Lenovo 1048, 1045, 1046, 1047 User Manual

ThinkServer
UserGuide

MachineTypes:1045,1046,1047,and1048

Note

Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•TheImportantNoticesthatcomeswithyourproduct

•TheSafetyInformationandtheWarrantyandSupportInformationonthedocumentationDVDthatcomes
withyourproduct

•AppendixC“Notices”onpage111

FourthEdition(March2012)

©CopyrightLenovo2010,2012.

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

Contents

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

Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1

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

Serverdocumentation.............1

Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...5

Chapter3.Featuresand

technologies..............7

Whatisincludedwithyourserver........7

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

Specications................7

Softwareprograms..............9

EasyStartup...............9

EasyManage...............9

Reliability,availability,andserviceability......9

Chapter4.Locatingparts,controls,

LEDs,andconnectors........11

Frontview................11

Rearview.................11

Frontcontrolpanel.............12

Locatingservercomponents.........15

Locatingpartsonthesystemboard......16

Locatingconnectorsonthebackplane.....18

Chapter5.Installing,removing,or

replacinghardware..........19

Guidelines................19

Basicguidelines............19

Systemreliabilityguidelines........20

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....20

Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.21

Removingtheservercover..........21

Installing,removing,orreplacingoptionalhardware

devices.................22

Installingorremovingamemorymodule...22

Removingorinstallinginternaldrives....25

Removingorinstallingtherisercard

assembly...............36

InstallingorremovingaPCIcard......38

Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware

devices.................41

Removingorinstallingthesystemboard

battery................41

RemovingorinstallingtheRAIDcontroller..43

RemovingorinstallingtheEthernetcard...56

Removingorinstallingthemicroprocessorfan

duct.................58

Removingorinstallingthepowersupply...59
Removingorinstallingthesystemfans...62

Removingorinstallingtheheatsink....64

Removingorinstallingthemicroprocessor..67

Completingthepartsreplacement.......71

Installingtheservercover........71

Connectingthecables..........71

Turningontheserver..........72

Updatingtheserverconguration.....72

Turningofftheserver..........72

Connectingexternaldevices.......73

Chapter6.Conguringtheserver..75

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........75

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....76

IntroductionoftheBIOSitems.......76

Usingpasswords............83

RAIDcontrollers..............84

UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...85

BeforeyouusetheEasyStartupDVD....85

Setupandconguration.........85

ConguringRAID............86

Typicaloperatingsysteminstallation....86

Onboard1068ESASRAIDcontrollerConguration

Utilityprogram...............87

Connectingmini-SAScable........87

StartingtheCongurationUtilityprogram..88

AccessingtheAdapterPropertieswindow..89

SASRAIDsettings...........90

CreatingordeletingtheRAID1array....90

AccessingtheSASTopologywindow....91

ConguringtheGigabitEthernetcontroller....91

Updatingthermware............92

UsingtheEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater

program...............92

InstallingtheThinkServerEasyManageprogram.92

Chapter7.T roubleshooting......93

Troubleshootingtables...........93

DVDdriveproblems...........93

Generalproblems............94

Harddiskdriveproblems.........94

Intermittentproblems..........94

Keyboard,mouse,orpointing-device

problems...............95

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Memoryproblems...........95

Microprocessorproblems........96

Monitorproblems............97

Optional-deviceproblems........98

Powerproblems............99

Serialportproblems...........100

Softwareproblems...........101

UniversalSerialBus(USB)portproblems..101

Solvingpowerproblems...........101

SolvingEthernetcontrollerproblems......102

Solvingundeterminedproblems........102

Eventlogs................103

Viewingeventlogswithoutrestartingthe

server................104

Systemeventlog..............104

DiagnosticLEDsonthefrontcontrolpanel...104

Onboarddebugdigitron...........104

AppendixA.RAIDbatterycard

assembly..............105

Specications...............105

Batterylifeanddataretentiontime.....105

AppendixB.Gettinginformation,

help,andservice..........107

Informationresources............107

Usingthedocumentation.........107

ThinkServerWebsite..........107

LenovoSupportWebsite.........107

Helpandservice..............108

Beforeyoucall.............108

Callingforservice............108

Usingotherservices..........109

Purchasingadditionalservices......109

AppendixC.Notices.........111

Trademarks................112

Importantnotes..............112

PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice..112

Recyclinginformation............112

Batteryreturnprogram..........113

Requirementforbatteriescontaining

perchlorate..............114

Particulatecontamination..........115

ImportantinformationfortheEuropeanDirective

2002/96/EC................115

RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective

(RoHS)..................119

ChinaRoHS..............119

Turkishstatementofcompliance......120

GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement...120

Electronicemissionnotices..........120

FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)

Statement...............120

Index.................123

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Safetyinformation

Note:Beforeusingtheproduct,besuretoreadandunderstandthemultilingualsafetyinstructionsonthe

documentationDVDthatcomeswiththeproduct.

Antesdeusaroproduto,leiaeentendaasinstruçõesdesegurançamultilínguesnoDVDdedocumentação
queoacompanha.

Предидаизползватетозипродукт,задължителнопрочететеивникнетевмногоезичнитеинструкции
забезопасноствDVDдискасдокументация,койтосепредоставяспродукта.

PrijeupotrebeovogproizvodaobaveznopročitajtevišejezičnesigurnosneuputekojesenalazenaDVD-us
dokumentacijomkojidobivateuzproizvod.

PředpoužitímproduktujetřebasipřečístaporozumětbezpečnostnímpokynůmuvedenýmnadiskuDVDs
dokumentací,kterýjedodávánsproduktem.

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

LuetuotteenmukanatoimitetullaDVD-tietolevylläolevatmonikielisetturvaohjeetennentämäntuotteen
käyttöä.

Avantd'utiliserleproduit,veillezàbienlireetcomprendrelesinstructionsdesécuritémultilinguesgurant
surleDVDdedocumentationfourniavecleproduit.

Πρινχρησιμοποιήσετετοπροϊόν,βεβαιωθείτεότιέχετεδιαβάσεικαικατανοήσειτιςοδηγίεςασφάλειας,οι
οποίεςείναιδιαθέσιμεςσεδιάφορεςγλώσσεςστοDVDτεκμηρίωσηςπουσυνοδεύειτοπροϊόν.

VorVerwendungdesProduktssolltenSieunbedingtdiemehrsprachigenSicherheitsanweisungenaufder
Dokumentations-DVDlesen,dieimLieferumfangdesProduktsenthaltenist.

AtermékhasználataelőttmindenképpenolvassaelésértelmezzeatermékhezkapottdokumentációsDVD
lemezentalálható,többnyelvenelolvashatóbiztonságielőírásokat.

Primadiutilizzareilprodotto,accertarsidileggereecomprendereleinformazionisullasicurezzamultilingue
disponibilisulDVDdidocumentazionefornitoconilprodotto.

製品をご使用になる前に、製品に付属のDocumentationDVDに収録されているマルチリンガルの「安
全に正しくご使用いただくために」を読んで理解してください。

제품을사용하기전에제품과함께제공되는문서DVD의다국어안전지침을주의깊게읽어보십시오.

Voordatuhetproductgebruikt,moetuervoorzorgendatudemeertaligeveiligheidsinstructiesopde
documentatie-dvdvanhetproducthebtgelezenenbegrijpt.

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Przedskorzystaniemzproduktunależyzapoznaćsięzwielojęzycznymiinstrukcjamibezpieczeństwa
znajdującymisięnapłycieDVDzdokumentacjądostarczonąwrazzproduktem.

Antesdeutilizaroproduto,leiaatentamenteasinstruçõesdesegurançamultilinguesqueconstamno
DVDdedocumentaçãofornecidocomoproduto.

Înaintedeautilizaprodusul,asiguraţi-văcăaţicititşiînţelesinstrucţiuniledesiguranţăînmaimultelimbide
peDVD-ulcudocumentaţiecareînsoţeşteprodusul.

Førdubrukerproduktet,måduleseogforstådenerspråkligesikkerhetsinformasjonenpåDVDenmed
dokumentasjonsomfølgermedproduktet.

Преждечемиспользоватьэтотпродукт,внимательноознакомьтесьсинструкциямипотехнике
безопасностинаразныхязыках,которыеможнонайтинаDVD-дискесдокументациейвкомплектес
продуктом.

在使用本产品之前，请务必先阅读和了解产品附带的文档DVD中的多语言安全说明。

Prenegotoupotrebiteproizvodobaveznopaljivoproitajteiprouiteviejezikouputstvozabezbednostna
dokumentacionomDVD-ukojistedobiliuzproizvod.

PredpouvanmproduktusipretajteviacjazynbezpenostnpokynynadiskuDVDsdokumentcioudodanoms
produktom.

Predenzačneteuporabljatiizdelek,jepomembno,daprebereteinrazumetevečjezičnavarnostnanavodila
naDVD-juzdokumentacijo,kistegaprejeliskupajzizdelkom.

Antesdeutilizarelproducto,asegúresedeleerycomprenderlasinstruccionesdeseguridadmultilingüesdel
DVDdedocumentaciónqueseproporcionaconelproducto.

Varnogamedattläsasäkerhetsinstruktionernapådokumentations-DVD-skivansomföljermedprodukten
innandubörjaranvändaprodukten.

使用本產品之前，請務必閱讀並瞭解產品隨附的文件DVD上的多國語言版本安全資訊。

Buürünükullanmadanönce,ürünlebirliktegönderilenbelgeDVD'siüzerindekiçokdiliçerengüvenlik
yönergeleriniokuyupanladýðýnýzdaneminolun.

Передвикористаннямцьогопродуктууважноознайомтесязінструкціямизтехнікибезпекинарізних
мовах,щоможназнайтинаDVD-дискуздокументацієювкомплектізпродуктом.

Important:Thecautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentarelabeledwithnumbers.Eachnumber
identiesanEnglish-languagecautionordangerstatementthatreferstotranslatedversionsofthecaution
ordangerstatementintheSafetyInformationdocument.Forexample,ifadangerstatementislabeled
“Statement1,”translationsforthisdangerstatementareintheSafetyInformationdocumentunder
“Statement1.”

Ensurethatyoureadandunderstandallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentbeforeyouperform
theprocedures.Readandunderstandanyadditionalsafetyinformationthatisincludedwiththeserveror
optionaldevicebeforeyouinstall,remove,orreplacethedevice.

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Statement1

DANGER

Electricalcurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.

Toavoidashockhazard:

•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orrecongurationofthis

productduringanelectricalstorm.

•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.

•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.

•Whenpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.

•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceofre,water,orstructuraldamage.

•Disconnecttheattachedpowercords,telecommunicationssystems,networks,andmodemsbeforeyou

openthedevicecovers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationandcongurationprocedures.

•Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingtablewheninstalling,moving,oropening

coversonthisproductorattacheddevices.

Toconnect:Todisconnect:

1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,attachallcablestodevices.

3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.

4.Attachpowercordstooutlet.

5.TurndevicesON.

1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlet.

3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.

4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.

Statement2

DANGER

Dangerofexplosionifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.

Whenreplacingthelithiumcoincellbattery,useonlythesameoranequivalenttypethatis
recommendedbythemanufacturer .Thebatterycontainslithiumandcanexplodeifnotproperly
used,handled,ordisposedof.

Donot:

•Throworimmerseintowater

•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)

•Repairordisassemble

Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.

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Statement3

CAUTION:
Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,DVDdrives,beropticdevices,ortransmitters)are
installed,notethefollowing:

•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto
hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.

•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespeciedherein
mightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.

DANGER

SomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3Blaserdiode.Notethefollowing.

Laserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeam,donotviewdirectlywithoptical
instruments,andavoiddirectexposuretothebeam.

Statement4

≥18kg(39.7lb)≥32kg(70.5lb)≥55kg(121.2lb)
<32kg(70.5lb)<55kg(121.2lb)<100kg(220.5lb)

CAUTION:
Usesafepracticeswhenlifting.

Statement5

CAUTION:
Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerswitchonthepowersupplydonotturnoff
theelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanonepower
cord.Toremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected
fromthepowersource.

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Statement6

CAUTION:
Ifyouinstallastrain-reliefbracketoptionovertheendofthepowercordthatisconnectedtothe
device,youmustconnecttheotherendofthepowercordtoapowersourcethatiseasilyaccessible
incaseitneedstobedisconnected.

Statement7

CAUTION:
Ifthedevicehasdoors,ensurethatyouremoveorsecurethedoorsbeforemovingorliftingthe
devicetoprotectagainstpersonalinjury.Thedoorswillnotsupporttheweightofthedevice.

Statement8

CAUTION:
Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.

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

Statement9

CAUTION:
Disconnectthehot-swapfancablesbeforeremovingthefanfromthedevicetoprotectagainst
personalinjury.

Statement10

CAUTION:
Thefollowinglabelindicatesasharp-edgehazard.

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Statement11

CAUTION:
Thefollowinglabelindicatesapotentialheathazard.

Statement12

DANGER

Overloadingabranchcircuitisapotentialrehazardandashockhazardundercertainconditions.To
avoidthesehazards,ensurethatyoursystemelectricalrequirementsdonotexceedbranchcurrentratings
attheinstallationsite.

Statement13

CAUTION:
Ensurethattherackissecuredproperlytoavoidtippingwhentheserverunitisextendedontherails.

Statement14

CAUTION:
SomeaccessoryoroptionboardoutputsexceedClass2orlimitedpowersourcelimits.Y ou
mustinstalltheappropriateinterconnectingcablinginaccordancewithyourlocalelectricalcode
requirements.

Statement15

CAUTION:
Thepower-controlbuttononthedevicemayputthedeviceinstandbymodeinsteadofturningoff
thedevice.Inaddition,thedevicemighthavemultipleconnectionstodcpower.T oremoveall
electricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallconnectionstodcpoweraredisconnectedat
thedcpowerinputterminals.

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Statement16

CAUTION:
Toreducetheriskofelectricshockorenergyhazards:

•Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledbytrainedservicepersonnelinarestricted-accesslocation,as
denedbyyourlocalelectricalcodeandthelatesteditionofIEC60950.

•Connecttheequipmenttoareliablyearthedsafetyextralowvoltage(SEL V)source.AnSELV
sourceisasecondarycircuitthatisdesignedsothatnormalandsinglefaultconditionsdonot
causethevoltagestoexceedasafelevel(60Vdirectcurrent).

•Thebranchcircuitovercurrentprotectionmustberatedinaccordancewithlocalelectricalcode
requirements.

•Use1.3mm

2

or16AmericanWireGauge(AWG)copperconductoronly,notexceeding3meters

inlength.

•T orquethewiring-terminalscrewsto1.4newton-metersor12inch-pounds.

•Provideareadilyavailable,approvedandrateddisconnectdeviceintheeldwiring.

Statement17

CAUTION:
ThisproductcontainsaClass1Mlaser.Donotviewdirectlywithopticalinstruments.

Statement18

CAUTION:
Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mountedproducts.

Statement19

CAUTION:
Hazardousmovingparts.Keepngersandotherbodypartsaway.

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Statement20

CAUTION:
Alithiumionbatteryisprovided.T oavoidpossibleexplosion,donotburnthebattery.Replacethe
batteryonlywiththeLenovo-approvedpart.Recycleordiscardthebatteryasinstructedbylocal
regulations.

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Chapter1.Generalinformation

Thischapterprovidessomegeneralinformationaboutyourserver.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Introduction”onpage1

•“Serverdocumentation”onpage1

Introduction

ThisUserGuideisforyourLenovo®ThinkServer®RD240server(machinetypes1045,1046,1047,and

1048).Thisdocumentcontainsthefollowinginformation:

•Settingupandcablingtheserver

•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.Youwillneedthisinformationwhenyouregister
theserverwithLenovo.

Productname

Machinetype1045,1046,1047,or1048

Modelnumber

Serialnumber

Themodelnumberandserialnumberareonthelabelsonthebottomoftheserverandonthefront,visible
throughthebezel.

ThinkServerRD240

_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________

Serverdocumentation

Thistopicprovidesageneraldescriptionofeachdocumentforyourserverandinstructionsonhow
toobtainallthedocuments.

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Printeddocuments

Thefollowingdocumentsareprintedoutandincludedinyourserverpackage.

•ReadMeFirst
Thisisamultilingualdocumentyoushouldreadrst.Thisdocumentguidesyoutoreadthecomplete

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

•ImportantNotices
Thisdocumentincludessafetyandlegalnoticesthatyoushouldreadandunderstandbeforeusing

theserver.

•RackInstallationInstructions
Thisdocumentprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallyourserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusing

therailkitshippedwiththeserver.

Note:Thisdocumentisavailableinvelanguages.AprintedEnglishversionisincludedinyourserver
package.APDFversionofFrench,German,Italian,andSpanishareprovidedonthedocumentationDVD
thatcomeswiththeserver.

DocumentationDVD

ThedocumentationDVD,whichcomeswithyourserver,containsvariousdocumentsforyourserverin
PortableDocumentFormat(PDF)andHyperT extMarkupLanguage(HTML).ThedocumentationDVDisnot
bootable.ToviewthedocumentsontheDVD,youwillneedacomputerwithaWebbrowserandtheAdobe
Readerprogram,whichisavailablefordownloadat:
http://www.adobe.com

TostartthedocumentationDVD,inserttheDVDintotheopticaldrive.TheDVDisAutoPlayenabledand
startsautomaticallyinmostenvironments.IftheDVDfailstostartorifyouareusingaLinux

®

operating

system,openthelaunch.htmlelocatedintherootdirectoryoftheDVD.

Note:LenovomaintainspagesontheWorldWideWeb,whereyoucangetthelatesttechnicalinformation
anddownloaddocumentationordevicedriversandupdates.Someinformationinthedocumentsonthe
documentationDVDmightchangewithoutnoticeaftertherstreleaseoftheDVD.Youcanalwaysobtainall
themostup-to-datedocumentationforyourserverfromtheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides

ThefollowingdocumentsareonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver:

•SafetyInformation
Thisisamultilingualdocumentthatincludesallthesafetystatementsforyourproductinmorethan30

languages.Besuretoreadandunderstandallthesafetystatementsbeforeusingtheproduct.

•WarrantyandSupportInformation
ThisdocumentincludestheLenovowarrantystatement,CustomerReplaceableUnits(CRUs)information,

andinformationabouthowtocontacttheLenovoCustomerSupportCenter.

•UserGuide
Thisdocumentprovidesdetailedinformationtohelpyougetfamiliarwithyourserverandhelpyouuse,

congure,andmaintainyourserver.

•RackInstallationInstructions
Thisdocumentprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallyourserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusing

therailkitshippedwiththeserver.

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•RemoteManagementUserGuide
Thisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutserverremotemanagement.ThisdocumentisinEnglishonly.

•MegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuide
ThisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)andhowto

usetheutilityprogramstocongure,monitor,andmaintainyourserverRAIDandrelateddevices.This
documentisinEnglishonly.

Documentonlyfortrainedservicepersonnel

ThefollowingdocumentisintendedonlyfortrainedservicepersonnelofLenovo.

HardwareMaintenanceManual

Thisdocumentprovidesdiagnosticinformation,partslisting,andreplacementproceduresforallField
ReplaceableUnits(FRUs,partsreplacedbytrainedservicepersonnel)aswellasallCRUs.Thisdocumentis
updatedfrequently,andthemostup-to-dateversionisalwaysavailableinEnglishontheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides

Chapter1.Generalinformation3

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Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap

Thischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.

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

Table1.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”onpage7
Chapter5“Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware”onpage19

documentationDVD.
“Rearview”onpage11

“Turningontheserver”onpage72

“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage76

“RAIDcontrollers”onpage84

“UsingtheEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdaterprogram”onpage92
“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage85

Refertotheinstructionsthatcamewiththehardwareoption.

Seetheoperatingsystemhelp.Thisstepisnotrequirediftheoperatingsystemwas
installedusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.

“InstallingtheThinkServerEasyManageprogram”onpage92

Refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththeapplicationsthatyouwanttoinstall.

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Chapter3.Featuresandtechnologies

Whatisincludedwithyourserver

TheRD240serverpackageincludestheserver,apowercord,documentation,thedocumentationDVD,and
softwaremedia.

Features

TheRD240serveroffersthefollowingfeaturesandtechnologies:

•Microprocessor(s):TheserversupportsuptotwoIntel®Xeon®dual-core,quad-core,orhex-core
microprocessors.

•BIOS:Theserverrmwaredenesastandardinterfacebetweentheoperatingsystem,platformrmware,
andexternaldevices.

•EasyStartupDVD:TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramguidesyouthroughthecongurationofthe
hardware,theredundantarrayofindependentdisks(RAID)controller,andtheinstallationoftheoperating
systemanddevicedrivers.

•Integratednetworksupport:
controllersandeachsupportsconnectiontoa10Mbps,100Mbps,or1000Mbpsnetwork.Formore
information,see“ConguringtheGigabitEthernetcontroller”onpage91.

•Largedata-storagecapacityandhot-swapcapability:Somehot-swapservermodelssupporteight

3.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrives.Withthehot-swapfeature,youcanadd,remove,orreplaceharddisk
driveswithoutturningofftheserver.

•Largesystem-memorycapacity:Theserversupportsupto64GBofsystemmemory.Thememory
modulesupportserrorcorrectingcode(ECC)foruptoeightindustry-standardsingle-rankordual-rank,
1333MHz,DDR3(third-generationdouble-data-rate)registeredsynchronousdynamicrandomaccess
memory(SDRAM)dualinlinememorymodules(DIMMs).

•High-performancegraphicscontroller:Theservercomeswithanonboardhigh-performancegraphics
controllerthatsupportshighresolutionsandincludesmanyperformance-enhancingfeaturesforthe
operating-systemenvironment.

•Redundantconnection:
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:Theserversupportsanonboard1068ESerialAttachedSCSI(SAS)RAIDcontrollerandan
add-onSASRAIDcard(ThinkServer8708ELPSASRAIDAdapter,ThinkServer8708EM2RAIDAdapter,
orThinkServerRAID700Adapter),whicharerequiredforyoutousethehot-swapSASorSATAhard
diskdrivesandtocreatetheRAIDcongurations.

Theservercomeswithtwointegratedsingle-portGigabitEthernet

Thetwoonboardnetworkinterfacecontrollers(NIC)provideafailovercapability

Specications

Thefollowinginformationisasummaryofthefeaturesandspecicationsoftheserver.Dependingonthe
servermodel,somefeaturesmightnotbeavailable,orsomespecicationsmightnotapply.

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Table2.Featuresandspecications

Microprocessor(s):Supportsupto
twoIntelXeondual-core,quad-core,
orhex-coremicroprocessors.Forthe
specictypeandspeedinformation
aboutthemicroprocessor,use
theSetupUtilityprogram.See
“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”on
page75
microprocessorsforyourserver,goto
http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver.
OntheThinkServersystemspage,
clickProducts➙Options➙

ThinkServerProcessors.

Memorymodules:

•Minimumsystemmemory:2GB

•Maximumsystemmemory:64GB

•Types:ECC,1333MHz,DDR3

•Slots:Eightdualinlinememory

•Supports2GB,4GB,and8GB

Integratedgraphicscard:

•8MBvideomemory

Size:

•Height:87.5mm(3.45inches)

•Width:448mm(17.64inches)

•Depth:683mm(26.89inches)

•

RAIDadapters:

•Onboard1068ESASRAID

•ThinkServer8708ELPSASRAID

•ThinkServer8708EM2RAID

•ThinkServerRAID700Adapter

.Foralistofthesupported

(eightmemoryslots,eachwithone
8GBRDIMMinstalled)

registeredSDRAMDIMMsonly

module(DIMM)slots

RDIMMs

Maximumweight:30kg(66.14lb)
whenfullycongured

controller

Adapter

Adapter

Opticaldrive:

•SlimDVD/RW

Harddiskdriveexpansionbays
(dependingonthemodel):

Uptoeight3.5-inchSATAorSAS
harddiskdrives

Expansionslots:

•OnePCIExpressx16cardslot
onthesystemboardforariser
cardassembly(therearethreePCI
Expressx8cardslotsontheriser
cardassembly)

Powersupply:

powersupply/750-wattredundant
powersupply

Systemfans:Foursystemfans
withautomaticenergy-saving,noise
reductiontechnology

Integratedfunctions:

•Twosingle-portGbEthernet
controllers

•SixUSB2.0connectors(twofront
andfourrear)

•TwoRJ-45Ethernetconnectors

•Oneserialport

•OneVideoGraphicsArray(VGA)
monitorconnector

Electricalinput

•Inputvoltage:
–Lowrange:

–Highrange:

750-wattsingle

Minimum:100Vac
Maximum:127Vac
Inputfrequencyrange:50to

60Hz

Minimum:200Vac
Maximum:240Vac
Inputfrequencyrange:50to

60Hz

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.

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)

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Table2.Featuresandspecications(continued)

sound-powerlevel,inbels,fora
randomsampleofsystem.

3.Thereisnokeyboardconnector

ormouseconnectoronthe
server.YoucanconnectaUSB
keyboardandUSBmouseto
theserverbyusingtheUSB
connectors.

Softwareprograms

Lenovoprovidessoftwaretohelpgetyourserverupandrunning.

EasyStartup

TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramsimpliestheprocessofconguringRAIDandinstallingsupported
Microsoft®Windows®andLinuxoperatingsystemsanddevicedriversonyourserver.TheEasyStartup
programisprovidedwithyourserverontheThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.TheDVDisself-starting
(bootable).TheuserguidefortheEasyStartupprogramisontheDVDandcanbeaccesseddirectlyfromthe
programinterface.Foradditionalinformation,see“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage85

EasyManage

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

.

Reliability,availability,andserviceability

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

TheserverhasthefollowingRASfeatures:

•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

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•Power-onself-test(POST)

•RedundantEthernetconnectionwithfailovercapability(requiresanoptionalEthernetcard)

•Standbyvoltageforsystem-managementfeaturesandmonitoring

•System-errorlight-emittingdiode(LED)onthefrontpanel

•Vitalproductdata(VPD),includingtheserialnumberinformationandreplacementpartnumbers,storedin
thenonvolatilememoryforeasierremotemaintenance

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Chapter4.Locatingparts,controls,LEDs,andconnectors

Thischapterprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocateyourserverparts,controls,light-emittingdiodes
(LEDs),andconnectors.

Frontview

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthedrivesandpartsonthefrontoftheserver.

Figure1.Frontviewoftheserverwitheightharddiskdrivesandanopticaldrive

1Lefthandleofthechassis

23.5-inchharddiskdrivebay

33.5-inchharddiskdrivedummy

bay

4Opticaldrive
5Frontcontrolpanel(see“Frontcontrolpanel”onpage12)

Rearview

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationsoftheconnectorsandpartsontherearoftheserver.

Figure2.Rearviewoftheserver

1Powersupply1
2Powersupply2bay(blankand

coveredbyabaybezel)

3Powercordconnector8Ethernetconnector1

6Serialport
7USBconnectors(3and4)

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4USBconnectors(1and2)9Ethernetconnector2(sharewithMGMT)
5VGAmonitorconnector10PCIexpansionslot

ConnectorDescription

PowercordconnectorUsedtoconnectthepowercord.
Ethernetconnector
Serialport
USBconnectorUsedtoattachadevicethatusesaUSBconnector,suchasaUSBkeyboard

VGAmonitorconnectorUsedtoattachaVGAmonitororotherdevicesthatuseaVGAmonitorconnector.

UsedtoattachanEthernetcableforalocalareanetwork(LAN).
Usedtoattachadevicethatusesa9-pinserialport.

oraUSBmouse.

Frontcontrolpanel

Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthefrontcontrolpaneloftheserver.

Thefollowingillustrationhelpsyouidentifytheconnectors,controls,andLEDsonthefrontcontrolpanelof
yourserver.

Figure3.Frontcontrolpanel

1IDbuttonandLED4Ethernet2statusLED
2SystemstatusLED
3Ethernet1statusLED

5PowerbuttonandLED

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ThefollowingtabledescribesthemeaningoftheLEDsonthefrontcontrolpanel.

Table3.FrontcontrolpanelLEDs

LEDStateColorDescription

BlueIDison. IDLED

IDisoff.

Red•Fanalarm

•Voltagealarm

•Temperaturealarm

Green

Green

GreenTheserverpowerisunderS1mode.

LANisactiveanddataisbeingtransferred.
LANisconnected.
LANisnotconnected.
LANisactiveanddataisbeingtransferred.
LANisconnected.
LANisnotconnected.
Powerison.

Powerisoff.

LED

Ethernet1
statusLED

Ethernet2
statusLED

Powerstatus
LED

On
OffOff
OffOffSystemisnormal. Systemstatus
On

Blinking

OnGreen
OffOff

Blinking

OnGreen
OffOff
OnGreen

Blinking

OffOff

EachharddiskdrivealsohastwostatusLEDs.StatusLED1(top)indicatespresence(whetherthedriveis
recognizedbythesystem)andStatusLED2(bottom)indicatesdriveactivity.

Notes:

•IftheonboardSASandonboard1068ESASRAIDcontrollerarecongured,notethefollowing:
–TheSGPIOconnectorofthe4–portmini-SAScableinthechassisshouldbeconnectedtotheJ51

connectoronthesystemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage16.

Table4.HarddiskdriveLEDsfortheonboard1068ESASRAIDcontrollerandadd-onSASRAIDadaptercon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.

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Table5.EthernetLEDs

RJ-45linkage/activity(left)

RJ-45speed(right)

LEDStateColorDescription

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”onpage12)
2Risercardassembly
3Microprocessorandheat

7Opticaldrive(dependingonthemodel)

83.5-inchharddiskdrivedummybay

sink

4Memorymodules93.5-inchharddiskdrive
5Powersupplyassembly

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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(forarisercardassembly)
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.

Table6.Jumpersettings

JumperPositionDescription

JP1:Clear
CMOS

JP7:Set
Onboard
SAS

Pins1-2

Pins2-3

Pins1-2

Pins2-3

Thedefaultpositionatwhichthejumperisplacedonpins1-2duringthenormal
operationofthesystem.

Ifthejumperisplacedonpins2-3,whenthejumperismovedbacktothedefault
position,thesettingsofCMOSwillbeclearedautomaticallyatthenextstartup.

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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