Specifications

96 IBM Flex System p260 and p460 Planning and Implementation Guide
4.8.1 Storage configuration impact to memory configuration
The type of local drives, HDDs or SSDs, used impacts the form factor of your
memory DIMMs:
򐂰 If HDDs are chosen, then only Very Low Profile (VLP) DIMMs can be used
because of internal spacing. There is not enough room for the 2.5-inch drives
to be used with Low Profile (LP) DIMMs (currently the 2 GB and 16 GB sizes).
Verify your memory choice to make sure that it is compatible with the local
storage configuration.
򐂰 The usage of SSDs does not have the same limitation, and LP (or VLP)
DIMMs can be used with SSDs.
4.8.2 Local storage and cover options
Local storage options are shown in Table 4-8. None of the available drives are
hot-swappable. If you use local drives, you need to order the appropriate cover
with connections for your drive type. The maximum number of drives that can be
installed in any Power Systems compute node is two. SSD and HDD drives
cannot be mixed.
As you see in Figure 4-20 on page 95, the local drives (HDD or SDD) are
mounted to the top cover of the system. When ordering your Power Systems
compute nodes, choose which cover is appropriate for your system (SSD, HDD,
or no drives).
Table 4-8 Local storage options
Feature
code
Part
number
Description
2.5-inch SAS HDDs
7069 None Top cover with HDD connectors for the p260 and the p24L
7066 None Top cover with HDD connectors for the p460 (full-wide)
8274 42D0627 300 GB 10K RPM non-hot-swap 6 Gbps SAS
8276 49Y2022 600 GB 10K RPM non-hot-swap 6 Gbps SAS
8311 81Y9654 900 GB 10K RPM non-hot-swap 6 Gbps SAS
1.8-inch SSDs
7068 None Top cover with SSD connectors for the p260 and the p24L
7065 None Top Cover with SSD connectors for p460 (full-wide)