Lenovo 1045, 1046, 1047, 1048 User Manual

ThinkServer InstallationandUserGuide

MachineTypes:1045,1046,1047,and1048

Note

Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•TheImportantNoticesthatcomeswithyourproduct

•TheSafetyInformationandtheWarrantyandSupportInformationonthedocumentationDVDthatcomes withyourproduct

•AppendixC“Notices”onpage107

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.

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

_____________________________________________ _____________________________________________

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.

Chapter3.Featuresandtechnologies7

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

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

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.

•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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