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

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•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.

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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)

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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

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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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