Lenovo System x3250 M4 Installation And Service Manual
LenovoSystemx3250M4
InstallationandServiceGuide
MachineType:2583
Note
Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,readthegeneralinformationinAppendixD
“Gettinghelpandtechnicalassistance”onpage579,AppendixE“Notices”onpage583,theWarranty
Informationdocument,andtheSafetyInformationandEnvironmentalNoticesandUserGuidedocumentson
theIBMDocumentationCD.
SeventeenthEdition(September2016)
©CopyrightLenovo2014,2016.
LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuanttoaGeneralServices
Administration“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContractNo.
GS-35F-05925.
Contents
Safety..................v
Guidelinesfortrainedservicetechnicians.....vi
Inspectingforunsafeconditions.......vi
Guidelinesforservicingelectricalequipment.vii
Safetystatements.............viii
Chapter1.TheLenovoSystemx3250
M4T ype2583server..........1
TheIBMSystemxDocumentationCD......2
Hardwareandsoftwarerequirements.....2
TheDocumentationBrowser........3
Relateddocumentation............3
Noticesandstatementsinthisdocument.....4
Serverfeaturesandspecifications........4
Whatyourserveroffers............7
Reliability,availability,andserviceability.....10
IBMSystemsDirector............11
Servercontrols,LEDs,andpower.......12
Frontview...............12
Rearview...............14
Serverpowerfeatures..........15
Chapter2.Installingoptional
devices................17
InstructionsforIBMBusinessPartners.....17
SendingDSAdatatoIBM..........18
Servercomponents.............18
System-boardinternalconnectors.....21
System-boardexternalconnectors.....21
System-boardswitchesandjumpers....22
System-boardLEDs...........24
PCIriser-cardassemblyconnectors....25
Installingamemorymodule.........25
UnbufferedDIMMs(UDIMMs).......27
Installingdrives..............27
Installingasimple-swapharddiskdrive...28
Installingahot-swapharddiskdrive....29
InstallinganoptionalDVDdrive......30
Installationguidelines............33
Systemreliabilityguidelines........34
Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.35
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....35
Removingthecover............35
Removingtheairbaffle...........36
RemovingthePCIriser-cardassembly.....37
Installingasystemfan............38
Installingdrives..............39
Installingahot-swapharddiskdrive....40
Installingasimple-swapharddiskdrive...41
InstallingtheoptionalDVDdrive......42
Memorymoduleinstallation.........45
UnbufferedDIMMs(UDIMMs).......46
InstallingaDIMM............47
Installinganadapter............48
InstallingaServeRAIDadapter........50
Installingahot-swappowersupply......52
Completingtheinstallation..........54
ReplacingthePCIriser-cardassembly...55
Replacingtheairbaffle.........55
Replacingthecover...........56
Connectingthecables..........57
Updatingtheserverconfiguration.....58
Chapter3.Configurationinformation
andinstructions............61
Updatingthefirmware............61
Configuringtheserver............62
UsingtheServerGuideSetupandInstallation
CD.................63
UsingtheSetuputility..........64
UsingtheBootManager.........70
Startingthebackupserverfirmware....70
TheUpdateXpressSystemPackInstaller..71
ChangingthePowerPolicyoptiontothe
defaultsettingsafterloadingUEFIdefaults..71
UsingtheIntegratedManagementModuleII
(IMM2)................71
Usingtheremotepresenceandblue-screen
capturefeatures............72
Usingtheembeddedhypervisor......74
ConfiguringtheEthernetcontroller.....75
EnablingFeaturesonDemandEthernet
software...............75
EnablingFeaturesonDemandRAID
software...............75
ConfiguringRAIDarrays.........76
IBMAdvancedSettingsUtilityprogram...76
UsingLenovoXClarityAdministrator....76
UpdatingIBMSystemsDirector......77
UpdatingtheUniversalUniqueIdentifier
(UUID)................78
UpdatingtheDMI/SMBIOSdata......80
Chapter4.Troubleshooting......85
Starthere.................85
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Diagnosingaproblem..........85
Undocumentedproblems........87
Servicebulletins..............87
Checkoutprocedure............88
Aboutthecheckoutprocedure......88
Performingthecheckoutprocedure....88
Diagnostictools..............89
ErrorLEDs..............91
Power-supplyLEDs...........93
SystempulseLEDs...........95
Eventlogs...............96
POST................98
IBMDynamicSystemAnalysis......98
Automatedservicerequest(callhome).....101
IBMElectronicServiceAgent.......101
Errormessages..............101
Troubleshootingbysymptom.........101
Generalproblems............102
Harddiskdriveproblems.........102
DVDdriveproblems...........104
Intermittentproblems..........105
Keyboard,mouse,orUSB-device
problems...............106
Memoryproblems...........106
Microprocessorproblems........107
Monitorproblems............108
Networkconnectionproblems.......110
Optional-deviceproblems........110
Powerproblems............111
Serialportproblems...........112
ServerGuideproblems..........113
Softwareproblems...........114
UniversalSerialBus(USB)portproblems..114
Solvingpowerproblems...........114
SolvingEthernetcontrollerproblems......115
Solvingundeterminedproblems........116
Problemdeterminationtips..........116
Recoveringtheserverfirmware(UEFIupdate
failure)..................118
In-bandmanualrecoverymethod.....118
In-bandautomatedbootrecoverymethod..120
Out-of-bandmethod..........120
Automatedbootrecovery(ABR)........120
Nx-bootfailure...............120
Chapter5.Partslisting,Lenovo
Systemx3250M4T ype2583....123
Replaceableservercomponents........123
Powercords...............128
Chapter6.Removingandreplacing
components.............131
Returningadeviceorcomponent.......131
Removingandreplacingservercomponents...131
RemovingandreplacingTier1CRUs......131
Removingthecover...........131
Replacingthecover...........132
Removingthebezel...........133
Replacingthebezel...........134
Removingtheairbaffle.........135
Replacingtheairbaffle.........135
RemovingthePCIriser-cardassembly...136
ReplacingthePCIriser-cardassembly...137
Removinganadapter..........138
Replacinganadapter..........139
RemovingaServeRAIDadapter......142
ReplacingaServeRAIDadapter......143
Removingasimple-swapharddiskdrive..145
Replacingasimple-swapharddiskdrive..147
Removingahot-swapharddiskdrive....148
Replacingahot-swapharddiskdrive....149
RemovingtheoptionalDVDdrive.....150
ReplacingtheoptionalDVDdrive.....152
RemovingaDIMM...........154
Memorymoduleinstallation........155
Removingasystemfan.........159
Replacingasystemfan.........160
Removingthesystembattery.......161
Replacingthesystembattery.......163
Removingahot-swappowersupply....165
Replacingahot-swappowersupply....167
RemovingandreplacingTier2CRUs......168
RemovingtheDVDdrivecable......169
ReplacingtheDVDdrivecable......169
Removingtheoperatorinformationpanel
assembly...............170
Replacingtheoperatorinformationpanel
assembly...............171
Removingthesimple-swapharddiskdrive
backplateassembly...........172
Replacingthesimple-swapharddiskdrive
backplateassembly...........172
ReplacingsoftwareRAIDsimple-swaphard
diskdrivebackplatewithhardwareRAID
simple-swapharddiskdrivebackplate...173
Removingthehot-swapharddiskdrive
backplane...............179
Replacingthehot-swapharddiskdrive
backplane...............180
Removingandreplacingstructuralparts....182
Removingthefixedpowersupply.....182
Replacingthefixedpowersupply.....183
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Removingthe240VAsafetycover.....185
Replacingthe240VAsafetycover.....187
Removingthepowerpaddlecard.....189
Replacingthepowerpaddlecard.....190
Removingamicroprocessorandheatsink..192
Replacingamicroprocessorandheatsink..194
Thermalgrease............197
Removingthesystemboard.......198
Replacingthesystemboard.......200
AppendixA.IntegratedManagement
ModuleII(IMM2)errormessages.203
IMMEventsthatautomaticallynotifySupport..204
ListofIMMevents.............206
AppendixB.UEFI(POST)error
codes................405
ListofUEFIevents.............405
AppendixC.DSAdiagnostictest
results................423
DSABroadcomnetworktestresults......423
TestresultsfortheDSABroadcomnetwork
test.................423
DSABrocadetestresults..........433
TestresultsfortheDSABrocadetest....433
DSAcheckpointpaneltestresults.......442
TestresultsfortheDSAcheckpointpanel
test.................442
DSACPUstresstestresults.........444
TestresultsfortheDSACPUstresstest...444
DSAEmulexadaptertestresults........447
TestresultsfortheDSAEmulexadapter
test.................447
DSAEXAportpingtestresults........451
TestresultsfortheDSAEXAportpingtest..451
DSAharddrivetestresults..........454
TestresultsfortheDSAharddrivetest...454
DSAIntelnetworktestresults.........455
TestresultsfortheDSAIntelnetworktest..455
DSALSIharddrivetestresults........462
TestresultsfortheDSALSIharddrivetest..462
DSAMellanoxadaptertestresults.......463
TestresultsfortheDSAMellanoxadapter
test.................464
DSAmemoryisolationtestresults.......466
TestresultsfortheDSAmemoryisolation
test.................466
DSAmemorystresstestresults........544
TestresultsfortheDSAmemorystresstest..544
DSANvidiaGPUtestresults.........547
TestresultsfortheDSANvidiaGPUtest...548
DSAopticaldrivetestresults.........554
TestresultsfortheDSAopticaldrivetest..554
DSAsystemmanagementtestresults.....559
TestresultsfortheDSAsystemmanagement
test.................559
DSAtapedrivetestresults..........573
TestresultsfortheDSAtapedrivetest...573
AppendixD.Gettinghelpand
technicalassistance........579
Beforeyoucall...............579
Usingthedocumentation..........580
GettinghelpandinformationfromtheWorldWide
Web...................580
HowtosendDSAdata...........580
Creatingapersonalizedsupportwebpage...580
Softwareserviceandsupport.........581
Hardwareserviceandsupport........581
Taiwanproductservice...........581
AppendixE.Notices.........583
Trademarks................584
Importantnotes..............584
Recyclinginformation............584
Particulatecontamination..........585
Telecommunicationregulatorystatement....585
Electronicemissionnotices..........585
FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)
statement...............585
IndustryCanadaClassAemissioncompliance
statement...............586
Avisdeconformitéàlaréglementation
d'IndustrieCanada...........586
AustraliaandNewZealandClassA
statement...............586
EuropeanUnionEMCDirectiveconformance
statement...............586
GermanyClassAstatement.......586
Japaneseelectromagneticcompatibility
statements..............587
KoreaCommunicationsCommission(KCC)
statement...............588
RussiaElectromagneticInterference(EMI)
ClassAstatement...........588
People'sRepublicofChinaClassAelectronic
emissionstatement...........589
TaiwanClassAcompliancestatement...589
TaiwanBSMIRoHSdeclaration......590
Index.................591
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Safety
Beforeinstallingthisproduct,readtheSafetyInformation.
Antesdeinstalaresteproduto,leiaasInformaçõesdeSegurança.
Læssikkerhedsforskrifterne,førduinstallererdetteprodukt.
Leesvoordatuditproductinstalleerteerstdeveiligheidsvoorschriften.
Ennenkuinasennattämäntuotteen,lueturvaohjeetkohdastaSafetyInformation.
Avantd'installerceproduit,lisezlesconsignesdesécurité.
VorderInstallationdiesesProduktsdieSicherheitshinweiselesen.
Primadiinstallarequestoprodotto,leggereleInformazionisullaSicurezza.
Lessikkerhetsinformasjonen(SafetyInformation)førduinstallererdetteproduktet.
Antesdeinstalaresteproduto,leiaasInformaçõessobreSegurança.
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Antesdeinstalaresteproducto,lealainformacióndeseguridad.
Buürünükurmadanöncegüvenlikbilgileriniokuyun.
Lässäkerhetsinformationeninnanduinstallerardenhärprodukten.
Guidelinesfortrainedservicetechnicians
Thissectioncontainsinformationfortrainedservicetechnicians.
Inspectingforunsafeconditions
Usethisinformationtohelpyouidentifypotentialunsafeconditionsinadevicethatyouareworkingon.
Eachdevice,asitwasdesignedandmanufactured,hasrequiredsafetyitemstoprotectusersandservice
techniciansfrominjury.Theinformationinthissectionaddressesonlythoseitems.Usegoodjudgment
toidentifypotentialunsafeconditionsthatmightbecausedbyunsupportedalterationsorattachmentof
unsupportedfeaturesoroptionaldevicesthatarenotaddressedinthissection.Ifyouidentifyanunsafe
condition,youmustdeterminehowseriousthehazardisandwhetheryoumustcorrecttheproblembefore
youworkontheproduct.
Considerthefollowingconditionsandthesafetyhazardsthattheypresent:
•Electricalhazards,especiallyprimarypower.Primaryvoltageontheframecancauseseriousorfatal
electricalshock.
•Explosivehazards,suchasadamagedCRTfaceorabulgingcapacitor.
•Mechanicalhazards,suchaslooseormissinghardware.
Toinspecttheproductforpotentialunsafeconditions,completethefollowingsteps:
1.Makesurethatthepowerisoffandthepowercordsaredisconnected.
2.Makesurethattheexteriorcoverisnotdamaged,loose,orbroken,andobserveanysharpedges.
3.Checkthepowercords:
•Makesurethatthethird-wiregroundconnectorisingoodcondition.Useametertomeasure
third-wiregroundcontinuityfor0.1ohmorlessbetweentheexternalgroundpinandtheframeground.
•Makesurethatthepowercordsarethecorrecttype.
•Makesurethattheinsulationisnotfrayedorworn.
4.Removethecover.
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5.Checkforanyobviousunsupportedalterations.Usegoodjudgmentastothesafetyofanyunsupported
alterations.
6.Checkinsidethesystemforanyobviousunsafeconditions,suchasmetalfilings,contamination,water
orotherliquid,orsignsoffireorsmokedamage.
7.Checkforworn,frayed,orpinchedcables.
8.Makesurethatthepower-supplycoverfasteners(screwsorrivets)havenotbeenremovedortampered
with.
Guidelinesforservicingelectricalequipment
Observetheseguidelineswhenyouserviceelectricalequipment.
•Checktheareaforelectricalhazardssuchasmoistfloors,nongroundedpowerextensioncords,and
missingsafetygrounds.
•Useonlyapprovedtoolsandtestequipment.Somehandtoolshavehandlesthatarecoveredwithasoft
materialthatdoesnotprovideinsulationfromliveelectricalcurrent.
•Regularlyinspectandmaintainyourelectricalhandtoolsforsafeoperationalcondition.Donotuse
wornorbrokentoolsortesters.
•Donottouchthereflectivesurfaceofadentalmirrortoaliveelectricalcircuit.Thesurfaceisconductive
andcancausepersonalinjuryorequipmentdamageifittouchesaliveelectricalcircuit.
•Somerubberfloormatscontainsmallconductivefiberstodecreaseelectrostaticdischarge.Donotuse
thistypeofmattoprotectyourselffromelectricalshock.
•Donotworkaloneunderhazardousconditionsornearequipmentthathashazardousvoltages.
•Locatetheemergencypower-off(EPO)switch,disconnectingswitch,orelectricaloutletsothatyoucan
turnoffthepowerquicklyintheeventofanelectricalaccident.
•Disconnectallpowerbeforeyouperformamechanicalinspection,worknearpowersupplies,orremove
orinstallmainunits.
•Beforeyouworkontheequipment,disconnectthepowercord.Ifyoucannotdisconnectthepower
cord,havethecustomerpower-offthewallboxthatsuppliespowertotheequipmentandlockthe
wallboxintheoffposition.
•Neverassumethatpowerhasbeendisconnectedfromacircuit.Checkittomakesurethatithasbeen
disconnected.
•Ifyouhavetoworkonequipmentthathasexposedelectricalcircuits,observethefollowingprecautions:
–Makesurethatanotherpersonwhoisfamiliarwiththepower-offcontrolsisnearyouandisavailableto
turnoffthepowerifnecessary.
–Whenyouworkwithpowered-onelectricalequipment,useonlyonehand.Keeptheotherhandinyour
pocketorbehindyourbacktoavoidcreatingacompletecircuitthatcouldcauseanelectricalshock.
–Whenyouuseatester,setthecontrolscorrectlyandusetheapprovedprobeleadsandaccessories
forthattester.
–Standonasuitablerubbermattoinsulateyoufromgroundssuchasmetalfloorstripsandequipment
frames.
•Useextremecarewhenyoumeasurehighvoltages.
•Toensurepropergroundingofcomponentssuchaspowersupplies,pumps,blowers,fans,andmotor
generators,donotservicethesecomponentsoutsideoftheirnormaloperatinglocations.
•Ifanelectricalaccidentoccurs,usecaution,turnoffthepower,andsendanotherpersontogetmedical
aid.
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Safetystatements
Thesestatementsprovidethecautionanddangerinformationthatisusedinthisdocumentation.
Important:Eachcautionanddangerstatementinthisdocumentationislabeledwithanumber.Thisnumber
isusedtocrossreferenceanEnglish-languagecautionordangerstatementwithtranslatedversionsofthe
cautionordangerstatementintheSafetyInformationdocument.
Forexample,ifacautionstatementislabeledStatement1,translationsforthatcautionstatementareinthe
SafetyInformationdocumentunderStatement1.
Besuretoreadallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentationbeforeyouperformtheprocedures.
Readanyadditionalsafetyinformationthatcomeswithyoursystemoroptionaldevicebeforeyouinstall
thedevice.
Statement1
DANGER
Electricalcurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.
Toavoidashockhazard:
•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orreconfiguration
ofthisproductduringanelectricalstorm.
•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.
•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.
•Whenpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.
•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceoffire,water,orstructuraldamage.
•Disconnecttheattachedpowercords,telecommunicationssystems,networks,andmodems
beforeyouopenthedevicecovers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationand
configurationprocedures.
•Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingtablewheninstalling,moving,or
openingcoversonthisproductorattacheddevices.
ToConnect:ToDisconnect:
1.T urneverythingOFF .
2.First,attachallcablestodevices.
3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.
4.Attachpowercordstooutlet.
5.T urndeviceON.
1.T urneverythingOFF .
2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlet.
3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.
4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.
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Statement2
Class 1 Laser Product
Laser Klasse 1
Laser Klass 1
Luokan 1 Laserlaite
Appareil A Laser de Classe 1
`
CAUTION:
Whenreplacingthelithiumbattery,useonlyPartNumber33F8354oranequivalenttypebattery
recommendedbythemanufacturer .Ifyoursystemhasamodulecontainingalithiumbattery,replace
itonlywiththesamemoduletypemadebythesamemanufacturer.Thebatterycontainslithiumand
canexplodeifnotproperlyused,handled,ordisposedof.
Donot:
•Throworimmerseintowater
•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)
•Repairordisassemble
Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.
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.
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Statement4
1
2
CAUTION:Usesafepracticeswhenlifting.
≥18kg(39.7lb)≥32kg(70.5lb)≥55kg(121.2lb)
Statement5
CAUTION:
Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerswitchonthepowersupplydonotturnoff
theelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanonepower
cord.T oremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected
fromthepowersource.
Statement6
CAUTION:
Ifyouinstallastrain-reliefbracketoptionovertheendofthepowercordthatisconnectedtothe
device,youmustconnecttheotherendofthepowercordtoaneasilyaccessiblepowersource.
Statement8
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CAUTION:
Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.
Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabel
attached.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethesecomponents.Ifyoususpectaproblemwith
oneoftheseparts,contactaservicetechnician.
Statement11
CAUTION:
Thefollowinglabelindicatessharpedges,corners,orjointsnearby.
Statement12
CAUTION:
Thefollowinglabelindicatesahotsurfacenearby.
Statement13
DANGER
Overloadingabranchcircuitispotentiallyafirehazardandashockhazardundercertain
conditions.T oavoidthesehazards,ensurethatyoursystemelectricalrequirementsdonotexceed
branchcircuitprotectionrequirements.Refertotheinformationthatisprovidedwithyourdevice
forelectricalspecifications.
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Statement15
CAUTION:
Makesurethattherackissecuredproperlytoavoidtippingwhentheserverunitisextended.
Statement17
CAUTION:
Thefollowinglabelindicatesmovingpartsnearby.
Statement26
CAUTION:
Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mounteddevices.
Statement27
CAUTION:
Hazardousmovingpartsarenearby.
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Chapter1.TheLenovoSystemx3250M4Type2583server
ThisInstallationandServiceGuidecontainsinformationandinstructionsforsettingupyourLenovoSystem
x3250M4Type2583server,instructionsforinstallingsomeoptionaldevices,cablingandconfiguringthe
server,removingandreplacingdevices,anddiagnosticsandtroubleshootinginformation.
InadditiontotheinstructionsinChapter2“Installingoptionaldevices”onpage17forinstallingoptional
hardwaredevices,updatingfirmwareanddevicedrivers,andcompletingtheinstallation,IBMBusiness
Partnersmustalsocompletethestepsin“InstructionsforIBMBusinessPartners”onpage17
.
TheLenovoSystemx3250M4T ype2583serverisa1-U
1
-highrackmodelserverforhigh-volumenetwork
transactionprocessing.Thishigh-performance,dual-coreorquad-coreserverisideallysuitedfor
networkingenvironmentsthatrequiresuperiormicroprocessorperformance,input/output(I/O)flexibility,
andhighmanageability.
Performance,easeofuse,reliability,andexpansioncapabilitieswerekeyconsiderationsinthedesignof
theserver.Thesedesignfeaturesmakeitpossibleforyoutocustomizethesystemhardwaretomeetyour
needstodayandprovideflexibleexpansioncapabilitiesforthefuture.
Theservercomeswithalimitedwarranty.Forinformationaboutthetermsofthewarrantyandgettingservice
andassistance,seetheIBMWarrantyInformationdocumentthatcomeswiththeserver.
TheservercontainsIBMX-Architecturenextgenerationtechnologies,whichhelpincreaseperformance
andreliability.Formoreinformation,see“Whatyourserveroffers”onpage7
andserviceability”onpage10
.
and“Reliability,availability,
Youcanobtainup-to-dateinformationabouttheserverandotherIBMserverproductsat
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/systems/.Athttp://www.lenovo.com/support,youcancreateapersonalized
supportpagebyidentifyingIBMproductsthatareofinteresttoyou.Fromthispersonalizedpage,you
cansubscribetoweeklyemailnotificationsaboutnewtechnicaldocuments,searchforinformationand
downloads,andaccessvariousadministrativeservices.
IfyouparticipateintheIBMclientreferenceprogram,youcanshareinformationaboutyouruseoftechnology,
bestpractices,andinnovativesolutions;buildaprofessionalnetwork;andgainvisibilityforyourbusiness.
FormoreinformationabouttheIBMclientreferenceprogram,seehttp://www.ibm.com/ibm/clientreference/.
Iffirmwareanddocumentationupdatesareavailable,youcandownloadthemfromtheIBMwebsite.The
servermighthavefeaturesthatarenotdescribedinthedocumentationthatcomeswiththeserver,and
thedocumentationmightbeupdatedoccasionallytoincludeinformationaboutthosefeatures,ortechnical
updatesmightbeavailabletoprovideadditionalinformationthatisnotincludedintheserverdocumentation.
Tocheckforupdates,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
Recordinformationabouttheserverinthefollowingtable.
Productname
MachinetypeType2583
1.Racksaremeasuredinverticalincrementsof4.45cm(1.75inches)each.Eachincrementiscalleda"U."A1-U-high
deviceis1.75inchestall
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Modelnumber
00
00000000
00000000
ID label
000
000
0000
Serialnumber
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
ThemodelnumberandserialnumberareontheIDlabelonthefrontoftheserver,asshowninthefollowing
illustration.
Note:Theillustrationsinthisdocumentmightdifferslightlyfromyourhardware.
Figure1.IDlabelonthefrontoftheserver
Inaddition,thesystemservicelabel,whichisonthecoveroftheserver,providesaQRcodeformobile
accesstoserviceinformation.YoucanscantheQRcodeusingaQRcodereaderandscannerwitha
mobiledeviceandgetquickaccesstotheIBMServiceInformationwebsite.TheIBMServiceInformation
websiteprovidesadditionalinformationforpartsinstallationandreplacementvideos,anderrorcodes
forserversupport.
ThefollowingillustrationshowstheQRcode(ibm.co/1bdLt6K):
Figure2.QRcode
YoucandownloadtheIBMServerGuideSetupandInstallationCDtohelpyouconfigurethehardware,install
devicedrivers,andinstalltheoperatingsystem.
Foralistofsupportedoptionaldevicesfortheserver,seehttp://www.lenovo.com/serverproven/.
TheIBMSystemxDocumentationCD
TheIBMSystemxDocumentationCDcontainsdocumentationfortheserverinPortableDocumentFormat
(PDF)andincludestheIBMDocumentationBrowsertohelpyoufindinformationquickly.
Hardwareandsoftwarerequirements
ThehardwareandsoftwarerequirementsoftheIBMSystemxDocumentationCD.
TheIBMSystemxDocumentationCDrequiresthefollowingminimumhardwareandsoftware:
•MicrosoftWindowsXP ,Windows2000,orRedHatLinux
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•100MHzmicroprocessor
•32MBofRAM
•AdobeAcrobatReader3.0(orlater)orxpdf,whichcomeswithLinuxoperatingsystems
TheDocumentationBrowser
UsetheDocumentationBrowsertobrowsethecontentsoftheCD,readbriefdescriptionsofthedocuments,
andviewdocuments,usingAdobeAcrobatReaderorxpdf.
TheDocumentationBrowserautomaticallydetectstheregionalsettingsinuseinyourserveranddisplays
thedocumentsinthelanguageforthatregion(ifavailable).Ifadocumentisnotavailableinthelanguagefor
thatregion,theEnglish-languageversionisdisplayed.
UseoneofthefollowingprocedurestostarttheDocumentationBrowser:
•IfAutostartisenabled,inserttheCDintotheCDorDVDdrive.TheDocumentationBrowserstarts
automatically.
•IfAutostartisdisabledorisnotenabledforallusers,useoneofthefollowingprocedures:
–IfyouareusingaWindowsoperatingsystem,inserttheCDintotheCDorDVDdriveandclickStart➙
Run.IntheOpenfield,type:
e:\win32.bat
whereeisthedriveletteroftheCDorDVDdrive,andclickOK.
–IfyouareusingRedHatLinux,inserttheCDintotheCDorDVDdrive;then,runthefollowing
commandfromthe/mnt/cdromdirectory:
shrunlinux.sh
SelecttheserverfromtheProductmenu.TheAvailableT opicslistdisplaysallthedocumentsforthe
server.Somedocumentsmightbeinfolders.Aplussign(+)indicateseachfolderordocumentthathas
additionaldocumentsunderit.Clicktheplussigntodisplaytheadditionaldocuments.
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ClickHelpfordetailedinformationaboutusingtheDocumentationBrowser.
Relateddocumentation
ThisInstallationandServiceGuidecontainsgeneralinformationabouttheserverincludinghowtosetupand
cabletheserver,howtoinstallsupportedoptionaldevices,howtoconfiguretheserver,andinformationto
helpyousolveproblemsyourselfandinformationforservicetechnicians.
Thefollowingdocumentationalsocomeswiththeserver:
•EnvironmentalNoticesandUserGuide
ThisdocumentisinPDFformatontheIBMSystemxDocumentationCD.Itcontainstranslated
environmentalnotices.
•IBMLicenseAgreementforMachineCode
Chapter1.TheLenovoSystemx3250M4T ype2583server3
ThisdocumentisinPDFontheIBMSystemxDocumentationCD.Itprovidestranslatedversionsofthe
IBMLicenseAgreementforMachineCodeforyourserver.
•IBMWarrantyInformation
Thisdocumentisinprintedformatandcomeswiththeserver.Itcontainswarrantytermsandapointerto
theIBMStatementofLimitedWarrantyontheIBMwebsite.
•LicensesandAttributionsDocument
ThisdocumentisinPDFontheIBMSystemxDocumentationCD.Itprovidestheopensourcenotices.
•RackInstallationInstructions
Thisprinteddocumentcontainsinstructionsforinstallingtheserverinarack.
•SafetyInformation
ThisdocumentisinPDFontheIBMSystemxDocumentationCD.Itcontainstranslatedcautionand
dangerstatements.Eachcautionanddangerstatementthatappearsinthedocumentationhasanumber
thatyoucanusetolocatethecorrespondingstatementinyourlanguageintheSafetyInformation
document.
Dependingontheservermodel,additionaldocumentationmightbeincludedontheIBMSystemx
DocumentationCD.
TheSystemxandBladeCenterToolsCenterisanonlineinformationcenterthatcontainsinformationabout
toolsforupdating,managing,anddeployingfirmware,devicedrivers,andoperatingsystems.TheSystemx
andBladeCenterToolsCenterisathttps://support.lenovo.com/us/en/documents/LNVO-CENTER.
Theservermighthavefeaturesthatarenotdescribedinthedocumentationthatyoureceivedwiththe
server.Thedocumentationmightbeupdatedoccasionallytoincludeinformationaboutthosefeatures,or
technicalupdatesmightbeavailabletoprovideadditionalinformationthatisnotincludedintheserver
documentation.TheseupdatesareavailablefromtheIBMwebsite.Tocheckforupdateddocumentation
andtechnicalupdates,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
Noticesandstatementsinthisdocument
ThecautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentarealsointhemultilingualSafetyInformation
document,whichisontheIBMSystemxDocumentationCD.Eachstatementisnumberedforreferenceto
thecorrespondingstatementinyourlanguageintheSafetyInformationdocument.
Thefollowingnoticesandstatementsareusedinthisdocument:
•Note:Thesenoticesprovideimportanttips,guidance,oradvice.
•Important:Thesenoticesprovideinformationoradvicethatmighthelpyouavoidinconvenientor
problemsituations.
•Attention:Thesenoticesindicatepotentialdamagetoprograms,devices,ordata.Anattentionnoticeis
placedjustbeforetheinstructionorsituationinwhichdamagemightoccur.
•Caution:Thesestatementsindicatesituationsthatcanbepotentiallyhazardoustoyou.Acaution
statementisplacedjustbeforethedescriptionofapotentiallyhazardousproceduresteporsituation.
•Danger:Thesestatementsindicatesituationsthatcanbepotentiallylethalorextremelyhazardous
toyou.Adangerstatementisplacedjustbeforethedescriptionofapotentiallylethalorextremely
hazardousproceduresteporsituation.
Serverfeaturesandspecifications
Thefollowinginformationisasummaryofthefeaturesandspecificationsoftheserver.Dependingonthe
model,somefeaturesmightnotbeavailable,orsomespecificationsmightnotapply.
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Table1.Serverfeaturesandspecifications
Microprocessor(dependingonthe
model):
•SupportsoneIntelquad-core
(XeonE3-1200series)ordual-core
(PentiumG850,orCorei3series)
processor
•Multi-chipPackageprocessor
architecture
•DesignedforLGA1155socket
•Scalableuptofourcores
•32KBinstructionL1cache,
32KBdataL1cache,256KB
instruction/dataL2cache,andup
to8MBL3cachethatisshared
amongthecores
•SupportforIntelExtendedMemory
64Technology(EM64T)
Notes:
•UsetheSetuputilitytodetermine
thetypeandspeedofthe
microprocessorsintheserver
•Foralistofsupported
microprocessors,see
http://www.lenovo.com/
serverproven/.
Memory:
•Minimum:1GB
•Maximum:32GB
•Types:PC3L-12800(single-rank
ordual-rank),1333or1600MHz,
ECC,DDR3unbufferedSDRAM
DIMMsonly
•Connectors:Fourdualinline
memorymodule(DIMM)
connectors,two-wayinterleaved
•Sizes:1GB(single-rank),2GB
(single-rank),4GB(dual-rank),and
8GB(dual-rank)
RAIDcontrollers(dependingonthe
model):
•SoftwareRAIDcapabilitiesthat
supportRAIDlevels0,1,and10
•ServeRAID-BR10ilv2SAS/SATA
adapterthatprovidesRAIDlevels
0,1,and10
Acousticalnoiseemissions:
•Soundpower,idling:6.5bels
maximum
Memory:
•UltraSlimDVD-ROMcombo
•Multi-burner
Harddiskdriveexpansionbays
(dependingonthemodel):
Oneofthefollowingconfigurations:
•Four2.5-inchsimple-swapSAS
harddiskdrivebays
•Four2.5-inchhot-swapSAShard
diskdrivebays
•Two3.5-inchsimple-swapSATA
harddiskdrivebays
Attention:Asageneralconsideration,
donotmixstandard512-byteand
advanced4-KBformatdrivesinthe
sameRAIDarraybecauseitmight
leadtopotentialperformanceissues.
Note:3TBharddiskdrivesarenot
supportedinOS4690.
PCIexpansionslots:
SupportstwoPCIriserslotsonthe
risercard:
•Slot1isdedicatedfor
ServeRAID-10ilV2SAS/SATA
controller
•Slot2supportsonePCIExpress
Gen2x8half-length,full-height
adapter
Powersupply(dependingonthe
model):
•Onefixed300-wattpowersupply
•Uptotwohot-swap460-watt
powersuppliesforredundancy
Fan:Theservercomesstandardwith
fourspeed-controlledfans.
Videocontroller(integratedinto
IMM2):
•MatroxG200
•SVGAcompatiblevideocontroller
•AvocentDigitalVideoCompression
•Videomemoryisnotexpandable
Note:Maximumvideoresolutionis
1600x1200at75Hz.
Size:
Integratedfunctions:
•IntegratedManagementModule
II(IMM2),whichconsolidates
multiplemanagementfunctionsin
asinglechip
•Intel82574LGbEthernetcontroller
withTCP/IPOffloadEngine(TOE)
andWakeonLANsupport
•SixUniversalSerialBus(USB)2.0
ports(twofrontandfourrear)
•TwoEthernetports
•Six-portintegratedSATAcontroller
•Oneserialport
•OneVGAport
RAIDcontrollers(dependingonthe
model):
•SoftwareRAIDcapabilitiesthat
supportRAIDlevels0,1,and10
•ServeRAID-BR10ilv2SAS/SATA
adapterthatprovidesRAIDlevels
0,1,and10
Notes:
1.Powerconsumptionandheat
outputvarydependingonthe
numberandtypeofoptional
featuresinstalledandthe
power-managementoptional
featuresinuse.
2.Thesoundlevelsweremeasured
incontrolledacoustical
environmentsaccordingto
theproceduresspecifiedbythe
AmericanNationalStandards
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Table1.Serverfeaturesandspecifications(continued)
•Soundpower,operating:6.5bels
maximum
Environment:
•Airtemperature:
–Serveron:10°Cto35°C(50.0°F
to95.0°F);altitude:0to914.4
m(3000ft)
–Serveron:10°Cto32°C(50.0°F
to89.6°F);altitude:914.4m
(3000ft)to2133.6m(7000ft)
–Serveron:10°Cto28°C(50.0°F
to83°F);altitude:2133.6m
(7000ft)to3050m(10000ft)
–Serveroff:10°Cto43°C(50°F
to109.4°F)
–Shipping:-40°Cto60°C(-40°F
to140°F)
•Humidity:
–Serveron:8%to80%
–Serveroff:8%to80%
•Particulatecontamination:
Attention:Airborneparticulates
andreactivegasesactingalone
orincombinationwithother
environmentalfactorssuchas
humidityortemperaturemight
posearisktotheserver.For
informationaboutthelimitsfor
particulatesandgases,see
“Particulatecontamination” .
•1U
•Height:43mm(1.69inches)
•Depth:575.8mm(22.67inches)
•Width:
–439mm(17.28inches)(without
rackbrackets)
–478mm(18.82inches)(with
rackbrackets)
•Maximumweight:10.67kg
(23.53lb)dependingonyour
configuration
Heatoutput:
Approximateheatoutput:
•Minimumconfiguration:130BTU
perhour(38watts)
•Maximumconfiguration:1720BTU
perhour(504watts)
Electricalinput:
•Sine-waveinput(50-60Hz)
required
•Inputvoltagelowrange:
–Minimum:100VAC
–Maximum:127VAC
•Inputvoltagehighrange:
–Minimum:200VAC
–Maximum:240VAC
•Inputkilovolt-amperes(kVA),
approximately:
–Minimum:0.038kVA
–Maximum:0.504kVA
Institute(ANSI)S12.10and
ISO7779andarereportedin
accordancewithISO9296.
Actualsound-pressurelevelsina
givenlocationmightexceedthe
averagevaluesstatedbecause
ofroomreflectionsandother
nearbynoisesources.The
noiseemissionlevelstated
inthedeclared(upperlimit)
sound-powerlevel,inbels,fora
randomsampleofsystem.
3.Thereisnokeyboardconnector
ormouseconnectoronthe
server.YoucanconnectaUSB
keyboardandUSBmouseto
theserverbyusingtheUSB
connectors.
EURegulation617/2013T echnicalDocumentation:
InternationalBusinessMachinesCorporation
NewOrchardRoad
Armonk,NewY ork10504
http://www.ibm.com/customersupport/
Formoreinformationontheenergyefficiencyprogram,goto
http://www.ibm.com/systems/x/hardware/energy-star/index.html
ProductT ype:
Computerserver
Yearfirstmanufactured:
2012
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Internal/externalpowersupplyefficiency:
•http://www.plugloadsolutions.com/psu_reports/IBM_39Y7228_460W_SO-220_Report.pdf
•Multi-output:http://www.plugloadsolutions.com/psu_reports/
ACBEL%20POLY_FSA008-030G_ECOS%202519_300W_Report.pdf
Maximumpower(watts):
SeePowersupply.
Idlestatepower(watts):
38
Sleepmodepower(watts):
Notapplicableforservers.
Offmodepower(watts):
4
Noiselevels(thedeclaredA-weighedsoundpowerlevelofthecomputer):
SeeAcousticalnoiseemissions.
Testvoltageandfrequency:
230V/50Hzor60Hz
Totalharmonicdistortionoftheelectricitysupplysystem:
Themaximumharmoniccontentoftheinputvoltagewaveformwillbeequalorlessthan2%.The
qualificationiscompliantwithEN61000-3-2.
Informationanddocumentationontheinstrumentationset-upandcircuitsusedforelectricaltesting:
ENERGYSTARTestMethodforComputerServers;ECOVAGeneralizedTestProtocolforCalculating
theEnergyEfficiencyofInternalAc-DcandDc-DcPowerSupplies.
Measurementmethodologyusedtodetermineinformationinthisdocument:
ENERGYSTARServersVersion2.0ProgramRequirements;ECOVAGeneralizedTestProtocolfor
CalculatingtheEnergyEfficiencyofInternalAc-DcandDc-DcPowerSupplies.
Whatyourserveroffers
Theserverusesthefollowingfeaturesandtechnologies.
•ActiveEnergyManager
TheIBMActiveEnergyManagersolutionisanIBMSystemsDirectorextensionthatmeasuresand
reportsserverpowerconsumptionasitoccurs.Thisenablesyoutomonitorpowerconsumption
incorrelationtospecificsoftwareapplicationprogramsandhardwareconfigurations.Youcan
obtainthemeasurementvaluesthroughthesystems-managementinterfaceandviewthem,
usingIBMSystemsDirector.Formoreinformation,includingtherequiredlevelsofIBMSystems
DirectorandActiveEnergyManager,seetheIBMSystemsDirectorInformationCenterat
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/director/v6r1x/index.jsp?topic=/director_6.1/fqm0_main.html,or
seehttp://www.ibm.com/systems/software/director/resources.html.
•DynamicSystemAnalysis(DSA)
TheservercomeswiththeIBMDynamicSystemAnalysis(DSA)Prebootdiagnosticprogramstoredin
theintegratedUSBmemoryontheserver.DSAcollectsandanalyzessysteminformationtoaidin
diagnosingserverproblems,aswellasofferingarichsetofdiagnostictestsofthemajorcomponentsof
theserver.DSAcreatesaDSAlog,whichisachronologicallyorderedmergeofthesystem-eventlog
(astheIPMIeventlog),theIntegratedManagementModuleII(IMM2)eventlog(astheASMeventlog),
andtheoperating-systemeventlogs.YoucansendtheDSAlogasafiletoIBMSupportorviewthe
informationasatextfileorHTMLfile.
Chapter1.TheLenovoSystemx3250M4T ype2583server7
TwoeditionsofDynamicSystemAnalysisareavailable:DSAPortableandDSAPreboot.Formore
informationaboutbotheditions,see“DSAeditions”onpage99
.
•IBMServerGuideSetupandInstallationCD
TheServerGuideSetupandInstallationCD,whichyoucandownloadfromtheweb,providesprogramsto
helpyousetuptheserverandinstallaWindowsoperatingsystem.TheServerGuideprogramdetects
installedoptionalhardwaredevicesandprovidesthecorrectconfigurationprogramsanddevicedrivers.
FormoreinformationabouttheServerGuideSetupandInstallationCD,see“UsingtheServerGuide
SetupandInstallationCD”onpage63
.
•IBMSystemsDirector
IBMSystemsDirectorisaplatform-managementfoundationthatstreamlinesthewayyoumanage
physicalandvirtualsystemsinaheterogeneousenvironment.Byusingindustrystandards,IBM
SystemsDirectorsupportsmultipleoperatingsystemsandvirtualizationtechnologiesforIBMand
non-IBMx86platforms.Formoreinformation,seetheIBMSystemsDirectorInformationCenterat
http://www.ibm.com/systems/software/director/resources.htmland“IBMSystemsDirector”onpage11.
•IntegratedManagementModuleII(IMM2)
TheIntegratedManagementModuleII(IMM2)combinesserviceprocessorfunctions,videocontroller,
andremotepresenceandblue-screencapturefeaturesinasinglechip.TheIMM2providesadvanced
service-processorcontrol,monitoring,andalertingfunction.Ifanenvironmentalconditionexceedsa
thresholdorifasystemcomponentfails,theIMM2lightsLEDstohelpyoudiagnosetheproblem,records
theerrorintheIMM2eventlog,andalertsyoutotheproblem.Optionally,theIMM2alsoprovidesavirtual
presencecapabilityforremoteservermanagementcapabilities.TheIMM2providesremoteserver
managementthroughthefollowingindustry-standardinterfaces:
–IntelligentPlatformManagementInterface(IPMI)version2.0
–SimpleNetworkManagementProtocol(SNMP)version3.0
–CommonInformationModel(CIM)
–Webbrowser:AstandardFeaturesonDemand(FoD)keyisrequiredtoaccesstheWebbrowser.
Note:TheLocalStoragetabontheWebbrowserisnotapplicableforyourservermodelanddisplays
noinformation.
Foradditionalinformation,see“UsingtheIntegratedManagementModuleII(IMM2)”onpage71
IntegratedManagementModuleIIUser’sGuideatthehttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
•LenovoXClarityAdministrator
LenovoXClarityAdministratorisacentralizedresource-managementsolutionthatenablesadministrators
todeployinfrastructurefasterandwithlesseffort.ThesolutionseamlesslyintegratesintoSystemx,
ThinkServer,andNeXtScaleservers,aswellastheFlexSystemconvergedinfrastructureplatform.
LenovoXClarityAdministratorprovidesthefollowingfeatures:
–Intuitivegraphicaluserinterface
–Automateddiscoveryandinventory
–Firmwareupdatesandcompliance
–Configurationpatterns
–Baremetaldeployment
–Securitymanagement
–Upwardintegration
–Representationalstatetransfer(REST)applicationprogramminginterfacesandWindowsPowerShell
–Simplenetworkmanagementprotocol(SNMP),systemlog,ande-mailforwarding
Formoreinformation,see“UsingLenovoXClarityAdministrator”onpage76
.
andthe
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•Integratednetworksupport
Theservercomeswithanintegrateddual-portIntelGigabitEthernetcontroller,whichsupportsconnection
toa10Mbps,100Mbps,or1000Mbpsnetwork.Formoreinformation,see“ConfiguringtheEthernet
controller”onpage75
.
•IntegratedT rustedPlatformModule(TPM)
Thisintegratedsecuritychipperformscryptographicfunctionsandstoresprivateandpublicsecure
keys.ItprovidesthehardwaresupportfortheTrustedComputingGroup(TCG)specification.Y ou
candownloadthesoftwaretosupporttheTCGspecification,whenthesoftwareisavailable.See
http://www.ibm.com/systems/x/hardware/enterprise/index.htmlfordetailsabouttheTPMimplementation.
YoucanenableTPMsupportthroughtheSetuputilityundertheSystemSecuritymenuoption(see
“UsingtheSetuputility”onpage64
).
•Largedata-storagecapacityandhot-swapcapability
Theserversupportsamaximumofeight2.5-inchhot-swaporsimple-swapSerialAttachedSCSI(SAS)
orSerialATA(SATA)harddiskdrivesorfour3.5-inchhot-swaporsimple-swapSATAharddiskdrives,
dependingontheservermodel.
•Largesystem-memorycapacity
Theserversupportsupto32GBifunbufferedDIMMsareinstalled.Thememorycontrollersupports
errorcorrectingcode(ECC)forupto4industry-standardPC3L-12800(DDR3-1600orDDR3-1333),
DDR3(third-generationdouble-data-rate),unbufferedorsynchronousdynamicrandomaccessmemory
(SDRAM)dualinlinememorymodules(DIMMs).
•MobileaccesstoIBMServiceInformationwebsite
TheserverprovidesaQRcodeonthesystemservicelabel,whichisonthecoveroftheserver,thatyou
canscanusingaQRcodereaderandscannerwithamobiledevicetogetquickaccesstotheIBM
ServiceInformationwebsite.TheIBMServiceInformationwebsiteprovidesadditionalinformationfor
partsinstallationandreplacementvideos,anderrorcodesforserversupport.FortheQRcode,seeQR
codeinformationonpageChapter1“TheLenovoSystemx3250M4Type2583server”onpage1
•Multi-coreprocessing
TheserversupportsIntelCelecon™andXeon™E3-1200seriesmulti-coremicroprocessors.Theserver
comeswithonemicroprocessorinstalled.
•PCIadaptercapabilities
TheserverhastwoPCIinterfaceslots.BothslotscansupportPCIExpressorPCI-Xadaptersthroughan
optionalPCI-Xinterposercard.See“Replacinganadapter”onpage139
fordetailedinformation.
•Redundantconnection
TheadditionoftheoptionalEthernetadapterprovidesfailovercapabilitytoaredundantEthernet
connectionwiththeapplicableapplicationinstalled.IfaproblemoccurswiththeprimaryEthernet
connectionandtheoptionalEthernetadapterisinstalledontheserver,allEthernettrafficthatis
associatedwiththeprimaryconnectionisautomaticallyswitchedtotheoptionalredundantEthernet
adapterconnection.Iftheapplicabledevicedriversareinstalled,thisswitchingoccurswithoutdataloss
andwithoutuserintervention.
•Redundantcoolingandoptionalpowercapabilities
Theserversupportsamaximumoftwo460-watthot-swappowersuppliesand5fans,whichprovide
redundancyandhot-swapcapabilityforatypicalconfiguration.Theredundantcoolingbythefansin
theserverenablescontinuedoperationifoneofthefansfails.Theservercomeswiththeminimumof
one460-watthot-swappowersupplyandfourfans.Y oucanorderthesecondoptionalpowersupply
forpowerredundancy.
•ServeRAIDsupport
.
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TheServeRAIDadapterprovideshardwareredundantarrayofindependentdisks(RAID)supportto
createconfigurations.ThestandardRAIDadapterprovidesRAIDlevels0,1,and10.AnoptionalRAID
adapterisavailableforpurchase.
•Systems-managementcapabilities
TheservercomeswithanIntegratedManagementModuleII(IMM2).WhentheIMM2isusedwiththe
systems-managementsoftwarethatcomeswiththeserver,youcanmanagethefunctionsoftheserver
locallyandremotely.TheIMM2alsoprovidessystemmonitoring,eventrecording,andnetworkalert
capability.Thesystems-managementconnectorontherearoftheserverisdedicatedtotheIMM2.The
dedicatedsystems-managementconnectorprovidesadditionalsecuritybyphysicallyseparatingthe
managementnetworktrafficfromtheproductionnetwork.Y oucanusetheSetuputilitytoconfigurethe
servertouseadedicatedsystems-managementnetworkorasharednetwork.
•UEFI-compliantserverfirmware
TheUEFIfirmwareoffersseveralfeatures,includingUnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)
version2.1compliance,ActiveEnergyManagement(AEM)technology,enhancedreliability,availability,
andserviceability(RAS)capabilities,andbasicinput/outputsystem(BIOS)compatibilitysupport.
UEFIreplacestheBIOSanddefinesastandardinterfacebetweentheoperatingsystem,platform
firmware,andexternaldevices.TheserveriscapableofbootingUEFI-compliantoperatingsystems,
BIOS-basedoperatingsystems,andBIOS-basedadaptersaswellasUEFI-compliantadapters.
FormoreinformationaboutUEFI-compliantfirmware,gotohttp://www.ibm.com/support/entry/
portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5083207.
Note:TheserverdoesnotsupportDOS(DiskOperatingSystem).
Reliability,availability,andserviceability
Threeimportantcomputerdesignfeaturesarereliability,availability,andserviceability(RAS).TheRAS
featureshelptoensuretheintegrityofthedatathatisstoredintheserver,theavailabilityoftheserverwhen
youneedit,andtheeasewithwhichyoucandiagnoseandcorrectproblems.
YourserverhasthefollowingRASfeatures:
•3-yearpartsand3-yearlaborlimitedwarranty(MachineType2583)
•24-hoursupportcenter
•Automaticerrorretryandrecovery
•Automaticrestartonnonmaskableinterrupt(NMI)
•Automaticrestartafterapowerfailure
•Backupbasicinput/outputsystemswitchingunderthecontroloftheIntegratedManagementModuleII
(IMM2)
•Built-inmonitoringforfan,power,temperature,voltage,andpower-supplyredundancy
•Cable-presencedetectiononmostconnectors
•Chipkillmemoryprotection
•Single-devicedatacorrection(SDDC)forx4DRAMtechnologyDIMMs(availableon16GBDIMMsonly).
Ensuresthatdataisavailableonasinglex4DRAMDIMMafterahardfailureofuptotwoDRAMDIMMs.
Onex4DRAMDIMMineachrankisreservedasaspacedevice.
•DiagnosticsupportforServeRAIDandEthernetadapters
•Errorcodesandmessages
•Errorcorrectingcode(ECC)L3cacheandsystemmemory
•FullArrayMemoryMirroring(FAMM)redundancy
•Hot-swapcoolingfanswithspeed-sensingcapability
•Hot-swapharddiskdrives
•Hot-swappowersupplies
•InformationandlightpathdiagnosticsLEDpanels
•IntegratedManagementModuleII(IMM2)
•LightpathdiagnosticsLEDsforDIMMs,microprocessors,harddiskdrives,solidstatedrives,power
supplies,andfans
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•Memorymirroringandmemorysparingsupport
•Memoryerrorcorrectingcodeandparitytest
•Memorydownsizing(non-mirroredmemory).Afterarestartoftheserverafterthememorycontroller
detectsanon-mirroreduncorrectableerrorandthememorycontrollercannotrecoveroperationally,the
IMM2logstheuncorrectableerrorandinformsPOST.POSTlogicallymapsoutthememorywiththe
uncorrectableerror,andtheserverrestartswiththeremaininginstalledmemory.
•Menu-drivensetup,systemconfiguration,andredundantarrayofindependentdisks(RAID)configuration
programs
•Microprocessorbuilt-inself-test(BIST),internalerrorsignalmonitoring,internalthermaltripsignal
monitoring,configurationchecking,andmicroprocessorandvoltageregulatormodulefailureidentification
throughlightpathdiagnostics
•Nonmaskableinterrupt(NMI)button
•ParitycheckingonthePCIebuses
•Powermanagement:compliancewithAdvancedConfigurationandPowerInterface(ACPI)
•Power-onself-test(POST)
•PredictiveFailureAnalysis(PFA)alertsonmemory,SAS/SATAharddiskdrivesorsolidstatedrives
•RedundantEthernetcapabilitieswithfailoversupport
•Redundanthot-swappowersuppliesandredundanthot-swapfans
•Redundantnetworkinterfacecard(NIC)support
•Remindbuttontotemporarilyturnoffthesystem-errorLED
•Remotesystemproblem-determinationsupport
•ROM-baseddiagnostics
•ROMchecksums
•SerialPresenceDetection(SPD)onmemory,VPDonsystemboard,powersupply,andharddiskdriveor
solidstatedrivebackplanes,microprocessorandmemoryexpansiontray,andEthernetadapters
•Single-DIMMisolationofexcessivecorrectableerrorormulti-biterrorbytheUnifiedExtensibleFirmware
Interface(UEFI)
•Solid-statedrives
•Standbyvoltageforsystems-managementfeaturesandmonitoring
•Startup(boot)fromLANthroughremoteinitialprogramload(RIPL)ordynamichostconfiguration
protocol/bootprotocol(DHCP/BOOTP)
•Systemauto-configuringfromtheconfigurationmenu
•System-errorlogging(POSTandIMM2)
•Systems-managementmonitoringthroughtheInter-IntegratedCircuit(I2C)protocolbus
•Uncorrectableerror(UE)detection
•UpgradeablePOST,UnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI),diagnostics,IMM2firmware,and
read-onlymemory(ROM)residentcode,locallyorovertheLAN
•Vitalproductdata(VPD)onmicroprocessors,systemboard,powersupplies,andSAS/SATA(hot-swap
harddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive)backplane
•WakeonLANcapability
IBMSystemsDirector
IBMSystemsDirectorisaplatform-managementfoundationthatstreamlinesthewayyoumanagephysical
andvirtualsystemssupportsmultipleoperatingsystemsandvirtualizationtechnologiesinIBMandnon-IBM
x86platforms.
Throughasingleuserinterface,IBMSystemsDirectorprovidesconsistentviewsforviewingmanaged
systems,determininghowthesesystemsrelatetooneother,andidentifyingtheirstatuses,helpingto
correlatetechnicalresourceswithbusinessneeds.AsetofcommontasksthatareincludedwithIBM
SystemsDirectorprovidesmanyofthecorecapabilitiesthatarerequiredforbasicmanagement,which
meansinstantout-of-the-boxbusinessvalue.Thecommontasksincludethefollowing:
•Discovery
•Inventory
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•Configuration
Power-on LED
Power-control button
Reset button
Hard disk drive activity LED
Locator LED
System-error LED
USB 1 connector
USB 2 connector
•Systemhealth
•Updates
•Eventnotification
•Automationformanagedsystems
TheIBMSystemsDirectorWebandcommand-lineinterfacesprovideaconsistentinterfacethatisfocused
ondrivingthesecommontasksandcapabilities:
•Discovering,navigating,andvisualizingsystemsonthenetworkwiththedetailedinventoryand
relationshipstotheothernetworkresources
•Notifyingusersofproblemsthatoccuronsystemsandtheabilitytoisolatethesourceoftheproblems
•Notifyinguserswhensystemsneedupdatesanddistributingandinstallingupdatesonaschedule
•Analyzingreal-timedataforsystemsandsettingcriticalthresholdsthatnotifytheadministratorof
emergingproblems
•Configuringsettingsofasinglesystemandcreatingaconfigurationplanthatcanapplythosesettingsto
multiplesystems
•Updatinginstalledplug-instoaddnewfeaturesandfunctionstothebasecapabilities
•Managingthelifecyclesofvirtualresources
FormoreinformationaboutIBMSystemsDirector,seetheIBMSystemsDirectorInformationCenterat
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/director/v6r1x/index.jsp?topic=/director_6.1/fqm0_main.html,and
theSystemsManagementwebsiteathttp://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/systems/solutions/,whichpresentsan
overviewofIBMSystemsManagementandIBMSystemsDirector.
Servercontrols,LEDs,andpower
Thissectiondescribesthecontrolsandlight-emittingdiodes(LEDs)andhowtoturntheserveronandoff.
ForthelocationsofotherLEDsonthesystemboard,see“System-boardLEDs”onpage24.
Frontview
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthecontrols,LEDs,andconnectorsonthefrontoftheserver.
Note:Theillustrationsinthisdocumentmightdifferslightlyfromyourhardware.
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthecontrols,LEDs,andconnectorsonthefrontofthetwo3.5-inch
simple-swapharddiskdrivemodel.
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthecontrols,LEDs,andconnectorsonthefrontofthefour2.5-inch
simple-swapharddiskdrivemodel.
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Power-on LED
Power-control button
Reset button
Hard disk drive activity LED
Locator LED
System-error LED
USB 1 connector
USB 2 connector
Power-on LED
Power-control button
Reset button
Hard disk drive activity LED
Locator LED
System-error LED
USB 1 connector
USB 2 connector
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Thefollowingillustrationshowsthecontrols,LEDs,andconnectorsonthefrontofthefour2.5-inch
hot-swapharddiskdrivemodel.
•Power-onLED:
Thestatesofthepower-onLEDareasfollows:
–Off:ACpowerisnotpresent,orthepowersupplyortheLEDitselfhasfailed.
–Flashingrapidly(4timespersecond):Theserverispartiallyon,butnotreadytobefullyturnedon.
Thepower-controlbuttonisdisabled.Thiswilllastapproximately1to3minutes.
–Flashingslowly(oncepersecond):Theserverisreadytobeturnedon.Youcanpressthe
power-controlbuttontoturnontheserver.
–Lit:Theserveristurnedon.
•Power-controlbutton:
Pressthisbuttontoturntheserveronandoffmanually.
•Resetbutton:
Pressthisbuttontoresettheserverandrunthepower-onself-test(POST).Youmighthavetouseapen
ortheendofastraightenedpapercliptopressthebutton.
•HarddiskdriveactivityLED:
WhenthisLEDisflashing,itindicatesthattheassociatedharddiskdriveisinuse.
•System-locatorLED:
UsethisblueLEDtovisuallylocatetheserveramongotherservers.ThisLEDisalsousedasapresence
detectionbutton.YoucanuseIBMSystemsDirectortolightthisLEDremotely.ThisLEDiscontrolledby
theIMM2.
•System-errorLED:
WhenthisyellowLEDislit,itindicatesthatasystemerrorhasoccurred.ThisLEDiscontrolledby
theIMM2.
•USBconnectors:
ConnectaUSBdevice,suchasaUSBmouse,keyboard,orotherdevicetoanyoftheseconnectors.
•OptionalDVDejectbutton:
PressthisbuttontoreleaseaDVDorCDfromtheoptionalDVDdrive.
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•OptionalDVDdriveactivityLED:
Power-cord
connector
USB 1-2 connector
USB 3-4 connector
Serial
connector
Video
connector
Ethernet 1
activity LED
Ethernet 1
link LED
Ethernet 2
activity LED
Ethernet 2
link LED
PCI slot 1
PCI slot 2
AC Power LED
(green)
DC Power LED
(green)
Power-supply
error LED
(amber)
NMI button
AC
DC
AC
DC
Power-cord
connector
USB 1-2 connector
USB 3-4 connector
Serial
connector
Video
connector
Ethernet 1
activity LED
Ethernet 1
link LED
Ethernet 2
activity LED
Ethernet 2
link LED
PCI slot 1
PCI slot 2
AC Power LED
(green)
DC Power LED
(green)
Power-supply
error LED
(amber)
NMI button
WhenthisLEDislit,itindicatesthattheDVDdriveisinuse.
•Hot-swapharddiskdriveactivityLEDs(somemodels):
ThisLEDisusedonSASorSATAharddiskdrives.Eachhot-swapharddiskdrivehasanactivityLED,
andwhenthisLEDisflashing,itindicatesthatthedriveisinuse.
•Hot-swapharddiskdrivestatusLEDs(somemodels):
ThisLEDisusedonSASorSATAharddiskdrives.WhenthisLEDislit,itindicatesthatthedrivehas
failed.IfanoptionalIBMServeRAIDcontrollerisinstalledintheserver,whenthisLEDisflashingslowly
(oneflashpersecond),itindicatesthatthedriveisbeingrebuilt.WhentheLEDisflashingrapidly(three
flashespersecond),itindicatesthatthecontrollerisidentifyingthedrive.
Rearview
ThefollowingillustrationsshowtheconnectorsandLEDsontherearoftheserver.
Note:Theillustrationsinthisdocumentmightdifferslightlyfromyourhardware.
ThefollowingillustrationshowstheLEDsandconnectorsontherearofthefixedpower-supplymodel.
ThefollowingillustrationshowstheLEDsandconnectorsontherearoftheredundantpower-supplymodel.
•EthernetlinkLEDs:WhentheseLEDsarelit,theyindicatethatthereisanactivelinkconnectiononthe
10BASE-T,100BASE-TX,or1000BASE- TXinterfacefortheEthernetport.
•EthernetactivityLEDs:WhentheseLEDsarelit,theyindicatethatthereisactivitybetweentheserver
andthenetwork.
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•ACpowerLED:ThisgreenLEDprovidesstatusinformationaboutthepowersupply.Duringtypical
operation,boththeacanddcpowerLEDsarelit.ForanyothercombinationofLEDs,see“Power-supply
LEDs”onpage93
•DCpowerLED:ThisgreenLEDprovidesstatusinformationaboutthepowersupply.Duringtypical
operation,boththeacanddcpowerLEDsarelit.ForanyothercombinationofLEDs,see“Power-supply
LEDs”onpage93.
•PowersupplyerrorLED:WhenthisyellowLEDislit,itindicatesthatthepowersupplyhasfailed.
•Powercordconnector:Connectthepowercordtothisconnector.
•Videoconnector:Connectamonitortothisconnector.
•Serialconnector:Connecta9-pinserialdevicetothisconnector.Theserialportissharedwiththe
integratedmanagementmoduleII(IMM2).TheIMM2cantakecontrolofthesharedserialporttoredirect
serialtraffic,usingSerialoverLAN(SOL).
•USBconnectors:ConnectaUSBdevice,suchasaUSBmouse,keyboard,orotherdevicetoanyof
theseconnectors.
•Ethernetconnectors:Useeitheroftheseconnectorstoconnecttheservertoanetwork.Whenyouuse
theEthernet1connector,thenetworkcanbesharedwiththeIMM2throughasinglenetworkcable.
•NMIbutton:Pressthisbuttontoforceanonmaskableinterrupttothemicroprocessor.Itallowsyouto
bluescreentheserverandtakeamemorydump(usethisbuttononlywhendirectedbytheIBMservice
support).Youmighthavetouseapenortheendofastraightenedpapercliptopressthebutton.
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Serverpowerfeatures
Whentheserverisconnectedtoanacpowersourcebutisnotturnedon,theoperatingsystemdoesnot
run,andallcorelogicexceptfortheIntegratedManagementModuleII(IMM2)isshutdown.
However,theservercanrespondtorequestsfromIntegratedManagementModuleII(IMM2),suchasa
remoterequesttoturnontheserver.Thepower-onLEDflashestoindicatethattheserverisconnectedto
acpowerbutisnotturnedon.
Turningontheserver
Usethisinformationtoturnontheserver.
Approximately5secondsaftertheserverisconnectedtoacpower,oneormorefansmightstartrunning
toprovidecoolingwhiletheserverisconnectedtopowerandthepower-onbuttonLEDwillblinkquickly.
Approximately1to3minutesaftertheserverisconnectedtoacpower,thepower-controlbuttonbecomes
active(thepower-onLEDwillblinkslowly),andoneormorefansmightstartrunningtoprovidecoolingwhile
theserverisconnectedtopower.Youcanturnontheserverbypressingthepower-controlbutton.
Theservercanalsobeturnedoninanyofthefollowingways:
•Ifapowerfailureoccurswhiletheserveristurnedon,theserverwillrestartautomaticallywhenpower
isrestored.
•IfyouroperatingsystemsupportstheWakeonLANfeature,theWakeonLANfeaturecanturnonthe
server.
Note:When4GBormoreofmemory(physicalorlogical)isinstalled,somememoryisreservedforvarious
systemresourcesandisunavailabletotheoperatingsystem.Theamountofmemorythatisreservedfor
systemresourcesdependsontheoperatingsystem,theconfigurationoftheserver,andtheconfigured
PCIoptions.
Turningofftheserver
Usethisinformationtoturnofftheserver.
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Whenyouturnofftheserverandleaveitconnectedtoacpower,theservercanrespondtorequestsfrom
1
2
IntegratedManagementModuleII(IMM2),suchasaremoterequesttoturnontheserver.Whiletheserver
remainsconnectedtoacpower,oneormorefansmightcontinuetorun.Toremoveallpowerfromthe
server,youmustdisconnectitfromthepowersource.
Someoperatingsystemsrequireanorderlyshutdownbeforeyouturnofftheserver.Seeyour
operating-systemdocumentationforinformationaboutshuttingdowntheoperatingsystem.
Statement5
CAUTION:
Thepowercontrolbuttononthedevicedonotturnofftheelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.
Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanonepowercord.T oremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthe
device,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnectedfromthepowersource.
Theservercanbeturnedoffinanyofthefollowingways:
•Youcanturnofftheserverfromtheoperatingsystem,ifyouroperatingsystemsupportsthisfeature.After
anorderlyshutdownoftheoperatingsystem,theserverwillturnoffautomatically.
•Youcanpressthepower-controlbuttontostartanorderlyshutdownoftheoperatingsystemandturnoff
theserver,ifyouroperatingsystemsupportsthisfeature.
•Iftheoperatingsystemstopsfunctioning,youcanpressandholdthepower-controlbuttonformore
than4secondstoturnofftheserver.
•TheservercanbeturnedoffbyWakeonLANfeaturewiththefollowinglimitation:
Note:WhenyouinstallanyPCIadapter,thepowercordsmustbedisconnectedfromthepowersource
beforeyouremovethePCIExpressassemblyandthePCI-Xassembly.Otherwise,theWakeonLAN
featuremightnotwork.
•TheIntegratedManagementModuleII(IMM2)canturnofftheserverasanautomaticresponsetoa
criticalsystemfailure.
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