Lenovo 3057, 3065, 3059, 3069, 3070 Maintenance Manual

ThinkServerRD430
HardwareMaintenanceManual

MachineTypes:3057,3059,3061,3064,3065,3069,3070,3071,
and4306

Note:

Beforeusingtheinformationandtheproductitsupports,ensurethatyoureadandunderstandthefollowing:

•TheReadMeFirstthatcomeswithyourproduct

•“Safetyinformation”onpageiii

•AppendixA“Notices”onpage201

SecondEdition(December2012)

©CopyrightLenovo2012.

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

Contents

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

Safetyinspectionguide............x

Groundingrequirements............xi

Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1

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

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

Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...5

Chapter3.Productoverview......7

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

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

Specications...............11

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

ThinkServerEasyStartup.........12

ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater.12

LenovoThinkServerEasyManage.....12

BIOSandTMMupdateutilities......12

RAIDcongurationutilities........12

Remotemanagementsoftware......12

LenovoRackPlanner..........12

ThinkServerSmartGridTechnology....13

Diagnosticprograms..........13

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

Machinetype,model,andserialnumber

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

Frontviewoftheserver.........15

Frontpanel..............21

Diagnosticmodule...........23

Rearviewoftheserver.........26

Servercomponents...........31

Hot-swapharddiskdrivestatusLEDs...36

RAIDcard...............37

Expandercard.............39

Hot-swapharddiskdrivebackplane....40

Mini-SAStomini-SASsignalcable

connections..............44

Systemboardcomponents........49

Systemboardjumpersandswitches....52

SystemboardLEDs...........56

Chapter4.Turningonandturningoff

theserver...............59

Turningontheserver............59

Turningofftheserver............59

Chapter5.Conguringtheserver..61

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........61

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....61

ViewinginformationintheSetupUtility

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

SetupUtilityprograminterface......62

Settingthesystemdateandtime.....64

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

Selectingastartupdevice........66

ConguringtheTPMfunction.......66

SettingthemodeoftheEthernetconnector

0..................67

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......67

UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS......67

UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...69

FeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartup

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

StartingtheThinkServerEasyStartup

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

UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram

onaWindowsoperatingsystem......71

ConguringRAID..............72

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

ConguringRAIDusingtheThinkServer

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

ConguringtheThinkServerRAID300...74
ConguringtheadvancedSATA/SAShardware

RAID.................79

ConguringtheEthernetcontrollers......80

Updatingthermware............80

UsingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram....80

UsingtheLenovoThinkServerEasyManage

program.................81

Chapter6.Installing,removing,or

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

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

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

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....84

Systemreliabilityguidelines........85

Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.85

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

Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel....87

Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware...88

Removingandreinstallingtherackhandles.89

Removingandreinstallingthecooling

shroud................93

Removingandreinstallingtheleftcage...95

Installingorremovingamemorymodule...97

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InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard....103

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID

500UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID....107

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID

700Battery..............109

Installingorremovingtheexpandercard...112
InstallingorremovinganEthernetcard...116
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID

300UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID....121

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServer

ManagementModulePremium......125

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerTrusted

PlatformModule............128

Installingorreplacingahot-swapredundant

powersupply.............131

Installingorreplacingaheatsink......135

Installingorreplacingthemicroprocessor..137
Installingorreplacingtheopticaldrive...145
Installingorreplacingahot-swapharddisk

drive.................150

ReplacingtheThinkServerRAIDSuper

CapacitorModule............154

Replacingthehot-swapharddiskdrive

backplane...............157

Replacingtherisercardassembly1....163

Replacingtherisercardassembly2....165

Replacingthefrontpanelboard......167

Replacingthediagnosticmodule.....171

Replacingasystemfan.........174

Replacingthesystemboardbattery....176

Replacingthesystemboard.......178

Completingthepartsreplacement.......186

Reinstallingtheservercoverandreconnecting

cables................186

Updatingtheserverconguration.....189

Chapter7.Troubleshootingand

diagnostics.............191

Troubleshootingprocedure..........191

ViewingthestatusanddiagnosticLEDs.....191

Usingadiagnosticprogram.........192

Viewingthesystemeventlog.........192

Basictroubleshootingtables.........192

ThinkServerEasyStartupprogram

problems...............192

Opticaldriveproblems..........193

Harddiskdriveproblems.........194

Memorymoduleproblems........195

Keyboard,mouse,andUSBdevice

problems...............196

Chapter8.Gettinginformation,help,

andservice.............197

Informationresources............197

Usingthedocumentation.........197

ThinkServerWebsite..........197

LenovoSupportWebsite.........197

Helpandservice..............198

Beforeyoucall.............198

Callingforservice............198

Usingotherservices..........199

Purchasingadditionalservices......199

AppendixA.Notices.........201

Trademarks................202

Importantnotes..............202

Particulatecontamination..........202

PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice..203

Recyclinginformation............203

Batteryreturnprogram..........203

Requirementforbatteriescontaining

perchlorate..............204

ImportantWEEEinformation.........204

GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement...205

Exportclassicationnotice..........205

Electronicemissionnotices..........205

ENERGYSTARmodelinformation.......205

Index.................207

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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.

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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.

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produktom.

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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.

•Ensurethatallpowercordconnectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.

•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.Toremoveall
electricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallconnectionstodcpoweraredisconnectedat
thedcpowerinputterminals.

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Statement16

CAUTION:
Toreducetheriskofelectricshockorenergyhazards:

•Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledbytrainedservicepersonnelinarestricted-accesslocation,as
denedbyyourlocalelectricalcodeandthelatesteditionofIEC60950.

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

•Thebranchcircuitovercurrentprotectionmustberatedinaccordancewithlocalelectricalcode
requirements.

•Use1.3mm

2

or16AmericanWireGauge(AWG)copperconductoronly,notexceeding3meters

inlength.

•Torquethewiring-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.

Safetyinspectionguide

Thepurposeofthisinspectionguideistoassistyouinidentifyingpotentiallyunsafeconditions.Aseach
machinewasdesignedandbuilt,requiredsafetyitemswereinstalledtoprotectusersandservicetechnicians
frominjury.Thisguideaddressesonlythoseitems.Youshouldusegoodjudgmenttoidentifypotentialsafety
hazardsduetoattachmentofnon-ThinkServerfeaturesoroptionsnotcoveredbythisinspectionguide.

Ifanyunsafeconditionsarepresent,youmustdeterminehowserioustheapparenthazardcouldbeand
whetheryoucancontinuewithoutrstcorrectingtheproblem.

Considertheseconditionsandthesafetyhazardstheypresent:

•Electricalhazards,especiallyprimarypower(primaryvoltageontheframecancauseseriousorfatal
electricalshock)

•Explosivehazards,suchasadamagedCathodeRayTube(CRT)monitororabulgingcapacitor

•Mechanicalhazards,suchaslooseormissinghardware

Todeterminewhetherthereareanypotentiallyunsafeconditions,usethefollowingchecklistatthebeginning
ofeveryservicetask.Beginthecheckswiththepoweroff,andthepowercordsdisconnected.

Checklist:

1.Checkexteriorcoversfordamage(loose,broken,orsharpedges).

2.Powerofftheserver.Disconnectthepowercords.

3.Checkthepowercordfor:
a.Athird-wiregroundconnectoringoodcondition.Useametertomeasurethird-wireground

continuityfor0.1ohmorlessbetweentheexternalgroundpinandtheframeground.

b.Thepowercordshouldbetheauthorizedtypespeciedforyourserver.Goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/serviceparts-lookup

c.Insulationmustnotbefrayedorworn.

4.Checkforcrackedorbulgingbatteries.

5.Removethecover.

6.Checkforanyobviousnon-ThinkServeralterations.Usegoodjudgmentastothesafetyofany
non-ThinkServeralterations.

7.Checkinsidetheunitforanyobviousunsafeconditions,suchasmetallings,contamination,wateror
otherliquids,orsignsofreorsmokedamage.

8.Checkforworn,frayed,orpinchedcables.

9.Checkthatthepower-supplycoverfasteners(screwsorrivets)havenotbeenremovedortamperedwith.

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Groundingrequirements

Electricalgroundingoftheserverisrequiredforoperatorsafetyandcorrectsystemfunction.Proper
groundingoftheelectricaloutletcanbeveriedbyacertiedelectrician.

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Chapter1.Generalinformation

Thischapterprovidessomegeneralinformationaboutyourproduct.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Introduction”onpage1

•“Serverdocumentation”onpage1

Introduction

ThisHardwareMaintenanceManualforyourLenovo

®

ThinkServer

®

productcontainsinformationaboutthe
serverfeatures,specications,componentlocations,congurationinstructions,hardwarereplacement
procedures,andtroubleshootinganddiagnostics.Thismanualisintendedonlyfortrainedservicepersonnel
ofLenovo.

TheHardwareMaintenanceManualisupdatedfrequently,andthemostup-to-dateversionisalways
availableinEnglishontheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides

Thismanualcontainsinstructionsonhowtoinstall,remove,orreplacemajorFieldReplaceableUnits(FRUs),
includingself-serviceCustomerReplaceableUnits(CRUs),optional-serviceCRUs,andnon-CRUs.

Note:BeforeservicingaLenovoproduct,ensurethatyoureadandunderstandthe“Safetyinformation”
onpageiii

.

•ForinformationaboutmajorcomponentlocationsandCRUidentication,see“Servercomponents”

onpage31

.

•Forinformationaboutinstalling,removing,orreplacingmajorFRUs,seeChapter6“Installing,removing,

orreplacinghardware”onpage83

.

•ForacompletelistingofFRUinformation,suchasFRUpartnumbersandsupportedservermodels,goto:

http:/www.lenovo.com/serviceparts-lookup

•Forinformationaboutthetermsofwarranty,refertotheWarrantyandSupportInformationonthe

documentationDVDthatcomeswiththeserver.TheWarrantyandSupportInformationalsoisavailable
ontheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides

•Forthemostup-to-dateinformationaboutyourserver,goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver

•LenovomaintainspagesontheWorldWideWeb,whereyoucangetthelatesttechnicalinformationand

downloaddocumentationordevicedriversandupdates.T oaccesstheLenovoSupportWebsite,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

Serverdocumentation

Thistopicprovidesageneraldescriptionofeachdocumentforyourserverandinstructionsonhow
toobtainallthedocuments.

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Printeddocuments

Thefollowingdocumentsareprintedoutandincludedinyourserverpackage.

•ReadMeFirst
Thisisamultilingualdocumentyoushouldreadrst.Thisdocumentprovidesinstructionsonhowto

accessthecompletesafety,warranty,andsupportinformationonthedocumentationDVDthatcomes
withyourserver.Thisdocumentalsoprovidesinstructionsonhowtondthemostup-to-dateinformation
ontheLenovoSupportWebsite.

•ImportantNotices
Thisdocumentincludessafetyandlegalnoticesthatyoushouldreadandunderstandbeforeusing

theserver.

•RackInstallationInstructions
Thisdocumentprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallyourserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusing

therailkitshippedwiththeserver.

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

DocumentationDVD

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

TostartthedocumentationDVD,inserttheDVDintotheopticaldrive.TheDVDisAutoPlayenabledand
startsautomaticallyinmostMicrosoft

®

Windows

®

environments.IftheDVDfailstostartorifyouareusinga

Linux

®

operatingsystem,openthelaunch.htmlelocatedintherootdirectoryoftheDVD.

Note:LenovomaintainspagesontheWorldWideWeb,whereyoucangetthelatesttechnicalinformation
anddownloaddocumentationordevicedriversandupdates.Someinformationinthedocumentsonthe
documentationDVDmightchangewithoutnoticeaftertherstreleaseoftheDVD.Y oucanalwaysobtainall
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.

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•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”onpage125

.

•MegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuide
ThisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)andhowto

usetheutilityprogramstocongure,monitor,andmaintainyourserverRAIDandrelateddevices.This
documentisinEnglishonly.

Note:RefertothisdocumentforhardwareRAIDinformationifyourserverhasasupportedRAIDcard
installed.See“RAIDcard”onpage37.ForinformationabouttheThinkServerRAID300(alsoknownas
onboardSASsoftwareRAID),see“ConguringtheThinkServerRAID300”onpage74

.

Documentonlyfortrainedservicepersonnel

ThefollowingdocumentisintendedonlyfortrainedservicepersonnelofLenovo.

HardwareMaintenanceManual

Thisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutcomponentlocations,replacementproceduresformajorField
ReplaceableUnits(FRUs),andtroubleshootinganddiagnostics.Thisdocumentisupdatedfrequently,and
themostup-to-dateversionisalwaysavailableinEnglishontheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides

Chapter1.Generalinformation3

4ThinkServerRD430HardwareMaintenanceManual

Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap

Thischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughthesetupandcongurationofyourserver.

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”onpage83.

3.Installtheserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusingtherailkitshippedwiththeserver.SeetheRack
InstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.

4.ConnecttheEthernetcablesandpowercordstotheserver.See“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage
26

tolocatetheconnectors.

5.Turnontheservertoverifyoperation.See“Turningontheserver”onpage59.

6.ReviewtheUniedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)BasicInputOutputSystem(BIOS)settingsand
customizeasneeded.See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage61

.

7.CongureRAIDandinstalltheoperatingsystemanddevicedrivers.See“UsingtheThinkServer
EasyStartupprogram”onpage69

and“ConguringRAID”onpage72.

8.Installanyadditionaldriversrequiredforaddedfeatures.Refertotheinstructionsthatcomewith
thehardwareoption.

9.CongureEthernetsettingsintheoperatingsystembyreferringtotheoperatingsystemhelp.Thisstep
isnotrequirediftheoperatingsystemwasinstalledusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.

10.Checkforrmwareupdates.See“Updatingthermware”onpage80.

11.Installmanagementapplicationsandanyotherapplications.Refertothedocumentationthatcomes
withtheapplicationsthatyouwanttoinstall.

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Chapter3.Productoverview

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

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Serverpackage”onpage7

•“Features”onpage8

•“Specications”onpage11

•“Software”onpage12

•“Locations”onpage13

Serverpackage

Theserverpackageincludestheserver,powercords,arailkit,printeddocumentation,adocumentation
DVD,andsoftwaremedia.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromthefollowingillustration.

Figure1.Serverpackage

1Server
2Materialbox,includingpowercords,printeddocumentation,adocumentationDVD,andsoftwaremedia
3Railkit

©CopyrightLenovo2012

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Features

Thistopicprovidesgeneralinformationabouttheserverfeaturesforavarietyofmodels.Dependingonyour
specicmodel,somefeaturesmightvaryorunavailable.Forinformationaboutyourspecicmodel,usethe
SetupUtilityprogram.See“ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage61

.

Microprocessor

OneortwoIntel

®

Xeon

®

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

bymodel)

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

Memory

Yourserverhas12memoryslots.Formoreinformation,see“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage97

.

Powersupply

Oneortwo800-watthot-swapredundantpowersupplies(Universalinputandcompliantwith80PLUSGold)

Systemfan

Asystemfancagewithfourhot-swapsystemfansandtwodummysystemfans

Internaldrive

Internaldrivesaredevicesthatyourserverusestoreadandstoredata.Theinternaldrivessupported
byyourservervarybymodel.

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

(SAS)harddiskdrives(SCSIistheacronymforSmallComputerSystemInterface)
–Upto123.5-inchhot-swapSATAorSASharddiskdrives
–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

Expansionslot

•Tworisercardassemblyslotsonthesystemboard

•TwoPeripheralComponentInterconnect(PCI)Expresscardslotsontherisercardassembly1

•ThreePCIExpresscardslotsontherisercardassembly2

Fordetailedinformation,see“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage26

.

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Input/Output(I/O)features

•Oneserialconnectorontherearpanel

•OneVideoGraphicsArray(VGA)connectoronthefrontpanelinsomemodelsandoneVGAconnector
ontherearpanel

•SixUSB2.0connectors(twoonthefrontpanelandfourontherearpanel)

•ThreeRJ-45Ethernetconnectorsontherearpanel(Ethernetconnector0isforsystemmanagement)

Forthelocationinformationabouttheconnectors,refertotherelatedtopicsin“Locations”onpage13.

Videosubsystem

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

Ethernetconnectivity

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

•OnboardIntel82574LGigabitEthernetcontrollerfordedicatedorsharedlocalareanetwork(LAN)
managementinterface(Ethernetconnector0isforsystemmanagement)

•OnboardIntelGigabitDualPortEthernetcontrollerforEthernetconnector1andEthernetconnector2

Formoreinformation,see“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage26.

Reliability,availability,andserviceability

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

YourserverhasthefollowingRASfeatures:

•Securityfeatures
–Administratorpasswordanduserpasswordtohelpyouprotectunauthorizedaccesstotheserver

(see“Usingpasswords”onpage65

)

–Hot-swapredundantpowersuppliestoprotectagainstsignicantinterruptiontotheoperationofthe

systemwhenapowersupplyfails(forservermodelsthatcomewithonepowersupply,youcan
purchaseahot-swapredundantpowersupplyoptionfromLenovoandinstallitintoyourserverasthe
secondpowersupplyforredundancy)

–RedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)congurationforimprovingdatastoragereliabilityand

faulttolerance(see“ConguringRAID”onpage72

)
–Remotemonitoringorcontrolbyanadministratortoprovideprotectionorhelp
–ThinkServerTrustedPlatformModule(TPM),whichisasecuritychip,tohelpenhanceserversecurity

Note:TheTPMisonlyavailableinsomemodels.

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

–BIOSSetupUtilityprogram

Chapter3.Productoverview9

TheBIOSSetupUtilityprogramhelpsyouviewtheserverinformationandconguretheserverinthe
pre-operatingsystemenvironment.See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage61.

–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.Y oucan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.

–RAID

YourserversupportsThinkServerRAID300(alsoknownasonboardSASsoftwareRAID)and
advancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDifarequiredRAIDcardisinstalled.Fordetailedinformation,
see“ConguringRAID”onpage72

.

–Statuslight-emittingdiodes(LEDs)anddiagnosticLEDs

FormoreinformationabouttheLEDsforyourserver,refertotherelatedtopicsin“Locations”on
page13.

–Softwareprograms

Formoreinformationaboutthesoftwareprograms,see“Software”onpage12.

–WakeonLAN

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

•Advancedsystemmanagementfeatures
TheadvancedsystemmanagementfeaturesareonlyavailablewhentheTMMdetectsthepresenceofa

ThinkServerManagementModulePremium(TMMPremium),whichalsoisknownasintegratedkeyboard,
video,andmouse(iKVM)key.TheTMMPremiumisaremotemanagementmodule.Y oucanpurchase

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aTMMPremiumfromLenovoandinstallitontheTMMPremiumconnector(alsoknownasiKVM
connector)onthesystemboardofyourservertoenabletheiKVMfunctionandactivatetheadvanced
systemmanagementfeatures.

Formoreinformationaboutadvancedsystemmanagement,refertotheThinkServerManagementModule
UserGuide,whichisavailablefordownloadat:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides

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)to28kg(61.73lb)
Rangeofproductweightwithpackage:19kg(41.89lb)to35kg(77.16lb)

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

Chapter3.Productoverview11

Software

Thistopicprovidesinformationaboutthesoftwareprogramsthatyoucanusetohelpyousetup,use,
andmaintaintheserver.

ThinkServerEasyStartup

TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramsimpliestheprocessofconguringRAIDandinstallingsupported
MicrosoftWindowsandLinuxoperatingsystemsanddevicedriversonyourserver.Thisprogramisprovided
withyourserveronaself-starting(bootable)ThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.Theuserguidefortheprogram
alsoisontheDVDandcanbeaccesseddirectlyfromtheprograminterface.Fordetailedinformation,see
“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage69

.

ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater

TheThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdaterprogram(hereinafterreferredtoastheFirmwareUpdater
program)enablesyoutomaintainyourserverrmwareup-to-dateandhelpsyouavoidunnecessaryserver
outages.TheFirmwareUpdaterprogramisprovidedontheLenovoSupportWebsite.Formoreinformation
aboutdownloadingandusingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram,see“Updatingthermware”onpage80

.

LenovoThinkServerEasyManage

TheLenovoThinkServerEasyManageprogramenablesenterpriseuserstoremotelycontrolandmonitor
multipleLenovoserverswithinaLAN.

Fordetailedinformation,see“UsingtheLenovoThinkServerEasyManageprogram”onpage81

.

BIOSandTMMupdateutilities

TheBIOSandTMM(alsoknownasBMC)rmwarekeepsupdatingaftertheshipmentoftheserver.
LenovomaintainspagesontheSupportWebsiteandprovidestheBIOSandTMMupdateutilitieswith
instructionsfordownloadtohelpyouupdatetheBIOSandTMMrmwareifneeded.Formoreinformation,
see“UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS”onpage67

and“Updatingthermware”onpage80.

RAIDcongurationutilities

WithsomeRAIDcongurationutilities,yourserversupportsThinkServerRAID300andadvancedSATA/SAS
hardwareRAIDifarequiredRAIDcardisinstalled.Fordetailedinformation,see“ConguringRAID”
onpage72.

Remotemanagementsoftware

TheintegratedTMMprovidesbasicremotemanagementfeaturesfortheserver.Theadd-onTMMPremium
optionprovidesadvancedremotemanagementfeaturesfortheserver.

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

LenovoRackPlanner

Racksandserversareusuallydeployedonalargescale.Whendeployingtheequipment,equipment
managersneedalotofreferenceparameterstocalculatepowerconsumptionandelectriccurrentvalues
underdifferentcongurations.TheLenovoRackPlannerprogramprovidesdatamaintenance,power

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consumptionandelectriccurrentcalculations,andreportstohelpequipmentmanagerssignicantly
increaseefciencyindeployingtheequipmentandconvenientlymanagetheequipment.

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

FordetailedinformationaboutusingtheLenovoRackPlannerprogram,refertothehelpsystemforthe
program.

ThinkServerSmartGridT echnology

TheThinkServerSmartGridTechnologyprogramhelpsadministratorstomonitorandmanageserver
performance,especiallythepowerconsumptionforgroupsofserversequippedwiththeIntelIntelligent
PowerNodeManagertechnology.

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

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

FordetailedinformationaboutusingtheThinkServerSmartGridTechnologyprogram,refertothehelp
systemfortheprogram.

Diagnosticprograms

Thefollowingdiagnosticprogramsareavailableforyoutodiagnoseserverproblems:

•ThinkServerDiagnosticTool

•ThinkServerSystemProleCollectionTool

Formoreinformation,see“Usingadiagnosticprogram”onpage192

.

Locations

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocateyourservercomponents.

Machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabel

Thistopichelpsyoutolocatethelabelthatcontainsthemachinetype,model,andserialnumberinformation
foryourserver.

WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachinetype,model,andserialnumberinformationhelpssupport
technicianstoidentifyyourserverandprovidefasterservice.

Theillustrationsinthistopicshowthemachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabelsonservermodelswith
differentharddiskdrivecongurations.Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferent
fromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

Chapter3.Productoverview13

Themachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabelisattachedonthepull-outinformationcardinthe
followingservermodels:

•Servermodelswitheight3.5-inchharddiskdrivebays

•Servermodelswith2.5-inchharddiskdrivebays
Thepull-outinformationcardisasmallplastictabandcanbeslidoutofthefrontofthechassis.

Figure2.Labelonservermodelswitheight3.5-inchharddiskdrivebays

Figure3.Labelonservermodelswith2.5-inchharddiskdrivebays

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Forservermodelswith123.5-inchharddiskdrivebays,themachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabelis
attachedontheleftsideoftheserver.

Figure4.Labelonservermodelswith123.5-inchharddiskdrivebays

Frontviewoftheserver

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethepartsonthefrontoftheserver.

Thefrontviewoftheservervariesbymodel.Theillustrationsinthistopicshowtheserverfrontviews
basedonthesupportedharddiskdrives:

•“Frontviewofservermodelswitheight3.5-inchharddiskdrivebays”onpage16

•“Frontviewofservermodelswith123.5-inchharddiskdrivebays”onpage17

•“Frontviewofservermodelswith2.5-inchharddiskdrivebays”onpage20

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

Chapter3.Productoverview15

Frontviewofservermodelswitheight3.5-inchharddiskdrivebays

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthefrontviewofservermodelswitheight3.5-inchharddiskdrivebays.

Figure5.Frontviewofservermodelswitheight3.5-inchharddiskdrivebays

13.5-inchharddiskdrivearea

5Diagnosticpanel(variesbymodel)
2Rackhandle(left)6Slimopticaldrive(availableinsomemodels)
3Pull-outinformationcard

7Rackhandle(right)
4Frontpanel

13.5-inchharddiskdrivearea

TheElectromagneticInterference(EMI)integrityandcoolingoftheserverareprotectedbyhavingalldrive
bayscoveredoroccupied.Thenumberoftheinstalledharddiskdrivesinyourservervariesbymodel.The
vacantharddiskdrivebaysareoccupiedbydummyharddiskdrivetrays.

Forservermodelswitheight3.5-inchharddiskdrivebays,theharddiskdrivebaynumbersaremarkedon
thetopedgeofthefrontbezel.

Figure6.3.5-inchharddiskdrivebaynumbers(topviewoftheserver)

2Rackhandle(left)

7Rackhandle(right)

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

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