Lenovo 2577, 2592, 2593, 2579, 2595 User Manual

ThinkServer
UserGuide

MachineTypes:2577,2579,2592,2593,2594,and2595

Note:

Beforeusingtheinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•TheReadMeFirstthatcomeswithyourproduct

•“Safetyinformation”onpageiii

•AppendixA“Notices”onpage167

SecondEdition(June2012)

©CopyrightLenovo2012.

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

Contents

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

Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1

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

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

Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...5

Chapter3.Productoverview......7

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

Features..................8

Specications...............12

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

ThinkServerEasyStartup.........12

ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater.13

LenovoThinkServerEasyManage.....13

BIOSandTMMupdateutilities......13

RAIDcongurationutilities........13

Remotemanagementsoftware......13

LenovoRackPlanner..........13

ThinkServerSmartGridTechnology....14

Locations.................14

Machinetype,model,andserialnumber

label.................14

Frontviewoftheserver.........16

Frontpanel..............19

Diagnosticmodule...........21

Rearviewoftheserver.........25

Servercomponents...........29

Hot-swapharddiskdrivestatusLEDs...32

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

Expandercard.............34

Hot-swapharddiskdrivebackplane....35

Mini-SAStomini-SASsignalcable

connections..............38

Systemboardcomponents........41

Systemboardjumpersandswitches....44

SystemboardLEDs...........49

Chapter4.Turningonandturningoff

theserver...............51

Turningontheserver............51

Turningofftheserver............51

Chapter5.Conguringtheserver..53

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........53

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....53

ViewinginformationintheSetupUtility

program...............53

SetupUtilityprograminterface......54

Settingthesystemdateandtime.....56

Usingpasswords............57

Selectingastartupdevice........58

ConguringtheTPMfunction.......58

SettingthemodeoftheEthernetconnector

0..................59

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......59

UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS......59

UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...61

FeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartup

program...............61

StartingtheThinkServerEasyStartup

program...............62

UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram

onaWindowsoperatingsystem......63

ConguringRAID..............64

AboutRAID..............64

ConguringRAIDusingtheThinkServer

EasyStartupprogram..........65

ConguringtheadvancedSATAorSAS

hardwareRAID.............66

ConguringtheEthernetcontrollers......66

Updatingthermware............67

UsingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram....67

UsingtheLenovoThinkServerEasyManage

program.................67

Chapter6.Installing,removing,or

replacinghardware..........69

Guidelines................69

Precautions..............69

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....70

Systemreliabilityguidelines........70

Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.71

Removingtheservercover..........71

Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel....73

Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware...74

Removingandreinstallingtherackhandles.74

Removingandreinstallingthecooling

shroud................76

Removingandreinstallingtheleftcage...78

Installingorremovingamemorymodule...80

InstallingorremovinganEthernetcard...86

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID

500UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID....91

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InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID

700Battery..............93

Installingorremovingtheexpandercard...96
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServer

ManagementModulePremium......100

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerT rusted

PlatformModule............104

Installingorreplacingahot-swapredundant

powersupply.............107

Installingorreplacingaheatsink......111

Installingorreplacingthemicroprocessor..113
Installingorreplacingtheopticaldrive...121
Installingorreplacingahot-swapharddisk

drive.................126

Replacingthehot-swapharddiskdrive

backplane...............130

Replacingtherisercardassembly1....135

Replacingtherisercardassembly2....137

ReplacingtheRAIDcard.........139

Replacingthefrontpanelboard......141

Replacingthediagnosticmodule.....145

Replacingasystemfan.........148

Replacingthesystemboardbattery....150

Completingthepartsreplacement.......152

Reinstallingtheservercoverandreconnecting

cables................152

Updatingtheserverconguration.....155

Chapter7.Troubleshootingand

diagnostics.............157

Troubleshootingprocedure..........157

ViewingthestatusanddiagnosticLEDs.....157

Viewingthesystemeventlog.........157

Basictroubleshootingtables.........158

ThinkServerEasyStartupprogram

problems...............158

Opticaldriveproblems..........158

Harddiskdriveproblems.........159

Memorymoduleproblems........160

Keyboard,mouse,andUSBdevice

problems...............161

Chapter8.Gettinginformation,help,

andservice.............163

Informationresources............163

Usingthedocumentation.........163

ThinkServerWebsite..........163

LenovoSupportWebsite.........163

Helpandservice..............164

Beforeyoucall.............164

Callingforservice............164

Usingotherservices..........165

Purchasingadditionalservices......165

AppendixA.Notices.........167

Trademarks................168

Importantnotes..............168

PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice..168

Recyclinginformation............168

Batteryreturnprogram..........169

Requirementforbatteriescontaining

perchlorate..............169

Particulatecontamination..........170

ImportantinformationfortheEuropeanDirective

2002/96/EC................170

GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement...174

Exportclassicationnotice..........174

Electronicemissionnotices..........174

FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)

Statement...............174

ENERGYSTARmodelinformation.......176

Index.................177

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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.Attachpowercordstooutlets.

5.TurndevicesON.

1.TurneverythingOFF .

2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlets.

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.T o
avoidthesehazards,ensurethatyoursystemelectricalrequirementsdonotexceedbranchcurrentratings
attheinstallationsite.

Statement13

CAUTION:
Ensurethattherackissecuredproperlytoavoidtippingwhentheserverunitisextendedontherails.

Statement14

CAUTION:
SomeaccessoryoroptionboardoutputsexceedClass2orlimitedpowersourcelimits.You
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.AnSEL V
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.Toavoidpossibleexplosion,donotburnthebattery.Replacethe
batteryonlywiththeLenovo-approvedpart.Recycleordiscardthebatteryasinstructedbylocal
regulations.

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Chapter1.Generalinformation

Thischapterprovidessomegeneralinformationaboutyourproduct.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Introduction”onpage1

•“Serverdocumentation”onpage2

Introduction

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

YourservercomeswithadocumentationDVDthatcontainsvariousserverdocumentstohelpyouuseand
maintaintheserver.Meanwhile,yourservercomeswithaThinkServerEasyStartupDVDthatprovidesa
convenientsolutionforconguringtheserverandinstallinganoperatingsystem.

TheLenovoLimitedWarranty(LLW)containsthewarrantytermsthatapplytotheproductyoupurchasedfrom
Lenovo.ReadtheLLWonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.Aprintablegenericversion
ofthelatestLLWalsoisavailableinmorethan30languagesathttp://www.lenovo.com/warranty/llw_02.If
youcannotobtaintheLLWthroughthedocumentationDVDorLenovoWebsite,contactyourlocalLenovo
ofceorresellertoobtainaprintedversionoftheLLW,freeofcharge.

®

ThinkServer

®

productcontainsinformationabouttheserverfeatures,

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

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

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

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Recordinformationaboutyourserverinthefollowingtable.Y ouwillneedtheinformationifyoueverneed
tohaveyourserverserviced.

Forwheretondtheproductinformationlabelonthechassis,see“Machinetype,model,andserialnumber
label”onpage14.

Productname

Machinetypeandmodel(MT-M)

Serialnumber(S/N)

Dateofpurchase

______________________________________________

______________________________________________

______________________________________________

______________________________________________

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

Whenyouregisteryourserver,informationisenteredintoadatabase,whichenablesLenovotocontact
youincaseofarecallorothersevereproblem.AfteryouregisteryourserverwithLenovo,youwillreceive
quickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp.Inaddition,somelocationsofferextendedprivilegesand
servicestoregisteredusers.

Serverdocumentation

Thistopicprovidesageneraldescriptionofeachdocumentforyourserverandinstructionsonhow
toobtainallthedocuments.

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.

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DocumentationDVD

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

TostartthedocumentationDVD,inserttheDVDintotheopticaldrive.TheDVDisAutoPlayenabledand
startsautomaticallyinmostMicrosoft

®

Linux

operatingsystem,openthelaunch.htmlelocatedintherootdirectoryoftheDVD.

®

Windows

®

environments.IftheDVDfailstostartorifyouareusinga

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.

•LenovoLicenseAgreement
ThisdocumentincludesthetermsandconditionsoftheLenovoLicenseAgreement.

•UserGuide
Thisdocumentprovidesdetailedinformationtohelpyougetfamiliarwithyourserverandhelpyouuse,

congure,andmaintainyourserver.

•RackInstallationInstructions
Thisdocumentprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallyourserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusing

therailkitshippedwiththeserver.

•ThinkServerManagementModuleUserGuide
Thisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutserverremotemanagement.ThisdocumentisinEnglishonly.

YoumightndthisdocumentonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.Ifnot,downloadit
fromtheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides

Note:Toobtainadvancedremotemanagementfunctions,installaThinkServerManagementModule
Premium(TMMPremium)ontheTMMPremiumconnectoronthesystemboard.See“Installingor
removingtheThinkServerManagementModulePremium”onpage100

.

•MegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuide
ThisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)andhowto

usetheutilityprogramstocongure,monitor,andmaintainyourserverRAIDandrelateddevices.This
documentisinEnglishonly.

Chapter1.Generalinformation3

Documentonlyfortrainedservicepersonnel

ThefollowingdocumentisintendedonlyfortrainedservicepersonnelofLenovo.

HardwareMaintenanceManual

Thisdocumentprovidesinformationabouttroubleshootinganddiagnostics,componentlocations,and
replacementproceduresformajorFieldReplaceableUnits(FRUs).Thisdocumentisupdatedfrequently,and
themostup-to-dateversionisalwaysavailableinEnglishontheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides

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Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap

Thischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.

Theserversetupprocedurevariesdependingonthecongurationoftheserverwhenitwasdelivered.In
somecases,theserverisfullyconguredandyoujustneedtoconnecttheservertothenetworkandanac
powersource,andthenyoucanturnontheserver.Inothercases,theserverneedstohavehardwaredevices
installed,requireshardwareandrmwareconguration,andrequiresanoperatingsystemtobeinstalled.

Thegeneralprocedureforsettingupyourserveris:

1.Unpacktheserverpackage.See“Serverpackage”onpage7.

2.Installanyrequiredhardwareorserveroptions.SeetherelatedtopicsinChapter6“Installing,removing,
orreplacinghardware”onpage69.

3.Installtheserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusingtherailkitshippedwiththeserver.SeetheRack
InstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.

4.ConnecttheEthernetcable(s)andpowercord(s)totheserver.See“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage

tolocatetheconnectors.

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5.Turnontheservertoverifyoperation.See“Turningontheserver”onpage51.

6.ReviewtheUniedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)BasicInputOutputSystem(BIOS)settingsand
customizeasneeded.See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage53

7.CongureRAIDandinstalltheoperatingsystemanddevicedrivers.See“UsingtheThinkServer
EasyStartupprogram”onpage61

8.Installanyadditionaldriversrequiredforaddedfeatures.Refertotheinstructionsthatcomewith
thehardwareoption.

9.CongureEthernetsettingsintheoperatingsystembyreferringtotheoperatingsystemhelp.Thisstep
isnotrequirediftheoperatingsystemwasinstalledusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.

10.Checkforrmwareupdates.See“Updatingthermware”onpage67.

11.Installmanagementapplicationsandanyotherapplications.Refertothedocumentationthatcomes
withtheapplicationsthatyouwanttoinstall.

and“ConguringRAID”onpage64.

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Chapter3.Productoverview

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

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Serverpackage”onpage7

•“Features”onpage8

•“Specications”onpage12

•“Software”onpage12

•“Locations”onpage14

Serverpackage

Theserverpackageincludestheserver,powercord(s),arailkit,printeddocumentation,adocumentation
DVD,andsoftwaremedia.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromthefollowingillustration.

Figure1.Serverpackage

1Server
2Materialbox,includingpowercord(s),printeddocumentation,adocumentationDVD,andsoftwaremedia
3Railkit

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Features

Thistopicprovidesgeneralinformationabouttheserverfeaturesforavarietyofmodels.Dependingonyour
specicmodel,somefeaturesmightvaryorunavailable.Forinformationaboutyourspecicmodel,usethe
SetupUtilityprogram.See“ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage53

Microprocessor

.

OneortwoIntel

®

®

Xeon

quad-core,hexa-core,orocta-coremicroprocessors(internalcachesizevaries

bymodel)

ForalistoftheThinkServermicroprocessoroptions,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver

Memory

Yourserverhas20memoryslots.Formoreinformation,see“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage80

Powersupply

Oneortwo800-watthot-swapredundantpowersupplies(Universalinputandcompliantwith80PLUSGold)

Systemfans

Yourserversupportssixhot-swapsystemfanswithredundancy,whichmeansthatvesystemfanscan
provideadequatecoolingwhiletheextraoneservesasaredundantsystemfan.Thisdesignhelpsyouto
avoidsignicantcoolingproblemswhenasystemfanfailsandyoucanreplaceahot-swapsystemfan
withoutturningofftheserver.

Internaldrives

Internaldrivesaredevicesthatyourserverusestoreadandstoredata.Theinternaldrivessupported
byyourservervarybymodel.

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•Harddiskdrive
–Uptoeight3.5-inchhot-swapSerialAdvancedTechnologyAttachment(SATA)orSerialAttachedSCSI

(SAS)harddiskdrives(SCSIistheacronymforSmallComputerSystemInterface)
–Uptoeight2.5-inchhot-swapSASharddiskdrivesorSATAsolid-statedrives
–Upto162.5-inchhot-swapSASharddiskdrivesorSATAsolid-statedrives

Note:Theterm“2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrives”or“2.5-inchharddiskdrives”hereinafterreferstoall
thesupportedtypesof2.5-inchharddiskdrives,includingthesolid-statedrives.

•Opticaldrive
–OneslimSATAopticaldriveinsomemodels

Expansionslots

•Tworisercardassemblyslotsonthesystemboard

•TwoPCIExpresscardslotsontherisercardassembly1

•ThreePCIExpresscardslotsontherisercardassembly2

Fordetailedinformation,see“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage25

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Input/Output(I/O)features

•Oneserialconnectorontherearpanel

•SixUSB2.0connectors(twoonthefrontpanelandfourontherearpanel)

•ThreeRJ-45Ethernetconnectorsontherearpanel(Ethernetconnector0isforsystemmanagement)

•TwoVideoGraphicsArray(VGA)connectors(oneonthefrontpanelandtheotherontherearpanel)

Forthelocationinformationabouttheconnectors,refertotherelatedtopicsin“Locations”onpage14

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Videosubsystem

AnintegratedgraphicscontrollerintheThinkServerManagementModule(TMM),whichalsoisknown
astheBaseboardManagementController(BMC)chip,onthesystemboardtosupportVGAconnectors
forconnectingvideodevices

Ethernetconnectivity

ThreeRJ-45Ethernetconnectorsontherearpanelwith10megabitspersecond(Mbps),100Mbps,or
1000Mbpsnetworkconnectivity.

•OnboardIntel82574GigabitEthernetcontrollerfordedicatedorsharedlocalareanetwork(LAN)
managementinterface(Ethernetconnector0isforsystemmanagement)

•OnboardIntelGigabitDualPortEthernetcontrollerforEthernetconnector1andEthernetconnector2

Formoreinformation,see“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage25.

Reliability,availability,andserviceability

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

YourserverhasthefollowingRASfeatures:

•Securityfeatures
–Administratorpasswordanduserpasswordtohelpprotectunauthorizedaccesstotheserver(see

“Usingpasswords”onpage57

)

–ThinkServerTrustedPlatformModule(TPM),whichisasecuritychip,tohelpenhanceserversecurity

Note:TheTPMisonlyavailableinsomemodels.
–Remotemonitoringorcontrolbyanadministratortoprovideprotectionorhelp
–Hot-swapredundantpowersuppliestohelpavoidsignicantinterruptiontotheoperationofthe

systemwhenapowersupplyfails
–Sixhot-swapsystemfanswithredundancy,whichmeansthatvesystemfanscanprovideadequate

coolingwhiletheextraoneservesasaredundantsystemfan,tohelpyoutoavoidsignicantcooling

problemswhenasystemfanfails

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

–BIOSSetupUtilityprogram

TheBIOSSetupUtilityprogramhelpsyouviewtheserverinformationandconguretheserverinthe
pre-operatingsystemenvironment.See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage53

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–TMM(alsoknownasBMC)andIntelligentPlatformManagementInterface(IPMI)2.0

ThesystemboardplatformmanagementsubsystemisbasedontheintegratedTMMfeatures.The
TMMisamanagementchipthatisintegratedonthesystemboardofyourserver.WiththeTMM,no
matterwhatconditiontheserveroperatingsystemisinandnomatteriftheserverisonoroff,aslong
astheserverisconnectedtonetworkandanacpowersource,theinteractionwiththeTMM-controlled
serverscanbeachievedthroughsystemnetwork.Theusercanobtaintheserverhardwarehealth
informationandsystemeventlog(SEL),andisabletoconducttheoperationsincludingturningonor
offtheserver,restartingtheserver,lockingthepowerswitchonthefrontpanel,andsoon.Thispartof
servermanagementisindependentoftheoperatingsystemandiscalledout-of-bandmanagement.

ThesystemboardplatformmanagementsubsystemconsistsoftheintegratedTMM,communication
buses,sensors,theBIOS,andservermanagementrmware.Itisresponsibleforerrorreporting,
systempowercontrol,thermalmonitoring,systemfancontrol,andothermanagementfeatures.The
TMMprovidessystemmanagementandmonitoringfeaturesbasedontheIPMI2.0specication.IPMI
helpslowertheoverallcostsofservermanagement.YoucanndmoreinformationaboutIPMI2.0
fromtheWebsiteofIntel.TheTMMalsosupportssomenon-IPMIfeatures,suchastheDynamicHost
CongurationProtocol(DHCP)andthePlatformEnvironmentControlInterface(PECI),toprovide
moresystemmanagementfunctions.

Formoreinformation,refertotheThinkServerManagementModuleUserGuide,whichisavailablefor
downloadat:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides

–Hot-swapfeature

Yourserversupportshot-swapharddiskdrives,hot-swapsystemfans,andhot-swapredundant
powersupplies.Withthehot-swapfeature,youcaninstall,remove,orreplaceahot-swapdevice
withoutturningofftheserver.

–PrebootExecutionEnvironment(PXE)

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

–RedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)

YourserversupportsadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDifyourserverhasarequiredRAIDcard
installed.Fordetailedinformation,see“ConguringRAID”onpage64

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–Statuslight-emittingdiodes(LEDs)anddiagnosticLEDs

FormoreinformationabouttheLEDsforyourserver,refertotherelatedtopicsin“Locations”on
page14.

–Softwareprograms

Formoreinformationaboutthesoftwareprograms,see“Software”onpage12

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–WakeonLAN

WhentheWakeonLANfeatureisenabledonacomputerthatisconnectedtoaLAN,anetwork
administratorcanremotelyturnonorwakeupthecomputerfromamanagementconsoleusingremote
networkmanagementsoftware.Besides,manyotherfunctions,suchasdatatransferandsoftware
updates,canbeperformedremotelywithoutremoteattendanceandcanbedoneafternormalworking
hoursandonweekendstosavetimeandincreaseproductivity.

•Advancedsystemmanagementfeatures
TheTMMrmwaresupportsthefollowingadvancedsystemmanagementfeatures.

Note:TheadvancedsystemmanagementfeaturesareonlyavailablewhentheTMMdetectsthepresence
ofaThinkServerManagementModulePremium(TMMPremium),whichalsoisknownasintegrated
keyboard,video,andmouse(iKVM)key.TheTMMPremiumisaremotemanagementmodule.You
canpurchaseaTMMPremiumfromLenovoandinstallitontheTMMPremiumconnector(alsoknown

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asiKVMconnector)onthesystemboardofyourservertoenabletheiKVMfunctionandactivatethe
advancedsystemmanagementfeatures.

–iKVMredirection

TheTMMrmwaresupportsiKVMredirectionoverLAN.Thisfeatureisavailableremotelyfromthe
embeddedWebserver.Theremotemanagementmodulecandigitizeandcompressthecollected
keyboard,video,andmousesignalsfromthehostsystemandthensendthemtotheremoteconsole.
Meanwhile,itiseasilyaccessiblebyremoteKVMandcontrollablethroughLANorInternet.Formore
information,refertotheThinkServerManagementModuleUserGuide,whichisavailablefordownload
at:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides

–Mediaredirection

TheembeddedWebserverprovidesaJavaJNLPtoenabletheremotemediaredirection.Thisisused
inconjunctionwiththeremoteKVMfeatureorasastandaloneapplet.

–WebServicesforManagement(WS-MAN)

TheTMMrmwaresupportstheWS-MANspecication.

–LocalDirectoryAuthenticationProtocol(LDAP)

TheTMMrmwaresupportstheLDAPforuserauthentication.

Note:TheIPMIusers,passwords,andsessionsarenotsupportedoverLDAP .

–EmbeddedWebserver

TheTMMprovidesanembeddedWebserverforout-of-bandmanagement.Theuserauthentication
ishandledbyIPMIusernamesandpasswords.Formoreinformation,refertotheThinkServer
ManagementModuleUserGuide,whichisavailablefordownloadat:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides

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Specications

Thistopicliststhephysicalspecicationsforyourserver.

Dimensions

Widthwithoutrackhandles:442mm(17.4inches)
Widthwithrackhandles:482.4mm(19inches)
Depthwithoutrackhandles:720.6mm(28.37inches)
Depthwithrackhandles:734mm(28.9inches)
Height:87.6mm(3.45inches)

Weight

Theproductweightvariesdependingondifferentsystemcongurations.

Rangeofproductweightwithoutpackage:16kg(35.27lb)to26.5kg(58.42lb)
Rangeofproductweightwithpackage:19kg(41.89lb)to32.5kg(71.65lb)

Environment

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

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

•Altitude:0to3048m(0to10000ft)inanunpressurizedenvironment

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

Storagewithoutpackage:8%to80%(non-condensing)
Storagewithpackage:8%to90%(non-condensing)

Electricalinput

•Universalinput:

–Lowrange:

Minimum:100Vac
Maximum:127Vac
Inputfrequencyrange:50to60Hz

–Highrange:

Minimum:200Vac
Maximum:240Vac
Inputfrequencyrange:50to60Hz

Software

Thistopicprovidesinformationaboutthesoftwareprogramsthatyoucanusetohelpyousetup,use,
andmaintaintheserver.

ThinkServerEasyStartup

TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramsimpliestheprocessofconguringRAIDandinstallingsupported
MicrosoftWindowsandLinuxoperatingsystemsanddevicedriversonyourserver.Thisprogramisprovided
withyourserveronaself-starting(bootable)ThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.Theuserguidefortheprogram

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alsoisontheDVDandcanbeaccesseddirectlyfromtheprograminterface.Fordetailedinformation,see
“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage61.

ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater

TheThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdaterprogram(hereinafterreferredtoastheFirmwareUpdater
program)enablesyoutomaintainyourserverrmwareup-to-dateandhelpsyouavoidunnecessaryserver
outages.TheFirmwareUpdaterprogramisprovidedontheLenovoSupportWebsite.Formoreinformation
aboutdownloadingandusingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram,see“Updatingthermware”onpage67

LenovoThinkServerEasyManage

TheLenovoThinkServerEasyManageprogramenablesenterpriseuserstoremotelycontrolandmonitor
multipleLenovoserverswithinaLAN.

Fordetailedinformation,see“UsingtheLenovoThinkServerEasyManageprogram”onpage67.

BIOSandTMMupdateutilities

TheBIOSandTMM(alsoknownasBMC)rmwarekeepsupdatingaftertheshipmentoftheserver.
LenovomaintainspagesontheSupportWebsiteandprovidestheBIOSandTMMupdateutilitieswith
instructionsfordownloadtohelpyouupdatetheBIOSandTMMrmwareifneeded.Formoreinformation,
see“UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS”onpage59

and“Updatingthermware”onpage67.

RAIDcongurationutilities

.

YourserverhasaRAIDcardinstalled,whichworkswithsomecongurationutilitiestosupporthardware
RAID.Fordetailedinformation,see“ConguringRAID”onpage64

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Remotemanagementsoftware

TheintegratedTMMprovidesbasicremotemanagementfeaturesfortheserver.Theadd-onTMMPremium
optionprovidesadvancedremotemanagementfeaturesfortheserver.

Fordetailedinformationabouttheremotemanagementsoftwareandserverremotemanagement,referto
theThinkServerManagementModuleUserGuide,whichisavailablefordownloadat:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides

LenovoRackPlanner

Racksandserversareusuallydeployedonalargescale.Whendeployingtheequipment,equipment
managersneedalotofreferenceparameterstocalculatepowerconsumptionandelectriccurrentvalues
underdifferentcongurations.TheLenovoRackPlannerprogramprovidesdatamaintenance,power
consumptionandelectriccurrentcalculations,andreportstohelpequipmentmanagerssignicantly
increaseefciencyindeployingtheequipmentandconvenientlymanagetheequipment.

TodownloadtheLenovoRackPlannerprogram,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowthe
instructionsontheWebpage.

FordetailedinformationaboutusingtheLenovoRackPlannerprogram,refertothehelpsystemforthe
program.

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ThinkServerSmartGridT echnology

TheThinkServerSmartGridT echnologyprogramhelpsadministratorstomonitorandmanageserver
performance,especiallythepowerconsumptionforgroupsofserversequippedwiththeIntelIntelligent
PowerNodeManagertechnology.

LenovoprovidesatrialversionoftheThinkServerSmartGridTechnologyprogramwithafree90-day
subscription.After90days,youmustrenewthelicensetocontinueusingtheprogram.Youcanpurchase
thelicensefromLenovotoactivatetheThinkServerSmartGridTechnologyprogramandexpandthe
managementcapabilityoftheprogramwhenthefreetrialends.

TodownloadtheThinkServerSmartGridTechnologyprogram,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversand
followtheinstructionsontheWebpage.

FordetailedinformationaboutusingtheThinkServerSmartGridTechnologyprogram,refertothehelp
systemfortheprogram.

Locations

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocateyourservercomponents.

Machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabel

Thistopichelpsyoutolocatethelabelthatcontainsthemachinetype,model,andserialnumberinformation
foryourserver.

WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachinetype,model,andserialnumberinformationhelpssupport
technicianstoidentifyyourserverandprovidefasterservice.

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Themachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabelisattachedonthepull-outinformationcard,whichisa
smallplastictabandcanbeslidoutofthefrontofthechassis.Thefollowingillustrationsaresamplesofthe
machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabelsonservermodelswithdifferentharddiskdrivecongurations.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

Figure2.Labelonservermodelswith3.5-inchharddiskdrives

Figure3.Labelonservermodelswith2.5-inchharddiskdrives

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Frontviewoftheserver

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethepartsonthefrontoftheserver.

Thefrontviewoftheservervariesbymodel.Theillustrationsinthistopicshowtheserverfrontviews
basedonthesupportedharddiskdrives:

•Frontviewofservermodelswith3.5-inchharddiskdrives

•Frontviewofservermodelswith2.5-inchharddiskdrives

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

Frontviewofservermodelswith3.5-inchharddiskdrives

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthefrontviewofservermodelswith3.5-inchharddiskdrives.

Figure4.Frontviewofservermodelswith3.5-inchharddiskdrives

13.5-inchharddiskdrivearea
2Rackhandle(left)6Slimopticaldrive(availableinsomemodels)
3Pull-outinformationcard
4Frontpanel

5Diagnosticpanel(variesbymodel)

7Rackhandle(right)

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13.5-inchharddiskdrivearea

TheEMIintegrityandcoolingoftheserverareprotectedbyhavingalldrivebayscoveredoroccupied.The
numberoftheinstalledharddiskdrivesinyourservervariesbymodel.Thevacantharddiskdrivebaysare
occupiedbydummyharddiskdrivetrays.

Forservermodelswithuptoeight3.5-inchharddiskdrives,theharddiskdrivebaynumbersaremarkedon
thetopedgeofthefrontbezel.

Figure5.3.5-inchharddiskdrivebaynumbers(topviewoftheserver)

2Rackhandle(left)

7Rackhandle(right)

Ifyourserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,youcanusetherackhandlestohelpyouslidetheserverout
oftherackcabinet;orusetherackhandlesandscrewstosecuretheserverintherackcabinetsothat
theservercannotslideout,especiallyinvibration-proneareas.Formoreinformation,refertotheRack
InstallationInstructionsthatcomeswithyourserver.

3Pull-outinformationcard

Themachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabeloftheserverisattachedonthepull-outinformationcard.
See“Machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabel”onpage14.

4Frontpanel

Fordetailedinformationaboutthecontrols,connectors,andstatusLEDsonthefrontpanel,see“Front
panel”onpage19.

5Diagnosticpanel

Thediagnosticpanelvariesbymodel.Fordetailedinformation,see“Diagnosticmodule”onpage21

6Slimopticaldrive

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SomeservermodelscomewithaslimSATAopticaldrive(DVD-RWorDVD-ROM).

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Frontviewofservermodelswith2.5-inchharddiskdrives

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthefrontviewofservermodelswith2.5-inchharddiskdrives.

Figure6.Frontviewofservermodelswith2.5-inchharddiskdrives

12.5-inchharddiskdrivearea(rightcage)5Rackhandle(left)

22.5-inchharddiskdrivearea(middlecage)6Diagnosticpanel(variesbymodel)
3Pull-outinformationcard
4Slimopticaldrive(availableinsomemodels)8Rackhandle(right)

12.5-inchharddiskdrivearea(rightcage)

7Frontpanel

22.5-inchharddiskdrivearea(middlecage)

Thefrontofservermodelswith2.5-inchharddiskdrivesconsistsofthreecages:

•Theleftcageconsistsofthefrontpanelboard,thefrontVGADB-15connector,thediagnosticmodule,
thepull-outinformationcard,andtheslimopticaldrivebay.

•Themiddlecageconsistsofthenumber0tonumber7harddiskdrivebays.Thereiseithera2.5-inch
hot-swapharddiskdriveora2.5-inchdummyharddiskdrivetrayinstalledineachbay.

•Therightcageconsistsofthenumber8tonumber15harddiskdrivebays.Thereiseithera2.5-inch
hot-swapharddiskdriveora2.5-inchdummyharddiskdrivetrayinstalledineachbay.Iftheserver
supportsuptoeightharddiskdrives,therewillbeanEMI-protectivepanelthatcoverstherightcage
asawhole.

Figure7.RightcagewithanEMI-protectivepanel

Note:Theharddiskdrivebaynumber(0-15)ismarkedaboveeach2.5-inchharddiskdrivebayonthe
frontbezel.

3Pull-outinformationcard

Themachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabeloftheserverisattachedonthepull-outinformationcard.
See“Machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabel”onpage14

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