IBM x3550 M4 Type 7914 User Manual

Replacing an adapter
The following notes describe the types of adapters that the server supports and
other information that you must consider when you install an adapter.
About this task
v Locate the documentation that comes with the adapter and follow those
instructions in addition to the instructions in this section.
v The server provides one internal SAS/SATA RAID connector and two PCI slots
on the system board. See “System-board optional-device connectors” on page 32
for the location of the internal SAS/SATA RAID connector and riser-card slots.
You can replace the IBM ServeRAID SAS/SATA adapter with an optional IBM
ServeRAID SAS/SATA adapter in the slot. For configuration information, see the
ServeRAID documentation at http://www.ibm.com/supportportal/.
v Do not set the maximum digital video adapter resolution above 1600 x 1200 at
75 Hz for an LCD monitor. This is the highest resolution that is supported for
any add-on video adapter that you install in the server.
v Read the following table before installing memory modules when any Quadro
adapters is installed.
Table 24. NVIDIA Quadro video adapter configurations
Description Supported maximum total memory size
Quadro 600 adapter 128 GB
Quadro 2000 adapter 512 GB
v Read the following table before installing NAND flash adapters.
Table 25. Adapter configurations
Description
Option
part
number PCI riser 1 PCI riser 2
Emulex dual-port 10GbE SFP+
embedded adapter
00D8540 Six fans installed
required
1
Six fans installed
required
1
IBM 365 GB High IOPS MLC
mono adapter
46C9078 Six fans installed
required
1
Six fans installed
required
1
IBM 785 GB High IOPS MLC
mono adapter
46C9081 Six fans installed
required
1
Six fans installed
required
1
IBM 1.2 TB high IOPS MLC mono
adapter
90Y4377 Six fans installed
required
1
Six fans installed
required
1
IBM 2.4 TB high IOPS MLC duo
adapter
90Y4397 Not supported Six fans installed
required
1
IBM Flash Adapter F825
Enterprise Value
00AE861 Six fans installed
required
1
Six fans installed
required
1
IBM Flash Adapter F1650
Enterprise Value
00AE864 Six fans installed
required
1
Six fans installed
required
1
IBM 300GB High IOPS MLC
modular adapter
90Y4361 Six fans installed
required
1
Six fans installed
required
1
IBM 600GB High IOPS MLC
modular adapter
90Y4365 Six fans installed
required
1
Six fans installed
required
1
IBM 800GB High IOPS MLC
modular adapter
90Y4369 Six fans installed
required
1
Six fans installed
required
1
250 IBM System x3550 M4 Type 7914: Installation and Service Guide

IBM x3550 M4 Type 7914 Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	x3550 M4 Type 7914
Category	Server
Language	English