IBM x3550 User Manual

Removing a disk drive cage assembly
Removing a 3.5-inch disk drive cage assembly
To remove a 3.5-inch SAS disk drive cage assembly, complete the following steps.
3.5-inch drive cage
Mounting screws
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and “Installation guidelines”
on page 39.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect all power cords; then,
remove the cover (see “Removing the cover” on page 42).
3. Remove the drives from the server (see “Removing a hard disk drive” on page
47).
4. Remove the backplane or backplate. (See “Removing the hot swap backplane
or simple swap backplate” on page 80).
5. Remove the three mounting screws; then, slide the drive cage assembly forward
out of the server.
Removing a 2.5-inch disk drive cage assembly
To remove a 2.5-inch SAS disk drive cage assembly, complete the following steps.
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and “Installation guidelines”
on page 39.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect all power cords; then,
remove the cover (see “Removing the cover” on page 42).
3. Remove the drives from the server (see “Removing a hard disk drive” on page
47).
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IBM x3550 Specifications

General

Processor Type	Intel Xeon
Chipset	Intel 5000P
Number of Processors Supported	2
Network Interface	Dual Gigabit Ethernet
Hard Drive Interface	SAS/SATA
Maximum Internal Storage	2.4 TB
Storage	Up to six 2.5-inch SAS or SATA hot-swap hard disk drives
Drive Bays	6
RAID Support	RAID 0, 1
Power Supply	670W or 835W
Operating System Support	Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware ESX
Memory	PC2-5300 Fully Buffered DIMMs (DDR2-667) or PC2-4200 Fully Buffered DIMMs (DDR2-533)