x3500 m4 X3500 M4 M2 SSD with PCIe Card Upgrade

[shrikrushnawagh911]

Hi Everyone Here,

 

I am new to servers & etc.

can some one just tell me is it it possible to upgrade X3500 M4 using M2 SSD with PCIe Card

& install on & applications on it ?

 

Any Help is appreciated.

 

Thanks & Regards

[NelizMastr]

You'll need to have a PCIe SSD that uses the AHCI protocol. You can't use NVMe. Your best bet would be the Samsung SM951 AHCI. You're otherwise just stuck with what the system has in terms of storage options (LFF/SFF SAS).

[shrikrushnawagh911]

8 minutes ago, NelizMastr said:

You'll need to have a PCIe SSD that uses the AHCI protocol. You can't use NVMe. Your best bet would be the Samsung SM951 AHCI. You're otherwise just stuck with what the system has in terms of storage options (LFF/SFF SAS).

So what will suggest for this board( Picture Attached)

 

I want to use SSD for Boot, Application installation & Some Data too.

[NelizMastr]

5 minutes ago, shrikrushnawagh911 said:

So what will suggest for this board( Picture Attached)

 

I want to use SSD for Boot, Application installation & Some Data too.

 

PCIe to m.2 adapter, m.2 SSD, profit. Again, no NVMe support.

 

You could also just put a regular SATA SSD in one of the drive sleds in the front, y'know, if yours has the SFF drive cage.

[shrikrushnawagh911]

1 hour ago, NelizMastr said:

PCIe to m.2 adapter, m.2 SSD, profit. Again, no NVMe support.

 

You could also just put a regular SATA SSD in one of the drive sleds in the front, y'know, if yours has the SFF drive cage.

I have SAS ports only on front panel.

 

does the SATA SSD fits in it ?

[NelizMastr]

1 minute ago, shrikrushnawagh911 said:

I have SAS ports only on front panel.

 

does the SATA SSD fits in it ?

Yes. SAS is compatible with SATA, just not the other way around.