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External Expansion Compatibility

00D2011

IBM 8x 2.5" HS SAS/SATA/SSD HDD Backplane with controller expansion

00D2020

IBM 4x 2.5" HS SAS/SATA/SSD HDD Backplane

00D2022

IBM 8x 2.5" HS SAS/SATA/SSD HDD Backplane

00D2024

IBM eXFlash 8x 1.8" HS SAS SSD Backplane

00MV367

System x3550 M5 Front IO Cage Standard

00MV368

System x3550 M5 Front IO Cage Advanced

44E8869

IBM USB Enclosure Adapter Kit

44X4104

IBM 4x 2.5" HS 12Gb SAS HDD Backplane

44X4104 with x38-3950X6-6241 (E7-xxxxV4)

44X4104 with x38-3950X6-6241 (E7-xxxxV3)

44X4106

IBM 8x 1.8" HS 12Gb SAS HDD Backplane

44X4106 with x38-3950X6-6241 (E7-xxxxV4)

44X4106 with x38-3950X6-6241 (E7-xxxxV3)

44X4108

System x 4 x 2.5" NVMe PCIe SSD Backplane

44X4108 with x38-3950X6-6241 (E7-xxxxV4)

44X4108 with x38-3950X6-6241 (E7-xxxxV3)

44X4112

IBM 8x 2.5" HS 12Gb SAS HDD Backplane with RAID expansion

44X4112 with x38-3950X6-6241 (E7-xxxxV3)

60Y0360

IBM Flashpack 8x 1.8" HS SAS SSD Backplane

6100-HC1 (Previous 174712X)

IBM System Storage EXP2512 Express

6100-HC1 (Previous 174712X) with x38-3950X6-6241 (E7-xxxxV4)

6100-HC1 (Previous 174712X) with x38-3950X6-6241 (E7-xxxxV3)

6100-HC1 (Previous 174712X) with x38-3950X6-3837

6100-HC1 (Previous 174712X) with x3650 M5-5462

6100-HC1 (Previous 174712X) with x3500 M5-5464

6100-HC1 (Previous 174712X) with x3650 M4-7915 (E5-xxxxV2)

6100-HC1 (Previous 174712X) with x3650 M4-5460

6100-HC1 (Previous 174712X) with x3630 M4-7158 (E5-xxxxV2)

6100-HC1 (Previous 174712X) with x3550 M4-7914 (E5-xxxxV2)

6100-HC1 (Previous 174712X) with x3530 M4-7160 (E5-xxxxV2)

6100-HC2 (Previous 174724X)

IBM System Storage EXP2524 Express

6100-HC2 (Previous 174724X) with x38-3950X6-6241 (E7-xxxxV4)

6100-HC2 (Previous 174724X) with x38-3950X6-6241 (E7-xxxxV3)

6100-HC2 (Previous 174724X) with x38-3950X6-3837

6100-HC2 (Previous 174724X) with x3650 M5-5462

6100-HC2 (Previous 174724X) with x3500 M5-5464

6100-HC2 (Previous 174724X) with x3650 M4-7915 (E5-xxxxV2)

6100-HC2 (Previous 174724X) with x3650 M4-5460

6100-HC2 (Previous 174724X) with x3630 M4-7158 (E5-xxxxV2)

6100-HC2 (Previous 174724X) with x3550 M4-7914 (E5-xxxxV2)

6100-HC2 (Previous 174724X) with x3530 M4-7160 (E5-xxxxV2)

87651NX

IBM 1U Rackmount Tape Enclosure

87651NX with x38-3950X6-6241 (E7-xxxxV3)

87651UX

IBM 1U Rackmount Tape Enclosure

87651UX with x38-3950X6-6241 (E7-xxxxV3)

8767HHX

IBM Half High Tabletop Tape Enclosure

8767HNX

IBM Half High Tabletop Tape Enclosure

94Y6386

Four 2.5" Hot Swap HDD assembling kit with Bracket

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