IBM x3550 User Manual

Installing a 2.5-inch SAS disk drive cage assembly
To install a 2.5-inch SAS disk drive cage assembly, complete the following steps.
Mounting screws
2.5" drive cage
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and “Installation guidelines”
on page 39.
2. Replace the 2.5-inch SAS backplane. (See “Installing the hot swap backplane or
simple swap backplate” on page 82).
3. Slide the drive cage assembly forward until it seats in the server.
4. Reinstall the removed drives, see “Installing a hard disk drive” on page 49.
5. Install the cover (see “Installing the cover” on page 42).
6. Slide the server into the rack.
7. Reconnect the power cords and any cables that were removed.
8. Turn on the peripheral devices and the server.
Removing the hot swap backplane or simple swap backplate
Removing the 3.5-inch backplane or backplate
To remove the 3.5-inch SAS backplane or simple-swap SATA backplate, complete
the following steps.
Note: The following illustration shows removing the 3.5-inch hot-swap SAS
backplane.
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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)