ThinkServerRD430
UserGuide
MachineTypes: 3057,3059,3061,3064,3065,3069,3070,3071,
and4306
Note:
Beforeusingtheinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:
•TheReadMeFirstthatcomeswithyourproduct
• “Safetyinformation”onpageiii
•AppendixA“Notices”onpage189
FirstEdition(August2012)
©CopyrightLenovo2012.
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“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContractNo.GS-35F-05925.
Contents
Safetyinformation.......... iii
Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1
Introduction................. 1
Serverdocumentation.............2
Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...5
Chapter3.Productoverview......7
Serverpackage...............7
Features.................. 8
Specications............... 11
Software................. 12
ThinkServerEasyStartup......... 12
ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater. 12
LenovoThinkServerEasyManage..... 12
BIOSandTMMupdateutilities...... 12
RAIDcongurationutilities........ 12
Remotemanagementsoftware...... 12
LenovoRackPlanner.......... 12
ThinkServerSmartGridTechnology.... 13
Locations................. 13
Machinetype,model,andserialnumber
label................. 13
Frontviewoftheserver......... 15
Frontpanel.............. 21
Diagnosticmodule........... 23
Rearviewoftheserver......... 26
Servercomponents........... 31
Hot-swapharddiskdrivestatusLEDs... 35
RAIDcard............... 36
Expandercard............. 37
Hot-swapharddiskdrivebackplane.... 38
Mini-SAStomini-SASsignalcable
connections.............. 42
Systemboardcomponents........ 47
Systemboardjumpersandswitches.... 50
SystemboardLEDs........... 54
Chapter4.Turningonandturningoff
theserver............... 57
Turningontheserver............ 57
Turningofftheserver............ 57
Chapter5.Conguringtheserver.. 59
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........ 59
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram..... 59
ViewinginformationintheSetupUtility
program............... 59
SetupUtilityprograminterface...... 60
Settingthesystemdateandtime..... 62
Usingpasswords............ 63
Selectingastartupdevice........ 64
ConguringtheTPMfunction....... 64
SettingthemodeoftheEthernetconnector
0.................. 65
ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram...... 65
UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS...... 65
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram... 67
FeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartup
program............... 67
StartingtheThinkServerEasyStartup
program............... 68
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram
onaWindowsoperatingsystem...... 69
ConguringRAID.............. 70
AboutRAID.............. 70
ConguringRAIDusingtheThinkServer
EasyStartupprogram.......... 72
ConguringtheThinkServerRAID300... 72
ConguringtheadvancedSATA/SAShardware
RAID................. 77
ConguringtheEthernetcontrollers...... 78
Updatingthermware............ 78
UsingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram.... 78
UsingtheLenovoThinkServerEasyManage
program................. 79
Chapter6.Installing,removing,or
replacinghardware.......... 81
Guidelines................ 81
Precautions.............. 81
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices..... 82
Systemreliabilityguidelines........ 83
Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron. 83
Removingtheservercover.......... 83
Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel.... 85
Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware... 86
Removingandreinstallingtherackhandles. 87
Removingandreinstallingthecooling
shroud................ 91
Removingandreinstallingtheleftcage... 93
Installingorremovingamemorymodule... 95
InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard.... 101
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID
500UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID....105
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InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID
700Battery..............107
Installingorremovingtheexpandercard...110
InstallingorremovinganEthernetcard...114
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID
300UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID....119
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServer
ManagementModulePremium......123
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerT rusted
PlatformModule............ 126
Installingorreplacingahot-swapredundant
powersupply............. 129
Installingorreplacingaheatsink...... 133
Installingorreplacingthemicroprocessor..135
Installingorreplacingtheopticaldrive... 143
Installingorreplacingahot-swapharddisk
drive.................148
Replacingthehot-swapharddiskdrive
backplane............... 152
Replacingtherisercardassembly1.... 159
Replacingtherisercardassembly2.... 161
Replacingthefrontpanelboard......163
Replacingthediagnosticmodule.....167
Replacingasystemfan.........170
Replacingthesystemboardbattery....172
Completingthepartsreplacement....... 174
Reinstallingtheservercoverandreconnecting
cables................ 174
Updatingtheserverconguration..... 177
Chapter7.Troubleshootingand
diagnostics............. 179
Troubleshootingprocedure.......... 179
ViewingthestatusanddiagnosticLEDs..... 179
Viewingthesystemeventlog......... 179
Basictroubleshootingtables.........180
ThinkServerEasyStartupprogram
problems............... 180
Opticaldriveproblems..........180
Harddiskdriveproblems.........181
Memorymoduleproblems........182
Keyboard,mouse,andUSBdevice
problems............... 183
Chapter8.Gettinginformation,help,
andservice............. 185
Informationresources............ 185
Usingthedocumentation......... 185
ThinkServerWebsite..........185
LenovoSupportWebsite.........185
Helpandservice..............186
Beforeyoucall.............186
Callingforservice............186
Usingotherservices.......... 187
Purchasingadditionalservices......187
AppendixA.Notices......... 189
Trademarks................190
Importantnotes.............. 190
PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice..190
Recyclinginformation............ 190
Batteryreturnprogram..........191
Requirementforbatteriescontaining
perchlorate..............191
Particulatecontamination..........192
ImportantinformationfortheEuropeanDirective
2002/96/EC................192
GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement...196
Exportclassicationnotice.......... 196
Electronicemissionnotices.......... 196
FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)
Statement............... 196
ENERGYSTARmodelinformation.......198
Index................. 199
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Safetyinformation
Note:Beforeusingtheproduct,besuretoreadandunderstandthemultilingualsafetyinstructionsonthe
documentationDVDthatcomeswiththeproduct.
Antesdeusaroproduto,leiaeentendaasinstruçõesdesegurançamultilínguesnoDVDdedocumentação
queoacompanha.
Предидаизползватетозипродукт,задължителнопрочететеивникнетевмногоезичнитеинструкции
забезопасноствDVDдискасдокументация,койтосепредоставяспродукта.
PrijeupotrebeovogproizvodaobaveznopročitajtevišejezičnesigurnosneuputekojesenalazenaDVD-us
dokumentacijomkojidobivateuzproizvod.
PředpoužitímproduktujetřebasipřečístaporozumětbezpečnostnímpokynůmuvedenýmnadiskuDVDs
dokumentací,kterýjedodávánsproduktem.
Førdubrugerproduktet,skaldusørgeforatlæseogforstådesikkerhedsforskrifter,derndespåere
sprog,pådendokumentations-dvd,derfølgermedproduktet.
LuetuotteenmukanatoimitetullaDVD-tietolevylläolevatmonikielisetturvaohjeetennentämäntuotteen
käyttöä.
Avantd'utiliserleproduit,veillezàbienlireetcomprendrelesinstructionsdesécuritémultilinguesgurant
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,måduleseogforstådenerspråkligesikkerhetsinformasjonenpåDVDenmed
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: Thecautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentarelabeledwithnumbers.Eachnumber
identiesanEnglish-languagecautionordangerstatementthatreferstotranslatedversionsofthecaution
ordangerstatementintheSafetyInformationdocument.Forexample,ifadangerstatementislabeled
“Statement1,”translationsforthisdangerstatementareintheSafetyInformationdocumentunder
“Statement1.”
Ensurethatyoureadandunderstandallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentbeforeyouperform
theprocedures.Readandunderstandanyadditionalsafetyinformationthatisincludedwiththeserveror
optionaldevicebeforeyouinstall,remove,orreplacethedevice.
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Statement1
DANGER
Electricalcurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.
Toavoidashockhazard:
• Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orrecongurationofthis
productduringanelectricalstorm.
•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.
•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.
•Whenpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.
•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceofre,water ,orstructuraldamage.
•Disconnecttheattachedpowercords,telecommunicationssystems,networks,andmodemsbeforeyou
openthedevicecovers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationandcongurationprocedures.
• Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingtablewheninstalling,moving,oropening
coversonthisproductorattacheddevices.
Toconnect: Todisconnect:
1.TurneverythingOFF.
2.First,attachallcablestodevices.
3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.
4.Attachpowercordstooutlet.
5.TurndevicesON.
1.TurneverythingOFF.
2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlet.
3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.
4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.
Statement2
DANGER
Dangerofexplosionifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.
Whenreplacingthelithiumcoincellbattery,useonlythesameoranequivalenttypethatis
recommendedbythemanufacturer .Thebatterycontainslithiumandcanexplodeifnotproperly
used,handled,ordisposedof.
Donot:
•Throworimmerseintowater
•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)
•Repairordisassemble
Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.
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Statement3
CAUTION:
Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,DVDdrives,beropticdevices,ortransmitters)are
installed,notethefollowing:
•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto
hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.
•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespeciedherein
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
Overloadingabranchcircuitisapotentialrehazardandashockhazardundercertainconditions.To
avoidthesehazards,ensurethatyoursystemelectricalrequirementsdonotexceedbranchcurrentratings
attheinstallationsite.
Statement13
CAUTION:
Ensurethattherackissecuredproperlytoavoidtippingwhentheserverunitisextendedontherails.
Statement14
CAUTION:
SomeaccessoryoroptionboardoutputsexceedClass2orlimitedpowersourcelimits.Y ou
mustinstalltheappropriateinterconnectingcablinginaccordancewithyourlocalelectricalcode
requirements.
Statement15
CAUTION:
Thepower-controlbuttononthedevicemayputthedeviceinstandbymodeinsteadofturningoff
thedevice.Inaddition,thedevicemighthavemultipleconnectionstodcpower.Toremoveall
electricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallconnectionstodcpoweraredisconnectedat
thedcpowerinputterminals.
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Statement16
CAUTION:
Toreducetheriskofelectricshockorenergyhazards:
•Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledbytrainedservicepersonnelinarestricted-accesslocation,as
denedbyyourlocalelectricalcodeandthelatesteditionofIEC60950.
•Connecttheequipmenttoareliablyearthedsafetyextralowvoltage(SEL V)source.AnSELV
sourceisasecondarycircuitthatisdesignedsothatnormalandsinglefaultconditionsdonot
causethevoltagestoexceedasafelevel(60Vdirectcurrent).
•Thebranchcircuitovercurrentprotectionmustberatedinaccordancewithlocalelectricalcode
requirements.
•Use1.3mm
2
or16AmericanWireGauge(AWG)copperconductoronly,notexceeding3meters
inlength.
•T orquethewiring-terminalscrewsto1.4newton-metersor12inch-pounds.
•Provideareadilyavailable,approvedandrateddisconnectdeviceintheeldwiring.
Statement17
CAUTION:
ThisproductcontainsaClass1Mlaser.Donotviewdirectlywithopticalinstruments.
Statement18
CAUTION:
Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mountedproducts.
Statement19
CAUTION:
Hazardousmovingparts.Keepngersandotherbodypartsaway.
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Statement20
CAUTION:
Alithiumionbatteryisprovided.T oavoidpossibleexplosion,donotburnthebattery.Replacethe
batteryonlywiththeLenovo-approvedpart.Recycleordiscardthebatteryasinstructedbylocal
regulations.
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Chapter1. Generalinformation
Thischapterprovidessomegeneralinformationaboutyourproduct.
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:
• “Introduction”onpage1
• “Serverdocumentation”onpage2
Introduction
ThisuserguideforyourLenovo
specications,componentlocations,congurationinstructions,hardwarereplacementprocedures,and
basictroubleshootinganddiagnostics.
YourservercomeswithadocumentationDVDthatcontainsvariousserverdocumentstohelpyouuseand
maintaintheserver.Meanwhile,yourservercomeswithaThinkServerEasyStartupDVDthatprovidesa
convenientsolutionforconguringtheserverandinstallinganoperatingsystem.
TheLenovoLimitedWarranty(LLW)containsthewarrantytermsthatapplytotheproductyoupurchasedfrom
Lenovo.ReadtheLLWonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.Aprintablegenericversion
ofthelatestLLWalsoisavailableinmorethan30languagesathttp://www.lenovo.com/warranty/llw_02.If
youcannotobtaintheLLWthroughthedocumentationDVDorLenovoWebsite,contactyourlocalLenovo
ofceorresellertoobtainaprintedversionoftheLLW,freeofcharge.
®
ThinkServer
®
productcontainsinformationabouttheserverfeatures,
Forwarrantyservice,consulttheworldwideLenovoSupporttelephonelist.Telephonenumbersaresubject
tochangewithoutnotice.Themostup-to-datetelephonelistforLenovoSupportisalwaysavailableonthe
Websiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/support/phone.Ifthetelephonenumberforyourcountryorregionisnot
listed,contactyourLenovoresellerorLenovomarketingrepresentative.
Toobtainthemostup-to-dateinformationabouttheserver,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver
LenovomaintainspagesontheWorldWideWeb,whereyoucangetthelatesttechnicalinformationand
downloaddocumentationordevicedriversandupdates.ToaccesstheLenovoSupportWebsite,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
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Recordinformationaboutyourserverinthefollowingtable.Youwillneedtheinformationifyoueverneed
tohaveyourserverserviced.
Forwheretondtheproductinformationlabelonthechassis,see“Machinetype,model,andserialnumber
label”onpage13.
Productname
Machinetypeandmodel(MT-M)
Serialnumber(S/N)
Dateofpurchase
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
YoucanregisteryourserverwithLenovobyfollowingtheinstructionsat:
http://www.lenovo.com/register
Whenyouregisteryourserver,informationisenteredintoadatabase,whichenablesLenovotocontact
youincaseofarecallorothersevereproblem.AfteryouregisteryourserverwithLenovo,youwillreceive
quickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp.Inaddition,somelocationsofferextendedprivilegesand
servicestoregisteredusers.
Serverdocumentation
Thistopicprovidesageneraldescriptionofeachdocumentforyourserverandinstructionsonhow
toobtainallthedocuments.
Printeddocuments
Thefollowingdocumentsareprintedoutandincludedinyourserverpackage.
•ReadMeFirst
Thisisamultilingualdocumentyoushouldreadrst.Thisdocumentguidesyoutoreadthecomplete
warranty,support,andsafetyinformationonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserverbefore
usingtheproduct.Thisdocumentalsoprovidesinformationabouthowtondthemostup-to-date
informationontheLenovoSupportWebsite.
•ImportantNotices
Thisdocumentincludessafetyandlegalnoticesthatyoushouldreadandunderstandbeforeusing
theserver.
•RackInstallationInstructions
Thisdocumentprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallyourserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusing
therailkitshippedwiththeserver.
Note: Thisdocumentisavailableinvelanguages.AprintedEnglishversionisincludedinyourserver
package.APDFversionofFrench,German,Italian,andSpanishareprovidedonthedocumentationDVD
thatcomeswiththeserver.
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DocumentationDVD
ThedocumentationDVD,whichcomeswithyourserver,containsvariousdocumentsforyourserverin
PortableDocumentFormat(PDF)andHyperT extMarkupLanguage(HTML).ThedocumentationDVDisnot
bootable.ToviewthedocumentsontheDVD,youwillneedacomputerwithaWebbrowserandtheAdobe
Readerprogram,whichisavailablefordownloadat:
http://www.adobe.com
TostartthedocumentationDVD,inserttheDVDintotheopticaldrive.TheDVDisAutoPlayenabledand
startsautomaticallyinmostMicrosoft
®
Linux
operatingsystem,openthelaunch.htmlelocatedintherootdirectoryoftheDVD.
®
Windows
®
environments.IftheDVDfailstostartorifyouareusinga
Note: LenovomaintainspagesontheWorldWideWeb,whereyoucangetthelatesttechnicalinformation
anddownloaddocumentationordevicedriversandupdates.Someinformationinthedocumentsonthe
documentationDVDmightchangewithoutnoticeaftertherstreleaseoftheDVD.Youcanalwaysobtainall
themostup-to-datedocumentationforyourserverfromtheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides
ThefollowingdocumentsareonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver:
•SafetyInformation
Thisisamultilingualdocumentthatincludesallthesafetystatementsforyourproductinmorethan30
languages.Besuretoreadandunderstandallthesafetystatementsbeforeusingtheproduct.
•WarrantyandSupportInformation
ThisdocumentincludestheLenovowarrantystatement,CustomerReplaceableUnits(CRUs)information,
andinformationabouthowtocontacttheLenovoCustomerSupportCenter.
•LenovoLicenseAgreement
ThisdocumentincludesthetermsandconditionsoftheLenovoLicenseAgreement.
•UserGuide
Thisdocumentprovidesdetailedinformationtohelpyougetfamiliarwithyourserverandhelpyouuse,
congure,andmaintainyourserver.
•RackInstallationInstructions
Thisdocumentprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallyourserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusing
therailkitshippedwiththeserver.
•ThinkServerManagementModuleUserGuide
Thisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutserverremotemanagement.ThisdocumentisinEnglishonly.
YoumightndthisdocumentonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.Ifnot,downloadit
fromtheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides
Note: Toobtainadvancedremotemanagementfunctions,installaThinkServerManagementModule
Premium(TMMPremium)ontheTMMPremiumconnectoronthesystemboard.See“Installingor
removingtheThinkServerManagementModulePremium”onpage123
.
•MegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuide
ThisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)andhowto
usetheutilityprogramstocongure,monitor,andmaintainyourserverRAIDandrelateddevices.This
documentisinEnglishonly.
Note: RefertothisdocumentforhardwareRAIDinformationifyourserverhasasupportedRAIDcard
installed.See“RAIDcard”onpage36
.ForinformationabouttheThinkServerRAID300(alsoknownas
onboardSASsoftwareRAID),see“ConguringtheThinkServerRAID300”onpage72.
Chapter1.Generalinformation3
Documentonlyfortrainedservicepersonnel
ThefollowingdocumentisintendedonlyfortrainedservicepersonnelofLenovo.
HardwareMaintenanceManual
Thisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutcomponentlocations,replacementproceduresformajorField
ReplaceableUnits(FRUs),andtroubleshootinganddiagnostics.Thisdocumentisupdatedfrequently,and
themostup-to-dateversionisalwaysavailableinEnglishontheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides
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Chapter2. Serversetuproadmap
Thischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.
Theserversetupprocedurevariesdependingonthecongurationoftheserverwhenitwasdelivered.In
somecases,theserverisfullyconguredandyoujustneedtoconnecttheservertothenetworkandanac
powersource,andthenyoucanturnontheserver.Inothercases,theserverneedstohavehardwaredevices
installed,requireshardwareandrmwareconguration,andrequiresanoperatingsystemtobeinstalled.
Thegeneralprocedureforsettingupyourserveris:
1.Unpacktheserverpackage.See“Serverpackage”onpage7.
2.Installanyrequiredhardwareorserveroptions.SeetherelatedtopicsinChapter6“Installing,removing,
orreplacinghardware”onpage81.
3.Installtheserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusingtherailkitshippedwiththeserver.SeetheRack
InstallationInstructions thatcomeswiththeserver.
4.ConnecttheEthernetcable(s)andpowercord(s)totheserver.See“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage
tolocatetheconnectors.
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5.Turnontheservertoverifyoperation.See“Turningontheserver”onpage57.
6.ReviewtheUniedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)BasicInputOutputSystem(BIOS)settingsand
customizeasneeded.See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage59
7.CongureRAIDandinstalltheoperatingsystemanddevicedrivers.See“UsingtheThinkServer
EasyStartupprogram”onpage67
8.Installanyadditionaldriversrequiredforaddedfeatures.Refertotheinstructionsthatcomewith
thehardwareoption.
9.CongureEthernetsettingsintheoperatingsystembyreferringtotheoperatingsystemhelp.Thisstep
isnotrequirediftheoperatingsystemwasinstalledusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.
10.Checkforrmwareupdates.See“Updatingthermware”onpage78.
11.Installmanagementapplicationsandanyotherapplications.Refertothedocumentationthatcomes
withtheapplicationsthatyouwanttoinstall.
and“ConguringRAID”onpage70.
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Chapter3. Productoverview
Thischapterprovidesinformationabouttheserverpackage,features,specications,softwareprograms,
andcomponentlocations.
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:
• “Serverpackage”onpage7
• “Features”onpage8
• “Specications”onpage11
• “Software”onpage12
• “Locations”onpage13
Serverpackage
Theserverpackageincludestheserver,powercord(s),arailkit,printeddocumentation,adocumentation
DVD,andsoftwaremedia.
Note: Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromthefollowingillustration.
Figure1.Serverpackage
1Server
2Materialbox,includingpowercord(s),printeddocumentation,adocumentationDVD,andsoftwaremedia
3Railkit
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Features
Thistopicprovidesgeneralinformationabouttheserverfeaturesforavarietyofmodels.Dependingonyour
specicmodel,somefeaturesmightvaryorunavailable.Forinformationaboutyourspecicmodel,usethe
SetupUtilityprogram.See“ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage59
Microprocessor
.
OneortwoIntel
®
®
Xeon
quad-core,hexa-core,orocta-coremicroprocessors(internalcachesizevaries
bymodel)
ForalistoftheThinkServermicroprocessoroptions,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver
Memory
Yourserverhas12memoryslots.Formoreinformation,see“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage95
Powersupply
Oneortwo800-watthot-swapredundantpowersupplies(Universalinputandcompliantwith80PLUSGold)
Systemfan
Asystemfancagewithfourhot-swapsystemfansandtwodummysystemfans
Internaldrive
Internaldrivesaredevicesthatyourserverusestoreadandstoredata.Theinternaldrivessupported
byyourservervarybymodel.
•Harddiskdrive
–Uptoeight3.5-inchhot-swapSerialAdvancedTechnologyAttachment(SATA)orSerialAttachedSCSI
(SAS)harddiskdrives(SCSIistheacronymforSmallComputerSystemInterface)
–Upto123.5-inchhot-swapSATAorSASharddiskdrives
–Uptoeight2.5-inchhot-swapSASharddiskdrivesorSATAsolid-statedrives
–Upto162.5-inchhot-swapSASharddiskdrivesorSATAsolid-statedrives
.
Note: Theterm“2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrives”or“2.5-inchharddiskdrives”hereinafterreferstoall
thesupportedtypesof2.5-inchharddiskdrives,includingthesolid-statedrives.
•Opticaldrive
–OneslimSATAopticaldriveinsomemodels
Expansionslot
•Tworisercardassemblyslotsonthesystemboard
•TwoPeripheralComponentInterconnect(PCI)Expresscardslotsontherisercardassembly1
•ThreePCIExpresscardslotsontherisercardassembly2
Fordetailedinformation,see“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage26
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Input/Output(I/O)features
•Oneserialconnectorontherearpanel
•OneVideoGraphicsArray(VGA)connectoronthefrontpanelinsomemodelsandoneVGAconnector
ontherearpanel
•SixUSB2.0connectors(twoonthefrontpanelandfourontherearpanel)
•ThreeRJ-45Ethernetconnectorsontherearpanel(Ethernetconnector0isforsystemmanagement)
Forthelocationinformationabouttheconnectors,refertotherelatedtopicsin“Locations”onpage13.
Videosubsystem
AnintegratedgraphicscontrollerintheThinkServerManagementModule(TMM),whichalsoisknown
astheBaseboardManagementController(BMC)chip,onthesystemboardtosupportVGAconnectors
forconnectingvideodevices
Ethernetconnectivity
ThreeRJ-45Ethernetconnectorsontherearpanelwith10megabitspersecond(Mbps),100Mbps,or
1000Mbpsnetworkconnectivity.
•OnboardIntel82574LGigabitEthernetcontrollerfordedicatedorsharedlocalareanetwork(LAN)
managementinterface(Ethernetconnector0isforsystemmanagement)
•OnboardIntelGigabitDualPortEthernetcontrollerforEthernetconnector1andEthernetconnector2
Formoreinformation,see“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage26.
Reliability,availability,andserviceability
Reliability,availability,andserviceability(hereinafterreferredtoasRAS)arethreeimportantserverdesign
features.TheRASfeatureshelpyoutoensuretheintegrityofthedatastoredontheserver,theavailabilityof
theserverwhenyouneedit,andtheeasewithwhichyoucandiagnoseandcorrectproblems.
YourserverhasthefollowingRASfeatures:
•Securityfeatures
–Administratorpasswordanduserpasswordtohelpyouprotectunauthorizedaccesstotheserver
(see“Usingpasswords”onpage63
)
–Hot-swapredundantpowersuppliestoprotectagainstsignicantinterruptiontotheoperationofthe
systemwhenapowersupplyfails(forservermodelsthatcomewithonepowersupply,youcan
purchaseahot-swapredundantpowersupplyoptionfromLenovoandinstallitintoyourserverasthe
secondpowersupplyforredundancy)
–RedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)congurationforimprovingdatastoragereliabilityand
faulttolerance(see“ConguringRAID”onpage70
)
–Remotemonitoringorcontrolbyanadministratortoprovideprotectionorhelp
–ThinkServerTrustedPlatformModule(TPM),whichisasecuritychip,tohelpenhanceserversecurity
Note: TheTPMisonlyavailableinsomemodels.
•Basicsystemmanagementfeatures
–Abilitytostorethepower-onself-test(POST)hardwaretestresults
–BIOSSetupUtilityprogram
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TheBIOSSetupUtilityprogramhelpsyouviewtheserverinformationandconguretheserverinthe
pre-operatingsystemenvironment.See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage59.
–TMM(alsoknownasBMC)andIntelligentPlatformManagementInterface(IPMI)2.0
ThesystemboardplatformmanagementsubsystemisbasedontheintegratedTMMfeatures.The
TMMisamanagementchipthatisintegratedonthesystemboardofyourserver.WiththeTMM,no
matterwhatconditiontheserveroperatingsystemisinandnomatteriftheserverisonoroff,aslong
astheserverisconnectedtonetworkandanacpowersource,theinteractionwiththeTMM-controlled
serverscanbeachievedthroughsystemnetwork.Theusercanobtaintheserverhardwarehealth
informationandsystemeventlog(SEL),andisabletoconducttheoperationsincludingturningonor
offtheserver,restartingtheserver,lockingthepowerswitchonthefrontpanel,andsoon.Thispartof
servermanagementisindependentoftheoperatingsystemandiscalledout-of-bandmanagement.
ThesystemboardplatformmanagementsubsystemconsistsoftheintegratedTMM,communication
buses,sensors,theBIOS,andservermanagementrmware.Itisresponsibleforerrorreporting,
systempowercontrol,thermalmonitoring,systemfancontrol,andothermanagementfeatures.The
TMMprovidessystemmanagementandmonitoringfeaturesbasedontheIPMI2.0specication.IPMI
helpslowertheoverallcostsofservermanagement.YoucanndmoreinformationaboutIPMI2.0
fromtheWebsiteofIntel.TheTMMalsosupportssomenon-IPMIfeatures,suchastheDynamicHost
CongurationProtocol(DHCP)andthePlatformEnvironmentControlInterface(PECI),toprovide
moresystemmanagementfunctions.
Formoreinformation,refertotheThinkServerManagementModuleUserGuide,whichisavailablefor
downloadat:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides
–Hot-swapfeature
Yourserversupportshot-swapharddiskdrives,hot-swapsystemfans,andhot-swapredundant
powersupplies.Withthehot-swapfeature,youcaninstall,remove,orreplaceahot-swapdevice
withoutturningofftheserver.
–PrebootExecutionEnvironment(PXE)
TheIntelPXEtechnologyenablesyoutobootyourcomputers,loadanoperatingsystem,ordeploy
executableimagesfromaremoteserverbyusinganetworkinterface.Theoperationcanbedone
independentlyoflocaldatastoragedevices(suchasharddiskdrives)oroperatingsystems.
–RAID
YourserversupportsThinkServerRAID300(alsoknownasonboardSASsoftwareRAID)and
advancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDifarequiredRAIDcardisinstalled.Fordetailedinformation,
see“ConguringRAID”onpage70
.
–Statuslight-emittingdiodes(LEDs)anddiagnosticLEDs
FormoreinformationabouttheLEDsforyourserver,refertotherelatedtopicsin“Locations”on
page13.
–Softwareprograms
Formoreinformationaboutthesoftwareprograms,see“Software”onpage12.
–WakeonLAN
WhentheWakeonLANfeatureisenabledonacomputerthatisconnectedtoaLAN,anetwork
administratorcanremotelyturnonorwakeupthecomputerfromamanagementconsoleusingremote
networkmanagementsoftware.Besides,manyotherfunctions,suchasdatatransferandsoftware
updates,canbeperformedremotelywithoutremoteattendanceandcanbedoneafternormalworking
hoursandonweekendstosavetimeandincreaseproductivity.
•Advancedsystemmanagementfeatures
TheadvancedsystemmanagementfeaturesareonlyavailablewhentheTMMdetectsthepresenceofa
ThinkServerManagementModulePremium(TMMPremium),whichalsoisknownasintegratedkeyboard,
video,andmouse(iKVM)key.TheTMMPremiumisaremotemanagementmodule.Youcanpurchase
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aTMMPremiumfromLenovoandinstallitontheTMMPremiumconnector(alsoknownasiKVM
connector)onthesystemboardofyourservertoenabletheiKVMfunctionandactivatetheadvanced
systemmanagementfeatures.
Formoreinformationaboutadvancedsystemmanagement,refertotheThinkServerManagementModule
UserGuide ,whichisavailablefordownloadat:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides
Specications
Thistopicliststhephysicalspecicationsforyourserver.
Dimensions
Widthwithoutrackhandles:442mm(17.4inches)
Widthwithrackhandles:482.4mm(19inches)
Depthwithoutrackhandles:720.6mm(28.37inches)
Depthwithrackhandles:734mm(28.9inches)
Height:87.6mm(3.45inches)
Weight
Theproductweightvariesdependingondifferentsystemcongurations.
Rangeofproductweightwithoutpackage:16kg(35.27lb)to28kg(61.73lb)
Rangeofproductweightwithpackage:19kg(41.89lb)to35kg(77.16lb)
Environment
•Airtemperature:
Operating:10°Cto35°C(50°Fto95°F)
Storage:-40°Cto70°C(-40°Fto158°F)inoriginalshippingpackage
•Altitude:0to3048m(0to10000ft)inanunpressurizedenvironment
•Humidity:
Operating:8%to80%(non-condensing)
Storagewithoutpackage:8%to80%(non-condensing)
Storagewithpackage:8%to90%(non-condensing)
Electricalinput
•Universalinput:
–Lowrange:
Minimum:100Vac
Maximum:127Vac
Inputfrequencyrange:50to60Hz
–Highrange:
Minimum:200Vac
Maximum:240Vac
Inputfrequencyrange:50to60Hz
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Software
Thistopicprovidesinformationaboutthesoftwareprogramsthatyoucanusetohelpyousetup,use,
andmaintaintheserver.
ThinkServerEasyStartup
TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramsimpliestheprocessofconguringRAIDandinstallingsupported
MicrosoftWindowsandLinuxoperatingsystemsanddevicedriversonyourserver.Thisprogramisprovided
withyourserveronaself-starting(bootable)ThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.Theuserguidefortheprogram
alsoisontheDVDandcanbeaccesseddirectlyfromtheprograminterface.Fordetailedinformation,see
“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage67
.
ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater
TheThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdaterprogram(hereinafterreferredtoastheFirmwareUpdater
program)enablesyoutomaintainyourserverrmwareup-to-dateandhelpsyouavoidunnecessaryserver
outages.TheFirmwareUpdaterprogramisprovidedontheLenovoSupportWebsite.Formoreinformation
aboutdownloadingandusingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram,see“Updatingthermware”onpage78
LenovoThinkServerEasyManage
TheLenovoThinkServerEasyManageprogramenablesenterpriseuserstoremotelycontrolandmonitor
multipleLenovoserverswithinaLAN.
.
Fordetailedinformation,see“UsingtheLenovoThinkServerEasyManageprogram”onpage79
.
BIOSandTMMupdateutilities
TheBIOSandTMM(alsoknownasBMC)rmwarekeepsupdatingaftertheshipmentoftheserver.
LenovomaintainspagesontheSupportWebsiteandprovidestheBIOSandTMMupdateutilitieswith
instructionsfordownloadtohelpyouupdatetheBIOSandTMMrmwareifneeded.Formoreinformation,
see“UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS”onpage65
and“Updatingthermware”onpage78.
RAIDcongurationutilities
WithsomeRAIDcongurationutilities,yourserversupportsThinkServerRAID300andadvancedSATA/SAS
hardwareRAIDifarequiredRAIDcardisinstalled.Fordetailedinformation,see“ConguringRAID”
onpage70.
Remotemanagementsoftware
TheintegratedTMMprovidesbasicremotemanagementfeaturesfortheserver.Theadd-onTMMPremium
optionprovidesadvancedremotemanagementfeaturesfortheserver.
Fordetailedinformationabouttheremotemanagementsoftwareandserverremotemanagement,referto
theThinkServerManagementModuleUserGuide,whichisavailablefordownloadat:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides
LenovoRackPlanner
Racksandserversareusuallydeployedonalargescale.Whendeployingtheequipment,equipment
managersneedalotofreferenceparameterstocalculatepowerconsumptionandelectriccurrentvalues
underdifferentcongurations.TheLenovoRackPlannerprogramprovidesdatamaintenance,power
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consumptionandelectriccurrentcalculations,andreportstohelpequipmentmanagerssignicantly
increaseefciencyindeployingtheequipmentandconvenientlymanagetheequipment.
TodownloadtheLenovoRackPlannerprogram,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowthe
instructionsontheWebpage.
FordetailedinformationaboutusingtheLenovoRackPlannerprogram,refertothehelpsystemforthe
program.
ThinkServerSmartGridT echnology
TheThinkServerSmartGridT echnologyprogramhelpsadministratorstomonitorandmanageserver
performance,especiallythepowerconsumptionforgroupsofserversequippedwiththeIntelIntelligent
PowerNodeManagertechnology.
LenovoprovidesatrialversionoftheThinkServerSmartGridTechnologyprogramwithafree90-day
subscription.After90days,youmustrenewthelicensetocontinueusingtheprogram.Youcanpurchase
thelicensefromLenovotoactivatetheThinkServerSmartGridTechnologyprogramandexpandthe
managementcapabilityoftheprogramwhenthefreetrialends.
TodownloadtheThinkServerSmartGridTechnologyprogram,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversand
followtheinstructionsontheWebpage.
FordetailedinformationaboutusingtheThinkServerSmartGridTechnologyprogram,refertothehelp
systemfortheprogram.
Locations
Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocateyourservercomponents.
Machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabel
Thistopichelpsyoutolocatethelabelthatcontainsthemachinetype,model,andserialnumberinformation
foryourserver.
WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachinetype,model,andserialnumberinformationhelpssupport
technicianstoidentifyyourserverandprovidefasterservice.
Theillustrationsinthistopicshowthemachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabelsonservermodelswith
differentharddiskdrivecongurations.Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferent
fromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
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Themachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabelisattachedonthepull-outinformationcardinthe
followingservermodels:
•Servermodelswitheight3.5-inchharddiskdrivebays
•Servermodelswith2.5-inchharddiskdrivebays
Thepull-outinformationcardisasmallplastictabandcanbeslidoutofthefrontofthechassis.
Figure2.Labelonservermodelswitheight3.5-inchharddiskdrivebays
Figure3.Labelonservermodelswith2.5-inchharddiskdrivebays
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Forservermodelswith123.5-inchharddiskdrivebays,themachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabelis
attachedontheleftsideoftheserver.
Figure4.Labelonservermodelswith123.5-inchharddiskdrivebays
Frontviewoftheserver
Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethepartsonthefrontoftheserver.
Thefrontviewoftheservervariesbymodel.Theillustrationsinthistopicshowtheserverfrontviews
basedonthesupportedharddiskdrives:
• “Frontviewofservermodelswitheight3.5-inchharddiskdrivebays”onpage16
• “Frontviewofservermodelswith123.5-inchharddiskdrivebays”onpage17
• “Frontviewofservermodelswith2.5-inchharddiskdrivebays”onpage20
Note: Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
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Frontviewofservermodelswitheight3.5-inchharddiskdrivebays
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthefrontviewofservermodelswitheight3.5-inchharddiskdrivebays.
Figure5.Frontviewofservermodelswitheight3.5-inchharddiskdrivebays
13.5-inchharddiskdrivearea
2Rackhandle(left) 6Slimopticaldrive(availableinsomemodels)
3Pull-outinformationcard
4Frontpanel
13.5-inchharddiskdrivearea
5Diagnosticpanel(variesbymodel)
7Rackhandle(right)
TheElectromagneticInterference(EMI)integrityandcoolingoftheserverareprotectedbyhavingalldrive
bayscoveredoroccupied.Thenumberoftheinstalledharddiskdrivesinyourservervariesbymodel.The
vacantharddiskdrivebaysareoccupiedbydummyharddiskdrivetrays.
Forservermodelswitheight3.5-inchharddiskdrivebays,theharddiskdrivebaynumbersaremarkedon
thetopedgeofthefrontbezel.
Figure6.3.5-inchharddiskdrivebaynumbers(topviewoftheserver)
2Rackhandle(left)
7Rackhandle(right)
Ifyourserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,youcanusetherackhandlestohelpyouslidetheserverout
oftherackcabinet;orusetherackhandlesandscrewstosecuretheserverintherackcabinetsothat
theservercannotslideout,especiallyinvibration-proneareas.Formoreinformation,refertotheRack
InstallationInstructions thatcomeswithyourserver.
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3Pull-outinformationcard
Themachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabeloftheserverisattachedonthepull-outinformationcard.
See“Machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabel”onpage13.
4Frontpanel
Fordetailedinformationaboutthecontrols,connectors,andstatusLEDsonthefrontpanel,see“Front
panel”onpage21.
5Diagnosticpanel
Thediagnosticpanelvariesbymodel.Fordetailedinformation,see“Diagnosticmodule”onpage23.
6Slimopticaldrive
SomeservermodelscomewithaslimSATAopticaldrive.
Frontviewofservermodelswith123.5-inchharddiskdrivebays
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthefrontviewofservermodelswith123.5-inchharddiskdrivebays.
Figure7.Frontviewofservermodelswith123.5-inchharddiskdrivebays
13.5-inchharddiskdrivearea
2Rackhandle(left) 7NIC2statusLED
3FrontUSBconnectors(2) 8SystemerrorLED
4PowerswitchwithpowerstatusLED
5Systemidenticationbutton(IDbutton)withIDLED
6NetworkInterfaceController(NIC)1statusLED
9Rackhandle(right)
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13.5-inchharddiskdrivearea
TheEMIintegrityandcoolingoftheserverareprotectedbyhavingalldrivebayscoveredoroccupied.The
numberoftheinstalledharddiskdrivesinyourservervariesbymodel.Thevacantharddiskdrivebaysare
occupiedbydummyharddiskdrivetrays.
Forservermodelswith123.5-inchharddiskdrivebays,theharddiskdrivebaynumbersaremarkedon
thetopedgeofthefrontbezel.
Figure8.3.5-inchharddiskdrivebaynumbers(topviewoftheserver)
2Rackhandle(left)
9Rackhandle(right)
Ifyourserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,youcanusetherackhandlestohelpyouslidetheserverout
oftherackcabinet;orusetherackhandlesandscrewstosecuretheserverintherackcabinetsothat
theservercannotslideout,especiallyinvibration-proneareas.Formoreinformation,refertotheRack
InstallationInstructions thatcomeswithyourserver.
Forservermodelswith123.5-inchharddiskdrivebays,thefrontUSBconnectorsareintegratedintotheleft
rackhandle;andthefrontcontrolsandLEDsareintegratedintotherightrackhandle.
3FrontUSBconnectors
UsedtoattachaUSB-compatibledevice,suchasaUSBkeyboard,mouse,scanner,orprinter.Ifyou
havemorethansixUSBdevices,youcanpurchaseaUSBhub,whichyoucanusetoconnectadditional
USBdevices.
4PowerswitchwithpowerstatusLED
Youcanpressthepowerswitchtoturnontheserverwhenyounishsettinguptheserver.Youalsocan
holdthepowerswitchforseveralsecondstoturnofftheserverifyoucannotturnofftheserverfromthe
operatingsystem.SeeChapter4“T urningonandturningofftheserver”onpage57
.ThepowerstatusLED
helpsyoutodeterminethecurrentpowerstatus.
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