Lenovo 4011, 1044, 1043, 4010 User Manual

ThinkServer InstallationandUserGuide

MachineTypes:1043,1044,4010,and4011

Note

Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•TheImportantNoticesthatcomeswithyourproduct

•TheSafetyInformationandtheWarrantyandSupportInformationonthedocumentationDVDthatcomes withyourproduct

•AppendixC“Notices”onpage103

FourthEdition(June2011)

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Contents

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

Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1

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

Noticesandstatementsinthedocument.....1

Relateddocumentation............2

Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...3

Chapter3.Featuresand

technologies..............5

Whatisincludedwithyourserver........5

Features..................5

Specications................5

Softwareprograms..............7

EasyStartup...............7

EasyManage...............7

Reliability,availability,andserviceability......7

Chapter4.Locatingparts,controls,

LEDs,andconnectors.........9

Frontview.................9

Rearview..................9

Frontcontrolpanel.............10

Locatingservercomponents.........13

Locatingpartsonthesystemboard......13

Locatingconnectorsonthebackplane.....16

Chapter5.Installing,removing,or

replacinghardware..........17

Guidelines................17

Basicguidelines............17

Systemreliabilityguidelines........18

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....18

Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.19

Removingtheservercover..........19

Installing,removing,orreplacingoptionalhardware

devices.................20

Installingorremovingamemorymodule...20

Removingorinstallinginternaldrives....23

Installingorremovingtherisercard.....32

InstallingorremovingaPCIcard......35

RemovingorinstallingtheEthernetcard...37 Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware

devices.................38

Removingorinstallingthesystemboard

battery................38

RemovingorinstallingtheRAIDcontroller..40

Removingorinstallingtheheatsink

assembly...............52

Removingorinstallingthepowersupply...55 Removingorinstallingthemicroprocessor..60

Completingthepartsreplacement.......64

Installingtheservercover........64

Connectingthecables..........64

Turningontheserver..........65

Updatingtheserverconguration.....65

Turningofftheserver..........65

Connectingexternaldevices.......66

Chapter6.Conguringtheserver..67

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........67

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....68

IntroductionoftheBIOSitems.......68

Usingpasswords............75

RAIDcontrollers..............76

UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...76

BeforeyouusetheEasyStartupDVD....77

Setupandconguration.........77

ConguringRAID............78

Typicaloperatingsysteminstallation....78

ConguringtheonboardSATAsoftwareRAID..79

RAIDinformation............79

StartingtheIntelMatrixStorageManager

program...............79

CreatingtheRAIDvolume........79

DeletingtheRAIDvolume........80

RebuildingtheRAIDvolume.......80

ConguringtheGigabitEthernetcontroller....80

Updatingthermware............80

UsingtheEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater

program...............80

InstallingtheThinkServerEasyManageprogram.81

Chapter7.Troubleshooting......83

Troubleshootingtables...........83

DVDdriveproblems...........83

Generalproblems............84

Harddiskdriveproblems.........84

Intermittentproblems..........84

Keyboard,mouse,orpointing-device

problems...............85

Memoryproblems...........85

Microprocessorproblems........86

Monitorproblems............87

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Optional-deviceproblems........88

Powerproblems............89

Serialportproblems...........90

Softwareproblems...........91

UniversalSerialBus(USB)portproblems..92

Solvingpowerproblems...........92

SolvingEthernetcontrollerproblems......92

Solvingundeterminedproblems........93

Eventlogs................94

Viewingeventlogswithoutrestartingthe

server................94

Systemeventlog..............95

DiagnosticLEDsonthefrontcontrolpanel...95

Onboarddebugdigitron...........95

AppendixA.RAIDbatterycard

assembly...............97

Specications...............97

Batterylifeanddataretentiontime.....97

AppendixB.Gettinghelpand

technicalassistance.........99

Beforeyoucall...............99

Usingthedocumentation..........99

GettinghelpandinformationfromtheWorldWide

Web...................99

LenovoSupportWebsite..........100

Callingforservice.............100

Usingotherservices............101

Purchasingadditionalservices........101

LenovoproductserviceinformationforTaiwan..101

AppendixC.Notices........103

Trademarks................104

Importantnotes..............104

Productrecyclinganddisposal........104

Particulatecontamination..........105

Turkishstatementofcompliance.......106

Batteryreturnprogram...........106

GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement...107

Electronicemissionnotices..........107

FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)

Statement...............107

Index.................111

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Safetyinformation

Beforeinstallingthisproduct,readtheSafetyInformation.

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Important:Eachcautionanddangerstatementinthisdocumentislabeledwithanumber.Thisnumber

isusedtocrossreferenceanEnglish-languagecautionordangerstatementwithtranslatedversionsof thecautionordangerstatementintheSafetyInformationmanual.Forexample,ifacautionstatementis labeled“Statement1,”translationsforthiscautionstatementareintheSafetyInformationmanualunder “Statement1.”

Besuretoreadandunderstandallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentbeforeyouperform theprocedures.Readandunderstandanyadditionalsafetyinformationthatcomeswiththeserveroran optionaldevicebeforeyouinstall,remove,orreplacethedevice.

Statement1

DANGER

Electricalcurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.

Toavoidashockhazard:

•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orrecongurationofthis

productduringanelectricalstorm.

•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.

•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.

•Whenpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.

•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceofre,water,orstructuraldamage.

•Disconnecttheattachedpowercords,telecommunicationssystems,networks,andmodemsbeforeyou

openthedevicecovers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationandcongurationprocedures.

•Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingtablewheninstalling,moving,oropening

coversonthisproductorattacheddevices.

ToConnect:ToDisconnect:

1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,attachallcablestodevices.

3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.

4.Attachpowercordstooutlet.

5.TurndeviceON.

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1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlet.

3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.

4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.

Statement2

CAUTION: Whenreplacingthelithiumbattery,useonlythebatteryrecommendedbythemanufacturer.Ifyour systemhasamodulecontainingalithiumbattery,replaceitonlywiththesamemoduletypemadeby thesamemanufacturer.Thebatterycontainslithiumandcanexplodeifnotproperlyused,handled,or disposedof.Donot:

•Throworimmerseintowater

•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)

•Repairordisassemble

Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.

Statement3

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

•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.

•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespeciedherein mightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.

DANGER

SomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3Blaserdiode.Notethefollowing.

Laserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeam,donotviewdirectlywithoptical instruments,andavoiddirectexposuretothebeam.

Statement4

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

CAUTION: Usesafepracticeswhenlifting.

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Statement5

CAUTION: Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerswitchonthepowersupplydonotturnoff theelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanonepower cord.T oremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected fromthepowersource.

Statement8

CAUTION: Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.

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

Statement11

CAUTION: Thefollowinglabelindicatessharpedges,corners,orjointsnearby.

Statement12

CAUTION: Thefollowinglabelindicatesahotsurfacenearby.

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Statement13

DANGER

Overloadingabranchcircuitispotentiallyarehazardandashockhazardundercertain conditions.T oavoidthesehazards,ensurethatyoursystemelectricalrequirementsdonotexceed branchcircuitprotectionrequirements.Refertotheinformationthatisprovidedwithyourdevice forelectricalspecications.

Statement15

CAUTION: Makesurethattherackissecuredproperlytoavoidtippingwhentheserverunitisextended.

Statement17

CAUTION: Thefollowinglabelindicatesmovingpartsnearby.

Statement26

CAUTION: Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mounteddevices.

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Chapter1.Generalinformation

Thischapterprovidessomegeneralinformationaboutyourserver.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Introduction”onpage1

•“Noticesandstatementsinthedocument”onpage1

•“Relateddocumentation”onpage2

Introduction

ThisInstallationandUserGuideisforyourLenovo®ThinkServer®RD230server(machinetypes1043,1044, 4010,and4011).Thisdocumentcontainsthefollowinginformation:

•Settingupandcablingtheserver

•Startingandconguringtheserver

•Installingoptionsandreplacingcustomerreplaceableunits(CRUs)

•Solvingproblems

TheservercomeswiththeThinkServerEasyStartupDVDtohelpyoucongurethehardware,installdevice drivers,andinstalltheoperatingsystem.

Theservercomeswithalimitedwarranty.Forinformationaboutthetermsofthewarrantyandgetting serviceandassistance,seetheWarrantyandSupportInformationonthedocumentationDVDthatcomes withyourserver.

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

Recordinformationabouttheserverinthefollowingtable.Y ouwillneedthisinformationwhenyouregister theserverwithLenovo.

Productname Machinetype1043,1044,4010,or4011

Modelnumber

Serialnumber

Themodelnumberandserialnumberareonthelabelsonthebottomoftheserverandonthefront,visible throughthebezel.

ThinkServerRD230

_____________________________________________ _____________________________________________

Noticesandstatementsinthedocument

ThecautionanddangerstatementsthatappearinthisdocumentarealsointhemultilingualSafety Information.Eachcautionanddangerstatementinthisdocumentislabeledwithanumber.Thisnumberis

usedtocrossreferenceanEnglish-languagecautionordangerstatementwithtranslatedversionsofthe cautionordangerstatementintheSafetyInformation.See“Relateddocumentation”onpage2 informationabouthowtogetthevariousdocumentationforyourserver.

fordetailed

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Thefollowingnoticesandstatementsareusedinthisdocument:

•Note:Thesenoticesprovideimportanttips,guidance,oradvice.

•Important:Thesenoticesprovideinformationoradvicethatmighthelpyouavoidproblemsor inconvenientsituations.

•Attention:Thesenoticesindicatepotentialdamagetoprograms,devices,ordata.Anattentionnoticeis placedjustbeforetheinstructionorsituationinwhichdamagecouldoccur.

•Caution:Thesestatementsindicatesituationsthatcanbepotentiallyhazardoustoyou.Acaution statementisplacedjustbeforethedescriptionofapotentiallyhazardousproceduresteporsituation.

•Danger:Thesestatementsindicatesituationsthatcanbepotentiallylethalorextremelyhazardous toyou.Adangerstatementisplacedjustbeforethedescriptionofapotentiallylethalorextremely hazardousproceduresteporsituation.

Relateddocumentation

TheLenovodocumentationDVD,whichcomeswithyourserver,containsdocumentationfortheserverin PortableDocumentFormat(PDF).ToviewthedocumentationonthedocumentationDVD,youneedtohave theAdobeReader5.0programorlaterinstalled,orthexpdf,whichcomeswithLinux®operatingsystems.

Thefollowingtableprovidesinformationaboutthegeneraldescriptionsofthevariousdocumentation providedwithyourserverandhowtoobtainallthedocumentation.

Table1.Relateddocumentationfortheserver

DocumentationDescriptionLocation

HardwareMaintenance Manual

ImportantNotices

RackInstallation Instructions

ReadMeFirstThisdocumentdirectsyoutothe

SafetyInformation

WarrantyandSupport Information

Note:Y oucanobtainallthedocumentationinPDFforyourserverfromtheLenovoSupportWebsiteat http://www.lenovo.com/support.

Thisdocumentprovidesdiagnostic information,partslisting,replacement proceduresforallCRUs,andreplacement proceduresforothereldreplaceableunits (FRUs)replacedbytrainedservicepersonnel.

Thisdocumentincludessafetyandlegal noticesthatyouareexpectedtoreadbefore usingtheserver.

Thisdocumentprovidesinstructionsonhow toinstallyourserverinarack.

documentationDVDforcompletewarranty andsupportinformation.

Thisdocumentincludestranslationsofall safetystatementsusedintheThinkServer documentation.

Thisdocumentincludesthewarranty statementandinformationabouthowto contactLenovoSupport.

ThisdocumentisinEnglishandposted ontheLenovoSupportWebsiteat http://www.lenovo.com/support.

Thisdocumentisprintedoutand providedinserverpackaging.

TheEnglishversionofthisdocumentis printedoutandprovidedintheserver packaging.Additionallanguagesare providedonthedocumentationDVD andontheLenovoSupportWebsite: http://www.lenovo.com/support

Thisdocumentisprintedoutand providedinserverpackaging.

AvailableonthedocumentationDVD

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Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap

Thischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.

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

Table2.Serversetuproadmap

TaskWheretondtheinformation

Unpack Installhardware InstalltheserverintherackTheRackInstallationInstructionsmanualisprintedandalsoincludedonthe

ConnecttheEthernetcable andpowercord

Turnontheservertoverify operation

ReviewtheBIOSsettings andcustomizeasneeded

CongureRAID(onboard SATARAIDortheinstalled SASRAIDadapter)

Checkforrmwareupdates Installoperatingsystemand

basicdrivers Installanyadditionaldrivers

neededforaddedfeatures CongureEthernetsettings

intheoperatingsystem Installremotemanagement

applications Installapplications

Chapter3“Featuresandtechnologies”onpage5 Chapter5“Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware”onpage17

documentationDVD. “Rearview”onpage9

“Turningontheserver”onpage65

“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage68

“RAIDcontrollers”onpage76

“UsingtheEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdaterprogram”onpage80 “UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage76

Refertotheinstructionsthatcamewiththehardwareoption.

Seetheoperatingsystemhelp.Thisstepisnotrequirediftheoperatingsystemwas installedusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.

“InstallingtheThinkServerEasyManageprogram”onpage81

Refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththeapplicationsthatyouwanttoinstall.

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Chapter3.Featuresandtechnologies

Whatisincludedwithyourserver

TheRD230serverpackageincludestheserver,apowercord,documentation,thedocumentationDVD,and softwaremedia.

Features

TheRD230serveroffersthefollowingfeaturesandtechnologies:

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

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

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

•Integratednetworksupport: controllersandeachsupportsconnectiontoa10Mbps,100Mbps,or1000Mbpsnetwork.Formore information,see“ConguringtheGigabitEthernetcontroller”onpage80.

•Largedata-storagecapacityandhot-swapcapability:Somehot-swapservermodelssupportfour

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

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

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

•Redundantconnection: toaredundantEthernetconnection.IfaproblemoccurswiththeprimaryEthernetconnection,all Ethernettrafcthatisassociatedwiththeprimaryconnectionisautomaticallyswitchedtotheredundant NIC.Iftheapplicabledevicedriversareinstalled,thisswitchingoccurswithoutdatalossandwithout userintervention.

•IntelligentPlatformManagementInterface(IPMI)2.0:Thecommand-lineinterfaceprovidesdirect accesstoservermanagementfunctionsthroughtheIPMI2.0protocol.Usethecommand-lineinterface toissuecommandstocontroltheserverpower,viewsysteminformation,andidentifytheserver.Y oucan alsosaveoneormorecommandsasatextleandruntheleasascript.

•RAIDsupport:TheserversupportstheonboardSATAsoftwareRAIDandanadd-onSASRAIDcard (ThinkServer8708ELPSASRAIDAdapter,ThinkServer8708EM2RAIDAdapter,orThinkServerRAID 700Adapter),whicharerequiredforyoutousethehot-swapSATAorSASharddiskdrivesandto createtheRAIDcongurations.

Theservercomeswithtwointegratedsingle-portGigabitEthernet

Thetwoonboardnetworkinterfacecontrollers(NIC)provideafailovercapability

Specications

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

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Table3.Featuresandspecications

Microprocessor(s):Supportsupto twoIntelXeondual-core,quad-core, orhex-coremicroprocessors.Forthe specictypeandspeedinformation aboutthemicroprocessor,use theSetupUtilityprogram.See “UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”on page67 microprocessorsforyourserver,goto http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver. OntheThinkServersystemspage, clickProducts➙Options➙

ThinkServerProcessors.

Memorymodules:

•Minimumsystemmemory:2GB

•Maximumsystemmemory:64GB

•T ypes:ECC,1333MHz,DDR3

•Slots:Eightdualinlinememory

•Supports2GB,4GB,and8GB

Integratedgraphicscard:

•8MBvideomemory

Size:

•Height:43.6mm(1.72inches)

•Width:436mm(17.17inches)

•Depth:568mm(22.36inches)

•

.Foralistofthesupported

(eightmemoryslots,eachwithone 8GBRDIMMinstalled)

registeredSDRAMDIMMsonly

module(DIMM)slots

RDIMMs

Maximumweight:17kg(37.48lb) whenfullycongured

Opticaldrive:

•SlimDVD/RW

Harddiskdriveexpansionbays (dependingonthemodel):

Uptofour3.5-inchSATAorSAShard diskdrives

Expansionslots:

•ThreePCIExpressslotsonthe systemboardandthePCIExpress x16slotisforarisercard(thereis onePCIExpressx16slotonthe risercard)

Powersupply:

powersupply

Systemfans:Fivesystemfans withautomaticenergy-savingnoise reductiontechnology

Integratedfunctions:

•T wosingle-portGbEthernet controllers

•SixUSB2.0connectors(twofront andfourrear)

•T woRJ-45Ethernetconnectors

•Oneserialport

•OneVideoGraphicsArray(VGA) monitorconnector

Single600-watt

Environment:

•Airtemperature: –Serveron:10°Cto35°C(50°F

to95°F);altitude:0to914.4m (3000ft)

–Serveron:10°Cto32°C(50°F

to89.6°F);altitude:914.4m(3 000ft)to2133.6m(7000ft)

–Serveroff:10°Cto43°C(50°F

to109.4°F);maximumaltitude:

2133.6m(7000ft)

–Shipping:-40°Cto60°C(-104°F

to140°F)

•Humidity: –Serveron:8-90%,

non-condensing

–Serveroff:8-90%,

non-condensing

–Shippingandstorage:upto

93%,non-condensing

•Particulatecontamination:

Attention:Airborneparticulates andreactivegasesactingalone orincombinationwithother environmentalfactorssuchas humidityortemperaturemight posearisktotheserver.

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Table3.Featuresandspecications(continued)

RAIDcontrollers:

•OnboardSATASoftwareRAID

•ThinkServer8708ELPSASRAID Adapter

•ThinkServer8708EM2RAID Adapter

•ThinkServerRAID700Adapter

Electricalinput

•Inputvoltage: –Lowrange:

–Highrange:

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

60Hz

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

60Hz

Notes:

1.Powerconsumptionandheat outputvarydependingonthe numberandtypeofoptional featuresinstalledandthe power-managementoptional featuresinuse.

2.Thesoundlevelsweremeasured incontrolledacoustical environmentsaccordingto theproceduresspeciedbythe AmericanNationalStandards Institute(ANSI)S12.10and ISO7779andarereportedin accordancewithISO9296. Actualsound-pressurelevelsina givenlocationmightexceedthe averagevaluesstatedbecause ofroomreectionsandother nearbynoisesources.The noiseemissionlevelstated isthedeclared(upperlimit) sound-powerlevel,inbels,fora randomsampleofsystem.

3.Thereisnokeyboardconnector ormouseconnectoronthe server.Y oucanconnectaUSB keyboardandUSBmouseto theserverbyusingtheUSB connectors.

Softwareprograms

Lenovoprovidessoftwaretohelpgetyourserverupandrunning.

EasyStartup

TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramsimpliestheprocessofconguringRAIDandinstallingsupported Microsoft®Windows®andLinuxoperatingsystemsanddevicedriversonyourserver.TheEasyStartup programisprovidedwithyourserverontheThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.TheDVDisself-starting (bootable).TheuserguidefortheEasyStartupprogramisontheDVDandcanbeaccesseddirectlyfromthe programinterface.Foradditionalinformation,see“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage76

EasyManage

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

Reliability,availability,andserviceability

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

Chapter3.Featuresandtechnologies7

TheserverhasthefollowingRASfeatures:

•AdvancedCongurationandPowerInterface(ACPI)

•AdvancedDesktopManagementInterface(DMI)

•Automaticmemorydownsizingonerrordetection

•Automaticrestartonnon-maskableinterrupt(NMI)

•Availabilityofmicrocodelevel

•Built-in,menu-drivensetup,systemconguration,andRAIDconguration

•Built-inmonitoringforfan,temperature,andvoltage

•Coolingfanswithspeed-sensingcapability

•ECCDDR3SDRAMwithSerialPresenceDetect(SPD)

•Errorcodesandmessagestohelpyouidentifyproblems

•Generatingerrorlogsforthepower-onself-test(POST)failures

•Hot-swapSASharddiskdrives

•IntegratedEthernetcontrollers

•IntelligentPlatformManagementInterface(IPMI)2.0

•Power-onself-test(POST)

•RedundantEthernetconnectionwithfailovercapability(requiresanoptionalEthernetcard)

•Standbyvoltageforsystem-managementfeaturesandmonitoring

•System-errorlight-emittingdiode(LED)onthefrontpanel

•Vitalproductdata(VPD),includingtheserialnumberinformationandreplacementpartnumbers,storedin thenonvolatilememoryforeasierremotemaintenance

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Chapter4.Locatingparts,controls,LEDs,andconnectors

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

Frontview

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthedrivesandpartsonthefrontoftheserver.

Figure1.Frontviewoftheserver

1Slimopticaldrive 2Frontcontrolpanel(see“Frontcontrolpanel”onpage10) 3Mountingpointfor3.5-inchharddiskdrive

Rearview

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationsoftheconnectorsandpartsontherearoftheserver.

Figure2.Rearviewoftheserver

1Powersupply1 2Powersupply2bay(blankand

coveredbyabaybezel)

3Powercordconnector8Ethernetconnector1 4USBconnectors(1and2)9Ethernetconnector2(sharewithMGMT) 5VGAmonitorconnector10PCIexpansionslot

6Serialport 7USBconnectors(3and4)

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ConnectorDescription

PowercordconnectorUsedtoconnectthepowercord. Ethernetconnector Serialport

UsedtoattachanEthernetcableforalocalareanetwork(LAN). Usedtoattachadevicethatusesa9-pinserialport.

USBconnectorUsedtoattachadevicethatusesaUSBconnector,suchasaUSBkeyboard

oraUSBmouse.

VGAmonitorconnectorUsedtoattachaVGAmonitororotherdevicesthatuseaVGAmonitorconnector.

Frontcontrolpanel

Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthefrontcontrolpaneloftheserver.

Thefollowingillustrationhelpsyouidentifytheconnectors,controls,andLEDsonthefrontcontrolpanelof yourserver.

Figure3.Frontcontrolpanellocations

1USBconnector 2USBconnector 3IDbutton9PowerbuttonandLED 4NMIbutton 5Resetbutton 6Ethernet1statusLED

7Ethernet2statusLED 8HarddiskdrivestatusLED

10SystemIDLED 11SystemstatusLED 12LED(willnotbeusedinthisserver)

ThefollowingtabledescribesthemeaningoftheLEDsonthefrontcontrolpanel.

Table4.FrontcontrolpanelLEDs

LEDStateColorDescription

PowerLED

LED

Ethernet1

statusLED

OnGreen

Blinking

OffOff OffOff

Blinking

OnGreen

Blinking

OffOff

GreenTheserverpowerisunderS1.

Green

Theserverpowerison.

Theserverpowerisoff. Theharddiskdriveisnotactive. Harddiskdrive Theharddiskdriveisactive. LANislinked. LANisactive. LANisnotlinked.

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Table4.FrontcontrolpanelLEDs(continued)

LEDStateColorDescription

Ethernet2

statusLED

LED

IDLED

OnGreen

Blinking

OffOff On OffOff On OffOffSystemisnotidentied.

Green

Red

Blue

LANislinked. LANisactive. LANisnotlinked. Failure.Overtemperatureorovervoltage. Systemstatus Nofailure. Systemisidentied.

EachharddiskdrivehastwostatusLEDsonthefront.ThegreenLED1(bottom)indicatesactivityand theamberLED2(top)indicatestheRAIDstatus.

Notes:IftheonboardSATAandonboardSATAsoftwareRAIDarecongured,notethefollowing:

•TheSGPIOconnectorofthe4–portSATAcableinthechassisshouldbeconnectedtotheJ45connector onthesystemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage13

•ThefunctionoftheamberLED2isonlyavailableafteryouentertheoperatingsystem.

Table5.HarddiskdriveLEDs

GreenLED1

Description

Harddiskdriveisnotpresent. Harddiskdriveispresentbutisnotactive. Harddiskdriveispresentandactive.Blinking Serverisintheprocessoflocatingtheharddiskdrive.On RAIDhasfailed. Harddiskdriveisrebuilding.BlinkingBlinking

(bottom)AmberLED2(top)

OffOff OnOff

Off Blinking

OffOn

Note:Forsomemodels,theharddiskdrivestatusinformationmightbedifferentfromtheinformationlistedin theabovetable.Fortheseservermodels,refertothefollowingtwotablesfortheharddiskdriveLEDstatus.

Table6.HarddiskdriveLEDsfortheonboardSA TAandonboardSATAsoftwareRAIDcongurations(somemodels)

GreenLED1

Description

Harddiskdriveisnotpresent. Harddiskdriveispresentbutisnotactive. Harddiskdriveispresentandactive.Blinking Serverisintheprocessoflocatingtheharddiskdrive.OnOff RAIDhasfailed. Harddiskdriveisrebuilding.Blinking

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(bottom)AmberLED2(top)

OffOff OnOff

Off

OnOff

Off

Table7.HarddiskdriveLEDsfortheadd-onSASRAIDadapterconguration(somemodels)

GreenLED1

Description

Harddiskdriveisnotpresent. Harddiskdriveispresentbutisnotactive. Harddiskdriveispresentandactive.Blinking Serverisintheprocessoflocatingtheharddiskdrive. RAIDhasfailed. Harddiskdriveisrebuilding.BlinkingBlinking

(bottom)AmberLED2(top)

OffOff OnOff

Off BlinkingBlinking OffOn

TheEthernet1andEthernet2connectorshavetwostatusLEDsthatindicatetheLANconnectionand activityoftheconnection.

Table8.EthernetLEDs

LEDStateColorDescription

RJ-45linkage/activity(left)

RJ-45speed(right)

OnGreen10/100/1000Mblinked Blinking OffOff On OnGreen OffOff

Green10/100/1000Mbactivity

NoLANconnection.

Amber1000Mblinkedandactive

100Mblinkedandactive 10MbmodeornoLANconnection.

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Locatingservercomponents

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationsofthemajorcomponentsinyourserver.

Figure4.Servercomponentlocations

1Lefthandleofthechassis 2Slimopticaldrive7Systemfans 3PCIcard 4Memorymodules 5Powersupplyassembly

6Heatsinkassemblyandmicroprocessor(s)underneath

8Righthandleofthechassis 9Mountingpointsforthe3.5-inchharddiskdrives

Locatingpartsonthesystemboard

Thefollowingillustrationsshowthelocationsofthepartsonthesystemboard.

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Figure5.Locatingmajorpartsonthesystemboard

1Memoryslot(CPU1DIMMCHA1)13SATAconnector1 2Memoryslot(CPU1DIMMCHA0)14SATAconnector2 3Memoryslot(CPU1DIMMCHB0)15SA TAconnector3 4Memoryslot(CPU1DIMMCHC0)16SATAconnector5 5Powerconnector2(forCPU0)17SATAconnector4 624-pinpowerconnectorforthesystemboard 7Microprocessor(CPU0)19PCIExpressx8slot(fortherisercard) 8Memoryslot(CPU0DIMMCHA1)20PCIExpressx8slot(fortherisercard) 9Memoryslot(CPU0DIMMCHA0)21PCIExpressx16slot(fortherisercard) 10Memoryslot(CPU0DIMMCHB0)22Microprocessor(CPU1) 11Memoryslot(CPU0DIMMCHC0)23Powerconnector3(forCPU1) 12SATAconnector0

18Systemboardbattery

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Figure6.Locatingotherconnectorsonthesystemboard

1J47(systemfan1connector)7J35(forfrontcontrolcable) 2J48(systemfan2connector)8JP1(ClearCMOSjumper) 3J50(systemfan3connector)9USB2connector 4J56(systemfan4connector)10J45connector(fortheSGPIOconnectorofthe4–portSATAcable)

5J49(systemfan5connector)11JP8(COM2connector) 6J19(frontUSBconnector)

Thefollowingtableintroducesthejumperswitchesonthesystemboard.

Table9.Jumpersettings

JumperPositionDescription

JP1:Clear

Pins1-2

CMOS

Pins2-3

Thedefaultpositionatwhichthejumperisplacedonpins1-2duringthenormal operationofthesystem.

Ifthejumperisplacedonpins2-3,whenthejumperismovedbacktothedefault position,thesettingsofCMOSwillbeclearedautomaticallyatthenextstartup.

Note:BeforeclearingtheCMOS,turnofftheserveranddisconnectthepowercord.Movethejumperfrom pins1-2topins2-3.Waitmorethanveminutesandthenmovethejumperbacktothenormalposition (pins1-2)toclearCMOS.

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Locatingconnectorsonthebackplane

Thefollowingillustrationshowstheconnectorlocationsonthebackplane.

Figure7.Backplaneconnectorlocations

1Powerconnector2 2Powerconnector1

3Opticaldrivepowerconnector 4Mini-SASsignalcableconnector

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Chapter5.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware

Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstall,remove,orreplacehardwareforyourserver.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Guidelines”onpage17

•“Removingtheservercover”onpage19

•“Installing,removing,orreplacingoptionalhardwaredevices”onpage20

•“Installing,removing,orreplacinghardwaredevices”onpage38

•“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage64

Guidelines

Thissectionprovidessomeguidelinesthatyoushouldreadandunderstandbeforeusingyourserver.

Basicguidelines

Beforeyouusetheserver,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowingguidelines:

•BesuretoreadandunderstandtheSafetyInformationandtheWarrantyandSupportInformationonthe documentationDVDthatcomeswithyourproduct,and“Guidelines”onpage17 helpyouworksafely.T oobtainacopyofthepublications,goto: http://www.lenovo.com/support

•Whenyouinstallyournewserver,taketheopportunitytodownloadandapplythemostrecentrmware updates.Thisstepwillhelpyoutoensurethatanyknownissuesareaddressedandtheserverisreadyto functionatoptimalperformance.Todownloadrmwareupdatesforyourserver,dothefollowing:

1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.

2.ClickDownload&Drivers➙ThinkServerandthenfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpageto downloadrmwareupdatesforyourserver.

•Observegoodhousekeepingintheareawhereyouareworking.Putremovedcoversandotherparts inasafeplace.

•Ifyoumustturnontheserverwhiletheservercoverisremoved,makesurethatnooneisneartheserver andthatnotoolsorotherobjectshavebeenleftinsidetheserver.

•Donotattempttoliftanobjectthatyouthinkistooheavyforyou.Ifyouhavetoliftaheavyobject, observethefollowingprecautions:

.Theseinformationwill

–Makesurethatyoucanstandsafelywithoutslipping. –Distributetheweightoftheobjectequallybetweenyourfeet. –Useaslowliftingforce.Nevermovesuddenlyortwistwhenyouliftaheavyobject. –Toavoidstrainingthemusclesinyourback,liftbystandingorbypushingupwithyourlegmuscles.

•Makesurethatyouhaveanadequatenumberofproperlygroundedelectricaloutletsfortheserver, monitor,andotherdevices.

•Backupallimportantdatabeforeyoumakechangestodrives.

•Haveasmallat-bladescrewdriveravailable.

•ToviewtheerrorLEDsonthesystemboardandinternalcomponents,leavetheserverconnectedto power.

•Y oudonothavetoturnofftheservertoinstallorreplacehot-swapfans,redundanthot-swapacpower supplies,orhot-plugUSBdevices.However,youmustturnofftheserverbeforeperforminganystepsthat involveinstalling,removing,orreplacingadaptercablesornon-hot-swapoptionaldevicesorcomponents.

•Aftercompletinganyinstallation,removal,orreplacementprocedure,reinstallallsafetyshields,guards, labels,andgroundwires.

•Foralistofsupportedoptionaldevicesfortheserver,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver.

•Whenworkinginsidetheserver,youmightndsometaskseasierifyoulaytheserveronitsside.

Systemreliabilityguidelines

Tohelpensurepropercoolingandsystemreliability,makesurethatyoufollowtheseguidelines:

•EverydrivebayhasaninternaldriveinstalledoranElectroMagneticCompatibility(EMC)shieldinstalled.

•Iftheserverhasredundantpower,everypowersupplybayhasapowersupplyassemblyinstalled.

•Leaveadequatespacearoundtheservertomakesurethattheservercoolingsystemworkswell.

•Properlyroutethecables.Forsomeoptions,suchasPCIcards,followthecablinginstructionsthat comewiththeoptions.

•Makesurethatyoureplaceafailingfanwithin48hours.

•Whenreplacingahot-swapdrive,installthenewhot-swapdrivewithintwominutesofremoval.

•Donotremoveanyairductorairbafeswhiletheserverisrunning.Operatingtheserverwithoutthe airductorairbafesmightcausethemicroprocessortooverheat.

•Thesecondmicroprocessorsocketalwayscontainseitheramicroprocessorsocketcoverora microprocessor.

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices

Attention:

Donotopenthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthenewpartuntilthedefectiveparthasbeenremovedfromthe serverandyouarereadytoinstallthenewpart.Staticelectricity,althoughharmlesstoyou,canseriouslydamage servercomponentsandparts.

Whenyouhandleserverpartsandcomponents,taketheseprecautionstoavoidstatic-electricitydamage:

•Limityourmovement.Movementcancausestaticelectricitytobuilduparoundyou.

•Wearanelectrostatic-dischargewriststrap,ifoneisavailable.

•Alwayscarefullyhandlethepartsandothercomponents(suchasPCIcards,memorymodules,system boards,andmicroprocessors)byitsedgesoritsframe.Donottouchsolderjoints,pins,orexposed circuitry.

•Preventothersfromtouchingthepartsandothercomputercomponents.

•Beforeyoureplaceanewpart,touchthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthenewparttoametal expansion-slotcoverorotherunpaintedmetalsurfaceontheserverforatleasttwoseconds.This reducesstaticelectricityfromthepackageandyourbody.

•Removethenewpartfromthestatic-protectivepackageanddirectlyinstallitintheserverwithout placingitonanyothersurface.Ifitishardforyoutodothisinyourspecicsituation,placethe static-protectivepackageofthenewpartonasmooth,levelsurface,andthenplacethenewparton thestatic-protectivepackage.

•Donotplacethepartontheservercoverorothermetalsurface.

•Takeadditionalcarewhenhandlingdevicesduringcoldweather.Heatingreducesindoorhumidity andincreasesstaticelectricity.

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Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron

Attention:

Staticelectricitythatisreleasedtointernalservercomponentswhentheserveristurnedonmightcausetheserverto halt,whichmightresultinthelossofdata.Toavoidthispotentialproblem,alwaysuseanelectrostatic-dischargewrist straporothergroundingsystemwhenyouworkinsidetheserverwiththepoweron.

Theserversupportshot-swapdevicesandisdesignedtooperatesafelywhileitisturnedonandthecoveris removed.Followtheseguidelineswhenyouworkinsidetheserverwiththepoweron:

•Avoidwearingloose-ttingclothingonyourforearms.Buttonlong-sleevedshirtsbeforeworkinginside theserver;donotwearcufflinkswhileyouareworkinginsidetheserver.

•Donotallowyournecktieorscarftohanginsidetheserver.

•Removejewelry,suchasbracelets,necklaces,rings,andloose-ttingwristwatches.

•Removeitemsfromyourshirtpocket,suchaspensandpencils.Theseitemsmightfallintotheserveras youleanoverit.

•Avoiddroppinganymetallicobjectsintotheserver,suchaspaperclips,hairpins,andscrews.

Removingtheservercover

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage17.

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremovetheservercover.

Attention:Forpropercoolingandairow,installtheservercoverbeforeturningontheserver.Operatingthe serverformorethan30minuteswiththeservercoverremovedmightdamageservercomponents.

Toremovetheservercover,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrives.Then,turnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.

2.Disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.

3.Disconnectthepowercord(s),Input/Output(I/O)cables,andallothercablesthatareconnectedto theserver.

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4.Loosenthethumbscrewintherearoftheservercover1.Then,slidetheservercovertotherearuntil youcanliftituptocompletelyremoveitfromthechassis2.

Notes:

a.Thethumbscrewissecurelyinstalledandyouneedtouseatool,forexampleascrewdriver,to

loosenit.

b.Thethumbscrewisanintegratedpartoftheservercoveranditcannotberemovedfromtheserver

cover.

Figure8.Removingtheservercover

Toreinstalltheservercover,see“Installingtheservercover”onpage64.

Installing,removing,orreplacingoptionalhardwaredevices

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstall,remove,orreplaceoptionalhardwaredevicesforyour server.Youcanexpandthecapabilitiesofyourserverbyaddingmemorymodules,PCIcards,ordrives, andmaintainyourserverbyreplacingthefailingoptionalhardwaredevices.Ifyouarereplacinganoptional hardwaredevice,performtheremovalprocedureandthenperformtheinstallationprocedurefortheoptional hardwaredevicethatyouwanttoreplace.

Installingorremovingamemorymodule

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorremoveamemorymodule.Foralistofthesupported memorymodulesforyourserver,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver.OntheThinkServersystems page,clickProducts➙Options➙ThinkServerMemory.

Memorymoduleinstallationrules

YourserverhaseightmemoryslotsforinstallingorreplacingDDR3SDRAMDIMMsthatprovideuptoa maximumof64GBofsystemmemory.

Thefollowingtablesprovideinformationaboutthememorymoduleinstallationrulesthatyoushould considerwheninstallingamemorymodule.The“X”markindicatesthesuggestedmemoryslot(s)into whichthememorymodule(s)shouldbeinstalledindifferentsituations.Thenumber,forexample1,2,or3, indicatestheinstallationsequence.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage13 variousmemoryslots.

toidentifythe

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