Lenovo RD350 User Manual

ThinkServerRD350
UserGuideandHardwareMaintenance
Manual

MachineTypes:70D6,70D7,70D8,and70D9

Note:Beforeusingtheinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•TheReadMeFirstthatcomeswithyourproduct

•“Safetyinformation”onpageiii

•AppendixA“Notices”onpage141

ThirdEdition(May2015)

©CopyrightLenovo2014,2015.

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

Contents

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

Productsthatarenotassessed.........x

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

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

Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1

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

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

Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...5

Chapter3.Productoverview......7

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

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

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

Software.................12

BIOSandTSMupdateutilities.......12

LenovoPartnerPackforMicrosoftSystem

CenterConfigurationsManagement....12

LenovoPartnerPackforMicrosoftSystem

CenterOperationsManagement......12

LenovoPartnerPackforVMwarevCenter..13
LenovoThinkServerDeploymentManager..13

LenovoThinkServerDiagnostics......14

LenovoThinkServerEnergyManager....14

LenovoThinkServerOperatingSystem-based

PlatformUpdateTool..........14

LenovoThinkServerPowerPlanner.....14

LenovoThinkServerSystemManager....14

LenovoThinkServerSystemManager

Premium...............15

Locations.................15

Machinetype,model,andserialnumber

label.................15

Frontviewoftheserver.........16

Frontpanel..............18

Rearviewoftheserver.........20

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

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

Hot-swap-drivebackplane........27

Systemboardcomponents........30

Systemboardjumpers..........32

Hot-swap-drivestatusLEDs.......34

PowersupplystatusLEDs........35

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

Chapter4.Turningonandturningoff

theserver...............37

Turningontheserver............37

Turningofftheserver............37

Chapter5.Configuringtheserver..39

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........39

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....39

ViewinginformationintheSetupUtility

program...............39

SetupUtilityprograminterface......39

Settingthesystemdateandtime.....42

Usingpasswords............42

Selectingastartupdevice........43

ConfiguringtheTPMfunction.......44

SettinganEthernetconnectorforsystem

management.............44

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......44

UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS......45

ConfiguringRAID..............46

AboutRAID..............46

ConfiguringRAIDusingtheLenovo
ThinkServerDeploymentManagerprogram.48

ConfiguringtheadvancedSATAorSAS

hardwareRAID.............48

Updatingthefirmware............49

Chapter6.Replacinghardware....51

Guidelines................51

Precautions..............51

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....52

Systemreliabilityguidelines........52

Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.53

Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherack

cabinet..................53

Removingtheservercover..........53

Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware...54

Removingandreinstallingtherackhandles.55
Removingandreinstallingthecooling

shroud................56

Installingorremovingamemorymodule...58
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerSystem

ManagerPremiummodule........65

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerTrusted

PlatformModule............67

InstallingorremovingtheRAID110iupgrade

key.................69

InstallingorremovingtheLenovoThinkServer

RAID500upgradekey..........71

InstallingorremovingtheSDmodule....74

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InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID

SuperCapacitorModule.........76

InstallingorremovingaPCIecard.....79

Installingorremovingtheopticalmodule..83
Installingorremovingtheintrusionswitch..86

Installingorreplacingaheatsink......88

Installingorreplacingthemicroprocessor..90
Installingorreplacingahot-swapredundant

powersupply.............99

Installingorreplacingahot-swapharddisk

drive.................102

Installingorreplacinga2.5-inchdrive....105

Installingorreplacingtheopticaldrive...111
Replacingthehot-swaphard-disk-drive

backplane...............114

Replacingasystemfan.........115

Replacingthefrontpanelboard......117

Replacingtherisercardassembly.....119

Replacingthecoin-cellbattery......121

Forservicetechnicianonly:replacingthe

systemboard.............123

Completingthepartsreplacement.......128

Reinstallingtheservercoverandreconnecting

cables................128

Updatingtheserverconfiguration.....129

Chapter7.Troubleshootingand

diagnostics.............131

Troubleshootingprocedure..........131

ViewingthestatusanddiagnosticLEDs.....131

Viewingthesystemeventlog.........132

Basictroubleshootingtables.........132

LenovoThinkServerDeploymentManager

programproblems...........132

Opticaldriveproblems..........132

Storagedriveproblems.........133

Memorymoduleproblems........134

Keyboard,mouse,andUSBdevice

problems...............135

Informationresources............137

Usingthedocumentation.........137

ThinkServerWebsite..........137

LenovoSupportWebsite.........137

Helpandservice..............138

Beforeyoucall.............138

Callingforservice............138

Usingotherservices..........139

Purchasingadditionalservices......139

AppendixA.Notices.........141

Trademarks................142

Importantnotes..............142

PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice..142

Recyclinginformation............142

Batteryreturnprogram..........143

Requirementforbatteriescontaining

perchlorate..............143

RecyclinginformationforBrazil......144

Particulatecontamination..........144

ImportantWEEEinformation.........145

RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective

(RoHS)..................145

ChinaRoHS..............146

TurkishRoHS.............146

IndiaRoHS..............147

EuropeanUnionRoHS..........147

UkraineRoHS.............147

GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement...147

Exportclassificationnotice..........147

Electronicemissionnotices..........147

FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)

Statement...............147

Eurasiancompliancemark..........149

JapanVCCIClassAcompliancestatement...150

ENERGYSTARmodelinformation.......150

Index.................151

Chapter8.Gettinginformation,help,

andservice.............137

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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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Przedskorzystaniemzproduktunależyzapoznaćsięzwielojęzycznymiinstrukcjamibezpieczeństwa
znajdującymisięnapłycieDVDzdokumentacjądostarczonąwrazzproduktem.

Antesdeutilizaroproduto,leiaatentamenteasinstruçõesdesegurançamultilinguesqueconstamno
DVDdedocumentaçãofornecidocomoproduto.

Înaintedeautilizaprodusul,asiguraţi-văcăaţicititşiînţelesinstrucţiuniledesiguranţăînmaimultelimbide
peDVD-ulcudocumentaţiecareînsoţeşteprodusul.

Førdubrukerproduktet,måduleseogforstådenflerspråkligesikkerhetsinformasjonenpåDVDenmed
dokumentasjonsomfølgermedproduktet.

Преждечемиспользоватьэтотпродукт ,внимательноознакомьтесьсинструкциямипотехнике
безопасностинаразныхязыках,которыеможнонайтинаDVD-дискесдокументациейвкомплектес
продуктом.

在使用本产品之前，请务必先阅读和了解产品附带的文档DVD中的多语言安全说明。

Prenegotoupotrebiteproizvodobaveznopaljivoproitajteiprouiteviejezikouputstvozabezbednostna
dokumentacionomDVD-ukojistedobiliuzproizvod.

PredpouvanmproduktusipretajteviacjazynbezpenostnpokynynadiskuDVDsdokumentcioudodanoms
produktom.

Predenzačneteuporabljatiizdelek,jepomembno,daprebereteinrazumetevečjezičnavarnostnanavodila
naDVD-juzdokumentacijo,kistegaprejeliskupajzizdelkom.

Antesdeutilizarelproducto,asegúresedeleerycomprenderlasinstruccionesdeseguridadmultilingüesdel
DVDdedocumentaciónqueseproporcionaconelproducto.

Varnogamedattläsasäkerhetsinstruktionernapådokumentations-DVD-skivansomföljermedprodukten
innandubörjaranvändaprodukten.

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

Buürünükullanmadanönce,ürünlebirliktegönderilenbelgeDVD'siüzerindekiçokdiliçerengüvenlik
yönergeleriniokuyupanladýðýnýzdaneminolun.

Передвикористаннямцьогопродуктууважноознайомтесязінструкціямизтехнікибезпекинарізних
мовах,щоможназнайтинаDVD-дискуздокументацієювкомплектізпродуктом.

Important:Fortranslatedversionsofthecautionordangerstatement,refertotheSafety,Warranty,and
SupportInformationdocument.

Ensurethatyoureadandunderstandallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentbeforeyouperform
theprocedures.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.Toremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected
fromthepowersource.

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Statement6

CAUTION:
Ifyouinstallastrain-reliefbracketoptionovertheendofthepowercordthatisconnectedtothe
device,youmustconnecttheotherendofthepowercordtoapowersourcethatiseasilyaccessible
incaseitneedstobedisconnected.

Statement7

CAUTION:
Ifthedevicehasdoors,ensurethatyouremoveorsecurethedoorsbeforemovingorliftingthe
devicetoprotectagainstpersonalinjury.Thedoorswillnotsupporttheweightofthedevice.

Statement8

CAUTION:
Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.

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

Statement9

CAUTION:
Disconnectthehot-swapfancablesbeforeremovingthefanfromthedevicetoprotectagainst
personalinjury.

Statement10

CAUTION:
Thefollowinglabelindicatesasharp-edgehazard.

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Statement11

CAUTION:
Thefollowinglabelindicatesapotentialheathazard.

Statement12

DANGER

Overloadingabranchcircuitisapotentialfirehazardandashockhazardundercertainconditions.To
avoidthesehazards,ensurethatyoursystemelectricalrequirementsdonotexceedbranchcurrentratings
attheinstallationsite.

Statement13

CAUTION:
Ensurethattherackissecuredproperlytoavoidtippingwhentheserverunitisextendedontherails.

Statement14

CAUTION:
SomeaccessoryoroptionboardoutputsexceedClass2orlimitedpowersourcelimits.Y ou
mustinstalltheappropriateinterconnectingcablinginaccordancewithyourlocalelectricalcode
requirements.

Statement15

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

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Statement16

CAUTION:
Toreducetheriskofelectricshockorenergyhazards:

•Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledbytrainedservicepersonnelinarestricted-accesslocation,as
definedbyyourlocalelectricalcodeandthelatesteditionofIEC60950.

•Thebranchcircuitovercurrentprotectionmustberatedinaccordancewithlocalelectricalcode
requirements.

•Use1.3mm

2

or16AmericanWireGauge(AWG)copperconductoronly,notexceeding3meters

inlength.

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

•Provideareadilyavailable,approvedandrateddisconnectdeviceinthefieldwiring.

Statement17

CAUTION:
ThisproductcontainsaClass1Mlaser.Donotviewdirectlywithopticalinstruments.

Statement18

CAUTION:
Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mountedproducts.

Statement19

CAUTION:
Hazardousmovingparts.Keepfingersandotherbodypartsaway.

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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

Safetyinspectionguide

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

Ifanyunsafeconditionsarepresent,youmustdeterminehowserioustheapparenthazardcouldbeand
whetheryoucancontinuewithoutfirstcorrectingtheproblem.

Considertheseconditionsandthesafetyhazardstheypresent:

•Electricalhazards,especiallyprimarypower(primaryvoltageontheframecancauseseriousorfatal
electricalshock)

•Explosivehazards,suchasadamagedCathodeRayTube(CRT)monitororabulgingcapacitor

•Mechanicalhazards,suchaslooseormissinghardware

Todeterminewhetherthereareanypotentiallyunsafeconditions,usethefollowingchecklistatthebeginning
ofeveryservicetask.Beginthecheckswiththepoweroff,andthepowercordsdisconnected.

Checklist:

1.Checkexteriorcoversfordamage(loose,broken,orsharpedges).

2.Powerofftheserver.Disconnectthepowercords.

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

continuityfor0.1ohmorlessbetweentheexternalgroundpinandtheframeground.

b.Thepowercordshouldbetheauthorizedtypespecifiedforyourserver.Goto:

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

c.Insulationmustnotbefrayedorworn.

4.Checkforcrackedorbulgingbatteries.

5.Removethecover.

6.Checkforanyobviousnon-ThinkServeralterations.Usegoodjudgmentastothesafetyofany
non-ThinkServeralterations.

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

8.Checkforworn,frayed,orpinchedcables.

9.Checkthatthepower-supplycoverfasteners(screwsorrivets)havenotbeenremovedortamperedwith.

Groundingrequirements

Electricalgroundingoftheserverisrequiredforoperatorsafetyandcorrectsystemfunction.Proper
groundingoftheelectricaloutletcanbeverifiedbyacertifiedelectrician.

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Chapter1.Generalinformation

Thischapterprovidessomegeneralinformationaboutyourproduct.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Introduction”onpage1

•“Serverdocumentation”onpage2

Introduction

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

YourservercomeswithadocumentationDVDthatcontainsvariousserverdocumentstohelpyouuseand
maintaintheserver.Meanwhile,yourservercomeswiththeLenovoThinkServerDeploymentManager
programthatprovidesaconvenientsolutionforconfiguringtheserverandinstallinganoperatingsystem.

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

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Recordinformationaboutyourserverinthefollowingtable.Youwillneedtheinformationifyoueverneed
tohaveyourserverserviced.

Forwheretofindtheproductinformationlabelonthechassis,see“Machinetype,model,andserialnumber
label”onpage15

.

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
Thisdocumentprovidesdetailedinformationtohelpyougetfamiliarwithyourserverandhelpyouuse,

configure,andmaintainyourserver.

•RackInstallationInstructions
Thisdocumentprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallyourserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusing

therailkitshippedwiththeserver.

•ThinkServerSystemManagerUserGuide
Thisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutserverremotemanagement.ThisdocumentisinEnglishonly.

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

Note:Toobtainadvancedremotemanagementfunctions,installaThinkServerSystemManagerPremium
(TSMPremium)moduleontheTSMPremiumconnectoronthesystemboard.See“Installingorremoving
theThinkServerSystemManagerPremiummodule”onpage65

.

•MegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuide
ThisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)andhowto

usetheutilityprogramstoconfigure,monitor,andmaintainyourserverRAIDandrelateddevices.This
documentisinEnglishonly.

•Otherdocuments
YoumightfindotherdocumentsfortheHostBusAdapter(HBA),Ethernetcard,orotheroptionalparts

onthedocumentationDVD.

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Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap

Thischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.

Theserversetupprocedurevariesdependingontheconfigurationoftheserverwhenitwasdelivered.In
somecases,theserverisfullyconfiguredandyoujustneedtoconnecttheservertothenetworkandan
acpowersource,andthenyoucanturnontheserver.Inothercases,theserverneedstohavehardware
featuresinstalled,requireshardwareandfirmwareconfiguration,andrequiresanoperatingsystemto
beinstalled.

Thegeneralprocedureforsettingupyourserveris:

1.Unpacktheserverpackage.See“Serverpackage”onpage7.

2.Installanyrequiredhardwareorserveroption.SeetherelatedtopicsinChapter6“Replacinghardware”
onpage51.

3.Ifyouhavearailkit,installyourserverintoastandardrackcabinet.SeetheRackInstallationInstructions
thatcomeswiththeserver.

4.ConnecttheEthernetcableandpowercordstotheserver.See“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage

tolocatetheconnectors.

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5.Turnontheservertoverifyoperation.See“Turningontheserver”onpage37.

6.ReviewtheUnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)settingsandcustomizeasneeded.See“Using
theSetupUtilityprogram”onpage39

7.ConfigureRAIDandinstalltheoperatingsystemandbasicdrivers.See“LenovoThinkServer
DeploymentManager”onpage13

8.Installanyadditionaldriversneededforaddedfeatures.Refertotheinstructionsthatcomewiththe
hardwareoption.

9.ConfigureEthernetsettingsintheoperatingsystembyreferringtotheoperatingsystemhelp.This
stepisnotrequirediftheoperatingsystemwasinstalledusingtheLenovoThinkServerDeployment
Managerprogram.

10.Checkforfirmwareanddriverupdates.See“Updatingthefirmware”onpage49.

11.Installotherapplications.Refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththeapplicationsthatyouwantto
install.

.

and“ConfiguringRAID”onpage46.

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Chapter3.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouttheserverpackage,features,specifications,softwareprograms,
andcomponentlocations.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Serverpackage”onpage7

•“Features”onpage7

•“Specifications”onpage11

•“Software”onpage12

•“Locations”onpage15

Serverpackage

Theserverpackageincludesthefollowingitems:

•Server

•Railkit(availableonsomemodels)

•Cablemanagementarmorcablemanagementbar(availableonsomemodels)

•Slimopticaldrive(availableonsomemodels)

•Materialbox,includingitemssuchaspowercords,printeddocumentation,andadocumentationDVD

Features

Thistopicprovidesgeneralinformationabouttheserverfeaturesforvariousmodels.Dependingonyour
specificmodel,somefeaturesmightvaryornotapply.Forinformationaboutyourspecificmodel,usethe
SetupUtilityprogram.See“ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage39
totheProductSpecificationsReferencedocumentforThinkServerproductsat:
http://www.lenovo.com/psref/

Microprocessor

OneortwoIntel

Memory

Yourserverhas16memoryslots.Formoreinformation,see“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage58.

®

®

Xeon

microprocessors(internalcachesizevariesbymodel)

.Youalsocanrefer

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Powersupply

Yourservercomeswithoneortwopowersupplies.Whentwopowersuppliesarebothinstalled,they
provideredundantandhot-swapfeatures.Dependingontheservermodel,thepowersuppliesforyour
servercanbeanyofthefollowingtypes:

•450-watt,90–264Vac,universalinputandcompliantwith80PLUSGold

•550-watt,90–264Vac,universalinputandcompliantwith80PLUSPlatinum

•750-watt,90–264Vac,universalinputandcompliantwith80PLUSPlatinum

•750-watt,180–264Vac,universalinputandcompliantwith80PLUSTitanium

Note:Ifyouareusinguninterruptiblepowersupplies(UPS),ensurethatyouuseonlypure-sineUPSes
withyourThinkServerserver.

Systemfans

Yourserversupportsuptosixsystemfans.Thisdesignhelpsyouavoidsignificantcoolingproblems
whenasystemfanfails.

Internaldrives

Internaldrivesaredevicesthatyourserverusestoreadandstoredata.Theinternaldrivessupported
byyourservervarybymodel.

•Internalstoragedrive
Yourserversupportsoneofthefollowingstoragedriveconfigurations:

DrivebaysizeDrivebayquantityDrivetype

Hot-swap,SA TAorSAS

3.5-inch4
Harddiskdriveor2.5-inchsolid-statedrive

Hot-swap,SA TAorSAS

2.5-inch8
Harddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive

Note:Youcaninstalla2.5-inchdriveintoa3.5-inch-drivebay.Formoreinformation,see“Installinga

2.5-inchdriveintoa3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebay”onpage105.

Notes:

–SATAistheacronymforSerialAdvancedTechnologyAttachment.
–SASstandsforSerialAttachedSCSI(SCSIistheacronymforSmallComputerSystemInterface).
–YoucaninstallSATAharddiskdrives,SASharddiskdrives,andsolid-statedrivesintothesameserver.

•Opticaldrive
–OneslimSATAopticaldriveinsomemodels

Tolocatetheinternaldrivesordrivebays,see“Servercomponents”onpage22

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Expansionslots

•OnePCIExpress(PCIe)slotonthesystemboard

•OnePCIeslotoneachrisercard

•Tworisercardassemblyslotsonthesystemboard

Fordetailedinformation,see“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage20.

Input/Output(I/O)features

•Ontherearpanel:
–Onevideographicsarray(VGA)DB-15connector

–Oneserialconnector
–ThreeRJ-45Ethernetconnectors(Ethernetconnector0isforsystemmanagement)
–TwoUSB3.0connectors

•Onthefrontpanel:
–OneDisplayPortconnector

–TwoUSB2.0connectors

Tolocatetheconnectors,refertotherelatedtopicsin“Locations”onpage15

.

Videosubsystem

AnintegratedgraphicscontrollerisavailableinyourservertosupportDisplayPortconnectorsforconnecting
videodevices.TheintegratedgraphicscontrollerislocatedintheBaseboardManagementController
(BMC)chiponthesystemboard.

•Integratedgraphicscontroller:on-boardASPEEDAST2400

•16MBofvideomemorycache

Ethernetconnectivity

TherearethreeRJ-45Ethernetconnectorsontherearpanelwith10megabitspersecond(Mbps),100Mbps,
or1000Mbpsnetworkconnectivity.Ethernetconnector0isforsystemmanagementbydefault.However,
youalsocansetEthernetconnector1or2forsystemmanagementuseintheSetupUtilityprogram.

Formoreinformation,see“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage20

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Reliability,availability,andserviceability

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

YourserverhasthefollowingRASfeatures:

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•Securityfeatures
–Administratorpasswordanduserpasswordtohelpprotectunauthorizedaccesstotheserver(see

“Usingpasswords”onpage42

)

–ThinkServerT rustedPlatformModule(TPM),whichisasecuritychip,tohelpenhanceserversecurity

Note:TheTPMisonlyavailableinsomemodels.
–Remotemonitoringorcontrolbyanadministratortoprovideprotectionorhelp
–Hot-swapredundantpowersuppliestohelpavoidsignificantinterruptiontotheoperationofthe

systemwhenapowersupplyfails
–Anintrusionswitchthatinformsyouthattheservercoverisnotproperlyinstalledorclosedbycreating

aneventinthesystemeventlog(SEL)

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

–BIOSSetupUtilityprogram

TheBIOSSetupUtilityprogramhelpsyouviewtheserverinformationandconfiguretheserverinthe
pre-operatingsystemenvironment.See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage39.

–TSM(alsoknownasBMC)andIntelligentPlatformManagementInterface(IPMI)2.0

ThesystemboardplatformmanagementsubsystemisbasedontheintegratedTSMfeatures.TheTSM
isamanagementprocessorthatisintegratedonthesystemboardofyourserver.WiththeTSM,no
matterwhatconditiontheserveroperatingsystemisinandnomatteriftheserverisonoroff,aslong
astheserverisconnectedtonetworkandanacpowersource,theinteractionwiththeTSM-controlled
serverscanbeachievedthroughsystemnetwork.Theusercanobtaintheserverhardwarehealth
informationandsystemeventlog(SEL),andisabletoconducttheoperationsincludingturningonor
offtheserver,restartingtheserver,andsoon.Thispartofservermanagementisindependentofthe
operatingsystemandiscalledout-of-bandmanagement.

ThesystemboardplatformmanagementsubsystemconsistsoftheintegratedTSM,communication
buses,sensors,theBIOS,andservermanagementfirmware.Itisresponsibleforerrorreporting,
systempowercontrol,thermalmonitoring,systemfancontrol,andothermanagementfeatures.The
TSMprovidessystemmanagementandmonitoringfeaturesbasedontheIPMI2.0specification.IPMI
helpslowertheoverallcostsofservermanagement.Y oucanfindmoreinformationaboutIPMI2.0
fromtheWebsiteofIntel.TheTSMalsosupportssomenon-IPMIfeatures,suchastheDynamicHost
ConfigurationProtocol(DHCP)andthePlatformEnvironmentControlInterface(PECI),toprovide
moresystemmanagementfunctions.

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

–Hot-swapfeature

Yourserversupportshot-swapstoragedrives(includingharddiskdrivesandsolid-statedrives),and
hot-swapredundantpowersupplies.Withthehot-swapfeature,youcaninstall,remove,orreplacea
hot-swapdevicewithoutturningofftheserver.

–PrebootExecutionEnvironment(PXE)

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

–RedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)

YourserversupportsonboardSATAsoftwareRAID.IfarequiredRAIDcardisinstalled,yourserver
alsosupportsadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDconfigurations.Fordetailedinformation,see
“ConfiguringRAID”onpage46.

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–Statuslight-emittingdiodes(LEDs)anddiagnosticLEDs

FormoreinformationabouttheLEDsforyourserver,refertotherelatedtopicsin“Locations”on
page15.

–Softwareprograms

Formoreinformationaboutthesoftwareprograms,see“Software”onpage12.

–WakeonLAN

WakeonLANisanEthernetcomputernetworkingstandardthatallowsacomputeroraservertobe
turnedonorwokenupbyanetworkmessage.Themessageisusuallysentbyaprogramrunningon
anothercomputeronthesamelocalareanetwork.

•Advancedsystemmanagementfeatures
TheadvancedsystemmanagementfeaturesareonlyavailablewhentheTSMdetectsthepresenceofa

TSMPremiummodule.TheTSMPremiummoduleisaremotemanagementmodule.Youcanpurchasea
TSMPremiummodulefromLenovoandinstallitonthesystemboardtoactivatetheadvancedsystem
managementfeatures.

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

Specifications

Thistopicliststhephysicalspecificationsforyourserver.

Dimensions

Widthwithoutrackhandles:447mm(17.59inches)
Widthwithrackhandles:482mm(18.98inches)
Depthwithoutrackhandles:781.6mm(30.77inches)
Depthwithrackhandles:802.5mm(31.59inches)
Height:43mm(1.69inches)

Weight

Theproductweightvariesdependingondifferentsystemconfigurations.

Rangeofproductweightwithoutpackage:13kg(28.66lb)to19.1kg(42.11lb)
Rangeofproductweightwithpackage:19.3kg(42.55lb)to25.4kg(55.99lb)

Environment

•Airtemperature:

Operating:10°Cto35°C(50°Fto95°F)
Storage:-40°Cto70°C(-40°Fto158°F)inoriginalshippingpackage

•Altitude:0to3048m(0to10000ft)inanunpressurizedenvironment

Note:Whenthealtitudeexceeds950m(3117ft),thedefinedmaximumdry-bulbtemperaturefor
operationbecomesadependentvariable.Thistemperaturevaluedecreasesby1°C(33.8°F)withevery
300m(984ft)ofaltitudeincrease.

•Humidity:

Operating:20%to80%(non-condensing)

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Storagewithoutpackage:8%to90%(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.

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

BIOSandTSMupdateutilities

TheBIOSandTSM(alsoknownasBMC)firmwarekeepsupdatingaftertheshipmentoftheserver.Lenovo
maintainspagesontheSupportWebsiteandprovidestheBIOSandTSMupdateutilitieswithinstructions
fordownloadtohelpyouupdatetheBIOSandTSMfirmwareifneeded.Formoreinformation,see“Updating
orrecoveringtheBIOS”onpage45

and“Updatingthefirmware”onpage49.

LenovoPartnerPackforMicrosoftSystemCenterConfigurations
Management

TheLenovoPartnerPackforMicrosoftSystemCenterConfigurationsManagement(SCCM)programhelps
youmanagethefirmwarecomponentsinyourThinkServerserver.Thefirmwarecomponentsinclude
TSM,BIOS,DeploymentManagerApplication,WindowsDriverPackageforDeploymentManager,and
LinuxDriverPackageforDeploymentManager.Theprogramalsoenablesuserstosende-mailalertsto
relatedrecipientswhencertaineventsaredetected.

Fordetailedinformationaboutusingtheprogram,refertothehelpsystemoftheprogram.

LenovoPartnerPackforMicrosoftSystemCenterOperations Management

TheLenovoPartnerPackforMicrosoftSystemCenterOperationsManagementprogramcanautomatically
detectthemanagedserversandprovidedetailedsysteminformationabouttheservers.Thesystem
informationincludestheinventoryandstatusofcomponentssuchasmicroprocessors,memorymodules,
fans,andtemperaturesensors.Theprogramalsoenablesyoutoperformmanagementtasks,suchas
restartingorturningoffyourserver,startingaremoteconsole,andaccessingtheTSMinterface.

Fordetailedinformationaboutusingtheprogram,refertothehelpsystemoftheprogram.

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LenovoPartnerPackforVMwarevCenter

TheLenovoPartnerPackforVMwarevCenterprogramprovidesdetailedsysteminformationaboutthe
managedserversofyourThinkServerserverintheVMwarevirtualizedenvironment.Thesysteminformation
includestheinventoryandstatusofcomponentssuchasmicroprocessors,memorymodules,fans,and
temperaturesensors.Theprogramenablesuserstoperformtaskssuchaslaunchingaremoteconsoleand
accessingtheTSMinterface.Theprogramalsoprovidesaneasywaytoupdatethefirmwareandsend
e-mailalertstorelatedrecipientswhencertaineventsaredetected.

Fordetailedinformationaboutusingtheprogram,refertothehelpsystemoftheprogram.

LenovoThinkServerDeploymentManager

TheLenovoThinkServerDeploymentManagerprogram(hereinafterreferredtoasDeploymentManager)
simplifiestheprocessofconfiguringRAID,configuringBIOSsettings,andupdatingthefirmware.The
programworksinconjunctionwithyourWindowsorLinuxoperatingsysteminstallationdisctoautomatethe
processofinstallingtheoperatingsystemandassociateddevicedrivers.Theprogramispartoftheserver
firmware.Thehelpsystemfortheprogramcanbeaccesseddirectlyfromtheprograminterface.

DeploymentManagerhasthefollowingfeatures:

•Easy-to-use,language-selectableinterface

•Integratedhelpsystem

•Automatichardwaredetection

•Selectablepartitionsizeandfilesystemtype

•Abilitytoinstalltheoperatingsystemanddevicedriversinanunattendedmodetosavetime

•AbilitytocreateareusableresponsefilethatcanbeusedwithsimilarlyconfiguredLenovoserversto
makefutureinstallationsevenfaster

•ContainsRAIDconfigurationutility

•Providesdevicedriversbasedontheservermodelanddetecteddevices

•SupportsBIOSsettingsconfiguration

•Supportsfirmwareandapplicationsupdate

TouseDeploymentManager,dothefollowing:

1.Launchtheprogramthroughoneofthefollowingmethods:

•Turnontheserver.PressF10assoonasyouseethelogoscreen.Then,waitforseveralseconds.
DeploymentManageropens.

•StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.SelectBootManager➙LaunchTDM.DeploymentManageropens.

2.Readandacceptthelicenseagreement.

3.Selectthelanguageinwhichyouwanttoviewtheprogram.Then,followtheinstructionsonthe
screentousetheprogram.

BeforeinstallingaWindowsoraLinuxoperatingsystemusingDeploymentManager,itisrecommended
thatyoudothefollowing:

1.Downloadthelatestdevicedriverbundlefileforyourserver.Tofindanddownloadthebundlefile,goto
http://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpage.

2.LaunchDeploymentManagerandclickPlatformUpdateontheleftpane.

3.SelectApplicationandthenclickNext.

4.ClickBrowsetoselectthecorrespondingbundlefileandthenclickOK.Theversioninformationis
displayed.

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5.ClickFlashtoapplythebundlefileandupdatethecurrentdevicedrivers.

Note:IfyouwanttoinstallaVMwarehypervisorusingDeploymentManager,thedevicedriverbundle
fileisnotneeded.

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

LenovoThinkServerDiagnostics

TheLenovoThinkServerDiagnosticsprogramenablesyoutodiagnoseserverproblems,performsome
diagnostictests,andcollectsysteminformation.Examplesofthesysteminformationincludebasic
operating-systeminformation,hardwareinformation,SEL,RAIDlog,andsoon.Dependingonthemodel,
yourservermightcomewithoneofthefollowingdiagnosticprograms:

•LenovoThinkServerDiagnosticsLinuxEdition

•LenovoThinkServerDiagnosticsStandaloneEdition

•LenovoThinkServerDiagnosticsWindowsEdition

FordetailedinformationaboutusingLenovoThinkServerDiagnosticsprogram,refertotheuserguide
ofthesoftware.

LenovoThinkServerEnergyManager

TheLenovoThinkServerEnergyManagerisatoolfordatacenterpowermanagement.Itmonitorsthepower
andtemperatureatthedevicelevelandthegrouplevel.Bymonitoringandanalyzingpowerandtemperature
information,EnergyManagerhelpsyoutoincreasepowerefficiencyandimprovebusinesscontinuity.

ForinformationaboutusingEnergyManager,refertothehelpsystemoftheprogram.

LenovoThinkServerOperatingSystem-basedPlatformUpdateTool

TheLenovoThinkServerOperatingSystem-basedPlatformUpdateT oolisusedtoupdatethefirmwarein
theoperatingsystemforyourserver.

Fordetailedinformationaboutusingtheprogram,refertothehelpsystemoftheprogram.

LenovoThinkServerPowerPlanner

TheLenovoThinkserverPowerPlannerprogramprovidesinformationaboutthepowerconsumptionand
electriccurrentcalculationbasedonthedifferentconfigurationsofserversandotherdevices.Theprogram
alsohelpstoplanserversanddevicesdeploymentinanefficientway.

FordetailedinformationaboutusingtheLenovoThinkServerPowerPlannerprogram,refertothehelp
systemoftheprogram.

LenovoThinkServerSystemManager

TheLenovoThinkServerSystemManager(TSM)isamanagementsolutionthatprovidescomprehensive
andsecuremanagementfeatures.Thesefeaturesenableyoutomanageyourserversremotelyusing
aone-to-oneorone-to-manymethod.

TheTSMprovidesaone-to-oneweb-basedconsole.Theweb-basedconsoleisdevelopedinHTML5and
structuredinthewaythatmakesplatformmanagementintuitiveandefficient.TheTSMalsoprovidesa
securecommand-lineinterfacetomanageyourserversusingaone-to-manymethodforimprovedefficiency
andfunctionality.

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FordetailedinformationaboutusingtheLenovoThinkServerSystemManager,refertotheintegrated

MT-M XXXX- XXX
S/N XXXXXXX

helpscreensanduserguides.

LenovoThinkServerSystemManagerPremium

LenovoThinkServerSystemManagerPremiumprovidesyouasolutionthatenablesyoutoreceiveallthe
benefitsandfeaturesprovidedbyboththeLenovoThinkServerSystemManagerprogramandtheLenovo
ThinkServerEnergyManagerprogram.ItalsoenablesyoutocontroltheserverremotelyusingLenovovirtual
keyboard,video,andmouse.

FordetailedinformationaboutusingtheLenovoThinkServerSystemManagerPremiumfeaturesandtools,
refertotheintegratedhelpscreensanduserguides.

Locations

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocateyourservercomponents.

Machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabel

WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachinetype,model,andserialnumberinformationhelpssupport
technicianstoidentifyyourserverandprovidefasterservice.

Themachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabelisattachedonthepull-outinformationcard,whichisa
smallplastictabandcanbeslidoutofthefrontofthechassis.Thefollowingillustrationsaresamplesofthe
machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabelsonservermodelswithdifferentharddiskdriveconfigurations.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

Figure1.Labelonservermodelswith3.5-inch-drivebays

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MT-M XXXX- XXX
S/N XXXXXXX

Figure2.Labelonservermodelswith2.5-inch-drivebays

Frontviewoftheserver

Thefrontviewoftheservervariesbymodel.Theillustrationsinthistopicshowtheserverfrontviews
basedonthesupportedinternaldrives:

•“Frontviewofservermodelswith3.5-inchdrives”onpage16

•“Frontviewofservermodelswith2.5-inchdrives”onpage17

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

Frontviewofservermodelswith3.5-inchdrives

Figure3.Frontviewofservermodelswith3.5-inchdrives

1Frontpanel
3Pull-outinformationcard

53.5-inch-drivebays(0-3)6Rackhandle(left)

1Frontpanel

2Slimopticaldrive(availableonsomemodels)
4Rackhandle(right)

Fordetailedinformationaboutthecontrols,connectors,andstatusLEDsonthefrontpanel,see“Front
panel”onpage18

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2Slimopticaldrive

SomeservermodelscomewithaslimSATAopticaldrive.

3Pull-outinformationcard

Themachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabeloftheserverisattachedonthepull-outinformationcard.
See“Machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabel”onpage15.

4Rackhandle(right)

6Rackhandle(left)

Ifyourserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,youcanusetherackhandlestohelpyouslidetheserveroutof
therackcabinet.Youalsocanusetherackhandlesandscrewstosecuretheserverintherackcabinetso
thattheservercannotslideout,especiallyinvibration-proneareas.Formoreinformation,refertotheRack
InstallationInstructionsthatcomeswithyourserver.

53.5-inch-drivebays(0-3)

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

Whenyouinstalldrives,followtheorderofthedrivebaynumbers.

Frontviewofservermodelswith2.5-inchdrives

Figure4.Frontviewofservermodelswith2.5-inchdrives

1Frontpanel
3Rackhandle(right)42.5-inch-drivebays(0-7)
5Slimopticaldrive(availableonsomemodels)6Rackhandle(left)

1Frontpanel

Fordetailedinformationaboutthecontrols,connectors,andstatusLEDsonthefrontpanel,see“Front
panel”onpage18

2Pull-outinformationcard

.

Themachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabeloftheserverisattachedonthepull-outinformationcard.
See“Machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabel”onpage15.

2Pull-outinformationcard

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3Rackhandle(right)

6Rackhandle(left)

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

42.5-inch-drivebays(0-7)

TheEMIintegrityandcoolingoftheserverareprotectedbyhavingalldrivebayscoveredoroccupied.
Thenumberoftheinstalleddrivesinyourservervariesbymodel.Thevacantdrivebaysareoccupied
bydummytrays.

Whenyouinstalldrives,followtheorderofthedrivebaynumbers.

5Slimopticaldrive

SomeservermodelscomewithaslimSATAopticaldrive.

Frontpanel

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthecontrols,connectors,andLEDsonthefrontpaneloftheserver.The
frontpanelvariesbymodel.

Figure5.Frontpanel

1NetworkstatusLED
3PowerbuttonwithpowerstatusLED
5DisplayPortconnector

1NetworkstatusLED

2SystemhealthLED
4SystemIDbuttonwithIDLED
6USB2.0connectors(2)

ThenetworkstatusLEDonthefrontpanelhelpsyouidentifythenetworkconnectivityandactivity.

NetworkstatusLED

OnGreen
Off

Blinking

Color

TheserverisconnectedtoaLAN.

None

Green

TheserverisdisconnectedfromaLAN.
TheLANisconnectedandactive.

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2SystemhealthLED

ThesystemhealthLEDhelpsyoutodetermineifthereareanysystemerrors.

•Off:Theserverisoffortheserverisonandworkingcorrectly.

•Amber:Theserverhaspotentialsystemerrors.Checktheinformationinthefollowingtableforpotential
systemerrorsandcorrespondingsolutions.

•Blinking:TSMinitializationisinprogress.

Potentialsystemerror(systemhealthLED:amber)Solution

Thetemperatureoftheserverreachedthenon-critical
temperaturethreshold.

Thevoltageoftheserverreachedthenon-criticalvoltage
threshold.

Afanisrunningatlowspeed.
Asystemfanhasbeenremoved.1.Ensurethatthesystemfansareconnectedsecurely

Thepowersupplyhasacriticalerror.
Apowercordhasbeendisconnectedoraredundant

powersupplyhasbeenremoved.

Thesystemisoverheated.

ChecktheBMCforerrorsandcheckthesystemfans.

Replacethesystemboard.

Note:ThisactionmustbeperformedonlybyLenovo
servicepersonnel.SeeChapter8“Gettinginformation,
help,andservice”onpage137

Checkthesystemfans.

tothesystemboard.

2.Reinstalltheremovedfanorinstallanewfanto
replacetheremovedfan.

ChecktheBMCfordetailedinformation.

1.Ensurethatthepowersuppliesareinstalledsecurely.

2.Ensurethatthepowercordsareconnectedsecurely
tothepowersupplies.

3.Installanewpowersupplytoreplacetheremoved
one.

ChecktheBMCforerrorsandthencheckthesystem
fans.

.

3PowerbuttonwithpowerstatusLED

Youcanpressthepowerswitchtoturnontheserverwhenyoufinishsettinguptheserver.Youalsocan
holdthepowerswitchforseveralsecondstoturnofftheserverifyoucannotturnitofffromtheoperating
system.SeeChapter4“Turningonandturningofftheserver”onpage37.ThepowerstatusLEDhelpsyou
todeterminethecurrentpowerstatus.

StatusColor

OnGreen
Off

Theserverison.

None

Theserverisoff.

Description

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4SystemIDbuttonwithIDLED

WhenyoupressthesystemIDbutton,theIDLEDsonboththefrontandrearoftheserverarelittohelp
youlocatetheserveramongotherservers.YoualsocanturnontheIDLEDsusingaremotemanagement
programforserverpresencedetection.

StatusColor

On
Off

5DisplayPortconnector

Blue

NoneTheIDLEDisnotinuseorthesystemisnot

Thesystemisidentified.

identified.

Description

Usedtoattachahigh-performancemonitor,adirect-drivemonitor,orotherdevicesthatuseaDisplayPort
connector.

6USB2.0connectors(2)

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

Rearviewoftheserver

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatetheconnectorsandcomponentsontherearofyourserver.

Thefollowingillustrationshowstheconnectorsandcomponentsontherearofyourserver.Therearview
oftheservervariesbymodel.

Figure6.Rearviewoftheserver

1Powersupply1
3PCIeslot24PCIeslot1
5SystemIDLED6USB3.0connectors(2)
7Ethernetconnector2(RJ-45)8Ethernetconnector1(RJ-45)
9Serialconnector10Ethernetconnectorforsystemmanagement(RJ-45)
11VGAconnector(DB-15)

2Powersupply2(availableonsomemodels)

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1Powersupply1

2Powersupply2(availableonsomemodels)

Thehot-swapredundantpowersupplieshelpyouavoidsignificantinterruptiontotheoperationofthe
systemwhenapowersupplyfails.YoucanpurchaseapowersupplyoptionfromLenovoandinstallthe
powersupplytoprovidepowerredundancywithoutturningofftheserver.

Oneachpowersupply,therearethreestatusLEDsnearthepowercordconnector.Forinformationabout
thestatusLEDs,see“PowersupplystatusLEDs”onpage35.

3PCIeslot2

ItisrecommendedthatyouattachaRAIDcardtothelow-profilePCIeslot.

PhysicallinkwidthNegotiablelinkwidth

x16x16,x8,x4,x2,x1

4PCIeslot1

Supportedcardlengthandheight

Low-profilecard

UsedtoattachanEthernetcardoranyothersupportedPCIecard.

PhysicallinkwidthNegotiablelinkwidth

x16x16,x8,x4,x2,x1

5SystemIDLED

Supportedcardlengthandheight

Half-length,full-heightcard

WhenyoupresstheIDbuttononthefrontpanel,theIDLEDsonboththefrontandrearoftheserverare
littohelpyoulocatetheserveramongotherservers.YoualsocanturnontheIDLEDsusingaremote
managementprogramforserverpresencedetection.

StatusColor

On
Off

6USB3.0connectors(2)

Blue

NoneTheIDLEDisnotinuseorthesystemisnot

Thesystemisidentified.

identified.

Description

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

7810Ethernetconnectors(RJ-45)

UsedtoattachanEthernetcableforaLAN.EachEthernetconnectorhastwostatusLEDstohelpyou
identifytheEthernetconnectivity,activity,andconnectionspeed.

Note:Ethernetconnector0(callout

10)markedwith“MGMT”isforsystemmanagementbydefault.

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EthernetstatusLED

1Left

2Right

9Serialconnector

ColorStatus

Amber
GreenOn
None
GreenOn
None
Green

On

Off

Off
BlinkingTheLANisconnectedandactive.

Theconnectionspeedis1000Mbps.
Theconnectionspeedis100Mbps.
Theconnectionspeedis10Mbps.
TheserverisconnectedtoaLAN.
TheserverisdisconnectedfromaLAN.

Description

Usedtoattachadevicethatusesa9-pinserialconnector.

11VGAconnector(DB-15)

UsedtoattachaVGA-compatiblevideodevice,suchasaVGAmonitor.

Servercomponents

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethecomponentsofyourserver.Formoreinformation
aboutmajorcomponents,seetherelatedtopicsin“Locations”onpage15.

Toremovetheservercoverandthecoolingshroudandgainaccesstotheinsideoftheserver,see
“Removingtheservercover”onpage53and“Removingandreinstallingthecoolingshroud”onpage56.

Thechassisconfigurationvariesbymodel.Thefollowingillustrationsshowthetwochassisconfigurations
basedonthesupporteddrives.

•Servermodelswith3.5-inchdrives

•Servermodelswith2.5-inchdrives

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

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Thefollowingillustrationshowsthecomponentsofservermodelswith3.5-inchdrives.

Figure7.Componentsofservermodelswith3.5-inchdrives

1Oneortwohot-swapredundantpowersupplies2DIMMs(varybymodel)
3Systemboard4Coolingshroud
5Backplanefor3.5-inchdrives

6ThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModule(availableon

somemodels)

7Rackhandle(right)
9Rackhandle(left)10Slimopticaldrive(availableonsomemodels)
11Systemfans12Heatsink(s)withmicroprocessor(s)underneath
13Securedigital(SD)module(availableonsome

83.5-inch-drivearea

14Risercardassembly1

models)

15Risercardassembly2

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Thefollowingillustrationshowsthecomponentsofservermodelswith2.5-inchdrives.

Figure8.Componentsofservermodelswith2.5-inchdrives

1Oneortwohot-swapredundantpowersupplies2DIMMs(installedmemorymodulesvarybymodel)
3Systemboard4Coolingshroud
5Backplanefor2.5-inchdrives

7Rackhandle(right)
9Rackhandle(left)10Slimopticaldrive(availableonsomemodels)
11Systemfans12Heatsink(s)withmicroprocessor(s)underneath
13SDmodule(availableonsomemodels)
15Risercardassembly2

6ThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModule(availableon

somemodels)

82.5-inch-drivearea

14Risercardassembly1

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

Non-CRUsmustbereplacedonlybytrainedservicetechnicians.

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

Notes:

•BeforeservicingaLenovoproduct,ensurethatyoureadandunderstand“Safetyinformation”onpageiii

•UseonlypartsprovidedbyLenovo.

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*Availableonsomemodels

FRUdescription

Coin-cellbattery
Coolingshroud
FrontbackplaneNoYes
FrontpanelboardYesNo
HeatsinkYesNo
Hot-swapstoragedrive*YesNo
Hot-swapredundantpowersupplyYesNo
Intrusionswitch*YesNo
MemorymoduleYesNo
MicroprocessorNoYes
PCIecard
PowercordYesNo
RackhandlesYesNo
RisercardYesNo
SDmodule*
SDcard*
Slimopticaldrive*
Systemboard
Systemfan
ThinkServeropticalmodule*
ThinkServerRAID110iupgradekey*
ThinkServerRAID510iupgradekey*
ThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModule*
ThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModuleholder*
ThinkServerSystemManagerPremiummodule*
ThinkServerTrustedPlatformModule*

Self-serviceCRUOptional-serviceCRU

YesNo
YesNo

YesNo

NoYes
YesNo
YesNo

NoNo
YesNo
YesNo
YesNo
YesNo
YesNo
YesNo
YesNo
YesNo

RAIDcard

ThistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatetheconnectorsonaRAIDcard.IfyourserverhasaRAID
cardinstalled,theRAIDcardisseatedontherisercardassembly2.

SomeservermodelscomewithaRAIDcardtoprovideadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDfunctionstothe
server.Formoreinformation,referto“InstallingorremovingaPCIecard”onpage79.

Note:TheoptionkitfortheRAIDcardisdesignedfordifferenttypesofserversandmightcontainadditional
cablesthatarenotrequiredforyourserver.

YourserversupportsthefollowingRAIDcards:

•LenovoThinkServerRAID500PCIeAdapter(hereinafterreferredtoasThinkServerRAID500Adapter)

•LenovoThinkServerRAID710PCIeAdapter(hereinafterreferredtoasThinkServerRAID710Adapter)

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ThinkServerRAID500Adapter

ThefollowingillustrationshowstheconnectorsontheThinkServerRAID500Adapter.

Figure9.ThinkServerRAID500Adapter

1Port0

Usedtoconnectamini-SASsignalcabletothemini-SASports0-3onthebackplane.

2Port1

Usedtoconnectamini-SASsignalcabletothemini-SASprots4-7onthebackplanefor2.5-inchdrives.

3TR500keyconnector

UsedtoconnectaLenovoThinkServerRAID500RAID5UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID.See“Installingor
removingtheLenovoThinkServerRAID500upgradekey”onpage71.

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ThinkServerRAID710Adapter

ThefollowingillustrationshowstheconnectorsontheThinkServerRAID710Adapter.

Figure10.ThinkServerRAID710Adapter

1Port1

Usedtoconnectamini-SASsignalcabletothemini-SASports0-3onthebackplane.

2Port2

Usedtoconnectamini-SASsignalcabletothemini-SASprots4-7onthebackplanefor2.5-inchdrives.

3ThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModuleconnector

UsedtoconnectthecableofaThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModule.

Hot-swap-drivebackplane

Yourservercomeswithoneofthefollowingdrivebayandbackplaneconfigurations:

DrivebaysizeDrivebayquantityBackplanequantityDrivetype

Hot-swap,SATAorSAS

3.5-inch41

2.5-inch81

Tolocatethebackplanes,see“Servercomponents”onpage22.

Harddiskdriveor2.5-inch
solid-statedrive

Hot-swap,SATAorSAS

Harddiskdriveorsolid-state
drive

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Backplanefor3.5-inchdrives

Thefollowingillustrationsshowtheslotsandconnectorsonthebackplanefor3.5-inchdrives.

Figure11.Frontviewofthebackplanefor3.5-inchdrives

Figure12.Rearviewofthebackplanefor3.5-inchdrives

0-3Slot0-slot3

Usedtoconnect3.5-inchdrives.

410-pinpowerconnector

Usedtoconnecttothebackplanepowerconnectoronthesystemboardtoprovidepowertothebackplane.

5Opticaldrivepowerconnector

Usedtoconnectthepowercablefortheslimopticaldrive.

6Mini-SASports0-3

Usedtoconnectthemini-SASconnectorononeendofamini-SAStomini-SASsignalcabletosupportthe
harddiskdrive0toharddiskdrive3.

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Backplaneforeight2.5-inchdrives

Thefollowingillustrationsshowtheslotsandconnectorsonthebackplaneforuptoeight2.5-inchdrives.

Figure13.Frontviewofthebackplanefor2.5-inchdrives

Figure14.Rearviewofthebackplanefor2.5-inchdrives

0-7Slot0-slot7

Usedtoconnect2.5-inchdrives.

810-pinpowerconnector

Usedtoconnecttothebackplanepowerconnectoronthesystemboardtoprovidepowertothebackplane.

9Mini-SASports4-7

Usedtoconnectthemini-SASconnectorononeendofamini-SAStomini-SASsignalcabletosupportthe
harddiskdrive4toharddiskdrive7.

10Mini-SASports0-3

Usedtoconnectthemini-SASconnectorononeendofamini-SAStomini-SASsignalcabletosupportthe
harddiskdrive0toharddiskdrive3.

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Systemboardcomponents

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Thefollowingillustrationshowsthecomponentlocationsonthesystemboard.

Figure15.Systemboardcomponents

1SATAconnector(opticaldrive)2Coin-cellbattery
3SATAconnector1(ports4–7)4SATAconnector0(ports0–3)
5Frontpanelconnector16Frontpanelconnector2
7SDmoduleconnector
9TSMPremiummoduleconnector
11PCIeslot
13RAIDupgradekeyconnector14Powersupplyconnector2
15Powersupplyconnector116Intrusionswitchconnector
17Backplanepowerconnector218Backplanepowerconnector1
19Systemfan6connector20Microprocessor2memoryslots(4)
21Systemfan5connector
23Systemfan4connector24Microprocessor2memoryslots(4)
25Microprocessor1memoryslots(4)26Systemfan3connector
27Systemfan2connector
29Systemfan1connector30Microprocessor1memoryslots(4)

1SA T Aconnector(opticaldrive)

8Risercardassembly1slot
10TPMconnector
12Risercardassembly2slot

22Microprocessor2socket

28Microprocessor1socket

Usedtoconnectthesignalcableoftheslimopticaldrive.

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2Coin-cellbattery

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

3SA T Aconnector1(ports4–7)

Usedtoconnecttomini-SASports4-7onthebackplanefor2.5-inchdrives.

4SA T Aconnector0(ports0–3)

UsedtoconnecttotheMini-SASports0-3onthebackplane.

56Frontpanelconnector

Usedtoconnecttothefrontpanelboard.

7SDmoduleconnector

UsedtoconnectanSDmodule.

8Risercardassembly1slot

Usedtoinstalltherisercardassembly1.

9TSMPremiummoduleconnector

UsedtoconnectaTSMPremiummoduletoenableadvancedremotemanagementfunctionsonyourserver.

10TPMconnector

UsedtoconnectaTPM.TPMisasecuritychipthatisusedtoenhanceserversecurity.

11PCIeslot

UsedtoinstallasupportedPCIecard.ForinformationaboutsupportedPCIecards,see“Rearviewof
theserver”onpage20.

12Risercardassembly2slot

Usedtoinstalltherisercardassembly2.

13RAIDupgradekeyconnector

UsedtoconnectaThinkServerRAID110iupgradekey.

14Powersupplyconnector2

Usedtoconnectthepowersupply2.

15Powersupplyconnector1

Usedtoconnectthepowersupply1.

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16Intrusionswitchconnector

Usedtoconnecttoanintrusionswitch.

1718Backplanepowerconnector

Usedtoconnecttothe10-pinpowerconnectoronthebackplane.

192123262729Systemfanconnector

Usedtoconnectasystemfan.

20242530Memoryslots

Thereare16memoryslotsonthesystemboard.Fordetailedinformation,see“Memorymoduleinstallation
rules”onpage58.

22Microprocessor2socket

28Microprocessor1socket

Iftheserverhastwomicroprocessors,eachofthemicroprocessorissecuredinthemicroprocessorsocket
onthesystemboardandaheatsinkisinstalledabovethemicroprocessortoprovidecooling.Iftheserver
hasonlyonemicroprocessor,themicroprocessorsocket2isprotectedbyamicroprocessorsocketcover.

Systemboardjumpers

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthejumpersonthesystemboardofyourserver.

Figure16.Systemboardjumpers

1Jumpercapstorage
3BIOSdefaultsettingsjumper4Clearpasswordjumper

2BIOSrecoveryjumper

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Attention:Tosetthejumpers,removetheservercoverandgainaccesstothesystemboardfirst.Donot

openyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”onpageiii
and“Guidelines”onpage51.

1Jumpercapstorage

Usedtostorethejumpercap.Ajumpercapisencasedonthepinsbydefault.

2BIOSrecoveryjumper

UsedtorecovertheBIOSifthepowertoyourserverisinterruptedwhiletheBIOSisbeingupdatedandyour
servercannotstartcorrectly.

TorecovertheBIOS,see“RecoveringfromaBIOSupdatefailure”onpage45.

3BIOSdefaultsettingsjumper

UsedtoturntheBIOSsettingsintothefactory-defaultsettings.

ToturntheBIOSsettingsintothefactory-defaultsettings,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
theserver.

2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage53.

3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage53.

4.LocatetheBIOSdefaultsettingsjumper3onthesystemboard.Then,removeanypartsand
disconnectanycablesthatmightimpedeyouraccesstothejumper.

Note:Donotremovethememorymodulesormicroprocessors.

5.Removethejumpercapfromthejumpercapstorage1.

6.NotetheorientationofthejumpercapandtheninstallthejumpercapontheBIOSdefaultsettings
jumper.

7.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycables.Then,reinstalltheservercover.See“Completingthe
partsreplacement”onpage128.

8.ConnecttheservertoanacpowersourceandwaitforaboutfiveminutesfortheBMCinitialization.
Then,turnontheserver.TheBIOSsettingsturnintothefactory-defaultsettings.

9.Repeatstep1throughstep3.

10.Movethejumpercapbacktothejumpercapstorage1.

11.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycables.Then,reinstalltheservercover.See“Completingthe
partsreplacement”onpage128

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12.Connecttheservertoanacpowersourceandturnontheserver.

4Clearpasswordjumper

Usedtoeraseforgottenpasswords,suchastheBIOSpasswords.

Toclearpasswords,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
theserver.

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2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage53.

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3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage53.

4.Locatetheclearpasswordjumper4onthesystemboard.Then,removeanypartsanddisconnectany
cablesthatmightimpedeyouraccesstothejumper.

Note:Donotremovethememorymodulesormicroprocessors.

5.Removethejumpercapfromthejumpercapstorage1.

6.Notetheorientationofthejumpercapandtheninstallthejumpercapontheclearpasswordjumper.

7.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycables.Then,reinstalltheservercover.See“Completingthe
partsreplacement”onpage128.

8.ConnecttheservertoanacpowersourceandwaitforaboutfiveminutesfortheBMCinitialization.
Then,turnontheserver.TheBIOSpasswordsareerased,includingtheadministratorpasswordand
userpassword.

9.Repeatstep1throughstep3.

10.Movethejumpercapbacktothejumpercapstorage1.

11.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycables.Then,reinstalltheservercover.See“Completingthe
partsreplacement”onpage128.

12.Connecttheservertoanacpowersourceandturnontheserver.

13.Tosetnewpasswords,see“Usingpasswords”onpage42.

Hot-swap-drivestatusLEDs

Eachhot-swapdrivehastwostatusLEDsonthefront.

Figure17.Hot-swap-drivestatusLEDs

1DriveactivityLED2DrivestatusLEDDescription

OffOff
On,greenOff
Blinking,green

On,greenBlinkingrapidly(aboutfourflashes

On,greenOn,amber

Blinking,green

Off

persecond),amber

Blinkingslowly(aboutoneflashper
second),amber

Thedrivehasfailedorisnotpresent.
Thedriveispresentbutnotinuse.
Thedriveisactiveanddataisbeing

transferred.
TheRAIDcontrollerisidentifyingthe

drive.
TheRAIDarrayhasfailedandcannot

berecovered.Youneedtorecreatea
newarray.

Thedriveisbeingrebuilt.

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PowersupplystatusLEDs

1

2

3

Eachhot-swappowersupplyhasthreestatusLEDs.

Figure18.PowersupplystatusLEDs

LED

1InputstatusLED

2Outputstatus

LED

Status

Off

On,green

Off

Blinking,green(aboutone
flasheverytwoseconds)

Blinking,green(abouttwo
flasheseachsecond)

On,green

Off

On,amber

DescriptionAction

Thepowersupplyis
disconnectedfromtheac
powersource.

Thepowersupplyisconnected
totheacpowersource.

Theserverisofforthepower
supplyisnotworkingnormally.

Thepowersupplyisincold
redundancyactivemode.

Thepowersupplyisincold
redundancysleepmode.

Theserverisonandthepower
supplyisworkingnormally.

Thepowersupplyisworking
normally.

Thepowersupplyhasfailed.

Noactionisneeded.

Noactionisneeded.

Replacethepowersupply.
See“Installingorreplacinga
hot-swapredundantpower
supply”onpage99

Noactionisneeded.

Noactionisneeded.

Noactionisneeded.

Noactionisneeded. 3FaultLED

Replacethepowersupply.
See“Installingorreplacinga
hot-swapredundantpower
supply”onpage99

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Connectingthecables

Toconnectthesignalcablesfromtheinstalledhardwarecomponents,refertotherelatedinformation
inthefollowingtopics:

•“Hot-swap-drivebackplane”onpage27

•“RAIDcard”onpage25

•“Systemboardcomponents”onpage30

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Chapter4.Turningonandturningofftheserver

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutturningonandturningofftheserver.

Turningontheserver

Theservercanbeturnedoninoneofthefollowingways:

•Afteryoufinishunpackingandsettinguptheserver,connectittoanacpowersource.Pressthepower
buttononthefrontpaneltoturnontheserver.See“Frontpanel”onpage18
30secondsfortheThinkServerSystemManager(TSM,alsoknownasBMC)toinitializewheneveryou
connecttheservertoanacpowersource.Ifyoupressthepowerbuttononthefrontpanelduringthis
period,theserverwillnotstartimmediately;itwillstartaftertheTSMinitializationfinishes.

•WhentheWakeonLANfeatureisenabledontheserverthatisconnectedtoanacpowersourceanda
LAN,anetworkadministratorcanremotelyturnonorwakeuptheserverfromamanagementconsole
usingremotenetworkmanagementsoftware.

•YoualsocanusetherelatedTSMfeaturetoremotelyturnontheserverthroughthemanagementLAN.

Turningofftheserver

CAUTION:
Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerswitchonthepowersupplydonotturnoff
theelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanonepower
cord.Toremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected
fromthepowersource.

.Theserverneedsabout

Theservercanbeturnedoffinoneofthefollowingways:

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

•Pressthepowerswitchonthefrontpaneltostartanorderlyshutdownoftheoperatingsystemandturn
offtheserver,ifyouroperatingsystemsupportsthisfeature.

•Ifyourserverstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoff,pressandholdthepowerswitchonthe
frontpanelforfoursecondsormore.Ifyoustillcannotturnofftheserver,disconnectallpowercords
fromtheserver.

•IftheserverisconnectedtoaLAN,anetworkadministratorcanremotelyturnofftheserverfroma
managementconsoleusingremotenetworkmanagementsoftware.

•YoualsocanusetherelatedTSMfeaturetoremotelyturnofftheserverthroughthemanagementLAN.

•Theservermightbeturnedoffasanautomaticresponsetoacriticalsystemfailure.

Notes:

•Whenyouturnofftheserverandleaveitconnectedtoanacpowersource,theserveralsocanrespond
toaremoterequesttoturnontheserver.Toremoveallpowerfromtheserver,youmustdisconnect
theserverfromtheacpowersource.

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•Forinformationaboutyourspecificoperatingsystem,refertotherelateddocumentationorhelpsystem
fortheoperatingsystem.

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Chapter5.Configuringtheserver

Thischapterprovidesthefollowinginformationtohelpyouconfiguretheserver:

•“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage39

•“ConfiguringRAID”onpage46

•“Updatingthefirmware”onpage49

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram

ThistopicprovidesinformationaboutusingtheSetupUtilityprogram.

TheSetupUtilityprogramispartoftheserverfirmware.YoucanusetheSetupUtilityprogramtoviewand
changetheconfigurationsettingsofyourserver,regardlessofwhichoperatingsystemyouareusing.
However,theoperatingsystemsettingsmightoverrideanysimilarsettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram.

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtostarttheSetupUtilityprogram.

TostarttheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.Connecttheservertoanacpowersourceandpressthepowerswitchonthefrontpaneltoturnonthe
server.See“Turningontheserver”onpage37.

2.PresstheF1keyassoonasyouseethelogoscreen.Then,waitforseveralseconds,andtheSetup
Utilityprogramopens.Ifyouhavesetapassword,typethecorrectpasswordtoentertheSetupUtility
program.Forpasswordinformation,see“Usingpasswords”onpage42

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ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram

TheSetupUtilityprogrammenulistsvariousitemsaboutthesystemconfiguration.Selectadesireditem
toviewinformationorchangesettings.

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

SetupUtilityprograminterface

DependingontheBIOSversionofyourserver,somemenuoriteminformationmightdifferslightlyfrom
theinformationinthistopic.

Notes:

•Thedefaultsettingsalreadyareoptimizedforyou.Usethedefaultvalueforanyitemyouarenotfamiliar
with.Donotchangethevalueofunfamiliaritemstoavoidunexpectedproblems.Ifyouconsider
changingtheserverconfiguration,proceedwithextremecaution.Settingtheconfigurationincorrectly
mightcauseunexpectedresults.IfyoucannotturnontheserverbecauseofincorrectBIOSsettings,
usetheBIOSdefaultsettingsjumpertorestoretheBIOSsettingstothefactorydefaultsettings.See
“Systemboardjumpers”onpage32

•Ifyouhavechangedanyhardwareintheserver,youmightneedtoupgradetheBIOSandtheTSM
firmware.

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TheSetupUtilityprogrammaininterfaceconsistsofthefollowingmenus:

•“SystemInformationmenu”onpage40

•“AdvancedSettingsmenu”onpage40

•“SystemSecuritymenu”onpage41

•“TSMSettingsmenu”onpage41

•“BootManagermenu”onpage41

•“Save&Exitmenu”onpage41

LenovoprovidestheBIOSupdateutilityontheLenovoSupportWebsite.Y oucandownloadtheBIOS
updateutilitytoupdatetheBIOS.See“UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS”onpage45

IfthepowertoyourserverisinterruptedwhiletheBIOSisbeingupdatedandyourservercannotstart
correctly,theBIOSwillrecovertothepreviousversionautomatically.Therecoveryprocesslastsabout20
minutes.YoualsocanusetheBIOSrecoveryjumpertorecoverfromaBIOSupdatefailure.See“System
boardjumpers”onpage32.

.

SystemInformationmenu

AfterenteringtheSetupUtilityprogram,youcanseetheSystemInformationmenu,whichlistsbasic
informationabouttheBIOS,microprocessortype,memory,systemdateandtime,andsoon.

TosetthesystemdateandtimeontheSystemInformationmenu,see“Settingthesystemdateand
time”onpage42

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AdvancedSettingsmenu

YoucanvieworchangevariousservercomponentsettingsontheAdvancedSettingsmenuintheSetup
Utilityprogram.TheAdvancedSettingsmenucontainsvariousconfigurationsubmenusanditems.On
eachsubmenu,pressEntertoshowselectableoptionsandselectadesiredoptionbyusingtheupand
downarrowkeysortypedesiredvaluesfromthekeyboard.Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyif
theserversupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

Notes:

•Enabledmeansthatthefunctionisconfigured.

•Disabledmeansthatthefunctionisnotconfigured.

TheAdvancedSettingsmenucontainsthefollowingsubmenus.Formoreinformation,enterthe
correspondingsubmenuandrefertotheinstructionsonthescreen.

•ProcessorSettings:Viewinformationabouttheinstalledmicroprocessorsandsetmicroprocessor
configurationparameters.

•MemorySettings:Viewinformationabouttheinstalledmemorymodulesandsetmemoryconfiguration
parameters.

•AdvancedPowerSettings:Viewandsetpowerandperformanceparameters.

•PCI/PCIESettings:ViewandsetPCIorPCIeconfigurationparameters.

•SATASettings:SetonboardSATAparameters.

•USBSettings:ViewandsetUSBconfigurationparameters,suchasenablingordisablingUSBdevices.

•SerialSettings:Viewandsetconfigurationparametersfortheserialconnector.

•WakeupSettings:Viewandconfigurethewakeuptimingandsetthepowerstateafterapowerfailure.

•MiscellaneousSettings:Viewandconfiguresomemiscellaneousitems,suchastheNumLockkeyon
thekeyboardandthebootstatuscode.

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SystemSecuritymenu

YoucansetpasswordsandconfiguretheTPMfunctionontheSystemSecuritymenuintheSetupUtility
program.Foreachmenuitem,pressEntertoshowselectableoptionsandselectadesiredoptionbyusing
theupanddownarrowkeysortypedesiredvaluesfromthekeyboard.Someitemsaredisplayedonthe
menuonlyiftheserversupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

Notes:

•Enabledmeansthatthefunctionisconfigured.

•Disabledmeansthatthefunctionisnotconfigured.

TheSystemSecuritymenucontainsthefollowingitems:

•AdministratorPassword:Setanadministratorpasswordtoprotectagainstunauthorizedaccessto
yourserver.See“Usingpasswords”onpage42

•UserPassword:Setauserpasswordtoprotectagainstunauthorizedaccesstoyourserver.See“Using
passwords”onpage42.

•SecureBoot:Setsecurebootparameters.

•TPM/TCM:ConfiguretheTPMfunctionifyourserverhasaTPMinstalledintheTPMconnectoronthe
systemboard.See“ConfiguringtheTPMfunction”onpage44.

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TSMSettingsmenu

YoucanvieworchangeeventlogandBMCsettingsontheTSMSettingsmenuintheSetupUtilityprogram.
Oneachsubmenu,pressEntertoviewtheinformationorshowselectableoptionsandselectadesired
optionbyusingtheupanddownarrowkeys.Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyiftheserver
supportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

TheTSMSettingsmenucontainsthefollowingsubmenus.Formoreinformation,enterthecorresponding
submenuandrefertotheinstructionsonthescreen.

•TSMNetworkSettings:SetBMCmanagementnetworkconfigurationparameters.

•UserAccountSettings:SetBMCuseraccountparameters.

BootManagermenu

TheBootManagermenuintheSetupUtilityprogramlistsallthebootabledevicesinstalledinyourserver
andthelisteditemsvarydependingonyourserverconfiguration.

TheBootSequencesubmenuintheBootManagermenuprovidesaninterfacetohelpyouvieworchange
theserverstartupoptions,includingthestartupsequenceandbootpriorityforvariousdevices.Changesin
thestartupoptionstakeeffectwhentheserverrestarts.Thestartupsequencespecifiestheorderinwhich
theserverchecksdevicestofindabootrecord.Theserverstartsfromthefirstbootrecordthatitfinds.For
example,youcandefineastartupsequencethatchecksadiscintheopticaldrive,thencheckstheinternal
storagedrive,andthenchecksanetworkdevice.Forinformationaboutsettingthestartupsequenceor
selectingastartupdevice,see“Selectingastartupdevice”onpage43

.

Save&Exitmenu

AfteryoufinishviewingorchangingsettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram,youcanchooseadesired
actionfromtheSave&Exitmenutosavechanges,discardchanges,orloaddefaultvalues,andexitthe
program.PressEntertoselecttheitemontheSave&Exitmenu,andthenselectY eswhenpromptedto
confirmtheaction.ForinformationaboutexitingtheSetupUtilityprogram,see“ExitingtheSetupUtility
program”onpage44

.

TheSave&Exitmenucontainsthefollowingitems:

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•SaveChangesandReset:SavechangesandthencontinuewithfurtherconfigurationintheSetup
Utilityprogram.

•DiscardChangesandExit:Discardchanges,loadpreviousvalues,andthenexittheSetupUtility
program.

•LoadOptimizedDefaults:Returntotheoptimizeddefaultsettings.

•SaveasUserDefaults:Savethecurrentsettingsasuserdefaultvalues.

•RestoreUserDefaults:Restoretheuserdefaultvaluesforalltheitems.

•PureUEFIOSOptimizedDefaults:EnableordisableoptimizeddefaultsettingsforthepureUEFI
operatingsystem.

Settingthesystemdateandtime

TosetthesystemdateandtimeintheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage39.

2.OntheSystemInformationmenu,selectSystemDateorSystemTime.

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,youarepromptedtotypeavalidpasswordeachtimetheserverturnson.

Youcannotlogintoanyoperatingsystemuntilavalidpasswordistypedin.

Note:Ifboththeadministratorpasswordanduserpasswordareset,youcantypeeitherpasswordtouse
theserver.However,youmustuseyouradministratorpasswordtochangeanyconfigurationsettings.

Passwordconsiderations

Forsecurityreasons,itisrecommendedtouseastrongpasswordthatcannotbeeasilycompromised.

Notes:

•TheSetupUtilityprogrampasswordsarenotcasesensitive.

•TheserversupportsSetupUtilityprogrampasswordsthatconsistofthreeto32characters.

Tosetastrongpassword,usethefollowingguidelines:

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•Haveatleasteightcharactersinlength

•Containatleastonealphabeticcharacterandonenumericcharacter

•Notbeyournameoryourusername

•Notbeacommonwordoracommonname

•Besignificantlydifferentfromyourpreviouspasswords

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

Setting,changing,ordeletingapassword

Toset,change,ordeleteapasswordintheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage39.

2.OntheSystemSecuritymenu,selectAdministratorPasswordtosetanadministratorpasswordor
selectUserPasswordtosetauserpassword.

3.See“Passwordconsiderations”onpage42.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreentosetor
changeapassword.

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

Note:Forsecurityreasons,itisrecommendedthatyoualwayssetapasswordforyourserver.

5.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

Ifyouhaveforgottenthepassword,youcanusetheclearpasswordjumperonthesystemboardtoerase
thepassword.See“Systemboardjumpers”onpage32

.Then,setanewpasswordfortheserver.

Selectingastartupdevice

Ifyourserverdoesnotstartupfromadesireddevicesuchasthediscorstoragedriveasexpected,doone
ofthefollowingtoselectthestartupdeviceyouwant.

Note:Notalldiscs,storagedrives,orotherremovabledevicesarebootable.

•Toselectatemporarystartupdevice,dothefollowing:

Note:Selectingastartupdeviceusingthefollowingmethoddoesnotpermanentlychangethestartup
sequence.

1.Turnonorrestartyourserver.

2.Whenyouseethelogoscreen,pressF11ifyourserverisconnectedtoanetworkandyouwantto
startuptheserverfromthenetwork.Otherwise,pressF12todisplaythebootmenu.Theboot
deviceselectionwindowopens.

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

•Tovieworpermanentlychangetheconfiguredstartupdevicesequence,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage39.

2.OntheBootSequencesubmenuundertheBootManagermenu,followtheinstructionsonthe
screentosetthestartupdeviceforBootOption#1toBootOption#5dependingonyourneeds.
Youalsocansetthebootpriorityforvariousdevices.See“BootManagermenu”onpage41

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3.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.Theserverwillfollowthestartupdevice
sequenceyouhaveseteachtimeyouturnontheserver.

ConfiguringtheTPMfunction

TheTPMworksasahardwaresecuritysolutiontohelpyoutoencryptdataandprotecttheserver.TheTPM
functionisonlyavailablewhenthereisaTPMinstalledinyourserver.See“InstallingtheTPM”onpage67.
YoucanpurchaseaTPMfromtheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://lenovoquickpick.com/usa/home/thinkserver/rack-and-tower-server

AfterinstallingaTPM,checkiftheTPMfunctionisenabledintheSetupUtilityprogram.

ToenabletheTPMfunctionintheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage39.

2.OntheSystemSecuritymenu,selectTPMSettings➙TPMSupport.

3.Dooneofthefollowing:

•IfTPMSupportissettoEnabled,theTPMSecurityFeatureitemisdisplayed.SetTPMSecurity
FeaturetoActivate.

•IfTPMSupportissettoDisabled,dothefollowing:
a.SetTPMSupporttoEnabledandpressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

Theserverwillrestart.

b.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.OntheSystemSecuritymenu,selectTPMSettings.Then,set

TPMSecurityFeaturetoActivate.

4.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.Theserverwillrestarttoenablethe
TPMfunction.

SettinganEthernetconnectorforsystemmanagement

TherearethreeRJ-45Ethernetconnectorsontherearoftheserver.TheEthernetconnector0isforsystem
managementbydefault.However,youalsocansettheEthernetconnector1forsystemmanagementuse.
TolocatethethreeEthernetconnectors,see“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage20

TosettheEthernetconnectorforsystemmanagement,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage39.

2.OntheTSMSettingsmenu,selectTSMNetworkSettings➙TSMNICSelection.

3.Dooneofthefollowing:

•TosettheEthernetconnector0forsystemmanagement,selectDedicatedPort.

•TosettheEthernetconnector1forsystemmanagement,selectSharedNICPort.

4.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

.

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram

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

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

•Ifyoudonotwanttosavethenewsettings,selectSave&Exit➙DiscardChangesandExit.

•Ifyouwanttoreturntothedefaultsettings,pressF9orselectSave&Exit➙LoadOptimizedDefaults.

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FormoreinformationabouttheSave&ExitmenuintheSetupUtilityprogram,see“Save&Exitmenu”
onpage41

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UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoupdatetheBIOSandhowtorecoverfromaPOSTandBIOS
updatefailure.

LenovomightmakechangesandenhancementstotheBIOSandTSMfirmware.Whenupdatesarereleased,
theyareavailablefordownloadontheLenovoWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/drivers.Y oucanupdate
theserverfirmwarebydownloadinganupdatepackageandfollowingtheinstructionsontheWebpage.

Updating(flashing)theBIOS

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoupdate(flash)theBIOS.

Notes:

•UpdatetheBIOSonyourserveronlyifthenewerBIOSversionspecificallysolvesaproblemyouhave.
WedonotrecommendBIOSupdatesforserversthatdonotneedthem.Youcanviewtheupdated
informationforthenewBIOSversionintheinstallationinstructionsfortheBIOSupdateutilityprogram.

•DowngradingtheBIOStoanearlierversionisnotrecommendedandmightnotbesupported.Anearlier
BIOSversionmightnotsupportthelatestsystemconfigurations.

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

•AfterupdatingtheBIOSfirmware,allofyourpreviousBIOSsettingswillbeautomaticallyrestored.Check
andreconfiguretheBIOSsettingsforyourspecificneeds.

Toupdate(flash)theBIOS,dothefollowing:

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

2.DownloadtheBIOSupdatepackageandtheTXTfilethatcontainsinstallationinstructions.

3.PrinttheTXTfileandfollowtheinstructionstoupdate(flash)theBIOS.

4.CheckandreconfiguretheBIOSsettingsforyourspecificneedsbasedonyournoteorreferto“Using
theSetupUtilityprogram”onpage39aftertheBIOSupdateprocessiscompleted.

RecoveringfromaBIOSupdatefailure

IfthepowertoyourserverisinterruptedwhiletheBIOSisbeingupdated,yourservermightnotrestart
correctly.Ifthishappens,performthefollowingprocedurestorecoverfromtheBIOSupdatefailure.

Note:IftheoperatingsystemofyourserverisinstalledunderEFImode,youmustreinstalltheoperating
systemafterrecoveringtheBIOS.

TorecoverfromaBIOSupdatefailure,dooneofthefollowing:

•Usingtheautomaticrecoveryfeature

1.Reconnecttheservertoanacpowersource.

2.AfterthesystemhealthLEDturnsoff,pressthepowerbuttontoturnontheserver.Theserveris
turnedonandthenturnedoffautomatically.Then,therecoveryprocessstarts.Waitforabout20
minutesfortheTSMtorecovertheBIOS.Topreventpermanentdamage,DONOTTURNOFFTHE
SERVERduringtherecoveryprocess.Whentherecoveryprocessiscompleted,theserverturns
onautomatically.

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3.CheckandconfiguretheBIOSsettingsforyourspecificneeds.See“UsingtheSetupUtility
program”onpage39

•UsingtheBIOSrecoveryjumper

1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
theserver.

2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage53.

3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage53.

4.LocatetheBIOSrecoveryjumperonthesystemboard.See“Systemboardjumpers”onpage32.
Then,removeanypartsanddisconnectanycablesthatmightimpedeyouraccesstothejumper.

Note:Donotremovethememorymodulesormicroprocessors.

5.Removethejumpercapfromthejumpercapstorage.See“Systemboardjumpers”onpage32.

6.NotetheorientationofthejumpercapandtheninstallthejumpercapontheBIOSrecoveryjumper.

7.Connecttheservertoanacpowersource.Theserverturnsonandthenturnsoffautomatically.

8.Movethejumpercapbacktothejumpercapstorage.See“Systemboardjumpers”onpage32.

9.Waitforabout20minutesfortheTSMtorecovertheBIOS.Topreventpermanentdamage,DO
NOTTURNOFFTHESERVERduringtherecoveryprocess.WhentheBIOSrecoveryprocessis
completed,theserverturnsonautomatically.

10.EnsurethattheSetupUtilityprogramstartsnormally.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”on
page39.Then,disconnecttheserverfromtheacpowersource.

11.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycables.Then,reinstalltheservercover.See“Completing
thepartsreplacement”onpage128.

12.Connecttheservertoanacpowersourceandturnontheserver.CheckandconfiguretheBIOS
settingsforyourspecificneeds.See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage39

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

ConfiguringRAID

ThistopicprovidesinformationaboutRAIDandtheutilityprogramsthatareavailableforyoutoconfigure
RAID.

Thistopiccontainsthefollowinginformation:

•“AboutRAID”onpage46

•“ConfiguringRAIDusingtheLenovoThinkServerDeploymentManagerprogram”onpage48

•“ConfiguringtheadvancedSATAorSAShardwareRAID”onpage48

AboutRAID

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

WhenagroupofindependentphysicalharddiskdrivesaresetuptouseRAIDtechnology,theyareina
RAIDarray.Thisarraydistributesdataacrossmultipleharddiskdrives,butthearrayappearstothehost

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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.

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

virtualdrivecansurvivethelossofanytwodriveswithoutlosingdata.ARAID6drivegroupissimilar
toaRAID5drivegroup.Blocksofdataandparityinformationarewrittenacrossalldrives.Theparity
informationisusedtorecoverthedataifoneortwodrivesfailinthedrivegroup.

RAID6requiresaminimumnumberofthreeharddiskdrives.

•RAID10:acombinationofRAID0andRAID1
RAID10consistsofstripeddataacrossmirroredspans.ARAID10drivegroupisaspanneddrive

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

RAID10requiresaminimumnumberoffourharddiskdrivesandalsorequiresanevennumberofdrives,
forexample,sixharddiskdrivesoreightharddiskdrives.

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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.

•RAID60:acombinationofRAID0andRAID6
RAID60usesdistributedparity,withtwoindependentparityblocksperstripeineachRAIDset,anddisk

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

RAID60requiresaminimumnumberofsixharddiskdrives.

FordetailedinformationaboutRAID,referto“IntroductiontoRAID”intheMegaRAIDSASSoftwareUser
GuideonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.

ConfiguringRAIDusingtheLenovoThinkServerDeploymentManager
program

DeploymentManagersimplifiestheprocessofconfiguringsupportedRAID.Thehelpsystemfortheprogram
canbeaccesseddirectlyfromtheprograminterface.

DeploymentManagerhasthefollowingfeaturesforRAIDconfiguration:

•ForusewithallsupportedRAIDcontrollers

•AutomaticallydetectshardwareandlistsallsupportedRAIDconfigurations

•Configuresoneormorediskarrayspercontrollerdependingonthenumberofdrivesattachedtothe
controllerandtheRAIDlevelselected

•Supportshot-sparedrives

•CreatesaRAIDresponsefilethatcanbeusedtoconfigureRAIDcontrollersonsimilarlyconfigured
Lenovoservers

See“LenovoThinkServerDeploymentManager”onpage13
interfaceoftheprogram.

andviewthehelpsystemfromthemain

ConfiguringtheadvancedSATAorSAShardwareRAID

YourservercomeswithaRAIDadaptertoprovideadvancedSATAorSAShardwareRAIDfunctions.

Note:Dependingontheoperatingsystem,thetotaldrivecapacityoftheprimaryRAIDmightbelimitedto
2TB.

YoucanusethefollowingprogramsortoolstoconfiguretheadvancedSATAorSAShardwareRAID.

•MegaRAIDHumanInterfaceInfrastructure(HII)configurationutility
ThisutilityenablesyoutoconfigureRAIDindependentlyoftheoperatingsystem.T odisplaytheHII

configurationutilityinterface,starttheserverandpresstheF1keyassoonasyouseethelogoscreento
entertheSetupUtilityprogram.Then,selectBootManager➙AdaptersandUEFIDrivers.

•MegaRAIDStorageManagerprogram

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Thisprogramprovidesgraphicaluserinterface(GUI)foryoutocreateandmanagestorageconfigurations
inanoperatingsystemenvironment.

•StorageCommandLineTool(StorCLI)
Thisisacommand-linemanagementtoolthatisusedtoconfigureRAIDinanoperatingsystem

environment.

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

FormoreinformationabouthowtoconfigureandmanagetheadvancedSATAorSAShardwareRAID,refer
totheMegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuideonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.This
documentalsoisavailableontheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

Updatingthefirmware

Whenyoureplaceadeviceintheserver,youmighthavetoeitherupdatetheserverwiththelatestversionof
thefirmwarethatisstoredinmemoryonthedeviceorreflashtheBIOS,theTSMfirmware,andtheFRU/SDR.

Toupdatethefirmware,dooneofthefollowing:

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

•UsetheLenovoThinkServerDeploymentManagerprogram.See“LenovoThinkServerDeployment
Manager”onpage13.

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Chapter6.Replacinghardware

Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacehardwareforyourserver.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Guidelines”onpage51

•“Removingtheservercover”onpage53

•“Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware”onpage54

•“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage128

ForalistofThinkServeroptions,goto:
http://lenovoquickpick.com/usa/home/thinkserver/rack-and-tower-server

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”onpage49

•Beforeyouinstalloptionalhardwaredevices,ensurethattheserverisworkingcorrectly.Iftheserver
isnotworkingcorrectly,seeChapter7“T roubleshootinganddiagnostics”onpage131
troubleshooting.Iftheproblemcannotbesolved,seeChapter8“Gettinginformation,help,andservice”
onpage137.

•Observegoodhousekeepingintheareawhereyouareworking.Putremovedcoversandotherparts
inasafeplace.

•Ifyoumustturnontheserverwhiletheservercoverisremoved,ensurethatnooneisneartheserver
andthatnotoolsorotherobjectshavebeenleftinsidetheserver.

•Donotattempttoliftanobjectthatyouthinkistooheavyforyou.Ifyouhavetoliftaheavyobject,
observethefollowingprecautions:

formoreinformation.

todobasic

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

•Ensurethatyouhaveanadequatenumberofproperlygroundedelectricaloutletsfortheserver,monitor,
andotherdevices.

•Backupallimportantdatabeforeyoumakechangestodrives.

•Haveasmallflat-bladescrewdriveravailable.

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•Youdonothavetoturnofftheservertoinstallorreplaceahot-swapredundantpowersupply,hot-swap
harddiskdrives,hot-swapsolid-statedrives,orhot-plugUSBdevices.However,youmustturnoffthe
serverbeforeperforminganystepsthatinvolveinstalling,removing,orreplacingadaptercablesor
non-hot-swapdevicesorcomponents.

•ToviewtheLEDsonthesystemboardandinternalcomponents,leavetheserverconnectedtopower.

•Whenyouarefinishedworkingontheserver,reinstallallsafetyshields,guards,labels,andgroundwires.

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices

Attention:Donotopenthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenewpartuntilthedefectiveparthasbeen

removedfromtheserverandyouarereadytoinstallthenewpart.Staticelectricity,althoughharmlesstoyou,
canseriouslydamageservercomponentsandparts.

Whenyouhandleserverpartsandcomponents,taketheseprecautionstoavoidstatic-electricitydamage:

•Limityourmovement.Movementcancausestaticelectricitytobuilduparoundyou.

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

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

•Donotleavethedevicewhereotherscanhandleandpossiblydamagethedevice.

•Beforeyoureplaceanewpart,touchthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthenewparttoan
unpaintedmetalpartoftheserverforatleasttwoseconds.Thisreducesstaticelectricityfromthe
packageandyourbody.

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

•Donotplacethepartontheservercoverorothermetalsurface.

•Takeadditionalcarewhenhandlingdevicesduringcoldweather.Heatingreducesindoorhumidity
andincreasesstaticelectricity.

Systemreliabilityguidelines

Tohelpensurepropercoolingandsystemreliability,strictlyfollowtheseguidelines:

•Eachofthedrivebayshasadriveoradummytrayinstalled;orthereisanelectromagneticinterface(EMI)
protectivepanelorEMIshieldinstalledtoprotectthedrivecage.

•Iftheserversupportshot-swapredundantpowersupplies,eachofthepowersupplybayhasaredundant
powersupplyinstalled,oronebayhasaredundantpowersupplyinstalledwhiletheotherbayiscovered
byashield.

•Leaveadequatespacearoundtheservertoensurethattheservercoolingsystemworkswell.Leave
approximately50mm(2inches)ofopenspacearoundthefrontandrearoftheserver.Donotplace
objectsinfrontofthefans.Forpropercoolingandairflow,installtheservercoverbeforeyouturnonthe
server.Operatingtheserverwiththeservercoverremovedmightdamageservercomponents.

•Properlyroutethecables.Forsomeoptions,suchasPCIcards,followthecablinginstructionsthatcome
withtheoptionsinadditiontotheinstructionsinthismanual.

•Whenreplacingahot-swapdrive,installthenewhot-swapdriveassoonaspossible.

•Ifyourserverhasairductsorairbaffles,donotremovethemwhiletheserverisrunning.Operatingthe
serverwithouttheairductsorairbafflesmightcausethemicroprocessor(s)tooverheat.

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•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.

Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet

Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removeorextendtheserverfromtherackcabinetbeforeinstalling
orreplacinghardware.Dependingontherailtype,dooneofthefollowing:

•Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinetusingstaticrails,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetand
placeitonaflat,clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomes
withtheserver.

•Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinetusingsliderails,presstherackhandlestoextendtheserverfrom
therackcabinet.However,iftheworkingenvironment,cablingconfiguration,ortheserverlocationin
therackcabinetcreatesawkwardconditions,removetheserverfromtherackcabinet.SeetheRack
InstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.

Removingtheservercover

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage51.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

Toremovetheservercover,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.

2.Disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.

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

4.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage53.

Chapter6.Replacinghardware53

5.Dothefollowingtoremovetheservercover:
a.Useascrewdrivertounscrewthecoverlocktotheopenpositionasshown.
b.Fullyopenthecoverlatch.
c.Slidetheservercovertotherearuntilitisdisengagedfromthechassis.Then,lifttheservercoveroff

thechassisandplacetheservercoveronaflatcleansurface.

Note:Itisrecommendedthatyouwaitseveralminutestolettheservercoolbeforeremovingthe
servercover.

Attention:Handletheservercovercarefully.Droppingtheservercoverwiththecoverlatchopen
mightdamagethecoverlatch.

Figure19.Removingtheservercover

Toreinstalltheservercover,see“Reinstallingtheservercoverandreconnectingcables”onpage128.

Attention:Forpropercoolingandairflow,installtheservercoverbeforeturningontheserver.Operatingthe
serverwiththeservercoverremovedmightdamageservercomponents.

Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware

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

Ifyouarehandlingaserveroption,refertotheappropriateinstallationorremovalinstructionsinthistopic
alongwiththeinstructionsthatcomewiththeoption.

Notes:

•UseonlypartsprovidedbyLenovo.

•Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

54ThinkServerRD350UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

TheEMIintegrityandcoolingoftheserverareprotectedbyhavingalldrivebaysandPCIecardslots
coveredoroccupied.WhenyouinstallaninternaldriveoraPCIecard,savetheEMIshieldordummytray
fromthedrivebayorsavethePCIecardslotbracketincasethatyoulaterremovethedevice.

Attention:AnunoccupieddrivebayorPCIecardslotwithoutacover,shield,dummytray,filler,orany
otherprotectionmightimpacttheEMIintegrityandcoolingoftheserver,whichmightresultinoverheating
orcomponentdamage.

Removingandreinstallingtherackhandles

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage51.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Toremoveandreinstalltherackhandles,dothefollowing:

1.Oneachsideoftheserver,removethefivescrewsthatsecuretherackhandleandthenremovethe
rackhandlefromthechassis.

Figure20.Removingtherackhandles

Chapter6.Replacinghardware55

2.Toreinstalltherackhandles,alignthefivescrewholesintherackhandlewiththecorrespondingholes
inthechassis.Installthefivescrewstosecuretherackhandleoneachsideoftheserver.

Figure21.Installingtherackhandles

Removingandreinstallingthecoolingshroud

Toaccesssomeservercomponentsonthesystemboard,removethecoolingshroud.Toensureproper
coolingandairflow,reinstallthecoolingshroudbeforeturningontheserver.

Removingthecoolingshroud

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage51.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

Toremovethecoolingshroud,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
theserver.

2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage53.

3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage53.

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4.Insertafingerintoeachofthetwoholes1inthecoolingshroudandthenliftthecoolingshroud
outoftheserver.

Attention:Forpropercoolingandairflow,reinstallthecoolingshroudbeforeturningontheserver.
Operatingtheserverformorethan30minuteswiththecoolingshroudremovedmightdamageserver
components.

Figure22.Removingthecoolingshroud

Reinstallingthecoolingshroud

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage51.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

Toreinstallthecoolingshroud,dothefollowing:

1.Ensurethatallcomponentshavebeenreassembledcorrectlyandthatnotoolsorloosescrewsare
leftinsideyourserver.

2.Ensurethatallinternalcablesareroutedcorrectlyandsecuredbyanycableclipsortiesintheserver.
Keepcablesclearofthehingesandsidesoftheserverchassistoavoidinterferencewithreinstallingthe
coolingshroud.

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3.Notetheorientationofthecoolingshroudandthenplaceitabovetheserversothatthetabsonboth
sidesofthecoolingshroudarealignedwiththecorrespondingholesorgapsinbothsidesofthe
chassis.Then,lowerthecoolingshroudintothechassisuntilitsnapsintoposition.

Note:Ifnecessary,gentlypressthecoolingshroudonbothsidessothatthetabsonthecoolingshroud
completelyengagewithbothsidesofthechassis.

Figure23.Reinstallingthecoolingshroud

4.Reinstalltheservercoverandreconnectcablestotheserver.Formoreinformation,referto“Reinstalling
theservercoverandreconnectingcables”onpage128

.

Installingorremovingamemorymodule

Note:ThememorymodulesareextremelysensitivetoESD.Ensurethatyoureadandunderstand“Handling

static-sensitivedevices”onpage52firstandcarefullyperformtheoperation.

Memorymoduleinstallationrules

Yourserverhas16memoryslots.Thefollowinglistdescribesthememorymoduleinstallationrules.

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

•Eachslotsupports32GBdoubledatarate4loadreductiondualinlinememorymodules(DDR4
LRDIMMs)withECCtechnology.

•Yourserversupportsuptoeightmemorymoduleswhenonemicroprocessorisinstalled.Yourserver
supportsupto16memorymoduleswhentwomicroprocessorsareinstalled.

•Theminimumsystemmemoryis4GB(onlyonemicroprocessorinstalledandonlyone4GBRDIMM
installedintheCPU1DIMMA1slot).

•Themaximumsystemmemoryis512GB(twomicroprocessorsinstalledandone32GBLRDIMM
installedineachofthe16memoryslots).

Formoreinformationaboutthememorymodulesinyourspecificservermodel,usetheSetupUtility
program.See“ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage39

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.

ForalistofsupportedThinkServermemorymoduleoptions,goto:

CPU2 DIMMB2
CPU2 DIMMB1
CPU2 DIMMA2
CPU2 DIMMA1

CPU1 DIMMB2
CPU1 DIMMB1
CPU1 DIMMA2
CPU1 DIMMA1

CPU2 DIMMC1
CPU2 DIMMC2
CPU2 DIMMD1
CPU2 DIMMD2

CPU1 DIMMC1
CPU1 DIMMC2
CPU1 DIMMD1
CPU1 DIMMD2

http://lenovoquickpick.com/usa/home/thinkserver/rack-and-tower-server

Beforeinstallingamemorymodule,ensurethatyouobservethefollowingguidelines:

•Allmemorymodulestobeinstalledmustbethesametype.Y ourserversupportsthefollowingtypes
ofmemorymodules:

–DDR4RDIMMwithECCtechnology
–DDR4LRDIMMwithECCtechnology

•Whenyouinstallmemorymoduleswithdifferentranksinonechannel,startfromthefarthestmemoryslot
inthechannel.Installthememorymodulethathasthemostranksfirst.

•Whenyouinstallmemorymoduleswithdifferentfrequenciesintothememoryslotsforthesame
microprocessor,allthememorymodulesrunatthelowestfrequency.

•Itisrecommendedthatyouinstallthehigh-frequencymemorymodulesintothememoryslotsforthe
samemicroprocessortoensurehighperformance.

Thefollowingillustrationhelpsyoutolocatethememoryslotsonthesystemboard.Thefollowingillustration
showsthesystemboardwithtwoinstalledmicroprocessors(alsoknownasCPU).

Figure24.Memoryslotsonthesystemboard

Thefollowingtableprovidesinformationaboutthememorymoduleinstallationrulesforserversthathave
onlyonemicroprocessor(CPU1)installed.The“X”markindicatesthememoryslotsintowhichthememory
modulesshouldbeinstalledindifferentsituations.

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Table1.Memorymoduleinstallationrulesforserverswithonemicroprocessor

CPU1DIMM

1DIMMX
2DIMMsXX
4DIMMsXXXX
8DIMMsXXXXXXXX

A1A2B1B2

C1C2

D1D2

Thefollowingtableprovidesinformationaboutthememorymoduleinstallationrulesforserversthathave
twomicroprocessors(CPU1andCPU2)installed.The“X”markindicatesthememoryslotsintowhichthe
memorymodulesshouldbeinstalledindifferentsituations.

Table2.Memorymoduleinstallationrulesforserverswithtwomicroprocessors

CPU1DIMMCPU2DIMM

A1A2B1B2

2DIMMsXX
4DIMMsXXXX
8DIMMsXXXXXXXX
16DIMMsXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

C1C2

D1D2A1A2B1B2

C1C2

D1D2

Thefollowingsectionexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationrulesinindependentmode,mirroringmode,
sparingmode,andlockstepmode.

Memorymoduleinstallationorderinindependentmode

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

Notes:

•Allmemorymodulestobeinstalledmustbethesametype.

•Whenyouinstallmemorymoduleswithdifferentcapacity,installthememorymodulethathasthe
highestcapacityfirst.

Thefollowingtableexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationorderforserversthathaveonlyone
microprocessor(CPU1)installed.

Table3.Memorymoduleinstallationorderinindependentmodeforserverswithonemicroprocessor

CPU1DIMM

DIMMinstallationorder1

A1A2B1B2

5

263

C1C2

7

D1D2

48

Thefollowingtableexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationorderforserversthathavetwomicroprocessors
(CPU1andCPU2)installed.

Table4.Memorymoduleinstallationorderinindependentmodeforserverswithtwomicroprocessors

CPU1DIMMCPU2DIMM

A1A2B1B2

DIMMinstallationorder19311

C1C2

5

D1D2A1A2B1B2

7

13

15210412614816

C1C2

D1D2

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Memorymoduleinstallationorderinmirroringmode

Inmirroringmode,theservermaintainstwoidenticalcopiesofalldatainmemoryandtheRASfeaturesare
available.FormoreinformationabouttheRASfeatures,refertotherelatedsectionin“Features”onpage7.

Notes:

•Allmemorymodulestobeinstalledmustbethesametypewiththesamecapacity,frequency,voltage,
andnumberofranks.

•Allmemorymodulesmustbeinstalledinpairs.

Thefollowingtableexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationorderforserversthathaveonlyone
microprocessor(CPU1)installed.

Table5.Memorymoduleinstallationorderinmirroringmodeforserverswithonemicroprocessor

CPU1DIMM

DIMMinstallationorder13132424

A1A2B1B2

C1C2

D1D2

Thefollowingtableexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationorderforserversthathavetwomicroprocessors
(CPU1andCPU2)installed.

Table6.Memorymoduleinstallationorderinmirroringmodeforserverswithtwomicroprocessors

CPU1DIMMCPU2DIMM

DIMMinstallationorder1

A1A2B1B2

5

1

C1C2

5

3

D1D2A1A2B1B2

7

7

3

26264848

C1C2

D1D2

Memorymoduleinstallationorderinsparingmode

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

Note:Allmemorymodulestobeinstalledmustbethesametypewiththesamecapacity,frequency,
voltage,andnumberofranks.

Yourserversupportsranksparingmode.Inranksparingmode,onerankofamemorymoduleworksasthe
sparerankfortheotherranksonthesamechannel.Thesparerankisnotavailableassystemmemory.T o
enableranksparingmode,ensurethat:

•Atleastthreeranksareavailableinonechannel.

•Atleasttwomemorymodulesareinstalledinonechannel.

Thefollowingtableexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationorderforserversthathaveonlyone
microprocessor(CPU1)installed.

Table7.Memorymoduleinstallationorderinsparingmodeforserverswithonemicroprocessor

CPU1DIMM

DIMMinstallationorder11223344

A1A2B1B2

C1C2

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D1D2

Thefollowingtableexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationorderforserversthathavetwomicroprocessors
(CPU1andCPU2)installed.

Table8.Memorymoduleinstallationorderinsparingmodeforserverswithtwomicroprocessors

CPU1DIMMCPU2DIMM

A1A2B1B2

DIMMinstallationorder1133

C1C2

5577

D1D2A1A2B1B2

22446688

C1C2

Memorymoduleinstallationorderinlockstepmode

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

Notes:

•Allmemorymodulestobeinstalledmustbethesametypewiththesamecapacity,frequency,voltage,
andnumberofranks.

•Allmemorymodulesmustbeinstalledinpairs.

Thefollowingtableexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationorderforserversthathaveonlyone
microprocessor(CPU1)installed.

Table9.Memorymoduleinstallationorderinlockstepmodeforserverswithonemicroprocessor

D1D2

CPU1DIMM

DIMMinstallationorder13132424

A1A2B1B2

C1C2

D1D2

Thefollowingtableexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationorderforserversthathavetwomicroprocessors
(CPU1andCPU2)installed.

Table10.Memorymoduleinstallationorderinlockstepmodeforserverswithtwomicroprocessors

CPU1DIMMCPU2DIMM

DIMMinstallationorder1

A1A2B1B2

5

1

C1C2

5

3

D1D2A1A2B1B2

7

7

3

26264848

C1C2

D1D2

Installingamemorymodule

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage51.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Notes:

•Tooptimizesystemperformance,ensurethatyouconsiderandfollowthememorymoduleinstallation
ruleswhenperformingtheoperation.See“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage58

•Useanydocumentationthatcomeswiththememorymoduleandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.

.

Toinstallamemorymodule,dothefollowing:

62ThinkServerRD350UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
theserver.

2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage53.

3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage53.

4.Removethecoolingshroud.See“Removingandreinstallingthecoolingshroud”onpage56.

5.Locatethememoryslotsonthesystemboardandreadthememorymoduleinstallationrules.See
“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage58

.

6.Removeanypartsordisconnectanycablesthatmightpreventyouraccesstothememoryslots.

7.Opentheretainingclipsoftheappropriatememoryslot.

Figure25.Openingtheretainingclipsofthememoryslots

8.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenewmemorymoduletoanyunpaintedsurfaceon
theoutsideoftheserver.Then,takethenewmemorymoduleoutofthepackage.

Note:Carefullyhandlethememorymodulebyitsedges.

Chapter6.Replacinghardware63

9.Positionthenewmemorymoduleoverthememoryslot.Ensurethatthenotch1onthenewmemory
moduleisalignedwiththekey

2inthememoryslot.Then,pressthenewmemorymodulestraightdown

intothememoryslotuntiltheretainingclipscloseandthenewmemorymodulesnapsintoposition.

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

Figure26.Installingamemorymodule

10.Reinstallanypartsorreconnectanycablesthatyouhaveremoved.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage128.

Removingamemorymodule

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage51.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Note:Tooptimizesystemperformance,ensurethatyouconsiderandfollowthememorymoduleinstallation
ruleswhenperformingtheoperation.See“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage58

Toremoveamemorymodule,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
theserver.

2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage53.

3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage53.

4.Removethecoolingshroud.See“Removingandreinstallingthecoolingshroud”onpage56.

5.Locatethememoryslotsonthesystemboardandreadthememorymoduleinstallationrules.See
“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage58.

6.Removeanypartsordisconnectanycablesthatmightpreventyouraccesstothememoryslots.

.

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7.Locatethememorymodulethatyouwanttoremoveandopentheretainingclipsonbothendsofthe
memoryslot.Then,graspthememorymodulebyitsedgesandcarefullypullitstraightuptoremoveit
fromthememoryslot.

Figure27.Removingamemorymodule

8.Reinstallanypartsorreconnectanycablesthatyouhaveremoved.

9.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldmemorymodule,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseany
packagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage128.

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerSystemManagerPremiummodule

TheThinkServerSystemManagerPremium(TSMPremium)offersconvenient,remoteKVMaccessand
controlthroughtheLANorInternet.YoucanusetheTSMPremiumtogainlocation-independentremote
accesstorespondtocriticalincidentsandtoundertakenecessarymaintenance.Therefore,workingasan
integratedsolutioninyourserver,theTSMPremiumprovidesanincreasedlevelofmanageabilityoverthe
basicservermanagementavailable.YoucanpurchaseaTSMPremiummodulefromLenovo.

ForalistofThinkServeroptions,goto:
http://lenovoquickpick.com/usa/home/thinkserver/rack-and-tower-server

InstallingtheTSMPremiummodule

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage51.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Notes:

•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeTSMPremiummoduleandfollowthoseinstructionsin
additiontotheinstructionsinthistopic.

•Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationinthistopic.

ToinstalltheTSMPremiummodule,dothefollowing:

Chapter6.Replacinghardware65

1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
theserver.

2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage53.

3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage53.

4.Removetherisercardassembly2.See“Replacingtherisercardassembly”onpage119.

5.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheTSMPremiummoduletoanyunpaintedsurface
ontheoutsideoftheserver.Then,taketheTSMPremiummoduleoutofthepackage.

6.LocatetheTSMPremiummoduleconnectoronthesystemboardandtheninserttheTSMPremium
moduleintotheTSMPremiummoduleconnector.

Note:EnsurethattheTSMPremiummoduleissecurelyseatedonthesystemboard.

Figure28.InstallingtheTSMPremiummodule

7.Reinstalltherisercardassembly2.See“Replacingtherisercardassembly”onpage119.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage128

.Forinformation
aboutserverremotemanagement,downloadandreadtheThinkServerSystemManagerUserGuideat:
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

RemovingtheTSMPremiummodule

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiii

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Notes:

•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeTSMPremiummoduleandfollowthoseinstructionsin
additiontotheinstructionsinthistopic.

•IfyouremovetheTSMPremiummodule,theiKVMfunctionforserverremotemanagementwillbe
unavailable.

•Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationinthistopic.

and“Guidelines”onpage51.

66ThinkServerRD350UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

ToremovetheTSMPremiummodule,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
theserver.

2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage53.

3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage53.

4.Removetherisercardassembly2.See“Replacingtherisercardassembly”onpage119.

5.LocatetheTSMPremiummoduleonthesystemboardandthenlifttheTSMPremiummodulestraight
uptoremoveitfromtheTSMPremiummoduleconnector.

Figure29.RemovingtheTSMPremiummodule

6.Reinstalltherisercardassembly2.See“Replacingtherisercardassembly”onpage119.

7.IfyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldTSMPremiummodule,followallpackaginginstructionsanduse
anypackagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage128.

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerTrustedPlatformModule

TheThinkServerTrustedPlatformModule(hereinafterreferredtoastheTPM)isasecuritychipdesignedby
theTrustedComputingGroup(TCG)toprovideahardwaremethodofdataencryption.Itstorespasswords,
encryptionkeys,anddigitalcertificatestohelpprovidesecuritysolutionsandprotecttheserver.Youcan
purchaseaTPMoptionfromLenovo.

InstallingtheTPM

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage51.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Notes:

Chapter6.Replacinghardware67

•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeTPMandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditiontothe
instructionsinthistopic.

•Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationinthistopic.

ToinstalltheTPM,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
theserver.

2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage53.

3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage53.

4.Removetherisercardassembly1and2ifneeded.See“Replacingtherisercardassembly”on
page119.

5.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheTPMtoanyunpaintedsurfaceontheoutsideof
theserver.Then,taketheTPMoutofthepackage.

Note:CarefullyhandletheTPMbyitsedges.

6.LocatetheTPMconnectoronthesystemboardandtheninserttheTPMintotheTPMconnector
onthesystemboard.

Figure30.InstallingtheTPM

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage128.Then,youcan
configuretheTPMfunctionintheSetupUtilityprogram.See“ConfiguringtheTPMfunction”onpage44.

RemovingtheTPM

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiii

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremovetheTPMiftheserverhasoneinstalled.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

68ThinkServerRD350UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

and“Guidelines”onpage51.

Notes:

•IfyouremovetheTPM,theTPMfunctionwillbeunavailable.

•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeTPMandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditiontothe
instructionsinthistopic.

•Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationinthistopic.

ToremovetheTPM,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
theserver.

2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage53.

3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage53.

4.LocatetheTPMonthesystemboardandthenremovetheTPMfromtheTPMconnectorbyliftingit
straightup.

Note:CarefullyhandletheTPMbyitsedges.

Figure31.RemovingtheTPM

5.IfyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldTPM,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseanypackaging
materialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage128

.

InstallingorremovingtheRAID110iupgradekey

TheLenovoThinkServerRAID110iupgradekey(hereinafterreferredtoasRAID110ikey)activatesRAID5
fortheonboardSATAsoftwareRAID.Asaresult,thecapabilityofthesystemboardisexpanded.Youcan
purchaseaRAID110ikeyfromLenovoandinstallittotheRAIDupgradekeyconnectoronthesystemboard.

ForalistofThinkServeroptions,goto:
http://lenovoquickpick.com/usa/home/thinkserver/rack-and-tower-server

Chapter6.Replacinghardware69

InstallingtheRAID110ikey

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage51.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Note:UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeRAID110ikeyandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.

ToinstalltheRAID110ikey,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
theserver.

2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage53.

3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage53.

4.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheRAID110ikeytoanyunpaintedsurfaceonthe
outsideoftheserver.Then,taketheRAID110ikeyoutofthepackage.

Note:CarefullyhandletheRAID110ikeybyitsedges.

5.LocatetheRAIDupgradekeyconnectoronthesystemboardandtheninserttheRAID110ikeyintothe
RAIDupgradekeyconnectoronthesystemboard.

Figure32.InstallingtheRAID110ikey

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage128.

RemovingtheRAID110ikey

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiii

70ThinkServerRD350UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

and“Guidelines”onpage51.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Notes:

•IfyouremovetheRAID110ikey,theonboardSATAsoftwareRAIDfunctionwillbeunavailable.

•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeRAID110ikeyandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.

ToremovetheRAID110ikey,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
theserver.

2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage53.

3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage53.

4.LocatetheRAIDupgradekeyconnectoronthesystemboard.Then,removetheinstalledRAID110i
keybyliftingitstraightup.

Note:CarefullyhandletheRAID110ikeybyitsedges.

Figure33.RemovingtheRAID110ikey

5.IfyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldRAID110ikey,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseany
packagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage128.

InstallingorremovingtheLenovoThinkServerRAID500upgradekey

TheLenovoThinkServerRAID500upgradekey(hereinafterreferredtoasRAID500key)activatesRAID5
andRAID50levelsforadvancedSATAorSAShardwareRAID.Asaresult,thecapabilityoftheinstalled
ThinkServerRAID500Adapterisexpanded.YoucanpurchaseaRAID500keyfromLenovoandinstallitto
theRAIDupgradekeyconnectorontheThinkServerRAID500Adapter.

Chapter6.Replacinghardware71

ForalistofThinkServeroptions,goto:
http://lenovoquickpick.com/usa/home/thinkserver/rack-and-tower-server

InstallingtheRAID500key

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiii

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Note:UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeRAID500keyandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.

ToinstalltheRAID500key,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,

2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage53.

3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage53.

4.LocatetheThinkServerRAID500Adapter.Then,disconnectanycablesfromtheadapter.

5.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheRAID500keytoanyunpaintedsurfaceonthe

and“Guidelines”onpage51.

disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
theserver.

outsideoftheserver.Then,taketheRAID500keyoutofthepackage.

Note:CarefullyhandletheRAID500keybyitsedges.

6.LocatetheRAID500keyconnectorontheThinkServerRAID500AdapterandinserttheRAID500
keyintotheconnector.EnsurethattheRAID500keyissecurelyseated.Ifnecessary,removethe
ThinkServerRAID500AdapterfirstbeforeinstallingtheRAID500key.Then,reinstalltheThinkServer
RAID500Adapter.See“RemovingaPCIecard”onpage81

.

Note:EnsurethattheRAID500keyissecurelyseatedontheThinkServerRAID500Adapter.

Figure34.InstallingtheRAID500key

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage128

.Then,thehardware

RAID5andRAID50levelsareavailableforyourserverifyourserverhastherequirednumberofharddisk

72ThinkServerRD350UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

drivesinstalled.RefertotheMegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuideonthedocumentationDVDthatcomes
withyourserverforinformationabouthowtoconfigurethehardwareRAID.

RemovingtheRAID500key

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiii

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Attention:RemovingtheRAID500keymightimpactyourRAIDconfigurations.Backupyourdatabefore
youbegintoavoidanydatalossduetoaRAIDconfigurationchange.

Notes:

•IfyouremovetheRAID500keyfromtheThinkServerRAID500Adapter,thehardwareRAID5and
RAID50levelswillbedisabled.

•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeRAID500keyandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.

ToremovetheRAID500key,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,

2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage53.

3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage53.

4.LocatetheThinkServerRAID500Adapter.

5.RemovetheThinkServerRAID500Adapterfirst.Then,removetheRAID500keyfromtheThinkServer

and“Guidelines”onpage51.

disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
theserver.

RAID500Adapter.ReinstalltheThinkServerRAID500Adapter.

Note:CarefullyhandletheRAID500keybyitsedges.

Figure35.RemovingtheRAID500key

6.IfyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldRAID500key,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseany
packagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.

Whattodonext:

Chapter6.Replacinghardware73

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage128.Asthe
hardwareRAID5and50levelsarenotavailablewithouttheRAID500key,youmightneedtoreconfigure
RAIDforyourserver.RefertotheMegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuideonthedocumentationDVDthat
comeswithyourserverforinformationabouthowtoconfigurethehardwareRAID.

InstallingorremovingtheSDmodule

IfyouequipyourserverwithanSDmodule,youcaninstalluptotwoSDcardsintotheSDmodulefordata
storage.YoucanpurchaseanSDmoduleandSDcardsfromLenovo.

ForalistofThinkServeroptions,goto:
http://lenovoquickpick.com/usa/home/thinkserver/rack-and-tower-server

InstallingtheSDmodule

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiii

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Note:UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeSDmoduleandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.

and“Guidelines”onpage51.

ToinstalltheSDmodule,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
theserver.

2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage53.

3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage53.

4.Removetherisercardassembly1.See“Replacingtherisercardassembly”onpage119.

5.LocatetheSDmoduleconnectoronthesystemboard.See“Systemboardcomponents”onpage30.
Removeanypartsanddisconnectanycablesthatmightimpedeyouroperation.

6.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheSDmoduletoanyunpaintedsurfaceonthe
outsideoftheserver.Then,taketheSDmoduleoutofthepackage.

Note:CarefullyhandletheSDmodulebyitsedges.

7.IfyouhaveanSDcard,InstallitintotheSDcardslotontheSDmodule.

74ThinkServerRD350UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

8.PositiontheSDmoduleonthesystemboard.Ensurethattheplasticpinsonthesystemboardpass
throughthecorrespondingholesintheSDmodule.Then,presstheSDmoduledownwardsothat
itissecuredbythelatch

1.

Figure36.InstallingtheSDmodule

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage128.

RemovingtheSDmodule

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage51.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Note:UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeSDmoduleandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.

ToremovetheSDmodule,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
theserver.

2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage53.

3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage53.

4.Removetherisercardassembly1.See“Replacingtherisercardassembly”onpage119.

5.LocatetheSDmodule.See“Servercomponents”onpage22.

Chapter6.Replacinghardware75

6.Pressthereleaselatch1downwardandlifttheSDmodulestraightupandoffthesystemboard.

Note:CarefullyhandletheSDmodulebyitsedges.

Figure37.RemovingtheSDmodule

7.RemovetheinstalledSDcardfromtheSDmodule.

8.IfyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldSDmodule,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseany
packagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage128

.

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModule

TheThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModuleprotectsthecachememoryontheinstalledThinkServer
RAIDAdapter.YoucanpurchaseaThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModulefromLenovo.

ForalistofThinkServeroptions,goto:
http://lenovoquickpick.com/usa/home/thinkserver/rack-and-tower-server

InstallingtheThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModule

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage51.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Notes:

•YoucaninstalltwoThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModulesinyourserver.

76ThinkServerRD350UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModuleandfollowthose
instructionsinadditiontotheinstructionsinthistopic.

ToinstalltheThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModule,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
theserver.

2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage53.

3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage53.

4.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModuleto
anyunpaintedsurfaceontheoutsideoftheserver.Then,taketheThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitor
Moduleoutofthepackage.

5.LocatetheplaceforinstallingtheSuperCapacitorModuleintheserver.See“Servercomponents”
onpage22.

6.InstalltheSuperCapacitorModuleintotheholder.

Figure38.InstallingtheSuperCapacitorModuleintotheholder

7.NotetheorientationoftheThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModule.Then,lowertheSuperCapacitor
Moduleandgentlyslideituntilitissecuredbythemountingstudsonthechassis.

Note:Dependingonyourservermodel,refertooneofthefollowingillustrationsbelow.

Figure39.InstallingtheThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModule

8.ConnecttheThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModuletoaRAIDcard.

Whattodonext:

Chapter6.Replacinghardware77

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage128.

RemovingtheThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModule

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage51.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Note:UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModuleandfollow
thoseinstructionsinadditiontotheinstructionsinthistopic.

ToremovetheThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModule,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
theserver.

2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage53.

3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage53.

4.DisconnectthecableoftheThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModulefromtheRAIDcard.

5.Gentlylifttheplastictab1thatsecurestheThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModule.Then,slidethe
ThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModuleasshowntocompletelyremoveitfromthechassis.

Figure40.RemovingtheThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModule

78ThinkServerRD350UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

6.RemovetheSuperCapacitorModulefromtheholder.

Figure41.RemovingtheSuperCapacitorModulefromtheholder

7.IfyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModule,followallpackaging
instructionsanduseanypackagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage128.

InstallingorremovingaPCIecard

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorremoveaPCIecard,suchasanEthernetcard,aRAID
card,oranyothersupportedPCIecards.

Note:ThePCIecardisextremelysensitivetoESD.Ensurethatyoureadandunderstand“Handling
static-sensitivedevices”onpage52firstandcarefullyperformtheoperation.

InstallingaPCIecard

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage51.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

ToinstallaPCIecardontherisercardassembly,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
theserver.

2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage53.

3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage53.

4.RemovetherisercardassemblyonwhichyouwanttoinstallthePCIecard.See“Replacingtheriser
cardassembly”onpage119.

Chapter6.Replacinghardware79

5.Pivotthecardlatchtotheopenposition.

Figure42.OpeningthePCIecardlatch

6.RemovethePCIeslotbracketfromtherisercardassembly.Storethebracketincasethatyoulater
removethePCIecardandneedthebrackettocovertheplace.

Figure43.RemovingaPCIeslotbracket

7.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthePCIecardtoanyunpaintedsurfaceontheoutside
oftheserver.Then,takethePCIecardoutofthepackage.

Note:CarefullyhandlethePCIecardbyitsedges.

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8.CarefullypressthePCIecardstraightintothePCIeslotuntilitissecurelyseated.

Figure44.InstallingaPCIecard

9.PivotthecardlatchtotheclosedpositiontosecurethePCIecardinposition.

Figure45.Pivotingthecardlatchtotheclosedposition

10.DependingonthetypeofthePCIecard,youmightneedtoconnectanyrequiredcables.Refertothe
documentationthatcomeswiththePCIecardforspecificinformation.

11.ReinstalltherisercardassemblywiththePCIecardtothesystemboard.See“Replacingtheriser
cardassembly”onpage119.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage128.Then,continuewith
thefollowingproceduretoinstallthePCIecarddriverifrequired.

RemovingaPCIecard

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage51.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Chapter6.Replacinghardware81

ToremoveaPCIecardfromtherisercardassembly,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
theserver.

2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage53.

3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage53.

4.Removetherisercardassemblyandlayitupsidedownonaflat,clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.
See“Replacingtherisercardassembly”onpage119

.

5.Pivotthecardlatchtotheopenposition.

Figure46.Pivotingthecardlatchtotheopenposition

6.GraspthePCIecardbyitsedgesandcarefullypullitoutofthePCIeslotontherisercardassembly.

Note:ThePCIecardmightfittightlyintothePCIeslot.Ifnecessary,alternatemovingeachsideofthe
PCIecardasmallandequalamountuntilitiscompletelyremovedfromtheslot.

Figure47.RemovingthePCIecard

7.InstallanewPCIecardtoreplacetheoldoneorinstallaPCIecardslotbrackettocovertheplace.See
“InstallingaPCIecard”onpage79.

8.Reinstalltherisercardassembly.See“Replacingtherisercardassembly”onpage119.

9.IfyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldPCIecard,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseanypackaging
materialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.

Whattodonext:

82ThinkServerRD350UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage128.

Installingorremovingtheopticalmodule

Theopticalmoduleenablesyoutoconnecttwonetworkdeviceswithopticalfibercables.Theoptical
moduleisneededonlyonsomePCIecards.

Note:TheopticalmoduleisextremelysensitivetoESD.Ensurethatyoureadandunderstand“Handling
static-sensitivedevices”onpage52firstandcarefullyperformtheoperation.

Installingtheopticalmodule

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiii

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Notes:

•TheopticalmoduleandthePCIecardmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationinthistopic.

•Beforeyouinstalltheopticalmodule,ensurethatthePCIecardthatrequirestheopticalmoduleis
installedintheserver.See“InstallingaPCIecard”onpage79

Toinstalltheopticalmodule,dothefollowing:

1.LocatethetwoholesattherearofthePCIecardforinstallingtheopticalmodule.

2.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheopticalmoduletoanyunpaintedsurfaceonthe

3.Withtheopticalmodulehandleintheopenposition,inserttheopticalmoduleintooneofthetwo

and“Guidelines”onpage51.

.

outsideoftheserver.Then,taketheopticalmoduleoutofthepackage.

holesinthePCIecard.

Figure48.Installingtheopticalmodule

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4.Pivottheopticalmodulehandletotheclosedpositiontosecuretheopticalmoduleinplace.

Figure49.Pivotingtheopticalmodulehandletotheclosedposition

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage128.

Removingtheopticalmodule

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage51.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Note:TheopticalmoduleandthePCIecardmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationinthistopic.

Toremovetheopticalmodule,dothefollowing:

1.Locatetheopticalmoduleattherearofyourserver.

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2.Pivottheopticalmodulehandletotheopenposition.

Figure50.Pivotingtheopticalmodulehandle

3.GentlypulltheopticalmoduleoutfromthePCIecard.

Figure51.Removingtheopticalmodule

4.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldopticalmodule,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseany
packagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage128.

Chapter6.Replacinghardware85

Installingorremovingtheintrusionswitch

Theintrusionswitchinformsyouthattheservercoverisnotproperlyinstalledorclosedbycreatinganevent
inthesystemeventlog(SEL).YoucanpurchaseanintrusionswitchfromLenovo.

Installingtheintrusionswitch

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiii

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Note:Useanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeintrusionswitchandfollowthoseinstructionsinaddition
totheinstructionsinthistopic.

Toinstalltheintrusionswitch,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,

2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage53.

3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage53.

4.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheintrusionswitchtoanyunpaintedsurfaceonthe

5.Pressthetab1outwardasshownandthenlowertheintrusionswitchuntilitissecuredinthesocket.

and“Guidelines”onpage51.

disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
theserver.

outsideoftheserver.Then,taketheintrusionswitchoutofthepackage.

Figure52.Installingtheintrusionswitch

6.Connecttheintrusionswitchcabletotheintrusionswitchconnectoronthesystemboard.See“System
boardcomponents”onpage30.

Whattodonext:

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