Lenovo N4610 User Manual

LenovoStorageN4610
UserGuideandHardwareMaintenance
Manual

MachineTypes:70G0and70G1

Note:Beforeusingtheinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•TheReadMeFirstthatcomeswithyourproduct

•“Safetyinformation”onpageiii

•AppendixA“Notices”onpage149

FirstEdition(February2015)

©CopyrightLenovo2015.

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

Contents

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

Productsthatarenotassessed.........x

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

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

Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1

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

Documentation...............2

Chapter2.Storageproductsetup

roadmap................5

Chapter3.Productoverview......7

Storageproductpackage...........7

Features..................7

Specifications...............11

Software.................13

BIOSandTSMupdateutilities.......13

LenovoThinkServerDeploymentManager..13

LenovoThinkServerSystemManager....14

LenovoThinkServerSystemManager

Premium...............14

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

Machinetype,model,andserialnumber

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

Frontviewofthestorageproduct.....15

Frontpanel..............16

Rearviewofthestorageproduct......18

Storageproductcomponents.......20

AnyRAIDadapterandHostBusAdapter...23

Hot-swap-drivebackplane........24

Systemboardcomponents........26

Systemboardjumpers..........29

SystemfanfaultLEDs..........31

Hot-swap-drivestatusLEDs.......32

PowersupplystatusLEDs........33

Connectingcables...........33

Chapter4.Turningonandturningoff

thestorageproduct..........35

Turningonthestorageproduct........35

Turningoffthestorageproduct........35

Chapter5.Configuringthestorage

product................37

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........37

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....37

ViewinginformationintheSetupUtility

program...............37

SetupUtilityprograminterface......37

Settingthesystemdateandtime.....40

Usingpasswords............40

Selectingastartupdevice........41

SettinganEthernetconnectorforsystem

management.............42

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......42

UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS......42

ConfiguringRAID..............44

AboutRAID..............44

ConfiguringRAIDusingtheLenovo
ThinkServerDeploymentManagerprogram.46

ConfiguringtheadvancedSATAorSAS

hardwareRAID.............46

Updatingthefirmware............46

Chapter6.Replacinghardware....49

Guidelines................49

Precautions..............49

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....50

Systemreliabilityguidelines........50

Workinginsidethestorageproductwiththe

poweron...............51

Removingorextendingthestorageproductfrom

therackcabinet..............51

Removingthecover............51

Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware...53

Removingandreinstallingtherackhandles.53
Removingandreinstallingthecooling

shroud................54

Installingorreplacingasystemfan.....56

Removingandreinstallingthesystemfan

cage.................59

Installingorremovingamemorymodule...60

Replacingtherisercard.........68

InstallingorremovingaPCIExpresscard:
Ethernetcard,HostBusAdapter,andother
supportedtypesofPCIExpresscards...72

ReplacingtheAnyRAIDadapter......83

Installingorremovingtheflashmodule...85
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerSystem

ManagerPremiummodule........88

InstallingorremovingtheAnyFabricadapter.90
Installingorreplacingahot-swapredundant

powersupply.............93

Installingorreplacingaheatsink......95

Installingorreplacingthemicroprocessor..97

©CopyrightLenovo2015

i

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID

SuperCapacitorModule.........106

Installingorreplacingahot-swapdrive...108
Installinga2.5-inchsolid-statedriveintoa

3.5-inch-drivebay...........111

Installingorremovingtherearbackplane/cage

assembly...............114

Replacingthehot-swap-drivebackplane..116

Replacingthefrontpanelboard......120

Installngorremovingtheintrusionswitch..122

Replacingthecoin-cellbattery......125

Forservicetechnicianonly:replacingthe

systemboard.............127

Forservicetechnicianonly:replacingthe

powerdistributionboard.........131

Completingthepartsreplacement.......135

Reinstallingthecoverandreconnecting

cables................135

Updatingthestorageproductconfiguration..138

Chapter7.Troubleshootingand

diagnostics.............139

Troubleshootingprocedure..........139

ViewingthestatusanddiagnosticLEDs.....139

Viewingthesystemeventlog.........139

Basictroubleshootingtables.........140

LenovoThinkServerDeploymentManager

programproblems...........140

Storagedriveproblems.........140

Memorymoduleproblems........141

Keyboard,mouse,andUSBdevice

problems...............142

Informationresources............145

Usingthedocumentation.........145

LenovoStorageWebsite.........145

LenovoSupportWebsite.........145

Helpandservice..............146

Beforeyoucall.............146

Callingforservice............146

Usingotherservices..........147

Purchasingadditionalservices......147

AppendixA.Notices.........149

Trademarks................150

Importantnotes..............150

PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice..150

Recyclinginformation............150

Batteryreturnprogram..........151

Requirementforbatteriescontaining

perchlorate..............151

RecyclinginformationforBrazil......152

Particulatecontamination..........152

ImportantWEEEinformation.........153

RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective

(RoHS)..................153

EuropeanUnionRoHS..........153

GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement...153

Exportclassificationnotice..........153

Electronicemissionnotices..........154

FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)

Statement...............154

Eurasiancompliancemark..........155

ENERGYSTARmodelinformation.......156

Chapter8.Gettinginformation,help,

andservice.............145

iiLenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

Index.................157

Safetyinformation

Note:Beforeusingtheproduct,besuretoreadandunderstandthemultilingualsafetyinstructionsonthe

documentationDVDthatcomeswiththeproduct.

Antesdeusaroproduto,leiaeentendaasinstruçõesdesegurançamultilínguesnoDVDdedocumentação
queoacompanha.

Предидаизползватетозипродукт,задължителнопрочететеивникнетевмногоезичнитеинструкции
забезопасноствDVDдискасдокументация,койтосепредоставяспродукта.

PrijeupotrebeovogproizvodaobaveznopročitajtevišejezičnesigurnosneuputekojesenalazenaDVD-us
dokumentacijomkojidobivateuzproizvod.

PředpoužitímproduktujetřebasipřečístaporozumětbezpečnostnímpokynůmuvedenýmnadiskuDVDs
dokumentací,kterýjedodávánsproduktem.

Førdubrugerproduktet,skaldusørgeforatlæseogforstådesikkerhedsforskrifter,derfindespåflere
sprog,pådendokumentations-dvd,derfølgermedproduktet.

LuetuotteenmukanatoimitetullaDVD-tietolevylläolevatmonikielisetturvaohjeetennentämäntuotteen
käyttöä.

Avantd'utiliserleproduit,veillezàbienlireetcomprendrelesinstructionsdesécuritémultilinguesfigurant
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.

©CopyrightLenovo2015

iii

Przedskorzystaniemzproduktunależyzapoznaćsięzwielojęzycznymiinstrukcjamibezpieczeństwa
znajdującymisięnapłycieDVDzdokumentacjądostarczonąwrazzproduktem.

Antesdeutilizaroproduto,leiaatentamenteasinstruçõesdesegurançamultilinguesqueconstamno
DVDdedocumentaçãofornecidocomoproduto.

Înaintedeautilizaprodusul,asiguraţi-văcăaţicititşiînţelesinstrucţiuniledesiguranţăînmaimultelimbide
peDVD-ulcudocumentaţiecareînsoţeşteprodusul.

Førdubrukerproduktet,måduleseogforstådenflerspråkligesikkerhetsinformasjonenpåDVDenmed
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:Fortranslatedversionsofthecautionordangerstatement,refertotheSafety,Warranty,and
SupportInformationdocument.

Ensurethatyoureadandunderstandallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentbeforeyouperform
theprocedures.Readandunderstandanyadditionalsafetyinformationthatisincludedwiththestorage
oroptionaldevicebeforeyouinstall,remove,orreplacethedevice.

ivLenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

Statement1

DANGER

Electricalcurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.

Toavoidashockhazard:

•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orreconfigurationofthis

productduringanelectricalstorm.

•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.

•Ensurethatallpowercordconnectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.

•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.

•Whenpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.

•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceoffire,water,orstructuraldamage.

•Disconnecttheattachedpowercords,telecommunicationssystems,networks,andmodemsbeforeyou

openthedevicecovers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationandconfigurationprocedures.

•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.

©CopyrightLenovo2015

v

Statement3

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

•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto
hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.

•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespecifiedherein
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.T oremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected
fromthepowersource.

viLenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

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.

©CopyrightLenovo2015

vii

Statement11

CAUTION:
Thefollowinglabelindicatesapotentialheathazard.

Statement12

DANGER

Overloadingabranchcircuitisapotentialfirehazardandashockhazardundercertainconditions.To
avoidthesehazards,ensurethatyoursystemelectricalrequirementsdonotexceedbranchcurrentratings
attheinstallationsite.

Statement13

CAUTION:
Ensurethattherackissecuredproperlytoavoidtippingwhenthestorageunitisextendedontherails.

Statement14

CAUTION:
SomeaccessoryoroptionboardoutputsexceedClass2orlimitedpowersourcelimits.You
mustinstalltheappropriateinterconnectingcablinginaccordancewithyourlocalelectricalcode
requirements.

Statement15

CAUTION:
Thepower-controlbuttononthedevicemayputthedeviceinstandbymodeinsteadofturningoff
thedevice.Inaddition,thedevicemighthavemultipleconnectionstodcpower.T oremoveall
electricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallconnectionstodcpoweraredisconnectedat
thedcpowerinputterminals.

viiiLenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

Statement16

CAUTION:
Toreducetheriskofelectricshockorenergyhazards:

•Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledbytrainedservicepersonnelinarestricted-accesslocation,as
definedbyyourlocalelectricalcodeandthelatesteditionofIEC60950.

•Thebranchcircuitovercurrentprotectionmustberatedinaccordancewithlocalelectricalcode
requirements.

•Use1.3mm

2

or16AmericanWireGauge(AWG)copperconductoronly,notexceeding3meters

inlength.

•Torquethewiring-terminalscrewsto1.4newton-metersor12inch-pounds.

•Provideareadilyavailable,approvedandrateddisconnectdeviceinthefieldwiring.

Statement17

CAUTION:
ThisproductcontainsaClass1Mlaser.Donotviewdirectlywithopticalinstruments.

Statement18

CAUTION:
Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mountedproducts.

Statement19

CAUTION:
Hazardousmovingparts.Keepfingersandotherbodypartsaway.

©CopyrightLenovo2015

ix

Statement20

CAUTION:
Alithiumionbatteryisprovided.T oavoidpossibleexplosion,donotburnthebattery.Replacethe
batteryonlywiththeLenovo-approvedpart.Recycleordiscardthebatteryasinstructedbylocal
regulations.

Productsthatarenotassessed

Typicalproductsthatarenotassessedincludebutnotlimitedtothefollowing:

•StorageandIT-rackcomponents(forexample,uninterruptiblepowersuppliesandcurrentdistribution
systems)

•DevicesinITrooms(forexample,bulkstorageunitsandnetworkproducts)

•Industriallow-voltageswitchgear

Safetyinspectionguide

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

Ifanyunsafeconditionsarepresent,youmustdeterminehowserioustheapparenthazardcouldbeand
whetheryoucancontinuewithoutfirstcorrectingtheproblem.

Considertheseconditionsandthesafetyhazardstheypresent:

•Electricalhazards,especiallyprimarypower(primaryvoltageontheframecancauseseriousorfatal
electricalshock)

•Explosivehazards,suchasadamagedCathodeRayTube(CRT)monitororabulgingcapacitor

•Mechanicalhazards,suchaslooseormissinghardware

Todeterminewhetherthereareanypotentiallyunsafeconditions,usethefollowingchecklistatthebeginning
ofeveryservicetask.Beginthecheckswiththepoweroff,andthepowercordsdisconnected.

Checklist:

1.Checkexteriorcoversfordamage(loose,broken,orsharpedges).

2.Poweroffthestorage.Disconnectthepowercords.

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

continuityfor0.1ohmorlessbetweentheexternalgroundpinandtheframeground.

b.Thepowercordshouldbetheauthorizedtypespecifiedforyourstorage.Goto:

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

c.Insulationmustnotbefrayedorworn.

4.Checkforcrackedorbulgingbatteries.

5.Removethecover.

6.Checkforanyobviousnon-LenovoStoragealterations.Usegoodjudgmentastothesafetyofany
non-LenovoStoragealterations.

xLenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

7.Checkinsidetheunitforanyobviousunsafeconditions,suchasmetalfilings,contamination,wateror
otherliquids,orsignsoffireorsmokedamage.

8.Checkforworn,frayed,orpinchedcables.

9.Checkthatthepower-supplycoverfasteners(screwsorrivets)havenotbeenremovedortamperedwith.

Groundingrequirements

Electricalgroundingofthestorageisrequiredforoperatorsafetyandcorrectsystemfunction.Proper
groundingoftheelectricaloutletcanbeverifiedbyacertifiedelectrician.

©CopyrightLenovo2015

xi

xiiLenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

Chapter1.Generalinformation

Thischapterprovidessomegeneralinformationaboutyourproduct.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Introduction”onpage1

•“Documentation”onpage2

Introduction

ThisdocumentforyourLenovo
thestorageproductfeatures,specifications,componentlocations,configurationinstructions,hardware
replacementprocedures,andbasictroubleshootinganddiagnostics.

YourstorageproductcomeswithadocumentationDVDthatcontainsvariousstorageproductdocumentsto
helpyouuseandmaintainthestorageproduct.

TheLenovoLimitedWarranty(LLW)containsthewarrantytermsthatapplytotheproductyou
purchasedfromLenovo.ReadtheLLWonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourstorage
product.AprintablegenericversionofthelatestLLWalsoisavailableinmorethan30languagesat
http://www.lenovo.com/warranty/llw_02.IfyoucannotobtaintheLLWthroughthedocumentationDVDor
LenovoWebsite,contactyourlocalLenovoofficeorresellertoobtainaprintedversionoftheLLW,free
ofcharge.

®

network-attachedstorage(NAS)productcontainsinformationabout

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

Toobtainthemostup-to-dateinformationaboutthestorageproduct,goto:
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/servers/network-storage/

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

©CopyrightLenovo2015

1

Recordinformationaboutyourstorageproductinthefollowingtable.Y ouwillneedtheinformationifyou
everneedtohaveyourstorageproductserviced.

Forwheretofindtheproductinformationlabelonthechassis,see“Machinetype,model,andserialnumber
label”onpage14

.

Productname

Machinetypeandmodel(MT-M)

Serialnumber(S/N)

Dateofpurchase

______________________________________________

______________________________________________

______________________________________________

______________________________________________

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

Whenyouregisteryourstorageproduct,informationisenteredintoadatabase,whichenablesLenovoto
contactyouincaseofarecallorothersevereproblem.AfteryouregisteryourstorageproductwithLenovo,
youwillreceivequickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp.Inaddition,somelocationsofferextended
privilegesandservicestoregisteredusers.

Documentation

Thistopicprovidesageneraldescriptionofeachdocumentforyourstorageproductandinstructionsonhow
toobtainallthedocuments.

Printeddocuments

Thefollowingdocumentsareprintedoutandincludedinyourstorageproductpackage.

•GettingStartedGuide
Thisdocumentprovidesgeneralinformationtohelpyougetfamiliarwithyourstorageproduct.

•RackInstallationInstructions(availableonsomemodels)
Thisdocumentprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallyourstorageproductintoastandardrackcabinet

byusingtherailkitshippedwiththestorageproduct.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,aprintedEnglishversionofthisdocumentmightbeincludedinyour
storageproductpackage.PDFversionsofotherlanguagesareprovidedonthedocumentationDVD
thatcomeswithyourstorageproduct.

2LenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

DocumentationDVD

ThedocumentationDVD,whichcomeswithyourstorageproduct,containsvariousdocumentsforyour
storageproductinPortableDocumentFormat(PDF)andHyperT extMarkupLanguage(HTML).The
documentationDVDisnotbootable.ToviewthedocumentsontheDVD,youwillneedacomputerwitha
WebbrowserandtheAdobeReaderprogram,whichisavailablefordownloadat:
http://www.adobe.com

TostartthedocumentationDVD,inserttheDVDintotheopticaldrive.TheDVDisAutoPlayenabledand
startsautomaticallyinmostMicrosoft

®

Linux

operatingsystem,openthelaunch.htmfilelocatedintherootdirectoryoftheDVD.

®

Windows

®

environments.IftheDVDfailstostartorifyouareusinga

Note:LenovomaintainspagesontheWorldWideWeb,whereyoucangetthelatesttechnicalinformation
anddownloaddocumentationordevicedriversandupdates.Someinformationinthedocumentsonthe
documentationDVDmightchangewithoutnoticeafterthefirstreleaseoftheDVD.Y oucanalwaysobtainall
themostup-to-datedocumentationforyourstorageproductfromtheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

ThefollowingdocumentsareonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourstorageproduct:

•Safety,Warranty,andSupportInformation
Thisisamultilingualdocumentthatincludesallthesafetystatementsforyourproductinmorethan30

languages.Besuretoreadandunderstandallthesafetystatementsbeforeusingtheproduct.This
documentalsoincludestheLenovowarrantystatement,CustomerReplaceableUnits(CRUs)information,
andinformationabouthowtocontacttheLenovoCustomerSupportCenter.

•LenovoLicenseAgreement
ThisdocumentincludesthetermsandconditionsoftheLenovoLicenseAgreement.

•UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual
Thisdocumentprovidesdetailedinformationtohelpyougetfamiliarwithyourstorageproductandhelp

youuse,configure,andmaintainyourstorageproduct.

•RackInstallationInstructions
Thisdocumentprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallyourstorageproductintoastandardrackcabinet

byusingtherailkitshippedwiththestorageproduct.

•NASAdministratorGuide
Thisdocumentprovidesinstructionsonhowtomanageyourstorageproductusingtheprogramsand

utilitiesthatcomewiththeMicrosoftWindowsStorageServer2012R2operatingsystem.

Chapter1.Generalinformation3

4LenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

Chapter2.Storageproductsetuproadmap

Thischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourstorageproduct.

Thestorageproductsetupprocedurevariesdependingontheconfigurationofthestorageproductwhen
itwasdelivered.Insomecases,thestorageproductisfullyconfiguredandyoujustneedtoconnectthe
storageproducttothenetworkandanacpowersource,andthenyoucanturnonthestorageproduct.In
othercases,thestorageproductneedstohavehardwaredevicesinstalled,requireshardwareandfirmware
configuration,andrequiresanoperatingsystemtobeinstalled.

Thegeneralprocedureforsettingupyourstorageproductis:

1.Unpackthestorageproductpackage.See“Storageproductpackage”onpage7.

2.Installanyrequiredhardwareorstorageproductoptions.SeetherelatedtopicsinChapter6“Replacing
hardware”onpage49.

3.Ifnecessary,installthestorageproductintoastandardrackcabinetbyusingtherailkitshippedwith
thestorageproduct.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththestorageproduct.

4.ConnecttheEthernetcablesandpowercordstothestorageproduct.See“Rearviewofthestorage
product”onpage18

5.Turnonthestorageproducttoverifyoperation.See“Turningonthestorageproduct”onpage35.

6.ReviewtheBasicInputOutputSystem(BIOS)settingsandcustomizeasneeded.See“UsingtheSetup
Utilityprogram”onpage37

7.ConfigureRAIDandinstalltheoperatingsystemanddevicedrivers.See“LenovoThinkServer
DeploymentManager”onpage13

8.Installanyadditionaldriversrequiredforaddedfeatures.Refertotheinstructionsthatcomewith
thehardwareoption.

9.ConfigureEthernetsettingsintheoperatingsystembyreferringtotheoperatingsystemhelp.This
stepisnotrequirediftheoperatingsystemwasinstalledusingtheLenovoThinkServerDeployment
Managerprogram.

10.Checkforfirmwareupdates.See“Updatingthefirmware”onpage46.

11.Installmanagementapplicationsandanyotherapplications.Refertothedocumentationthatcomes
withtheapplicationsthatyouwanttoinstall.

tolocatetheconnectors.

.

and“ConfiguringRAID”onpage44.

©CopyrightLenovo2015

5

6LenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

Chapter3.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutthestorageproductpackage,features,specifications,software
programs,andcomponentlocations.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Storageproductpackage”onpage7

•“Features”onpage7

•“Specifications”onpage11

•“Software”onpage13

•“Locations”onpage14

Storageproductpackage

Thestorageproductpackageincludesthefollowingitems:

•Storageproduct

•Railkit(availableonsomemodels)

•Cablemanagementarmorcablemanagementbar(availableonsomemodels)

•Materialbox,includingitemssuchaspowercords,printeddocumentation,andadocumentationDVD

Features

Thistopicprovidesgeneralinformationaboutthestorageproductfeaturesforavarietyofmodels.Depending
onyourspecificmodel,somefeaturesmightvaryorunavailable.Forinformationaboutyourspecificmodel,
usetheSetupUtilityprogram.See“ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage37
canrefertotheProductSpecificationsReferencedocumentforLenovoStorageproductsat:
http://www.lenovo.com/psref/

Microprocessor

OneortwoIntel

Foralistofstorageproductoptions,goto:
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/servers/network-storage/

Memory

Yourstorageproducthas24memoryslots.Formoreinformation,see“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”
onpage61.

Powersupply

•Oneortwo550-watthot-swapredundantpowersupplies(Universalinputandcompliantwith80PLUS
Platinum)

•Oneortwo750-watthot-swapredundantpowersupplies(Universalinputandcompliantwith80PLUS
Platinum)

•Oneortwo750-watthot-swapredundantpowersupplies(Highlineinputandcompliantwith80PLUS
Titanium)

®

®

Xeon

microprocessors(internalcachesizevariesbymodel)

.Youalso

©CopyrightLenovo2015

7

Systemfans

Yourstorageproductsupportsuptosixhot-swapsystemfans.Thisdesignhelpsyouavoidsignificant
coolingproblemswhenasystemfanfails.Youcanreplaceasystemfanwithoutturningoffthestorage
product.Tolocatethesystemfans,see“Systemboardcomponents”onpage26

.

•Ifyourstorageproductisinstalledwithonemicroprocessor,foursystemfans(fan1tofan4)areadequate
toprovidepropercooling.However,youmustkeepthelocationsforfan5andfan6occupiedbydummy
fanstoensureproperairflow.

•Ifyourstorageproductisinstalledwithtwomicroprocessors,ensurethatallthesixsystemfansare
installedtoavoidcoolingproblems.

Internaldrives

Internaldrivesaredevicesthatyourstorageproductusestoreadandstoredata.Theinternaldrives
supportedbyyourstorageproductvarybymodel.

•Inthefront:

DrivebaysizeDrivebayquantityDrivetype

Hot-swap,SA TAorSAS

3.5-inch12

3.5-inchharddiskdriveor2.5-inchsolid-state
drive

Note:Youcaninstalla2.5-inchsolid-statedriveintoa3.5-inch-drivebay.Formoreinformation,see
“Installinga2.5-inchsolid-statedriveintoa3.5-inch-drivebay”onpage111.

•Intherear:

DrivebaysizeDrivebayquantityDrivetype

Hot-swap,SATA

2.5-inch2
Harddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive

Notes:

•SATAistheacronymforSerialAdvancedTechnologyAttachment.

•SASstandsforSerialAttachedSCSI(SCSIistheacronymforSmallComputerSystemInterface).

•YoucaninstallSATAharddiskdrives,SASharddiskdrives,andsolid-statedrivesintothesamestorage
product.

Expansionslots

•Tworisercardassemblyslotsonthesystemboard

•ThreePCIExpress(PCIe)slotsonsystemboard

•ThreePCIeslotsontherisercard

•OneAnyFabricslotintherearofthestorageproduct

Fordetailedinformation,see“Rearviewofthestorageproduct”onpage18.

8LenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

Input/Output(I/O)features

Ontherearpanel:

•OneDisplayPort®connector

•OneRJ-45Ethernetconnector

•Oneserialconnector

•TwoUSB3.0connectors

Note:Ifyouuseavideographicsarray(VGA)monitor,itisrecommendedthatyoupurchaseacompatible
DisplayPorttoVGAadapterfromLenovo.

Tolocatetheconnectors,refertotherelatedtopicsin“Locations”onpage14.

Videosubsystem

AnintegratedgraphicscontrollerisavailableinyourstorageproducttosupporttheDisplayPortconnectors
forconnectingvideodevices.TheintegratedgraphicscontrollerislocatedintheBaseboardManagement
Controller(BMC)chiponthesystemboard.

•Integratedgraphicscontroller:On-boardASPEEDAST2400

•16MBofvideomemorycache

Ethernetconnectivity

ThereisoneRJ-45Ethernetconnectorontherearpanelwith10megabitspersecond(Mbps),100Mbps,or
1000Mbpsnetworkconnectivity.TheEthernetconnectorisforsystemmanagement.

YoucaninstallanEthernetcardoranAnyFabricadaptertoenablemoreEthernetconnectors.However,you
mustinstalladevicedrivertoenabletheoperatingsystemtorecognizetheEthernetconnectors.Thedevice
driversareavailablefordownloadat:
http://www.lenovo.com/drivers

Formoreinformation,see“Rearviewofthestorageproduct”onpage18

.

Reliability,availability,andserviceability

Reliability,availability,andserviceability(hereinafterreferredtoasRAS)arethreeimportantstorageproduct
designfeatures.TheRASfeatureshelpyoutoensuretheintegrityofthedatastoredonthestorageproduct,
theavailabilityofthestorageproductwhenyouneedit,andtheeasewithwhichyoucandiagnoseand
correctproblems.

YourstorageproducthasthefollowingRASfeatures:

Chapter3.Productoverview9

•Securityfeatures
–Administratorpasswordanduserpasswordtohelpprotectunauthorizedaccesstothestorageproduct

(see“Usingpasswords”onpage40

)
–Remotemonitoringorcontrolbyanadministratortoprovideprotectionorhelp
–Hot-swapredundantpowersuppliestohelpavoidsignificantinterruptiontotheoperationofthe

systemwhenapowersupplyfails

–Sixhot-swapsystemfanswithredundancytohelpyoutoavoidsignificantcoolingproblemswhena

systemfanfails

–Anintrusionswitchthatinformsyouthatthestorageproductcoverisnotproperlyinstalledorclosed

bycreatinganeventinthesystemeventlog(SEL)

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

–BIOSSetupUtilityprogram

TheBIOSSetupUtilityprogramhelpsyouviewthestorageproductinformationandconfigurethe
storageproductinthepre-operatingsystemenvironment.See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”
onpage37

.

–TSM(alsoknownasBMC)andIntelligentPlatformManagementInterface(IPMI)2.0

ThesystemboardplatformmanagementsubsystemisbasedontheintegratedTSMfeatures.The
TSMisamanagementchipthatisintegratedonthesystemboardofyourstorageproduct.Withthe
TSM,nomatterwhatconditionthestorageproductoperatingsystemisinandnomatterifthestorage
productisonoroff,aslongasthestorageproductisconnectedtonetworkandanacpowersource,
theinteractionwiththeTSM-controlledstorageproductscanbeachievedthroughsystemnetwork.
Theusercanobtainthestorageproducthardwarehealthinformationandsystemeventlog(SEL),
andisabletoconducttheoperationsincludingturningonoroffthestorageproduct,restartingthe
storageproduct,andsoon.Thispartofstorageproductmanagementisindependentoftheoperating
systemandiscalledout-of-bandmanagement.

ThesystemboardplatformmanagementsubsystemconsistsoftheintegratedTSM,communication
buses,sensors,theBIOS,andstorageproductmanagementfirmware.Itisresponsibleforerror
reporting,systempowercontrol,thermalmonitoring,systemfancontrol,andothermanagement
features.TheTSMprovidessystemmanagementandmonitoringfeaturesbasedontheIPMI2.0
specification.IPMIhelpslowertheoverallcostsofstorageproductmanagement.Y oucanfindmore
informationaboutIPMI2.0fromtheWebsiteofIntel.TheTSMalsosupportssomenon-IPMIfeatures,
suchastheDynamicHostConfigurationProtocol(DHCP)andthePlatformEnvironmentControl
Interface(PECI),toprovidemoresystemmanagementfunctions.

Youcanfindthedefaultusername,password,andotherinformationfortheTSMintheThinkServer
SystemManagerUserGuide,whichisavailablefordownloadat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

–Hot-swapfeature

Yourstorageproductsupportshot-swapstoragedrives(includingharddiskdrivesandsolid-state
drives),hot-swapsystemfans,andhot-swapredundantpowersupplies.Withthehot-swapfeature,
youcaninstall,remove,orreplaceahot-swapdevicewithoutturningoffthestorageproduct.

–PrebootExecutionEnvironment(PXE)

TheIntelPXEtechnologyenablesyoutobootyourstorageproducts,loadanoperatingsystem,or
deployexecutableimagesfromaremotestorageproductbyusinganetworkinterface.Theoperation
canbedoneindependentlyoflocaldatastoragedevices(suchasharddiskdrives)oroperating
systems.

–RedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)

10LenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

YourstorageproductsupportsadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDifyourstorageproducthasa
requiredAnyRAIDadapterinstalled.Fordetailedinformation,see“ConfiguringRAID”onpage44

–Statuslight-emittingdiodes(LEDs)anddiagnosticLEDs

FormoreinformationabouttheLEDsforyourstorageproduct,refertotherelatedtopicsin“Locations”
onpage14.

–Softwareprograms

Formoreinformationaboutthesoftwareprograms,see“Software”onpage13

–WakeonLAN

WhentheWakeonLANfeatureisenabledonastorageproductthatisconnectedtoaLAN,anetwork
administratorcanremotelyturnonorwakeupthestorageproductfromamanagementconsole
usingremotenetworkmanagementsoftware.Besides,manyotherfunctions,suchasdatatransfer
andsoftwareupdates,canbeperformedremotelywithoutremoteattendanceandcanbedoneafter
normalworkinghoursandonweekendstosavetimeandincreaseproductivity.

•Advancedsystemmanagementfeatures
TheadvancedsystemmanagementfeaturesareonlyavailablewhentheTSMdetectsthepresenceofa

TSMPremiummodule.TheTSMPremiummoduleisaremotemanagementmodule.Y oucanpurchasea
TSMPremiummodulefromLenovoandinstallitonthesystemboardtoactivatetheadvancedsystem
managementfeatures.

Formoreinformationaboutadvancedsystemmanagement,refertotheThinkServerSystemManager
UserGuide,whichisavailablefordownloadat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

.

.

Specifications

Thistopicliststhephysicalspecificationsforyourstorageproduct.

Dimensions

Widthwithoutrackhandles:447mm(17.6inches)
Widthwithrackhandles:482mm(18.98inches)
Depthwithoutrackhandlesandpowersupplyhandles:764mm(29.37inches)
Depthwithrackhandlesandpowersupplyhandles:782.9mm(30.82inches)
Height:87mm(3.43inches)

Weight

Theproductweightvariesdependingondifferentsystemconfigurations.

Rangeofproductweightwithoutpackage:19.2kg(42.3lb)to31kg(68.3lb)
Rangeofproductweightwithpackage:27.9kg(61.5lb)to39.7kg(87.5lb)

Chapter3.Productoverview11

Environment

ThefollowingtableprovidesinformationabouttheASHRAEclassA2,classA3,andclassA4specifications.

Table1.ASHRAEclassA2,classA3,andclassA4specifications

ASHRAEclassA2ASHRAEclassA3ASHRAEclassA4

Airtemperature
(operating)

Airtemperature
(storage)

Humidity(operating)

Humidity(storage)

Altitude

10°Cto35°C(50°Fto95°F)5°Cto40°C(41°Fto104°F)5°Cto45°C(41°Fto113°F)

40°Cto60°C(-40°Fto
140°F)inoriginalshipping
package

8%to80%
(non-condensing)

8%to90%
(non-condensing)

0to3048m(0to10000ft)inanunpressurizedenvironment

Note:Whenthealtitudeexceeds900m(2953ft),thedefinedmaximumdry-bulb
temperatureforoperationbecomesadependentvariable.

A2:Thetemperaturevaluedecreasesby1°C(33.8°F)withevery300m(984ft)of
altitudeincrease.

A3:Thetemperaturevaluedecreasesby1°C(33.8°F)withevery175m(574ft)of
altitudeincrease.

A4:Thetemperaturevaluedecreasesby1°C(33.8°F)withevery125m(410ft)of
altitudeincrease.

40°Cto60°C(-40°Fto
140°F)inoriginalshipping
package

8%to85%
(non-condensing)

8%to90%
(non-condensing)

40°Cto60°C(-40°Fto
140°F)inoriginalshipping
package

8%to90%
(non-condensing)

8%to90%
(non-condensing)

YourstorageproductcomplieswithASHRAEclassA2specifications.Dependingonthehardware
configuration,somestorageproductmodelscomplywithASHRAEclassA3andclassA4specifications.
TocomplywithASHRAEclassA3andclassA4specifications,thestorageproductmodelsmustmeetthe
followinghardwareconfigurationrequirementsatthesametime:

•Lenovo-qualifiedCPUexceptthefollowingtypes:
–135-wattCPU(4-core,6-core,or8-core)

–145-wattCPU(14-coreor18-core)

•Twopowersuppliesinstalledforredundancy

Electricalinput

•Universalinput:
–Lowrange:

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

–Highrange:

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

12LenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

Software

Thistopicprovidesinformationaboutthesoftwareprogramsthatyoucanusetosetup,use,andmaintain
thestorageproduct.

Todownloadthesoftwareprograms,gototheLenovoSupportWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/support
andfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpage.

BIOSandTSMupdateutilities

TheBIOSandTSM(alsoknownasBMC)firmwarekeepsupdatingaftertheshipmentofthestorageproduct.
LenovomaintainspagesontheSupportWebsiteandprovidestheBIOSandTSMupdateutilitieswith
instructionsfordownloadtohelpyouupdatetheBIOSandTSMfirmwareifneeded.Formoreinformation,
see“UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS”onpage42

and“Updatingthefirmware”onpage46.

LenovoThinkServerDeploymentManager

TheLenovoThinkServerDeploymentManagerprogram(hereinafterreferredtoasDeploymentManager)
simplifiestheprocessofconfiguringRAID,configuringBIOSsettings,andupdatingthefirmware.The
programworksinconjunctionwithyourWindowsorLinuxoperatingsysteminstallationdisctoautomate
theprocessofinstallingtheoperatingsystemandassociateddevicedrivers.Theprogramispartofthe
firmware.Thehelpsystemfortheprogramcanbeaccesseddirectlyfromtheprograminterface.

DeploymentManagerhasthefollowingfeatures:

•Easy-to-use,language-selectableinterface

•Integratedhelpsystem

•Automatichardwaredetection

•Selectablepartitionsizeandfilesystemtype

•Abilitytoinstalltheoperatingsystemanddevicedriversinanunattendedmodetosavetime

•AbilitytocreateareusableresponsefilethatcanbeusedwithsimilarlyconfiguredLenovostorage
productstomakefutureinstallationsevenfaster

•ContainsRAIDconfigurationutility

•Providesdevicedriversbasedonthemodelanddetecteddevices

•SupportsBIOSsettingsconfiguration

•Supportsfirmwareandapplicationsupdate

TouseDeploymentManager,dothefollowing:

1.Launchtheprogramthroughoneofthefollowingmethods:

•Turnonthestorageproduct.PressF10assoonasyouseethescreen.Then,waitforseveral
seconds.DeploymentManageropens.

•StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.SelectBootManager➙LaunchTDM.DeploymentManageropens.

2.Readandacceptthelicenseagreement.

3.Selectthelanguageinwhichyouwanttoviewtheprogram.Then,followtheinstructionsonthe
screentousetheprogram.

BeforeinstallingtheoperatingsystemusingDeploymentManager,itisrecommendedthatyoudothe
following:

1.Downloadthelatestdevicedriverbundlefileforyourstorageproduct.Tofindanddownloadthebundle
file,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpage.

Chapter3.Productoverview13

2.LaunchDeploymentManagerandclickPlatformUpdateontheleftpane.

3.SelectApplicationandthenclickNext.

4.ClickBrowsetoselectthecorrespondingbundlefileandthenclickOK.Theversioninformationis
displayed.

5.ClickFlashtoapplythebundlefileandupdatethecurrentdevicedrivers.

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

LenovoThinkServerSystemManager

TheLenovoThinkServerSystemManager(TSM)isamanagementsolutionthatprovidescomprehensiveand
securemanagementfeatures.Thesefeaturesenableyoutomanageyourstorageproductsremotelyusing
aone-to-oneorone-to-manymethod.

TheTSMprovidesaone-to-oneweb-basedconsole.Theweb-basedconsoleisdevelopedinHTML5and
structuredinthewaythatmakesplatformmanagementintuitiveandefficient.TheTSMalsoprovidesa
securecommand-lineinterfaceforimprovedefficiencyandfunctionality.

FordetailedinformationaboutusingtheLenovoThinkServerSystemManagerprogram,refertothehelp
systemoftheprogram.

LenovoThinkServerSystemManagerPremium

LenovoThinkServerSystemManagerPremiumprovidesyouasolutionthatenablesyoutoreceiveallthe
benefitsandfeaturesprovidedbytheLenovoThinkServerSystemManagerprogram.Italsoenablesyouto
controlthestorageproductremotelyusingLenovovirtualkeyboard,video,andmouse.

Fordetailedinformationaboutusingtheprogram,refertothehelpsystemoftheprogram.

Locations

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocateyourstorageproductcomponents.

Machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabel

Thistopichelpsyoutolocatethelabelthatcontainsthemachinetype,model,andserialnumberinformation
foryourstorageproduct.

WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachinetype,model,andserialnumberinformationhelpssupport
technicianstoidentifyyourstorageproductandprovidefasterservice.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourstorageproductmightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationin
thistopic.

14LenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

Figure1.Machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabel

1

2

3

4

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Frontviewofthestorageproduct

Figure2.Frontviewofthestorageproduct

1Rackhandle(left)

33.5-inch-drivebays(0–11)4Rackhandle(right)

14Rackhandles

2Frontpanel

Ifyourstorageproductisinstalledinarackcabinet,youcanusetherackhandlestohelpyouslidethe
storageproductoutoftherackcabinet.Y oualsocanusetherackhandlesandscrewstosecurethestorage
productintherackcabinetsothatthestorageproductcannotslideout,especiallyinvibration-proneareas.
Formoreinformation,refertotheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswithyourstorageproduct.

2Frontpanel

Forinformationaboutthecontrols,connectors,andstatusLEDsonthefrontpanel,see“Frontpanel”
onpage16.

Chapter3.Productoverview15

33.5-inch-drivebays(0–11)

1

3

2

4

TheEMIintegrityandcoolingofthestorageproductareprotectedbyhavingalldrivebayscoveredor
occupied.Thenumberoftheinstalleddrivesinyourstorageproductvariesbymodel.Thevacantdrivebays
areoccupiedbydummytrays.

Whenyouinstalldrives,followtheorderofthedrivebaynumbers.

Frontpanel

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthecontrols,connectors,andLEDsonthefrontpanelofthestorageproduct.
Tolocatethefrontpanel,see“Frontviewofthestorageproduct”onpage15.

Figure3.Frontpanel

1NetworkstatusLED
3PowerbuttonwithpowerstatusLED

1NetworkstatusLED

2SystemhealthLED
4SystemIDbuttonwithIDLED

ThenetworkstatusLEDonthefrontpanelhelpsyouidentifythenetworkconnectivityandactivity.

StatusColor

Blinking

Off

Green

None

TheLANisconnectedandactive.
ThestorageproductisdisconnectedfromaLAN.

Description

16LenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

2SystemhealthLED

ThesystemhealthLEDprovidesbasicdiagnosticfunctionsforyourstorageproduct.Ifthesystemhealth
LEDislit,oneormoreLEDselsewhereinthestorageproductmightalsobelittodirectyoutothesourceof
theerror.See“SystemfanfaultLEDs”onpage31

.

StatusColor

Thetemperatureofthestorageproduct
reachedthenon-criticaltemperature
threshold.

Thevoltageofthestorageproductreached
thenon-criticalvoltagethreshold.

Afanhasbeendetectedtoberunningat
lowspeed.

Ahot-swapfanhasbeenremoved.1.Ensurethatthesystemfansare

On

BlinkingAmberThestorageproductisinitialized.

Off

Amber

Thepowersupplyhasacriticalerror.
Thepowercordhasbeendisconnected

fromonepowersupplyoraredundant
powersupplyhasbeenremoved.

TheTHERMTRIP#signalisasserted
becausethesystemisoverheated.

None

Thestorageproductisofforthestorage
productisonandisworkingcorrectly.

DescriptionAction

ChecktheBMCforerrorsandcheckthe
systemfans.

Replacethesystemboard.
Note:Thisproceduremustbeperformed
onlybytrainedservicepersonnelofLenovo.
SeeChapter8“Gettinginformation,help,
andservice”onpage145

Checkthesystemfans.

connectedsecurelytothesystem
board.

2.Reinstalltheremovedfanorinstalla
newfantoreplacetheremovedfan.

ChecktheBMCfordetailedinformation.

1.Ensurethatthepowersuppliesare
installedsecurelyinthestorage
product.

2.Ensurethatthepowercordsare
connectedsecurelytothepower
supplies.

3.Installanewpowersupplytoreplace
theremovedone.

ChecktheBMCforerrorsandthencheck
thesystemfans.

.

3PowerbuttonwithpowerstatusLED

Youcanpressthepowerbuttontoturnonthestorageproductwhenyoufinishsettingupthestorage
product.Y oualsocanholdthepowerbuttonforseveralsecondstoturnoffthestorageproductifyou
cannotturnoffthestorageproductfromtheoperatingsystem.SeeChapter4“Turningonandturningoffthe
storageproduct”onpage35.ThepowerstatusLEDhelpsyoutodeterminethecurrentpowerstatus.

StatusColor

OnGreen

Off

Thestorageproductison.

None

Thestorageproductisoff.

Description

Chapter3.Productoverview17

4SystemIDbuttonwithIDLED

1

2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

111213151617 14

WhenyoupresstheIDbuttononthefrontpanel,theIDLEDsonboththefrontandrearofthestorage
productarelittohelpyoulocatethestorageproductamongotherstorageproducts.Youalsocanturnon
theIDLEDsusingaremotemanagementprogramforstorageproductpresencedetection.

StatusColor

On
Off

Blue

None

Thestorageproductisidentified.
TheIDLEDisnotinuseorthestorageproductisnotidentified.

Description

Rearviewofthestorageproduct

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatetheconnectorsandcomponentsontherearofyour
storageproduct.

Thefollowingillustrationshowstherearviewofthestorageproduct.

Figure4.Rearviewofthestorageproduct

1Powersupply2(availableonsomemodels)
3PCIeslot84PCIeslot7
5PCIeslot5(onrisercardassembly2)6PCIeslot6(onrisercardassembly2)
7PCIeslot48PCIeslot1(onrisercardassembly1)
9PCIeslot2(onrisercardassembly1)10PCIeslot3(onrisercardassembly1)
11AnyFabricslot12DisplayPortconnector
13Serialconnector14USB3.0connectors(2)

152.5-inch-drivebays(2)16Ethernetconnectorforsystemmanagement(RJ-45)
17SystemIDLED

2Powersupply1

1Powersupply2(availableonsomemodels)

2Powersupply1

Thehot-swapredundantpowersupplieshelpyouavoidsignificantinterruptiontotheoperationofthe
systemwhenapowersupplyfails.YoucanpurchaseapowersupplyoptionfromLenovoandinstallthe
powersupplytoprovidepowerredundancywithoutturningoffthestorageproduct.

Oneachpowersupply,therearethreestatusLEDsnearthepowercordconnector.Forinformationabout
thestatusLEDs,see“PowersupplystatusLEDs”onpage33

18LenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

.

347PCIecardslotsonthesystemboard

Slot

3PCIeslot8
4PCIeslot7
7PCIeslot4

56PCIecardslotsontherisercardassembly2

Slot

5PCIeslot5
6PCIeslot6

8910PCIecardslotsontherisercardassembly1

Slot

8PCIeslot1
9PCIeslot2

10PCIeslot3

11AnyFabricslot

PhysicallinkwidthNegotiablelinkwidth

x16x8,x4,x2,x1
x16x8,x4,x2,x1
x16x8,x4,x2,x1

PhysicallinkwidthNegotiablelinkwidth

x16x8,x4,x2,x1
x16x8,x4,x2,x1

PhysicallinkwidthNegotiablelinkwidth

x16x8,x4,x2,x1
x16x8,x4,x2,x1
x16x8,x4,x2,x1

UsedtoinstallanAnyFabricadapter(alsocalledmezzanineadapter).

Supportedcardlengthandheight

Low-profilecard
Low-profilecard
Low-profilecard

Supportedcardlengthandheight

Half-length,full-heightcard
Half-length,full-heightcard

Supportedcardlengthandheight

Half-length,full-heightcard
Half-length,full-heightcard
Half-length,full-heightcard

12DisplayPortconnector

Usedtoattachahigh-performancemonitor,adirect-drivemonitor,orotherdevicesthatuseaDisplayPort
connector.

13Serialconnector

Usedtoattachadevicethatusesa9-pinserialconnector.

14USB3.0connectors(2)

UsedtoattachadevicethatrequiresaUSB2.0or3.0connection,suchasakeyboard,amouse,ascanner,
aprinter,orapersonaldigitalassistant(PDA).

152.5-inch-drivebays(2)

Usedtoinstalltwo2.5-inchdrives.

Chapter3.Productoverview19

16Ethernetconnectorforsystemmanagement(RJ-45)

UsedtoattachanEthernetcableforaLAN.TheEthernetconnectorhastwostatusLEDstohelpyouidentify
theEthernetconnectivity,activity,andconnectionspeed.

Figure5.EthernetstatusLEDs

EthernetstatusLED

1Left:dataspeed

2Right:linkandactivity

17SystemIDLED

ColorStatus

Amber
GreenOn
None
GreenOn
None

Green

On

Off

Off

BlinkingTheLANisconnectedandactive.

Theconnectionspeedis1000Mbps.
Theconnectionspeedis100Mbps.
Theconnectionspeedis10Mbps.
ThestorageproductisconnectedtoaLAN.
Thestorageproductisdisconnectedfroma

LAN.

Description

WhenyoupresstheIDbuttononthefrontpanel,theIDLEDsonboththefrontandrearofthestorage
productarelittohelpyoulocatethestorageproductamongotherstorageproducts.Youalsocanturnon
theIDLEDsusingaremotemanagementprogramforstorageproductpresencedetection.

StatusColor

On
Off

Blue

None

Thestorageproductisidentified.
TheIDLEDisnotinuseorthestorageproductisnotidentified.

Description

Storageproductcomponents

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethecomponentsofyourstorageproduct.Formore
informationaboutmajorcomponents,seetherelatedtopicsin“Locations”onpage14.

Toremovethestorageproductcoverandgainaccesstotheinsideofthestorageproduct,see“Removing
thecover”onpage51.

20LenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourstorageproductmightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationin

4

3

5

25

24

23

22

11

12

16

17

18

13

14

15

26

20

21

19

1

2

6

8

9

7

10

thistopic.

Figure6.Storageproductcomponents

1Rackhandle(right)
3Rackhandle(left)
5AnyRAIDadapter6Frontbackplane
7Systemfancage8Systemfan
9Systemboard10CPU1DIMMs(varybymodel)
11Heatsink
13AnyFabricadapter(availableonsomemodels)14Coolingshroud
15ThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModule(available

23.5-inch-drivearea
4Frontpanelboard

12Coin-cellbattery

16Risercardassembly

onsomemodels)

17PCIecard(availableonsomemodels)18Intrusionswitch(availableonsomemodels)
19Rearbackplane/cageassembly
21Powersupply2(availableonsomemodels)

20Powersupply1
22Powerdistributionboard

Chapter3.Productoverview21

23CPU2DIMMs(varybymodel)24CPU2DIMMs(varybymodel)
25CPU1DIMMs(varybymodel)26Cover

CRUsarepartsthatcanbeupgradedorreplacedbythecustomer.IfaCRUisdeterminedtobedefective
duringthewarrantyperiod,areplacementCRUwillbeprovidedtothecustomer.Customersareresponsible
forinstallingtheself-serviceCRUsforthisproduct.Customersalsocaninstalloptional-serviceCRUs,which
mightrequiresometechnicalskillsortools,orrequestthatatechnicianinstalltheoptional-serviceCRU
underthetermsoftheapplicablewarrantyservicetypeforyourcountryorregion.

Non-CRUsmustbereplacedonlybytrainedservicetechnicians.

ThefollowingtableliststhemajorFRUsinyourstorageproductandtheCRUidentificationinformation.For
acompletelistingofFRUinformation,suchasFRUpartnumbersandsupportedstorageproductmodels,
goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/serviceparts-lookup

Notes:

•BeforeservicingaLenovoproduct,ensurethatyoureadandunderstand“Safetyinformation”onpageiii

•UseonlypartsprovidedbyLenovo.

*Availableonsomemodels

FRUdescription

AnyFabricadapter*YesNo
AnyRAIDadapterNoYes
Coin-cellbattery
Coolingshroud
FrontbackplaneNoYes
FrontpanelboardYesNo
HeatsinkYesNo
Hot-swapstoragedrive*YesNo
Hot-swapredundantpowersupplyYesNo
Intrusionswitch*YesNo
MemorymoduleYesNo
MicroprocessorNoYes
PCIecard*
PowercordYesNo
PowerdistributionboardNoNo
RearbackplaneYesNo
Rearbackplane/cageassembly
RisercardYesNo
Systemboard
Systemfan
Systemfancage

Self-serviceCRUOptional-serviceCRU

YesNo
YesNo

YesNo

YesNo

NoNo
YesNo
YesNo

.

22LenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

FRUdescription

ThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModule*
ThinkServerSystemManagerPremiummodule*

Self-serviceCRUOptional-serviceCRU

YesNo
YesNo

AnyRAIDadapterandHostBusAdapter

YourstorageproductsupportstheLenovoThinkServerRAID720ixAnyRAIDAdapter.TheAnyRAIDadapter
providesadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDfunctions.YourstorageproductalsosupportstheHost
BusAdapter(HBA).YoucanuseaHostBusAdaptertoconnectyourstorageproducttoexternalstorage
devices,suchasastoragearray.

YoucanpurchaseasupportedAnyRAIDadapterandHostBusAdapterfromLenovoandinstallitintothe
storageproduct.Foralistofstorageproductoptions,goto:
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/servers/network-storage/

Note:Theoptionkitisdesignedfordifferenttypesofstorageproductsandmightcontainadditionalcables
thatarenotrequiredforyourstorageproduct.

Chapter3.Productoverview23

ThefollowingillustrationshowstheconnectorsontheLenovoThinkServerRAID720ixAnyRAIDAdapter.

Note:Dependingontheconfiguration,theAnyRAIDadapterinstalledinyourstorageproductmightlook
slightlydifferentfromtheillustrationinthistopic.

Figure7.LenovoThinkServerRAID720ixAnyRAIDAdapter

1SA T Aconnector

UsedtoconnecttheSATAsignalcablefromtherearbackplaneforuptotwo2.5-inchdrives.

2ThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModuleconnector

UsedtoconnecttotheThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModule.See“Storageproductcomponents”
onpage20.

3PCIE0connector

4PCIE1connector

UsedtoconnecttotheAnyRAIDconnector0–1onthesystemboard.See“Systemboardcomponents”
onpage26.

Hot-swap-drivebackplane

Yourstorageproductcomeswiththefollowingdrivebayandbackplaneconfigurations:

•Inthefront:

DrivebaysizeDrivebayquantityBackplanequantityDrivetype

3.5-inch121

Hot-swap,SATAorSAS

3.5-inchharddiskdriveor

2.5-inchsolid-statedrive

24LenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

•Intherear:

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9

10 11

12 13

1415

DrivebaysizeDrivebayquantityBackplanequantityDrivetype

2.5-inch21

Tolocatethebackplanes,see“Storageproductcomponents”onpage20.

Frontbackplane

Thefollowingillustrationsshowtheslotsandconnectorsonthefrontbackplane.

Figure8.Frontviewofthefrontbackplane

Hot-swap,SATA

Harddiskdriveorsolid-state
drive

Figure9.Rearviewofthefrontbackplane

0–11Slot0–slot11

Usedtoconnect3.5-inchdrives.

1210-pinpowerconnector0

1310-pinpowerconnector1

Usedtoconnecttothe10-pinbackplanepowerconnectorsonthepowerdistributionboardtoprovide
powertothebackplane.

14AnyRAIDadapterslot0

15AnyRAIDadapterslot1

UsedtoconnectanAnyRAIDadapter.

Chapter3.Productoverview25

Rearbackplane

0 1

2 3 4 5

6

Thefollowingillustrationsshowtheslotsandconnectorsontherearbackplane.

Figure10.Frontviewoftherearbackplane

Figure11.Rearviewoftherearbackplane

0Slot0

1Slot1

Usedtoconnect2.5-inchdrives.

2Drivesidebandsignalsconnector

4Driveconnector0

6Driveconnector1

UsedtoconnecttotheSATAconnectorontheLenovoThinkServerRAID720ixAnyRAIDAdapter.

34-pinpowerconnector

Usedtoconnecttotherear-backplanepowerconnectoronthesystemboard.

5Rear-backplanesignalconnector

Usedtoconnecttotherear-backplanesignalconnectoronthesystemboard.

Systemboardcomponents

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthecomponentlocationsonthesystemboard.

26LenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

10

11

1213

14

15

16

17

18

23

25

27

26

24

19

20

21

22

1 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Figure12.Systemboardcomponents

1AnyRAIDconnector0-12Frontpanelconnector1
3Coin-cellbattery
5Risercardassembly1slot
7TSMPremiumconnector
9Risercardassembly2slot
11PCIeslot8
13Front-backplanepowerconnector14Intrusionswitchconnector
15Power-distribution-boardconnector
17Microprocessor2memoryslots(6)18Systemfan5connector
19Microprocessor2socket
21Microprocessor2memoryslots(6)22Systemfan3connector
23Microprocessor1memoryslots(6)24Systemfan2connector
25Microprocessor1socket
27Microprocessor1memoryslots(6)

1AnyRAIDconnector0-1

4AnyFabricconnector
6PCIeslot4
8Rear-backplanesignalconnector
10PCIeslot7
12Rear-backplanepowerconnector

16Systemfan6connector

20Systemfan4connector

26Systemfan1connector

UsedtoconnecttothePCIeconnectorsontheAnyRAIDadapter.

2Frontpanelconnector1

Usedtoconnecttothefrontpanelboard.

3Coin-cellbattery

Yourstorageproducthasaspecialtypeofmemorythatmaintainsthedate,time,andconfiguration
informationforbuilt-infeatures.Thecoin-cellbatterykeepstheinformationactivewhenyouturnoffthe
storageproduct.

Chapter3.Productoverview27

4AnyFabricconnector

UsedtoconnecttheAnyFabricadapter.

5Risercardassembly1slot

Usedtoinstalltherisercardassembly1.

6PCIeslot4

10PCIeslot7

11PCIeslot8

UsedtoinstallasupportedPCIecard.ForinformationaboutsupportedPCIecards,see“Rearviewofthe
storageproduct”onpage18.

7TSMPremiumconnector

UsedtoconnectaTSMPremiummoduletoenableadvancedremotemanagementfunctionsonyour
storageproduct.

8Rear-backplanesignalconnector

Usedtoconnectthesignalcablefromeitheroftherearbackplaneforuptotwo2.5-inchdrives.

9Risercardassembly2slot

Usedtoinstalltherisercardassembly2.

12Rear-backplanepowerconnector

Usedtoconnecttothe4-pinpowerconnectorontherearbackplane.

13Front-backplanepowerconnector

Usedtoconnecttothe10-pinpowerconnectoronthefrontbackplane.

14Intrusionswitchconnector

Usedtoconnecttoanintrusionswitch.

15Power-distribution-boardconnector

Usedtoconnectthepowerdistributionboard.

161820222426Systemfanconnector

Usedtoconnectasystemfan.

17212327Memoryslots

Thereare24memoryslotsonthesystemboard.Fordetailedinformation,see“Memorymoduleinstallation
rules”onpage61.

28LenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

19Microprocessor2socket

1

3

4

2

1
2

2 1

1 2

25Microprocessor1socket

Ifthestorageproducthastwomicroprocessors,eachofthemicroprocessorissecuredinthemicroprocessor
socketonthesystemboardandaheatsinkisinstalledabovethemicroprocessortoprovidecooling.Ifthe
storageproducthasonlyonemicroprocessor,themicroprocessorsocket2isprotectedbyamicroprocessor
socketcover.

Systemboardjumpers

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthejumpersonthesystemboardofyourstorageproduct.

Figure13.Systemboardjumpers

1BIOSdefaultsettingsjumper2Clearpasswordjumper
3BIOSrecoveryjumper

4Jumpercapstorage

Attention:Tosetthejumpers,removethestorageproductcoverandgainaccesstothesystemboard
first.Donotopenyourstorageproductorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safety
information”onpageiii

1BIOSdefaultsettingsjumper

and“Guidelines”onpage49.

UsedtoturntheBIOSsettingsintothefactorydefaultsettings.

ToturntheBIOSsettingsintothefactory-defaultsettings,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthestorageproduct.
Then,disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
thestorageproduct.

2.Prepareyourstorageproduct.See“Removingorextendingthestorageproductfromtherackcabinet”
onpage51

3.Removethestorageproductcover.See“Removingthecover”onpage51.

4.LocatetheBIOSdefaultsettingsjumper1onthesystemboard.Then,removeanypartsand

.

disconnectanycablesthatmightimpedeyouraccesstothejumper.

Chapter3.Productoverview29

Note:Donotremovethememorymodulesormicroprocessors.

5.Removethejumpercapfromthejumpercapstorage4.

6.NotetheorientationofthejumpercapandtheninstallthejumpercapontheBIOSdefaultsettings
jumper.

7.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycables.Then,reinstallthestorageproductcover.See
“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage135.

8.Connectthestorageproducttoanacpowersourceandwaitforseveralminutes.Then,turnonthe
storageproduct.TheBIOSsettingsturnintothefactory-defaultsettings.

9.Repeatstep1throughstep3.

10.Movethejumpercapbacktothejumpercapstorage4.

11.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycables.Then,reinstallthestorageproductcover.See
“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage135.

12.Connectthestorageproducttoanacpowersourceandturnonthestorageproduct.

2Clearpasswordjumper

Usedtoeraseforgottenpasswords,suchastheBIOSpasswords.

Toclearpasswords,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthestorageproduct.
Then,disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
thestorageproduct.

2.Prepareyourstorageproduct.See“Removingorextendingthestorageproductfromtherackcabinet”
onpage51

.

3.Removethestorageproductcover.See“Removingthecover”onpage51.

4.Locatetheclearpasswordjumper2onthesystemboard.Then,removeanypartsanddisconnectany
cablesthatmightimpedeyouraccesstothejumper.

Note:Donotremovethememorymodulesormicroprocessors.

5.Removethejumpercapfromthejumpercapstorage4.

6.Notetheorientationofthejumpercapandtheninstallthejumpercapontheclearpasswordjumper.

7.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycables.Then,reinstallthestorageproductcover.See
“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage135.

8.Connectthestorageproducttoanacpowersourceandwaitforseveralminutes.Then,turnonthe
storageproduct.TheBIOSpasswordsareerased,includingtheadministratorpasswordanduser
password.

9.Repeatstep1throughstep3.

10.Movethejumpercapbacktothejumpercapstorage4.

11.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycables.Then,reinstallthestorageproductcover.See
“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage135.

12.Connectthestorageproducttoanacpowersourceandturnonthestorageproduct.

13.Tosetnewpasswords,see“Usingpasswords”onpage40.

30LenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

3BIOSrecoveryjumper

1

1

UsedtorecovertheBIOSifthepowertoyourstorageproductisinterruptedwhiletheBIOSisbeingupdated
andyourstorageproductcannotstartcorrectly.

TorecovertheBIOS,see“RecoveringfromaBIOSupdatefailure”onpage43.

4Jumpercapstorage

Usedtostorethejumpercap.Ajumpercapisencasedonthepinsbydefault.

SystemfanfaultLEDs

ThefollowingillustrationshowsthesystemfanfaultLEDs1onthesystemboard.

Figure14.SystemfanfaultLEDs

YoucanviewthesystemfanfaultLEDs1fromthetopofthesystemfans.WhenasystemfanfaultLEDis
lit,itindicatesthatthecorrespondingsystemfanisoperatingslowlyorhasfailed.Tosolvetheproblem,
reinstallorreplacethesystemfan.See“Installingorreplacingasystemfan”onpage56.Ifitisasystem
boardproblem,contacttheLenovoCustomerSupportCenter.

Figure15.ViewingthesystemfanfaultLEDsfromthetopofthesystemfans

Chapter3.Productoverview31

Hot-swap-drivestatusLEDs

Eachhot-swapdrivehastwostatusLEDsonthefront.

h

Figure16.Hot-swap-drivestatusLEDs

1DriveactivityLED2DrivestatusLEDDescription

OffOff
On,greenOff
Blinking,green

On,greenBlinkingrapidly(aboutfourflashes

On,greenOn,amber

Blinking,green

Off

persecond),amber

Blinkingslowly(aboutoneflashper
second),amber

Thedrivehasfailedorisnotpresent.
Thedriveispresentbutnotinuse.
Thedriveisactiveanddataisbeing

transferred.
TheRAIDcontrollerisidentifyingthe

drive.
TheRAIDarrayhasfailedandcannot

berecovered.Youneedtorecreatea
newarray.

Thedriveisbeingrebuilt.

32LenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

PowersupplystatusLEDs

1

2

3

Eachhot-swappowersupplyhasthreestatusLEDs.

Figure17.PowersupplystatusLEDs

LED

1InputstatusLED

2Outputstatus

LED

3FaultLED

Status

Off

On,green

Off

Blinking,green(aboutone
flasheverytwoseconds)

Blinking,green(abouttwo
flasheseachsecond)

On,green

Off

On,amber

DescriptionAction

Thepowersupplyis
disconnectedfromtheac
powersource.

Thepowersupplyisconnected
totheacpowersource.

Thestorageproductisoffor
thepowersupplyisnotworking
normally.

Thepowersupplyisincold
redundancyactivemode.

Thepowersupplyisincold
redundancysleepmode.

Thestorageproductisonand
thepowersupplyisworking
normally.

Thepowersupplyisworking
normally.

Thepowersupplyhasfailed.

Noactionisneeded.

Noactionisneeded.

Replacethepowersupply.
See“Installingorreplacinga
hot-swapredundantpower
supply”onpage93

Noactionisneeded.

Noactionisneeded.

Noactionisneeded.

Noactionisneeded.

Replacethepowersupply.
See“Installingorreplacinga
hot-swapredundantpower
supply”onpage93

.

.

Connectingcables

Toconnectthesignalcablesfromtheinstalledhardwarecomponents,refertotherelatedinformation
inthefollowingtopics:

•“Systemboardcomponents”onpage26

•“AnyRAIDadapterandHostBusAdapter”onpage23

•“Hot-swap-drivebackplane”onpage24

Chapter3.Productoverview33

34LenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

Chapter4.Turningonandturningoffthestorageproduct

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutturningonandturningoffthestorageproduct.

Turningonthestorageproduct

Thestorageproductcanbeturnedoninoneofthefollowingways:

•Afteryoufinishunpackingandsettingupthestorageproduct,connectittoanacpowersource.Press
thepowerbuttononthefrontpaneltoturnonthestorageproduct.See“Frontpanel”onpage16
storageproductneedsabout30secondsfortheThinkServerSystemManager(TSM,alsoknownas
BMC)toinitializewheneveryouconnectthestorageproducttoanacpowersource.Ifyoupressthe
powerbuttononthefrontpanelduringthisperiod,thestorageproductwillnotstartimmediately;itwill
startaftertheTSMinitializationfinishes.

•WhentheWakeonLANfeatureisenabledonthestorageproductthatisconnectedtoanacpower
sourceandaLAN,anetworkadministratorcanremotelyturnonorwakeupthestorageproductfroma
managementconsoleusingremotenetworkmanagementsoftware.

•YoualsocanusetherelatedTSMfeaturetoremotelyturnonthestorageproductthroughthe
managementLAN.

Turningoffthestorageproduct

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

.The

Thestorageproductcanbeturnedoffinoneofthefollowingways:

•Turnoffthestorageproductfromtheoperatingsystemifyouroperatingsystemsupportsthisfeature.
Afteranorderlyshutdownoftheoperatingsystem,thestorageproductwillturnoffautomatically.For
instructionsonhowtoshutdownyourspecificoperatingsystem,refertotherelateddocumentationor
helpsystemfortheoperatingsystem.

•Pressthepowerbuttononthefrontpaneltostartanorderlyshutdownoftheoperatingsystemandturn
offthestorageproduct,ifyouroperatingsystemsupportsthisfeature.

•Ifyourstorageproductstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoff,pressandholdthepowerbuttonon
thefrontpanelforfoursecondsormore.Ifyoustillcannotturnoffthestorageproduct,disconnectall
powercordsfromthestorageproduct.

•IfthestorageproductisconnectedtoaLAN,anetworkadministratorcanremotelyturnoffthestorage
productfromamanagementconsoleusingremotenetworkmanagementsoftware.

•YoualsocanusetherelatedTSMfeaturetoremotelyturnoffthestorageproductthroughthe
managementLAN.

•Thestorageproductmightbeturnedoffasanautomaticresponsetoacriticalsystemfailure.

Notes:

©CopyrightLenovo2015

35

•Whenyouturnoffthestorageproductandleaveitconnectedtoanacpowersource,thestorageproduct
alsocanrespondtoaremoterequesttoturnonthestorageproduct.Toremoveallpowerfromthe
storageproduct,youmustdisconnectthestorageproductfromtheacpowersource.

•Forinformationaboutyourspecificoperatingsystem,refertotherelateddocumentationorhelpsystem
fortheoperatingsystem.

36LenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

Chapter5.Configuringthestorageproduct

Thischapterprovidesthefollowinginformationtohelpyouconfigurethestorageproduct:

•“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage37

•“ConfiguringRAID”onpage44

•“Updatingthefirmware”onpage46

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram

TheSetupUtilityprogramispartofthestorageproductfirmware.Y oucanusetheSetupUtilityprogram
toviewandchangetheconfigurationsettingsofyourstorageproduct,regardlessofwhichoperating
systemyouareusing.However,theoperatingsystemsettingsmightoverrideanysimilarsettingsinthe
SetupUtilityprogram.

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram

TostarttheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.Connectthestorageproducttoanacpowersourceandpressthepowerbuttononthefrontpanelto
turnonthestorageproduct.See“T urningonthestorageproduct”onpage35.

2.PresstheF1keyassoonasyouseethescreen.Then,waitforseveralseconds,andtheSetupUtility
programopens.Ifyouhavesetapassword,typethecorrectpasswordtoentertheSetupUtility
program.Forpasswordinformation,see“Usingpasswords”onpage40.

ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram

TheSetupUtilityprogrammenulistsvariousitemsaboutthesystemconfiguration.Selectadesireditem
toviewinformationorchangesettings.

WhenworkingwiththeSetupUtilityprogram,youmustusethekeyboard.Thekeysusedtoperformvarious
tasksaredisplayedontherightbottompaneofeachscreen.Y oualsocanpresstheF1keyforgeneralhelp
aboutthekeys.Formostitems,thecorrespondinghelpmessageisdisplayedontherighttoppaneofthe
screenwhentheitemisselected.Iftheitemhassubmenus,youcandisplaythesubmenusbypressingEnter.

SetupUtilityprograminterface

DependingontheBIOSversionofyourstorageproduct,somemenuoriteminformationmightdifferslightly
fromtheinformationinthistopic.

Notes:

•Thedefaultsettingsalreadyareoptimizedforyou.Usethedefaultvalueforanyitemyouarenotfamiliar
with.Donotchangethevalueofunfamiliaritemstoavoidunexpectedproblems.Ifyouconsiderchanging
thestorageproductconfiguration,proceedwithextremecaution.Settingtheconfigurationincorrectly
mightcauseunexpectedresults.IfyoucannotturnonthestorageproductbecauseofincorrectBIOS
settings,usetheBIOSdefaultsettingsjumpertorestoretheBIOSsettingstothefactorydefaultsettings.
See“Systemboardjumpers”onpage29

•Ifyouhavechangedanyhardwareinthestorageproduct,youmightneedtoupgradetheBIOSand
theTSMfirmware.

.

©CopyrightLenovo2015

37

TheSetupUtilityprogrammaininterfaceconsistsofthefollowingmenus:

•“SystemInformationmenu”onpage38

•“AdvancedSettingsmenu”onpage38

•“SystemSecuritymenu”onpage39

•“TSMSettingsmenu”onpage39

•“BootManagermenu”onpage39

•“Save&Exitmenu”onpage39

LenovoprovidestheBIOSupdateutilityontheLenovoSupportWebsite.YoucandownloadtheBIOS
updateutilitytoupdatetheBIOS.See“UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS”onpage42

IfthepowertoyourstorageproductisinterruptedwhiletheBIOSisbeingupdatedandyourstorageproduct
cannotstartcorrectly,theBIOSwillrecovertothepreviousversionautomatically.Therecoveryprocess
lastsabout20minutes.YoualsocanusetheBIOSrecoveryjumpertorecoverfromaBIOSupdatefailure.
See“Systemboardjumpers”onpage29.

.

SystemInformationmenu

AfterenteringtheSetupUtilityprogram,youcanseetheSystemInformationmenu.Themenulistsbasic
informationaboutyourstorageproduct,suchastheBIOS,microprocessortype,memory,andsystem
dateandtime.

TosetthesystemdateandtimeontheSystemInformationmenu,see“Settingthesystemdateand
time”onpage40

.

AdvancedSettingsmenu

YoucanvieworchangevariousstorageproductcomponentsettingsontheAdvancedSettingsmenuinthe
SetupUtilityprogram.TheAdvancedSettingsmenucontainsvariousconfigurationsubmenusanditems.
Oneachsubmenu,pressEntertoshowselectableoptionsandselectadesiredoptionbyusingtheupand
downarrowkeysortypedesiredvaluesfromthekeyboard.Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyif
thestorageproductsupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

Notes:

•Enabledmeansthatthefunctionisconfigured.

•Disabledmeansthatthefunctionisnotconfigured.

TheAdvancedSettingsmenucontainsthefollowingsubmenus.Formoreinformation,enterthe
correspondingsubmenuandrefertotheinstructionsonthescreen.

•ProcessorSettings:Viewinformationabouttheinstalledmicroprocessorsandsetmicroprocessor
configurationparameters.

•MemorySettings:Viewinformationabouttheinstalledmemorymodulesandsetmemoryconfiguration
parameters.

•AdvancedPowerSettings:Viewandsetpowerandperformanceparameters.

•PCI/PCIESettings:ViewandsetPCIorPCIeconfigurationparameters.

•SATASettings:SetonboardSATAparameters.

•USBSettings:ViewandsetUSBconfigurationparameters,suchasenablingordisablingUSBdevices.

•SerialSettings:Viewandsetconfigurationparametersfortheserialconnector.

•WakeupSettings:Viewandconfigurethewakeuptimingandsetthepowerstateafterapowerfailure.

38LenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

•MiscellaneousSettings:Viewandconfiguresomemiscellaneousitems,suchastheNumLockkeyon
thekeyboardandthebootstatuscode.

SystemSecuritymenu

YoucansetpasswordsontheSystemSecuritymenuintheSetupUtilityprogram.Foreachmenuitem,
pressEntertoshowselectableoptionsandselectadesiredoptionbyusingtheupanddownarrowkeysor
typedesiredvaluesfromthekeyboard.Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthestorageproduct
supportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

Notes:

•Enabledmeansthatthefunctionisconfigured.

•Disabledmeansthatthefunctionisnotconfigured.

TheSystemSecuritymenucontainsthefollowingitems:

•AdministratorPassword:Setanadministratorpasswordtoprotectagainstunauthorizedaccesstoyour
storageproduct.See“Usingpasswords”onpage40

•UserPassword:Setauserpasswordtoprotectagainstunauthorizedaccesstoyourstorageproduct.
See“Usingpasswords”onpage40.

•SecureBoot:Setsecurebootparameters.

.

TSMSettingsmenu

YoucanvieworchangeeventlogandBMCsettingsontheTSMSettingsmenuintheSetupUtilityprogram.
Oneachsubmenu,pressEntertoviewtheinformationorshowselectableoptionsandselectadesired
optionbyusingtheupanddownarrowkeys.Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthestorage
productsupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

TheTSMSettingsmenucontainsthefollowingsubmenus.Formoreinformation,enterthecorresponding
submenuandrefertotheinstructionsonthescreen.

•TSMNetworkSettings:SetBMCmanagementnetworkconfigurationparameters.

•UserAccountSettings:SetBMCuseraccountparameters.

BootManagermenu

TheBootManagermenuintheSetupUtilityprogramlistsallthebootabledevicesinstalledinyourstorage
productandthelisteditemsvarydependingonyourstorageproductconfiguration.

TheBootSequencesubmenuintheBootManagermenuprovidesaninterfacetohelpyouvieworchange
thestorageproductstartupoptions,includingthestartupsequenceandbootpriorityforvariousdevices.
Changesinthestartupoptionstakeeffectwhenthestorageproductrestarts.Thestartupsequencespecifies
theorderinwhichthestorageproductchecksdevicestofindabootrecord.Thestorageproductstartsfrom
thefirstbootrecordthatitfinds.Forexample,youcandefineastartupsequencethatchecksadiscinthe
opticaldrive,thencheckstheinternalstoragedrive,andthenchecksanetworkdevice.Forinformationabout
settingthestartupsequenceorselectingastartupdevice,see“Selectingastartupdevice”onpage41.

Save&Exitmenu

AfteryoufinishviewingorchangingsettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram,youcanchooseadesired
actionfromtheSave&Exitmenutosavechanges,discardchanges,orloaddefaultvalues,andexitthe
program.PressEntertoselecttheitemontheSave&Exitmenu,andthenselectYeswhenpromptedto
confirmtheaction.ForinformationaboutexitingtheSetupUtilityprogram,see“ExitingtheSetupUtility
program”onpage42

.

TheSave&Exitmenucontainsthefollowingitems:

Chapter5.Configuringthestorageproduct39

•SaveChangesandReset:SavechangesandthencontinuewithfurtherconfigurationintheSetup
Utilityprogram.

•DiscardChangesandExit:Discardchanges,loadpreviousvalues,andthenexittheSetupUtility
program.

•LoadOptimizedDefaults:Returntotheoptimizeddefaultsettings.

•SaveasUserDefaults:Savethecurrentsettingsasuserdefaultvalues.

•RestoreUserDefaults:Restoretheuserdefaultvaluesforalltheitems.

•PureUEFIOSOptimizedDefaults:EnableordisableoptimizeddefaultsettingsforthepureUEFI
operatingsystem.

Settingthesystemdateandtime

TosetthesystemdateandtimeintheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage37.

2.OntheSystemInformationmenu,selectSystemDateorSystemTime.

3.UsetheTabkeytoswitchbetweendataelementsandtypethenumbersfromthekeyboardtosetthe
systemdateandtime.

4.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

Usingpasswords

ByusingtheSetupUtilityprogram,youcansetapasswordtopreventunauthorizedaccesstoyour
storageproduct.

Youdonothavetosetapasswordtouseyourstorageproduct.However,usingapasswordimproves
computingsecurity.Ifyoudecidetosetapassword,readthefollowingtopics.

SetupUtilityprogrampasswordtypes

ThefollowingtypesofpasswordsareavailableintheSetupUtilityprogram:

•Administratorpassword
Settinganadministratorpassworddetersunauthorizedusersfromchangingconfigurationsettings.Ifyou

areresponsibleformaintainingtheconfigurationsettingsofseveralcomputers,youmightwanttoset
anadministratorpassword.Whenanadministratorpasswordisset,youarepromptedtotypeavalid
passwordeachtimeyoutrytoaccesstheSetupUtilityprogram.TheSetupUtilityprogramcannot
beaccesseduntilavalidpasswordistypedin.

•Userpassword
Whenauserpasswordisset,youarepromptedtotypeavalidpasswordeachtimethestorageproduct

turnson.Youcannotlogintoanyoperatingsystemuntilavalidpasswordistypedin.

Note:Ifboththeadministratorpasswordanduserpasswordareset,youcantypeeitherpasswordtousethe
storageproduct.However,youmustuseyouradministratorpasswordtochangeanyconfigurationsettings.

Passwordconsiderations

Forsecurityreasons,itisrecommendedtouseastrongpasswordthatcannotbeeasilycompromised.

Notes:

•TheSetupUtilityprogrampasswordsarenotcasesensitive.

•ThestorageproductsupportsSetupUtilityprogrampasswordsthatconsistofthreeto32characters.

40LenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

Tosetastrongpassword,usethefollowingguidelines:

•Haveatleasteightcharactersinlength

•Containatleastonealphabeticcharacterandonenumericcharacter

•Notbeyournameoryourusername

•Notbeacommonwordoracommonname

•Besignificantlydifferentfromyourpreviouspasswords

Besidesthealphabeticcharacters(a–z)andnumericcharacters(0–9),thestorageproductalsosupports
characterstypedusingspecialkeysonthekeyboardforapassword.Refertothehelpmessageonthe
screenwhensettingapasswordtodeterminethevalidspecialcharacters.

Setting,changing,ordeletingapassword

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoset,change,ordeleteapasswordintheSetupUtilityprogram.

Toset,change,ordeleteapasswordintheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage37.

2.OntheSystemSecuritymenu,selectAdministratorPasswordtosetanadministratorpasswordor
selectUserPasswordtosetauserpassword.

3.See“Passwordconsiderations”onpage40.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreentosetor
changeapassword.

4.Ifyouwanttodeleteapassword,typeyourcurrentpassword.PressEnterwhenyouareprompted
totypeanewpassword.Then,pressEntertoconfirmthenewpassword.Thepreviouspassword
willbecleared.

Note:Forsecurityreasons,itisrecommendedthatyoualwayssetapasswordforyourstorageproduct.

5.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

Ifyouhaveforgottenthepassword,youcanusetheclearpasswordjumperonthesystemboardtoerase
thepassword.See“Systemboardjumpers”onpage29.Then,setanewpasswordforthestorageproduct.

Selectingastartupdevice

Ifyourstorageproductdoesnotstartupfromadesireddevicesuchasthediscorharddiskdriveas
expected,dooneofthefollowingtoselectthestartupdeviceyouwant.

Note:Notalldiscs,harddiskdrives,orotherremovabledevicesarebootable.

•Toselectatemporarystartupdevice,dothefollowing:

Note:Selectingastartupdeviceusingthefollowingmethoddoesnotpermanentlychangethestartup
sequence.

1.Turnonorrestartyourstorageproduct.

2.Whenyouseethescreen,pressF11ifyourstorageproductisconnectedtoanetworkandyou
wanttostartupthestorageproductfromthenetwork.Otherwise,pressF12todisplaytheboot
menu.Thebootdeviceselectionwindowopens.

3.Inthebootdeviceselectionwindow,usetheupanddownarrowkeysonthekeyboardtoswitch
betweentheselections.PressEntertoselectthedeviceofyourchoice.Then,thestorageproduct
willstartupfromtheselecteddevice.

•Tovieworpermanentlychangetheconfiguredstartupdevicesequence,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage37.

Chapter5.Configuringthestorageproduct41

2.OntheBootSequencesubmenuundertheBootManagermenu,followtheinstructionsonthe
screentosetthestartupdeviceforBootOption#1toBootOption#5dependingonyourneeds.
Youalsocansetthebootpriorityforvariousdevices.See“BootManagermenu”onpage39

3.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.Thestorageproductwillfollowthe
startupdevicesequenceyouhaveseteachtimeyouturnonthestorageproduct.

.

SettinganEthernetconnectorforsystemmanagement

TheRJ-45Ethernetconnectorontherearofthestorageproductisforsystemmanagementbydefault.You
alsocanusetheEthernetconnectorontheinstalledAnyFabricadapterforsystemmanagement.

TosettheEthernetconnectorforsystemmanagement,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage37.

2.OntheTSMSettingsmenu,selectTSMNetworkSettings➙TSMNICSelection.

3.Dooneofthefollowing:

•TosettheRJ-45Ethernetconnectorforsystemmanagement,selectDedicatedPort.

•TosettheEthernetconnectorontheinstalledAnyFabricadapterforsystemmanagement,select
SharedAnyFabricPort.

4.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram

Afteryoufinishviewingorchangingsettings,pressEsctoreturntotheSetupUtilityprogrammaininterface.
Ifyouareonanestedsubmenu,pressEscrepeatedlyuntilyoureachthemaininterface.Then,youcando
oneofthefollowingtoexittheSetupUtilityprogram:

•IfyouwanttosavethenewsettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10orselectSave&Exit➙
SaveChangesandReset.Otherwise,yourchangeswillnotbesaved.

•Ifyoudonotwanttosavethenewsettings,selectSave&Exit➙DiscardChangesandExit.

•Ifyouwanttoreturntothedefaultsettings,pressF9orselectSave&Exit➙LoadOptimizedDefaults.

FormoreinformationabouttheSave&ExitmenuintheSetupUtilityprogram,see“Save&Exitmenu”
onpage39.

UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoupdatetheBIOSandhowtorecoverfromaPOSTandBIOS
updatefailure.

LenovomightmakechangesandenhancementstotheBIOSandTSMfirmware.Whenupdatesare
released,theyareavailablefordownloadontheLenovoWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/drivers.Y oucan
updatethestorageproductfirmwarebydownloadinganupdatepackageandfollowingtheinstructions
ontheWebpage.

Updating(flashing)theBIOS

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoupdate(flash)theBIOS.

Notes:

•UpdatetheBIOSonyourstorageproductonlyifthenewerBIOSversionspecificallysolvesaproblem
youhave.WedonotrecommendBIOSupdatesforstorageproductsthatdonotneedthem.Youcan
viewtheupdatedinformationforthenewBIOSversionintheinstallationinstructionsfortheBIOS
updateutilityprogram.

42LenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

•DowngradingtheBIOStoanearlierversionisnotrecommendedandmightnotbesupported.Anearlier
BIOSversionmightnotsupportthelatestsystemconfigurations.

•IfthepowertoyourstorageproductisinterruptedwhilethePOSTandBIOSarebeingupdated,your
storageproductmightnotrestartcorrectly.EnsurethatyouperformtheBIOSupdateprocedurein
anenvironmentwithasteadypowersupply.Besides,ensurethatyourstorageproductcanrestart
successfullywithoutencounteringhardwareproblems.

•AfterupdatingtheBIOSfirmware,allofyourpreviousBIOSsettingswillbeautomaticallyrestored.Check
andreconfiguretheBIOSsettingsforyourspecificneeds.

Toupdate(flash)theBIOS,dothefollowing:

1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpagetolocatetheBIOS
updatepackage.

2.DownloadtheBIOSupdatepackageandtheinstallationinstructionsinaTXTfile.

3.PrinttheTXTfilethatcontainstheinstallationinstructionsandfollowtheinstructionstoupdate(flash)
theBIOS.

4.CheckandreconfiguretheBIOSsettingsforyourspecificneedsbasedonyournoteorreferto“Using
theSetupUtilityprogram”onpage37aftertheBIOSupdateprocessiscompleted.

RecoveringfromaBIOSupdatefailure

IfthepowertoyourstorageproductisinterruptedwhiletheBIOSisbeingupdated,yourstorageproduct
mightnotrestartcorrectly.PerformthefollowingproceduretorecoverfromtheBIOSupdatefailure.

Note:IftheoperatingsystemofyourstorageproductisinstalledunderEFImode,reinstalltheoperating
systemafterrecoveringtheBIOS.

TorecoverfromaBIOSupdatefailure,dooneofthefollowing:

•Usingtheautomaticrecoveryfeature

1.Reconnectthestorageproducttoanacpowersource.

2.AfterthesystemhealthLEDturnsoff,pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthestorageproduct.The
storageproductisturnedonandthenturnedoffautomatically.Then,therecoveryprocessstarts.
Therecoveryprocesslastsabout20minutes.Aftertherecoveryprocessiscompleted,thestorage
productstartsautomatically.

3.CheckandconfiguretheBIOSsettingsforyourspecificneeds.See“UsingtheSetupUtility
program”onpage37.

•UsingtheBIOSrecoveryjumper

1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthestorageproduct.
Then,disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnected
tothestorageproduct.

2.Prepareyourstorageproduct.See“Removingorextendingthestorageproductfromtherack
cabinet”onpage51

3.Removethestorageproductcover.See“Removingthecover”onpage51.

4.LocatetheBIOSrecoveryjumperonthesystemboard.See“Systemboardjumpers”onpage29.
Then,removeanypartsanddisconnectanycablesthatmightimpedeyouraccesstothejumper.

.

Note:Donotremovethememorymodulesormicroprocessors.

5.Removethejumpercapfromthejumpercapstorage.See“Systemboardjumpers”onpage29.

6.NotetheorientationofthejumpercapandtheninstallthejumpercapontheBIOSrecoveryjumper.

Chapter5.Configuringthestorageproduct43

7.Connectthestorageproducttoanacpowersource.Thestorageproductturnsonandthenturns
offautomatically.

8.Movethejumpercapbacktothejumpercapstorage.See“Systemboardjumpers”onpage29.

9.Waitforseveralminutes.WhentheBIOSrecoveryprocessiscompleted,thestorageproductturns
onautomatically.

10.EnsurethattheSetupUtilityprogramstartsnormally.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”on
page37

11.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycables.Then,reinstallthestorageproductcover.See
“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage135.

12.Connectthestorageproducttoanacpowersourceandturnonthestorageproduct.Checkand
configuretheBIOSsettingsforyourspecificneeds.See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage37.

Note:IfyoucannotrecovertheBIOSafterusingtheinstructionsinthistopic,theBIOSread-onlymemory
(ROM)mightbedamaged.Youmustreplacethesystemboard.ContacttheLenovoCustomerSupport
Center.

.Then,disconnectthestorageproductfromtheacpowersource.

ConfiguringRAID

ThistopicprovidesinformationaboutRAIDandtheutilityprogramsthatareavailableforyoutoconfigure
RAID.

Thistopiccontainsthefollowinginformation:

•“AboutRAID”onpage44

•“ConfiguringRAIDusingtheLenovoThinkServerDeploymentManagerprogram”onpage46

•“ConfiguringtheadvancedSATAorSAShardwareRAID”onpage46

AboutRAID

RAID,anacronymforRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks,isatechnologythatprovidesincreased
storagefunctionsandreliabilitythroughredundancy.Thisisachievedbycombiningmultipleharddiskdrives
intoalogicalunit,wheredataisdistributedacrossthedrivesinoneofseveralwayscalledRAIDlevels.

WhenagroupofindependentphysicalharddiskdrivesaresetuptouseRAIDtechnology,theyareina
RAIDarray.Thisarraydistributesdataacrossmultipleharddiskdrives,butthearrayappearstothehost
storageproductasonesinglestorageunit.CreatingandusingRAIDarraysprovideshighperformance,such
astheexpeditedI/Operformance,becauseseveraldrivescanbeaccessedsimultaneously.

RAIDdrivegroupsalsoimprovedatastoragereliabilityandfaulttolerancecomparedwithsingle-drive
storagesystems.Datalossresultingfromadrivefailurecanbepreventedbyreconstructingmissingdata
fromtheremainingdrives.

ThefollowinglistdescribessomeofthemostcommonlyusedRAIDlevels:

•RAID0:block-levelstripingwithoutparityormirroring
SimplestripesetsarenormallyreferredtoasRAID0.RAID0usesstripingtoprovidehighdata

throughput,especiallyforlargefilesinanenvironmentthatdoesnotrequirefaulttolerance.RAID0hasno
redundancyanditprovidesimprovedperformanceandadditionalstoragewithoutfaulttolerance.Any
drivefailuredestroysthearrayandthelikelihoodoffailureincreaseswithmoredrivesinthearray.RAID
0doesnotimplementerrorchecking,soanyerrorisuncorrectable.Moredrivesinthearraymeans
higherbandwidth,butgreaterriskofdataloss.

RAID0requiresaminimumnumberoftwoharddiskdrives.

44LenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

•RAID1:mirroringwithoutparityorstriping
RAID1usesmirroringsothatdatawrittentoonedriveissimultaneouslywrittentoanotherdrive.Thisis

goodforsmalldatabasesorotherapplicationsthatrequiresmallcapacitybutcompletedataredundancy.
RAID1providesfaulttolerancefromdiskerrorsorfailuresandcontinuestooperateaslongasatleast
onedriveinthemirroredsetisfunctioning.Withappropriateoperatingsystemsupport,therecanbe
increasedreadperformanceandonlyaminimalwriteperformancereduction.

RAID1requiresaminimumnumberoftwoharddiskdrives.

•RAID5:block-levelstripingwithdistributedparity
RAID5usesdiskstripingandparitydataacrossalldrives(distributedparity)toprovidehighdata

throughput,especiallyforsmallrandomaccess.RAID5distributesparityalongwiththedataandrequires
alldrivesbutonetobepresenttooperate;drivefailurerequiresreplacement,butthearrayisnot
destroyedbyasingledrivefailure.Upondrivefailure,anysubsequentreadoperationscanbecalculated
fromthedistributedparitysothatthedrivefailureismaskedfromtheenduser.Thearraywillhavedata
lossintheeventofaseconddrivefailureandisvulnerableuntilthedatathatwasonthefailingdriveis
rebuiltontoareplacementdrive.Asingledrivefailureinthesetwillresultinreducedperformanceof
theentiresetuntilthefailingdrivehasbeenreplacedandrebuilt.

RAID5requiresaminimumnumberofthreeharddiskdrives.

•RAID6:block-levelstripingwithdistributedparity
RAID6usesdistributedparity,withtwoindependentparityblocksperstripe,anddiskstriping.ARAID6

virtualdrivecansurvivethelossofanytwodriveswithoutlosingdata.ARAID6drivegroupissimilar
toaRAID5drivegroup.Blocksofdataandparityinformationarewrittenacrossalldrives.Theparity
informationisusedtorecoverthedataifoneortwodrivesfailinthedrivegroup.

RAID6requiresaminimumnumberofthreeharddiskdrives.

•RAID10:acombinationofRAID0andRAID1
RAID10consistsofstripeddataacrossmirroredspans.ARAID10drivegroupisaspanneddrive

groupthatcreatesastripedsetfromaseriesofmirroreddrives.RAID10allowsamaximumofeight
spans.YoumustuseanevennumberofdrivesineachRAIDvirtualdriveinthespan.TheRAID1
virtualdrivesmusthavethesamestripesize.RAID10provideshighdatathroughputandcompletedata
redundancybutusesalargernumberofspans.

RAID10requiresaminimumnumberoffourharddiskdrivesandalsorequiresanevennumberofdrives,
forexample,sixharddiskdrivesoreightharddiskdrives.

•RAID50:acombinationofRAID0andRAID5
RAID50usesdistributedparityanddiskstriping.ARAID50drivegroupisaspanneddrivegroupin

whichdataisstripedacrossmultipleRAID5drivegroups.RAID50worksbestwithdatathatrequires
highreliability,highrequestrates,highdatatransfers,andmedium-to-largecapacity.

Note:HavingvirtualdrivesofdifferentRAIDlevels,suchasRAID0andRAID5,inthesamedrivegroupis
notallowed.Forexample,ifanexistingRAID5virtualdriveiscreatedoutofpartialspaceinanarray,the
nextvirtualdriveinthearrayhastobeRAID5only.

RAID50requiresaminimumnumberofsixharddiskdrives.

•RAID60:acombinationofRAID0andRAID6
RAID60usesdistributedparity,withtwoindependentparityblocksperstripeineachRAIDset,anddisk

striping.ARAID60virtualdrivecansurvivethelossoftwodrivesineachoftheRAID6setswithout
losingdata.RAID60worksbestwithdatathatrequireshighreliability,highrequestrates,highdata
transfers,andmedium-to-largecapacity.

RAID60requiresaminimumnumberofsixharddiskdrives.

FordetailedinformationaboutRAID,referto“IntroductiontoRAID”intheMegaRAIDSASSoftwareUser
GuideonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourstorageproduct.

Chapter5.Configuringthestorageproduct45

ConfiguringRAIDusingtheLenovoThinkServerDeploymentManager
program

DeploymentManagersimplifiestheprocessofconfiguringsupportedRAID.Thehelpsystemfortheprogram
canbeaccesseddirectlyfromtheprograminterface.

DeploymentManagerhasthefollowingfeaturesforRAIDconfiguration:

•ForusewithallsupportedRAIDcontrollers

•AutomaticallydetectshardwareandlistsallsupportedRAIDconfigurations

•Configuresoneormorediskarrayspercontrollerdependingonthenumberofdrivesattachedtothe
controllerandtheRAIDlevelselected

•Supportshot-sparedrives

•CreatesaRAIDresponsefilethatcanbeusedtoconfigureRAIDcontrollersonsimilarlyconfigured
Lenovostorageproducts

See“LenovoThinkServerDeploymentManager”onpage13andviewthehelpsystemfromthemain
interfaceoftheprogram.

ConfiguringtheadvancedSA TAorSAShardwareRAID

YourstorageproductcomeswithanAnyRAIDadaptertoprovideadvancedSATAorSAShardwareRAID
functions.

Note:Dependingontheoperatingsystem,thetotaldrivecapacityoftheprimaryRAIDmightbelimitedto
2TB.

YoucanusethefollowingprogramsortoolstoconfiguretheadvancedSATAorSAShardwareRAID.

•MegaRAIDHumanInterfaceInfrastructure(HII)configurationutility
ThisutilityenablesyoutoconfigureRAIDindependentlyoftheoperatingsystem.TodisplaytheHII

configurationutilityinterface,startthestorageproductandpresstheF1keyassoonasyouseethe
screentoentertheSetupUtilityprogram.Then,selectBootManager➙AdaptersandUEFIDrivers.

•MegaRAIDStorageManagerprogram
Thisprogramprovidesgraphicaluserinterface(GUI)foryoutocreateandmanagestorageconfigurations

inanoperatingsystemenvironment.

•StorageCommandLineTool(StorCLI)
Thisisacommand-linemanagementtoolthatisusedtoconfigureRAIDinanoperatingsystem

environment.

TodownloadtheMegaRAIDStorageManagerprogramandStorCLI,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/drivers
andfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpage.

FormoreinformationabouthowtoconfigureandmanagetheadvancedSATAorSAShardwareRAID,refer
totheMegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuideonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourstorage
product.ThisdocumentalsoisavailableontheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

Updatingthefirmware

Whenyoureplaceadeviceinthestorageproduct,youmighthavetoeitherupdatethestorageproduct
withthelatestversionofthefirmwarethatisstoredinmemoryonthedeviceorreflashtheBIOS,theTSM
firmware,andtheFRU/SDR.

46LenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

Toupdatethefirmware,dooneofthefollowing:

•Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpagetocheckforthelatest
leveloffirmware,suchastheBIOSupdatesanddevicedrivers.

•UsetheLenovoThinkServerDeploymentManagerprogram.See“LenovoThinkServerDeployment
Manager”onpage13

.

Chapter5.Configuringthestorageproduct47

48LenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

Chapter6.Replacinghardware

Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstall,remove,orreplacehardwareforyourstorageproduct.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Guidelines”onpage49

•“Removingthecover”onpage51

•“Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware”onpage53

•“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage135

Foralistofstorageproductoptions,goto:
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/servers/network-storage/

Guidelines

Thistopicprovidessomeguidelinesthatyoushouldreadandunderstandbeforeusingyourstorageproduct.

Precautions

Beforeusingthestorageproduct,ensurethatyoureadandunderstandthefollowingprecautions:

•Beforeusingtheproduct,ensurethatyoureadandunderstandthemultilingualsafetyinstructionsandthe
LenovoLimitedWarranty(LLW)onthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswiththeproduct.Readingand
understandingthesafetyinstructionsreducestheriskofpersonalinjuryanddamagetoyourproduct.

•Whenyouinstallyournewstorageproduct,taketheopportunitytodownloadandapplythemostrecent
firmwareupdates.Thisstepwillhelptoensurethatanyknownissuesareaddressedandthatyour
storageproductisreadytofunctionatmaximumlevelsofperformance.T odownloadfirmwareupdates
foryourstorageproduct,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowtheinstructionsontheWeb
page.See“Updatingthefirmware”onpage46

•Beforeyouinstalloptionalhardwaredevices,ensurethatthestorageproductisworkingcorrectly.Ifthe
storageproductisnotworkingcorrectly,seeChapter7“Troubleshootinganddiagnostics”onpage

todobasictroubleshooting.Iftheproblemcannotbesolved,seeChapter8“Gettinginformation,

139
help,andservice”onpage145.

•Observegoodhousekeepingintheareawhereyouareworking.Putremovedcoversandotherparts
inasafeplace.

•Ifyoumustturnonthestorageproductwhilethestorageproductcoverisremoved,ensurethatnooneis
nearthestorageproductandthatnotoolsorotherobjectshavebeenleftinsidethestorageproduct.

•Donotattempttoliftanobjectthatyouthinkistooheavyforyou.Ifyouhavetoliftaheavyobject,
observethefollowingprecautions:

formoreinformation.

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

•Ensurethatyouhaveanadequatenumberofproperlygroundedelectricaloutletsforthestorageproduct,
monitor,andotherdevices.

•Backupallimportantdatabeforeyoumakechangestodrives.

•Haveasmallflat-bladescrewdriveravailable.

©CopyrightLenovo2015

49

•Youdonothavetoturnoffthestorageproducttoinstallorreplaceahot-swapredundantpowersupply,
hot-swapharddiskdrives,hot-swapsolid-statedrives,orhot-plugUSBdevices.However,youmustturn
offthestorageproductbeforeperforminganystepsthatinvolveinstalling,removing,orreplacingadapter
cablesornon-hot-swapdevicesorcomponents.

•ToviewtheLEDsonthesystemboardandinternalcomponents,leavethestorageproductconnectedto
power.

•Whenyouarefinishedworkingonthestorageproduct,reinstallallsafetyshields,guards,labels,and
groundwires.

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices

Attention:Donotopenthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenewpartuntilthedefectiveparthasbeen

removedfromthestorageproductandyouarereadytoinstallthenewpart.Staticelectricity,althoughharmlessto
you,canseriouslydamagestorageproductcomponentsandparts.

Whenyouhandlestorageproductpartsandcomponents,taketheseprecautionstoavoidstatic-electricity
damage:

•Limityourmovement.Movementcancausestaticelectricitytobuilduparoundyou.

•Theuseofagroundingsystemisrecommended.Forexample,itisrecommendedtowearanelectrostatic
discharge(ESD)wriststrap,ifoneisavailable.EnsurethatyouworkinanESD-safearea.

•Alwayscarefullyhandlethepartsandothercomponents(suchasPCIcards,memorymodules,system
boards,andmicroprocessors)byedgesorframe.Donottouchsolderjoints,pins,orexposedcircuitry.

•Donotleavethedevicewhereotherscanhandleandpossiblydamagethedevice.

•Beforeyoureplaceanewpart,touchthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthenewparttoan
unpaintedmetalpartofthestorageproductforatleasttwoseconds.Thisreducesstaticelectricityfrom
thepackageandyourbody.

•Removethenewpartfromthestatic-protectivepackageanddirectlyinstallitinthestorageproduct
withoutplacingitonanyothersurface.Ifitishardforyoutodothisinyourspecificsituation,placethe
static-protectivepackageofthenewpartonasmooth,levelsurface,andthenplacethenewparton
thestatic-protectivepackage.

•Donotplacethepartonthestorageproductcoverorothermetalsurface.

•Takeadditionalcarewhenhandlingdevicesduringcoldweather.Heatingreducesindoorhumidity
andincreasesstaticelectricity.

Systemreliabilityguidelines

Tohelpensurepropercoolingandsystemreliability,strictlyfollowtheseguidelines:

•Eachofthedrivebayshasadriveoradummytrayinstalled;orthereisanelectromagneticinterface(EMI)
protectivepanelorEMIshieldinstalledtoprotectthedrivecage.

•Ifthestorageproductsupportshot-swapredundantpowersupplies,eachofthepowersupplybay
hasaredundantpowersupplyinstalled,oronebayhasaredundantpowersupplyinstalledwhilethe
otherbayiscoveredbyashield.

•Leaveadequatespacearoundthestorageproducttoensurethatthestorageproductcoolingsystem
workswell.Leaveapproximately50mm(2inches)ofopenspacearoundthefrontandrearofthestorage
product.Donotplaceobjectsinfrontofthefans.Forpropercoolingandairflow,installthestorage
productcoverbeforeyouturnonthestorageproduct.Operatingthestorageproductwiththestorage
productcoverremovedmightdamagestorageproductcomponents.

•Properlyroutethecables.Forsomeoptions,suchasPCIcards,followthecablinginstructionsthatcome
withtheoptionsinadditiontotheinstructionsinthismanual.

50LenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

•Whenreplacingahot-swapdrive,installthenewhot-swapdriveassoonaspossible.

•Ifyourstorageproducthasairductsorairbaffles,donotremovethemwhilethestorageproduct
isrunning.Operatingthestorageproductwithouttheairductsorairbafflesmightcausethe
microprocessor(s)tooverheat.

•Forstorageproductsthatsupportuptotwomicroprocessors,ensurethatthesecondmicroprocessor
socketalwayscontainsamicroprocessororisprotectedbyamicroprocessorsocketcover.

Workinginsidethestorageproductwiththepoweron

Attention:Staticelectricitythatisreleasedtointernalstorageproductcomponentswhenthestorageproductisturned

onmightcausethestorageproducttohalt,whichmightresultinthelossofdata.Toavoidthispotentialproblem,
alwaysuseanESDwriststraporothergroundingsystemwhenyouworkinsidethestorageproductwiththepoweron.

Thestorageproductsupportshot-swapdevicesandisdesignedtooperatesafelywhileitisturnedonand
thecoverisremoved.Followtheseguidelineswhenyouworkinsidethestorageproductwiththepoweron:

•Avoidwearingloose-fittingclothingonyourforearms.Buttonlong-sleevedshirtsbeforeworkinginside
thestorageproduct;donotwearcufflinkswhileyouareworkinginsidethestorageproduct.

•Donotallowyournecktieorscarftohanginsidethestorageproduct.

•Removejewelry,suchasbracelets,necklaces,rings,andloose-fittingwristwatches.

•Removeitemsfromyourshirtpocket,suchaspensandpencils.Theseitemsmightfallintothestorage
productasyouleanoverit.

•Avoiddroppinganymetallicobjectsintothestorageproduct,suchaspaperclips,hairpins,andscrews.

Removingorextendingthestorageproductfromtherackcabinet

Ifthestorageproductisinstalledinarackcabinet,removeorextendthestorageproductfromtherack
cabinetbeforeinstallingorreplacinghardware.Dependingontherailtype,dooneofthefollowing:

•Ifthestorageproductisinstalledinarackcabinetusingstaticrails,removethestorageproductfrom
therackcabinetandplaceitonaflat,clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallation
Instructionsthatcomeswiththestorageproduct.

•Ifthestorageproductisinstalledinarackcabinetusingsliderails,presstherackhandlestoextendthe
storageproductfromtherackcabinet.However,iftheworkingenvironment,cablingconfiguration,orthe
storageproductlocationintherackcabinetcreatesawkwardconditions,removethestorageproduct
fromtherackcabinet.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththestorageproduct.

Removingthecover

Attention:Donotopenyourstorageproductorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safety

information”onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage49.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourstorageproductmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

Toremovethecover,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrives.Then,turnoffallattacheddevicesandthestorageproduct.

2.Disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.

3.Disconnectthepowercords,Input/Output(I/O)cables,andallothercablesthatareconnectedto
thestorageproduct.

Chapter6.Replacinghardware51

4.Prepareyourstorageproduct.See“Removingorextendingthestorageproductfromtherackcabinet”
onpage51

.

5.Useascrewdrivertounscrewthecoverlocktotheopenpositionasshown.

Figure18.Unscrewingthecoverlock

6.Fullyopenthecoverlatchasshownandslidethestorageproductcovertotherearuntilitisdisengaged
fromthechassis.Then,liftthestorageproductcoveroffthechassisandsetitaside.

Note:Itisrecommendedthatyouwaitseveralminutestoletthestorageproductcoolbeforeremoving
thestorageproductcover.

Figure19.Removingthestorageproductcover

Attention:Forpropercoolingandairflow,installthecoverbeforeturningonthestorageproduct.Operating
thestorageproductwiththecoverremovedmightdamagestorageproductcomponents.

52LenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

Toreinstallthecover,see“Reinstallingthecoverandreconnectingcables”onpage135.

Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstall,remove,orreplacehardwareforyourstorageproduct.Y ou
canexpandthecapabilitiesofyourstorageproductbyaddingnewhardwaredevices,suchasmemory
modules,PCIecards,orotherstorageproductoptions,andmaintainyourstorageproductbyreplacing
thefailinghardwaredevices.

Ifyouarehandlingastorageproductoption,refertotheappropriateinstallationandorremovalinstructions
inthistopicalongwiththeinstructionsthatcomewiththeoption.

Notes:

•UseonlypartsprovidedbyLenovo.

•Dependingonthemodel,yourstorageproductmightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthis
topic.

TheEMIintegrityandcoolingofthestorageproductareprotectedbyhavingalldrivebaysandPCIcard
slotscoveredoroccupied.WhenyouinstallaninternaldriveoraPCIcard,savetheEMIshieldordummy
trayfromthedrivebayorsavethePCIcardslotbracketintheeventthatyoulaterremovethedevice.

Attention:AnunoccupieddrivebayorPCIecardslotwithoutacover,shield,dummytray,filler,orany
otherprotectionmightimpacttheEMIintegrityandcoolingofthestorageproduct,whichmightresult
inoverheatingorcomponentdamage.

Removingandreinstallingtherackhandles

Attention:Donotopenyourstorageproductorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safety

information”onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage49.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourstorageproductmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

Toremoveandreinstalltherackhandles,dothefollowing:

1.Oneachsideofthestorageproduct,removethescrewsthatsecuretherackhandleandthenremove
therackhandlefromthechassis.

Figure20.Removingtherackhandles

Chapter6.Replacinghardware53

2.Toreinstalltherackhandles,alignthescrewholesintherackhandlewiththecorrespondingholesinthe
chassis.Installthescrewstosecuretherackhandleoneachsideofthestorageproduct.

Figure21.Installingtherackhandles

Removingandreinstallingthecoolingshroud

Attention:Donotopenyourstorageproductorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safety

information”onpageiii

Toaccesssomeofthestorageproductcomponentsonthesystemboard,removethecoolingshroudfirst.
Toensurepropercoolingandairflow,reinstallthecoolingshroudbeforeturningonthestorageproduct.

and“Guidelines”onpage49.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Toremoveandreinstallthecoolingshroud,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthestorageproduct.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
thestorageproduct.

2.Prepareyourstorageproduct.See“Removingorextendingthestorageproductfromtherackcabinet”
onpage51.

3.Removethestorageproductcover.See“Removingthecover”onpage51.

4.RemovetheThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModuleifoneisinstalledonthecoolingshroud.See
“RemovingtheThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModule”onpage107

.

54LenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

5.Insertyourfingersintotheholes1inthecoolingshroudandliftitoutofthestorageproduct.

1

Figure22.Removingthecoolingshroud

Chapter6.Replacinghardware55

6.Toreinstallthecoolingshroud,dothefollowing:
a.Ensurethat:

•Allcomponentshavebeenreassembledcorrectly.

•Notoolsorloosescrewsareleftinsideyourstorageproduct.

•Allcablesinsidethestorageproducthavebeenproperlyroutedandtheywillnotinterferewith
installingthecoolingshroud.

b.Notetheorientationofthecoolingshroud.Alignthetabsonbothsidesofthecoolingshroudwith

thecorrespondingholesorgapsinbothsidesofthechassis.

c.Lowerthecoolingshroudintothechassisuntilitsnapsintoposition.

Note:Ifnecessary,gentlypressthecoolingshroudonbothsidessothatthetabsonthecoolingshroud
completelyengagewithbothsidesofthechassis.

Figure23.Installingthecoolingshroud

7.Goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage135.

Attention:Forpropercoolingandairflow,reinstallthecoolingshroudbeforeturningonthestorageproduct.
Operatingthestorageproductwiththecoolingshroudremovedmightdamagestorageproductcomponents.

Installingorreplacingasystemfan

Attention:Donotopenyourstorageproductorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safety

information”onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage49.

Yourstorageproductsupportsuptosixhot-swapsystemfans.Thisdesignhelpsyouavoidsignificant
coolingproblemswhenasystemfanfails.Youcanreplaceasystemfanwithoutturningoffthestorage
product.Tolocatethesystemfans,see“Systemboardcomponents”onpage26.

56LenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

CAUTION:
Hazardousmovingparts.Keepfingersandotherbodypartsaway.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourstorageproductmightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsin
thistopic.

Toinstallorreplaceasystemfan,dothefollowing:

1.Removethestorageproductcover.

Note:Thesystemfansarehot-swapandyoucanreplaceafailingsystemfanwithoutturningoff
thestorageproduct.

2.Dooneofthefollowing:

•Ifyouareinstallingasystemfan,graspthetopofthedummyfanwithyourindexfingerandthumb
andthenliftthedummyfanoutofthestorageproduct.

Figure24.Removingthedummyfan

•Ifyouarereplacingasystemfan,dothefollowing:
a.ViewthesystemfanfaultLEDtolocatethefailingsystemfan.See“SystemfanfaultLEDs”on

page31.

Chapter6.Replacinghardware57

b.Graspthetopofthesystemfanwithyourindexfingerandthumbandthenliftthesystemfan

outofthestorageproduct.

Figure25.Removingthesystemfan

3.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenewsystemfantoanyunpaintedsurfaceonthe
outsideofthestorageproduct.Then,removethenewsystemfanfromthepackage.

4.Positionthenewsystemfanabovethesystemfancagesothatthesystemfanconnectoronthebottom
ofthenewsystemfanisfacingtherearofthechassis.Then,pressthenewsystemfanstraightdown
untilitisseatedintoplace.

Figure26.Installingthesystemfan

5.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldsystemfan,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseany
packagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletethereplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage135

58LenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

.

Removingandreinstallingthesystemfancage

Attention:Donotopenyourstorageproductorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safety

information”onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage49.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Note:Youcanremoveandreinstallthesystemfancagewithoutremovingthesystemfans.

Toremoveandreinstallthesystemfancage,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthestorageproduct.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
thestorageproduct.

2.Prepareyourstorageproduct.See“Removingorextendingthestorageproductfromtherackcabinet”
onpage51.

3.Removethestorageproductcover.See“Removingthecover”onpage51.

4.Pivotthetabstotherearofthestorageproduct.Then,removethesystemfancagewiththeinstalled
systemfansasawholebyliftingthecagestraightupandoutofthechassis.

Figure27.Removingthesystemfancage

Chapter6.Replacinghardware59

5.Notetheorientationofthesystemfancage.Aligntheleftandrightsidesofthesystemfancagewith
thecorrespondingmountingpostsinthechassis.Then,pressthesystemfancagewiththeinstalled
systemfansstraightdownintothechassis.Ensurethatthesystemfansarecorrectlyconnectedto
thesystemfanconnectorsonthesystemboard.

Figure28.Installingthesystemfancage

6.Pivotthetabsofthesystemfancagetothefrontofthestorageproducttosecurethesystemfancage.

Figure29.Securingthesystemfancage

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletethereplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage135

.

Installingorremovingamemorymodule

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorremoveamemorymodule.

60LenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

Note:ThememorymodulesareextremelysensitivetoESD.Ensurethatyoureadandunderstand“Handling

static-sensitivedevices”onpage50firstandcarefullyperformtheoperation.

Memorymoduleinstallationrules

Yourstorageproducthas24memoryslotsandithasthefollowingfeatures:

•Eachslotsupports4GB,8GB,and16GBdoubledatarate4registereddualinlinememorymodules
(DDR4RDIMMs)withErrorCheckingandCorrecting(ECC)technology.

•Eachslotsupports32GBdoubledatarate4loadreductiondualinlinememorymodules(DDR4
LRDIMMs)withErrorCheckingandCorrecting(ECC)technology.

•Yourstorageproductsupportsupto12memorymoduleswhenonemicroprocessorisinstalled.Supports
upto24memorymoduleswhentwomicroprocessorsareinstalled.

•Theminimumsystemmemoryis4GB(onlyonemicroprocessorinstalledandonlyone4GBRDIMM
installedintheCPU1DIMMA1slot).

•Themaximumsystemmemoryis768GB(twomicroprocessorsinstalledandone32GBLRDIMM
installedineachofthe24memoryslots).

Formoreinformationaboutthememorymodulesinyourspecificstorageproductmodel,usetheSetup
Utilityprogram.See“ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage37

Foralistofstorageproductoptions,goto:
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/servers/network-storage/

Beforeinstallingamemorymodule,ensurethatyouobservethefollowingguidelines:

.

•Allmemorymodulestobeinstalledmustbethesametype.Yourstorageproductsupportsthefollowing
typesofmemorymodules:

–DDR4RDIMMwithECCtechnology
–DDR4LRDIMMwithECCtechnology

•Whenyouinstallmemorymoduleswithdifferentranksinonechannel,startfromthefarthestmemoryslot
inthechannel.Installthememorymodulethathasthemostranksfirst.

•Whenyouinstallmemorymoduleswithdifferentfrequenciesintothememoryslotsforthesame
microprocessor,allthememorymodulesrunatthelowestfrequency.

•Itisrecommendedthatyouinstallthehigh-frequencymemorymodulesintothememoryslotsforthe
samemicroprocessortoensurehighperformance.

Chapter6.Replacinghardware61

Thefollowingillustrationhelpsyoutolocatethememoryslotsonthesystemboard.Thefollowingillustration

CPU1 DIMMC1

CPU1 DIMMC2

CPU1 DIMMC3

CPU1 DIMMD1

CPU1 DIMMD2

CPU1 DIMMD3

CPU1 DIMMB3

CPU1 DIMMB2

CPU1 DIMMB1

CPU1 DIMMA3

CPU1 DIMMA2

CPU1 DIMMA1

CPU2 DIMMC1

CPU2 DIMMC2

CPU2 DIMMC3

CPU2 DIMMD1

CPU2 DIMMD2

CPU2 DIMMD3

CPU2 DIMMB3

CPU2 DIMMB2

CPU2 DIMMB1

CPU2 DIMMA3

CPU2 DIMMA2

CPU2 DIMMA1

showsthesystemboardwithtwoinstalledmicroprocessors(alsoknownasCPU).

Figure30.Memoryslotsonthesystemboard

Thefollowingtableprovidesinformationaboutthememorymoduleinstallationrulesforstorageproducts
thathaveonlyonemicroprocessor(CPU1)installed.The“X”markindicatesthememoryslotsintowhichthe
memorymodulesshouldbeinstalledindifferentsituations.

Table2.Memorymoduleinstallationrulesforstorageproductswithonemicroprocessor

CPU1

DIMM

A1A2A3B1B2B3

C1C2C3

D1D2D3

1DIMMX
2DIMMsXX
4DIMMsXXXX
8DIMMsXXXXXXXX
12DIMMsXXXXXXXXXXXX

Thefollowingtableprovidesinformationaboutthememorymoduleinstallationrulesforstorageproducts
thathavetwomicroprocessors(CPU1andCPU2)installed.The“X”markindicatesthememoryslotsinto
whichthememorymodulesshouldbeinstalledindifferentsituations.

Table3.Memorymoduleinstallationrulesforstorageproductswithtwomicroprocessors

A1A2A3B1B2B3

2
DIMMs

4
DIMMs

8
DIMMs

XX

XXXX

XXXXXXXX

CPU1DIMMCPU2DIMM

C1C2C3

D1D2D3A1A2A3B1B2B3

C1C2C3

D1D2D3

62LenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

Table3.Memorymoduleinstallationrulesforstorageproductswithtwomicroprocessors(continued)

CPU1DIMMCPU2DIMM

A1A2A3B1B2B3

16
DIMMs

24
DIMMs

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

C1C2C3

D1D2D3A1A2A3B1B2B3

C1C2C3

Thefollowingsectionexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationrulesinindependentmode,mirroringmode,
sparingmode,andlockstepmode.

Memorymoduleinstallationorderinindependentmode

Inindependentmode,theRASfeaturesarenotavailable.FormoreinformationabouttheRASfeatures,
refertotherelatedsectionin“Features”onpage7.

Notes:

•Allmemorymodulestobeinstalledmustbethesametype.

•Whenyouinstallmemorymoduleswithdifferentcapacity,installthememorymodulethathasthe
highestcapacityfirst.

Thefollowingtableexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationorderforstorageproductsthathaveonly
onemicroprocessor(CPU1)installed.

D1D2D3

Table4.Memorymoduleinstallationorderinindependentmodeforstorageproductswithonemicroprocessor

CPU1DIMM

DIMMinstallation
order

A1A2A3B1B2B3

1

5

926103

C1C2C3

7

114812

D1D2D3

Thefollowingtableexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationorderforstorageproductsthathavetwo
microprocessors(CPU1andCPU2)installed.

Table5.Memorymoduleinstallationorderinindependentmodeforstorageproductswithtwomicroprocessors

CPU1DIMMCPU2DIMM

A1A2A3B1B2B3

DIMMinstallation
order

191731119

C1C2C3

5

1321

D1D2D3A1A2A3B1B2B3

7

152321018412206142281624

C1C2C3

D1D2D3

Memorymoduleinstallationorderinmirroringmode

Inmirroringmode,thestorageproductmaintainstwoidenticalcopiesofalldatainmemoryandtheRAS
featuresareavailable.FormoreinformationabouttheRASfeatures,refertotherelatedsectionin“Features”
onpage7

.

Notes:

•Allmemorymodulestobeinstalledmustbethesametypewiththesamecapacity,frequency,voltage,
andnumberofranks.

•Allmemorymodulesmustbeinstalledinpairs.

Chapter6.Replacinghardware63

Thefollowingtableexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationorderforstorageproductsthathaveonly
onemicroprocessor(CPU1)installed.

Table6.Memorymoduleinstallationorderinmirroringmodeforstorageproductswithonemicroprocessor

CPU1DIMM

DIMMinstallation
order

A1A2A3B1B2B3

13

5

13

C1C2C3

5

246246

D1D2D3

Thefollowingtableexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationorderforstorageproductsthathavetwo
microprocessors(CPU1andCPU2)installed.

Table7.Memorymoduleinstallationorderinmirroringmodeforstorageproductswithtwomicroprocessors

CPU1DIMMCPU2DIMM

A1A2A3B1B2B3

DIMMinstallation
order

5

1

91

5

93

C1C2C3

7

D1D2D3A1A2A3B1B2B3

113

7

112610261048124812

C1C2C3

D1D2D3

Memorymoduleinstallationorderinsparingmode

Thesparingmodeprovidesmemoryredundancy.Inthismode,theRASfeaturesareavailable.Formore
informationabouttheRASfeatures,refertotherelatedsectionin“Features”onpage7.

Note:Allmemorymodulestobeinstalledmustbethesametypewiththesamecapacity,frequency,
voltage,andnumberofranks.

Yourstorageproductsupportsranksparingmode.Inranksparingmode,onerankofamemorymodule
worksasthesparerankfortheotherranksonthesamechannel.Thesparerankisnotavailableassystem
memory.Toenableranksparingmode,ensurethat:

•Atleastthreeranksareavailableinonechannel.

•Atleasttwomemorymodulesareinstalledinonechannel.

Thefollowingtableexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationorderforstorageproductsthathaveonly
onemicroprocessor(CPU1)installed.

Table8.Memorymoduleinstallationorderinsparingmodeforstorageproductswithonemicroprocessor

CPU1DIMM

DIMMinstallation
order

A1A2A3B1B2B3

11

5

22633

C1C2C3

7

D1D2D3

448

Thefollowingtableexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationorderforstorageproductsthathavetwo
microprocessors(CPU1andCPU2)installed.

Table9.Memorymoduleinstallationorderinsparingmodeforstorageproductswithtwomicroprocessors

CPU1DIMMCPU2DIMM

A1A2A3B1B2B3

DIMMinstallation
order

1193311

C1C2C3

55

D1D2D3A1A2A3B1B2B3

77

13

152210441266148816

C1C2C3

D1D2D3

64LenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

Memorymoduleinstallationorderinlockstepmode

Inlockstepmode,theRASfeaturesareavailable.FormoreinformationabouttheRASfeatures,refertothe
relatedsectionin“Features”onpage7.

Notes:

•Allmemorymodulestobeinstalledmustbethesametypewiththesamecapacity,frequency,voltage,
andnumberofranks.

•Allmemorymodulesmustbeinstalledinpairs.

Thefollowingtableexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationorderforstorageproductsthathaveonly
onemicroprocessor(CPU1)installed.

Table10.Memorymoduleinstallationorderinlockstepmodeforstorageproductswithonemicroprocessor

CPU1DIMM

DIMMinstallation
order

A1A2A3B1B2B3

13

5

13

C1C2C3

5

246246

D1D2D3

Thefollowingtableexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationorderforstorageproductsthathavetwo
microprocessors(CPU1andCPU2)installed.

Table11.Memorymoduleinstallationorderinlockstepmodeforstorageproductswithtwomicroprocessors

CPU1DIMMCPU2DIMM

A1A2A3B1B2B3

DIMMinstallation
order

1193311

C1C2C3

55

D1D2D3A1A2A3B1B2B3

77

13

152210441266148816

C1C2C3

D1D2D3

Installingamemorymodule

Attention:Donotopenyourstorageproductorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safety

information”onpageiii

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Notes:

•Ensurethatyouconsiderandfollowthememorymoduleinstallationruleswhenperformingtheoperation.
See“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage61.

•Useanydocumentationthatcomeswiththememorymoduleandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.

and“Guidelines”onpage49.

Toinstallamemorymodule,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthestorageproduct.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
thestorageproduct.

2.Prepareyourstorageproduct.See“Removingorextendingthestorageproductfromtherackcabinet”
onpage51

.

3.Removethestorageproductcover.See“Removingthecover”onpage51.

4.Removethecoolingshroud.See“Removingandreinstallingthecoolingshroud”onpage54.

Chapter6.Replacinghardware65

5.Locatethememoryslotsonthesystemboardandreadthememorymoduleinstallationrules.See
“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage61

.Removethememorydummyifnecessary.

6.Disconnectanycablesthatmightimpedeyouraccesstothememoryslots.

7.Opentheretainingclipsoftheappropriatememoryslot.

Figure31.Openingtheretainingclipsofthememoryslot

8.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenewmemorymoduletoanyunpaintedsurfaceon
theoutsideofthestorageproduct.Then,takethenewmemorymoduleoutofthepackage.

Note:Carefullyhandlethememorymodulebyitsedges.

9.Positionthenewmemorymoduleoverthememoryslot.Ensurethatthenotch1onthenewmemory
moduleisalignedwiththekey2inthememoryslot.Then,pressthenewmemorymodulestraightdown
intothememoryslotuntiltheretainingclipscloseandthenewmemorymodulesnapsintoposition.

Note:Ifthereisagapbetweenthememorymoduleandtheretainingclips,thememorymodulehas
notbeencorrectlyinstalled.Opentheretainingclips,removethememorymodule,andthenreinstallit
intothememoryslotuntiltheretainingclipsarecompletelyclosed.

Figure32.Installingamemorymodule

10.Reconnectanycablesthatyouhavedisconnected.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

66LenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage135.

Removingamemorymodule

Attention:Donotopenyourstorageproductorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safety

information”onpageiii

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Note:Ensurethatyouconsiderandfollowthememorymoduleinstallationruleswhenperformingthe
operation.See“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage61

Toremoveamemorymodule,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthestorageproduct.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
thestorageproduct.

2.Prepareyourstorageproduct.See“Removingorextendingthestorageproductfromtherackcabinet”
onpage51

.

3.Removethestorageproductcover.See“Removingthecover”onpage51.

4.Removethecoolingshroud.See“Removingandreinstallingthecoolingshroud”onpage54.

5.Locatethememoryslotsonthesystemboardandreadthememorymoduleinstallationrules.See
“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage61.

6.Disconnectanycablesthatmightimpedeyouraccesstothememoryslots.

7.Locatethememorymodulethatyouwanttoremoveandopentheretainingclipsonbothendsofthe
memoryslot.Then,graspthememorymodulebyitsedgesandcarefullypullitstraightuptoremoveit
fromthememoryslot.

and“Guidelines”onpage49.

.

Figure33.Removingamemorymodule

8.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldmemorymodule,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseany
packagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage135.

Chapter6.Replacinghardware67

Replacingtherisercard

Attention:Donotopenyourstorageproductorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safety

information”onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage49.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Note:Thefollowingprocedureisbasedonthescenariothattherisercardisinstalledontherisercard
bracket1.Theprocedureissimilarforrisercardinstalledontherisercardbracket2.

Toreplacetherisercard,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthestorageproduct.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
thestorageproduct.

2.Prepareyourstorageproduct.See“Removingorextendingthestorageproductfromtherackcabinet”
onpage51

3.Removethestorageproductcover.See“Removingthecover”onpage51.

4.Loosenthescrewthatsecurestherisercardassembly.Then,grasptheassemblybyitsedgesand
carefullyliftitstraightupandoffthechassis.

.

Figure34.Removingtherisercardassemblyfromthechassis

5.IfthereisanyPCIecardinstalledontherisercard,recordthecableconnectionsfirst.Then,disconnect
allcablesfromthecardsandcompletelyremovetherisercardassemblyoutofthechassis.

6.RemovethePCIecardsthatareinstalledontherisercard.See“RemovingaPCIecardfromtheriser
cardassembly”onpage80.

68LenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

7.Removethetwoscrewsthatsecurethefailingrisercard.Then,removethefailingrisercardfrom
thebracket.

Figure35.Removingtherisercard

8.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenewrisercardtoanyunpaintedsurfaceonthe
outsideofthestorageproduct.Then,removethenewrisercardfromthepackage.

9.Alignthescrewholesinthenewrisercardwiththecorrespondingonesinthebracket.

Figure36.Installingtherisercard

Chapter6.Replacinghardware69

10.Installthetwoscrewstosecuretherisercardtothebracket.

Figure37.Installingthescrewstosecuretherisercard

11.ReinstallthePCIecardsonthenewrisercard.See“InstallingaPCIecardontherisercardassembly”
onpage75.

12.RefertoyournotetoreconnectanycablestothePCIecardsonthenewrisercard.Youalsocanreferto
“Connectingcables”onpage33

forinformationaboutcableconnections.

70LenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

13.Alignthemountingstudonthesystemboardwiththecorrespondingholeintherisercard.Aligntherear
oftherisercardassemblywiththecorrespondingrailguidesintherearofthechassis.Then,carefully
presstherisercardassemblystraightdownintothechassisuntilitisfullyseated.

Note:CarefullyfittheinstalledPCIecardsintothechassisandproperlyrouteanycablesfromthecards.

Figure38.Installingtherisercardassembly

Chapter6.Replacinghardware71

14.Tightenthescrewtosecuretherisercardassemblytothesystemboard.

Figure39.Tighteningthescrew

15.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldrisercard,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseanypackaging
materialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletethereplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage135.

InstallingorremovingaPCIExpresscard:Ethernetcard,HostBus Adapter,andothersupportedtypesofPCIExpresscards

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorremoveaPCIExpress(PCIe)card,suchasanEthernet
card,aHostBusAdapter,andanyothersupportedPCIecards.

Thistopiccontainsthefollowinginformation:

•“InstallingaPCIecard”onpage72

•“RemovingaPCIecard”onpage80

Note:ThePCIecardisextremelysensitivetoESD.Ensurethatyoureadandunderstand“Handling
static-sensitivedevices”onpage50

InstallingaPCIecard

Thistopiccontainsthefollowinginformation:

firstandcarefullyperformtheoperation.

•“Adjustingthecard-retainingbracket”onpage73

•“InstallingaPCIecardontherisercardassembly”onpage75

72LenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

•“InstallingaPCIecardonthesystemboard”onpage77

Adjustingthecard-retainingbracket

Attention:Donotopenyourstorageproductorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safety

information”onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage49.

Note:ThistopicapplieswhenthePCIecardtobeinstalledandtherisercardbracketmeetthefollowing
requirements:

•ThelengthofthePCIecardtobeinstallediseitherofthefollowing:
–176.4mm(6.94inches)

–185mm(7.28inches)–220mm(8.66inches)

•Therisercardbracketsupportshalf-lengthPCIecardsbydefault.

Toadjustthecard-retainingbracket,dothefollowing:

1.Removethethreescrewsthatsecurethecard-retainingbracket.Then,movethecard-retainingbracket
tothedirectionasshown.

Figure40.Removingthescrewstoadjustthecard-retainingbracket

2.Dooneofthefollowing:

Chapter6.Replacinghardware73

•IfthelengthofthePCIecardis176.4mm(6.94inches),alignthescrewholesinthecard-retaining
bracketwiththecorrespondingonesintherisercardbracket.Then,installthethreescrewstosecure
thecard-retainingbracket.

Figure41.Securingthecard-retainingbracketfor176.4mm(6.94inches)PCIecards

•IfthelengthofthePCIecardisbetween185mm(7.28inches)and220mm(8.66inches),move
thecard-retainingbrackettoanappropriateposition.Then,installthethreescrewstosecurethe
card-retainingbracket.

Figure42.Securingthecard-retainingbracketforPCIecardsbetween185mm(7.28inches)and220mm
(8.66inches)

74LenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

InstallingaPCIecardontherisercardassembly

Attention:Donotopenyourstorageproductorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safety

information”onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage49.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Notes:

•Dependingonthespecifictype,thePCIecardmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththePCIecardandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.

Thefollowingprocedureisbasedonthescenariothatyouwanttoinstallafull-height,half-lengthPCIecard
ontherisercard.Theprocedureissimilarifyouwanttoinstallafull-height,full-lengthPCIecardonthe
risercard.

ToinstallaPCIecardontherisercardassembly,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthestorageproduct.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
thestorageproduct.

2.Prepareyourstorageproduct.See“Removingorextendingthestorageproductfromtherackcabinet”
onpage51.

3.Removethestorageproductcover.See“Removingthecover”onpage51.

4.Removetherisercardassemblyandlayitupsidedownonaflat,clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.
See“Replacingtherisercard”onpage68.

Note:APCIecardcanbeinstalledinanyPCIeslotthatsupportsit.See“Rearviewofthestorage
product”onpage18toidentifythePCIeslotsofyourstorageproduct.

5.LocateanappropriatePCIeslot.Pressthetabtopivotthecardlatchtotheopenposition.Then,remove
thePCIeslotbracketfromtherisercardassembly.Storethebracketincasethatyoulaterremovethe
PCIecardandneedthebrackettocovertheplace.

Figure43.RemovingthePCIeslotbracket

Chapter6.Replacinghardware75

6.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthePCIecardtoanyunpaintedsurfaceontheoutside
ofthestorageproduct.Then,takethePCIecardoutofthepackage.

Note:CarefullyhandlethePCIecardbyitsedges.

7.Adjustthecard-retainingbracketifnecessary.See“Adjustingthecard-retainingbracket”onpage73.

8.PositionthePCIecardnearthePCIeslot.Then,carefullypressthePCIecardstraightintotheslotuntilit
issecurelyseated.EnsurethatthePCIecardbracketissecuredbytherisercardbracket.

Figure44.InstallingthePCIecard

9.PivotthecardlatchtotheclosedpositiontosecurethePCIecardinposition.

Figure45.Pivotingthecardlatchtotheclosedposition

10.DependingonthetypeofthePCIecard,youmightneedtoconnectanyrequiredcables.Refertothe
documentationthatcomeswiththePCIecardforspecificinformation.

76LenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

11.Reinstalltherisercardassembly.See“Replacingtherisercard”onpage68.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage135.

InstallingaPCIecardonthesystemboard

Attention:Donotopenyourstorageproductorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safety

information”onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage49.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Notes:

•Dependingonthespecifictype,thePCIecardmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththePCIecardandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.

ToinstallaPCIecardonthesystemboard,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthestorageproduct.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
thestorageproduct.

2.Prepareyourstorageproduct.See“Removingorextendingthestorageproductfromtherackcabinet”
onpage51.

3.Removethestorageproductcover.See“Removingthecover”onpage51.

4.LocateanappropriatePCIeslotforinstallingthePCIecardandthenpivotthecorrespondingcardlatch
totheopenposition.

Figure46.OpeningthePCIecardlatch

Note:APCIecardcanbeinstalledinanyPCIeslotthatsupportsit.See“Rearviewofthestorage
product”onpage18

toidentifythePCIeslotsofyourstorageproduct.

Chapter6.Replacinghardware77

5.RemovethePCIeslotbracketfromthechassis.StorethebracketincasethatyoulaterremovethePCIe
cardandneedthebrackettocovertheplace.

Figure47.RemovingthePCIeslotbracket

6.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthePCIecardtoanyunpaintedsurfaceontheoutside
ofthestorageproduct.Then,takethePCIecardoutofthepackage.

Note:CarefullyhandlethePCIecardbyitsedges.

7.IfyouwanttoinstallthePCIecardintotheslotforalow-profilecard,youmightneedtoreplacethe
full-heightbracketwiththelow-profilebracket.Toreplacethebracket,dothefollowing:

Note:Dependingonthespecifictype,thePCIecardanditsbracketmightlookdifferentfromthe
followingillustrations.

a.CarefullyremovethescrewsthatsecurethePCIecardandthenremovethefull-heightbracket

fromthePCIecard.

Figure48.Removingthefull-heightbracket

78LenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

b.Notetheorientationandalignthescrewholesinthelow-profilebracketwiththecorrespondingholes

inthePCIecard.Then,installthescrewstosecurethebrackettothePCIecard.

Figure49.Installingthelow-profilebracket

8.PositionthePCIecardnearthePCIeslot.Then,carefullypressthePCIecardstraightintotheslotuntilit
issecurelyseatedanditsbracketalsoissecuredbythechassis.

Figure50.InstallingthePCIecard

Chapter6.Replacinghardware79

9.PivotthecardlatchtotheclosedpositiontosecurethePCIecardinposition.

Figure51.Pivotingthecardlatchtotheclosedposition

10.DependingonthetypeofthePCIecard,youmightneedtoconnectanyrequiredcables.Refertothe
documentationthatcomeswiththePCIecardforspecificinformation.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage135.Then,continuewith
thefollowingproceduretoinstallthePCIecarddriverifrequired.

RemovingaPCIecard

Thistopiccontainsthefollowinginformation:

•“RemovingaPCIecardfromtherisercardassembly”onpage80

•“RemovingaPCIecardfromthesystemboard”onpage82

RemovingaPCIecardfromtherisercardassembly

Attention:Donotopenyourstorageproductorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safety

information”onpageiii

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Notes:

•Dependingonthespecifictype,thePCIecardmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththePCIecardandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.

Thefollowingprocedureisbasedonthescenariothatyouwanttoremoveafull-height,half-lengthPCIe
cardinstalledontherisercard.Theprocedureissimilarifyouwanttoremoveafull-height,full-length
PCIecardinstalledontherisercard.

ToremoveaPCIecardfromtherisercardassembly,dothefollowing:

and“Guidelines”onpage49.

80LenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthestorageproduct.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
thestorageproduct.

2.Prepareyourstorageproduct.See“Removingorextendingthestorageproductfromtherackcabinet”
onpage51.

3.Removethestorageproductcover.See“Removingthecover”onpage51.

4.Removetherisercardassemblyandlayitupsidedownonaflat,clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.
See“Replacingtherisercard”onpage68.

5.LocatethePCIecardyouwanttoremove.Then,pressthetabtopivotthecardlatchtotheopen
position.

Figure52.Pivotingthecardlatchtotheopenposition

Chapter6.Replacinghardware81

6.GraspthePCIecardbyitsedgesandcarefullypullitoutofthePCIeslot.

Note:ThePCIecardmightfittightlyintothePCIeslot.Ifnecessary,alternatemovingeachsideofthe
PCIecardasmallandequalamountuntilitisremovedfromtheslot.

Figure53.RemovingthePCIecard

7.InstallanewPCIecardtoreplacetheoldoneorinstallaPCIecardslotbrackettocovertheplace.
See“InstallingaPCIecardontherisercardassembly”onpage75.

8.Reinstalltherisercardassembly.See“Replacingtherisercard”onpage68.

9.IfyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldPCIecard,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseanypackaging
materialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage135

.

RemovingaPCIecardfromthesystemboard

Attention:Donotopenyourstorageproductorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safety

information”onpageiii

and“Guidelines”onpage49.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Notes:

•Dependingonthespecifictype,thePCIecardmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationinthistopic.

•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththePCIecardandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.

ToremoveaPCIecardfromthesystemboard,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthestorageproduct.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
thestorageproduct.

82LenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

2.Prepareyourstorageproduct.See“Removingorextendingthestorageproductfromtherackcabinet”
onpage51

.

3.Removethestorageproductcover.See“Removingthecover”onpage51.

4.LocatethePCIecardandthenpivotthecardlatchtotheopenposition.Then,graspthePCIecardby
itsedgesandcarefullypullitoutofthePCIeslot.

Note:ThePCIecardmightfittightlyintothePCIeslot.Ifnecessary,alternatemovingeachsideofthe
PCIecardasmallandequalamountuntilitisremovedfromtheslot.

Figure54.RemovingthePCIecard

5.InstallanewPCIecardtoreplacetheoldoneorinstallaPCIecardslotbrackettocovertheplace.See
“InstallingaPCIecardonthesystemboard”onpage77

.

6.IfyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldPCIecard,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseanypackaging
materialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage135.

ReplacingtheAnyRAIDadapter

Attention:Donotopenyourstorageproductorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safety

information”onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage49.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Notes:

•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththenewAnyRAIDadapterandfollowthoseinstructionsin
additiontotheinstructionsinthistopic.

•Dependingonthemodel,yourAnyRAIDadapterightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

ToreplacetheAnyRAIDadapter,dothefollowing:

Attention:ReplacingtheAnyRAIDadaptermightimpactyourRAIDconfigurations.Backupyourdata
beforeyoubegintoavoidanydatalossduetoaRAIDconfigurationchange.

Chapter6.Replacinghardware83

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthestorageproduct.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
thestorageproduct.

2.Prepareyourstorageproduct.See“Removingorextendingthestorageproductfromtherackcabinet”
onpage51.

3.Removethestorageproductcover.See“Removingthecover”onpage51.

4.LocatetheAnyRAIDadapter.See“Storageproductcomponents”onpage20.

5.LoosenthetwoscrewsandgrasptheAnyRAIDadapterbyitsedgesandcarefullypullitout.

Note:TheAnyRAIDadaptermightfittightlyintotheslots.Ifnecessary,alternatemovingeachsideof
theAnyRAIDadapterasmallandequalamountuntilitisremovedfromtheslots.

Figure55.RemovingtheAnyRAIDadapter

6.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenewAnyRAIDadaptertoanyunpaintedsurface
ontheoutsideofthestorageproduct.Then,takethenewAnyRAIDadapteroutofthepackage.

Note:CarefullyhandletheAnyRAIDadapterbyitsedges.

84LenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

7.PositionthenewAnyRAIDadapternearthebackplane.Then,carefullypresstheAnyRAIDadapter
straightintotheAnyRAIDadapterslotsuntilitissecurelyseated.

Figure56.InstallingtheAnyRAIDadapter

8.TightenthetwoscrewstosecuretheAnyRAIDadapter.

Figure57.Tighteningthescrews

9.IfyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldAnyRAIDadapter,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseany
packagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletethereplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage135

.

Installingorremovingtheflashmodule

ThistopicappliesonlytoAnyRAIDadaptersthatsupporttheflashmodule.

Chapter6.Replacinghardware85

TheflashmoduleworksasthecachememoryoftheinstalledAnyRAIDadapter.Youcanpurchaseaflash
modulefromLenovo.

Foralistofstorageproductoptions,goto:
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/servers/network-storage/

Installingtheflashmodule

Attention:Donotopenyourstorageproductorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safety

information”onpageiii

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Notes:

•Useanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeflashmoduleandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.

•Dependingonthespecifictype,yourAnyRAIDadapterandtheflashmodulemightlookdifferentfrom
theillustrationinthistopic.

Toinstalltheflashmodule,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthestorageproduct.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
thestorageproduct.

2.Prepareyourstorageproduct.See“Removingorextendingthestorageproductfromtherackcabinet”
onpage51.

3.Removethestorageproductcover.See“Removingthecover”onpage51.

4.LocatetheAnyRAIDadapter.See“Storageproductcomponents”onpage20.

5.Removeanypartsanddisconnectanycablesthatmightimpedeyouroperation.

6.PositiontheflashmoduleabovetheAnyRAIDadapterandalignthetwoholesintheflashmodulewiththe
twopinsontheAnyRAIDadapter.Then,lowertheflashmodulestraightdownuntilitissecurelyseated.

and“Guidelines”onpage49.

Note:Ifnecessary,removetheAnyRAIDadapterfirstforeasieroperation.Then,reinstalltheAnyRAID
adapter.See“ReplacingtheAnyRAIDadapter”onpage83.

Figure58.Installingtheflashmodule

7.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycablesthatyouhaveremoved.

86LenovoStorageN4610UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual