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ThinkServerRD440 UserGuideandHardwareMaintenance Manual
MachineTypes:70AE,70AF,70AG,70AH,70AJ,70AK,70B2,and 70B3
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Note:Beforeusingtheinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:
•TheReadMeFirstthatcomeswithyourproduct
•“Safetyinformation”onpageiii
SecondEdition(May2014)
©CopyrightLenovo2013,2014.
LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuantaGeneralServicesAdministration “GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContractNo.GS-35F-05925.
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Contents
Safetyinformation..........iii
Productsthatarenotassessed.........x
Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1
Introduction.................1
Serverdocumentation.............2
Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...5
Chapter3.Productoverview......7
Serverpackage...............7
Features..................8
Specifications...............12
Software.................12
ThinkServerEasyStartup.........12
ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater.13
LenovoThinkServerEasyManage.....13
BIOSandTMMupdateutilities......13
RAIDconfigurationutilities........13
Remotemanagementsoftware......13
ThinkServerSmartGridTechnology....13
Diagnosticprograms..........14
Locations.................14
Machinetype,model,andserialnumber
label.................14
Frontviewoftheserver.........16
Frontpanel..............22
Diagnosticmodule...........24
Rearviewoftheserver.........29
Servercomponents...........34
Hot-swaphard-disk-drivestatusLEDs...39
RAIDcard...............40
Expandercard.............42
Hot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane....43
Connectingthecables..........47
Systemboardcomponents........52
Systemboardjumpersandswitches....55
SystemboardLEDs...........59
Chapter4.T urningonandturningoff
theserver...............61
Turningontheserver............61
Turningofftheserver............61
Chapter5.Configuringtheserver..63
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........63
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....63
ViewinginformationintheSetupUtility
program...............63
SetupUtilityprograminterface......64
Settingthesystemdateandtime.....66
Usingpasswords............67
Selectingastartupdevice........68
ConfiguringtheTPMfunction.......68
SettingthemodeoftheEthernetconnectors.69
ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......69
UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS......70
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...71
FeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartup
program...............72
StartingtheThinkServerEasyStartup
program...............72
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram
onaWindowsoperatingsystem......74
ConfiguringRAID..............74
AboutRAID..............75
ConfiguringRAIDusingtheThinkServer
EasyStartupprogram..........76
ConfiguringtheThinkServerRAID300...76 ConfiguringtheadvancedSATA/SAShardware
RAID.................82
ConfiguringtheEthernetcontrollers......82
Updatingthefirmware............83
UsingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram....83
UsingtheLenovoThinkServerEasyManage
program.................83
Chapter6.Installing,removing,or
replacinghardware..........85
Guidelines................85
Precautions..............85
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....86
Systemreliabilityguidelines........87
Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.87
Removingtheservercover..........87
Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel....89
Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware...90
Removingandreinstallingtherackhandles.91
Removingandreinstallingthecooling
shroud................95
Removingandreinstallingtheleftcage...97
Installingorremovingamemorymodule...99
InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard....105
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID
500UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID....108
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InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID
700Battery..............111
Installingorremovingtheexpandercard...114 InstallingorremovinganEthernetcard...118 InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID
300UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID....123
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServer
ManagementModulePremium......127
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerTrusted
PlatformModule............130
Installingorreplacingahot-swapredundant
powersupply.............133
Installingorreplacingaheatsink......137
Installingorreplacingthemicroprocessor..139 Installingorreplacinga2.5-inchsolid-state
drive.................147
Installingorreplacingtheopticaldrive...154
Installinganexternaltapedrive......159
ReplacingthePCIExpresssolid-state
drive.................160
ReplacingtheThinkServerRAIDSuper
CapacitorModule............163
Installingorreplacingahot-swapharddisk
drive.................166
Replacingthehot-swaphard-disk-drive
backplane...............170
Replacingtherisercardassembly1....176
Replacingtherisercardassembly2....178
Replacingthefrontpanelboard......180
Replacingthediagnosticmodule.....184
Replacingasystemfan.........187
Replacingthecoin-cellbattery......189
Replacingthesystemboard.......191
Completingthepartsreplacement.......199
Reinstallingtheservercoverandreconnecting
cables................199
Updatingtheserverconfiguration.....202
Chapter7.T roubleshootingand
diagnostics.............203
Troubleshootingprocedure..........203
ViewingthestatusanddiagnosticLEDs.....203
Usingadiagnosticprogram.........204
Viewingthesystemeventlog.........204
Basictroubleshootingtables.........204
ThinkServerEasyStartupprogram
problems...............204
Opticaldriveproblems..........205
Hard-disk-driveproblems........206
Memorymoduleproblems........207
Keyboard,mouse,andUSBdevice
problems...............208
Chapter8.Gettinginformation,help,
andservice.............209
Informationresources............209
Usingthedocumentation.........209
ThinkServerWebsite..........209
LenovoSupportWebsite.........209
Helpandservice..............210
Beforeyoucall.............210
Callingforservice............210
Usingotherservices..........211
Purchasingadditionalservices......211
AppendixA.Notices.........213
Trademarks................214
Importantnotes..............214
PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice..214
Recyclinginformation............214
Batteryreturnprogram..........215
Requirementforbatteriescontaining
perchlorate..............215
Particulatecontamination..........216
ImportantWEEEinformation.........216
EuropeanUnionRoHS...........217
GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement...217
Exportclassificationnotice..........217
Electronicemissionnotices..........217
FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)
Statement...............217
Eurasiancompliancemark..........219
ENERGYSTARmodelinformation.......219
Index.................221
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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.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,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.
•Connecttheequipmenttoareliablyearthedsafetyextralowvoltage(SELV)source.AnSELV sourceisasecondarycircuitthatisdesignedsothatnormalandsinglefaultconditionsdonot causethevoltagestoexceedasafelevel(60Vdirectcurrent).
•Thebranchcircuitovercurrentprotectionmustberatedinaccordancewithlocalelectricalcode requirements.
•Use1.3mm
2
or16AmericanWireGauge(AWG)copperconductoronly,notexceeding3meters
inlength.
•Torquethewiring-terminalscrewsto1.4newton-metersor12inch-pounds.
•Provideareadilyavailable,approvedandrateddisconnectdeviceinthefieldwiring.
Statement17
CAUTION: ThisproductcontainsaClass1Mlaser.Donotviewdirectlywithopticalinstruments.
Statement18
CAUTION: Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mountedproducts.
Statement19
CAUTION: Hazardousmovingparts.Keepfingersandotherbodypartsaway.
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Statement20
CAUTION: Alithiumionbatteryisprovided.Toavoidpossibleexplosion,donotburnthebattery.Replacethe batteryonlywiththeLenovo-approvedpart.Recycleordiscardthebatteryasinstructedbylocal regulations.

Productsthatarenotassessed

Typicalproductsthatarenotassessedincludebutnotlimitedtothefollowing:
•ServerandIT-rackcomponents(forexample,uninterruptiblepowersuppliesandcurrentdistribution systems)
•DevicesinITrooms(forexample,bulkstorageunitsandnetworkproducts)
•Industriallow-voltageswitchgear
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Chapter1.Generalinformation

Thischapterprovidessomegeneralinformationaboutyourproduct.
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:
•“Introduction”onpage1
•“Serverdocumentation”onpage2

Introduction

ThisdocumentationforyourLenovo specifications,componentlocations,configurationinstructions,hardwarereplacementprocedures,and basictroubleshootinganddiagnostics.
YourservercomeswithadocumentationDVDthatcontainsvariousserverdocumentstohelpyouuseand maintaintheserver.Meanwhile,yourservercomeswithaThinkServerEasyStartupDVDthatprovidesa convenientsolutionforconfiguringtheserverandinstallinganoperatingsystem.
TheLenovoLimitedWarranty(LLW)containsthewarrantytermsthatapplytotheproductyoupurchasedfrom Lenovo.ReadtheLLWonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.Aprintablegenericversion ofthelatestLLWalsoisavailableinmorethan30languagesathttp://www.lenovo.com/warranty/llw_02.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”onpage14
.
Productname
Machinetypeandmodel(MT-M)
Serialnumber(S/N)
Dateofpurchase
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
YoucanregisteryourserverwithLenovobyfollowingtheinstructionsat: http://www.lenovo.com/register
Whenyouregisteryourserver,informationisenteredintoadatabase,whichenablesLenovotocontact youincaseofarecallorothersevereproblem.AfteryouregisteryourserverwithLenovo,youwillreceive quickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp.Inaddition,somelocationsofferextendedprivilegesand servicestoregisteredusers.

Serverdocumentation

Thistopicprovidesgeneraldescriptionsofthevariousdocumentationforyourserverandinstructionson howtoobtainallthedocumentation.
Printeddocuments
Thefollowingdocumentsareprintedoutandcontainedinyourserverpackage.
•ReadMeFirst Thisisamultilingualdocumentyoushouldreadfirst.Thisdocumentguidesyoutoreadthecomplete
warranty,support,andsafetyinformationonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserverbefore usingtheproduct.Thisdocumentalsoprovidesinformationabouthowtofindthemostup-to-date informationontheLenovoSupportWebsite.
•RackInstallationInstructions Thisdocumentprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallyourserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusing
therailkitshippedwiththeserver.
Note:AprintedEnglishversionofthisdocumentisincludedinyourserverpackage.PDFversionsof otherlanguagesareprovidedonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswiththeserver.
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DocumentationDVD
ThedocumentationDVD,whichcomeswithyourserver,containsvariousdocumentsforyourserverin PortableDocumentFormat(PDF)andHyperTextMarkupLanguage(HTML).ThedocumentationDVDisnot bootable.ToviewthedocumentsontheDVD,youwillneedacomputerwithaWebbrowserandtheAdobe Readerprogram,whichisavailablefordownloadat: http://www.adobe.com
TostartthedocumentationDVD,inserttheDVDintotheopticaldrive.TheDVDisAutoPlayenabledand startsautomaticallyinmostMicrosoft
®
Linux
operatingsystem,openthelaunch.htmfilelocatedintherootdirectoryoftheDVD.
®
Windows
®
environments.IftheDVDfailstostartorifyouareusinga
Note:LenovomaintainspagesontheWorldWideWeb,whereyoucangetthelatesttechnicalinformation anddownloaddocumentationordevicedriversandupdates.Someinformationinthedocumentsonthe documentationDVDmightchangewithoutnoticeafterthefirstreleaseoftheDVD.Y oucanalwaysobtainall themostup-to-datedocumentationforyourserverfromtheLenovoWebsiteat: http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals
ThefollowingdocumentsareonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver:
•Safety,Warranty,andSupportInformation Thisisamultilingualdocumentthatincludesallthesafetystatementsforyourproductinmorethan30
languages.Besuretoreadandunderstandallthesafetystatementsbeforeusingtheproduct.This documentalsoincludestheLenovowarrantystatement,CustomerReplaceableUnits(CRUs)information, andinformationabouthowtocontacttheLenovoCustomerSupportCenter.
•LenovoLicenseAgreement ThisdocumentincludesthetermsandconditionsoftheLenovoLicenseAgreement.
•UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual Thisdocumentprovidesdetailedinformationtohelpyougetfamiliarwithyourserverandhelpyou
use,configure,andmaintainyourserver.Someinformationinthisdocument,ifspecified,isintended forservicetechniciansonly.
•RackInstallationInstructions Thisdocumentprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallyourserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusing
therailkitshippedwiththeserver.
•ThinkServerManagementModuleUserGuide Thisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutserverremotemanagement.ThisdocumentisinEnglishonly.
YoumightfindthisdocumentonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.Ifnot,downloadit fromtheLenovoWebsiteat: http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals
Note:T oobtainadvancedremotemanagementfunctions,installaThinkServerManagementModule Premium(TMMPremium)ontheTMMPremiumconnectoronthesystemboard.See“Installingor removingtheThinkServerManagementModulePremium”onpage127
.
•MegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuide ThisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)andhowto
usetheutilityprogramstoconfigure,monitor,andmaintainyourserverRAIDandrelateddevices.This documentisinEnglishonly.
Note:RefertothisdocumentforhardwareRAIDinformationifyouhavearequiredRAIDcardinstalled intheserver.See“InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard”onpage105
.Forinformationaboutthe ThinkServerRAID300(alsoknownastheonboardSASsoftwareRAID),see“ConfiguringtheThinkServer RAID300”onpage76.
Chapter1.Generalinformation3
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Supplementarydocuments
Dependingonyourserver,yourdocumentationDVDmightcontainsupplementarydocumentsprovidedby Lenovo,includingdocumentsforEthernetcards,hostbusadapters(HBAs),orotheroptionalparts.
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Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap

Thischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.
Theserversetupprocedurevariesdependingontheconfigurationoftheserverwhenitwasdelivered.In somecases,theserverisfullyconfiguredandyouneedtoconnecttheservertothenetworkandanacpower source,andthenyoucanturnontheserver.Inothercases,theserverneedstohavehardwaredevices installed,requireshardwareandfirmwareconfiguration,andrequiresanoperatingsystemtobeinstalled.
Thegeneralprocedureforsettingupyourserveris:
1.Unpacktheserverpackage.See“Serverpackage”onpage7.
2.Installanyrequiredhardwareorserveroptions.SeetherelatedtopicsinChapter6“Installing,removing, orreplacinghardware”onpage85.
3.Installtheserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusingtherailkitshippedwiththeserver.SeetheRack InstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.
4.ConnecttheEthernetcablesandpowercordstotheserver.See“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage 29tolocatetheconnectors.
5.Turnontheservertoverifyoperation.See“Turningontheserver”onpage61.
6.ReviewtheUnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)BasicInputOutputSystem(BIOS)settingsand customizeasneeded.See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage63.
7.ConfigureRAIDandinstalltheoperatingsystemanddevicedrivers.See“UsingtheThinkServer EasyStartupprogram”onpage71and“ConfiguringRAID”onpage74.
8.Installanyadditionaldriversrequiredforaddedfeatures.Refertotheinstructionsthatcomewith thehardwareoption.
9.ConfigureEthernetsettingsintheoperatingsystembyreferringtotheoperatingsystemhelp.Thisstep isnotrequirediftheoperatingsystemwasinstalledusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.
10.Checkforfirmwareupdates.See“Updatingthefirmware”onpage83.
11.Installmanagementapplicationsandanyotherapplications.Refertothedocumentationthatcomes withtheapplicationsthatyouwanttoinstall.
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Chapter3.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouttheserverpackage,features,specifications,softwareprograms, andcomponentlocations.
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:
•“Serverpackage”onpage7
•“Features”onpage8
•“Specifications”onpage12
•“Software”onpage12
•“Locations”onpage14

Serverpackage

Theserverpackageincludestheserver,powercords,arailkit,printeddocumentation,adocumentation DVD,andsoftwaremedia.
Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromthefollowingillustration.
Figure1.Serverpackage
1Server 2Materialbox(includingpowercords,printeddocumentation,adocumentationDVD,andsoftwaremedia) 3Railkit
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Features

Thistopicprovidesgeneralinformationabouttheserverfeaturesforvariousmodels.Dependingonyour specificmodel,somefeaturesmightvaryorunavailable.Forinformationaboutyourspecificmodel,usethe SetupUtilityprogram.See“ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage63.Youalsocanrefer tothePersonalSystemsReferencedocumentforThinkServerproductsat: http://www.lenovo.com/psref/
Microprocessor
OneortwoIntel
®
®
Xeon
microprocessors(internalcachesizevariesbymodel)
ForalistofThinkServermicroprocessoroptions,goto: http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver
Memory
Yourserverhas12memoryslots.Formoreinformation,see“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage99
Powersupply
Oneortwo800-watthot-swapredundantpowersupplies(Universalinputandcompliantwith80PLUSGold)
Systemfan
Asystemfancagewithfivehot-swapsystemfansandonedummysystemfan
Internaldrive
Internaldrivesaredevicesthatyourserverusestoreadandstoredata.Theinternaldrivessupported byyourservervarybymodel.
•Harddiskdrive –Uptoeight3.5-inchhot-swapSerialAdvancedTechnologyAttachment(SATA)orSerialAttached
SCSI(SAS)harddiskdrives(SCSIistheacronymforSmallComputerSystemInterface)orSATA solid-statedrives
–Uptotwelve3.5-inchhot-swapSATAorSASharddiskdrivesorSATAsolid-statedrives(uptotwo
solid-statedrivesaresupportedifyouwanttoinstallbothharddiskdrivesandsolid-statedrives
intotheserver) –Uptoeight2.5-inchhot-swapSATAorSASharddiskdrivesorSATAsolid-statedrives –Uptosixteen2.5-inchhot-swapSATAorSASharddiskdrivesorSATAsolid-statedrives(uptotwo
solid-statedrivesaresupportedifyouwanttoinstallbothharddiskdrivesandsolid-statedrives
intotheserver) –SupportPCIExpresssolid-statedrives Thefollowingservermodelsalsoareavailable:
.
–Servermodelswithoutharddiskdrivesorsolid-statedrives –Servermodelswithoutharddiskdrives,solid-statedrives,backplanes,RAIDcards,andrelatedcables
Note:Theterm“2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrives”or“2.5-inchharddiskdrives”hereinafterreferstoall thesupportedtypesof2.5-inchharddiskdrives,includingsolid-statedrives.
•Opticaldrive
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–OneslimSATAopticaldriveinsomemodels
Externaldrives
Yourserversupportsexternaltapedrivesthatenableyoutostoredataintapes.Toinstallanexternaltape drive,see“Installinganexternaltapedrive”onpage159.
Expansionslot
•Tworisercardassemblyslotsonthesystemboard
•TwoPeripheralComponentInterconnect(PCI)Expresscardslotsontherisercardassembly1
•ThreePCIExpresscardslotsontherisercardassembly2
Fordetailedinformation,see“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage29
.
Input/Output(I/O)features
•Oneserialconnectorontherearpanel
•OneVideoGraphicsArray(VGA)connectoronthefrontpanelinsomemodelsandoneVGAconnector ontherearpanel
•SixUSB2.0connectors(twoonthefrontpanelandfourontherearpanel)
•ThreeRJ-45Ethernetconnectorsontherearpanel(Ethernetconnector0isforsystemmanagement)
Forthelocationinformationabouttheconnectors,refertotherelatedtopicsin“Locations”onpage14.
Videosubsystem
AnintegratedgraphicscontrollerintheThinkServerManagementModule(TMM),whichalsoisknown astheBaseboardManagementController(BMC)chip,onthesystemboardtosupportVGAconnectors forconnectingvideodevices
Ethernetconnectivity
TherearethreeRJ-45Ethernetconnectorsontherearpanelwith10megabitspersecond(Mbps),100 Mbps,or1000Mbpsnetworkconnectivity.TheEthernetconnector0isforsystemmanagementbydefault. However,youalsocansettheEthernetconnector1or2forsystemmanagementuseintheSetupUtility program.See“SettingthemodeoftheEthernetconnectors”onpage69
.
Formoreinformation,see“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage29
.
Reliability,availability,andserviceability
Reliability,availability,andserviceability(hereinafterreferredtoasRAS)arethreeimportantserverdesign features.TheRASfeatureshelpyoutoensuretheintegrityofthedatastoredontheserver,theavailabilityof theserverwhenyouneedit,andtheeasewithwhichyoucandiagnoseandcorrectproblems.
YourserverhasthefollowingRASfeatures:
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•Securityfeatures –Administratorpasswordanduserpasswordtohelpyouprotectunauthorizedaccesstotheserver
(see“Usingpasswords”onpage67
)
–Hot-swapredundantpowersuppliestoprotectagainstsignificantinterruptiontotheoperationofthe
systemwhenapowersupplyfails(forservermodelsthatcomewithonepowersupply,youcan purchaseahot-swapredundantpowersupplyoptionfromLenovoandinstallitintoyourserverasthe secondpowersupplyforredundancy)
–RedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)configurationforimprovingdatastoragereliabilityand
faulttolerance(see“ConfiguringRAID”onpage74
) –Remotemonitoringorcontrolbyanadministratortoprovideprotectionorhelp –ThinkServerT rustedPlatformModule(TPM),whichisasecuritychip,tohelpenhanceserversecurity
Note:TheTPMisonlyavailableinsomemodels.
•Basicsystemmanagementfeatures –Abilitytostorethepower-onself-test(POST)hardwaretestresults
–BIOSSetupUtilityprogram
TheBIOSSetupUtilityprogramhelpsyouviewtheserverinformationandconfiguretheserverinthe pre-operatingsystemenvironment.See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage63.
–TMM(alsoknownasBMC)andIntelligentPlatformManagementInterface(IPMI)2.0
ThesystemboardplatformmanagementsubsystemisbasedontheintegratedTMMfeatures.The TMMisamanagementchipthatisintegratedonthesystemboardofyourserver.WiththeTMM,no matterwhatconditiontheserveroperatingsystemisinandnomatteriftheserverisonoroff,aslong astheserverisconnectedtonetworkandanacpowersource,theinteractionwiththeTMM-controlled serverscanbeachievedthroughsystemnetwork.Theusercanobtaintheserverhardwarehealth informationandsystemeventlog(SEL),andisabletoconducttheoperationsincludingturningonor offtheserver,restartingtheserver,andsoon.Thispartofservermanagementisindependentofthe operatingsystemandiscalledout-of-bandmanagement.
ThesystemboardplatformmanagementsubsystemconsistsoftheintegratedTMM,communication buses,sensors,theBIOS,andservermanagementfirmware.Itisresponsibleforerrorreporting, systempowercontrol,thermalmonitoring,systemfancontrol,andothermanagementfeatures.The TMMprovidessystemmanagementandmonitoringfeaturesbasedontheIPMI2.0specification.IPMI helpslowertheoverallcostsofservermanagement.Y oucanfindmoreinformationaboutIPMI2.0 fromtheWebsiteofIntel.TheTMMalsosupportssomenon-IPMIfeatures,suchastheDynamicHost ConfigurationProtocol(DHCP)andthePlatformEnvironmentControlInterface(PECI),toprovide moresystemmanagementfunctions.
Youcanfindthedefaultusername,password,andotherinformationfortheTMMintheThinkServer ManagementModuleUserGuide,whichisavailablefordownloadat: http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals
–Hot-swapfeature
Yourserversupportshot-swapharddiskdrives,hot-swapsystemfans,andhot-swapredundant powersupplies.Withthehot-swapfeature,youcaninstall,remove,orreplaceahot-swapdevice withoutturningofftheserver.
–PrebootExecutionEnvironment(PXE)
TheIntelPXEtechnologyenablesyoutostartyourcomputers,loadanoperatingsystem,ordeploy executableimagesfromaremoteserverbyusinganetworkinterface.Theoperationcanbedone independentlyoflocaldatastoragedevices(suchasharddiskdrives)oroperatingsystems.
–RAID
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YourserversupportsonboardSATAsoftwareRAID.IfarequiredRAIDcardisinstalled,yourserver alsosupportsadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDconfigurations.Fordetailedinformation,see “ConfiguringRAID”onpage74
.
–Statuslight-emittingdiodes(LEDs)anddiagnosticLEDs
FormoreinformationabouttheLEDsforyourserver,refertotherelatedtopicsin“Locations”on page14.
–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.Y oucanpurchase aTMMPremiumfromLenovoandinstallitontheTMMPremiumconnector(alsoknownasiKVM connector)onthesystemboardofyourservertoenabletheiKVMfunctionandactivatetheadvanced systemmanagementfeatures.
Formoreinformationaboutadvancedsystemmanagement,refertotheThinkServerManagementModule UserGuide,whichisavailablefordownloadat: http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals
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Specifications
Thistopicliststhephysicalspecificationsforyourserver.
Dimensions
Widthwithoutrackhandles:442mm(17.4inches) Widthwithrackhandles:482.4mm(19inches) Depthwithoutrackhandles:720.6mm(28.37inches) Depthwithrackhandles:734mm(28.9inches) Height:87.6mm(3.45inches)
Weight
Theproductweightvariesdependingondifferentsystemconfigurations.
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

Software

Thistopicprovidesinformationaboutthesoftwareprogramsthatyoucanusetohelpyousetup,use, andmaintaintheserver.

ThinkServerEasyStartup

TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramsimplifiestheprocessofconfiguringRAIDandinstallingsupported MicrosoftWindowsandLinuxoperatingsystemsanddevicedriversonyourserver.Thisprogramisprovided withyourserveronaself-starting(bootable)ThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.Theuserguidefortheprogram
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alsoisontheDVDandcanbeaccesseddirectlyfromtheprograminterface.Fordetailedinformation,see “UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage71
.

ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater

TheThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdaterprogram(hereinafterreferredtoastheFirmwareUpdater program)enablesyoutomaintainyourserverfirmwareup-to-dateandhelpsyouavoidunnecessaryserver outages.TheFirmwareUpdaterprogramisprovidedontheLenovoSupportWebsite.Formoreinformation aboutdownloadingandusingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram,see“Updatingthefirmware”onpage83

LenovoThinkServerEasyManage

TheLenovoThinkServerEasyManageprogramenablesenterpriseuserstocontrolandmonitormultiple LenovoserverswithinaLANremotely.
Fordetailedinformation,see“UsingtheLenovoThinkServerEasyManageprogram”onpage83.

BIOSandTMMupdateutilities

TheBIOSandTMM(alsoknownasBMC)firmwarekeepsupdatingaftertheshipmentoftheserver. LenovomaintainspagesontheSupportWebsiteandprovidestheBIOSandTMMupdateutilitieswith instructionsfordownloadtohelpyouupdatetheBIOSandTMMfirmwareifneeded.Formoreinformation, see“UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS”onpage70
and“Updatingthefirmware”onpage83.
RAIDconfigurationutilities
.
YourserversupportsonboardSATAsoftwareRAID.IfarequiredRAIDcardisinstalled,yourserveralso supportsadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDconfigurations.Fordetailedinformation,see“Configuring RAID”onpage74.

Remotemanagementsoftware

TheintegratedTMMprovidesbasicremotemanagementfeaturesfortheserver.Theadd-onTMMPremium optionprovidesadvancedremotemanagementfeaturesfortheserver.
Fordetailedinformationabouttheremotemanagementsoftwareandserverremotemanagement,referto theThinkServerManagementModuleUserGuide,whichisavailablefordownloadat: http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

ThinkServerSmartGridTechnology

TheThinkServerSmartGridTechnologyprogramhelpsadministratorstomonitorandmanageserver performance,especiallythepowerconsumptionforgroupsofserversequippedwiththeIntelIntelligent PowerNodeManagertechnology.
LenovoprovidesatrialversionoftheThinkServerSmartGridTechnologyprogramwithafree90-day subscription.After90days,youmustrenewthelicensetocontinueusingtheprogram.Youcanpurchase thelicensefromLenovotoactivatetheThinkServerSmartGridTechnologyprogramandexpandthe managementcapabilityoftheprogramwhenthefreetrialends.
TodownloadtheThinkServerSmartGridTechnologyprogram,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversand followtheinstructionsontheWebpage.
FordetailedinformationaboutusingtheThinkServerSmartGridTechnologyprogram,refertothehelp systemfortheprogram.
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Diagnosticprograms

Thefollowingdiagnosticprogramsareavailableforyoutodiagnoseserverproblems:
•ThinkServerDiagnosticTool
•ThinkServerSystemProfileCollectionT ool
Formoreinformation,see“Usingadiagnosticprogram”onpage204.

Locations

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocateyourservercomponents.

Machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabel

Thistopichelpsyoutolocatethelabelthatcontainsthemachinetype,model,andserialnumberinformation foryourserver.
WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachinetype,model,andserialnumberinformationhelpssupport technicianstoidentifyyourserverandprovidefasterservice.
Theillustrationsinthistopicshowthemachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabelsonservermodelswith differenthard-disk-driveconfigurations.Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferent fromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
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Themachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabelisattachedonthepull-outinformationcardinthe followingservermodels:
•Servermodelswitheight3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays
•Servermodelswith2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays Thepull-outinformationcardisasmallplastictabandcanbeslidoutofthefrontofthechassis.
Figure2.Labelonservermodelswitheight3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays
Figure3.Labelonservermodelswith2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays
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Forservermodelswithtwelve3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays,themachinetype,model,andserialnumber labelisattachedontheleftsideoftheserver.
Figure4.Labelonservermodelswithtwelve3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays

Frontviewoftheserver

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethepartsonthefrontoftheserver.
Thefrontviewoftheservervariesbymodel.Theillustrationsinthistopicshowtheserverfrontviews basedonthesupportedharddiskdrives:
•“Frontviewofservermodelswitheight3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays”onpage17
•“Frontviewofservermodelswithtwelve3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays”onpage18
•“Frontviewofservermodelswith2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays”onpage21
Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
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Frontviewofservermodelswitheight3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthefrontviewofservermodelswitheight3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays.
Figure5.Frontviewofservermodelswitheight3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays
13.5-inchhard-disk-drivearea 2Rackhandle(left)6Slimopticaldrive(availableinsomemodels) 3Pull-outinformationcard 4Frontpanel
13.5-inchhard-disk-drivearea
5Diagnosticpanel(variesbymodel)
7Rackhandle(right)
TheElectromagneticInterference(EMI)integrityandcoolingoftheserverareprotectedbyhavingalldrive bayscoveredoroccupied.Thenumberoftheinstalledharddiskdrivesinyourservervariesbymodel.The vacanthard-disk-drivebaysareoccupiedbydummyhard-disk-drivetrays.
Forservermodelswitheight3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays,thehard-disk-drivebaynumbersaremarkedon thetopedgeofthefrontbezel.
Figure6.3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebaynumbers(topviewoftheserver)
2Rackhandle(left)
7Rackhandle(right)
Ifyourserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,youcanusetherackhandlestohelpyouslidetheserverout oftherackcabinet;orusetherackhandlesandscrewstosecuretheserverintherackcabinetsothat theservercannotslideout,especiallyinvibration-proneareas.Formoreinformation,refertotheRack InstallationInstructionsthatcomeswithyourserver.
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3Pull-outinformationcard
Themachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabeloftheserverisattachedonthepull-outinformationcard. See“Machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabel”onpage14.
4Frontpanel
Fordetailedinformationaboutthecontrols,connectors,andstatusLEDsonthefrontpanel,see“Front panel”onpage22.
5Diagnosticpanel
Thediagnosticpanelvariesbymodel.Fordetailedinformation,see“Diagnosticmodule”onpage24.
6Slimopticaldrive
SomeservermodelscomewithaslimSATAopticaldrive.
Frontviewofservermodelswithtwelve3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthefrontviewofservermodelswithtwelve3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays.
Figure7.Frontviewofservermodelswithtwelve3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays
13.5-inchhard-disk-drivearea 2Rackhandle(left)7NIC2statusLED 3FrontUSBconnectors(2)8SystemerrorLED 4PowerbuttonwithpowerstatusLED 5Systemidentificationbutton(IDbutton)withIDLED
6NetworkInterfaceController(NIC)1statusLED
9Rackhandle(right)
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13.5-inchhard-disk-drivearea
TheEMIintegrityandcoolingoftheserverareprotectedbyhavingalldrivebayscoveredoroccupied. Thenumberoftheinstalledharddiskdrivesinyourservervariesbymodel.Thevacanthard-disk-drive baysareoccupiedbydummyhard-disk-drivetrays.
Forservermodelswithtwelve3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays,thehard-disk-drivebaynumbersaremarked onthetopedgeofthefrontbezel.
Figure8.3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebaynumbers(topviewoftheserver)
2Rackhandle(left)
9Rackhandle(right)
Ifyourserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,youcanusetherackhandlestohelpyouslidetheserverout oftherackcabinet;orusetherackhandlesandscrewstosecuretheserverintherackcabinetsothat theservercannotslideout,especiallyinvibration-proneareas.Formoreinformation,refertotheRack InstallationInstructionsthatcomeswithyourserver.
Forservermodelswithtwelve3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays,thefrontUSBconnectorsareintegratedinto theleftrackhandle;andthefrontcontrolsandLEDsareintegratedintotherightrackhandle.
3FrontUSBconnectors
UsedtoattachaUSB-compatibledevice,suchasaUSBkeyboard,mouse,scanner,orprinter.Ifyou havemorethansixUSBdevices,youcanpurchaseaUSBhub,whichyoucanusetoconnectadditional USBdevices.
4PowerbuttonwithpowerstatusLED
Youcanpressthepowerbuttontoturnontheserverwhenyoufinishsettinguptheserver.Youalsocan holdthepowerbuttonforseveralsecondstoturnofftheserverifyoucannotturnofftheserverfromthe operatingsystem.SeeChapter4“Turningonandturningofftheserver”onpage61
.ThepowerstatusLED
helpsyoutodeterminethecurrentpowerstatus.
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PowerstatusLED
Blinking
5IDbuttonwithIDLED
OnGreen Off
Color
Theserverison.
None
GreenTheserverisinACPIS1mode,whichalsoisknown
Theserverisoff.
asPowerOnSuspend(POS)mode.Inthismode, themicroprocessorsarenotworkingwhileother hardwaredevicesarestillworking.
Description
WhenyoupresstheIDbutton,theIDLEDsonboththefrontandrearoftheserverarelittohelpyoulocate theserveramongotherservers.YoualsocanturnontheIDLEDsusingaremotemanagementprogram forserverpresencedetection.
6NIC1statusLED
7NIC2statusLED
IDLED
On Off
Color
Blue
None
Theserverisidentified. TheIDLEDisnotinuseortheserverisnotidentified.
Description
TheNIC1statusLEDindicatestheLANstatusfortheEthernetconnector1ontherearoftheserver.
TheNIC2statusLEDindicatestheLANstatusfortheEthernetconnector2ontherearoftheserver.
Description
8SystemerrorLED
NICstatusLEDColor
OnGreen Off
Blinking
TheserverisconnectedtoaLAN.
None
Green
TheserverisdisconnectedfromaLAN. TheLANisconnectedandactive.
ThesystemerrorLEDhelpsyoutodetermineifthereareanysystemerrors.
SystemerrorLEDColor
On
Off
Amber
None
Oneormoresystemerrorshaveoccurredandthe systemislikelytofail.
Theserverisoffortheserverisonandisworking correctly.
Description
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Frontviewofservermodelswith2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthefrontviewofservermodelswith2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays.
Figure9.Frontviewofservermodelswith2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays
12.5-inchhard-disk-drivearea(rightcage)5Rackhandle(left)
22.5-inchhard-disk-drivearea(middlecage)6Diagnosticpanel(variesbymodel) 3Pull-outinformationcard 4Slimopticaldrive(availableinsomemodels)8Rackhandle(right)
12.5-inchhard-disk-drivearea(rightcage)
7Frontpanel
22.5-inchhard-disk-drivearea(middlecage)
Thefrontofservermodelswith2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebaysconsistsofthreecages:
•Theleftcageconsistsofthefrontpanelboard,thefrontVGADB-15connector,thediagnosticmodule, thepull-outinformationcard,andtheslimopticaldrivebay.
•Themiddlecageconsistsofthenumber0tonumber7hard-disk-drivebays.Thereiseithera2.5-inch hot-swapharddiskdriveora2.5-inchdummyhard-disk-drivetrayinstalledineachbay.
•Therightcageconsistsofthenumber8tonumber15hard-disk-drivebays.Thereiseithera2.5-inch hot-swapharddiskdriveora2.5-inchdummyhard-disk-drivetrayinstalledineachbay.Iftheserver supportsuptoeightharddiskdrives,therewillbeanEMI-protectivepanelthatcoverstherightcage asawhole.
Figure10.RightcagewithanEMI-protectivepanel
Note:Thehard-disk-drivebaynumber(0-15)ismarkedaboveeach2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebayonthe frontbezel.
3Pull-outinformationcard
Themachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabeloftheserverisattachedonthepull-outinformationcard. See“Machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabel”onpage14
.
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4Slimopticaldrive
ID
SomeservermodelscomewithaslimSATAopticaldrive.
5Rackhandle(left)
8Rackhandle(right)
Ifyourserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,youcanusetherackhandlestohelpyouslidetheserverout oftherackcabinet;orusetherackhandlesandscrewstosecuretheserverintherackcabinetsothat theservercannotslideout,especiallyinvibration-proneareas.Formoreinformation,refertotheRack InstallationInstructionsthatcomeswithyourserver.
6Diagnosticpanel
Thediagnosticpanelvariesbymodel.Fordetailedinformation,see“Diagnosticmodule”onpage24.
7Frontpanel
Fordetailedinformationaboutthecontrols,connectors,andstatusLEDsonthefrontpanel,see“Front panel”onpage22.

Frontpanel

Thistopicappliesonlytothefollowingservermodels:
•Servermodelswitheight3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays
•Servermodelswith2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays Forservermodelswithtwelve3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays,thefrontUSBconnectorsareintegratedinto
theleftrackhandle;andthefrontcontrolsandLEDsareintegratedintotherightrackhandle.See“Front viewofservermodelswithtwelve3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays”onpage18fordetailedinformation.
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthecontrols,connectors,andLEDsonthefrontpaneloftheserver.Tolocate thefrontpanel,see“Frontviewofservermodelswitheight3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays”onpage17and “Frontviewofservermodelswith2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays”onpage21.
Figure11.Frontpanel
1PowerbuttonwithpowerstatusLED 2IDbuttonwithIDLED 3NIC1statusLED7VGADB-15connector 4NIC2statusLED
5SystemerrorLED 6FrontUSBconnectors(2)
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1PowerbuttonwithpowerstatusLED
Youcanpressthepowerbuttontoturnontheserverwhenyoufinishsettinguptheserver.Youalsocan holdthepowerbuttonforseveralsecondstoturnofftheserverifyoucannotturnofftheserverfromthe operatingsystem.SeeChapter4“Turningonandturningofftheserver”onpage61
.ThepowerstatusLED
helpsyoutodeterminethecurrentpowerstatus.
PowerstatusLED
Blinking
2IDbuttonwithIDLED
OnGreen Off
Color
Theserverison.
None
GreenTheserverisinACPIS1mode,whichalsoisknown
Theserverisoff.
asPowerOnSuspend(POS)mode.Inthismode, themicroprocessorsarenotworkingwhileother hardwaredevicesarestillworking.
Description
WhenyoupresstheIDbuttononthefrontpanel,theIDLEDsonboththefrontandrearoftheserverare littohelpyoulocatetheserveramongotherservers.YoualsocanturnontheIDLEDsusingaremote managementprogramforserverpresencedetection.
3NIC1statusLED
4NIC2statusLED
IDLED
On Off
Color
Blue
None
Theserverisidentified. TheIDLEDisnotinuseortheserverisnotidentified.
Description
TheNIC1statusLEDindicatestheLANstatusfortheEthernetconnector1ontherearoftheserver.
TheNIC2statusLEDindicatestheLANstatusfortheEthernetconnector2ontherearoftheserver.
NICstatusLEDColor
OnGreen Off
Blinking
TheserverisconnectedtoaLAN.
None
Green
TheserverisdisconnectedfromaLAN. TheLANisconnectedandactive.
Description
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5SystemerrorLED
ThesystemerrorLEDhelpsyoutodetermineifthereareanysystemerrors.
•Off:Theserverisoffortheserverisonandworkingcorrectly.
•Amber:Theserverhaspotentialsystemerrors.Checktheinformationinthefollowingtableforpotential systemerrorsandcorrespondingsolutions.
Potentialsystemerror(systemerrorLED:amber)Solution
Thetemperatureoftheserverreachedthenon-critical temperaturethreshold.
Thevoltageoftheserverreachedthenon-criticalvoltage threshold.
Afanisrunningatlowspeed. Ahot-swapfanhasbeenremoved.1.Ensurethatthesystemfansareconnectedsecurely
Thepowersupplyhasacriticalerror. Apowercordhasbeendisconnectedoraredundant
powersupplyhasbeenremoved.
Thesystemisoverheated.
ChecktheBMCforerrorsandcheckthesystemfans.
Replacethesystemboard.
Note:ThisactionmustbeperformedonlybyLenovo servicepersonnel.SeeChapter8“Gettinginformation, help,andservice”onpage209
Checkthesystemfans.
tothesystemboard.
2.Reinstalltheremovedfanorinstallanewfanto replacetheremovedfan.
ChecktheBMCfordetailedinformation.
1.Ensurethatthepowersuppliesareinstalledsecurely.
2.Ensurethatthepowercordsareconnectedsecurely tothepowersupplies.
3.Installanewpowersupplytoreplacetheremoved one.
ChecktheBMCforerrorsandthencheckthesystem fans.
.
6FrontUSBconnectors
UsedtoattachaUSB-compatibledevice,suchasaUSBkeyboard,mouse,scanner,orprinter.Ifyou havemorethansixUSBdevices,youcanpurchaseaUSBhub,whichyoucanusetoconnectadditional USBdevices.
7VGADB-15connector
UsedtoattachaVGA-compatiblevideodevice,suchasaVGAmonitor.

Diagnosticmodule

Thistopicappliesonlytothefollowingservermodels:
•Servermodelswitheight3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays
•Servermodelswith2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays
ThistopicprovidesinformationaboutthediagnosticmoduleandthediagnosticLEDsonthepanelofthe module.T olocatethediagnosticpanel,see“Frontviewoftheserver”onpage16
Someservermodelscomewithoneofthefollowingdiagnosticmodules:
•IntelligentDiagnosticsModule(IDM)
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•IntelligentDiagnosticsModulePremium(IDMPremium)
ManyerrorsarefirstindicatedbyaliterrorLEDonthediagnosticpaneloftheserver.IfanLEDislit,oneor moreLEDselsewhereintheservermightalsobelittodirectyoutothesourceoftheerror.See“System boardLEDs”onpage59
.
IntelligentDiagnosticsModule
TheIntelligentDiagnosticsModule(IDM)isavailableinsomemodelstoprovidebasicdiagnosticfunctions. ThefollowingillustrationshowsthediagnosticLEDsontheIDMpanel.
Figure12.IDMpanel
•WhenthepowersupplyerrorLEDorsystemfanerrorLEDisoff,itindicatesthatthepowersupplyor systemfanisworkingcorrectly.WhentheambienttemperaturelimitLED,memorymodulestatusLED, ormicroprocessorstatusLEDisoff,itindicatesthattheserver,memorymodule,ormicroprocessor isoperatingatanormaltemperature.
•WhenoneerrorLEDislitinamber,itindicatespotentialerrors.Checktheinformationinthefollowing tableforpotentialerrorsandcorrespondingsolutions.
Table1.Potentialerrorsandcorrespondingsolutions
LED
1Powersupplyerror
LED
2Ambienttemperature
limitLED
3SystemfanerrorLEDSolidon(amber)Oneormoresystemfansare
Status
Solidon(amber)
Solidon(amber)
Thepowersupplyislikelytofail orhasfailed.
Theambienttemperatureisbelow 7°C(44.6°F)orover40°C(104°F).
runningatlowspeedorhave beenremoved.
Potentialerror
Solution
ChecktheBMCforerrorsand runthediagnosticprograms.See “Usingadiagnosticprogram”on page204 Note:T oidentifythefailingpower supply,checkthestatusLED nearthepowercordconnector ontheredundantpowersupply.
ChecktheBMCforerrorsand runthediagnosticprograms.See “Usingadiagnosticprogram”on page204
ChecktheBMCforerrorsand runthediagnosticprograms.See “Usingadiagnosticprogram”on page204 Note:Toidentifythefailing systemfans,checkthestatus LEDsonthesystemboard.See “SystemboardLEDs”onpage 59
.
.
.
.
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Table1.Potentialerrorsandcorrespondingsolutions(continued)
Mem 1
PSU 1 2
Mem 2
1 2 3 4 5 6
CPU 1 2
1 2 3 4 5 6
Temp
1 2 3 5 6
4Memorymodule
statusLED
LED
Status
Solidon(amber)Oneormorememorymodules
areoverheated.
Potentialerror
ChecktheBMCforerrorsand runthediagnosticprograms.See “Usingadiagnosticprogram”on
.
.
5Microprocessor
statusLED(alsoknown asCPUerrorLED)
page204
Solidon(amber)
Themicroprocessorsare overheated.
ChecktheBMCforerrorsand runthediagnosticprograms.See “Usingadiagnosticprogram”on page204
IntelligentDiagnosticsModulePremium
TheIntelligentDiagnosticsModulePremium(IDMPremium)isavailableinsomemodelstoprovideadvanced diagnosticfunctions.ThefollowingillustrationshowsthediagnosticLEDsontheIDMPremiumpanel.
Solution
Figure13.IDMPremiumpanel
1SystemfanerrorLEDs 2CPU1DIMMstatusLEDs 3CPU2DIMMstatusLEDs
4AmbienttemperaturelimitLED 5MicroprocessorstatusLEDs 6PowersupplyerrorLEDs
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1SystemfanerrorLEDs
ID
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
PSU
Mem
CPU
ThesystemfanerrorLEDshelpyoutodetermineifthereareanysystemfanerrors.
Status
Solidoff
Thesystemfansareoperatingcorrectly.
Solidon(amber)Oneormoresystemfansarerunningatlow
speedorhavebeenremoved.
DescriptionAction
ChecktheBMCforerrorsandrunthe diagnosticprograms.See“Usinga diagnosticprogram”onpage204 Note:Toidentifythefailingsystemfans, checkthestatusLEDsonthesystemboard. See“SystemboardLEDs”onpage59
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthesystemfansandtheirnumbers.
Notes:
•Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustration.
•Yourserverhasfivesystemfans.Thecallout
4indicatesadummysystemfan.
.
.
Figure14.Systemfans
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2CPU1DIMMstatusLEDs
3CPU2DIMMstatusLEDs
TheDIMMstatusLEDshelpyoutodetermineifthereareanymemorymoduleerrors.
DescriptionAction
Solidoff
Solidon(amber)
Status
Thememorymodulesareoperatingata normaltemperature.
WhenaDIMMstatusLEDislitinamber,it indicatesthatthecorrespondingmemory moduleisoverheated.
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthememorymodulesandtheirnumbers.
ChecktheBMCforerrorsandrunthe diagnosticprograms.See“Usinga diagnosticprogram”onpage204
.
Figure15.DIMMstatusLEDsandDIMMs
4AmbienttemperaturelimitLED
TheambienttemperaturelimitLEDhelpsyoutodetermineiftheserverisrunningatanormaltemperature.
Status
Solidoff
Solidon(amber)Theambienttemperatureisbelow7°C
Theserverisrunningatanormal temperature.
(44.6°F)orover40°C(104°F).
DescriptionAction
ChecktheBMCforerrorsandrunthe diagnosticprograms.See“Usinga diagnosticprogram”onpage204
.
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5MicroprocessorstatusLEDs(alsoknownasCPUstatusLEDs)
ThemicroprocessorstatusLEDhelpsyoutodetermineifthemicroprocessorisrunningatanormal temperature.
Status
Solidoff
Solidon(amber)
6PowersupplyerrorLEDs
Themicroprocessorsareoperatingata normaltemperature.
Themicroprocessorsareoverheated.
DescriptionAction
ChecktheBMCforerrorsandrunthe diagnosticprograms.See“Usinga diagnosticprogram”onpage204
.
ThepowersupplyerrorLEDhelpsyoutodetermineifthepowersupplyisworkingcorrectly.
DescriptionAction
ChecktheBMCforerrorsandrunthe diagnosticprograms.See“Usinga diagnosticprogram”onpage204. Note:Toidentifythefailingpowersupply, checkthepowersupplyerrorLEDsonthe IDMPremiumpanel.
Solidoff Solidon(amber)
Status
Thepowersupplyisworkingcorrectly. Thepowersupplyislikelytofailorhasfailed.

Rearviewoftheserver

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatetheconnectorsandcomponentsontherearofyourserver.
Expansioncardinstallationguidelines
BeforeinstallinganysupportedexpansioncardintoaPCIExpresscardslot,ensurethatyouobserve thefollowingguidelines:
•OnlyoneHostBusAdaptercanbeinstalled.
•IftheThinkServerRAID300isavailable,yourserverdoesnotsupportHostBusAdapters.
•IfaRAID500Adapter,aRAID700Adapter,oraRAID710Adapterisinstalled,yourserversupportsup tothreeEthernetcardsandoneHostBusAdapter.However,ifanI350-T4Ethernetcardisinstalled, yourserverdoesnotsupportHostBusAdapters.
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Thefollowingillustrationshowstherearviewoftheserver.
Figure16.Rearviewoftheserver
1Hot-swapredundantpowersupply2(availablein
7VGADB-15connector
somemodels)
2Hot-swapredundantpowersupply1 3PCIExpresscardareaforcardsontherisercard
8Ethernetconnector1(RJ-45) 9Ethernetconnector0forsystemmanagement(RJ-45)
assembly2
4PCIExpresscardareaforcardsontherisercard
10Serialconnector
assembly1
5Ethernetconnector2(RJ-45) 6FourUSBconnectors
1Hot-swapredundantpowersupply2(availableinsomemodels)
2Hot-swapredundantpowersupply1
11IDLED
Thehot-swapredundantpowersupplieshelpyouavoidsignificantinterruptiontotheoperationofthe systemwhenapowersupplyfails.Youcanpurchaseahot-swapredundantpowersupplyoptionfrom Lenovoandinstallthepowersupplytoprovidepowerredundancywithoutturningofftheserver.
Oneachhot-swapredundantpowersupply,thereisastatusLEDnearthepowercordconnector.Whenthe LEDislitingreen,itindicatesthatthehot-swapredundantpowersupplyisworkingcorrectly.WhentheLED islitinamber,itindicatesthatthehot-swapredundantpowersupplyislikelytofailorhasfailed.
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3PCIExpresscardareaforcardsontherisercardassembly2
TherearethreePCIExpresscardslotsontherisercardassembly2forinstallingEthernetcardsorother supportedPCIExpresscards.
Figure17.Risercardassembly2
PCIExpresscardslot
1
2
3
Physicallink
width
x16x8,x4,x2,x1 x8x8,x4,x2,x1 x8x4,x2,x1
Negotiablelink
width
Supportedcardlengthand
height
Half-length,full-heightcard Half-length,full-heightcard Low-profilecard
Notes:
•Theslot withonemicroprocessor,theslot
1andslot2aresupportedonlyinservermodelswithtwomicroprocessors.Forservermodels
1andslot2arecovered.Ifyouinstallthesecondmicroprocessor
intheserver,youneedtoremovethecoversthatprotecttheslot1andslot2beforeinstallingany supportedcardsintotheslots.
•Youalsocaninstallaconvergednetworkadapter(CNA)intoaPCIExpresscardslot.
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4PCIExpresscardareaforcardsontherisercardassembly1
TherearethreePCIExpresscardslotsontherisercardassembly1.
Figure18.Risercardassembly1
PCIExpresscardslot
1
2
3
Physicallink
width
x8x4,x2,x1 x8x8,x4,x2,x1 x16x8,x4,x2,x1
Negotiablelinkwidth
Supportedcardlengthandheight
Half-length,full-heightcard Half-length,full-heightcard Half-length,full-heightcard
Notes:
•ForaRAIDcard,itmustbeinstalledintotheslot3ontherisercardassembly1.Foranexpander card,itmustbeinstalledintotheslot1ontherisercardassembly1.YoualsocaninstallaCNAcard intoaPCIExpresscardslot.
•IfaThinkServerHBAisavailable,refertoitsuserguidefordetailedinformation.Theuserguideis availablefordownloadat: http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals
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589Ethernetconnectors(RJ-45)
UsedtoattachanEthernetcableforaLAN.EachEthernetconnectorhastwostatusLEDstohelpyou identifytheEthernetconnectivity,activity,andconnectionspeed.
Note:TheEthernetconnector0(callout9)markedwith“MGMT”isforsystemmanagementbydefault. However,youalsocansettheEthernetconnector1or2forsystemmanagementuseintheSetupUtility program.See“SettingthemodeoftheEthernetconnectors”onpage69
Figure19.EthernetstatusLEDs
.
EthernetstatusLED
1Left
2Right
6USBconnectors
ColorStatus
Amber GreenOn None GreenOn None Green
On
Off
Off BlinkingTheLANisconnectedandactive.
Theconnectionspeedis1000Mbps. Theconnectionspeedis100Mbps. Theconnectionspeedis10Mbps. TheserverisconnectedtoaLAN. TheserverisdisconnectedfromaLAN.
Description
UsedtoattachaUSB-compatibledevice,suchasaUSBkeyboard,mouse,scanner,orprinter.Ifyou havemorethansixUSBdevices,youcanpurchaseaUSBhub,whichyoucanusetoconnectadditional USBdevices.
7VGADB-15connector
UsedtoattachaVGA-compatiblevideodevice,suchasaVGAmonitor.
10Serialconnector
Usedtoattachadevicethatusesa9-pinserialconnector.
11IDLED
WhenyoupresstheIDbuttononthefrontoftheserver,theIDLEDsonboththefrontandrearoftheserver arelittohelpyoulocatetheserveramongotherservers.YoualsocanturnontheIDLEDsusingaremote managementprogramforserverpresencedetection.
IDLED
On Off
Color
Blue
None
Theserverisidentified. TheIDLEDisnotinuseortheserverisnotidentified.
Description
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Servercomponents

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethecomponentsofyourserver.Formoreinformation aboutmajorcomponents,seetherelatedtopicsin“Locations”onpage14
Toremovetheservercoverandgainaccesstotheinsideoftheserver,see“Removingtheservercover” onpage87.
Thechassisconfigurationvariesbymodel.Thefollowingillustrationsshowthethreemainchassis configurationsbasedonthesupportedharddiskdrives.
•“Componentsofservermodelswitheight3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays”onpage35
•“Componentsofservermodelswithtwelve3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays”onpage36
•“Componentsofservermodelswith2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays”onpage37
Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
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Componentsofservermodelswitheight3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays
MEM 1
PSU 1 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
MEM 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
CPU 1 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
ID
PSU
Mem
CPU
Figure20.Componentsofservermodelswitheight3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays
1Coolingshroud 2Powersupplycoolingshroud 3Risercardassembly214Frontpanelboard 4Oneortwohot-swapredundantpowersupplies 5PCIExpresscards(availableinsomemodels)16Systemfans(5) 6Heatsinkswithmicroprocessorsunderneath 7Slimopticaldrive(availableinsomemodels)18CPU2DIMMs(varybymodel) 8Rackhandle(right)19Systemboard
93.5-inchhard-disk-drivearea 10Diagnosticmodule(variesbymodel)21PCIExpresscards(availableinsomemodels) 11VGADB-15connector
12Pull-outinformationcard 13Rackhandle(left)
15Hot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane
17CPU1DIMMs(varybymodel)
20Coin-cellbattery
22Risercardassembly1
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Componentsofservermodelswithtwelve3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays
ID
Figure21.Componentsofservermodelswithtwelve3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays
1Coolingshroud 2Powersupplycoolingshroud 3Risercardassembly2 4Oneortwohot-swapredundantpowersupplies13CPU2DIMMs(varybymodel) 5PCIExpresscards(availableinsomemodels)14Systemboard 6Heatsinkswithmicroprocessorsunderneath 7Rackhandle(right)withfrontcontrolsandLEDs
83.5-inchhard-disk-drivearea17RAIDcard 9Rackhandle(left)withfrontUSBconnectors
10Hot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane 11Systemfans(5) 12CPU1DIMMs(varybymodel)
15Coin-cellbattery 16Expandercard
18Risercardassembly1
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Componentsofservermodelswith2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays
ID
PSU
Mem
CPU
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Figure22.Componentsofservermodelswith2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays
1Coolingshroud13Slimopticaldrive(availableinsomemodels) 2Powersupplycoolingshroud 3Risercardassembly2 4Oneortwohot-swapredundantpowersupplies
14Diagnosticmodule(variesbymodel) 15Rackhandle(left)
16Frontpanelboard 5PCIExpresscards(availableinsomemodels)17Systemfans(5) 6Heatsinkswithmicroprocessorsunderneath 7Hot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplanes
18CPU1DIMMs(varybymodel)
19CPU2DIMMs(varybymodel) 8Rackhandle(right)20Systemboard
92.5-inchhard-disk-drivearea(rightcage)21Coin-cellbattery
102.5-inchhard-disk-drivearea(middlecage)22PCIExpresscards(availableinsomemodels) 11Pull-outinformationcard
23Risercardassembly1 12VGADB-15connector
CRUidentification
CRUsarepartsthatcanbeupgradedorreplacedbythecustomer.IfaCRUisdeterminedtobedefective duringthewarrantyperiod,areplacementCRUwillbeprovidedtothecustomer.Customersareresponsible forinstallingtheself-serviceCRUsforthisproduct.Customersalsocaninstalloptional-serviceCRUs,which
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mightrequiresometechnicalskillsortools,orrequestthatatechnicianinstalltheoptional-serviceCRU underthetermsoftheapplicablewarrantyservicetypeforyourcountryorregion.
Non-CRUsmustbereplacedonlybytrainedservicetechnicians.
ThefollowingtableliststhemajorFRUsinyourserverandtheCRUidentificationinformation.Foracomplete listingofFRUinformation,suchasFRUpartnumbersandsupportedservermodels,goto: http:/www.lenovo.com/serviceparts-lookup
Notes:
•BeforeservicingaLenovoproduct,ensurethatyoureadandunderstand“Safetyinformation”onpageiii
•UseonlypartsprovidedbyLenovo.
FRUdescription
Coolingshroud DiagnosticmoduleNoYes FrontpanelboardNoYes HeatsinkYesNo Hot-swapharddiskdriveYesNo Hot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplaneNoYes Hot-swapredundantpowersupplyYesNo MemorymoduleYesNo MicroprocessorNoYes Opticaldrive(availableinsomemodels) PCIcard(availableinsomemodels) RackhandlesYesNo RisercardassemblyYesNo Systemboard Coin-cellbattery Systemfan ThinkServerManagementModulePremium(availableasanoption) ThinkServerRAID300UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID(availableas
anoption) ThinkServerRAID500UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID(availableas
anoption) ThinkServerRAID700Battery(availableasanoption)
Self-serviceCRU
YesNo
YesNo YesNo
NoNo YesNo YesNo YesNo YesNo
NoYes
NoYes
Optional-service
CRU
.
ThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModule(availableasanoption) ThinkServerTrustedPlatformModule(availableasanoption)
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Hot-swaphard-disk-drivestatusLEDs

Eachhot-swapharddiskdrivehastwostatusLEDsonthefront.
Figure23.3.5-inchhot-swaphard-disk-drivestatusLEDs
Figure24.2.5-inchhot-swaphard-disk-drivestatusLEDs
1Hard-disk-driveactivityLED2Hard-disk-driveRAIDstatusLEDDescription
OffOff
On,greenOff
Blinking,green
On,greenBlinkingrapidly(aboutfourflashes
On,greenOn,amber
Blinking,green
Off
persecond),amber
Blinkingslowly(aboutoneflashper second),amber
Theharddiskdrivehasfailedoris notpresent.
Theharddiskdriveispresentbutnot inuse.
Theharddiskdriveisactiveanddata isbeingtransferred.
TheRAIDcontrollerisidentifyingthe harddiskdrive.
TheRAIDarrayhasfailedandcannot berecovered.Y ouneedtorecreate anarray.
Theharddiskdriveisbeingrebuilt.
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RAIDcard

ThistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatetheconnectorsontheRAIDcardifaRAIDcardinstalled isinthelongerslotoftherisercardassembly1.
SomeservermodelscomewithaRAIDcardtoprovideadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDfunctions.You alsocanpurchaseasupportedRAIDcardfromLenovoandinstallitintotheserver.See“Installingor removingtheRAIDcard”onpage105
Notes:
•TheoptionkitforaRAIDcardisdesignedfordifferenttypesofserversandmightcontainadditional cablesthatarenotrequiredforyourserver.
•TheservermusthaveaRAIDcardandanexpandercardinstalledtosupportmorethaneighthard diskdrives.
YourserversupportsthefollowingRAIDcards:
•ThinkServerRAID500Adapter(alsoknownasThinkServer9240-8iRAID0/1Adapter)
•ThinkServerRAID700Adapter(alsoknownasThinkServer9260-8iSASRAIDAdapter)
•ThinkServerRAID710Adapter(alsoknownas9270CV-8iRAIDadapter)
ThinkServerRAID500Adapter(alsoknownasThinkServer9240-8iRAID0/1Adapter)
ThefollowingillustrationshowstheconnectorsontheThinkServerRAID500Adapter.
.
Figure25.ThinkServerRAID500Adapter
1Port03TR500keyconnector 2Port1
1Port0
Usedtoconnectamini-SASsignalcable.See“Connectingthecables”onpage47
2Port1
Usedtoconnectamini-SASsignalcable.See“Connectingthecables”onpage47
3TR500keyconnector
.
.
UsedtoconnectaThinkServerRAID500UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID.See“Installingorremovingthe ThinkServerRAID500UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID”onpage108.
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ThinkServerRAID700Adapter(alsoknownasThinkServer9260-8iSASRAIDAdapter)
ThefollowingillustrationshowstheconnectorsontheThinkServerRAID700Adapter.
Figure26.ThinkServerRAID700Adapter
1Ports7-4 2Ports3-0
1Ports7-4
Usedtoconnectamini-SASsignalcable.See“Connectingthecables”onpage47
2Ports3-0
Usedtoconnectamini-SASsignalcable.See“Connectingthecables”onpage47
3ThinkServerRAID700Batteryconnector
3ThinkServerRAID700Batteryconnector
.
.
UsedtoconnectaThinkServerRAID700Battery.See“InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID700 Battery”onpage111.
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ThinkServerRAID710Adapter(alsoknownas9270CV-8iRAIDadapter)
ThefollowingillustrationshowstheconnectorsontheThinkServerRAID710Adapter.
Figure27.ThinkServerRAID710Adapter
1Port1 2Port2
1Port1
3ThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModuleconnector
Usedtoconnectamini-SASsignalcable.See“Connectingthecables”onpage47.
2Port2
Usedtoconnectamini-SASsignalcable.See“Connectingthecables”onpage47.
3ThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModuleconnector
UsedtoconnectthecableofaThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModule.See“ReplacingtheThinkServer RAIDSuperCapacitorModule”onpage163.

Expandercard

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatetheconnectorsontheexpandercardifyourserverhas oneinstalledintheshorterslotoftherisercardassembly1.
TheexpandercardworkstogetherwiththeRAIDcardbyexpandingtheportsontheRAIDcardsothat theservercansupportupto16harddiskdrives.
Note:TheservermusthaveaRAIDcardandanexpandercardinstalledtosupportmorethaneighthard diskdrives.
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Thefollowingillustrationshowstheconnectorsontheexpandercard.Eachconnectorontheexpander cardisusedtoconnectamini-SAStomini-SASsignalcable.Fordetailedinformation,see“Connecting thecables”onpage47
Figure28.Expandercard
1Connector14Connector4 2Connector25Connector5 3Connector36Connector6
.

Hot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane

Yourservermightcomewithoneofthefollowinghot-swaphard-disk-drivebayandbackplaneconfigurations:
•Eight3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebaysandonebackplane
•Twelve3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebaysandonebackplane
•Eight2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebaysandonebackplane
•Sixteen2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebaysandtwobackplanes
Tolocatethebackplanes,see“Servercomponents”onpage34
Backplaneforservermodelswitheight3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays
Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatetheconnectorsonthebackplaneforservermodels witheight3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays.
.
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Thefollowingillustrationsshowtheconnectorsonthebackplaneforservermodelswitheight3.5-inch hard-disk-drivebays.
Figure29.Frontviewofthebackplaneforservermodelswitheight3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays
1Slot0fora3.5-inchharddiskdrive5Slot7fora3.5-inchharddiskdrive 2Slot2fora3.5-inchharddiskdrive6Slot5fora3.5-inchharddiskdrive 3Slot4fora3.5-inchharddiskdrive7Slot3fora3.5-inchharddiskdrive 4Slot6fora3.5-inchharddiskdrive8Slot1fora3.5-inchharddiskdrive
Figure30.Rearviewofthebackplaneforservermodelswitheight3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays
18-pinpowerconnector 28-pinpowerconnector 3Opticaldrivepowerconnector
128-pinpowerconnector
4Mini-SASports4-7 5Mini-SASports0-3
Usedtoconnectapowercabletoprovidepowertothebackplane.
3Opticaldrivepowerconnector
Usedtoconnectthepowercablefortheslimopticaldriveiftheserverhasoneinstalled.
4Mini-SASports4-7
Usedtoconnectthemini-SASconnectorononeendofamini-SAStomini-SASsignalcabletosupportthe harddiskdrive4toharddiskdrive7.
5Mini-SASports0-3
Usedtoconnectthemini-SASconnectorononeendofamini-SAStomini-SASsignalcabletosupportthe harddiskdrive0toharddiskdrive3.
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Backplaneforservermodelswithtwelve3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays
Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatetheconnectorsonthebackplaneforservermodelswith twelve3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays.
Thefollowingillustrationsshowtheconnectorsonthebackplaneforservermodelswithtwelve3.5-inch hard-disk-drivebays.
Figure31.Frontviewofthebackplaneforservermodelswithtwelve3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays
1Slot0fora3.5-inchharddiskdrive7Slot6fora3.5-inchharddiskdrive 2Slot1fora3.5-inchharddiskdrive8Slot7fora3.5-inchharddiskdrive 3Slot2fora3.5-inchharddiskdrive9Slot8fora3.5-inchharddiskdrive 4Slot3fora3.5-inchharddiskdrive10Slot9fora3.5-inchharddiskdrive 5Slot4fora3.5-inchharddiskdrive11Slot10fora3.5-inchharddiskdrive 6Slot5fora3.5-inchharddiskdrive12Slot11fora3.5-inchharddiskdrive
Figure32.Rearviewofthebackplaneforservermodelswithtwelve3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays
1Signalcableconnector5Signalcableconnector 2Mini-SASports8-11 3Mini-SASports4-7 4Mini-SASports0-3
1Signalcableconnector
68-pinpowerconnector 78-pinpowerconnector
UsedtoconnectthesignalcableforthefrontcontrolsandLEDsontherightrackhandle.
2Mini-SASports8-11
Usedtoconnectthemini-SASconnectorononeendofamini-SAStomini-SASsignalcabletosupportthe harddiskdrive8toharddiskdrive11.
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3Mini-SASports4-7
Usedtoconnectthemini-SASconnectorononeendofamini-SAStomini-SASsignalcabletosupportthe harddiskdrive4toharddiskdrive7.
4Mini-SASports0-3
Usedtoconnectthemini-SASconnectorononeendofamini-SAStomini-SASsignalcabletosupportthe harddiskdrive0toharddiskdrive3.
5Signalcableconnector
UsedtoconnectthesignalcableforthefrontUSBconnectorsontheleftrackhandle.
678-pinpowerconnector
Usedtoconnectapowercabletoprovidepowertothebackplane.
Backplaneforservermodelswith2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays
Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatetheconnectorsonthebackplaneforservermodelswith
2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays.
Thefollowingillustrationsshowtheconnectorsonthebackplaneforservermodelswith2.5-inch hard-disk-drivebays.
Figure33.Frontviewofthebackplaneforservermodelswith2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays
1Slot0fora2.5-inchharddiskdriveorsolid-state
drive
2Slot1fora2.5-inchharddiskdriveorsolid-state
drive
3Slot2fora2.5-inchharddiskdriveorsolid-state
drive
4Slot3fora2.5-inchharddiskdriveorsolid-state
drive
5Slot4fora2.5-inchharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive
6Slot5fora2.5-inchharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive
7Slot6fora2.5-inchharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive
8Slot7fora2.5-inchharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive
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Figure34.Rearviewofthebackplaneforservermodelswith2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays
18-pinpowerconnector 2Mini-SASports4-74Opticaldrivepowerconnector
18-pinpowerconnector
3Mini-SASports0-3
Usedtoconnectapowercabletoprovidepowertothebackplane.
2Mini-SASports4-7
Usedtoconnectthemini-SASconnectorononeendofamini-SAStomini-SASsignalcabletosupport theharddiskdrive4toharddiskdrive7;ortosupporttheharddiskdrive12toharddiskdrive15ifthe backplaneisforharddiskdrivesintherightcageoftheserver.
3Mini-SASports0-3
Usedtoconnectthemini-SASconnectorononeendofamini-SAStomini-SASsignalcabletosupportthe harddiskdrive0toharddiskdrive3;ortosupporttheharddiskdrive8toharddiskdrive11ifthebackplane isforharddiskdrivesintherightcageoftheserver.
4Opticaldrivepowerconnector
Usedtoconnectthepowercablefortheslimopticaldriveiftheserverhasoneinstalled.

Connectingthecables

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoconnectthemini-SAStomini-SASsignalcables.Thistopic containsthefollowingitems:
•“ConnectingcablesfromtheRAIDcardtothebackplane”onpage47
•“ConnectingcablesfromtheRAIDcardtotheexpandercard,andthenfromtheexpandercardto thebackplanes”onpage48
•“Connectingcablesfromthesystemboardtothebackplane”onpage51
ConnectingcablesfromtheRAIDcardtothebackplane
IfyourserverhasasupportedRAIDcardinstalled,youcanconnectcablesfromtheRAIDcardtothe backplanetosupportuptoeightharddiskdrivesandadvancedhardwareRAIDfunctions.
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Note:TheoptionkitforaRAIDcardisdesignedfordifferenttypesofserversandmightcontainadditional cablesthatarenotrequiredforyourserver.
Figure35.ConnectingcablesfromtheRAIDcardtothebackplane
ToconnectcablesfromtheRAIDcardtothebackplane,dooneofthefollowingdependingonthetypeof yourRAIDcard:
•IfyouareusingaThinkServerRAID500Adapter,dothefollowing:
1.Usethemini-SAStomini-SASsignalcable.Connectthemini-SASconnector1totheport0onthe RAIDcard.Then,connectthemini-SASconnector2tothemini-SASports0-3onthebackplane.
2.Ifyourserverhasmorethanfourharddiskdrivesinstalled,usetheothermini-SAStomini-SAS signalcable.Connectthemini-SASconnector3totheport1ontheRAIDcard.Then,connectthe mini-SASconnector4tothemini-SASports4-7onthebackplane.
•IfyouareusingaThinkServerRAID700Adapter,dothefollowing:
1.Useonemini-SAStomini-SASsignalcable.Connectthemini-SASconnector3totheports3-0on theRAIDcard.Then,connectthemini-SASconnector4tothemini-SASports0-3onthebackplane.
2.Ifyourserverhasmorethanfourharddiskdrivesinstalled,usetheothermini-SAStomini-SASsignal cable.Connectthemini-SASconnector1totheports7-4ontheRAIDcard.Then,connectthe mini-SASconnector
2tothemini-SASports4-7onthebackplane.
•IfyouareusingaThinkServerRAID710Adapter,dothefollowing:
1.Usethemini-SAStomini-SASsignalcable.Connectthemini-SASconnector1totheport1onthe RAIDcard.Then,connectthemini-SASconnector
2tothemini-SASports0-3onthebackplane.
2.Ifyourserverhasmorethanfourharddiskdrivesinstalled,usetheothermini-SAStomini-SAS signalcable.Connectthemini-SASconnector
3totheport2ontheRAIDcard.Then,connectthe
mini-SASconnector4tothemini-SASports4-7onthebackplane.
Refertothefollowingtopicsforinformationabouttheconnectorlocationsandthepowercableconnections:
•“Hot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane”onpage43
•“RAIDcard”onpage40
•“Systemboardcomponents”onpage52
ConnectingcablesfromtheRAIDcardtotheexpandercard,andthenfromthe expandercardtothebackplanes
Tosupportmorethaneightanduptotwelve3.5-inchharddiskdrivesoruptosixteen2.5-inchharddisk drives,yourservermusthaveasupportedRAIDcardandanexpandercardinstalled.Youneedtoconnect cablesfromtheRAIDcardtotheexpandercard,andthenfromtheexpandercardtothebackplanes.
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UsethefollowinginstructionstoconnectcablesfromtheRAIDcardtotheexpandercardfirst:
•IfyouareusingaThinkServerRAID500Adapter,dothefollowing:
1.Useamini-SAStomini-SASsignalcableandconnectthemini-SASconnectorononeendofthe cabletotheport0ontheThinkServerRAID500Adapter.Then,connectthemini-SASconnectoron theotherendofthecabletotheconnector1ontheexpandercard.
2.Useanothermini-SAStomini-SASsignalcableandconnectthemini-SASconnectorononeendof thecabletotheport1ontheThinkServerRAID500Adapter.Then,connectthemini-SASconnector ontheotherendofthecabletotheconnector2ontheexpandercard.
•IfyouareusingaThinkServerRAID700Adapter,dothefollowing:
1.Useamini-SAStomini-SASsignalcableandconnectthemini-SASconnectorononeendofthe cabletotheports3-0ontheThinkServerRAID700Adapter.Then,connectthemini-SASconnector ontheotherendofthecabletotheconnector1ontheexpandercard.
2.Useanothermini-SAStomini-SASsignalcableandconnectthemini-SASconnectorononeend ofthecabletotheports7-4ontheThinkServerRAID700Adapter.Then,connectthemini-SAS connectorontheotherendofthecabletotheconnector2ontheexpandercard.
•IfyouareusingaThinkServerRAID710Adapter,dothefollowing:
1.Useamini-SAStomini-SASsignalcableandconnectthemini-SASconnectorononeendofthe cabletotheports1ontheThinkServerRAID710Adapter.Then,connectthemini-SASconnectoron theotherendofthecabletotheconnector1ontheexpandercard.
2.Useanothermini-SAStomini-SASsignalcableandconnectthemini-SASconnectorononeendof thecabletotheports2ontheThinkServerRAID710Adapter.Then,connectthemini-SASconnector ontheotherendofthecabletotheconnector2ontheexpandercard.
RefertothefollowingtopicsforinformationabouttheconnectorlocationsontheRAIDcardandexpander card:
•“RAIDcard”onpage40
•“Expandercard”onpage42
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Usethefollowinginstructionstoconnectcablesfromtheexpandercardtothebackplanesfor2.5-inch harddiskdrives:
1.Forharddiskdrive0toharddiskdrive3,useamini-SAStomini-SASsignalcableandconnectthe mini-SASconnector
1ononeendofthecabletotheconnector3ontheexpandercard.Then,connect
themini-SASconnectorontheotherendofthecabletothemini-SASports0-3onthebackplane for2.5-inchharddiskdrivesinthemiddlecage.
2.Forharddiskdrive4toharddiskdrive7,useamini-SAStomini-SASsignalcableandconnectthe mini-SASconnector
2ononeendofthecabletotheconnector4ontheexpandercard.Then,connect
themini-SASconnectorontheotherendofthecabletothemini-SASports4-7onthebackplane for2.5-inchharddiskdrivesinthemiddlecage.
3.Forharddiskdrive8toharddiskdrive11,useamini-SAStomini-SASsignalcableandconnectthe mini-SASconnector3ononeendofthecabletotheconnector5ontheexpandercard.Then,connect themini-SASconnectorontheotherendofthecabletothemini-SASports0-3onthebackplane for2.5-inchharddiskdrivesintherightcage.
4.Ifyourserverhasmorethan12harddiskdrivesinstalled,forharddiskdrive12toharddiskdrive15, useamini-SAStomini-SASsignalcableandconnectthemini-SASconnector4ononeendofthe cabletotheconnector6ontheexpandercard.Then,connectthemini-SASconnectorontheotherend ofthecabletothemini-SASports4-7onthebackplanefor2.5-inchharddiskdrivesintherightcage.
Figure36.Connectingcablesfromtheexpandercardtothebackplanesfor2.5-inchharddiskdrives
Refertothefollowingtopicsforinformationabouttheconnectorlocationsandthepowercableconnections:
•“Hot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane”onpage43
•“Expandercard”onpage42
•“Systemboardcomponents”onpage52
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Usethefollowinginstructionstoconnectcablesfromtheexpandercardtothebackplanefortwelve3.5-inch harddiskdrives:
1.Forharddiskdrive0toharddiskdrive3,useamini-SAStomini-SASsignalcableandconnectthe mini-SASconnector
1ononeendofthecabletotheconnector3ontheexpandercard.Then,connect
themini-SASconnectorontheotherendofthecabletothemini-SASports0-3onthebackplane fortwelve3.5-inchharddiskdrives.
2.Forharddiskdrive4toharddiskdrive7,useamini-SAStomini-SASsignalcableandconnectthe mini-SASconnector
2ononeendofthecabletotheconnector4ontheexpandercard.Then,connect
themini-SASconnectorontheotherendofthecabletothemini-SASports4-7onthebackplane fortwelve3.5-inchharddiskdrives.
3.Forharddiskdrive8toharddiskdrive11,useamini-SAStomini-SASsignalcableandconnectthe mini-SASconnector3ononeendofthecabletotheconnector5ontheexpandercard.Then,connect themini-SASconnectorontheotherendofthecabletothemini-SASports8-11onthebackplane fortwelve3.5-inchharddiskdrives.
Figure37.Connectingcablesfromtheexpandercardtothebackplanefortwelve3.5-inchharddiskdrives
Refertothefollowingtopicsforinformationabouttheconnectorlocationsandthepowercableconnections:
•“Hot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane”onpage43
•“Expandercard”onpage42
•“Systemboardcomponents”onpage52
Connectingcablesfromthesystemboardtothebackplane
YourserverhastwoSASconnectorsonthesystemboardtosupportuptoeightharddiskdrives.
Ifyouconnectthemini-SAStomini-SASsignalcablesfromthesystemboardtothebackplane,youcan configureRAIDfortheharddiskdrivesusingthefunctionsoftheThinkServerRAID300(alsoknownasthe onboardSASsoftwareRAID).
Usethefollowinginstructionstoconnectcablesfromthesystemboardtothebackplane:
1.Forharddiskdrive0toharddiskdrive3,useamini-SAStomini-SASsignalcableandconnectthe mini-SASconnectorononeendofthecabletotheSASconnector0-3onthesystemboard.Then,
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connectthemini-SASconnectorontheotherendofthecabletothemini-SASports0-3onthe backplane.
2.Ifyourserverhasmorethanfourharddiskdrivesinstalled,forharddiskdrive4toharddiskdrive7,use anothermini-SAStomini-SASsignalcableandconnectthemini-SASconnectorononeendofthe cabletotheSASconnector4-7onthesystemboard.Then,connectthemini-SASconnectoronthe otherendofthecabletothemini-SASports4-7onthebackplane.
Refertothefollowingtopicsforinformationabouttheconnectorlocationsandthepowercableconnections:
•“Hot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane”onpage43
•“Systemboardcomponents”onpage52

Systemboardcomponents

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthecomponentlocationsonthesystemboard.
Figure38.Systemboardcomponents
1Frontpanelconnector17Risercardassembly1slot 2InternalUSBconnector1 3InternalUSBconnector2 4Diagnosticmoduleconnector20Redundantpowersupplyconnector2 5FrontVGAconnector 6SATAconnector0
18Risercardassembly2slot 19Redundantpowersupplyconnector1
21Backplanepowerconnector1 22Backplanepowerconnector2
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7SASconnector4-723Systemfan6connector 8SASconnector0-3 9Coin-cellbattery25Systemfan5connector 10PlatformControllerHub(PCH)26Memoryslots(6) 11InternalUSBTypeAconnector227Systemfan3connector 12TMMPremiumconnector28Microprocessorsocket1 13InternalUSBTypeAconnector129Systemfan2connector 14TPMconnector 15iButtonsocket 16ThinkServerManagementModule
1Frontpanelconnector
24Microprocessorsocket2
30Memoryslots(6) 31Systemfan1connector
Usedtoconnectthefrontpanelcableifyourserverhasafrontpanelboardinstalled.
2InternalUSBconnector1
UsedtoconnectthefrontpanelUSBcableifyourserverhasafrontpanelboardinstalled.
3InternalUSBconnector2
Reservedforthemanufacturer.
4Diagnosticmoduleconnector
Usedtoconnectthecableofthediagnosticmoduleifyourserverhasadiagnosticmoduleinstalled.
5FrontVGAconnector
UsedtoconnectthecableoftheVGADB-15connectoronthefrontpanelofsomeservermodels.
6SA T Aconnector0
Usedtoconnectthesignalcableoftheslimopticaldriveifyourserverhasaslimopticaldriveinstalled.
7SASconnector4-7
Usedtoconnectthemini-SASconnectorononeendofamini-SAStomini-SASsignalcabletosupportthe harddiskdrive4toharddiskdrive7.
8SASconnector0-3
Usedtoconnectthemini-SASconnectorononeendofamini-SAStomini-SASsignalcabletosupportthe harddiskdrive0toharddiskdrive3.
9Coin-cellbattery
Yourserverhasaspecialtypeofmemorythatmaintainsthedate,time,andconfigurationinformationfor built-infeatures.Thecoin-cellbatterykeepstheinformationactivewhenyouturnofftheserver.
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10PlatformControllerHub(PCH)
Thischipsupportsandprovidesmanyfeatures.ItservesasaPCH,whichprovidesthedatabufferingand interfacearbitrationrequiredtoensurethatsysteminterfacesoperateefficientlyandprovidesthebandwidth necessaryforthesystemtoachievepeakperformance.
11InternalUSBTypeAconnector2
13InternalUSBTypeAconnector1
UsedtoconnectadevicethatusesaUSBTypeAconnector.Forexample,insomesituations,youmight wanttoconnectaUSBkeydirectlytothesystemboard.Inthiscase,youcanconnectittoaninternal USBTypeAconnector.
12TMMPremiumconnector
UsedtoconnectaserveroptionnamedasThinkServerManagementModulePremium(TMMPremium)to enableadvancedremotemanagementfunctionsonyourserver.See“InstallingorremovingtheThinkServer ManagementModulePremium”onpage127.
14TPMconnector
UsedtoconnectaTPM,whichisasecuritychip,toenhanceserversecurity.See“Installingorremovingthe ThinkServerTrustedPlatformModule”onpage130.
15iButtonsocket
YourserversupportsThinkServerRAID300,whichincludesonboardSASsoftwareRAIDlevels0,1,and10. YoualsocanactivateonboardSASsoftwareRAID5byinstallingaThinkServerRAID300UpgradeKeyfor AdvancedRAIDintheiButtonsocket.Formoreinformation,see“InstallingorremovingtheThinkServer RAID300UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID”onpage123.
16ThinkServerManagementModule
WiththeintegratedThinkServerManagementModule(alsoknownastheBMCchip),nomatterwhat conditiontheserveroperatingsystemisinandnomatteriftheserverisonoroff,aslongastheserver isconnectedtonetworkandanacpowersource,theinteractionwiththeTMMcontrolledserverscanbe achievedthroughsystemnetwork.TheusercanobtaintheserverhardwarehealthinformationandSEL, andisabletoconducttheoperationsincludingturningonorofftheserver,restartingtheserver,andso on.Thispartoftheservermanagementisindependentoftheoperatingsystemandiscalledout-of-band management.
17Risercardassembly1slot
Usedtoinstalltherisercardassembly1.
18Risercardassembly2slot
Usedtoinstalltherisercardassembly2.
19Redundantpowersupplyconnector1
20Redundantpowersupplyconnector2
Usedtoconnectahot-swapredundantpowersupply.
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21Backplanepowerconnector1
22Backplanepowerconnector2
Usedtoconnectthepowercablesfromthebackplane.
2325272931Systemfanconnectors
Therearefivehot-swapsystemfansandonedummysystemfaninstalledinthesystemfancageinyour server.Eachsystemfanconnectorisusedtoconnectacorrespondinghot-swapsystemfan.
24Microprocessorsocket2
28Microprocessorsocket1
Iftheserverhastwomicroprocessors,eachofthemicroprocessorissecuredinthemicroprocessorsocket onthesystemboard.Aheatsinkisinstalledabovethemicroprocessortoprovidecooling.Iftheserverhas onlyonemicroprocessor,themicroprocessorsocket2isprotectedbyamicroprocessorsocketcover.
2630Memoryslots
Thereare12memoryslotsonthesystemboard.Fordetailedinformation,see“Memorymoduleinstallation rules”onpage99.

Systemboardjumpersandswitches

Thistopicprovidesinformationaboutthejumpersandswitchesonthesystemboard.
Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
Ajumperisashortlengthofconductorusedtosetuporadjustaprintedcircuitboard,suchasthesystem boardofacomputer.Ajumperusuallyisencasedinanon-conductiveblockofplasticforconvenientuse andtoavoidanypossibledamagetoalivecircuit.Jumperpinsarrangedingroupsonthesystemboardare calledjumperblocks.Whentwoormorejumperpinsarecappedwithajumper,anelectricalconnectionis madebetweenthemandtheequipmentisthusinstructedtoactivatecertainsettingsaccordingly.
Thefollowingillustrationshowsajumperinthedefaultsettingposition(pin1andpin2).Thisisthecorrect positionfornormaloperation.
Figure39.Defaultjumpersetting
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Thefollowingillustrationshowsthestatusofthejumpersandswitchesonthesystemboardofyourserver. Youcanconfigure,recover,enable,ordisablesomespecificfeaturesofthesystemboardbysettingthe jumpersandswitches.
Figure40.Systemboardjumpersandswitches
1ClearCMOS(ComplementaryMetalOxideSemiconductor)jumper 2TMMEnable/Disablejumper(alsoknownasBMCEnable/Disablejumper) 3Systemboardswitches
Attention:Tosetthejumpersorswitches,youneedtoremovetheservercoverandgainaccesstothe systemboard.Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safety information”onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage85.
1ClearCMOSjumper
UsedtoclearCMOSandturntheBIOSsettingsintothefactorydefaultsettings.
Note:ClearingCMOSdoesnoteraseyourBIOSpasswords.
ToclearCMOS,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
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2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaflat, clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage87.
4.Ifnecessary,removethecoolingshroud.See“Removingandreinstallingthecoolingshroud”onpage
.
95
5.LocatetheClearCMOSjumperonthesystemboard.Then,removeanypartsanddisconnectany cablesthatmightimpedeyouraccesstothejumper.
6.MovetheClearCMOSjumperfromthedefaultnormalposition(pin1andpin2)totheshort-circuited position(pin2andpin3).
7.Waitmorethan10secondsandthenmovetheClearCMOSjumperbacktothenormalposition(pin1 andpin2).
8.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycables.Then,reinstalltheservercover.See“Completingthe partsreplacement”onpage199.
9.Connecttheservertoanacpowersourceandwaitabout30seconds.Then,turnontheserver.The BIOSsettingsturntothefactorydefaultsettings.
2TMMEnable/Disablejumper(alsoknownasBMCEnable/Disablejumper)
WhentheTMMEnable/Disablejumperisinthedefaultnormalposition(pin1andpin2),theserverneeds about30secondsfortheTMMtoinitializewheneveryouconnecttheservertoanacpowersource.Ifyou pressthepowerbuttononthefrontofthechassisduringthisperiod,theserverwillnotstartimmediately;it willstartaftertheTMMinitializationfinishes.
IfyoumovetheTMMEnable/Disablejumpertopin2andpin3,theTMMfunctionisnotavailableandthe serverwillbedirectlyturnedonwhenyoupressthepowerbuttonwithoutwaitingfortheTMMtobeready.
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3Systemboardswitches
Therearefourswitchesonthesystemboardofyourserver.
Figure41.Systemboardswitches
1BIOSrecoveryswitch3ManagementEngine(ME)inforceupdateswitch 2Clearpasswordswitch
1BIOSrecoveryswitch
4Reservedforthemanufacturer
UsedtorecovertheBIOSifthepowertoyourserverisinterruptedwhiletheBIOSisbeingupdatedandyour servercannotstartcorrectly.
TorecovertheBIOS,see“RecoveringfromaBIOSupdatefailure”onpage71
2Clearpasswordswitch
.
Usedtoeraseforgottenpasswords,suchastheBIOSpasswords.
Toclearpasswords,dothefollowing:
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1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaflat, clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage87.
4.LocatetheClearpasswordswitchonthesystemboard.Then,removeanypartsanddisconnectany cablesthatmightimpedeyouraccesstotheswitch.
5.MovetheClearpasswordswitchfromthedefaultoffpositiontotheonposition.
6.WaitmorethanfivesecondsandthenmovetheClearpasswordswitchbacktotheoffposition.
7.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycables.Then,reinstalltheservercover.See“Completingthe partsreplacement”onpage199.
8.Connecttheservertoanacpowersourceandwaitabout30seconds.Then,turnontheserver.The BIOSpasswordsareerased,includingtheadministratorpasswordanduserpassword.
9.Tosetnewpasswords,see“Usingpasswords”onpage67.
3MEinforceupdateswitch
Usedtoupdate(flash)theME.
TheMEupdatingprocessusuallyiscontainedintheBIOSupdating(flashing)process.
Note:OnlysomeBIOSversionscontaintheparametersforupdatingtheME.IfyouwanttoupdatetheME, ensurethatyourBIOSversioncontainstherequiredparameters.
ToupdatetheME,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaflat, clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage87.
4.LocatetheMEinforceupdateswitchonthesystemboard.Then,removeanypartsanddisconnectany cablesthatmightimpedeyouraccesstotheswitch.
5.MovetheMEinforceupdateswitchfromthedefaultoffpositiontotheonposition.
6.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycables.Then,reinstalltheservercover.See“Completingthe partsreplacement”onpage199.
7.Connecttheservertoanacpowersource.Then,updatetheBIOS.See“Updating(flashing)theBIOS” onpage70.
8.Repeatstep1throughstep4.
9.MovetheMEinforceupdateswitchbacktotheoffposition.
10.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycables.Then,reinstalltheservercover.See“Completingthe partsreplacement”onpage199.
11.Connecttheservertoanacpowersourceandturnontheserver.TheBIOSandMEhavebeen updated.YouneedtocheckandconfiguretheBIOSsettingsforyourspecificneeds.See“Using theSetupUtilityprogram”onpage63
.

SystemboardLEDs

ThistopichelpsyoutolocatetheLEDsonthesystemboard.
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Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
TheserverisdesignedsothatLEDsremainlitwhentheserverisconnectedtoanacpowersourcebutisnot turnedon,ifthepowersupplyisoperatingcorrectly.Thishelpsyoutoisolateproblemswhentheserverisnot turnedon.ManyerrorsarefirstindicatedbyaliterrorLEDonthediagnosticpanelofsomeservermodels.If anLEDislit,oneormoreLEDselsewhereintheservermightalsobelittodirectyoutothesourceoftheerror.
ThefollowingillustrationshowstheTMMstatusLEDandsystemfanerrorLEDsonthesystemboard.
Figure42.SystemboardLEDs
1TMMstatusLED(alsoknownasBMCstatusLED)
ThisLEDindicatesthestatusoftheonboardThinkServerManagementModule(TMM,alsoknownasBMC).
TMMstatusLED
OnGreen Off
Blinking
2-6SystemfanerrorLEDs
Color
TheTMMisnotready.
None
Green
TheTMMhasnopowerorhasfailed. TheTMMisworking.
Description
WhenasystemfanerrorLEDonthesystemboardislit,itindicatesthatthecorrespondingsystemfanis operatingslowlyorhasfailed.Tosolvetheproblem,youmightneedtoreinstallorreplacethesystemfan. See“Replacingasystemfan”onpage187
.Ifitisasystemboardproblem,contacttheLenovoCustomer
SupportCenter.
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Chapter4.Turningonandturningofftheserver

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutturningonandturningofftheserver.

Turningontheserver

Theservercanbeturnedoninoneofthefollowingways:
•Afteryoufinishunpackingandsettinguptheserver,connectittoanacpowersource.Pressthepower buttononthefrontofthechassistoturnontheserver.Theserverneedsabout30secondsforthe ThinkServerManagementModule(TMM,alsoknownasBMC)toinitializewheneveryouconnectthe servertoanacpowersource.Ifyoupressthepowerbuttonduringthisperiod,theserverwillnotstart immediately;itwillstartaftertheTMMinitializationfinishes.
•WhentheWakeonLANfeatureisenabledontheserverthatisconnectedtoanacpowersourceanda LAN,anetworkadministratorcanremotelyturnonorwakeuptheserverfromamanagementconsole usingremotenetworkmanagementsoftware.
•YoualsocanusetherelatedTMMfeaturetoturnontheserverthroughthemanagementLANremotely. FormoreinformationabouttheTMM,refertotheThinkServerManagementModuleUserGuide,whichis availablefordownloadat: http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

Turningofftheserver

CAUTION: Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerswitchonthepowersupplydonotturnoff theelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanonepower cord.Toremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected fromthepowersource.
Theservercanbeturnedoffinoneofthefollowingways:
•Turnofftheserverfromtheoperatingsystemifyouroperatingsystemsupportsthisfeature.Afteran orderlyshutdownoftheoperatingsystem,theserverwillturnoffautomatically.Forinstructionsonhow toshutdownyourspecificoperatingsystem,refertotherelateddocumentationorhelpsystemfor theoperatingsystem.
•Pressthepowerbuttononthefrontofthechassistostartanorderlyshutdownoftheoperatingsystem andturnofftheserver,ifyouroperatingsystemsupportsthisfeature.
•Ifyourserverstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoff,pressandholdthepowerbuttononthefront ofthechassisforfoursecondsormore.Ifyoustillcannotturnofftheserver,disconnectallpower cordsfromtheserver.
•IftheserverisconnectedtoaLAN,anetworkadministratorcanremotelyturnofftheserverfroma managementconsoleusingremotenetworkmanagementsoftware.
•YoualsocanusetherelatedTMMfeaturetoturnofftheserverthroughthemanagementLANremotely. FormoreinformationabouttheTMM,refertotheThinkServerManagementModuleUserGuide,whichis availablefordownloadat: http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals
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•Theservermightbeturnedoffasanautomaticresponsetoacriticalsystemfailure.
Notes:
•Whenyouturnofftheserverandleaveitconnectedtoanacpowersource,theserveralsocanrespond toaremoterequesttoturnontheserver.Toremoveallpowerfromtheserver,youmustdisconnect theserverfromtheacpowersource.
•Forinformationaboutyourspecificoperatingsystem,refertotherelateddocumentationorhelpsystem fortheoperatingsystem.
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Chapter5.Configuringtheserver
Thischapterprovidesthefollowinginformationtohelpyouconfiguretheserver:
•“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage63
•“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage71
•“ConfiguringRAID”onpage74
•“ConfiguringtheEthernetcontrollers”onpage82
•“Updatingthefirmware”onpage83
•“UsingtheLenovoThinkServerEasyManageprogram”onpage83

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram

ThistopicprovidesinformationaboutusingtheSetupUtilityprogram.
TheSetupUtilityprogramispartoftheserverfirmware.YoucanusetheSetupUtilityprogramtoviewand changetheconfigurationsettingsofyourserver,regardlessofwhichoperatingsystemyouareusing. However,theoperatingsystemsettingsmightoverrideanysimilarsettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram.

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtostarttheSetupUtilityprogram.
TostarttheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:
1.Connecttheservertoanacpowersourceandpressthepowerbuttononthefrontpaneltoturnonthe server.See“Turningontheserver”onpage61.
2.PresstheF1keyassoonasyouseethelogoscreen.Then,waitforseveralseconds,andtheSetup Utilityprogramopens.Ifyouhavesetapassword,youneedtotypethecorrectpasswordtoenterthe SetupUtilityprogram.Forpasswordinformation,see“Usingpasswords”onpage67
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ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram

TheSetupUtilityprogrammenulistsvariousitemsaboutthesystemconfiguration.Selectadesireditem toviewinformationorchangesettings.
WhenworkingwiththeSetupUtilityprogram,youmustusethekeyboard.Thekeysusedtoperformvarious tasksaredisplayedontherightbottompaneofeachscreen.YoualsocanpresstheF1keyforgeneralhelp aboutthekeys.Formostitems,thecorrespondinghelpmessageisdisplayedontherighttoppaneofthe screenwhentheitemisselected.Iftheitemhassubmenus,youcandisplaythesubmenusbypressingEnter.
YoucanviewthefollowinginformationaboutyourspecificservermodelintheSetupUtilityprogram:
•TheMainmenulistsinformationabouttheBIOS,microprocessortype,microprocessorspeedandcore numbers,totalmemorysize,andsystemdateandtime.
•OntheAdvancedmenu: –SelectProcessorConfigurationandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoviewinformationabout
theinstalledmicroprocessoranditssupportedtechnologies.
–SelectMemoryConfigurationandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoviewinformationaboutthe
installedmemorymodules.
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–SelectSA TA/SASConfigurationandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoviewinformationabout
theinstalledSATAorSASdevices,suchasaharddiskdriveoranopticaldrive.
•OntheServerManagementmenu,selectSystemInformationtoviewinformationaboutyoursystem.

SetupUtilityprograminterface

ThistopicprovidesgeneralinformationaboutthemenusanditemsintheSetupUtilityprogram.
DependingontheBIOSversionofyourserver,somemenuoriteminformationmightdifferslightlyfrom theinformationinthistopic.
Notes:
•Thedefaultsettingsalreadyareoptimizedforyou.Usethedefaultvalueforanyitemyouarenotfamiliar with.Donotchangethevalueofunfamiliaritemstoavoidunexpectedproblems.Ifyouconsider changingtheserverconfiguration,proceedwithextremecaution.Settingtheconfigurationincorrectly mightcauseunexpectedresults.IfyoucannotturnontheserverbecauseofincorrectBIOSsettings, usetheClearCMOSjumpertorestoretheBIOSsettingstothefactorydefaultsettings.See“System boardjumpersandswitches”onpage55
•Ifyouhavechangedanyhardwareintheserver,youmightneedtoreflashtheBIOS,theTMMfirmware, andtheFRU/SensorDataRecords(SDR).
TheSetupUtilityprogrammaininterfaceconsistsofthefollowingmenus:
•“Mainmenu”onpage64
•“Advancedmenu”onpage64
•“Securitymenu”onpage65
•“ServerManagementmenu”onpage65
•“BootOptionsmenu”onpage66
•“BootManagermenu”onpage66
•“Save&Exitmenu”onpage66
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LenovoprovidestheBIOSupdateutilityontheLenovoSupportWebsite.Y oucandownloadtheBIOS updateutilitytoupdatetheBIOSifthenewerBIOSversionspecificallysolvesaproblemyouhave.See “UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS”onpage70.
IfthepowertoyourserverisinterruptedwhiletheBIOSisbeingupdatedandyourservercannotstart correctly,usetheBIOSrecoveryswitchtorecoverfromaBIOSupdatefailure.See“Systemboardjumpers andswitches”onpage55.
Mainmenu
AfterenteringtheSetupUtilityprogram,youcanseetheMainmenu,whichlistsbasicinformationabout theBIOS,microprocessortype,microprocessorspeedandcorenumbers,totalmemorysize,andsystem dateandtime.
TosetthesystemdateandtimeontheMainmenu,see“Settingthesystemdateandtime”onpage66
Advancedmenu
YoucanvieworchangevariousservercomponentsettingsontheAdvancedmenuintheSetupUtility program.TheAdvancedmenucontainsvariousconfigurationsubmenusanditems.Oneachsubmenu, pressEntertoshowselectableoptionsandselectadesiredoptionbyusingtheupanddownarrow keysortypedesiredvaluesfromthekeyboard.Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyiftheserver supportsthecorrespondingfeatures.
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Notes:
•Enabledmeansthatthefunctionisconfigured.
•Disabledmeansthatthefunctionisnotconfigured.
TheAdvancedmenucontainsthefollowingsubmenus.Formoreinformation,enterthecorresponding submenuandrefertotheinstructionsonthescreen.
•PCI/PCIEConfiguration:ViewandsetPCIconfigurationparameters.
•ACPISettings:ViewandsetACPIconfigurationparameters.
•ProcessorConfiguration:Viewinformationabouttheinstalledmicroprocessorsandsetmicroprocessor configurationparameters.
•MemoryConfiguration:Viewinformationabouttheinstalledmemorymodulesandsetmemory configurationparameters.
•ChipsetConfiguration:Viewandsetchipsetconfigurationparameters.
•SATA/SASConfiguration:ViewinformationabouttheinstalledSATAorSASdevicesandsetSATAor SASconfigurationparameters.
•USBConfiguration:ViewandsetUSBconfigurationparameters,suchasenablingordisablingUSB devices.
•SerialConfiguration:Viewandsetserialconnectorconfigurationparameters.
•UEFINetworkSetup:ViewandsetUEFIIpv4PXEandUEFIIpv6PXEconfigurationparameters.
•iSCSIConfiguration:ViewandconfiguretheiSCSIparameter.
Securitymenu
YoucansetpasswordsandconfiguretheTPMfunctionontheSecuritymenuintheSetupUtilityprogram. Foreachmenuitem,pressEntertoshowselectableoptionsandselectadesiredoptionbyusingtheupand downarrowkeysortypedesiredvaluesfromthekeyboard.Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyif theserversupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.
Notes:
•Enabledmeansthatthefunctionisconfigured.
•Disabledmeansthatthefunctionisnotconfigured.
TheSecuritymenucontainsthefollowingitems:
•AdministratorPassword:Setanadministratorpasswordtoprotectagainstunauthorizedaccessto yourserver.See“Usingpasswords”onpage67.
•UserPassword:Setauserpasswordtoprotectagainstunauthorizedaccesstoyourserver.See“Using passwords”onpage67.
•TPM/TCM:ConfiguretheTPMfunctionifyourserverhasaTPMinstalledintheTPMconnectoronthe systemboard.See“ConfiguringtheTPMfunction”onpage68
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ServerManagementmenu
YoucanviewsysteminformationandvieworchangeeventlogandBMCsettingsontheServer ManagementmenuintheSetupUtilityprogram.Oneachsubmenu,pressEntertoviewtheinformationor
showselectableoptionsandselectadesiredoptionbyusingtheupanddownarrowkeys.Someitemsare displayedonthemenuonlyiftheserversupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.
TheServerManagementmenucontainsthefollowingsubmenus.Formoreinformation,enterthe correspondingsubmenuandrefertotheinstructionsonthescreen.
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•EraseSEL:Erasesystemeventlog(SEL).
•SystemInformation:Viewbasicinformationaboutyourserver.
•BMCNetworkConfiguration:SetBMCconfigurationparameters.
•SystemLocation:Viewandconfigurethelocationinformation.
BootOptionsmenu
TheBootOptionsmenuintheSetupUtilityprogramprovidesaninterfacetohelpyouvieworchangethe serverstartupoptions,includingthestartupsequenceandbootpriorityforvariousdevices.Changesinthe startupoptionstakeeffectwhentheserverstarts.
Thestartupsequencespecifiestheorderinwhichtheserverchecksdevicestofindabootrecord.Theserver startsfromthefirstbootrecordthatitfinds.Forexample,youcandefineastartupsequencethatchecksa discintheopticaldrive,thencheckstheharddiskdrive,andthenchecksanetworkdevice.Forinformation aboutsettingthestartupsequenceorselectingastartupdevice,see“Selectingastartupdevice”onpage68
BootManagermenu
TheBootManagermenuintheSetupUtilityprogramlistsallthebootabledevicesinstalledinyourserver andthelisteditemsvarydependingonyourserverconfiguration.Ifyouselectadesireddevicelistedonthis menu,theserverwillstartfromthedeviceyouselect.
YoucanpressF12whenturningontheserverandselectatemporarystartupdevicefromthebootdevice selectionwindow.See“Selectingastartupdevice”onpage68.
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Save&Exitmenu
AfteryoufinishviewingorchangingsettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram,youcanchooseadesired actionfromtheSave&Exitmenutosavechanges,discardchanges,orloaddefaultvalues,andexitthe program.PressEntertoselecttheitemontheSave&ExitmenuandthenselectY eswhenpromptedto confirmtheaction.ForinformationaboutexitingtheSetupUtilityprogram,see“ExitingtheSetupUtility program”onpage69
TheSave&Exitmenucontainsthefollowingitems:
•SaveChangesandExit:SavechangesandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.
•SaveChangesandReset:SavechangesandthencontinuewiththeconfigurationintheSetupUtility program.
•DiscardChangesandExit:Discardchanges,loadpreviousvalues,andthenexittheSetupUtility program.
•DiscardChanges:Discardchangesandloadpreviousvalues.
•RestoreDefaults:Returntotheoptimizeddefaultsettings.
•SaveasUserDefaults:Savethecurrentsettingsasuserdefaultvalues.
•RestoreUserDefaults:Restoretheuserdefaultvaluesforalltheitems.
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Settingthesystemdateandtime

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtosetthesystemdateandtimeintheSetupUtilityprogram.
TosetthesystemdateandtimeintheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage63.
2.OntheMainmenu,selectSystemDateorSystemTime.
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3.UsetheTabkeytoswitchbetweendataelementsandtypethenumbersfromthekeyboardtosetthe systemdateandtime.
4.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

Usingpasswords

ByusingtheSetupUtilityprogram,youcansetapasswordtopreventunauthorizedaccesstoyourserver.
Youdonothavetosetapasswordtouseyourserver.However,usingapasswordimprovescomputing security.Ifyoudecidetosetapassword,readthefollowingtopics.
SetupUtilityprogrampasswordtypes
ThefollowingtypesofpasswordsareavailableintheSetupUtilityprogram:
•Administratorpassword Settinganadministratorpassworddetersunauthorizedusersfromchangingconfigurationsettings.Ifyou
areresponsibleformaintainingtheconfigurationsettingsofseveralcomputers,youmightwanttoset anadministratorpassword.Whenanadministratorpasswordisset,youarepromptedtotypeavalid passwordeachtimeyoutrytoaccesstheSetupUtilityprogram.TheSetupUtilityprogramcannot beaccesseduntilavalidpasswordistypedin.
•Userpassword Whenauserpasswordisset,theservercannotbeuseduntilavalidpasswordistypedin.
Note:Ifboththeadministratorpasswordanduserpasswordareset,youcantypeeitherpasswordtouse theserver.However,youmustuseyouradministratorpasswordtochangeanyconfigurationsettings.
Passwordconsiderations
Forsecurityreasons,itisrecommendedtouseastrongpasswordthatcannotbeeasilycompromised.
Notes:
•TheSetupUtilityprogrampasswordsarenotcase-sensitive.
•TheserversupportsSetupUtilityprogrampasswordsthatconsistofthreeto20characters.
Tosetastrongpassword,usethefollowingguidelines:
•Haveatleasteightcharactersinlength
•Containatleastonealphabeticcharacterandonenumericcharacter
•Notbeyournameoryourusername
•Notbeacommonwordoracommonname
•Bedifferentfromyourpreviouspasswords
Besidesthealphabeticcharacters(a-z)andnumericcharacters(0-9),theserveralsosupportscharacters typedusingspecialkeysonthekeyboardforapassword.Refertothehelpmessageonthescreenwhen settingapasswordtodeterminethevalidspecialcharacters.
Setting,changing,ordeletingapassword
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoset,change,ordeleteapasswordintheSetupUtilityprogram.
Toset,change,ordeleteapasswordintheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage63.
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2.OntheSecuritymenu,selectAdministratorPasswordtosetanadministratorpasswordorselect UserPasswordtosetauserpassword.
3.See“Passwordconsiderations”onpage67.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreentosetor changeapassword.
4.Ifyouwanttodeleteapassword,typeyourcurrentpassword.PressEnterwhenyouareprompted totypeanewpassword.Then,pressEntertoconfirmthenewpassword.Thepreviouspassword willbecleared.
Note:Forsecurityreasons,itisrecommendedthatyoualwayssetapasswordforyourserver.
5.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.
Ifyouhaveforgottenthepassword,youcanusetheClearpasswordswitchonthesystemboardtoerasethe password.See“Systemboardjumpersandswitches”onpage55.Then,setanewpasswordfortheserver.

Selectingastartupdevice

Ifyourserverdoesnotstartupfromadesireddevicesuchasthediscorharddiskdriveasexpected,doone ofthefollowingtoselectthestartupdeviceyouwant.
Note:Notalldiscs,harddiskdrives,orotherremovabledevicesarebootable.
•Toselectatemporarystartupdevice,dothefollowing:
Note:Selectingastartupdeviceusingthefollowingmethoddoesnotpermanentlychangethestartup sequence.
1.Turnonorrestartyourserver.
2.Whenyouseethelogoscreen,pressF10ifyourserverisconnectedtoanetworkandyouwantto startuptheserverfromthenetwork.Otherwise,pressF12todisplaythebootmenu.Theboot deviceselectionwindowopens.
3.Inthebootdeviceselectionwindow,usetheupanddownarrowkeysonthekeyboardtoswitch betweentheselections.PressEntertoselectthedeviceofyourchoice.Then,theserverwillstart upfromtheselecteddevice.
•Tovieworpermanentlychangetheconfiguredstartupdevicesequence,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage63.
2.OntheBootOptionsmenu,followtheinstructionsonthescreentosetthestartupdeviceforBoot Option#1toBootOption#5dependingonyourneeds.Youalsocansetthebootpriorityforvarious devices.See“BootOptionsmenu”onpage66
3.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.Theserverwillfollowthestartupdevice sequenceyouhaveseteachtimeyouturnontheserver.
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ConfiguringtheTPMfunction
TheTPMworksasahardwaresecuritysolutiontohelpyoutoencryptdataandprotecttheserver.The TPMfunctionisonlyavailablewhenthereisaTPMinstalledinyourserver.See“InstallingtheTPM”on page130
AfterinstallingaTPM,youneedtocheckiftheTPMfunctionisenabledintheSetupUtilityprogram.
ToenabletheTPMfunctionintheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage63.
2.OntheSecuritymenu,selectTPM/TCM➙TPMSupport.EnsurethatTPMSupportissettoEnabled.
3.WhenTPMSupportissettoEnabled,theTPMStateitemisdisplayed.SetTPMStatetoEnabled.
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4.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.Theserverwillrestarttoenablethe TPMfunction.

SettingthemodeoftheEthernetconnectors

TherearethreeRJ-45Ethernetconnectorsontherearoftheserver.TheEthernetconnector0isforsystem managementbydefault.However,youalsocansettheEthernetconnector1or2forsystemmanagement use.Y oualsocaninstallanoperatingsystemthroughthesystem-managementconnector.Tolocatethe threeEthernetconnectors,see“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage29
IfyousetoneoftheEthernetconnectorsforsystemmanagement,theothertwoEthernetconnectorscanbe teamed.IftwoEthernetconnectorsareteamed,theteamedconnectionspeedwillbethesamewiththe lowerconnectionspeedofthetwoEthernetconnectors.
EthernetconnectorforsystemmanagementEthernetconnectorsforteaming
Ethernetconnector0Ethernetconnector1andEthernetconnector2 Ethernetconnector1Ethernetconnector0andEthernetconnector2 Ethernetconnector2Ethernetconnector0andEthernetconnector1
TosetthemodeoftheEthernetconnectorsintheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage63.
2.OntheServerManagementmenu,selectBMCNetworkConfiguration➙BMCLANShareSetting.
3.Dooneofthefollowing:
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•TousetheEthernetconnector0asanEthernetconnectorandalsoasystem-managementconnector,
selectManagementNICShared.
•TousetheEthernetconnector0asadedicatedsystem-managementconnector,selectManagement
NICDedicated.
•TousetheEthernetconnector1asanEthernetconnectorandalsoasystem-managementconnector,
selectOnboardLANport1Shared.
•TousetheEthernetconnector2asanEthernetconnectorandalsoasystem-managementconnector,
selectOnboardLANport2Shared.
Note:IfyousetoneEthernetconnectorasthesystemmanagementconnector,theothertwoEthernet connectorswillbeordinaryEthernetconnectorsbydefault.
4.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram

Afteryoufinishviewingorchangingsettings,pressEsctoreturntotheSetupUtilityprogrammaininterface. Ifyouareonanestedsubmenu,pressEscrepeatedlyuntilyoureachthemaininterface.Then,youcando oneofthefollowingtoexittheSetupUtilityprogram:
•IfyouwanttosavethenewsettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10orselectSave&Exit➙ SaveChangesandExit.Otherwise,yourchangeswillnotbesaved.
•Ifyoudonotwanttosavethenewsettings,selectSave&Exit➙DiscardChangesandExit.
•Ifyouwanttoreturntothedefaultsettings,pressF9orselectSave&Exit➙RestoreDefaults.
FormoreinformationabouttheSave&ExitmenuintheSetupUtilityprogram,see“Save&Exitmenu” onpage66
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UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoupdatetheBIOSandhowtorecoverfromaPOSTandBIOS updatefailure.
Systemprogramsarethebasiclayerofsoftwarebuiltintoyourserver.SystemprogramsincludethePOST, theUEFIBIOS,theSetupUtilityprogram,andtheTMMfirmware.ThePOSTisasetoftestsandprocedures thatareperformedeachtimeyouturnonyourserver.TheUEFIBIOSisalayerofsoftwarethattranslates instructionsfromotherlayersofsoftwareintoelectricalsignalsthattheserverhardwarecanexecute.You canusetheSetupUtilityprogramtovieworchangetheconfigurationsettingsofyourserver.See“Usingthe SetupUtilityprogram”onpage63
LenovomightmakechangesandenhancementstotheBIOSandTMMfirmware.Whenupdatesarereleased, theyareavailablefordownloadontheLenovoWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/drivers.Y oucanupdate theserverfirmwarebydownloadinganupdatepackageandfollowingtheinstructionsontheWebpage.
YoualsocanusetheFirmwareUpdaterprogramtohelpyoukeeptheserverfirmwareup-to-date.See “Updatingthefirmware”onpage83.
Updating(flashing)theBIOS
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoupdate(flash)theBIOS.
Notes:
•UpdatetheBIOSonyourserveronlyifthenewerBIOSversionspecificallysolvesaproblemyouhave. WedonotrecommendBIOSupdatesforserversthatdonotneedthem.Youcanviewtheupdated informationforthenewBIOSversionintheinstallationinstructionsfortheBIOSupdateutilityprogram.
•DowngradingtheBIOStoanearlierversionisnotrecommendedandmightnotbesupported.Anearlier BIOSversionmightnotsupportthelatestsystemconfigurations.
•IfthepowertoyourserverisinterruptedwhilethePOSTandBIOSarebeingupdated,yourservermight notrestartcorrectly.EnsurethatyouperformtheBIOSupdateprocedureinanenvironmentwitha steadypowersupply.Besides,ensurethatyourservercanrestartsuccessfullywithoutencountering hardwareproblems.
•IfyouhaveupdatedtheBIOSfirmware,alltheBIOSsettingsbecomethedefaultsettingsoftheupdated BIOSversion.YouneedtocheckandreconfiguretheBIOSsettingsforyourspecificneeds.Youcan selectSaveasUserDefaultsontheSave&ExitmenuintheSetupUtilityprogramtosaveyourcurrent BIOSsettingsasuserdefaultvaluesbeforeupdatingtheBIOS.Then,youcanselectRestoreUser DefaultsontheSave&ExitmenuintheSetupUtilityprogramtorestoretheuserdefaultvaluesafter updatingtheBIOS.Inthiscase,youcankeepyourpreviousBIOSsettingsanddonotneedtoreconfigure thesettingsafterupdatingtheBIOS.Y oualsocanrecordyourspecificBIOSsettingsbeforeupdatingthe BIOSforaneasierreconfigurationinthenewBIOSversion.
.TheTMMfirmwareprovidesremotemanagementfeatures.
Toupdate(flash)theBIOS,dothefollowing:
1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpagetolocatetheBIOS updatepackage.
2.DownloadtheBIOSupdatepackageandtheinstallationinstructionsinaTXTfile.
3.PrinttheTXTfilethatcontainstheinstallationinstructionsandfollowtheinstructionstoupdate(flash) theBIOS.
4.DooneofthefollowingaftertheBIOSupdateprocessiscompleted:
•IfyouhavesavedyourBIOSsettingsasuserdefaultvaluesbeforeupdatingtheBIOS,selectRestore
UserDefaultsontheSave&ExitmenuintheSetupUtilityprogramtorestoretheuserdefault values.Then,checkiftheuserdefaultvaluesmeetyourcurrentrequirements.
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•CheckandreconfiguretheBIOSsettingsforyourspecificneedsbasedonyournoteorreferto “UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage63
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RecoveringfromaBIOSupdatefailure
IfthepowertoyourserverisinterruptedwhiletheBIOSisbeingupdated,yourservermightnotrestart correctly.Ifthishappens,performthefollowingproceduretorecoverfromtheBIOSupdatefailure.
Note:IftheoperatingsystemofyourserverisinstalledunderEFImode,youneedtoreinstalltheoperating systemafterrecoveringtheBIOS.
TorecoverfromaBIOSupdatefailure,dothefollowing:
1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpagetodownloadaBIOS updatepackage.Then,puttheamiboot.romfilecontainedinthepackageintotherootdirectoryof abootableUSBkey.
2.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
3.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaflat, clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.
4.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage87.
5.LocatetheBIOSrecoveryswitchonthesystemboard.See“Systemboardjumpersandswitches”on page55.Then,removeanypartsanddisconnectanycablesthatmightimpedeyouraccesstothe switch.
6.MovetheBIOSrecoveryswitchfromthedefaultoffpositiontotheonposition.
7.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycables.Then,reinstalltheservercover.See“Completingthe partsreplacement”onpage199
8.ConnecttheservertoanacpowersourceandthenstarttheserverfromthebootableUSBkeythat containstheamiboot.romfile.Therecoveryprocessstarts.Aftertherecoveryprocessiscompleted, yourserverwillautomaticallyturnoff.
9.Repeatstep2throughstep5.
10.MovetheBIOSrecoveryswitchbacktotheoffposition.
11.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycables.Then,reinstalltheservercover.See“Completingthe partsreplacement”onpage199
12.Connecttheservertoanacpowersourceandturnontheserver.TheBIOSsettingsrecovertothe factorydefaultsettings.YouneedtocheckandconfiguretheBIOSsettingsforyourspecificneeds.See “UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage63
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Note:IfyoucannotrecovertheBIOSafterusingtheinstructionsinthistopic,theBIOSread-onlymemory (ROM)mightbedamagedandyouneedtoreplacethesystemboard.ContacttheLenovoCustomer SupportCenter.

UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram

ThistopicguidesyoutousetheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramtosetupandconfigureyourserver.
TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramsimplifiestheprocessofconfiguringRAIDandinstallingsupported WindowsandLinuxoperatingsystemsanddevicedriversonyourserver.Theprogramworkswithyour WindowsorLinuxoperatingsysteminstallationdisctoautomatetheprocessofinstallingtheoperating systemandassociateddevicedrivers.Thisprogramisprovidedwithyourserveronaself-starting(bootable) ThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.TheuserguidefortheprogramalsoisontheDVDandcanbeaccessed directlyfromtheprograminterface.
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IfyoudonothaveaThinkServerEasyStartupDVD,youalsocandownloadanISOimagefromtheLenovo SupportWebsiteandmakeadiscbyyourself.
TodownloadtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramimageandburnitintoadisc,dothefollowing:
1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpagetolocatethe ThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.
2.DownloadtheISOimagefortheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramandthereadmefile.Thereadmefile containsimportantinformationabouttheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.
3.Printthereadmefileandreaditcarefully.
4.UseanopticaldriveandanyDVDburningsoftwaretocreateabootablediscwiththeISOimage.

FeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram

ThistopicliststhefeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.
TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramhasthefollowingfeatures:
•Containedinaself-starting(bootable)DVD
•Easy-to-use,language-selectableinterface
•Integratedhelpsystemanduserguide
•Automatichardwaredetection
•ContainstheRAIDconfigurationutility
•Providesdevicedriversbasedontheservermodelanddetecteddevices
•DownloadsdevicedriversfromtheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDaccordingtotheoperatingsystem oradd-ondevice
•Selectablepartitionsizeandfilesystemtype
•Supportformultipleoperatingsystems
•Abilitytoinstalltheoperatingsystemanddevicedriversinanunattendedmodetosavetime
•AbilitytocreateareuseableresponsefilethatcanbeusedwithsimilarlyconfiguredLenovoserversto makefutureinstallationsevenfaster

StartingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtostarttheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.Afteryoustartthe programandenterthemaininterface,clickUserGuidefordetailedinformationabouthowtousethis programtohelpyouconfiguretheserverandinstallanoperatingsystem.
TostarttheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram,dothefollowing:
1.InserttheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDintoanopticaldrive,settheopticaldriveasthefirststartup device,andstartyourserverfromtheDVDintheopticaldrive.See“Selectingastartupdevice”on page68.
2.Waitfortheprogramtoload.Then,youwillbepromptedforthefollowingselections:
•Thelanguageinwhichyouwanttoviewtheprogram
•Thelanguageofthekeyboardlayoutyouwillbeusingwiththeprogram
Note:ThesupportedlanguagesandkeyboardlayoutsfortheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramare Dutch,English,French,German,Italian,Japanese,Russian,Spanish,andTurkish.YourThinkServer EasyStartupDVDmightbeEnglishonly.Inthiscase,thekeyboardlayoutshouldbeEnglish.
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3.Afterselectingthelanguageandkeyboardlayout,clickOK.Then,youwillseeoneormorereminders ormessagesaboutconfiguringstoragedevices.ClickNextuntilyouarepresentedwiththeLenovo LicenseAgreement.ReadtheLenovoLicenseAgreementcarefully.Inordertocontinue,youmust acceptthetermsbyclickingAgree.Then,theDateandtimewindowopens.
4.SetthecurrentdateandtimeandclickOK.TheStartoptionwindowopens.
5.TheStartoptionwindowprovidesthefollowingselections:
•Continuetothemaininterface.
•Installtheoperatingsystemusingapre-existingresponsefile.
•ConfigureRAIDusingapre-existingresponsefile. Readtheexplanationsonthescreenandselectadesiredoption.Then,followtheinstructionsonthe
screen.IfthisisthefirsttimeyouareusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram,selecttheoptionto continuetothemaininterfaceandviewthecompatibilitynotesanduserguide.
Notes:
•FunctionalityandsupportedoperatingsystemsvarydependingontheversionoftheThinkServer EasyStartupprogram.Fromthemaininterfaceoftheprogram,clickCompatibilitynotestoviewthe informationabouttheRAIDcontrollers,operatingsystems,andserverconfigurationssupportedbythe specificversionoftheprogram;andclickUserGuidetoviewthevariousfunctionsandlearnhowto usetheprogram.
•BeforeusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramtoinstallanoperatingsystem,ensurethatanyexternal storagedevicesandfiberchannelsareconfiguredcorrectly.
TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogrammaininterfaceprovidesthefollowingmenusontheleftpaneof thescreen:
•Home Thismenuisthewelcomepagethatcontainssomegeneraldescriptionsabouttheprogramandthe
Lenovocopyrightandtrademarkstatements.
•Compatibilitynotes ThismenuprovidesinformationabouttheRAIDcontrollers,operatingsystems,andserverconfigurations
supportedbytheversionoftheprogramyouareusing.
•UserGuide Thismenuprovidesinformationaboutthefeaturesoftheprogramandinstructionsonhowtousethe
program.
•Hardwarelist Thismenudisplaysalistofhardwaredevicesdetectedbytheprogram.
•ConfigureRAID ThismenuguidesyoutoconfigureRAIDorviewthecurrentRAIDconfigurationandmakechanges
ifneeded.
•Installoperatingsystem Thismenudisplaysaseriesofchoicesandpromptstocollectinformationrequiredforoperatingsystem
installation,preparestheharddiskdriveforinstallation,andtheninitiatestheinstallationprocessusing youroperatingsysteminstallationdisc.
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•Downloaddrivers ThismenuhelpsyoudownloadtherequireddevicedriversfromtheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDtoa
removablestoragedevicesothatyoucaneasilygetthedriversforserverconfigurationwhenyouneed them.
Note:Themostup-to-datedevicedriversforvariousservermodelsarealwaysavailablefordownloadon theLenovoSupportWebsiteat: http://www.lenovo.com/drivers
•About Thismenuprovidestheversioninformationandlegalnotices.

UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramonaWindowsoperating system

YoucanruntheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDonaWindowsoperatingsystemwiththeInternetExplorer Webbrowseroralaterversioninstalled.EntertheoperatingsystemandinserttheThinkServerEasyStartup DVDintoaninternalorexternalopticaldrive.TheDVDstartsautomaticallyinmostenvironments.IftheDVD failstostart,openthelaunch.exefilelocatedintherootdirectoryoftheDVD.
Notes:
•YoushouldreadandaccepttheLenovoLicenseAgreementwhenprompted.
•OntheMicrosoftWindowsServer Locator(URL)fortheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramWebpagetothetrustedWebsitelistsothat thepagecanopencorrectly.
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2003operatingsystem,youmightneedtoaddtheUniformResource
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YoucandothefollowingwhenusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramonaWindowsoperatingsystem. Fordetailedinformation,refertothehelpsystem.
•ViewageneralintroductiontoyourThinkServerservermodelandthespecificserverconfiguration information.
•ViewgeneralguidanceonhowtousetheThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.
•Downloadtherequireddevicedriverstoaremovablestoragedevicesothatyoucaneasilygetthe driversforserverconfigurationwhenyouneedthem,especiallywhenyoufinishinstallinganoperating systemwithoutusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDandneedappropriatedevicedriverstoconfigure yourserver.
•InstalltherequireddevicedriversdirectlyontheserveronwhichyouarerunningtheThinkServer EasyStartupDVD.
•ViewinformationaboutallservermodelssupportedbytheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramand informationaboutthedevicedriversforeachservermodel,includingthedriverversionsanddriver locationsintherootdirectoryoftheThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.
Note:Themostup-to-datedevicedriversforvariousservermodelsarealwaysavailablefordownloadon theLenovoSupportWebsiteat: http://www.lenovo.com/drivers
ConfiguringRAID
ThistopicprovidesinformationaboutRAIDandtheutilityprogramsthatareavailableforyoutoconfigure RAID.
Thistopiccontainsthefollowingitems:
•“AboutRAID”onpage75
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•“ConfiguringRAIDusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage76
•“ConfiguringtheThinkServerRAID300”onpage76
•“ConfiguringtheadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAID”onpage82

AboutRAID

RAID,anacronymforRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks,isatechnologythatprovidesincreased storagefunctionsandreliabilitythroughredundancy.Thisisachievedbycombiningmultipleharddiskdrives intoalogicalunit,wheredataisdistributedacrossthedrivesinoneofseveralwayscalledRAIDlevels.
WhenagroupofindependentphysicalharddiskdrivesaresetuptouseRAIDtechnology,theyareinaRAID array.Thisarraydistributesdataacrossmultipleharddiskdrives,butthearrayappearstothehostserveras onesinglestorageunit,knownasavirtualdrive.CreatingandusingRAIDarraysprovideshighperformance, suchastheexpeditedI/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.
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•RAID10:acombinationofRAID0andRAID1 RAID10consistsofstripeddataacrossmirroredspans.ARAID10drivegroupisaspanneddrive
groupthatcreatesastripedsetfromaseriesofmirroreddrives.RAID10allowsamaximumofeight spans.YoumustuseanevennumberofdrivesineachRAIDvirtualdriveinthespan.TheRAID1 virtualdrivesmusthavethesamestripesize.RAID10provideshighdatathroughputandcompletedata redundancybutusesalargernumberofspans.
RAID10requiresaminimumnumberoffourharddiskdrivesandalsorequiresanevennumberofdrives, forexample,sixharddiskdrivesoreightharddiskdrives.
•RAID50:acombinationofRAID0andRAID5 RAID50usesdistributedparityanddiskstriping.ARAID50drivegroupisaspanneddrivegroupin
whichdataisstripedacrossmultipleRAID5drivegroups.RAID50worksbestwithdatathatrequires highreliability,highrequestrates,highdatatransfers,andmedium-to-largecapacity.
Note:HavingvirtualdrivesofdifferentRAIDlevels,suchasRAID0andRAID5,inthesamedrivegroupis notallowed.Forexample,ifanexistingRAID5virtualdriveiscreatedoutofpartialspaceinanarray,the nextvirtualdriveinthearrayhastobeRAID5only.
RAID50requiresaminimumnumberofsixharddiskdrives.
FordetailedinformationaboutRAID,referto“IntroductiontoRAID”intheMegaRAIDSASSoftwareUser GuideonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.
ConfiguringRAIDusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram
TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramsimplifiestheprocessofconfiguringsupportedRAIDandinstalling supportedWindowsandLinuxoperatingsystemsanddevicedriversonyourserver.Theuserguideforthe programcanbeaccesseddirectlyfromtheprograminterface.
TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramhasthefollowingfeaturesforRAIDconfiguration:
•ForusewithallsupportedRAIDcontrollers
•AutomaticallydetectshardwareandlistsallsupportedRAIDconfigurations
•Configuresoneormorediskarrayspercontrollerdependingonthenumberofdrivesattachedtothe controllerandtheRAIDlevelselected
•Supportshot-sparedrives
•CreatesaRAIDresponsefilethatcanbeusedtoconfigureRAIDcontrollersonsimilarlyconfigured Lenovoservers
See“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage71 interfaceoftheprogram.
SomeRAIDmanagementsoftwarealsoisprovidedontheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDtohelpyoumanage RAIDarraysandRAIDcontrollersinanoperatingsystemenvironment.Afteryouentertheoperatingsystem, inserttheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDintotheopticaldrive.Theinstallationpackagesfortheprograms arelocatedintheUtilitiesandOthersfolderintherootdirectoryoftheDVD.TheThinkServerEasyStartup DVDisdesignedfordifferenttypesofserversandtheUtilitiesandOthersfoldermightcontainadditional installationpackagesthatarenotrequiredtobeinstalledonyourserver.
andviewtheuserguidefromthemain
ConfiguringtheThinkServerRAID300
TheThinkServerRAID300(alsoknownasonboardSASsoftwareRAID)isintegratedinthePCHon thesystemboard.Ifyouconnectthemini-SAStomini-SASsignalcablesfromthesystemboardtothe backplane,youcanconfigureRAIDfortheharddiskdrivesusingtheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtility program,independentlyoftheoperatingsystem.TheThinkServerRAID300supportsRAIDlevels0,1,and
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10bydefault.YoualsocanactivateRAID5byinstallingaThinkServerRAID300UpgradeKeyforAdvanced RAID.See“InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID300UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID”onpage123
YoucaninstallandusetheMegaRAIDStorageManagerprogramtomanagetheRAIDarrayandRAID controllerinanoperatingsystemenvironment.
BeforeconfiguringRAIDforyourserver,observethefollowingprecautions:
•Useharddiskdrivesthatareofthesametype(SATAorSAS)andhavethesamecapacitywithina singleRAIDarray.
•ThetotaldrivecapacityoftheprimaryRAIDarraymightbelimitedto2TB.
RAIDarraystatus
Whenyouturnontheserver,theRAIDcontrollerROMversion,theRAIDarraystatus,andthelistofthe availableharddiskdriveswillbedisplayedduringthePOST.
TheRAIDarraystatuscanbeoneofthefollowing:
•Online Thisisthenormalstatus,whichindicatesthattheRAIDarrayisworkingcorrectly.
•Degrade ThisstatusindicatesthatmorethanoneharddiskdriveintheRAIDarraycannotbesynchronizedorhave
failed.Youneedtoreplacethefailingharddiskdrivesandrebuildthedata.See“Installingorreplacinga hot-swapharddiskdrive”onpage166and“Rebuildingaphysicaldrive”onpage80.
•Offline ThisstatusindicatesthattheRAIDarrayhasfailedandcannotberebuilt.YouneedtocreateaRAID
array.See“Creating,adding,ordeletingaRAIDarray”onpage79.
.
StartingtheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtostarttheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram.
TostarttheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:
1.Turnontheserver.
2.DuringthePOST,whenyouseethemessage“PressCtrl-MorEntertorunLSISoftwareRAIDSetup Utility,”immediatelypressCtrl+MtostarttheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram.
LSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprograminterface
ThistopicprovidesinformationaboutthemenusanditemsintheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtility program.Dependingontheversionoftheprogram,somemenuoriteminformationmightdifferslightlyfrom theinformationinthistopic.
WhenworkingwiththeLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram,youmustusethekeyboard. Thekeysusedtoperformvarioustasksaredisplayedonthebottomofeachscreen.Useupanddown arrowkeystonavigatebetweenitems.Formostitems,thecorrespondinghelpmessageisdisplayed onthebottomofthescreenwhentheitemisselected.Iftheitemhassubmenus,youcandisplaythe submenusbypressingEnter.
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AfterenteringtheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram,youcanseetheManagementMenuon thescreen.TheManagementMenucontainsthefollowingmenuitems:
•Configure ThismenucontainsitemstohelpyoucreateaRAIDarray,viewthecurrentRAIDconfiguration,adda
RAIDarray,deleteanexistingRAIDarray,andselectabootvirtualdrive.
•Initialize Thismenuhelpsyouinitializevirtualdrives.
Note:Initializingavirtualdriveerasesalldataonthevirtualdrive.Backupanydatayouwanttokeepand ensurethattheoperatingsystemisnotinstalledonthevirtualdrivebeforetheinitialization.
•Objects ThismenuhelpsyouconfigureparametersfortheRAIDcontroller,thevirtualdrives,andthephysical
drives.
•Rebuild ThismenuhelpsyourebuildaphysicaldriveinaRAIDarrayintheeventofaphysicaldrivefailure.
Youcanchoosetorebuildthedataonthefailingdriveifthedriveisstilloperational.Ifthedriveisnot operational,itmustbereplacedandthedataonthefailingdrivemustberebuiltonanewdrivetorestore thesystemtofaulttolerance.
•CheckConsistency Thismenuhelpsyoudoconsistencycheckforthevirtualdrives.Theconsistencycheckverifiesthe
correctnessofthedataonvirtualdrivesthatuseRAID1,5,and10.
ThefollowingtableshowsthevariousmenusanditemsintheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtility program.Oneachmenu,presstheEnterkeytoshowselectableoptionsandselectadesiredoptionby usingupanddownarrowkeysortypedesiredvaluesfromthekeyboarddirectly.
Table2.LSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogrammenuitems
Configure
Initialize
Objects
Rebuild
CheckConsistency
Menuitem
EasyConfigurationCreatephysicalarrays.Anarraywill
NewConfigurationCleartheexistingconfigurationand
View/AddConfiguration
ClearConfigurationCleartheexistingconfiguration. SelectBootDriveSelectabootvirtualdrive.
Variesbyconfiguration.
Adapter
VirtualDrive
PhysicalDrive
Variesbyconfiguration. Variesbyconfiguration.
SubmenuitemComments
automaticallybecomeavirtualdrive.
startanewconfiguration. Viewtheexistingconfigurationoradda
configuration.
Initializevirtualdrives. Setadapter-relatedparameters,such
asrebuildrate,consistencycheckrate, andauto-rebuild.
Setvirtualdriveparameters. Setphysicaldriveparameters,suchas
creatingahot-sparedriveforthevirtual drive,makingafailingdriveasonline, changingadrivestate,andviewingthe specificationsofaphysicaldrive.
Rebuildphysicaldrives. Checkconsistencyofvirtualdrives.
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Creating,adding,ordeletingaRAIDarray
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreate,add,ordeleteaRAIDarrayusingtheLSISoftwareRAID ConfigurationUtilityprogram.
Note:BeforeyoucreateaRAIDarrayusingtheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram,ensurethat theservermeetstherequiredhardwareconfiguration.Forexample,theserverneedstohavetherequired numberofharddiskdrivesinstalledandconnectedtothesystemboard.See“AboutRAID”onpage75 forinformationabouttherequirednumberofharddiskdrivesforeachRAIDlevel.Ifyouwanttocreatea RAID5arrayusingtheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram,theserveralsoneedstohavea ThinkServerRAID300UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID.See“InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID 300UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID”onpage123
Tocreate,add,ordeleteaRAIDarrayusingtheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram,dothe following:
1.StarttheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheLSISoftwareRAID ConfigurationUtilityprogram”onpage77.
2.Onthemaininterfaceoftheprogram,dooneofthefollowingdependingonyourneeds:
•IfyouwanttocreateaRAIDarray,selectEasyConfigurationandthenfollowtheinstructionson
thescreen.
•IfyouwanttoaddasecondaryRAIDarray(ifsupportedbyyourserver),selectView/Add
Configurationandthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoviewthecurrentconfigurationand addaRAIDarray.
•IfyouwanttodeletetheexistingRAIDarray,exittheprogramandbackupallyourdataonthe
harddiskdrives.Afterbackingupallyourdata,entertheprogrammaininterfaceandselectClear Configuration.SelectY eswhenpromptedandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
.
Attention:DeletinganexistingRAIDarrayerasesalldataonthearray.Ensurethatyoubackupall databeforedeletingtheRAIDarray.IftheoperatingsystemisinstalledontheRAIDarrayyouwantto delete,youneedtoreinstalltheoperatingsystemafterdeletingtheRAIDarray.
•IfyouwanttodeletetheexistingRAIDarrayandcreateaRAIDarray,exittheprogramandback
upallyourdataontheharddiskdrives.Afterbackingupallyourdata,entertheprogrammain interfaceandselectNewConfiguration.SelectYeswhenpromptedtoproceedandthenfollowthe instructionsonthescreen.
Attention:DeletinganexistingRAIDarrayerasesalldataonthearray.Ensurethatyoubackupall databeforedeletingtheRAIDarray.IftheoperatingsystemisinstalledontheRAIDarrayyouwantto delete,youneedtoreinstalltheoperatingsystemafterdeletingtheRAIDarray.
Initializingavirtualdrive
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinitializeavirtualdriveusingtheLSISoftwareRAIDConfiguration Utilityprogramaftercompletingtheconfigurationprocess.
Virtualdriveinitializationistheprocessofwritingzerostothedatafieldsofavirtualdriveand,infault-tolerant RAIDlevels,generatingthecorrespondingparitytoputthevirtualdriveinareadystate.Initializationerases alldataonthevirtualdrive.Drivegroupswillworkwithoutbeinginitialized,buttheycanfailaconsistency checkbecausetheparityfieldshavenotbeengenerated.
Notes:
•Ensurethatyoubackupanydatayouwanttokeepbeforeinitializingavirtualdrive.
•Ensurethattheoperatingsystemisnotinstalledonthevirtualdriveyouareinitializing.Otherwise,you needtoreinstalltheoperatingsystemafterinitializingthevirtualdrive.
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ToinitializeavirtualdriveusingtheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheLSISoftwareRAID ConfigurationUtilityprogram”onpage77.
2.Onthemaininterfaceoftheprogram,selectInitializeandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Settingahot-sparedrive
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtosetaharddiskdriveasahot-sparedriveusingtheLSISoftware RAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram.
Ahot-sparedriveisanextra,unuseddrivethatispartofthedisksubsystem.Itisusuallyinstandbymode andreadyforserviceifaharddiskdrivefails.Fordetailedinformationabouthot-sparedrives,referto “IntroductiontoRAID”intheMegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuideonthedocumentationDVDthatcomes withyourserver.
Tosetaharddiskdriveasahot-sparedriveusingtheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram, dothefollowing:
1.StarttheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheLSISoftwareRAID ConfigurationUtilityprogram”onpage77.
2.Dooneofthefollowing:
•IfyouwanttocreateoraddaRAIDarray,youcansetahot-sparedriveduringtheconfiguration
processbyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.
•Ifyouwanttosetahot-sparedriverightaftertheconfiguration,selectObjects➙PhysicalDrive
fromtheprogrammaininterface.Then,selecttheharddiskdrivethatyouwanttosetasahot-spare driveandpressEnter.Asubmenuisdisplayed.SelectMakeHotSparefromthesubmenuandthen selectY eswhenpromptedtosettheharddiskdriveasahot-sparedrive.
Rebuildingaphysicaldrive
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtorebuildaphysicaldriveusingtheLSISoftwareRAIDConfiguration UtilityprogramwhenaphysicaldriveinaRAIDarrayfails.
WhenaphysicaldriveinaRAIDarrayfails,youcanrebuildthedrivebyrecreatingthedatathatwasstored onthedrivebeforeitfails.Ifthedriveisnotoperational,itmustbereplacedandthedataonthefailingdrive mustberebuiltonanewdrivetorestorethesystemtofaulttolerance.
TheRAIDcontrollerrecreatesthedatausingthedatastoredonotherdrivesinthedrivegroup.Rebuilding canbedoneonlyindrivegroupswithdataredundancy,suchasRAID1,RAID5,andRAID10arrays.For detailedinformationaboutdiskrebuild,referto“IntroductiontoRAID”intheMegaRAIDSASSoftwareUser GuideonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.
TorebuildaphysicaldriveusingtheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogramwhenaphysicaldrive inaRAIDarrayfails,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheLSISoftwareRAID ConfigurationUtilityprogram”onpage77.
2.Onthemaininterfaceoftheprogram,selectRebuildandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Note:Runaconsistencycheckimmediatelyaftertherebuildcompletestoensuredataintegrityforthevirtual drives.See“Runningaconsistencycheck”onpage81.
Therebuildrateisthepercentageofthecomputingcyclesdedicatedtorebuildingfailingdrives.Therebuild ratecanbeconfiguredbetween0percentand100percent.At0percent,therebuildisdoneonlyifthesystem isnotdoinganythingelse.At100percent,therebuildhasahigherprioritythananyothersystemactivity.
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ToconfiguretherebuildrateusingtheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:
Note:Usingarebuildrateof0or100percentisnotrecommended.Thedefaultvalueis30percent.
1.StarttheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheLSISoftwareRAID ConfigurationUtilityprogram”onpage77.
2.Onthemaininterfaceoftheprogram,selectObjects➙Adapter➙RebuildRate.
3.Settherebuildratebytypingadesiredvaluefromthekeyboarddirectly.
Runningaconsistencycheck
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtorunaconsistencycheckforvirtualdrivesusingtheLSISoftware RAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram.
TheconsistencycheckoperationverifiesthatallstripesonavirtualdrivewitharedundantRAIDlevel(RAID 1,RAID5,andRAID10)areconsistentandthedateonthevirtualdriveiscorrect.Forexample,inasystem withparity,checkingconsistencymeanscomputingthedataononedriveandcomparingtheresultsto thecontentsoftheparitydrive.
Youshouldrunaconsistencycheckonfault-tolerantvirtualdrivesperiodically.Itisrecommendedthatyou runaconsistencycheckatleastonceamonth.Y oumustrunaconsistencycheckifyoususpectthatthe virtualdrivedatamightbecorrupted.Ensurethatyoubackupthedatabeforerunningaconsistencycheck ifyoususpectthatthedatamightbecorrupted.
TorunaconsistencycheckusingtheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheLSISoftwareRAID ConfigurationUtilityprogram”onpage77.
2.Onthemaininterfaceoftheprogram,selectCheckConsistencyandfollowtheinstructionsonthe screen.
Theconsistencycheckrateistherateatwhichconsistencycheckoperationsarerunonasystem.The consistencycheckratecanbeconfiguredbetween0percentand100percent.At0percent,theconsistency checkisdoneonlyifthesystemisnotdoinganythingelse.At100percent,theconsistencycheckhasa higherprioritythananyothersystemactivity.
ToconfiguretheconsistencycheckrateusingtheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram,do thefollowing:
Note:Usingaconsistencycheckrateof0or100percentisnotrecommended.Thedefaultvalueis30 percent.
1.StarttheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheLSISoftwareRAID ConfigurationUtilityprogram”onpage77.
2.Onthemaininterfaceoftheprogram,selectObjects➙Adapter➙ChkConstRate.
3.Settheconsistencycheckratebytypingadesiredvaluefromthekeyboarddirectly.
InstallingandusingtheMegaRAIDStorageManagerprogram
YoucaninstallandusetheMegaRAIDStorageManagerprogramtomanagetheRAIDarrayandRAID controllerinanoperatingsystemenvironmentafterconfiguringRAID.
TheinstallationpackagefortheMegaRAIDStorageManagerprogramisontheThinkServerEasyStartup DVD.Afteryouentertheoperatingsystem,inserttheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDintotheopticaldrive. TheinstallationpackagefortheMegaRAIDStorageManagerprogramislocatedintheUtilitiesandOthers folderintherootdirectoryoftheDVD.
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ToinstallandusetheMegaRAIDStorageManagerprogram,refertothefollowingchaptersintheMegaRAID SASSoftwareUserGuideonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver:
Note:SomeinformationinthesechaptersmightbeintendedfortheadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAID configurationsandmightnotapplytotheThinkServerRAID300configurations.
•“MegaRAIDStorageManagerOverviewandInstallation”
•“MegaRAIDStorageManagerWindowandMenus”
•“MonitoringSystemEventsandStorageDevices”
•“MaintainingandManagingStorageConfigurations”
TheMegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuidealsoisavailableontheLenovoWebsiteat: http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals
ConfiguringtheadvancedSA TA/SAShardwareRAID
BeforeconfiguringRAIDforyourserver,observethefollowingprecautions:
•Useharddiskdrivesthatareofthesametype(SATAorSAS)andhavethesamecapacitywithina singleRAIDarray.
•ThetotaldrivecapacityoftheprimaryRAIDarraymightbelimitedto2TB.
SomeservermodelscomewithaRAIDcardtoprovideadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDfunctions.You alsocanpurchaseasupportedRAIDcardfromLenovoandinstallitintotheserver.See“RAIDcard” onpage40
.
TheRAIDcardprovidestheWebBIOSConfigurationUtilityprogramtohelpyouconfigureRAID independentlyoftheoperatingsystem.Y oualsocaninstalltheMegaRAIDStorageManagerprogramand theMegaCLIConfigurationUtilityprogramtohelpyoumanagetheRAIDarrayandRAIDcontrollerinan operatingsystemenvironment.
TheinstallationpackagesfortheMegaRAIDStorageManagerprogramandtheMegaCLIConfiguration UtilityprogramareontheThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.Afteryouentertheoperatingsystem,insertthe ThinkServerEasyStartupDVDintotheopticaldrive.Theinstallationpackagesfortheprogramsarelocatedin theUtilitiesandOthersfolderintherootdirectoryoftheDVD.
Note:TheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDisdesignedfordifferenttypesofserversandtheUtilitiesandOthers foldermightcontainadditionalinstallationpackagesthatarenotrequiredtobeinstalledonyourserver.
ForinstructionsonhowtoconfigureandmanagetheadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAID,refertothe MegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuideonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.This documentalsoisavailableontheLenovoWebsiteat: http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals
ConfiguringtheEthernetcontrollers
TheEthernetcontrollersareintegratedonthesystemboard.Theyprovideaninterfaceforconnectingto a10Mbps,100Mbps,or1000Mbpsnetworkandprovidefull-duplex(FDX)capability,whichenables simultaneoustransmissionandreceptionofdataonthenetwork.
YoudonothavetosetanyjumpersorconfiguretheEthernetcontrollers.However,youmustinstalladevice drivertoenabletheoperatingsystemtorecognizethecontrollers.
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TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramsimplifiestheprocessofconfiguringRAIDandinstallingsupported operatingsystemsanddevicedriversonyourserver.See“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram” onpage71
ThedevicedriversforonboardEthernetcontrollersalsoareavailablefordownloadat: http://www.lenovo.com/drivers
.
Updatingthefirmware
ThefirmwareintheserverisperiodicallyupdatedandisavailablefordownloadontheLenovoWebsite.
Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpagetocheckforthelatest leveloffirmware,suchastheBIOSupdatesanddevicedrivers.
Whenyoureplaceadeviceintheserver,youmighthavetoeitherupdatetheserverwiththelatestversionof thefirmwarethatisstoredinmemoryonthedeviceorreflashtheBIOS,theTMMfirmware,andtheFRU/SDR.

UsingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram

TheFirmwareUpdaterprogramenablesyoutomaintainyoursystemfirmwareup-to-dateandhelpsyou avoidunnecessaryoutages.
ToupdateyoursystemfirmwareusingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram,dothefollowing:
Note:Beforedistributingthefirmwareupdatestoaserver,ensurethatyourservercanrestartsuccessfully withoutencounteringhardwareproblems.
1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpagetolocatethe FirmwareUpdaterprogram.
2.DownloadtheISOimagefortheFirmwareUpdaterprogramandtheinstallationinstructionsinaTXTfile.
3.UseanyCDorDVDburningsoftwaretocreateabootablediscwiththeISOimage.
4.PrinttheTXTfilethatcontainstheinstallationinstructionsandfollowtheinstructionstousetheFirmware Updaterprogramtoupdateyoursystemfirmware.

UsingtheLenovoThinkServerEasyManageprogram

TheLenovoThinkServerEasyManageprogramenablesenterpriseuserstocontrolandmonitormultiple LenovoserverswithinaLANremotely.Theprogramprovidesaninterfacetodisplayallseversbeing managed,whichenablestheadministratortosearchfor,monitor,andmanageserversconveniently.
TodownloadtheLenovoThinkServerEasyManageprogram,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversand followtheinstructionsontheWebpage.
FordetailedinformationaboutusingtheLenovoThinkServerEasyManageprogram,refertothehelpsystem fortheprogram.
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Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware

Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstall,remove,orreplacehardwareforyourserver.
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:
•“Guidelines”onpage85
•“Removingtheservercover”onpage87
•“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage89
•“Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware”onpage90
•“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage199
ForalistofThinkServeroptions,goto: http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver

Guidelines

Thistopicprovidessomeguidelinesthatyoushouldreadandunderstandbeforeusingyourserver.

Precautions

Beforeusingtheserver,ensurethatyoureadandunderstandthefollowingprecautions:
•Beforeusingtheproduct,ensurethatyoureadandunderstandthemultilingualsafetyinstructionsandthe LenovoLimitedWarranty(LLW)onthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswiththeproduct.Readingand understandingthesafetyinstructionsreducestheriskofpersonalinjuryanddamagetoyourproduct.
•Whenyouinstallyournewserver,taketheopportunitytodownloadandapplythemostrecentfirmware updates.Thisstepwillhelptoensurethatanyknownissuesareaddressedandthatyourserveris readytofunctionatmaximumlevelsofperformance.Todownloadfirmwareupdatesforyourserver,go tohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpage.See“Updatingthe firmware”onpage83formoreinformation.
•Beforeyouinstalloptionalhardwaredevices,ensurethattheserverisworkingcorrectly.Iftheserver isnotworkingcorrectly,seeChapter7“T roubleshootinganddiagnostics”onpage203todobasic troubleshooting.Iftheproblemcannotbesolved,seeChapter8“Gettinginformation,help,andservice” onpage209
•Observegoodhousekeepingintheareawhereyouareworking.Putremovedcoversandotherparts inasafeplace.
•Ifyoumustturnontheserverwhiletheservercoverisremoved,ensurethatnooneisneartheserver andthatnotoolsorotherobjectshavebeenleftinsidetheserver.
•Donotattempttoliftanobjectthatyouthinkistooheavyforyou.Ifyouhavetoliftaheavyobject, observethefollowingprecautions:
.
–Ensurethatyoucanstandsafelywithoutslipping. –Distributetheweightoftheobjectequallybetweenyourfeet. –Useaslowliftingforce.Nevermovesuddenlyortwistwhenyouliftaheavyobject. –Toavoidstrainingthemusclesinyourback,liftbystandingorbypushingupwithyourlegmuscles.
•Ensurethatyouhaveenoughproperlygroundedelectricaloutletsfortheserver,monitor,andother devices.
•Backupallimportantdatabeforeyoumakechangestodrives.
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•Haveasmallflat-bladescrewdriveravailable.
•Youdonothavetoturnofftheservertoinstallorreplaceahot-swapredundantpowersupply,hot-swap harddiskdrives,orhot-plugUSBdevices.However,youmustturnofftheserverbeforeperforming anystepsthatinvolveinstalling,removing,orreplacingadaptercablesornon-hot-swapdevicesor components.
•ToviewtheLEDsonthesystemboardandinternalcomponents,leavetheserverconnectedtopower.
•Whenyouarefinishedworkingontheserver,reinstallallsafetyshields,guards,labels,andgroundwires.

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices

Attention:Donotopenthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenewpartuntilthedefectiveparthasbeen
removedfromtheserverandyouarereadytoinstallthenewpart.Staticelectricity,althoughharmlesstoyou, canseriouslydamageservercomponentsandparts.
Anyserverpartcontainingtransistorsorintegratedcircuits(ICs)shouldbeconsideredsensitiveto electrostaticdischarge(ESD).ESDdamagecanoccurwhenthereisadifferenceinchargebetweenobjects. ProtectagainstESDdamagebyequalizingthechargesothatthemachine,thepart,theworkmat,andthe personhandlingthepartareallatthesamecharge.
Notes:
•Useproduct-specificESDprocedureswhentheyexceedtherequirementsnotedhere.
•EnsurethattheESDprotectivedevicesyouusehavebeencertified(ISO9000)asfullyeffective.
Whenyouhandleserverpartsandcomponents,taketheseprecautionstoavoidstatic-electricitydamage:
•Limityourmovement.Movementcancausestaticelectricitytobuilduparoundyou.
•Alwayscarefullyhandlethepartsandothercomponents(suchasPCIExpresscards,memorymodules, systemboards,andmicroprocessors)byedgesorframe.Donottouchsolderjoints,pins,orexposed circuitry.
•Donotleavethedevicewhereotherscanhandleandpossiblydamagethedevice.
•Beforeyoureplaceanewpart,touchthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthenewparttoan unpaintedmetalpartoftheserverforatleasttwoseconds.Thisreducesstaticelectricityfromthe packageandyourbody.
•Removethenewpartfromthestatic-protectivepackageanddirectlyinstallitintheserverwithout placingitonanyothersurface.Ifitishardforyoutodothisinyourspecificsituation,placethe static-protectivepackageofthenewpartonasmooth,levelsurface,andthenplacethenewparton thestatic-protectivepackage.
•Donotplacethepartontheservercoverorothermetalsurface.
•Takeadditionalcarewhenhandlingdevicesduringcoldweather.Heatingreducesindoorhumidity andincreasesstaticelectricity.
•Useagroundedworkmattoprovideastatic-freeworksurface.Thematisespeciallyusefulwhen handlingESD-sensitivedevices.
•Preventthepartfromtouchingyourclothing.Mostclothingisinsulativeandretainsachargeeven whenyouarewearingawriststrap.
•Theuseofagroundingsystemisrecommended.Forexample,itisrecommendedtowearanelectrostatic discharge(ESD)wriststrap,ifoneisavailable.EnsurethatyouworkinanESD-safearea.Selecta groundingsystem,suchasthoselistedbelow,toprovideprotectionthatmeetsthespecificservice requirement.
Note:TheuseofagroundingsystemtoguardagainstESDdamageisdesirablebutnotnecessary.
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–AttachtheESDgroundcliptoanyframeground,groundbraid,orgreen-wireground. –Whenworkingonadouble-insulatedorbattery-operatedsystem,useanESDcommongroundor
referencepoint.Youcanusecoaxorconnector-outsideshellsonthesesystems.
–Usethegroundprongoftheacplugonac-operatedservers.

Systemreliabilityguidelines

Tohelpensurepropercoolingandsystemreliability,strictlyfollowtheseguidelines:
•Eachofthedrivebayshasadriveoradummytrayinstalled;orthereisanelectromagneticinterface(EMI) protectivepanelorEMIshieldinstalledtoprotectthedrivecage.
•Iftheserversupportshot-swapredundantpowersupplies,eachofthepowersupplybayhasaredundant powersupplyinstalled,oronebayhasaredundantpowersupplyinstalledwhiletheotherbayiscovered byashield.
•Leaveadequatespacearoundtheservertoensurethattheservercoolingsystemworkswell.Leave approximately50mm(2inches)ofopenspacearoundthefrontandrearoftheserver.Donotplace objectsinfrontofthefans.Forpropercoolingandairflow,installtheservercoverbeforeyouturnon theserver.Operatingtheserverforextendedperiodsoftime(morethan30minutes)withtheserver coverremovedmightdamageservercomponents.
•Properlyroutethecables.Forsomeoptions,suchasPCIcards,followthecablinginstructionsthatcome withtheoptionsinadditiontotheinstructionsinthismanual.
•Whenreplacingahot-swapdrive,installthenewhot-swapdrivewithintwominutesofremoval.
•Ifyourserverhasairductsorairbaffles,donotremovethemwhiletheserverisrunning.Operatingthe serverwithouttheairductsorairbafflesmightcausethemicroprocessorstooverheat.
•Forserversthatsupportuptotwomicroprocessors,ensurethatthesecondmicroprocessorsocket alwayscontainsamicroprocessororisprotectedbyamicroprocessorsocketcover.

Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron

Attention:Staticelectricitythatisreleasedtointernalservercomponentswhentheserveristurnedonmightcause
theservertohalt,whichmightresultinthelossofdata.Toavoidthispotentialproblem,alwaysuseanESDwriststrap orothergroundingsystemwhenyouworkinsidetheserverwiththepoweron.
Theserversupportshot-swapdevicesandisdesignedtooperatesafelywhileitisturnedonandthecoveris removed.Followtheseguidelineswhenyouworkinsidetheserverwiththepoweron:
•Avoidwearingloose-fittingclothingonyourforearms.Buttonlong-sleevedshirtsbeforeworkinginside theserver;donotwearcufflinkswhileyouareworkinginsidetheserver.
•Donotallowyournecktieorscarftohanginsidetheserver.
•Removejewelry,suchasbracelets,necklaces,rings,andloose-fittingwristwatches.
•Removeitemsfromyourshirtpocket,suchaspensandpencils.Theseitemsmightfallintotheserveras youleanoverit.
•Avoiddroppinganymetallicobjectsintotheserver,suchaspaperclips,hairpins,andscrews.

Removingtheservercover

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”
onpageiii
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremovetheservercover.
and“Guidelines”onpage85.
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Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother computerforreference.
Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
Toremovetheservercover,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrives.Then,turnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.
2.Disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.
3.Disconnectthepowercords,Input/Output(I/O)cables,andallothercablesthatareconnectedto theserver.
4.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaflat, clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.
5.Pressthereleasebutton1inthedirectionasshown.
Figure43.Pressingthereleasebutton
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