Product guide

IBM NeXtScale nx360 M5 15
Figure 7. NeXtScale nx360 M5 configurations - hot-swap 2.5-inch drive bays or full-height PCIe slot
The following table shows the ordering information for the two 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays.
Table 9. Drive cage for the hot-swap drive bay in the nx360 M5
Part number Feature code Description Models
where used
00FL175 A5NA nx360 M5 2.5" Front Hot Swap Drive Cage
Controllers for internal storage
The onboard SATA controller (integrated into the Intel C612 chipset) supports any of the following drive
configurations:
One 3.5-inch simple-swap SATA or NL SATA drive
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Two 2.5-inch simple-swap NL SATA drives
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Four 1.8-inch SATA Enterprise Value SSDs
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The following drive combinations may be used instead with a RAID controller or SAS HBA that is installed
in the internal RAID adapter riser slot:
Two 2.5-inch simple-swap NL SATA drives
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Four 1.8-inch SATA Enterprise Value SSDs
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Any of the following drive configurations require a RAID controller or SAS HBA that is installed in the
internal RAID adapter riser slot:
Two 2.5-inch simple-swap SAS drives
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Two 2.5-inch hot-swap drives (installed in the front drive bays)
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The supported RAID controller or SAS host bus adapter is installed in a dedicated RAID adapter slot,
through a riser card, at the rear of the server that is adjacent to the internal drive bays. Installation of the
adapter is shown in the following figure.