Lenovo 70AL, 70AM, 70AN, 70AQ, ThinkServer TS440 70AL Maintenance Manual

ThinkServerTS440
HardwareMaintenanceManual

MachineTypes:70AL,70AM,70AN,and70AQ

Note:Beforeusingtheinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•TheReadMeFirstthatcomeswithyourproduct

•“Safetyinformation”onpageiii

•AppendixA“Notices”onpage163

FirstEdition(September2013)

©CopyrightLenovo2013.

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...............10

Software.................10

ThinkServerEasyStartup.........10

ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater.11

BIOSupdateutilities..........11

RAIDcongurationutilities........11

Diagnosticprograms..........11

Locations.................11

Machinetype,model,andserialnumber

label.................11

Frontviewoftheserver.........13

Frontpanel..............15

Rearviewoftheserver.........16

Serverlocks..............19

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

Hot-swapharddiskdrivestatusLEDs...27

RAIDcard...............29

Hot-swapharddiskdrivebackplane....31

Connectingthecables..........35

Systemboardcomponents........38

Chapter4.T urningonandturningoff

theserver...............45

Turningontheserver............45

Turningofftheserver............45

Chapter5.Conguringtheserver..47

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........47

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....47

ViewinginformationintheSetupUtility

program...............47

SetupUtilityprograminterface......47

Settingthesystemdateandtime.....51

Usingpasswords............51

ConguringtheTPMfunction.......52

Selectingastartupdevice........52

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......53

UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS......53

UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...54

FeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartup

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

StartingtheThinkServerEasyStartup

program...............55

UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram

onaWindowsoperatingsystem......56

ConguringRAID..............57

AboutRAID..............57

RAIDforyourserver...........58

ConguringthesystemBIOStoenable

onboardSATARAIDfunctionality......59

ConguringtheadvancedSATAorSAS

hardwareRAID.............60

ConguringtheEthernetcontrollers......62

Updatingthermware............62

UsingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram....62

Chapter6.Installing,removing,or

replacinghardware..........65

Guidelines................65

Precautions..............65

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....66

Systemreliabilityguidelines........66

Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.67

Removingtheservercover..........67

Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel....69

RemovingandreinstallingthePCIcardbracket

assembly.................71

Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware...74

Installingorremovingamemorymodule...74

InstallingorremovingtheEthernetcard...78

InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard....82

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID

500UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID....85

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID

700Battery..............88

Installingorreplacinganopticaldrive....91

Installingorremovinganon-hot-swaphard

diskdrive...............95

Installingorreplacingahot-swapharddisk

drive.................103

Installingorreplacingahot-swapredundant

powersupply.............108

Replacingthepowerdistributionboardand

cageassembly.............112

Replacingthepowerconversionboard...116

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Replacingthehot-swapharddiskdrive

backplane...............118

Replacingthenon-hot-swappowersupply

assembly...............122

Replacingthecoverpresenceswitch....125

Replacingthefrontpanelboardassembly..128

Replacingthefrontsystemfan1......130

Replacingtherearsystemfan.......132

Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly..134

Replacingthemicroprocessor.......137

Replacingthesystemboardbattery....142

Replacingthesystemboard.......143

Completingthepartsreplacement.......149

Reinstallingtheservercoverandreconnecting

cables................149

Updatingtheserverconguration.....151

Chapter7.T roubleshootingand

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

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

ViewingthestatusanddiagnosticLEDs.....153

Usingadiagnosticprogram.........153

Basictroubleshootingtables.........154

ThinkServerEasyStartupprogram

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

Opticaldriveproblems..........155

Harddiskdriveproblems.........156

Memorymoduleproblems........157

Keyboard,mouse,orUSBdeviceproblems..158

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

ImportantWEEEinformation.........166

RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective

(RoHS)..................168

EuropeanUnionRoHS..........168

TurkishRoHS.............168

GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement...168

Exportclassicationnotice..........168

Electronicemissionnotices..........168

FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)

Statement...............168

JapanVCCIClassAcompliancestatement..170

Eurasiancompliancemark..........170

ENERGYSTARmodelinformation.......171

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.

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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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znajdującymisięnapłycieDVDzdokumentacjądostarczonąwrazzproduktem.

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DVDdedocumentaçãofornecidocomoproduto.

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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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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:Fortranslatedversionsofthecautionordangerstatement,refertotheSafety,Warranty,and
SupportInformationdocument.

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.To
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(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.

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Chapter1.Generalinformation

Thischapterprovidessomegeneralinformationaboutyourproduct.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Introduction”onpage1

•“Serverdocumentation”onpage2

Introduction

ThisuserguideforyourLenovo

®

ThinkServer

®

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

YourservercomeswithadocumentationDVDthatcontainsvariousserverdocumentstohelpyouuseand
maintaintheserver.Meanwhile,yourservercomeswithaThinkServerEasyStartupDVDthatprovidesa
convenientsolutionforconguringtheserverandinstallinganoperatingsystem.

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

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

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

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Recordinformationaboutyourserverinthefollowingtable.Youwillneedtheinformationifyoueverneed
tohaveyourserverserviced.

Forwheretondtheproductinformationlabelonthechassis,see“Machinetype,model,andserialnumber
label”onpage11.

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

Thefollowingdocumentisprintedoutandcontainedinyourserverpackage.

ReadMeFirst

Thisisamultilingualdocumentyoushouldreadrst.Thisdocumentguidesyoutoreadthecomplete
warranty,support,andsafetyinformationonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserverbefore
usingtheproduct.Thisdocumentalsoprovidesinformationabouthowtondthemostup-to-date
informationontheLenovoSupportWebsite.Thisdocumentincludessafetyandlegalnoticesthatyou
shouldreadandunderstandbeforeusingtheserver.

DocumentationDVD

ThedocumentationDVD,whichcomeswithyourserver,containsvariousdocumentsforyourserverin
PortableDocumentFormat(PDF).Toviewthedocumentation,youneedtohavetheAdobeReaderprogram
installed.YoucandownloadthedesiredlanguageversionofthelatestAdobeReaderprogramfromthe
AdobeWebsiteat:
http://www.adobe.com

TostartthedocumentationDVD,inserttheDVDintotheopticaldrive.TheDVDisAutoPlayenabledand
startsautomaticallyinmostMicrosoft

®

Windows

®

environments.IftheDVDfailstostartorifyouareusinga

Linux

®

operatingsystem,openthelaunch.htmlelocatedintherootdirectoryoftheDVD.

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Note:LenovomaintainspagesontheWorldWideWebwhereyoucangetthelatesttechnicalinformation
anddownloaddocumentationordevicedriversandupdates.Someinformationinthedocumentsonthe
documentationDVDmightchangewithoutnoticeaftertherstreleaseoftheDVD.Y oucanalwaysobtainall
themostup-to-datedocumentationforyourserverfromtheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides

ThefollowingdocumentsareonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver:

•Safety,Warranty,andSupportInformation

Thisisamultilingualdocumentthatincludesallthesafetystatementsforyourproductinmorethan30
languages.Besuretoreadandunderstandallthesafetystatementsbeforeusingtheproduct.This
documentincludestheLenovowarrantystatement,CustomerReplaceableUnits(CRUs)information,and
informationabouthowtocontacttheLenovoCustomerSupportCenter.

•LenovoLicenseAgreement

ThisdocumentincludesthetermsandconditionsoftheLenovoLicenseAgreement.

•UserGuide

Thisdocumentprovidesdetailedinformationtohelpyougetfamiliarwithyourserverandhelpyouuse,
congure,andmaintainyourserver.

•MegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuide

ThisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)andhowto
usetheutilityprogramstocongure,monitor,andmaintainyourserverRAIDandrelateddevices.This
documentisinEnglishonly.

Note:RefertothisdocumentforhardwareRAIDinformationifyouhavearequiredRAIDcardinstalledin
theserver.See“InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard”onpage82

.ForinformationabouttheThinkServer
RAID100(alsoknownastheonboardSATAsoftwareRAID),see“ConguringthesystemBIOStoenable
onboardSATARAIDfunctionality”onpage59.

Documentfortrainedservicepersonnelonly

ThefollowingdocumentisintendedonlyfortrainedservicepersonnelofLenovo.

HardwareMaintenanceManual

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

Chapter1.Generalinformation3

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Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap

Thischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.

Theserversetupprocedurevariesdependingonthecongurationoftheserverwhenitwasdelivered.In
somecases,theserverisfullyconguredandyouneedtoconnecttheservertothenetworkandanacpower
source,andthenyoucanturnontheserver.Inothercases,theserverneedstohavehardwarefeatures
installed,requireshardwareandrmwareconguration,andrequiresanoperatingsystemtobeinstalled.

Thegeneralprocedureforsettingupyourserveris:

1.Unpacktheserverpackage.See“Serverpackage”onpage7.

2.Installanyrequiredhardwareorserveroption.SeetherelatedtopicinChapter6“Installing,removing,
orreplacinghardware”onpage65.

3.ConnecttheEthernetcableandpowercordstotheserver.See“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage
16

tolocatetheconnectors.

4.Turnontheservertoverifyoperation.See“T urningontheserver”onpage45.

5.ReviewtheUniedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)BasicInputOutputSystem(BIOS)settingsand
customizeasneeded.See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage47.

6.CongureRAIDandinstalltheoperatingsystemandbasicdrivers.See“UsingtheThinkServer
EasyStartupprogram”onpage54

and“ConguringRAID”onpage57.

7.Installanyadditionaldriversneededforaddedfeatures.Refertotheinstructionsthatcomewiththe
hardwareoption.

8.CongureEthernetsettingsintheoperatingsystembyreferringtotheoperatingsystemhelp.Thisstep
isnotrequirediftheoperatingsystemwasinstalledusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.

9.Checkforrmwareanddriverupdates.See“Updatingthermware”onpage62.

10.Installotherapplications.Refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththeapplicationsthatyouwantto
install.

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Chapter3.Productoverview

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

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Serverpackage”onpage7

•“Features”onpage7

•“Specications”onpage10

•“Software”onpage10

•“Locations”onpage11

Serverpackage

Theserverpackageincludestheserver,powercords,printeddocumentation,adocumentationDVD,and
softwaremedia.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationinthistopic.

Figure1.Serverpackage

1Server
2Materialbox(includingpowercords,printeddocumentation,adocumentationDVD,andsoftwaremedia)

Features

Thistopicprovidesgeneralinformationabouttheserverfeaturesforvariousmodels.Dependingonyour
specicmodel,somefeaturesmightvaryornotbeavailable.Forinformationaboutyourspecicmodel,use
theSetupUtilityprogram.See“ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage47

.

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Microprocessor

OneIntel

®

Xeon

®

dual-coreorquad-coremicroprocessor(internalcachesizevariesbymodel)

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

Memory

Yourserverhasfourmemoryslots.Formoreinformation,see“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage74.

Powersupply

Yourservercomeswithoneofthefollowingpowersupplycongurations:

•Onescrew-secured,non-hot-swap450-wattpowersupplyassembly

•Oneortwohot-swap450-wattredundantpowersupplies

Fans

Yourservercomeswiththefollowingfanstoprovidepropersystemcoolingandairow:

•Oneheatsinkandfanassembly

•Twofrontsystemfans

•Onerearsystemfan

Internaldrives

Internaldrivesaredevicesthatyourserverusestoreadandstoredata.Theinternaldrivessupported
byyourservervarybymodel.

•Harddiskdrive
–Fivetoeight3.5-inchhot-swapSerialAdvancedTechnologyAttachment(SATA)orSerialAttached

SCSI(SAS)harddiskdrives(SCSIistheacronymforSmallComputerSystemInterface)
–Uptoeight2.5-inchhot-swapSASharddiskdrivesorSATAsolid-statedrives
–Uptofour3.5-inchhot-swapSATAorSASharddiskdrives
–Uptofour3.5-inchnon-hot-swapSATAharddiskdrives

Notes:

–Theterm“2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrives”or“2.5-inchharddiskdrives”hereinafterreferstoallthe

supportedtypesof2.5-inchharddiskdrives,includingthesolid-statedrives.
–ForservermodelswithmorethanfourSATAharddiskdrivesorservermodelsthatuseSASharddisk

drives,theremustbeaRAIDcardinstalled.See“RAIDcard”onpage29.

•Opticaldrive
–Uptotwo5.25-inchSATAopticaldrives

–Theserverhastwoopticaldrivebays.Theloweropticaldrivebayisinstalledwitha5.25-inchSATA

opticaldrive.

Note:Iftheserverhasonlyoneopticaldriveinstalled,ensurethattheopticaldriveisinstalledinthe
lowerbay(opticaldrivebay1).Theupperbayisforasecondaryopticaldriveonly.

Forthelocationinformationabouttheinternaldrivesordrivebays,see“Servercomponents”onpage22

.

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Expansionslots

Theserverhasfourexpansionslotsonthesystemboard.Fordetailedinformation,see“Systemboard
components”onpage38.

Input/Output(I/O)features

•OneVideoGraphicsArray(VGA)DB-15connectorontherearpanel

•EightUSBconnectors(twoUSB3.0connectorsonthefrontpanel;fourUSB3.0andtwoUSB2.0
connectorsontherearpanel)

•OneRJ-45Ethernetconnectorontherearpanel

•Oneserialconnectorontherearpanel

Forthelocationinformationabouttheconnectors,refertotherelatedtopicsin“Locations”onpage11

.

Ethernetconnectivity

TheservercomeswithanintegratedIntelGigabitEthernetcontrolleraswellasanEthernetphysicallayer
(PHY)oftheOpenSystemsInterconnectionmodel(OSImodel).Theyprovidetheserverwiththeabilityto
supporttheEthernetconnectorontherearpanelwith10megabitspersecond(Mbps),100Mbps,or1000
Mbpsnetworkconnectivity.Formoreinformation,see“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage16.

Reliability,availability,andserviceability

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

YourserverhasthefollowingRASfeatures:

•Securityfeatures
–Serverlocks(see“Serverlocks”onpage19

)

–Administratorpasswordandpower-onpasswordtohelpprotectunauthorizedaccesstotheserver

(see“Usingpasswords”onpage51)
–ThinkServerT rustedPlatformModule(TPM),whichisasecuritychip,tohelpenhanceserversecurity
–Hot-swapredundantpowersuppliestohelpavoidsignicantinterruptiontotheoperationofthe

systemwhenapowersupplyfails(availableinsomemodels)

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

–BIOSSetupUtilityprogram

TheBIOSSetupUtilityprogramhelpsyouviewtheserverinformationandconguretheserverinthe
pre-operatingsystemenvironment.See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage47

.

–Hot-swapfeature

Somemodelssupporthot-swapharddiskdrivesandhot-swapredundantpowersupplies.With
thehot-swapfeature,youcaninstall,remove,orreplaceharddiskdrivesorafailingpowersupply
withoutturningofftheserver.

–PrebootExecutionEnvironment(PXE)

TheIntelPXEtechnologyenablesyoutostartyourcomputers,loadanoperatingsystem,ordeploy
executableimagesfromaremoteserverbyusinganetworkinterface.Theoperationcanbedone
independentlyoflocaldatastoragedevices(suchasharddiskdrives)orinstalledoperatingsystems.

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–RedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)

YourserversupportsonboardSATAsoftwareRAID.IfarequiredRAIDcardisinstalled,yourserver
alsosupportsadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDcongurations.Fordetailedinformation,see
“ConguringRAID”onpage57.

–Statuslight-emittingdiodes(LEDs)anddiagnosticLEDs

FormoreinformationabouttheLEDsforyourserver,refertotherelatedtopicsin“Locations”on
page11.

–Softwareprograms

Formoreinformationaboutthesoftwareprograms,see“Software”onpage10.

Specications

Thistopicliststhephysicalspecicationsforyourserver.

Dimensions

Width:195mm(7.68inches)
Height:430mm(16.93inches)withoutfootstands;445mm(17.52inches)withfootstands
Depth:595mm(23.43inches)includingthefrontbezel

Weight

Theproductweightvariesdependingondifferentsystemcongurations.

Rangeofproductweightwithoutpackage:19kg(41.89lb)to28kg(61.73lb)
Rangeofproductpackageweight:2.8kg(6.17lb)to3.5kg(7.72lb)

Environment

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

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

•Altitude:0to3048m(0to10000ft)

•Humidity:
Operating:10%to80%(non-condensing)

Storage:10%to90%(non-condensing)

Electricalinput

Universalinput:

Minimum:90Vac
Maximum:264Vac
Inputfrequencyrange:47to63Hz

Software

Thistopicprovidesinformationaboutthesoftwareprogramsthatyoucanusetosetup,use,andmaintain
theserver.

ThinkServerEasyStartup

TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramsimpliestheprocessofconguringRAIDandinstallingsupported
MicrosoftWindowsandLinuxoperatingsystemsanddevicedriversonyourserver.Thisprogramisprovided

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withyourserveronaself-starting(bootable)ThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.Theuserguidefortheprogramis
alsoontheDVDandcanbeaccesseddirectlyfromtheprograminterface.Fordetailedinformation,see
“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage54.

ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater

TheThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdaterprogram(hereinafterreferredtoastheFirmwareUpdater
program)enablesyoutomaintainyourserverrmwareuptodateandhelpsyouavoidunnecessaryserver
outages.TheFirmwareUpdaterprogramisprovidedontheLenovoSupportWebsite.Formoreinformation
aboutdownloadingandusingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram,see“Updatingthermware”onpage62

.

BIOSupdateutilities

TheBIOSrmwarekeepsupdatingaftertheshipmentoftheserver.LenovomaintainspagesontheSupport
WebsiteandprovidestheBIOSupdateutilitieswithinstructionsfordownloadtohelpyouupdatetheBIOSif
needed.Formoreinformation,see“UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS”onpage53

and“Updatingthe

rmware”onpage62.

RAIDcongurationutilities

YourserversupportsonboardSATAsoftwareRAID.IfarequiredRAIDcardisinstalled,yourserveralso
supportsadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDcongurations.Fordetailedinformation,see“Conguring
RAID”onpage57

.

Diagnosticprograms

Thefollowingdiagnosticprogramsareavailableforyoutodiagnoseserverproblems:

•ThinkServerDiagnosticTool

•ThinkServerSystemProleCollectionT ool

Formoreinformation,see“Usingadiagnosticprogram”onpage153.

Locations

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocateyourservercomponents.

Machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabel

Thistopichelpsyoulocatethetwolabelsthatcontainthemachinetype,model,andserialnumber
informationforyourserver.Thetwolabelsarethesame.Oneisonthefrontbezelandtheotherison
thechassis.

Themachinetype,model,andserialnumberidentifyyourserver.WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,the
informationhelpssupporttechnicianstoidentifyyourserverandprovidefasterservice.

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Thefollowingillustrationisasampleofthemachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabelsontheserver.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationinthistopic.

1

MT-M XXXX -XXX
S/N XXXXXXX

MT-M XXXX -XXX

S/N XXXXXXX

MT-M XXXX -XXX

S/N XXXXXXX

Figure2.Machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabels

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Frontviewoftheserver

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethepartsonthefrontoftheserver.

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthefrontviewoftheserver.

Figure3.Frontviewoftheserver

1Frontpanel

5OpticaldrivestatusLED

2Opticaldrivebay2(withanopticaldriveinstalled

insomemodels)

6Frontdoor

3Opticaldrivebay1(withanopticaldriveinstalled)

7Frontdoorlock

4Opticaldriveeject/closebutton

8Frontdoorhandle

1Frontpanel

Fordetailedinformationaboutthecontrol,connectors,andstatusLEDsonthefrontpanel,see“Front
panel”onpage15.

2Opticaldrivebay2

The5.25-inchopticaldrivebay2isforasecondaryopticaldrive.Somemodelshaveasecondaryoptical
driveinstalled.

3Opticaldrivebay1

Yourservercomeswithanopticaldriveinstalledinthe5.25-inchopticaldrivebay1.

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4Opticaldriveeject/closebutton

Pressthisbuttontoejectorclosetheopticaldrivewhentheserverpowerison.

5OpticaldrivestatusLED

TheopticaldrivestatusLEDisblinkingingreenwhentheopticaldriveisworkingorinthePOSTprocess.

6Frontdoor

7Frontdoorlock

Youcanlockthefrontdoortoprotecttheharddiskdrivecagesfromunauthorizedaccess.

8Frontdoorhandle

Usethefrontdoorhandletoopenthefrontdoor.

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Frontpanel

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethecontrol,connectors,andLEDsonthefrontpanelof
theserver.

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthecontrol,connectors,andLEDsonthefrontpaneloftheserver.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromthefollowingillustration.

Figure4.Frontpanel

1PowerbuttonwithpowerstatusLED

4FrontUSB3.0connector1

2HarddiskdrivestatusLED

5FrontUSB3.0connector2

3NetworkInterfaceController(NIC)statusLED

1PowerbuttonwithpowerstatusLED

Pressthepowerbuttontoturnontheserverwhenyounishsettinguptheserver.Y oualsocanholdthe
powerbuttonforseveralsecondstoturnofftheserverifyoucannotturnofftheserverfromtheoperating
system.SeeChapter4“Turningonandturningofftheserver”onpage45.ThepowerstatusLEDhelpsyou
todeterminethecurrentpowerstatus.

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PowerstatusLED

Color

Description

OnGreen

Theserverison.

Off

None

Theserverisoff.

2HarddiskdrivestatusLED

TheharddiskdrivestatusLEDhelpsyoutodeterminethestatusoftheharddiskdriveactivity.

HarddiskdrivestatusLED

Color

Description

Off

NoneTheharddiskdriveisnotinuse.

Blinking

Green

Theharddiskdriveisactiveanddataisbeing
transferred.

3NICstatusLED

TheNICstatusLEDindicatestheLANstatusfortheEthernetconnectorontherearpaneloftheserver.

NICstatusLEDColor

Description

OnGreen

TheserverisconnectedtoaLAN.

Off

None

TheserverisdisconnectedfromaLAN.

Blinking

Green

TheLANisconnectedandactive.

4FrontUSB3.0connector1

5FrontUSB3.0connector2

UsedtoattachaUSB-compatibledevice,suchasaUSBkeyboard,mouse,scanner,orprinter.Ifyouhave
morethaneightUSBdevices,youcanpurchaseaUSBhub,whichyoucanusetoconnectadditional
USBdevices.

Rearviewoftheserver

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatetheconnectorsandcomponentsontherearofyourserver.

Thefollowingillustrationshowstherearviewoftheserverwithascrew-secured,non-hot-swappower
supplyassembly.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

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Figure5.Rearviewoftheserverwithanon-hot-swappowersupplyassembly

1Powercordconnector

5USB2.0connectors(2)

2Serialconnector

6Expansioncardarea
3VGADB-15connector7Ethernetconnector(RJ-45)
4USB3.0connectors(4)

8Frontdoorkey

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Yourservermodelmighthaveoneortwohot-swapredundantpowersupplies.Eachhot-swapredundant
powersupplyhasonepowercordconnector1ontherearoftheserver.Foreachhot-swapredundantpower
supply,theremightbeoneortwostatusLEDsonthepowersupplynearthepowercordconnector.When
theLEDislitingreen,itindicatesthatthehot-swapredundantpowersupplyisworkingcorrectly.Whenthe
LEDislitinamber,itindicatesthatthehot-swapredundantpowersupplyislikelytofailorhasfailed.

Figure6.Rearviewoftheserverwithhot-swapredundantpowersupplies

1Powercordconnectors

Usedtoconnectthepowercords.

2Serialconnector

Usedtoattachadevicethatusesa9-pinserialconnector.

3VGADB-15connector

UsedtoattachaVGA-compatiblevideodevice,suchasaVGAmonitor.

4USB3.0connectors(4)

5USB2.0connectors(2)

UsedtoattachaUSB-compatibledevice,suchasaUSBkeyboard,mouse,scanner,orprinter.Ifyouhave
morethaneightUSBdevices,youcanpurchaseaUSBhub,whichyoucanusetoconnectadditional
USBdevices.

6Expansioncardarea

YourserverhasfourexpansionslotsonthesystemboardforyoutoinstallappropriatePeripheralComponent
Interconnect(PCI)cardsorPCIExpresscards.Fordetailedinformation,see“Systemboardcomponents”
onpage38.

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