Lenovo RD530 User Manual

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ThinkServerRD530 UserGuide
MachineTypes:2569,2570,2573,2574,2575,and2576
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Note:
Beforeusingtheinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:
•TheReadMeFirstthatcomeswithyourproduct
“Safetyinformation”onpageiii
•AppendixA“Notices”onpage147
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Contents
Safetyinformation..........iii
Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1
Introduction.................1
Serverdocumentation.............2
Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...5
Chapter3.Productoverview......7
Serverpackage...............7
Features..................7
Specications...............11
Software.................11
ThinkServerEasyStartup.........11
ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater.12
LenovoThinkServerEasyManage.....12
BIOSandTMMupdateutilities......12
RAIDcongurationutilities........12
Remotemanagementsoftware......12
LenovoRackPlanner..........12
ThinkServerSmartGridTechnology....12
Locations.................13
Machinetype,model,andserialnumber
label.................13
Frontviewoftheserver.........14
Frontpanel..............17
IntelligentDiagnosticsModule.......19
Rearviewoftheserver.........20
Servercomponents...........22
Hot-swapharddiskdrivestatusLEDs...25
RAIDcard...............25
Hot-swapharddiskdrivebackplane....27
Mini-SAStomini-SASsignalcable
connections..............30
Systemboardcomponents........31
Systemboardjumpersandswitches....35
SystemboardLEDs...........39
Chapter4.Turningonandturningoff
theserver...............43
Turningontheserver............43
Turningofftheserver............43
Chapter5.Conguringtheserver..45
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........45
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....45
ViewinginformationintheSetupUtility
program...............45
SetupUtilityprograminterface......46
Settingthesystemdateandtime.....48
Usingpasswords............49
Selectingastartupdevice........50
ConguringtheTPMfunction.......50
SettingthemodeoftheEthernetconnector
0..................51
ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......51
UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS......51
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...53
FeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartup
program...............53
StartingtheThinkServerEasyStartup
program...............54
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram
onaWindowsoperatingsystem......55
ConguringRAID..............56
AboutRAID..............56
ConguringRAIDusingtheThinkServer
EasyStartupprogram..........58
ConguringtheadvancedSATAorSAS
hardwareRAID.............58
ConguringtheEthernetcontrollers......59
Updatingthermware............59
UsingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram....59
UsingtheLenovoThinkServerEasyManage
program.................59
Chapter6.Installing,removing,or
replacinghardware..........61
Guidelines................61
Precautions..............61
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....62
Systemreliabilityguidelines........63
Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.63
Removingtheservercover..........63
Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware...65
Removingandreinstallingtherackhandles.65
Removingandreinstallingthecooling
shroud................67
Installingorremovingamemorymodule...69
InstallingorremovingtheEthernetcard...76
ReplacingtheRAIDcard.........80
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID
500UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID....83
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID
700Battery..............86
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServer
ManagementModulePremium......89
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InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerT rusted
PlatformModule............92
Installingorreplacingahot-swapredundant
powersupply.............95
Installingorreplacingaheatsink......99
Installingorreplacingthemicroprocessor..102 Installingorreplacingahot-swapharddisk
drive.................110
Replacingthehot-swapharddiskdrive
backplane...............114
ReplacingtheIntelligentDiagnostics
Module................119
Replacingasystemfan.........121
Replacingthefrontpanelboard......123
Installingorreplacingtheopticaldrive...125
Replacingtherisercardassembly1....128
Replacingthesystemboardbattery....130
Completingthepartsreplacement.......132
Reinstallingtheservercoverandreconnecting
cables................132
Updatingtheserverconguration.....135
Chapter7.Troubleshootingand
diagnostics.............137
Troubleshootingprocedure..........137
ViewingthestatusanddiagnosticLEDs.....137
Viewingthesystemeventlog.........137
Basictroubleshootingtables.........138
ThinkServerEasyStartupprogram
problems...............138
Opticaldriveproblems..........138
Harddiskdriveproblems.........139
Memorymoduleproblems........140
Keyboard,mouse,andUSBdevice
problems...............141
Chapter8.Gettinginformation,help,
andservice.............143
Informationresources............143
Usingthedocumentation.........143
ThinkServerWebsite..........143
LenovoSupportWebsite.........143
Helpandservice..............144
Beforeyoucall.............144
Callingforservice............144
Usingotherservices..........145
Purchasingadditionalservices......145
AppendixA.Notices.........147
Trademarks................148
Importantnotes..............148
PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice..148
Recyclinginformation............148
Batteryreturnprogram..........149
Requirementforbatteriescontaining
perchlorate..............150
Particulatecontamination..........150
ImportantinformationfortheEuropeanDirective
2002/96/EC................151
GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement...154
Exportclassicationnotice..........155
Electronicemissionnotices..........155
FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)
Statement...............155
ENERGYSTARmodelinformation.......157
Index.................159
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Safetyinformation

Note:Beforeusingtheproduct,besuretoreadandunderstandthemultilingualsafetyinstructionsonthe
documentationDVDthatcomeswiththeproduct.
Antesdeusaroproduto,leiaeentendaasinstruçõesdesegurançamultilínguesnoDVDdedocumentação queoacompanha.
Предидаизползватетозипродукт,задължителнопрочететеивникнетевмногоезичнитеинструкции забезопасноствDVDдискасдокументация,койтосепредоставяспродукта.
PrijeupotrebeovogproizvodaobaveznopročitajtevišejezičnesigurnosneuputekojesenalazenaDVD-us dokumentacijomkojidobivateuzproizvod.
PředpoužitímproduktujetřebasipřečístaporozumětbezpečnostnímpokynůmuvedenýmnadiskuDVDs dokumentací,kterýjedodávánsproduktem.
Førdubrugerproduktet,skaldusørgeforatlæseogforstådesikkerhedsforskrifter,derndespåere sprog,pådendokumentations-dvd,derfølgermedproduktet.
LuetuotteenmukanatoimitetullaDVD-tietolevylläolevatmonikielisetturvaohjeetennentämäntuotteen käyttöä.
Avantd'utiliserleproduit,veillezàbienlireetcomprendrelesinstructionsdesécuritémultilinguesgurant 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,måduleseogforstådenerspråkligesikkerhetsinformasjonenpåDVDenmed dokumentasjonsomfølgermedproduktet.
Преждечемиспользоватьэтотпродукт,внимательноознакомьтесьсинструкциямипотехнике безопасностинаразныхязыках,которыеможнонайтинаDVD-дискесдокументациейвкомплектес продуктом.
在使用本产品之前,请务必先阅读和了解产品附带的文档DVD中的多语言安全说明。
Prenegotoupotrebiteproizvodobaveznopaljivoproitajteiprouiteviejezikouputstvozabezbednostna dokumentacionomDVD-ukojistedobiliuzproizvod.
PredpouvanmproduktusipretajteviacjazynbezpenostnpokynynadiskuDVDsdokumentcioudodanoms produktom.
Predenzačneteuporabljatiizdelek,jepomembno,daprebereteinrazumetevečjezičnavarnostnanavodila naDVD-juzdokumentacijo,kistegaprejeliskupajzizdelkom.
Antesdeutilizarelproducto,asegúresedeleerycomprenderlasinstruccionesdeseguridadmultilingüesdel DVDdedocumentaciónqueseproporcionaconelproducto.
Varnogamedattläsasäkerhetsinstruktionernapådokumentations-DVD-skivansomföljermedprodukten innandubörjaranvändaprodukten.
使用本產品之前,請務必閱讀並瞭解產品隨附的文件DVD上的多國語言版本安全資訊。
Buürünükullanmadanönce,ürünlebirliktegönderilenbelgeDVD'siüzerindekiçokdiliçerengüvenlik yönergeleriniokuyupanladýðýnýzdaneminolun.
Передвикористаннямцьогопродуктууважноознайомтесязінструкціямизтехнікибезпекинарізних мовах,щоможназнайтинаDVD-дискуздокументацієювкомплектізпродуктом.
Important:Thecautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentarelabeledwithnumbers.Eachnumber identiesanEnglish-languagecautionordangerstatementthatreferstotranslatedversionsofthecaution ordangerstatementintheSafetyInformationdocument.Forexample,ifadangerstatementislabeled “Statement1,”translationsforthisdangerstatementareintheSafetyInformationdocumentunder “Statement1.”
Ensurethatyoureadandunderstandallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentbeforeyouperform theprocedures.Readandunderstandanyadditionalsafetyinformationthatisincludedwiththeserveror optionaldevicebeforeyouinstall,remove,orreplacethedevice.
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Statement1
DANGER
Electricalcurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.
Toavoidashockhazard:
Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orrecongurationofthis
productduringanelectricalstorm.
Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.
Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.
Whenpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.
Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceofre,water ,orstructuraldamage.
Disconnecttheattachedpowercords,telecommunicationssystems,networks,andmodemsbeforeyou
openthedevicecovers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationandcongurationprocedures.
Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingtablewheninstalling,moving,oropening
coversonthisproductorattacheddevices.
Toconnect:Todisconnect:
1.TurneverythingOFF .
2.First,attachallcablestodevices.
3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.
4.Attachpowercordstooutlets.
5.TurndevicesON.
1.TurneverythingOFF .
2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlets.
3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.
4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.
Statement2
DANGER
Dangerofexplosionifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.
Whenreplacingthelithiumcoincellbattery,useonlythesameoranequivalenttypethatis recommendedbythemanufacturer .Thebatterycontainslithiumandcanexplodeifnotproperly used,handled,ordisposedof.
Donot:
•Throworimmerseintowater
•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)
•Repairordisassemble
Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.
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Statement3
CAUTION: Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,DVDdrives,beropticdevices,ortransmitters)are installed,notethefollowing:
•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.
•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespeciedherein 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
Overloadingabranchcircuitisapotentialrehazardandashockhazardundercertainconditions.T o avoidthesehazards,ensurethatyoursystemelectricalrequirementsdonotexceedbranchcurrentratings attheinstallationsite.
Statement13
CAUTION: Ensurethattherackissecuredproperlytoavoidtippingwhentheserverunitisextendedontherails.
Statement14
CAUTION: SomeaccessoryoroptionboardoutputsexceedClass2orlimitedpowersourcelimits.You mustinstalltheappropriateinterconnectingcablinginaccordancewithyourlocalelectricalcode requirements.
Statement15
CAUTION: Thepower-controlbuttononthedevicemayputthedeviceinstandbymodeinsteadofturningoff thedevice.Inaddition,thedevicemighthavemultipleconnectionstodcpower.T oremoveall electricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallconnectionstodcpoweraredisconnectedat thedcpowerinputterminals.
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Statement16
CAUTION: Toreducetheriskofelectricshockorenergyhazards:
•Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledbytrainedservicepersonnelinarestricted-accesslocation,as denedbyyourlocalelectricalcodeandthelatesteditionofIEC60950.
•Connecttheequipmenttoareliablyearthedsafetyextralowvoltage(SEL V)source.AnSEL V sourceisasecondarycircuitthatisdesignedsothatnormalandsinglefaultconditionsdonot causethevoltagestoexceedasafelevel(60Vdirectcurrent).
•Thebranchcircuitovercurrentprotectionmustberatedinaccordancewithlocalelectricalcode requirements.
•Use1.3mm
2
or16AmericanWireGauge(AWG)copperconductoronly,notexceeding3meters
inlength.
•T orquethewiring-terminalscrewsto1.4newton-metersor12inch-pounds.
•Provideareadilyavailable,approvedandrateddisconnectdeviceintheeldwiring.
Statement17
CAUTION: ThisproductcontainsaClass1Mlaser.Donotviewdirectlywithopticalinstruments.
Statement18
CAUTION: Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mountedproducts.
Statement19
CAUTION: Hazardousmovingparts.Keepngersandotherbodypartsaway.
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Statement20
CAUTION: Alithiumionbatteryisprovided.Toavoidpossibleexplosion,donotburnthebattery.Replacethe batteryonlywiththeLenovo-approvedpart.Recycleordiscardthebatteryasinstructedbylocal regulations.
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Chapter1.Generalinformation

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

Introduction

ThisuserguideforyourLenovo specications,componentlocations,congurationinstructions,hardwarereplacementprocedures,and basictroubleshootinganddiagnostics.
YourservercomeswithadocumentationDVDthatcontainsvariousserverdocumentstohelpyouuseand maintaintheserver.Meanwhile,yourservercomeswithaThinkServerEasyStartupDVDthatprovidesa convenientsolutionforconguringtheserverandinstallinganoperatingsystem.
TheLenovoLimitedWarranty(LLW)containsthewarrantytermsthatapplytotheproductyoupurchasedfrom Lenovo.ReadtheLLWonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.Aprintablegenericversion ofthelatestLLWalsoisavailableinmorethan30languagesathttp://www.lenovo.com/warranty/llw_01.If youcannotobtaintheLLWthroughthedocumentationDVDorLenovoWebsite,contactyourlocalLenovo ofceorresellertoobtainaprintedversionoftheLLW,freeofcharge.
®
ThinkServer
®
productcontainsinformationabouttheserverfeatures,
Forwarrantyservice,consulttheworldwideLenovoSupporttelephonelist.Telephonenumbersaresubject tochangewithoutnotice.Themostup-to-datetelephonelistforLenovoSupportisalwaysavailableonthe Websiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/support/phone.Ifthetelephonenumberforyourcountryorregionisnot listed,contactyourLenovoresellerorLenovomarketingrepresentative.
Toobtainthemostup-to-dateinformationabouttheserver,goto: http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver
LenovomaintainspagesontheWorldWideWeb,whereyoucangetthelatesttechnicalinformationand downloaddocumentationordevicedriversandupdates.ToaccesstheLenovoSupportWebsite,goto: http://www.lenovo.com/support
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Recordinformationaboutyourserverinthefollowingtable.Y ouwillneedtheinformationifyoueverneed tohaveyourserverserviced.
Forwheretondtheproductinformationlabelonthechassis,see“Machinetype,model,andserialnumber label”onpage13.
Productname
Machinetypeandmodel(MT-M)
Serialnumber(S/N)
Dateofpurchase
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
YoucanregisteryourserverwithLenovobyfollowingtheinstructionsat: http://www.lenovo.com/register
Whenyouregisteryourserver,informationisenteredintoadatabase,whichenablesLenovotocontact youincaseofarecallorothersevereproblem.AfteryouregisteryourserverwithLenovo,youwillreceive quickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp.Inaddition,somelocationsofferextendedprivilegesand servicestoregisteredusers.

Serverdocumentation

Thistopicprovidesgeneraldescriptionsofthevariousdocumentationforyourserverandinstructionson howtoobtainallthedocumentation.
Printeddocuments
Thefollowingdocumentsareprintedoutandcontainedinyourserverpackage.
ReadMeFirst Thisisamultilingualdocumentyoushouldreadrst.Thisdocumentguidesyoutoreadthecomplete
warranty,support,andsafetyinformationonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserverbefore usingtheproduct.Thisdocumentalsoprovidesinformationabouthowtondthemostup-to-date informationontheLenovoSupportWebsite.
ImportantNotices Thisdocumentincludessafetyandlegalnoticesthatyoushouldreadandunderstandbeforeusing
theserver.
RackInstallationInstructions Thisdocumentprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallyourserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusing
therailkitshippedwiththeserver.
Note:Thisdocumentisavailableinvelanguages.AprintedEnglishversionisincludedinyourserver package.APDFversionofFrench,German,Italian,andSpanishareprovidedonthedocumentationDVD thatcomeswiththeserver.
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DocumentationDVD
ThedocumentationDVD,whichcomeswithyourserver,containsvariousdocumentsforyourserverin PortableDocumentFormat(PDF)andHyperT extMarkupLanguage(HTML).ThedocumentationDVDisnot bootable.ToviewthedocumentsontheDVD,youwillneedacomputerwithaWebbrowserandtheAdobe Readerprogram,whichisavailablefordownloadat: http://www.adobe.com
TostartthedocumentationDVD,inserttheDVDintotheopticaldrive.TheDVDisAutoPlayenabledand startsautomaticallyinmostMicrosoft
®
Linux
operatingsystem,openthelaunch.htmlelocatedintherootdirectoryoftheDVD.
®
Windows
®
environments.IftheDVDfailstostartorifyouareusinga
Note:LenovomaintainspagesontheWorldWideWeb,whereyoucangetthelatesttechnicalinformation anddownloaddocumentationordevicedriversandupdates.Someinformationinthedocumentsonthe documentationDVDmightchangewithoutnoticeaftertherstreleaseoftheDVD.Youcanalwaysobtainall themostup-to-datedocumentationforyourserverfromtheLenovoWebsiteat: http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides
ThefollowingdocumentsareonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver:
SafetyInformation Thisisamultilingualdocumentthatincludesallthesafetystatementsforyourproductinmorethan30
languages.Besuretoreadandunderstandallthesafetystatementsbeforeusingtheproduct.
WarrantyandSupportInformation ThisdocumentincludestheLenovowarrantystatement,CustomerReplaceableUnits(CRUs)information,
andinformationabouthowtocontactLenovoSupport.
LenovoLicenseAgreement ThisdocumentincludesthetermsandconditionsoftheLenovoLicenseAgreement.
UserGuide Thisdocumentprovidesdetailedinformationtohelpyougetfamiliarwithyourserverandhelpyouuse,
congure,andmaintainyourserver.
RackInstallationInstructions Thisdocumentprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallyourserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusing
therailkitshippedwiththeserver.
ThinkServerManagementModuleUserGuide Thisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutserverremotemanagement.ThisdocumentisinEnglishonly.
YoumightndthisdocumentonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.Ifnot,downloadit fromtheLenovoWebsiteat: http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides
Note:Toobtainadvancedremotemanagementfunctions,installaThinkServerManagementModule Premium(TMMPremium)ontheTMMPremiumconnectoronthesystemboard.See“Installingor removingtheThinkServerManagementModulePremium”onpage89
.
MegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuide ThisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)andhowto
usetheutilityprogramstocongure,monitor,andmaintainyourserverRAIDandrelateddevices.This documentisinEnglishonly.
Note:RefertothisdocumentforhardwareRAIDinformationoftheRAIDcardinstalledintheserver.See “ReplacingtheRAIDcard”onpage80
.
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Documentonlyfortrainedservicepersonnel
ThefollowingdocumentisintendedonlyfortrainedservicepersonnelofLenovo.
HardwareMaintenanceManual
Thisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutcomponentlocations,replacementproceduresformajorField ReplaceableUnits(FRUs),andtroubleshootinganddiagnostics.Thisdocumentisupdatedfrequently,and themostup-to-dateversionisalwaysavailableinEnglishontheLenovoWebsiteat: http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides
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Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap

Thischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.
Theserversetupprocedurevariesdependingonthecongurationoftheserverwhenitwasdelivered.In somecases,theserverisfullyconguredandyoujustneedtoconnecttheservertothenetworkandan acpowersource,andthenyoucanturnontheserver.Inothercases,theserverneedstohavehardware featuresinstalled,requireshardwareandrmwareconguration,andrequiresanoperatingsystemto beinstalled.
Thegeneralprocedureforsettingupyourserveris:
1.Unpacktheserverpackage.See“Serverpackage”onpage7.
2.Installanyrequiredhardwareorserveroption.SeetherelatedtopicsinChapter6“Installing,removing, orreplacinghardware”onpage61
3.Installyourserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusingtherailkitshippedwiththeserver.SeeRack InstallationInstructionsthatcomeswithyourserver.
4.ConnecttheEthernetcableandpowercord(s)totheserver.See“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage 20tolocatetheconnectors.
5.Turnontheservertoverifyoperation.See“Turningontheserver”onpage43.
6.ReviewtheUniedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)settingsandcustomizeasneeded.See“Using theSetupUtilityprogram”onpage45.
7.CongureRAIDandinstalltheoperatingsystemandbasicdrivers.See“UsingtheThinkServer EasyStartupprogram”onpage53and“ConguringRAID”onpage56.
8.Installanyadditionaldriversneededforaddedfeatures.Refertotheinstructionsthatcomewiththe hardwareoption.
9.CongureEthernetsettingsintheoperatingsystembyreferringtotheoperatingsystemhelp.Thisstep isnotrequirediftheoperatingsystemwasinstalledusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.
10.Checkforrmwareanddriverupdates.See“Updatingthermware”onpage59.
11.Installotherapplications.Refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththeapplicationsthatyouwantto install.
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Chapter3.Productoverview

ID
CPU
Mem
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Thischapterprovidesinformationabouttheserverpackage,features,specications,softwareprograms, andcomponentlocations.
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:
“Serverpackage”onpage7
“Features”onpage7
“Specications”onpage11
“Software”onpage11
“Locations”onpage13

Serverpackage

Theserverpackageincludestheserver,arailkit,powercord(s),printeddocumentation,adocumentation DVD,andsoftwaremedia.
Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationinthistopic.
Figure1.Serverpackage
1Server 2Materialbox,includingpowercord(s),printeddocumentation,adocumentationDVD,andsoftwaremedia 3Railkit

Features

Thistopicprovidesgeneralinformationabouttheserverfeaturesforavarietyofmodels.Dependingonyour specicmodel,somefeaturesmightvaryornotbeavailable.Forinformationaboutyourspecicmodel,use theSetupUtilityprogram.See“ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage45.
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Microprocessor
OneortwoIntel
®
®
Xeon
quad-core,hexa-core,orocta-coremicroprocessors(internalcachesizevaries
bymodel)
ForalistoftheThinkServermicroprocessoroptions,goto: http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver
Memory
Yourserverhas20memoryslots.Formoreinformation,see“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage69.
Powersupply
Oneortwo800-watthot-swapredundantpowersupplies(Universalinputandcompliantwith80PLUSGold)
Systemfans
Youservercomeswitheightsystemfanstoprovidepropersystemcoolingandairow.
Internaldrives
Internaldrivesaredevicesthatyourserverusestoreadandstoredata.Theinternaldrivessupported byyourservervarybymodel.
•Harddiskdrive –Uptofour3.5-inchhot-swapSerialAdvancedTechnologyAttachment(SATA)orSerialAttachedSCSI
(SAS)harddiskdrives(SCSIistheacronymforSmallComputerSystemInterface)
–Uptoeight2.5-inchhot-swapSASharddiskdrivesorSATAsolid-statedrives
Note:Theterm“2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrives”or“2.5-inchharddiskdrives”hereinafterreferstoall thesupportedtypesof2.5-inchharddiskdrives,includingthesolid-statedrives.
•Opticaldrive –OneslimSATAopticaldriveinsomemodels
Forthelocationinformationabouttheinternaldrivesordrivebays,see“Servercomponents”onpage22
Expansionslots
•Tworisercardassemblyslotsonthesystemboard
•OnePCIExpresscardslotontherisercardassembly1
•OnePCIExpresscardslotontherisercardassembly2
Fordetailedinformation,see“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage20.
Input/Output(I/O)features
•OneortwoVideoGraphicsArray(VGA)DB-15connectors
•Oneserialconnectorontherearpanel
•SixUSB2.0connectors(twoonthefrontpanelandfourontherearpanel)
•ThreeRJ-45Ethernetconnectorsontherearpanel(Ethernetconnector0isforsystemmanagement)
Forthelocationinformationabouttheconnectors,refertotherelatedtopicsin“Locations”onpage13
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Videosubsystem
AnintegratedgraphicscontrollerintheThinkServerManagementModule(TMM),whichalsoisknown astheBaseboardManagementController(BMC)chip,onthesystemboardtosupportVGAconnectors forconnectingvideodevices
Ethernetconnectivity
ThreeRJ-45Ethernetconnectorsontherearpanelwith10megabitspersecond(Mbps),100Mbps,or 1000Mbpsnetworkconnectivity.
•OnboardIntel82574GigabitEthernetcontrollerfordedicatedorsharedlocalareanetwork(LAN) managementinterface(Ethernetconnector0isforsystemmanagement)
•OnboardIntelGigabitDualPortEthernetcontrollerforEthernetconnector1andEthernetconnector2
Formoreinformation,see“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage20
.
Reliability,availability,andserviceability
Reliability,availability,andserviceability(hereinafterreferredtoasRAS)arethreeimportantserverdesign features.TheRASfeatureshelpyoutoensuretheintegrityofthedatastoredontheserver,theavailabilityof theserverwhenyouneedit,andtheeasewithwhichyoucandiagnoseandcorrectproblems.
YourserverhasthefollowingRASfeatures:
Securityfeatures –Administratorpasswordanduserpasswordtohelpprotectunauthorizedaccesstotheserver(see
“Usingpasswords”onpage49)
–ThinkServerTrustedPlatformModule(TPM),whichisasecuritychip,tohelpenhanceserversecurity
Note:TheTPMisonlyavailableinsomemodels. –Remotemonitoringorcontrolbyanadministratortoprovideprotectionorhelp –Hot-swapredundantpowersuppliestohelpavoidsignicantinterruptiontotheoperationofthe
systemwhenapowersupplyfails
Basicsystemmanagementfeatures –Abilitytostorethepower-onself-test(POST)hardwaretestresults
–BIOSSetupUtilityprogram
TheBIOSSetupUtilityprogramhelpsyouviewtheserverinformationandconguretheserverinthe pre-operatingsystemenvironment.See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage45
.
–TMM(alsoknownasBMC)andIntelligentPlatformManagementInterface(IPMI)2.0
ThesystemboardplatformmanagementsubsystemisbasedontheintegratedTMMfeatures.The TMMisamanagementchipthatisintegratedonthesystemboardofyourserver.WiththeTMMchip, nomatterwhatconditiontheserveroperatingsystemisinandnomatteriftheserverisonoroff,aslong astheserverisconnectedtonetworkandanacpowersource,theinteractionwiththeTMM-controlled serverscanbeachievedthroughsystemnetwork.Theusercanobtaintheserverhardwarehealth informationandsystemeventlog(SEL),andisabletoconducttheoperationsincludingturningonor offtheserver,restartingtheserver,lockingthepowerswitchonthefrontpanel,andsoon.Thispartof servermanagementisindependentoftheoperatingsystemandiscalledout-of-bandmanagement.
ThesystemboardplatformmanagementsubsystemconsistsoftheintegratedTMM,communication buses,sensors,theBIOS,andservermanagementrmware.Itisresponsibleforerrorreporting, systempowercontrol,thermalmonitoring,systemfancontrol,andothermanagementfeatures.The TMMprovidessystemmanagementandmonitoringfeaturesbasedontheIPMI2.0specication.IPMI
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helpslowertheoverallcostsofservermanagement.YoucanndmoreinformationaboutIPMI2.0 fromtheWebsiteofIntel.TheTMMalsosupportssomenon-IPMIfeatures,suchastheDynamicHost CongurationProtocol(DHCP)andthePlatformEnvironmentControlInterface(PECI),toprovide moresystemmanagementfunctions.
Formoreinformation,refertotheThinkServerManagementModuleUserGuide,whichisavailablefor downloadat: http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides
–Hot-swapfeature
Yourserversupportshot-swapharddiskdrivesandhot-swapredundantpowersupplies.Withthe hot-swapfeature,youcaninstall,remove,orreplaceahot-swapdevicewithoutturningofftheserver.
–PrebootExecutionEnvironment(PXE)
TheIntelPXEtechnologyenablesyoutobootyourcomputers,loadanoperatingsystem,ordeploy executableimagesfromaremoteserverbyusinganetworkinterface.Theoperationcanbedone independentlyoflocaldatastoragedevices(suchasharddiskdrives)oroperatingsystems.
–RedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)
YourserversupportsadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDwithaRAIDcardinstalled.Fordetailed information,see“ConguringRAID”onpage56
.
–Statuslight-emittingdiodes(LEDs)anddiagnosticLEDs
FormoreinformationabouttheLEDsforyourserver,refertotherelatedtopicsin“Locations”on page13.
–Softwareprograms
Formoreinformationaboutthesoftwareprograms,see“Software”onpage11.
–WakeonLAN
WhentheWakeonLANfeatureisenabledonacomputerthatisconnectedtoaLAN,anetwork administratorcanremotelyturnonorwakeupthecomputerfromamanagementconsoleusingremote networkmanagementsoftware.Besides,manyotherfunctions,suchasdatatransferandsoftware updates,canbeperformedremotelywithoutremoteattendanceandcanbedoneafternormalworking hoursandonweekendstosavetimeandincreaseproductivity.
Advancedsystemmanagementfeatures TheadvancedsystemmanagementfeaturesareonlyavailablewhentheTMMdetectsthepresenceofa
ThinkServerManagementModulePremium(TMMPremium),whichalsoisknownasintegratedkeyboard, video,andmouse(iKVM)key.TheTMMPremiumisaremotemanagementmodule.Y oucanpurchase aTMMPremiumfromLenovoandinstallitontheTMMPremiumconnector(alsoknownasiKVM connector)onthesystemboardofyourservertoenabletheiKVMfunctionandactivatetheadvanced systemmanagementfeatures.
Formoreinformationaboutadvancedsystemmanagement,refertotheThinkServerManagementModule UserGuide,whichisavailablefordownloadat: http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides
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Specications
Thistopicliststhephysicalspecicationsforyourserver.
Dimensions
Width:436mm(17.17inches)withouthandles;482.4mm(18.99inches)withhandles Height:43.6mm(1.72inches) Depth:720.6mm(28.37inches)withouthandles;734mm(28.90inches)withhandles
Weight
Theproductweightvariesdependingondifferentsystemcongurations.
Rangeofproductweightwithoutpackage:12kg(26.46lb)to17kg(37.48lb) Rangeofproductweightwithpackage:15kg(33.07lb)to24kg(52.91lb)
Environment
•Airtemperature: Operating:10°Cto35°C(50°Fto95°F)
Storage:-40°Cto70°C(-40°Fto158°F)inoriginalshippingpackage
•Altitude:0to3048m(0to10000ft)inanunpressurizedenvironment
•Humidity: Operating:8%to80%(non-condensing)
Storagewithoutpackage:8%to80%(non-condensing) Storagewithpackage:8%to90%(non-condensing)
Electricalinput
•Universalinput:
–Lowrange:
Minimum:100Vac Maximum:127Vac Inputfrequencyrange:50to60Hz
–Highrange:
Minimum:200Vac Maximum:240Vac Inputfrequencyrange:50to60Hz

Software

Thistopicprovidesinformationaboutthesoftwareprogramsthatyoucanusetosetup,use,andmaintain theserver.

ThinkServerEasyStartup

TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramsimpliestheprocessofconguringRAIDandinstallingsupported MicrosoftWindowsandLinuxoperatingsystemsanddevicedriversonyourserver.Thisprogramisprovided withyourserveronaself-starting(bootable)ThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.Theuserguidefortheprogram alsoisontheDVDandcanbeaccesseddirectlyfromtheprograminterface.Fordetailedinformation,see “UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage53
.
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ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater

TheThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdaterprogram(hereinafterreferredtoastheFirmwareUpdater program)enablesyoutomaintainyourserverrmwareup-to-dateandhelpsyouavoidunnecessaryserver outages.TheFirmwareUpdaterprogramisprovidedontheLenovoSupportWebsite.Formoreinformation aboutdownloadingandusingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram,see“Updatingthermware”onpage59

LenovoThinkServerEasyManage

TheLenovoThinkServerEasyManageprogramenablesenterpriseuserstoremotelycontrolandmonitor multipleLenovoserverswithinaLAN.
Fordetailedinformation,see“UsingtheLenovoThinkServerEasyManageprogram”onpage59.

BIOSandTMMupdateutilities

TheBIOSandTMM(alsoknownasBMC)rmwarekeepsupdatingaftertheshipmentoftheserver. LenovomaintainspagesontheSupportWebsiteandprovidestheBIOSandTMMupdateutilitieswith instructionsfordownloadtohelpyouupdatetheBIOSandTMMrmwareifneeded.Formoreinformation, see“UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS”onpage51
and“Updatingthermware”onpage59.
RAIDcongurationutilities
YourserverhasaRAIDcardinstalled,whichworkswithsomecongurationutilitiestosupporthardware RAID.Fordetailedinformation,see“ConguringRAID”onpage56.
.

Remotemanagementsoftware

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

LenovoRackPlanner

Racksandserversareusuallydeployedonalargescale.Whendeployingtheequipment,equipment managersneedalotofreferenceparameterstocalculatepowerconsumptionandelectriccurrentvalues underdifferentcongurations.TheLenovoRackPlannerprogramprovidesdatamaintenance,power consumptionandelectriccurrentcalculations,andreportstohelpequipmentmanagerssignicantly increaseefciencyindeployingtheequipmentandconvenientlymanagetheequipment.
TodownloadtheLenovoRackPlannerprogram,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowthe instructionsontheWebpage.
FordetailedinformationaboutusingtheLenovoRackPlannerprogram,refertothehelpsystemforthe program.

ThinkServerSmartGridT echnology

TheThinkServerSmartGridT echnologyprogramhelpsadministratorstomonitorandmanageserver performance,especiallythepowerconsumptionforgroupsofserversequippedwiththeIntelIntelligent PowerNodeManagertechnology.
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LenovoprovidesatrialversionoftheThinkServerSmartGridTechnologyprogramwithafree90-day
ID
CPU
Mem
PSU
MT-M XXXX- XXX S/N XXXXXXX
subscription.After90days,youmustrenewthelicensetocontinueusingtheprogram.Youcanpurchase thelicensefromLenovotoactivatetheThinkServerSmartGridTechnologyprogramandexpandthe managementcapabilityoftheprogramwhenthefreetrialends.
TodownloadtheThinkServerSmartGridTechnologyprogram,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversand followtheinstructionsontheWebpage.
FordetailedinformationaboutusingtheThinkServerSmartGridTechnologyprogram,refertothehelp systemfortheprogram.

Locations

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocateyourservercomponents.

Machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabel

Thistopichelpsyoulocatethelabelthatcontainsthemachinetype,model,andserialnumberinformation foryourserver.
WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachinetype,model,andserialnumberinformationhelpssupport technicianstoidentifyyourserverandprovidefasterservice.
Themachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabelisattachedonthepull-outinformationcard,whichisa smallplastictabandcanbeslidoutofthefrontofthechassis.Thefollowingillustrationsaresamplesofthe machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabelsonservermodelswithdifferentharddiskdrivecongurations.
Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
Figure2.Labelonservermodelswith3.5-inchharddiskdrives
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CPU
Mem
PSU
ID
MT-M XXXX- XXX S/N XXXXXXX
Figure3.Labelonservermodelswith2.5-inchharddiskdrives
CPU
MemPSU
ID

Frontviewoftheserver

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethepartsonthefrontoftheserver.
Thefrontviewoftheservervariesbymodel.Theillustrationsinthistopicshowtheserverfrontviews basedonthesupportedharddiskdrives:
•Frontviewofservermodelswith3.5-inchharddiskdrives
•Frontviewofservermodelswith2.5-inchharddiskdrives
Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
Frontviewofservermodelswith3.5-inchharddiskdrives
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthefrontviewofservermodelswith3.5-inchharddiskdrives.
Figure4.Frontviewofservermodelswith3.5-inchharddiskdrives
1Frontpanel5Rightrackhandle 2IntelligentDiagnosticsModule63.5-inchharddiskdrivearea 3Pull-outinformationcard7Leftrackhandle 4Slimopticaldrive(availableinsomemodels)
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1Frontpanel
Fordetailedinformationaboutthecontrols,connectors,andstatusLEDsonthefrontpanel,see“Front panel”onpage17.
2IntelligentDiagnosticsModule
Formoreinformation,see“IntelligentDiagnosticsModule”onpage19.
3Pull-outinformationcard
Themachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabeloftheserverisattachedonthepull-outinformationcard. See“Machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabel”onpage13.
4Slimopticaldrive(availableinsomemodels)
SomeservermodelscomewithaslimSATAopticaldrive.
5Rightrackhandle
7Leftrackhandle
Ifyourserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,youcanusetherackhandlestoslidetheserveroutoftherack cabinet;orusetherackhandlesandscrewstosecuretheserverintherackcabinetsothattheserver cannotslideout,especiallyinvibration-proneareas.Formoreinformation,refertotheRackInstallation Instructionsthatcomeswithyourserver.
63.5-inchharddiskdrivearea
TheEMIintegrityandcoolingoftheserverareprotectedbyhavingalldrivebayscoveredoroccupied.The numberoftheinstalledharddiskdrivesinyourservervariesbymodel.Thevacantharddiskdrivebaysare occupiedbydummyharddiskdrivetrays.
Theharddiskdrivebaynumbersaremarkedonthetopedgeofthefrontbezel.
Figure5.3.5-inchharddiskdrivebaynumbers(topviewoftheserver)
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Frontviewofservermodelswith2.5-inchharddiskdrives
CPU
MemPSU
ID
6
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthefrontviewofservermodelswith2.5-inchharddiskdrives.
Figure6.Frontviewofservermodelswith2.5-inchharddiskdrives
1Frontpanel4Rightrackhandle 2Pull-outinformationcard 3IntelligentDiagnosticsModule
1Frontpanel
52.5-inchharddiskdrivearea 6Leftrackhandle
Fordetailedinformationaboutthecontrols,connectors,andstatusLEDsonthefrontpanel,see“Front panel”onpage17.
2Pull-outinformationcard
Themachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabeloftheserverisattachedonthepull-outinformationcard. See“Machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabel”onpage13.
3IntelligentDiagnosticsModule
Formoreinformation,see“IntelligentDiagnosticsModule”onpage19.
4Rightrackhandle
6Leftrackhandle
Ifyourserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,youcanusetherackhandlestoslidetheserveroutoftherack cabinet;orusetherackhandlesandscrewstosecuretheserverintherackcabinetsothattheserver cannotslideout,especiallyinvibration-proneareas.Formoreinformation,refertotheRackInstallation Instructionsthatcomeswithyourserver.
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52.5-inchharddiskdrivearea
0
6 7
2 3
4 5
0
2 3
4 5
6 7
1
1
ID
TheEMIintegrityandcoolingoftheserverareprotectedbyhavingalldrivebayscoveredoroccupied.The numberoftheinstalledharddiskdrivesinyourservervariesbymodel.Thevacantharddiskdrivebaysare occupiedbydummyharddiskdrivetrays.
Theharddiskdrivebaynumbersaremarkedonthetopedgeofthefrontbezel.
Figure7.2.5-inchharddiskdrivebaynumbers(topviewoftheserver)

Frontpanel

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethecontrols,connectors,andLEDsonthefrontpanelof theserver.
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthecontrols,connectors,andLEDsonthefrontpaneloftheserver.
Figure8.Frontpanel
1PowerswitchwithpowerstatusLED 2IDbuttonwithIDLED 3NetworkInterfaceController(NIC)1statusLED7FrontUSBconnector2 4NIC2statusLED8FrontVGADB-15connector(availableinsomemodels)
5SystemerrorLED 6FrontUSBconnector1
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1PowerswitchwithpowerstatusLED
Youcanpressthepowerswitchtoturnontheserverwhenyounishsettinguptheserver.Youalsocan holdthepowerswitchforseveralsecondstoturnofftheserverifyoucannotturnitofffromtheoperating system.SeeChapter4“T urningonandturningofftheserver”onpage43.ThepowerstatusLEDhelpsyou todeterminethecurrentpowerstatus.
PowerstatusLED
Blinking
2IDbuttonwithIDLED
OnGreen Off
Color
Theserverison.
None
GreenTheserverisinACPIS1mode,whichalsoisknown
Theserverisoff.
asPowerOnSuspend(POS)mode.Inthismode,the microprocessorisnotworkingwhileotherhardware devicesarestillworking.
Description
WhenyoupresstheIDbutton,theIDLEDsonboththefrontandrearoftheserverarelittohelpyoulocate theserveramongotherservers.YoualsocanturnontheIDLEDsusingaremotemanagementprogram forserverpresencedetection.
3NIC1statusLED
4NIC2statusLED
IDLED
On Off
Color
Blue
NoneTheIDLEDisnotinuseorthesystemisnot
Thesystemisidentied.
identied.
Description
ThetwoNICstatusLEDsindicatetheLANstatusfortheEthernetconnector1andEthernetconnector2 ontherearpaneloftheserver.
Description
5SystemerrorLED
NICstatusLEDColor
OnGreen Off
Blinking
TheserverisconnectedtoaLAN.
None
Green
TheserverisdisconnectedfromaLAN. TheLANisconnectedandactive.
ThesystemerrorLEDhelpsyoutodetermineifthereareanysystemerrors.
SystemerrorLEDColor
On Off
Amber
None
Amaincomponenthasfailed. Theserverisoffortheserverisonandisworking
correctly.
Description
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6FrontUSBconnector1
CPU
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CPU
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7FrontUSBconnector2
UsedtoattachaUSB-compatibledevice,suchasaUSBkeyboard,mouse,scanner,orprinter.Ifyou havemorethansixUSBdevices,youcanpurchaseaUSBhub,whichyoucanusetoconnectadditional USBdevices.
8FrontVGADB-15connector(availableinsomemodels)
UsedtoattachaVGA-compatiblevideodevice,suchasaVGAmonitor.

IntelligentDiagnosticsModule

ThistopicprovidesinformationabouttheIntelligentDiagnosticsModule(hereinafterreferredtoastheIDM) andthediagnosticLEDsonthemodule.ManyerrorsarerstindicatedbyaliterrorLEDonthediagnostic paneloftheserver.IfanLEDislit,oneormoreLEDselsewhereintheservermightalsobelittodirectyouto thesourceoftheerror.See“SystemboardLEDs”onpage39
ThefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationoftheIDMandthediagnosticLEDsontheIDMpanelinthe frontoftheserver.Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsin thistopic.
.
Figure9.IDMpanel
1PowersupplyerrorLED4MemorymodulestatusLED 2AmbienttemperaturelimitLED5MicroprocessorstatusLED 3SystemfanerrorLED
1PowersupplyerrorLED
WhenthepowersupplyerrorLEDislitinamber,itindicatesthatthereisapowersupplyproblem.Toidentify thefailingpowersupply,checkthestatusLEDnearthepowercordconnectorontheredundantpower supply.WhentheLEDislitingreen,itindicatesthatthepowersupplyisworkingcorrectly.WhentheLEDis litinamber,itindicatesthatthepowersupplyislikelytofailorhasfailed.
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2AmbienttemperaturelimitLED
1
0
MGMT
ID
8
9
2
WhenthisLEDislitinamber,itindicatesthattheambienttemperatureisbelow7°C(44.6°F)orover40°C (104°F).
3SystemfanerrorLED
WhenthesystemfanerrorLEDislitinamber,itindicatesthatoneormoresystemfansareoperating slowlyorhavefailed.Toidentifythefailingsystemfan(s),checkthestatusLEDsonthesystemboard. See“SystemboardLEDs”onpage39
4MemorymodulestatusLED
.
WhenthememorymodulestatusLEDislitinamber,itindicatesthatoneormorememorymodulesare overheated.
5MicroprocessorstatusLED(alsoknownasCPUerrorLED)
WhenthemicroprocessorstatusLEDislitinamber,itindicatesthatoneormoremicroprocessorsare overheated.

Rearviewoftheserver

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatetheconnectorsandcomponentsontherearofyourserver.
Thefollowingillustrationshowstherearviewoftheserverwithtwohot-swappowersupplies.
Figure10.Rearviewoftheserver
1Hot-swapredundantpowersupply2(availablein
somemodels)
2Hot-swapredundantpowersupply1 3Low-prolePCIExpresscardslot9Ethernetconnector0(RJ-45)(forsystemmanagement) 4PCIExpresscardslot10Serialport 5Ethernetconnector2(RJ-45) 6USBconnectors(4)
1Hot-swapredundantpowersupply2(availableinsomemodels)
7VGADB-15connector
8Ethernetconnector1(RJ-45)
11IDLED
2Hot-swapredundantpowersupply1
Thehot-swapredundantpowersupplieshelpyouavoidsignicantinterruptiontotheoperationofthe systemwhenapowersupplyfails.Y oucanpurchaseahot-swapredundantpowersupplyoptiondirectly fromLenovoandinstallthepowersupplytoprovidepowerredundancywithoutturningofftheserver.
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Oneachhot-swapredundantpowersupply,thereisastatusLEDnearthepowercordconnector.Whenthe LEDislitingreen,itindicatesthatthehot-swapredundantpowersupplyisworkingcorrectly.WhentheLED islitinamber,itindicatesthatthehot-swapredundantpowersupplyislikelytofailorhasfailed.
3Low-prolePCIExpresscardslot
UsedtoattachaRAIDcard.
PhysicallinkwidthNegotiablelinkwidth
x8x8,x4,x2,x1
4PCIExpresscardslot
Supportedcardlengthandheight
Low-prolecard
UsedtoattachanEthernetcardoranyothersupportedPCIExpresscard.
PhysicallinkwidthNegotiablelinkwidth
x16x16,x8,x4,x2,x1
589Ethernetconnectors
Supportedcardlengthandheight
Half-length,full-heightcard
UsedtoattachanEthernetcableforaLAN.EachEthernetconnectorhastwostatusLEDstohelpyou identifytheEthernetconnectivity,activity,andconnectionspeed.
Notes:
•TheEthernetconnector0(callout
9)markedwith“MGMT”isforsystemmanagement.Ifyouwanttouse
remotemanagementfunctions,youneedtoconnectanEthernetcabletotheEthernetconnector0.
•TheEthernetconnector0forsystemmanagementis82574Lbydefault.Ifyouhaveselectedsharemode forthe82574LEthernetconnectorintheSetupUtilityprogram,youcanuseitasanordinaryEthernet connectorwith100Mbpsnetworkconnectivity.However,teamingwithotherEthernetconnectorsisnot supportedifthemanagementEthernetconnectorisusedasanordinaryEthernetconnector.Fordetailed informationaboutsettingthemodeoftheEthernetconnectorforsystemmanagement,see“Settingthe modeoftheEthernetconnector0”onpage51
.
EthernetstatusLED
1Left
2Right
ColorStatus
Amber GreenOn None GreenOn None Green
Description
On
Off
Off BlinkingTheLANisconnectedandactive.
Theconnectionspeedis1000Mbps. Theconnectionspeedis100Mbps. Theconnectionspeedis10Mbps. TheserverisconnectedtoaLAN. TheserverisdisconnectedfromaLAN.
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6USBconnectors(4)
UsedtoattachaUSB-compatibledevice,suchasaUSBkeyboard,mouse,scanner,orprinter.Ifyou havemorethansixUSBdevices,youcanpurchaseaUSBhub,whichyoucanusetoconnectadditional USBdevices.
7VGADB-15connector
UsedtoattachaVGA-compatiblevideodevice,suchasaVGAmonitor.
10Serialport
Usedtoattachadevicethatusesa9-pinserialport.
11IDLED
WhenyoupresstheIDbutton,theIDLEDsonboththefrontandrearoftheserverarelittohelpyoulocate theserveramongotherservers.YoualsocanturnontheIDLEDsusingaremotemanagementprogram forserverpresencedetection.
IDLED
On Off
Color
Blue
NoneTheIDLEDisnotinuseorthesystemisnot
Thesystemisidentied.
identied.
Description

Servercomponents

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethecomponentsofyourserver.
Toremovetheservercoverandthecoolingshroudandgainaccesstotheinsideoftheserver,see “Removingtheservercover”onpage63and“Removingandreinstallingthecoolingshroud”onpage67.
Thechassiscongurationvariesbymodel.Thefollowingillustrationsshowthetwochassiscongurations basedonthesupportedharddiskdrives.
•Servermodelswith3.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrives
•Servermodelswith2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrives
Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
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Thefollowingillustrationshowsthecomponentsofservermodelswith3.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrives.
ID
Mem
CPU
PSU
Figure11.Componentsofservermodelswith3.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrives
1Systemfans 2Twentymemoryslots(installedmemorymodules
11Rightrackhandle 12Harddiskdrivebay3
varybymodel)
3PCIExpresscard13Opticaldrivebay(withanopticaldriveinstalledinsome
models)
4Coolingshroud 5Risercardassembly1 6PCIExpresscard 7Risercardassembly217IntelligentDiagnosticsModule 8Powersupply18Harddiskdrivebay0 9Heatsinks(2) 10Hot-swapharddiskdrivebackplane
14Harddiskdrivebay2 15Pull-outinformationcard 16Harddiskdrivebay1
19Frontpanel 20Leftrackhandle
•Formoreinformationabout13,17,and19,see“Frontviewoftheserver”onpage14.
•Thereisa3.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdriveoradummyharddiskdrivetrayinstalledineachhard diskdrivebay(
12,14,16,and18).
Note:Thenumberoftheinstalledharddiskdrivesvariesbymodel.Forthevacantdrivebay,thereisa dummyharddiskdrivetraytocovertheplace.
•Forinformationabouttherisercardassemblies,see“Replacingtherisercardassembly1”onpage128.
•Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightcomewithoneortwohot-swapredundantpowersupplies.
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•Formoreinformationaboutthememorymodules,see“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage69.
ID
Mem
CPU
PSU
•Formoreinformationabout1,3,4,6,9,10,11,15,and20,refertotherelatedtopics.
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthecomponentsofservermodelswith2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrives.
Figure12.Componentsofservermodelswith2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrives
1Systemfans 2Twentymemoryslots(installedmemorymodules
13Harddiskdrivebay6 14Harddiskdrivebay5
varybymodel)
3PCIExpresscard 4Coolingshroud 5Risercardassembly117Harddiskdrivebay2 6PCIExpresscard 7Risercardassembly219Harddiskdrivebay1 8Powersupply 9Heatsinks(2) 10Hot-swapharddiskdrivebackplane 11Rightrackhandle23Frontpanel 12Harddiskdrivebay7
15Harddiskdrivebay4 16Harddiskdrivebay3
18IntelligentDiagnosticsModule
20Pull-outinformationcard 21Harddiskdrivebay0 22Leftrackhandle
•Formoreinformationabout18and23,see“Frontviewoftheserver”onpage14.
•Thereisa2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdriveoradummyharddiskdrivetrayinstalledineachhard diskdrivebay(
12-17,19,and21).
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Note:Thenumberoftheinstalledharddiskdrivesvariesbymodel.Forthevacantdrivebay,thereisa
dummyharddiskdrivetraytocovertheplace.
•Forinformationabouttherisercardassemblies,see“Replacingtherisercardassembly1”onpage128.
•Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightcomewithoneortwohot-swapredundantpowersupplies.
•Formoreinformationaboutthememorymodules,see“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage69
•Formoreinformationabout1,3,4,6,9,10,11,20,and22,refertotherelatedtopics.

Hot-swapharddiskdrivestatusLEDs

Eachhot-swapharddiskdrivehastwostatusLEDsonthefront.
Figure13.Hot-swapharddiskdrivestatusLEDs
1HarddiskdriveactivityLED2HarddiskdriveRAIDstatusLEDDescription
OffOff
On,greenOff
Blinking,green
On,greenBlinkingrapidly(aboutfourashes
On,greenOn,amber
Blinking,green
Off
persecond),amber
Blinkingslowly(aboutoneashper second),amber
Theharddiskdrivehasfailedoris notpresent.
Theharddiskdriveispresentbutnot inuse.
Theharddiskdriveisactiveanddata isbeingtransferred.
TheRAIDcontrollerisidentifyingthe harddiskdrive.
TheRAIDarrayhasfailedandcannot berecovered.Youneedtorecreatea newarray.
Theharddiskdriveisbeingrebuilt.
.

RAIDcard

ThistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatetheconnectorsonaRAIDcardinstalledontheriser cardassembly2.
YourservercomeswithaRAIDcardtoprovideadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDfunctionstotheserver. Formoreinformation,referto“ReplacingtheRAIDcard”onpage80.
YourserversupportsthefollowingRAIDcards:
•ThinkServerRAID500Adapter(alsoknownasThinkServer9240-8iRAID0/1Adapter)
•ThinkServerRAID700Adapter(alsoknownasThinkServer9260-8iSASRAIDAdapter)
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ThinkServerRAID500Adapter(alsoknownasThinkServer9240-8iRAID0/1Adapter)
ThefollowingillustrationshowstheconnectorsontheThinkServerRAID500Adapter.
Figure14.ThinkServerRAID500Adapter
1Port0
2Port1
1Port0
3ThinkServerRAID500UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID
connector
Usedtoconnectamini-SASsignalcable.See“Mini-SAStomini-SASsignalcableconnections”onpage30.
2Port1
Usedtoconnectamini-SASsignalcable.See“Mini-SAStomini-SASsignalcableconnections”onpage30
3ThinkServerRAID500UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAIDconnector
UsedtoconnectaThinkServerRAID500UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID.See“Installingorremovingthe ThinkServerRAID500UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID”onpage83.
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ThinkServerRAID700Adapter(alsoknownasThinkServer9260-8iSASRAIDAdapter)
ThefollowingillustrationshowstheconnectorsontheThinkServerRAID700Adapter.
Figure15.ThinkServerRAID700Adapter
1Ports7-4 2Ports3-0
1Ports7-4
3ThinkServerRAID700Batteryconnector
Usedtoconnectamini-SASsignalcable.See“Mini-SAStomini-SASsignalcableconnections”onpage30.
2Ports3-0
Usedtoconnectamini-SASsignalcable.See“Mini-SAStomini-SASsignalcableconnections”onpage30.
3ThinkServerRAID700Batteryconnector
UsedtoconnectaThinkServerRAID700Battery.See“InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID700 Battery”onpage86
.

Hot-swapharddiskdrivebackplane

Yourservercomeswithoneofthefollowinghot-swapharddiskdrivebayandbackplanecongurations:
•Uptofour3.5-inchhot-swapSATAorSASharddiskdriveswithonebackplane
•Uptoeight2.5-inchhot-swapSASharddiskdrivesorSATAsolid-statedriveswithonebackplane
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Thefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationofthehot-swapharddiskdrivebackplane.Youneedtoremove theservercovertoaccessthebackplane.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage63.
Notes:
•Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
•Thefollowingillustrationisbasedon3.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdriveswithonebackplane1.
Figure16.Hot-swapharddiskdrivebackplanelocation
Backplanefor3.5-inchharddiskdrives
Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatetheconnectorsonthebackplanefor3.5-inchharddisk drives.
Thefollowingillustrationsshowtheconnectorsonthebackplanefor3.5-inchharddiskdrives.
Figure17.Frontviewofthebackplanefor3.5-inchharddiskdrives
1Slot0fora3.5-inchharddiskdrive3Slot2fora3.5-inchharddiskdrive 2Slot1fora3.5-inchharddiskdrive4Slot3fora3.5-inchharddiskdrive
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Figure18.Rearviewofthebackplanefor3.5-inchharddiskdrives
18-pinpowerconnector 2Opticaldrivepowerconnector
18-pinpowerconnector
3Mini-SASports0-3
Usedtoconnectapowercabletoprovidepowertothebackplane.
2Opticaldrivepowerconnector
Usedtoconnectthepowercablefortheslimopticaldrive.
3Mini-SASports0-3
Usedtoconnectthemini-SASconnectorononeendofthemini-SASsignalcabletosupportthehard diskdrive0toharddiskdrive3.
Backplanefor2.5-inchharddiskdrives
Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatetheconnectorsonthebackplanefor2.5-inchharddisk drives.
Thefollowingillustrationsshowtheconnectorsonthebackplanefor2.5-inchharddiskdrives.
Figure19.Frontviewofthebackplanefor2.5-inchharddiskdrives
1Slot2fora2.5-inchharddiskdrive5Slot5fora2.5-inchharddiskdrive 2Slot4fora2.5-inchharddiskdrive6Slot3fora2.5-inchharddiskdrive 3Slot6fora2.5-inchharddiskdrive7Slot1fora2.5-inchharddiskdrive 4Slot7fora2.5-inchharddiskdrive8Slot0fora2.5-inchharddiskdrive
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Figure20.Rearviewofthebackplanefor2.5-inchharddiskdrives
18-pinpowerconnector 2Mini-SASports4-7
18-pinpowerconnector
3Mini-SASports0-3
Usedtoconnectapowercabletoprovidepowertothebackplane.
2Mini-SASports4-7
Usedtoconnectthemini-SASconnectorononeendofthemini-SASsignalcabletosupportthehard diskdrive4toharddiskdrive7.
3Mini-SASports0-3
Usedtoconnectthemini-SASconnectorononeendofthemini-SASsignalcabletosupportthehard diskdrive0toharddiskdrive3.

Mini-SAStomini-SASsignalcableconnections

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoconnectthemini-SAStomini-SASsignalcables.Thistopic containsconnectingcablesfromtheRAIDcardtothebackplane.
YoucanconnectcablesfromtheRAIDcardtothebackplanetosupportuptoeightharddiskdrives.Inthis case,youcancongureRAIDfortheharddiskdrivesusingtheadvancedhardwareRAIDfunctions.
Note:TheoptionkitfortheRAIDcardisdesignedfordifferenttypesofserversandmightcontainadditional cablesthatarenotrequiredforyourserver.
Figure21.ConnectingcablesfromtheRAIDcardtothebackplane
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ToconnectcablesfromtheRAIDcardtothebackplane,dooneofthefollowingdependingonthetypeof yourRAIDcard:
•IfyouareusingaThinkServerRAID700Adapter,dothefollowing:
1.Useonemini-SAStomini-SASsignalcable.Connectthemini-SASconnector3totheports3-0on theRAIDcard.Then,connectthemini-SASconnector
4tothemini-SASports0-3onthebackplane.
2.Ifyourserverhasmorethanfourharddiskdrivesinstalled,usetheothermini-SAStomini-SASsignal cable.Connectthemini-SASconnector
1totheports7-4ontheRAIDcard.Then,connectthe
mini-SASconnector2tothemini-SASports4-7onthebackplane.
•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.
Refertothefollowingtopicsforinformationabouttheconnectorlocationsandthepowercableconnections:
“Hot-swapharddiskdrivebackplane”onpage27
“RAIDcard”onpage25
“Systemboardcomponents”onpage31

Systemboardcomponents

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthecomponentlocationsonthesystemboard.
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Figure22.Systemboardcomponents
1Frontpanelconnector17Redundantpowersupplyconnector2 2InternalUSBconnector1 3InternalUSBconnector219Memoryslots(4) 4IntelligentDiagnosticsModuleconnector 5FrontVGAconnector21Systemfan7connector 6SATAconnector0 7PlatformControllerHub(PCH)23Systemfan6connector 8Systemboardbattery24Memoryslots(4) 9InternalUSBTypeAconnector125Systemfan5connector 10ThinkServerManagementModulePremium
connector
11InternalUSBTypeAconnector227Systemfan4connector 12ThinkServerTrustedPlatformModuleconnector28Systemfan3connector 13ThinkServerManagementModule29Systemfan2connector 14Risercardassembly1slot30Microprocessor1 15Risercardassembly2slot 16Redundantpowersupplyconnector1
18Backplanepowerconnector1
20Systemfan8connector
22Microprocessor2
26Memoryslots(6)
31Memoryslots(6) 32Systemfan1connector
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1Frontpanelconnector
Usedtoconnectthefrontpanelcable.
2Internaldual-portUSBconnector1
UsedtoconnectthefrontpanelUSBcable.
3Internaldual-portUSBconnector2
Reservedforthemanufacturer.
4IntelligentDiagnosticsModuleconnector
UsedtoconnectthecableoftheIntelligentDiagnosticsModule.
5FrontVGAconnector
UsedtoconnectthecableofthefrontVGAconnectoronthefrontpaneloftheserver.
6SATAconnector0
Usedtoconnectthesignalcableoftheslimopticaldrive.
7PlatformControllerHub(PCH)
ThischiponthesystemboardservesasaPCH,whichprovidesthedatabufferingandinterfacearbitration requiredtoensurethatsysteminterfacesoperateefcientlyandprovidesthebandwidthnecessaryforthe systemtoachievepeakperformance.
8Systemboardbattery
Yourserverhasaspecialtypeofmemorythatmaintainsthedate,time,andcongurationinformationfor built-infeatures.Thesystemboardbatterykeepstheinformationactivewhenyouturnofftheserver.
9InternalUSBT ypeAconnector1
UsedtoconnectadevicethatusesaUSBTypeAconnector.Forexample,insomesituations,youmight wanttoconnectaUSBkeydirectlytothesystemboard.YoucanconnectittoaninternalUSBTypeA connector.
10ThinkServerManagementModulePremiumconnector
UsedtoconnectaserveroptionnamedThinkServerManagementModulePremium(TMMPremium)to enableadvancedremotemanagementfunctionsonyourserver.See“InstallingorremovingtheThinkServer ManagementModulePremium”onpage89
11InternalUSBT ypeAconnector2
.
UsedtoconnectadevicethatusesaUSBTypeAconnector.Forexample,insomesituations,youmight wanttoconnectaUSBkeydirectlytothesystemboard.YoucanconnectittoaninternalUSBTypeA connector.
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12ThinkServerT rustedPlatformModuleconnector
UsedtoconnectaThinkServerTrustedPlatformModule(hereinafterreferredtoastheTPM),whichis asecuritychip,toenhanceserversecurity.See“InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerTrustedPlatform Module”onpage92.
13ThinkServerManagementModule
WiththeintegratedThinkServerManagementModule(hereinafterreferredtoastheTMM),nomatterwhat conditiontheserveroperatingsystemisinandnomatteriftheserverisonoroff,aslongastheserver isconnectedtonetworkandanacpowersource,theinteractionwiththeTMMcontrolledserverscanbe achievedthroughsystemnetwork.TheusercanobtaintheserverhardwarehealthinformationandSEL, andisabletoconducttheoperationsincludingturningonorofftheserver,restartingtheserver,locking thepowerswitchonthefrontpanel,andsoon.Thispartoftheservermanagementisindependentofthe operatingsystemandiscalledout-of-bandmanagement.
14Risercardassembly1slot
Usedtoinstalltherisercardassembly1.
15Risercardassembly2slot
Usedtoinstalltherisercardassembly2.
16Redundantpowersupplyconnector1
Usedtoconnectaredundantpowersupply.
17Redundantpowersupplyconnector2
Usedtoconnectaredundantpowersupply.
18Backplanepowerconnector1
Usedtoconnectthepowercablefromthebackplane.
19242631Memoryslots
Thereare20memoryslotsonthesystemboard.Formoreinformation,see“Memorymoduleinstallation rules”onpage69.
22Microprocessor2
30Microprocessor1
Forservermodelswithtwomicroprocessors,eachofthemicroprocessorissecuredinthemicroprocessor socketonthesystemboardandaheatsinkisinstalledaboveittoprovidecooling.Forservermodelswith onemicroprocessor,thesocketforthemicroprocessor2isprotectedbyamicroprocessorsocketcover.
2021232527282932Systemfanconnectors
Usedtoconnectthecableofthecorrespondingsystemfan.
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Systemboardjumpersandswitches

Thistopicprovidesinformationaboutthejumpersandswitchesonthesystemboard.
Ajumperisashortlengthofconductorusedtosetuporadjustprintedcircuitboards,suchasthesystem boardofacomputer.Ajumperusuallyisencasedinanon-conductiveblockofplasticforconvenientuse andtoavoidanypossibledamagetoalivecircuit.Jumperpinsarrangedingroupsonthesystemboardare calledjumperblocks.Whentwoormorejumperpinsarecappedwithajumper,anelectricalconnectionis madebetweenthemandtheequipmentisthusinstructedtoactivatecertainsettingsaccordingly.
Thefollowingillustrationshowsajumperinthedefaultsettingposition(pin1andpin2).Thisisthecorrect positionfornormaloperation.
Figure23.Defaultjumpersetting
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Thefollowingillustrationshowsthestatusofthejumpersandswitchesonthesystemboardofyourserver. Youcancongure,recover,enable,ordisablesomespecicfeaturesofthesystemboardbysettingthe jumpersormovingtheswitches.
Figure24.Systemboardjumpersandswitches
Table1.Systemjumpers
1ClearCMOS(ComplementaryMetalOxideSemiconductor)jumper3Switches 2ThinkServerManagementModuleEnable/Disablejumper
Attention:Tosetthejumpersormoveswitches,youneedtoremovetheservercovertoaccessthesystem board.Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation” onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage61.
1ClearCMOSjumper
UsedtoclearCMOSandrecoveryourservertothefactorydefaultsettings.
Note:AfterclearingCMOS,yourBIOSrecoverstothefactorydefaultsettings.
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ToclearCMOS,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaat, clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage63.
4.LocatetheClearCMOSjumperonthesystemboard.Then,removeanypartsanddisconnectany cablesthatmightimpedeyouraccesstothejumper.
5.MovetheclearCMOSjumperfromthedefaultnormalposition(pin1andpin2)totheshort-circuited position(pin2andpin3).
6.WaitmorethanvesecondsandthenmovetheClearCMOSjumperbacktothenormalposition (pin1andpin2).
7.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycables.Then,reinstalltheservercover.See“Completingthe partsreplacement”onpage132.
8.Connecttheservertoanacpowersourceandwaitabout30seconds.Then,turnontheserver.The BIOSrecoverstothefactorydefaultsettings.
2ThinkServerManagementModuleEnable/Disablejumper
WhentheThinkServerManagementModuleEnable/Disablejumper(hereinafterreferredtoastheTMM Enable/Disablejumper)isinthedefaultnormalposition(pin1andpin2),theserverneedsabout30seconds fortheTMMtoinitializewheneveryouconnecttheservertoanacpowersource.Ifyoupressthepower switchonthefrontpanelduringthisperiod,theserverwillnotstartimmediately;itwillstartaftertheTMM initializationnishes.TheTMMfunctionisavailableinthissituation.
IfyoumovetheTMMEnable/Disablejumpertopin2andpin3,theTMMfunctionisnotavailableandthe serverwillbedirectlyturnedonwhenyoupressthepowerswitchwithoutwaitingfortheTMMtobeready.
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3Switches
Therearefourswitchesonthesystemboardofyourserver.
Figure25.Switches
Table2.Switches
1BIOSrecoveryswitch3ManagementEngine(ME)inforceupdateswitch 2Clearpasswordswitch
1BIOSrecoveryswitch
4Reservedforthemanufacturer
UsedtorecovertheBIOSifthepowertoyourserverisinterruptedwhiletheBIOSisbeingupdatedandyour servercannotstartcorrectly.
TorecovertheBIOS,see“RecoveringfromaBIOSupdatefailure”onpage52
2Clearpasswordswitch
.
Usedtoeraseforgottenpasswords,suchasanadministratorpasswordandauserpassword.
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Toclearpasswords,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaat, clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage63.
4.LocatetheClearpasswordswitchonthesystemboard.Then,removeanypartsanddisconnectany cablesthatmightimpedeyouraccesstotheswitch.
5.Movetheclearpasswordswitchfromthedefaultoffpositiontotheonposition.
6.Waitmorethanvesecondsandthenmovetheclearpasswordswitchbacktotheoffposition.
7.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycables.Then,reinstalltheservercover.See“Completingthe partsreplacement”onpage132
8.Connecttheservertoanacpowersourceandwaitabout30seconds.Then,turnontheserver.The BIOSpasswordsareerased,includingtheadministratorpasswordanduserpassword.
9.Tosetnewpasswords,see“Usingpasswords”onpage49.
3MEinforceupdateswitch
Usedtoupdate(ash)theME.
TheMEupdatingprocessusuallyiscontainedintheBIOSupdating(ashing)process.
.
Note:OnlysomeBIOSversionscontaintheparametersforupdatingtheME.IfyouwanttoupdatetheME, ensurethatyourBIOSversioncontainstherequiredparameters.
ToupdatetheME,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaat, clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage63.
4.LocatetheMEinforceupdateswitchonthesystemboard.Then,removeanypartsanddisconnectany cablesthatmightimpedeyouraccesstotheswitch.
5.MovetheMEinforceupdateswitchfromthedefaultoffpositiontotheonposition.
6.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycables.Then,reinstalltheservercover.See“Completingthe partsreplacement”onpage132.
7.Connecttheservertoanacpowersource.Then,updatetheBIOS.See“Updating(ashing)theBIOS” onpage52.
8.Repeatstep1throughstep4.
9.MovetheMEinforceupdateswitchbacktotheoffposition.
10.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycables.Then,reinstalltheservercover.See“Completingthe partsreplacement”onpage132.
11.Connecttheservertoanacpowersourceandturnontheserver.TheBIOSandMEhavebeen updated.YouneedtocheckandconguretheBIOSsettingsforyourspecicneeds.See“Using theSetupUtilityprogram”onpage45
.

SystemboardLEDs

ThistopichelpsyoulocatetheLEDsonthesystemboard.
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TheserverisdesignedsothatLEDsremainlitwhentheserverisconnectedtoanacpowersourcebutis notturnedon,providedthatthepowersupplyisoperatingcorrectly.Thishelpsyouisolateproblems whentheserverisnotturnedon.ManyerrorsarerstindicatedbyaliterrorLEDonthediagnosticpanel oftheserver.IfanLEDislit,oneormoreLEDselsewhereintheservermightalsobelittodirectyouto thesourceoftheerror.
ThefollowingillustrationshowstheThinkServerManagementModulestatusLEDandsystemfanerrorLEDs onthesystemboard.
Figure26.SystemboardLEDs
1ThinkServerManagementModulestatusLED6Systemfan4errorLED 2Systemfan8errorLED7Systemfan3errorLED 3Systemfan7errorLED8Systemfan2errorLED 4Systemfan6errorLED9Systemfan1errorLED 5Systemfan5errorLED
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1ThinkServerManagementModulestatusLED
ThisLEDindicatestheThinkServerManagementModule(TMM)statusofyourserver.
ThinkServerManagementModule
statusLED
Blinking
2-9SystemfanerrorLEDs
OnGreen
Off
Color
TheTMMisnotready.
None
Green
TheTMMhasnopowerorhasfailed. TheTMMisworking.
Description
WhenasystemfanerrorLEDonthesystemboardislit,itindicatesthatthecorrespondingsystemfanis operatingtooslowlyorhasfailed.Tosolvetheproblem,youmightneedtoreinstallorreplacethesystem fan.See“Replacingasystemfan”onpage121.Ifitisasystemboardproblem,contacttheLenovo CustomerSupportCenter.
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Chapter4.Turningonandturningofftheserver

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutturningonandturningofftheserver.

Turningontheserver

Theservercanbeturnedoninoneofthefollowingways:
•Afteryounishunpackingandsettinguptheserver,connectittoanacpowersource.Pressthepower switchonthefrontpaneltoturnontheserver.See“Frontpanel”onpage17.Theserverneedsabout 30secondsfortheTMMtoinitializewheneveryouconnecttheservertoanacpowersource.Ifyou pressthepowerswitchonthefrontpanelduringthisperiod,theserverwillnotstartimmediately;itwill startaftertheTMMinitializationnishes.
•WhentheWakeonLANfeatureisenabledontheserverthatisconnectedtoanacpowersourceanda LAN,anetworkadministratorcanremotelyturnonorwakeuptheserverfromamanagementconsole usingremotenetworkmanagementsoftware.
•YoualsocanusetherelatedTMMfeaturetoremotelyturnontheserverthroughthemanagementLAN. FormoreinformationabouttheTMM,refertotheThinkServerManagementModuleUserGuide,whichis availablefordownloadat: http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides

Turningofftheserver

CAUTION: Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerswitchonthepowersupplydonotturnoff theelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanonepower cord.Toremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected fromthepowersource.
Theservercanbeturnedoffinoneofthefollowingways:
•Turnofftheserverfromtheoperatingsystemifyouroperatingsystemsupportsthisfeature.Afteran orderlyshutdownoftheoperatingsystem,theserverwillturnoffautomatically.Forinstructionsonhow toshutdownyourspecicoperatingsystem,refertotherelateddocumentationorhelpsystemfor theoperatingsystem.
•Pressthepowerswitchonthefrontpaneltostartanorderlyshutdownoftheoperatingsystemandturn offtheserver,ifyouroperatingsystemsupportsthisfeature.
•Ifyourserverstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoff,pressandholdthepowerswitchonthe frontpanelforfoursecondsormore.Ifyoustillcannotturnofftheserver,disconnectallpowercords fromtheserver.
•IftheserverisconnectedtoaLAN,anetworkadministratorcanremotelyturnofftheserverfroma managementconsoleusingremotenetworkmanagementsoftware.
•YoualsocanusetherelatedTMMfeaturetoremotelyturnofftheserverthroughthemanagementLAN. FormoreinformationabouttheTMM,refertotheThinkServerManagementModuleUserGuide,whichis availablefordownloadat: http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides
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•Theservermightbeturnedoffasanautomaticresponsetoacriticalsystemfailure.
Notes:
•Whenyouturnofftheserverandleaveitconnectedtoanacpowersource,theserveralsocanrespond toaremoterequesttoturnontheserver.Toremoveallpowerfromtheserver,youmustdisconnect theserverfromtheacpowersource.
•Forinformationaboutyourspecicoperatingsystem,refertotherelateddocumentationorhelpsystem fortheoperatingsystem.
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Chapter5.Conguringtheserver
Thischapterprovidesthefollowinginformationtohelpyouconguretheserver:
“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage45
“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage53
“ConguringRAID”onpage56
“ConguringtheEthernetcontrollers”onpage59
“Updatingthermware”onpage59
“UsingtheLenovoThinkServerEasyManageprogram”onpage59

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram

ThistopicprovidesinformationaboutusingtheSetupUtilityprogram.
TheSetupUtilityprogramispartoftheserverrmware.YoucanusetheSetupUtilityprogramtoviewand changethecongurationsettingsofyourserver,regardlessofwhichoperatingsystemyouareusing. However,theoperatingsystemsettingsmightoverrideanysimilarsettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram.

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtostarttheSetupUtilityprogram.
TostarttheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:
1.Connecttheservertoanacpowersourceandpressthepowerswitchonthefrontpaneltoturnonthe server.See“T urningontheserver”onpage43.
2.PresstheF1keyassoonasyouseethelogoscreen.Then,waitforseveralseconds,andtheSetup Utilityprogramopens.Ifyouhavesetapassword,youneedtotypethecorrectpasswordtoenterthe SetupUtilityprogram.Forpasswordinformation,see“Usingpasswords”onpage49.

ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram

TheSetupUtilityprogrammenulistsvariousitemsaboutthesystemconguration.Selectadesireditem toviewinformationorchangesettings.
WhenworkingwiththeSetupUtilityprogram,youmustusethekeyboard.Thekeysusedtoperformvarious tasksaredisplayedontherightbottompaneofeachscreen.YoualsocanpresstheF1keyforgeneralhelp aboutthekeys.Formostitems,thecorrespondinghelpmessageisdisplayedontherighttoppaneofthe screenwhentheitemisselected.Iftheitemhassubmenus,youcandisplaythesubmenusbypressingEnter.
YoucanviewthefollowinginformationaboutyourspecicservermodelintheSetupUtilityprogram:
•TheMainmenulistsinformationabouttheBIOSandBMC,totalmemorysize,andsystemdateandtime.
•OntheAdvancedmenu: –SelectProcessorCongurationandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoviewinformationabout
theinstalledmicroprocessoranditssupportedtechnologies.
–SelectMemoryCongurationandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoviewinformationaboutthe
installedmemorymodules.
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–SelectSATA/SASCongurationandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoviewinformationabout
theinstalledSATAorSASdevices,suchasaharddiskdriveoranopticaldrive.
•OntheServerManagementmenu,selectSystemInformationtoviewinformationaboutyoursystem.

SetupUtilityprograminterface

ThistopicprovidesgeneralinformationaboutthemenusanditemsintheSetupUtilityprogram.
DependingontheBIOSversionofyourserver,somemenuoriteminformationmightdifferslightlyfrom theinformationinthistopic.
Notes:
•Thedefaultsettingsalreadyareoptimizedforyou.Usethedefaultvalueforanyitemyouarenotfamiliar with.Donotchangethevalueofunfamiliaritemstoavoidunexpectedproblems.Ifyouconsider changingtheserverconguration,proceedwithextremecaution.Settingthecongurationincorrectly mightcauseunexpectedresults.IfyoucannotturnontheserverbecauseofincorrectBIOSsettings, usetheClearCMOSjumpertorestoretheBIOSsettingstothefactorydefaultsettings.See“System boardjumpersandswitches”onpage35
•Ifyouhavechangedanyhardwareintheserver,youmightneedtoreashtheBIOS,theBMCrmware, andtheFRU/SensorDataRecords(SDR).
TheSetupUtilityprogrammaininterfaceconsistsofthefollowingmenus:
“Mainmenu”onpage46
“Advancedmenu”onpage46
“Securitymenu”onpage47
“ServerManagementmenu”onpage47
“BootOptionsmenu”onpage48
“BootManagermenu”onpage48
“Save&Exitmenu”onpage48
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LenovoprovidestheBIOSupdateutilityontheLenovoSupportWebsite.YoucandownloadtheBIOS updateutilitytoupdatetheBIOSifthenewerBIOSversionspecicallysolvesaproblemyouhave.See “UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS”onpage51.
IfthepowertoyourserverisinterruptedwhiletheBIOSisbeingupdatedandyourservercannotstart correctly,usetheBIOSrecoveryswitchtorecoverfromaBIOSupdatefailure.See“Systemboardjumpers andswitches”onpage35.
Mainmenu
AfterenteringtheSetupUtilityprogram,youcanseetheMainmenu,whichlistsbasicinformationabout theBIOSandBMC,totalmemorysize,andsystemdateandtime.
TosetthesystemdateandtimeontheMainmenu,see“Settingthesystemdateandtime”onpage48
Advancedmenu
YoucanvieworchangevariousservercomponentsettingsontheAdvancedmenuintheSetupUtility program.TheAdvancedmenucontainsvariouscongurationsubmenusanditems.Oneachsubmenu, pressEntertoshowselectableoptionsandselectadesiredoptionbyusingtheupanddownarrow keysortypedesiredvaluesfromthekeyboard.Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyiftheserver supportsthecorrespondingfeatures.
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Notes:
Enabledmeansthatthefunctioniscongured.
Disabledmeansthatthefunctionisnotcongured.
TheAdvancedmenucontainsthefollowingsubmenus.Formoreinformation,enterthecorresponding submenuandrefertotheinstructionsonthescreen.
ACPIConguration:ViewandsetACPIcongurationparameters.
ProcessorConguration:Viewinformationabouttheinstalledmicroprocessor(s)andsetmicroprocessor congurationparameters.
PCIConguration:ViewandsetPCIcongurationparameters.
MemoryConguration:Viewinformationabouttheinstalledmemorymodulesandsetmemory congurationparameters.
ChipsetConguration:Viewandsetchipsetcongurationparameters.
SA TA/SASConguration:ViewinformationabouttheinstalledSATAorSASdevicesandsetSATAor SAScongurationparameters.
USBConguration:ViewandsetUSBcongurationparameters,suchasenablingordisablingUSB devices.
SuperIOConguration:Viewandsetserialportcongurationparameters.
SerialPortConsoleRedirection:Viewandsetcongurationparametersfortheserialportconsole redirection.
Securitymenu
YoucansetpasswordsandconguretheTPMfunctionontheSecuritymenuintheSetupUtilityprogram. Foreachmenuitem,pressEntertoshowselectableoptionsandselectadesiredoptionbyusingtheupand downarrowkeysortypedesiredvaluesfromthekeyboard.Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyif theserversupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.
Notes:
Enabledmeansthatthefunctioniscongured.
Disabledmeansthatthefunctionisnotcongured.
TheSecuritymenucontainsthefollowingitems:
AdministratorPassword:Setanadministratorpasswordtoprotectagainstunauthorizedaccessto yourserver.See“Usingpasswords”onpage49
UserPassword:Setauserpasswordtoprotectagainstunauthorizedaccesstoyourserver.See“Using passwords”onpage49
TPM/TCM:ConguretheTPMfunctionifyourserverhasaTPMinstalledintheTPMconnectoronthe systemboard.See“ConguringtheTPMfunction”onpage50.
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ServerManagementmenu
YoucanviewsysteminformationandvieworchangeeventlogandBMCsettingsontheServer ManagementmenuintheSetupUtilityprogram.Oneachsubmenu,pressEntertoviewtheinformationor
showselectableoptionsandselectadesiredoptionbyusingtheupanddownarrowkeys.Someitemsare displayedonthemenuonlyiftheserversupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.
TheServerManagementmenucontainsthefollowingsubmenus.Formoreinformation,enterthe correspondingsubmenuandrefertotheinstructionsonthescreen.
EraseSEL:Erasesystemeventlog(SEL).
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SystemInformation:Viewbasicinformationaboutyourserver.
BMCNetworkConguration:SetBMCcongurationparameters.
BootOptionsmenu
TheBootOptionsmenuintheSetupUtilityprogramprovidesaninterfacetohelpyouvieworchangethe serverstartupoptions,includingthestartupsequenceandbootpriorityforvariousdevices.Changesinthe startupoptionstakeeffectwhentheserverstarts.
Thestartupsequencespeciestheorderinwhichtheserverchecksdevicestondabootrecord.Theserver startsfromtherstbootrecordthatitnds.Forexample,youcandeneastartupsequencethatchecksa discintheopticaldrive,thencheckstheharddiskdrive,andthenchecksanetworkdevice.Forinformation aboutsettingthestartupsequenceorselectingastartupdevice,see“Selectingastartupdevice”onpage50
BootManagermenu
TheBootManagermenuintheSetupUtilityprogramlistsallthebootabledevicesinstalledinyourserver andthelisteditemsvarydependingonyourserverconguration.Ifyouselectadesireddevicelistedonthis menu,theserverwillstartfromthedeviceyouselect.
YoucanpressF12whenturningontheserverandselectatemporarystartupdevicefromthebootdevice selectionwindow.See“Selectingastartupdevice”onpage50.
Save&Exitmenu
AfteryounishviewingorchangingsettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram,youcanchooseadesired actionfromtheSave&Exitmenutosavechanges,discardchanges,orloaddefaultvalues,andexitthe program.PressEntertoselecttheitemontheSave&ExitmenuandthenselectY eswhenpromptedto conrmtheaction.ForinformationaboutexitingtheSetupUtilityprogram,see“ExitingtheSetupUtility program”onpage51
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TheSave&Exitmenucontainsthefollowingitems:
SaveChangesandExit:SavechangesandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.
SaveChangesandReset:SavechangesandthencontinuewiththecongurationintheSetupUtility program.
DiscardChangesandExit:Discardchanges,loadpreviousvalues,andthenexittheSetupUtility program.
DiscardChanges:Discardchangesandloadpreviousvalues.
RestoreDefaults:Returntotheoptimizeddefaultsettings.
SaveasUserDefaults:Savethecurrentsettingsasuserdefaultvalues.
RestoreUserDefaults:Restoretheuserdefaultvaluesforalltheitems.

Settingthesystemdateandtime

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtosetthesystemdateandtimeintheSetupUtilityprogram.
TosetthesystemdateandtimeintheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage45.
2.OntheMainmenu,selectSystemDateorSystemTime.
3.UsetheTabkeytoswitchbetweendataelementsandtypethenumbersfromthekeyboardtosetthe systemdateandtime.
4.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.
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Usingpasswords

ByusingtheSetupUtilityprogram,youcansetapasswordtopreventunauthorizedaccesstoyourserver.
Youdonothavetosetapasswordtouseyourserver.However,usingapasswordimprovescomputing security.Ifyoudecidetosetapassword,readthefollowingtopics.
SetupUtilityprogrampasswordtypes
ThefollowingtypesofpasswordsareavailableintheSetupUtilityprogram:
Administratorpassword Settinganadministratorpassworddetersunauthorizedusersfromchangingcongurationsettings.Ifyou
areresponsibleformaintainingthecongurationsettingsofseveralcomputers,youmightwanttoset anadministratorpassword.Whenanadministratorpasswordisset,youarepromptedtotypeavalid passwordeachtimeyoutrytoaccesstheSetupUtilityprogram.TheSetupUtilityprogramcannot beaccesseduntilavalidpasswordistypedin.
Userpassword Whenauserpasswordisset,theservercannotbeuseduntilavalidpasswordistypedin.
Note:Ifboththeadministratorpasswordanduserpasswordareset,youcantypeeitherpasswordtouse theserver.However,youmustuseyouradministratorpasswordtochangeanycongurationsettings.
Passwordconsiderations
Forsecurityreasons,itisrecommendedtouseastrongpasswordthatcannotbeeasilycompromised.
Notes:
•TheSetupUtilityprogrampasswordsarenotcasesensitive.
•TheserversupportsSetupUtilityprogrampasswordsthatconsistofthreeto20characters.
Tosetastrongpassword,usethefollowingguidelines:
•Haveatleasteightcharactersinlength
•Containatleastonealphabeticcharacterandonenumericcharacter
•Notbeyournameoryourusername
•Notbeacommonwordoracommonname
•Besignicantlydifferentfromyourpreviouspasswords
Besidesthealphabeticcharacters(a-z)andnumericcharacters(0-9),theserveralsosupportscharacters typedusingspecialkeysonthekeyboardforapassword.Refertothehelpmessageonthescreenwhen settingapasswordtodeterminethevalidspecialcharacters.
Setting,changing,ordeletingapassword
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoset,change,ordeleteapasswordintheSetupUtilityprogram.
Toset,change,ordeleteapasswordintheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage45.
2.OntheSecuritymenu,selectAdministratorPasswordtosetanadministratorpasswordorselect UserPasswordtosetauserpassword.
3.See“Passwordconsiderations”onpage49.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreentosetor changeapassword.
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4.Ifyouwanttodeleteapassword,typeyourcurrentpassword.PressEnterwhenyouareprompted totypeanewpassword.Then,pressEntertoconrmthenewpassword.Thepreviouspassword willbecleared.
Note:Forsecurityreasons,itisrecommendedthatyoualwayssetapasswordforyourserver.
5.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.
Ifyouhaveforgottenthepassword,youcanusetheClearpasswordswitchonthesystemboardtoerasethe password.See“Systemboardjumpersandswitches”onpage35.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.
•Tovieworpermanentlychangetheconguredstartupdevicesequence,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage45.
2.OntheBootOptionsmenu,followtheinstructionsonthescreentosetthestartupdeviceforBoot Option#1toBootOption#5dependingonyourneeds.Youalsocansetthebootpriorityforvarious devices.See“BootOptionsmenu”onpage48.
3.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.Theserverwillfollowthestartupdevice sequenceyouhaveseteachtimeyouturnontheserver.
ConguringtheTPMfunction
TheTPMworksasahardwaresecuritysolutiontohelpyoutoencryptdataandprotecttheserver.TheTPM functionisonlyavailablewhenthereisaTPMinstalledinyourserver.See“InstallingtheThinkServerTrusted PlatformModule”onpage92
AfterinstallingaTPM,youneedtocheckiftheTPMfunctionisenabledintheSetupUtilityprogram.
ToenabletheTPMfunctionintheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage45.
2.OntheSecuritymenu,selectTPM/TCMTPMSupport.EnsurethatTPMSupportissettoEnabled.
3.WhenTPMSupportissettoEnabled,theTPMStateitemisdisplayed.SetTPMStatetoEnabled.
4.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.Theserverwillrestarttoenablethe TPMfunction.
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SettingthemodeoftheEthernetconnector0

TheEthernetconnector0ontherearoftheserverisforsystemmanagement.Ifyouwanttouseremote managementfunctions,youneedtoconnectanEthernetcabletotheEthernetconnector0.See“Rear viewoftheserver”onpage20
TheEthernetconnector0forsystemmanagementis82574Lbydefault.Ifyouhaveselectedsharemode forthe82574LEthernetconnectorintheSetupUtilityprogram,youcanusetheconnectorasanordinary Ethernetconnectorwith100Mbpsnetworkconnectivity.However,teamingwithotherEthernetconnectors isnotsupportedifthemanagementEthernetconnectorisusedasanordinaryEthernetconnector.
TosetthemodeoftheEthernetconnector0intheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage45.
2.OntheServerManagementmenu,selectBMCNetworkCongurationBMCLANShareSetting.
3.Dooneofthefollowing:
•IfyouwanttousetheEthernetconnector0asanordinaryEthernetconnector,selectShared.
•IfyouwanttousetheEthernetconnector0asadedicatedsystemmanagementEthernetconnector, selectDedicated.
4.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.
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ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram

Afteryounishviewingorchangingsettings,pressEsctoreturntotheSetupUtilityprogrammaininterface. Ifyouareonanestedsubmenu,pressEscrepeatedlyuntilyoureachthemaininterface.Then,youcando oneofthefollowingtoexittheSetupUtilityprogram:
•IfyouwanttosavethenewsettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10orselectSave&Exit SaveChangesandExit.Otherwise,yourchangeswillnotbesaved.
•Ifyoudonotwanttosavethenewsettings,selectSave&ExitDiscardChangesandExit.
•Ifyouwanttoreturntothedefaultsettings,pressF9orselectSave&ExitRestoreDefaults.
FormoreinformationabouttheSave&ExitmenuintheSetupUtilityprogram,see“Save&Exitmenu” onpage48
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UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoupdatetheBIOSandhowtorecoverfromaPOSTandBIOS updatefailure.
Systemprogramsarethebasiclayerofsoftwarebuiltintoyourserver.SystemprogramsincludethePOST, theUEFIBIOS,theSetupUtilityprogram,andtheTMMrmware.ThePOSTisasetoftestsandprocedures thatareperformedeachtimeyouturnonyourserver.TheUEFIBIOSisalayerofsoftwarethattranslates instructionsfromotherlayersofsoftwareintoelectricalsignalsthattheserverhardwarecanexecute.You canusetheSetupUtilityprogramtovieworchangethecongurationsettingsofyourserver.See“Usingthe SetupUtilityprogram”onpage45
LenovomightmakechangesandenhancementstotheBIOSandTMMrmware.Whenupdatesarereleased, theyareavailablefordownloadontheLenovoWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/drivers.Youcanupdate theserverrmwarebydownloadinganupdatepackageandfollowingtheinstructionsontheWebpage.
.TheTMMrmwareprovidesremotemanagementfeatures.
YoualsocanusetheFirmwareUpdaterprogramtohelpyoukeeptheserverrmwareup-to-date.See “Updatingthermware”onpage59
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Updating(ashing)theBIOS
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoupdate(ash)theBIOS.
Notes:
•UpdatetheBIOSonyourserveronlyifthenewerBIOSversionspecicallysolvesaproblemyouhave. WedonotrecommendBIOSupdatesforserversthatdonotneedthem.Youcanviewtheupdated informationforthenewBIOSversionintheinstallationinstructionsfortheBIOSupdatepackage.
•DowngradingtheBIOStoanearlierversionisnotrecommendedandmightnotbesupported.Anearlier BIOSversionmightnotsupportthelatestsystemcongurations.
•IfthepowertoyourserverisinterruptedwhilethePOSTandBIOSarebeingupdated,yourservermight notrestartcorrectly.EnsurethatyouperformtheBIOSupdateprocedureinanenvironmentwitha steadypowersupply.Besides,ensurethatyourservercanrestartsuccessfullywithoutencountering hardwareproblems.
•IfyouhaveupdatedtheBIOSrmware,alltheBIOSsettingsbecomethedefaultsettingsoftheupdated BIOSversion.Y ouneedtocheckandreconguretheBIOSsettingsforyourspecicneeds.Youcan selectSaveasUserDefaultsontheSave&ExitmenuintheSetupUtilityprogramtosaveyourcurrent BIOSsettingsasuserdefaultvaluesbeforeupdatingtheBIOS.Then,youcanselectRestoreUser DefaultsontheSave&ExitmenuintheSetupUtilityprogramtorestoretheuserdefaultvaluesafter updatingtheBIOS.Inthiscase,youcankeepyourpreviousBIOSsettingsanddonotneedtorecongure thesettingsafterupdatingtheBIOS.Y oualsocannotedownyourspecicBIOSsettingsbeforeupdating theBIOSforaneasierrecongurationinthenewBIOSversion.
Toupdate(ash)theBIOS,dothefollowing:
1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpagetolocatetheBIOS updatepackage.
2.DownloadtheBIOSupdatepackageandtheinstallationinstructionsinaTXTle.
3.PrinttheTXTlethatcontainstheinstallationinstructionsandfollowtheinstructionstoupdate(ash) theBIOS.
4.DooneofthefollowingaftertheBIOSupdateprocessiscompleted:
•IfyouhavesavedyourBIOSsettingsasuserdefaultvaluesbeforeupdatingtheBIOS,select
RestoreUserDefaultsontheSave&ExitmenuintheSetupUtilityprogramtorestoretheuser defaultvalues.Then,doadouble-check.
•CheckandreconguretheBIOSsettingsforyourspecicneedsbasedonyournoteorreferto
“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage45.
RecoveringfromaBIOSupdatefailure
IfthepowertoyourserverisinterruptedwhiletheBIOSisbeingupdated,yourservermightnotrestart correctly.Ifthishappens,performthefollowingproceduretorecoverfromtheBIOSupdatefailure.
Note:IftheoperatingsystemofyourserverisinstalledunderEFImode,youneedtoreinstalltheoperating systemafterrecoveringtheBIOS.
TorecoverfromaBIOSupdatefailure,dothefollowing:
1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpagetodownloadaBIOS updateutilityprogrampackage.Then,puttheamiboot.romlecontainedinthepackageintothe rootdirectoryofabootableUSBkey.
2.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
3.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaat, clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.
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4.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage63.
5.LocatetheBIOSrecoveryswitchonthesystemboard.See“Systemboardjumpersandswitches”on page35.Then,removeanypartsanddisconnectanycablesthatmightimpedeyouraccesstothe switch.
6.MovetheBIOSrecoveryswitchfromthedefaultoffpositiontotheonposition.
7.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycables.Then,reinstalltheservercover.See“Completingthe partsreplacement”onpage132.
8.ConnecttheservertoanacpowersourceandthenstarttheserverfromthebootableUSBkeythat containstheamiboot.romle.Therecoveryprocessstarts.Aftertherecoveryprocessiscompleted, yourserverwillautomaticallyturnoff.
9.Repeatstep2throughstep5.
10.MovetheBIOSrecoveryswitchbacktotheoffposition.
11.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycables.Then,reinstalltheservercover.See“Completingthe partsreplacement”onpage132.
12.Connecttheservertoanacpowersourceandturnontheserver.TheBIOSsettingsrecovertothe factorydefaultsettings.YouneedtocheckandconguretheBIOSsettingsforyourspecicneeds.See “UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage45
Note:IfyoucannotrecovertheBIOSafterusingtheinstructionsinthistopic,theBIOSROMmightbe damagedandyouneedtoreplacethesystemboard.ContacttheLenovoCustomerSupportCenter.
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UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram

ThistopicguidesyoutousetheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramtosetupandcongureyourserver.
TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramsimpliestheprocessofconguringRAIDandinstallingsupported WindowsandLinuxoperatingsystemsanddevicedriversonyourserver.Theprogramworksinconjunction withyourWindowsorLinuxoperatingsysteminstallationdisctoautomatetheprocessofinstallingthe operatingsystemandassociateddevicedrivers.Thisprogramisprovidedwithyourserveronaself-starting (bootable)ThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.TheuserguidefortheprogramalsoisontheDVDandcanbe accesseddirectlyfromtheprograminterface.
IfyoudonothaveaThinkServerEasyStartupDVD,youalsocandownloadanISOimagefromtheLenovo SupportWebsiteandmakeadiscbyyourself.
TodownloadtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramimageandburnitintoadisc,dothefollowing:
1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpagetolocatethe ThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.
2.DownloadtheISOimagefortheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramandthereadmele.Thereadmele containsimportantinformationabouttheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.
3.Printthereadmeleandreaditcarefully.
4.UseanopticaldriveandanyDVDburningsoftwaretocreateabootablediscwiththeISOimage.

FeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram

ThistopicliststhefeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.
TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramhasthefollowingfeatures:
•Containedinaself-starting(bootable)DVD
•Easy-to-use,language-selectableinterface
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•Integratedhelpsystemanduserguide
•Automatichardwaredetection
•ContainstheRAIDcongurationutility
•Providesdevicedriversbasedontheservermodelanddetecteddevices
•DownloadsdevicedriversfromtheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDaccordingtotheoperatingsystem oradd-ondevice
•Selectablepartitionsizeandlesystemtype
•Supportformultipleoperatingsystems
•Abilitytoinstalltheoperatingsystemanddevicedriversinanunattendedmodetosavetime
•AbilitytocreateareuseableresponselethatcanbeusedwithsimilarlyconguredLenovoserversto makefutureinstallationsevenfaster

StartingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtostarttheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.Afteryoustartthe programandenterthemaininterface,clickUserGuidefordetailedinformationabouthowtousethis programtohelpyouconguretheserverandinstallanoperatingsystem.
TostarttheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram,dothefollowing:
1.InserttheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDintoanopticaldrive,settheopticaldriveastherststartup device,andstartyourserverfromtheDVDintheopticaldrive.See“Selectingastartupdevice”on page50
2.Waitfortheprogramtoload.Then,youwillbepromptedforthefollowingselections:
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•Thelanguageinwhichyouwanttoviewtheprogram
•Thelanguageofthekeyboardlayoutyouwillbeusingwiththeprogram
Note:ThesupportedlanguagesandkeyboardlayoutsfortheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramare Dutch,English,French,German,Italian,Japanese,Russian,Spanish,andTurkish.YourThinkServer EasyStartupDVDmightbeEnglishonly.Inthiscase,thekeyboardlayoutshouldbeEnglish.
3.Afterselectingthelanguageandkeyboardlayout,clickOK.Then,youwillseeoneormorereminders ormessagesaboutconguringstoragedevices.ClickNextuntilyouarepresentedwiththeLenovo LicenseAgreement.ReadtheLenovoLicenseAgreementcarefully.Inordertocontinue,youmust acceptthetermsbyclickingAgree.Then,theDateandtimewindowopens.
4.SetthecurrentdateandtimeandclickOK.TheStartoptionwindowopens.
5.TheStartoptionwindowprovidesthefollowingselections:
•Continuetothemaininterface.
•Installtheoperatingsystemusingapre-existingresponsele.
•CongureRAIDusingapre-existingresponsele. Readtheexplanationsonthescreenandselectadesiredoption.Then,followtheinstructionsonthe
screen.IfthisisthersttimeyouareusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram,selecttheoptionto continuetothemaininterfaceandviewthecompatibilitynotesanduserguide.
Notes:
•FunctionalityandsupportedoperatingsystemsvarydependingontheversionoftheThinkServer EasyStartupprogram.Fromthemaininterfaceoftheprogram,clickCompatibilitynotestoviewthe informationabouttheRAIDcontrollers,operatingsystems,andservercongurationssupportedbythe specicversionoftheprogram;andclickUserGuidetoviewthevariousfunctionsandlearnhowto usetheprogram.
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•BeforeusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramtoinstallanoperatingsystem,ensurethatanyexternal storagedevicesandberchannelsareconguredcorrectly.
TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogrammaininterfaceprovidesthefollowingmenusontheleftpaneof thescreen:
Home Thismenuisthewelcomepagethatcontainssomegeneraldescriptionsabouttheprogramandthe
Lenovocopyrightandtrademarkstatements.
Compatibilitynotes ThismenuprovidesinformationabouttheRAIDcontrollers,operatingsystems,andservercongurations
supportedbytheversionoftheprogramyouareusing.
UserGuide Thismenuprovidesinformationaboutthefeaturesoftheprogramandinstructionsonhowtousethe
program.
Hardwarelist Thismenudisplaysalistofhardwaredevicesdetectedbytheprogram.
CongureRAID ThismenuguidesyoutocongureRAIDorviewthecurrentRAIDcongurationandmakechanges
ifneeded.
Installoperatingsystem Thismenudisplaysaseriesofchoicesandpromptstocollectinformationrequiredforoperatingsystem
installation,preparestheharddiskdriveforinstallation,andtheninitiatestheinstallationprocessusing youroperatingsysteminstallationdisc.
Downloaddrivers ThismenuhelpsyoudownloadtherequireddevicedriversfromtheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDtoa
removablestoragedevicesothatyoucaneasilygetthedriversforservercongurationwhenyouneed them.
Note:Themostup-to-datedevicedriversforvariousservermodelsarealwaysavailablefordownloadon theLenovoSupportWebsiteat: http://www.lenovo.com/drivers
About Thismenuprovidestheversioninformationandlegalnotices.
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramonaWindowsoperating system
YoucanruntheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDonaWindowsoperatingsystemwiththeInternetExplorer Webbrowseroralaterversioninstalled.EntertheoperatingsystemandinserttheThinkServerEasyStartup DVDintoaninternalorexternalopticaldrive.TheDVDstartsautomaticallyinmostenvironments.IftheDVD failstostart,openthelaunch.exelelocatedintherootdirectoryoftheDVD.
Notes:
•YoushouldreadandaccepttheLenovoLicenseAgreementwhenprompted.
•OntheMicrosoftWindowsServer Locator(URL)fortheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramWebpagetothetrustedWebsitelistsothat thepagecanopencorrectly.
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YoucandothefollowingwhenusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramonaWindowsoperatingsystem. Fordetailedinformation,refertothehelpsystem.
•ViewageneralintroductiontoyourThinkServerservermodelandthespecicserverconguration information.
•ViewgeneralguidanceonhowtousetheThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.
•Downloadtherequireddevicedriverstoaremovablestoragedevicesothatyoucaneasilygetthe driversforservercongurationwhenyouneedthem,especiallywhenyounishinstallinganoperating systemwithoutusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDandneedappropriatedevicedriverstocongure yourserver.
•InstalltherequireddevicedriversdirectlyontheserveronwhichyouarerunningtheThinkServer EasyStartupDVD.
•ViewinformationaboutallservermodelssupportedbytheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramand informationaboutthedevicedriversforeachservermodel,includingthedriverversionsanddriver locationsintherootdirectoryoftheThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.
Note:Themostup-to-datedevicedriversforvariousservermodelsarealwaysavailablefordownloadon theLenovoSupportWebsiteat: http://www.lenovo.com/drivers
ConguringRAID
ThistopicprovidesinformationaboutRAIDandtheutilityprogramsthatareavailableforyoutocongure RAID.
Thistopiccontainsthefollowingitems:
“AboutRAID”onpage56
“ConguringRAIDusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage58
“ConguringtheadvancedSATAorSAShardwareRAID”onpage58

AboutRAID

RAID,anacronymforRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks,isatechnologythatprovidesincreased storagefunctionsandreliabilitythroughredundancy.Thisisachievedbycombiningmultipleharddiskdrives intoalogicalunit,wheredataisdistributedacrossthedrivesinoneofseveralwayscalledRAIDlevels.
WhenagroupofindependentphysicalharddiskdrivesaresetuptouseRAIDtechnology,theyareina RAIDarray.Thisarraydistributesdataacrossmultipleharddiskdrives,butthearrayappearstothehost serverasonesinglestorageunit.CreatingandusingRAIDarraysprovideshighperformance,suchasthe expeditedI/Operformance,becauseseveraldrivescanbeaccessedsimultaneously.
RAIDdrivegroupsalsoimprovedatastoragereliabilityandfaulttolerancecomparedwithsingle-drive storagesystems.Datalossresultingfromadrivefailurecanbepreventedbyreconstructingmissingdata fromtheremainingdrives.
ThefollowinglistdescribessomeofthemostcommonlyusedRAIDlevels:
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RAID0:block-levelstripingwithoutparityormirroring SimplestripesetsarenormallyreferredtoasRAID0.RAID0usesstripingtoprovidehighdata
throughput,especiallyforlargelesinanenvironmentthatdoesnotrequirefaulttolerance.RAID0hasno redundancyanditprovidesimprovedperformanceandadditionalstoragewithoutfaulttolerance.Any drivefailuredestroysthearrayandthelikelihoodoffailureincreaseswithmoredrivesinthearray.RAID 0doesnotimplementerrorchecking,soanyerrorisuncorrectable.Moredrivesinthearraymeans higherbandwidth,butgreaterriskofdataloss.
RAID0requiresaminimumnumberoftwoharddiskdrives.
RAID1:mirroringwithoutparityorstriping RAID1usesmirroringsothatdatawrittentoonedriveissimultaneouslywrittentoanotherdrive.Thisis
goodforsmalldatabasesorotherapplicationsthatrequiresmallcapacitybutcompletedataredundancy. RAID1providesfaulttolerancefromdiskerrorsorfailuresandcontinuestooperateaslongasatleast onedriveinthemirroredsetisfunctioning.Withappropriateoperatingsystemsupport,therecanbe increasedreadperformanceandonlyaminimalwriteperformancereduction.
RAID1requiresaminimumnumberoftwoharddiskdrives.
RAID5:block-levelstripingwithdistributedparity RAID5usesdiskstripingandparitydataacrossalldrives(distributedparity)toprovidehighdata
throughput,especiallyforsmallrandomaccess.RAID5distributesparityalongwiththedataandrequires alldrivesbutonetobepresenttooperate;drivefailurerequiresreplacement,butthearrayisnot destroyedbyasingledrivefailure.Upondrivefailure,anysubsequentreadoperationscanbecalculated fromthedistributedparitysothatthedrivefailureismaskedfromtheenduser.Thearraywillhavedata lossintheeventofaseconddrivefailureandisvulnerableuntilthedatathatwasonthefailingdriveis rebuiltontoareplacementdrive.Asingledrivefailureinthesetwillresultinreducedperformanceof theentiresetuntilthefailingdrivehasbeenreplacedandrebuilt.
RAID5requiresaminimumnumberofthreeharddiskdrives.
RAID10:acombinationofRAID0andRAID1 RAID10consistsofstripeddataacrossmirroredspans.ARAID10drivegroupisaspanneddrive
groupthatcreatesastripedsetfromaseriesofmirroreddrives.RAID10allowsamaximumofeight spans.YoumustuseanevennumberofdrivesineachRAIDvirtualdriveinthespan.TheRAID1 virtualdrivesmusthavethesamestripesize.RAID10provideshighdatathroughputandcompletedata redundancybutusesalargernumberofspans.
RAID10requiresaminimumnumberoffourharddiskdrivesandalsorequiresanevennumberofdrives, forexample,sixharddiskdrivesoreightharddiskdrives.
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.
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ConguringRAIDusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram
TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramsimpliestheprocessofconguringsupportedRAIDandinstalling supportedWindowsandLinuxoperatingsystemsanddevicedriversonyourserver.Theuserguideforthe programcanbeaccesseddirectlyfromtheprograminterface.
TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramhasthefollowingfeaturesforRAIDconguration:
•ForusewithallsupportedRAIDcontrollers
•AutomaticallydetectshardwareandlistsallsupportedRAIDcongurations
•Conguresoneormorediskarrayspercontrollerdependingonthenumberofdrivesattachedtothe controllerandtheRAIDlevelselected
•Supportshot-sparedrives
•CreatesaRAIDresponselethatcanbeusedtocongureRAIDcontrollersonsimilarlycongured Lenovoservers
See“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage53andviewtheuserguidefromthemain interfaceoftheprogram.
SomeRAIDmanagementsoftwarealsoisprovidedontheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDtohelpyoumanage RAIDarraysandRAIDcontrollersinanoperatingsystemenvironment.Afteryouentertheoperatingsystem, inserttheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDintotheopticaldrive.Theinstallationpackagesfortheprograms arelocatedintheUtilitiesandOthersfolderintherootdirectoryoftheDVD.TheThinkServerEasyStartup DVDisdesignedfordifferenttypesofserversandtheUtilitiesandOthersfoldermightcontainadditional installationpackagesthatarenotrequiredtobeinstalledonyourserver.
ConguringtheadvancedSATAorSAShardwareRAID
BeforeconguringRAIDforyourserver,observethefollowingprecautions:
•Useharddiskdrivesthatareofthesametype(SATAorSAS)andhavethesamecapacitywithina singleRAIDarray.
•Dependingontheoperatingsystem,thetotaldrivecapacityoftheprimaryRAIDmightbelimitedto2TB.
YourservercomeswithaRAIDcardtoprovideadvancedSATAorSAShardwareRAIDfunctions.See “RAIDcard”onpage25.
TheRAIDcardprovidestheWebBIOSCongurationUtilityprogramtohelpyoucongureRAID independentlyoftheoperatingsystem.Y oualsocaninstalltheMegaRAIDStorageManagerprogramand theMegaCLICongurationUtilityprogramtohelpyoumanagetheRAIDarrayandRAIDcontrollerinan operatingsystemenvironment.
TheinstallationpackagesfortheMegaRAIDStorageManagerprogramandtheMegaCLIConguration UtilityprogramareontheThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.Afteryouentertheoperatingsystem,insertthe ThinkServerEasyStartupDVDintotheopticaldrive.Theinstallationpackagesfortheprogramsarelocatedin theUtilitiesandOthersfolderintherootdirectoryoftheDVD.
Note:TheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDisdesignedfordifferenttypesofserversandtheUtilitiesandOthers foldermightcontainadditionalinstallationpackagesthatarenotrequiredtobeinstalledonyourserver.
ForinstructionsonhowtocongureandmanagetheadvancedSATAorSAShardwareRAID,referto theMegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuideonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.This documentalsoisavailableontheLenovoWebsiteat: http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides
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ConguringtheEthernetcontrollers
TheEthernetcontrollersareintegratedonthesystemboard.Theyprovideaninterfaceforconnectingto a10Mbps,100Mbps,or1000Mbpsnetworkandprovidefull-duplex(FDX)capability,whichenables simultaneoustransmissionandreceptionofdataonthenetwork.
YoudonothavetosetanyjumpersorconguretheEthernetcontrollers.However,youmustinstalladevice drivertoenabletheoperatingsystemtorecognizethecontrollers.
TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramsimpliestheprocessofconguringRAIDandinstallingsupported operatingsystemsanddevicedriversonyourserver.See“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram” onpage53
ThedevicedriversforonboardEthernetcontrollersalsoareavailablefordownloadat: http://www.lenovo.com/drivers
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Updatingthermware
ThermwareintheserverisperiodicallyupdatedandisavailablefordownloadontheLenovoWebsite.
Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpagetocheckforthelatest levelofrmware,suchastheBIOSupdatesanddevicedrivers.
Whenyoureplaceadeviceintheserver,youmighthavetoeitherupdatetheserverwiththelatestversionof thermwarethatisstoredinmemoryonthedeviceorreashtheBIOS,theTMMrmware,andtheFRU/SDR.

UsingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram

TheFirmwareUpdaterprogramenablesyoutomaintainyoursystemrmwareup-to-dateandhelpsyou avoidunnecessaryoutages.
ToupdateyoursystemrmwareusingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram,dothefollowing:
Note:Beforedistributingthermwareupdatestoaserver,ensurethatyourservercanrestartsuccessfully withoutencounteringhardwareproblems.
1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpagetolocatethe FirmwareUpdaterprogram.
2.DownloadtheISOimagefortheFirmwareUpdaterprogramandtheinstallationinstructionsinaTXTle.
3.UseanyCDorDVDburningsoftwaretocreateabootablediscwiththeISOimage.
4.PrinttheTXTlethatcontainstheinstallationinstructionsandfollowtheinstructionstousetheFirmware Updaterprogramtoupdateyoursystemrmware.

UsingtheLenovoThinkServerEasyManageprogram

TheLenovoThinkServerEasyManageprogramenablesenterpriseuserstoremotelycontrolandmonitor multipleLenovoserverswithinaLAN.Theprogramprovidesaninterfacetodisplayallseversbeing managed,whichenablestheadministratortoconvenientlysearchfor,monitor,andmanageservers.
TodownloadtheLenovoThinkServerEasyManageprogram,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversand followtheinstructionsontheWebpage.
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FordetailedinformationaboutusingtheLenovoThinkServerEasyManageprogram,refertothehelpsystem fortheprogram.
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Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware

Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstall,remove,orreplacehardwareforyourserver.
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:
“Guidelines”onpage61
“Removingtheservercover”onpage63
“Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware”onpage65
“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage132
ForalistoftheThinkServeroptions,goto: http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver

Guidelines

Thistopicprovidessomeguidelinesthatyoushouldreadandunderstandbeforeusingyourserver.

Precautions

Beforeyouusetheserver,ensurethatyoureadandunderstandthefollowingprecautions:
•Beforeusingtheproduct,besuretoreadandunderstandthemultilingualsafetyinstructionsandthe LenovoLimitedWarranty(LLW)onthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswiththeproduct.Readingand understandingthesafetyinstructionsreducestheriskofpersonalinjuryanddamagetoyourproduct.
•Whenyouinstallyournewserver,taketheopportunitytodownloadandapplythemostrecentrmware updates.Thisstepwillhelptoensurethatanyknownissuesareaddressedandthatyourserveris readytofunctionatmaximumlevelsofperformance.T odownloadrmwareupdatesforyourserver,go tohttp://www.lenovo.com/drivers,andthenfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpage.See“Updating thermware”onpage59
•Beforeyouinstalloptionalhardwaredevices,ensurethattheserverisworkingcorrectly.Iftheserver isnotworkingcorrectly,seeChapter7“Troubleshootinganddiagnostics”onpage137todobasic troubleshooting.Iftheproblemcannotbesolved,seeChapter8“Gettinginformation,help,andservice” onpage143
•Observegoodhousekeepingintheareawhereyouareworking.Putremovedcoversandotherparts inasafeplace.
•Ifyoumustturnontheserverwhiletheservercoverisremoved,ensurethatnooneisneartheserver andthatnotoolsorotherobjectshavebeenleftinsidetheserver.
•Donotattempttoliftanobjectthatyouthinkistooheavyforyou.Ifyouhavetoliftaheavyobject, observethefollowingprecautions:
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formoreinformation.
–Ensurethatyoucanstandsafelywithoutslipping. –Distributetheweightoftheobjectequallybetweenyourfeet. –Useaslowliftingforce.Nevermovesuddenlyortwistwhenyouliftaheavyobject. –Toavoidstrainingthemusclesinyourback,liftbystandingorbypushingupwithyourlegmuscles.
•Ensurethatyouhaveanadequatenumberofproperlygroundedelectricaloutletsfortheserver,monitor, andotherdevices.
•Backupallimportantdatabeforeyoumakechangestodrives.
•Haveasmallat-bladescrewdriveravailable.
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•Youdonothavetoturnofftheservertoinstallorreplaceahot-swapredundantpowersupply,a hot-swapharddiskdrive,orahot-plugUSBdevice.However,youmustturnofftheserverbefore performinganystepthatinvolvesinstalling,removing,orreplacingadaptercablesornon-hot-swap devicesorcomponents.
•ToviewtheLEDsonthesystemboardandinternalcomponents,leavetheserverconnectedtopower.
•Whenyouarenishedworkingontheserver,reinstallallsafetyshields,guards,labels,andgroundwires.
•Whenworkinginsidetheserver,youmightndsometaskseasierifyoulaytheserveronitsside.

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices

Attention:Donotopenthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenewpartuntilthedefectiveparthasbeen
removedfromtheserverandyouarereadytoinstallthenewpart.Staticelectricity,althoughharmlesstoyou, canseriouslydamageservercomponentsandparts.
Anyserverpartcontainingtransistorsorintegratedcircuits(ICs)shouldbeconsideredsensitiveto electrostaticdischarge(ESD).ESDdamagecanoccurwhenthereisadifferenceinchargebetweenobjects. ProtectagainstESDdamagebyequalizingthechargesothatthemachine,thepart,theworkmat,andthe personhandlingthepartareallatthesamecharge.
Notes:
•Useproduct-specicESDprocedureswhentheyexceedtherequirementsnotedhere.
•EnsurethattheESDprotectivedevicesyouusehavebeencertied(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.Ifitishardforyoutodothisinyourspecicsituation,placethe static-protectivepackageofthenewpartonasmooth,levelsurface,andthenplacethenewparton thestatic-protectivepackage.
•Donotplacethepartontheservercoverorothermetalsurface.
•Takeadditionalcarewhenhandlingdevicesduringcoldweather.Heatingreducesindoorhumidity andincreasesstaticelectricity.
•Useagroundedworkmattoprovideastatic-freeworksurface.Thematisespeciallyusefulwhen handlingESD-sensitivedevices.
•Preventthepartfromtouchingyourclothing.Mostclothingisinsulativeandretainsachargeevenwhen youarewearingawriststrap.
•Theuseofagroundingsystemisrecommended.Forexample,itisrecommendedtowearanelectrostatic discharge(ESD)wriststrap,ifoneisavailable.EnsurethatyouworkinanESD-safearea.Selecta groundingsystem,suchasthoselistedbelow,toprovideprotectionthatmeetsthespecicservice requirement.
Note:TheuseofagroundingsystemtoguardagainstESDdamageisdesirablebutnotnecessary.
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–AttachtheESDgroundcliptoanyframeground,groundbraid,orgreen-wireground. –Whenworkingonadouble-insulatedorbattery-operatedsystem,useanESDcommongroundor
referencepoint.Y oucanusecoaxorconnector-outsideshellsonthesesystems.
–Usethegroundprongoftheacplugonac-operatedservers.

Systemreliabilityguidelines

Tohelpensurepropercoolingandsystemreliability,strictlyfollowtheseguidelines:
•Eachofthedrivebayshasadriveoradummytrayinstalled.
•Iftheserversupportshot-swapredundantpowersupplies,eachofthepowersupplybayhasaredundant powersupplyinstalled,oronebayhasaredundantpowersupplyinstalledwhiletheotherbayiscovered byashield.
•Leaveadequatespacearoundtheservertoensurethattheservercoolingsystemworkswell.Leave approximately50mm(2inches)ofopenspacearoundthefrontandrearoftheserver.Donotplace objectsinfrontofthefans.Forpropercoolingandairow,installtheservercoverbeforeyouturnon theserver.Operatingtheserverforextendedperiodsoftime(morethan30minutes)withtheserver coverremovedmightdamageservercomponents.
•Properlyroutethecables.Forsomeoptions,suchasPCIExpresscards,followthecablinginstructions thatcomewiththeoptionsinadditiontotheinstructionsinthismanual.
•Whenreplacingahot-swapdrive,installthenewhot-swapdrivewithintwominutesofremoval.
•Ifyourserverhasairductsorairbafes,donotremovethemwhiletheserverisrunning.Operatingthe serverwithouttheairductsorairbafesmightcausethemicroprocessor(s)tooverheat.
•Forserversthatsupportuptotwomicroprocessors,ensurethatthesecondmicroprocessorsocket alwayscontainsamicroprocessororisprotectedbyamicroprocessorsocketcover.

Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron

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

Removingtheservercover

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage61.
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremovetheservercover.
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Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
Toremovetheservercover,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall powercordsfromelectricaloutlets.
2.Disconnectthepowercords,Input/Output(I/O)cables,andallothercablesthatareconnectedto theserver.
3.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaat, clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.
4.Pressthereleasebutton1inthedirectionasshown.
Figure27.Pressingthereleasebutton
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5.Fullyopenthecoverlatch1andslidetheservercovertotherearuntilitisdisengagedfromthechassis.
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Then,lifttheservercoveroffthechassisandsetitaside.
Note:Itisrecommendedthatyouwaitthreetoveminutestolettheservercoolbeforeremoving theservercover.
Figure28.Removingtheservercover
Attention:Forpropercoolingandairow,installtheservercoverbeforeturningontheserver.Operatingthe serverformorethan30minuteswiththeservercoverremovedmightdamageservercomponents.
Toreinstalltheservercover,see“Reinstallingtheservercoverandreconnectingcables”onpage132.

Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstall,remove,orreplacehardwareforyourserver.Youcan expandthecapabilitiesofyourserverbyaddingnewhardwaredevices,suchasmemorymodulesorother serveroptions,andmaintainyourserverbyreplacingthefailinghardwaredevices.
Ifyouarehandlingaserveroption,refertotheappropriateinstallationorremovalinstructionsinthistopic alongwiththeinstructionsthatcomewiththeoption.
Notes:
•UseonlypartsprovidedbyLenovo.
•Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
TheEMIintegrityandcoolingoftheserverareprotectedbyhavingalldrivebaysandPCIExpresscardslots coveredoroccupied.WhenyouinstallaninternaldriveoraPCIExpresscard,savetheEMIshieldordummy trayfromthedrivebayorsavethePCIExpresscardslotbracketintheeventthatyoulaterremovethedevice.
Attention:AnunoccupieddrivebayorPCIExpresscardslotwithoutacover,shield,dummytray,ller, oranyotherprotectionmightimpacttheEMIintegrityandcoolingoftheserver,whichmightresultin overheatingorcomponentdamage.

Removingandreinstallingtherackhandles

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage61.
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Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother computerforreference.
Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
Toremoveandreinstalltherackhandles,dothefollowing:
1.Oneachsideoftheserver,removethescrewthatsecurestherackhandleandthenremovetherack handlefromthechassis.
Figure29.Removingtherackhandles
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2.Toreinstalltherackhandles,insertthesmalltab1ontherackhandleintothehole2inthechassis.
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Then,alignthescrewholeintherackhandlewiththecorrespondingholeinthechassisandinstallthe screwtosecuretherackhandleoneachsideoftheserver.
Figure30.Installingtherackhandles

Removingandreinstallingthecoolingshroud

Thecoolingshroudmustberemovedtoallowaccesstosomeoftheservercomponents.Thistopicprovides instructionsonhowtoremoveandreinstallthecoolingshroud.
Removingthecoolingshroud
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage61.
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremovethecoolingshroud.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother computerforreference.
Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
Toremovethecoolingshroud,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
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clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage63.
4.Insertangerintoeachofthetwoholesinthecoolingshroudandthenliftthecoolingshroudoutof theserver.
Figure31.Removingthecoolingshroud
Attention:Forpropercoolingandairow,reinstallthecoolingshroudbeforeturningontheserver.Operating theserverformorethan30minuteswiththecoolingshroudremovedmightdamageservercomponents.
Reinstallingthecoolingshroud
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage61.
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreinstallthecoolingshroud.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother computerforreference.
Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
Toreinstallthecoolingshroud,dothefollowing:
1.Ensurethatallcomponentshavebeenreassembledcorrectlyandthatnotoolsorloosescrewsare leftinsideyourserver.
2.Ensurethatallinternalcablesareroutedcorrectlyandsecuredbyanycableclipsortiesintheserver. Keepcablesclearofthehingesandsidesoftheserverchassistoavoidinterferencewithreinstallingthe coolingshroud.
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sidesofthecoolingshroudarealignedwiththecorrespondingholesorgapsinbothsidesofthe chassis.Then,lowerthecoolingshroudintothechassisuntilitsnapsintoposition.
Note:Ifnecessary,gentlypressthecoolingshroudonbothsidessothatthetabsonthecoolingshroud completelyengagewithbothsidesofthechassis.
Figure32.Reinstallingthecoolingshroud
4.Reinstalltheservercoverandreconnectcablestotheserver.Formoreinformation,referto“Reinstalling theservercoverandreconnectingcables”onpage132.

Installingorremovingamemorymodule

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorremoveamemorymodule.
Note:ThememorymodulesareextremelysensitivetoESD.Ensurethatyoureadandunderstand“Handling static-sensitivedevices”onpage62rstandcarefullyperformtheoperation.
Memorymoduleinstallationrules
Yourserverhas20memoryslots.
•Eachslotsupports4GB,8GB,and16GB1333MHzdoubledatarate3low-voltageregistereddualinline memorymodules(DDR3LVRDIMMs).
•Eachslotsupports4GB,8GB,and16GB1333MHzDDR3RDIMMs.
•Yourserversupportsupto12normalRDIMMswhenonemicroprocessorisinstalledandupto20 RDIMMswhentwomicroprocessorsareinstalled.
•YourserversupportsuptoeightLVRDIMMswhenonemicroprocessorisinstalledandupto16LV RDIMMswhentwomicroprocessorsareinstalled.
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•Theminimumsystemmemoryis4GB(onlyonemicroprocessorinstalledandonlyone4GBmemory moduleinstalledintheCPU1DIMMA1slot).
•ThemaximumsystemmemoryforRDIMMsis320GB(twomicroprocessorsinstalledandone16GB RDIMMinstalledineachofthe20memoryslots).
•ThemaximumsystemmemoryforLVRDIMMsis256GB(twomicroprocessorsinstalledandone16GB LVRDIMMinstalledineachofthe16memoryslotsthatsupportsaLVRDIMM).
Formoreinformationaboutthememorymodulesinyourspecicservermodel,usetheSetupUtility program.See“ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage45.
ForalistofthesupportedThinkServermemorymoduleoptions,goto: http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver
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Thefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationsofallmemoryslotsonasystemboardthathastwo microprocessors(alsoknownasCPUs)andtwoheatsinksinstalled.
Figure33.Memoryslotsonthesystemboard
1Memoryslot(CPU1DIMMC1)11Memoryslot(CPU1DIMMA2) 2Memoryslot(CPU1DIMMC2)12Memoryslot(CPU1DIMMA1) 3Memoryslot(CPU1DIMMC3)*13Memoryslot(CPU2DIMMC1) 4Memoryslot(CPU1DIMMD1)14Memoryslot(CPU2DIMMC2) 5Memoryslot(CPU1DIMMD2)15Memoryslot(CPU2DIMMD1) 6Memoryslot(CPU1DIMMD3)*16Memoryslot(CPU2DIMMD2) 7Memoryslot(CPU1DIMMB3)*17Memoryslot(CPU2DIMMB2) 8Memoryslot(CPU1DIMMB2)18Memoryslot(CPU2DIMMB1) 9Memoryslot(CPU1DIMMB1)19Memoryslot(CPU2DIMMA2) 10Memoryslot(CPU1DIMMA3)*20Memoryslot(CPU2DIMMA1)
Note:Yourserversupportsupto8LVRDIMMswhenonemicroprocessorisinstalledandupto16LVRDIMMs whentwomicroprocessorsareinstalled.IfyouareusingLVRDIMMs,donotinstallthemintoanyofthememory slotwitha*markinthistable.
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Thefollowingtableexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationrulesforserversthathaveonlyone microprocessor(CPU1)installed.The“X”markindicatesthememoryslot(s)intowhichthememory module(s)shouldbeinstalledindifferentsituations.
Note:Allmemorymodulestobeinstalledonaservermustbethesametype(LVRDIMMorRDIMM)with thesamerank,voltage,andfrequency.
Figure34.CPU1DIMMs
Table3.Memorymoduleinstallationrulesforserverswithonemicroprocessor
CPU1
DIMM
OneDIMM TwoDIMMsXX Three
DIMMs FourDIMMsXXXX SixDIMMs Eight
DIMMs Twelve
DIMMs
Note:ThetwelveDIMMscongurationissupportedonlywhenyouareusingnormalRDIMMs.
A1A2A3B1B2B3
X
XXX
XXXXXX
XXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXX
C1C2C3
D1D2D3
Thefollowingtableexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationrulesforserversthathavetwomicroprocessors (CPU1andCPU2)installed.The“X”markindicatesthememoryslot(s)intowhichthememorymodule(s) shouldbeinstalledindifferentsituations.
Note:Allmemorymodulestobeinstalledonaservermustbethesametype(LVRDIMMorRDIMM)with thesamerank,voltage,andfrequency.
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Figure35.CPU1DIMMsandCPU2DIMMs
Table4.Memorymoduleinstallationrulesforserverswithtwomicroprocessors
CPU1DIMMCPU2DIMM
A1A2A3B1B2B3 TwoDIMMsXX FourDIMMsXXXX SixDIMMs EightDIMMsXXXXXXXX Twelve
DIMMs Sixteen
DIMMs Twenty
DIMMs Note:ThetwentyDIMMscongurationissupportedonlywhenyouareusingnormalRDIMMs.
XXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
C1C2C3
D1D2D3A1A2B1B2
C1C2
Installingamemorymodule
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage61.
D1D2
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallamemorymodule.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother computerforreference.
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Notes:
•Tooptimizesystemperformance,ensurethatyouconsiderandfollowthememorymoduleinstallation ruleswhenperformingtheoperation.See“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage69
.
•Useanydocumentationthatcomeswiththememorymoduleandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto theinstructionsinthistopic.
Toinstallamemorymodule,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaat, clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage63.
4.Removethecoolingshroud.See“Removingandreinstallingthecoolingshroud”onpage67.
5.Locatethememoryslotsonthesystemboardandreadthememorymoduleinstallationrules.See “Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage69.
6.Removeanypartsordisconnectanycablesthatmightpreventyouraccesstothememoryslots.
7.Opentheretainingclipsoftheappropriatememoryslot.
Figure36.Openingtheretainingclipsofthememoryslots
8.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenewmemorymoduletoanyunpaintedsurfaceon theoutsideoftheserver.Then,takethenewmemorymoduleoutofthepackage.
Note:Carefullyhandlethememorymodulebyitsedges.
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9.Positionthenewmemorymoduleoverthememoryslot.Ensurethatthenotch1onthenewmemory moduleisalignedwiththekey2inthememoryslot.Then,pressthenewmemorymodulestraightdown intothememoryslotuntiltheretainingclipscloseandthenewmemorymodulesnapsintoposition.
Note:Ifthereisagapbetweenthememorymoduleandtheretainingclips,thememorymodulehas notbeeninstalledcorrectly.Opentheretainingclips,removethememorymodule,andthenreinstallit intothememoryslotuntiltheretainingclipsarecompletelyclosed.
Figure37.Installingamemorymodule
10.Reinstallanypartsorreconnectanycablesthatyouhaveremoved.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage132
.
Removingamemorymodule
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”
onpageiii
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveamemorymodule.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother computerforreference.
Note:Tooptimizesystemperformance,ensurethatyouconsiderandfollowthememorymoduleinstallation ruleswhenperformingtheoperation.See“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage69.
Toremoveamemorymodule,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaat,
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage63.
4.Removethecoolingshroud.See“Removingandreinstallingthecoolingshroud”onpage67.
5.Locatethememoryslotsonthesystemboardandreadthememorymoduleinstallationrules.See
and“Guidelines”onpage61.
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.
“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage69
.
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6.Removeanypartsordisconnectanycablesthatmightpreventyouraccesstothememoryslots.
7.Locatethememorymodulethatyouwanttoremoveandopentheretainingclipsonbothendsofthe memoryslot.Then,graspthememorymodulebyitsedgesandcarefullypullitstraightuptoremoveit fromthememoryslot.
Figure38.Removingamemorymodule
8.Reinstallanypartsorreconnectanycablesthatyouhaveremoved.
9.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldmemorymodule,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseany packagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage132.

InstallingorremovingtheEthernetcard

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorremovetheEthernetcard.Ifyouareinstallingor removinganyothertypesofsupportedPCIExpresscards,theprocedureissimilar.
Note:TheEthernetcardisextremelysensitivetoESD.Ensurethatyoureadandunderstand“Handling static-sensitivedevices”onpage62
InstallingtheEthernetcard
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”
onpageiii
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheEthernetcard.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother computerforreference.
Notes:
•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeEthernetcardandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto theinstructionsinthistopic.
•Dependingonthespecictype,theEthernetcardmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
and“Guidelines”onpage61.
rstandcarefullyperformtheoperation.
ToinstalltheEthernetcard,dothefollowing:
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1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaat, clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage63.
4.Removetherisercardassembly1andlayitupsidedownonaat,clean,andstatic-protectivesurface. See“Replacingtherisercardassembly1”onpage128.
Note:UsuallyanEthernetcardisinstalledontherisercardassembly1andalsocanbeinstalledin anyPCIExpresscardslotthatsupportsit.See“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage20toidentifythe PCIExpresscardslotsofyourserver.
5.LocatethePCIExpresscardslotforinstallingtheEthernetcardandthenremovethePCIExpresscard slotbracketfromtherisercardassembly1.StorethePCIExpresscardslotbracketintheeventthat youlaterremovetheEthernetcardandneedthebrackettocovertheplace.
Figure39.RemovingaPCIExpresscardslotbracket
6.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheEthernetcardtoanyunpaintedsurfaceonthe outsideoftheserver.Then,taketheEthernetcardoutofthepackage.
Note:CarefullyhandletheEthernetcardbyitsedges.
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7.PositiontheEthernetcardnearthePCIExpresscardslotandalignthetaboftheEthernetcardwith theholeintherisercardassembly1.Then,presstheEthernetcardstraightintotheslotuntilitis securelyseatedintheslot.
Figure40.InstallingtheEthernetcard
8.DependingonthetypeoftheEthernetcard,youmightneedtoconnectanyrequiredcables.Referto thedocumentationthatcomeswiththeEthernetcardforspecicinformation.
9.Reinstalltherisercardassembly1.See“Replacingtherisercardassembly1”onpage128.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage132
.Then,continuewith
thefollowingproceduretoinstalltheEthernetcarddriverifrequired.
ToinstalltherequireddevicedriverfortheEthernetcard,dooneofthefollowing:
Note:YoudonotneedtousethedriverdiscthatmightcomewiththeEthernetcard.
•IfyouareusingaWindowsoperatingsystem,runtheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDthatcomeswith yourserverandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentodownloadandinstalltherequiredEthernet carddrivertotheserver.Formoreinformation,see“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramona Windowsoperatingsystem”onpage55.
•IfyouareusingaLinuxoperatingsystem,runtheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDthatcomeswithyour serveronacomputerwithaWindowsoperatingsystemanddownloadtherequiredEthernetcarddriver toaremovablestoragedevice.Then,transfertheEthernetcarddriverfromtheremovablestoragedevice toyourserverandrunthedriverletoinstallthedriver.
Themostup-to-datedevicedriversforvariousservermodelsarealwaysavailablefordownloadonthe LenovoSupportWebsiteat: http://www.lenovo.com/drivers
RemovingtheEthernetcard
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”
onpageiii
and“Guidelines”onpage61.
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremovetheEthernetcard.
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Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother computerforreference.
Notes:
•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeEthernetcardandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto theinstructionsinthistopic.
•Dependingonthespecictype,theEthernetcardmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationinthistopic.
ToremovetheEthernetcard,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaat, clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage63.
4.Removetherisercardassembly1andlayitupsidedownonaat,clean,andstatic-protectivesurface. See“Replacingtherisercardassembly1”onpage128.
Note:UsuallyanEthernetcardisinstalledontherisercardassembly1andalsocanbeinstalledin anyPCIExpresscardslotthatsupportsit.See“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage20
toidentifythe
PCIExpresscardslotsofyourserver.
5.LocatetheEthernetcardontherisercardassembly1.Then,grasptheEthernetcardbyitsedgesand carefullypullitoutoftherisercardassembly1.
Note:TheEthernetcardmightttightlyintotheEthernetcardslot.Ifnecessary,alternatemovingeach sideoftheEthernetcardasmallandequalamountuntilitiscompletelyremovedfromtheslot.
Figure41.RemovingtheEthernetcard
6.InstallanewEthernetcardtoreplacetheoldoneorinstallaPCIExpresscardslotbrackettocoverthe place.See“InstallingtheEthernetcard”onpage76.
7.Reinstalltherisercardassembly1.See“Replacingtherisercardassembly1”onpage128.
8.IfyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldEthernetcard,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseany packagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
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•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage132.

ReplacingtheRAIDcard

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”
onpageiii
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacetheRAIDcard.
YourservercomeswitharequiredRAIDcardtoprovideadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDfunctionsto theserver.Formoreinformation,see“RAIDcard”onpage25and“ConguringRAID”onpage56.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother computerforreference.
Notes:
•TheRAIDcardisextremelysensitivetoESD.Ensurethatyoureadandunderstand“Handling static-sensitivedevices”onpage62rstandcarefullyperformtheoperation.
•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeRAIDcardandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto theinstructionsinthistopic.
•Dependingonthespecictype,theRAIDcardmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationinthistopic.
•EnsurethatyoubackupyourdatabeforereplacingtheRAIDcardbecauseyoumightneedtorecongure RAIDandreinstalltheoperatingsystemafterreplacingtheRAIDcard.
and“Guidelines”onpage61.
ToreplacetheRAIDcard,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaat, clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage63.
4.Removethecoolingshroud.See“Removingandreinstallingthecoolingshroud”onpage67.
5.Removetherisercardassembly2andlayitupsidedownonaat,clean,andstatic-protectivesurface. Theprocedureissimilartothatoftherisercardassembly1.See“Replacingtherisercardassembly 1”onpage128.
6.LocatetheRAIDcard,whichisinstalledinthePCIExpresscardslotontherisercardassembly2.
7.Notedownthecableconnections.Then,disconnectallcablesfromtheRAIDcardandanyother relatedparts.
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8.GrasptheRAIDcardbyitsedgesandgentlyslidetheRAIDcardoutoftheRAIDcardretentionbracket andtherisercardassembly2.
Note:TheRAIDcardmightttightlyintothePCIExpresscardslot.Ifnecessary,alternatemovingeach sideoftheRAIDcardasmallandequalamountuntilitiscompletelyremovedfromtheslot.
Figure42.RemovingtheRAIDcard
9.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheRAIDcardtoanyunpaintedsurfaceontheoutside oftheserver.Then,taketheRAIDcardandthelow-prolebracketoutofthepackage.
Note:CarefullyhandletheRAIDcardbyitsedges.
10.RemovethetwoscrewsfromtheRAIDcardandthenremovethefull-heightbracketfromtheRAIDcard.
Figure43.Removingthefull-heightbracketfromtheRAIDcard
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11.Alignthetwoscrewholesinthelow-prolebracketwiththecorrespondingscrewholesintheRAIDcard andtheninstallthescrewstosecurethebracket.
Figure44.Installingthelow-prolebrackettotheRAIDcard
12.PositiontheRAIDcardnearthePCIExpresscardslot.EnsurethattheleftedgeoftheRAIDcardis insertedintothenotchoftheRAIDcardretentionbracket1.Then,carefullypresstheRAIDcard straightintotheslotuntilitissecurelyseatedandthelow-prolebracketalsoissecuredbytheriser cardassembly2.
Figure45.InstallingtheRAIDcard
13.ConnectsignalcablestotheconnectorsonthenewRAIDcardandtheconnectorsonthehot-swaphard diskdrivebackplane.Seeyournoteand“Mini-SAStomini-SASsignalcableconnections”onpage30.
14.Reinstalltherisercardassembly2.Theprocedureissimilartothatoftherisercardassembly1.See “Replacingtherisercardassembly1”onpage128.
15.IfyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldRAIDcard,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseanypackaging materialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletethereplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage132
.Then,congure
RAIDforyourserver.See“ConguringRAID”onpage56.
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InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID500UpgradeKeyfor AdvancedRAID
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorremovetheThinkServerRAID500UpgradeKeyfor AdvancedRAID(hereinafterreferredtoastheTR500Key).
TheTR500KeyexpandsthecapabilityoftheinstalledThinkServerRAID500AdapterbyactivatingRAID5 andRAID50levelsforadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAID.YoucanpurchaseaTR500KeyfromLenovo.
InstallingtheTR500Key
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”
onpageiii
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheTR500KeyontheThinkServerRAID500Adapterandit appliesonlytoservermodelsthathaveaThinkServerRAID500Adapterinstalled.
Attention:BackupyourdatabeforeyoubeginifyouwanttorecongureRAIDandreinstalltheoperating systemafterinstallingtheTR500Key.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother computerforreference.
Note:UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeTR500Keyandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto theinstructionsinthistopic.
and“Guidelines”onpage61.
ToinstalltheTR500Key,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaat, clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage63.
4.Removethecoolingshroud.See“Removingandreinstallingthecoolingshroud”onpage67.
5.LocatetheThinkServerRAID500Adapter,whichisinstalledinthePCIExpresscardslotontheriser cardassembly2.Then,disconnectanycablesfromtheThinkServerRAID500Adapter.
6.Removetherisercardassembly2.Theprocedureissimilartothatoftherisercardassembly1.See “Replacingtherisercardassembly1”onpage128.
7.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheTR500Keytoanyunpaintedsurfaceonthe outsideoftheserver.Then,taketheTR500Keyoutofthepackage.
Note:CarefullyhandletheTR500Keybyitsedges.
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8.LocatetheTR500KeyconnectorontheThinkServerRAID500AdapterandtheninserttheTR500Key intotheconnector.YoumightneedtoremovetheThinkServerRAID500Adapterrst,installtheTR500 KeyontheThinkServerRAID500Adapter,andthenreinstalltheThinkServerRAID500Adapter.See “ReplacingtheRAIDcard”onpage80
.
Note:EnsurethattheTR500KeyissecurelyseatedontheThinkServerRAID500Adapter.
Figure46.InstallingtheTR500Key
9.ReconnectcablestotheThinkServerRAID500Adapter.See“Mini-SAStomini-SASsignalcable connections”onpage30.
10.Reinstalltherisercardassembly2.Theprocedureissimilartothatoftherisercardassembly1.See “Replacingtherisercardassembly1”onpage128.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage132.Then,thehardware RAID5andRAID50levelsareavailableforyourserverifyourserverhastherequirednumberofharddisk drivesinstalled.RefertotheMegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuideonthedocumentationDVDthatcomes withyourserverforinformationabouthowtocongurethehardwareRAID.
RemovingtheTR500Key
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage61.
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremovetheTR500KeyfromtheThinkServerRAID500Adapter anditappliesonlytoservermodelsthathaveaThinkServerRAID500AdapterwiththeTR500Key optioninstalled.
Attention:BackupyourdatabeforeyoubeginifyouneedtorecongureRAIDandreinstalltheoperating systemafterremovingtheTR500Key.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother computerforreference.
Notes:
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•IfyouremovetheTR500KeyfromtheThinkServerRAID500Adapter,thehardwareRAID5andRAID50 levelswillbedisabled.
•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeTR500Keyandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto theinstructionsinthistopic.
ToremovetheTR500Key,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaat, clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage63.
4.Removethecoolingshroud.See“Removingandreinstallingthecoolingshroud”onpage67.
5.LocatetheThinkServerRAID500Adapter,whichisinstalledinthePCIExpresscardslotontheriser cardassembly2.Then,disconnectallcablesfromtheThinkServerRAID500Adapter.
6.Removetherisercardassembly2.Theprocedureissimilartothatoftherisercardassembly1.See “Replacingtherisercardassembly1”onpage128.
7.LocatetheTR500KeyontheThinkServerRAID500AdapterandthenremoveitfromtheThinkServer RAID500Adapter.YoumightneedtoremovetheThinkServerRAID500Adapterrst,removetheTR 500KeyfromtheThinkServerRAID500Adapter,andthenreinstalltheThinkServerRAID500Adapter. See“ReplacingtheRAIDcard”onpage80
.
Note:CarefullyhandletheTR500Keybyitsedges.
Figure47.RemovingtheTR500Key
8.ReconnectcablestotheThinkServerRAID500Adapter.See“Mini-SAStomini-SASsignalcable connections”onpage30.
9.Reinstalltherisercardassembly2.Theprocedureissimilartothatoftherisercardassembly1.See “Replacingtherisercardassembly1”onpage128.
10.IfyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldTR500Key,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseany packagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
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•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage132.Asthe hardwareRAID5and50levelsarenotavailablewithouttheTR500Key,youmightneedtorecongure RAIDforyourserver.RefertotheMegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuideonthedocumentationDVDthat comeswithyourserverforinformationabouthowtocongurethehardwareRAID.

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID700Battery

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorremovetheThinkServerRAID700Battery(alsoknownas theThinkServer9260-8iBatteryandhereinafterreferredtoastheTR700Battery).
TheTR700BatteryprotectstheintegrityofthecacheddataontheThinkServerRAID700Adapterby providingbackuppowerupto72hoursinthecaseofacompleteacpowerfailureorabriefpoweroutage. Ithasbuilt-infunctionalitytoautomaticallychargethebatterypackandtocommunicatebatterystatus information(suchasvoltage,temperature,andcurrent)toyourserver.Italsoprovidesaninexpensive alternativetousinganuninterruptiblepowersupply,andasecondleveloffaulttolerancewhenusedin conjunctionwithanuninterruptiblepowersupply.
ThetemperatureoftheTR700Batteryisgenerally15-20°C(59-68°F)higherthantheambienttemperature duringfastcharge.Therefore,tocompletearechargecycle,theambienttemperatureshouldbelower than55°C(131°F).Iftheambienttemperatureexceeds55°C(131°F),therechargecyclewillterminate prematurely,thuspreventingtheTR700Batteryfromreachingafullychargedstate.Arechargecyclelasts atleastsixhoursundernormaloperatingconditions.
Attention:ItisrecommendedthatyoureplacetheTR700Batteryannuallyorafter500rechargingcycles, whichevercomesrst.
InstallingtheThinkServerRAID700Battery
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage61.
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheTR700BatteryontheThinkServerRAID700Adapter anditappliesonlytoservermodelsthathaveaThinkServerRAID700Adapterinstalled.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother computerforreference.
Note:UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeTR700Batteryandfollowthoseinstructionsinaddition totheinstructionsinthistopic.
ToinstalltheTR700Battery,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaat, clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage63.
4.Removethecoolingshroud.See“Removingandreinstallingthecoolingshroud”onpage67.
5.LocatetheThinkServerRAID700Adapter,whichisinstalledinthePCIExpresscardslotontheriser cardassembly2.Then,disconnectcablesfromtheThinkServerRAID700Adapter.
6.Removetherisercardassembly2.Theprocedureissimilartothatoftherisercardassembly1.See “Replacingtherisercardassembly1”onpage128.
7.RemovetheThinkServerRAID700Adapterfromtherisercardassembly2.See“ReplacingtheRAID card”onpage80.
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8.Withthefrontsideup,placetheThinkServerRAID700Adapteronaat,clean,andstatic-freesurface.
9.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheTR700Batterytoanyunpaintedsurfaceonthe outsideoftheserver.Then,taketheTR700Batteryoutofthepackage.
10.HoldtheTR700BatterywiththebatterysideupandtheJ1board-to-boardconnector1liningupwith theJ6B1BBUconnector2ontheThinkServerRAID700Adapter.CarefullyinstalltheTR700Battery ontotheThinkServerRAID700Adaptersothatthetwoconnectorsarermlyjoined.Then,installthe threescrewsthatcomewiththeTR700BatteryoptionkittosecuretheTR700Batteryinplace.
Figure48.InstallingtheTR700Battery
Note:WhenattachingtheTR700BatterytotheThinkServerRAID700Adapter,centerthescrewdriver toavoiddamagingthescrewheadanddonotover-tightenthescrewsasyoumightdamagethe TR700Battery.
11.ReinstalltheThinkServerRAID700Adaptertotherisercardassembly2.See“ReplacingtheRAID card”onpage80
.
12.ReconnectcablestotheThinkServerRAID700Adapter.See“Mini-SAStomini-SASsignalcable connections”onpage30.
13.Reinstalltherisercardassembly2.Theprocedureissimilartothatoftherisercardassembly1.See “Replacingtherisercardassembly1”onpage128.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage132.Then,congure RAIDforyourserver.See“ConguringRAID”onpage56.
RemovingtheThinkServerRAID700Battery
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”
onpageiii
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremovetheTR700BatteryfromtheThinkServerRAID700 AdapteranditappliesonlytoservermodelsthathaveaThinkServerRAID700AdapterwiththeTR700 Batteryinstalled.
and“Guidelines”onpage61.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother computerforreference.
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Notes:
•IfyouremovetheTR700Battery,youwilllosethebackuppowerfortheThinkServerRAID700Adapter.
•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeTR700Batteryandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto theinstructionsinthistopic.
ToremovetheTR700Battery,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaat, clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage63.
4.Removethecoolingshroud.See“Removingandreinstallingthecoolingshroud”onpage67.
5.LocatetheThinkServerRAID700Adapter,whichisinstalledinthePCIExpresscardslotontheriser cardassembly2.Then,disconnectallcablesfromtheThinkServerRAID700Adapter.
6.Removetherisercardassembly2.Theprocedureissimilartothatoftherisercardassembly1.See “Replacingtherisercardassembly1”onpage128.
7.RemovetheThinkServerRAID700Adapterfromtherisercardassembly2.See“ReplacingtheRAID card”onpage80.
8.Removethethreescrewsrst.Then,holdtheTR700BatteryandliftitupfromtheThinkServerRAID 700Adapter.
Note:Centerthescrewdriverwhenyouremovethescrewstoavoidpossibledamagetoanyparts.
Figure49.RemovingtheTR700Battery
9.ReinstalltheThinkServerRAID700Adaptertotherisercardassembly2.See“ReplacingtheRAID card”onpage80.
10.ReconnectcablestotheThinkServerRAID700Adapter.See“Mini-SAStomini-SASsignalcable connections”onpage30.
11.Reinstalltherisercardassembly2.Theprocedureissimilartothatoftherisercardassembly1.See “Replacingtherisercardassembly1”onpage128.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
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