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ThinkServer InstallationandUserGuide
MachineTypes:1045,1046,1047,and1048
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Note
Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:
•TheImportantNoticesthatcomeswithyourproduct
•TheSafetyInformationandtheWarrantyandSupportInformationonthedocumentationDVDthatcomes withyourproduct
SecondEdition(February2011)
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Contents
Safetyinformation..........iii
Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1
Introduction.................1
Noticesandstatementsinthedocument.....1
Relateddocumentation............2
Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...3
Chapter3.Featuresand
technologies..............5
Whatisincludedwithyourserver........5
Features..................5
Specications................5
Softwareprograms..............7
EasyStartup...............7
EasyManage...............7
Reliability,availability,andserviceability......7
Chapter4.Locatingparts,controls,
LEDs,andconnectors.........9
Frontview.................9
Rearview.................10
Frontcontrolpanel.............11
Locatingservercomponents.........13
Locatingpartsonthesystemboard......14
Locatingconnectorsonthebackplane.....16
Chapter5.Installing,removing,or
replacinghardware..........17
Guidelines................17
Basicguidelines............17
Systemreliabilityguidelines........18
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....18
Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.19
Removingtheservercover..........19
Installing,removing,orreplacingoptionalhardware
devices.................20
Installingorremovingamemorymodule...20
Removingorinstallinginternaldrives....23
Removingorinstallingtherisercard
assembly...............34
InstallingorremovingaPCIcard......36
Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware
devices.................38
Removingorinstallingthesystemboard
battery................38
RemovingorinstallingtheRAIDcontroller..40
RemovingorinstallingtheEthernetcard...50 Removingorinstallingthemicroprocessorfan
duct.................51
Removingorinstallingthepowersupply...52 Removingorinstallingthesystemfans...55
Removingorinstallingtheheatsink....58
Removingorinstallingthemicroprocessor..61
Completingthepartsreplacement.......65
Installingtheservercover........65
Connectingthecables..........65
Turningontheserver..........66
Updatingtheserverconguration.....66
Turningofftheserver..........66
Connectingexternaldevices.......67
Chapter6.Conguringtheserver..69
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........69
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....70
IntroductionoftheBIOSitems.......70
Usingpasswords............77
RAIDcontrollers..............78
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...79
BeforeyouusetheEasyStartupDVD....79
Setupandconguration.........79
ConguringRAID............80
Typicaloperatingsysteminstallation....80
Onboard1068ESASRAIDcontrollerConguration
Utilityprogram...............81
InstallingtheSASSGPIOcables......81
StartingtheCongurationUtilityprogram..81
AccessingtheAdapterPropertieswindow..82
SASRAIDsettings...........83
CreatingordeletingtheRAID1array....83
AccessingtheSASTopologywindow....84
ConguringtheGigabitEthernetcontroller....84
Updatingthermware............84
UsingtheEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater
program...............84
InstallingtheThinkServerEasyManageprogram.85
Chapter7.Troubleshooting......87
Troubleshootingtables...........87
DVDdriveproblems...........87
Generalproblems............88
Harddiskdriveproblems.........88
Intermittentproblems..........88
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Keyboard,mouse,orpointing-device
problems...............89
Memoryproblems...........89
Microprocessorproblems........90
Monitorproblems............91
Optional-deviceproblems........92
Powerproblems............93
Serialportproblems...........94
Softwareproblems...........95
UniversalSerialBus(USB)portproblems..96
Solvingpowerproblems...........96
SolvingEthernetcontrollerproblems......96
Solvingundeterminedproblems........97
Eventlogs................98
Viewingeventlogswithoutrestartingthe
server................98
Systemeventlog..............99
DiagnosticLEDsonthefrontcontrolpanel...99
Onboarddebugdigitron...........99
AppendixA.RAIDbatterycard
assembly..............101
Specications...............101
Batterylifeanddataretentiontime.....101
Beforeyoucall...............103
Usingthedocumentation..........103
GettinghelpandinformationfromtheWorldWide
Web...................103
LenovoSupportWebsite..........104
Callingforservice.............104
Usingotherservices............105
Purchasingadditionalservices........105
LenovoproductserviceinformationforTaiwan..105
AppendixC.Notices........107
Trademarks................108
Importantnotes..............108
Productrecyclinganddisposal........108
Particulatecontamination..........109
Turkishstatementofcompliance.......110
Batteryreturnprogram...........110
GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement...111
Electronicemissionnotices..........111
FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)
Statement...............111
Index.................115
AppendixB.Gettinghelpand
technicalassistance........103
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Safetyinformation

Beforeinstallingthisproduct,readtheSafetyInformation.
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Important:Eachcautionanddangerstatementinthisdocumentislabeledwithanumber.Thisnumber
isusedtocrossreferenceanEnglish-languagecautionordangerstatementwithtranslatedversionsof thecautionordangerstatementintheSafetyInformationmanual.Forexample,ifacautionstatementis labeled“Statement1,”translationsforthiscautionstatementareintheSafetyInformationmanualunder “Statement1.”
Besuretoreadandunderstandallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentbeforeyouperform theprocedures.Readandunderstandanyadditionalsafetyinformationthatcomeswiththeserveroran optionaldevicebeforeyouinstall,remove,orreplacethedevice.
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.TurndeviceON.
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1.TurneverythingOFF.
2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlet.
3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.
4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.
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Statement2
CAUTION: Whenreplacingthelithiumbattery,useonlythebatteryrecommendedbythemanufacturer.Ifyour systemhasamodulecontainingalithiumbattery,replaceitonlywiththesamemoduletypemadeby thesamemanufacturer.Thebatterycontainslithiumandcanexplodeifnotproperlyused,handled,or disposedof.Donot:
•Throworimmerseintowater
•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)
•Repairordisassemble
Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.
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.
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Statement5
CAUTION: Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerswitchonthepowersupplydonotturnoff theelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanonepower cord.T oremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected fromthepowersource.
Statement8
CAUTION: Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.
Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabel attached.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethesecomponents.Ifyoususpectaproblemwith oneoftheseparts,contactaservicetechnician.
Statement11
CAUTION: Thefollowinglabelindicatessharpedges,corners,orjointsnearby.
Statement12
CAUTION: Thefollowinglabelindicatesahotsurfacenearby.
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Statement13
DANGER
Overloadingabranchcircuitispotentiallyarehazardandashockhazardundercertain conditions.T oavoidthesehazards,ensurethatyoursystemelectricalrequirementsdonotexceed branchcircuitprotectionrequirements.Refertotheinformationthatisprovidedwithyourdevice forelectricalspecications.
Statement15
CAUTION: Makesurethattherackissecuredproperlytoavoidtippingwhentheserverunitisextended.
Statement17
CAUTION: Thefollowinglabelindicatesmovingpartsnearby.
Statement26
CAUTION: Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mounteddevices.
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Chapter1.Generalinformation

Thischapterprovidessomegeneralinformationaboutyourserver.
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:
•“Introduction”onpage1
•“Noticesandstatementsinthedocument”onpage1
•“Relateddocumentation”onpage2

Introduction

ThisInstallationandUserGuideisforyourLenovo®ThinkServer®RD240server(machinetypes1045,1046, 1047,and1048).Thisdocumentcontainsthefollowinginformation:
•Settingupandcablingtheserver
•Startingandconguringtheserver
•Installingoptionsandreplacingcustomerreplaceableunits(CRUs)
•Solvingproblems
TheservercomeswiththeThinkServerEasyStartupDVDtohelpyoucongurethehardware,installdevice drivers,andinstalltheoperatingsystem.
Theservercomeswithalimitedwarranty.Forinformationaboutthetermsofthewarrantyandgetting serviceandassistance,seetheWarrantyandSupportInformationonthedocumentationDVDthatcomes withyourserver.
Toobtainthemostup-to-dateinformationabouttheserverandotherLenovoproducts,goto: http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver
Recordinformationabouttheserverinthefollowingtable.Y ouwillneedthisinformationwhenyouregister theserverwithLenovo.
Productname
Machinetype1045,1046,1047,or1048
Modelnumber
Serialnumber
Themodelnumberandserialnumberareonthelabelsonthebottomoftheserverandonthefront,visible throughthebezel.
ThinkServerRD240
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Noticesandstatementsinthedocument

ThecautionanddangerstatementsthatappearinthisdocumentarealsointhemultilingualSafety Information.Eachcautionanddangerstatementinthisdocumentislabeledwithanumber.Thisnumberis
usedtocrossreferenceanEnglish-languagecautionordangerstatementwithtranslatedversionsofthe cautionordangerstatementintheSafetyInformation.See“Relateddocumentation”onpage2fordetailed informationabouthowtogetthevariousdocumentationforyourserver.
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Thefollowingnoticesandstatementsareusedinthisdocument:
•Note:Thesenoticesprovideimportanttips,guidance,oradvice.
•Important:Thesenoticesprovideinformationoradvicethatmighthelpyouavoidproblemsor inconvenientsituations.
•Attention:Thesenoticesindicatepotentialdamagetoprograms,devices,ordata.Anattentionnoticeis placedjustbeforetheinstructionorsituationinwhichdamagecouldoccur.
•Caution:Thesestatementsindicatesituationsthatcanbepotentiallyhazardoustoyou.Acaution statementisplacedjustbeforethedescriptionofapotentiallyhazardousproceduresteporsituation.
•Danger:Thesestatementsindicatesituationsthatcanbepotentiallylethalorextremelyhazardous toyou.Adangerstatementisplacedjustbeforethedescriptionofapotentiallylethalorextremely hazardousproceduresteporsituation.

Relateddocumentation

ThedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourservercontainsdocumentationfortheserverinPortable DocumentFormat(PDF).ToviewthedocumentationontheDVD,youneedtohavetheAdobeReader
5.0programorlaterinstalled.
Thefollowingtableprovidesinformationaboutthegeneraldescriptionsofthevariousdocumentation providedwithyourserverandhowtoobtainallthedocumentation.
Table1.Relateddocumentationfortheserver
DocumentationDescriptionLocation
HardwareMaintenance Manual
ImportantNotices
RackInstallation Instructions
ReadMeFirst
SafetyInformation
WarrantyandSupport Information
Note:YoucanobtainallthedocumentationinPDFforyourserverfromtheLenovoSupportWebsiteat: http://www.lenovo.com/support
Thisdocumentprovidesdiagnostic information,partslisting,replacement proceduresforallCRUs,andreplacement proceduresforothereldreplaceableunits (FRUs)replacedbytrainedservicepersonnel.
Thisdocumentincludessafetyandlegal noticesthatyouareexpectedtoreadbefore usingtheserver.
Thisdocumentprovidesinstructionsonhow toinstallyourserverinarack.
ThisdocumentdirectsyoutotheThinkServer DocumentationDVDforcompletewarranty andsupportinformation.
Thisdocumentincludestranslationsofall safetystatementsusedintheThinkServer documentation.
Thisdocumentincludesthewarranty statementandinformationabouthowto contactLenovoSupport.
ThisdocumentisinEnglishandposted ontheLenovoSupportWebsiteat http://www.lenovo.com/support.
Thisdocumentisprintedoutand providedinserverpackaging.
TheEnglishversionofthisdocument isprintedoutandprovidedinthe serverpackaging.Additionallanguages areprovidedontheThinkServer DocumentationDVDandontheLenovo SupportWebsite: http://www.lenovo.com/support
Thisdocumentisprintedoutand providedinserverpackaging.
AvailableontheThinkServer
DocumentationDVD
AvailableontheThinkServer DocumentationDVD
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Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap

Thischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.
Theserversetupprocedurevariesdependingonthecongurationoftheserverwhenitwasdelivered.In somecases,theserverisfullyconguredandyoujustneedtoconnecttheservertothenetworkandan electricaloutlet,andthenyoucanturnontheserver.Inothercases,theserverneedstohavehardware featuresinstalled,requireshardwareandrmwareconguration,andrequirestheoperatingsystemto beinstalled.
Table2.Serversetuproadmap
TaskWheretondtheinformation
Unpack Installhardware InstalltheserverintherackTheRackInstallationInstructionsmanualisprintedandalsoincludedonthe
ConnecttheEthernetcable andpowercord
Turnontheservertoverify operation
ReviewtheBIOSsettings andcustomizeasneeded
CongureRAID(onboard SATARAIDortheinstalled SASRAIDadapter)
Checkforrmwareupdates Installoperatingsystemand
basicdrivers Installanyadditionaldrivers
neededforaddedfeatures CongureEthernetsettings
intheoperatingsystem Installremotemanagement
applications Installapplications
Chapter3“Featuresandtechnologies”onpage5 Chapter5“Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware”onpage17
ThinkServerDocumentationDVD. “Rearview”onpage10
“Turningontheserver”onpage66
“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage70
“RAIDcontrollers”onpage78
“UsingtheEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdaterprogram”onpage84 “UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage79
Refertotheinstructionsthatcamewiththehardwareoption.
Seetheoperatingsystemhelp.Thisstepisnotrequirediftheoperatingsystemwas installedusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.
“InstallingtheThinkServerEasyManageprogram”onpage85
Refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththeapplicationsthatyouwanttoinstall.
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Chapter3.Featuresandtechnologies

Whatisincludedwithyourserver

TheRD240serverpackageincludestheserver,apowercord,documentation,theThinkServer DocumentationDVD,andsoftwaremedia.

Features

TheRD240serveroffersthefollowingfeaturesandtechnologies:
•Microprocessor(s):TheserversupportsuptotwoIntel®Xeon®dual-core,quad-core,orhex-core microprocessors.
•BIOS:Theserverrmwaredenesastandardinterfacebetweentheoperatingsystem,platformrmware, andexternaldevices.
•EasyStartupDVD:TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramguidesyouthroughthecongurationofthe hardware,theRAIDcontroller,andtheinstallationoftheoperatingsystemanddevicedrivers.
•Integratednetworksupport:Theservercomeswithtwointegratedsingle-portGigabitEthernet controllersandeachsupportsconnectiontoa10Mbps,100Mbps,or1000Mbpsnetwork.Formore information,see“ConguringtheGigabitEthernetcontroller”onpage84.
•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: toaredundantEthernetconnection.IfaproblemoccurswiththeprimaryEthernetconnection,all Ethernettrafcthatisassociatedwiththeprimaryconnectionisautomaticallyswitchedtotheredundant NIC.Iftheapplicabledevicedriversareinstalled,thisswitchingoccurswithoutdatalossandwithout userintervention.
•IntelligentPlatformManagementInterface(IPMI)2.0:Thecommand-lineinterfaceprovidesdirect accesstoservermanagementfunctionsthroughtheIPMI2.0protocol.Usethecommand-lineinterface toissuecommandstocontroltheserverpower,viewsysteminformation,andidentifytheserver.Y oucan alsosaveoneormorecommandsasatextleandruntheleasascript.
•RAIDsupport:Theserversupportsanintegrated1068ESASRAIDcontrollerandanadd-onSASRAID card(ThinkServer8708ELPSASRAIDAdapterorThinkServer8708EM2RAIDAdapter),whichare requiredforyoutousethehot-swapSASorSATAharddiskdrivesandtocreatetheredundantarrayof independentdisks(RAID)congurations.
Thetwoonboardnetworkinterfacecontrollers(NIC)provideafailovercapability
Specications
Thefollowinginformationisasummaryofthefeaturesandspecicationsoftheserver.Dependingonthe servermodel,somefeaturesmightnotbeavailable,orsomespecicationsmightnotapply.
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Table3.Featuresandspecications
Microprocessor(s):Supportsupto twoIntelXeondual-core,quad-core, orhex-coremicroprocessors.Forthe specictypeandspeedinformation aboutthemicroprocessor,use theSetupUtilityprogram.See “UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”on page69 microprocessorsforyourserver,goto http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver. OntheThinkServersystemspage, clickProducts➙Options➙
ThinkServerProcessors.
Memorymodules:
•Minimumsystemmemory:2GB
•Maximumsystemmemory:64GB
•T ypes:ECC,1333MHz,DDR3
•Slots:Eightdualinlinememory
•Supports2GB,4GB,and8GB
Integratedgraphicscard:
•8MBvideomemory
Size:
•Height:87.5mm(3.45inches)
•Width:448mm(17.64inches)
•Depth:683mm(26.89inches)
•
.Foralistofthesupported
(eightmemoryslots,eachwithone 8GBRDIMMinstalled)
registeredSDRAMDIMMsonly
module(DIMM)slots
RDIMMs
Maximumweight:30kg(66.14lb) whenfullycongured
Opticaldrive:
•SlimDVD/RW
Harddiskdriveexpansionbays (dependingonthemodel):
Uptoeight3.5-inchSATAorSAS harddiskdrives
Expansionslots:
•OnePCIExpressx16cardsloton thesystemboardforarisercard (therearethreePCIExpressx8 cardslotsontherisercard)
Powersupply:750-wattsingle powersupply/750-wattredundant powersupply
Systemfans:Foursystemfans withautomaticenergy-saving,noise reductiontechnology
Integratedfunctions:
•T wosingle-portGbEthernet controllers
•SixUSB2.0connectors(twofront andfourrear)
•T woRJ-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.
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Table3.Featuresandspecications(continued)
RAIDadapters:
•Onboard1068ESASRAIDadapter
•ThinkServer8708ELPSASRAID Adapter
•ThinkServer8708EM2RAID Adapter
Electricalinput
•Inputvoltage: –Lowrange:
–Highrange:
Minimum:100Vac Maximum:127Vac Inputfrequencyrange:50to
60Hz
Minimum:200Vac Maximum:240Vac Inputfrequencyrange:50to
60Hz
Notes:
1.Powerconsumptionandheat outputvarydependingonthe numberandtypeofoptional featuresinstalledandthe power-managementoptional featuresinuse.
2.Thesoundlevelsweremeasured incontrolledacoustical environmentsaccordingto theproceduresspeciedbythe AmericanNationalStandards Institute(ANSI)S12.10and ISO7779andarereportedin accordancewithISO9296. Actualsound-pressurelevelsina givenlocationmightexceedthe averagevaluesstatedbecause ofroomreectionsandother nearbynoisesources.The noiseemissionlevelstated isthedeclared(upperlimit) sound-powerlevel,inbels,fora randomsampleofsystem.
3.Thereisnokeyboardconnector ormouseconnectoronthe server.Y oucanconnectaUSB keyboardandUSBmouseto theserverbyusingtheUSB connectors.

Softwareprograms

Lenovoprovidessoftwaretohelpgetyourserverupandrunning.

EasyStartup

TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramsimpliestheprocessofconguringRAIDandinstallingsupported Microsoft®Windows®andLinuxoperatingsystemsanddevicedriversonyourserver.TheEasyStartup programisprovidedwithyourserverontheThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.TheDVDisself-starting (bootable).TheuserguidefortheEasyStartupprogramisontheDVDandcanbeaccesseddirectlyfromthe programinterface.Foradditionalinformation,see“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage79

EasyManage

TheThinkServerEasyManageAgentenablesthisservertobemanagedbythecentralizedconsoleofan EasyManageCoreServeroverthenetwork.TheThinkServerEasyManageAgentissupportedon32-bitand 64-bitWindows,RedHat,andSUSEoperatingsystems.

Reliability,availability,andserviceability

Reliability,availability,andserviceability(hereafterreferredtoasRAS)arethreeimportantserverdesign features.TheRASfeatureshelpyoutoensuretheintegrityofthedatastoredontheserver,theavailabilityof theserverwhenyouneedit,andtheeasewithwhichyoucandiagnoseandcorrectproblems.
.
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TheserverhasthefollowingRASfeatures:
•AdvancedCongurationandPowerInterface(ACPI)
•AdvancedDesktopManagementInterface(DMI)
•Automaticmemorydownsizingonerrordetection
•Automaticrestartonnon-maskableinterrupt(NMI)
•Availabilityofmicrocodelevel
•Built-in,menu-drivensetup,systemconguration,andRAIDconguration
•Built-inmonitoringforfan,temperature,andvoltage
•Coolingfanswithspeed-sensingcapability
•ECCDDR3SDRAMwithSerialPresenceDetect(SPD)
•Errorcodesandmessagestohelpyouidentifyproblems
•Generatingerrorlogsforthepower-onself-test(POST)failures
•Hot-swapSASharddiskdrives
•IntegratedEthernetcontrollers
•IntelligentPlatformManagementInterface(IPMI)2.0
•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
23.5-inchharddiskdrivebay
33.5-inchharddiskdrivedummy
bay
4Opticaldrive 5Frontcontrolpanel(see“Frontcontrolpanel”onpage11)
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Rearview

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationsoftheconnectorsandpartsontherearoftheserver.
Figure2.Rearviewoftheserver
1Powersupply1 2Powersupply2bay(blankand
6Serialport 7USBconnectors(3and4)
coveredbyabaybezel)
3Powercordconnector8Ethernetconnector1 4USBconnectors(1and2)9Ethernetconnector2(sharewithMGMT) 5VGAmonitorconnector10PCIexpansionslot
ConnectorDescription
PowercordconnectorUsedtoconnectthepowercord. Ethernetconnector Serialport
UsedtoattachanEthernetcableforalocalareanetwork(LAN). Usedtoattachadevicethatusesa9-pinserialport.
USBconnectorUsedtoattachadevicethatusesaUSBconnector,suchasaUSBkeyboard
oraUSBmouse.
VGAmonitorconnectorUsedtoattachaVGAmonitororotherdevicesthatuseaVGAmonitorconnector.
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Frontcontrolpanel

Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthefrontcontrolpaneloftheserver.
Thefollowingillustrationhelpsyouidentifytheconnectors,controls,andLEDsonthefrontcontrolpanelof yourserver.
Figure3.Frontcontrolpanel
1IDbuttonandLED4Ethernet2statusLED 2SystemstatusLED 3Ethernet1statusLED
5PowerbuttonandLED
ThefollowingtabledescribesthemeaningoftheLEDsonthefrontcontrolpanel.
Table4.FrontcontrolpanelLEDs
LEDStateColorDescription
On OffOff OffOffSystemisnormal. Systemstatus
LED
On
BlueIDison. IDLED
IDisoff.
Red•Fanalarm
•Voltagealarm
•T emperaturealarm
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Table4.FrontcontrolpanelLEDs(continued)
LEDStateColorDescription
Ethernet1 statusLED
Ethernet2 statusLED
Powerstatus LED
Blinking
OnGreen OffOff
Blinking
OnGreen OffOff OnGreen
Blinking
OffOff
Green
Green
GreenTheserverpowerisunderS1mode.
LANisactiveanddataisbeingtransferred. LANisconnected. LANisnotconnected. LANisactiveanddataisbeingtransferred. LANisconnected. LANisnotconnected. Powerison.
Powerisoff.
EachharddiskdrivealsohastwostatusLEDs.StatusLED1(top)indicatespresence(whetherthedriveis recognizedbythesystem)andStatusLED2(bottom)indicatesdriveactivity.
Table5.HarddiskdrivestatusLEDsfortheonboard1068ESASRAIDadapterandadd-onSASRAIDadapter congurations
Harddiskdrivestatus
Description
Harddiskdriveisnotpresent. Harddiskdriveispresentbutisnotactive.
Harddiskdriveispresentandactive. Serverisintheprocessoflocatingtheharddiskdrive. Harddiskdrivehasfailed. RAIDisrebuilding.Blinkingred
OffOff OffGreen(forSATAharddisk
Off Blinkinggreen Red
LED1
Harddiskdrivestatus
LED2
drives,thestatusisOff) Blinkinggreen Green Green Green
TheEthernet1andEthernet2connectorshavetwostatusLEDsthatindicatetheLANconnectionand activityoftheconnection.
Table6.EthernetLEDs
LEDStateColorDescription
RJ-45linkage/activity(left)
RJ-45speed(right)
OnGreen10/100/1000Mblinked Blinking OffOff On OnGreen OffOff
Green10/100/1000Mbactivity
NoLANconnection.
Amber1000Mblinkedandactive
100Mblinkedandactive 10MbmodeornoLANconnection.
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Locatingservercomponents

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationsofthemajorcomponentsinyourserver.
Figure4.Servercomponentlocations
1Systemfans6Frontcontrolpanel(see“Frontcontrolpanel”onpage11) 2Risercardassembly 3Microprocessorandheat
7Opticaldrive(dependingonthemodel)
83.5-inchharddiskdrivedummybay
sink
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 8Microprocessor(CPU0)21SASconnectors(top:SAS5;bottom:SAS4) 9Memoryslot(CPU0DIMMCHA1)22SASconnectors(top:SAS7;bottom:SAS6) 10Memoryslot(CPU0DIMMCHA0)23Onboard1068ESASRAIDcontroller 11Memoryslot(CPU0DIMMCHB0)24Systemboardbattery 12Memoryslot(CPU0DIMMCHC0)25PCIExpressx16cardslot(forarisercard) 13SATAconnector026Powerconnector3(forCPU1)
20SASconnectors(top:SAS3;bottom:SAS2)
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Figure6.Locatingotherconnectorsonthesystemboard
1Systemfan1connector7J35(forfrontcontrolcable) 2Systemfan2connector8JP1(clearCMOS) 3Systemfan3connector9USB2connector 4Systemfan4connector10J21(SGPIOconnectorforonboardSASport5-8) 5FrontUSBconnector11JP7(setonboardSAS) 6J51(SGPIOconnectorforonboard
12J16(COM2connector)
SASport1-4)
Thefollowingtableintroducesthejumperswitchesonthesystemboard.
Table7.Jumpersettings
JumperPositionDescription
JP1:Clear CMOS
JP7:Set Onboard SAS
Pins1-2
Pins2-3
Pins1-2
Pins2-3
Thedefaultpositionatwhichthejumperisplacedonpins1-2duringthenormal operationofthesystem.
Ifthejumperisplacedonpins2-3,whenthejumperismovedbacktothedefault positionsandatthenextstartup,thesettingsofCMOSwillbeclearedautomatically.
Thedefaultpositionatwhichthejumperisplacedonpins1-2duringthenormal operationofthesystem.TheonboardSAScontrollerisEnabled.
Ifthejumperisplacedonpins2-3,theonboardSAScontrollerisDisabled.
Note:BeforeclearingtheCMOS,turnofftheserveranddisconnectthepowercord.Movethejumperfrom pins1-2topins2-3.Waitmorethanveminutesandthenmovethejumperbacktothenormalposition (pins1-2)toclearCMOS.
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Locatingconnectorsonthebackplane

Thefollowingillustrationshowstheconnectorlocationsonthebackplane.
Figure7.Backplaneconnectorlocations
1MiniSASsignalconnector2 2Powerconnector 3MiniSASsignalconnector1
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Chapter5.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware

Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstall,remove,orreplacehardwareforyourserver.
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:
•“Guidelines”onpage17
•“Removingtheservercover”onpage19
•“Installing,removing,orreplacingoptionalhardwaredevices”onpage20
•“Installing,removing,orreplacinghardwaredevices”onpage38
•“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage65

Guidelines

Thissectionprovidessomeguidelinesthatyoushouldreadandunderstandbeforeusingyourserver.

Basicguidelines

Beforeyouusetheserver,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowingguidelines:
•BesuretoreadandunderstandtheSafetyInformationandtheWarrantyandSupportInformationonthe documentationDVDthatcomeswithyourproduct,and“Guidelines”onpage17 helpyouworksafely.T oobtainacopyofthepublications,goto: http://www.lenovo.com/support
•Whenyouinstallyournewserver,taketheopportunitytodownloadandapplythemostrecentrmware updates.Thisstepwillhelpyoutoensurethatanyknownissuesareaddressedandtheserverisreadyto functionatoptimalperformance.Todownloadrmwareupdatesforyourserver,dothefollowing:
1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
2.ClickDownload&Drivers➙ThinkServerandthenfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpageto downloadrmwareupdatesforyourserver.
•Observegoodhousekeepingintheareawhereyouareworking.Putremovedcoversandotherparts inasafeplace.
•Ifyoumustturnontheserverwhiletheservercoverisremoved,makesurethatnooneisneartheserver andthatnotoolsorotherobjectshavebeenleftinsidetheserver.
•Donotattempttoliftanobjectthatyouthinkistooheavyforyou.Ifyouhavetoliftaheavyobject, observethefollowingprecautions:
.Theseinformationwill
–Makesurethatyoucanstandsafelywithoutslipping. –Distributetheweightoftheobjectequallybetweenyourfeet. –Useaslowliftingforce.Nevermovesuddenlyortwistwhenyouliftaheavyobject. –Toavoidstrainingthemusclesinyourback,liftbystandingorbypushingupwithyourlegmuscles.
•Makesurethatyouhaveanadequatenumberofproperlygroundedelectricaloutletsfortheserver, monitor,andotherdevices.
•Backupallimportantdatabeforeyoumakechangestodrives.
•Haveasmallat-bladescrewdriveravailable.
•ToviewtheerrorLEDsonthesystemboardandinternalcomponents,leavetheserverconnectedto power.
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•Y oudonothavetoturnofftheservertoinstallorreplacehot-swapfans,redundanthot-swapacpower supplies,orhot-plugUSBdevices.However,youmustturnofftheserverbeforeperforminganystepsthat involveinstalling,removing,orreplacingadaptercablesornon-hot-swapoptionaldevicesorcomponents.
•Aftercompletinganyinstallation,removal,orreplacementprocedure,reinstallallsafetyshields,guards, labels,andgroundwires.
•Foralistofsupportedoptionaldevicesfortheserver,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver.
•Whenworkinginsidetheserver,youmightndsometaskseasierifyoulaytheserveronitsside.

Systemreliabilityguidelines

Tohelpensurepropercoolingandsystemreliability,makesurethatyoufollowtheseguidelines:
•EverydrivebayhasaninternaldriveinstalledoranElectroMagneticCompatibility(EMC)shieldinstalled.
•Iftheserverhasredundantpower,everypowersupplybayhasapowersupplyassemblyinstalled.
•Leaveadequatespacearoundtheservertomakesurethattheservercoolingsystemworkswell.
•Properlyroutethecables.Forsomeoptions,suchasPCIcards,followthecablinginstructionsthat comewiththeoptions.
•Makesurethatyoureplaceafailingfanwithin48hours.
•Whenreplacingahot-swapdrive,installthenewhot-swapdrivewithintwominutesofremoval.
•Donotremoveanyairductorairbafeswhiletheserverisrunning.Operatingtheserverwithoutthe airductorairbafesmightcausethemicroprocessortooverheat.
•Thesecondmicroprocessorsocketalwayscontainseitheramicroprocessorsocketcoverora microprocessor.

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices

Attention:
Donotopenthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthenewpartuntilthedefectiveparthasbeenremovedfromthe serverandyouarereadytoinstallthenewpart.Staticelectricity,althoughharmlesstoyou,canseriouslydamage servercomponentsandparts.
Whenyouhandleserverpartsandcomponents,taketheseprecautionstoavoidstatic-electricitydamage:
•Limityourmovement.Movementcancausestaticelectricitytobuilduparoundyou.
•Wearanelectrostatic-dischargewriststrap,ifoneisavailable.
•Alwayscarefullyhandlethepartsandothercomponents(suchasPCIcards,memorymodules,system boards,andmicroprocessors)byitsedgesoritsframe.Donottouchsolderjoints,pins,orexposed circuitry.
•Preventothersfromtouchingthepartsandothercomputercomponents.
•Beforeyoureplaceanewpart,touchthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthenewparttoametal expansion-slotcoverorotherunpaintedmetalsurfaceontheserverforatleasttwoseconds.This reducesstaticelectricityfromthepackageandyourbody.
•Removethenewpartfromthestatic-protectivepackageanddirectlyinstallitintheserverwithout placingitonanyothersurface.Ifitishardforyoutodothisinyourspecicsituation,placethe static-protectivepackageofthenewpartonasmooth,levelsurface,andthenplacethenewparton thestatic-protectivepackage.
•Donotplacethepartontheservercoverorothermetalsurface.
•Takeadditionalcarewhenhandlingdevicesduringcoldweather.Heatingreducesindoorhumidity andincreasesstaticelectricity.
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Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron

Attention:
Staticelectricitythatisreleasedtointernalservercomponentswhentheserveristurnedonmightcausetheserverto halt,whichmightresultinthelossofdata.Toavoidthispotentialproblem,alwaysuseanelectrostatic-dischargewrist straporothergroundingsystemwhenyouworkinsidetheserverwiththepoweron.
Theserversupportshot-swapdevicesandisdesignedtooperatesafelywhileitisturnedonandthecoveris removed.Followtheseguidelineswhenyouworkinsidetheserverwiththepoweron:
•Avoidwearingloose-ttingclothingonyourforearms.Buttonlong-sleevedshirtsbeforeworkinginside theserver;donotwearcufflinkswhileyouareworkinginsidetheserver.
•Donotallowyournecktieorscarftohanginsidetheserver.
•Removejewelry,suchasbracelets,necklaces,rings,andloose-ttingwristwatches.
•Removeitemsfromyourshirtpocket,suchaspensandpencils.Theseitemsmightfallintotheserveras youleanoverit.
•Avoiddroppinganymetallicobjectsintotheserver,suchaspaperclips,hairpins,andscrews.

Removingtheservercover

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage17.
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremovetheservercover.
Toremovetheservercover,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrives.Then,turnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.
2.Disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.
3.Disconnectthepowercord(s),Input/Output(I/O)cables,andallothercablesthatareconnectedto theserver.
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4.Loosenthethumbscrewintherearoftheservercover1.Then,slidetheservercovertotherearuntil youcanliftituptocompletelyremoveitfromthechassis2.
Notes:
a.Thethumbscrewissecurelyinstalledandyouneedtouseatool,suchasascrewdriver,toloosenit. b.Thethumbscrewisanintegratedpartoftheservercoveranditcannotberemovedfromtheserver
cover.
Figure8.Removingtheservercover
Attention:Forpropercoolingandairow,installtheservercoverbeforeturningontheserver.Operatingthe serverformorethan30minuteswiththeservercoverremovedmightdamageservercomponents.
Toreinstalltheservercover,see“Installingtheservercover”onpage65.

Installing,removing,orreplacingoptionalhardwaredevices

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstall,remove,orreplaceoptionalhardwaredevicesforyour server.Youcanexpandthecapabilitiesofyourserverbyaddingmemorymodules,PCIcards,ordrives, andmaintainyourserverbyreplacingthefailingoptionalhardwaredevices.Ifyouarereplacinganoptional hardwaredevice,performtheremovalprocedureandthenperformtheinstallationprocedurefortheoptional hardwaredevicethatyouwanttoreplace.

Installingorremovingamemorymodule

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorremoveamemorymodule.Foralistofthesupported memorymodulesforyourserver,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver.OntheThinkServersystems page,clickProducts➙Options➙ThinkServerMemory.
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Memorymoduleinstallationrules
YourserverhaseightmemoryslotsforinstallingorreplacingDDR3SDRAMDIMMsthatprovideuptoa maximumof64GBofsystemmemory.
Thefollowingtablesprovideinformationaboutthememorymoduleinstallationrulesthatyoushould considerwheninstallingamemorymodule.The“X”markindicatesthesuggestedmemoryslot(s)into whichthememorymodule(s)shouldbeinstalledindifferentsituations.Thenumber,forexample1,2,or3, indicatestheinstallationsequence.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage14 variousmemoryslots.
Note:Allmemorymoduletypesandcapacitiesmustbeconsistent.
Table8.DIMMinstallationruleswhenasinglemicroprocessor(CPU0)isinstalled
DIMMslotOneDIMMTwoDIMMsThreeDIMMsFourDIMMs
CPU0DIMMCHA1 CPU0DIMMCHA0 CPU0DIMMCHB0 CPU0DIMMCHC0
Note:InstallingDIMMsonchannelAandchannelBofCPU0shouldenableChannelMirroringMode.Thismode requiresthatyouinstalltheDIMMsinpair,andtheDIMMinstallationforChannelMirroringModeisoneDIMMon CPU0DIMMCHA0andoneDIMMonCPU0DIMMCHB0whenasinglemicroprocessor(CPU0)isinstalled.
XX,1X,1X,1
X,2X,2X,2
X,3X,3
toidentifythe
X,4
Table9.DIMMinstallationruleswhentwomicroprocessors(CPU0andCPU1)areinstalled
DIMMslotTwoDIMMsFourDIMMsSixDIMMsEightDIMMs
CPU0DIMMCHA1 CPU0DIMMCHA0 CPU0DIMMCHB0 CPU0DIMMCHC0 CPU1DIMMCHA1 CPU1DIMMCHA0 CPU1DIMMCHB0 CPU1DIMMCHC0
Note:FortheChannelMirroringMode,itrequiresthatyouinstalltheDIMMsinpair,andtheDIMMinstallationfor ChannelMirroringModewhentwomicroprocessors(CPU0andCPU1)areinstalledisshownbelow.Followthis sequenceratherthanthesequencelistedaboveifyouwanttousetheChannelMirroringMode.
1.Pair1:installaDIMMonCPU0DIMMCHA0andtheninstallaDIMMonCPU0DIMMCHB0.
2.Pair2:installaDIMMonCPU1DIMMCHA0andtheninstallaDIMMonCPU1DIMMCHB0.
X,1X,1X,1X,1
X,3X,3X,3
X,5X,5
X,2X,2X,2X,2
X,4X,4X,4
X,6X,6
Installingamemorymodule
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage17.
X,7
X,8
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallamemorymodule.
Toinstallamemorymodule,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
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2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage19.
3.Locatetheappropriatememoryslotonthesystemboardintowhichyouwillinstallthememorymodule. Tooptimizesystemperformance,followtherelatedmemorymoduleinstallationrulesandinstallthe memorymoduleintoamemoryslotstartingwiththememorymodulefarthestfromthemicroprocessor. See“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage21.
4.Opentheretainingclipsofthememoryslotintowhichyouwanttoinstallthememorymodule.
Figure9.Openingtheretainingclipsofthememoryslot
5.T ouchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenewmemorymoduletoanyunpaintedmetal surfaceontheoutsideoftheserver.Then,removethenewmemorymodulefromthepackage.
6.Positionthenewmemorymoduleoverthememoryslot.Makesurethatthenotch1onthenewmemory moduleisalignedwiththekey
2inthememoryslot.Then,pressthenewmemorymodulestraightdown
intothememoryslotuntiltheretainingclipscloseandthenewmemorymodulesnapsintoposition.
Note:Ifthereisagapbetweenthememorymoduleandtheretainingclips,thememorymodulehas notbeencorrectlyinstalled.Opentheretainingclips,removethememorymodule,andthenreinstallit intotheslot.
Figure10.Installingthememorymodule
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage65.
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Removingamemorymodule
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage17.
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveamemorymodule.
Toremoveamemorymodule,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage19.
3.Locatethememoryslotwiththememorymodulethatyouwanttoremove.See“Locatingpartsonthe systemboard”onpage14
4.Carefullyopentheretainingclipsoneachendofthememoryslotandthengraspthememorymodule straightupbyitsedges.
forthelocationsofthememoryslots.
Figure11.Removingthememorymodule
5.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturnthefailingmemorymodule,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseany packagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage65.

Removingorinstallinginternaldrives

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveorinstallinternaldrivesfortheserver.
See“Specications”onpage5forinformationaboutthetypesofinternaldrivesthattheserversupportsand otherimportantinformation,andsee“Frontview”onpage9forthelocationsofthedrivebaysintheserver.
Wheninstallinganinternaldrive,besuretoconsiderthefollowinginformation:
•Makesurethatyouhaveallthecablesandotherequipmentthatisspeciedinthedocumentationthat comeswiththedrive.
•Selectthedrivebayinwhichyouwanttoinstallthedrive.
•Checktheinstructionsthatcomewiththedrivetoseewhetheryouhavetosetanyswitchesorjumpers onthedrive.IfyouareinstallingaSASdevice,besuretosettheSASIDforthatdevice.
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•TheEMIintegrityandcoolingoftheserverareprotectedbyhavingallbays,PCIslots,andPCIExpress slotscoveredoroccupied.Whenyouinstalladrive,PCIcard,orPCIExpresscard,savetheEMC shieldandllerpanelfromthebay,PCIcardslot,orPCIExpresscardslotintheeventthatyoulater removethedevice.
•Foralistofthesupportedharddiskdrivesforyourserver,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver.On theThinkServersystemspage,clickProducts➙Options➙ThinkServerHardDrives.
Removingtheopticaldrive
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage17.
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremovetheopticaldrive.
Toremovetheopticaldrive,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage19.
3.Thereisonescrewoneachsideandtwoscrewsonthetop.Removethefourscrewsthatsecurethe driveaccesspanel(1).Slidethedriveaccesspanelbackandliftittoremoveit(2).
Figure12.Removingthedriveaccesspanel
4.Disconnectthepowercableandthesignalcablefromtherearoftheopticaldrive.
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5.Removetheretainingscrewontherearbracketoftheopticaldrive.
Figure13.Removingtheopticaldrivecageretainingscrew
6.Slideouttheopticaldrivecagewiththeopticaldrive.
Figure14.Slidingouttheopticaldrivecagewiththeopticaldrive
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7.Removethetworetainingscrewsthatsecuretheopticaldriveinthecage.Then,slidetheoptical driveoutofthecage.
Figure15.Removingthetworetainingscrewsthatsecuretheopticaldriveinthecage
8.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheremovedopticaldrive,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseany packagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage65.
Installingtheopticaldrive
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage17.
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheopticaldrive.
Toinstalltheopticaldrive,dothefollowing:
1.Ifyouarereplacingtheopticaldrive,makesurethat:
•Y ouhaveallthecablesandotherequipmentthatisspeciedinthedocumentationthatcomes
withthenewopticaldrive.
•Y ouhavecheckedtheinstructionsthatcomewiththenewopticaldrivetodeterminewhetheryou
mustsetanyswitchesorjumpersinthedrive.
Note:Ifyouareinstallingadrivethatcontainsalaser,observethefollowingsafetyprecautions.
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Statement3
CAUTION: Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,DVDdrives,beropticdevices,ortransmitters)are installed,notethefollowing:
•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposure tohazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.
•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespeciedherein mightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.
DANGER
SomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3Blaserdiode.Notethefollowing.
Laserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeam,donotviewdirectlywithoptical instruments,andavoiddirectexposuretothebeam.
2.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
3.Removetheservercover.SeeRemovingtheservercover.
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4.Thereisonescrewoneachsideandtwoscrewsonthetop.Removethefourscrewsthatsecurethe driveaccesspanel(1).Slidethedriveaccesspanelbackandliftittoremoveit(2).
Figure16.Removingthedriveaccesspanel
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5.Removetheretainingscrewontherearbracketoftheopticaldrive.
Figure17.Removingtheopticaldrivecageretainingscrew
6.Slideouttheopticaldrivecage.
Figure18.Slidingouttheopticaldrivecage
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7.Removethebezeloftheopticaldrivecage.
Figure19.Removingthebezeloftheopticaldrivecage
8.T ouchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenewopticaldrivetoanyunpaintedmetalsurface ontheserver.Then,removetheopticaldrivefromthepackageandplaceitonastatic-protective surface.
9.Followtheinstructionsthatcomewiththeopticaldrivetosetjumpersorswitches,ifthereareany.
10.Payattentiontotheupanddownpositionoftheopticaldriveandslidetheopticaldriveintoplace.
Figure20.Slidingtheopticaldriveintothedrivecage
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11.Installthetworetainingscrewstosecuretheopticaldriveinthecage.
Figure21.Securingtheopticaldrivewithscrews
12.Slidethecagewiththeopticaldriveintoplace.
Figure22.Slidingthecagewiththeopticaldriveintoplace
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13.Installtheretainingscrewtotherearofthecagetosecuretheopticaldrivecageinplace.
Figure23.Installingtheopticaldrivecageretainingscrew
14.Connectthepowercable(P8)andthesignalcable(SATAcable)totherearoftheopticaldrive.
15.Reinstallthedriveaccesspanelandsecureitinplacebythefourscrews(oneoneachsideandtwo onthetopoftheopticaldrive)thatyouhaveremovedinstep4.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage65
.
Removingahot-swapharddiskdrive
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”
onpageiii
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveahot-swapharddiskdrive.Thissectionappliesonlyto servermodelsthathavehot-swapharddiskdrivesinstalled.
Attention:Tomaintainpropersystemcooling,donotoperatetheserverformorethan10minuteswithout eitheradriveorallerpanelinstalledineachdrivebay.
Toremoveahot-swapharddiskdrive,dothefollowing:
Note:Youdonothavetoturnofftheserverwhenremovingahot-swapharddiskdrive.
and“Guidelines”onpage17.
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1.Pressthebluelatchtoopentheharddiskdrivetray(1)androtatethehandleoftheharddiskdrive trayassemblytotheopenposition(2).Then,graspthehandleandpulltheharddiskdrivetray assemblyoutofthebay(3).
Figure24.Removingtheharddiskdrivetrayassembly
2.Removethefourretainingscrewsthatsecuretheharddiskdriveinthetray.Then,removethehard diskdrive.
3.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheremovedharddiskdrive,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseany packagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage65.
Installingahot-swapharddiskdrive
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage17.
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallahot-swapharddiskdrive.Thissectionappliesonlyto servermodelsthatsupporthot-swapharddiskdrives.
Attention:Tomaintainpropersystemcooling,donotoperatetheserverformorethan10minuteswithout eitheradriveorallerpanelinstalledineachdrivebay.
Toinstallahot-swapharddiskdrive,dothefollowing:
Note:Youdonothavetoturnofftheserverfortheinstallationofahot-swapharddiskdrive.
1.Ifyouarereplacingahot-swapharddiskdrive,removetheoldonerst.See“Removingahot-swap harddiskdrive”onpage32 llerpanelforthebay.
2.T ouchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheharddiskdrivetoanyunpaintedmetalsurface ontheserver.Then,removetheharddiskdrivefromthepackage.
Note:Thehot-swapharddiskdriveserveroptionforRD240serverisafullyassembledtraywith theharddiskdriveinstalledinthetray.
.Ifyouareinstallingahot-swapharddiskdriveinablankbay,removethe
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3.Keepthehandleontheharddiskdrivetrayassemblyfullyopen,slidethetraywiththeharddiskdrive intothecorrespondingmountingpointofthehot-swapharddiskdrivebay(1),andthenslightlypress thehandletolockthetrayintoplace(2).
Figure25.Installingtheharddiskdrivetrayassembly
4.ChecktheharddiskdrivestatusLEDstomakesurethattheharddiskdriveisoperatingcorrectly.You mighthavetorestarttheserverforthedrivetoberecognized.IftheamberharddiskdrivestatusLED foradriveislitcontinuously,itindicatesthatthedriveisfaultyandmustbereplaced;ifthegreenhard diskdriveactivityLEDisashing,thisindicatesthatthedriveisbeingaccessed.
Note:IftheserverisconguredforRAIDoperationusingaRAIDcontroller,youmighthaveto recongurethediskarraysafteryoureplaceharddiskdrives.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage65.

Removingorinstallingtherisercardassembly

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveorinstalltherisercardassembly.
Removingtherisercardassembly
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage17.
ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremovetherisercardassemblywithPCIcard(s)installed.
Toremovetherisercardassembly,dothefollowing:
Note:Useanydocumentationthatcomeswiththerisercardandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto theinstructionsinthissection.
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Removetheservercover.SeeRemovingtheservercover.
3.DisconnectanycablesfromthePCIcardoranycablesthatimpedeaccesstotherisercard.
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4.Loosentheretainingscrewsonthefrontandrearoftherisercardassembly.Then,removetheriser cardassemblyfromtheserver.
Note:Iftherisercardissecuredinplacebyaretaininglatch1,presstheretaininglatchtorelease therisercardfromthelatch.Then,carefullypulltherisercardassemblyoutoftheslot.Ifnecessary, alternatemovingeachsideoftherisercardasmallandequalamountuntilitiscompletelyremoved fromtheslot.
Figure26.Removingtherisercardassembly
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage65.
Installingtherisercardassembly
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”
onpageiii
and“Guidelines”onpage17.
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Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltherisercardassembly.Therisercardassemblymight havePCIcard(s)installedonit.
Toinstalltherisercardassembly,dothefollowing:
Note:Useanydocumentationthatcomeswiththerisercardandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto theinstructionsinthissection.
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Removetheservercover.SeeRemovingtheservercover.
3.T ouchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstherisercardtoanyunpaintedmetalsurfaceonthe server.Then,removetherisercardfromthestatic-protectivepackage.
4.PositiontherisercardassemblyinplacesothatyoucanpresstherisercardstraightdownintothePCI cardslotonthesystemboard.SeeLocatingpartsonthesystemboard.Then,installthetwoscrewsto securetherisercardassemblyinplace.Youmightneedascrewdrivertomakesurethatthescrewsare rmlytightenedandtherisercardassemblyissecurelyinstalled.Donotover-tightenthescrews.
Note:Youmightneedtopresstheretaininglatchoftheslottosecuretherisercardintotheslot.
Figure27.Installingtherisercardassembly
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage65

InstallingorremovingaPCIcard

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorremoveaPCIcard.
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InstallingaPCIcard
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage17.
ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallaPCIcard.
ToinstallaPCIcard,dothefollowing:
Note:UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththePCIcardandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto theinstructionsinthissection.
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage19.
3.Removetherisercardassembly.See“Removingtherisercardassembly”onpage34.
4.LocateanappropriatePCIcardslotontherisercardassembly.Then,removethescrewonthesidethat securesthemetalslotcover.
5.InstallthePCIcardintotheslotontherisercardassembly(1).Then,installthescrewtosecurethe PCIcardinplace(
2).
Figure28.InstallingaPCIcardintotheslotontherisercardassembly
6.Reinstalltherisercardassemblyintothecardslotonthesystemboard.SeeInstallingtherisercard assembly.
7.ConnectanycablestothePCIcard.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage65.
RemovingaPCIcard
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”
onpageiii
ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveaPCIcard.
ThePCIcardisinstalledontherisercardassembly.ToremoveaPCIcard,dothefollowing:
and“Guidelines”onpage17.
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Note:UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththePCIcardandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto theinstructionsinthissection.
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Removetheservercover.SeeRemovingtheservercover.
3.DisconnectanycablesfromthePCIcardoranycablesthatimpedeaccesstotherisercardassembly.
4.RemovetherisercardassemblytogetherwiththeinstalledPCIcard.See“Removingtherisercard assembly”onpage34.
5.RemovethescrewthatsecuresthePCIcardandthengraspthePCIcardbyitsedgesandremoveit fromtheslotontherisercardassembly.
Figure29.RemovingthePCIcardfromtherisercardassembly
6.IfyouareinstructedtoreturnthePCIcard,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseanypackaging materialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage65.

Installing,removing,orreplacinghardwaredevices

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstall,remove,orreplacehardwaredevicesforyourserver. Youcanmaintainyourserverbyreplacingthefailinghardwaredevices.Ifyouarereplacingahardware device,performtheremovalprocedureandthenperformtheinstallationprocedureforthehardwaredevice thatyouwanttoreplace.

Removingorinstallingthesystemboardbattery

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveorinstallthesystemboardbattery.
Removingthesystemboardbattery
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”
onpageiii
and“Guidelines”onpage17.
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremovethesystemboardbattery.
Toremovethesystemboardbattery,dothefollowing:
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1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage19.
3.Locatethebatteryonthesystemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage14.
4.Removethesystemboardbattery.
Figure30.Removingthesystemboardbattery
5.Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.
Whattodonext:
•Toinstallanewsystemboardbattery,see“Installingthesystemboardbattery”onpage39.
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
Installingthesystemboardbattery
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”
onpageiii
and“Guidelines”onpage17.
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallthesystemboardbattery.
Besuretoconsiderthefollowinginformationwhenyoureplacethebatteryintheserver:
•Y oumustreplacethebatterywithalithiumbatteryofthesametypefromthesamemanufacturer.
•Afteryoureplacethesystemboardbattery,youmustreconguretheserverandresetthesystemdate andtime.
•Toavoidpossibledanger,readandfollowthefollowingsafetystatement.
Statement2
CAUTION: Whenreplacingthelithiumbattery,useonlythebatteryrecommendedbythemanufacturer.Ifyour systemhasamodulecontainingalithiumbattery,replaceitonlywiththesamemoduletypemadeby thesamemanufacturer.Thebatterycontainslithiumandcanexplodeifnotproperlyused,handled, ordisposedof.
Donot:
•Throworimmerseintowater
•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)
•Repairordisassemble
Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.
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Toinstallthesystemboardbattery,dothefollowing:
Note:Followanyspecialhandlingandinstallationinstructionsthatcomewiththereplacementbattery.
1.Holdthesystemboardbattery1andpositiononesideofthebatteryintoitssocket.Then,pressthe othersideofthebatteryuntilitsnapsintoplace.
Figure31.Installingthesystemboardbattery
2.Makesurethatthebatteryclipholdsthebatterysecurely.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage65.Youneedtousethe SetupUtilityprogramandresettheconguration,suchasthesystemdateandtimeandpasswords.See “StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage70fordetails.

RemovingorinstallingtheRAIDcontroller

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveorinstalltheRAIDcontroller.
RemovingtheRAIDcontroller
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage17.
ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremovetheRAIDcontrollerifyourserverhasoneinstalled.
Notes:
1.UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeRAIDcontrollerandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto theinstructionsinthissection.
2.Whenyoudisconnectthepowersourcefromtheserver,youlosetheabilitytoviewtheLEDsbecause theLEDsarenotlitwhenthepowersourceisremoved.Beforeyoudisconnectthepowersource,make anoteofwhichLEDsarelit,includingtheLEDsthatarelitonthefrontcontrolpanel.
TheRAIDcontrollerisinstalledontherisercardassembly.T oremovetheRAIDcontroller,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage19.
3.Pressthetabsonbothsidesoftheconnectoronthesignalcablestowardseachotherandremove thecablesfromtheRAIDcontroller.
4.DisconnectanyothercablesfromtheRAIDcontrolleroranycablesthatimpedeaccesstotheriser cardassembly.
5.RemovetherisercardassemblytogetherwiththeinstalledRAIDcontroller.See“Removingtheriser cardassembly”onpage34.
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6.Referto“RemovingaPCIcard”onpage37andfollowthoseinstructionstoremovetheRAIDcontroller fromtherisercardassembly.
Note:DependingonyourRAIDcontroller,ifnecessary,removetheRAIDbatteryfromtheRAID controllerbyremovingthescrewsthatsecurethebatteryonthecontrolleranddisconnectinganycables.
7.IfyouareinstructedtoreturntheRAIDcontroller,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseany packagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage65.
InstallingtheThinkServer8708ELPSASRAIDAdapter
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”
onpageiii
ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheThinkServer8708ELPSASRAIDAdapter(hereafter referredtoastheRAIDcontrollerwithinthissection).
ToinstalltheRAIDcontroller,dothefollowing:
Note:UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeRAIDcontrollerandfollowthoseinstructionsinaddition totheinstructionsinthissection.
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage19.
3.T ouchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheRAIDcontrollertoanyunpaintedsurfaceonthe
4.DependingonyourRAIDcontroller,youmightneedtoinstallaThinkServer8708ELPSASRAIDadapter
and“Guidelines”onpage17.
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
outsideoftheserver.Then,removetheRAIDcontrollerfromthepackage.
battery(hereafterreferredtoasthebatterycardassembly)ontheRAIDcontroller.Thebatterycard assemblymountsdirectlytotheRAIDcontrollerusingasmallboard-to-boardconnector(daughtercard). ToinstallthebatterycardassemblyontheRAIDcontroller,dothefollowing:
Notes:
a.ThebatterycardassemblyprotectstheintegrityofthecacheddataontheRAIDcontrollerby
providingbackuppowerupto72hoursinthecaseofacompleteacpowerfailureorabriefpower outage.Ithasbuilt-infunctionalitytochargethebatterypackautomaticallyandtocommunicate batterystatusinformationsuchasvoltage,temperature,andcurrenttoyourserver.Italsoprovides aninexpensivealternativetousinganuninterruptiblepowersupply,andasecondleveloffault tolerancewhenusedinconjunctionwithanuninterruptiblepowersupply.Formoreinformationabout thebatterycardassembly,seeAppendixA“RAIDbatterycardassembly”onpage101
.
b.Thebatterycardassemblyoptionkitcontainsauserguide,thebatterycardassembly,andthree
Phillips-headscrews.Donotremovethebatterycardassemblyfromtheantistaticshipping containeruntilyouarereadytoinstallit.Whenyouremovethebatterycardassemblyfromyour server,placeitinitsoriginalcontainer.
c.ChecktheappropriatesupportWebsitesforthelatestupdatesforyourbasicinput/outputsystem
(BIOS)code,utilityprograms,devicedrivers,andothersoftwareapplications.Followtheinstructions providedbyyourServiceProvidertodownloadandinstallupdates.
d.Itisrecommendedthatyoureplacethebatterypackonthebatterycardassemblyannuallyorafter
500rechargingcycles,whichevercomesrst.
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e.Thetemperatureofthebatterycardassemblyisgenerally15–20degreeshigherthantheambient
temperatureduringfastcharge.Therefore,tocompletefastchargecycle,theambienttemperature shouldbelessthan45degrees.Iftheambienttemperatureexceeds45degrees,thefastcharge cyclewillterminateprematurely,thuspreventingthebatterycardassemblyfromreachingafully chargedstate.
Attention:
•WhenattachingthebatterycardassemblytoaPCIExpressslot,centerthePhillips-headscrew drivertoavoiddamagingthescrewheadanddonotover-tightenthescrewsasyoumightdamage thebatterycardassembly.
•Thebatteryinthebatterycardassemblymustrechargeforatleastsixhoursduringfastcharge undernormaloperatingconditions.
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a.Notethetopviewandthebottomviewofthebatterycardassembly.Then,insertthebatterypack
harnessconnectorintothe5-pinJ3batterypackharnessconnectoronthebacksideofthebattery cardassembly.
Figure32.Bottomviewofthebatterycardassembly
1J3batterypackharnessconnector 2J1connector 3J2board-to-boardconnector
Figure33.Topviewofthebatterycardassembly
1Batterypackharness
b.Withthefrontsideup,placetheRAIDcontrolleronaat,clean,static-freesurface.
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c.HoldthebatterycardassemblywiththebatterysideupandtheJ2board-to-boardconnectorlining
upwiththeJ7BBUconnector1ontheRAIDcontroller.Carefullypressthebatterycardassembly ontotheRAIDcontrollersothatthetwoconnectorsarermlyjoined.Then,securethebattery cardassemblytotheRAIDcontrollerwiththethreescrewsandthestandoffsthatcomewiththe batterycardassemblyaccessorykit.
Figure34.Installingthebatterycardassembly
5.See“InstallingaPCIcard”onpage37andfollowthoseinstructionstoinstalltheRAIDcontroller.
6.ConnecttheminiSASsignalcablestotheRAIDcontrollerandthebackplanebydoingthefollowing:
Note:Usethetwo440mm(17.32inches)miniSASsignalcables.
Figure35.ConnectingtheminiSASsignalcable
1Port0-3 2Port4-7
a.ForoneminiSASsignalcable,connectoneendtotheport0-3ontheRAIDcontroller.Then,connect
theotherendtotheminiSASsignalconnector1onthebackplane.SeeLocatingconnectorson thebackplane.
b.FortheotherSASsignalcable,connectoneendtotheport4-7ontheRAIDcontroller.Then,
connecttheotherendtotheminiSASsignalconnector2onthebackplane.SeeLocating connectorsonthebackplane.
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Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage65.
InstallingtheThinkServer8708EM2RAIDAdapter
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”
onpageiii
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheThinkServer8708EM2RAIDAdapter(hereafterreferred toastheRAIDcontrollerwithinthistopic)andthebatterycardassemblyforthisRAIDcontroller.
Productdescription
TheRAIDcontrollerenablesyoutocreatethetieredstoragewithSATAharddiskdrives,SASharddisk drives,orboth.WiththeMD2low-proleformfactorandtwointernalminiSASconnectors,itenablesyouto attachupto32harddiskdrivestohigh-densityserversandsystemsformaximumdesignexibility.Italso supportsallkeyRAIDlevels,includingRAID6andRAID60,toprovideincreasingfaulttolerance.
Note:RAID50andRAID60areonlyavailableformorethansixharddiskdrives.
Youroptionpackageincludes:
•ThinkServer8708EM2RAIDAdapter
•One400mm(15.7inches)miniSASsignalcable(foryourservermodel,thiscablewillnotbeused)
•Two630mm(24.8inches)miniSASsignalcables
•Theuserguidefortheoption
and“Guidelines”onpage17.
Note:TousetheRAIDcontroller,youneedtoinstalltheThinkServer8708EM2RAIDBattery(product number:67Y2629)ontheRAIDcontroller.TheThinkServer8708EM2RAIDBatterydoesnotcomewiththe RAIDcontroller.Y ouneedtoseparatelyorderit.
Overviewofthe8708EM2RAIDcontroller
ThefollowingillustrationshowstheoverviewoftheRAIDcontroller.
Figure36.Overviewofthe8708EM2RAIDcontroller
1Port0-3 2Port4-7
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InstallingtheRAIDcontroller Attention:IfyouinstalltheRAIDcontrolleronanonboardSATAandhot-swapbasedserver,youneedto
reconguretheRAIDcontrollerandreinstalltheoperatingsystem.Makesureyoubackupyourdatabefore recongurationandreinstallation.UsetheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDthatcamewithyourserverto reconguretheRAIDcontroller,reinstalldevicedrivers,andreinstalltheoperatingsystem.
ToinstalltheRAIDcontroller,dothefollowing:
Note:UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeRAIDcontrollerandfollowthoseinstructionsinaddition totheinstructionsinthistopic.
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage19.
3.Removetherisercardassembly.See“Removingtherisercardassembly”onpage34.
4.T ouchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheRAIDcontrollertoanyunpaintedsurfaceonthe outsideoftheserver.Then,removetheRAIDcontrollerfromthepackage.
5.InstalltheThinkServer8708EM2RAIDBattery(hereaftercalledthebatterycardassembly)onthe RAIDcontroller.Useanydocumentationthatcomeswiththebatterycardassemblyandfollowthose instructionsinadditiontotheinstructionsin“InstallingtheThinkServer8708EM2RAIDBattery” onpage47
.
Note:TheThinkServer8708EM2RAIDBatterydoesnotcomewiththeRAIDcontroller.Youneed toseparatelyorderit.
6.Usethetwo630mm(24.8inches)miniSASsignalcables.ConnectoneendofoneminiSASsignal cabletoport0-3ontheRAIDcontrollerandoneendoftheotherminiSASsignalcabletoport4-7on theRAIDcontroller.See“Overviewofthe8708EM2RAIDcontroller”onpage45
.
7.LocateanappropriatePCIcardslotontherisercardassembly.Then,removethescrewonthesidethat securesthemetalslotcover.
8.InstalltheRAIDcontrollerintoanappropriatePCIcardslotontherisercardassembly.Then,install thescrewtosecuretheRAIDcontrollerinplace.
Figure37.InstallingtheRAIDcontrollerintoaPCIcardslotontherisercardassembly
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9.FortheminiSASsignalcableattachedtoport0-3ontheRAIDcontroller,connecttheotherendto theminiSASsignalcableconnector1(2)onthebackplaneofyourserver.FortheminiSASsignal cableattachedtoport4-7ontheRAIDcontroller,connecttheotherendtotheminiSASsignalcable connector2(
1)onthebackplaneofyourserver.
Figure38.Backplaneconnectorlocations
1MiniSASsignalconnector2 2MiniSASsignalconnector1
InstallingtheThinkServer8708EM2RAIDBattery
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheThinkServer8708EM2RAIDBattery(hereaftercalledthe batterycardassembly).
Productdescription
TheThinkServer8708EM2SASRAIDControllerBatteryprotectstheintegrityofthecacheddataonthe 8708EM2SASRAIDcontrollerbyprovidingbackuppowerupto72hoursincaseofacompleteacpower failureorabriefpoweroutage.Ithasabuilt-infunctionalitytochargethebatterypackautomaticallyandto communicatebatterystatusinformationsuchasvoltage,temperature,andcurrenttoyourserver.Italso providesaninexpensivealternativebyusinganuninterruptiblepowersupply,andasecondleveloffault tolerancewhenusedinconjunctionwithanuninterruptiblepowersupply.
CAUTION: Itisrecommendedthatyoureplacethebatterypackonthebatterycardassemblyonceayearor after500rechargingcycles,whichevercomesrst.
Youroptionpackagecontainsthefollowing:
•TheThinkServer8708EM2SASRAIDControllerBattery
•ThreePhillips-headscrews
•Theuserguidefortheoption
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Topview
Thegurebelowshowsthetopviewofthebatterycardassembly.
Figure39.Topviewofthebatterycardassembly
1batterypackharness
Bottomview
Thegurebelowshowsthebottomviewofthebatterycardassembly.
Figure40.Bottomviewofthebatterycardassembly
1J4batterypackharnessconnector3J2connector 2J5board-to-boardconnector
Installingthebatterycardassembly
Beforeyouinstallthebatterycardassembly,takethefollowingprecautionstopreventstaticelectricity fromdamagingelectronicparts:
•Beforetouchinganyelectronicparts,drainthestaticelectricityfromyourbody.Y oucandothisby touchingthemetalframeofyourserver.
•Donotremovethebatterycardassemblyfromtheantistaticshippingcontaineruntilyouarereadyto installit.Whenyouremovethebatterycardassemblyfromyourserver,placeitinitsoriginalcontainer.
Note:ChecktheappropriatesupportWebsitesforthelatestupdatesforyourbasicinput/outputsystem (BIOS)code,utilityprograms,devicedrivers,andothersoftwareapplications.Followtheinstructions providedbyyourServiceProvidertodownloadandinstallupdates.
OnlinetechnicalsupportisavailablethroughtheLenovoSupportWebsiteat: http://www.lenovo.com/support
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Attention:
•Electrostaticdischargecandamagethebatterycardassemblyandthe8708EM2RAIDadapteron whichthebatterycardassemblyisinstalled.Alwaysgroundyourselfanduseagroundstrapbefore touchingthebatterycardassemblyorthe8708EM2RAIDadapter.Performtheinstallationprocedure atanESD-safeworkstation.
•WhenattachingthebatterycardassemblytoaPCIExpressslot,centerthePhillips-headscrewdriverto avoiddamagingthescrewheadanddonotover-tightenthescrewsasyoumightdamagethebattery cardassembly.
•Thebatteryinthebatterycardassemblymustrechargeforatleastsixhoursduringfastchargeunder normaloperatingconditions.
•Thetemperatureofthebatterycardassemblyisgenerally15-20degreeshigherthantheambient temperatureduringfastcharge.Therefore,tocompleteafastchargecycle,theambienttemperature shouldbelessthan45degrees.Iftheambienttemperatureexceeds45degrees,thefastchargecyclewill terminateprematurely,thuspreventingthebatterycardassemblyfromreachingafullychargedstate.
Thebatterycardassemblymountsdirectlytothe8708EM2SASRAIDcontrollerusingasmallboard-to-board connector.Toinstallthebatterycardassemblyforthe8708EM2SASRAIDcontroller,dothefollowing:
1.Removethebatterycardassemblyfromthepackage.
2.Insertthebatterypackharness(asshownin“Topview”onpage48)intothe5-pinJ4batterypack harnessconnector(asshownin“Bottomview”onpage48)onthebacksideofthebatterycard assembly.
3.Withthe8708EM2SASRAIDcontrolleronaat,clean,andstatic-freesurface,holdthebatterycard assemblywiththebatterysideupandtheJ5board-to-boardconnector(asshownin“Bottomview” onpage48)liningupwiththeJ10BBU(batterybackupunits)connectoronthe8708EM2SASRAID controller,asshown:
Figure41.Installingthebatterycardassemblyontothe8708EM2SASRAIDcontroller
1J10BBUconnector
4.Carefullypressthebatterycardassemblyontothe8708EM2SASRAIDcontroller,sothatthetwo connectorsarermlyjoined.
5.UsetheprovidedPhillips-headscrewstosecurethebatterycardassemblytothe8708EM2SAS RAIDcontroller.
6.Installthe8708EM2SASRAIDcontrollerwiththebatterycardassemblyintoaselectedPCIExpressslot inyourserver.See“InstallingtheThinkServer8708EM2RAIDAdapter”onpage45
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RemovingorinstallingtheEthernetcard

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveorinstalltheEthernetcard.
RemovingtheEthernetcard
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”
onpageiii
ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremovetheEthernetcard.
TheEthernetcardisinstalledontherisercardassembly.T oremovetheEthernetcard,dothefollowing:
Note:UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeEthernetcardandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto theinstructionsinthissection.
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage19.
3.Disconnectanycablesthatimpedeaccesstotherisercardassembly.
4.RemovetherisercardassemblytogetherwiththeinstalledEthernetcard.See“Removingtheriser
5.Referto“RemovingaPCIcard”onpage37andfollowthoseinstructionstoremovetheEthernetcard
6.IfyouareinstructedtoreturntheEthernetcard,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseanypackaging
and“Guidelines”onpage17.
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
cardassembly”onpage34.
fromtherisercardassembly.
materialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage65
.
InstallingtheEthernetcard
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage17.
ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheEthernetcardandhowtoinstalltheEthernetcard driveronWindowsoperatingsystems.
ToinstalltheEthernetcard,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage19.
3.T ouchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheEthernetcardtoanyunpaintedsurfaceonthe outsideoftheserver.Then,removetheEthernetcardfromthepackage.
4.See“InstallingaPCIcard”onpage37andfollowthoseinstructionstoinstalltheEthernetcard.Install theEthernetcardintotheappropriatePCIcardslot(slot2orslot3)ontherisercardassembly(the bottomorthemiddleslotwhentherisercardisinstalledonthesystemboard).
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage65.
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OnLinuxoperatingsystems,youdonotneedtoinstallanydevicedriverfortheEthernetcard;onWindows operatingsystems,youneedtoinstallthedevicedriverfortheEthernetcard.Toinstallthedevicedriver onWindowsoperatingsystems,dothefollowing:
1.Saveanyopendocumentsandexitallapplications.
2.InserttheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDthatcamewithyourserverintotheDVDdrive.
Note:YoudonotneedtousethedriverdiscthatcamewiththeEthernetcard.
3.Right-clickMyComputerandselectProperties.TheSystemPropertieswindowopens.
4.OntheHardwaretab,clicktheDeviceManagerbutton.TheDeviceManagerwindowopens.
5.ExpandtheNetworkadaptersandthenright-clickoneoftheEthernetcards(PRO/1000PTorthe yellowquestionmark).
6.SelectUpdateDriver ....TheHardwareUpdateWizardprogramopens.
7.SelectInstallthesoftwareautomatically(Recommended)andclickNexttocontinue.
8.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Removingorinstallingthemicroprocessorfanduct

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveorinstallthemicroprocessorfanduct.
Removingthemicroprocessorfanduct
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage17.
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremovethemicroprocessorfanduct.
Toremovethemicroprocessorfanduct,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Removetheservercover.SeeRemovingtheservercover.
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3.Slidethemicroprocessorfanductalittlebitbackwardtoreleasethethreeplastictabsfromthechassis. Then,liftthemicroprocessorfanductoutofthechassis.
Figure42.Removingthemicroprocessorfanduct
4.T oinstallthemicroprocessorfanduct,seeInstallingthemicroprocessorfanduct.
Installingthemicroprocessorfanduct
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage17.
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallthemicroprocessorfanduct.
Toinstallthemicroprocessorfanduct,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Removetheservercover.SeeRemovingtheservercover.
3.Placethemicroprocessorfanductovertheheatsink(s)andinsertthethreeplastictabsononeside oftheductwiththecorrespondingholesinthechassis.Then,carefullypivottheothersidedown toinstalltheductinplace.
4.T ocompletetheinstallation,gotoCompletingthepartsreplacement.

Removingorinstallingthepowersupply

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveorinstallthepowersupply.
Removingthepowersupply
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage17.
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Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremovethepowersupply.
Whenyouremoveapowersupply,observethefollowingprecautions.
CAUTION: Hazardousmovingpartsarenearby.
Statement8
CAUTION: Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.
Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabel attached.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethesecomponents.Ifyoususpectaproblemwith oneoftheseparts,contactaservicetechnician.
Toremovethepowersupply,dothefollowing:
1.Pressthetab1ofthepowersupplyandpullthehandle2toslidethepowersupplyoutoftheserver.
Figure43.Removingthepowersupply
2.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturnthepowersupply,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseanypackaging materialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
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Whattodonext:
•Toinstallanewpowersupply,see“Installingthepowersupply”onpage54.
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
Installingthepowersupply
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”
onpageiii
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallthepowersupply.
Whenyouinstallapowersupply,observethefollowingprecautions.
CAUTION: Hazardousmovingpartsarenearby.
and“Guidelines”onpage17.
Statement8
CAUTION: Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.
Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabel attached.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethesecomponents.Ifyoususpectaproblemwith oneoftheseparts,contactaservicetechnician.
Toinstallapowersupply,dothefollowing:
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1.Pressthetab1onthebezelthatcoversthebayofthepowersupplyandinsertangerintothehole2 inthemiddleofthebezel.Then,pullthebezelouttoremoveit.
Figure44.Removingthebaybezelforthepowersupply
2.Slidethepowersupplyintothechassisuntilitsnapsintoposition.
Figure45.Installingthepowersupply
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage65.

Removingorinstallingthesystemfans

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveorinstallthesystemfans.
Removingthesystemfans
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage17.
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremovethesystemfans.
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CAUTION: Hazardousmovingpartsarenearby.
Toremovethesystemfans,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Removetheservercover.SeeRemovingtheservercover.
3.Removethemicroprocessorfanduct.SeeRemovingthemicroprocessorfanduct.
4.Removetherisercardassembly.See“Removingtherisercardassembly”onpage34.
5.Disconnectthesystemfancablesfromthesystemboard.SeeLocatingotherconnectorsonthe systemboard.
6.Foreachsystemfan,pressitdownwardwhileholdingthebuckle1.Then,carefullyliftthesystem fanstraightuptoremoveitoutofthechassis
2.
Note:Mindthesystemfancables.Removethecablesfromanyclipbeforeremovingthesystemfans.
Figure46.Removingthesystemfans
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7.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturnthesystemfans,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseanypackaging materialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
8.T oinstallnewsystemfans,seeInstallingthesystemfans.
Installingthesystemfans
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage17.
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallthesystemfans.
CAUTION: Hazardousmovingpartsarenearby.
Toinstallthesystemfans,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Removetheservercover.SeeRemovingtheservercover.
3.Removethemicroprocessorfanduct.SeeRemovingthemicroprocessorfanduct.
4.Removetherisercardassembly.See“Removingtherisercardassembly”onpage34.
5.Foreachsystemfan,slideitintothechassisfromthetopuntilitsnapsintoposition.
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6.Connectthesystemfancablestothesystemboard.Forsystemfanconnectorsonthesystemboard, seeLocatingotherconnectorsonthesystemboard.
Figure47.Installingthesystemfans
7.Securethesystemfancablestotheircorrespondingclips.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage65.

Removingorinstallingtheheatsink

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveorinstalltheheatsink.
Removingtheheatsink
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage17.
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremovetheheatsink.
CAUTION:
Theheatsinkmightbeveryhot.T urnofftheserverandwaitthreetoveminutestolettheserver coolbeforeremovingtheservercover.
Toremovetheheatsink,dothefollowing:
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1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage19.
3.Removethemicroprocessorfanduct.SeeRemovingthemicroprocessorfanduct.
4.Loosenthefourscrewsthatsecuretheheatsinkandthencarefullylifttheheatsinkoutofthechassis.
Figure48.Removingtheheatsink
1-4Screws 5Airow 6Thefrontofthechassis
5.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheheatsink,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseanypackaging materialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
6.T oinstalltheheatsink,seeInstallingtheheatsink.
Installingtheheatsink
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”
onpageiii
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheheatsink.
and“Guidelines”onpage17.
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CAUTION:
Theheatsinkmightbeveryhot.T urnofftheserverandwaitthreetoveminutestolettheserver coolbeforeremovingtheservercover.
Toinstalltheheatsink,dothefollowing:
Note:Makesurethatyouhavealreadyconnectedthefrontfanstothesystemboardbeforeyouinstall theheatsink.
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage19.
3.NoticetheorientationoftheheatsinkairowandtheV-shapedcoolingpipe.TheV-shapedcooling pipeshouldalwaysfacethepowersupplyassembly.Then,aligntheretainingscrewsontheheatsink withthecorrespondingholesinthesystemboard.Installthefourscrewsfollowingthenumerical sequenceasshownbelow(
1to4)tosecuretheheatsinkonthesystemboard.
Figure49.Installingtheheatsink
1-4Screws 5Airow 6Thefrontofthechassis
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Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage65.

Removingorinstallingthemicroprocessor

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveorinstallthemicroprocessor.
Removingthemicroprocessor
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage17.
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremovethemicroprocessor.
CAUTION:
Theheatsinkandmicroprocessormightbeveryhot.T urnofftheserverandwaitthreetoveminutes tolettheservercoolbeforeremovingtheservercover.
Toremovethemicroprocessor,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage19.
3.Removethemicroprocessorfanduct.SeeRemovingthemicroprocessorfanduct.
4.Removetheheatsink.See“Removingtheheatsink”onpage58.
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5.Liftthesmallhandleandopentheretainertoaccessthemicroprocessor.Then,carefullyliftthe microprocessorstraightupandoutofthesocket,andplaceitonastatic-protectivesurface.
Note:Touchonlytheedgesofthemicroprocessor.
Figure50.Removingthemicroprocessor
6.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturnthemicroprocessor,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseany packagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage65
.
Installingthemicroprocessor
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”
onpageiii
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallthemicroprocessor.
CAUTION:
Theheatsinkandmicroprocessormightbeveryhot.T urnofftheserverandwaitthreetoveminutes tolettheservercoolbeforeremovingtheservercover.
Foroptimalperformance,followthesemicroprocessorinstallationrules:
1.Whentwomicroprocessorsareinstalled,bothmusthavethesamecorevoltageandcorespeed.
2.Whenonlyonemicroprocessorisinstalled,itmustbeinthesocketlabeledCPU0.Theothersocket
and“Guidelines”onpage17.
mustbekeptempty.
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3.AlwaysinstallthemicroprocessorrstintotheCPU0socket,andtheninstallanothermicroprocessor intotheCPU1socketifyouwanttoinstalltwomicroprocessors.
Toinstallthemicroprocessor,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage19.
3.Removethemicroprocessorfanduct.SeeRemovingthemicroprocessorfanduct.
4.Removetheheatsink.SeeRemovingtheheatsink.
5.Pressdownandpushthesmallhandleoutwardonthemicroprocessorsockettoliftthehandleto theopenposition.
Figure51.Liftingthehandle
6.Gentlypresstheretainerofthemicroprocessorsockettoopenit.
Figure52.Openingtheretainer
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7.Removetheprotectivecoverfromthemicroprocessorsocket.Toavoiddamagingthepinsinthe microprocessorsocket,donottouchthepinswhileremovingthecover.
Figure53.Removingthemicroprocessorsocketcover
8.Removethenewmicroprocessorfromtheprotectivecoverthatprotectsthegoldcontactsonthe bottomofthenewmicroprocessor.
Figure54.Removingthenewmicroprocessorfromtheprotectivecover
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9.Holdthenewmicroprocessorbytheedgesandalignthenotches1onitwiththetabs2inthe microprocessorsocket.Then,installthemicroprocessorintothesocket.
Figure55.Installingthemicroprocessor
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage65.

Completingthepartsreplacement

Thissectionprovidesinstructionstohelpyoucompletethepartsreplacementandturnonyourserver.
Tocompletethepartsreplacement,youmustreinstalltheservercover,reconnectallthecablesand,for somedevices,runtheSetupUtilityprogramtodofurthersetup.

Installingtheservercover

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheservercover.
Attention:Forpropercoolingandairow,installtheservercoverbeforeturningontheserver.Operating theserverforextendedperiodsoftime(morethan30minutes)withthecoverremovedmightdamage servercomponents.
Toinstalltheservercover,dothefollowing:
1.Makesurethatallcables,add-oncards,andothercomponentsareinstalledandseatedcorrectlyand thatyouhavenotleftloosetoolsorpartsinsidetheserver.Also,makesurethatallinternalcablesare correctlyrouted.
2.Positiontheservercoveronthechassissothattherailguidesonthebottomoftheservercoverengage therails.Then,slidetheservercovertothefrontoftheserveruntilitsnapsintopositionandisclosed. Then,tightenthethumbscrewtosecuretheservercover.
Note:Althoughtheservercoverissecuredbyathumbscrew,forsafetyconsideration,besuretousea tool,forexampleascrewdriver,totightenthethumbscrewandalwaysmakesurethatthethumbscrew issecurelyinstalled.Also,donotover-tightenthethumbscrew.

Connectingthecables

Attention:Topreventdamagetoequipment,connectthepowercordslast.
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Iftheservercablesandconnectorpanelhavecolor-codedconnectors,matchthecolorofthecableendwith thecoloroftheconnector.Forexample,matchabluecableendwithabluepanelconnector,aredcable endwitharedconnector,andsoon.See“Rearview”onpage10foranillustrationoftheI/Oconnectorson therearoftheserver.

Turningontheserver

Whentheserverisconnectedtoanacpowersourcebutisnotturnedon,theoperatingsystemdoesnot run,andallcorelogicexceptfortheserviceprocessor(theintegratedmanagementmodule)isshutdown; however,theservercanrespondtorequeststotheserviceprocessor,suchasaremoterequesttoturnon theserver.Thepower-onLEDashestoindicatethattheserverisconnectedtoanacpowersourcebut isnotturnedon.
Approximatelyvesecondsaftertheserverisconnectedtoacpower,oneormorefansmightstartrunning toprovidecoolingwhiletheserverisconnectedtopowerandthepower-onbuttonLEDashesquickly. Approximatelyonetothreeminutesaftertheserverisconnectedtoacpower,thepower-controlbutton becomesactive(thepower-onLEDashesslowly),andoneormorefansmightstartrunningtoprovide coolingwhiletheserverisconnectedtopower.Then,youcanturnontheserverbypressingthepower buttononthefrontcontrolpanel.See“Frontcontrolpanel”onpage11
.
Updatingtheserverconguration
Whenyouturnontheserverforthersttimeafteryouaddorremoveadevice,youmightreceivea messagesayingthatthecongurationhasbeenchanged.TheSetupUtilityprogramstartsautomatically sothatyoucansavethenewcongurationsettings.Formoreinformation,seeChapter6“Conguring theserver”onpage69
.
Someoptionaldeviceshavedevicedriversthatyoumustinstall.Forinformationaboutinstallingdevice drivers,seethedocumentationthatcomeswitheachdevice.
Theservercomeswithatleastonemicroprocessor.Ifmorethanonemicroprocessorisinstalled,theserver canoperateasasymmetricmultiprocessing(SMP)server.Youmighthavetoupgradetheoperatingsystem tosupportSMP.Formoreinformation,seetheoperating-systemdocumentation.
IftheserverhasanoptionalRAIDcontrollerandyouhaveinstalledorremovedaharddiskdrive,seethe documentationthatcomeswiththeRAIDcontrollerforinformationaboutreconguringthediskarrays.

Turningofftheserver

Whenyouturnofftheserverandleaveitconnectedtoacpower,theservercanrespondtorequeststo theserviceprocessor,suchasaremoterequesttoturnontheserver.Whiletheserverremainsconnected toacpower,oneormorefansmightcontinuetorun.Toremoveallpowerfromtheserver,youmust disconnectitfromthepowersource.
Someoperatingsystemsrequireanorderlyshutdownbeforeyouturnofftheserver.Seeyour operating-systemdocumentationforinformationaboutshuttingdowntheoperatingsystem.
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Statement5
CAUTION: Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerswitchonthepowersupplydonotturnoff theelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanonepower cord.T oremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected fromthepowersource.
Theservercanbeturnedoffinanyofthefollowingways:
•Y oucanturnofftheserverfromtheoperatingsystem,ifyouroperatingsystemsupportsthisfeature.After anorderlyshutdownoftheoperatingsystem,theserverwillturnoffautomatically.
•Y oucanpressthepowerbuttontostartanorderlyshutdownoftheoperatingsystemandturnoffthe server,ifyouroperatingsystemsupportsthisfeature.
•Iftheoperatingsystemstopsfunctioning,youcanpressandholdthepowerbuttonformorethanfour secondstoturnofftheserver.
•TheservercanbeturnedoffbytheShutdownonLANfeature.
•Theintegratedmanagementmodule(IMM)canturnofftheserverasanautomaticresponsetoacritical systemfailure.

Connectingexternaldevices

Ifyouinstallasupportedoptionaladapter,youcanattachexternaldevicestotheserver.
Toattachanexternaldevice,dothefollowing:
Note:Ifyouareattachinganexternaldevice,seethedocumentationthatcomeswiththedevicefor informationaboutcabling.
1.ReadandunderstandtheSafetyInformationontheThinkServerDocumentationDVDthatcomeswith yourproduct,and“Guidelines”onpage17.Toobtainacopyofthepublications,goto: http://www.lenovo.com/support
2.T urnofftheserverandallattacheddevices.
3.Followtheinstructionsthatcomewiththedevicetoprepareitforinstallationandtoconnectitto theserver.
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Chapter6.Conguringtheserver
Lenovoprovidesthefollowingprogramsforyoutocongureyourserver:
•SetupUtilityprogram:TheSetupUtilityprogramispartoftheserverrmware.YoucanusetheSetup Utilityprogramtoviewyourserverconguration,changethestartupdevicesequence,setthedate andtime,andsetpasswords.Forinformationaboutusingthisprogram,see“UsingtheSetupUtility program”onpage69
•Ethernetcontrollerconguration:ForinformationaboutconguringtheEthernetcontroller,see “ConguringtheGigabitEthernetcontroller”onpage84.
•LSIonboardSAScontrollerCongurationUtilityprogram:UsetheLSIonboardSAScontroller CongurationUtilityprogramtoconguretheonboard1068ESASRAIDcontrollerwithRAIDcapabilities andthedevicesthatareattachedtoit.Forinformationaboutusingthisprogram,seeOnboard1068E SASRAIDcontrollerCongurationUtilityprogram.
•Add-onSASRAIDcontrollerCongurationUtilityprogram:Usetheadd-onSASRAIDcontroller CongurationUtilityprogramtocongurethesupportedRAIDcontrollerwithRAIDcapabilitiesand thedevicesthatareattachedtoit.Forinformationaboutusingthisprogram,seetheMegaRAIDSAS SoftwareUserGuideonthedocumentationDVDthatcamewithyouserver.
Thefollowingtableliststhedifferentservercongurationsandtheapplicationsthatareavailablefor conguringandmanagingRAIDarrays.
Table10.ServercongurationsandapplicationsforconguringandmanagingRAIDarrays
.
RAIDarrayconguration(before
Serverconguration
Onboard1068ESASRAIDadapterLSIIR-RAIDUtility(pressCtrl+Cto
ThinkServer8708ELPSASRAID adapter
ThinkServer8708EM2SASRAID adapter
operatingsystemisinstalled)
start) LSIMegaRAIDWebBIOS
CongurationUtility(pressCtrl+Hto start)
LSIMegaRAIDWebBIOS CongurationUtility(pressCtrl+Hto start)

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram

UsetheSetupUtilityprogramtoperformthefollowingtasks:
•Viewcongurationinformation
•ViewandchangeassignmentsfordevicesandI/Oports
•Setthedateandtime
•Setthestartupcharacteristicsoftheserverandtheorderofstartupdevices
•Setandchangesettingsforadvancedhardwarefeatures
•View,set,andchangesettingsforpower-managementfeatures
•Viewandclearerrorlogs
•Resolvecongurationconicts
RAIDarraymanagement(after
operatingsystemisinstalled)
MegaRAIDStorageManager(MSM)
MegaRAIDStorageManager(MSM)
MegaRAIDStorageManager(MSM)
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StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram

TostarttheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:
1.Approximatelythreeminutesaftertheserverisconnectedtoaworkingelectricaloutlet,thepower buttonbecomesactive.T urnontheserverandthePOSTrunsautomatically.Youwillthenseethelogo screen.ThePOSTisasetoftestsandproceduresthatareperformedeachtimeyouturnonyourserver.
2.PressDelassoonasyouseethelogoscreen.TheSetupUtilityprogramopens.Ifyouhavesetan administratorpassword,youmusttypetheadministratorpasswordtoaccessthefullSetupUtility programmenu.Ifyoudonottypethecorrectadministratorpassword,alimitedSetupUtilityprogram menuisavailable.
Note:YoucanalsopressTABassoonasyouseethelogoscreentoreviewthePOSTprocessand information.
3.TheSetupUtilityprogrammenulistsvariousitemsaboutthesystemcongurationsettings.Selectthe settingstovieworchange.
WhenworkingwiththeSetupUtilityprogram,youmustusethekeyboard.Thekeysusedtoperformvarious tasksaredisplayedatthebottomofeachscreen.
Note:Usethedefaultsettingforanyitemyouarenotfamiliarwith.Donotchangethevalueofunfamiliar itemsoritemsthatarenotmentionedinthismanualtoavoidanyunexpectedproblems.Ifyoucannotturn ontheserverbecauseofincorrectBIOSsettings,refertoJumpersettingsandusethejumperstoclear CMOSandrecovertothefactorydefaultsettings.

IntroductionoftheBIOSitems

ThefollowingtableslistallthemainmenusanditemsintheSetupUtilityprogram.Someitemsmightvary becauseoftheBIOSupdates.
Notes:
1.Usethedefaultsettingforanyitemyouarenotfamiliarwith.Donotchangethevalueofunfamiliar itemsoritemsthatarenotmentionedinthismanualtoavoidanyunexpectedproblems.Ifyoucannot turnontheserverbecauseofincorrectBIOSsettings,usethejumpersonthesystemboardtoclear CMOSandrecovertothefactorydefaultsettings.
2.AfterupdatingtheBIOS,alltheBIOSsettingsbecomethedefaultsettingsoftheupdatedBIOSversion. YouneedtocheckandreconguretheBIOSsettingsforyourspecicneeds.
Table11.TheSetupUtilityprogrammainmenu
ItemDescription
Main Advanced PCIPnPSetthePCIparameters. Boot SecuritySetthesecurityparameters. ChipsetSetthechipset. Exit
SetthebasicBIOSparameters. SettheadvancedBIOSparameters.
Setthebootparameters.
ExittheSetupUtilityprogram.
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Table12.ItemsundertheMainmenu
ItemOptionDescription
AMIBIOSViewtheBIOSversionandcreation
dateinformation. Processor SystemMemory
Viewmicroprocessorinformation.
Viewmemorycapacityinformation. SystemTimeHH:MM:SSSetsystemtime. SystemDateMM/DD/YYYYSetsystemdate.
Table13.ItemsundertheAdvancedmenu
ItemDescription
CPUCongurationEnterthesubmenutoseealltheoptions.SeeSubmenus
undertheCPUConguration.
MassStorageControllerCongurationEnterthesubmenutoseealltheoptions.SeeSubmenus
undertheMassStorageControllerConguration.
SuperIOCongurationEnterthesubmenutoseealltheoptions.SeeSubmenus
undertheSuperIOConguration.
USBCongurationEnterthesubmenutoseealltheoptions.SeeSubmenus
undertheUSBConguration.
HardwareHealthCongurationEnterthesubmenutoseealltheoptions.SeeSubmenus
undertheHardwareHealthConguration.
IPMI2.0CongurationEnterthesubmenutoseealltheoptions.SeeSubmenus
undertheIPMI2.0Conguration.
IntelVT -dCongurationEnterthesubmenutoseealltheoptions.SeeSubmenu
undertheIntelVT -dConguration.
RemoteAccessCongurationEnterthesubmenutoseealltheoptions.SeeT able21
“SubmenusundertheRemoteAccessConguration” onpage75
SystemInformation
Viewthesysteminformation,includingthemachinetype andmodel,serialnumber,assettag,andUUID.
Note:DonotchangeanyunfamiliaritemvalueundertheAdvancedmenu.
Table14.SubmenusundertheCPUConguration
ItemOptionDescription
C1ESupportDisabled/[Enabled]EnableordisabletheC1Efunction
ofthemicroprocessor.Thissetting
mightimpactsystemperformance. HardwarePrefetcher
Disabled/[Enabled]
Enableordisabletheprefetch
functionofthemicroprocessor.
Thissettingmightimpactsystem
performance. AdjacentCacheLinePrefetchDisabled/[Enabled]
Enableordisabletheadjacentcache
lineprefetch.Thissettingmight
impactsystemperformance. MPSandACPIMADTorderingLegacyordering/[Modernordering]SelecttheMPSandACPIMADT
orderingmethod.
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Table14.SubmenusundertheCPUConguration(continued)
ItemOptionDescription
Intel®VirtualizationT echDisabled/[Enabled]
Execute-DisableBitCapabilityDisabled/[Enabled]
Intel®HTT echnology[Enabled]/Disabled
ActiveProcessorCores[All]/1/2
Intel®SpeedStep™techDisabled/[Enabled]EnableordisabletheSpeedStep
Intel®TurboModetechDisabled/[Enabled]
Intel®C-STATEtechDisabled/[Enabled]EnableordisabletheC-STATE
C3StateDisabled/[ACPIC2]/ACPIC3SetthemicroprocessorC3state
C6StateDisabled/[Enabled]EnableordisabletheC6stateofthe
CStatepackagelimitsetting[Auto]/C1/C3/C6/C7SettheCstatepackagelimit. C1AutoDemotionDisabled/[Enabled]EnableordisabletheC1State
C3AutoDemotionDisabled/[Enabled]EnableordisabletheC3State
ACPITStateDisabled/[Enabled]
Notes:
1.Thesettingsin[]arethedefaultsettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram.
2.Theaboveoptionsmightvarydependingonthetypeoftheinstalledmicroprocessor.
EnableordisabletheIntel VirtualizationTech.Thistechnology canprovideadditionalcapacityfor hardwarecomputing.Ifyousetthis featuretoEnabled,youhavetoturn offtheserveranddisconnectthe powercordfromelectricaloutlet,and thenreconnectthepowercordand turnontheservertomakethisfeature takeeffect.
EnablingtheExecute-DisableBit Capabilitycanpreventtheexecutive codeofsomemalicioussoftware fromusingthedatapage.
Enableordisablethehyper-thread technology.(Whetheryourserver supportsthisfeatureornotis dependingonthetypeoftheinstalled microprocessor.)
Enableordisablethemulti-core processingfunction.
technology. EnableordisabletheTurboMode
technology.
technology.
mode.
microprocessor.
Demotionofthemicroprocessor.
Demotionofthemicroprocessor. Enableordisablethemicroprocessor
throttlinginACPI.
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Table15.SubmenusundertheMassStorageControllerConguration
ItemOptionDescription
SATACongurationDisabled/[Enabled]EnableordisabletheintegratedSATA
controller. CongureSATAas[IDE]/RAID
Toselecttheharddiskdrivemode.
IfthisoptionissettoIDE,allthe
SATAconnectorswillbecongured
asstand-aloneSATAconnectors.
Notes:
1.Thesettingsin[]arethedefaultsettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram.
2.TheSA TACongurationitemmightnotapplybecauseyourservercamewithanintegratedSAScontroller.
Table16.SubmenusundertheSuperIOConguration
ItemOptionDescription
SerialPort1AddressDisabled;[3F8/IRQ4];3E8/IRQ4;
2E8/IRQ3
SerialPort2AddressDisabled;[2F8/IRQ3];3E8/IRQ4;
2E8/IRQ3
SelecttheI/Obaseaddressand
interruptforserialport1.
SelecttheI/Obaseaddressand
interruptforserialport2. Note:Thesettingsin[]arethedefaultsettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram.
Table17.SubmenusundertheUSBConguration
ItemOptionDescription
LegacyUSBSupportDisabled/[Enabled]/Auto
Enableordisablethesupporton
legacyUSBdevices. USB2.0ControllerModeFullSpeed/[HiSpeed]SelecttheUSBspeed. HotplugUSBFDDSupportDisabled/Enabled/[Auto]
Enableordisablethesupportonthe
hot-swapUSBdiskettedrive. Note:Thesettingsin[]arethedefaultsettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram. ForexternalUSBdevices,theUSBMassStorageDeviceCongurationsubmenuisasbelow: EmulationT ype
[Auto]/Floppy/ForcedFDD/Hard
SelectthetypeoftheUSBdevice.
Disk/CDROM
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Table18.SubmenusundertheHardwareHealthConguration
ItemOptionDescription
ItemsandoptionswithBMCconguration:
AutoFanControlDisabled/[Enabled]
PWMMinimalDutyCycle[60%DutyCycle]/45%DutyCycle
/30%DutyCycle
SensorDataRegisterMonitoringReadOnly
ItemsandoptionswithoutBMCconguration:
H/WHealthFunctionDisabled/[Enabled]
AutoFANControlDisabled/[Enabled]
PWMMinimalDutyCycle[60%DutyCycle]/45%DutyCycle
/30%DutyCycle
FanFailureLEDIndication
HardwareHealthEventMonitoring
Note:Thesettingsin[]arethedefaultsettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram.
Disabled/[Enabled]
ReadOnly
IfthisoptionissettoDisabled,the fanrunsatthefullspeed;ifthisoption issettoEnabled,thefanspeedis controlledbythesystemtemperature.
SelectthePWMMinimalDutyCycle forthefan:60%-100%,45%-100%, or30%-100%.
Thesensordatainthisoptionisfor readonly.Thedetecteddataincludes thetemperature,voltageandfan speed.
Enableordisablethehardware monitorfunction.
IfthisoptionissettoDisabled,the fanrunsatthefullspeed;ifthisoption issettoEnabled,thefanspeedis controlledbythesystemtemperature.
SelectthePWMMinimalDutyCycle forthefan:60%-100%,45%-100%, or30%-100%.
Enableordisablethefanalarm function.Ifthisoptionissetto Enabled,amessageaboutfanfailure willbedisplayedonthePOSTscreen whentherotationalspeedofeachfan islessthan800rpm.
Thesensordatainthisoptionisfor readonly.Thedetecteddataincludes thetemperatureandsystemfan rotationalspeed.
Table19.SubmenusundertheIPMI2.0Conguration
ItemSub-itemOptionDescription
ViewBMCSystemEvent Log
ClearBMCSystemEvent Log
SetLANCongurationSettheIPaddresssource,
SetPEFCongurationPEFSUPPORTDisabled/[Enabled]
Viewthesystemeventlog.
Deletethesystemevent log.
IPaddress,subnetmask, andgatewayaddress.
EnableordisablethePEF support.
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Table19.SubmenusundertheIPMI2.0Conguration(continued)
ItemSub-itemOptionDescription
BMCWatchDogTimer Action
[Disabled]/ResetSystem/ PowerDown/PowerCycle
DisableorenabletheOS baseddongle.Ifenabled, wheneveranyproblems arisingfromtheoperation system,suchasthe systemhalted,thesystem managementfeaturewill takeactionsofReset System,PowerDown,or PowerCycleattheprompt ofthedongleTimer.
BMCAlertLEDandBeep[Off]/OnTurnonorturnofftheBMC
alertLEDandbeep.
FWkey
[0000000]
Note:Thesettingsin[]arethedefaultsettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram.
Table20.SubmenuundertheIntelVT-dConguration
ItemOptionDescription
IntelVT-d
Disabled/[Enabled]
Enableordisablethevirtualization
technologyforI/Odevices. Note:Thesettingsin[]arethedefaultsettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram.
Table21.SubmenusundertheRemoteAccessConguration
ItemOptionDescription
RemoteAccess
[Disabled]/Enabled
Note:Thesettingsin[]arethedefaultsettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram.
Table22.ItemsunderthePCIPnPmenu
ItemOptionDescription
ClearNVRAM[No]/Yes
BootsGraphicAdapterPriority[Auto]/OnboardVGA
LAN1
[Auto]/Enabled/Disabled
Enableordisabletheserialport
remoteaccess.
IfthisoptionissettoY es,thatmeans
tocleartheNVRAMinformationwhen
thesystemstartsup.
IfthisoptionissettoAuto,the
externalgraphicscardwillbeenabled
rstly.Ifnoexternalgraphicscard,
theintegratedgraphicscontrolleris
automaticallyenabled.Ifthisoption
issettoOnboardVGA,onlythe
integratedgraphicscardisenabled.
TheAutooptionmeansto
automaticallyenabletheintegrated
Ethernetcontroller1.TheEnabled
optionmeanstoenabletheintegrated
Ethernetcontroller1.TheDisabled
optionmeanstodisabletheintegrated
Ethernetcontroller1.
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Table22.ItemsunderthePCIPnPmenu(continued)
ItemOptionDescription
LAN1OP-ROM[Enabled]/Disabled
LAN2
LAN2OP-ROM[Enabled]/Disabled
Note:Thesettingsin[]arethedefaultsettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram.
Table23.ItemsundertheBootmenu
ItemSub-itemOptionDescription
BootSettingsConguration
HardDiskDrives1stDrive2ndDrive...Basedontheinstalledhard
CD/DVDDrives
Note:Thesettingsin[]arethedefaultsettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram.
QuickBoot[Disabled]/Enabled
QuietBoot[Enabled]/Disabled
AddOnROMDisplayMode[ForceBIOS]/KeepCurrentSettheAddOnROM
BootupNum-Lock
1stBootDeviceBootdevicenames BootDevicePriority 2ndBootDeviceBootdevicenames
1stDrive...Basedontheinstalled
[Auto]/Enabled/Disabled
[Off]/OnSettheNum-LockLED
Enableordisablethewake-upfrom LAN1.
TheAutooptionmeansto automaticallyenabletheintegrated Ethernetcontroller2.TheEnabled optionmeanstoenabletheintegrated Ethernetcontroller2.TheDisabled optionmeanstodisabletheintegrated Ethernetcontroller2.
Enableordisablethewake-upfrom LAN2.
Enableordisablethequick bootfeature.
Enableordisablethe featuretoshowOEMLogo duringthePOST.
DisplayMode.
state. Setthestartupdevice
sequence(supportatmost vestartupdevices).
diskdrives.
opticaldrives.
Table24.ItemsundertheSecuritymenu
ItemDescription
ChangeSupervisorPasswordSetorchangethesupervisorpassword.Thepassword
canbeanycombinationofupto6(1to6)alphabeticand numericcharacters.
ChangeUserPasswordSetorchangetheuserpassword.Thepasswordcan
beanycombinationofupto6(1to6)alphabeticand numericcharacters.
Note:Thesettingsin[]arethedefaultsettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram.
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Table25.ItemsundertheChipsetmenu
ItemSub-itemOptionDescription
CPUBridgeConguration
SouthBridgeCongurationRestoreonACPowerLossPowerOff/PowerOn/
Note:Thesettingsin[]arethedefaultsettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram.
QPIFrequency[Auto]/4.800GT/5.866GT
/6.400GT
QPIL0sandL1Disabled/[Enabled]EnableordisabletheQPI
MemoryFrequency
MemoryMode
[Auto]/ForceDDR-800/ ForceDDR-1066/Force DDR-1333
[Independent]/Channel Mirroring/Lockstep
[LastState]
Standardtransferringrate oftheQPIbus.
L0sandL1. Setthefrequencyofthe
memorymodule.Make surethatthemandatory memoryfrequencysetting islessthanthemaximum frequencythatthememory modulecansupport.
Setthememorychannel modetoimprovereliability orefciency.
Ifthepowerisrecovered afteroutage,thesystem willbeatthestatethatyou setunderRestoreonAC
PowerLoss.
ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram
Afteryounishviewingorchangingsettings,pressEsctoreturntotheSetupUtilityprogrammainmenu. YoumighthavetopressEscseveraltimes.Then,youcandooneofthefollowing:
•IfyouwanttosavethenewsettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10.Otherwise,your changeswillnotbesaved.
•Ifyoudonotwanttosavethenewsettings,selectExit➙DiscardChangesandExit.
•Ifyouwanttoreturntothedefaultsettings,pressF9orselectExit➙LoadOptimalDefaults.

Usingpasswords

ByusingtheSetupUtilityprogram,youcansetapasswordtopreventunauthorizedaccesstoyourserver anddata.Thefollowingoptionsareavailabletohelpyousetasupervisorpasswordorauserpassword:
•ChangeSupervisorPassword
•ChangeUserPassword
Youdonothavetosetapasswordtouseyourserver.However,usingapasswordimprovescomputing security.Ifyoudecidetosetapassword,readthefollowingsections.
Passwordconsiderations
Apasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto6(1to6)alphabeticandnumericcharacters.Forsecurity reasons,itisrecommendedtouseastrongpasswordthatcannotbeeasilycompromised.T osetastrong password,usethefollowingguidelines:
Note:TheSetupUtilityprogrampasswordsarenotcasesensitive.
•Havesixcharactersinlength
•Containatleastonealphabeticcharacterandonenumericcharacter
•Notbeyournameoryourusername
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•Notbeacommonwordoracommonname
•Besignicantlydifferentfromyourpreviouspasswords
Setting,changing,ordeletingapassword
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoset,change,ordeleteapassword.
Toset,change,ordeleteapassword,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage70.
2.FromtheSetupUtilityprogrammainmenu,selectSecurity➙ChangeSupervisorPasswordor ChangeUserPassword.
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoset,change,ordeleteapassword.
Note:Apasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto6(1to6)alphabeticandnumericcharacters.For moreinformation,see“Passwordconsiderations”onpage77.

RAIDcontrollers

ThefollowingtableliststhevariousutilitiesavailabletocongureRAIDcontrollersbeforeanoperating systemisinstalled.
Table26.RAIDutilities
RAIDutilitiesDescriptionLocationWheretondmoreinformation
EasyStartup
LSIIR-RAIDUtilityOnboard1068ESASRAID
LSIMegaRAID WebBIOS CongurationUtility
•Forusewithall factory-supportedRAID controllers
•Automaticallydetects hardwareandlists allsupportedRAID congurations
•Conguresonediskarray percontrollerusingalldrives currentlyattachedtothe controller
•CreatedaRAIDresponsele thatcanbeusedtocongure RAIDcontrollersonsimilarly conguredLenovoservers.
adapter
ThinkServer8708ELPSAS RAIDadapteror8708EM2RAID adapter
ThinkServer EasyStartupDVD
PressCtrl+Ctostart“Onboard1068ESASRAID
PressCtrl+HtostartRefertotheMegaRAIDSAS
“UsingtheThinkServer EasyStartupprogram”on page79
controllerCongurationUtility program”onpage81
SoftwareUserGuideonthe documentationDVDthatcame withyouserver.Andyoucan ndandinstalltheMegaCLI programandtheMegaRAID StorageManagerprograminthe ThinkServerEasyStartupDVD thatcamewithyourserver.Insert theDVDintotheopticaldrive andthelesareinthe\ToolsAnd Utilitiesdirectory.
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UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram

TheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDsimpliestheprocessofconguringyourRAIDcontrollersandinstalling anoperatingsystem.TheprogramworksinconjunctionwithyourWindowsorLinuxoperating-system installationdisctoautomatetheprocessofinstallingtheoperatingsystemsandassociateddevicedrivers.
IfyoudidnotreceiveanThinkServerEasyStartupDVDwithyourserver,youcandownloadanimagefrom theLenovoSupportWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
TheEasyStartupprogramhasthefollowingfeatures:
•Self-bootingDVD
•Easy-to-use,language-selectableinterface
•Integratedhelpsystem
•Automatichardwaredetection
•RAIDcongurationutility
•Devicedriversprovidedbasedontheservermodelanddetecteddevices
•Selectablepartitionsizeandlesystem
•Supportformultipleoperatingsystems
•Installstheoperatingsystemanddevicedriversinanunattendedmodetosavetime
•CreatesareuseableresponselethatcanbeusedwithsimilarlyconguredLenovoserverstomake futureinstallationsevenfaster.

BeforeyouusetheEasyStartupDVD

FunctionalityandsupportedoperatingsystemscanvarywithdifferentversionsoftheEasyStartupprogram. Tolearnmoreabouttheversionyouhave,dothefollowing:
1.InserttheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDandrestarttheserver.
2.AdvancetotheHomescreen.
3.ClickCompatabilitynotes.Thecompatabilitynotesfeatureprovidesdetailedinformationaboutthe RAIDcontrollers,operatingsystems,andservercongurationssupportedbythatversionofthe EasyStartupprogram.
4.ClickUserGuide.TheUserGuideprovidesanoverviewofthevariousfunctionsprovidedbythat versionoftheEasyStartupprogram.
BeforeusingtheEasyStartupprogramtoinstallanoperatingsystem,makesureanyexternalstorage devicesandberchannelsareconguredcorrectly.
Setupandconguration
WhenyoustarttheThinkServerEasyStartupDVD,youwillbepromptedforthefollowing:
•Selectthelanguageinwhichyouwanttoviewtheprogram.
•Selectthelanguageofthekeyboardyouwillbeusingwiththeprogram.
Note:Thefollowinglanguagekeyboardsaresupported:English,French,German,Spanish,Japanese, Turkish,Italian,andDutch.Y ourThinkServerEasyStartupDVDmightbeEnglishonly.Inthiscase,the keyboardlayoutshouldbeEnglish.
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Youwillthenseeoneormoreremindersaboutconguringstoragedevices,andthenyouwillbepresented withtheLenovoLicenseAgreement.Readthelicenseagreementcarefully.Y oumustagreewithtermsin ordertocontinue.
Afteragreeingtothelicenseagreement,youwillbegiventhefollowingchoices:
•Continuetothemainprograminterface
•Useashortcuttoinstallanoperatingsystembasedaresponselethatyoupreviouslycreatedusingthe EasyStartupprogram
•UseashortcuttocongureRAIDcontrollersbasedonaRAIDresponselethatyoupreviouslycreated usingtheEasyStartupprogram
Ifyoucontinuetothemainprograminterface,youwillhavethefollowingselectableoptions:
•Compatibilitynotes:ThisselectionprovidesinformationabouttheRAIDcontrollers,operatingsystems, andservercongurationssupportedbythatversionoftheEasyStartupprogram.
•UserGuide:Thisselectionprovidesinformationaboutthefeaturesprovidedbythatversionofthe EasyStartupprogram.
•Hardwarelist:ThisselectiondisplaysalistofhardwaredevicesdetectedbytheEasyStartupprogram.
•CongureRAID:ThisselectionenablesyoutoviewthecurrentRAIDcongurationforeachinstalled RAIDcontrollerandmakechangesifneeded.
•Installoperatingsystem:Thisselectiondisplaysaseriesofchoicesandpromptstocollectinformation requiredforinstallation,preparestheharddiskforinstallation,andtheninitiatestheinstallationprocess usingtheuser-providedoperating-systeminstallationCDorDVD.
•About:Thisselectiondisplaysversioninformationandlegalnotices.
ConguringRAID
TheRAIDcongurationfeaturethatispartoftheEasyStartupprogramenablesyoutoviewandchangeRAID settingsforsupportedRAIDcontrollers.Throughthisfeature,youhavetheabilitytocongureeachinstalled controller.Theprogramautomaticallydetectsthenumberofdiscscurrentlyattachedtothecontroller, determinesthepossibleRAIDcongurationsthatcanbecongured,andpromptsyouthroughthesteps tocongureoneormorediskarrayswithorwithouthot-spareharddiskdrives.Asyoucongureeach controlleryouwillbegiventheoptiontosavetheRAIDcongurationsettingstoaRAIDresponsele,which youcanuseonothersimilarlyconguredLenovoservers.Thismethodsatisesmostusers'needs.

Typicaloperatingsysteminstallation

WhenyouselectInstalloperatingsystem,youwillbepromptedforinformationrequiredfortheinstallation. Thepromptsvarydependingontheoperatingsystemselected.Thissectiondescribesthetasksassociated withatypicalWindowsoperatingsysteminstallation.Eachtaskmustbecompletedinorderbeforemoving tothenexttask.
Note:EnsurethatyourRAIDcontrolleriscorrectlyconguredbeforeyouselectanoperatingsystemtoinstall.
•Selectoperatingsystem:Thistaskenablesyoutoselecttheoperatingsystemthatyouwillbeinstalling.
•Selectdisk:Thistaskenablesyoutoselectthediskwhereyouwanttoinstalltheoperatingsystem.
Note:ThediskthatyouselectmustbesetasthebootdiskintheSetupUtilityprogram.
•Partitionsoptions:Thistaskenablesyoutochoosewhetheryouwanttorepartitiontheselecteddrive oruseanexistingpartition.
•Partitionsettings:Thistaskenablesyoutochoosethelesystemtypeanddenethepartitionsize.
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•Installationsettings:Thistaskpromptsyouforuserandsystemsettings,theoperatingsystemproduct key,andtheadministratorpassword.
•Networksettings:Thistaskpromptsyoufordomainandworkgroupsettings,Ethernetcontrollertype,IP addresssettings,DNSsettings,andWINSaddresssettings.
•Installapplications:Thistaskenablesyoutoruncustomcommandsorscriptsattheendofthe installationprocessandinstalltheThinkServerEasyManageprogramtohelpyoumanageyourservers.
•InstallWindowscomponents:ThistaskenablesyoutoinstalloptionalWindowscomponentssuch asIIS,ASP.NET,andSNMP .
•Conrmsettings:Thistaskenablesyoutoreviewalloftheinformationyouprovided.
•Saveresponsele:ThistaskgivesyoutheoptionofsavingtheinformationonadisketteorUSBdevice asaresponseleforfutureinstallationsonsimilarlyconguredLenovoservers.
•Startinstallation:Thistaskstartstheactualinstallationprocess.First,thediskispreparedusingthedisk andpartitioninformationyouspecied.Thenyouarepromptedtoinserttheoperatingsystemdisk,and theoperatingsystemisinstalledusingtheinformationthatyouspecied.
Onboard1068ESASRAIDcontrollerCongurationUtilityprogram
ThissectionprovidessomebasicinstructionsonhowtoconguretheonboardSASRAIDforyourRD240 serverusingtheonboard1068ESASRAIDcontrollerCongurationUtilityprogram.

InstallingtheSASSGPIOcables

TheconnectorsJ51andJ21onthesystemboardarefortheSASSGPIOcables.Youcanconnectthe SGPIOport1-4ofthemini-SAScablestotheJ51connectorandconnecttheSGPIOport5-8ofthe mini-SAScablestotheJ21connector.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage14
.
StartingtheCongurationUtilityprogram
DuringthePOST,whenthemessage“PressCtrl-CtostartLSILogicCongurationUtility...”isdisplayed, pressCtrl+CtoenterthemainmenuforSASsettings.PressEnterandtheAdapterListwindowisdisplayed. Inthiswindow,youcanviewthecontrollerlist,viewtheharddiskdriveinformation,andcongureRAID.
Whenworkingwiththisprogram,youmustusethekeyboard.Thekeysusedtoperformvarioustasksare displayedatthebottomofeachscreen.
Table27.ItemsintheAdapterListwindow
ItemDescription
Adapter PCIBusThePCIbusnumberassignedfortheadapter. Dev/FncThePCIDevice/Functionassignedfortheadapter. FWRevisionIndicatesthecurrentFirmwareversion. Status
BootOrder
DetectedSASadapter.
Indicatesthattheadapterinthebootlistisenabledor disabled.
Indicatesthebootsequence.Youcanchangethe sequencebypressing+or-.
YoucanpressAlt+NtoswitchtotheGlobalPropertieswindowtosetthepropertiesofbootandinterrupt.
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Table28.ItemsontheGlobalPropertieswindow
ItemDescription
PauseWhenBootAlertDisplayedIndicatesstopthebootornotwhenthealertoccurs
duringtheboot.Thecurrentpropertycanbechanged bypressing+or-.TheoptionNoindicatesthatyoucan continuetobootwhenthealertoccurs.TheoptionY es indicatesthatyoucanpausebootwhenthealertoccurs andpressanykeytocontinue.
BootInformationDisplayMode
SupportInterrupt
RestoreDefaultsRestoresthedefaults.
DeneshowmuchBIOSinformationtobedisplayed duringtheboot.Thecurrentpropertycanbechangedby pressing+or-.
Indicatesthesupportedinterruptmode.Hookinterrupt, theDefaultisthedefaultvalue,whichsupportstheboot fromCD-ROMintheoppyemulationmode.

AccessingtheAdapterPropertieswindow

IntheAdapterListwindow,selectC1068EandpressEnter.TheAdapterPropertieswindowforSAS1068E opens.
Table29.ItemsintheAdapterPropertieswindowforSAS1068E
ItemDescription
Adapter PCISlotThePCIslotnumberassignedfortheadapter. PCIAddress(Bus/Dev)ThePCIDevice/Functionassignedfortheadapter. MPTFirmwareRevisionIndicatesthecurrentFirmwareversion. SASAddressIndicatesthecurrentSASaddress. Status
BootOrder BootSupportSetthesoftwarecontrollingmodeofthecontroller.The
RAIDProperties SASTopologySettheSASharddiskdrives.See“AccessingtheSAS
AdvancedAdapterProperties Note:Tomakeanyofthesettingstakeeffect,youneedtorestarttheserver.
DetectedSASadapter.
Indicatesthattheadapterinthebootlistisenabledor disabled.
Indicatesthebootsequence.
EnabledBIOS&OSmeansthattheadapteriscontrolled byboththeBIOSandthedriverintheoperatingsystem. TheEnabledBIOSOnlymeansthattheadapteris controlledonlybytheBIOS,insteadofthedriverinthe operatingsystem.Thisoptionmightnotbesupportedby alltheoperationsystems,suchasWindowsoperating systems.TheEnabledOSOnlymeansthattheadapter iscontrolledonlybytheoperatingsystem.TheDisabled meansthattheadapterisdisabled.
SettheHostRAID.See“SASRAIDsettings”onpage83.
Topologywindow”onpage84. Settheadvancedpropertiesoftheadapter.
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SASRAIDsettings

IntheAdapterPropertieswindow,selectRAIDPropertiesandpressEnter.ThemainwindowforSAS RAIDsetupisdisplayed.
ThefollowinglistdescribestheitemsinthemainwindowforSASRAIDsetup:
•CreateIMVolume:createRAID1includingtwoharddiskdrivestoreservedata.ThedefaultStatusofthe rstharddiskdriveisPrimary. TheRAID1isalsoknownasmirrorimage.Thesamedataiswrittentothetwoharddiskdrivesat thesametime,which,however,operatesasasinglelogicalharddiskdriveintheoperationsystem. Therefore,ifoneoftheharddiskdrivesfailed,theotherretainsacompletecopyofthedata.Theserver canstillworknormally.Thedatacanbereadfromthetwoharddiskdrivesatthesametimetoimprove thespeedofreadingtheharddiskdrives.TheRAID1onlysupportstheevennumberofharddiskdrives.
•CreateIMEVolume:createRAID1E,whichcansupporttheoddnumberofharddiskdrivesconguredin RAID1.Thenumberoftheharddiskdrivescanbethreetoeight. TheRAID1Emodestoresdataonallharddiskdrivesthroughstrippingandmirroring.TheRAID1E supportstheoddnumberoftheharddiskdrivestoformanarray,whileatleastthreeharddiskdrivesare requiredandatmosteightharddiskdrivesarerequired.Thevolumeisn/2.
•CreateISVolume:createRAID0,whichsupportstwotoeightharddiskdrives. TheRAID0providesthenon-redundantdiskarraywithmaximumI/Operformancebyreadingand writingtheharddiskdrivesatthesametime.Withaccessingtomultipleharddiskdrivesatthesame time,RAID0reducesthetimedelaycausedbytheharddiskdrivemechanicalsystem.Itcanimprovethe performanceofreadandwriteoperation.However,duetothelackofthefeatureofthedataredundancy, ifanyoftheharddiskdrivesinthearrayfailed,itwillcausedataloss.

CreatingordeletingtheRAID1array

ThissectionusesRAID1asanexampletoguideyoutocreateordeleteSASRAIDusingtheLSI CongurationUtilityprogram.
CreatingtheRAID1array
ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreateRAID1usingtheLSICongurationUtilityprogram.
TocreateRAID1,dothefollowing:
1.IntheSASRAIDsetupmainwindow,selectCreateIMVolumeandpressEnter.TheCreateNew Arraywindowopens.
2.SelectNoundertheRAIDDiskcolumnfortherstharddiskdrive.Then,presstheSpacekey.
3.Whenprompted,selectMtosettherstharddiskdriveastheprimaryharddiskdrive.
Note:Ifyouwanttosettherstharddiskdriveastheslaveharddiskdrive,selectD.
4.PressMtogobacktotheCreateNewArraywindow.SelectNoundertheRAIDDiskcolumnforthe secondharddiskdrive.Then,presstheSpacekeyandawarningmessagewillbedisplayed.Pressthe SpacekeytogobacktotheCreateNewArraywindow.
5.PressCtocreatethearrayandselectSavechangesthenexitthismenuwhenpromptedtosave changesandexit.
6.Aftercreatingthearray,youcanselectRAIDPropertiesintheAdapterPropertieswindowandpress EntertoaccesstheSASRAIDcongurationmainwindowandviewthearrayinformation.
DeletingtheRAID1array
ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtodeleteaRAIDarray(RAID1)youhavecreatedusingtheLSI CongurationUtilityprogram.
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TodeleteaRAIDarray(RAID1),dothefollowing:
1.SelectRAIDPropertiesintheAdapterPropertieswindowandpressEntertoaccesstheSASRAID congurationmainwindowandviewthearrayinformation.
2.SelectManageArrayintheViewArraywindow.Then,theManageArraywindowopens.
3.SelectDeleteArrayintheManageArraywindowandpressEnter.Whenthemessageforconrmation isdisplayed,pressY.Thearrayisdeleted.

AccessingtheSASTopologywindow

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoaccesstheSAST opologywindow.
ToaccesstheSAST opologywindow,dothefollowing:
1.SelectSASTopologyintheAdapterPropertieswindowandpressEnter.TheSAST opologywindow opens.
2.SelectDirectAttachedDevicesintheSASTopologywindowandpressEntertoviewtheinformation.
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoperformothertasks.Thekeysusedtoperformvarioustasksare displayedatthebottomofeachscreen.
ConguringtheGigabitEthernetcontroller
TheEthernetcontrollersareintegratedonthesystemboard.Theyprovidesaninterfaceforconnecting toa10Mbps,100Mbps,or1Gbpsnetworkandprovidesfull-duplex(FDX)capability,whichenables simultaneoustransmissionandreceptionofdataonthenetwork.IftheEthernetportsintheserversupports auto-negotiation,thecontrollersdetectthedata-transferrate(10BASE-T,100BASE-TX,or1000BASE-T)and duplexmode(full-duplexorhalf-duplex)ofthenetworkandautomaticallyoperatesatthatrateandmode.
Youdonothavetosetanyjumpersorcongurethecontrollers.However,youmustinstalladevicedriverto enabletheoperatingsystemtoaddressthecontrollers.
Updatingthermware
ThermwareintheserverisperiodicallyupdatedandisavailablefordownloadontheLenovoSupportWeb site.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/supporttocheckforthelatestlevelofrmware,suchastheBIOS ROMle,BMCFWandRAIDFWles.
Whenyoureplaceadeviceintheserver,youmighthavetoeitherupdatetheserverwiththelatestversionof thermwarethatisstoredinmemoryonthedeviceorrestorethepre-existingrmwarefromadisketteor CDimage.
•TheBIOSROMleisstoredinashonthesystemboard.
•TheEthernetrmwareisstoredinEEPROMontheEthernetcontroller.
•TheintegratedSAScontrollerrmwareisstoredintheROMofSAScontrolleronthesystemboard.
•TheSASRAIDcardrmwareisstoredinROMontheSASRAIDcard.
TheEthernetrmwareisdownloadableathttp://www.lenovo.com/support.

UsingtheEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdaterprogram

ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdaterisasoftwareapplicationthatenablesyoutomaintainyour systemrmwareuptodateandhelpsyouavoidunnecessaryoutages.FirmwareUpdaterupdatestheserver systemandadapterrmware.
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Toupdateyoursystem,dothefollowing:
1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
2.ClickDownload&Drivers➙ThinkServerandthenfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpageto downloadtheISOimagefortheEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdaterprogram.
3.BurntheISOimagetoadisc.
4.Settheopticaldriveastherstbootdeviceandinsertthediscintotheopticaldrive.Theserverwill proceeddirectlytotheUserInterfaceApplication’sintroductoryscreen.
5.Readthemessagesandinstructionsdisplayedontheintroductoryscreen.Then,clickNexttoproceed tothelistofrmwareupdatesavailableontheopticalmedia.
6.ClickApplytobegintheupdates(clickCancelifyouwanttoaborttheupdatesandexit).Allupdates willruntocompletion,witheachupdater’snativeuserinterfacekeptvisibletotheuser.WhentheUser InterfaceApplicationregainscontrol,youwillseetheresultsscreen.
Beforedistributingthermwareupdatetootherservers,ensurethatyourservercanrestartsuccessfully withoutencounteringhardwareproblems.

InstallingtheThinkServerEasyManageprogram

ToinstalltheThinkServerEasyManageAgent,youmustalreadyhaveacoreserverrunningtheThinkServer EasyManageCoreServerprogram.TheThinkServerEasyManageAgentmustbeinstalledfromthatcore server.RefertotheThinkServerEasyManageCoreServerdocumentationaboutAgentdeploymentfor instructionsonthevariouswaystodeploytheThinkServerEasyManageAgenttoyournewserver.
Also,theThinkServerEasyStartupprogramprovidesanoptiontoinstalltheThinkServerEasyManageAgent aspartoftheoperatingsysteminstallationprocess.
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Chapter7.Troubleshooting

Thischapterdescribesthediagnostictoolsthatareavailabletohelpyousolveproblemsthatmightoccurin theserver.
Ifyoucannotdiagnoseandcorrectaproblembyusingtheinformationinthischapter,seeAppendixB “Gettinghelpandtechnicalassistance”onpage103

Troubleshootingtables

Usethetroubleshootingtablestondsolutionstoproblemsthathaveidentiablesymptoms.
Ifyouhavejustaddednewsoftwareoranewoptionaldeviceandtheserverisnotworking,completethe followingstepsbeforeyouusethetroubleshootingtables:
1.Checktheoperatorinformationpanel.
2.Removethesoftwareordevicethatyoujustadded.
3.Reinstallthenewsoftwareornewdevice.

DVDdriveproblems

•FollowthesuggestedactionsintheorderinwhichtheyarelistedintheActioncolumnuntiltheproblemis solved.
•SeethepartslistingintheHardwareMaintenanceManualtodeterminewhichcomponentsarecustomer replaceableunits(CRUs)andwhichcomponentsareeldreplaceableunits(FRUs).
•Ifanactionstepisprecededby“(Trainedservicetechnicianonly),”thatstepmustbeperformedonlyby atrainedservicetechnician.
formoreinformation.
SymptomAction
TheDVDdriveisnot recognized.
ADVDisnotworkingcorrectly.
1.Makesurethat:
•TheSA TAchanneltowhichtheDVDdriveisattached(primaryorsecondary) isenabledintheSetupUtilityprogram.
•Allcablesandjumpersareinstalledcorrectly.
•Thesignalcableandconnectorarenotdamagedandtheconnectorpins arenotbent.
•ThecorrectdevicedriverisinstalledfortheDVDdrive.
2.Reseatthefollowingcomponents: a.DVDdrive b.DVDdrivecables
3.Replacethefollowingcomponentsoneatatime,intheordershown,restarting theservereachtime:
a.DVDdrive b.DVDdriveandcables c.(Trainedservicetechnicianonly)Systemboard
1.CleantheDVD.
2.ReseattheDVDdrive.
3.ReplacetheDVDdrive.
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SymptomAction
TheDVDdrivetrayisnot working.
1.Makesurethattheserveristurnedon.
2.Inserttheendofastraightenedpaperclipintothemanualtray-releaseopening.
3.ReseattheDVDdrive.
4.ReplacetheDVDdrive.

Generalproblems

•FollowthesuggestedactionsintheorderinwhichtheyarelistedintheActioncolumnuntiltheproblemis solved.
•SeethepartslistingintheHardwareMaintenanceManualtodeterminewhichcomponentsarecustomer replaceableunits(CRUs)andwhichcomponentsareeldreplaceableunits(FRUs).
•Ifanactionstepisprecededby“(Trainedservicetechnicianonly),”thatstepmustbeperformedonlyby atrainedservicetechnician.
SymptomAction
Acoverlockisbroken,anLED isnotworking,orasimilar problemhasoccurred.
IfthepartisaCRU,replaceit.IfthepartisaFRU,thepartmustbereplacedbya trainedservicetechnician.

Harddiskdriveproblems

•FollowthesuggestedactionsintheorderinwhichtheyarelistedintheActioncolumnuntiltheproblemis solved.
•SeethepartslistingintheHardwareMaintenanceManualtodeterminewhichcomponentsarecustomer replaceableunits(CRUs)andwhichcomponentsareeldreplaceableunits(FRUs).
•Ifanactionstepisprecededby“(Trainedservicetechnicianonly),”thatstepmustbeperformedonlyby atrainedservicetechnician.
SymptomAction
Notalldrivesarerecognizedby theharddiskdrivediagnostic tests.
Theserverstopsresponding duringtheharddiskdrive diagnostictest.
Aharddiskdrivewasnot detectedwhiletheoperating systemwasbeingstarted.
Removethedrivethatisindicatedbythediagnostictests;then,runtheharddisk drivediagnostictestsagain.Iftheremainingdrivesarerecognized,replacethe drivethatyouremovedwithanewone.
Removetheharddiskdrivethatwasbeingtestedwhentheserverstopped responding,andrunthediagnostictestagain.Iftheharddiskdrivediagnostictest runssuccessfully,replacethedrivethatyouremovedwithanewone.
Reseatallharddiskdrivesandcables;then,runtheharddiskdrivediagnostic testsagain.

Intermittentproblems

•FollowthesuggestedactionsintheorderinwhichtheyarelistedintheActioncolumnuntiltheproblemis solved.
•SeethepartslistingintheHardwareMaintenanceManualtodeterminewhichcomponentsarecustomer replaceableunits(CRUs)andwhichcomponentsareeldreplaceableunits(FRUs).
•Ifanactionstepisprecededby“(Trainedservicetechnicianonly),”thatstepmustbeperformedonlyby atrainedservicetechnician.
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SymptomAction
Aproblemoccursonly occasionallyandisdifcultto diagnose.
1.Makesurethat:
•Allcablesandcordsareconnectedsecurelytotherearoftheserverand attacheddevices.
•Whentheserveristurnedon,airisowingfromthefangrille.Ifthereis noairow,thefanisnotworking.Thiscancausetheservertooverheat andshutdown.
2.Checkthesystem-eventlog(see“Eventlogs”onpage98).
3.See“Solvingundeterminedproblems”onpage97.

Keyboard,mouse,orpointing-deviceproblems

•FollowthesuggestedactionsintheorderinwhichtheyarelistedintheActioncolumnuntiltheproblemis solved.
•SeethepartslistingintheHardwareMaintenanceManualtodeterminewhichcomponentsarecustomer replaceableunits(CRUs)andwhichcomponentsareeldreplaceableunits(FRUs).
•Ifanactionstepisprecededby“(Trainedservicetechnicianonly),”thatstepmustbeperformedonlyby atrainedservicetechnician.
SymptomAction
Allorsomekeysonthe keyboarddonotwork.
Themouseorpointingdevice doesnotwork.
1.Makesurethat:
•Thekeyboardcableissecurelyconnected.
•Theserverandthemonitorareturnedon.
2.Thekeyboardiscompatiblewiththeserver.RefertotheWebsiteat http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver.
3.IfyouareusingaUSBkeyboardanditisconnectedtoaUSBhub,disconnect thekeyboardfromthehubandconnectitdirectlytotheserver.
4.Replacethefollowingcomponentsoneatatime,intheordershown,restarting theservereachtime:
a.Keyboard b.(Trainedservicetechnicianonly)Systemboard
1.Makesurethat:
•Themouseorpointingdeviceiscompatiblewiththeserver.RefertotheWeb
siteathttp://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver.
•Themouseorpointing-devicecableissecurelyconnectedtotheserver.
•Themouseorpointing-devicedevicedriversareinstalledcorrectly.
•Theserverandthemonitorareturnedon.
•ThemouseisenabledintheSetupUtilityprogram.
2.IfyouareusingaUSBmouseorpointingdeviceanditisconnectedtoaUSB hub,disconnectthemouseorpointingdevicefromthehubandconnectit directlytotheserver.
3.Replacethefollowingcomponentsoneatatime,intheordershown,restarting theservereachtime:
a.Mouseorpointingdevice b.(Trainedservicetechnicianonly)Systemboard

Memoryproblems

•FollowthesuggestedactionsintheorderinwhichtheyarelistedintheActioncolumnuntiltheproblemis solved.
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•SeethepartslistingintheHardwareMaintenanceManualtodeterminewhichcomponentsarecustomer replaceableunits(CRUs)andwhichcomponentsareeldreplaceableunits(FRUs).
•Ifanactionstepisprecededby“(Trainedservicetechnicianonly),”thatstepmustbeperformedonlyby atrainedservicetechnician.
SymptomAction
Theamountofsystemmemory thatisdisplayedislessthan theamountofinstalledphysical memory.
MultiplerowsofDIMMsina branchareidentiedasfailing.
1.Makesurethat:
•NoerrorLEDsarelitontheoperatorinformationpanelorontheDIMM.
•Memorymirroringdoesnotaccountforthediscrepancy.
•Thememorymodulesareseatedcorrectly.
•Y ouhaveinstalledthecorrecttypeofmemory.
•Ifyouchangedthememory,youupdatedthememorycongurationinthe SetupUtilityprogram.
•Allbanksofmemoryareenabled.Theservermighthaveautomatically disabledamemorybankwhenitdetectedaproblem,oramemorybank mighthavebeenmanuallydisabled.
2.CheckthePOSTeventlogforDIMMerrormessages:
•IfaDIMMwasdisabledbyasystems-managementinterrupt(SMI),replace theDIMM.
•IfaDIMMwasdisabledbytheuserorbyPOST,runtheSetupUtilityprogram andenabletheDIMM.
3.Makesurethatthereisnomemorymismatchwhentheserverisattheminimum memoryconguration.
4.AddonepairofDIMMsatatime,makingsurethattheDIMMsineachpair arematching.
5.ReseattheDIMMs.
6.ReplacetheDIMMsoneatatimeintheorderandrestarttheservereachtime.
1.ReseattheDIMMs;then,restarttheserver.
2.Replacethelowest-numberedDIMMswithidenticalknowngoodDIMMs; then,restarttheserver.Repeatasnecessary.Ifthefailurescontinueafterall identiedpairsarereplaced,contactatrainedservicetechnicianforhelp.
3.ReturntheremovedDIMMs,onepairatatime,totheiroriginalconnectors, restartingtheserveraftereachpair,untilapairfails.ReplaceeachDIMMin thefailedpairwithanidenticalknowngoodDIMM,restartingtheserverafter youreinstalleachDIMM.ReplacethefailedDIMM.Repeattheseactionsuntil youhavetestedallremovedDIMMs.
4.(Trainedservicetechnicianonly)Replacethesystemboard.

Microprocessorproblems

•FollowthesuggestedactionsintheorderinwhichtheyarelistedintheActioncolumnuntiltheproblemis solved.
•SeethepartslistingintheHardwareMaintenanceManualtodeterminewhichcomponentsarecustomer replaceableunits(CRUs)andwhichcomponentsareeldreplaceableunits(FRUs).
•Ifanactionstepisprecededby“(Trainedservicetechnicianonly),”thatstepmustbeperformedonlyby atrainedservicetechnician.
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