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IBM 42R4131 3.5-Inch SAS SATA Hard Drive Tray Caddy for x3500
- Type: Hard Drive Tray/Caddy
- Form Factor: 3.5-inch
- Interface Support: SAS, SATA
- Compatibility: IBM x3500 Series Servers
- Hot-swappable design
- Enables secure mounting of HDD/SSD
- Facilitates easy drive replacement and upgrades
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Product Overview
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.
Technical Information
| Product Type | Hard Drive Tray/Caddy |
| Drive Form Factor | 3.5-inch |
| Interface Compatibility | SAS, SATA |
Additional Specifications
| Server Compatibility | IBM x3500 Series |
| Feature | Hot-swappable |
Product 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.
