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ThinkServer
UserGuide
MachineTypes:1045,1046,1047,and1048
Note
Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:
•TheImportantNoticesthatcomeswithyourproduct
•TheSafetyInformationandtheWarrantyandSupportInformationonthedocumentationDVDthatcomes
withyourproduct
•AppendixC“Notices”onpage111
FourthEdition(March2012)
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Contents
Safetyinformation..........iii
Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1
Introduction.................1
Serverdocumentation.............1
Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...5
Chapter3.Featuresand
technologies..............7
Whatisincludedwithyourserver........7
Features..................7
Specications................7
Softwareprograms..............9
EasyStartup...............9
EasyManage...............9
Reliability,availability,andserviceability......9
Chapter4.Locatingparts,controls,
LEDs,andconnectors........11
Frontview................11
Rearview.................11
Frontcontrolpanel.............12
Locatingservercomponents.........15
Locatingpartsonthesystemboard......16
Locatingconnectorsonthebackplane.....18
Chapter5.Installing,removing,or
replacinghardware..........19
Guidelines................19
Basicguidelines............19
Systemreliabilityguidelines........20
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....20
Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.21
Removingtheservercover..........21
Installing,removing,orreplacingoptionalhardware
devices.................22
Installingorremovingamemorymodule...22
Removingorinstallinginternaldrives....25
Removingorinstallingtherisercard
assembly...............36
InstallingorremovingaPCIcard......38
Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware
devices.................41
Removingorinstallingthesystemboard
battery................41
RemovingorinstallingtheRAIDcontroller..43
RemovingorinstallingtheEthernetcard...56
Removingorinstallingthemicroprocessorfan
duct.................58
Removingorinstallingthepowersupply...59
Removingorinstallingthesystemfans...62
Removingorinstallingtheheatsink....64
Removingorinstallingthemicroprocessor..67
Completingthepartsreplacement.......71
Installingtheservercover........71
Connectingthecables..........71
Turningontheserver..........72
Updatingtheserverconguration.....72
Turningofftheserver..........72
Connectingexternaldevices.......73
Chapter6.Conguringtheserver..75
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........75
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....76
IntroductionoftheBIOSitems.......76
Usingpasswords............83
RAIDcontrollers..............84
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...85
BeforeyouusetheEasyStartupDVD....85
Setupandconguration.........85
ConguringRAID............86
Typicaloperatingsysteminstallation....86
Onboard1068ESASRAIDcontrollerConguration
Utilityprogram...............87
Connectingmini-SAScable........87
StartingtheCongurationUtilityprogram..88
AccessingtheAdapterPropertieswindow..89
SASRAIDsettings...........90
CreatingordeletingtheRAID1array....90
AccessingtheSASTopologywindow....91
ConguringtheGigabitEthernetcontroller....91
Updatingthermware............92
UsingtheEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater
program...............92
InstallingtheThinkServerEasyManageprogram.92
Chapter7.T roubleshooting......93
Troubleshootingtables...........93
DVDdriveproblems...........93
Generalproblems............94
Harddiskdriveproblems.........94
Intermittentproblems..........94
Keyboard,mouse,orpointing-device
problems...............95
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Memoryproblems...........95
Microprocessorproblems........96
Monitorproblems............97
Optional-deviceproblems........98
Powerproblems............99
Serialportproblems...........100
Softwareproblems...........101
UniversalSerialBus(USB)portproblems..101
Solvingpowerproblems...........101
SolvingEthernetcontrollerproblems......102
Solvingundeterminedproblems........102
Eventlogs................103
Viewingeventlogswithoutrestartingthe
server................104
Systemeventlog..............104
DiagnosticLEDsonthefrontcontrolpanel...104
Onboarddebugdigitron...........104
AppendixA.RAIDbatterycard
assembly..............105
Specications...............105
Batterylifeanddataretentiontime.....105
AppendixB.Gettinginformation,
help,andservice..........107
Informationresources............107
Usingthedocumentation.........107
ThinkServerWebsite..........107
LenovoSupportWebsite.........107
Helpandservice..............108
Beforeyoucall.............108
Callingforservice............108
Usingotherservices..........109
Purchasingadditionalservices......109
AppendixC.Notices.........111
Trademarks................112
Importantnotes..............112
PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice..112
Recyclinginformation............112
Batteryreturnprogram..........113
Requirementforbatteriescontaining
perchlorate..............114
Particulatecontamination..........115
ImportantinformationfortheEuropeanDirective
2002/96/EC................115
RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective
(RoHS)..................119
ChinaRoHS..............119
Turkishstatementofcompliance......120
GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement...120
Electronicemissionnotices..........120
FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)
Statement...............120
Index.................123
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Safetyinformation
Note:Beforeusingtheproduct,besuretoreadandunderstandthemultilingualsafetyinstructionsonthe
documentationDVDthatcomeswiththeproduct.
Antesdeusaroproduto,leiaeentendaasinstruçõesdesegurançamultilínguesnoDVDdedocumentação
queoacompanha.
Предидаизползватетозипродукт,задължителнопрочететеивникнетевмногоезичнитеинструкции
забезопасноствDVDдискасдокументация,койтосепредоставяспродукта.
PrijeupotrebeovogproizvodaobaveznopročitajtevišejezičnesigurnosneuputekojesenalazenaDVD-us
dokumentacijomkojidobivateuzproizvod.
PředpoužitímproduktujetřebasipřečístaporozumětbezpečnostnímpokynůmuvedenýmnadiskuDVDs
dokumentací,kterýjedodávánsproduktem.
Førdubrugerproduktet,skaldusørgeforatlæseogforstådesikkerhedsforskrifter,derndespåere
sprog,pådendokumentations-dvd,derfølgermedproduktet.
LuetuotteenmukanatoimitetullaDVD-tietolevylläolevatmonikielisetturvaohjeetennentämäntuotteen
käyttöä.
Avantd'utiliserleproduit,veillezàbienlireetcomprendrelesinstructionsdesécuritémultilinguesgurant
surleDVDdedocumentationfourniavecleproduit.
Πρινχρησιμοποιήσετετοπροϊόν,βεβαιωθείτεότιέχετεδιαβάσεικαικατανοήσειτιςοδηγίεςασφάλειας,οι
οποίεςείναιδιαθέσιμεςσεδιάφορεςγλώσσεςστοDVDτεκμηρίωσηςπουσυνοδεύειτοπροϊόν.
VorVerwendungdesProduktssolltenSieunbedingtdiemehrsprachigenSicherheitsanweisungenaufder
Dokumentations-DVDlesen,dieimLieferumfangdesProduktsenthaltenist.
AtermékhasználataelőttmindenképpenolvassaelésértelmezzeatermékhezkapottdokumentációsDVD
lemezentalálható,többnyelvenelolvashatóbiztonságielőírásokat.
Primadiutilizzareilprodotto,accertarsidileggereecomprendereleinformazionisullasicurezzamultilingue
disponibilisulDVDdidocumentazionefornitoconilprodotto.
製品をご使用になる前に、製品に付属のDocumentationDVDに収録されているマルチリンガルの「安
全に正しくご使用いただくために」を読んで理解してください。
제품을사용하기전에제품과함께제공되는문서DVD의다국어안전지침을주의깊게읽어보십시오.
Voordatuhetproductgebruikt,moetuervoorzorgendatudemeertaligeveiligheidsinstructiesopde
documentatie-dvdvanhetproducthebtgelezenenbegrijpt.
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Przedskorzystaniemzproduktunależyzapoznaćsięzwielojęzycznymiinstrukcjamibezpieczeństwa
znajdującymisięnapłycieDVDzdokumentacjądostarczonąwrazzproduktem.
Antesdeutilizaroproduto,leiaatentamenteasinstruçõesdesegurançamultilinguesqueconstamno
DVDdedocumentaçãofornecidocomoproduto.
Înaintedeautilizaprodusul,asiguraţi-văcăaţicititşiînţelesinstrucţiuniledesiguranţăînmaimultelimbide
peDVD-ulcudocumentaţiecareînsoţeşteprodusul.
Førdubrukerproduktet,måduleseogforstådenerspråkligesikkerhetsinformasjonenpåDVDenmed
dokumentasjonsomfølgermedproduktet.
Преждечемиспользоватьэтотпродукт,внимательноознакомьтесьсинструкциямипотехнике
безопасностинаразныхязыках,которыеможнонайтинаDVD-дискесдокументациейвкомплектес
продуктом.
在使用本产品之前，请务必先阅读和了解产品附带的文档DVD中的多语言安全说明。
Prenegotoupotrebiteproizvodobaveznopaljivoproitajteiprouiteviejezikouputstvozabezbednostna
dokumentacionomDVD-ukojistedobiliuzproizvod.
PredpouvanmproduktusipretajteviacjazynbezpenostnpokynynadiskuDVDsdokumentcioudodanoms
produktom.
Predenzačneteuporabljatiizdelek,jepomembno,daprebereteinrazumetevečjezičnavarnostnanavodila
naDVD-juzdokumentacijo,kistegaprejeliskupajzizdelkom.
Antesdeutilizarelproducto,asegúresedeleerycomprenderlasinstruccionesdeseguridadmultilingüesdel
DVDdedocumentaciónqueseproporcionaconelproducto.
Varnogamedattläsasäkerhetsinstruktionernapådokumentations-DVD-skivansomföljermedprodukten
innandubörjaranvändaprodukten.
使用本產品之前，請務必閱讀並瞭解產品隨附的文件DVD上的多國語言版本安全資訊。
Buürünükullanmadanönce,ürünlebirliktegönderilenbelgeDVD'siüzerindekiçokdiliçerengüvenlik
yönergeleriniokuyupanladýðýnýzdaneminolun.
Передвикористаннямцьогопродуктууважноознайомтесязінструкціямизтехнікибезпекинарізних
мовах,щоможназнайтинаDVD-дискуздокументацієювкомплектізпродуктом.
Important:Thecautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentarelabeledwithnumbers.Eachnumber
identiesanEnglish-languagecautionordangerstatementthatreferstotranslatedversionsofthecaution
ordangerstatementintheSafetyInformationdocument.Forexample,ifadangerstatementislabeled
“Statement1,”translationsforthisdangerstatementareintheSafetyInformationdocumentunder
“Statement1.”
Ensurethatyoureadandunderstandallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentbeforeyouperform
theprocedures.Readandunderstandanyadditionalsafetyinformationthatisincludedwiththeserveror
optionaldevicebeforeyouinstall,remove,orreplacethedevice.
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Statement1
DANGER
Electricalcurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.
Toavoidashockhazard:
•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orrecongurationofthis
productduringanelectricalstorm.
•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.
•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.
•Whenpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.
•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceofre,water,orstructuraldamage.
•Disconnecttheattachedpowercords,telecommunicationssystems,networks,andmodemsbeforeyou
openthedevicecovers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationandcongurationprocedures.
•Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingtablewheninstalling,moving,oropening
coversonthisproductorattacheddevices.
Toconnect:Todisconnect:
1.TurneverythingOFF.
2.First,attachallcablestodevices.
3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.
4.Attachpowercordstooutlet.
5.TurndevicesON.
1.TurneverythingOFF.
2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlet.
3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.
4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.
Statement2
DANGER
Dangerofexplosionifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.
Whenreplacingthelithiumcoincellbattery,useonlythesameoranequivalenttypethatis
recommendedbythemanufacturer .Thebatterycontainslithiumandcanexplodeifnotproperly
used,handled,ordisposedof.
Donot:
•Throworimmerseintowater
•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)
•Repairordisassemble
Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.
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Statement3
CAUTION:
Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,DVDdrives,beropticdevices,ortransmitters)are
installed,notethefollowing:
•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto
hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.
•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespeciedherein
mightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.
DANGER
SomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3Blaserdiode.Notethefollowing.
Laserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeam,donotviewdirectlywithoptical
instruments,andavoiddirectexposuretothebeam.
Statement4
≥18kg(39.7lb)≥32kg(70.5lb)≥55kg(121.2lb)
<32kg(70.5lb)<55kg(121.2lb)<100kg(220.5lb)
CAUTION:
Usesafepracticeswhenlifting.
Statement5
CAUTION:
Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerswitchonthepowersupplydonotturnoff
theelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanonepower
cord.Toremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected
fromthepowersource.
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Statement6
CAUTION:
Ifyouinstallastrain-reliefbracketoptionovertheendofthepowercordthatisconnectedtothe
device,youmustconnecttheotherendofthepowercordtoapowersourcethatiseasilyaccessible
incaseitneedstobedisconnected.
Statement7
CAUTION:
Ifthedevicehasdoors,ensurethatyouremoveorsecurethedoorsbeforemovingorliftingthe
devicetoprotectagainstpersonalinjury.Thedoorswillnotsupporttheweightofthedevice.
Statement8
CAUTION:
Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.
Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabel
attached.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethesecomponents.Ifyoususpectaproblemwith
oneoftheseparts,contactaservicetechnician.
Statement9
CAUTION:
Disconnectthehot-swapfancablesbeforeremovingthefanfromthedevicetoprotectagainst
personalinjury.
Statement10
CAUTION:
Thefollowinglabelindicatesasharp-edgehazard.
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Statement11
CAUTION:
Thefollowinglabelindicatesapotentialheathazard.
Statement12
DANGER
Overloadingabranchcircuitisapotentialrehazardandashockhazardundercertainconditions.To
avoidthesehazards,ensurethatyoursystemelectricalrequirementsdonotexceedbranchcurrentratings
attheinstallationsite.
Statement13
CAUTION:
Ensurethattherackissecuredproperlytoavoidtippingwhentheserverunitisextendedontherails.
Statement14
CAUTION:
SomeaccessoryoroptionboardoutputsexceedClass2orlimitedpowersourcelimits.Y ou
mustinstalltheappropriateinterconnectingcablinginaccordancewithyourlocalelectricalcode
requirements.
Statement15
CAUTION:
Thepower-controlbuttononthedevicemayputthedeviceinstandbymodeinsteadofturningoff
thedevice.Inaddition,thedevicemighthavemultipleconnectionstodcpower.T oremoveall
electricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallconnectionstodcpoweraredisconnectedat
thedcpowerinputterminals.
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Statement16
CAUTION:
Toreducetheriskofelectricshockorenergyhazards:
•Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledbytrainedservicepersonnelinarestricted-accesslocation,as
denedbyyourlocalelectricalcodeandthelatesteditionofIEC60950.
•Connecttheequipmenttoareliablyearthedsafetyextralowvoltage(SEL V)source.AnSELV
sourceisasecondarycircuitthatisdesignedsothatnormalandsinglefaultconditionsdonot
causethevoltagestoexceedasafelevel(60Vdirectcurrent).
•Thebranchcircuitovercurrentprotectionmustberatedinaccordancewithlocalelectricalcode
requirements.
•Use1.3mm
2
or16AmericanWireGauge(AWG)copperconductoronly,notexceeding3meters
inlength.
•T orquethewiring-terminalscrewsto1.4newton-metersor12inch-pounds.
•Provideareadilyavailable,approvedandrateddisconnectdeviceintheeldwiring.
Statement17
CAUTION:
ThisproductcontainsaClass1Mlaser.Donotviewdirectlywithopticalinstruments.
Statement18
CAUTION:
Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mountedproducts.
Statement19
CAUTION:
Hazardousmovingparts.Keepngersandotherbodypartsaway.
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Statement20
CAUTION:
Alithiumionbatteryisprovided.T oavoidpossibleexplosion,donotburnthebattery.Replacethe
batteryonlywiththeLenovo-approvedpart.Recycleordiscardthebatteryasinstructedbylocal
regulations.
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Chapter1.Generalinformation
Thischapterprovidessomegeneralinformationaboutyourserver.
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:
•“Introduction”onpage1
•“Serverdocumentation”onpage1
Introduction
ThisUserGuideisforyourLenovo®ThinkServer®RD240server(machinetypes1045,1046,1047,and
1048).Thisdocumentcontainsthefollowinginformation:
•Settingupandcablingtheserver
•Startingandconguringtheserver
•Installingoptionsandreplacingcustomerreplaceableunits(CRUs)
•Solvingproblems
TheservercomeswiththeThinkServerEasyStartupDVDtohelpyoucongurethehardware,installdevice
drivers,andinstalltheoperatingsystem.
Theservercomeswithalimitedwarranty.Forinformationaboutthetermsofthewarrantyandgetting
serviceandassistance,seetheWarrantyandSupportInformationonthedocumentationDVDthatcomes
withyourserver.
Toobtainthemostup-to-dateinformationabouttheserverandotherLenovoproducts,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver
Recordinformationabouttheserverinthefollowingtable.Youwillneedthisinformationwhenyouregister
theserverwithLenovo.
Productname
ThinkServerRD240
Machinetype1045,1046,1047,or1048
Modelnumber
_____________________________________________
Serialnumber
_____________________________________________
Themodelnumberandserialnumberareonthelabelsonthebottomoftheserverandonthefront,visible
throughthebezel.
Serverdocumentation
Thistopicprovidesageneraldescriptionofeachdocumentforyourserverandinstructionsonhow
toobtainallthedocuments.
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Printeddocuments
Thefollowingdocumentsareprintedoutandincludedinyourserverpackage.
•ReadMeFirst
Thisisamultilingualdocumentyoushouldreadrst.Thisdocumentguidesyoutoreadthecomplete
warranty,support,andsafetyinformationonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserverbefore
usingtheproduct.Thisdocumentalsoprovidesinformationabouthowtondthemostup-to-date
informationontheLenovoSupportWebsite.
•ImportantNotices
Thisdocumentincludessafetyandlegalnoticesthatyoushouldreadandunderstandbeforeusing
theserver.
•RackInstallationInstructions
Thisdocumentprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallyourserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusing
therailkitshippedwiththeserver.
Note:Thisdocumentisavailableinvelanguages.AprintedEnglishversionisincludedinyourserver
package.APDFversionofFrench,German,Italian,andSpanishareprovidedonthedocumentationDVD
thatcomeswiththeserver.
DocumentationDVD
ThedocumentationDVD,whichcomeswithyourserver,containsvariousdocumentsforyourserverin
PortableDocumentFormat(PDF)andHyperT extMarkupLanguage(HTML).ThedocumentationDVDisnot
bootable.ToviewthedocumentsontheDVD,youwillneedacomputerwithaWebbrowserandtheAdobe
Readerprogram,whichisavailablefordownloadat:
http://www.adobe.com
TostartthedocumentationDVD,inserttheDVDintotheopticaldrive.TheDVDisAutoPlayenabledand
startsautomaticallyinmostenvironments.IftheDVDfailstostartorifyouareusingaLinux
®
operating
system,openthelaunch.htmlelocatedintherootdirectoryoftheDVD.
Note:LenovomaintainspagesontheWorldWideWeb,whereyoucangetthelatesttechnicalinformation
anddownloaddocumentationordevicedriversandupdates.Someinformationinthedocumentsonthe
documentationDVDmightchangewithoutnoticeaftertherstreleaseoftheDVD.Youcanalwaysobtainall
themostup-to-datedocumentationforyourserverfromtheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides
ThefollowingdocumentsareonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver:
•SafetyInformation
Thisisamultilingualdocumentthatincludesallthesafetystatementsforyourproductinmorethan30
languages.Besuretoreadandunderstandallthesafetystatementsbeforeusingtheproduct.
•WarrantyandSupportInformation
ThisdocumentincludestheLenovowarrantystatement,CustomerReplaceableUnits(CRUs)information,
andinformationabouthowtocontacttheLenovoCustomerSupportCenter.
•UserGuide
Thisdocumentprovidesdetailedinformationtohelpyougetfamiliarwithyourserverandhelpyouuse,
congure,andmaintainyourserver.
•RackInstallationInstructions
Thisdocumentprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallyourserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusing
therailkitshippedwiththeserver.
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•RemoteManagementUserGuide
Thisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutserverremotemanagement.ThisdocumentisinEnglishonly.
•MegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuide
ThisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)andhowto
usetheutilityprogramstocongure,monitor,andmaintainyourserverRAIDandrelateddevices.This
documentisinEnglishonly.
Documentonlyfortrainedservicepersonnel
ThefollowingdocumentisintendedonlyfortrainedservicepersonnelofLenovo.
HardwareMaintenanceManual
Thisdocumentprovidesdiagnosticinformation,partslisting,andreplacementproceduresforallField
ReplaceableUnits(FRUs,partsreplacedbytrainedservicepersonnel)aswellasallCRUs.Thisdocumentis
updatedfrequently,andthemostup-to-dateversionisalwaysavailableinEnglishontheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides
Chapter1.Generalinformation3
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Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap
Thischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.
Theserversetupprocedurevariesdependingonthecongurationoftheserverwhenitwasdelivered.In
somecases,theserverisfullyconguredandyoujustneedtoconnecttheservertothenetworkandan
electricaloutlet,andthenyoucanturnontheserver.Inothercases,theserverneedstohavehardware
featuresinstalled,requireshardwareandrmwareconguration,andrequirestheoperatingsystemto
beinstalled.
Table1.Serversetuproadmap
TaskWheretondtheinformation
Unpack
Chapter3“Featuresandtechnologies”onpage7
Installhardware
Chapter5“Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware”onpage19
InstalltheserverintherackTheRackInstallationInstructionsmanualisprintedandalsoincludedonthe
documentationDVD.
ConnecttheEthernetcable
andpowercord
“Rearview”onpage11
Turnontheservertoverify
operation
“Turningontheserver”onpage72
ReviewtheBIOSsettings
andcustomizeasneeded
“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage76
CongureRAID(onboard
SATARAIDortheinstalled
SASRAIDadapter)
“RAIDcontrollers”onpage84
Checkforrmwareupdates
“UsingtheEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdaterprogram”onpage92
Installoperatingsystemand
basicdrivers
“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage85
Installanyadditionaldrivers
neededforaddedfeatures
Refertotheinstructionsthatcamewiththehardwareoption.
CongureEthernetsettings
intheoperatingsystem
Seetheoperatingsystemhelp.Thisstepisnotrequirediftheoperatingsystemwas
installedusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.
Installremotemanagement
applications
“InstallingtheThinkServerEasyManageprogram”onpage92
Installapplications
Refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththeapplicationsthatyouwanttoinstall.
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Chapter3.Featuresandtechnologies
Whatisincludedwithyourserver
TheRD240serverpackageincludestheserver,apowercord,documentation,thedocumentationDVD,and
softwaremedia.
Features
TheRD240serveroffersthefollowingfeaturesandtechnologies:
•Microprocessor(s):TheserversupportsuptotwoIntel®Xeon®dual-core,quad-core,orhex-core
microprocessors.
•BIOS:Theserverrmwaredenesastandardinterfacebetweentheoperatingsystem,platformrmware,
andexternaldevices.
•EasyStartupDVD:TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramguidesyouthroughthecongurationofthe
hardware,theredundantarrayofindependentdisks(RAID)controller,andtheinstallationoftheoperating
systemanddevicedrivers.
•Integratednetworksupport:
Theservercomeswithtwointegratedsingle-portGigabitEthernet
controllersandeachsupportsconnectiontoa10Mbps,100Mbps,or1000Mbpsnetwork.Formore
information,see“ConguringtheGigabitEthernetcontroller”onpage91.
•Largedata-storagecapacityandhot-swapcapability:Somehot-swapservermodelssupporteight
3.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrives.Withthehot-swapfeature,youcanadd,remove,orreplaceharddisk
driveswithoutturningofftheserver.
•Largesystem-memorycapacity:Theserversupportsupto64GBofsystemmemory.Thememory
modulesupportserrorcorrectingcode(ECC)foruptoeightindustry-standardsingle-rankordual-rank,
1333MHz,DDR3(third-generationdouble-data-rate)registeredsynchronousdynamicrandomaccess
memory(SDRAM)dualinlinememorymodules(DIMMs).
•High-performancegraphicscontroller:Theservercomeswithanonboardhigh-performancegraphics
controllerthatsupportshighresolutionsandincludesmanyperformance-enhancingfeaturesforthe
operating-systemenvironment.
•Redundantconnection:
Thetwoonboardnetworkinterfacecontrollers(NIC)provideafailovercapability
toaredundantEthernetconnection.IfaproblemoccurswiththeprimaryEthernetconnection,all
Ethernettrafcthatisassociatedwiththeprimaryconnectionisautomaticallyswitchedtotheredundant
NIC.Iftheapplicabledevicedriversareinstalled,thisswitchingoccurswithoutdatalossandwithout
userintervention.
•IntelligentPlatformManagementInterface(IPMI)2.0:Thecommand-lineinterfaceprovidesdirect
accesstoservermanagementfunctionsthroughtheIPMI2.0protocol.Usethecommand-lineinterface
toissuecommandstocontroltheserverpower,viewsysteminformation,andidentifytheserver.Y oucan
alsosaveoneormorecommandsasatextleandruntheleasascript.
•RAIDsupport:Theserversupportsanonboard1068ESerialAttachedSCSI(SAS)RAIDcontrollerandan
add-onSASRAIDcard(ThinkServer8708ELPSASRAIDAdapter,ThinkServer8708EM2RAIDAdapter,
orThinkServerRAID700Adapter),whicharerequiredforyoutousethehot-swapSASorSATAhard
diskdrivesandtocreatetheRAIDcongurations.
Specications
Thefollowinginformationisasummaryofthefeaturesandspecicationsoftheserver.Dependingonthe
servermodel,somefeaturesmightnotbeavailable,orsomespecicationsmightnotapply.
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Table2.Featuresandspecications
Microprocessor(s):Supportsupto
twoIntelXeondual-core,quad-core,
orhex-coremicroprocessors.Forthe
specictypeandspeedinformation
aboutthemicroprocessor,use
theSetupUtilityprogram.See
“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”on
page75
.Foralistofthesupported
microprocessorsforyourserver,goto
http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver.
OntheThinkServersystemspage,
clickProducts➙Options➙
ThinkServerProcessors.
Memorymodules:
•Minimumsystemmemory:2GB
•Maximumsystemmemory:64GB
(eightmemoryslots,eachwithone
8GBRDIMMinstalled)
•Types:ECC,1333MHz,DDR3
registeredSDRAMDIMMsonly
•Slots:Eightdualinlinememory
module(DIMM)slots
•Supports2GB,4GB,and8GB
RDIMMs
Integratedgraphicscard:
•8MBvideomemory
Size:
•Height:87.5mm(3.45inches)
•Width:448mm(17.64inches)
•Depth:683mm(26.89inches)
•
Maximumweight:30kg(66.14lb)
whenfullycongured
Opticaldrive:
•SlimDVD/RW
Harddiskdriveexpansionbays
(dependingonthemodel):
Uptoeight3.5-inchSATAorSAS
harddiskdrives
Expansionslots:
•OnePCIExpressx16cardslot
onthesystemboardforariser
cardassembly(therearethreePCI
Expressx8cardslotsontheriser
cardassembly)
Powersupply:
750-wattsingle
powersupply/750-wattredundant
powersupply
Systemfans:Foursystemfans
withautomaticenergy-saving,noise
reductiontechnology
Integratedfunctions:
•Twosingle-portGbEthernet
controllers
•SixUSB2.0connectors(twofront
andfourrear)
•TwoRJ-45Ethernetconnectors
•Oneserialport
•OneVideoGraphicsArray(VGA)
monitorconnector
Environment:
•Airtemperature:
–Serveron:10°Cto35°C(50°F
to95°F);altitude:0to914.4m
(3000ft)
–Serveroff:10°Cto43°C(50°F
to109.4°F);maximumaltitude:
2133.6m(7000ft)
–Shipping:-40°Cto60°C(-104°F
to140°F)
•Humidity:
–Serveron:upto80%,
non-condensing
–Serveroff:upto80%,
non-condensing
–Shippingandstorage:upto
93%,non-condensing
•Particulatecontamination:
Attention:Airborneparticulates
andreactivegasesactingalone
orincombinationwithother
environmentalfactorssuchas
humidityortemperaturemight
posearisktotheserver.
RAIDadapters:
•Onboard1068ESASRAID
controller
•ThinkServer8708ELPSASRAID
Adapter
•ThinkServer8708EM2RAID
Adapter
•ThinkServerRAID700Adapter
Electricalinput
•Inputvoltage:
–Lowrange:
Minimum:100Vac
Maximum:127Vac
Inputfrequencyrange:50to
60Hz
–Highrange:
Minimum:200Vac
Maximum:240Vac
Inputfrequencyrange:50to
60Hz
Notes:
1.Powerconsumptionandheat
outputvarydependingonthe
numberandtypeofoptional
featuresinstalledandthe
power-managementoptional
featuresinuse.
2.Thesoundlevelsweremeasured
incontrolledacoustical
environmentsaccordingto
theproceduresspeciedbythe
AmericanNationalStandards
Institute(ANSI)S12.10and
ISO7779andarereportedin
accordancewithISO9296.
Actualsound-pressurelevelsina
givenlocationmightexceedthe
averagevaluesstatedbecause
ofroomreectionsandother
nearbynoisesources.The
noiseemissionlevelstated
isthedeclared(upperlimit)
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Table2.Featuresandspecications(continued)
sound-powerlevel,inbels,fora
randomsampleofsystem.
3.Thereisnokeyboardconnector
ormouseconnectoronthe
server.YoucanconnectaUSB
keyboardandUSBmouseto
theserverbyusingtheUSB
connectors.
Softwareprograms
Lenovoprovidessoftwaretohelpgetyourserverupandrunning.
EasyStartup
TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramsimpliestheprocessofconguringRAIDandinstallingsupported
Microsoft®Windows®andLinuxoperatingsystemsanddevicedriversonyourserver.TheEasyStartup
programisprovidedwithyourserverontheThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.TheDVDisself-starting
(bootable).TheuserguidefortheEasyStartupprogramisontheDVDandcanbeaccesseddirectlyfromthe
programinterface.Foradditionalinformation,see“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage85
.
EasyManage
TheThinkServerEasyManageAgentenablesthisservertobemanagedbythecentralizedconsoleofan
EasyManageCoreServeroverthenetwork.TheThinkServerEasyManageAgentissupportedon32-bitand
64-bitWindows,RedHat,andSUSEoperatingsystems.
Reliability,availability,andserviceability
Reliability,availability,andserviceability(hereafterreferredtoasRAS)arethreeimportantserverdesign
features.TheRASfeatureshelpyoutoensuretheintegrityofthedatastoredontheserver,theavailabilityof
theserverwhenyouneedit,andtheeasewithwhichyoucandiagnoseandcorrectproblems.
TheserverhasthefollowingRASfeatures:
•AdvancedCongurationandPowerInterface(ACPI)
•AdvancedDesktopManagementInterface(DMI)
•Automaticmemorydownsizingonerrordetection
•Automaticrestartonnon-maskableinterrupt(NMI)
•Availabilityofmicrocodelevel
•Built-in,menu-drivensetup,systemconguration,andRAIDconguration
•Built-inmonitoringforfan,temperature,andvoltage
•Coolingfanswithspeed-sensingcapability
•ECCDDR3SDRAMwithSerialPresenceDetect(SPD)
•Errorcodesandmessagestohelpyouidentifyproblems
•Generatingerrorlogsforthepower-onself-test(POST)failures
•Hot-swapSASharddiskdrives
•IntegratedEthernetcontrollers
•IntelligentPlatformManagementInterface(IPMI)2.0
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•Power-onself-test(POST)
•RedundantEthernetconnectionwithfailovercapability(requiresanoptionalEthernetcard)
•Standbyvoltageforsystem-managementfeaturesandmonitoring
•System-errorlight-emittingdiode(LED)onthefrontpanel
•Vitalproductdata(VPD),includingtheserialnumberinformationandreplacementpartnumbers,storedin
thenonvolatilememoryforeasierremotemaintenance
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Chapter4.Locatingparts,controls,LEDs,andconnectors
Thischapterprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocateyourserverparts,controls,light-emittingdiodes
(LEDs),andconnectors.
Frontview
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthedrivesandpartsonthefrontoftheserver.
Figure1.Frontviewoftheserverwitheightharddiskdrivesandanopticaldrive
1Lefthandleofthechassis
4Opticaldrive
23.5-inchharddiskdrivebay
5Frontcontrolpanel(see“Frontcontrolpanel”onpage12)
33.5-inchharddiskdrivedummy
bay
Rearview
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationsoftheconnectorsandpartsontherearoftheserver.
Figure2.Rearviewoftheserver
1Powersupply1
6Serialport
2Powersupply2bay(blankand
coveredbyabaybezel)
7USBconnectors(3and4)
3Powercordconnector8Ethernetconnector1
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4USBconnectors(1and2)9Ethernetconnector2(sharewithMGMT)
5VGAmonitorconnector10PCIexpansionslot
ConnectorDescription
PowercordconnectorUsedtoconnectthepowercord.
Ethernetconnector
UsedtoattachanEthernetcableforalocalareanetwork(LAN).
Serialport
Usedtoattachadevicethatusesa9-pinserialport.
USBconnectorUsedtoattachadevicethatusesaUSBconnector,suchasaUSBkeyboard
oraUSBmouse.
VGAmonitorconnectorUsedtoattachaVGAmonitororotherdevicesthatuseaVGAmonitorconnector.
Frontcontrolpanel
Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthefrontcontrolpaneloftheserver.
Thefollowingillustrationhelpsyouidentifytheconnectors,controls,andLEDsonthefrontcontrolpanelof
yourserver.
Figure3.Frontcontrolpanel
1IDbuttonandLED4Ethernet2statusLED
2SystemstatusLED
5PowerbuttonandLED
3Ethernet1statusLED
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ThefollowingtabledescribesthemeaningoftheLEDsonthefrontcontrolpanel.
Table3.FrontcontrolpanelLEDs
LEDStateColorDescription
On
BlueIDison. IDLED
OffOff
IDisoff.
OffOffSystemisnormal. Systemstatus
LED
On
Red•Fanalarm
•Voltagealarm
•Temperaturealarm
Blinking
Green
LANisactiveanddataisbeingtransferred.
OnGreen
LANisconnected.
Ethernet1
statusLED
OffOff
LANisnotconnected.
Blinking
Green
LANisactiveanddataisbeingtransferred.
OnGreen
LANisconnected.
Ethernet2
statusLED
OffOff
LANisnotconnected.
OnGreen
Powerison.
Blinking
GreenTheserverpowerisunderS1mode.
Powerstatus
LED
OffOff
Powerisoff.
EachharddiskdrivealsohastwostatusLEDs.StatusLED1(top)indicatespresence(whetherthedriveis
recognizedbythesystem)andStatusLED2(bottom)indicatesdriveactivity.
Notes:
•IftheonboardSASandonboard1068ESASRAIDcontrollerarecongured,notethefollowing:
–TheSGPIOconnectorofthe4–portmini-SAScableinthechassisshouldbeconnectedtotheJ51
connectoronthesystemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage16.
Table4.HarddiskdriveLEDsfortheonboard1068ESASRAIDcontrollerandadd-onSASRAIDadaptercongurations
Description
Harddiskdrivestatus
LED1
Harddiskdrivestatus
LED2
Harddiskdriveisnotpresent.
OffOff
Harddiskdriveispresentbutisnotactive.
OffGreen(forSATAharddisk
drives,thestatusisOff)
Harddiskdriveispresentandactive.
Off
Blinkinggreen
Serverisintheprocessoflocatingtheharddiskdrive.
Blinkinggreen
Green
Harddiskdrivehasfailed.
Red
Green
RAIDisrebuilding.Blinkingred
Green
TheEthernet1andEthernet2connectorshavetwostatusLEDsthatindicatetheLANconnectionand
activityoftheconnection.
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Table5.EthernetLEDs
LEDStateColorDescription
OnGreen10/100/1000Mblinked
Blinking
Green10/100/1000Mbactivity
RJ-45linkage/activity(left)
OffOff
NoLANconnection.
On
Amber1000Mblinkedandactive
OnGreen
100Mblinkedandactive
RJ-45speed(right)
OffOff
10MbmodeornoLANconnection.
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Locatingservercomponents
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationsofthemajorcomponentsinyourserver.
Figure4.Servercomponentlocations
1Systemfans6Frontcontrolpanel(see“Frontcontrolpanel”onpage12)
2Risercardassembly
7Opticaldrive(dependingonthemodel)
3Microprocessorandheat
sink
83.5-inchharddiskdrivedummybay
4Memorymodules93.5-inchharddiskdrive
5Powersupplyassembly
10Lefthandleofthechassis
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Locatingpartsonthesystemboard
Thefollowingillustrationsshowthelocationsofthepartsonthesystemboard.
Figure5.Locatingmajorpartsonthesystemboard
1Memoryslot(CPU1DIMMCHC0)14SATAconnector1
2Memoryslot(CPU1DIMMCHB0)15SATAconnector2
3Memoryslot(CPU1DIMMCHA0)16SA TAconnector3
4Memoryslot(CPU1DIMMCHA1)17SA TAconnector5
5Microprocessor(CPU1)18SATAconnector4
6Powerconnector2(forCPU0)19SASconnectors(top:SAS1;bottom:SAS0)
724-pinpowerconnectorforthesystemboard
20SASconnectors(top:SAS3;bottom:SAS2)
8Microprocessor(CPU0)21SASconnectors(top:SAS5;bottom:SAS4)
9Memoryslot(CPU0DIMMCHA1)22SASconnectors(top:SAS7;bottom:SAS6)
10Memoryslot(CPU0DIMMCHA0)23Onboard1068ESASRAIDcontroller
11Memoryslot(CPU0DIMMCHB0)24Systemboardbattery
12Memoryslot(CPU0DIMMCHC0)25PCIExpressx16cardslot(forarisercardassembly)
13SATAconnector026Powerconnector3(forCPU1)
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Figure6.Locatingotherconnectorsonthesystemboard
1Systemfan1connector7J35(forfrontcontrolcable)
2Systemfan2connector8JP1(clearCMOS)
3Systemfan3connector9USB2connector
4Systemfan4connector10J21(SGPIOconnectorforonboardSASport5-8)
5FrontUSBconnector11JP7(setonboardSAS)
6J51(SGPIOconnectorforonboard
SASport1-4)
12J16(COM2connector)
Thefollowingtableintroducesthejumperswitchesonthesystemboard.
Table6.Jumpersettings
JumperPositionDescription
Pins1-2
Thedefaultpositionatwhichthejumperisplacedonpins1-2duringthenormal
operationofthesystem.
JP1:Clear
CMOS
Pins2-3
Ifthejumperisplacedonpins2-3,whenthejumperismovedbacktothedefault
position,thesettingsofCMOSwillbeclearedautomaticallyatthenextstartup.
Pins1-2
Thedefaultpositionatwhichthejumperisplacedonpins1-2duringthenormal
operationofthesystem.TheonboardSAScontrollerisenabled.
JP7:Set
Onboard
SAS
Pins2-3
Ifthejumperisplacedonpins2-3,theonboardSAScontrollerisdisabled.
Note:BeforeclearingtheCMOS,turnofftheserveranddisconnectthepowercord.Movethejumperfrom
pins1-2topins2-3.Waitmorethanveminutesandthenmovethejumperbacktothenormalposition
(pins1-2)toclearCMOS.
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Locatingconnectorsonthebackplane
Thefollowingillustrationshowstheconnectorlocationsonthebackplane.
Figure7.Backplaneconnectorlocations
1MiniSASsignalconnector2
2Powerconnector
3MiniSASsignalconnector1
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