Lenovo RS140 User Manual
ThinkServerRS140
UserGuideandHardwareMaintenance
Manual
MachineTypes:70F2,70F3,70F8,and70F9
Note:Beforeusingtheinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:
•TheReadMeFirstthatcomeswithyourproduct
•“Safetyinformation”onpageiii
•AppendixA“Notices”onpage121
FirstEdition(May2014)
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Contents
Safetyinformation..........iii
Productsthatarenotassessed.........x
Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1
Introduction.................1
Serverdocumentation.............2
Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...5
Chapter3.Productoverview......7
Serverpackage...............7
Features..................7
Specifications...............10
Software.................11
ThinkServerEasyStartup.........11
ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater.11
BIOSupdateutility...........11
RAIDconfigurationutilities........11
Diagnosticprograms..........11
Locations.................11
Machinetype,model,andserialnumber
label.................11
Frontviewoftheserver.........12
Frontpanel..............13
Rearviewoftheserver.........14
Serverlock..............17
Servercomponents...........17
RAIDcard...............21
Connectingthecables..........22
Systemboardcomponents........32
Chapter4.T urningonandturningoff
theserver...............35
Turningontheserver............35
Turningofftheserver............35
Chapter5.Configuringtheserver..37
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........37
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....37
ViewinginformationintheSetupUtility
program...............37
SetupUtilityprograminterface......37
Settingthesystemdateandtime.....41
Usingpasswords............41
ConfiguringtheTPMfunction.......42
Selectingastartupdevice........42
ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......43
UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS......43
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...44
FeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartup
program...............44
StartingtheThinkServerEasyStartup
program...............45
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram
onaWindowsoperatingsystem......46
ConfiguringRAID..............47
AboutRAID..............47
RAIDforyourserver...........48
ConfiguringthesystemBIOStoenable
onboardSATARAIDfunctionality......49
ConfiguringtheadvancedSATAorSAS
hardwareRAID.............50
ConfiguringtheEthernetcontrollers......52
Updatingthefirmware............52
UsingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram....52
Chapter6.Installing,removing,or
replacinghardware..........53
Guidelines................53
Precautions..............53
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....54
Systemreliabilityguidelines........55
Removingtheservercover..........55
Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware...56
Removingandreinstallingtherackhandles.57
Removingandreinstallingthefanduct...57
Installingorremovingamemorymodule...59
InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard....62
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID
500UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID....66
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID
700Battery..............68
Installingorremovingtheslimopticaldrive..71
Replacingtherisercardassembly.....75
ReplacingtheEthernetcard........77
Replacingthepowersupplyassembly...80
Removingandreinstallingthe
slim-optical-drivebracket........82
Replacinga2.5-inchharddiskdrive....84
Replacinga3.5-inchharddiskdrive....87
Replacingthefrontpanelboard......90
Replacingasystemfan.........92
Replacingtheheatsink.........94
Replacingthemicroprocessor.......96
Replacingthecoin-cellbattery......99
Replacingthesystemboard.......101
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Completingthepartsreplacement.......106
Reinstallingtheservercoverandreconnecting
cables................106
Updatingtheserverconfiguration.....108
Chapter7.T roubleshootingand
diagnostics.............111
Troubleshootingprocedure..........111
Usingadiagnosticprogram.........111
Basictroubleshootingtables.........112
ThinkServerEasyStartupprogram
problems...............112
Opticaldriveproblems..........112
Hard-disk-driveproblems........113
Memorymoduleproblems........114
Keyboard,mouse,andUSBdevice
problems...............115
Chapter8.Gettinginformation,help,
andservice.............117
Informationresources............117
Usingthedocumentation.........117
ThinkServerWebsite..........117
LenovoSupportWebsite.........117
Helpandservice..............118
Beforeyoucall.............118
Callingforservice............118
Usingotherservices..........119
Purchasingadditionalservices......119
AppendixA.Notices.........121
Trademarks................122
Importantnotes..............122
PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice..122
Recyclinginformation............123
Batteryreturnprogram..........123
Requirementforbatteriescontaining
perchlorate..............124
Particulatecontamination..........124
ImportantWEEEinformation.........125
RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective
(RoHS)..................125
TurkishRoHS.............125
EuropeanUnionRoHS..........125
GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement...125
Exportclassificationnotice..........126
Electronicemissionnotices..........126
FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)
Statement...............126
Eurasiancompliancemark..........128
Index.................129
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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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znajdującymisięnapłycieDVDzdokumentacjądostarczonąwrazzproduktem.
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DVDdedocumentaçãofornecidocomoproduto.
Înaintedeautilizaprodusul,asiguraţi-văcăaţicititşiînţelesinstrucţiuniledesiguranţăînmaimultelimbide
peDVD-ulcudocumentaţiecareînsoţeşteprodusul.
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dokumentasjonsomfølgermedproduktet.
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безопасностинаразныхязыках,которыеможнонайтинаDVD-дискесдокументациейвкомплектес
продуктом.
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dokumentacionomDVD-ukojistedobiliuzproizvod.
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naDVD-juzdokumentacijo,kistegaprejeliskupajzizdelkom.
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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
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Important:Fortranslatedversionsofthecautionordangerstatement,refertotheSafety,Warranty,and
SupportInformationdocument.
Ensurethatyoureadandunderstandallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentbeforeyouperform
theprocedures.Readandunderstandanyadditionalsafetyinformationthatisincludedwiththeserveror
optionaldevicebeforeyouinstall,remove,orreplacethedevice.
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Statement1
DANGER
Electricalcurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.
Toavoidashockhazard:
•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orreconfigurationofthis
productduringanelectricalstorm.
•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.
•Ensurethatallpowercordconnectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.
•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.
•Whenpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.
•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceoffire,water,orstructuraldamage.
•Disconnecttheattachedpowercords,telecommunicationssystems,networks,andmodemsbeforeyou
openthedevicecovers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationandconfigurationprocedures.
•Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingtablewheninstalling,moving,oropening
coversonthisproductorattacheddevices.
Toconnect:Todisconnect:
1.TurneverythingOFF .
2.First,attachallcablestodevices.
3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.
4.Attachpowercordstooutlet.
5.TurndevicesON.
1.TurneverythingOFF .
2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlet.
3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.
4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.
Statement2
DANGER
Dangerofexplosionifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.
Whenreplacingthelithiumcoincellbattery,useonlythesameoranequivalenttypethatis
recommendedbythemanufacturer .Thebatterycontainslithiumandcanexplodeifnotproperly
used,handled,ordisposedof.
Donot:
•Throworimmerseintowater
•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)
•Repairordisassemble
Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.
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Statement3
CAUTION:
Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,DVDdrives,fiberopticdevices,ortransmitters)are
installed,notethefollowing:
•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto
hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.
•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespecifiedherein
mightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.
DANGER
SomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3Blaserdiode.Notethefollowing:
Laserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeam,donotviewdirectlywithoptical
instruments,andavoiddirectexposuretothebeam.
Statement4
≥18kg(39.7lb)≥32kg(70.5lb)≥55kg(121.2lb)
<32kg(70.5lb)<55kg(121.2lb)<100kg(220.5lb)
CAUTION:
Usesafepracticeswhenlifting.
Statement5
CAUTION:
Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerswitchonthepowersupplydonotturnoff
theelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanonepower
cord.Toremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected
fromthepowersource.
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Statement6
CAUTION:
Ifyouinstallastrain-reliefbracketoptionovertheendofthepowercordthatisconnectedtothe
device,youmustconnecttheotherendofthepowercordtoapowersourcethatiseasilyaccessible
incaseitneedstobedisconnected.
Statement7
CAUTION:
Ifthedevicehasdoors,ensurethatyouremoveorsecurethedoorsbeforemovingorliftingthe
devicetoprotectagainstpersonalinjury.Thedoorswillnotsupporttheweightofthedevice.
Statement8
CAUTION:
Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.
Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabel
attached.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethesecomponents.Ifyoususpectaproblemwith
oneoftheseparts,contactaservicetechnician.
Statement9
CAUTION:
Disconnectthehot-swapfancablesbeforeremovingthefanfromthedevicetoprotectagainst
personalinjury.
Statement10
CAUTION:
Thefollowinglabelindicatesasharp-edgehazard.
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Statement11
CAUTION:
Thefollowinglabelindicatesapotentialheathazard.
Statement12
DANGER
Overloadingabranchcircuitisapotentialfirehazardandashockhazardundercertainconditions.To
avoidthesehazards,ensurethatyoursystemelectricalrequirementsdonotexceedbranchcurrentratings
attheinstallationsite.
Statement13
CAUTION:
Ensurethattherackissecuredproperlytoavoidtippingwhentheserverunitisextendedontherails.
Statement14
CAUTION:
SomeaccessoryoroptionboardoutputsexceedClass2orlimitedpowersourcelimits.Y ou
mustinstalltheappropriateinterconnectingcablinginaccordancewithyourlocalelectricalcode
requirements.
Statement15
CAUTION:
Thepower-controlbuttononthedevicemayputthedeviceinstandbymodeinsteadofturningoff
thedevice.Inaddition,thedevicemighthavemultipleconnectionstodcpower.T oremoveall
electricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallconnectionstodcpoweraredisconnectedat
thedcpowerinputterminals.
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Statement16
CAUTION:
Toreducetheriskofelectricshockorenergyhazards:
•Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledbytrainedservicepersonnelinarestricted-accesslocation,as
definedbyyourlocalelectricalcodeandthelatesteditionofIEC60950.
•Connecttheequipmenttoareliablyearthedsafetyextralowvoltage(SELV)source.AnSELV
sourceisasecondarycircuitthatisdesignedsothatnormalandsinglefaultconditionsdonot
causethevoltagestoexceedasafelevel(60Vdirectcurrent).
•Thebranchcircuitovercurrentprotectionmustberatedinaccordancewithlocalelectricalcode
requirements.
•Use1.3mm
2
or16AmericanWireGauge(AWG)copperconductoronly,notexceeding3meters
inlength.
•Torquethewiring-terminalscrewsto1.4newton-metersor12inch-pounds.
•Provideareadilyavailable,approvedandrateddisconnectdeviceinthefieldwiring.
Statement17
CAUTION:
ThisproductcontainsaClass1Mlaser.Donotviewdirectlywithopticalinstruments.
Statement18
CAUTION:
Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mountedproducts.
Statement19
CAUTION:
Hazardousmovingparts.Keepfingersandotherbodypartsaway.
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Statement20
CAUTION:
Alithiumionbatteryisprovided.Toavoidpossibleexplosion,donotburnthebattery.Replacethe
batteryonlywiththeLenovo-approvedpart.Recycleordiscardthebatteryasinstructedbylocal
regulations.
Statement21
Attention:ChooseonlyD40oraboveair-breakswitchtoavoidunexpectedpoweroutage.
Productsthatarenotassessed
Typicalproductsthatarenotassessedincludebutnotlimitedtothefollowing:
•ServerandIT-rackcomponents(forexample,uninterruptiblepowersuppliesandcurrentdistribution
systems)
•DevicesinITrooms(forexample,bulkstorageunitsandnetworkproducts)
•Industriallow-voltageswitchgear
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Chapter1.Generalinformation
Thischapterprovidessomegeneralinformationaboutyourproduct.
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:
•“Introduction”onpage1
•“Serverdocumentation”onpage2
Introduction
ThisdocumentationforyourLenovo
specifications,componentlocations,configurationinstructions,hardwarereplacementprocedures,and
basictroubleshootinganddiagnostics.
YourservercomeswithadocumentationDVDthatcontainsvariousserverdocumentstohelpyouuseand
maintaintheserver.Meanwhile,yourservercomeswithaThinkServerEasyStartupDVDthatprovidesa
convenientsolutionforconfiguringtheserverandinstallinganoperatingsystem.
TheLenovoLimitedWarranty(LLW)containsthewarrantytermsthatapplytotheproductyoupurchasedfrom
Lenovo.ReadtheLLWonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.Aprintablegenericversion
ofthelatestLLWalsoisavailableinmorethan30languagesathttp://www.lenovo.com/warranty/llw_02.If
youcannotobtaintheLLWthroughthedocumentationDVDorLenovoWebsite,contactyourlocalLenovo
officeorresellertoobtainaprintedversionoftheLLW,freeofcharge.
®
ThinkServer
®
productcontainsinformationabouttheserverfeatures,
Forwarrantyservice,consulttheworldwideLenovoSupporttelephonelist.Telephonenumbersaresubject
tochangewithoutnotice.Themostup-to-datetelephonelistforLenovoSupportisalwaysavailableonthe
Websiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/support/phone.Ifthetelephonenumberforyourcountryorregionisnot
listed,contactyourLenovoresellerorLenovomarketingrepresentative.
Toobtainthemostup-to-dateinformationabouttheserver,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver
LenovomaintainspagesontheWorldWideWeb,whereyoucangetthelatesttechnicalinformationand
downloaddocumentationordevicedriversandupdates.T oaccesstheLenovoSupportWebsite,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
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Recordinformationaboutyourserverinthefollowingtable.Youwillneedtheinformationifyoueverneed
tohaveyourserverserviced.
Forwheretofindtheproductinformationlabelonthechassis,see“Machinetype,model,andserialnumber
label”onpage11
.
Productname
Machinetypeandmodel(MT-M)
Serialnumber(S/N)
Dateofpurchase
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
YoucanregisteryourserverwithLenovobyfollowingtheinstructionsat:
http://www.lenovo.com/register
Whenyouregisteryourserver,informationisenteredintoadatabase,whichenablesLenovotocontact
youincaseofarecallorothersevereproblem.AfteryouregisteryourserverwithLenovo,youwillreceive
quickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp.Inaddition,somelocationsofferextendedprivilegesand
servicestoregisteredusers.
Serverdocumentation
Thistopicprovidesgeneraldescriptionsofthevariousdocumentationforyourserverandinstructionson
howtoobtainallthedocumentation.
Printeddocument
Thefollowingdocumentisprintedoutandcontainedinyourserverpackage.
ReadMeFirst
Thisisamultilingualdocumentyoushouldreadfirst.Thisdocumentguidesyoutoreadthecomplete
warranty,support,andsafetyinformationonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserverbefore
usingtheproduct.Thisdocumentalsoprovidesinformationabouthowtofindthemostup-to-date
informationontheLenovoSupportWebsite.
DocumentationDVD
ThedocumentationDVD,whichcomeswithyourserver,containsvariousdocumentsforyourserverin
PortableDocumentFormat(PDF)andHyperTextMarkupLanguage(HTML).ThedocumentationDVDisnot
bootable.ToviewthedocumentsontheDVD,youwillneedacomputerwithaWebbrowserandtheAdobe
Readerprogram,whichisavailablefordownloadat:
http://www.adobe.com
TostartthedocumentationDVD,inserttheDVDintotheopticaldrive.TheDVDisAutoPlayenabledand
startsautomaticallyinmostMicrosoft
®
Linux
operatingsystem,openthelaunch.htmfilelocatedintherootdirectoryoftheDVD.
®
Windows
®
environments.IftheDVDfailstostartorifyouareusinga
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Note:LenovomaintainspagesontheWorldWideWeb,whereyoucangetthelatesttechnicalinformation
anddownloaddocumentationordevicedriversandupdates.Someinformationinthedocumentsonthe
documentationDVDmightchangewithoutnoticeafterthefirstreleaseoftheDVD.Y oucanalwaysobtainall
themostup-to-datedocumentationforyourserverfromtheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals
ThefollowingdocumentsareonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver:
•Safety,Warranty,andSupportInformation
Thisisamultilingualdocumentthatincludesallthesafetystatementsforyourproductinmorethan30
languages.Besuretoreadandunderstandallthesafetystatementsbeforeusingtheproduct.This
documentalsoincludestheLenovowarrantystatement,CustomerReplaceableUnits(CRUs)information,
andinformationabouthowtocontacttheLenovoCustomerSupportCenter.
•LenovoLicenseAgreement
ThisdocumentincludesthetermsandconditionsoftheLenovoLicenseAgreement.
•UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual
Thisdocumentprovidesdetailedinformationtohelpyougetfamiliarwithyourserverandhelpyou
use,configure,andmaintainyourserver.Someinformationinthisdocument,ifspecified,isintended
forservicetechniciansonly.
•MegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuide
ThisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)andhowto
usetheutilityprogramstoconfigure,monitor,andmaintainyourserverRAIDandrelateddevices.This
documentisinEnglishonly.
Note:RefertothisdocumentforhardwareRAIDinformationifyouhavearequiredRAIDcardinstalledin
theserver.See“InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard”onpage62
.
Chapter1.Generalinformation3
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Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap
Thischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.
Theserversetupprocedurevariesdependingontheconfigurationoftheserverwhenitwasdelivered.In
somecases,theserverisfullyconfiguredandyouneedtoconnecttheservertothenetworkandanacpower
source,andthenyoucanturnontheserver.Inothercases,theserverneedstohavehardwaredevices
installed,requireshardwareandfirmwareconfiguration,andrequiresanoperatingsystemtobeinstalled.
Thegeneralprocedureforsettingupyourserveris:
1.Unpacktheserverpackage.See“Serverpackage”onpage7.
2.Installanyrequiredhardwareorserveroptions.SeetherelatedtopicsinChapter6“Installing,removing,
orreplacinghardware”onpage53.
3.Ifyouhavearailkit,youcaninstalltheserverintoastandardrackcabinet.Seethedocumentation
thatcomeswiththerailkit.
4.ConnecttheEthernetcablesandthepowercordtotheserver.See“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage
14tolocatetheconnectors.
5.Turnontheservertoverifyoperation.See“Turningontheserver”onpage35.
6.ReviewtheUnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)BasicInputOutputSystem(BIOS)settingsand
customizeasneeded.See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage37.
7.ConfigureRAIDandinstalltheoperatingsystemanddevicedrivers.See“UsingtheThinkServer
EasyStartupprogram”onpage44and“ConfiguringRAID”onpage47.
8.Installanyadditionaldriversrequiredforaddedfeatures.Refertotheinstructionsthatcomewith
thehardwareoption.
9.ConfigureEthernetsettingsintheoperatingsystembyreferringtotheoperatingsystemhelp.Thisstep
isnotrequirediftheoperatingsystemwasinstalledusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.
10.Checkforfirmwareupdates.See“Updatingthefirmware”onpage52.
11.Installmanagementapplicationsandanyotherapplications.Refertothedocumentationthatcomes
withtheapplicationsthatyouwanttoinstall.
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Chapter3.Productoverview
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ID
Thischapterprovidesinformationabouttheserverpackage,features,specifications,softwareprograms,
andcomponentlocations.
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:
•“Serverpackage”onpage7
•“Features”onpage7
•“Specifications”onpage10
•“Software”onpage11
•“Locations”onpage11
Serverpackage
Theserverpackageincludestheserver,thepowercord,printeddocumentation,adocumentationDVD,and
softwaremedia.
Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromthefollowingillustration.
Figure1.Serverpackage
1Server
2Materialbox(includingprinteddocumentation,adocumentationDVD,andsoftwaremedia)
3Powercord
4Railkit
Features
Thistopicprovidesgeneralinformationabouttheserverfeaturesforvariousmodels.Dependingonyour
specificmodel,somefeaturesmightvaryorunavailable.Forinformationaboutyourspecificmodel,usethe
SetupUtilityprogram.See“ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage37.Youalsocanrefer
tothePersonalSystemsReferencedocumentforThinkServerproductsat:
http://www.lenovo.com/psref/
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7
Microprocessor
Yourservercomeswithoneofthefollowingmicroprocessors(internalcachesizevariesbymodeltype):
•Intel
®
•IntelCore
•IntelPentium
•IntelXeon
Celeron
®
microprocessor
™
i3microprocessor
®
microprocessor
®
microprocessor
ForalistofThinkServermicroprocessoroptions,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver
Memory
Yourserverhasfourmemoryslots.Formoreinformation,see“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage59.
Powersupply
Yourservercomeswitha300-wattautomaticvoltage-sensingpowersupply.
Systemfan
Yourserverhasthreesystemfans.
Internaldrive
Internaldrivesaredevicesthatyourserverusestoreadandstoredata.Theinternaldrivessupported
byyourservervarybymodel.
•Harddiskdrive
–Uptotwo3.5-inchSerialAdvancedTechnologyAttachment(SATA)orSerialAttachedSCSI(SAS)hard
diskdrives(SCSIistheacronymforSmallComputerSystemInterface)
–Uptofour2.5-inchSATAorSASharddiskdrivesorSATAsolid-statedrives
Note:Theterm“2.5-inchharddiskdrives”hereinafterreferstoallthesupportedtypesof2.5-inchhard
diskdrives,includingsolid-statedrives.
•Opticaldrive
OneslimSATAopticaldrive(availableonsomemodels)
Expansionslot
OnePeripheralComponentInterconnect(PCI)Expresscardslotontherisercardassembly
Fordetailedinformation,see“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage14
.
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Input/Output(I/O)features
•FourUSB2.0connectors(twoonthefrontpanelandtwoontherearpanel)
•FourUSB3.0connectorsontherearpanel
•OneDisplayPort®connectorontherearpanel
•Oneserialconnectorontherearpanel
•Onevideographicsarray(VGA)connectorontherearpanel
•ThreeRJ-45Ethernetconnectors(oneontherearpanelforsystemmanagementandtwoontheEthernet
card)
Forthelocationinformationabouttheconnectors,refertotherelatedtopicsin“Locations”onpage11.
Videosubsystem
IntegratedgraphicsforaVGAconnectorandaDisplayPortconnector
Ethernetconnectivity
TherearethreeRJ-45Ethernetconnectorsontherearpanelwith10megabitspersecond(Mbps),100
Mbps,or1000Mbpsnetworkconnectivity.Formoreinformation,see“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage14.
Reliability,availability,andserviceability
Reliability,availability,andserviceability(hereinafterreferredtoasRAS)arethreeimportantserverdesign
features.TheRASfeatureshelpyoutoensuretheintegrityofthedatastoredontheserver,theavailabilityof
theserverwhenyouneedit,andtheeasewithwhichyoucandiagnoseandcorrectproblems.
YourserverhasthefollowingRASfeatures:
•Securityfeatures
–Administratorpasswordanduserpasswordtohelpyouprotectunauthorizedaccesstotheserver
(see“Usingpasswords”onpage41)
–ThinkServerT rustedPlatformModule(TPM),whichisasecuritychip,tohelpenhanceserversecurity
Note:TheTPMisonlyavailableinsomemodels.
–RedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)configurationforimprovingdatastoragereliabilityand
faulttolerance(see“ConfiguringRAID”onpage47)
–Remotemonitoringorcontrolbyanadministratortoprovideprotectionorhelp
•Basicsystemmanagementfeatures
–Abilitytostorethepower-onself-test(POST)hardwaretestresults
–BIOSSetupUtilityprogram
TheBIOSSetupUtilityprogramhelpsyouviewtheserverinformationandconfiguretheserverinthe
pre-operatingsystemenvironment.See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage37
.
–PrebootExecutionEnvironment(PXE)
TheIntelPXEtechnologyenablesyoutostartyourcomputers,loadanoperatingsystem,ordeploy
executableimagesfromaremoteserverbyusinganetworkinterface.Theoperationcanbedone
independentlyoflocaldatastoragedevices(suchasharddiskdrives)oroperatingsystems.
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–RAID
YourserversupportsonboardSATAsoftwareRAID.IfarequiredRAIDcardisinstalled,yourserver
alsosupportsadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDconfigurations.Fordetailedinformation,see
“ConfiguringRAID”onpage47
.
Note:TheonboardRAIDisasoftwareRAIDinsteadofahardwareRAID.
–Softwareprograms
Formoreinformationaboutthesoftwareprograms,see“Software”onpage11
.
–WakeonLAN
WakeonLANisanEthernetcomputernetworkingstandardthatallowsacomputertobeturnedon
orwokenupbyanetworkmessage.Themessageisusuallysentbyaprogramrunningonanother
computeronthesamelocalareanetwork.
Specifications
Thistopicliststhephysicalspecificationsforyourserver.
Dimensions
Widthwithoutrackhandles:430mm(16.9inches)
Depth:411mm(16.2inches)
Height:43.5mm(1.71inches)
Weight
Theproductweightvariesdependingondifferentsystemconfigurations.
Rangeofproductweightwithpackage:11.63kg(25.64lb)to13.16kg(29.01lb)
Environment
•Airtemperature:
Operating:10°Cto35°C(50°Fto95°F)
Storage:-40°Cto70°C(-40°Fto158°F)inoriginalshippingpackage
•Altitude:0to3048m(0to10000ft)inanunpressurizedenvironment
•Humidity:
Operating:10%to80%(non-condensing)
Storagewithoutpackage:10%to80%(non-condensing)
Storagewithpackage:10%to90%(non-condensing)
Electricalinput
•Universalinput:
–Lowrange:
Minimum:100Vac
Maximum:127Vac
Inputfrequencyrange:50to60Hz
–Highrange:
Minimum:200Vac
Maximum:240Vac
Inputfrequencyrange:50to60Hz
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Software
Thistopicprovidesinformationaboutthesoftwareprogramsthatyoucanusetohelpyousetup,use,
andmaintaintheserver.
ThinkServerEasyStartup
TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramsimplifiestheprocessofconfiguringRAIDandinstallingsupported
MicrosoftWindowsandLinuxoperatingsystems,VMwarehypervisors,anddevicedriversonyourserver.
Thisprogramisprovidedwithyourserveronaself-starting(bootable)ThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.The
userguidefortheprogramalsoisontheDVDandcanbeaccesseddirectlyfromtheprograminterface.For
detailedinformation,see“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage44
.
ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater
TheThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdaterprogram(hereinafterreferredtoastheFirmwareUpdater
program)enablesyoutomaintainyourserverfirmwareup-to-dateandhelpsyouavoidunnecessaryserver
outages.TheFirmwareUpdaterprogramisprovidedontheLenovoSupportWebsite.Formoreinformation
aboutdownloadingandusingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram,see“Updatingthefirmware”onpage52
.
BIOSupdateutility
TheBIOSfirmwarekeepsupdatingaftertheshipmentoftheserver.LenovomaintainspagesontheSupport
WebsiteandprovidestheBIOSupdateutilitywithinstructionsfordownloadtohelpyouupdatethe
BIOSfirmwareifneeded.Formoreinformation,see“UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS”onpage43and
“Updatingthefirmware”onpage52
.
RAIDconfigurationutilities
YourserversupportsonboardSATAsoftwareRAID.IfarequiredRAIDcardisinstalled,yourserveralso
supportsadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDconfigurations.Fordetailedinformation,see“Configuring
RAID”onpage47
.
Diagnosticprograms
Thefollowingdiagnosticprogramsareavailableforyoutodiagnoseserverproblems:
•ThinkServerDiagnosticTool
•ThinkServerSystemProfileCollectionT ool
Formoreinformation,see“Usingadiagnosticprogram”onpage111.
Locations
Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocateyourservercomponents.
Machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabel
Thistopichelpsyoulocatethelabelthatcontainsthemachinetype,model,andserialnumberinformation
foryourserver.
WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachinetype,model,andserialnumberinformationhelpssupport
technicianstoidentifyyourserverandprovidefasterservice.
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Themachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabelisattachedontherightrackhandleofyourserveras
!
ID
MT-M XXXX-XXX
S / N XXXXXXX
!
ID
shown.
Note:Dependingonthemodeltype,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromthisillustration.
Figure2.Machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabel
Frontviewoftheserver
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthefrontviewoftheserver.
Figure3.Frontviewoftheserver
1Frontpanel
3Rackhandle(right)4Rackhandle(left)
1Frontpanel
2Slimopticaldrive(availableonsomemodels)
Fordetailedinformationaboutthecontrols,connectors,andstatusLEDsonthefrontpanel,see“Front
panel”onpage13
2Slimopticaldrive
.
SomeservermodelscomewithaslimSATAopticaldrive.
3Rackhandle(right)
4Rackhandle(left)
Ifyourserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,youcanusetherackhandlestohelpyouslidetheserveroutof
therackcabinet.Youalsocanusetherackhandlesandscrewstosecuretheserverintherackcabinet
sothattheservercannotslideout,especiallyinvibration-proneareas.Formoreinformation,refertothe
documentationthatcomeswithyourrailkit.
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Frontpanel
!
ID
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthecontrols,connectors,andLEDsonthefrontpaneloftheserver.Tolocate
thefrontpanel,see“Frontviewoftheserver”onpage12.
Figure4.Frontpanel
1PowerbuttonwithpowerstatusLED2IDbuttonwithIDLED
3Hard-disk-drivestatusLED
5SystemerrorLED6FrontUSB2.0connector1
7FrontUSB2.0connector2
1PowerbuttonwithpowerstatusLED
Pressthepowerbuttontoturnontheserverwhenyoufinishsettinguptheserver.Holdthepowerbutton
forseveralsecondstoturnofftheserverifyoucannotturnitofffromtheoperatingsystem.SeeChapter
4“Turningonandturningofftheserver”onpage35.ThepowerstatusLEDhelpsyoutodeterminethe
currentpowerstatus.
4NetworkInterfaceController(NIC)statusLED
PowerstatusLED
2IDbuttonwithIDLED
OnGreen
Off
Color
Theserverison.
None
Theserverisoff.
Description
WhenyoupresstheIDbuttononthefrontpanel,theIDLEDsonboththefrontandrearoftheserverarelit
tohelpyoulocatetheserveramongotherservers.
IDLED
On
Off
3Hard-disk-drivestatusLED
Color
Blue
None
Theserverisidentified.
TheIDLEDisnotinuseortheserverisnotidentified.
Description
Thehard-disk-drivestatusLEDhelpsyoutodeterminetheactivityoftheharddiskdrive.
Hard-disk-drivestatusLED
Off
Blinking
Color
NoneTheharddiskdriveisnotinuse.
Green
Theharddiskdriveisactiveanddataisbeing
transferred.
Description
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4 NICstatusLED
TheNICstatusLEDindicatestheLANstatusfortheEthernetconnector1andEthernetconnector2onthe
rearpaneloftheserver.
Description
5 S
ystemerrorLED
NICstatusLEDColor
OnGreen
Off
Blinking
TheserverisconnectedtoaLAN.
None
Green
TheserverisdisconnectedfromaLAN.
TheLANisconnectedandactive.
ThesystemerrorLEDhelpsyoutodetermineifthereareanysystemerrors.
S
ystemerrorLEDColor
OnGreenThebootingprocessstopsbecauseofaPOSTerror.
Off
6 FrontUSB2.0connector1
7 FrontUSB2.0connector2
None
Theserverisoffortheserverisonandworking
correctly.
Description
UsedtoattachaUSB-compatibledevice,suchasaUSBkeyboard,mouse,scanner,orprinter.Ifyouhave
morethaneightUSBdevices,youcanpurchaseaUSBhub,whichyoucanusetoconnectadditional
USBdevices.
Rearviewoftheserver
Thefollowingillustrationshowstherearviewoftheserver.
Figure5.Rearviewoftheserver
1 Powercordconnector
Ethernet connector 1 (RJ-45)
3
5 USB3.0connectors(4) 6 Ethernetconnector0forsystemmanagement(RJ-45)
7 PCIExpresscardslotforthecardinstalledon
therisercardassembly
9 IDLED
11 DisplayPortconnector
13 Powercordretainer
2 Serialconnector
Ethernet connector 2 (RJ-45)
4
8 Security-lockslot
USB 2.0 connectors (2)
10
12 VGADB-15connector
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1Powercordconnector
Usedtoconnectthepowercord.
2Serialconnector
Usedtoattachadevicethatusesa9-pinserialconnector.
346Ethernetconnectors(RJ-45)
UsedtoattachanEthernetcableforaLAN.EachEthernetconnectorhastwostatusLEDstohelpyou
identifytheEthernetconnectivity,activity,andconnectionspeed.
Notes:
•TheEthernetconnector0(callout6)markedwith“MGMT”isforsystemmanagementbydefault.
•TheEthernetconnector0doesnotsupporttheIntelVirtualizationTechnology.
Figure6.EthernetstatusLEDs
Table1.EthernetstatusLED1
ColorStatus
Amber
GreenOn
None
Table2.EthernetstatusLED2
ColorStatus
Amber
Amber
AmberBlinkingTheLANisconnectedandactive.
510USBconnectors
On
Off
On
Off
Theconnectionspeedis1000Mbps.
Theconnectionspeedis100Mbps.
Theconnectionspeedis10Mbps.
TheserverisconnectedtoaLAN.
TheserverisdisconnectedfromaLAN.
Description
Description
UsedtoattachaUSB-compatibledevice,suchasaUSBkeyboard,mouse,scanner,orprinter.Ifyouhave
morethaneightUSBdevices,youcanpurchaseaUSBhub,whichyoucanusetoconnectadditional
USBdevices.
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7 PCIExpresscardslot
TherearetwoPCIExpresscardslotsontherisercardassembly.TheEthernetcardisinstalledintheslot
ontherisercardassembly.Theslot 2 isusedtoinstallahalf-length,full-heightPCIExpresscard,suchasa
RAIDcardoraThinkServerHostBusAdapter(HBA).
Figure7.Locatingtheslotsontherisercardassembly
8 Security-lockslot
Usedtoattachacablelocktosecureyourservertoadesk,table,orothernon-permanentfixture.
9 IDLED
WhenyoupresstheIDbuttononthefrontoftheserver,theIDLEDsonboththefrontandrearoftheserver
arelittohelpyoulocatetheserveramongotherservers.
1
IDLED
On
Off
11 DisplayPortconnector
Color
Blue
None
Theserverisidentified.
TheIDLEDisnotinuseortheserverisnotidentified.
Description
Usedtoattachahigh-performancemonitor,adirect-drivemonitor,orotherdevicesthatuseaDisplayPort
connector.
12 VGADB-15connector
UsedtoattachaVGA-compatiblevideodevice,suchasaVGAmonitor.
Note: To connect a VGA cable to this connector, the physical thickness of the whole connector on the end of the VGA
cable must be less than 17 mm (0.67 inch).
13 Powercordretainer
Usedtosecurethepowercord.
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Serverlock
YoucanuseaKensington-stylecablelocktosecureyourservertoadesk,table,orothernon-permanent
fixture.Thecablelockattachestothesecurity-lockslotattherearofyourserverandisoperatedwithakey
orcombinationdependingonthetypeselected.Thecablelockalsolockstheservercover.Thisisthesame
typeoflockusedwithmanynotebookcomputers.YoucanordersuchacablelockdirectlyfromLenovoby
searchingforKensingtonat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
Figure8.Kensington-stylecablelock
Servercomponents
Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethecomponentsofyourserver.Formoreinformation
aboutmajorcomponents,seetherelatedtopicsin“Locations”onpage11
Toremovetheservercoverandgainaccesstotheinsideoftheserver,see“Removingtheservercover”
onpage55
Thechassisconfigurationvariesbymodel.Thefollowingillustrationsshowthetwochassisconfigurations
basedonthesupportedharddiskdrives.
•“Componentsofservermodelswithtwo3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays”onpage18
•“Componentsofservermodelswithfour2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays”onpage19
Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
.
.
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Componentsofservermodelswithtwo3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays
1
6
8
4
3
2
5
7
17
9
13
10
11
12
14
15
18
16
Figure9.Componentsofservermodelswithtwo3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays
1Servercover
3Ethernetcard4Fanduct
5Systemfan1
7Systemfan3
9Rackhandle(right)
11Slim-optical-drivebracket12Slimopticaldrive
2Risercardassembly
6Powersupplyassembly
8Heatsink
10Microprocessor
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