Lenovo 3074, 4302, 3073, 3072 User Manual

ThinkServerRD330
UserGuide

MachineTypes:3072,3073,3074,4302,4304,and4305

Note:

Beforeusingtheinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•TheReadMeFirstthatcomeswithyourproduct

•“Safetyinformation”onpageiii

•AppendixA“Notices”onpage163

FirstEdition(August2012)

©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..................7

Specications...............11

Software.................11

ThinkServerEasyStartup.........11

ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater.12

LenovoThinkServerEasyManage.....12

BIOSandTMMupdateutilities......12

RAIDcongurationutilities........12

Remotemanagementsoftware......12

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

ThinkServerSmartGridTechnology....12

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

Machinetype,model,andserialnumber

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

Frontviewoftheserver.........14

Frontpanel..............17

IntelligentDiagnosticsModule.......19

Rearviewoftheserver.........20

Servercomponents...........22

Hot-swapharddiskdrivestatusLEDs...25

RAIDcard...............25

Hot-swapharddiskdrivebackplane....27

Mini-SAStomini-SASsignalcable

connections..............29

Systemboardcomponents........31

Systemboardjumpersandswitches....34

SystemboardLEDs...........39

Chapter4.Turningonandturningoff

theserver...............43

Turningontheserver............43

Turningofftheserver............43

Chapter5.Conguringtheserver..45

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........45

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....45

ViewinginformationintheSetupUtility

program...............45

SetupUtilityprograminterface......46

Settingthesystemdateandtime.....48

Usingpasswords............49

Selectingastartupdevice........50

ConguringtheTPMfunction.......50

SettingthemodeoftheEthernetconnector

0..................51

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......51

UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS......51

UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...53

FeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartup

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

StartingtheThinkServerEasyStartup

program...............54

UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram

onaWindowsoperatingsystem......55

ConguringRAID..............56

AboutRAID..............56

ConguringRAIDusingtheThinkServer

EasyStartupprogram..........58

ConguringtheThinkServerRAID300...58
ConguringtheadvancedSATA/SAShardware

RAID.................63

ConguringtheEthernetcontrollers......64

Updatingthermware............64

UsingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram....64

UsingtheLenovoThinkServerEasyManage

program.................65

Chapter6.Installing,removing,or

replacinghardware..........67

Guidelines................67

Precautions..............67

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....68

Systemreliabilityguidelines........69

Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.69

Removingtheservercover..........69

Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware...71

Removingandreinstallingtherackhandles.71

Removingandreinstallingthecooling

shroud................73

Installingorremovingamemorymodule...75

InstallingorremovingtheEthernetcard...81

InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard....85

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID

500UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID....89

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID

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

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InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID

300UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID....96

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServer

ManagementModulePremium......100

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerT rusted

PlatformModule............103

Installingorreplacingahot-swapredundant

powersupply.............106

Installingorreplacingaheatsink......110

Installingorreplacingthemicroprocessor..113
Installingorreplacingahot-swapharddisk

drive.................122

Installingorreplacingtheopticaldrive...126
Replacingthehot-swapharddiskdrive

backplane...............132

ReplacingtheIntelligentDiagnostics

Module................137

Replacingasystemfan.........139

Replacingthefrontpanelboard......141

Replacingtherisercardassembly1....143

Replacingthesystemboardbattery....145

Completingthepartsreplacement.......147

Reinstallingtheservercoverandreconnecting

cables................147

Updatingtheserverconguration.....151

Chapter7.Troubleshootingand

diagnostics.............153

Troubleshootingprocedure..........153

ViewingthestatusanddiagnosticLEDs.....153

Viewingthesystemeventlog.........153

Basictroubleshootingtables.........154

ThinkServerEasyStartupprogram

problems...............154

Opticaldriveproblems..........154

Harddiskdriveproblems.........155

Memorymoduleproblems........156

Keyboard,mouse,andUSBdevice

problems...............157

Chapter8.Gettinginformation,help,

andservice.............159

Informationresources............159

Usingthedocumentation.........159

ThinkServerWebsite..........159

LenovoSupportWebsite.........159

Helpandservice..............160

Beforeyoucall.............160

Callingforservice............160

Usingotherservices..........161

Purchasingadditionalservices......161

AppendixA.Notices.........163

Trademarks................164

Importantnotes..............164

PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice..164

Recyclinginformation............164

Batteryreturnprogram..........165

Requirementforbatteriescontaining

perchlorate..............165

Particulatecontamination..........166

ImportantinformationfortheEuropeanDirective

2002/96/EC................166

GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement...170

Exportclassicationnotice..........170

Electronicemissionnotices..........170

FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)

Statement...............170

ENERGYSTARmodelinformation.......172

Index.................173

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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_01.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”onpage13.

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

Thistopicprovidesgeneraldescriptionsofthevariousdocumentationforyourserverandinstructionson
howtoobtainallthedocumentation.

Printeddocuments

Thefollowingdocumentsareprintedoutandcontainedinyourserverpackage.

•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,

andinformationabouthowtocontactLenovoSupport.

•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

.

Chapter1.Generalinformation3

•MegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuide
ThisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)andhowto

usetheutilityprogramstocongure,monitor,andmaintainyourserverRAIDandrelateddevices.This
documentisinEnglishonly.

Note:RefertothisdocumentforhardwareRAIDinformationifyouhavearequiredRAIDcardinstalledin
theserver.See“InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard”onpage85.ForinformationabouttheThinkServer
RAID300(alsoknownastheonboardSASsoftwareRAID),see“ConguringtheThinkServerRAID
300”onpage58

.

Documentonlyfortrainedservicepersonnel

ThefollowingdocumentisintendedonlyfortrainedservicepersonnelofLenovo.

HardwareMaintenanceManual

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

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Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap

Thischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.

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

Thegeneralprocedureforsettingupyourserveris:

1.Unpacktheserverpackage.See“Serverpackage”onpage7.

2.Installanyrequiredhardwareorserveroption.SeetherelatedtopicsinChapter6“Installing,removing,
orreplacinghardware”onpage67

3.Installyourserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusingtherailkitshippedwiththeserver.SeeRack
InstallationInstructionsthatcomeswithyourserver.

4.ConnecttheEthernetcableandpowercord(s)totheserver.See“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage
20tolocatetheconnectors.

5.Turnontheservertoverifyoperation.See“Turningontheserver”onpage43.

6.ReviewtheUniedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)settingsandcustomizeasneeded.See“Using
theSetupUtilityprogram”onpage45.

7.CongureRAIDandinstalltheoperatingsystemandbasicdrivers.See“UsingtheThinkServer
EasyStartupprogram”onpage53and“ConguringRAID”onpage56.

8.Installanyadditionaldriversneededforaddedfeatures.Refertotheinstructionsthatcomewiththe
hardwareoption.

9.CongureEthernetsettingsintheoperatingsystembyreferringtotheoperatingsystemhelp.Thisstep
isnotrequirediftheoperatingsystemwasinstalledusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.

10.Checkforrmwareanddriverupdates.See“Updatingthermware”onpage64.

11.Installotherapplications.Refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththeapplicationsthatyouwantto
install.

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Chapter3.Productoverview

ID

CPU

Mem

PSU

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

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Serverpackage”onpage7

•“Features”onpage7

•“Specications”onpage11

•“Software”onpage11

•“Locations”onpage13

Serverpackage

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

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationinthistopic.

Figure1.Serverpackage

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

Features

Thistopicprovidesgeneralinformationabouttheserverfeaturesforavarietyofmodels.Dependingonyour
specicmodel,somefeaturesmightvaryornotbeavailable.Forinformationaboutyourspecicmodel,use
theSetupUtilityprogram.See“ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage45.

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Microprocessor

OneortwoIntel

®

®

Xeon

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

bymodel)

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

Memory

Yourserverhas12memoryslots.Formoreinformation,see“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage75.

Powersupply

Oneortwo550-watthot-swapredundantpowersupplies(Universalinputandcompliantwith80PLUSGold)

Systemfans

Youservercomeswithsixsystemfanstoprovidepropersystemcoolingandairow.

Internaldrives

Internaldrivesaredevicesthatyourserverusestoreadandstoredata.Theinternaldrivessupported
byyourservervarybymodel.

•Harddiskdrive
–Uptofour3.5-inchhot-swapSerialAdvancedTechnologyAttachment(SATA)orSerialAttachedSCSI

(SAS)harddiskdrives(SCSIistheacronymforSmallComputerSystemInterface)

–Uptosix2.5-inchhot-swapSASharddiskdrivesorSATAsolid-statedrives

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

•Opticaldrive
–OneslimSATAopticaldriveinsomemodels

Forthelocationinformationabouttheinternaldrivesordrivebays,see“Servercomponents”onpage22

Expansionslots

•Tworisercardassemblyslotsonthesystemboard

•OnePCIExpresscardslotontherisercardassembly1

•OnePCIExpresscardslotontherisercardassembly2

Fordetailedinformation,see“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage20.

Input/Output(I/O)features

•OneortwoVideoGraphicsArray(VGA)DB-15connectors

•Oneserialconnectorontherearpanel

•SixUSB2.0connectors(twoonthefrontpanelandfourontherearpanel)

•ThreeRJ-45Ethernetconnectorsontherearpanel(Ethernetconnector0isforsystemmanagement)

Forthelocationinformationabouttheconnectors,refertotherelatedtopicsin“Locations”onpage13

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Videosubsystem

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

Ethernetconnectivity

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

•OnboardIntel82574LGigabitEthernetcontrollerfordedicatedorsharedlocalareanetwork(LAN)
managementinterface(Ethernetconnector0isforsystemmanagement)

•OnboardIntelGigabitDualPortEthernetcontrollerforEthernetconnector1andEthernetconnector2

Formoreinformation,see“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage20

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Reliability,availability,andserviceability

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

YourserverhasthefollowingRASfeatures:

•Securityfeatures
–Administratorpasswordanduserpasswordtohelpprotectunauthorizedaccesstotheserver(see

“Usingpasswords”onpage49)

–ThinkServerTrustedPlatformModule(TPM),whichisasecuritychip,tohelpenhanceserversecurity

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

systemwhenapowersupplyfails

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

–BIOSSetupUtilityprogram

TheBIOSSetupUtilityprogramhelpsyouviewtheserverinformationandconguretheserverinthe
pre-operatingsystemenvironment.See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage45

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–TMM(alsoknownasBMC)andIntelligentPlatformManagementInterface(IPMI)2.0

ThesystemboardplatformmanagementsubsystemisbasedontheintegratedTMMfeatures.The
TMMisamanagementchipthatisintegratedonthesystemboardofyourserver.WiththeTMMchip,
nomatterwhatconditiontheserveroperatingsystemisinandnomatteriftheserverisonoroff,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

Chapter3.Productoverview9

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-swapharddiskdrivesandhot-swapredundantpowersupplies.Withthe
hot-swapfeature,youcaninstall,remove,orreplaceahot-swapdevicewithoutturningofftheserver.

–PrebootExecutionEnvironment(PXE)

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

–RedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)

YourserversupportsThinkServerRAID300andadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDcongurationsif
youhavearequiredRAIDcardinstalled.Fordetailedinformation,see“ConguringRAID”onpage56

–Statuslight-emittingdiodes(LEDs)anddiagnosticLEDs

FormoreinformationabouttheLEDsforyourserver,refertotherelatedtopicsin“Locations”on
page13.

–Softwareprograms

Formoreinformationaboutthesoftwareprograms,see“Software”onpage11.

–WakeonLAN

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

•Advancedsystemmanagementfeatures
TheadvancedsystemmanagementfeaturesareonlyavailablewhentheTMMdetectsthepresenceofa

ThinkServerManagementModulePremium(TMMPremium),whichalsoisknownasintegratedkeyboard,
video,andmouse(iKVM)key.TheTMMPremiumisaremotemanagementmodule.Y oucanpurchase
aTMMPremiumfromLenovoandinstallitontheTMMPremiumconnector(alsoknownasiKVM
connector)onthesystemboardofyourservertoenabletheiKVMfunctionandactivatetheadvanced
systemmanagementfeatures.

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

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Specications

Thistopicliststhephysicalspecicationsforyourserver.

Dimensions

Width:436mm(17.17inches)withouthandles;482.4mm(18.99inches)withhandles
Height:43.6mm(1.72inches)
Depth:720.6mm(28.37inches)withouthandles;734mm(28.90inches)withhandles

Weight

Theproductweightvariesdependingondifferentsystemcongurations.

Rangeofproductweightwithoutpackage:12kg(26.46lb)to17kg(37.48lb)
Rangeofproductweightwithpackage:15kg(33.07lb)to24kg(52.91lb)

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

Thistopicprovidesinformationaboutthesoftwareprogramsthatyoucanusetosetup,use,andmaintain
theserver.

ThinkServerEasyStartup

TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramsimpliestheprocessofconguringRAIDandinstallingsupported
MicrosoftWindowsandLinuxoperatingsystemsanddevicedriversonyourserver.Thisprogramisprovided
withyourserveronaself-starting(bootable)ThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.Theuserguidefortheprogram
alsoisontheDVDandcanbeaccesseddirectlyfromtheprograminterface.Fordetailedinformation,see
“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage53

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ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater

TheThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdaterprogram(hereinafterreferredtoastheFirmwareUpdater
program)enablesyoutomaintainyourserverrmwareup-to-dateandhelpsyouavoidunnecessaryserver
outages.TheFirmwareUpdaterprogramisprovidedontheLenovoSupportWebsite.Formoreinformation
aboutdownloadingandusingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram,see“Updatingthermware”onpage64

LenovoThinkServerEasyManage

TheLenovoThinkServerEasyManageprogramenablesenterpriseuserstoremotelycontrolandmonitor
multipleLenovoserverswithinaLAN.

Fordetailedinformation,see“UsingtheLenovoThinkServerEasyManageprogram”onpage65.

BIOSandTMMupdateutilities

TheBIOSandTMM(alsoknownasBMC)rmwarekeepsupdatingaftertheshipmentoftheserver.
LenovomaintainspagesontheSupportWebsiteandprovidestheBIOSandTMMupdateutilitieswith
instructionsfordownloadtohelpyouupdatetheBIOSandTMMrmwareifneeded.Formoreinformation,
see“UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS”onpage51

and“Updatingthermware”onpage64.

RAIDcongurationutilities

WithsomeRAIDcongurationutilities,yourserversupportsThinkServerRAID300andadvancedSATA/SAS
hardwareRAIDifarequiredRAIDcardisinstalled.Fordetailedinformation,see“ConguringRAID”
onpage56.

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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.

ThinkServerSmartGridT echnology

TheThinkServerSmartGridT echnologyprogramhelpsadministratorstomonitorandmanageserver
performance,especiallythepowerconsumptionforgroupsofserversequippedwiththeIntelIntelligent
PowerNodeManagertechnology.

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LenovoprovidesatrialversionoftheThinkServerSmartGridTechnologyprogramwithafree90-day

ID

CPU

Mem

PSU

MT-M XXXX- XXX
S/N XXXXXXX

subscription.After90days,youmustrenewthelicensetocontinueusingtheprogram.Youcanpurchase
thelicensefromLenovotoactivatetheThinkServerSmartGridTechnologyprogramandexpandthe
managementcapabilityoftheprogramwhenthefreetrialends.

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

FordetailedinformationaboutusingtheThinkServerSmartGridTechnologyprogram,refertothehelp
systemfortheprogram.

Locations

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocateyourservercomponents.

Machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabel

Thistopichelpsyoulocatethelabelthatcontainsthemachinetype,model,andserialnumberinformation
foryourserver.

WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachinetype,model,andserialnumberinformationhelpssupport
technicianstoidentifyyourserverandprovidefasterservice.

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

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

Figure2.Labelonservermodelswith3.5-inchharddiskdrives

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PSU

Mem

CPU

ID

MT-M XXXX- XXX
S/N XXXXXXX

Figure3.Labelonservermodelswith2.5-inchharddiskdrives

CPU

MemPSU

ID

Frontviewoftheserver

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethepartsonthefrontoftheserver.

Thefrontviewoftheservervariesbymodel.Theillustrationsinthistopicshowtheserverfrontviews
basedonthesupportedharddiskdrives:

•Frontviewofservermodelswith3.5-inchharddiskdrives

•Frontviewofservermodelswith2.5-inchharddiskdrives

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

Frontviewofservermodelswith3.5-inchharddiskdrives

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthefrontviewofservermodelswith3.5-inchharddiskdrives.

Figure4.Frontviewofservermodelswith3.5-inchharddiskdrives

1Frontpanel5Rightrackhandle
2IntelligentDiagnosticsModule63.5-inchharddiskdrivearea
3Pull-outinformationcard7Leftrackhandle
4Slimopticaldrive(availableinsomemodels)

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1Frontpanel

Fordetailedinformationaboutthecontrols,connectors,andstatusLEDsonthefrontpanel,see“Front
panel”onpage17.

2IntelligentDiagnosticsModule

Formoreinformation,see“IntelligentDiagnosticsModule”onpage19.

3Pull-outinformationcard

Themachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabeloftheserverisattachedonthepull-outinformationcard.
See“Machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabel”onpage13.

4Slimopticaldrive

SomeservermodelscomewithaslimSATAopticaldrive.

5Rightrackhandle

7Leftrackhandle

Ifyourserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,youcanusetherackhandlestoslidetheserveroutoftherack
cabinet;orusetherackhandlesandscrewstosecuretheserverintherackcabinetsothattheserver
cannotslideout,especiallyinvibration-proneareas.Formoreinformation,refertotheRackInstallation
Instructionsthatcomeswithyourserver.

63.5-inchharddiskdrivearea

TheEMIintegrityandcoolingoftheserverareprotectedbyhavingalldrivebayscoveredoroccupied.The
numberoftheinstalledharddiskdrivesinyourservervariesbymodel.Thevacantharddiskdrivebaysare
occupiedbydummyharddiskdrivetrays.

Theharddiskdrivebaynumbersaremarkedonthetopedgeofthefrontbezel.

Figure5.3.5-inchharddiskdrivebaynumbers(topviewoftheserver)

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Frontviewofservermodelswith2.5-inchharddiskdrives

ID

6

CPU

MemPSU

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthefrontviewofservermodelswith2.5-inchharddiskdrives.

Figure6.Frontviewofservermodelswith2.5-inchharddiskdrives

1Frontpanel52.5-inchharddiskdrivearea
2Pull-outinformationcard
3IntelligentDiagnosticsModule
4Rightrackhandle

1Frontpanel

6Slimopticaldrive(availableinsomemodels)
7Leftrackhandle

Fordetailedinformationaboutthecontrols,connectors,andstatusLEDsonthefrontpanel,see“Front
panel”onpage17.

2Pull-outinformationcard

Themachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabeloftheserverisattachedonthepull-outinformationcard.
See“Machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabel”onpage13.

3IntelligentDiagnosticsModule

Formoreinformation,see“IntelligentDiagnosticsModule”onpage19.

4Rightrackhandle

7Leftrackhandle

Ifyourserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,youcanusetherackhandlestoslidetheserveroutoftherack
cabinet;orusetherackhandlesandscrewstosecuretheserverintherackcabinetsothattheserver
cannotslideout,especiallyinvibration-proneareas.Formoreinformation,refertotheRackInstallation
Instructionsthatcomeswithyourserver.

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52.5-inchharddiskdrivearea

4
5

0
1

2
3

0
1

2
3

4
5

ID

TheEMIintegrityandcoolingoftheserverareprotectedbyhavingalldrivebayscoveredoroccupied.The
numberoftheinstalledharddiskdrivesinyourservervariesbymodel.Thevacantharddiskdrivebaysare
occupiedbydummyharddiskdrivetrays.

Theharddiskdrivebaynumbersaremarkedonthetopedgeofthefrontbezel.

Figure7.2.5-inchharddiskdrivebaynumbers(topviewoftheserver)

6Slimopticaldrive

SomeservermodelscomewithaslimSATAopticaldrive.

Frontpanel

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethecontrols,connectors,andLEDsonthefrontpanelof
theserver.

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthecontrols,connectors,andLEDsonthefrontpaneloftheserver.

Figure8.Frontpanel

1PowerswitchwithpowerstatusLED
2IDbuttonwithIDLED
3NetworkInterfaceController(NIC)1statusLED7FrontUSBconnector2
4NIC2statusLED8FrontVGADB-15connector

5SystemerrorLED
6FrontUSBconnector1

Note:ThefrontVGADB-15connectorisonlyavailableinservermodelswith2.5-inchharddiskdrives.

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1PowerswitchwithpowerstatusLED

Youcanpressthepowerswitchtoturnontheserverwhenyounishsettinguptheserver.Youalsocan
holdthepowerswitchforseveralsecondstoturnofftheserverifyoucannotturnitofffromtheoperating
system.SeeChapter4“T urningonandturningofftheserver”onpage43.ThepowerstatusLEDhelpsyou
todeterminethecurrentpowerstatus.

PowerstatusLED

Blinking

2IDbuttonwithIDLED

OnGreen
Off

Color

Theserverison.

None

GreenTheserverisinACPIS1mode,whichalsoisknown

Theserverisoff.

asPowerOnSuspend(POS)mode.Inthismode,the
microprocessorisnotworkingwhileotherhardware
devicesarestillworking.

Description

WhenyoupresstheIDbutton,theIDLEDsonboththefrontandrearoftheserverarelittohelpyoulocate
theserveramongotherservers.YoualsocanturnontheIDLEDsusingaremotemanagementprogram
forserverpresencedetection.

3NIC1statusLED

4NIC2statusLED

IDLED

On
Off

Color

Blue

None

Theserverisidentied.
TheIDLEDisnotinuseortheserverisnotidentied.

Description

ThetwoNICstatusLEDsindicatetheLANstatusfortheEthernetconnector1andEthernetconnector2
ontherearpaneloftheserver.

Description

5SystemerrorLED

NICstatusLEDColor

OnGreen
Off

Blinking

TheserverisconnectedtoaLAN.

None

Green

TheserverisdisconnectedfromaLAN.
TheLANisconnectedandactive.

ThesystemerrorLEDhelpsyoutodetermineifthereareanysystemerrors.

SystemerrorLEDColor

On
Off

Amber

None

Amaincomponenthasfailed.
Theserverisoffortheserverisonandisworking

correctly.

Description

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