42R4131 - IBM 3.5-inch SATA/SAS Hard Drive Tray

SKU 42R4131

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Hot-swappable design
Enables secure mounting of HDD/SSD
Facilitates easy drive replacement and upgrades

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Product Type: Hard Drive Tray/Caddy
Drive Form Factor: 3.5-inch
Interface Compatibility: SAS, SATA
Server Compatibility: IBM x3500 Series
Feature: Hot-swappable

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This is an IBM 42R4131, a 3.5-inch SAS/SATA hard drive tray or caddy. It is designed for use with IBM x3500 series servers. The tray allows for the secure mounting and hot-swappable insertion of a 3.5-inch hard drive into the server chassis.

Specifications

Product Type: Hard Drive Tray/Caddy
Drive Form Factor: 3.5-inch
Interface Compatibility: SAS, SATA

Server Compatibility: IBM x3500 Series
Feature: Hot-swappable

Description

The IBM 42R4131 is a 3.5-inch hard drive tray specifically manufactured for integration into IBM x3500 series servers. This caddy serves as the physical housing for a 3.5-inch SAS or SATA hard disk drive (HDD) or solid-state drive (SSD), ensuring it is securely mounted within the server's drive bay. Its design is crucial for maintaining proper alignment with the server's backplane connectors, facilitating reliable data and power connections. The key feature of this tray is its hot-swappable capability. This allows administrators to remove and replace hard drives without needing to power down the server. This is essential for maintaining high availability and minimizing downtime in critical server environments, enabling tasks such as drive replacement due to failure, capacity upgrades, or data migration without interrupting ongoing operations. Constructed to meet IBM's stringent quality standards, the 42R4131 tray ensures durability and reliable performance. It is an indispensable component for managing storage within the IBM x3500 server family, providing a robust and user-friendly method for installing and servicing 3.5-inch drives.

Condition: Refurbished