list of supported optional devices. To order a SAS/SATA 4 Pac HDD option,
contact your IBM sales representative or IBM reseller.
The SAS/SATA 4 Pac HDD option kit contains the following components:
v One 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive backplane (with bracket)
v Four drive bay filler panels
v One SAS signal cable
Note: The 4 pac HDD option including structural parts and Tier 1 parts.
To install a SAS/SATA 4 Pac HDD option, complete the following steps:
Procedure
1. Read the safety information that begins on “Safety” on page vii and
“Installation guidelines” on page 33.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and
all external cables, if necessary.
3. Remove the cover (see “Removing the cover” on page 36).
4. Install the 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive backplane (see “Replacing the
hot-swap drive backplane” on page 287).
5. Pull existing filler panels out of the server. Keep them in a safe place.
6. Install the 2.5-inch hard disk drives (see “Replacing hot-swap hard disk drives”
on page 219).
Figure 75. Syringe
Figure 76. Filler panels
Chapter 2. Installing optional devices 93

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IBM x3550 M4 Type 7914 Specifications

General IconGeneral
Form Factor1U Rack
Memory Slots24 DIMM slots
Operating System SupportMicrosoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware vSphere
ProcessorUp to two Intel Xeon E5-2600 or E5-2600 v2 series processors
ChipsetIntel C600 Series Chipset
MemoryUp to 768GB DDR3
RAID SupportRAID 0, 1, 10
Network Interface4 x 1GbE (embedded)
Power SupplyDual hot-swap power supplies (550W, 750W, or 900W)
Expansion SlotsUp to 3 PCIe 3.0 slots
StorageUp to 8 x 2.5" or 4 x 3.5" hot-swap drives

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