Lenovo RD340 User Manual

ThinkServerRD340
UserGuideandHardwareMaintenance
Manual

MachineTypes:70A8,70A9,70AA,70AB,70AC,and70AD

Note:Beforeusingtheinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•TheReadMeFirstthatcomeswithyourproduct

•“Safetyinformation”onpageiii

•AppendixA“Notices”onpage187

SecondEdition(May2014)

©CopyrightLenovo2013,2014.

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

Contents

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

Productsthatarenotassessed.........x

Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1

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

Serverdocumentation.............2

Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...5

Chapter3.Productoverview......7

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

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

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

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

ThinkServerEasyStartup.........12

ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater.12

LenovoThinkServerEasyManage.....12

BIOSandTMMupdateutilities......12

RAIDconfigurationutilities........12

Remotemanagementsoftware......12

ThinkServerSmartGridTechnology....12

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

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

Machinetype,model,andserialnumber

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

Frontviewoftheserver.........15

Frontpanel..............19

IntelligentDiagnosticsModule.......22

Rearviewoftheserver.........23

Servercomponents...........25

Hot-swaphard-disk-drivestatusLEDs...30

RAIDcard...............30

Hot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane....33

Connectingthecables..........36

Systemboardcomponents........38

Systemboardjumpersandswitches....42

SystemboardLEDs...........46

Chapter4.T urningonandturningoff

theserver...............49

Turningontheserver............49

Turningofftheserver............49

Chapter5.Configuringtheserver..51

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........51

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....51

ViewinginformationintheSetupUtility

program...............51

SetupUtilityprograminterface......52

Settingthesystemdateandtime.....54

Usingpasswords............55

Selectingastartupdevice........56

ConfiguringtheTPMfunction.......56

SettingthemodeoftheEthernetconnectors.57

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......57

UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS......58

UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...59

FeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartup

program...............60

StartingtheThinkServerEasyStartup

program...............60

UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram

onaWindowsoperatingsystem......62

ConfiguringRAID..............62

AboutRAID..............63

ConfiguringRAIDusingtheThinkServer

EasyStartupprogram..........64

ConfiguringtheThinkServerRAID300...64
ConfiguringtheadvancedSATA/SAShardware

RAID.................70

ConfiguringtheEthernetcontrollers......70

Updatingthefirmware............71

UsingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram....71

UsingtheLenovoThinkServerEasyManage

program.................71

Chapter6.Installing,removing,or

replacinghardware..........73

Guidelines................73

Precautions..............73

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....74

Systemreliabilityguidelines........75

Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.75

Removingtheservercover..........75

Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware...77

Removingandreinstallingtherackhandles.77

Removingandreinstallingthecooling

shroud................79

Installingorremovingamemorymodule...81

InstallingorremovingtheEthernetcard...87

InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard....90

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID

500UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID....95

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID

700Battery..............98

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID

300UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID....101

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InstallingorremovingtheThinkServer

ManagementModulePremium......105

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerTrusted

PlatformModule............108

Installingorreplacingahot-swapredundant

powersupply.............111

Installingorreplacingaheatsink......115

Installingorreplacingthemicroprocessor..118
Installingorreplacingahot-swapharddisk

drive.................127

Installingorreplacinga2.5-inchsolid-state

drive.................131

Installingorreplacingtheopticaldrive...138

Installinganexternaltapedrive......144

ReplacingthePCIExpresssolid-state

drive.................145

ReplacingtheThinkServerRAIDSuper

CapacitorModule............147

Replacingthehot-swaphard-disk-drive

backplane...............150

ReplacingtheIntelligentDiagnostics

Module................154

Replacingasystemfan.........156

Replacingthefrontpanelboard......158

Replacingtherisercardassembly1....160

Replacingthecoin-cellbattery......162

Replacingthesystemboard.......164

Completingthepartsreplacement.......170

Reinstallingtheservercoverandreconnecting

cables................171

Updatingtheserverconfiguration.....175

Chapter7.T roubleshootingand

diagnostics.............177

Troubleshootingprocedure..........177

ViewingthestatusanddiagnosticLEDs.....177

Usingadiagnosticprogram.........178

Viewingthesystemeventlog.........178

Basictroubleshootingtables.........178

ThinkServerEasyStartupprogram

problems...............178

Opticaldriveproblems..........179

Hard-disk-driveproblems........180

Memorymoduleproblems........181

Keyboard,mouse,andUSBdevice

problems...............182

Chapter8.Gettinginformation,help,

andservice.............183

Informationresources............183

Usingthedocumentation.........183

ThinkServerWebsite..........183

LenovoSupportWebsite.........183

Helpandservice..............184

Beforeyoucall.............184

Callingforservice............184

Usingotherservices..........185

Purchasingadditionalservices......185

AppendixA.Notices.........187

Trademarks................188

Importantnotes..............188

Particulatecontamination..........188

PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice..189

Recyclinginformation............189

Batteryreturnprogram..........189

Requirementforbatteriescontaining

perchlorate..............190

ImportantWEEEinformation.........190

EuropeanUnionRoHS...........191

GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement...191

Exportclassificationnotice..........191

Electronicemissionnotices..........191

FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)

Statement...............191

Eurasiancompliancemark..........193

ENERGYSTARmodelinformation.......193

Index.................195

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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.

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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.

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naDVD-juzdokumentacijo,kistegaprejeliskupajzizdelkom.

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DVDdedocumentaciónqueseproporcionaconelproducto.

Varnogamedattläsasäkerhetsinstruktionernapådokumentations-DVD-skivansomföljermedprodukten
innandubörjaranvändaprodukten.

使用本產品之前，請務必閱讀並瞭解產品隨附的文件DVD上的多國語言版本安全資訊。

Buürünükullanmadanönce,ürünlebirliktegönderilenbelgeDVD'siüzerindekiçokdiliçerengüvenlik
yönergeleriniokuyupanladýðýnýzdaneminolun.

Передвикористаннямцьогопродуктууважноознайомтесязінструкціямизтехнікибезпекинарізних
мовах,щоможназнайтинаDVD-дискуздокументацієювкомплектізпродуктом.

Important:Fortranslatedversionsofthecautionordangerstatement,refertotheSafety,Warranty,and
SupportInformationdocument.

Ensurethatyoureadandunderstandallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentbeforeyouperform
theprocedures.Readandunderstandanyadditionalsafetyinformationthatisincludedwiththeserveror
optionaldevicebeforeyouinstall,remove,orreplacethedevice.

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Statement1

DANGER

Electricalcurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.

Toavoidashockhazard:

•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,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.

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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.

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Statement6

CAUTION:
Ifyouinstallastrain-reliefbracketoptionovertheendofthepowercordthatisconnectedtothe
device,youmustconnecttheotherendofthepowercordtoapowersourcethatiseasilyaccessible
incaseitneedstobedisconnected.

Statement7

CAUTION:
Ifthedevicehasdoors,ensurethatyouremoveorsecurethedoorsbeforemovingorliftingthe
devicetoprotectagainstpersonalinjury.Thedoorswillnotsupporttheweightofthedevice.

Statement8

CAUTION:
Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.

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

Statement9

CAUTION:
Disconnectthehot-swapfancablesbeforeremovingthefanfromthedevicetoprotectagainst
personalinjury.

Statement10

CAUTION:
Thefollowinglabelindicatesasharp-edgehazard.

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Statement11

CAUTION:
Thefollowinglabelindicatesapotentialheathazard.

Statement12

DANGER

Overloadingabranchcircuitisapotentialfirehazardandashockhazardundercertainconditions.To
avoidthesehazards,ensurethatyoursystemelectricalrequirementsdonotexceedbranchcurrentratings
attheinstallationsite.

Statement13

CAUTION:
Ensurethattherackissecuredproperlytoavoidtippingwhentheserverunitisextendedontherails.

Statement14

CAUTION:
SomeaccessoryoroptionboardoutputsexceedClass2orlimitedpowersourcelimits.Y ou
mustinstalltheappropriateinterconnectingcablinginaccordancewithyourlocalelectricalcode
requirements.

Statement15

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

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Statement16

CAUTION:
Toreducetheriskofelectricshockorenergyhazards:

•Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledbytrainedservicepersonnelinarestricted-accesslocation,as
definedbyyourlocalelectricalcodeandthelatesteditionofIEC60950.

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

•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.

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Statement20

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

Productsthatarenotassessed

Typicalproductsthatarenotassessedincludebutnotlimitedtothefollowing:

•ServerandIT-rackcomponents(forexample,uninterruptiblepowersuppliesandcurrentdistribution
systems)

•DevicesinITrooms(forexample,bulkstorageunitsandnetworkproducts)

•Industriallow-voltageswitchgear

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Chapter1.Generalinformation

Thischapterprovidessomegeneralinformationaboutyourproduct.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Introduction”onpage1

•“Serverdocumentation”onpage2

Introduction

ThisdocumentationforyourLenovo
specifications,componentlocations,configurationinstructions,hardwarereplacementprocedures,and
basictroubleshootinganddiagnostics.

YourservercomeswithadocumentationDVDthatcontainsvariousserverdocumentstohelpyouuseand
maintaintheserver.Meanwhile,yourservercomeswithaThinkServerEasyStartupDVDthatprovidesa
convenientsolutionforconfiguringtheserverandinstallinganoperatingsystem.

TheLenovoLimitedWarranty(LLW)containsthewarrantytermsthatapplytotheproductyoupurchasedfrom
Lenovo.ReadtheLLWonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.Aprintablegenericversion
ofthelatestLLWalsoisavailableinmorethan30languagesathttp://www.lenovo.com/warranty/llw_01.If
youcannotobtaintheLLWthroughthedocumentationDVDorLenovoWebsite,contactyourlocalLenovo
officeorresellertoobtainaprintedversionoftheLLW,freeofcharge.

®

ThinkServer

®

productcontainsinformationabouttheserverfeatures,

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

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

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

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Recordinformationaboutyourserverinthefollowingtable.Y ouwillneedtheinformationifyoueverneed
tohaveyourserverserviced.

Forwheretofindtheproductinformationlabelonthechassis,see“Machinetype,model,andserialnumber
label”onpage13

.

Productname

Machinetypeandmodel(MT-M)

Serialnumber(S/N)

Dateofpurchase

______________________________________________

______________________________________________

______________________________________________

______________________________________________

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

Whenyouregisteryourserver,informationisenteredintoadatabase,whichenablesLenovotocontact
youincaseofarecallorothersevereproblem.AfteryouregisteryourserverwithLenovo,youwillreceive
quickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp.Inaddition,somelocationsofferextendedprivilegesand
servicestoregisteredusers.

Serverdocumentation

Thistopicprovidesgeneraldescriptionsofthevariousdocumentationforyourserverandinstructionson
howtoobtainallthedocumentation.

Printeddocuments

Thefollowingdocumentsareprintedoutandcontainedinyourserverpackage.

•ReadMeFirst
Thisisamultilingualdocumentyoushouldreadfirst.Thisdocumentguidesyoutoreadthecomplete

warranty,support,andsafetyinformationonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserverbefore
usingtheproduct.Thisdocumentalsoprovidesinformationabouthowtofindthemostup-to-date
informationontheLenovoSupportWebsite.

•RackInstallationInstructions
Thisdocumentprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallyourserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusing

therailkitshippedwiththeserver.

Note:AprintedEnglishversionofthisdocumentisincludedinyourserverpackage.PDFversionsof
otherlanguagesareprovidedonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswiththeserver.

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DocumentationDVD

ThedocumentationDVD,whichcomeswithyourserver,containsvariousdocumentsforyourserverin
PortableDocumentFormat(PDF)andHyperTextMarkupLanguage(HTML).ThedocumentationDVDisnot
bootable.ToviewthedocumentsontheDVD,youwillneedacomputerwithaWebbrowserandtheAdobe
Readerprogram,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-datedocumentationforyourserverfromtheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

ThefollowingdocumentsareonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver:

•Safety,Warranty,andSupportInformation
Thisisamultilingualdocumentthatincludesallthesafetystatementsforyourproductinmorethan30

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

•LenovoLicenseAgreement
ThisdocumentincludesthetermsandconditionsoftheLenovoLicenseAgreement.

•UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual
Thisdocumentprovidesdetailedinformationtohelpyougetfamiliarwithyourserverandhelpyou

use,configure,andmaintainyourserver.Someinformationinthisdocument,ifspecified,isintended
forservicetechniciansonly.

•RackInstallationInstructions
Thisdocumentprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallyourserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusing

therailkitshippedwiththeserver.

•ThinkServerManagementModuleUserGuide
Thisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutserverremotemanagement.ThisdocumentisinEnglishonly.

YoumightfindthisdocumentonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.Ifnot,downloadit
fromtheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

Note:Toobtainadvancedremotemanagementfunctions,installaThinkServerManagementModule
Premium(TMMPremium)ontheTMMPremiumconnectoronthesystemboard.See“Installingor
removingtheThinkServerManagementModulePremium”onpage105

.

•MegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuide
ThisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)andhowto

usetheutilityprogramstoconfigure,monitor,andmaintainyourserverRAIDandrelateddevices.This
documentisinEnglishonly.

Note:RefertothisdocumentforhardwareRAIDinformationifyouhavearequiredRAIDcardinstalledin
theserver.See“InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard”onpage90

.ForinformationabouttheThinkServer
RAID300(alsoknownastheonboardSASsoftwareRAID),see“ConfiguringtheThinkServerRAID
300”onpage64.

Chapter1.Generalinformation3

Supplementarydocuments

Dependingonyourserver,yourdocumentationDVDmightcontainsupplementarydocumentsprovidedby
Lenovo,includingdocumentsforEthernetcards,hostbusadapters(HBAs),orotheroptionalparts.

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Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap

Thischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.

Theserversetupprocedurevariesdependingontheconfigurationoftheserverwhenitwasdelivered.In
somecases,theserverisfullyconfiguredandyouneedtoconnecttheservertothenetworkandanacpower
source,andthenyoucanturnontheserver.Inothercases,theserverneedstohavehardwarefeatures
installed,requireshardwareandfirmwareconfiguration,andrequiresanoperatingsystemtobeinstalled.

Thegeneralprocedureforsettingupyourserveris:

1.Unpacktheserverpackage.See“Serverpackage”onpage7.

2.Installanyrequiredhardwareorserveroption.SeetherelatedtopicsinChapter6“Installing,removing,
orreplacinghardware”onpage73.

3.Installyourserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusingtherailkitshippedwiththeserver.SeeRack
InstallationInstructionsthatcomeswithyourserver.

4.ConnecttheEthernetcableandpowercordstotheserver.See“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage
23tolocatetheconnectors.

5.Turnontheservertoverifyoperation.See“Turningontheserver”onpage49.

6.ReviewtheUnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)settingsandcustomizeasneeded.See“Using
theSetupUtilityprogram”onpage51.

7.ConfigureRAIDandinstalltheoperatingsystemandbasicdrivers.See“UsingtheThinkServer
EasyStartupprogram”onpage59and“ConfiguringRAID”onpage62.

8.Installanyadditionaldriversneededforaddedfeatures.Refertotheinstructionsthatcomewiththe
hardwareoption.

9.ConfigureEthernetsettingsintheoperatingsystembyreferringtotheoperatingsystemhelp.Thisstep
isnotrequirediftheoperatingsystemwasinstalledusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.

10.Checkforfirmwareanddriverupdates.See“Updatingthefirmware”onpage71.

11.Installotherapplications.Refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththeapplicationsthatyouwantto
install.

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ID

CPU

Mem

PSU

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouttheserverpackage,features,specifications,softwareprograms,
andcomponentlocations.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Serverpackage”onpage7

•“Features”onpage7

•“Specifications”onpage11

•“Software”onpage11

•“Locations”onpage13

Serverpackage

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

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationinthistopic.

Figure1.Serverpackage

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

Features

Thistopicprovidesgeneralinformationabouttheserverfeaturesforvariousmodels.Dependingonyour
specificmodel,somefeaturesmightvaryornotbeavailable.Forinformationaboutyourspecificmodel,use
theSetupUtilityprogram.See“ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage51.Youalsocan
refertothePersonalSystemsReferencedocumentforThinkServerproductsat:
http://www.lenovo.com/psref/

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Microprocessor

OneortwoIntel

®

®

Xeon

microprocessors(internalcachesizevariesbymodel)

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

Memory

Yourserverhas12memoryslots.Formoreinformation,see“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage81

Powersupply

Oneortwo550-watthot-swapredundantpowersupplies(Universalinputandcompliantwith80PLUSGold)

Systemfans

Yourservercomeswithsixsystemfanstoprovidepropersystemcoolingandairflow.

Internaldrives

Internaldrivesaredevicesthatyourserverusestoreadandstoredata.Theinternaldrivessupported
byyourservervarybymodel.

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

SCSI(SAS)harddiskdrives(SCSIistheacronymforSmallComputerSystemInterface)orSATA
solid-statedrives

–Uptosix2.5-inchhot-swapSATAorSASharddiskdrivesorSATAsolid-statedrives(forservermodels

withaslimopticaldrive)

–Uptoeight2.5-inchhot-swapSATAorSASharddiskdrivesorSATAsolid-statedrives(forserver

modelswithoutaslimopticaldrive)
–SupportPCIExpresssolid-statedrives
Thefollowingservermodelsalsoareavailable:

.

–Servermodelswithoutharddiskdrivesorsolid-statedrives
–Servermodelswithoutharddiskdrives,solid-statedrives,backplanes,RAIDcards,andrelatedcables

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

•Opticaldrive
–OneslimSATAopticaldriveinsomemodels

Forthelocationinformationabouttheinternaldrivesordrivebays,see“Servercomponents”onpage25

Externaldrives

Yourserversupportsexternaltapedrivesthatenableyoutostoredataontapes.Toinstallanexternaltape
drive,see“Installinganexternaltapedrive”onpage144.

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Expansionslots

•Tworisercardassemblyslotsonthesystemboard

•OnePCIExpresscardslotontherisercardassembly1

•OnePCIExpresscardslotontherisercardassembly2

Fordetailedinformation,see“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage23.

Input/Output(I/O)features

•OneortwoVideoGraphicsArray(VGA)DB-15connectors

•Oneserialconnectorontherearpanel

•SixUSB2.0connectors(twoonthefrontpanelandfourontherearpanel)

•ThreeRJ-45Ethernetconnectorsontherearpanel(Ethernetconnector0isforsystemmanagement)

Forthelocationinformationabouttheconnectors,refertotherelatedtopicsin“Locations”onpage13

.

Videosubsystem

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

Ethernetconnectivity

TherearethreeRJ-45Ethernetconnectorsontherearpanelwith10megabitspersecond(Mbps),100
Mbps,or1000Mbpsnetworkconnectivity.TheEthernetconnector0isforsystemmanagementbydefault.
However,youalsocansettheEthernetconnector1or2forsystemmanagementuseintheSetupUtility
program.See“SettingthemodeoftheEthernetconnectors”onpage57

.

Formoreinformation,see“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage23.

Reliability,availability,andserviceability

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

YourserverhasthefollowingRASfeatures:

•Securityfeatures
–Administratorpasswordanduserpasswordtohelpprotectunauthorizedaccesstotheserver(see

“Usingpasswords”onpage55)

–ThinkServerT rustedPlatformModule(TPM),whichisasecuritychip,tohelpenhanceserversecurity

Note:TheTPMisonlyavailableinsomemodels.
–Remotemonitoringorcontrolbyanadministratortoprovideprotectionorhelp
–Hot-swapredundantpowersuppliestohelpavoidsignificantinterruptiontotheoperationofthe

systemwhenapowersupplyfails

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

–BIOSSetupUtilityprogram

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TheBIOSSetupUtilityprogramhelpsyouviewtheserverinformationandconfiguretheserverinthe
pre-operatingsystemenvironment.See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage51

.

–TMM(alsoknownasBMC)andIntelligentPlatformManagementInterface(IPMI)2.0

ThesystemboardplatformmanagementsubsystemisbasedontheintegratedTMMfeatures.The
TMMisamanagementchipthatisintegratedonthesystemboardofyourserver.WiththeTMM
chip,nomatterwhatconditiontheserveroperatingsystemisinandnomatteriftheserverisonor
off,aslongastheserverisconnectedtonetworkandanacpowersource,theinteractionwiththe
TMM-controlledserverscanbeachievedthroughsystemnetwork.Theusercanobtaintheserver
hardwarehealthinformationandsystemeventlog(SEL),andisabletoconducttheoperations
includingturningonorofftheserver,restartingtheserver,andsoon.Thispartofservermanagement
isindependentoftheoperatingsystemandiscalledout-of-bandmanagement.

ThesystemboardplatformmanagementsubsystemconsistsoftheintegratedTMM,communication
buses,sensors,theBIOS,andservermanagementfirmware.Itisresponsibleforerrorreporting,
systempowercontrol,thermalmonitoring,systemfancontrol,andothermanagementfeatures.The
TMMprovidessystemmanagementandmonitoringfeaturesbasedontheIPMI2.0specification.IPMI
helpslowertheoverallcostsofservermanagement.YoucanfindmoreinformationaboutIPMI2.0
fromtheWebsiteofIntel.TheTMMalsosupportssomenon-IPMIfeatures,suchastheDynamicHost
ConfigurationProtocol(DHCP)andthePlatformEnvironmentControlInterface(PECI),toprovide
moresystemmanagementfunctions.

Youcanfindthedefaultusername,password,andotherinformationfortheTMMintheThinkServer
ManagementModuleUserGuide,whichisavailablefordownloadat:
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

–Hot-swapfeature

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

–PrebootExecutionEnvironment(PXE)

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

–RedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)

YourserversupportsonboardSATAsoftwareRAID.IfarequiredRAIDcardisinstalled,yourserver
alsosupportsadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDconfigurations.Fordetailedinformation,see
“ConfiguringRAID”onpage62

.

–Statuslight-emittingdiodes(LEDs)anddiagnosticLEDs

FormoreinformationabouttheLEDsforyourserver,refertotherelatedtopicsin“Locations”on
page13.

–Softwareprograms

Formoreinformationaboutthesoftwareprograms,see“Software”onpage11.

–WakeonLAN

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

•Advancedsystemmanagementfeatures
TheadvancedsystemmanagementfeaturesareonlyavailablewhentheTMMdetectsthepresenceofa

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

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connector)onthesystemboardofyourservertoenabletheiKVMfunctionandactivatetheadvanced
systemmanagementfeatures.

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

Specifications

Thistopicliststhephysicalspecificationsforyourserver.

Dimensions

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

Weight

Theproductweightvariesdependingondifferentsystemconfigurations.

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

Environment

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

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

•Altitude:0to3048m(0to10000ft)inanunpressurizedenvironment

•Humidity:
Operating:8%to80%(non-condensing)

Storagewithoutpackage:8%to80%(non-condensing)
Storagewithpackage:8%to90%(non-condensing)

Electricalinput

•Universalinput:

–Lowrange:

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

–Highrange:

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

Software

Thistopicprovidesinformationaboutthesoftwareprogramsthatyoucanusetosetup,use,andmaintain
theserver.

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ThinkServerEasyStartup

TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramsimplifiestheprocessofconfiguringRAIDandinstallingsupported
MicrosoftWindowsandLinuxoperatingsystemsanddevicedriversonyourserver.Thisprogramisprovided
withyourserveronaself-starting(bootable)ThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.Theuserguidefortheprogram
alsoisontheDVDandcanbeaccesseddirectlyfromtheprograminterface.Fordetailedinformation,see
“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage59

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ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater

TheThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdaterprogram(hereinafterreferredtoastheFirmwareUpdater
program)enablesyoutomaintainyourserverfirmwareup-to-dateandhelpsyouavoidunnecessaryserver
outages.TheFirmwareUpdaterprogramisprovidedontheLenovoSupportWebsite.Formoreinformation
aboutdownloadingandusingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram,see“Updatingthefirmware”onpage71

LenovoThinkServerEasyManage

TheLenovoThinkServerEasyManageprogramenablesenterpriseuserstoremotelycontrolandmonitor
multipleLenovoserverswithinaLAN.

Fordetailedinformation,see“UsingtheLenovoThinkServerEasyManageprogram”onpage71.

BIOSandTMMupdateutilities

TheBIOSandTMM(alsoknownasBMC)firmwarekeepsupdatingaftertheshipmentoftheserver.
LenovomaintainspagesontheSupportWebsiteandprovidestheBIOSandTMMupdateutilitieswith
instructionsfordownloadtohelpyouupdatetheBIOSandTMMfirmwareifneeded.Formoreinformation,
see“UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS”onpage58

and“Updatingthefirmware”onpage71.

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RAIDconfigurationutilities

YourserversupportsonboardSATAsoftwareRAID.IfarequiredRAIDcardisinstalled,yourserveralso
supportsadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDconfigurations.Fordetailedinformation,see“Configuring
RAID”onpage62.

Remotemanagementsoftware

TheintegratedTMMprovidesbasicremotemanagementfeaturesfortheserver.Theadd-onTMMPremium
optionprovidesadvancedremotemanagementfeaturesfortheserver.

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

ThinkServerSmartGridT echnology

TheThinkServerSmartGridTechnologyprogramhelpsadministratorstomonitorandmanageserver
performance,especiallythepowerconsumptionforgroupsofserversequippedwiththeIntelIntelligent
PowerNodeManagertechnology.

LenovoprovidesatrialversionoftheThinkServerSmartGridTechnologyprogramwithafree90-day
subscription.After90days,youmustrenewthelicensetocontinueusingtheprogram.Y oucanpurchase
thelicensefromLenovotoactivatetheThinkServerSmartGridTechnologyprogramandexpandthe
managementcapabilityoftheprogramwhenthefreetrialends.

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

FordetailedinformationaboutusingtheThinkServerSmartGridTechnologyprogram,refertothehelp
systemfortheprogram.

Diagnosticprograms

Thefollowingdiagnosticprogramsareavailableforyoutodiagnoseserverproblems:

•ThinkServerDiagnosticTool

•ThinkServerSystemProfileCollectionT ool

Formoreinformation,see“Usingadiagnosticprogram”onpage178

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Locations

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocateyourservercomponents.

Machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabel

Thistopichelpsyoulocatethelabelthatcontainsthemachinetype,model,andserialnumberinformation
foryourserver.

WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachinetype,model,andserialnumberinformationhelpssupport
technicianstoidentifyyourserverandprovidefasterservice.

Theillustrationsinthistopicshowthemachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabelsonservermodelswith
differenthard-disk-driveconfigurations.Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferent
fromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

Themachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabelisattachedonthepull-outinformationcardinthe
followingservermodels:

•Servermodelswithfour3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays

•Servermodelswithsix2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays

•Servermodelswitheight2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays
Thepull-outinformationcardisasmallplastictabandcanbeslidoutofthefrontofthechassis.

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ID

CPU

Mem

PSU

MT-M XXXX- XXX
S/N XXXXXXX

Figure2.Labelonservermodelswithfour3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays

PSU

Mem

CPU

ID

MT-M XXXX- XXX
S/N XXXXXXX

Figure3.Labelonservermodelswithsix2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays

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CPU

Mem

PSU

ID

MT-M XXXX- XXX
S/N XXXXXXX

Figure4.Labelonservermodelswitheight2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays

CPU

MemPSU

ID

Frontviewoftheserver

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethepartsonthefrontoftheserver.

Thefrontviewoftheservervariesbymodel.Theillustrationsinthistopicshowtheserverfrontviews
basedonthesupportedharddiskdrives:

•“Frontviewofservermodelswithfour3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays”onpage15

•“Frontviewofservermodelswithsix2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays”onpage16

•“Frontviewofservermodelswitheight2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays”onpage18

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

Frontviewofservermodelswithfour3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthefrontviewofservermodelswithfour3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays.

Figure5.Frontviewofservermodelswithfour3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays

1Frontpanel5Rightrackhandle
2IntelligentDiagnosticsModule63.5-inchhard-disk-drivearea
3Pull-outinformationcard7Leftrackhandle
4Slimopticaldrive(availableinsomemodels)

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1Frontpanel

Fordetailedinformationaboutthecontrols,connectors,andstatusLEDsonthefrontpanel,see“Front
panel”onpage19.

2IntelligentDiagnosticsModule

Formoreinformation,see“IntelligentDiagnosticsModule”onpage22.

3Pull-outinformationcard

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

4Slimopticaldrive

SomeservermodelscomewithaslimSATAopticaldrive.

5Rightrackhandle

7Leftrackhandle

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

63.5-inchhard-disk-drivearea

TheEMIintegrityandcoolingoftheserverareprotectedbyhavingalldrivebayscoveredoroccupied.
Thenumberoftheinstalledharddiskdrivesinyourservervariesbymodel.Thevacanthard-disk-drive
baysareoccupiedbydummyhard-disk-drivetrays.

Thehard-disk-drivebaynumbersaremarkedonthetopedgeofthefrontbezel.

Figure6.3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebaynumbers(topviewoftheserver)

Frontviewofservermodelswithsix2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthefrontviewofservermodelswith2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays.

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ID

6

CPU

MemPSU

Figure7.Frontviewofservermodelswithsix2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays

1Frontpanel52.5-inchhard-disk-drivearea
2Pull-outinformationcard
3IntelligentDiagnosticsModule
4Rightrackhandle

1Frontpanel

6Slimopticaldrive(availableinsomemodels)
7Leftrackhandle

Fordetailedinformationaboutthecontrols,connectors,andstatusLEDsonthefrontpanel,see“Front
panel”onpage19.

2Pull-outinformationcard

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

3IntelligentDiagnosticsModule

Formoreinformation,see“IntelligentDiagnosticsModule”onpage22

4Rightrackhandle

7Leftrackhandle

.

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

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52.5-inchhard-disk-drivearea

4
5

0
1

2
3

0
1

2
3

4
5

CPU

MemPSU

ID

6

TheEMIintegrityandcoolingoftheserverareprotectedbyhavingalldrivebayscoveredoroccupied.
Thenumberoftheinstalledharddiskdrivesinyourservervariesbymodel.Thevacanthard-disk-drive
baysareoccupiedbydummyhard-disk-drivetrays.

Thehard-disk-drivebaynumbersaremarkedonthetopedgeofthefrontbezel.

Figure8.2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebaynumbers(topviewoftheserver)

6Slimopticaldrive

SomeservermodelscomewithaslimSATAopticaldrive.

Frontviewofservermodelswitheight2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthefrontviewofservermodelswitheight2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays.

Figure9.Frontviewofservermodelswitheight2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays

1Frontpanel4Rightrackhandle
2Pull-outinformationcard
3IntelligentDiagnosticsModule

1Frontpanel

Fordetailedinformationaboutthecontrols,connectors,andstatusLEDsonthefrontpanel,see“Front
panel”onpage19

.

52.5-inchhard-disk-drivearea
6Leftrackhandle

2Pull-outinformationcard

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

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3IntelligentDiagnosticsModule

0

6
7

2
3

4
5

0

2
3

4
5

6
7

1

1

Formoreinformation,see“IntelligentDiagnosticsModule”onpage22.

4Rightrackhandle

6Leftrackhandle

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

52.5-inchhard-disk-drivearea

TheEMIintegrityandcoolingoftheserverareprotectedbyhavingalldrivebayscoveredoroccupied.
Thenumberoftheinstalledharddiskdrivesinyourservervariesbymodel.Thevacanthard-disk-drive
baysareoccupiedbydummyhard-disk-drivetrays.

Thehard-disk-drivebaynumbersaremarkedonthetopedgeofthefrontbezel.

Figure10.2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebaynumbers(topviewoftheserver)

Frontpanel

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethecontrols,connectors,andLEDsonthefrontpanelof
theserver.

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Thefollowingillustrationshowsthecontrols,connectors,andLEDsonthefrontpaneloftheserver.

ID

Figure11.Frontpanel

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

5SystemerrorLED
6FrontUSBconnector1

Note:ThefrontVGADB-15connectorisonlyavailableinservermodelswith2.5-inchharddiskdrives.

1PowerbuttonwithpowerstatusLED

Youcanpressthepowerbuttontoturnontheserverwhenyoufinishsettinguptheserver.Youalsocan
holdthepowerbuttonforseveralsecondstoturnofftheserverifyoucannotturnofftheserverfromthe
operatingsystem.SeeChapter4“Turningonandturningofftheserver”onpage49.ThepowerstatusLED
helpsyoutodeterminethecurrentpowerstatus.

PowerstatusLED

OnGreen
Off

Blinking

Color

Theserverison.

None

GreenTheserverisinACPIS1mode,whichalsoisknown

Theserverisoff.

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

Description

2IDbuttonwithIDLED

WhenyoupresstheIDbutton,theIDLEDsonboththefrontandrearoftheserverarelittohelpyoulocate
theserveramongotherservers.YoualsocanturnontheIDLEDsusingaremotemanagementprogram
forserverpresencedetection.

IDLED

On
Off

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Color

None

Blue

Theserverisidentified.
TheIDLEDisnotinuseortheserverisnotidentified.

Description

3NIC1statusLED

4NIC2statusLED

ThetwoNICstatusLEDsindicatetheLANstatusfortheEthernetconnector1andEthernetconnector2
ontherearpaneloftheserver.

Description

5SystemerrorLED

NICstatusLEDColor

OnGreen

Off

Blinking

TheserverisconnectedtoaLAN.

None

Green

TheserverisdisconnectedfromaLAN.
TheLANisconnectedandactive.

ThesystemerrorLEDhelpsyoutodetermineifthereareanysystemerrors.

•Off:Theserverisoffortheserverisonandworkingcorrectly.

•Amber:Theserverhaspotentialsystemerrors.Checktheinformationinthefollowingtableforpotential
systemerrorsandcorrespondingsolutions.

Potentialsystemerror(systemerrorLED:amber)Solution

Thetemperatureoftheserverreachedthenon-critical
temperaturethreshold.

Thevoltageoftheserverreachedthenon-criticalvoltage
threshold.

Afanisrunningatlowspeed.
Ahot-swapfanhasbeenremoved.1.Ensurethatthesystemfansareconnectedsecurely

Thepowersupplyhasacriticalerror.
Apowercordhasbeendisconnectedoraredundant

powersupplyhasbeenremoved.

Thesystemisoverheated.

ChecktheBMCforerrorsandcheckthesystemfans.

Replacethesystemboard.

Note:ThisactionmustbeperformedonlybyLenovo
servicepersonnel.SeeChapter8“Gettinginformation,
help,andservice”onpage183

Checkthesystemfans.

tothesystemboard.

2.Reinstalltheremovedfanorinstallanewfanto
replacetheremovedfan.

ChecktheBMCfordetailedinformation.

1.Ensurethatthepowersuppliesareinstalledsecurely.

2.Ensurethatthepowercordsareconnectedsecurely
tothepowersupplies.

3.Installanewpowersupplytoreplacetheremoved
one.

ChecktheBMCforerrorsandthencheckthesystem
fans.

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6FrontUSBconnector1

7FrontUSBconnector2

UsedtoattachaUSB-compatibledevice,suchasaUSBkeyboard,mouse,scanner,orprinter.Ifyou
havemorethansixUSBdevices,youcanpurchaseaUSBhub,whichyoucanusetoconnectadditional
USBdevices.

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8FrontVGADB-15connector

CPU

MemPSU

ID

CPU

Mem

PSU

UsedtoattachaVGA-compatiblevideodevice,suchasaVGAmonitor.

IntelligentDiagnosticsModule

ThistopicprovidesinformationabouttheIntelligentDiagnosticsModule(hereinafterreferredtoasIDM)and
thediagnosticLEDsonthemodule.ManyerrorsarefirstindicatedbyaliterrorLEDonthediagnosticpanel
oftheserver.IfanLEDislit,oneormoreLEDselsewhereintheservermightalsobelittodirectyoutothe
sourceoftheerror.See“SystemboardLEDs”onpage46

ThefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationoftheIDMandthediagnosticLEDsontheIDMpanel.
Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationinthistopic.

.

Figure12.IDMpanel

•WhenthepowersupplyerrorLEDorsystemfanerrorLEDisoff,itindicatesthatthepowersupplyor
systemfanisworkingcorrectly.WhentheambienttemperaturelimitLED,memorymodulestatusLED,
ormicroprocessorstatusLEDisoff,itindicatesthattheserver,memorymodule,ormicroprocessor
isoperatingatanormaltemperature.

•WhenoneerrorLEDislitinamber,itindicatespotentialerrors.Checktheinformationinthefollowing
tableforpotentialerrorsandcorrespondingsolutions.

LED

1Powersupplyerror

LED

2Ambienttemperature

limitLED

Status

Solidon(amber)

Thepowersupplyislikelytofail
orhasfailed.

Solidon(amber)

Theambienttemperatureisbelow
7°C(44.6°F)orover40°C(104°F).

Potentialerror

Solution

ChecktheBMCforerrorsand
runthediagnosticprograms.See
“Usingadiagnosticprogram”on
page178

.
Note:T oidentifythefailingpower
supply,checkthestatusLED
nearthepowercordconnector
ontheredundantpowersupply.

ChecktheBMCforerrorsand
runthediagnosticprograms.See
“Usingadiagnosticprogram”on
page178

.

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LED

1

0

MGMT

ID

8

9

2

3SystemfanerrorLEDSolidon(amber)Oneormoresystemfansare

Status

runningatlowspeedorhave
beenremoved.

Potentialerror

Solution

ChecktheBMCforerrorsand
runthediagnosticprograms.See
“Usingadiagnosticprogram”on
page178

.
Note:Toidentifythefailing
systemfans,checkthestatus
LEDsonthesystemboard.See
“SystemboardLEDs”onpage

.

46

4Memorymodule

statusLED

Solidon(amber)Oneormorememorymodules

areoverheated.

ChecktheBMCforerrorsand
runthediagnosticprograms.See
“Usingadiagnosticprogram”on

.

.

5Microprocessor

statusLED(alsoknown
asCPUerrorLED)

page178

Solidon(amber)

Themicroprocessorsare
overheated.

ChecktheBMCforerrorsand
runthediagnosticprograms.See
“Usingadiagnosticprogram”on
page178

Rearviewoftheserver

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatetheconnectorsandcomponentsontherearofyourserver.

Thefollowingillustrationshowstherearviewoftheserverwithtwohot-swappowersupplies.

Figure13.Rearviewoftheserver

1Hot-swapredundantpowersupply2(availablein

7VGADB-15connector

somemodels)

2Hot-swapredundantpowersupply1
3Low-profilePCIExpresscardslot9Ethernetconnector0forsystemmanagement(RJ-45)
4PCIExpresscardslot10Serialport
5Ethernetconnector2(RJ-45)
6USBconnectors(4)

1Hot-swapredundantpowersupply2(availableinsomemodels)

2Hot-swapredundantpowersupply1

8Ethernetconnector1(RJ-45)

11IDLED

Thehot-swapredundantpowersupplieshelpyouavoidsignificantinterruptiontotheoperationofthe
systemwhenapowersupplyfails.Youcanpurchaseahot-swapredundantpowersupplyoptiondirectly
fromLenovoandinstallthepowersupplytoprovidepowerredundancywithoutturningofftheserver.

Chapter3.Productoverview23

Oneachhot-swapredundantpowersupply,thereisastatusLEDnearthepowercordconnector.Whenthe
LEDislitingreen,itindicatesthatthehot-swapredundantpowersupplyisworkingcorrectly.WhentheLED
islitinamber,itindicatesthatthehot-swapredundantpowersupplyislikelytofailorhasfailed.

3Low-profilePCIExpresscardslot

ItisrecommendedthatyouattachaRAIDcardtothelow-profilePCIExpresscardslot.

PhysicallinkwidthNegotiablelinkwidth

x8x4,x2,x1

Supportedcardlengthandheight

Low-profilecard

Note:IfaThinkServerHBAisavailable,refertoitsuserguidefordetailedinformation.Theuserguideis
availablefordownloadat:
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

4PCIExpresscardslot

UsedtoattachanEthernetcardoranyothersupportedPCIExpresscard.

PhysicallinkwidthNegotiablelinkwidth

x16x16,x8,x4,x2,x1

Supportedcardlengthandheight

Half-length,full-heightcard

Note:IfaThinkServerHBAisavailable,refertoitsuserguidefordetailedinformation.Theuserguideis
availablefordownloadat:
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

589Ethernetconnectors(RJ-45)

UsedtoattachanEthernetcableforaLAN.EachEthernetconnectorhastwostatusLEDstohelpyou
identifytheEthernetconnectivity,activity,andconnectionspeed.

Note:TheEthernetconnector0(callout9)markedwith“MGMT”isforsystemmanagementbydefault.
However,youalsocansettheEthernetconnector1or2forsystemmanagementuseintheSetupUtility
program.See“SettingthemodeoftheEthernetconnectors”onpage57

.

Figure14.EthernetstatusLEDs

EthernetstatusLED

1Left

2Right

ColorStatus

Amber
GreenOn
None
GreenOn
None
Green

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Description

On

Off

Off
BlinkingTheLANisconnectedandactive.

Theconnectionspeedis1000Mbps.
Theconnectionspeedis100Mbps.
Theconnectionspeedis10Mbps.
TheserverisconnectedtoaLAN.
TheserverisdisconnectedfromaLAN.

6USBconnectors(4)

UsedtoattachaUSB-compatibledevice,suchasaUSBkeyboard,mouse,scanner,orprinter.Ifyou
havemorethansixUSBdevices,youcanpurchaseaUSBhub,whichyoucanusetoconnectadditional
USBdevices.

7VGADB-15connector

UsedtoattachaVGA-compatiblevideodevice,suchasaVGAmonitor.

10Serialport

Usedtoattachadevicethatusesa9-pinserialport.

11IDLED

WhenyoupresstheIDbutton,theIDLEDsonboththefrontandrearoftheserverarelittohelpyoulocate
theserveramongotherservers.YoualsocanturnontheIDLEDsusingaremotemanagementprogram
forserverpresencedetection.

IDLED

On
Off

Color

Blue

None

Theserverisidentified.
TheIDLEDisnotinuseortheserverisnotidentified.

Description

Servercomponents

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethecomponentsofyourserver.Formoreinformation
aboutmajorcomponents,seetherelatedtopicsin“Locations”onpage13.

Toremovetheservercoverandthecoolingshroudandgainaccesstotheinsideoftheserver,see
“Removingtheservercover”onpage75and“Removingandreinstallingthecoolingshroud”onpage79.

Thechassisconfigurationvariesbymodel.Thefollowingillustrationsshowthethreechassisconfigurations
basedonthesupportedharddiskdrives.

•“Componentsofservermodelswithfour3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays”onpage26

•“Componentsofservermodelswithsix2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays”onpage27

•“Componentsofservermodelswitheight2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays”onpage28

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

Chapter3.Productoverview25

Componentsofservermodelswithfour3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays

ID

Mem

CPU

PSU

Figure15.Componentsofservermodelswithfour3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays

1Coolingshroud
2Risercardassembly1123.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays
3PCIExpresscard(availableinsomemodels)
4Risercardassembly214Frontpanel
5Oneortwohot-swapredundantpowersupplies
6CPU2DIMMs(varybymodel)16Systemfans
7Heatsinks(eachwithamicroprocessor

11Pull-outinformationcard

13IntelligentDiagnosticsModule

15Leftrackhandle

17CPU1DIMMs(varybymodel)

underneath)

8Hot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane
9Rightrackhandle
10Slimopticaldrive(availableinsomemodels)20PCIExpresscard(availableinsomemodels)

18Systemboard
19Coin-cellbattery

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Componentsofservermodelswithsix2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays

PSU

Mem

CPU

ID

Figure16.Componentsofservermodelswithsix2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays

1Coolingshroud
2Risercardassembly112Frontpanel
3PCIExpresscard(availableinsomemodels)
4Risercardassembly2
5Oneortwohot-swapredundantpowersupplies15CPU2DIMMs(varybymodel)
6Hot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane
7Rightrackhandle

82.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays
9IntelligentDiagnosticsModule
10Slimopticaldrive(availableinsomemodels)20PCIExpresscard(availableinsomemodels)

11Pull-outinformationcard

13Leftrackhandle
14Systemfans

16CPU1DIMMs(varybymodel)
17Heatsinks(eachwithamicroprocessorunderneath)
18Systemboard
19Coin-cellbattery

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Componentsofservermodelswitheight2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays

Figure17.Componentsofservermodelswitheight2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays

1Systemfans
2CPU2DIMMs(varybymodel)12Oneortwohot-swapredundantpowersupplies
3CPU1DIMMs(varybymodel)
4Heatsinks(eachwithamicroprocessor

11Risercardassembly2

13Hot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane
14Rightrackhandle

underneath)

5Systemboard
6Coin-cellbattery
7PCIExpresscard(availableinsomemodels)
8Coolingshroud
9Risercardassembly119Frontpanel
10PCIExpresscard(availableinsomemodels)

152.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays
16IntelligentDiagnosticsModule
17Pull-outinformationcard
18Leftrackhandle

CRUidentification

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

Non-CRUsmustbereplacedonlybytrainedservicetechnicians.

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ThefollowingtableliststhemajorFRUsinyourserverandtheCRUidentificationinformation.Foracomplete
listingofFRUinformation,suchasFRUpartnumbersandsupportedservermodels,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/serviceparts-lookup

Notes:

•BeforeservicingaLenovoproduct,ensurethatyoureadandunderstand“Safetyinformation”onpageiii

•UseonlypartsprovidedbyLenovo.

Description

Coolingshroud
DiagnosticmoduleNoYes
FrontpanelboardNoYes
HeatsinkYesNo
Hot-swapharddiskdriveYesNo
Hot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplaneNoYes
Hot-swapredundantpowersupplyYesNo
MemorymoduleYesNo
MicroprocessorNoYes
Opticaldrive(availableinsomemodels)
PeripheralComponentInterconnect(PCI)card
RackhandlesYesNo
RisercardassemblyYesNo
Systemboard
Coin-cellbattery
Systemfan
ThinkServerManagementModulePremium(availableasanoption)
ThinkServerRAID500UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID(available

asanoption)
ThinkServerRAID700Battery(availableasanoption)
ThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModule(availableasanoption)
ThinkServerTrustedPlatformModule(availableasanoption)

Self-serviceCRUOptional-serviceCRU

YesNo

YesNo
YesNo

NoNo
YesNo
YesNo
YesNo
NoYes

NoYes
NoYes
YesNo

.

Chapter3.Productoverview29

Hot-swaphard-disk-drivestatusLEDs

Eachhot-swapharddiskdrivehastwostatusLEDsonthefront.

Figure18.Hot-swaphard-disk-drivestatusLEDs

1Hard-disk-driveactivityLED2Hard-disk-driveRAIDstatusLEDDescription

OffOff

On,greenOff

Blinking,green

On,greenBlinkingrapidly(aboutfourflashes

On,greenOn,amber

Blinking,green

Off

persecond),amber

Blinkingslowly(aboutoneflashper
second),amber

Theharddiskdrivehasfailedoris
notpresent.

Theharddiskdriveispresentbutnot
inuse.

Theharddiskdriveisactiveanddata
isbeingtransferred.

TheRAIDcontrollerisidentifyingthe
harddiskdrive.

TheRAIDarrayhasfailedandcannot
berecovered.Youneedtorecreate
anarray.

Theharddiskdriveisbeingrebuilt.

RAIDcard

ThistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatetheconnectorsonaRAIDcardifaRAIDcardisinstalled
ontherisercardassembly2.

SomeservermodelscomewithaRAIDcardtoprovideadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDfunctionstothe
server.Formoreinformation,referto“InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard”onpage90.

Note:TheoptionkitfortheRAIDcardisdesignedfordifferenttypesofserversandmightcontainadditional
cablesthatarenotrequiredforyourserver.

YourserversupportsthefollowingRAIDcards:

•ThinkServerRAID500Adapter(alsoknownasThinkServer9240-8iRAID0/1Adapter)

•ThinkServerRAID700Adapter(alsoknownasThinkServer9260-8iSASRAIDAdapter)

•ThinkServerRAID710Adapter(alsoknownas9270CV-8iRAIDadapter)

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ThinkServerRAID500Adapter(alsoknownasThinkServer9240-8iRAID0/1Adapter)

ThefollowingillustrationshowstheconnectorsontheThinkServerRAID500Adapter.

Figure19.ThinkServerRAID500Adapter

1Port03TR500keyconnector
2Port1

1Port0

Usedtoconnectamini-SASsignalcable.See“Connectingthecables”onpage36

2Port1

Usedtoconnectamini-SASsignalcable.See“Connectingthecables”onpage36

3TR500keyconnector

.

.

UsedtoconnectaThinkServerRAID500UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID.See“Installingorremovingthe
ThinkServerRAID500UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID”onpage95.

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ThinkServerRAID700Adapter(alsoknownasThinkServer9260-8iSASRAIDAdapter)

ThefollowingillustrationshowstheconnectorsontheThinkServerRAID700Adapter.

Figure20.ThinkServerRAID700Adapter

1Ports7-4
2Ports3-0

1Ports7-4

Usedtoconnectamini-SASsignalcable.See“Connectingthecables”onpage36

2Ports3-0

Usedtoconnectamini-SASsignalcable.See“Connectingthecables”onpage36

3ThinkServerRAID700Batteryconnector

3ThinkServerRAID700Batteryconnector

.

.

UsedtoconnectaThinkServerRAID700Battery.See“InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID700
Battery”onpage98.

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ThinkServerRAID710Adapter(alsoknownas9270CV-8iRAIDadapter)

ThefollowingillustrationshowstheconnectorsontheThinkServerRAID710Adapter.

Figure21.ThinkServerRAID710Adapter

1Port1
2Port2

1Port1

3ThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModuleconnector

Usedtoconnectamini-SASsignalcable.See“Connectingthecables”onpage36.

2Port2

Usedtoconnectamini-SASsignalcable.See“Connectingthecables”onpage36.

3ThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModuleconnector

UsedtoconnectthecableofaThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModule.See“ReplacingtheThinkServer
RAIDSuperCapacitorModule”onpage147.

Hot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane

Yourservermightcomewithoneofthefollowinghot-swaphard-disk-drivebayandbackplaneconfigurations:

•Four3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebayswithonebackplane

•Six2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebayswithonebackplane

•Eight2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebayswithonebackplane

Tolocatethebackplane,see“Servercomponents”onpage25.

Backplaneforservermodelswithfour3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatetheconnectorsonthebackplaneforservermodels
withfour3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays.

Chapter3.Productoverview33

Thefollowingillustrationsshowtheconnectorsonthebackplaneforservermodelswithfour3.5-inch
hard-disk-drivebays.

Figure22.Frontviewofthebackplaneforservermodelswithfour3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays

1Slot0fora3.5-inchharddiskdrive3Slot2fora3.5-inchharddiskdrive
2Slot1fora3.5-inchharddiskdrive4Slot3fora3.5-inchharddiskdrive

Figure23.Rearviewofthebackplaneforservermodelswithfour3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays

18-pinpowerconnector
2Opticaldrivepowerconnector

18-pinpowerconnector

3Mini-SASports0-3

Usedtoconnectapowercabletoprovidepowertothebackplane.

2Opticaldrivepowerconnector

Usedtoconnectthepowercablefortheslimopticaldriveiftheserverhasoneinstalled.

3Mini-SASports0-3

Usedtoconnectthemini-SASconnectorononeendofamini-SAStomini-SASsignalcabletosupportthe
harddiskdrive0toharddiskdrive3.

Backplaneforservermodelswithsix2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatetheconnectorsonthebackplaneforservermodels
withsix2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays.

34ThinkServerRD340UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

Thefollowingillustrationsshowtheconnectorsonthebackplaneforservermodelswithsix2.5-inch
hard-disk-drivebays.

Figure24.Frontviewofthebackplaneforservermodelswithsix2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays

1Slot0fora2.5-inchharddiskdrive4Slot5fora2.5-inchharddiskdrive
2Slot2fora2.5-inchharddiskdrive5Slot3fora2.5-inchharddiskdrive
3Slot4fora2.5-inchharddiskdrive6Slot1fora2.5-inchharddiskdrive

Figure25.Rearviewofthebackplaneforservermodelswithsix2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays

18-pinpowerconnector
2Mini-SASports4-54Opticaldrivepowerconnector

18-pinpowerconnector

3Mini-SASports0-3

Usedtoconnectapowercabletoprovidepowertothebackplane.

2Mini-SASports4-5

Usedtoconnectthemini-SASconnectorononeendofamini-SAStomini-SASsignalcabletosupportthe
harddiskdrive4toharddiskdrive5.

3Mini-SASports0-3

Usedtoconnectthemini-SASconnectorononeendofamini-SAStomini-SASsignalcabletosupportthe
harddiskdrive0toharddiskdrive3.

4Opticaldrivepowerconnector

Usedtoconnectthepowercablefortheslimopticaldriveiftheserverhasoneinstalled.

Backplaneforservermodelswitheight2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatetheconnectorsonthebackplaneforservermodels
witheight2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays.

Chapter3.Productoverview35

Thefollowingillustrationsshowtheconnectorsonthebackplaneforservermodelswitheight2.5-inch
hard-disk-drivebays.

Figure26.Frontviewofthebackplaneforservermodelswitheight2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays

1Slot2fora2.5-inchharddiskdrive5Slot5fora2.5-inchharddiskdrive
2Slot4fora2.5-inchharddiskdrive6Slot3fora2.5-inchharddiskdrive
3Slot6fora2.5-inchharddiskdrive7Slot1fora2.5-inchharddiskdrive
4Slot7fora2.5-inchharddiskdrive8Slot0fora2.5-inchharddiskdrive

Figure27.Rearviewofthebackplaneforservermodelswitheight2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays

18-pinpowerconnector
2Mini-SASports4-7

18-pinpowerconnector

3Mini-SASports0-3

Usedtoconnectapowercabletoprovidepowertothebackplane.

2Mini-SASports4-7

Usedtoconnectthemini-SASconnectorononeendofthemini-SASsignalcabletosupportthehard
diskdrive4toharddiskdrive7.

3Mini-SASports0-3

Usedtoconnectthemini-SASconnectorononeendofthemini-SASsignalcabletosupportthehard
diskdrive0toharddiskdrive3.

Connectingthecables

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonthefollowingmini-SAStomini-SASsignalcableconnections:

•Connectingcablesfromthesystemboardtothebackplane

•ConnectingcablesfromtheRAIDcardtothebackplane

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Connectingcablesfromthesystemboardtothebackplane

Toconnectcablesfromthesystemboardtothebackplane,dothefollowing:

1.Useonemini-SAStomini-SASsignalcable.Connectoneconnectorofthemini-SASsignalcabletothe
SASconnector0-3onthesystemboard.Then,connecttheotherconnectorofthemini-SASsignal
cabletothemini-SASports0-3onthehot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane.

2.Ifyouhavemorethanfourharddiskdrivesinstalled,usetheothermini-SAStomini-SASsignalcable.
Connectoneconnectorofthemini-SASsignalcabletotheSASconnector4-7onthesystemboard.
Then,connecttheotherconnectorofthemini-SASsignalcabletothemini-SASports4-5ormini-SAS
prots4-7onthehot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane.

Note:Ifyouconnectthemini-SAStomini-SASsignalcablesfromthesystemboardtothebackplane,
youcanconfigureRAIDusingtheconfigurationutilityfortheThinkServerRAID300.See“Configuring
theThinkServerRAID300”onpage64.

ConnectingcablesfromtheRAIDcardtothebackplane

IfyourserverhasasupportedRAIDcardinstalled,youcanconnectcablesfromtheRAIDcardtothe
backplanetosupportuptosixharddiskdrives.Inthiscase,youcanconfigureRAIDfortheharddisk
drivesusingtheadvancedhardwareRAIDfunctions.

Note:TheoptionkitfortheRAIDcardisdesignedfordifferenttypesofserversandmightcontainadditional
cablesthatarenotrequiredforyourserver.

Figure28.ConnectingcablesfromtheRAIDcardtothebackplane

ToconnectcablesfromtheRAIDcardtothebackplane,dooneofthefollowingdependingonthetypeof
yourRAIDcard:

•IfyouareusingaThinkServerRAID500Adapter,dothefollowing:

1.Useonemini-SAStomini-SASsignalcable.Connectthemini-SASconnector1ononeendofthe
cabletotheport0ontheRAIDcard.Then,connectthemini-SASconnector2ontheotherendof
thecabletothemini-SASports0-3onthebackplane.

2.Ifyourserverhasmorethanfourharddiskdrivesinstalled,usetheothermini-SAStomini-SAS
signalcable.Connectthemini-SASconnector3ononeendofthecabletotheport1ontheRAID
card.Then,connectthemini-SASconnector4ontheotherendofthecabletothemini-SASports
4-5ormini-SASprots4-7onthebackplane.

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•IfyouareusingaThinkServerRAID700Adapter,dothefollowing:

1.Useonemini-SAStomini-SASsignalcable.Connectthemini-SASconnector3ononeendofthe
cabletotheports3-0ontheRAIDcard.Then,connectthemini-SASconnector4ontheotherend
ofthecabletothemini-SASports0-3onthebackplane.

2.Ifyourserverhasmorethanfourharddiskdrivesinstalled,usetheothermini-SAStomini-SASsignal
cable.Connectthemini-SASconnector1ononeendofthecabletotheports7-4ontheRAID
card.Then,connectthemini-SASconnector2ontheotherendofthecabletothemini-SASports
4-5ormini-SASprots4-7onthebackplane.

•IfyouareusingaThinkServerRAID710Adapter,dothefollowing:

1.Usethemini-SAStomini-SASsignalcable.Connectthemini-SASconnector1totheport1onthe
RAIDcard.Then,connectthemini-SASconnector2tothemini-SASports0-3onthebackplane.

2.Ifyourserverhasmorethanfourharddiskdrivesinstalled,usetheothermini-SAStomini-SAS
signalcable.Connectthemini-SASconnector
mini-SASconnector4tothemini-SASports4-5ormini-SASports4-7onthebackplane.

Refertothefollowingtopicsforinformationabouttheconnectorlocations:

•“Hot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane”onpage33

•“RAIDcard”onpage30

•“Systemboardcomponents”onpage38

3totheport2ontheRAIDcard.Then,connectthe

Systemboardcomponents

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthecomponentlocationsonthesystemboard.

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Figure29.Systemboardcomponents

1Frontpanelconnector17Risercardassembly1slot
2InternalUSBconnector1
3InternalUSBconnector2
4IntelligentDiagnosticsModuleconnector20Redundantpowersupplyconnector2
5FrontVGAconnector
6SATAconnector0
7SASconnector4-723Systemfan7connector
8SASconnector0-3
9Coin-cellbattery25Systemfan6connector
10PlatformControllerHub(PCH)26Memoryslots(6)
11InternalUSBTypeAconnector127Systemfan5connector
12TMMPremiumconnector
13InternalUSBTypeAconnector2
14TPMconnector
15iButtonsocket
16ThinkServerManagementModule32Systemfan1connector

18Risercardassembly2slot
19Redundantpowersupplyconnector1

21Backplanepowerconnector1
22Backplanepowerconnector2

24Microprocessorsocket2

28Systemfan3connector
29Microprocessorsocket1
30Systemfan2connector
31Memoryslots(6)

Chapter3.Productoverview39

1Frontpanelconnector

Usedtoconnectthefrontpanelcable.

2InternalUSBconnector1

UsedtoconnectthefrontpanelUSBcable.

3InternalUSBconnector2

Reservedforthemanufacturer.

4IntelligentDiagnosticsModuleconnector

UsedtoconnectthecableoftheIntelligentDiagnosticsModule.

5FrontVGAconnector

UsedtoconnectthecableofthefrontVGAconnectoronthefrontpaneloftheserver.

6SATAconnector0

Usedtoconnectthesignalcableoftheslimopticaldriveiftheserverhasoneinstalled.

7SASconnector4-7

Usedtoconnectthemini-SASconnectorononeendofamini-SAStomini-SASsignalcabletosupportthe
harddiskdrive4toharddiskdrive5.

8SASconnector0-3

Usedtoconnectthemini-SASconnectorononeendofamini-SAStomini-SASsignalcabletosupportthe
harddiskdrive0toharddiskdrive3.

9Coin-cellbattery

Yourserverhasaspecialtypeofmemorythatmaintainsthedate,time,andconfigurationinformationfor
built-infeatures.Thecoin-cellbatterykeepstheinformationactivewhenyouturnofftheserver.

10PlatformControllerHub(PCH)

ThischiponthesystemboardservesasaPCH,whichprovidesthedatabufferingandinterfacearbitration
requiredtoensurethatsysteminterfacesoperateefficientlyandprovidesthebandwidthnecessaryfor
thesystemtoachievepeakperformance.Thechipsupportsandprovidesmanyfeatures,includingthe
onboardSASsoftwareRAID.

11InternalUSBTypeAconnector1

13InternalUSBTypeAconnector2

UsedtoconnectadevicethatusesaUSBTypeAconnector.Forexample,insomesituations,youmight
wanttoconnectaUSBkeydirectlytothesystemboard.Inthiscase,youcanconnectittoaninternal
USBTypeAconnector.

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12TMMPremiumconnector

UsedtoconnectaserveroptionnamedThinkServerManagementModulePremium(TMMPremium)to
enableadvancedremotemanagementfunctionsonyourserver.See“InstallingorremovingtheThinkServer
ManagementModulePremium”onpage105

14TPMconnector

.

UsedtoconnectaThinkServerTrustedPlatformModule(TPM),whichisasecuritychip,toenhanceserver
security.See“InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerTrustedPlatformModule”onpage108.

15iButtonsocket

YourserversupportsThinkServerRAID300,whichincludesonboardSASsoftwareRAIDlevels0,1,and10.
YoualsocanactivateonboardSASsoftwareRAID5byinstallingaThinkServerRAID300UpgradeKeyfor
AdvancedRAIDintheiButtonsocket.Formoreinformation,see“InstallingorremovingtheThinkServer
RAID300UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID”onpage101.

16ThinkServerManagementModule

WiththeintegratedThinkServerManagementModule(hereinafterreferredtoastheTMM),nomatterwhat
conditiontheserveroperatingsystemisinandnomatteriftheserverisonoroff,aslongastheserver
isconnectedtonetworkandanacpowersource,theinteractionwiththeTMMcontrolledserverscanbe
achievedthroughsystemnetwork.TheusercanobtaintheserverhardwarehealthinformationandSEL,
andisabletoconducttheoperationsincludingturningonorofftheserver,restartingtheserver,andso
on.Thispartoftheservermanagementisindependentoftheoperatingsystemandiscalledout-of-band
management.

17Risercardassembly1slot

Usedtoinstalltherisercardassembly1.

18Risercardassembly2slot

Usedtoinstalltherisercardassembly2.

19Redundantpowersupplyconnector1

20Redundantpowersupplyconnector2

Usedtoconnectahot-swapredundantpowersupply.

21Backplanepowerconnector1

Usedtoconnectthepowercablefromthebackplane.

22Backplanepowerconnector2

Reservedforthemanufacturer.

232527283032Systemfanconnectors

Usedtoconnectthecableofthecorrespondingsystemfan.

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2631Memoryslots

Thereare12memoryslotsonthesystemboard.Formoreinformation,see“Memorymoduleinstallation
rules”onpage81.

24Microprocessorsocket2

29Microprocessorsocket1

Iftheserverhastwomicroprocessors,eachofthemicroprocessorissecuredinthemicroprocessorsocket
onthesystemboard.Aheatsinkisinstalledabovethemicroprocessortoprovidecooling.Iftheserverhas
onlyonemicroprocessor,themicroprocessorsocket2isprotectedbyamicroprocessorsocketcover.

Systemboardjumpersandswitches

Thistopicprovidesinformationaboutthejumpersandswitchesonthesystemboard.

Ajumperisashortlengthofconductorusedtosetuporadjustprintedcircuitboards,suchasthesystem
boardofacomputer.Ajumperusuallyisencasedinanon-conductiveblockofplasticforconvenientuse
andtoavoidanypossibledamagetoalivecircuit.Jumperpinsarrangedingroupsonthesystemboardare
calledjumperblocks.Whentwoormorejumperpinsarecappedwithajumper,anelectricalconnectionis
madebetweenthemandtheequipmentisthusinstructedtoactivatecertainsettingsaccordingly.

Thefollowingillustrationshowsajumperinthedefaultsettingposition(pin1andpin2).Thisisthecorrect
positionfornormaloperation.

Figure30.Defaultjumpersetting

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Thefollowingillustrationshowsthestatusofthejumpersandswitchesonthesystemboardofyourserver.
Youcanconfigure,recover,enable,ordisablesomespecificfeaturesofthesystemboardbysettingthe
jumpersormovingtheswitches.

Figure31.Systemboardjumpersandswitches

Table1.Systemjumpers

1ClearCMOS(ComplementaryMetalOxideSemiconductor)jumper3Switches
2ThinkServerManagementModuleEnable/Disablejumper

Attention:Tosetthejumpersormoveswitches,youneedtoremovetheservercovertoaccessthesystem
board.Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”
onpageiii

1ClearCMOSjumper

and“Guidelines”onpage73.

UsedtoclearCMOSandrecoveryourservertothefactorydefaultsettings.

Note:AfterclearingCMOS,yourBIOSrecoverstothefactorydefaultsettings.

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ToclearCMOS,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaflat,
clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.

3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage75.

4.LocatetheClearCMOSjumperonthesystemboard.Then,removeanypartsanddisconnectany
cablesthatmightimpedeyouraccesstothejumper.

5.MovetheclearCMOSjumperfromthedefaultnormalposition(pin1andpin2)totheshort-circuited
position(pin2andpin3).

6.WaitmorethanfivesecondsandthenmovetheClearCMOSjumperbacktothenormalposition
(pin1andpin2).

7.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycables.Then,reinstalltheservercover.See“Completingthe
partsreplacement”onpage170.

8.Connecttheservertoanacpowersourceandwaitabout30seconds.Then,turnontheserver.The
BIOSrecoverstothefactorydefaultsettings.

2ThinkServerManagementModuleEnable/Disablejumper

WhentheThinkServerManagementModuleEnable/Disablejumper(hereinafterreferredtoastheTMM
Enable/Disablejumper)isinthedefaultnormalposition(pin1andpin2),theserverneedsabout30seconds
fortheTMMtoinitializewheneveryouconnecttheservertoanacpowersource.Ifyoupressthepower
buttononthefrontpanelduringthisperiod,theserverwillnotstartimmediately;itwillstartaftertheTMM
initializationfinishes.TheTMMfunctionisavailableinthissituation.

IfyoumovetheTMMEnable/Disablejumpertopin2andpin3,theTMMfunctionisnotavailableandthe
serverwillbedirectlyturnedonwhenyoupressthepowerbuttonwithoutwaitingfortheTMMtobeready.

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3Switches

Therearefourswitchesonthesystemboardofyourserver.

Figure32.Switches

Table2.Switches

1BIOSrecoveryswitch3ManagementEngine(ME)inforceupdateswitch
2Clearpasswordswitch

1BIOSrecoveryswitch

4Reservedforthemanufacturer

UsedtorecovertheBIOSifthepowertoyourserverisinterruptedwhiletheBIOSisbeingupdatedandyour
servercannotstartcorrectly.

TorecovertheBIOS,see“RecoveringfromaBIOSupdatefailure”onpage59.

2Clearpasswordswitch

Usedtoeraseforgottenpasswords,suchastheBIOSpasswords.

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Toclearpasswords,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaflat,
clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.

3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage75.

4.LocatetheClearpasswordswitchonthesystemboard.Then,removeanypartsanddisconnectany
cablesthatmightimpedeyouraccesstotheswitch.

5.Movetheclearpasswordswitchfromthedefaultoffpositiontotheonposition.

6.Waitmorethanfivesecondsandthenmovetheclearpasswordswitchbacktotheoffposition.

7.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycables.Then,reinstalltheservercover.See“Completingthe
partsreplacement”onpage170.

8.Connecttheservertoanacpowersourceandwaitabout30seconds.Then,turnontheserver.The
BIOSpasswordsareerased,includingtheadministratorpasswordanduserpassword.

9.Tosetnewpasswords,see“Usingpasswords”onpage55.

3MEinforceupdateswitch

Usedtoupdate(flash)theME.

TheMEupdatingprocessusuallyiscontainedintheBIOSupdating(flashing)process.

Note:OnlysomeBIOSversionscontaintheparametersforupdatingtheME.IfyouwanttoupdatetheME,
ensurethatyourBIOSversioncontainstherequiredparameters.

ToupdatetheME,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaflat,
clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.

3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage75.

4.LocatetheMEinforceupdateswitchonthesystemboard.Then,removeanypartsanddisconnectany
cablesthatmightimpedeyouraccesstotheswitch.

5.MovetheMEinforceupdateswitchfromthedefaultoffpositiontotheonposition.

6.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycables.Then,reinstalltheservercover.See“Completingthe
partsreplacement”onpage170.

7.Connecttheservertoanacpowersource.Then,updatetheBIOS.See“Updating(flashing)theBIOS”
onpage58.

8.Repeatstep1throughstep4.

9.MovetheMEinforceupdateswitchbacktotheoffposition.

10.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycables.Then,reinstalltheservercover.See“Completingthe
partsreplacement”onpage170.

11.Connecttheservertoanacpowersourceandturnontheserver.TheBIOSandMEhavebeen
updated.YouneedtocheckandconfiguretheBIOSsettingsforyourspecificneeds.See“Using
theSetupUtilityprogram”onpage51.

SystemboardLEDs

ThistopichelpsyoulocatetheLEDsonthesystemboard.

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Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationinthistopic.

TheserverisdesignedsothatLEDsremainlitwhentheserverisconnectedtoanacpowersourcebutisnot
turnedon,ifthepowersupplyisoperatingcorrectly.Thishelpsyouisolateproblemswhentheserverisnot
turnedon.ManyerrorsarefirstindicatedbyaliterrorLEDonthediagnosticpaneloftheserver.IfanLEDis
lit,oneormoreLEDselsewhereintheservermightalsobelittodirectyoutothesourceoftheerror.

ThefollowingillustrationshowstheThinkServerManagementModulestatusLEDandsystemfanerrorLEDs
onthesystemboard.

Figure33.SystemboardLEDs

1ThinkServerManagementModulestatusLED5Systemfan3errorLED
2Systemfan7errorLED6Systemfan2errorLED
3Systemfan6errorLED7Systemfan1errorLED
4Systemfan5errorLED

1ThinkServerManagementModulestatusLED

ThisLEDindicatesthestatusoftheonboardThinkServerManagementModule(TMM).

ThinkServerManagementModule

statusLED

OnGreen
Off

Blinking

Color

TheTMMisnotready.

None

Green

TheTMMhasnopowerorhasfailed.
TheTMMisworking.

Description

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2-7SystemfanerrorLEDs

WhenasystemfanerrorLEDonthesystemboardislit,itindicatesthatthecorrespondingsystemfanis
operatingslowlyorhasfailed.Tosolvetheproblem,youmightneedtoreinstallorreplacethesystemfan.
See“Replacingasystemfan”onpage156

.Ifitisasystemboardproblem,contacttheLenovoCustomer

SupportCenter.

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Chapter4.Turningonandturningofftheserver

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutturningonandturningofftheserver.

Turningontheserver

Theservercanbeturnedoninoneofthefollowingways:

•Afteryoufinishunpackingandsettinguptheserver,connectittoanacpowersource.Pressthepower
buttononthefrontpaneltoturnontheserver.See“Frontpanel”onpage19
30secondsfortheTMMtoinitializewheneveryouconnecttheservertoanacpowersource.Ifyou
pressthepowerbuttononthefrontpanelduringthisperiod,theserverwillnotstartimmediately;itwill
startaftertheTMMinitializationfinishes.

•WhentheWakeonLANfeatureisenabledontheserverthatisconnectedtoanacpowersourceanda
LAN,anetworkadministratorcanremotelyturnonorwakeuptheserverfromamanagementconsole
usingremotenetworkmanagementsoftware.

•YoualsocanusetherelatedTMMfeaturetoremotelyturnontheserverthroughthemanagementLAN.
FormoreinformationabouttheTMM,refertotheThinkServerManagementModuleUserGuide,whichis
availablefordownloadat:
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

Turningofftheserver

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

.Theserverneedsabout

Theservercanbeturnedoffinoneofthefollowingways:

•Turnofftheserverfromtheoperatingsystemifyouroperatingsystemsupportsthisfeature.Afteran
orderlyshutdownoftheoperatingsystem,theserverwillturnoffautomatically.Forinstructionsonhow
toshutdownyourspecificoperatingsystem,refertotherelateddocumentationorhelpsystemfor
theoperatingsystem.

•Pressthepowerbuttononthefrontpaneltostartanorderlyshutdownoftheoperatingsystemandturn
offtheserver,ifyouroperatingsystemsupportsthisfeature.

•Ifyourserverstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoff,pressandholdthepowerbuttononthe
frontpanelforfoursecondsormore.Ifyoustillcannotturnofftheserver,disconnectallpowercords
fromtheserver.

•IftheserverisconnectedtoaLAN,anetworkadministratorcanremotelyturnofftheserverfroma
managementconsoleusingremotenetworkmanagementsoftware.

•YoualsocanusetherelatedTMMfeaturetoremotelyturnofftheserverthroughthemanagementLAN.
FormoreinformationabouttheTMM,refertotheThinkServerManagementModuleUserGuide,whichis
availablefordownloadat:
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

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•Theservermightbeturnedoffasanautomaticresponsetoacriticalsystemfailure.

Notes:

•Whenyouturnofftheserverandleaveitconnectedtoanacpowersource,theserveralsocanrespond
toaremoterequesttoturnontheserver.Toremoveallpowerfromtheserver,youmustdisconnect
theserverfromtheacpowersource.

•Forinformationaboutyourspecificoperatingsystem,refertotherelateddocumentationorhelpsystem
fortheoperatingsystem.

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Chapter5.Configuringtheserver

Thischapterprovidesthefollowinginformationtohelpyouconfiguretheserver:

•“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage51

•“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage59

•“ConfiguringRAID”onpage62

•“ConfiguringtheEthernetcontrollers”onpage70

•“Updatingthefirmware”onpage71

•“UsingtheLenovoThinkServerEasyManageprogram”onpage71

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram

ThistopicprovidesinformationaboutusingtheSetupUtilityprogram.

TheSetupUtilityprogramispartoftheserverfirmware.YoucanusetheSetupUtilityprogramtoviewand
changetheconfigurationsettingsofyourserver,regardlessofwhichoperatingsystemyouareusing.
However,theoperatingsystemsettingsmightoverrideanysimilarsettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram.

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtostarttheSetupUtilityprogram.

TostarttheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.Connecttheservertoanacpowersourceandpressthepowerbuttononthefrontpaneltoturnonthe
server.See“T urningontheserver”onpage49.

2.PresstheF1keyassoonasyouseethelogoscreen.Then,waitforseveralseconds,andtheSetup
Utilityprogramopens.Ifyouhavesetapassword,youneedtotypethecorrectpasswordtoenterthe
SetupUtilityprogram.Forpasswordinformation,see“Usingpasswords”onpage55

.

ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram

TheSetupUtilityprogrammenulistsvariousitemsaboutthesystemconfiguration.Selectadesireditem
toviewinformationorchangesettings.

WhenworkingwiththeSetupUtilityprogram,youmustusethekeyboard.Thekeysusedtoperformvarious
tasksaredisplayedontherightbottompaneofeachscreen.YoualsocanpresstheF1keyforgeneralhelp
aboutthekeys.Formostitems,thecorrespondinghelpmessageisdisplayedontherighttoppaneofthe
screenwhentheitemisselected.Iftheitemhassubmenus,youcandisplaythesubmenusbypressingEnter.

YoucanviewthefollowinginformationaboutyourspecificservermodelintheSetupUtilityprogram:

•TheMainmenulistsinformationabouttheBIOS,microprocessortype,microprocessorspeedandcore
numbers,totalmemorysize,andsystemdateandtime.

•OntheAdvancedmenu:
–SelectProcessorConfigurationandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoviewinformationabout

theinstalledmicroprocessoranditssupportedtechnologies.

–SelectMemoryConfigurationandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoviewinformationaboutthe

installedmemorymodules.

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–SelectSA TA/SASConfigurationandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoviewinformationabout

theinstalledSATAorSASdevices,suchasaharddiskdriveoranopticaldrive.

•OntheServerManagementmenu,selectSystemInformationtoviewinformationaboutyoursystem.

SetupUtilityprograminterface

ThistopicprovidesgeneralinformationaboutthemenusanditemsintheSetupUtilityprogram.

DependingontheBIOSversionofyourserver,somemenuoriteminformationmightdifferslightlyfrom
theinformationinthistopic.

Notes:

•Thedefaultsettingsalreadyareoptimizedforyou.Usethedefaultvalueforanyitemyouarenotfamiliar
with.Donotchangethevalueofunfamiliaritemstoavoidunexpectedproblems.Ifyouconsider
changingtheserverconfiguration,proceedwithextremecaution.Settingtheconfigurationincorrectly
mightcauseunexpectedresults.IfyoucannotturnontheserverbecauseofincorrectBIOSsettings,
usetheClearCMOSjumpertorestoretheBIOSsettingstothefactorydefaultsettings.See“System
boardjumpersandswitches”onpage42

•Ifyouhavechangedanyhardwareintheserver,youmightneedtoreflashtheBIOS,theBMCfirmware,
andtheFRU/SensorDataRecords(SDR).

TheSetupUtilityprogrammaininterfaceconsistsofthefollowingmenus:

•“Mainmenu”onpage52

•“Advancedmenu”onpage52

•“Securitymenu”onpage53

•“ServerManagementmenu”onpage53

•“BootOptionsmenu”onpage54

•“BootManagermenu”onpage54

•“Save&Exitmenu”onpage54

.

LenovoprovidestheBIOSupdateutilityontheLenovoSupportWebsite.YoucandownloadtheBIOS
updateutilitytoupdatetheBIOSifthenewerBIOSversionspecificallysolvesaproblemyouhave.See
“UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS”onpage58.

IfthepowertoyourserverisinterruptedwhiletheBIOSisbeingupdatedandyourservercannotstart
correctly,usetheBIOSrecoveryswitchtorecoverfromaBIOSupdatefailure.See“Systemboardjumpers
andswitches”onpage42.

Mainmenu

AfterenteringtheSetupUtilityprogram,youcanseetheMainmenu,whichlistsbasicinformationabout
theBIOS,microprocessortype,microprocessorspeedandcorenumbers,totalmemorysize,andsystem
dateandtime.

TosetthesystemdateandtimeontheMainmenu,see“Settingthesystemdateandtime”onpage54

Advancedmenu

YoucanvieworchangevariousservercomponentsettingsontheAdvancedmenuintheSetupUtility
program.TheAdvancedmenucontainsvariousconfigurationsubmenusanditems.Oneachsubmenu,
pressEntertoshowselectableoptionsandselectadesiredoptionbyusingtheupanddownarrow
keysortypedesiredvaluesfromthekeyboard.Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyiftheserver
supportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

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.

Notes:

•Enabledmeansthatthefunctionisconfigured.

•Disabledmeansthatthefunctionisnotconfigured.

TheAdvancedmenucontainsthefollowingsubmenus.Formoreinformation,enterthecorresponding
submenuandrefertotheinstructionsonthescreen.

•PCI/PCIEConfiguration:ViewandsetPCIconfigurationparameters.

•ACPISettings:ViewandsetACPIconfigurationparameters.

•ProcessorConfiguration:Viewinformationabouttheinstalledmicroprocessorsandsetmicroprocessor
configurationparameters.

•MemoryConfiguration:Viewinformationabouttheinstalledmemorymodulesandsetmemory
configurationparameters.

•ChipsetConfiguration:Viewandsetchipsetconfigurationparameters.

•SATA/SASConfiguration:ViewinformationabouttheinstalledSATAorSASdevicesandsetSATAor
SASconfigurationparameters.

•USBConfiguration:ViewandsetUSBconfigurationparameters,suchasenablingordisablingUSB
devices.

•SerialConfiguration:Viewandsetserialconnectorconfigurationparameters.

•UEFINetworkSetup:ViewandsetUEFIIpv4PXEandUEFIIpv6PXEconfigurationparameters.

•iSCSIConfiguration:ViewandconfiguretheiSCSIparameter.

Securitymenu

YoucansetpasswordsandconfiguretheTPMfunctionontheSecuritymenuintheSetupUtilityprogram.
Foreachmenuitem,pressEntertoshowselectableoptionsandselectadesiredoptionbyusingtheupand
downarrowkeysortypedesiredvaluesfromthekeyboard.Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyif
theserversupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

Notes:

•Enabledmeansthatthefunctionisconfigured.

•Disabledmeansthatthefunctionisnotconfigured.

TheSecuritymenucontainsthefollowingitems:

•AdministratorPassword:Setanadministratorpasswordtoprotectagainstunauthorizedaccessto
yourserver.See“Usingpasswords”onpage55.

•UserPassword:Setauserpasswordtoprotectagainstunauthorizedaccesstoyourserver.See“Using
passwords”onpage55.

•TPM/TCM:ConfiguretheTPMfunctionifyourserverhasaTPMinstalledintheTPMconnectoronthe
systemboard.See“ConfiguringtheTPMfunction”onpage56

.

ServerManagementmenu

YoucanviewsysteminformationandvieworchangeeventlogandBMCsettingsontheServer
ManagementmenuintheSetupUtilityprogram.Oneachsubmenu,pressEntertoviewtheinformationor

showselectableoptionsandselectadesiredoptionbyusingtheupanddownarrowkeys.Someitemsare
displayedonthemenuonlyiftheserversupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

TheServerManagementmenucontainsthefollowingsubmenus.Formoreinformation,enterthe
correspondingsubmenuandrefertotheinstructionsonthescreen.

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•EraseSEL:Erasesystemeventlog(SEL).

•SystemInformation:Viewbasicinformationaboutyourserver.

•BMCNetworkConfiguration:SetBMCconfigurationparameters.

•SystemLocation:Viewandconfigurethelocationinformation.

BootOptionsmenu

TheBootOptionsmenuintheSetupUtilityprogramprovidesaninterfacetohelpyouvieworchangethe
serverstartupoptions,includingthestartupsequenceandbootpriorityforvariousdevices.Changesinthe
startupoptionstakeeffectwhentheserverstarts.

Thestartupsequencespecifiestheorderinwhichtheserverchecksdevicestofindabootrecord.Theserver
startsfromthefirstbootrecordthatitfinds.Forexample,youcandefineastartupsequencethatchecksa
discintheopticaldrive,thencheckstheharddiskdrive,andthenchecksanetworkdevice.Forinformation
aboutsettingthestartupsequenceorselectingastartupdevice,see“Selectingastartupdevice”onpage56

BootManagermenu

TheBootManagermenuintheSetupUtilityprogramlistsallthebootabledevicesinstalledinyourserver
andthelisteditemsvarydependingonyourserverconfiguration.Ifyouselectadesireddevicelistedonthis
menu,theserverwillstartfromthedeviceyouselect.

YoucanpressF12whenturningontheserverandselectatemporarystartupdevicefromthebootdevice
selectionwindow.See“Selectingastartupdevice”onpage56.

.

Save&Exitmenu

AfteryoufinishviewingorchangingsettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram,youcanchooseadesired
actionfromtheSave&Exitmenutosavechanges,discardchanges,orloaddefaultvalues,andexitthe
program.PressEntertoselecttheitemontheSave&ExitmenuandthenselectY eswhenpromptedto
confirmtheaction.ForinformationaboutexitingtheSetupUtilityprogram,see“ExitingtheSetupUtility
program”onpage57

TheSave&Exitmenucontainsthefollowingitems:

•SaveChangesandExit:SavechangesandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

•SaveChangesandReset:SavechangesandthencontinuewiththeconfigurationintheSetupUtility
program.

•DiscardChangesandExit:Discardchanges,loadpreviousvalues,andthenexittheSetupUtility
program.

•DiscardChanges:Discardchangesandloadpreviousvalues.

•RestoreDefaults:Returntotheoptimizeddefaultsettings.

•SaveasUserDefaults:Savethecurrentsettingsasuserdefaultvalues.

•RestoreUserDefaults:Restoretheuserdefaultvaluesforalltheitems.

.

Settingthesystemdateandtime

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtosetthesystemdateandtimeintheSetupUtilityprogram.

TosetthesystemdateandtimeintheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage51.

2.OntheMainmenu,selectSystemDateorSystemTime.

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3.UsetheTabkeytoswitchbetweendataelementsandtypethenumbersfromthekeyboardtosetthe
systemdateandtime.

4.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

Usingpasswords

ByusingtheSetupUtilityprogram,youcansetapasswordtopreventunauthorizedaccesstoyourserver.

Youdonothavetosetapasswordtouseyourserver.However,usingapasswordimprovescomputing
security.Ifyoudecidetosetapassword,readthefollowingtopics.

SetupUtilityprogrampasswordtypes

ThefollowingtypesofpasswordsareavailableintheSetupUtilityprogram:

•Administratorpassword
Settinganadministratorpassworddetersunauthorizedusersfromchangingconfigurationsettings.Ifyou

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

•Userpassword
Whenauserpasswordisset,theservercannotbeuseduntilavalidpasswordistypedin.

Note:Ifboththeadministratorpasswordanduserpasswordareset,youcantypeeitherpasswordtouse
theserver.However,youmustuseyouradministratorpasswordtochangeanyconfigurationsettings.

Passwordconsiderations

Forsecurityreasons,itisrecommendedtouseastrongpasswordthatcannotbeeasilycompromised.

Notes:

•TheSetupUtilityprogrampasswordsarenotcase-sensitive.

•TheserversupportsSetupUtilityprogrampasswordsthatconsistofthreeto20characters.

Tosetastrongpassword,usethefollowingguidelines:

•Haveatleasteightcharactersinlength

•Containatleastonealphabeticcharacterandonenumericcharacter

•Notbeyournameoryourusername

•Notbeacommonwordoracommonname

•Bedifferentfromyourpreviouspasswords

Besidesthealphabeticcharacters(a-z)andnumericcharacters(0-9),theserveralsosupportscharacters
typedusingspecialkeysonthekeyboardforapassword.Refertothehelpmessageonthescreenwhen
settingapasswordtodeterminethevalidspecialcharacters.

Setting,changing,ordeletingapassword

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoset,change,ordeleteapasswordintheSetupUtilityprogram.

Toset,change,ordeleteapasswordintheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage51.

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2.OntheSecuritymenu,selectAdministratorPasswordtosetanadministratorpasswordorselect
UserPasswordtosetauserpassword.

3.See“Passwordconsiderations”onpage55.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreentosetor
changeapassword.

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

Note:Forsecurityreasons,itisrecommendedthatyoualwayssetapasswordforyourserver.

5.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

Ifyouhaveforgottenthepassword,youcanusetheClearpasswordswitchonthesystemboardtoerasethe
password.See“Systemboardjumpersandswitches”onpage42.Then,setanewpasswordfortheserver.

Selectingastartupdevice

Ifyourserverdoesnotstartupfromadesireddevicesuchasthediscorharddiskdriveasexpected,doone
ofthefollowingtoselectthestartupdeviceyouwant.

Note:Notalldiscs,harddiskdrives,orotherremovabledevicesarebootable.

•Toselectatemporarystartupdevice,dothefollowing:

Note:Selectingastartupdeviceusingthefollowingmethoddoesnotpermanentlychangethestartup
sequence.

1.Turnonorrestartyourserver.

2.Whenyouseethelogoscreen,pressF10ifyourserverisconnectedtoanetworkandyouwantto
startuptheserverfromthenetwork.Otherwise,pressF12todisplaythebootmenu.Theboot
deviceselectionwindowopens.

3.Inthebootdeviceselectionwindow,usetheupanddownarrowkeysonthekeyboardtoswitch
betweentheselections.PressEntertoselectthedeviceofyourchoice.Then,theserverwillstart
upfromtheselecteddevice.

•Tovieworpermanentlychangetheconfiguredstartupdevicesequence,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage51.

2.OntheBootOptionsmenu,followtheinstructionsonthescreentosetthestartupdeviceforBoot
Option#1toBootOption#5dependingonyourneeds.Youalsocansetthebootpriorityforvarious
devices.See“BootOptionsmenu”onpage54

3.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.Theserverwillfollowthestartupdevice
sequenceyouhaveseteachtimeyouturnontheserver.

.

ConfiguringtheTPMfunction

TheTPMworksasahardwaresecuritysolutiontohelpyoutoencryptdataandprotecttheserver.TheTPM
functionisonlyavailablewhenthereisaTPMinstalledinyourserver.See“InstallingtheThinkServerTrusted
PlatformModule”onpage108

AfterinstallingaTPM,youneedtocheckiftheTPMfunctionisenabledintheSetupUtilityprogram.

ToenabletheTPMfunctionintheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage51.

2.OntheSecuritymenu,selectTPM/TCM➙TPMSupport.EnsurethatTPMSupportissettoEnabled.

3.WhenTPMSupportissettoEnabled,theTPMStateitemisdisplayed.SetTPMStatetoEnabled.

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.YoucanpurchaseaTPMfromLenovo.

4.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.Theserverwillrestarttoenablethe
TPMfunction.

SettingthemodeoftheEthernetconnectors

TherearethreeRJ-45Ethernetconnectorsontherearoftheserver.TheEthernetconnector0isforsystem
managementbydefault.However,youalsocansettheEthernetconnector1or2forsystemmanagement
use.Youalsocaninstallanoperatingsystemthroughthesystem-managementconnector.Tolocatethe
threeEthernetconnectors,see“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage23

IfyousetoneoftheEthernetconnectorsforsystemmanagement,theothertwoEthernetconnectorscanbe
teamed.IftwoEthernetconnectorsareteamed,theteamedconnectionspeedwillbethesamewiththe
lowerconnectionspeedofthetwoEthernetconnectors.

EthernetconnectorforsystemmanagementEthernetconnectorsforteaming

Ethernetconnector0Ethernetconnector1andEthernetconnector2
Ethernetconnector1Ethernetconnector0andEthernetconnector2
Ethernetconnector2Ethernetconnector0andEthernetconnector1

TosetthemodeoftheEthernetconnectorsintheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage51.

2.OntheServerManagementmenu,selectBMCNetworkConfiguration➙BMCLANShareSetting.

3.Dooneofthefollowing:

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•TousetheEthernetconnector0asanEthernetconnectorandalsoasystem-managementconnector,

selectManagementNICShared.

•TousetheEthernetconnector0asadedicatedsystem-managementconnector,selectManagement

NICDedicated.

•TousetheEthernetconnector1asanEthernetconnectorandalsoasystem-managementconnector,

selectOnboardLANport1Shared.

•TousetheEthernetconnector2asanEthernetconnectorandalsoasystem-managementconnector,

selectOnboardLANport2Shared.

Note:IfyousetoneEthernetconnectorasthesystemmanagementconnector,theothertwoEthernet
connectorswillbeordinaryEthernetconnectorsbydefault.

4.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram

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

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

•Ifyoudonotwanttosavethenewsettings,selectSave&Exit➙DiscardChangesandExit.

•Ifyouwanttoreturntothedefaultsettings,pressF9orselectSave&Exit➙RestoreDefaults.

FormoreinformationabouttheSave&ExitmenuintheSetupUtilityprogram,see“Save&Exitmenu”
onpage54

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UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoupdatetheBIOSandhowtorecoverfromaPOSTandBIOS
updatefailure.

Systemprogramsarethebasiclayerofsoftwarebuiltintoyourserver.SystemprogramsincludethePOST,
theUEFIBIOS,theSetupUtilityprogram,andtheTMMfirmware.ThePOSTisasetoftestsandprocedures
thatareperformedeachtimeyouturnonyourserver.TheUEFIBIOSisalayerofsoftwarethattranslates
instructionsfromotherlayersofsoftwareintoelectricalsignalsthattheserverhardwarecanexecute.You
canusetheSetupUtilityprogramtovieworchangetheconfigurationsettingsofyourserver.See“Usingthe
SetupUtilityprogram”onpage51

LenovomightmakechangesandenhancementstotheBIOSandTMMfirmware.Whenupdatesarereleased,
theyareavailablefordownloadontheLenovoWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/drivers.Youcanupdate
theserverfirmwarebydownloadinganupdatepackageandfollowingtheinstructionsontheWebpage.

YoualsocanusetheFirmwareUpdaterprogramtohelpyoukeeptheserverfirmwareup-to-date.See
“Updatingthefirmware”onpage71.

Updating(flashing)theBIOS

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoupdate(flash)theBIOS.

Notes:

•UpdatetheBIOSonyourserveronlyifthenewerBIOSversionspecificallysolvesaproblemyouhave.
WedonotrecommendBIOSupdatesforserversthatdonotneedthem.Youcanviewtheupdated
informationforthenewBIOSversionintheinstallationinstructionsfortheBIOSupdatepackage.

•DowngradingtheBIOStoanearlierversionisnotrecommendedandmightnotbesupported.Anearlier
BIOSversionmightnotsupportthelatestsystemconfigurations.

•IfthepowertoyourserverisinterruptedwhilethePOSTandBIOSarebeingupdated,yourservermight
notrestartcorrectly.EnsurethatyouperformtheBIOSupdateprocedureinanenvironmentwitha
steadypowersupply.Besides,ensurethatyourservercanrestartsuccessfullywithoutencountering
hardwareproblems.

•IfyouhaveupdatedtheBIOSfirmware,alltheBIOSsettingsbecomethedefaultsettingsoftheupdated
BIOSversion.YouneedtocheckandreconfiguretheBIOSsettingsforyourspecificneeds.Y oucan
selectSaveasUserDefaultsontheSave&ExitmenuintheSetupUtilityprogramtosaveyourcurrent
BIOSsettingsasuserdefaultvaluesbeforeupdatingtheBIOS.Then,youcanselectRestoreUser
DefaultsontheSave&ExitmenuintheSetupUtilityprogramtorestoretheuserdefaultvaluesafter
updatingtheBIOS.Inthiscase,youcankeepyourpreviousBIOSsettingsanddonotneedtoreconfigure
thesettingsafterupdatingtheBIOS.YoualsocannotedownyourspecificBIOSsettingsbeforeupdating
theBIOSforaneasierreconfigurationinthenewBIOSversion.

.TheTMMfirmwareprovidesremotemanagementfeatures.

Toupdate(flash)theBIOS,dothefollowing:

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

2.DownloadtheBIOSupdatepackageandtheinstallationinstructionsinaTXTfile.

3.PrinttheTXTfilethatcontainstheinstallationinstructionsandfollowtheinstructionstoupdate(flash)
theBIOS.

4.DooneofthefollowingaftertheBIOSupdateprocessiscompleted:

•IfyouhavesavedyourBIOSsettingsasuserdefaultvaluesbeforeupdatingtheBIOS,selectRestore

UserDefaultsontheSave&ExitmenuintheSetupUtilityprogramtorestoretheuserdefault
values.Then,checkiftheuserdefaultvaluesmeetyourcurrentrequirements.

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•CheckandreconfiguretheBIOSsettingsforyourspecificneedsbasedonyournoteorreferto
“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage51

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RecoveringfromaBIOSupdatefailure

IfthepowertoyourserverisinterruptedwhiletheBIOSisbeingupdated,yourservermightnotrestart
correctly.Ifthishappens,performthefollowingproceduretorecoverfromtheBIOSupdatefailure.

Note:IftheoperatingsystemofyourserverisinstalledunderEFImode,youneedtoreinstalltheoperating
systemafterrecoveringtheBIOS.

TorecoverfromaBIOSupdatefailure,dothefollowing:

1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpagetodownloadaBIOS
updatepackage.Then,puttheamiboot.romfilecontainedinthepackageintotherootdirectoryof
abootableUSBkey.

2.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

3.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaflat,
clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.

4.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage75.

5.LocatetheBIOSrecoveryswitchonthesystemboard.See“Systemboardjumpersandswitches”on
page42.Then,removeanypartsanddisconnectanycablesthatmightimpedeyouraccesstothe
switch.

6.MovetheBIOSrecoveryswitchfromthedefaultoffpositiontotheonposition.

7.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycables.Then,reinstalltheservercover.See“Completingthe
partsreplacement”onpage170

8.ConnecttheservertoanacpowersourceandthenstarttheserverfromthebootableUSBkeythat
containstheamiboot.romfile.Therecoveryprocessstarts.Aftertherecoveryprocessiscompleted,
yourserverwillautomaticallyturnoff.

9.Repeatstep2throughstep5.

10.MovetheBIOSrecoveryswitchbacktotheoffposition.

11.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycables.Then,reinstalltheservercover.See“Completingthe
partsreplacement”onpage170

12.Connecttheservertoanacpowersourceandturnontheserver.TheBIOSsettingsrecovertothe
factorydefaultsettings.YouneedtocheckandconfiguretheBIOSsettingsforyourspecificneeds.See
“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage51

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Note:IfyoucannotrecovertheBIOSafterusingtheinstructionsinthistopic,theBIOSread-onlymemory
(ROM)mightbedamagedandyouneedtoreplacethesystemboard.ContacttheLenovoCustomer
SupportCenter.

UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram

ThistopicguidesyoutousetheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramtosetupandconfigureyourserver.

TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramsimplifiestheprocessofconfiguringRAIDandinstallingsupported
WindowsandLinuxoperatingsystemsanddevicedriversonyourserver.Theprogramworkswithyour
WindowsorLinuxoperatingsysteminstallationdisctoautomatetheprocessofinstallingtheoperating
systemandassociateddevicedrivers.Thisprogramisprovidedwithyourserveronaself-starting(bootable)
ThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.TheuserguidefortheprogramalsoisontheDVDandcanbeaccessed
directlyfromtheprograminterface.

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IfyoudonothaveaThinkServerEasyStartupDVD,youalsocandownloadanISOimagefromtheLenovo
SupportWebsiteandmakeadiscbyyourself.

TodownloadtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramimageandburnitintoadisc,dothefollowing:

1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpagetolocatethe
ThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.

2.DownloadtheISOimagefortheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramandthereadmefile.Thereadmefile
containsimportantinformationabouttheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.

3.Printthereadmefileandreaditcarefully.

4.UseanopticaldriveandanyDVDburningsoftwaretocreateabootablediscwiththeISOimage.

FeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram

ThistopicliststhefeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.

TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramhasthefollowingfeatures:

•Containedinaself-starting(bootable)DVD

•Easy-to-use,language-selectableinterface

•Integratedhelpsystemanduserguide

•Automatichardwaredetection

•ContainstheRAIDconfigurationutility

•Providesdevicedriversbasedontheservermodelanddetecteddevices

•DownloadsdevicedriversfromtheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDaccordingtotheoperatingsystem
oradd-ondevice

•Selectablepartitionsizeandfilesystemtype

•Supportformultipleoperatingsystems

•Abilitytoinstalltheoperatingsystemanddevicedriversinanunattendedmodetosavetime

•AbilitytocreateareuseableresponsefilethatcanbeusedwithsimilarlyconfiguredLenovoserversto
makefutureinstallationsevenfaster

StartingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtostarttheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.Afteryoustartthe
programandenterthemaininterface,clickUserGuidefordetailedinformationabouthowtousethis
programtohelpyouconfiguretheserverandinstallanoperatingsystem.

TostarttheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram,dothefollowing:

1.InserttheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDintoanopticaldrive,settheopticaldriveasthefirststartup
device,andstartyourserverfromtheDVDintheopticaldrive.See“Selectingastartupdevice”on
page56.

2.Waitfortheprogramtoload.Then,youwillbepromptedforthefollowingselections:

•Thelanguageinwhichyouwanttoviewtheprogram

•Thelanguageofthekeyboardlayoutyouwillbeusingwiththeprogram

Note:ThesupportedlanguagesandkeyboardlayoutsfortheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramare
Dutch,English,French,German,Italian,Japanese,Russian,Spanish,andTurkish.Y ourThinkServer
EasyStartupDVDmightbeEnglishonly.Inthiscase,thekeyboardlayoutshouldbeEnglish.

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3.Afterselectingthelanguageandkeyboardlayout,clickOK.Then,youwillseeoneormorereminders
ormessagesaboutconfiguringstoragedevices.ClickNextuntilyouarepresentedwiththeLenovo
LicenseAgreement.ReadtheLenovoLicenseAgreementcarefully.Inordertocontinue,youmust
acceptthetermsbyclickingAgree.Then,theDateandtimewindowopens.

4.SetthecurrentdateandtimeandclickOK.TheStartoptionwindowopens.

5.TheStartoptionwindowprovidesthefollowingselections:

•Continuetothemaininterface.

•Installtheoperatingsystemusingapre-existingresponsefile.

•ConfigureRAIDusingapre-existingresponsefile.
Readtheexplanationsonthescreenandselectadesiredoption.Then,followtheinstructionsonthe

screen.IfthisisthefirsttimeyouareusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram,selecttheoptionto
continuetothemaininterfaceandviewthecompatibilitynotesanduserguide.

Notes:

•FunctionalityandsupportedoperatingsystemsvarydependingontheversionoftheThinkServer
EasyStartupprogram.Fromthemaininterfaceoftheprogram,clickCompatibilitynotestoviewthe
informationabouttheRAIDcontrollers,operatingsystems,andserverconfigurationssupportedbythe
specificversionoftheprogram;andclickUserGuidetoviewthevariousfunctionsandlearnhowto
usetheprogram.

•BeforeusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramtoinstallanoperatingsystem,ensurethatanyexternal
storagedevicesandfiberchannelsareconfiguredcorrectly.

TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogrammaininterfaceprovidesthefollowingmenusontheleftpaneof
thescreen:

•Home
Thismenuisthewelcomepagethatcontainssomegeneraldescriptionsabouttheprogramandthe

Lenovocopyrightandtrademarkstatements.

•Compatibilitynotes
ThismenuprovidesinformationabouttheRAIDcontrollers,operatingsystems,andserverconfigurations

supportedbytheversionoftheprogramyouareusing.

•UserGuide
Thismenuprovidesinformationaboutthefeaturesoftheprogramandinstructionsonhowtousethe

program.

•Hardwarelist
Thismenudisplaysalistofhardwaredevicesdetectedbytheprogram.

•ConfigureRAID
ThismenuguidesyoutoconfigureRAIDorviewthecurrentRAIDconfigurationandmakechanges

ifneeded.

•Installoperatingsystem
Thismenudisplaysaseriesofchoicesandpromptstocollectinformationrequiredforoperatingsystem

installation,preparestheharddiskdriveforinstallation,andtheninitiatestheinstallationprocessusing
youroperatingsysteminstallationdisc.

•Downloaddrivers
ThismenuhelpsyoudownloadtherequireddevicedriversfromtheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDtoa

removablestoragedevicesothatyoucaneasilygetthedriversforserverconfigurationwhenyouneed
them.

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Note:Themostup-to-datedevicedriversforvariousservermodelsarealwaysavailablefordownloadon
theLenovoSupportWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/drivers

•About
Thismenuprovidestheversioninformationandlegalnotices.

UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramonaWindowsoperating system

YoucanruntheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDonaWindowsoperatingsystemwiththeInternetExplorer
Webbrowseroralaterversioninstalled.EntertheoperatingsystemandinserttheThinkServerEasyStartup
DVDintoaninternalorexternalopticaldrive.TheDVDstartsautomaticallyinmostenvironments.IftheDVD
failstostart,openthelaunch.exefilelocatedintherootdirectoryoftheDVD.

Notes:

•YoushouldreadandaccepttheLenovoLicenseAgreementwhenprompted.

•OntheMicrosoftWindowsServer
Locator(URL)fortheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramWebpagetothetrustedWebsitelistsothat
thepagecanopencorrectly.

YoucandothefollowingwhenusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramonaWindowsoperatingsystem.
Fordetailedinformation,refertothehelpsystem.

•ViewageneralintroductiontoyourThinkServerservermodelandthespecificserverconfiguration
information.

•ViewgeneralguidanceonhowtousetheThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.

•Downloadtherequireddevicedriverstoaremovablestoragedevicesothatyoucaneasilygetthe
driversforserverconfigurationwhenyouneedthem,especiallywhenyoufinishinstallinganoperating
systemwithoutusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDandneedappropriatedevicedriverstoconfigure
yourserver.

•InstalltherequireddevicedriversdirectlyontheserveronwhichyouarerunningtheThinkServer
EasyStartupDVD.

•ViewinformationaboutallservermodelssupportedbytheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramand
informationaboutthedevicedriversforeachservermodel,includingthedriverversionsanddriver
locationsintherootdirectoryoftheThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.

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2003operatingsystem,youmightneedtoaddtheUniformResource

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6.0

Note:Themostup-to-datedevicedriversforvariousservermodelsarealwaysavailablefordownloadon
theLenovoSupportWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/drivers

ConfiguringRAID

ThistopicprovidesinformationaboutRAIDandtheutilityprogramsthatareavailableforyoutoconfigure
RAID.

Thistopiccontainsthefollowingitems:

•“AboutRAID”onpage63

•“ConfiguringRAIDusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage64

•“ConfiguringtheThinkServerRAID300”onpage64

•“ConfiguringtheadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAID”onpage70

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AboutRAID

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

WhenagroupofindependentphysicalharddiskdrivesaresetuptouseRAIDtechnology,theyareina
RAIDarray.Thisarraydistributesdataacrossmultipleharddiskdrives,butthearrayappearstothehost
serverasonesinglestorageunit.CreatingandusingRAIDarraysprovideshighperformance,suchasthe
expeditedI/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.

•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.

•RAID10:acombinationofRAID0andRAID1
RAID10consistsofstripeddataacrossmirroredspans.ARAID10drivegroupisaspanneddrive

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

RAID10requiresaminimumnumberoffourharddiskdrivesandalsorequiresanevennumberofdrives,
forexample,sixharddiskdrivesoreightharddiskdrives.

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•RAID50:acombinationofRAID0andRAID5
RAID50usesdistributedparityanddiskstriping.ARAID50drivegroupisaspanneddrivegroupin

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

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

RAID50requiresaminimumnumberofsixharddiskdrives.

FordetailedinformationaboutRAID,referto“IntroductiontoRAID”intheMegaRAIDSASSoftwareUser
GuideonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.

ConfiguringRAIDusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram

TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramsimplifiestheprocessofconfiguringsupportedRAIDandinstalling
supportedWindowsandLinuxoperatingsystemsanddevicedriversonyourserver.Theuserguideforthe
programcanbeaccesseddirectlyfromtheprograminterface.

TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramhasthefollowingfeaturesforRAIDconfiguration:

•ForusewithallsupportedRAIDcontrollers

•AutomaticallydetectshardwareandlistsallsupportedRAIDconfigurations

•Configuresoneormorediskarrayspercontrollerdependingonthenumberofdrivesattachedtothe
controllerandtheRAIDlevelselected

•Supportshot-sparedrives

•CreatesaRAIDresponsefilethatcanbeusedtoconfigureRAIDcontrollersonsimilarlyconfigured
Lenovoservers

See“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage59andviewtheuserguidefromthemain
interfaceoftheprogram.

SomeRAIDmanagementsoftwarealsoisprovidedontheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDtohelpyoumanage
RAIDarraysandRAIDcontrollersinanoperatingsystemenvironment.Afteryouentertheoperatingsystem,
inserttheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDintotheopticaldrive.Theinstallationpackagesfortheprograms
arelocatedintheUtilitiesandOthersfolderintherootdirectoryoftheDVD.TheThinkServerEasyStartup
DVDisdesignedfordifferenttypesofserversandtheUtilitiesandOthersfoldermightcontainadditional
installationpackagesthatarenotrequiredtobeinstalledonyourserver.

ConfiguringtheThinkServerRAID300

TheThinkServerRAID300(alsoknownasonboardSASsoftwareRAID)isintegratedinthePCHon
thesystemboard.Ifyouconnectthemini-SAStomini-SASsignalcablesfromthesystemboardtothe
backplane,youcanconfigureRAIDfortheharddiskdrivesusingtheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtility
program,independentlyoftheoperatingsystem.TheThinkServerRAID300supportsRAIDlevels0,1,and
10bydefault.YoualsocanactivateRAID5byinstallingaThinkServerRAID300UpgradeKeyforAdvanced
RAID.See“InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID300UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID”onpage101

YoucaninstallandusetheMegaRAIDStorageManagerprogramtomanagetheRAIDarrayandRAID
controllerinanoperatingsystemenvironment.

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BeforeconfiguringRAIDforyourserver,observethefollowingprecautions:

•Useharddiskdrivesthatareofthesametype(SATAorSAS)andhavethesamecapacitywithina
singleRAIDarray.

•ThetotaldrivecapacityoftheprimaryRAIDarraymightbelimitedto2TB.

RAIDarraystatus

Whenyouturnontheserver,theRAIDcontrollerROMversion,theRAIDarraystatus,andthelistofthe
availableharddiskdriveswillbedisplayedduringthePOST.

TheRAIDarraystatuscanbeoneofthefollowing:

•Online
Thisisthenormalstatus,whichindicatesthattheRAIDarrayisworkingcorrectly.

•Degrade
ThisstatusindicatesthatmorethanoneharddiskdriveintheRAIDarraycannotbesynchronizedorhave

failed.Youneedtoreplacethefailingharddiskdrivesandrebuildthedata.See“Installingorreplacinga
hot-swapharddiskdrive”onpage127and“Rebuildingaphysicaldrive”onpage68.

•Offline
ThisstatusindicatesthattheRAIDarrayhasfailedandcannotberebuilt.YouneedtocreateaRAID

array.See“Creating,adding,ordeletingaRAIDarray”onpage67.

StartingtheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtostarttheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram.

TostarttheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.Turnontheserver.

2.DuringthePOST,whenyouseethemessage“PressCtrl-MorEntertorunLSISoftwareRAIDSetup
Utility,”immediatelypressCtrl+MtostarttheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram.

LSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprograminterface

ThistopicprovidesinformationaboutthemenusanditemsintheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtility
program.Dependingontheversionoftheprogram,somemenuoriteminformationmightdifferslightlyfrom
theinformationinthistopic.

WhenworkingwiththeLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram,youmustusethekeyboard.
Thekeysusedtoperformvarioustasksaredisplayedonthebottomofeachscreen.Useupanddown
arrowkeystonavigatebetweenitems.Formostitems,thecorrespondinghelpmessageisdisplayed
onthebottomofthescreenwhentheitemisselected.Iftheitemhassubmenus,youcandisplaythe
submenusbypressingEnter.

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AfterenteringtheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram,youcanseetheManagementMenuon
thescreen.TheManagementMenucontainsthefollowingmenuitems:

•Configure
ThismenucontainsitemstohelpyoucreateaRAIDarray,viewthecurrentRAIDconfiguration,adda

RAIDarray,deleteanexistingRAIDarray,andselectabootvirtualdrive.

•Initialize
Thismenuhelpsyouinitializevirtualdrives.

Note:Initializingavirtualdriveerasesalldataonthevirtualdrive.Backupanydatayouwanttokeepand
ensurethattheoperatingsystemisnotinstalledonthevirtualdrivebeforetheinitialization.

•Objects
ThismenuhelpsyouconfigureparametersfortheRAIDcontroller,thevirtualdrives,andthephysical

drives.

•Rebuild
ThismenuhelpsyourebuildaphysicaldriveinaRAIDarrayintheeventofaphysicaldrivefailure.

Youcanchoosetorebuildthedataonthefailingdriveifthedriveisstilloperational.Ifthedriveisnot
operational,itmustbereplacedandthedataonthefailingdrivemustberebuiltonanewdrivetorestore
thesystemtofaulttolerance.

•CheckConsistency
Thismenuhelpsyoudoconsistencycheckforthevirtualdrives.Theconsistencycheckverifiesthe

correctnessofthedataonvirtualdrivesthatuseRAID1,5,and10.

ThefollowingtableshowsthevariousmenusanditemsintheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtility
program.Oneachmenu,presstheEnterkeytoshowselectableoptionsandselectadesiredoptionby
usingupanddownarrowkeysortypedesiredvaluesfromthekeyboarddirectly.

Table3.LSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogrammenuitems

Configure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

CheckConsistency

Menuitem

EasyConfigurationCreatephysicalarrays.Anarraywill

NewConfigurationCleartheexistingconfigurationand

View/AddConfiguration

ClearConfigurationCleartheexistingconfiguration.
SelectBootDriveSelectabootvirtualdrive.

Variesbyconfiguration.

Adapter

VirtualDrive

PhysicalDrive

Variesbyconfiguration.
Variesbyconfiguration.

SubmenuitemComments

automaticallybecomeavirtualdrive.

startanewconfiguration.
Viewtheexistingconfigurationoradda

configuration.

Initializevirtualdrives.
Setadapter-relatedparameters,such

asrebuildrate,consistencycheckrate,
andauto-rebuild.

Setvirtualdriveparameters.
Setphysicaldriveparameters,suchas

creatingahot-sparedriveforthevirtual
drive,makingafailingdriveasonline,
changingadrivestate,andviewingthe
specificationsofaphysicaldrive.

Rebuildphysicaldrives.
Checkconsistencyofvirtualdrives.

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Creating,adding,ordeletingaRAIDarray

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreate,add,ordeleteaRAIDarrayusingtheLSISoftwareRAID
ConfigurationUtilityprogram.

Note:BeforeyoucreateaRAIDarrayusingtheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram,ensurethat
theservermeetstherequiredhardwareconfiguration.Forexample,theserverneedstohavetherequired
numberofharddiskdrivesinstalledandconnectedtothesystemboard.See“AboutRAID”onpage63
forinformationabouttherequirednumberofharddiskdrivesforeachRAIDlevel.Ifyouwanttocreatea
RAID5arrayusingtheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram,theserveralsoneedstohavea
ThinkServerRAID300UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID.See“InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID
300UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID”onpage101

Tocreate,add,ordeleteaRAIDarrayusingtheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram,dothe
following:

1.StarttheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheLSISoftwareRAID
ConfigurationUtilityprogram”onpage65.

2.Onthemaininterfaceoftheprogram,dooneofthefollowingdependingonyourneeds:

•IfyouwanttocreateaRAIDarray,selectEasyConfigurationandthenfollowtheinstructionson

thescreen.

•IfyouwanttoaddasecondaryRAIDarray(ifsupportedbyyourserver),selectView/Add

Configurationandthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoviewthecurrentconfigurationand
addaRAIDarray.

•IfyouwanttodeletetheexistingRAIDarray,exittheprogramandbackupallyourdataonthe

harddiskdrives.Afterbackingupallyourdata,entertheprogrammaininterfaceandselectClear
Configuration.SelectY eswhenpromptedandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

.

Attention:DeletinganexistingRAIDarrayerasesalldataonthearray.Ensurethatyoubackupall
databeforedeletingtheRAIDarray.IftheoperatingsystemisinstalledontheRAIDarrayyouwantto
delete,youneedtoreinstalltheoperatingsystemafterdeletingtheRAIDarray.

•IfyouwanttodeletetheexistingRAIDarrayandcreateaRAIDarray,exittheprogramandback

upallyourdataontheharddiskdrives.Afterbackingupallyourdata,entertheprogrammain
interfaceandselectNewConfiguration.SelectYeswhenpromptedtoproceedandthenfollowthe
instructionsonthescreen.

Attention:DeletinganexistingRAIDarrayerasesalldataonthearray.Ensurethatyoubackupall
databeforedeletingtheRAIDarray.IftheoperatingsystemisinstalledontheRAIDarrayyouwantto
delete,youneedtoreinstalltheoperatingsystemafterdeletingtheRAIDarray.

Initializingavirtualdrive

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinitializeavirtualdriveusingtheLSISoftwareRAIDConfiguration
Utilityprogramaftercompletingtheconfigurationprocess.

Virtualdriveinitializationistheprocessofwritingzerostothedatafieldsofavirtualdriveand,infault-tolerant
RAIDlevels,generatingthecorrespondingparitytoputthevirtualdriveinareadystate.Initializationerases
alldataonthevirtualdrive.Drivegroupswillworkwithoutbeinginitialized,buttheycanfailaconsistency
checkbecausetheparityfieldshavenotbeengenerated.

Notes:

•Ensurethatyoubackupanydatayouwanttokeepbeforeinitializingavirtualdrive.

•Ensurethattheoperatingsystemisnotinstalledonthevirtualdriveyouareinitializing.Otherwise,you
needtoreinstalltheoperatingsystemafterinitializingthevirtualdrive.

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ToinitializeavirtualdriveusingtheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheLSISoftwareRAID
ConfigurationUtilityprogram”onpage65.

2.Onthemaininterfaceoftheprogram,selectInitializeandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Settingahot-sparedrive

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtosetaharddiskdriveasahot-sparedriveusingtheLSISoftware
RAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram.

Ahot-sparedriveisanextra,unuseddrivethatispartofthedisksubsystem.Itisusuallyinstandbymode
andreadyforserviceifaharddiskdrivefails.Fordetailedinformationabouthot-sparedrives,referto
“IntroductiontoRAID”intheMegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuideonthedocumentationDVDthatcomes
withyourserver.

Tosetaharddiskdriveasahot-sparedriveusingtheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram,
dothefollowing:

1.StarttheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheLSISoftwareRAID
ConfigurationUtilityprogram”onpage65.

2.Dooneofthefollowing:

•IfyouwanttocreateoraddaRAIDarray,youcansetahot-sparedriveduringtheconfiguration

processbyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.

•Ifyouwanttosetahot-sparedriverightaftertheconfiguration,selectObjects➙PhysicalDrive

fromtheprogrammaininterface.Then,selecttheharddiskdrivethatyouwanttosetasahot-spare
driveandpressEnter.Asubmenuisdisplayed.SelectMakeHotSparefromthesubmenuandthen
selectY eswhenpromptedtosettheharddiskdriveasahot-sparedrive.

Rebuildingaphysicaldrive

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtorebuildaphysicaldriveusingtheLSISoftwareRAIDConfiguration
UtilityprogramwhenaphysicaldriveinaRAIDarrayfails.

WhenaphysicaldriveinaRAIDarrayfails,youcanrebuildthedrivebyrecreatingthedatathatwasstored
onthedrivebeforeitfails.Ifthedriveisnotoperational,itmustbereplacedandthedataonthefailingdrive
mustberebuiltonanewdrivetorestorethesystemtofaulttolerance.

TheRAIDcontrollerrecreatesthedatausingthedatastoredonotherdrivesinthedrivegroup.Rebuilding
canbedoneonlyindrivegroupswithdataredundancy,suchasRAID1,RAID5,andRAID10arrays.For
detailedinformationaboutdiskrebuild,referto“IntroductiontoRAID”intheMegaRAIDSASSoftwareUser
GuideonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.

TorebuildaphysicaldriveusingtheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogramwhenaphysicaldrive
inaRAIDarrayfails,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheLSISoftwareRAID
ConfigurationUtilityprogram”onpage65.

2.Onthemaininterfaceoftheprogram,selectRebuildandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Note:Runaconsistencycheckimmediatelyaftertherebuildcompletestoensuredataintegrityforthevirtual
drives.See“Runningaconsistencycheck”onpage69.

Therebuildrateisthepercentageofthecomputingcyclesdedicatedtorebuildingfailingdrives.Therebuild
ratecanbeconfiguredbetween0percentand100percent.At0percent,therebuildisdoneonlyifthesystem
isnotdoinganythingelse.At100percent,therebuildhasahigherprioritythananyothersystemactivity.

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ToconfiguretherebuildrateusingtheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

Note:Usingarebuildrateof0or100percentisnotrecommended.Thedefaultvalueis30percent.

1.StarttheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheLSISoftwareRAID
ConfigurationUtilityprogram”onpage65.

2.Onthemaininterfaceoftheprogram,selectObjects➙Adapter➙RebuildRate.

3.Settherebuildratebytypingadesiredvaluefromthekeyboarddirectly.

Runningaconsistencycheck

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtorunaconsistencycheckforvirtualdrivesusingtheLSISoftware
RAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram.

TheconsistencycheckoperationverifiesthatallstripesonavirtualdrivewitharedundantRAIDlevel(RAID
1,RAID5,andRAID10)areconsistentandthedateonthevirtualdriveiscorrect.Forexample,inasystem
withparity,checkingconsistencymeanscomputingthedataononedriveandcomparingtheresultsto
thecontentsoftheparitydrive.

Youshouldrunaconsistencycheckonfault-tolerantvirtualdrivesperiodically.Itisrecommendedthatyou
runaconsistencycheckatleastonceamonth.Youmustrunaconsistencycheckifyoususpectthatthe
virtualdrivedatamightbecorrupted.Ensurethatyoubackupthedatabeforerunningaconsistencycheck
ifyoususpectthatthedatamightbecorrupted.

TorunaconsistencycheckusingtheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheLSISoftwareRAID
ConfigurationUtilityprogram”onpage65.

2.Onthemaininterfaceoftheprogram,selectCheckConsistencyandfollowtheinstructionsonthe
screen.

Theconsistencycheckrateistherateatwhichconsistencycheckoperationsarerunonasystem.The
consistencycheckratecanbeconfiguredbetween0percentand100percent.At0percent,theconsistency
checkisdoneonlyifthesystemisnotdoinganythingelse.At100percent,theconsistencycheckhasa
higherprioritythananyothersystemactivity.

ToconfiguretheconsistencycheckrateusingtheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram,do
thefollowing:

Note:Usingaconsistencycheckrateof0or100percentisnotrecommended.Thedefaultvalueis30
percent.

1.StarttheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheLSISoftwareRAID
ConfigurationUtilityprogram”onpage65.

2.Onthemaininterfaceoftheprogram,selectObjects➙Adapter➙ChkConstRate.

3.Settheconsistencycheckratebytypingadesiredvaluefromthekeyboarddirectly.

InstallingandusingtheMegaRAIDStorageManagerprogram

YoucaninstallandusetheMegaRAIDStorageManagerprogramtomanagetheRAIDarrayandRAID
controllerinanoperatingsystemenvironmentafterconfiguringRAID.

TheinstallationpackagefortheMegaRAIDStorageManagerprogramisontheThinkServerEasyStartup
DVD.Afteryouentertheoperatingsystem,inserttheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDintotheopticaldrive.
TheinstallationpackagefortheMegaRAIDStorageManagerprogramislocatedintheUtilitiesandOthers
folderintherootdirectoryoftheDVD.

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ToinstallandusetheMegaRAIDStorageManagerprogram,refertothefollowingchaptersintheMegaRAID
SASSoftwareUserGuideonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver:

Note:SomeinformationinthesechaptersmightbeintendedfortheadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAID
configurationsandmightnotapplytotheThinkServerRAID300configurations.

•“MegaRAIDStorageManagerOverviewandInstallation”

•“MegaRAIDStorageManagerWindowandMenus”

•“MonitoringSystemEventsandStorageDevices”

•“MaintainingandManagingStorageConfigurations”

TheMegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuidealsoisavailableontheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

ConfiguringtheadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAID

BeforeconfiguringRAIDforyourserver,observethefollowingprecautions:

•Useharddiskdrivesthatareofthesametype(SATAorSAS)andhavethesamecapacitywithina
singleRAIDarray.

•ThetotaldrivecapacityoftheprimaryRAIDarraymightbelimitedto2TB.

SomeservermodelscomewithaRAIDcardtoprovideadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDfunctions.You
alsocanpurchaseasupportedRAIDcardfromLenovoandinstallitintotheserver.See“RAIDcard”
onpage30

.

TheRAIDcardprovidestheWebBIOSConfigurationUtilityprogramtohelpyouconfigureRAID
independentlyoftheoperatingsystem.YoualsocaninstalltheMegaRAIDStorageManagerprogramand
theMegaCLIConfigurationUtilityprogramtohelpyoumanagetheRAIDarrayandRAIDcontrollerinan
operatingsystemenvironment.

TheinstallationpackagesfortheMegaRAIDStorageManagerprogramandtheMegaCLIConfiguration
UtilityprogramareontheThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.Afteryouentertheoperatingsystem,insertthe
ThinkServerEasyStartupDVDintotheopticaldrive.Theinstallationpackagesfortheprogramsarelocatedin
theUtilitiesandOthersfolderintherootdirectoryoftheDVD.

Note:TheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDisdesignedfordifferenttypesofserversandtheUtilitiesandOthers
foldermightcontainadditionalinstallationpackagesthatarenotrequiredtobeinstalledonyourserver.

ForinstructionsonhowtoconfigureandmanagetheadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAID,refertothe
MegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuideonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.This
documentalsoisavailableontheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

ConfiguringtheEthernetcontrollers

TheEthernetcontrollersareintegratedonthesystemboard.Theyprovideaninterfaceforconnectingto
a10Mbps,100Mbps,or1000Mbpsnetworkandprovidefull-duplex(FDX)capability,whichenables
simultaneoustransmissionandreceptionofdataonthenetwork.

YoudonothavetosetanyjumpersorconfiguretheEthernetcontrollers.However,youmustinstalladevice
drivertoenabletheoperatingsystemtorecognizethecontrollers.

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TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramsimplifiestheprocessofconfiguringRAIDandinstallingsupported
operatingsystemsanddevicedriversonyourserver.See“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”
onpage59

ThedevicedriversforonboardEthernetcontrollersalsoareavailablefordownloadat:
http://www.lenovo.com/drivers

.

Updatingthefirmware

ThefirmwareintheserverisperiodicallyupdatedandisavailablefordownloadontheLenovoWebsite.

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

Whenyoureplaceadeviceintheserver,youmighthavetoeitherupdatetheserverwiththelatestversionof
thefirmwarethatisstoredinmemoryonthedeviceorreflashtheBIOS,theTMMfirmware,andtheFRU/SDR.

UsingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram

TheFirmwareUpdaterprogramenablesyoutomaintainyoursystemfirmwareup-to-dateandhelpsyou
avoidunnecessaryoutages.

ToupdateyoursystemfirmwareusingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram,dothefollowing:

Note:Beforedistributingthefirmwareupdatestoaserver,ensurethatyourservercanrestartsuccessfully
withoutencounteringhardwareproblems.

1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpagetolocatethe
FirmwareUpdaterprogram.

2.DownloadtheISOimagefortheFirmwareUpdaterprogramandtheTXTfilethatcontainsthe
installationinstructions.

3.UseanyCDorDVDburningsoftwaretocreateabootablediscwiththeISOimage.

4.PrinttheTXTfilethatcontainstheinstallationinstructionsandfollowtheinstructionstousetheFirmware
Updaterprogramtoupdateyoursystemfirmware.

UsingtheLenovoThinkServerEasyManageprogram

TheLenovoThinkServerEasyManageprogramenablesenterpriseuserstoremotelycontrolandmonitor
multipleLenovoserverswithinaLAN.Theprogramprovidesaninterfacetodisplayallseversbeing
managed,whichenablestheadministratortoconvenientlysearchfor,monitor,andmanageservers.

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

FordetailedinformationaboutusingtheLenovoThinkServerEasyManageprogram,refertothehelpsystem
fortheprogram.

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Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware

Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstall,remove,orreplacehardwareforyourserver.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Guidelines”onpage73

•“Removingtheservercover”onpage75

•“Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware”onpage77

•“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage170

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

Guidelines

Thistopicprovidessomeguidelinesthatyoushouldreadandunderstandbeforeusingyourserver.

Precautions

Beforeyouusetheserver,ensurethatyoureadandunderstandthefollowingprecautions:

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

•Whenyouinstallyournewserver,taketheopportunitytodownloadandapplythemostrecentfirmware
updates.Thisstepwillhelptoensurethatanyknownissuesareaddressedandthatyourserveris
readytofunctionatmaximumlevelsofperformance.Todownloadfirmwareupdatesforyourserver,go
tohttp://www.lenovo.com/drivers,andthenfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpage.See“Updating
thefirmware”onpage71

•Beforeyouinstalloptionalhardwaredevices,ensurethattheserverisworkingcorrectly.Iftheserver
isnotworkingcorrectly,seeChapter7“T roubleshootinganddiagnostics”onpage177
troubleshooting.Iftheproblemcannotbesolved,seeChapter8“Gettinginformation,help,andservice”
onpage183.

•Observegoodhousekeepingintheareawhereyouareworking.Putremovedcoversandotherparts
inasafeplace.

•Ifyoumustturnontheserverwhiletheservercoverisremoved,ensurethatnooneisneartheserver
andthatnotoolsorotherobjectshavebeenleftinsidetheserver.

•Donotattempttoliftanobjectthatyouthinkistooheavyforyou.Ifyouhavetoliftaheavyobject,
observethefollowingprecautions:

formoreinformation.

todobasic

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

•Ensurethatyouhaveenoughproperlygroundedelectricaloutletsfortheserver,monitor,andother
devices.

•Backupallimportantdatabeforeyoumakechangestodrives.

•Haveasmallflat-bladescrewdriveravailable.

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•Youdonothavetoturnofftheservertoinstallorreplaceahot-swapredundantpowersupply,a
hot-swapharddiskdrive,orahot-plugUSBdevice.However,youmustturnofftheserverbefore
performinganystepthatinvolvesinstalling,removing,orreplacingadaptercablesornon-hot-swap
devicesorcomponents.

•ToviewtheLEDsonthesystemboardandinternalcomponents,leavetheserverconnectedtopower.

•Whenyouarefinishedworkingontheserver,reinstallallsafetyshields,guards,labels,andgroundwires.

•Whenworkinginsidetheserver,youmightfindsometaskseasierifyoulaytheserveronitsside.

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices

Attention:Donotopenthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenewpartuntilthedefectiveparthasbeen

removedfromtheserverandyouarereadytoinstallthenewpart.Staticelectricity,althoughharmlesstoyou,
canseriouslydamageservercomponentsandparts.

Anyserverpartcontainingtransistorsorintegratedcircuits(ICs)shouldbeconsideredsensitiveto
electrostaticdischarge(ESD).ESDdamagecanoccurwhenthereisadifferenceinchargebetweenobjects.
ProtectagainstESDdamagebyequalizingthechargesothatthemachine,thepart,theworkmat,andthe
personhandlingthepartareallatthesamecharge.

Notes:

•Useproduct-specificESDprocedureswhentheyexceedtherequirementsnotedhere.

•EnsurethattheESDprotectivedevicesyouusehavebeencertified(ISO9000)asfullyeffective.

Whenyouhandleserverpartsandcomponents,taketheseprecautionstoavoidstatic-electricitydamage:

•Limityourmovement.Movementcancausestaticelectricitytobuilduparoundyou.

•Alwayscarefullyhandlethepartsandothercomponents(suchasPCIExpresscards,memorymodules,
systemboards,andmicroprocessors)byedgesorframe.Donottouchsolderjoints,pins,orexposed
circuitry.

•Donotleavethedevicewhereotherscanhandleandpossiblydamagethedevice.

•Beforeyoureplaceanewpart,touchthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthenewparttoan
unpaintedmetalpartoftheserverforatleasttwoseconds.Thisreducesstaticelectricityfromthe
packageandyourbody.

•Removethenewpartfromthestatic-protectivepackageanddirectlyinstallitintheserverwithout
placingitonanyothersurface.Ifitishardforyoutodothisinyourspecificsituation,placethe
static-protectivepackageofthenewpartonasmooth,levelsurface,andthenplacethenewparton
thestatic-protectivepackage.

•Donotplacethepartontheservercoverorothermetalsurface.

•Takeadditionalcarewhenhandlingdevicesduringcoldweather.Heatingreducesindoorhumidity
andincreasesstaticelectricity.

•Useagroundedworkmattoprovideastatic-freeworksurface.Thematisespeciallyusefulwhen
handlingESD-sensitivedevices.

•Preventthepartfromtouchingyourclothing.Mostclothingisinsulativeandretainsachargeeven
whenyouarewearingawriststrap.

•Theuseofagroundingsystemisrecommended.Forexample,itisrecommendedtowearanelectrostatic
discharge(ESD)wriststrap,ifoneisavailable.EnsurethatyouworkinanESD-safearea.Selecta
groundingsystem,suchasthoselistedbelow,toprovideprotectionthatmeetsthespecificservice
requirement.

Note:TheuseofagroundingsystemtoguardagainstESDdamageisdesirablebutnotnecessary.

74ThinkServerRD340UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

–AttachtheESDgroundcliptoanyframeground,groundbraid,orgreen-wireground.
–Whenworkingonadouble-insulatedorbattery-operatedsystem,useanESDcommongroundor

referencepoint.Youcanusecoaxorconnector-outsideshellsonthesesystems.

–Usethegroundprongoftheacplugonac-operatedservers.

Systemreliabilityguidelines

Tohelpensurepropercoolingandsystemreliability,strictlyfollowtheseguidelines:

•Eachofthedrivebayshasadriveoradummytrayinstalled.

•Iftheserversupportshot-swapredundantpowersupplies,eachofthepowersupplybayhasaredundant
powersupplyinstalled,oronebayhasaredundantpowersupplyinstalledwhiletheotherbayiscovered
byashield.

•Leaveadequatespacearoundtheservertoensurethattheservercoolingsystemworkswell.Leave
approximately50mm(2inches)ofopenspacearoundthefrontandrearoftheserver.Donotplace
objectsinfrontofthefans.Forpropercoolingandairflow,installtheservercoverbeforeyouturnon
theserver.Operatingtheserverforextendedperiodsoftime(morethan30minutes)withtheserver
coverremovedmightdamageservercomponents.

•Properlyroutethecables.Forsomeoptions,suchasPCIExpresscards,followthecablinginstructions
thatcomewiththeoptionsinadditiontotheinstructionsinthismanual.

•Whenreplacingahot-swapdrive,installthenewhot-swapdrivewithintwominutesofremoval.

•Ifyourserverhasairductsorairbaffles,donotremovethemwhiletheserverisrunning.Operatingthe
serverwithouttheairductsorairbafflesmightcausethemicroprocessorstooverheat.

•Forserversthatsupportuptotwomicroprocessors,ensurethatthesecondmicroprocessorsocket
alwayscontainsamicroprocessororisprotectedbyamicroprocessorsocketcover.

Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron

Attention:Staticelectricitythatisreleasedtointernalservercomponentswhentheserveristurnedonmightcause

theservertohalt,whichmightresultinthelossofdata.Toavoidthispotentialproblem,alwaysuseanESDwriststrap
orothergroundingsystemwhenyouworkinsidetheserverwiththepoweron.

Theserversupportshot-swapdevicesandisdesignedtooperatesafelywhileitisturnedonandthecoveris
removed.Followtheseguidelineswhenyouworkinsidetheserverwiththepoweron:

•Avoidwearingloose-fittingclothingonyourforearms.Buttonlong-sleevedshirtsbeforeworkinginside
theserver;donotwearcufflinkswhileyouareworkinginsidetheserver.

•Donotallowyournecktieorscarftohanginsidetheserver.

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

•Removeitemsfromyourshirtpocket,suchaspensandpencils.Theseitemsmightfallintotheserveras
youleanoverit.

•Avoiddroppinganymetallicobjectsintotheserver,suchaspaperclips,hairpins,andscrews.

Removingtheservercover

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiii

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremovetheservercover.

and“Guidelines”onpage73.

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Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother

ID

CPU

Mem

PSU

computerforreference.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

Toremovetheservercover,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutlets.

2.Disconnectthepowercords,Input/Output(I/O)cables,andallothercablesthatareconnectedto
theserver.

3.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaflat,
clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.

4.Pressthereleasebutton1inthedirectionasshown.

Figure34.Pressingthereleasebutton

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5.Fullyopenthecoverlatch1andslidetheservercovertotherearuntilitisdisengagedfromthechassis.

ID

CPU

Mem

PSU

Then,lifttheservercoveroffthechassisandsetitaside.

Note:Itisrecommendedthatyouwaitthreetofiveminutestolettheservercoolbeforeremoving
theservercover.

Figure35.Removingtheservercover

Attention:Forpropercoolingandairflow,installtheservercoverbeforeturningontheserver.Operatingthe
serverformorethan30minuteswiththeservercoverremovedmightdamageservercomponents.

Toreinstalltheservercover,see“Reinstallingtheservercoverandreconnectingcables”onpage171.

Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstall,remove,orreplacehardwareforyourserver.Youcan
expandthecapabilitiesofyourserverbyaddingnewhardwaredevices,suchasmemorymodulesorother
serveroptions,andmaintainyourserverbyreplacingthefailinghardwaredevices.

Ifyouarehandlingaserveroption,refertotheappropriateinstallationorremovalinstructionsinthistopic
alongwiththeinstructionsthatcomewiththeoption.

Notes:

•UseonlypartsprovidedbyLenovo.

•Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

TheEMIintegrityandcoolingoftheserverareprotectedbyhavingalldrivebaysandPCIExpresscardslots
coveredoroccupied.WhenyouinstallaninternaldriveoraPCIExpresscard,savetheEMIshieldordummy
trayfromthedrivebayorsavethePCIExpresscardslotbracketincaseyoulaterremovethedevice.

Attention:AnunoccupieddrivebayorPCIExpresscardslotwithoutacover,shield,dummytray,filler,
oranyotherprotectionmightimpacttheEMIintegrityandcoolingoftheserver,whichmightresultin
overheatingorcomponentdamage.

Removingandreinstallingtherackhandles

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiii

and“Guidelines”onpage73.

Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware77

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveandreinstalltherackhandles.

ID

Mem

CPU

PSU

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

Toremoveandreinstalltherackhandles,dothefollowing:

1.Oneachsideoftheserver,removethescrewthatsecurestherackhandleandthenremovetherack
handlefromthechassis.

Figure36.Removingtherackhandles

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2.Toreinstalltherackhandles,insertthesmalltab1ontherackhandleintothehole2inthechassis.

ID

Mem

CPU

PSU

Then,alignthescrewholeintherackhandlewiththecorrespondingholeinthechassisandinstallthe
screwtosecuretherackhandleoneachsideoftheserver.

Figure37.Installingtherackhandles

Removingandreinstallingthecoolingshroud

Thecoolingshroudmustberemovedtoallowaccesstomostservercomponents.Thistopicprovides
instructionsonhowtoremoveandreinstallthecoolingshroud.

Removingthecoolingshroud

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiii

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremovethecoolingshroud.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

Toremovethecoolingshroud,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

and“Guidelines”onpage73.

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2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaflat,

PSU

Mem

CPU

ID

clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.

3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage75.

4.Insertafingerintoeachofthetwoholesinthecoolingshroudandthenliftthecoolingshroudoutof
theserver.

Figure38.Removingthecoolingshroud

Attention:Forpropercoolingandairflow,reinstallthecoolingshroudbeforeturningontheserver.Operating
theserverformorethan30minuteswiththecoolingshroudremovedmightdamageservercomponents.

Reinstallingthecoolingshroud

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage73.

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreinstallthecoolingshroud.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

Toreinstallthecoolingshroud,dothefollowing:

1.Ensurethatallcomponentshavebeenreassembledcorrectlyandthatnotoolsorloosescrewsare
leftinsideyourserver.

2.Ensurethatallcablesinsidetheserverhavebeenproperlyroutedsothattheywillnotinterferewith
installingthecoolingshroud.

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3.Notetheorientationofthecoolingshroudandthenplaceitabovetheserversothatthetabsonboth

PSU

Mem

CPU

ID

sidesofthecoolingshroudarealignedwiththecorrespondingholesorgapsinbothsidesofthe
chassis.Then,lowerthecoolingshroudintothechassisuntilitsnapsintoposition.

Note:Ifnecessary,gentlypressthecoolingshroudonbothsidessothatthetabsonthecoolingshroud
completelyengagewithbothsidesofthechassis.

Figure39.Reinstallingthecoolingshroud

4.Goto“Reinstallingtheservercoverandreconnectingcables”onpage171.

Installingorremovingamemorymodule

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorremoveamemorymodule.

Note:ThememorymodulesaresensitivetoESD.Ensurethatyoureadandunderstand“Handling
static-sensitivedevices”onpage74firstandcarefullyperformtheoperation.

Memorymoduleinstallationrules

Yourserverhas12memoryslotstoprovidethefollowingfeatures:

•Eachslotsupports4GB,8GB,and16GBdoubledatarate3registereddualinlinememorymodules
(DDR3RDIMMs).

•Yourserversupportsuptosixmemorymoduleswhenonemicroprocessorisinstalledandupto12
memorymoduleswhentwomicroprocessorsareinstalled.

•Theminimumsystemmemoryis4GB(onlyonemicroprocessorinstalledandonlyone4GBmemory
moduleinstalledintheCPU1DIMMA1slot).

•Themaximumsystemmemoryis192GB(twomicroprocessorsinstalledandone16GBmemorymodule
installedineachofthe12memoryslots).

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Formoreinformationaboutthememorymodulesinyourspecificservermodel,usetheSetupUtility
program.See“ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage51

.

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

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationsofallmemoryslotsonthesystemboard.

Figure40.Memoryslotsonthesystemboard

1Memoryslot(CPU1DIMMA1)7Memoryslot(CPU2DIMMA1)
2Memoryslot(CPU1DIMMA2)8Memoryslot(CPU2DIMMA2)
3Memoryslot(CPU1DIMMB1)9Memoryslot(CPU2DIMMB1)
4Memoryslot(CPU1DIMMB2)10Memoryslot(CPU2DIMMB2)
5Memoryslot(CPU1DIMMC1)11Memoryslot(CPU2DIMMC1)
6Memoryslot(CPU1DIMMC2)12Memoryslot(CPU2DIMMC2)

Thefollowingtableexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationrulesforserversthathaveonlyone
microprocessor(CPU1)installed.The“X”markindicatesthememoryslotsintowhichthememorymodules
shouldbeinstalledindifferentsituations.

Notes:

•Whenyouinstallmemorymoduleswithdifferentranksinonechannel,startfromthefarthestmemoryslot
inthechannelandinstallthememorymodulethathasthemostranksfirst.

•Whenyouinstall1.35Vmemorymodulesand1.50Vmemorymodulesintothememoryslotsforthe
samemicroprocessor,allthememorymodulesrunat1.50V.

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•Whenyouinstallmemorymoduleswithdifferentfrequenciesintothememoryslotsforthesame
microprocessor,allthememorymodulesrunatthelowestfrequency.

•Itisrecommendedthatyouinstallthehigh-frequencymemorymodulesintothememoryslotsforthe
samemicroprocessortoensurehighperformance.

Figure41.CPU1DIMMs

Table4.Memorymoduleinstallationrulesforserverswithonemicroprocessor

CPU1DIMM

OneDIMM
TwoDIMMsXX
ThreeDIMMsXXX
FourDIMMsXXXX
SixDIMMs

A1A2B1B2

X

XXXXXX

C1C2

Thefollowingtableexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationrulesforserversthathavetwomicroprocessors
(CPU1andCPU2)installed.The“X”markindicatesthememoryslotsintowhichthememorymodules
shouldbeinstalledindifferentsituations.

Notes:

•Whenyouinstallmemorymoduleswithdifferentranksinonechannel,startfromthefarthestmemoryslot
inthechannelandinstallthememorymodulethathasthemostranksfirst.

•Whenyouinstall1.35Vmemorymodulesand1.50Vmemorymodulesintothememoryslotsforthe
samemicroprocessor,allthememorymodulesrunat1.50V.

•Whenyouinstallmemorymoduleswithdifferentfrequenciesintothememoryslotsforthesame
microprocessor,allthememorymodulesrunatthelowestfrequency.

•Itisrecommendedthatyouinstallthehigh-frequencymemorymodulesintothememoryslotsforthe
samemicroprocessortoensurehighperformance.

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Figure42.CPU1DIMMsandCPU2DIMMs

Table5.Memorymoduleinstallationrulesforserverswithtwomicroprocessors

CPU1DIMMCPU2DIMM

A1A2B1B2
TwoDIMMsXX
FourDIMMsXXXX
SixDIMMs
EightDIMMsXXXXXXXX
TwelveDIMMsXXXXXXXXXXXX

XXXXXX

C1C2

A1A2B1B2

C1C2

Installingamemorymodule

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage73.

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallamemorymodule.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Notes:

•Tooptimizesystemperformance,ensurethatyouconsiderandfollowthememorymoduleinstallation
ruleswhenperformingtheoperation.See“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage81.

•Useanydocumentationthatcomeswiththememorymoduleandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.

Toinstallamemorymodule,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaflat,
clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.

3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage75.

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4.Removethecoolingshroud.See“Removingandreinstallingthecoolingshroud”onpage79.

5.Locatethememoryslotsonthesystemboardandreadthememorymoduleinstallationrules.See
“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage81.

6.Disconnectanycablesthatmightpreventyouraccesstothememoryslots.

7.Opentheretainingclipsoftheappropriatememoryslot.

Figure43.Openingtheretainingclipsofthememoryslots

8.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenewmemorymoduletoanyunpaintedsurfaceon
theoutsideoftheserver.Then,takethenewmemorymoduleoutofthepackage.

Note:Carefullyhandlethememorymodulebyitsedges.

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

Note:Ifthereisagapbetweenthememorymoduleandtheretainingclips,thememorymodulehasnot
beeninstalledcorrectly.Opentheretainingclips,removethememorymodule,andthenreinstallitinto
thememoryslotuntiltheretainingclipsareclosed.

Figure44.Installingamemorymodule

10.Reconnectanycablesthatyouhavedisconnected.

Whattodonext:

Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware85

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage170.

Removingamemorymodule

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage73.

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveamemorymodule.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Note:Tooptimizesystemperformance,ensurethatyouconsiderandfollowthememorymoduleinstallation
ruleswhenperformingtheoperation.See“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage81.

Toremoveamemorymodule,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaflat,
clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.

3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage75.

4.Removethecoolingshroud.See“Removingandreinstallingthecoolingshroud”onpage79.

5.Locatethememoryslotsonthesystemboardandreadthememorymoduleinstallationrules.See
“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage81

6.Disconnectanycablesthatmightpreventyouraccesstothememoryslots.

7.Locatethememorymodulethatyouwanttoremoveandopentheretainingclipsonbothendsofthe
memoryslot.Then,graspthememorymodulebyitsedgesandcarefullypullitstraightuptoremoveit
fromthememoryslot.

.

Figure45.Removingamemorymodule

8.Reconnectanycablesthatyouhavedisconnected.

9.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldmemorymodule,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseany
packagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

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•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage170.

InstallingorremovingtheEthernetcard

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorremovetheEthernetcard.Ifyouareinstallingor
removinganyothertypesofsupportedPCIExpresscards,theprocedureissimilar.

Note:TheEthernetcardissensitivetoESD.Ensurethatyoureadandunderstand“Handlingstatic-sensitive
devices”onpage74firstandcarefullyperformtheoperation.

InstallingtheEthernetcard

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage73.

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheEthernetcard.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Notes:

•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeEthernetcardandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.

•Dependingonthespecifictype,theEthernetcardmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

ToinstalltheEthernetcard,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaflat,
clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.

3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage75.

4.Removetherisercardassembly1andlayitupsidedownonaflat,clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.
See“Replacingtherisercardassembly1”onpage160

Note:UsuallyanEthernetcardisinstalledontherisercardassembly1andalsocanbeinstalledin
anyPCIExpresscardslotthatsupportsit.See“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage23toidentifythe
PCIExpresscardslotsofyourserver.

.

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5.LocatethePCIExpresscardslotforinstallingtheEthernetcardandthenremovethePCIExpresscard
slotbracketfromtherisercardassembly1.StorethePCIExpresscardslotbracketincaseyoulater
removetheEthernetcardandneedthebrackettocovertheplace.

Figure46.RemovingaPCIExpresscardslotbracket

6.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheEthernetcardtoanyunpaintedsurfaceonthe
outsideoftheserver.Then,taketheEthernetcardoutofthepackage.

Note:CarefullyhandletheEthernetcardbyitsedges.

7.PositiontheEthernetcardnearthePCIExpresscardslotandalignthetaboftheEthernetcardwith
theholeintherisercardassembly1.Then,presstheEthernetcardstraightintotheslotuntilitis
securelyseatedintheslot.

Figure47.InstallingtheEthernetcard

8.DependingonthetypeoftheEthernetcard,youmightneedtoconnectanyrequiredcables.Referto
thedocumentationthatcomeswiththeEthernetcardforspecificinformation.

9.Reinstalltherisercardassembly1.See“Replacingtherisercardassembly1”onpage160.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage170

.Then,continuewith

thefollowingproceduretoinstalltheEthernetcarddriverifrequired.

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