Lenovo TD350 User Manual

ThinkServerTD350
UserGuideandHardwareMaintenance
Manual

MachineTypes:70DG,70DH,70DJ,70DK,70DL,70DM,70DN,
and70DQ

Note:

Beforeusingtheinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•TheReadMeFirstthatcomeswithyourproduct

•“Safetyinformation”onpageiii

•AppendixA“Notices”onpage177

FirstEdition(September2014)

©CopyrightLenovo2014.

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

Contents

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

Productsthatarenotassessed.........x

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

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

Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1

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

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

Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...5

Chapter3.Productoverview......7

Serverformfactor..............7

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

Features..................8

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

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

BIOSandTSMupdateutilities.......14

LenovoPartnerPackforMicrosoftSystem

CenterOperationsManagement......14

LenovoThinkServerDeploymentManager..14

LenovoThinkServerDiagnostics......15

LenovoThinkServerEnergyManager....15

LenovoThinkServerPowerPlanner.....15

LenovoThinkServerSystemManager....16

LenovoThinkServerSystemManager

Premium...............16

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

Machinetype,model,andserialnumber

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

Frontviewoftheserver.........17

Frontpanel..............20

Rearviewoftheserver.........22

Servercoverlock............24

Servercomponents...........25

Hot-swap-driveLEDs..........30

System-fanstatusLEDs.........30

PowersupplystatusLEDs........31

AnyRAIDadapter,RAIDcard,and

pass-throughboard...........32

Hot-swap-drivebackplane........37

Connectingcables...........39

Systemboardcomponents........41

Systemboardjumpers..........44

Chapter4.Turningonandturningoff

theserver...............49

Turningontheserver............49

Turningofftheserver............49

Chapter5.Configuringtheserver..51

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........51

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....51

ViewinginformationintheSetupUtility

program...............51

SetupUtilityprograminterface......51

Settingthesystemdateandtime.....54

Usingpasswords............54

Selectingastartupdevice........55

ConfiguringtheTPMfunction.......56

SettinganEthernetconnectorforsystem

management.............56

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......56

UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS......56

ConfiguringRAID..............58

AboutRAID..............58

ConfiguringRAIDusingtheLenovo
ThinkServerDeploymentManagerprogram.60

ConfiguringtheadvancedSATAorSAS

hardwareRAID.............60

Updatingthefirmware............61

Chapter6.Replacinghardware....63

Guidelines................63

Precautions..............63

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....64

Systemreliabilityguidelines........65

Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.65

Removingtheservercover..........66

Removingandreinstallingtherackhandles...67
Removingandreinstallingthecoolingshroud..68

Removingthecoolingshroud.......69

Reinstallingthecoolingshroud......69

Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel....70

RemovingandreinstallingthePCIecardholder..74
Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware...76

Installingorremovingamemorymodule...76

InstallingorremovingaPCIExpresscard:

Ethernetcard,RAIDcard,orothersupported

typesofPCIExpresscards........84

InstallingorremovingtheSDmodule....89

InstallingorremovingtheLenovoThinkServer

RAID110iupgradekey.........91

InstallingorremovingtheLenovoThinkServer

RAID510iupgradekey.........94

Installingorremovingtheflashmodule...97

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InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerSystem

ManagerPremium...........99

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerT rusted

PlatformModule............102

Installingorremovingtheintrusionswitch..106

Installingorreplacinganopticaldrive....109

Installingorreplacingahot-swapinternal

storagedrive.............112

Installingorreplacinganeasy-swapdrive..115
Installingorreplacinganinternaltapedrive..120
Installingorreplacingthemicroprocessor..122
Installingorreplacingahot-swapredundant

powersupply.............131

Installinga2.5-inchdriveintoa3.5-inch-drive

bay.................134

Replacingthefront-panelboard......138

ReplacingtheThinkServerRAIDSuper

CapacitorModule............140

ReplacingtheAnyRAIDadapterorthe

pass-throughboard...........143

Replacingthehot-swap-drivebackplane..148
Replacingtheeasy-swap-drivemodule...150

Replacingthesystemfan.........152

Replacingtheheatsink.........154

Replacingthecoin-cellbattery......156

Forservicetechnicianonly:replacingthe

systemboard.............158

Forservicetechnicianonly:replacingthe

powerinterfaceboard..........162

Completingthepartsreplacement.......164

Reinstallingtheservercoverandreconnecting

cables................164

Updatingtheserverconfiguration.....166

Chapter7.Troubleshootingand

diagnostics.............167

Troubleshootingprocedure..........167

ViewingthestatusanddiagnosticLEDs.....167

Viewingthesystemeventlog.........167

Basictroubleshootingtables.........168

LenovoThinkServerDeploymentManager

programproblems...........168

Opticaldriveproblems..........168

Internalstoragedriveproblems......169

Memorymoduleproblems........171

Keyboard,mouse,orUSBdeviceproblems..171

Chapter8.Gettinginformation,help,

andservice.............173

Informationresources............173

Usingthedocumentation.........173

ThinkServerWebsite..........173

LenovoSupportWebsite.........173

Helpandservice..............174

Beforeyoucall.............174

Callingforservice............174

Usingotherservices..........175

Purchasingadditionalservices......175

AppendixA.Notices.........177

Trademarks................178

Importantnotes..............178

Particulatecontamination..........178

PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice..179

Recyclinginformation............179

RecyclinginformationforBrazil......179

Batteryreturnprogram..........180

RequirementsforBatteriesContaining

Perchlorate..............181

ImportantWEEEinformation.........181

RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective

(RoHS)..................181

EuropeanUnionRoHS..........181

GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement...181

Exportclassificationnotice..........182

Electronicemissionnotices..........182

FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)

Statement...............182

Eurasiancompliancemark..........184

ENERGYSTARmodelinformation.......184

Index.................185

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Safetyinformation

Note:Beforeusingtheproduct,besuretoreadandunderstandthemultilingualsafetyinstructionsonthe

documentationDVDthatcomeswiththeproduct.

Antesdeusaroproduto,leiaeentendaasinstruçõesdesegurançamultilínguesnoDVDdedocumentação
queoacompanha.

Предидаизползватетозипродукт,задължителнопрочететеивникнетевмногоезичнитеинструкции
забезопасноствDVDдискасдокументация,койтосепредоставяспродукта.

PrijeupotrebeovogproizvodaobaveznopročitajtevišejezičnesigurnosneuputekojesenalazenaDVD-us
dokumentacijomkojidobivateuzproizvod.

PředpoužitímproduktujetřebasipřečístaporozumětbezpečnostnímpokynůmuvedenýmnadiskuDVDs
dokumentací,kterýjedodávánsproduktem.

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

LuetuotteenmukanatoimitetullaDVD-tietolevylläolevatmonikielisetturvaohjeetennentämäntuotteen
käyttöä.

Avantd'utiliserleproduit,veillezàbienlireetcomprendrelesinstructionsdesécuritémultilinguesfigurant
surleDVDdedocumentationfourniavecleproduit.

Πρινχρησιμοποιήσετετοπροϊόν,βεβαιωθείτεότιέχετεδιαβάσεικαικατανοήσειτιςοδηγίεςασφάλειας,οι
οποίεςείναιδιαθέσιμεςσεδιάφορεςγλώσσεςστοDVDτεκμηρίωσηςπουσυνοδεύειτοπροϊόν.

VorVerwendungdesProduktssolltenSieunbedingtdiemehrsprachigenSicherheitsanweisungenaufder
Dokumentations-DVDlesen,dieimLieferumfangdesProduktsenthaltenist.

AtermékhasználataelőttmindenképpenolvassaelésértelmezzeatermékhezkapottdokumentációsDVD
lemezentalálható,többnyelvenelolvashatóbiztonságielőírásokat.

Primadiutilizzareilprodotto,accertarsidileggereecomprendereleinformazionisullasicurezzamultilingue
disponibilisulDVDdidocumentazionefornitoconilprodotto.

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

제품을사용하기전에제품과함께제공되는문서DVD의다국어안전지침을주의깊게읽어보십시오.

Voordatuhetproductgebruikt,moetuervoorzorgendatudemeertaligeveiligheidsinstructiesopde
documentatie-dvdvanhetproducthebtgelezenenbegrijpt.

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Przedskorzystaniemzproduktunależyzapoznaćsięzwielojęzycznymiinstrukcjamibezpieczeństwa
znajdującymisięnapłycieDVDzdokumentacjądostarczonąwrazzproduktem.

Antesdeutilizaroproduto,leiaatentamenteasinstruçõesdesegurançamultilinguesqueconstamno
DVDdedocumentaçãofornecidocomoproduto.

Înaintedeautilizaprodusul,asiguraţi-văcăaţicititşiînţelesinstrucţiuniledesiguranţăînmaimultelimbide
peDVD-ulcudocumentaţiecareînsoţeşteprodusul.

Førdubrukerproduktet,måduleseogforstådenflerspråkligesikkerhetsinformasjonenpåDVDenmed
dokumentasjonsomfølgermedproduktet.

Преждечемиспользоватьэтотпродукт,внимательноознакомьтесьсинструкциямипотехнике
безопасностинаразныхязыках,которыеможнонайтинаDVD-дискесдокументациейвкомплектес
продуктом.

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

Prenegotoupotrebiteproizvodobaveznopaljivoproitajteiprouiteviejezikouputstvozabezbednostna
dokumentacionomDVD-ukojistedobiliuzproizvod.

PredpouvanmproduktusipretajteviacjazynbezpenostnpokynynadiskuDVDsdokumentcioudodanoms
produktom.

Predenzačneteuporabljatiizdelek,jepomembno,daprebereteinrazumetevečjezičnavarnostnanavodila
naDVD-juzdokumentacijo,kistegaprejeliskupajzizdelkom.

Antesdeutilizarelproducto,asegúresedeleerycomprenderlasinstruccionesdeseguridadmultilingüesdel
DVDdedocumentaciónqueseproporcionaconelproducto.

Varnogamedattläsasäkerhetsinstruktionernapådokumentations-DVD-skivansomföljermedprodukten
innandubörjaranvändaprodukten.

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

Buürünükullanmadanönce,ürünlebirliktegönderilenbelgeDVD'siüzerindekiçokdiliçerengüvenlik
yönergeleriniokuyupanladýðýnýzdaneminolun.

Передвикористаннямцьогопродуктууважноознайомтесязінструкціямизтехнікибезпекинарізних
мовах,щоможназнайтинаDVD-дискуздокументацієювкомплектізпродуктом.

Important:Fortranslatedversionsofthecautionordangerstatement,refertotheSafety,Warranty,and
SupportInformationdocument.

Ensurethatyoureadandunderstandallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentbeforeyouperform
theprocedures.Readandunderstandanyadditionalsafetyinformationthatisincludedwiththeserveror
optionaldevicebeforeyouinstall,remove,orreplacethedevice.

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Statement1

DANGER

Electricalcurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.

Toavoidashockhazard:

•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orreconfigurationofthis

productduringanelectricalstorm.

•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.

•Ensurethatallpowercordconnectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.

•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.

•Whenpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.

•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceoffire,water ,orstructuraldamage.

•Disconnecttheattachedpowercords,telecommunicationssystems,networks,andmodemsbeforeyou

openthedevicecovers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationandconfigurationprocedures.

•Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingtablewheninstalling,moving,oropening

coversonthisproductorattacheddevices.

Toconnect:Todisconnect:

1.T urneverythingOFF.

2.First,attachallcablestodevices.

3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.

4.Attachpowercordstooutlets.

5.T urndevicesON.

1.T urneverythingOFF.

2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlets.

3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.

4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.

Statement2

DANGER

Dangerofexplosionifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.

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

Donot:

•Throworimmerseintowater

•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)

•Repairordisassemble

Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.

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Statement3

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

•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto
hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.

•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespecifiedherein
mightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.

DANGER

SomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3Blaserdiode.Notethefollowing:

Laserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeam,donotviewdirectlywithoptical
instruments,andavoiddirectexposuretothebeam.

Statement4

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

CAUTION:
Usesafepracticeswhenlifting.

Statement5

CAUTION:
Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerswitchonthepowersupplydonotturnoff
theelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanonepower
cord.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.You
mustinstalltheappropriateinterconnectingcablinginaccordancewithyourlocalelectricalcode
requirements.

Statement15

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

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Statement16

CAUTION:
Toreducetheriskofelectricshockorenergyhazards:

•Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledbytrainedservicepersonnelinarestricted-accesslocation,as
definedbyyourlocalelectricalcodeandthelatesteditionofIEC60950.

•Thebranchcircuitovercurrentprotectionmustberatedinaccordancewithlocalelectricalcode
requirements.

•Use1.3mm

2

or16AmericanWireGauge(AWG)copperconductoronly,notexceeding3meters

inlength.

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

•Provideareadilyavailable,approvedandrateddisconnectdeviceinthefieldwiring.

Statement17

CAUTION:
ThisproductcontainsaClass1Mlaser.Donotviewdirectlywithopticalinstruments.

Statement18

CAUTION:
Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mountedproducts.

Statement19

CAUTION:
Hazardousmovingparts.Keepfingersandotherbodypartsaway.

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Statement20

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

Productsthatarenotassessed

Typicalproductsthatarenotassessedincludebutnotlimitedtothefollowing:

•ServerandIT-rackcomponents(forexample,uninterruptiblepowersuppliesandcurrentdistribution
systems)

•DevicesinITrooms(forexample,bulkstorageunitsandnetworkproducts)

•Industriallow-voltageswitchgear

Safetyinspectionguide

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

Ifanyunsafeconditionsarepresent,youmustdeterminehowserioustheapparenthazardcouldbeand
whetheryoucancontinuewithoutfirstcorrectingtheproblem.

Considertheseconditionsandthesafetyhazardstheypresent:

•Electricalhazards,especiallyprimarypower(primaryvoltageontheframecancauseseriousorfatal
electricalshock)

•Explosivehazards,suchasadamagedCathodeRayTube(CRT)monitororabulgingcapacitor

•Mechanicalhazards,suchaslooseormissinghardware

Todeterminewhetherthereareanypotentiallyunsafeconditions,usethefollowingchecklistatthebeginning
ofeveryservicetask.Beginthecheckswiththepoweroff,andthepowercordsdisconnected.

Checklist:

1.Checkexteriorcoversfordamage(loose,broken,orsharpedges).

2.Powerofftheserver.Disconnectthepowercords.

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

continuityfor0.1ohmorlessbetweentheexternalgroundpinandtheframeground.

b.Thepowercordshouldbetheauthorizedtypespecifiedforyourserver.Goto:

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

c.Insulationmustnotbefrayedorworn.

4.Checkforcrackedorbulgingbatteries.

5.Removethecover.

6.Checkforanyobviousnon-ThinkServeralterations.Usegoodjudgmentastothesafetyofany
non-ThinkServeralterations.

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

8.Checkforworn,frayed,orpinchedcables.

9.Checkthatthepower-supplycoverfasteners(screwsorrivets)havenotbeenremovedortamperedwith.

Groundingrequirements

Electricalgroundingoftheserverisrequiredforoperatorsafetyandcorrectsystemfunction.Proper
groundingoftheelectricaloutletcanbeverifiedbyacertifiedelectrician.

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Chapter1.Generalinformation

Thischapterprovidessomegeneralinformationaboutyourproduct.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Introduction”onpage1

•“Serverdocumentation”onpage2

Introduction

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

YourservercomeswithadocumentationDVDthatcontainsvariousserverdocumentstohelpyouuse
andmaintaintheserver.

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

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

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Recordinformationaboutyourserverinthefollowingtable.Youwillneedtheinformationifyoueverneed
tohaveyourserverserviced.

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

.

Productname

Machinetypeandmodel(MT-M)

Serialnumber(S/N)

Dateofpurchase

______________________________________________

______________________________________________

______________________________________________

______________________________________________

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

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

Serverdocumentation

Thistopicprovidesgeneraldescriptionsofthevariousdocumentationforyourserverandinstructionson
howtoobtainallthedocumentation.

Printeddocument

Thefollowingdocumentsareprintedoutandcontainedinyourserverpackage.

•ReadMeFirst
Thisisamultilingualdocumentyoushouldreadfirst.Thisdocumentprovidesinstructionsonhowto

accessthecompletesafety,warranty,andsupportinformationonthedocumentationDVDthatcomes
withyourserver.Thisdocumentalsoprovidesinstructionsonhowtofindthemostup-to-dateinformation
ontheLenovoSupportWebsite.

•RackInstallationInstructions(availableonsomemodels)
Thisdocumentprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallyourserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusing

therailkitshippedwiththeserver.Therailkitisavailableonsomemodels.
Dependingonthemodel,aprintedEnglishversionofthisdocumentmightbeincludedinyourserver

package.PDFversionsofotherlanguagesareprovidedonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswith
theserver.

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DocumentationDVD

ThedocumentationDVD,whichcomeswithyourserver,containsvariousdocumentsforyourserverin
PortableDocumentFormat(PDF).Toviewthedocumentation,havetheAdobeReaderprograminstalled.Y ou
candownloadthedesiredlanguageversionofthelatestAdobeReaderprogramfromtheAdobeWebsiteat:
http://www.adobe.com

TostartthedocumentationDVD,inserttheDVDintotheopticaldrive.TheDVDisAutoPlayenabledand
startsautomaticallyinmostMicrosoft

®

Linux

operatingsystem,openthelaunch.htmfilelocatedintherootdirectoryoftheDVD.

®

Windows

®

environments.IftheDVDfailstostartorifyouareusinga

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

ThefollowingdocumentsareonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver:

•Safety,Warranty,andSupportInformation
Thisisamultilingualdocumentthatincludesallthesafetystatementsforyourproductinmorethan30

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

•LenovoLicenseAgreement
ThisdocumentincludesthetermsandconditionsoftheLenovoLicenseAgreement.

•UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual
Thisdocumentprovidesdetailedinformationtohelpyougetfamiliarwithyourserverandhelpyouuse,

configure,andmaintainyourserver.

•RackInstallationInstructions(availableonsomemodels)
Thisdocumentprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallyourserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusing

therailkitshippedwiththeserver.Therailkitisavailableonsomemodels.

•ThinkServerSystemManagerUserGuide
Thisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutserverremotemanagement.ThisdocumentisinEnglishonly.

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

Note:Toobtainadvancedremotemanagementfunctions,installaThinkServerSystemManagerPremium
(TSMPremium)ontheTSMPremiumconnectoronthesystemboard.See“Installingorremovingthe
ThinkServerSystemManagerPremium”onpage99

.

•MegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuide
ThisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)andhowto

usetheutilityprogramstoconfigure,monitor,andmaintainyourserverRAIDandrelateddevices.This
documentisinEnglishonly.

•Otherdocuments
YoumightfindotherdocumentsfortheHostBusAdapter(HBA),Ethernetcard,orotheroptionalparts

onthedocumentationDVD.

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Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap

Thischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.

Theserversetupprocedurevariesdependingontheconfigurationoftheserverwhenitwasdelivered.In
somecases,theserverisfullyconfigured.Connecttheservertothenetworkandanacpowersource,and
thenyoucanturnontheserver.Inothercases,theserverneedstohavehardwaredevicesinstalled,requires
hardwareandfirmwareconfiguration,andrequiresanoperatingsystemtobeinstalled.

Thegeneralprocedureforsettingupyourserveris:

1.Unpacktheserverpackage.See“Serverpackage”onpage7.

2.Installanyrequiredhardwareorserveroption.SeetherelatedtopicinChapter6“Replacinghardware”
onpage63.

3.Dependingonthemodel,installtheserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusingtherailkitshipped
withtheserver.SeeRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswithyourserver.TherailkitandRack
InstallationInstructionsareavailableonsomemodels.

4.ConnecttheEthernetcableandpowercordstotheserver.See“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage

tolocatetheconnectors.

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5.Turnontheservertoverifyoperation.See“Turningontheserver”onpage49.

6.ReviewtheUnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)BasicInputOutputSystem(BIOS)settingsand
customizeasneeded.See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage51

7.ConfigureRAIDandinstalltheoperatingsystemandbasicdrivers.See“LenovoThinkServer
DeploymentManager”onpage14

8.Installanyadditionaldriversrequiredforaddedfeatures.Refertotheinstructionsthatcomewith
thehardwareoption.

9.ConfigureEthernetsettingsintheoperatingsystembyreferringtotheoperatingsystemhelp.This
stepisnotrequirediftheoperatingsystemwasinstalledusingtheLenovoThinkServerDeployment
Managerprogram.

10.Checkforfirmwareanddriverupdates.See“Updatingthefirmware”onpage61.

11.Installmanagementapplicationsandanyotherapplications.Refertothedocumentationthatcomes
withtheapplicationsthatyouwanttoinstall.

and“ConfiguringRAID”onpage58.

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Chapter3.Productoverview

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Serverformfactor”onpage7

•“Serverpackage”onpage7

•“Features”onpage8

•“Specifications”onpage12

•“Software”onpage13

•“Locations”onpage16

Serverformfactor

Theserverisdesignedtosupportbothtowerandrackformfactors.Mostservercomponentsarethesame
betweenthetwoformfactors.Thedifferenceisthatthetower-form-factorservermodelscomewithfoot
stands,andtherack-form-factorservermodelscomewithrackhandles.Mostillustrationsshowninthis
documentationarebasedonthetower-form-factorservermodel.

Serverpackage

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustration.

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Figure1.Serverpackage

1Cablemanagementbar(availableonsomemodels)
2Railkit(availableonsomemodels)
3Keyboard
4Server
5Materialbox,includingpowercords,printeddocumentation,andadocumentationDVD

Features

Thistopicprovidesgeneralinformationabouttheserverfeaturesforvariousmodels.Dependingonyour
specificmodel,somefeaturesmightvaryornotbeavailable.Forinformationaboutyourspecificmodel,use
theSetupUtilityprogram.See“ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage51.Youalsocan
refertotheProductSpecificationsReferencedocumentforThinkServerproductsat:
http://www.lenovo.com/psref/

Microprocessor

OneortwoIntel

®

®

Xeon

microprocessors(internalcachesizevariesbymodel)

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

Memory

Yourserverhas16memoryslots.Formoreinformation,see“Systemboardcomponents”onpage41and
“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage76

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Powersupply

Yourservercomeswithoneofthefollowingpowersupplyconfigurations:

•Oneortwohot-swap550-wattpowersupplies(universalinputandcompliantwith80PLUSPlatinum)

•Oneortwohot-swap750-wattpowersupplies(universalinputandcompliantwith80PLUSPlatinum)

•Oneortwohot-swap750-wattpowersupplies(universalinputandcompliantwith80PLUSTitanium)

•Oneortwohot-swap1100-wattpowersupplies(universalinputandcompliantwith80PLUSPlatinum)

Airflowandcooling

•Oneortwoheatsinksformicroprocessorcooling

•Foursystemfans

Internaldrives

Internaldrivesaredevicesthatyourserverusestoreadandstoredata.Theinternaldrivessupported
byyourservervarybymodel.

•Internalstoragedrive
Dependingonthemodel,yourserversupportsdifferentstoragedrives,suchasharddiskdrivesor

solid-statedrives.Theterm“2.5-inchhot-swapdrives”or“2.5-inchdrives”hereinafterreferstoallthe
supportedtypesof2.5-inchdrives,includingthesolid-statedrives.

Drivebay

Eight2.5-inchdrivebays

Eight2.5-inchdrivebays

Sixteen2.5-inchdrivebays

Five3.5-inchdrivebays

Five3.5-inchdrivebays

Fifteen3.5-inchdrivebays

Supporteddrivetype

Hot-swap,SATA

Harddiskdrive

Hot-swap,SATAorSAS

Harddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive

Hot-swap,SATAorSAS

Harddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive

Easy-swap,SATA

Harddiskdrive

Hot-swap,SATA

Harddiskdrive

Hot-swap,SATAorSAS

Harddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive

Note:Forservermodelswithfifteen3.5-inch-drivebays,youcaninstall2.5-inchdrivesand3.5-inch
drivesintothesameserver.Formoreinformation,see“Installinga2.5-inchdriveintoa3.5-inch-drive
bay”onpage134

.

•Opticaldrive
–Uptotwo5.25-inchSATAopticaldrives

Theserverhastwoopticaldrivebays.Theloweroptical-drivebayisinstalledwitha5.25-inchSATA
opticaldrive.Theupperbayisforasecondaryopticaldrive.Someservermodelscomewitha
secondaryopticaldriveinstalledintheupperbay.

•Tapedrive
Yourserversupportsaninternaltapedrivethatenablesyoutostoredataontapemedia.Formore

information,see“Installingorreplacinganinternaltapedrive”onpage120

.

Tolocatetheinternaldrivesordrivebays,see“Frontviewoftheserver”onpage17.

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Externaldrives

Ifyourserverhasahostbusadapter(HBA)installed,anexternalstoragedevicecanbeconnectedtostore
data.Formoreinformation,refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththeexternalstoragedevice.

Expansionslots

TheserverhassevenexpansionslotsonthesystemboardforinstallingappropriatePeripheralComponent
InterconnectExpress(PCIe)cards.Fordetailedinformation,see“Systemboardcomponents”onpage41.

Input/Output(I/O)features

•Oneserialconnectorontherearpanel

•OneVideoGraphicsArray(VGA)DB-15connectorontherearpanel

•ThreeRJ-45Ethernetconnectorsontherearpanel

•FourUSB3.0connectorsontherearpanel

•TwoUSB2.0connectorsonthefrontpanel

Tolocatetheconnectors,refertotherelatedtopicsin“Locations”onpage16.

Videosubsystem

AnintegratedgraphicscontrollerintheThinkServerSystemManager(TSM),whichalsoisknownasthe
BaseboardManagementController(BMC)chip,isinstalledonthesystemboardtosupportaVGAconnector
ontherearpanelforconnectingvideodevices.

Ethernetconnectivity

TheservercomeswithanintegratedIntelGigabitEthernetcontrolleraswellasanEthernetphysicallayer
(PHY)oftheOpenSystemsInterconnectionmodel(OSImodel).Theyprovidetheserverwiththeabilityto
supporttwoEthernetconnectorsontherearpanelwith10megabitspersecond(Mbps),100Mbps,or1000
Mbpsnetworkconnectivity.Formoreinformation,see“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage22

.

YoucaninstallanEthernetcardtoenablemoreEthernetconnectors.However,youmustinstalladevice
drivertoenabletheoperatingsystemtorecognizetheEthernetconnectors.Thedevicedriversareavailable
fordownloadat:
http://www.lenovo.com/drivers

Reliability,availability,andserviceability

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

YourserverhasthefollowingRASfeatures:

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•Securityfeatures
–Servercoverlock(see“Servercoverlock”onpage24

)

–Administratorpasswordanduserpasswordtohelpprotectunauthorizedaccesstotheserver(see

“Usingpasswords”onpage54)

–ThinkServerTrustedPlatformModule(TPM),whichisasecuritychip,tohelpenhanceserversecurity

Note:TheTPMisonlyavailableonsomemodels.
–Remotemonitoringorcontrolbyanadministratortoprovideprotectionorhelp
–Hot-swapredundantpowersuppliestohelpavoidsignificantinterruptiontotheoperationofthe

systemwhenapowersupplyfails

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

–BIOSSetupUtilityprogram

TheBIOSSetupUtilityprogramhelpsyouviewtheserverinformationandconfiguretheserverinthe
pre-operatingsystemenvironment.See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage51.

–TSM(alsoknownasBMC),andIntelligentPlatformManagementInterface(IPMI)2.0

ThesystemboardplatformmanagementsubsystemisbasedontheintegratedThinkServerSystem
Manager(TSM)features.TheTSMisamanagementchipthatisintegratedonthesystemboardof
yourserver.WiththeTSMchip,nomatterwhatconditiontheserveroperatingsystemisinandno
matteriftheserverisonoroff,aslongastheserverisconnectedtonetworkandanacpowersource,
theinteractionwiththeTSM-controlledserverscanbeachievedthroughsystemnetwork.Theusercan
obtaintheserverhardwarehealthinformationandsystemeventlog(SEL),andisabletoconductthe
operationsincludingturningonorofftheserver,restartingtheserver,andsoon.Thispartofserver
managementisindependentoftheoperatingsystemandiscalledout-of-bandmanagement.

ThesystemboardplatformmanagementsubsystemconsistsoftheintegratedTSM,communication
buses,sensors,BIOS,andservermanagementfirmware.Itisresponsibleforerrorreporting,system
powercontrol,thermalmonitoring,systemfancontrol,andothermanagementfeatures.TheTSM
providessystemmanagementandmonitoringfeaturesbasedontheIPMI2.0specification.IPMIhelps
lowertheoverallcostsofservermanagement.YoucanfindmoreinformationaboutIPMI2.0from
theWebsiteofIntel.TheTSMalsosupportssomenon-IPMIfeatures,suchastheDynamicHost
ConfigurationProtocol(DHCP)andthePlatformEnvironmentControlInterface(PECI),toprovide
moresystemmanagementfunctions.

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

–Hot-swapfeature

Somemodelssupporthot-swapstoragedrivesandallmodelssupporthot-swappowersuppliesand
hot-swapsystemfans.Withthehot-swapfeature,youcaninstall,remove,orreplacestoragedrives,a
failingpowersupply,orafailingsystemfanwithoutturningofftheserver.

–PrebootExecutionEnvironment(PXE)

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

–RedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)

YourserversupportsonboardSATAsoftwareRAID.YourserveralsosupportsadvancedSATA/SAS
hardwareRAIDconfigurationsifyouhavearequiredRAIDcardinstalled.Fordetailedinformation,
see“ConfiguringRAID”onpage58

.

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–Statuslight-emittingdiodes(LEDs)anddiagnosticLEDs

ForinformationabouttheLEDsforyourserver,refertotherelatedtopicsin“Locations”onpage16.

–Softwareprograms

Forinformationaboutthesoftwareprograms,see“Software”onpage13.

–WakeonLAN

WhentheWakeonLANfeatureisenabledonacomputerthatisconnectedtoalocalareanetwork
(LAN),anetworkadministratorcanremotelyturnonorwakeupthecomputerfromamanagement
consoleusingremotenetworkmanagementsoftware.Besides,manyotherfunctions,suchasdata
transferandsoftwareupdates,canbeperformedremotelywithoutremoteattendanceandcanbedone
afternormalworkinghoursandonweekendstosavetimeandincreaseproductivity.

•Advancedsystemmanagementfeatures
TheadvancedsystemmanagementfeaturesareonlyavailablewhentheTSMdetectsthepresence

ofaThinkServerSystemManagerPremium(TSMPremium),whichalsoisknownastheintegrated
keyboard,video,andmouse(iKVM)key.TheTSMPremiumisaremotemanagementmodule.Youcan
purchaseaTSMPremiumfromLenovoandinstallitontheTSMPremiumconnector(alsoknownasiKVM
connector)onthesystemboardofyourservertoenabletheiKVMfunctionandactivatetheadvanced
systemmanagementfeatures.

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

Specifications

Thistopicliststhephysicalspecificationsforyourserver.

Dimensions

•Fortowerformfactor

Width:173mm(6.81inches)
Height:459mm(18.07inches)withfootstands
Depth:685mm(26.97inches)includingthefrontdoor

•Forrackformfactor

Width:482mm(18.98inches)withrackhandles
Height:173mm(6.81inches)
Depth:664mm(26.14inches)

Weight

Theproductweightvariesdependingondifferentsystemconfigurations.

Rangeofproductweightwithoutpackage:22kg(48.5lb)to41.5kg(91.49lb)
Rangeofproductweightwithpackage:31kg(68.34lb)to50.5kg(111.33lb)

Electricalinput

Universalinput:

•Minimum:

90Vacfor550-watt,750-watt,and1100-wattredundantpowersuppliescompliantwith80PLUS
Platinum

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180Vacfor750-wattredundantpowersuppliescompliantwith80PLUSTitanium

•Maximum:264Vac

•Inputfrequencyrange:47to63Hz

Environment

Dependingonthehardwareconfiguration,someservermodelscomplywithASHRAEclassA4specifications.
TheotherservermodelscomplywithASHRAEclassA3specifications.

•Forservermodelsthatmeetallofthefollowingconfigurationrequirementsatthesametime:
TheseservermodelscomplywithASHRAEclassA4specifications,suchasairtemperature,altitude,

andhumidityaslisted.

Hardwareconfigurationrequirements:

Environmentinformation:

–Easy-swap-drivebaysoreight2.5-inch-drive

bays

–CPU:Lenovo-qualified;amaximumof120-W

thermaldesignpower;notlow-powertype(no

L-suffixintheCPUname)
–Donothaveinternaltapedrivesinstalled
–Twopowersuppliesinstalledforredundancy
–PCIecard:Lenovo-qualified;power

consumptionofeachcarddoesnotexceed15

W

Note:Whenthealtitudeexceeds900m(2953ft),thedefinedmaximumdry-bulbtemperaturefor
operationbecomesadependentvariable.Thistemperaturevaluedecreasesby1°C(33.8°F)with
every125m(410ft)ofaltitudeincrease.

•Fortheotherservermodels:
TheseservermodelscomplywithASHRAEclassA3specifications,suchastheairtemperature,altitude,

andhumidityinformationaslisted.
–Dry-bulbtemperature:

Operating:From5°C(41°F)to40°C(104°F)

Storage:From-40°C(-40°F)to60°C(140°F)inoriginalshippingpackage
–Altitude:From0m(0ft)to3048m(10000ft)
–Humidity:

–Dry-bulbtemperature:

Operating:From5°C(41°F)to45°C(113°F)
Storage:From-40°C(-40°F)to60°C(140°F)

inoriginalshippingpackage
–Altitude:From0m(0ft)to3048m(10000ft)
–Humidity:

Operating:From8%to90%

(non-condensing)

Storage:From8%to90%(non-condensing)

Operating:From8%to85%(non-condensing)
Storage:From8%to90%(non-condensing)

Note:Whenthealtitudeexceeds900m(2953ft),thedefinedmaximumdry-bulbtemperaturefor
operationbecomesadependentvariable.Thistemperaturevaluedecreasesby1°C(33.8°F)with
every175m(574ft)ofaltitudeincrease.

Software

Thistopicprovidesinformationaboutthesoftwareprogramsthatyoucanusetosetup,use,andmaintain
theserver.

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

BIOSandTSMupdateutilities

TheBIOSandTSM(alsoknownasBMC)firmwarekeepsupdatingaftertheshipmentoftheserver.Lenovo
maintainspagesontheSupportWebsiteandprovidestheBIOSandTSMupdateutilitieswithinstructions
fordownloadtohelpyouupdatetheBIOSandTSMfirmwareifneeded.Formoreinformation,see“Updating
orrecoveringtheBIOS”onpage56

and“Updatingthefirmware”onpage61.

LenovoPartnerPackforMicrosoftSystemCenterOperations Management

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

Fordetailedinformationaboutusingtheprogram,refertothehelpsystemoftheprogram.

LenovoThinkServerDeploymentManager

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

DeploymentManagerhasthefollowingfeatures:

•Easy-to-use,language-selectableinterface

•Integratedhelpsystem

•Automatichardwaredetection

•Selectablepartitionsizeandfilesystemtype

•Abilitytoinstalltheoperatingsystemanddevicedriversinanunattendedmodetosavetime

•AbilitytocreateareusableresponsefilethatcanbeusedwithsimilarlyconfiguredLenovoserversto
makefutureinstallationsevenfaster

•ContainsRAIDconfigurationutility

•Providesdevicedriversbasedontheservermodelanddetecteddevices

•SupportsBIOSsettingsconfiguration

•Supportsfirmwareandapplicationsupdate

TouseDeploymentManager,dothefollowing:

1.Launchtheprogramthroughoneofthefollowingmethods:

•Turnontheserver.PressF10assoonasyouseethelogoscreen.Then,waitforseveralseconds.
DeploymentManageropens.

•StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.SelectBootManager➙LaunchTDM.DeploymentManageropens.

2.Readandacceptthelicenseagreement.

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3.Selectthelanguageinwhichyouwanttoviewtheprogram.Then,followtheinstructionsonthe
screentousetheprogram.

BeforeinstallingaWindowsoraLinuxoperatingsystemusingDeploymentManager,itisrecommended
thatyoudothefollowing:

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

2.LaunchDeploymentManagerandclickPlatformUpdateontheleftpane.

3.SelectApplicationandthenclickNext.

4.ClickBrowsetoselectthecorrespondingbundlefileandthenclickOK.Theversioninformationis
displayed.

5.ClickFlashtoapplythebundlefileandupdatethecurrentdevicedrivers.

Note:IfyouwanttoinstallaVMwarehypervisororanyothersupportedoperatingsystemusingDeployment
Manager,thedevicedriverbundlefileisnotneeded.

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

LenovoThinkServerDiagnostics

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

•LenovoThinkServerDiagnosticsLinuxEdition

•LenovoThinkServerDiagnosticsStandaloneEdition

•LenovoThinkServerDiagnosticsWindowsEdition

FordetailedinformationaboutusingtheLenovoThinkServerDiagnosticsprogram,refertothehelpsystem
fortheprogram.

LenovoThinkServerEnergyManager

TheLenovoThinkServerEnergyManagerprogramisaprogramfordatacenterenergymanagement.It
monitorsthepowerandtemperatureattheserverlevelandthegrouplevel.Byanalyzingthemonitored
powerandtemperatureinformation,EnergyManagerhelpsyouimprovethebusinesscontinuityandenergy
efficiency.

FordetailedinformationaboutusingtheEnergyManagerprogram,refertothehelpsystemfortheprogram.

LenovoThinkServerPowerPlanner

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

FordetailedinformationaboutusingtheLenovoThinkServerPowerPlannerprogram,refertothehelp
systemoftheprogram.

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LenovoThinkServerSystemManager

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

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

FordetailedinformationaboutusingtheLenovoThinkServerSystemManagerprogram,refertothehelp
systemoftheprogram.

LenovoThinkServerSystemManagerPremium

LenovoThinkServerSystemManagerPremiumprovidesyouasolutionthatenablesyoutoreceiveallthe
benefitsandfeaturesprovidedbyboththeLenovoThinkServerSystemManagerprogramandtheLenovo
ThinkServerEnergyManagerprogram.ItalsoenablesyoutocontroltheserverremotelyusingLenovovirtual
keyboard,video,andmouse.

Fordetailedinformationaboutusingtheprogram,refertothehelpsystemoftheprogram.

Locations

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocateyourservercomponents.

Machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabel

WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachinetype,model,andserialnumberinformationhelpssupport
technicianstoidentifyyourserverandprovidefasterservice.

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