IBM 393, 391, 389, 388, 392 User Manual

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ThinkServer UserGuide

MachineTypes:0387,0388,0389,0390,0391,0392,0393,and0441

Note:

Beforeusingtheinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•TheReadMeFirstthatcomeswithyourproduct

•“Safetyinformation”onpageiii

•AppendixA“Notices”onpage179

FirstEdition(June2011)

©CopyrightLenovo2011.

LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuantaGeneralServicesAdministration “GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContractNo.GS-35F-05925.

Contents

Safetyinformation..........iii

Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1

Introduction.................1

Serverdocumentation.............2

Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...5

Chapter3.Productoverview......7

Serverpackage...............7

Features..................7

Specications...............12

Software.................12

ThinkServerEasyStartup.........12

ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater.13 BIOSandBMCrmwareupdateutility...13

RAIDcongurationutilities........13

PC-DoctorforDOS...........13

Locations.................13

Machinetype,model,andserialnumber

label.................13

Frontviewoftheserver.........15

Frontpanel..............17

DITmodule..............18

Rearviewoftheserver.........19

Serverlocks..............22

Servercomponents...........25

Hot-swapharddiskdrivestatusLEDs...32

RAIDcard...............33

Hot-swapharddiskdrivebackplane....34

Systemboardcomponents........42

Systemboardjumpers..........46

SystemboardLEDs...........50

Chapter4.T urningonandturningoff

theserver...............53

Turningontheserver............53

Turningofftheserver............53

Chapter5.Conguringtheserver..55

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........55

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....55

ViewinginformationintheSetupUtility

program...............55

SetupUtilityprograminterface......56

Settingthesystemdateandtime.....64

Usingpasswords............65

ConguringtheTPMfunction.......66

Selectingastartupdevice........66

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......67

UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS......67

UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...69

FeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartup

program...............70

StartingtheThinkServerEasyStartup

program...............70

ConguringRAID..............71

AboutRAID..............72

RAIDforyourserver...........73

ConguringRAIDusingtheThinkServer

EasyStartupprogram..........74

ConguringtheonboardSATAsoftware

RAID.................75

ConguringtheadvancedSATAorSAS

hardwareRAID.............80

ConguringtheEthernetcontrollers......81

Updatingthermware............81

UsingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram....81

Chapter6.Installing,removing,or

replacinghardware..........83

Guidelines................83

Precautions..............83

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....84

Systemreliabilityguidelines........84

Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.85

Removingtheservercover..........85

Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel....87

Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware...89

Installingorremovingamemorymodule...89

InstallingorremovingaPCIcard......93

InstallingorremovingtheEthernetcard...96

InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard....98

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServer9240-8i

RAID5UpgradeKey..........100

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerSATA

SoftwareRAID5Key..........102

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServeriKVM

RemoteManagementModule.......105

InstallingorremovingtheTPMmodule...109

InstallingorremovingtheDITmodule....111

Installingorreplacinganopticaldrive....115

Installingorreplacingahot-swapharddisk

drive.................119

Removingorinstallinganon-hot-swaphard

diskdrive...............123

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Replacingthehot-swapharddiskdrive

backplane...............133

Replacingthenon-hot-swappowersupply

assembly...............137

Replacingahot-swapredundantpower

supplymodule.............140

Replacingthepowerdistributionboardand

cageassembly.............143

Replacingthefrontpanelboardassembly..147

Replacingthefrontsystemfan......149

Replacingtherearsystemfan.......152

Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly..154

Replacingthemicroprocessor.......157

Replacingthesystemboardbattery....161

Completingthepartsreplacement.......162

Reinstallingtheservercoverandreconnecting

cables................162

Updatingtheserverconguration.....164

Chapter7.T roubleshootingand

diagnostics.............167

Troubleshootingprocedure..........167

ViewingthestatusanddiagnosticLEDs.....167

Usingthediagnosticprogram.........168

Viewingthesystemeventlog.........168

Basictroubleshootingtables.........168

ThinkServerEasyStartupprogram

problems...............168

Opticaldriveproblems..........169

Harddiskdriveproblems.........170

Memorymoduleproblems........172

Keyboard,mouse,orUSBdeviceproblems..172

Informationresources............175

Usingthedocumentation.........175

ThinkServerWebsite

(http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver)....175

LenovoSupportWebsite.........175

Helpandservice..............176

Beforeyoucall.............176

Callingforservice............176

Usingotherservices..........177

Purchasingadditionalservices......177

AppendixA.Notices.........179

Trademarks................180

Importantnotes..............180

PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice..180

Recyclinginformation............180

Batteryreturnprogram..........181

Requirementforbatteriescontaining

perchlorate..............182

Particulatecontamination..........182

ImportantinformationfortheEuropeanDirective

2002/96/EC................183

RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective

(RoHS)..................186

ChinaRoHS..............187

Turkishstatementofcompliance......187

GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement...188

Electronicemissionnotices..........188

FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)

Statement...............188

Index.................191

Chapter8.Gettinginformation,help,

andservice.............175

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Safetyinformation

Note:Beforeusingtheproduct,besuretoreadandunderstandthemultilingualsafetyinstructionsonthe

documentationDVDthatcomeswiththeproduct.

Antesdeusaroproduto,leiaeentendaasinstruçõesdesegurançamultilínguesnoDVDdedocumentação queoacompanha.

Предидаизползватетозипродукт,задължителнопрочететеивникнетевмногоезичнитеинструкции забезопасноствDVDдискасдокументация,койтосепредоставяспродукта.

PrijeupotrebeovogproizvodaobaveznopročitajtevišejezičnesigurnosneuputekojesenalazenaDVD-us dokumentacijomkojidobivateuzproizvod.

PředpoužitímproduktujetřebasipřečístaporozumětbezpečnostnímpokynůmuvedenýmnadiskuDVDs dokumentací,kterýjedodávánsproduktem.

Førdubrugerproduktet,skaldusørgeforatlæseogforstådesikkerhedsforskrifter,derndespåere sprog,pådendokumentations-dvd,derfølgermedproduktet.

LuetuotteenmukanatoimitetullaDVD-tietolevylläolevatmonikielisetturvaohjeetennentämäntuotteen käyttöä.

Avantd'utiliserleproduit,veillezàbienlireetcomprendrelesinstructionsdesécuritémultilinguesgurant 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,måduleseogforstådenerspråkligesikkerhetsinformasjonenpåDVDenmed 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:Eachcautionanddangerstatementinthistopicislabeledwithanumber.Thisnumberis usedtocrossreferenceanEnglish-languagecautionordangerstatementwithtranslatedversionsofthe cautionordangerstatementintheSafetyInformationdocument.Forexample,ifadangerstatementis labeled“Statement1,”translationsforthisdangerstatementareintheSafetyInformationdocumentunder “Statement1.”

Besuretoreadandunderstandallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentbeforeyouperformthe procedures.Readandunderstandanyadditionalsafetyinformationthatcomeswiththeserveroroptional devicebeforeyouinstall,remove,orreplacethedevice.

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Statement1

DANGER

Electricalcurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.

Toavoidashockhazard:

•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orrecongurationofthis

productduringanelectricalstorm.

•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.

•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.

•Whenpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.

•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceofre,water ,orstructuraldamage.

•Disconnecttheattachedpowercords,telecommunicationssystems,networks,andmodemsbeforeyou

openthedevicecovers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationandcongurationprocedures.

•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.

•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespeciedherein 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,youmustconnecttheotherendofthepowercordtoaneasilyaccessiblepowersource.

Statement7

CAUTION: Ifthedevicehasdoors,besuretoremoveorsecurethedoorsbeforemovingorliftingthedeviceto avoidpersonalinjury.Thedoorswillnotsupporttheweightofthedevice.

Statement8

CAUTION: Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.

Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabel attached.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethesecomponents.Ifyoususpectaproblemwith oneoftheseparts,contactaservicetechnician.

Statement9

CAUTION: Toavoidpersonalinjury,disconnectthehot-swapfancablesbeforeremovingthefanfromthedevice.

Statement10

CAUTION: Thefollowinglabelindicatessharpedges,corners,orjointsnearby.

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Statement11

CAUTION: Thefollowinglabelindicatesahotsurfacenearby.

Statement12

DANGER

Overloadingabranchcircuitispotentiallyarehazardandashockhazardundercertainconditions.Toavoid thesehazards,ensurethatyoursystemelectricalrequirementsdonotexceedbranchcircuitprotection requirements.Refertotheinformationthatisprovidedwithyourdeviceforelectricalspecications.

Statement13

CAUTION: Makesurethattherackissecuredproperlytoavoidtippingwhentheserverunitisextended.

Statement14

CAUTION: SomeaccessoryoroptionboardoutputsexceedClass2orlimitedpowersourcelimitsandmustbe installedwithappropriateinterconnectingcablinginaccordancewiththenationalelectriccode.

Statement15

CAUTION: Thepower-controlbuttononthedevicedoesnotturnofftheelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothe device.Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanoneconnectiontodcpower.T oremoveallelectrical currentfromthedevice,ensurethatallconnectionstodcpoweraredisconnectedatthedcpower inputterminals.

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Statement16

CAUTION: Toreducetheriskofelectricshockorenergyhazards:

•Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledbytrainedservicepersonnelinarestricted-accesslocation,as denedbytheNECandthelatesteditionofIEC60950,TheStandardforSafetyofInformation TechnologyEquipment.

•Connecttheequipmenttoareliablygroundedsafetyextralowvoltage(SELV)source.AnSELV sourceisasecondarycircuitthatisdesignedsothatnormalandsinglefaultconditionsdonot causethevoltagestoexceedasafelevel(60Vdirectcurrent).

•Thebranchcircuitovercurrentprotectionmustberatedinaccordancewithlocalbuildingcodes.

•Use16AmericanWireGauge(AWG)or1.3mm

copperconductoronly,notexceeding3meters

inlength.

•T orquethewiring-terminalscrewsto12inch-pounds(1.4newton-meters).

•Incorporateareadilyavailableapprovedandrateddisconnectdeviceintheeldwiring.

Statement17

CAUTION: ThisproductcontainsaClass1Mlaser.Donotviewdirectlywithopticalinstruments.

Statement18

CAUTION: Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mounteddevices.

Statement19

CAUTION: Hazardousmovingparts.Keepngersandotherbodypartsaway.

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Statement20

CAUTION: Thebatteryisalithiumionbattery.T oavoidpossibleexplosion,donotburnthebattery.Exchangeit onlywiththeLenovo-approvedpart.Recycleordiscardthebatteryasinstructedbylocalregulations.

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Chapter1.Generalinformation

Thischapterprovidessomegeneralinformationaboutyourproduct.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Introduction”onpage1

•“Serverdocumentation”onpage2

Introduction

ThisuserguideforyourLenovo specications,componentlocations,congurationinstructions,hardwarereplacementprocedures,and basictroubleshootinganddiagnostics.

YourservercomeswithadocumentationDVDthatcontainsvariousserverdocumentstohelpyouuseand maintaintheserver.Meanwhile,yourservercomeswithaThinkServerEasyStartupDVDthatprovidesa convenientsolutionforconguringtheserverandinstallinganoperatingsystem.

TheLenovoLimitedWarranty(LLW)containsthewarrantytermsthatapplytotheproductyoupurchasedfrom Lenovo.ReadtheLLWonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.Aprintablegenericversion ofthelatestLLWisalsoavailableinmorethan30languagesathttp://www.lenovo.com/warranty/llw_01.If youcannotobtaintheLLWthroughthedocumentationDVDorLenovoWebsite,contactyourlocalLenovo ofceorresellertoobtainaprintedversionoftheLLW,freeofcharge.

ThinkServer

productcontainsinformationabouttheserverfeatures,

Forwarrantyservice,consulttheworldwideLenovoSupporttelephonelist.Telephonenumbersaresubject tochangewithoutnotice.Themostup-to-datetelephonelistforLenovoSupportisalwaysavailableonthe Websiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/support/phone.Ifthetelephonenumberforyourcountryorregionisnot listed,contactyourLenovoresellerorLenovomarketingrepresentative.

Toobtainthemostup-to-dateinformationabouttheserver,goto: http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver

LenovomaintainspagesontheWorldWideWebwhereyoucangetthelatesttechnicalinformationand downloaddocumentationordevicedriversandupdates.ToaccesstheLenovoSupportWebsite,goto: http://www.lenovo.com/support

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Recordinformationaboutyourserverinthefollowingtable.Y ouwillneedtheinformationifyoueverneed tohaveyourserverserviced.

Forwheretondtheproductinformationlabelonthechassis,see“Machinetype,model,andserialnumber label”onpage13.

Productname

Machinetypeandmodel(MT-M)

Serialnumber(S/N)

Dateofpurchase

______________________________________________

Youcanregisteryourserverbyfollowingtheinstructionsat: http://www.lenovo.com/register

Youwillreceivethefollowingbenetsafterregisteringyourserver:

•Fasterservicewhenyoucallforhelp

•Automaticnoticationoffreesoftwareandspecialpromotionaloffers

Serverdocumentation

Thistopicprovidesgeneraldescriptionsofthevariousdocumentationforyourserverandinstructionson howtoobtainallthedocumentation.

Printeddocuments

Thefollowingdocumentsareprintedoutandcontainedinyourserverpackage.

•ReadMeFirst Thisisamultilingualdocumentyoushouldreadrst.Thisdocumentguidesyoutoreadthecomplete

warranty,support,andsafetyinformationonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserverbefore usingtheproduct.Thisdocumentalsoprovidesinformationabouthowtondthemostup-to-date informationontheLenovoSupportWebsite.

•ImportantNotices Thisdocumentincludessafetyandlegalnoticesthatyoushouldreadandunderstandbeforeusing

theserver.

DocumentationDVD

ThedocumentationDVD,whichcomeswithyourserver,containsvariousdocumentsforyourserverin PortableDocumentFormat(PDF).Toviewthedocumentation,youneedtohavetheAdobeReaderprogram installed.YoucandownloadthedesiredlanguageversionofthelatestAdobeReaderprogramfromthe AdobeWebsiteat: http://www.adobe.com

Note:LenovomaintainspagesontheWorldWideWebwhereyoucangetthelatesttechnicalinformation anddownloaddocumentationordevicedriversandupdates.Someinformationinthedocumentsonthe

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documentationDVDmightchangewithoutnoticeaftertherstreleaseoftheDVD.Youcanalwaysobtainall themostup-to-datedocumentationforyourserverfromtheLenovoWebsiteat: http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides

ThefollowingdocumentsareonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver:

•SafetyInformation Thisisamultilingualdocumentthatincludesallthesafetystatementsforyourproductinmorethan30

languages.Besuretoreadandunderstandallthesafetystatementsbeforeusingtheproduct.

•WarrantyandSupportInformation ThisdocumentincludestheLenovowarrantystatement,CustomerReplaceableUnits(CRUs)information,

andinformationabouthowtocontactLenovoSupport.

•UserGuide Thisdocumentprovidesdetailedinformationtohelpyougetfamiliarwithyourserverandhelpyouuse,

congure,andmaintainyourserver.

•RemoteManagementModuleUserGuide ThisdocumentprovidesinformationtohelpyouusetheintegratedKeyboard,Video,andMouse(iKVM)

functionforserverremotemanagement.ThisdocumentisinEnglishonly.

Note:AThinkServeriKVMRemoteManagementModule(hereinafterreferredtoastheiKVMkey)is requiredandthisoptionshouldbeinstalledontheiKVMkeyconnectoronthesystemboardtoenable theiKVMfunction.

•MegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuide ThisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)andhowto

usetheutilityprogramstocongure,monitor,andmaintainyourserverRAIDandrelateddevices.This documentisinEnglishonly.

Note:RefertothisdocumentforhardwareRAIDinformationifyouhavearequiredRAIDcardinstalledin theserver.See“InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard”onpage98 SATAsoftwareRAID,see“ConguringtheonboardSATAsoftwareRAID”onpage75

.Forinformationabouttheonboard

Documentfortrainedservicepersonnelonly

ThefollowingdocumentisintendedfortrainedservicepersonnelofLenovoandisonlyavailableinEnglish ontheLenovoWebsiteat: http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides

HardwareMaintenanceManual

Thisdocumentprovidesdiagnosticinformation,partslisting,andreplacementproceduresforalleld replaceableunits(FRUs,partsreplacedbytrainedservicepersonnel)aswellasallCRUs.

Chapter1.Generalinformation3

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Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap

Thischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.

Theserversetupprocedurevariesdependingonthecongurationoftheserverwhenitwasdelivered.In somecases,theserverisfullyconguredandyoujustneedtoconnecttheservertothenetworkandan acpowersource,andthenyoucanturnontheserver.Inothercases,theserverneedstohavehardware featuresinstalled,requireshardwareandrmwareconguration,andrequiresanoperatingsystemto beinstalled.

Thegeneralprocedureforsettingupyourserveris:

1.Unpacktheserverpackage.See“Serverpackage”onpage7.

2.Installanyrequiredhardwareorserveroption.SeetherelatedtopicinChapter6“Installing,removing, orreplacinghardware”onpage83

3.ConnecttheEthernetcableandpowercord(s)totheserver.See“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage 19tolocatetheconnectors.

4.T urnontheservertoverifyoperation.See“Turningontheserver”onpage53.

5.ReviewtheUniedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)settingsandcustomizeasneeded.See“Using theSetupUtilityprogram”onpage55

6.CongureRAIDandinstalltheoperatingsystemandbasicdrivers.See“UsingtheThinkServer EasyStartupprogram”onpage69and“ConguringRAID”onpage71.

7.Installanyadditionaldriversneededforaddedfeatures.Refertotheinstructionsthatcomewiththe hardwareoption.

8.CongureEthernetsettingsintheoperatingsystembyreferringtotheoperatingsystemhelp.Thisstep isnotrequirediftheoperatingsystemwasinstalledusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.

9.Checkforrmwareanddriverupdates.See“Updatingthermware”onpage81.

10.Installotherapplications.Refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththeapplicationsthatyouwantto install.

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Chapter3.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouttheserverpackage,features,specications,softwareprograms, andcomponentlocations.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Serverpackage”onpage7

•“Features”onpage7

•“Specications”onpage12

•“Software”onpage12

•“Locations”onpage13

Serverpackage

Theserverpackageincludestheserver,powercord(s),printeddocumentation,documentationDVD,and softwaremedia.

Figure1.Serverpackage

1Server 2Materialbox,includingpowercord(s),printeddocumentation,documentationDVD,andsoftwaremedia

Features

Thistopicprovidesgeneralinformationabouttheserverfeaturesforavarietyofmodels.Dependingonyour specicmodel,somefeaturesmightvaryornotbeavailable.Forinformationaboutyourspecicmodel,use theSetupUtilityprogram.See“ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage55.

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Microprocessor

Yourservercomeswithoneofthefollowingmicroprocessors(internalcachesizevariesbymodel):

•Intel

Xeon

quad-coremicroprocessor

•IntelXeondual-coremicroprocessor

•IntelCore™i3microprocessor

ForalistoftheThinkServermicroprocessoroptions,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver.Clickthe

ProductstabandthenclickOptions➙ThinkServerProcessorstoviewtheinformation.

Memory

Yourserversupportsuptofourdoubledatarate3unbuffereddualinlinememorymodules(DDR3UDIMMs) withErrorCheckingandCorrecting(ECC)technology.

•Supports2GBand4GB1333MHzDDR3UDIMMs

•Single-rankordual-rank

•Minimumsystemmemory:2GB(onlyone2GBmemorymoduleinstalledintheDIMMA2slot)

•Maximumsystemmemory:16GB(one4GBmemorymoduleinstalledineachofthefourmemoryslots) Formoreinformation,see“Systemboardcomponents”onpage42and“Memorymoduleinstallation

rules”onpage90.

Powersupply

Yourservercomeswithoneofthefollowingpowersupplycongurations:

•Onescrew-secured,non-hot-swap400-wattpowersupply(80PlusBronzeCompliantanduniversalinput)

•Oneortwohot-swap450-wattredundantpowersupplymodules(80PlusGoldCompliantanduniversal input)

Fans

Youservercomeswiththefollowingfanstoprovidepropersystemcoolingandairow:

•Oneheatsinkandfanassembly

•Oneortwofrontsystemfansdependingonthemodel

•Onerearsystemfan

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Internaldrives

Internaldrivesaredevicesthatyourserverusestoreadandstoredata.Theinternaldrivessupported byyourservervarybymodel.

•Harddiskdrive –Fivetoeight3.5-inchhot-swapSerialAdvancedTechnologyAttachment(SATA)orSerialAttached

SCSI(SAS)harddiskdrives(SCSIistheacronymforSmallComputerSystemInterface) –Uptoeight2.5-inchhot-swapSASharddiskdrives –Uptofour3.5-inchhot-swapSATAorSASharddiskdrives –Uptofour3.5-inchnon-hot-swapSATAharddiskdrives

Note:ForservermodelswithmorethanfourharddiskdrivesormodelsthatuseSASharddiskdrives, theremustbearequiredRAIDcardinstalled.See“RAIDcard”onpage33

•Opticaldrive –Uptotwo5.25-inchSATAopticaldrives(DVD-ROMorDVDBurner/CD-RWRambo8)

–Theloweropticaldrivebayisinstalledwitha5.25-inchSATAopticaldrive(DVD-ROMorDVDBurner/

CD-RWRambo8).TheupperopticaldrivebayisforaRemovableDiskTechnology(RDX)Universal SerialBus(USB)drivebundle.

Forthelocationinformationabouttheinternaldrivesordrivebays,see“Servercomponents”onpage

.ForinformationabouttheRDXUSBdrivebundleandinstructionsonhowtoinstallit,refertothe

25 documentationthatcomeswiththeRDXUSBdrivebundle.Inyourserver,theP6powerconnectorofthe powersupplyisfortheRDXUSBdrivebundle.YoucanpurchasethisoptiondirectlyfromLenovo.The optionnameisLenovoRemovableDiskT echnology(RDX)USBDriveBundle.TheRDXtechnologycombines thecharacteristicsoftapebackupwithdiskstoragetohelpyouprotectandarchivedata.

Expansionslots

Theserverhasfourexpansionslotsonthesystemboard.Fordetailedinformation,see“Systemboard components”onpage42.

Input/Output(I/O)features

•OneVideoGraphicsArray(VGA)DB-15connectorontherearpanel

•SixUSB2.0connectors(twoonthefrontpanelandfourontherearpanel)

•TwoRJ-45Ethernetconnectorsontherearpanel

•Twoserialconnectors(onefully-functionalserialconnectorontherearpanelandoneinternalserial connectoronthesystemboardforoptionaluse)

Forthelocationinformationabouttheconnectors,refertotherelatedtopicin“Locations”onpage13

Videosubsystem

AnintegratedgraphicscontrollerintheBaseboardManagementController(BMC)chiponthesystemboard tosupportaVGADB-15connectorontherearpanelforconnectingvideodevices

Ethernetconnectivity

TheservercomeswithanintegratedIntelGigabitEthernetcontrolleraswellasanEthernetphysicallayer (PHY)oftheOpenSystemsInterconnectionmodel(OSImodel).Theyprovidetheserverwiththeability tosupporttwoEthernetconnectorsontherearpanelwith10Mbps,100Mbps,or1000Mbpsnetwork connectivity.Formoreinformation,see“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage19

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Reliability,availability,andserviceability

Reliability,availability,andserviceability(hereinafterreferredtoasRAS)arethreeimportantserverdesign features.TheRASfeatureshelpyoutoensuretheintegrityofthedatastoredontheserver,theavailabilityof theserverwhenyouneedit,andtheeasewithwhichyoucandiagnoseandcorrectproblems.

YourserverhasthefollowingRASfeatures:

•Securityfeatures –Serverlocks(see“Serverlocks”onpage22)

–Administratorpasswordanduserpasswordtohelpprotectunauthorizedaccesstotheserver(see

“Usingpasswords”onpage65)

–TrustedPlatformModule(TPM)connectoronthesystemboardforaTPMmodule,whichisasecurity

chip,tohelpprotectyourserverandstrengthenserversecurity

Note:TheTPMmoduleisonlyavailableinsomemodels. –Remotemonitoringorcontrolbyanadministratortoprovideprotectionorhelp –Hot-swapredundantpowersupplymodulestohelpyouavoidsignicantinterruptiontotheoperation

ofthesystemwhenapowersupplymodulefails(availableinsomemodels)

•Basicsystemmanagementfeatures –Abilitytostorethepower-onself-test(POST)hardwaretestresults

–BIOSSetupUtilityprogram

TheBIOSSetupUtilityprogramhelpsyouviewtheserverinformationandconguretheserverinthe pre-operatingsystemenvironment.See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage55

–BMCandIntelligentPlatformManagementInterface(IPMI)2.0

ThesystemboardplatformmanagementsubsystemisbasedontheintegratedBMCfeatures.The BMCisamanagementchipthatisintegratedonthesystemboardofyourserver.WiththeBMCchip, nomatterwhatconditiontheserveroperatingsystemisinandnomatteriftheserverisonoroff,aslong astheserverisconnectedtonetworkandanacpowersource,theinteractionwiththeBMCcontrolled serverscanbeachievedthroughsystemnetwork.Theusercanobtaintheserverhardwarehealth informationandsystemeventlog(SEL),andisabletoconducttheoperationsincludingturningonor offtheserver,restartingtheserver,lockingthepowerswitchonthefrontpanel,andsoon.Thispartof theservermanagementisindependentoftheoperatingsystemandiscalledout-of-bandmanagement.

ThesystemboardplatformmanagementsubsystemconsistsoftheintegratedBMC,communication buses,sensors,BasicInputOutputSystem(BIOS),andservermanagementrmware.Itisresponsible forerrormanagementandreporting,systempowercontrol,thermalmonitoring,systemfancontrol, andothermanagementfeatures.TheBMCprovidessystemmanagementandmonitoringfeatures basedontheIPMI2.0specication.IPMIhelpslowertheoverallcostsofservermanagement.Youcan ndmoreinformationaboutIPMI2.0fromtheWebsiteofIntel.TheBMCalsosupportssomenon-IPMI features,suchastheDynamicHostCongurationProtocol(DHCP)andthePlatformEnvironment ControlInterface(PECI),toprovidemoresystemmanagementfunctions.

RefertotheRemoteManagementModuleUserGuideonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyour serverformoreinformation.

–Hot-swapfeature

Somemodelssupporthot-swapharddiskdrivesandorhot-swapredundantpowersupplymodules. Withthehot-swapfeature,youcaninstall,remove,orreplaceharddiskdrivesorafailingpowersupply modulewithoutturningofftheserver.

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–PrebootExecutionEnvironment(PXE)

TheIntelPXEtechnologyenablesyoutobootyourcomputers,loadanoperatingsystem,ordeploy executableimagesfromaremoteserverbyusinganetworkinterface.Theoperationcanbedone independentlyoflocaldatastoragedevices(suchasharddiskdrives)orinstalledoperatingsystems.

–RedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)

YourserversupportsonboardSATAsoftwareRAIDandadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAID congurationsifyouhavearequiredRAIDcardinstalled.Fordetailedinformation,see“Conguring RAID”onpage71.

–Statuslight-emittingdiodes(LEDs)anddiagnosticLEDs

FormoreinformationabouttheLEDsforyourserver,refertotherelatedtopicsin“Locations”on page13.

–ThinkServerEasyStartupprogramandThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdaterprogram

Formoreinformationaboutthesoftwareprograms,see“Software”onpage12.

–WakeonLAN

WhentheWakeonLANfeatureisenabledonacomputerthatisconnectedtoalocalareanetwork (LAN),anetworkadministratorcanremotelyturnonorwakeupthecomputerfromamanagement consoleusingremotenetworkmanagementsoftware.Besides,manyotherfunctions,suchasdata transferandsoftwareupdates,canbeperformedremotelywithoutremoteattendanceandcanbedone afternormalworkinghoursandonweekendstosavetimeandincreaseproductivity.

•Advancedsystemmanagementfeatures TheBMCrmwaresupportsthefollowingadvancedsystemmanagementfeatures:

Note:TheadvancedsystemmanagementfeaturesareonlyavailablewhentheBMCdetectsthepresence ofanintegratedkeyboard,video,andmouse(iKVM)key.TheiKVMkeyisaremotemanagementmodule. YoucanpurchaseaniKVMkeyfromLenovoandinstallitontheiKVMkeyconnectoronthesystemboard ofyourservertoenabletheiKVMfunctionandactivatetheadvancedsystemmanagementfeatures.

–iKVMredirection

TheBMCrmwaresupportsiKVMredirectionoverLAN.Thisfeatureisavailableremotelyfromthe embeddedWebserver.Theremotemanagementmodulecandigitizeandcompressthecollected keyboard,video,andmousesignalsfromthehostsystemandthensendthemtotheremoteconsole. Meanwhile,itiseasilyaccessiblebyremoteKVMandcontrollablethroughLANorInternet.Fordetailed information,refertotheRemoteManagementModuleUserGuideonthedocumentationDVDthat comeswithyourserver.

–Mediaredirection

TheembeddedWebserverprovidesaJavaJNLPtoenabletheremotemediaredirection.Thisisused inconjunctionwiththeremoteKVMfeatureorasastandaloneapplet.

Themediaredirectionfeatureisintendedtoenablesystemadministratorsoruserstomountaremote opticaldrive,oppydrive,orUSBashdiskasaUSBdevicetotheserver.Oncemounted,theremote devicefunctionsasalocaldevicetotheserver,enablingsystemadministratorsoruserstobootthe serverandinstallsoftware(includingoperatingsystems),copyles,updatetheBIOSfromthisdevice.

–WebServicesforManagement(WS-MAN)

TheBMCrmwaresupportstheWS-MANspecication.

–LocalDirectoryAuthenticationProtocol(LDAP)

TheBMCrmwaresupportstheLDAPforuserauthentication.

Note:TheIPMIusers,passwords,andsessionsarenotsupportedoverLDAP.

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–EmbeddedWebserver

TheBMCprovidesanembeddedWebserverforout-of-bandmanagement.Theuserauthenticationis handledbyIPMIusernamesandpasswords.Formoreinformation,refertotheRemoteManagement ModuleUserGuideonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.

Specications

Thistopicliststhephysicalspecicationsforyourserver.

Dimensions

Width:195mm(7.68inches) Height:430mm(16.93inches)withoutfootstands;445mm(17.52inches)withfootstands Depth:595mm(23.43inches)includingthefrontbezel

Weight

Theproductweightvariesdependingondifferentsystemcongurations.

Rangeofproductweightwithoutpackage:19kg(41.89lb)to28kg(61.73lb) Rangeofproductpackageweight:2.8kg(6.17lb)to3.5kg(7.72lb)

Environment

•Airtemperature: Operating:10°Cto35°C(50°Fto95°F)

Storage:-40°Cto70°C(-40°Fto158°F)inoriginalshippingpackage

•Altitude:0to3048m(0to10000ft)

•Humidity: Operating:8%to80%(non-condensing)

Storage:8%to90%(non-condensing)

Electricalinput

Universalinput:

Minimum:90Vac Maximum:264Vac Inputfrequencyrange:47to63Hz

Software

Thistopicprovidesinformationaboutthesoftwareprogramsthatyoucanusetohelpyousetup,use, andmaintaintheserver.

ThinkServerEasyStartup

TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramsimpliestheprocessofconguringRAIDandinstallingsupported Microsoft providedwithyourserveronaself-starting(bootable)ThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.Theuserguidefor theprogramisalsoontheDVDandcanbeaccesseddirectlyfromtheprograminterface.Fordetailed information,see“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage69

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Windows

andLinuxoperatingsystemsanddevicedriversonyourserver.Thisprogramis

ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater

TheThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdaterprogram(hereinafterreferredtoasFirmwareUpdater) enablesyoutomaintainyourserverrmwareup-to-dateandhelpsyouavoidunnecessaryserveroutages. TheFirmwareUpdaterprogramisprovidedontheLenovoSupportWebsite.Formoreinformationabout downloadingandusingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram,see“Updatingthermware”onpage81

BIOSandBMCrmwareupdateutility

TheBIOSandBMCrmwarekeepsupdatingaftertheshipmentoftheserver.Lenovomaintainspages ontheSupportWebsiteandprovidestheBIOSandBMCrmwareupdateutilitywithinstructionsfor downloadtohelpyouupdatetheBIOSandBMCrmwareifneeded.Formoreinformation,see“Updatingor recoveringtheBIOS”onpage67

andor“Updatingthermware”onpage81.

RAIDcongurationutilities

YourserversupportsonboardSATAsoftwareRAIDandadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDcongurations ifyouhavearequiredRAIDcardinstalled.Fordetailedinformation,see“ConguringRAID”onpage71.

PC-DoctorforDOS

ThePC-DoctorforDOSisadiagnostictoolthatyoucanusetotestandgatherinformationaboutyoursystem inordertoensureyoursystemisworkingcorrectlyandresolveanyhardwareissues.Youcandownloadthe latestversionofthisdiagnosticprogramfromhttp://www.lenovo.com/supportandcreateaself-starting DOS-baseddiagnosticutilitythatyoucanusetodetectfailinghardwarecomponentsindependentlyofthe operatingsystem.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthediagnosticprogram”onpage168

Locations

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocateyourservercomponents.

Machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabel

Thistopichelpsyoulocatethetwolabelsthatcontainthemachinetype,model,andserialnumber informationforyourserver.Thetwolabelsarethesame.Oneisonthefrontbezelandtheotherison thechassis.

Themachinetype,model,andserialnumberidentifyyourserver.WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,the informationhelpssupporttechnicianstoidentifyyourserverandprovidefasterservice.

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Thefollowingillustrationisasampleofthemachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabelsontheserver.

Note:Dependingonthemodeltype,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationinthistopic.

Figure2.Machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabels

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Frontviewoftheserver

CPU

MEM

PSU

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethepartsonthefrontoftheserver.

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthefrontviewoftheserver.

Figure3.Frontviewoftheserver

1Frontpanel6Frontdoor 2Opticaldrivebay2(withanopticaldriveinstalled

7Frontdoorlock

insomemodels)

3Opticaldrivebay1(withanopticaldriveinstalled) 4Opticaldriveeject/closebutton9DoctorInsideTechnology(DIT)panel(availableinsome

8Frontdoorhandle

models)

5OpticaldrivestatusLED

1Frontpanel

Fordetailedinformationaboutthecontrol,connectors,andstatusLEDsonthefrontpanel,see“Front panel”onpage17.

2Opticaldrivebay2

The5.25-inchopticaldrivebay2isforasecondaryopticaldriveoraRDXUSBdrivebundle(serveroption). Somemodelshaveasecondaryopticaldriveinstalled.

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3Opticaldrivebay1

Yourservercomeswithanopticaldriveinstalledinthe5.25-inchopticaldrivebay1.

4Opticaldriveeject/closebutton

Pressthisbuttontoejectorclosetheopticaldrivewhentheserverpowerison.

5OpticaldrivestatusLED

TheopticaldrivestatusLEDisblinkingingreenwhentheopticaldriveisworkingorinthePOSTprocess.

6Frontdoor

7Frontdoorlock

Youcanlockthefrontdoortoprotecttheharddiskdrivecagesfromunauthorizedaccess.

8Frontdoorhandle

Thefrontdoorhandlehelpsyoutoopenthefrontdoor.

9DITpanel

TheDITpanelisonlyavailableinmodelsthatcomewithaDITmodule.Formoreinformation,see“DIT module”onpage18.

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Frontpanel

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethecontrol,connectors,andLEDsonthefrontpanelof theserver.

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthecontrol,connectors,andLEDsonthefrontpaneloftheserver. Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromthefollowingillustration.

Figure4.Frontpanel

1PowerswitchwithpowerstatusLED 2HarddiskdrivestatusLED 3NetworkInterfaceController(NIC)1statusLED7FrontUSBconnector2 4NIC2statusLED

1PowerswitchwithpowerstatusLED

5SystemstatusLED 6FrontUSBconnector1

Youcanpressthepowerswitchtoturnontheserverwhenyounishsettinguptheserver.Youcanalso holdthepowerswitchforseveralsecondstoturnofftheserverifyoucannotturnofftheserverfromthe operatingsystem.SeeChapter4“Turningonandturningofftheserver”onpage53

.ThepowerstatusLED

helpsyoutodeterminethecurrentpowerstatus.

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PowerstatusLED

OnGreen Off

Blinking

2HarddiskdrivestatusLED

Color

Theserverison.

None

GreenTheserverisinACPIS1mode,whichisalsoknown

Theserverisoff.

asPowerOnSuspend(POS)mode.Inthismode,the microprocessorisnotworkingwhileotherhardware devicesarestillworking.

Description

TheharddiskdrivestatusLEDhelpsyoutodeterminethestatusoftheharddiskdriveactivity.

HarddiskdrivestatusLED

3NIC1statusLED

4NIC2statusLED

Color

Off

Blinking

NoneTheharddiskdriveisnotinuse.

Green

Theharddiskdriveisactiveanddataisbeing transferred.

Description

ThetwoNICstatusLEDsindicatetheLANstatusfortheEthernetconnector1andEthernetconnector2 ontherearpaneloftheserver.

NICstatusLEDColor

5SystemstatusLED

OnGreen Off

Blinking

TheserverisconnectedtoaLAN.

None

Green

TheserverisdisconnectedfromaLAN. TheLANisconnectedandactive.

Description

ThesystemstatusLEDhelpsyoutodetermineifthereareanysystemerrors.

SystemstatusLEDColor

On Off

AmberAsystemerrorhasoccurred.

None

Theserverisoffortheserverisonandisworking correctly.

Description

6FrontUSBconnector1

7FrontUSBconnector2

UsedtoattachadevicethatrequiresaUSBconnector,suchasaUSBkeyboard,aUSBmouse,aUSB scanner,oraUSBprinter.IfyouhavemorethansixUSBdevices,youcanpurchaseaUSBhub,which youcanusetoconnectadditionalUSBdevices.

DITmodule

ThistopicprovidesinformationabouttheDITmoduleandthediagnosticLEDsonthepaneloftheDIT module.

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