System x3550 M3 (7944)
| A four-digit feature code is used to specify a component that is configurable in the IBM configurators, the eBusiness Configurator (eConfig) and the IBM Web-based Hardware Configurator, used in US and Canada. Options that do not have feature codes cannot be integrated by IBM into a system using these IBM configurators. To purchase options separately, refer to the option part number provided in this document. |
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| SBB number | Option number | Feature code | Description | Height | Bays supported |
Max quantity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAS Hot-Swap HDDs | ||||||
| - | 42D0672* | - | IBM 73GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS HDD | SFF | 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5 , 6, 7, 8 | 8 |
| 42D0639 | 42D0637 | 5599 | IBM 300GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS HDD | SFF | 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5 , 6, 7, 8 | 8 |
| 42D0679 | 42D0677 | 5536 | IBM 146GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS HDD | SFF | 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5 , 6, 7, 8 | 8 |
| 42D0709 | 42D0707 | 5409 | IBM 500GB 7200 6Gbps NL SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS HDD | SFF | 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5 , 6, 7, 8 | 8 |
| 49Y2005 | 49Y2003 | 5433 | IBM 600GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS HDD | SFF | 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5 , 6, 7, 8 | 8 |
| 44W2266 | 44W2264* | 5413 | IBM 300GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS SED | SFF | 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5 , 6, 7, 8 | 8 |
| 44W2296 | 44W2294* | 5412 | IBM 146GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS SED | SFF | 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5 , 6, 7, 8 | 8 |
| 81Y9692 | 81Y9690 | A1P3 | IBM 1TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SAS 2.5" SFF HS HDD | SFF | 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5 , 6, 7, 8 | 8 |
| 81Y9652 | 81Y9650 | A282 | IBM 900GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF HS HDD | SFF | 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5 , 6, 7, 8 | 8 |
| 81Y9672 | 81Y9670 | A283 | IBM 300GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF HS HDD | SFF | 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5 , 6, 7, 8 | 8 |
| SAS Hot-Swap 2.5" HDDs | ||||||
| - | 42D0632* | - | IBM 146GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS HDD | SFF | 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5 , 6, 7, 8 | 8 |
| 90Y8874 | 90Y8872 | A2XD | IBM 600GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF G2HS HDD | SFF | 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5 , 6, 7, 8 | 8 |
| 90Y8879 | 90Y8877 | A2XC | IBM 300GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF G2HS HDD | SFF | 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5 , 6, 7, 8 | 8 |
| 90Y8928 | 90Y8926 | A2XB | IBM 146GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF G2HS HDD | SFF | 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5 , 6, 7, 8 | 8 |
| 90Y8955 | 90Y8953 | A2XE | IBM 500GB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SAS 2.5" SFF G2HS HDD | SFF | 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5 , 6, 7, 8 | 8 |
| 90Y8915 | 90Y8913 | A2XF | IBM 300GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF G2HS SED | SFF | 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5 , 6, 7, 8 | 8 |
| 90Y8946 | 90Y8944 | A2ZK | IBM 146GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF G2HS SED | SFF | 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5 , 6, 7, 8 | 8 |
| 81Y9664 | 81Y9662 | A3EG | IBM 900GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF G2HS SED | SFF | 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5 , 6, 7, 8 | 8 |
| 90Y8910 | 90Y8908 | A3EF | IBM 600GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF G2HS SED | SFF | 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5 , 6, 7, 8 | 8 |
| 00AD077 | - | A48S | IBM 1.2TB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5 G2HS HDD | SFF | 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5 , 6, 7, 8 | 8 |
| SATA Hot-Swap HDDs | ||||||
| - | 43W7714* | - | IBM 50GB SATA 2.5" SFF Slim-HS High IOPS SSD | SFF | 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5 , 6, 7, 8 | 8 |
| - | 42D0747* | - | IBM 160GB 7200 NL SATA 2.5" SFF Slim-HS HDD | SFF | 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5 , 6, 7, 8 | 8 |
| 42D0754 | 42D0752* | 5407 | IBM 500GB 7200 NL SATA 2.5" SFF Slim-HS HDD | SFF | 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5 , 6, 7, 8 | 8 |
| 81Y9724 | 81Y9722 | A1NX | IBM 250GB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 2.5" SFF HS HDD | SFF | 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5 , 6, 7, 8 | 8 |
| 81Y9728 | 81Y9726 | A1NZ | IBM 500GB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 2.5" SFF HS HDD | SFF | 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5 , 6, 7, 8 | 8 |
| 81Y9732 | 81Y9730 | A1AV | IBM 1TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 2.5" SFF HS HDD | SFF | 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5 , 6, 7, 8 | 8 |
| 43W7719 | 43W7718 | A2FN | IBM 200GB SATA 2.5" MLC HS SSD | SFF | 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5 , 6, 7, 8 | 8 |
| SATA Hot-Swap 2.5" HDDs | ||||||
| 90Y8645 | 90Y8643 | A2U3 | IBM 256GB SATA 2.5" MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD | SFF | 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5 , 6, 7, 8 | 8 |
| 90Y8650 | 90Y8648 | A2U4 | IBM 128GB SATA 2.5" MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD | SFF | 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5 , 6, 7, 8 | 8 |
| 49Y5841 | 49Y5839 | A3AS | IBM 64GB SATA 2.5" MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD | SFF | 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5 , 6, 7, 8 | 8 |
| 49Y5846 | 49Y5844 | A3AU | IBM 512GB SATA 2.5" MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD | SFF | 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5 , 6, 7, 8 | 8 |
| SATA Simple-Swap HDDs | ||||||
| 49Y5851 | 49Y5849 | A3AT | IBM 64GB SATA 2.5" MLC SS Enterprise Value SSD | SFF | 1, 2, 3, 4 | 4 |
| 49Y5856 | 49Y5854 | A3AV | IBM 512GB SATA 2.5" MLC SS Enterprise Value SSD | SFF | 1, 2, 3, 4 | 4 |
| Optical drives | ||||||
| 44W3251 | 46M0901 | 4161 | IBM UltraSlim Enhanced SATA DVD-ROM | Ultra-Slim | 9 | 1 |
| 44W3253 | 46M0902 | 4163 | IBM UltraSlim Enhanced SATA Multi-Burner | Ultra-Slim | 9 | 1 |
| 00W1132 | 00W1130 | A3HS | IBM 100GB SATA 2.5" MLC SS Enterprise SSD | SFF | 1, 2, 3, 4 | 4 |
| Associated HDD Options | ||||||
| 59Y3972 | 59Y3951 | 1792 | IBM System x3550 M3 plus 4 HDD Kit | - | - | - |
| - | 59Y3992 | - | IBM System x3550 M3 R2 plus 4 HDD Kit w/8 HDD Bezel | - | - | - |
| - | 59Y3952 | - | IBM System x3550 M3 R2 ODD Kit | - | - | - |
| Solid State Drives | ||||||
| 90Y8665 | 90Y8663 | A2UC | IBM 256GB SATA 2.5" MLC SS Enterprise Value SSD | SFF | 1, 2, 3, 4 | 4 |
| 90Y8670 | 90Y8668 | A2UB | IBM 128GB SATA 2.5" MLC SS Enterprise Value SSD | SFF | 1, 2, 3, 4 | 4 |
| 00W1127 | 00W1125 | A3HR | IBM 100GB SATA 2.5" MLC HS Enterprise SSD | SFF | 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5 , 6, 7, 8 | 8 |
| External storage expansion units | ||||||
| - | 2869-G20 | - | IBM System Storage N5300 model G20 | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 2869-G10 | - | IBM System Storage N5300 model G10 | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 2869-A20 | - | IBM System Storage N5300 model A20 | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 2869-A10 | - | IBM System Storage N5300 model A10 | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 2868-G20 | - | IBM System Storage N5600 model G20 | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 2868-G10 | - | IBM System Storage N5600 model G10 | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 2868-A20 | - | IBM System Storage N5600 model A20 | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 2868-A10 | - | IBM System Storage N5600 model A10 | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 2867-G21 | - | IBM System Storage N7900 model G21 | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 2867-G20 | - | IBM System Storage N7800 model G20 | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 2867-G11 | - | IBM System Storage N7900 model G11 | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 2867-G10 | - | IBM System Storage N7800 model G10 | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 2867-A21 | - | IBM System Storage N7900 model A21 | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 2867-A20 | - | IBM System Storage N7800 model A20 | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 2867-A11 | - | IBM System Storage N7900 model A11 | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 2867-A10 | - | IBM System Storage N7800 model A10 | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 2866-G21 | - | IBM System Storage N7700 model G21 | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 2866-G20 | - | IBM System Storage N7600 model G20 | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 2866-G11 | - | IBM System Storage N7700 model G11 | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 2866-G10 | - | IBM System Storage N7600 model G10 | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 2866-A21 | - | IBM System Storage N7700 model A21 | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 2866-A20 | - | IBM System Storage N7600 model A20 | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 2866-A11 | - | IBM System Storage N7700 model A11 | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 2866-A10 | - | IBM System Storage N7600 model A10 | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 2865-G20 | - | IBM System Storage N5500 model G20 | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 2865-G10 | - | IBM System Storage N5500 model G10 | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 2865-A20 | - | IBM System Storage N5500 model A20 | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 2865-A10 | - | IBM System Storage N5500 model A10 | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 2864-G20 | - | IBM System Storage N5200 model G20 | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 2864-G10 | - | IBM System Storage N5200 model G10 | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 2864-A20 | - | IBM System Storage N5200 model A20 | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 2864-A10 | - | IBM System Storage N5200 model A10 | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 2863-A20 | - | IBM System Storage N3700 model A20 | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 2863-A10 | - | IBM System Storage N3700 model A10 | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 2862-A20 | - | IBM System Storage N3600 model A20 | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 2862-A10 | - | IBM System Storage N3600 model A10 | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 2859-A20 | - | IBM System Storage N3300 model A20 | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 2859-A10 | - | IBM System Storage N3300 model A10 | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 2858-A22 | - | IBM System Storage N6060 model A22 and Gateway feature | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 2858-A21 | - | IBM System Storage N6070 model A21 and Gateway feature | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 2858-A20 | - | IBM System Storage N6040 model A20 and Gateway feature | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 2858-A12 | - | IBM System Storage N6060 model A12 and Gateway feature | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 2858-A11 | - | IBM System Storage N6070 model A11 and Gateway feature | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 2858-A10 | - | IBM System Storage N6040 model A10 and Gateway feature | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 2145Â v5.1.x | - | IBM SAN Volume Controller version 5.1.x | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 2107-xxx | - | IBM TotalStorage DS8100 2107 (all models) | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 2107-92E/9AE | - | IBM TotalStorage DS8000 Expansion Unit 2107 model 92E/9AE | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 181853x | - | IBM System Storage DS5300 Midrange Disk System (all models) | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 181851x | - | IBM System Storage DS5100 Midrange Disk System (all models) | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 18158xx | - | IBM System Storage DS4800 Midrange Disk System (all models) | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 18149xx | - | IBM System Storage DS3950 Express | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 18147xx | - | IBM System Storage DS4700 Midrange Disk System (all models) | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 18147Vx | - | IBM System Storage DS4200 Midrange Disk System (all models) | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 18128xx | - | IBM System Storage EXP810 Storage Expansion Unit (all models) | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 17407xx | - | IBM TotalStorage DS4000 EXP710 Storage Expansion Unit (all models) | Â | Â | Â |
| - | 17401xx | - | IBM TotalStorage DS4000 EXP700 Expansion Unit (all models) | Â | Â | Â |
| Bay | Form Factor | Height | Front access | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.5" SAS/SATA HDD Bay | SFF | Y | HDD |
| 2 | 2.5in SAS/SATA HDD Bay | SFF | Y | HDD |
| 3 | 2.5in SAS/SATA HDD Bay | SFF | Y | HDD |
| 4 | 2.5in SAS/SATA HDD Bay | SFF | Y | HDD |
| 5 | 2.5in SAS/SATA HDD Bay | SFF | Y | HDD |
| 6 | 2.5in SAS/SATA HDD Bay | SFF | Y | HDD |
| 7 | 2.5in SAS/SATA HDD Bay | SFF | Y | HDD |
| 8 | 2.5in SAS/SATA HDD Bay | SFF | Y | HDD |
| 9 | DVD-ROM or CD-ROM | US | Y | CD |
Notes:
- HDDs with HDDs: SATA HDDs and SAS HDDs cannot be intermixed on the same backplane or in the same RAID array. Hot-swap HDDs cannot be intermixed with simple-swap HDDs on the same backplane.
- SSDs with HDDs: Both hot-swap SATA HDDs and hot-swap SAS HDDs can be intermixed with SSDs on the same backplane. Neither SAS nor SATA HDDs can be configured with SSDs within the same RAID array.
- If optical drive is selected, option part number 59Y3952 must be selected .
* IBM has withdrawn this product from marketing.