Lenovo RD650 User Manual

ThinkServerRD650
UserGuideandHardwareMaintenance
Manual

MachineTypes:70D0,70D1,70D2,70D3,70D4,70D5,70DR,70DS,
70DT,and70DU

Note:Beforeusingtheinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•TheReadMeFirstthatcomeswithyourproduct

•“Safetyinformation”onpageiii

•AppendixA“Notices”onpage197

FirstEdition(September2014)

©CopyrightLenovo2014.

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

Contents

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

Productsthatarenotassessed.........x

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

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

Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1

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

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

Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...5

Chapter3.Productoverview......7

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

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

Specifications...............12

Software.................13

BIOSandTSMupdateutilities.......13

LenovoPartnerPackforMicrosoftSystem

CenterOperationsManagement......13

LenovoThinkServerDeploymentManager..14

LenovoThinkServerDiagnostics......15

LenovoThinkServerEnergyManager....15

LenovoThinkServerPowerPlanner.....15

LenovoThinkServerSystemManager....15

LenovoThinkServerSystemManager

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

Locations.................16

Machinetype,model,andserialnumber

label.................16

Frontviewoftheserver.........17

Frontpanel..............23

Rearviewoftheserver.........25

Servercomponents...........28

AnyRAIDadapter,RAIDcard,and

pass-throughboard...........31

Hot-swap-drivebackplane........36

Systemboardcomponents........43

Systemboardjumpers..........47

SystemfanfaultLEDs..........49

Hot-swap-drivestatusLEDs.......50

PowersupplystatusLEDs........51

Connectingcables...........51

Chapter4.Turningonandturningoff

theserver...............53

Turningontheserver............53

Turningofftheserver............53

Chapter5.Configuringtheserver..55

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........55

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....55

ViewinginformationintheSetupUtility

program...............55

SetupUtilityprograminterface......55

Settingthesystemdateandtime.....58

Usingpasswords............58

Selectingastartupdevice........59

ConfiguringtheTPMfunction.......60

SettinganEthernetconnectorforsystem

management.............60

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......60

UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS......61

ConfiguringRAID..............62

AboutRAID..............62

ConfiguringRAIDusingtheLenovo
ThinkServerDeploymentManagerprogram.64

ConfiguringtheadvancedSATAorSAS

hardwareRAID.............64

Updatingthefirmware............65

Chapter6.Replacinghardware....67

Guidelines................67

Precautions..............67

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....68

Systemreliabilityguidelines........68

Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.69

Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherack

cabinet..................69

Removingtheservercover..........69

Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware...71

Removingandreinstallingtherackhandles.71
Removingandreinstallingthecooling

shroud................72

Installingorreplacingasystemfan.....74

Removingandreinstallingthesystemfan

cage.................77

Installingorremovingamemorymodule...78

Replacingtherisercard.........85

InstallingorremovingaPCIExpresscard:
Ethernetcard,RAIDcard,andothersupported

typesofPCIExpresscards........90

ReplacingtheAnyRAIDadapterorthe

pass-throughboard...........101

Installingorremovingtheflashmodule...103
InstallingorremovingtheLenovoThinkServer

RAID110iupgradekey.........105

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InstallingorremovingtheLenovoThinkServer

RAID510iupgradekey.........107

Installingorremovingthesecuredigital

module................110

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerSystem

ManagerPremium...........112

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerTrusted

PlatformModule............114

InstallingorremovingtheAnyFabric

adapter................116

Installingorreplacingahot-swapredundant

powersupply.............119

Installingorreplacingaheatsink......121

Installingorreplacingthemicroprocessor..123
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID

SuperCapacitorModule.........132

Installingorreplacingahot-swapdrive...134
Installinga2.5-inchsolid-statedriveintoa

3.5-inch-drivebay...........138

Installingorremovingtherearbackplane/cage

assembly...............141

Replacingthehot-swap-drivebackplane..143

Replacingthefrontpanelboard......152

Installingorremovingtheintrusionswitch..156
Installingorreplacingtheopticaldrive...159

Installingorreplacingthetapedrive....166

Replacingthecoin-cellbattery......172

Forservicetechnicianonly:replacingthe

systemboard.............174

Forservicetechnicianonly:replacingthe

powerdistributionboard.........179

Completingthepartsreplacement.......183

Reinstallingtheservercoverandreconnecting

cables................183

Updatingtheserverconfiguration.....186

Chapter7.Troubleshootingand

diagnostics.............187

Troubleshootingprocedure..........187

ViewingthestatusanddiagnosticLEDs.....187

Viewingthesystemeventlog.........188

Basictroubleshootingtables.........188

LenovoThinkServerDeploymentManager

programproblems...........188

Opticaldriveproblems..........188

Storagedriveproblems.........189

Memorymoduleproblems........190

Keyboard,mouse,andUSBdevice

problems...............191

Chapter8.Gettinginformation,help,

andservice.............193

Informationresources............193

Usingthedocumentation.........193

ThinkServerWebsite..........193

LenovoSupportWebsite.........193

Helpandservice..............194

Beforeyoucall.............194

Callingforservice............194

Usingotherservices..........195

Purchasingadditionalservices......195

AppendixA.Notices.........197

Trademarks................198

Importantnotes..............198

PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice..198

Recyclinginformation............198

Batteryreturnprogram..........199

Requirementforbatteriescontaining

perchlorate..............199

RecyclinginformationforBrazil......200

Particulatecontamination..........200

ImportantWEEEinformation.........201

RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective

(RoHS)..................201

EuropeanUnionRoHS..........201

GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement...201

Exportclassificationnotice..........201

Electronicemissionnotices..........202

FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)

Statement...............202

Eurasiancompliancemark..........203

ENERGYSTARmodelinformation.......204

Index.................205

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Safetyinformation

Note:Beforeusingtheproduct,besuretoreadandunderstandthemultilingualsafetyinstructionsonthe

documentationDVDthatcomeswiththeproduct.

Antesdeusaroproduto,leiaeentendaasinstruçõesdesegurançamultilínguesnoDVDdedocumentação
queoacompanha.

Предидаизползватетозипродукт,задължителнопрочететеивникнетевмногоезичнитеинструкции
забезопасноствDVDдискасдокументация,койтосепредоставяспродукта.

PrijeupotrebeovogproizvodaobaveznopročitajtevišejezičnesigurnosneuputekojesenalazenaDVD-us
dokumentacijomkojidobivateuzproizvod.

PředpoužitímproduktujetřebasipřečístaporozumětbezpečnostnímpokynůmuvedenýmnadiskuDVDs
dokumentací,kterýjedodávánsproduktem.

Førdubrugerproduktet,skaldusørgeforatlæseogforstådesikkerhedsforskrifter,derfindespåflere
sprog,pådendokumentations-dvd,derfølgermedproduktet.

LuetuotteenmukanatoimitetullaDVD-tietolevylläolevatmonikielisetturvaohjeetennentämäntuotteen
käyttöä.

Avantd'utiliserleproduit,veillezàbienlireetcomprendrelesinstructionsdesécuritémultilinguesfigurant
surleDVDdedocumentationfourniavecleproduit.

Πρινχρησιμοποιήσετετοπροϊόν,βεβαιωθείτεότιέχετεδιαβάσεικαικατανοήσειτιςοδηγίεςασφάλειας,οι
οποίεςείναιδιαθέσιμεςσεδιάφορεςγλώσσεςστοDVDτεκμηρίωσηςπουσυνοδεύειτοπροϊόν.

VorVerwendungdesProduktssolltenSieunbedingtdiemehrsprachigenSicherheitsanweisungenaufder
Dokumentations-DVDlesen,dieimLieferumfangdesProduktsenthaltenist.

AtermékhasználataelőttmindenképpenolvassaelésértelmezzeatermékhezkapottdokumentációsDVD
lemezentalálható,többnyelvenelolvashatóbiztonságielőírásokat.

Primadiutilizzareilprodotto,accertarsidileggereecomprendereleinformazionisullasicurezzamultilingue
disponibilisulDVDdidocumentazionefornitoconilprodotto.

製品をご使用になる前に、製品に付属のDocumentationDVDに収録されているマルチリンガルの「安
全に正しくご使用いただくために」を読んで理解してください。

제품을사용하기전에제품과함께제공되는문서DVD의다국어안전지침을주의깊게읽어보십시오.

Voordatuhetproductgebruikt,moetuervoorzorgendatudemeertaligeveiligheidsinstructiesopde
documentatie-dvdvanhetproducthebtgelezenenbegrijpt.

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Przedskorzystaniemzproduktunależyzapoznaćsięzwielojęzycznymiinstrukcjamibezpieczeństwa
znajdującymisięnapłycieDVDzdokumentacjądostarczonąwrazzproduktem.

Antesdeutilizaroproduto,leiaatentamenteasinstruçõesdesegurançamultilinguesqueconstamno
DVDdedocumentaçãofornecidocomoproduto.

Înaintedeautilizaprodusul,asiguraţi-văcăaţicititşiînţelesinstrucţiuniledesiguranţăînmaimultelimbide
peDVD-ulcudocumentaţiecareînsoţeşteprodusul.

Førdubrukerproduktet,måduleseogforstådenflerspråkligesikkerhetsinformasjonenpåDVDenmed
dokumentasjonsomfølgermedproduktet.

Преждечемиспользоватьэтотпродукт ,внимательноознакомьтесьсинструкциямипотехнике
безопасностинаразныхязыках,которыеможнонайтинаDVD-дискесдокументациейвкомплектес
продуктом.

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

Prenegotoupotrebiteproizvodobaveznopaljivoproitajteiprouiteviejezikouputstvozabezbednostna
dokumentacionomDVD-ukojistedobiliuzproizvod.

PredpouvanmproduktusipretajteviacjazynbezpenostnpokynynadiskuDVDsdokumentcioudodanoms
produktom.

Predenzačneteuporabljatiizdelek,jepomembno,daprebereteinrazumetevečjezičnavarnostnanavodila
naDVD-juzdokumentacijo,kistegaprejeliskupajzizdelkom.

Antesdeutilizarelproducto,asegúresedeleerycomprenderlasinstruccionesdeseguridadmultilingüesdel
DVDdedocumentaciónqueseproporcionaconelproducto.

Varnogamedattläsasäkerhetsinstruktionernapådokumentations-DVD-skivansomföljermedprodukten
innandubörjaranvändaprodukten.

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

Buürünükullanmadanönce,ürünlebirliktegönderilenbelgeDVD'siüzerindekiçokdiliçerengüvenlik
yönergeleriniokuyupanladýðýnýzdaneminolun.

Передвикористаннямцьогопродуктууважноознайомтесязінструкціямизтехнікибезпекинарізних
мовах,щоможназнайтинаDVD-дискуздокументацієювкомплектізпродуктом.

Important:Fortranslatedversionsofthecautionordangerstatement,refertotheSafety,Warranty,and
SupportInformationdocument.

Ensurethatyoureadandunderstandallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentbeforeyouperform
theprocedures.Readandunderstandanyadditionalsafetyinformationthatisincludedwiththeserveror
optionaldevicebeforeyouinstall,remove,orreplacethedevice.

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Statement1

DANGER

Electricalcurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.

Toavoidashockhazard:

•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orreconfigurationofthis

productduringanelectricalstorm.

•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.

•Ensurethatallpowercordconnectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.

•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.

•Whenpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.

•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceoffire,water,orstructuraldamage.

•Disconnecttheattachedpowercords,telecommunicationssystems,networks,andmodemsbeforeyou

openthedevicecovers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationandconfigurationprocedures.

•Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingtablewheninstalling,moving,oropening

coversonthisproductorattacheddevices.

Toconnect:Todisconnect:

1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,attachallcablestodevices.

3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.

4.Attachpowercordstooutlets.

5.TurndevicesON.

1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlets.

3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.

4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.

Statement2

DANGER

Dangerofexplosionifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.

Whenreplacingthelithiumcoincellbattery,useonlythesameoranequivalenttypethatis
recommendedbythemanufacturer .Thebatterycontainslithiumandcanexplodeifnotproperly
used,handled,ordisposedof.

Donot:

•Throworimmerseintowater

•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)

•Repairordisassemble

Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.

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Statement3

CAUTION:
Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,DVDdrives,fiberopticdevices,ortransmitters)are
installed,notethefollowing:

•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto
hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.

•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespecifiedherein
mightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.

DANGER

SomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3Blaserdiode.Notethefollowing:

Laserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeam,donotviewdirectlywithoptical
instruments,andavoiddirectexposuretothebeam.

Statement4

≥18kg(39.7lb)≥32kg(70.5lb)≥55kg(121.2lb)
<32kg(70.5lb)<55kg(121.2lb)<100kg(220.5lb)

CAUTION:
Usesafepracticeswhenlifting.

Statement5

CAUTION:
Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerswitchonthepowersupplydonotturnoff
theelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanonepower
cord.T oremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected
fromthepowersource.

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Statement6

CAUTION:
Ifyouinstallastrain-reliefbracketoptionovertheendofthepowercordthatisconnectedtothe
device,youmustconnecttheotherendofthepowercordtoapowersourcethatiseasilyaccessible
incaseitneedstobedisconnected.

Statement7

CAUTION:
Ifthedevicehasdoors,ensurethatyouremoveorsecurethedoorsbeforemovingorliftingthe
devicetoprotectagainstpersonalinjury.Thedoorswillnotsupporttheweightofthedevice.

Statement8

CAUTION:
Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.

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

Statement9

CAUTION:
Disconnectthehot-swapfancablesbeforeremovingthefanfromthedevicetoprotectagainst
personalinjury.

Statement10

CAUTION:
Thefollowinglabelindicatesasharp-edgehazard.

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Statement11

CAUTION:
Thefollowinglabelindicatesapotentialheathazard.

Statement12

DANGER

Overloadingabranchcircuitisapotentialfirehazardandashockhazardundercertainconditions.To
avoidthesehazards,ensurethatyoursystemelectricalrequirementsdonotexceedbranchcurrentratings
attheinstallationsite.

Statement13

CAUTION:
Ensurethattherackissecuredproperlytoavoidtippingwhentheserverunitisextendedontherails.

Statement14

CAUTION:
SomeaccessoryoroptionboardoutputsexceedClass2orlimitedpowersourcelimits.You
mustinstalltheappropriateinterconnectingcablinginaccordancewithyourlocalelectricalcode
requirements.

Statement15

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

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Statement16

CAUTION:
Toreducetheriskofelectricshockorenergyhazards:

•Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledbytrainedservicepersonnelinarestricted-accesslocation,as
definedbyyourlocalelectricalcodeandthelatesteditionofIEC60950.

•Connecttheequipmenttoareliablyearthedsafetyextralowvoltage(SELV)source.AnSELV
sourceisasecondarycircuitthatisdesignedsothatnormalandsinglefaultconditionsdonot
causethevoltagestoexceedasafelevel(60Vdirectcurrent).

•Thebranchcircuitovercurrentprotectionmustberatedinaccordancewithlocalelectricalcode
requirements.

•Use1.3mm

2

or16AmericanWireGauge(AWG)copperconductoronly,notexceeding3meters

inlength.

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

•Provideareadilyavailable,approvedandrateddisconnectdeviceinthefieldwiring.

Statement17

CAUTION:
ThisproductcontainsaClass1Mlaser.Donotviewdirectlywithopticalinstruments.

Statement18

CAUTION:
Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mountedproducts.

Statement19

CAUTION:
Hazardousmovingparts.Keepfingersandotherbodypartsaway.

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Statement20

CAUTION:
Alithiumionbatteryisprovided.T oavoidpossibleexplosion,donotburnthebattery.Replacethe
batteryonlywiththeLenovo-approvedpart.Recycleordiscardthebatteryasinstructedbylocal
regulations.

Productsthatarenotassessed

Typicalproductsthatarenotassessedincludebutnotlimitedtothefollowing:

•ServerandIT-rackcomponents(forexample,uninterruptiblepowersuppliesandcurrentdistribution
systems)

•DevicesinITrooms(forexample,bulkstorageunitsandnetworkproducts)

•Industriallow-voltageswitchgear

Safetyinspectionguide

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

Ifanyunsafeconditionsarepresent,youmustdeterminehowserioustheapparenthazardcouldbeand
whetheryoucancontinuewithoutfirstcorrectingtheproblem.

Considertheseconditionsandthesafetyhazardstheypresent:

•Electricalhazards,especiallyprimarypower(primaryvoltageontheframecancauseseriousorfatal
electricalshock)

•Explosivehazards,suchasadamagedCathodeRayTube(CRT)monitororabulgingcapacitor

•Mechanicalhazards,suchaslooseormissinghardware

Todeterminewhetherthereareanypotentiallyunsafeconditions,usethefollowingchecklistatthebeginning
ofeveryservicetask.Beginthecheckswiththepoweroff,andthepowercordsdisconnected.

Checklist:

1.Checkexteriorcoversfordamage(loose,broken,orsharpedges).

2.Powerofftheserver.Disconnectthepowercords.

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

continuityfor0.1ohmorlessbetweentheexternalgroundpinandtheframeground.

b.Thepowercordshouldbetheauthorizedtypespecifiedforyourserver.Goto:

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

c.Insulationmustnotbefrayedorworn.

4.Checkforcrackedorbulgingbatteries.

5.Removethecover.

6.Checkforanyobviousnon-ThinkServeralterations.Usegoodjudgmentastothesafetyofany
non-ThinkServeralterations.

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

8.Checkforworn,frayed,orpinchedcables.

9.Checkthatthepower-supplycoverfasteners(screwsorrivets)havenotbeenremovedortamperedwith.

Groundingrequirements

Electricalgroundingoftheserverisrequiredforoperatorsafetyandcorrectsystemfunction.Proper
groundingoftheelectricaloutletcanbeverifiedbyacertifiedelectrician.

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Chapter1.Generalinformation

Thischapterprovidessomegeneralinformationaboutyourproduct.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Introduction”onpage1

•“Serverdocumentation”onpage2

Introduction

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

YourservercomeswithadocumentationDVDthatcontainsvariousserverdocumentstohelpyouuseand
maintaintheserver.Meanwhile,yourservercomeswiththeLenovoThinkServerDeploymentManager
programthatprovidesaconvenientsolutionforconfiguringtheserverandinstallinganoperatingsystem.

TheLenovoLimitedWarranty(LLW)containsthewarrantytermsthatapplytotheproductyoupurchasedfrom
Lenovo.ReadtheLLWonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.Aprintablegenericversion
ofthelatestLLWalsoisavailableinmorethan30languagesathttp://www.lenovo.com/warranty/llw_02.If
youcannotobtaintheLLWthroughthedocumentationDVDorLenovoWebsite,contactyourlocalLenovo
officeorresellertoobtainaprintedversionoftheLLW,freeofcharge.

®

ThinkServer

®

productcontainsinformationabouttheserverfeatures,

Forwarrantyservice,consulttheworldwideLenovoSupporttelephonelist.Telephonenumbersaresubject
tochangewithoutnotice.Themostup-to-datetelephonelistforLenovoSupportisalwaysavailableonthe
Websiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/support/phone.Ifthetelephonenumberforyourcountryorregionisnot
listed,contactyourLenovoresellerorLenovomarketingrepresentative.

Toobtainthemostup-to-dateinformationabouttheserver,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver

LenovomaintainspagesontheWorldWideWeb,whereyoucangetthelatesttechnicalinformationand
downloaddocumentationordevicedriversandupdates.ToaccesstheLenovoSupportWebsite,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

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Recordinformationaboutyourserverinthefollowingtable.Y ouwillneedtheinformationifyoueverneed
tohaveyourserverserviced.

Forwheretofindtheproductinformationlabelonthechassis,see“Machinetype,model,andserialnumber
label”onpage16

.

Productname

Machinetypeandmodel(MT-M)

Serialnumber(S/N)

Dateofpurchase

______________________________________________

______________________________________________

______________________________________________

______________________________________________

YoucanregisteryourserverwithLenovobyfollowingtheinstructionsat:
http://www.lenovo.com/register

Whenyouregisteryourserver,informationisenteredintoadatabase,whichenablesLenovotocontact
youincaseofarecallorothersevereproblem.AfteryouregisteryourserverwithLenovo,youwillreceive
quickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp.Inaddition,somelocationsofferextendedprivilegesand
servicestoregisteredusers.

Serverdocumentation

Thistopicprovidesageneraldescriptionofeachdocumentforyourserverandinstructionsonhow
toobtainallthedocuments.

Printeddocuments

Thefollowingdocumentsareprintedoutandincludedinyourserverpackage.

•ReadMeFirst
Thisisamultilingualdocumentyoushouldreadfirst.Thisdocumentguidesyoutoreadthecomplete

warranty,support,andsafetyinformationonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserverbefore
usingtheproduct.Thisdocumentalsoprovidesinformationabouthowtofindthemostup-to-date
informationontheLenovoSupportWebsite.

•RackInstallationInstructions
Thisdocumentprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallyourserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusing

therailkitshippedwiththeserver.

Note:AprintedEnglishversionofthisdocumentisincludedinyourserverpackage.PDFversionsof
otherlanguagesareprovidedonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswiththeserver.

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DocumentationDVD

ThedocumentationDVD,whichcomeswithyourserver,containsvariousdocumentsforyourserverin
PortableDocumentFormat(PDF)andHyperTextMarkupLanguage(HTML).ThedocumentationDVDisnot
bootable.T oviewthedocumentsontheDVD,youwillneedacomputerwithaWebbrowserandtheAdobe
Readerprogram,whichisavailablefordownloadat:
http://www.adobe.com

TostartthedocumentationDVD,inserttheDVDintotheopticaldrive.TheDVDisAutoPlayenabledand
startsautomaticallyinmostMicrosoft

®

Linux

operatingsystem,openthelaunch.htmfilelocatedintherootdirectoryoftheDVD.

®

Windows

®

environments.IftheDVDfailstostartorifyouareusinga

Note:LenovomaintainspagesontheWorldWideWeb,whereyoucangetthelatesttechnicalinformation
anddownloaddocumentationordevicedriversandupdates.Someinformationinthedocumentsonthe
documentationDVDmightchangewithoutnoticeafterthefirstreleaseoftheDVD.Y oucanalwaysobtainall
themostup-to-datedocumentationforyourserverfromtheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

ThefollowingdocumentsareonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver:

•Safety,Warranty,andSupportInformation
Thisisamultilingualdocumentthatincludesallthesafetystatementsforyourproductinmorethan30

languages.Besuretoreadandunderstandallthesafetystatementsbeforeusingtheproduct.This
documentalsoincludestheLenovowarrantystatement,CustomerReplaceableUnits(CRUs)information,
andinformationabouthowtocontacttheLenovoCustomerSupportCenter.

•LenovoLicenseAgreement
ThisdocumentincludesthetermsandconditionsoftheLenovoLicenseAgreement.

•UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual
Thisdocumentprovidesdetailedinformationtohelpyougetfamiliarwithyourserverandhelpyouuse,

configure,andmaintainyourserver.

•RackInstallationInstructions
Thisdocumentprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallyourserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusing

therailkitshippedwiththeserver.

•ThinkServerSystemManagerUserGuide
Thisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutserverremotemanagement.ThisdocumentisinEnglishonly.

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

Note:Toobtainadvancedremotemanagementfunctions,installaThinkServerSystemManagerPremium
(TSMPremium)ontheTSMPremiumconnectoronthesystemboard.See“Installingorremovingthe
ThinkServerSystemManagerPremium”onpage112

.

•MegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuide
ThisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)andhowto

usetheutilityprogramstoconfigure,monitor,andmaintainyourserverRAIDandrelateddevices.This
documentisinEnglishonly.

•Otherdocuments
YoumightfindotherdocumentsfortheHostBusAdapter(HBA),Ethernetcard,orotheroptionalparts

onthedocumentationDVD.

Chapter1.Generalinformation3

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Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap

Thischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.

Theserversetupprocedurevariesdependingontheconfigurationoftheserverwhenitwasdelivered.In
somecases,theserverisfullyconfiguredandyoujustneedtoconnecttheservertothenetworkandanac
powersource,andthenyoucanturnontheserver.Inothercases,theserverneedstohavehardwaredevices
installed,requireshardwareandfirmwareconfiguration,andrequiresanoperatingsystemtobeinstalled.

Thegeneralprocedureforsettingupyourserveris:

1.Unpacktheserverpackage.See“Serverpackage”onpage7.

2.Installanyrequiredhardwareorserveroptions.SeetherelatedtopicsinChapter6“Replacing
hardware”onpage67.

3.Ifnecessary,installtheserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusingtherailkitshippedwiththeserver.
SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.

4.ConnecttheEthernetcablesandpowercordstotheserver.See“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage
25tolocatetheconnectors.

5.Turnontheservertoverifyoperation.See“Turningontheserver”onpage53.

6.ReviewtheBasicInputOutputSystem(BIOS)settingsandcustomizeasneeded.See“UsingtheSetup
Utilityprogram”onpage55.

7.ConfigureRAIDandinstalltheoperatingsystemanddevicedrivers.See“LenovoThinkServer
DeploymentManager”onpage14and“ConfiguringRAID”onpage62.

8.Installanyadditionaldriversrequiredforaddedfeatures.Refertotheinstructionsthatcomewith
thehardwareoption.

9.ConfigureEthernetsettingsintheoperatingsystembyreferringtotheoperatingsystemhelp.This
stepisnotrequirediftheoperatingsystemwasinstalledusingtheLenovoThinkServerDeployment
Managerprogram.

10.Checkforfirmwareupdates.See“Updatingthefirmware”onpage65.

11.Installmanagementapplicationsandanyotherapplications.Refertothedocumentationthatcomes
withtheapplicationsthatyouwanttoinstall.

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Chapter3.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouttheserverpackage,features,specifications,softwareprograms,
andcomponentlocations.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Serverpackage”onpage7

•“Features”onpage7

•“Specifications”onpage12

•“Software”onpage13

•“Locations”onpage16

Serverpackage

Theserverpackageincludesthefollowingitems:

•Server

•Railkit(availableonsomemodels)

•Cablemanagementarmorcablemanagementbar(availableonsomemodels)

•Slimopticaldrive(availableonsomemodels)

•Materialbox,includingitemssuchaspowercords,printeddocumentation,andadocumentationDVD

Features

Thistopicprovidesgeneralinformationabouttheserverfeaturesforavarietyofmodels.Dependingonyour
specificmodel,somefeaturesmightvaryorunavailable.Forinformationaboutyourspecificmodel,usethe
SetupUtilityprogram.See“ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage55
totheProductSpecificationsReferencedocumentforThinkServerproductsat:
http://www.lenovo.com/psref/

Microprocessor

OneortwoIntel

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

Memory

Yourserverhas24memoryslots.Formoreinformation,see“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage79.

®

®

Xeon

microprocessors(internalcachesizevariesbymodel)

.Youalsocanrefer

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Powersupply

•Oneortwo550-watthot-swapredundantpowersupplies(Universalinputandcompliantwith80PLUS
Platinum)

•Oneortwo750-watthot-swapredundantpowersupplies(Universalinputandcompliantwith80PLUS
Platinum)

•Oneortwo750-watthot-swapredundantpowersupplies(Highlineinputandcompliantwith80PLUS
Titanium)

•Oneortwo1100-watthot-swapredundantpowersupplies(Universalinputandcompliantwith80
PLUSPlatinum)

•Oneortwo1600-watthot-swapredundantpowersupplies(Highlineinputandcompliantwith80
PLUSPlatinum)

Note:Whenthe1600-wattpowersupplyworkswithlowlineinput,theoutputpowerchangesto1100
watt.

Systemfans

Yourserversupportsuptosixhot-swapsystemfans.Thisdesignhelpsyouavoidsignificantcooling
problemswhenasystemfanfails.Youcanreplaceasystemfanwithoutturningofftheserver.Tolocatethe
systemfans,see“Systemboardcomponents”onpage43

.

•Ifyourserverisinstalledwithonemicroprocessor,foursystemfans(fan1tofan4)areadequateto
providepropercooling.However,youmustkeepthelocationsforfan5andfan6occupiedbydummy
fanstoensureproperairflow.

•Ifyourserverisinstalledwithtwomicroprocessors,ensurethatallthesixsystemfansareinstalledto
avoidcoolingproblems.

Internaldrives

Internaldrivesaredevicesthatyourserverusestoreadandstoredata.Theinternaldrivessupported
byyourservervarybymodel.

•Internalstoragedrive
–Inthefront:

Yourserversupportsoneofthefollowingstoragedriveconfigurations:

DrivebaysizeDrivebayquantityDrivetype

Hot-swap,SA TAorSAS

3.5-inch12

2.5-inch24

2.5-inch/3.5-inch
mixed

6(2.5-inch)

9(3.5-inch)

3.5-inchharddiskdriveor2.5-inchsolid-state
drive

Hot-swap,SA TAorSAS

Harddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive
Hot-swap,SA TAorSAS

Harddiskdrive(3.5-inch)

Harddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive(2.5-inch)

Note:Y oucaninstalla2.5-inchsolid-statedriveintoa3.5-inch-drivebay.Formoreinformation,see
“Installinga2.5-inchsolid-statedriveintoa3.5-inch-drivebay”onpage138.

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–Intherear:

DrivebaysizeDrivebayquantityDrivetype

Hot-swap,SATA

2.5-inch2
Harddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive

Notes:

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

–Servermodelswithoutharddiskdrivesorsolid-statedrives
–Servermodelswithoutharddiskdrives,solid-statedrives,backplanes,AnyRAIDadapters,andrelated

cables

•Opticaldrive
–OneslimSATAopticaldriveinsomemodels

•Tapedrive
–Oneinternaltapedriveinsomemodels

Expansionslots

•Tworisercardassemblyslotsonthesystemboard

•ThreePCIExpress(PCIe)slotsonsystemboard

•ThreeortwoPCIeslotsontherisercard

•OneAnyFabricslotintherearoftheserver

Fordetailedinformation,see“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage25

.

Input/Output(I/O)features

•Ontherearpanel:
–OneDisplayPort®connector

–OneRJ-45Ethernetconnector
–Oneserialconnector
–TwoUSB3.0connectors

•Onthefrontpanel(availableonsomemodels):
–OneDisplayPortconnector

–TwoUSB2.0connectors

Notes:

•IfyourserverhastwoDisplayPortconnectors,theycannotbeenabledatthesametime.

•Ifyouuseavideographicsarray(VGA)monitor,itisrecommendedthatyoupurchaseacompatible
DisplayPorttoVGAadapterfromLenovo.

Tolocatetheconnectors,refertotherelatedtopicsin“Locations”onpage16

.

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Videosubsystem

AnintegratedgraphicscontrollerintheThinkServerSystemManagerPremium(TSMPremium),whichalsois
knownastheBaseboardManagementController(BMC)chip,onthesystemboardtosupportDisplayPort
connectorsforconnectingvideodevices

•Integratedgraphicscontroller:On-boardASPEEDAST2400

•16MBofvideomemorycache

Ethernetconnectivity

ThereisoneRJ-45Ethernetconnectorontherearpanelwith10megabitspersecond(Mbps),100Mbps,or
1000Mbpsnetworkconnectivity.TheEthernetconnectorisforsystemmanagement.

YoucaninstallanEthernetcardoranAnyFabricadaptertoenablemoreEthernetconnectors.However,you
mustinstalladevicedrivertoenabletheoperatingsystemtorecognizetheEthernetconnectors.Thedevice
driversareavailablefordownloadat:
http://www.lenovo.com/drivers

Formoreinformation,see“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage25

.

Reliability,availability,andserviceability

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

YourserverhasthefollowingRASfeatures:

•Securityfeatures
–Administratorpasswordanduserpasswordtohelpprotectunauthorizedaccesstotheserver(see

“Usingpasswords”onpage58)

–ThinkServerT rustedPlatformModule(TPM),whichisasecuritychip,tohelpenhanceserversecurity

Note:TheTPMisavailableonlyinsomemodels.
–Remotemonitoringorcontrolbyanadministratortoprovideprotectionorhelp
–Hot-swapredundantpowersuppliestohelpavoidsignificantinterruptiontotheoperationofthe

systemwhenapowersupplyfails
–Sixhot-swapsystemfanswithredundancytohelpyoutoavoidsignificantcoolingproblemswhena

systemfanfails
–Anintrusionswitchthatinformsyouthattheservercoverisnotproperlyinstalledorclosedbycreating

aneventinthesystemeventlog(SEL)

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

–BIOSSetupUtilityprogram

TheBIOSSetupUtilityprogramhelpsyouviewtheserverinformationandconfiguretheserverinthe
pre-operatingsystemenvironment.See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage55

–TSM(alsoknownasBMC)andIntelligentPlatformManagementInterface(IPMI)2.0

ThesystemboardplatformmanagementsubsystemisbasedontheintegratedTSMfeatures.The
TSMisamanagementchipthatisintegratedonthesystemboardofyourserver.WiththeTSM,no
matterwhatconditiontheserveroperatingsystemisinandnomatteriftheserverisonoroff,aslong

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.

astheserverisconnectedtonetworkandanacpowersource,theinteractionwiththeTSM-controlled
serverscanbeachievedthroughsystemnetwork.Theusercanobtaintheserverhardwarehealth
informationandsystemeventlog(SEL),andisabletoconducttheoperationsincludingturningonor
offtheserver,restartingtheserver,andsoon.Thispartofservermanagementisindependentofthe
operatingsystemandiscalledout-of-bandmanagement.

ThesystemboardplatformmanagementsubsystemconsistsoftheintegratedTSM,communication
buses,sensors,theBIOS,andservermanagementfirmware.Itisresponsibleforerrorreporting,
systempowercontrol,thermalmonitoring,systemfancontrol,andothermanagementfeatures.The
TSMprovidessystemmanagementandmonitoringfeaturesbasedontheIPMI2.0specification.IPMI
helpslowertheoverallcostsofservermanagement.YoucanfindmoreinformationaboutIPMI2.0
fromtheWebsiteofIntel.TheTSMalsosupportssomenon-IPMIfeatures,suchastheDynamicHost
ConfigurationProtocol(DHCP)andthePlatformEnvironmentControlInterface(PECI),toprovide
moresystemmanagementfunctions.

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

–Hot-swapfeature

Yourserversupportshot-swapstoragedrives(includingharddiskdrivesandsolid-statedrives),
hot-swapsystemfans,andhot-swapredundantpowersupplies.Withthehot-swapfeature,youcan
install,remove,orreplaceahot-swapdevicewithoutturningofftheserver.

–PrebootExecutionEnvironment(PXE)

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

–RedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)

YourserversupportsadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDifyourserverhasarequiredAnyRAID
adapterinstalled.Fordetailedinformation,see“ConfiguringRAID”onpage62

.

–Statuslight-emittingdiodes(LEDs)anddiagnosticLEDs

FormoreinformationabouttheLEDsforyourserver,refertotherelatedtopicsin“Locations”on
page16.

–Softwareprograms

Formoreinformationaboutthesoftwareprograms,see“Software”onpage13.

–WakeonLAN

WhentheWakeonLANfeatureisenabledonacomputerthatisconnectedtoaLAN,anetwork
administratorcanremotelyturnonorwakeupthecomputerfromamanagementconsoleusingremote
networkmanagementsoftware.Besides,manyotherfunctions,suchasdatatransferandsoftware
updates,canbeperformedremotelywithoutremoteattendanceandcanbedoneafternormalworking
hoursandonweekendstosavetimeandincreaseproductivity.

•Advancedsystemmanagementfeatures
TheadvancedsystemmanagementfeaturesareonlyavailablewhentheTSMdetectsthepresenceofa

TSMPremium.TheTSMPremiumisaremotemanagementmodule.YoucanpurchaseaTSMPremium
fromLenovoandinstallitonthesystemboardtoactivatetheadvancedsystemmanagementfeatures.

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

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Specifications

Thistopicliststhephysicalspecificationsforyourserver.

Dimensions

Widthwithoutrackhandles:447mm(17.6inches)
Widthwithrackhandles:482mm(18.98inches)
Depthwithoutrackhandlesandpowersupplyhandles:764mm(29.37inches)
Depthwithrackhandlesandpowersupplyhandles:782.9mm(30.82inches)
Height:87mm(3.43inches)

Weight

Theproductweightvariesdependingondifferentsystemconfigurations.

Rangeofproductweightwithoutpackage:16kg(35.27lb)to32kg(70.55lb)
Rangeofproductweightwithpackage:24.7kg(54.45lb)to40.7kg(89.73lb)

Environment

ThefollowingtableprovidesinformationabouttheASHRAEclassA2,classA3,andclassA4specifications.

Table1.ASHRAEclassA2,classA3,andclassA4specifications

Airtemperature
(operating)

Airtemperature
(storage)

Humidity(operating)

Humidity(storage)

Altitude

ASHRAEclassA2ASHRAEclassA3ASHRAEclassA4

10°Cto35°C(50°Fto95°F)5°Cto40°C(41°Fto104°F)5°Cto45°C(41°Fto113°F)

40°Cto60°C(-40°Fto
140°F)inoriginalshipping
package

8%to80%
(non-condensing)

8%to90%
(non-condensing)

0to3048m(0to10000ft)inanunpressurizedenvironment

Note:Whenthealtitudeexceeds900m(2953ft),thedefinedmaximumdry-bulb
temperatureforoperationbecomesadependentvariable.

A2:Thetemperaturevaluedecreasesby1°C(33.8°F)withevery300m(984ft)of
altitudeincrease.

A3:Thetemperaturevaluedecreasesby1°C(33.8°F)withevery175m(574ft)of
altitudeincrease.

A4:Thetemperaturevaluedecreasesby1°C(33.8°F)withevery125m(410ft)of
altitudeincrease.

40°Cto60°C(-40°Fto
140°F)inoriginalshipping
package

8%to85%
(non-condensing)

8%to90%
(non-condensing)

40°Cto60°C(-40°Fto
140°F)inoriginalshipping
package

8%to90%
(non-condensing)

8%to90%
(non-condensing)

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YourservercomplieswithASHRAEclassA2specifications.Dependingonthehardwareconfiguration,
someservermodelscomplywithASHRAEclassA3andclassA4specifications.TocomplywithASHRAE
classA3andclassA4specifications,theservermodelsmustmeetthefollowinghardwareconfiguration
requirementsatthesametime:

•Lenovo-qualifiedCPUexceptthefollowingtypes:
–135-wattCPU(4-core,6-core,or8-core)

–145-wattCPU(14-coreor18-core)

•Twopowersuppliesinstalledforredundancy

•Notthefull-length,full-heightPCIecardconfiguration(see“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage25

•TheLenovoThinkServerioMemorySX300PerformancePCIe2.0SSDbyFusionIOnotinstalled

Electricalinput

•Universalinput:
–Lowrange:

Minimum:100Vac
Maximum:127Vac
Inputfrequencyrange:50to60Hz

–Highrange:

Minimum:200Vac
Maximum:240Vac
Inputfrequencyrange:50to60Hz

)

Software

Thistopicprovidesinformationaboutthesoftwareprogramsthatyoucanusetosetup,use,andmaintain
theserver.

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

BIOSandTSMupdateutilities

TheBIOSandTSM(alsoknownasBMC)firmwarekeepsupdatingaftertheshipmentoftheserver.Lenovo
maintainspagesontheSupportWebsiteandprovidestheBIOSandTSMupdateutilitieswithinstructions
fordownloadtohelpyouupdatetheBIOSandTSMfirmwareifneeded.Formoreinformation,see“Updating
orrecoveringtheBIOS”onpage61

and“Updatingthefirmware”onpage65.

LenovoPartnerPackforMicrosoftSystemCenterOperations Management

TheLenovoPartnerPackforMicrosoftSystemCenterOperationsManagementprogramautomatically
detectsthemanagedserversofyourThinkServerserverandprovidesdetailedsysteminformationaboutthe
managedservers.Thesysteminformationincludescomponentinventory,componentstatus,andsensor
status.Theprogramalsoenablesuserstoperformmanagementtasks,suchasrestartingorturningoffyour
ThinkServerserver,launchingaremoteconsole,andaccessingtheTSMinterface.

Fordetailedinformationaboutusingtheprogram,refertothehelpsystemoftheprogram.

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LenovoThinkServerDeploymentManager

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

DeploymentManagerhasthefollowingfeatures:

•Easy-to-use,language-selectableinterface

•Integratedhelpsystem

•Automatichardwaredetection

•Selectablepartitionsizeandfilesystemtype

•Abilitytoinstalltheoperatingsystemanddevicedriversinanunattendedmodetosavetime

•AbilitytocreateareusableresponsefilethatcanbeusedwithsimilarlyconfiguredLenovoserversto
makefutureinstallationsevenfaster

•ContainsRAIDconfigurationutility

•Providesdevicedriversbasedontheservermodelanddetecteddevices

•SupportsBIOSsettingsconfiguration

•Supportsfirmwareandapplicationsupdate

TouseDeploymentManager,dothefollowing:

1.Launchtheprogramthroughoneofthefollowingmethods:

•Turnontheserver.PressF10assoonasyouseethelogoscreen.Then,waitforseveralseconds.
DeploymentManageropens.

•StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.SelectBootManager➙LaunchTDM.DeploymentManageropens.

2.Readandacceptthelicenseagreement.

3.Selectthelanguageinwhichyouwanttoviewtheprogram.Then,followtheinstructionsonthe
screentousetheprogram.

BeforeinstallingaWindowsoraLinuxoperatingsystemusingDeploymentManager,itisrecommended
thatyoudothefollowing:

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

2.LaunchDeploymentManagerandclickPlatformUpdateontheleftpane.

3.SelectApplicationandthenclickNext.

4.ClickBrowsetoselectthecorrespondingbundlefileandthenclickOK.Theversioninformationis
displayed.

5.ClickFlashtoapplythebundlefileandupdatethecurrentdevicedrivers.

Note:IfyouwanttoinstallaVMwarehypervisororanyothersupportedoperatingsystemusingDeployment
Manager,thedevicedriverbundlefileisnotneeded.

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

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LenovoThinkServerDiagnostics

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

•LenovoThinkserverDiagnosticsLinuxEdition

•LenovoThinkserverDiagnosticsStandaloneEdition

•LenovoThinkserverDiagnosticsWindowsEdition

FordetailedinformationaboutusingtheLenovoThinkServerDiagnosticsprogram,refertothehelpsystem
fortheprogram.

LenovoThinkServerEnergyManager

TheLenovoThinkServerEnergyManagerisatoolfordatacenterpowermanagement.Itmonitorsthepower
andtemperatureatthedevicelevelandthegrouplevel.Bymonitoringandanalyzingpowerandtemperature
information,EnergyManagerhelpsyoutoincreasepowerefficiencyandimprovebusinesscontinuity.

ForinformationaboutusingEnergyManager,refertothehelpsystemoftheprogram.

LenovoThinkServerPowerPlanner

TheLenovoThinkServerPowerPlannerprogramprovidesinformationaboutdatamaintenance,power
consumption,electriccurrentcalculations,andsoon.Theprogramhelpsyouconvenientlymanageservers
anddevicestoincreasethedeploymentefficiencysignificantly.

FordetailedinformationaboutusingtheLenovoThinkServerPowerPlannerprogram,refertothehelp
systemoftheprogram.

LenovoThinkServerSystemManager

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

TheTSMprovidesaone-to-oneweb-basedconsole.Theweb-basedconsoleisdevelopedinHTML5and
structuredinthewaythatmakesplatformmanagementintuitiveandefficient.TheTSMalsoprovidesa
securecommand-lineinterfaceforimprovedefficiencyandfunctionality.

FordetailedinformationaboutusingtheLenovoThinkServerSystemManagerprogram,refertothehelp
systemoftheprogram.

LenovoThinkServerSystemManagerPremium

LenovoThinkServerSystemManagerPremiumprovidesyouasolutionthatenablesyoutoreceiveallthe
benefitsandfeaturesprovidedbyboththeLenovoThinkServerSystemManagerprogramandtheLenovo
ThinkServerEnergyManagerprogram.ItalsoenablesyoutocontroltheserverremotelyusingLenovovirtual
keyboard,video,andmouse.

Fordetailedinformationaboutusingtheprogram,refertothehelpsystemoftheprogram.

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Locations

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocateyourservercomponents.

Machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabel

Thistopichelpsyoutolocatethelabelthatcontainsthemachinetype,model,andserialnumberinformation
foryourserver.

WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachinetype,model,andserialnumberinformationhelpssupport
technicianstoidentifyyourserverandprovidefasterservice.

Thefollowingillustrationsareexamplesofthemachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabelsonserver
modelswithdifferentdrivebayconfigurations.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

Figure1.Labelonservermodelswith3.5-inch-drivebays

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Figure2.Labelonservermodelswith2.5-inch-drivebays

Figure3.Labelonservermodelswith2.5-inch/3.5-inchmixeddrivebays

Frontviewoftheserver

Thefrontviewoftheservervariesbymodel.Theillustrationsinthistopicshowtheserverfrontviews
basedonthesupportedinternaldrives:

•“Frontviewofservermodelswith3.5-inchdrives”onpage18

•“Frontviewofservermodelswith2.5-inchdrives”onpage19

•“Frontviewofservermodelswithboth2.5-inchdrivesand3.5-inchdrives”onpage20

•“Frontviewofservermodelswithaslimopticaldrive”onpage21

•“Frontviewofservermodelswithaninternaltapedrive”onpage22

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Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

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11

Frontviewofservermodelswith3.5-inchdrives

Figure4.Frontviewofservermodelswith3.5-inchdrives

1Rackhandle(left)

33.5-inch-drivebays(0–11)4Rackhandle(right)

14Rackhandles

2Frontpanel

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

2Frontpanel

Forinformationaboutthecontrols,connectors,andstatusLEDsonthefrontpanel,see“Frontpanel”
onpage23.

33.5-inch-drivebays(0–11)

TheEMIintegrityandcoolingoftheserverareprotectedbyhavingalldrivebayscoveredoroccupied.
Thenumberoftheinstalleddrivesinyourservervariesbymodel.Thevacantdrivebaysareoccupied
bydummytrays.

Whenyouinstalldrives,followtheorderofthedrivebaynumbers.

Iftheserversupportsuptosixdrives,anEMI-protectivepanelcoversthebays6–11asawhole.

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Frontviewofservermodelswith2.5-inchdrives

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Figure5.Frontviewofservermodelswith2.5-inchdrives

1Rackhandle(left)
3Pull-outinformationcard

2Frontpanel

42.5-inch-drivebays(0–23)

5Rackhandle(right)

15Rackhandles

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

2Frontpanel

Forinformationaboutthecontrols,connectors,andstatusLEDsonthefrontpanel,see“Frontpanel”
onpage23

3Pull-outinformationcard

.

Themachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabeloftheserverisattachedonthepull-outinformationcard.
See“Machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabel”onpage16.

42.5-inch-drivebays(0–23)

TheEMIintegrityandcoolingoftheserverareprotectedbyhavingalldrivebayscoveredoroccupied.
Thenumberoftheinstalleddrivesinyourservervariesbymodel.Thevacantdrivebaysareoccupied
bydummytrays.

Whenyouinstalldrives,followtheorderofthedrivebaynumbers.

Dependingonyourservermodel,allorsomeofthedrive-baygroups,suchasbays0–7,bays8–15,and
bays16–23,mightbecoveredbyEMI-protectivepanelsasawhole.

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Frontviewofservermodelswithboth2.5-inchdrivesand3.5-inchdrives

0 1 2 3 4 5

1

2

3 4 5

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Figure6.Frontviewofservermodelswithboth2.5-inchdrivesand3.5-inchdrives

1Rackhandle(left)22.5-inch-drivebays(0–5)
3Frontpanel

53.5-inch-drivebays(6–14)6Rackhandle(right)

16Rackhandles

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

22.5-inch-drivebays(0–5)

4Pull-outinformationcard

53.5-inch-drivebays(6–14)

TheEMIintegrityandcoolingoftheserverareprotectedbyhavingalldrivebayscoveredoroccupied.
Thenumberoftheinstalleddrivesinyourservervariesbymodel.Thevacantdrivebaysareoccupied
bydummytrays.

Whenyouinstalldrives,followtheorderofthedrivebaynumbers.

3Frontpanel

Forinformationaboutthecontrols,connectors,andstatusLEDsonthefrontpanel,see“Frontpanel”
onpage23.

4Pull-outinformationcard

Themachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabeloftheserverisattachedonthepull-outinformationcard.
See“Machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabel”onpage16.

20ThinkServerRD650UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

Frontviewofservermodelswithaslimopticaldrive

6

2 3 4

1

5

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Figure7.Frontviewofservermodelswithaslimopticaldrive

1Rackhandle(left)
3Pull-outinformationcard

2Frontpanel

42.5-inch-drivebays(0–15)

5Slimopticaldrive(availableonsomemodels)6Rackhandle(right)

16Rackhandles

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

2Frontpanel

Forinformationaboutthecontrols,connectors,andstatusLEDsonthefrontpanel,see“Frontpanel”
onpage23

3Pull-outinformationcard

.

Themachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabeloftheserverisattachedonthepull-outinformationcard.
See“Machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabel”onpage16.

42.5-inch-drivebays(0–15)

TheEMIintegrityandcoolingoftheserverareprotectedbyhavingalldrivebayscoveredoroccupied.
Thenumberoftheinstalleddrivesinyourservervariesbymodel.Thevacantdrivebaysareoccupied
bydummytrays.

Whenyouinstalldrives,followtheorderofthedrivebaynumbers.

Iftheserversupportsuptoeightdrives,anEMI-protectivepanelcoversthebays8–15asawhole.

5Slimopticaldrive

SomeservermodelscomewithaslimSATAopticaldrive(DVD-RWorDVD-ROM).

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Frontviewofservermodelswithaninternaltapedrive

6

7

2 3 4

1

5

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Figure8.Frontviewofservermodelswithaninternaltapedrive

1Rackhandle(left)
3Pull-outinformationcard
5Slimopticaldrive(availableonsomemodels)6Rackhandle(right)

72.5-inch-drivebays(0–7)

16Rackhandles

2Frontpanel
4Internaltapedrive(availableonsomemodels)

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

2Frontpanel

Forinformationaboutthecontrols,connectors,andstatusLEDsonthefrontpanel,see“Frontpanel”
onpage23

3Pull-outinformationcard

.

Themachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabeloftheserverisattachedonthepull-outinformationcard.
See“Machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabel”onpage16

4Internaltapedrive

.

Someservermodelscomewithaninternaltapedrive.Theinternaltapedriveenablesyoutostoredataon
tapes.

5Slimopticaldrive

SomeservermodelscomewithaslimSATAopticaldrive(DVD-RWorDVD-ROM).

72.5-inch-drivebays(0–7)

TheEMIintegrityandcoolingoftheserverareprotectedbyhavingalldrivebayscoveredoroccupied.
Thenumberoftheinstalleddrivesinyourservervariesbymodel.Thevacantdrivebaysareoccupied
bydummytrays.

Whenyouinstalldrives,followtheorderofthedrivebaynumbers.

22ThinkServerRD650UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

Frontpanel

1 2 3 4 5 6

1

3

2

4

1 2 3 4

Thefollowingillustrationsshowthecontrols,connectors,andLEDsonthefrontpaneloftheserver.Tolocate
thefrontpanel,see“Frontviewoftheserver”onpage17.

Figure9.Frontpanelofservermodelswith2.5-inch-drivebays

Figure10.Frontpanelofservermodelswith3.5-inch-drivebays

Figure11.Frontpanelofservermodelswith2.5-inch/3.5-inchmixeddrivebays

1NetworkstatusLED
3PowerbuttonwithpowerstatusLED
5DisplayPortconnector(availableonsome

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

models)

1NetworkstatusLED

ThenetworkstatusLEDonthefrontpanelhelpsyouidentifytheAnyFabricnetworkconnectivityandactivity.

StatusColor

Blinking

Off

Green

None

TheAnyFabricnetworkisconnectedandactive.
TheserverisdisconnectedfromtheAnyFabricnetworkortheAnyFabric

networkisnotactive.

Description

Chapter3.Productoverview23

2SystemhealthLED

ThesystemhealthLEDprovidesbasicdiagnosticfunctionsforyourserver.IfthesystemhealthLEDislit,
oneormoreLEDselsewhereintheservermightalsobelittodirectyoutothesourceoftheerror.See
“SystemfanfaultLEDs”onpage49

.

StatusColor

Thetemperatureoftheserverreachedthe
non-criticaltemperaturethreshold.

Thevoltageoftheserverreachedthe
non-criticalvoltagethreshold.

Afanhasbeendetectedtoberunningat
lowspeed.

Ahot-swapfanhasbeenremoved.1.Ensurethatthesystemfansare

On

BlinkingAmberTheserverisinitialized.

Off

Amber

Thepowersupplyhasacriticalerror.
Thepowercordhasbeendisconnected

fromonepowersupplyoraredundant
powersupplyhasbeenremoved.

TheTHERMTRIP#signalisasserted
becausethesystemisoverheated.

None

Theserverisoffortheserverisonandis
workingcorrectly.

DescriptionAction

ChecktheBMCforerrorsandcheckthe
systemfans.

Replacethesystemboard.
Note:Thisproceduremustbeperformed
onlybytrainedservicepersonnelofLenovo.
SeeChapter8“Gettinginformation,help,
andservice”onpage193

Checkthesystemfans.

connectedsecurelytothesystem
board.

2.Reinstalltheremovedfanorinstalla
newfantoreplacetheremovedfan.

ChecktheBMCfordetailedinformation.

1.Ensurethatthepowersuppliesare
installedsecurelyintheserver.

2.Ensurethatthepowercordsare
connectedsecurelytothepower
supplies.

3.Installanewpowersupplytoreplace
theremovedone.

ChecktheBMCforerrorsandthencheck
thesystemfans.

.

3PowerbuttonwithpowerstatusLED

Youcanpressthepowerbuttontoturnontheserverwhenyoufinishsettinguptheserver.Youalsocan
holdthepowerbuttonforseveralsecondstoturnofftheserverifyoucannotturnofftheserverfromthe
operatingsystem.SeeChapter4“Turningonandturningofftheserver”onpage53.ThepowerstatusLED
helpsyoutodeterminethecurrentpowerstatus.

StatusColor

OnGreen
Off

Theserverison.

None

Theserverisoff.

Description

24ThinkServerRD650UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

4SystemIDbuttonwithIDLED

1

2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

111213151617 14

WhenyoupresstheIDbuttononthefrontpanel,theIDLEDsonboththefrontandrearoftheserverare
littohelpyoulocatetheserveramongotherservers.Y oualsocanturnontheIDLEDsusingaremote
managementprogramforserverpresencedetection.

StatusColor

On
Off

5DisplayPortconnector

Blue

None

Theserverisidentified.
TheIDLEDisnotinuseortheserverisnotidentified.

Description

Usedtoattachahigh-performancemonitor,adirect-drivemonitor,orotherdevicesthatuseaDisplayPort
connector.

6FrontUSB2.0connectors(2)

UsedtoattachaUSB-compatibledevice,suchasaUSBkeyboard,mouse,scanner,orprinter.Ifyou
havemorethansixUSBdevices,youcanpurchaseaUSBhub,whichyoucanusetoconnectadditional
USBdevices.

Rearviewoftheserver

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatetheconnectorsandcomponentsontherearofyourserver.

Figure12.Rearviewoftheserver

1Powersupply2(availableonsomemodels)
3PCIeslot84PCIeslot7
5PCIeslot5(onrisercardassembly2)6PCIeslot6(onrisercardassembly2)
7PCIeslot48PCIeslot1(onrisercardassembly1)
9PCIeslot2(onrisercardassembly1)10PCIeslot3(onrisercardassembly1)
11AnyFabricslot12DisplayPortconnector
13Serialconnector14USB3.0connectors(2)

152.5-inch-drivebays(2)16Ethernetconnectorforsystemmanagement(RJ-45)
17SystemIDLED

2Powersupply1

Chapter3.Productoverview25

1Powersupply2(availableonsomemodels)

2Powersupply1

Thehot-swapredundantpowersupplieshelpyouavoidsignificantinterruptiontotheoperationofthe
systemwhenapowersupplyfails.Y oucanpurchaseapowersupplyoptionfromLenovoandinstallthe
powersupplytoprovidepowerredundancywithoutturningofftheserver.

Oneachpowersupply,therearethreestatusLEDsnearthepowercordconnector.Forinformationabout
thestatusLEDs,see“PowersupplystatusLEDs”onpage51.

347PCIeslotsonthesystemboard

Slot

3PCIeslot8
4PCIeslot7
7PCIeslot4

56PCIeslotsonrisercardassembly2

Slot

5PCIeslot5
6PCIeslot6

8910PCIeslotsonrisercardassembly1

Slot

8PCIeslot1
9PCIeslot2

10PCIeslot3

PhysicallinkwidthNegotiablelinkwidth

x16x8,x4,x2,x1
x16x8,x4,x2,x1
x16x8,x4,x2,x1

PhysicallinkwidthNegotiablelinkwidth

x16x8,x4,x2,x1
x16x8,x4,x2,x1

PhysicallinkwidthNegotiablelinkwidth

x16x8,x4,x2,x1
x16x8,x4,x2,x1
x16x8,x4,x2,x1

Supportedcardlengthandheight

Low-profilecard
Low-profilecard
Low-profilecard

Supportedcardlengthandheight

Half-length,full-heightcard
Half-length,full-heightcard

Supportedcardlengthandheight

Half-length,full-heightcard
Half-length,full-heightcard
Half-length,full-heightcard

26ThinkServerRD650UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

Note:Forservermodelswith2.5-inch-drivebays,youcaninstallfull-length,full-heightPCIecardsintothe

correspondingPCIeslotsontherisercardassemblies.

Slot

5PCIeslot5(onriser

cardassembly2)

8PCIeslot1(onriser

cardassembly1)

PhysicallinkwidthNegotiablelinkwidth

x16x16,x8,x4,x2,x1

x16x16,x8,x4,x2,x1

Supportedcardlengthandheight

Full-length,full-heightcard

Full-length,full-heightcard

Thefull-length,full-heightPCIecardconfigurationmustmeetthefollowingrequirements:

•Theambienttemperature(operating)rangesfrom10°C(50°F)to35°C(95°F).See“Specifications”on
page12.

•ThePCIecardtobeinstalledisnotageneral-purposecomputingongraphicsprocessingunits(GPGPU).

•Themicroprocessorhasamaximumof120-wattthermaldesignpower.

•Nointernaltapedriveisinstalled.

•Thefollowinghardwarecomponentsareinstalled:
–Heatsinkthatsupports1Uservers(“U”istheunitofmeasurementfordefiningtheverticalspaceused

byyourserver.1Uisequivalentto4.445cmor1.75inches.)
–Risercardbracketthatsupportsfull-length,full-heightPCIecard
–Coolingshroudthatsupportsfull-length,full-heightPCIecard
–Dummymemorymodulesthatareinstalledintheunoccupiedmemoryslots

11AnyFabricslot

UsedtoinstallanAnyFabricadapter(alsocalledmezzanineadapter).

12DisplayPortconnector

Usedtoattachahigh-performancemonitor,adirect-drivemonitor,orotherdevicesthatuseaDisplayPort
connector.

13Serialconnector

Usedtoattachadevicethatusesa9-pinserialconnector.

14USB3.0connectors(2)

UsedtoattachadevicethatrequiresaUSB2.0or3.0connection,suchasakeyboard,amouse,ascanner,
aprinter,orapersonaldigitalassistant(PDA).

152.5-inch-drivebays(2)

Usedtoinstalltwo2.5-inchdrives.

Chapter3.Productoverview27

16Ethernetconnectorforsystemmanagement(RJ-45)

UsedtoattachanEthernetcableforaLAN.TheEthernetconnectorhastwostatusLEDstohelpyouidentify
theEthernetconnectivity,activity,andconnectionspeed.

Figure13.EthernetstatusLEDs

EthernetstatusLED

1Left:dataspeed

2Right:linkandactivity

17SystemIDLED

ColorStatus

Amber
GreenOn
None
GreenOn
None
Green

On

Off

Off
BlinkingTheLANisconnectedandactive.

Theconnectionspeedis1000Mbps.
Theconnectionspeedis100Mbps.
Theconnectionspeedis10Mbps.
TheserverisconnectedtoaLAN.
TheserverisdisconnectedfromaLAN.

Description

WhenyoupresstheIDbuttononthefrontpanel,theIDLEDsonboththefrontandrearoftheserverare
littohelpyoulocatetheserveramongotherservers.Y oualsocanturnontheIDLEDsusingaremote
managementprogramforserverpresencedetection.

StatusColor

On

Off

Blue

None

Theserverisidentified.
TheIDLEDisnotinuseortheserverisnotidentified.

Description

Servercomponents

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethecomponentsofyourserver.Formoreinformation
aboutmajorcomponents,seetherelatedtopicsin“Locations”onpage16.

Toremovetheservercoverandgainaccesstotheinsideoftheserver,see“Removingtheservercover”
onpage69.

28ThinkServerRD650UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthecomponentsofservermodelswithaninternaltapedriveandaslim

5

6

8

1

2

3

4

7

9

10

12

27

26

25

24

13

14

18

19

20

15

16

17

28

11

22

23

21

opticaldrive.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationinthistopic.

42.5-inch-drivearea
6Frontpanelboard

14Coin-cellbattery

18Risercardassembly

Figure14.Componentsofservermodelswithaninternaltapedriveandaslimopticaldrive

1Rackhandle(right)2Slimopticaldrive(availableonsomemodels)
3Internaltapedrive(availableonsomemodels)
5Rackhandle(left)
7AnyRAIDadapter8Frontbackplane
9Systemfancage10Systemfan
11Systemboard12CPU1DIMMs(varybymodel)
13Heatsink
15AnyFabricadapter(availableonsomemodels)16Coolingshroud
17ThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModule(available

onsomemodels)

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19PCIecard(availableonsomemodels)20Intrusionswitch(availableonsomemodels)
21Rearbackplane/cageassembly(availableonsome

models)

23Powersupply2(availableonsomemodels)
25CPU2DIMMs(varybymodel)26CPU2DIMMs(varybymodel)
27CPU1DIMMs(varybymodel)28Servercover

22Powersupply1

24Powerdistributionboard

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

Non-CRUsmustbereplacedonlybytrainedservicetechnicians.

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

Notes:

•BeforeservicingaLenovoproduct,ensurethatyoureadandunderstand“Safetyinformation”onpageiii

•UseonlypartsprovidedbyLenovo.

*Availableonsomemodels

FRUdescription

AnyFabricadapter*YesNo
AnyRAIDadapterNoYes
Coin-cellbattery
Coolingshroud
FrontbackplaneNoYes
FrontpanelboardYesNo
HeatsinkYesNo
Hot-swapstoragedrive*YesNo
Hot-swapredundantpowersupplyYesNo
Internaltapedrive*YesNo
Intrusionswitch*YesNo
LenovoThinkServerRAID110ipass-throughboard
LenovoThinkServerRAID110iupgradekey*
LenovoThinkServerRAID510iupgradekey*
MemorymoduleYesNo
MicroprocessorNoYes
Opticaldrive*
PCIecard*
PowercordYesNo

Self-serviceCRUOptional-serviceCRU

YesNo
YesNo

NoYes
YesNo
YesNo

YesNo
YesNo

.

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FRUdescription

PowerdistributionboardNoNo
RearbackplaneYesNo
Rearbackplane/cageassembly*
RisercardYesNo
Securedigital(SD)module*
Systemboard
Systemfan
Systemfancage
ThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModule*
ThinkServerSystemManagerPremium*
ThinkServerTrustedPlatformModule*

Self-serviceCRUOptional-serviceCRU

YesNo

NoYes

NoNo
YesNo
YesNo
YesNo
YesNo
YesNo

AnyRAIDadapter,RAIDcard,andpass-throughboard

ThistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatetheconnectorsontheAnyRAIDadapter,RAIDcard,
andpass-throughboard.

TheAnyRAIDadapterandRAIDcardprovideadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDfunctions.The
pass-throughboardprovidesSATAsoftwareRAIDfunction.YoucanpurchaseasupportedAnyRAID
adapter,RAIDcard,orpass-throughboardfromLenovoandinstallitintotheserver.

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

Note:TheoptionkitforAnyRAIDadapter,RAIDcard,orpass-throughboardisdesignedfordifferenttypes
ofserversandmightcontainadditionalcablesthatarenotrequiredforyourserver.

Toinstall,remove,orreplacetheAnyRAIDadapterorpass-throughboard,see“ReplacingtheAnyRAID
adapterorthepass-throughboard”onpage101.

Toinstall,remove,orreplacetheRAIDcard,see“InstallingorremovingaPCIExpresscard:Ethernetcard,
RAIDcard,andothersupportedtypesofPCIExpresscards”onpage90.

YourserversupportsthefollowingAnyRAIDadapters,RAIDcard,andpass-throughboard:

AnyRAIDadapters(supportedtypevariesbyservermodel):

•LenovoThinkServerRAID510iAnyRAIDAdapter

•LenovoThinkServerRAID720iAnyRAIDAdapter

•LenovoThinkServerRAID720ixAnyRAIDAdapter

TheLenovoThinkServerRAID720ixAnyRAIDAdapterisusedinservermodelssupportingoneofthe
followinginternaldrives:

•Rear2.5-inchdrives

•Internaltapedrive

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RAIDcard:

•LenovoThinkServer9286RAIDAdapter

TheLenovoThinkServer9286RAIDAdapterisusedtoconnectexternalstoragedevices.

Pass-throughboard:

•LenovoThinkServerRAID110ipass-throughboard

TheLenovoThinkServerRAID110ipass-throughboardisusedtoprovideSATAsoftwareRAIDfunction.

Note:Dependingontheconfiguration,theAnyRAIDadapter,RAIDcard,orpass-throughboardinstalledin
yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

LenovoThinkServerRAID510iAnyRAIDAdapter

ThefollowingillustrationshowstheconnectorsontheLenovoThinkServerRAID510iAnyRAIDAdapter.

Figure15.LenovoThinkServerRAID510iAnyRAIDAdapter

1PCIE0connector

2PCIE1connector

UsedtoconnecttotheAnyRAIDconnector0–1onthesystemboard.See“Systemboardcomponents”
onpage43.

3RAIDupgradekeyconnector

UsedtoconnectaThinkServerRAID510iupgradekey.

32ThinkServerRD650UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

LenovoThinkServerRAID720iAnyRAIDAdapter

ThefollowingillustrationshowstheconnectorsontheLenovoThinkServerRAID720iAnyRAIDAdapter.

Figure16.ThinkServerRAID720iAnyRAIDAdapter

1ThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModuleconnector(availableonsomemodels)

UsedtoconnecttotheThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModule.See“Servercomponents”onpage28

2PCIE0connector

3PCIE1connector

UsedtoconnecttotheAnyRAIDconnector0–1onthesystemboard.See“Systemboardcomponents”
onpage43

.

.

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ThinkServerRAID720ixAnyRAIDAdapter

ThefollowingillustrationshowstheconnectorsontheThinkServerRAID720ixAnyRAIDAdapter.

Figure17.ThinkServerRAID720ixAnyRAIDAdapter

1SATAconnector

UsedtoconnecttheSATAsignalcablefromanyofthefollowingcomponent:

•Rearbackplaneforuptotwo2.5-inchdrives(availableonsomemodels)

•Internaltapedrive(availableonsomemodels)

2ThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModuleconnector

UsedtoconnecttotheThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModule.See“Servercomponents”onpage28

3PCIE0connector

4PCIE1connector

UsedtoconnecttotheAnyRAIDconnector0–1onthesystemboard.See“Systemboardcomponents”
onpage43.

.

34ThinkServerRD650UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

LenovoThinkServer9286RAIDAdapter

ThefollowingillustrationshowstheconnectorsontheLenovoThinkServer9286RAIDAdapter.

Figure18.LenovoThinkServer9286RAIDAdapter

1ThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModuleconnector

UsedtoconnecttotheThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModule.See“Servercomponents”onpage28

23SASconnector

Usedtoconnectexternalstoragedevices.

.

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LenovoThinkServerRAID110ipass-throughboard

ThefollowingillustrationshowstheconnectorsontheLenovoThinkServerRAID110ipass-throughboard.

Figure19.LenovoThinkServerRAID110ipass-throughboard

1SATA0–3connector

UsedtoconnecttotheSATAconnector0(ports0–3)onthesystemboard.See“Systemboardcomponents”
onpage43.

2SATA4–7connector

UsedtoconnecttotheSATAconnector1(ports4–7)onthesystemboard.See“Systemboardcomponents”
onpage43.

Hot-swap-drivebackplane

Yourservercomeswithoneofthefollowingdrivebayandbackplaneconfigurations:

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•Inthefront:

DrivebaysizeDrivebayquantityBackplanequantityDrivetype

2.5-inch/3.5-inchmixed

3.5-inch121

2.5-inch81

2.5-inch162

2.5-inch242

6(2.5-inch)

9(3.5-inch)

1(for2.5-inchdrives)

1(for3.5-inchdrives)

Hot-swap,SATAorSAS

3.5-inchharddiskdriveor

2.5-inchsolid-statedrive
Hot-swap,SATAorSAS

Harddiskdriveorsolid-state
drive

Hot-swap,SATAorSAS

Harddiskdriveorsolid-state
drive

Hot-swap,SATAorSAS

Harddiskdriveorsolid-state
drive

Hot-swap,SATAorSAS

Harddiskdrive(3.5-inch)

Harddiskdriveorsolid-state
drive(2.5-inch)

•Intherear:

DrivebaysizeDrivebayquantityBackplanequantityDrivetype

2.5-inch21

Tolocatethebackplanes,see“Servercomponents”onpage28.

Hot-swap,SATA

Harddiskdriveorsolid-state
drive

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Backplaneforuptotwelve3.5-inchdrives

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9

10 11

12 13

1415

Thefollowingillustrationsshowtheslotsandconnectorsonthebackplaneforuptotwelve3.5-inchdrives.

Figure20.Frontviewofthebackplaneforuptotwelve3.5-inchdrives

Figure21.Rearviewofthebackplaneforuptotwelve3.5-inchdrives

0–11Slot0–slot11

Usedtoconnect3.5-inchdrives.

1210-pinpowerconnector0

1310-pinpowerconnector1

Usedtoconnecttothe10-pinbackplanepowerconnectoronthesystemboardoronthepowerdistribution
boardtoprovidepowertothebackplane.

14AnyRAIDadapterslot0

15AnyRAIDadapterslot1

UsedtoconnectanAnyRAIDadapter.

38ThinkServerRD650UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

Backplaneforuptonine3.5-inchdrives

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8109

11 12

13141516

Thefollowingillustrationsshowtheslotsandconnectorsonthebackplaneforuptonine3.5-inchdrives.

Figure22.Frontviewofthebackplaneforuptonine3.5-inchdrives

Figure23.Rearviewofthebackplaneforuptonine3.5-inchdrives

0–8Slot0–slot8

Usedtoconnect3.5-inchdrives.

9AnyRAIDadapterslot4

10AnyRAIDadapterslot5

Usedtoconnectaninterposercard.

1110-pinpowerconnector0

1210-pinpowerconnector1

Usedtoconnecttothe10-pinbackplanepowerconnectoronthesystemboardoronthepowerdistribution
boardtoprovidepowertothebackplane.

13AnyRAIDadapterslot0

14AnyRAIDadapterslot1

15AnyRAIDadapterslot2

16AnyRAIDadapterslot3

UsedtoconnectanAnyRAIDadapter.

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Backplaneforuptosixteen2.5-inchdrives

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1210 11 13 14 15

16 17

Thefollowingillustrationsshowtheslotsandconnectorsonthebackplaneforuptosixteen2.5-inchdrives.

Figure24.Frontviewofthebackplaneforuptosixteen2.5-inchdrives

Figure25.Rearviewofthebackplaneforuptosixteen2.5-inchdrives

0–15Slot0–slot15

Usedtoconnect2.5-inchdrives.

1610-pinpowerconnector0

Usedtoconnecttothe10-pinbackplanepowerconnectoronthesystemboardoronthepowerdistribution
boardtoprovidepowertothebackplane.

17AnyRAIDadapterslot0

UsedtoconnectanAnyRAIDadapter.

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Backplaneforuptoeight2.5-inchdrives

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9

10

11

Thefollowingillustrationsshowtheslotsandconnectorsonthebackplaneforuptoeight2.5-inchdrives.

Figure26.Frontviewofthebackplaneforuptoeight2.5-inchdrives

Figure27.Rearviewofthebackplaneforuptoeight2.5-inchdrives

0–7Slot0–slot7

Usedtoconnect2.5-inchdrives.

810-pinpowerconnector0

Usedtoconnecttothe10-pinbackplanepowerconnectoronthesystemboardoronthepowerdistribution
boardtoprovidepowertothebackplane.

9AnyRAIDadapterslot0

UsedtoconnectanAnyRAIDadapter.

104-pinpowerconnector

Usedtoconnecttoaninternaltapedriveiftheserverhasoneinstalled.

112-pinpowerconnector

Usedtoconnecttoanopticaldriveiftheserverhasoneinstalled.

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Backplaneforuptosix2.5-inchdrives

0 1 2 3 4 5

6 7

Thefollowingillustrationsshowtheslotsandconnectorsonthebackplaneforuptosix2.5-inchdrives.

Figure28.Frontviewofthebackplaneforuptosix2.5-inchdrives

Figure29.Rearviewofthebackplaneforuptosix2.5-inchdrives

0–5Slot0–slot5

Usedtoconnect2.5-inchdrives.

6AnyRAIDadapterslot1

7AnyRAIDadapterslot0

Usedtoconnectaninterposercard.

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Rearbackplaneforuptotwo2.5-inchdrives

0 1

2 3 4 5

6

Thefollowingillustrationsshowtheslotsandconnectorsontherearbackplaneforuptotwo2.5-inchdrives.

Figure30.Frontviewoftherearbackplaneforuptotwo2.5-inchdrives

Figure31.Rearviewoftherearbackplaneforuptotwo2.5-inchdrives

0Slot0

1Slot1

Usedtoconnect2.5-inchdrives.

2Drivesidebandsignalsconnector

4Driveconnector0

6Driveconnector1

UsedtoconnecttotheSATAconnectorontheLenovoThinkServerRAID720ixAnyRAIDAdapter.

34-pinpowerconnector

Usedtoconnecttotherear-backplanepowerconnectoronthesystemboard.

5Rear-backplanesignalconnector

Usedtoconnecttotherear-backplanesignalconnectoronthesystemboard.

Systemboardcomponents

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthecomponentlocationsonthesystemboard.

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1 2 3 4 5

6

7

8 9 10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

23

25

27

29

31

33

32

26

24

28

30

34

192021

22

Figure32.Systemboardcomponents

1SATAconnector1(ports4-7)
3SATAconnector0(ports0-3)
5Frontpanelconnector1
7SATAconnector(opticaldrive)
9RAIDupgradekeyconnector
11Risercardassembly1slot
13TPMconnector
15Rear-backplanesignalconnector16Risercardassembly2slot
17PCIeslot718PCIeslot8
19Rear-backplanepowerconnector20Front-backplanepowerconnector
21Intrusionswitchconnector22Power-distribution-boardconnector
23Systemfan6connector24Microprocessor2memoryslots(6)
25Systemfan5connector
27Systemfan4connector28Microprocessor2memoryslots(6)
29Systemfan3connector30Microprocessor1memoryslots(6)
31Systemfan2connector
33Systemfan1connector34Microprocessor1memoryslots(6)

2AnyRAIDconnector0-1
4Frontpanelconnector2
6Coin-cellbattery
8AnyFabricconnector
10SDmoduleconnector
12PCIeslot4
14TSMconnector

26Microprocessor2socket

32Microprocessor1socket

1SATAconnector1(ports4-7)

UsedtoconnecttotheSATA4–7connectorontheThinkServerRAID110ipass-throughboard.

2AnyRAIDconnector0-1

UsedtoconnecttothePCIeconnectorsontheAnyRAIDadapter.

3SATAconnector0(ports0-3)

UsedtoconnecttotheSATA0–3connectorontheThinkServerRAID110ipass-throughboard.

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45Frontpanelconnector

Usedtoconnecttothefrontpanelboard.However,frontpanelconnector2(4)canbeconnectedonlyto
thefrontpanelboardthathastwoUSBconnectorsandoneDisplayPortconnector.

6Coin-cellbattery

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

7SATAconnector(opticaldrive)

Usedtoconnectthesignalcableoftheslimopticaldrive.

8AnyFabricconnector

UsedtoconnecttheAnyFabricadapter.

9RAIDupgradekeyconnector

UsedtoconnectaThinkServerRAID110iupgradekey.

10SDmoduleconnector

UsedtoconnectanSDmodule.

11Risercardassembly1slot

Usedtoinstalltherisercardassembly1.

12PCIeslot4

17PCIeslot7

18PCIeslot8

UsedtoinstallasupportedPCIecard.ForinformationaboutsupportedPCIecards,see“Rearviewof
theserver”onpage25.

13TPMconnector

UsedtoconnectaTPM.TPMisasecuritychipthatisusedtoenhanceserversecurity.

14TSMPremiumconnector

UsedtoconnectaTSMPremiumtoenableadvancedremotemanagementfunctionsonyourserver.

15Rear-backplanesignalconnector

Usedtoconnectthesignalcablefromtherearbackplaneforuptotwo2.5-inchdrives(availableonsome
models).

16Risercardassembly2slot

Usedtoinstalltherisercardassembly2.

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19Rear-backplanepowerconnector

Usedtoconnecttothe4-pinpowerconnectorontherearbackplane.

20Front-backplanepowerconnector

Usedtoconnecttothe10-pinpowerconnectoronthefrontbackplane.

21Intrusionswitchconnector

Usedtoconnecttoanintrusionswitch.

22Power-distribution-boardconnector

Usedtoconnectthepowerdistributionboard.

232527293133Systemfanconnector

Usedtoconnectasystemfan.

24283034Memoryslots

Thereare24memoryslotsonthesystemboard.Fordetailedinformation,see“Memorymoduleinstallation
rules”onpage79.

26Microprocessor2socket

32Microprocessor1socket

Iftheserverhastwomicroprocessors,eachofthemicroprocessorissecuredinthemicroprocessorsocket
onthesystemboardandaheatsinkisinstalledabovethemicroprocessortoprovidecooling.Iftheserver
hasonlyonemicroprocessor,themicroprocessorsocket2isprotectedbyamicroprocessorsocketcover.

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Systemboardjumpers

1

3

4

2

1
2

2 1

1 2

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthejumpersonthesystemboardofyourserver.

Figure33.Systemboardjumpers

1BIOSdefaultsettingsjumper2Clearpasswordjumper
3BIOSrecoveryjumper

4Jumpercapstorage

Attention:Tosetthejumpers,removetheservercoverandgainaccesstothesystemboardfirst.Donot
openyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”onpageiii
and“Guidelines”onpage67.

1BIOSdefaultsettingsjumper

UsedtoturntheBIOSsettingsintothefactorydefaultsettings.

ToturntheBIOSsettingsintothefactory-defaultsettings,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage69.

3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage69.

4.LocatetheBIOSdefaultsettingsjumper1onthesystemboard.Then,removeanypartsand
disconnectanycablesthatmightimpedeyouraccesstothejumper.

5.Removethejumpercapfromthejumpercapstorage4.

6.NotetheorientationofthejumpercapandtheninstallthejumpercapontheBIOSdefaultsettings
jumper.

7.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycables.Then,reinstalltheservercover.See“Completingthe
partsreplacement”onpage183.

8.Connecttheservertoanacpowersourceandwaitforseveralminutes.Then,turnontheserver.The
BIOSsettingsturnintothefactory-defaultsettings.

9.Repeatstep1throughstep3.

10.Movethejumpercapbacktothejumpercapstorage4.

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11.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycables.Then,reinstalltheservercover.See“Completingthe
partsreplacement”onpage183

.

12.Connecttheservertoanacpowersourceandturnontheserver.

2Clearpasswordjumper

Usedtoeraseforgottenpasswords,suchastheBIOSpasswords.

Toclearpasswords,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage69.

3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage69.

4.Locatetheclearpasswordjumper2onthesystemboard.Then,removeanypartsanddisconnectany
cablesthatmightimpedeyouraccesstothejumper.

5.Removethejumpercapfromthejumpercapstorage4.

6.Notetheorientationofthejumpercapandtheninstallthejumpercapontheclearpasswordjumper.

7.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycables.Then,reinstalltheservercover.See“Completingthe
partsreplacement”onpage183.

8.Connecttheservertoanacpowersourceandwaitforseveralminutes.Then,turnontheserver.The
BIOSpasswordsareerased,includingtheadministratorpasswordanduserpassword.

9.Repeatstep1throughstep3.

10.Movethejumpercapbacktothejumpercapstorage4.

11.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycables.Then,reinstalltheservercover.See“Completingthe
partsreplacement”onpage183

.

12.Connecttheservertoanacpowersourceandturnontheserver.

13.Tosetnewpasswords,see“Usingpasswords”onpage58.

3BIOSrecoveryjumper

UsedtorecovertheBIOSifthepowertoyourserverisinterruptedwhiletheBIOSisbeingupdatedandyour
servercannotstartcorrectly.

TorecovertheBIOS,see“RecoveringfromaBIOSupdatefailure”onpage61.

4Jumpercapstorage

Usedtostorethejumpercap.Ajumpercapisencasedonthepinsbydefault.

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SystemfanfaultLEDs

1

1

ThefollowingillustrationshowsthesystemfanfaultLEDs1onthesystemboard.

Figure34.SystemfanfaultLEDs

YoucanviewthesystemfanfaultLEDs

1fromthetopofthesystemfans.WhenasystemfanfaultLEDis

lit,itindicatesthatthecorrespondingsystemfanisoperatingslowlyorhasfailed.Tosolvetheproblem,
reinstallorreplacethesystemfan.See“Installingorreplacingasystemfan”onpage74

.Ifitisasystem

boardproblem,contacttheLenovoCustomerSupportCenter.

Figure35.ViewingthesystemfanfaultLEDsfromthetopofthesystemfans

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Hot-swap-drivestatusLEDs

12

Eachhot-swapdrivehastwostatusLEDsonthefront.

Figure36.Hot-swap-drivestatusLEDs

1DriveactivityLED2DrivestatusLEDDescription

OffOff
On,greenOff
Blinking,green

On,greenBlinkingrapidly(aboutfourflashes

On,greenOn,amber

Blinking,green

Off

persecond),amber

Blinkingslowly(aboutoneflashper
second),amber

Thedrivehasfailedorisnotpresent.
Thedriveispresentbutnotinuse.
Thedriveisactiveanddataisbeing

transferred.
TheRAIDcontrollerisidentifyingthe

drive.
TheRAIDarrayhasfailedandcannot

berecovered.Youneedtorecreatea
newarray.

Thedriveisbeingrebuilt.

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PowersupplystatusLEDs

1

2

3

Eachhot-swappowersupplyhasthreestatusLEDs.

Figure37.PowersupplystatusLEDs

LED

1InputstatusLED

2Outputstatus

LED

Status

Off

On,green

Off

Blinking,green(aboutone
flasheverytwoseconds)

Blinking,green(abouttwo
flasheseachsecond)

On,green

Off

On,amber

DescriptionAction

Thepowersupplyis
disconnectedfromtheac
powersource.

Thepowersupplyisconnected
totheacpowersource.

Theserverisofforthepower
supplyisnotworkingnormally.

Thepowersupplyisincold
redundancyactivemode.

Thepowersupplyisincold
redundancysleepmode.

Theserverisonandthepower
supplyisworkingnormally.

Thepowersupplyisworking
normally.

Thepowersupplyhasfailed.

Noactionisneeded.

Noactionisneeded.

Replacethepowersupply.
See“Installingorreplacinga
hot-swapredundantpower
supply”onpage119

Noactionisneeded.

Noactionisneeded.

Noactionisneeded.

Noactionisneeded. 3FaultLED

Replacethepowersupply.
See“Installingorreplacinga
hot-swapredundantpower
supply”onpage119

.

.

Connectingcables

Toconnectthesignalcablesfromtheinstalledhardwarecomponents,refertotherelatedinformation
inthefollowingtopics:

•“Systemboardcomponents”onpage43

•“AnyRAIDadapter,RAIDcard,andpass-throughboard”onpage31

•“Hot-swap-drivebackplane”onpage36

•“Installingthetapedrive”onpage167

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Chapter4.Turningonandturningofftheserver

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutturningonandturningofftheserver.

Turningontheserver

Theservercanbeturnedoninoneofthefollowingways:

•Afteryoufinishunpackingandsettinguptheserver,connectittoanacpowersource.Pressthepower
buttononthefrontpaneltoturnontheserver.See“Frontpanel”onpage23
30secondsfortheThinkServerSystemManager(TSM,alsoknownasBMC)toinitializewheneveryou
connecttheservertoanacpowersource.Ifyoupressthepowerbuttononthefrontpanelduringthis
period,theserverwillnotstartimmediately;itwillstartaftertheTSMinitializationfinishes.

•WhentheWakeonLANfeatureisenabledontheserverthatisconnectedtoanacpowersourceanda
LAN,anetworkadministratorcanremotelyturnonorwakeuptheserverfromamanagementconsole
usingremotenetworkmanagementsoftware.

•YoualsocanusetherelatedTSMfeaturetoremotelyturnontheserverthroughthemanagementLAN.

Turningofftheserver

CAUTION:
Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerbuttononthepowersupplydonotturnoff
theelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanonepower
cord.T oremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected
fromthepowersource.

.Theserverneedsabout

Theservercanbeturnedoffinoneofthefollowingways:

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

•Pressthepowerbuttononthefrontpaneltostartanorderlyshutdownoftheoperatingsystemandturn
offtheserver,ifyouroperatingsystemsupportsthisfeature.

•Ifyourserverstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoff,pressandholdthepowerbuttononthe
frontpanelforfoursecondsormore.Ifyoustillcannotturnofftheserver,disconnectallpowercords
fromtheserver.

•IftheserverisconnectedtoaLAN,anetworkadministratorcanremotelyturnofftheserverfroma
managementconsoleusingremotenetworkmanagementsoftware.

•YoualsocanusetherelatedTSMfeaturetoremotelyturnofftheserverthroughthemanagementLAN.

•Theservermightbeturnedoffasanautomaticresponsetoacriticalsystemfailure.

Notes:

•Whenyouturnofftheserverandleaveitconnectedtoanacpowersource,theserveralsocanrespond
toaremoterequesttoturnontheserver.Toremoveallpowerfromtheserver,youmustdisconnect
theserverfromtheacpowersource.

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•Forinformationaboutyourspecificoperatingsystem,refertotherelateddocumentationorhelpsystem
fortheoperatingsystem.

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Chapter5.Configuringtheserver

Thischapterprovidesthefollowinginformationtohelpyouconfiguretheserver:

•“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage55

•“ConfiguringRAID”onpage62

•“Updatingthefirmware”onpage65

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram

TheSetupUtilityprogramispartoftheserverfirmware.Y oucanusetheSetupUtilityprogramtoviewand
changetheconfigurationsettingsofyourserver,regardlessofwhichoperatingsystemyouareusing.
However,theoperatingsystemsettingsmightoverrideanysimilarsettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram.

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram

TostarttheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.Connecttheservertoanacpowersourceandpressthepowerbuttononthefrontpaneltoturnonthe
server.See“T urningontheserver”onpage53

2.PresstheF1keyassoonasyouseethelogoscreen.Then,waitforseveralseconds,andtheSetup
Utilityprogramopens.Ifyouhavesetapassword,typethecorrectpasswordtoentertheSetupUtility
program.Forpasswordinformation,see“Usingpasswords”onpage58

.

.

ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram

TheSetupUtilityprogrammenulistsvariousitemsaboutthesystemconfiguration.Selectadesireditem
toviewinformationorchangesettings.

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

SetupUtilityprograminterface

DependingontheBIOSversionofyourserver,somemenuoriteminformationmightdifferslightlyfrom
theinformationinthistopic.

Notes:

•Thedefaultsettingsalreadyareoptimizedforyou.Usethedefaultvalueforanyitemyouarenotfamiliar
with.Donotchangethevalueofunfamiliaritemstoavoidunexpectedproblems.Ifyouconsider
changingtheserverconfiguration,proceedwithextremecaution.Settingtheconfigurationincorrectly
mightcauseunexpectedresults.IfyoucannotturnontheserverbecauseofincorrectBIOSsettings,
usetheBIOSdefaultsettingsjumpertorestoretheBIOSsettingstothefactorydefaultsettings.See
“Systemboardjumpers”onpage47

•Ifyouhavechangedanyhardwareintheserver,youmightneedtoreflashtheBIOSandtheTSMfirmware.

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TheSetupUtilityprogrammaininterfaceconsistsofthefollowingmenus:

•“SystemInformationmenu”onpage56

•“AdvancedSettingsmenu”onpage56

•“SystemSecuritymenu”onpage57

•“TSMSettingsmenu”onpage57

•“BootManagermenu”onpage57

•“Save&Exitmenu”onpage57

LenovoprovidestheBIOSupdateutilityontheLenovoSupportWebsite.YoucandownloadtheBIOS
updateutilitytoupdatetheBIOS.See“UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS”onpage61
BIOS,alltheBIOSsettingsbecomethedefaultsettingsoftheupdatedBIOSversion.Checkandreconfigure
theBIOSsettingsforyourspecificneeds.

IfthepowertoyourserverisinterruptedwhiletheBIOSisbeingupdatedandyourservercannotstart
correctly,usetheBIOSrecoveryjumpertorecoverfromaBIOSupdatefailure.See“Systemboardjumpers”
onpage47

.

.Afterupdatingthe

SystemInformationmenu

AfterenteringtheSetupUtilityprogram,youcanseetheSystemInformationmenu.Themenulistsbasic
informationaboutyourserver,suchastheBIOS,microprocessortype,memory,andsystemdateandtime.

TosetthesystemdateandtimeontheSystemInformationmenu,see“Settingthesystemdateand
time”onpage58.

AdvancedSettingsmenu

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

Notes:

•Enabledmeansthatthefunctionisconfigured.

•Disabledmeansthatthefunctionisnotconfigured.

TheAdvancedSettingsmenucontainsthefollowingsubmenus.Formoreinformation,enterthe
correspondingsubmenuandrefertotheinstructionsonthescreen.

•ProcessorSettings:Viewinformationabouttheinstalledmicroprocessorsandsetmicroprocessor
configurationparameters.

•MemorySettings:Viewinformationabouttheinstalledmemorymodulesandsetmemoryconfiguration
parameters.

•AdvancedPowerSettings:Viewandsetpowerparameters.

•PCI/PCIESettings:ViewandsetPCIorPCIeconfigurationparameters.

•SATASettings:SetonboardSATAparameters.

•USBSettings:ViewandsetUSBconfigurationparameters,suchasenablingordisablingUSBdevices.

•SerialSettings:Viewandsetconfigurationparametersfortheserialconnector.

•WakeupSettings:Viewandconfigurethewakeuptimingandsetthepowerstateafterapowerfailure.

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•MiscellaneousSettings:Viewandconfiguresomemiscellaneousitems,suchastheNumLockkeyon
thekeyboardandthebootstatuscode.

SystemSecuritymenu

YoucansetpasswordsandconfiguretheTPMfunctionontheSystemSecuritymenuintheSetupUtility
program.Foreachmenuitem,pressEntertoshowselectableoptionsandselectadesiredoptionbyusing
theupanddownarrowkeysortypedesiredvaluesfromthekeyboard.Someitemsaredisplayedonthe
menuonlyiftheserversupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

Notes:

•Enabledmeansthatthefunctionisconfigured.

•Disabledmeansthatthefunctionisnotconfigured.

TheSystemSecuritymenucontainsthefollowingitems:

•AdministratorPassword:Setanadministratorpasswordtoprotectagainstunauthorizedaccessto
yourserver.See“Usingpasswords”onpage58

•UserPassword:Setauserpasswordtoprotectagainstunauthorizedaccesstoyourserver.See“Using
passwords”onpage58.

•SecureBoot:Setsecurebootparameters.

•TPM/TCM:ConfiguretheTPMfunctionifyourserverhasaTPMinstalledintheTPMconnectoronthe
systemboard.See“ConfiguringtheTPMfunction”onpage60

.

.

TSMSettingsmenu

YoucanvieworchangeeventlogandBMCsettingsontheTSMSettingsmenuintheSetupUtilityprogram.
Oneachsubmenu,pressEntertoviewtheinformationorshowselectableoptionsandselectadesired
optionbyusingtheupanddownarrowkeys.Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyiftheserver
supportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

TheTSMSettingsmenucontainsthefollowingsubmenus.Formoreinformation,enterthecorresponding
submenuandrefertotheinstructionsonthescreen.

•TSMNetworkSettings:SetBMCmanagementnetworkconfigurationparameters.

•UserAccountSettings:SetBMCuseraccountparameters.

BootManagermenu

TheBootManagermenuintheSetupUtilityprogramlistsallthebootabledevicesinstalledinyourserver
andthelisteditemsvarydependingonyourserverconfiguration.

TheBootSequencesubmenuintheBootManagermenuprovidesaninterfacetohelpyouvieworchange
theserverstartupoptions,includingthestartupsequenceandbootpriorityforvariousdevices.Changesin
thestartupoptionstakeeffectwhentheserverstarts.Thestartupsequencespecifiestheorderinwhichthe
serverchecksdevicestofindabootrecord.Theserverstartsfromthefirstbootrecordthatitfinds.For
example,youcandefineastartupsequencethatchecksadiscintheopticaldrive,thencheckstheinternal
storagedrive,andthenchecksanetworkdevice.Forinformationaboutsettingthestartupsequenceor
selectingastartupdevice,see“Selectingastartupdevice”onpage59

.

Save&Exitmenu

AfteryoufinishviewingorchangingsettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram,youcanchooseadesired
actionfromtheSave&Exitmenutosavechanges,discardchanges,orloaddefaultvalues,andexitthe
program.PressEntertoselecttheitemontheSave&Exitmenu,andthenselectY eswhenpromptedto
confirmtheaction.ForinformationaboutexitingtheSetupUtilityprogram,see“ExitingtheSetupUtility
program”onpage60.

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TheSave&Exitmenucontainsthefollowingitems:

•SaveChangesandReset:SavechangesandthencontinuewithfurtherconfigurationintheSetup
Utilityprogram.

•DiscardChangesandExit:Discardchanges,loadpreviousvalues,andthenexittheSetupUtility
program.

•LoadOptimizedDefaults:Returntotheoptimizeddefaultsettings.

•SaveasUserDefaults:Savethecurrentsettingsasuserdefaultvalues.

•RestoreUserDefaults:Restoretheuserdefaultvaluesforalltheitems.

•PureUEFIOSOptimizedDefaults:EnableordisableoptimizeddefaultsettingsforthepureUEFI
operatingsystem.

Settingthesystemdateandtime

TosetthesystemdateandtimeintheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage55.

2.OntheSystemInformationmenu,selectSystemDateorSystemTime.

3.UsetheTabkeytoswitchbetweendataelementsandtypethenumbersfromthekeyboardtosetthe
systemdateandtime.

4.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

Usingpasswords

ByusingtheSetupUtilityprogram,youcansetapasswordtopreventunauthorizedaccesstoyourserver.

Youdonothavetosetapasswordtouseyourserver.However,usingapasswordimprovescomputing
security.Ifyoudecidetosetapassword,readthefollowingtopics.

SetupUtilityprogrampasswordtypes

ThefollowingtypesofpasswordsareavailableintheSetupUtilityprogram:

•Administratorpassword
Settinganadministratorpassworddetersunauthorizedusersfromchangingconfigurationsettings.Ifyou

areresponsibleformaintainingtheconfigurationsettingsofseveralcomputers,youmightwanttoset
anadministratorpassword.Whenanadministratorpasswordisset,youarepromptedtotypeavalid
passwordeachtimeyoutrytoaccesstheSetupUtilityprogram.TheSetupUtilityprogramcannot
beaccesseduntilavalidpasswordistypedin.

•Userpassword
Whenauserpasswordisset,theservercannotbeuseduntilavalidpasswordistypedin.

Note:Ifboththeadministratorpasswordanduserpasswordareset,youcantypeeitherpasswordtouse
theserver.However,youmustuseyouradministratorpasswordtochangeanyconfigurationsettings.

Passwordconsiderations

Forsecurityreasons,itisrecommendedtouseastrongpasswordthatcannotbeeasilycompromised.

Notes:

•TheSetupUtilityprogrampasswordsarenotcasesensitive.

•TheserversupportsSetupUtilityprogrampasswordsthatconsistofthreeto32characters.

Tosetastrongpassword,usethefollowingguidelines:

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•Haveatleasteightcharactersinlength

•Containatleastonealphabeticcharacterandonenumericcharacter

•Notbeyournameoryourusername

•Notbeacommonwordoracommonname

•Besignificantlydifferentfromyourpreviouspasswords

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

Setting,changing,ordeletingapassword

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoset,change,ordeleteapasswordintheSetupUtilityprogram.

Toset,change,ordeleteapasswordintheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage55.

2.OntheSystemSecuritymenu,selectAdministratorPasswordtosetanadministratorpasswordor
selectUserPasswordtosetauserpassword.

3.See“Passwordconsiderations”onpage58.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreentosetor
changeapassword.

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

Note:Forsecurityreasons,itisrecommendedthatyoualwayssetapasswordforyourserver.

5.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

Ifyouhaveforgottenthepassword,youcanusetheclearpasswordjumperonthesystemboardtoerase
thepassword.See“Systemboardjumpers”onpage47.Then,setanewpasswordfortheserver.

Selectingastartupdevice

Ifyourserverdoesnotstartupfromadesireddevicesuchasthediscorharddiskdriveasexpected,doone
ofthefollowingtoselectthestartupdeviceyouwant.

Note:Notalldiscs,harddiskdrives,orotherremovabledevicesarebootable.

•Toselectatemporarystartupdevice,dothefollowing:

Note:Selectingastartupdeviceusingthefollowingmethoddoesnotpermanentlychangethestartup
sequence.

1.Turnonorrestartyourserver.

2.Whenyouseethelogoscreen,pressF10ifyourserverisconnectedtoanetworkandyouwantto
startuptheserverfromthenetwork.Otherwise,pressF12todisplaythebootmenu.Theboot
deviceselectionwindowopens.

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

•Tovieworpermanentlychangetheconfiguredstartupdevicesequence,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage55.

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2.OntheBootSequencesubmenuundertheBootManagermenu,followtheinstructionsonthe
screentosetthestartupdeviceforBootOption#1toBootOption#5dependingonyourneeds.
Youalsocansetthebootpriorityforvariousdevices.See“BootManagermenu”onpage57

3.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.Theserverwillfollowthestartupdevice
sequenceyouhaveseteachtimeyouturnontheserver.

ConfiguringtheTPMfunction

TheTPMworksasahardwaresecuritysolutiontohelpyoutoencryptdataandprotecttheserver.The
TPMfunctionisonlyavailablewhenthereisaTPMinstalledinyourserver.See“InstallingtheTPM”on
page114.YoucanpurchaseaTPMfromLenovo.

AfterinstallingaTPM,youneedtocheckiftheTPMfunctionisenabledintheSetupUtilityprogram.

ToenabletheTPMfunctionintheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage55.

2.OntheSystemSecuritymenu,selectTPMSettings➙TPMSupport.EnsurethatTPMSupportis
settoEnabled.

3.WhenTPMSupportissettoEnabled,theTPMStateitemisdisplayed.SetTPMStatetoEnabled.

4.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.Theserverwillrestarttoenablethe
TPMfunction.

SettinganEthernetconnectorforsystemmanagement

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TheRJ-45Ethernetconnectorontherearoftheserverisforsystemmanagementbydefault.Youalsocan
usetheEthernetconnectorontheinstalledAnyFabricadapterforsystemmanagement.

TosettheEthernetconnectorforsystemmanagement,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage55.

2.OntheTSMSettingsmenu,selectTSMNetworkSettings➙TSMNICSelection.

3.Dooneofthefollowing:

•TosettheRJ-45Ethernetconnectorforsystemmanagement,selectDedicatedPort.

•TosettheEthernetconnectorontheinstalledAnyFabricadapterforsystemmanagement,select

SharedNICPort.

4.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram

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

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

•Ifyoudonotwanttosavethenewsettings,selectSave&Exit➙DiscardChangesandExit.

•Ifyouwanttoreturntothedefaultsettings,pressF9orselectSave&Exit➙LoadOptimizedDefaults.

FormoreinformationabouttheSave&ExitmenuintheSetupUtilityprogram,see“Save&Exitmenu”
onpage57

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UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoupdatetheBIOSandhowtorecoverfromaPOSTandBIOS
updatefailure.

Systemprogramsarethebasiclayerofsoftwarebuiltintoyourserver.SystemprogramsincludethePOST,
theUEFIBIOS,theSetupUtilityprogram,andtheTSMfirmware.ThePOSTisasetoftestsandprocedures
thatareperformedeachtimeyouturnonyourserver.TheUEFIBIOSisalayerofsoftwarethattranslates
instructionsfromotherlayersofsoftwareintoelectricalsignalsthattheserverhardwarecanexecute.You
canusetheSetupUtilityprogramtovieworchangetheconfigurationsettingsofyourserver.See“Usingthe
SetupUtilityprogram”onpage55

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

Updating(flashing)theBIOS

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoupdate(flash)theBIOS.

Notes:

•UpdatetheBIOSonyourserveronlyifthenewerBIOSversionspecificallysolvesaproblemyouhave.
WedonotrecommendBIOSupdatesforserversthatdonotneedthem.Y oucanviewtheupdated
informationforthenewBIOSversionintheinstallationinstructionsfortheBIOSupdateutilityprogram.

•DowngradingtheBIOStoanearlierversionisnotrecommendedandmightnotbesupported.Anearlier
BIOSversionmightnotsupportthelatestsystemconfigurations.

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

•IfyouhaveupdatedtheBIOSfirmware,alltheBIOSsettingsbecomethedefaultsettingsoftheupdated
BIOSversion.CheckandreconfiguretheBIOSsettingsforyourspecificneeds.Youcanrecordyour
specificBIOSsettingsbeforeupdatingtheBIOSforaneasierreconfigurationinthenewBIOSversion.

.TheTSMfirmwareprovidesremotemanagementfeatures.

Toupdate(flash)theBIOS,dothefollowing:

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

2.DownloadtheBIOSupdatepackageandtheinstallationinstructionsinaTXTfile.

3.PrinttheTXTfilethatcontainstheinstallationinstructionsandfollowtheinstructionstoupdate(flash)
theBIOS.

4.CheckandreconfiguretheBIOSsettingsforyourspecificneedsbasedonyournoteorreferto“Using
theSetupUtilityprogram”onpage55aftertheBIOSupdateprocessiscompleted.

RecoveringfromaBIOSupdatefailure

IfthepowertoyourserverisinterruptedwhiletheBIOSisbeingupdated,yourservermightnotrestart
correctly.PerformthefollowingproceduretorecoverfromtheBIOSupdatefailure.

Note:IftheoperatingsystemofyourserverisinstalledunderEFImode,reinstalltheoperatingsystem
afterrecoveringtheBIOS.

TorecoverfromaBIOSupdatefailure,dooneofthefollowing:

•Usingtheautomaticrecoveryfeature

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1.Reconnecttheservertoanacpowersource.

2.AfterthesystemhealthLEDturnsoff,pressthepowerbuttontoturnontheserver.Theserveris
turnedonandthenturnedoffautomatically.Then,therecoveryprocessstarts.Therecoveryprocess
lastsaboutfourminutes.Aftertherecoveryprocessiscompleted,theserverstartsautomatically.

3.CheckandconfiguretheBIOSsettingsforyourspecificneeds.See“UsingtheSetupUtility
program”onpage55.

•UsingtheBIOSrecoveryjumper

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage69.

3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage69.

4.LocatetheBIOSrecoveryjumperonthesystemboard.See“Systemboardjumpers”onpage47.
Then,removeanypartsanddisconnectanycablesthatmightimpedeyouraccesstothejumper.

5.Removethejumpercapfromthejumpercapstorage.See“Systemboardjumpers”onpage47.

6.NotetheorientationofthejumpercapandtheninstallthejumpercapontheBIOSrecoveryjumper.

7.Connecttheservertoanacpowersource.Theserverturnsonandthenturnsoffautomatically.

8.Movethejumpercapbacktothejumpercapstorage.See“Systemboardjumpers”onpage47.

9.Waitforseveralminutes.WhentheBIOSrecoveryprocessiscompleted,theserverturnson
automatically.

10.EnsurethattheSetupUtilityprogramstartsnormally.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”on
page55.Then,disconnecttheserverfromtheacpowersource.

11.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycables.Then,reinstalltheservercover.See“Completing
thepartsreplacement”onpage183

12.Connecttheservertoanacpowersourceandturnontheserver.TheBIOSsettingsrecoverto
thefactory-defaultsettings.CheckandconfiguretheBIOSsettingsforyourspecificneeds.See
“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage55

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

ConfiguringRAID

ThistopicprovidesinformationaboutRAIDandtheutilityprogramsthatareavailableforyoutoconfigure
RAID.

Thistopiccontainsthefollowinginformation:

•“AboutRAID”onpage62

•“ConfiguringRAIDusingtheLenovoThinkServerDeploymentManagerprogram”onpage64

•“ConfiguringtheadvancedSATAorSAShardwareRAID”onpage64

AboutRAID

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

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WhenagroupofindependentphysicalharddiskdrivesaresetuptouseRAIDtechnology,theyareina
RAIDarray.Thisarraydistributesdataacrossmultipleharddiskdrives,butthearrayappearstothehost
serverasonesinglestorageunit.CreatingandusingRAIDarraysprovideshighperformance,suchasthe
expeditedI/Operformance,becauseseveraldrivescanbeaccessedsimultaneously.

RAIDdrivegroupsalsoimprovedatastoragereliabilityandfaulttolerancecomparedwithsingle-drive
storagesystems.Datalossresultingfromadrivefailurecanbepreventedbyreconstructingmissingdata
fromtheremainingdrives.

ThefollowinglistdescribessomeofthemostcommonlyusedRAIDlevels:

•RAID0:block-levelstripingwithoutparityormirroring
SimplestripesetsarenormallyreferredtoasRAID0.RAID0usesstripingtoprovidehighdata

throughput,especiallyforlargefilesinanenvironmentthatdoesnotrequirefaulttolerance.RAID0hasno
redundancyanditprovidesimprovedperformanceandadditionalstoragewithoutfaulttolerance.Any
drivefailuredestroysthearrayandthelikelihoodoffailureincreaseswithmoredrivesinthearray.RAID
0doesnotimplementerrorchecking,soanyerrorisuncorrectable.Moredrivesinthearraymeans
higherbandwidth,butgreaterriskofdataloss.

RAID0requiresaminimumnumberoftwoharddiskdrives.

•RAID1:mirroringwithoutparityorstriping
RAID1usesmirroringsothatdatawrittentoonedriveissimultaneouslywrittentoanotherdrive.Thisis

goodforsmalldatabasesorotherapplicationsthatrequiresmallcapacitybutcompletedataredundancy.
RAID1providesfaulttolerancefromdiskerrorsorfailuresandcontinuestooperateaslongasatleast
onedriveinthemirroredsetisfunctioning.Withappropriateoperatingsystemsupport,therecanbe
increasedreadperformanceandonlyaminimalwriteperformancereduction.

RAID1requiresaminimumnumberoftwoharddiskdrives.

•RAID5:block-levelstripingwithdistributedparity
RAID5usesdiskstripingandparitydataacrossalldrives(distributedparity)toprovidehighdata

throughput,especiallyforsmallrandomaccess.RAID5distributesparityalongwiththedataandrequires
alldrivesbutonetobepresenttooperate;drivefailurerequiresreplacement,butthearrayisnot
destroyedbyasingledrivefailure.Upondrivefailure,anysubsequentreadoperationscanbecalculated
fromthedistributedparitysothatthedrivefailureismaskedfromtheenduser.Thearraywillhavedata
lossintheeventofaseconddrivefailureandisvulnerableuntilthedatathatwasonthefailingdriveis
rebuiltontoareplacementdrive.Asingledrivefailureinthesetwillresultinreducedperformanceof
theentiresetuntilthefailingdrivehasbeenreplacedandrebuilt.

RAID5requiresaminimumnumberofthreeharddiskdrives.

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

virtualdrivecansurvivethelossofanytwodriveswithoutlosingdata.ARAID6drivegroupissimilar
toaRAID5drivegroup.Blocksofdataandparityinformationarewrittenacrossalldrives.Theparity
informationisusedtorecoverthedataifoneortwodrivesfailinthedrivegroup.

RAID6requiresaminimumnumberofthreeharddiskdrives.

•RAID10:acombinationofRAID0andRAID1
RAID10consistsofstripeddataacrossmirroredspans.ARAID10drivegroupisaspanneddrive

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

RAID10requiresaminimumnumberoffourharddiskdrivesandalsorequiresanevennumberofdrives,
forexample,sixharddiskdrivesoreightharddiskdrives.

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•RAID50:acombinationofRAID0andRAID5
RAID50usesdistributedparityanddiskstriping.ARAID50drivegroupisaspanneddrivegroupin

whichdataisstripedacrossmultipleRAID5drivegroups.RAID50worksbestwithdatathatrequires
highreliability,highrequestrates,highdatatransfers,andmedium-to-largecapacity.

Note:HavingvirtualdrivesofdifferentRAIDlevels,suchasRAID0andRAID5,inthesamedrivegroupis
notallowed.Forexample,ifanexistingRAID5virtualdriveiscreatedoutofpartialspaceinanarray,the
nextvirtualdriveinthearrayhastobeRAID5only.

RAID50requiresaminimumnumberofsixharddiskdrives.

•RAID60:acombinationofRAID0andRAID6
RAID60usesdistributedparity,withtwoindependentparityblocksperstripeineachRAIDset,anddisk

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

RAID60requiresaminimumnumberofsixharddiskdrives.

FordetailedinformationaboutRAID,referto“IntroductiontoRAID”intheMegaRAIDSASSoftwareUser
GuideonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.

ConfiguringRAIDusingtheLenovoThinkServerDeploymentManager
program

DeploymentManagersimplifiestheprocessofconfiguringsupportedRAID.Thehelpsystemfortheprogram
canbeaccesseddirectlyfromtheprograminterface.

DeploymentManagerhasthefollowingfeaturesforRAIDconfiguration:

•ForusewithallsupportedRAIDcontrollers

•AutomaticallydetectshardwareandlistsallsupportedRAIDconfigurations

•Configuresoneormorediskarrayspercontrollerdependingonthenumberofdrivesattachedtothe
controllerandtheRAIDlevelselected

•Supportshot-sparedrives

•CreatesaRAIDresponsefilethatcanbeusedtoconfigureRAIDcontrollersonsimilarlyconfigured
Lenovoservers

See“LenovoThinkServerDeploymentManager”onpage14
interfaceoftheprogram.

andviewthehelpsystemfromthemain

ConfiguringtheadvancedSAT AorSAShardwareRAID

YourservercomeswithanAnyRAIDadaptertoprovideadvancedSATAorSAShardwareRAIDfunctions.

Note:Dependingontheoperatingsystem,thetotaldrivecapacityoftheprimaryRAIDmightbelimitedto
2TB.

YoucanusethefollowingprogramsortoolstoconfiguretheadvancedSATAorSAShardwareRAID.

•MegaRAIDHumanInterfaceInfrastructure(HII)configurationutility
ThisutilityenablesyoutoconfigureRAIDindependentlyoftheoperatingsystem.TodisplaytheHII

configurationutilityinterface,starttheserverandpresstheF1keyassoonasyouseethelogoscreento
entertheSetupUtilityprogram.Then,selectBootManager➙AdaptersandUEFIDrivers.

•MegaRAIDStorageManagerprogram

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Thisprogramprovidesgraphicaluserinterface(GUI)foryoutocreateandmanagestorageconfigurations
inanoperatingsystemenvironment.

•StorageCommandLineTool(StorCLI)
Thisisacommand-linemanagementtoolthatisusedtoconfigureRAIDinanoperatingsystem

environment.

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

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

Updatingthefirmware

Whenyoureplaceadeviceintheserver,youmighthavetoeitherupdatetheserverwiththelatestversionof
thefirmwarethatisstoredinmemoryonthedeviceorreflashtheBIOS,theTSMfirmware,andtheFRU/SDR.

Toupdatethefirmware,dooneofthefollowing:

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

•UsetheLenovoThinkServerDeploymentManagerprogram.See“LenovoThinkServerDeployment
Manager”onpage14.

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Chapter6.Replacinghardware

Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstall,remove,orreplacehardwareforyourserver.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Guidelines”onpage67

•“Removingtheservercover”onpage69

•“Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware”onpage71

•“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage183

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

Guidelines

Thistopicprovidessomeguidelinesthatyoushouldreadandunderstandbeforeusingyourserver.

Precautions

Beforeusingtheserver,ensurethatyoureadandunderstandthefollowingprecautions:

•Beforeusingtheproduct,ensurethatyoureadandunderstandthemultilingualsafetyinstructionsandthe
LenovoLimitedWarranty(LLW)onthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswiththeproduct.Readingand
understandingthesafetyinstructionsreducestheriskofpersonalinjuryanddamagetoyourproduct.

•Whenyouinstallyournewserver,taketheopportunitytodownloadandapplythemostrecentfirmware
updates.Thisstepwillhelptoensurethatanyknownissuesareaddressedandthatyourserveris
readytofunctionatmaximumlevelsofperformance.Todownloadfirmwareupdatesforyourserver,go
tohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpage.See“Updatingthe
firmware”onpage65

•Beforeyouinstalloptionalhardwaredevices,ensurethattheserverisworkingcorrectly.Iftheserver
isnotworkingcorrectly,seeChapter7“T roubleshootinganddiagnostics”onpage187
troubleshooting.Iftheproblemcannotbesolved,seeChapter8“Gettinginformation,help,andservice”
onpage193.

•Observegoodhousekeepingintheareawhereyouareworking.Putremovedcoversandotherparts
inasafeplace.

•Ifyoumustturnontheserverwhiletheservercoverisremoved,ensurethatnooneisneartheserver
andthatnotoolsorotherobjectshavebeenleftinsidetheserver.

•Donotattempttoliftanobjectthatyouthinkistooheavyforyou.Ifyouhavetoliftaheavyobject,
observethefollowingprecautions:

formoreinformation.

todobasic

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

•Ensurethatyouhaveanadequatenumberofproperlygroundedelectricaloutletsfortheserver,monitor,
andotherdevices.

•Backupallimportantdatabeforeyoumakechangestodrives.

•Haveasmallflat-bladescrewdriveravailable.

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

•ToviewtheLEDsonthesystemboardandinternalcomponents,leavetheserverconnectedtopower.

•Whenyouarefinishedworkingontheserver,reinstallallsafetyshields,guards,labels,andgroundwires.

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices

Attention:Donotopenthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenewpartuntilthedefectiveparthasbeen

removedfromtheserverandyouarereadytoinstallthenewpart.Staticelectricity,althoughharmlesstoyou,
canseriouslydamageservercomponentsandparts.

Whenyouhandleserverpartsandcomponents,taketheseprecautionstoavoidstatic-electricitydamage:

•Limityourmovement.Movementcancausestaticelectricitytobuilduparoundyou.

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

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

•Donotleavethedevicewhereotherscanhandleandpossiblydamagethedevice.

•Beforeyoureplaceanewpart,touchthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthenewparttoan
unpaintedmetalpartoftheserverforatleasttwoseconds.Thisreducesstaticelectricityfromthe
packageandyourbody.

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

•Donotplacethepartontheservercoverorothermetalsurface.

•Takeadditionalcarewhenhandlingdevicesduringcoldweather.Heatingreducesindoorhumidity
andincreasesstaticelectricity.

Systemreliabilityguidelines

Tohelpensurepropercoolingandsystemreliability,strictlyfollowtheseguidelines:

•Eachofthedrivebayshasadriveoradummytrayinstalled;orthereisanelectromagneticinterface(EMI)
protectivepanelorEMIshieldinstalledtoprotectthedrivecage.

•Iftheserversupportshot-swapredundantpowersupplies,eachofthepowersupplybayhasaredundant
powersupplyinstalled,oronebayhasaredundantpowersupplyinstalledwhiletheotherbayiscovered
byashield.

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

•Properlyroutethecables.Forsomeoptions,suchasPCIcards,followthecablinginstructionsthatcome
withtheoptionsinadditiontotheinstructionsinthismanual.

•Whenreplacingahot-swapdrive,installthenewhot-swapdriveassoonaspossible.

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

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•Forserversthatsupportuptotwomicroprocessors,ensurethatthesecondmicroprocessorsocket
alwayscontainsamicroprocessororisprotectedbyamicroprocessorsocketcover.

Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron

Attention:Staticelectricitythatisreleasedtointernalservercomponentswhentheserveristurnedonmightcause

theservertohalt,whichmightresultinthelossofdata.Toavoidthispotentialproblem,alwaysuseanESDwriststrap
orothergroundingsystemwhenyouworkinsidetheserverwiththepoweron.

Theserversupportshot-swapdevicesandisdesignedtooperatesafelywhileitisturnedonandthecoveris
removed.Followtheseguidelineswhenyouworkinsidetheserverwiththepoweron:

•Avoidwearingloose-fittingclothingonyourforearms.Buttonlong-sleevedshirtsbeforeworkinginside
theserver;donotwearcufflinkswhileyouareworkinginsidetheserver.

•Donotallowyournecktieorscarftohanginsidetheserver.

•Removejewelry,suchasbracelets,necklaces,rings,andloose-fittingwristwatches.

•Removeitemsfromyourshirtpocket,suchaspensandpencils.Theseitemsmightfallintotheserveras
youleanoverit.

•Avoiddroppinganymetallicobjectsintotheserver,suchaspaperclips,hairpins,andscrews.

Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet

Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removeorextendtheserverfromtherackcabinetbeforeinstalling
orreplacinghardware.Dependingontherailtype,dooneofthefollowing:

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

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

Removingtheservercover

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage67.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

Toremovetheservercover,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrives.Then,turnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.

2.Disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.

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

4.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage69.

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5.Useascrewdrivertounscrewthecoverlocktotheopenpositionasshown.

Figure38.Unscrewingthecoverlock

6.Fullyopenthecoverlatchasshownandslidetheservercovertotherearuntilitisdisengagedfromthe
chassis.Then,lifttheservercoveroffthechassisandsetitaside.

Note:Itisrecommendedthatyouwaitseveralminutestolettheservercoolbeforeremovingthe
servercover.

Figure39.Removingtheservercover

Attention:Forpropercoolingandairflow,installtheservercoverbeforeturningontheserver.Operatingthe
serverwiththeservercoverremovedmightdamageservercomponents.

Toreinstalltheservercover,see“Reinstallingtheservercoverandreconnectingcables”onpage183

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Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstall,remove,orreplacehardwareforyourserver.Youcan
expandthecapabilitiesofyourserverbyaddingnewhardwaredevices,suchasmemorymodules,PCIe
cards,orotherserveroptions,andmaintainyourserverbyreplacingthefailinghardwaredevices.

Ifyouarehandlingaserveroption,refertotheappropriateinstallationandorremovalinstructionsinthis
topicalongwiththeinstructionsthatcomewiththeoption.

Notes:

•UseonlypartsprovidedbyLenovo.

•Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

TheEMIintegrityandcoolingoftheserverareprotectedbyhavingalldrivebaysandPCIcardslotscovered
oroccupied.WhenyouinstallaninternaldriveoraPCIcard,savetheEMIshieldordummytrayfromthe
drivebayorsavethePCIcardslotbracketintheeventthatyoulaterremovethedevice.

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

Removingandreinstallingtherackhandles

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage67.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

Toremoveandreinstalltherackhandles,dothefollowing:

1.Oneachsideoftheserver,removethescrewsthatsecuretherackhandleandthenremovetherack
handlefromthechassis.

Figure40.Removingtherackhandles

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2.Toreinstalltherackhandles,alignthescrewholesintherackhandlewiththecorrespondingholesinthe
chassis.Installthescrewstosecuretherackhandleoneachsideoftheserver.

Figure41.Installingtherackhandles

Removingandreinstallingthecoolingshroud

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiii

Toaccesssomeoftheservercomponentsonthesystemboard,removethecoolingshroudfirst.Toensure
propercoolingandairflow,reinstallthecoolingshroudbeforeturningontheserver.

and“Guidelines”onpage67.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Toremoveandreinstallthecoolingshroud,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage69.

3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage69.

4.RemovetheThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModuleifoneisinstalledonthecoolingshroud.See
“RemovingtheThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModule”onpage133.

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5.Insertyourfingersintotheholes1inthecoolingshroudandliftitoutoftheserver.

1

Figure42.Removingthecoolingshroud

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6.Toreinstallthecoolingshroud,dothefollowing:
a.Ensurethat:

•Allcomponentshavebeenreassembledcorrectly.

•Notoolsorloosescrewsareleftinsideyourserver.

•Allcablesinsidetheserverhavebeenproperlyroutedandtheywillnotinterferewithinstalling
thecoolingshroud.

b.Notetheorientationofthecoolingshroud.Alignthetabsonbothsidesofthecoolingshroudwith

thecorrespondingholesorgapsinbothsidesofthechassis.

c.Lowerthecoolingshroudintothechassisuntilitsnapsintoposition.

Note:Ifnecessary,gentlypressthecoolingshroudonbothsidessothatthetabsonthecoolingshroud
completelyengagewithbothsidesofthechassis.

Figure43.Installingthecoolingshroud

Attention:Forpropercoolingandairflow,reinstallthecoolingshroudbeforeturningontheserver.Operating
theserverwiththecoolingshroudremovedmightdamageservercomponents.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletethereplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage183.

Installingorreplacingasystemfan

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage67.

Yourserversupportsuptosixhot-swapsystemfans.Thisdesignhelpsyouavoidsignificantcooling
problemswhenasystemfanfails.Youcanreplaceasystemfanwithoutturningofftheserver.Tolocatethe
systemfans,see“Systemboardcomponents”onpage43.

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CAUTION:
Hazardousmovingparts.Keepfingersandotherbodypartsaway.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

Toinstallorreplaceasystemfan,dothefollowing:

1.Removetheservercover.

Note:Thesystemfansarehot-swapandyoucanreplaceafailingsystemfanwithoutturningoff
theserver.

2.Dooneofthefollowing:

•Ifyouareinstallingasystemfan,graspthetopofthedummyfanwithyourindexfingerandthumb
andthenliftthedummyfanoutoftheserver.

Figure44.Removingthedummyfan

•Ifyouarereplacingasystemfan,dothefollowing:
a.ViewthesystemfanfaultLEDtolocatethefailingsystemfan.See“SystemfanfaultLEDs”on

page49.

Chapter6.Replacinghardware75

b.Graspthetopofthesystemfanwithyourindexfingerandthumbandthenliftthesystemfan

outoftheserver.

Figure45.Removingthesystemfan

3.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenewsystemfantoanyunpaintedsurfaceonthe
outsideoftheserver.Then,removethenewsystemfanfromthepackage.

4.Positionthenewsystemfanabovethesystemfancagesothatthesystemfanconnectoronthebottom
ofthenewsystemfanisfacingtherearofthechassis.Then,pressthenewsystemfanstraightdown
untilitisseatedintoplace.

Figure46.Installingthesystemfan

5.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldsystemfan,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseany
packagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletethereplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage183

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.

Removingandreinstallingthesystemfancage

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage67.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Note:Y oucanremoveandreinstallthesystemfancagewithoutremovingthesystemfans.

Toremoveandreinstallthesystemfancage,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage69.

3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage69.

4.Pivotthetabstotherearoftheserver.Then,removethesystemfancagewiththeinstalledsystemfans
asawholebyliftingthecagestraightupandoutofthechassis.

Figure47.Removingthesystemfancage

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5.Notetheorientationofthesystemfancage.Aligntheleftandrightsidesofthesystemfancagewith
thecorrespondingmountingpostsinthechassis.Then,pressthesystemfancagewiththeinstalled
systemfansstraightdownintothechassis.Ensurethatthesystemfansarecorrectlyconnectedto
thesystemfanconnectorsonthesystemboard.

Figure48.Installingthesystemfancage

6.Pivotthetabsofthesystemfancagetothefrontoftheservertosecurethesystemfancage.

Figure49.Securingthesystemfancage

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletethereplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage183

.

Installingorremovingamemorymodule

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorremoveamemorymodule.

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Note:ThememorymodulesareextremelysensitivetoESD.Ensurethatyoureadandunderstand“Handling

static-sensitivedevices”onpage68firstandcarefullyperformtheoperation.

Memorymoduleinstallationrules

Yourserverhas24memoryslotsandithasthefollowingfeatures:

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

•Eachslotsupports32GBdoubledatarate4loadreductiondualinlinememorymodules(DDR4
LRDIMMs)withErrorCheckingandCorrecting(ECC)technology.

•Yourserversupportsupto12memorymoduleswhenonemicroprocessorisinstalled.Supportsupto24
memorymoduleswhentwomicroprocessorsareinstalled.

•Theminimumsystemmemoryis4GB(onlyonemicroprocessorinstalledandonlyone4GBRDIMM
installedintheCPU1DIMMA1slot).

•Themaximumsystemmemoryis768GB(twomicroprocessorsinstalledandone32GBLRDIMM
installedineachofthe24memoryslots).

Formoreinformationaboutthememorymodulesinyourspecificservermodel,usetheSetupUtility
program.See“ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage55

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

Beforeinstallingamemorymodule,ensurethatyouobservethefollowingguidelines:

.

•Allmemorymodulestobeinstalledmustbethesametype.Yourserversupportsthefollowingtypes
ofmemorymodules:

–DDR4RDIMMwithECCtechnology
–DDR4LRDIMMwithECCtechnology

•Whenyouinstallmemorymoduleswithdifferentranksinonechannel,startfromthefarthestmemoryslot
inthechannel.Installthememorymodulethathasthemostranksfirst.

•Whenyouinstallmemorymoduleswithdifferentfrequenciesintothememoryslotsforthesame
microprocessor,allthememorymodulesrunatthelowestfrequency.

•Itisrecommendedthatyouinstallthehigh-frequencymemorymodulesintothememoryslotsforthe
samemicroprocessortoensurehighperformance.

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Thefollowingillustrationhelpsyoutolocatethememoryslotsonthesystemboard.Thefollowingillustration

CPU1 DIMMC1

CPU1 DIMMC2

CPU1 DIMMC3

CPU1 DIMMD1

CPU1 DIMMD2

CPU1 DIMMD3

CPU1 DIMMB3

CPU1 DIMMB2

CPU1 DIMMB1

CPU1 DIMMA3

CPU1 DIMMA2

CPU1 DIMMA1

CPU2 DIMMC1

CPU2 DIMMC2

CPU2 DIMMC3

CPU2 DIMMD1

CPU2 DIMMD2

CPU2 DIMMD3

CPU2 DIMMB3

CPU2 DIMMB2

CPU2 DIMMB1

CPU2 DIMMA3

CPU2 DIMMA2

CPU2 DIMMA1

showsthesystemboardwithtwoinstalledmicroprocessors(alsoknownasCPU).

Figure50.Memoryslotsonthesystemboard

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

Table2.Memorymoduleinstallationrulesforserverswithonemicroprocessor

CPU1

DIMM

A1A2A3B1B2B3

C1C2C3

D1D2D3

1DIMMX
2DIMMsXX
4DIMMsXXXX
8DIMMsXXXXXXXX
12DIMMsXXXXXXXXXXXX

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

Table3.Memorymoduleinstallationrulesforserverswithtwomicroprocessors

A1A2A3B1B2B3

2
DIMMs

4
DIMMs

8
DIMMs

XX

XXXX

XXXXXXXX

CPU1DIMMCPU2DIMM

C1C2C3

D1D2D3A1A2A3B1B2B3

C1C2C3

D1D2D3

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Table3.Memorymoduleinstallationrulesforserverswithtwomicroprocessors(continued)

CPU1DIMMCPU2DIMM

A1A2A3B1B2B3

16
DIMMs

24
DIMMs

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

C1C2C3

D1D2D3A1A2A3B1B2B3

C1C2C3

Thefollowingsectionexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationrulesinindependentmode,mirroringmode,
sparingmode,andlockstepmode.

Memorymoduleinstallationorderinindependentmode

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

Notes:

•Allmemorymodulestobeinstalledmustbethesametype.

•Whenyouinstallmemorymoduleswithdifferentcapacity,installthememorymodulethathasthe
highestcapacityfirst.

Thefollowingtableexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationorderforserversthathaveonlyone
microprocessor(CPU1)installed.

D1D2D3

Table4.Memorymoduleinstallationorderinindependentmodeforserverswithonemicroprocessor

CPU1DIMM

DIMMinstallation
order

A1A2A3B1B2B3

1

5

926103

C1C2C3

7

114812

D1D2D3

Thefollowingtableexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationorderforserversthathavetwomicroprocessors
(CPU1andCPU2)installed.

Table5.Memorymoduleinstallationorderinindependentmodeforserverswithtwomicroprocessors

CPU1DIMMCPU2DIMM

A1A2A3B1B2B3

DIMMinstallation
order

191731119

C1C2C3

5

1321

D1D2D3A1A2A3B1B2B3

7

152321018412206142281624

C1C2C3

D1D2D3

Memorymoduleinstallationorderinmirroringmode

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

Notes:

•Allmemorymodulestobeinstalledmustbethesametypewiththesamecapacity,frequency,voltage,
andnumberofranks.

•Allmemorymodulesmustbeinstalledinpairs.

.

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Thefollowingtableexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationorderforserversthathaveonlyone
microprocessor(CPU1)installed.

Table6.Memorymoduleinstallationorderinmirroringmodeforserverswithonemicroprocessor

CPU1DIMM

DIMMinstallation
order

A1A2A3B1B2B3

13

5

13

C1C2C3

5

246246

D1D2D3

Thefollowingtableexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationorderforserversthathavetwomicroprocessors
(CPU1andCPU2)installed.

Table7.Memorymoduleinstallationorderinmirroringmodeforserverswithtwomicroprocessors

CPU1DIMMCPU2DIMM

A1A2A3B1B2B3

DIMMinstallation
order

5

1

91

5

93

C1C2C3

7

D1D2D3A1A2A3B1B2B3

113

7

112610261048124812

C1C2C3

D1D2D3

Memorymoduleinstallationorderinsparingmode

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

Note:Allmemorymodulestobeinstalledmustbethesametypewiththesamecapacity,frequency,
voltage,andnumberofranks.

Yourserversupportsranksparingmode.Inranksparingmode,onerankofamemorymoduleworksasthe
sparerankfortheotherranksonthesamechannel.Thesparerankisnotavailableassystemmemory.To
enableranksparingmode,ensurethat:

•Atleastthreeranksareavailableinonechannel.

•Atleasttwomemorymodulesareinstalledinonechannel.

Thefollowingtableexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationorderforserversthathaveonlyone
microprocessor(CPU1)installed.

Table8.Memorymoduleinstallationorderinsparingmodeforserverswithonemicroprocessor

CPU1DIMM

DIMMinstallation
order

A1A2A3B1B2B3

11

5

22633

C1C2C3

7

Thefollowingtableexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationorderforserversthathavetwomicroprocessors
(CPU1andCPU2)installed.

Table9.Memorymoduleinstallationorderinsparingmodeforserverswithtwomicroprocessors

CPU1DIMMCPU2DIMM

A1A2A3B1B2B3

DIMMinstallation
order

1193311

C1C2C3

55

D1D2D3A1A2A3B1B2B3

77

13

152210441266148816

C1C2C3

D1D2D3

448

D1D2D3

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Memorymoduleinstallationorderinlockstepmode

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

Notes:

•Allmemorymodulestobeinstalledmustbethesametypewiththesamecapacity,frequency,voltage,
andnumberofranks.

•Allmemorymodulesmustbeinstalledinpairs.

Thefollowingtableexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationorderforserversthathaveonlyone
microprocessor(CPU1)installed.

Table10.Memorymoduleinstallationorderinlockstepmodeforserverswithonemicroprocessor

CPU1DIMM

DIMMinstallation
order

A1A2A3B1B2B3

13

5

13

C1C2C3

5

246246

D1D2D3

Thefollowingtableexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationorderforserversthathavetwomicroprocessors
(CPU1andCPU2)installed.

Table11.Memorymoduleinstallationorderinlockstepmodeforserverswithtwomicroprocessors

CPU1DIMMCPU2DIMM

A1A2A3B1B2B3

DIMMinstallation
order

1193311

C1C2C3

55

D1D2D3A1A2A3B1B2B3

77

13

152210441266148816

C1C2C3

D1D2D3

Installingamemorymodule

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiii

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Notes:

•Ensurethatyouconsiderandfollowthememorymoduleinstallationruleswhenperformingtheoperation.
See“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage79.

•Useanydocumentationthatcomeswiththememorymoduleandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.

and“Guidelines”onpage67.

Toinstallamemorymodule,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage69.

3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage69.

4.Removethecoolingshroud.See“Removingandreinstallingthecoolingshroud”onpage72.

5.Locatethememoryslotsonthesystemboardandreadthememorymoduleinstallationrules.See
“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage79.Removethememorydummyifnecessary.

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6.Disconnectanycablesthatmightimpedeyouraccesstothememoryslots.

7.Opentheretainingclipsoftheappropriatememoryslot.

Figure51.Openingtheretainingclipsofthememoryslot

8.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenewmemorymoduletoanyunpaintedsurfaceon
theoutsideoftheserver.Then,takethenewmemorymoduleoutofthepackage.

Note:Carefullyhandlethememorymodulebyitsedges.

9.Positionthenewmemorymoduleoverthememoryslot.Ensurethatthenotch1onthenewmemory
moduleisalignedwiththekey2inthememoryslot.Then,pressthenewmemorymodulestraightdown
intothememoryslotuntiltheretainingclipscloseandthenewmemorymodulesnapsintoposition.

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

Figure52.Installingamemorymodule

10.Reconnectanycablesthatyouhavedisconnected.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage183

.

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Removingamemorymodule

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage67.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Note:Ensurethatyouconsiderandfollowthememorymoduleinstallationruleswhenperformingthe
operation.See“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage79

Toremoveamemorymodule,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage69.

3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage69.

4.Removethecoolingshroud.See“Removingandreinstallingthecoolingshroud”onpage72.

5.Locatethememoryslotsonthesystemboardandreadthememorymoduleinstallationrules.See
“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage79.

6.Disconnectanycablesthatmightimpedeyouraccesstothememoryslots.

7.Locatethememorymodulethatyouwanttoremoveandopentheretainingclipsonbothendsofthe
memoryslot.Then,graspthememorymodulebyitsedgesandcarefullypullitstraightuptoremoveit
fromthememoryslot.

.

Figure53.Removingamemorymodule

8.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldmemorymodule,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseany
packagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage183.

Replacingtherisercard

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage67.

Chapter6.Replacinghardware85

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Note:Thefollowingprocedureisbasedonthescenariothattherisercardisinstalledontherisercard
bracket1.Theprocedureissimilarforrisercardinstalledontherisercardbracket2.

Toreplacetherisercard,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage69.

3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage69.

4.Loosenthescrewthatsecurestherisercardassembly.Then,grasptheassemblybyitsedgesand
carefullyliftitstraightupandoffthechassis.

Figure54.Removingtherisercardassemblyfromthechassis

5.IfthereisanyPCIecardinstalledontherisercard,recordthecableconnectionsfirst.Then,disconnect
allcablesfromthecardsandcompletelyremovetherisercardassemblyoutofthechassis.

6.RemovethePCIecardsthatareinstalledontherisercard.See“RemovingaPCIecardfromtheriser
cardassembly”onpage98.

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