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.

Chapter1.Generalinformation3

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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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Thefollowingillustrationisanexampleofthemachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabelontheserver.

Note:Dependingonthemodeltype,yourservermightlookdifferentfromthisillustration.

Figure2.Machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabel

Frontviewoftheserver

Thefrontviewoftheservervariesbymodel.Y ourservermightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

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Frontviewofservermodelswithfifteen

3.5-inch-drivebays

Figure3.Frontviewoftheserver

Frontviewofservermodelswithsixteen

2.5-inch-drivebays

1Optical-drivestatusLED2Optical-driveeject/closebutton
3Optical-drivemanual-ejecthole4Optical-drivebay1
5Optical-drivebay2
7Storage-drivebays

1Optical-drivestatusLED

6Frontpanel
8Metalprotectiveshields

Theoptical-drivestatusLEDisblinkingingreenwhentheopticaldriveisworkingorinthePOSTprocess.

2Optical-driveeject/closebutton

Pressthisbuttontoejectorclosetheopticaldrivewhentheserverpowerison.

3Optical-drivemanual-ejecthole

Insertastraightenedpaperclipintotheoptical-drivemanual-ejectholetoejectthedisctraywhenthe
eject/closebuttondoesnotwork.

4Optical-drivebay1

Yourservercomeswitheitheranopticaldriveoratapedriveinstalledinthe5.25-inchoptical-drivebay1.

5Optical-drivebay2

The5.25-inchoptical-drivebay2isforasecondaryopticaldrive.Somemodelshaveasecondaryoptical
driveinstalled.Formoreinformation,see“Installingorreplacinganopticaldrive”onpage109

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.

6Frontpanel

Fordetailedinformationaboutthecontrol,connectors,andstatusLEDsonthefrontpanel,see“Front
panel”onpage20.

7Storage-drivebays

Thestorage-drivebaysareusedtoinstall3.5-inchor2.5-inchinternalstoragedrives.Dependingonthe
model,yourserversupportsoneofthefollowingstorage-drivebayconfigurations:

•Five3.5-inch-drivebays

•Fifteen3.5-inch-drivebays

•Eight2.5-inch-drivebays

•Sixteen2.5-inch-drivebays

Note:Forservermodelswithfifteen3.5-inch-drivebays,youcaninstall2.5-inchdrivesand3.5-inchdrives
intothesameserver.Formoreinformation,see“Installinga2.5-inchdriveintoa3.5-inch-drivebay”on
page134.

8Metalprotectiveshields

Themetalprotectiveshieldsareusedtocovervacantstorage-drivebays.

Attention:Anunoccupiedstorage-drivebaywithoutanyotherprotectionmightimpacttheEMIintegrityand
coolingoftheserver,whichmightresultinoverheatingorcomponentdamage.

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Frontpanel

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthecontrol,connectors,andLEDsonthefrontpaneloftheserver.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationinthistopic.

Figure4.Frontpanel

1PowerbuttonwithpowerstatusLED
3Storage-driveactivityLED
5SystemhealthLED6USB2.0connectors(2)

1PowerbuttonwithpowerstatusLED

2SystemIDbuttonwithIDLED
4NetworkstatusLED

Pressthepowerbuttontoturnontheserverwhenyoufinishsettinguptheserver.Holdthepowerbutton
forseveralsecondstoturnofftheserverifyoucannotturnitofffromtheoperatingsystem.SeeChapter
4“Turningonandturningofftheserver”onpage49

.ThepowerstatusLEDhelpsyoutoidentifythe

currentpowerstatus.

PowerstatusLED

OnGreen
Off

Color

Theserverison.

None

Theserverisoff.

Description

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2SystemIDbuttonwithIDLED

WhenyoupressthesystemIDbutton,theIDLEDsonboththefrontandrearoftheserverarelit.Asa
result,youcanlocatetheserveramongotherservers.Y oualsocanturnontheIDLEDsusingaremote
managementprogramforserverpresencedetection.

IDLED

On

Off

3Storage-driveactivityLED

Color

Blue

None

Theserverisidentified.
TheIDLEDisnotinuseortheserverisnotidentified.

Description

Note:Thestorage-driveactivityLEDisonlyforservermodelswitheasy-swapstoragedrives.

Storage-driveactivityLEDColor

OnGreen

Off

4NetworkstatusLED

Thestoragedriveisactiveanddataisbeing
transferred.

NoneThestoragedriveisnotinuse.

Description

ThenetworkstatusLEDindicatetheLANstatusfortheEthernetconnectorsontherearoftheserver.

NetworkstatusLED

OnGreen
Off

Blinking

Color

TheserverisconnectedtoaLAN.

None

Green

TheserverisdisconnectedfromaLAN.
TheLANisconnectedandactive.

Description

5SystemhealthLED

ThesystemhealthLEDhelpsyoutoidentifyifthereareanysystemerrors.

•Off:Theserverisoffortheserverisonandworkingnormally.

•Blinking:TheBMCisinitiating.

•Amber:Theserverhaspotentialsystemerrors.Checktheinformationinthefollowingtableforpotential
systemerrorsandcorrespondingsolutions.

Potentialsystemerror(systemhealthLED:amber)Solution

Thetemperatureoftheserverreachedthenon-critical
temperaturethreshold.

Thevoltageoftheserverreachedthenon-criticalvoltage
threshold.

Afanisrunningatlowspeed.
Thepowersupplyhasacriticalerror.

ChecktheBMCforerrorsandcheckthesystemfans.

Replacethesystemboard.

Note:ThisactionmustbeperformedonlybyLenovo
servicepersonnel.SeeChapter8“Gettinginformation,
help,andservice”onpage173

Checkthesystemfans.
ChecktheBMCfordetailedinformation.

.

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Potentialsystemerror(systemhealthLED:amber)Solution

Apowercordhasbeendisconnectedoraredundant
powersupplyhasbeenremoved.

Thesystemisoverheated.

6USB2.0connectors(2)

1.Ensurethatthepowersuppliesareinstalledsecurely.

2.Ensurethatthepowercordsareconnectedsecurely
tothepowersupplies.

3.Installanewpowersupplytoreplacetheremoved
one.

ChecktheBMCforerrorsandthencheckthesystem
fans.

UsedtoconnectUSBdevices(USB1.0,USB1.1,andUSB2.0compatible),suchasaUSBkeyboard,
mouse,scanner,orprinter.IfyouhavemorethansixUSBdevices,youcanpurchaseaUSBhub,which
youcanusetoconnectadditionalUSBdevices.

Rearviewoftheserver

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationinthistopic.

Figure5.Rearviewoftheserverwithtwohot-swapredundantpowersupplies

1Hot-swappowersupplies(2)
3VGADB-15connector4PCIecardslots(3)
5USB3.0connectors(4)
7EthernetRJ-45connector28EthernetRJ-45connector1
9Servercoverkey10Serialconnector
11PCIecardslots(4)

2IDLED

6EthernetRJ-45connector0

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1Hot-swappowersupplies

Yourservermodelmighthaveoneortwohot-swappowersupplies.Eachhot-swappowersupplyhasone
powercordconnectorontherear.Oneachpowersupply,therearethreestatusLEDsnearthepowercord
connector.ForinformationaboutthestatusLEDs,see“PowersupplystatusLEDs”onpage31

2IDLED

.

WhenyoupressthesystemIDbutton,theIDLEDsonboththefrontandrearoftheserverarelit.Asa
result,youcanlocatetheserveramongotherservers.Y oualsocanturnontheIDLEDsusingaremote
managementprogramforserverpresencedetection.

IDLED

On
Off

3VGADB-15connector

Color

Blue

None

Theserverisidentified.
TheIDLEDisnotinuseortheserverisnotidentified.

Description

UsedtoattachaVGA-compatiblevideodevice,suchasaVGAmonitor.

411PCIecardslots

YourserverhassevenPCIecardslotsonthesystemboardforyoutoinstallappropriatePCIecards.For
informationaboutthePCIecardslots,see“Systemboardcomponents”onpage41.

5USB3.0connectors

UsedtoconnectUSBdevices(USB1.0,USB1.1,USB2.0,andUSB3.0compatible),suchasaUSB
keyboard,mouse,scanner,orprinter.IfyouhavemorethansixUSBdevices,youcanpurchaseaUSBhub,
whichyoucanusetoconnectadditionalUSBdevices.

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678EthernetRJ-45connectors

UsedtoattachanEthernetcableforaLAN.EachEthernetconnectorhastwostatusLEDstohelpyou
identifytheEthernetconnectivity,activity,andconnectionspeed.

TheEthernetconnector0(callout6)markedwith“MGMT”isforsystemmanagementbydefault.Ifyou
wanttouseremotemanagementfunctions,connectanEthernetcabletotheEthernetconnector0.You
alsocansettheEthernetconnector1forsystemmanagement.See“SettinganEthernetconnector
forsystemmanagement”onpage56

Figure6.EthernetstatusLEDs

.

EthernetstatusLED

1Left:dataspeed

2Right:linkandactivity

9Servercoverkey

ColorStatus

Amber
GreenOn
None
GreenOn
None
Green

On

Off

Off
BlinkingTheLANisconnectedandactive.

Theconnectionspeedis1000Mbps.
Theconnectionspeedis100Mbps.
Theconnectionspeedis10Mbps.
TheserverisconnectedtoaLAN.
TheserverisdisconnectedfromaLAN.

Description

Usedtoopenorlocktheservercover.Savethekeyinasafeplacetoavoidloss.

10Serialconnector

Usedtoattachadevicethatusesa9-pinserialconnector.

Servercoverlock

Theservercoverlock1preventsunauthorizedaccesstotheinsideofyourserver.Youcanremovethekey
attachedontherearoftheserveranduseittoopenorlocktheservercover.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationinthistopic.

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Figure7.Servercoverlock

Servercomponents

Toaccesstheinsideoftheserverandviewtheservercomponents,removetheservercover.See“Removing
theservercover”onpage66.

Thechassisconfigurationvariesbymodel.Thefollowingillustrationsshowthethreechassisconfigurations
basedonthesupportedbackplaneormodule.

•Servermodelswithone3.5-inchhot-swap-drivebackplane

•Servermodelswithone2.5-inchhot-swap-drivebackplanes

•Servermodelswithone3.5-incheasy-swap-drivemodule

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

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Thefollowingillustrationshowsthecomponentsofservermodelswithone3.5-inchhot-swap-drive
backplane.

Figure8.Componentsofservermodelswithone3.5-inchhot-swap-drivebackplane

1AnyRAID-adapterairduct(availableonsome

2AnyRAIDadapter(availableonsomemodels)

models)

3AnyRAID-adaptertray

4ThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModules(availableon

somemodels)

53.5-inchhot-swap-drivebackplane
7PCIecardholder8CPU1DIMMs(varybymodel)
9CPU2DIMMs(varybymodel)10Heatsinks(varybymodel)
11Intrusionswitch(availableonsomemodels)12Coin-cellbattery
13CPU1DIMMs(varybymodel)14PCIecardholder
15Coolingshroud

6Systemfans

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Thefollowingillustrationshowsthecomponentsofservermodelswithone2.5-inchhot-swap-drive
backplane.

Figure9.Componentsofservermodelswithone2.5-inchhot-swap-drivebackplane

1Pass-throughboard(availableonsomemodels)

32.5-inchhot-swap-drivebackplane
5PCIecardholder6CPU1DIMMs(varybymodel)
7CPU2DIMMs(varybymodel)8Heatsinks(varybymodel)
9Intrusionswitch(availableonsomemodels)10Coin-cellbattery
11CPU1DIMMs(varybymodel)12PCIecardholder
13Coolingshroud

2AnyRAID-adaptertray
4Systemfans

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Thefollowingillustrationshowsthecomponentsofservermodelswithoneeasy-swap-drivemodule.

Figure10.Componentsofservermodelswithoneeasy-swap-drivemodule

1Easy-swap-drivemodule
3PCIecardholder4CPU1DIMMs(varybymodel)
5CPU2DIMMs(varybymodel)6Heatsinks(varybymodel)
7Intrusionswitch(availableonsomemodels)8Coin-cellbattery
9CPU1DIMMs(varybymodel)10PCIecardholder
11Coolingshroud

2Systemfans

CRUidentification

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

Non-CRUsmustbereplacedonlybytrainedservicetechnicians.

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

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Notes:

•BeforeservicingaLenovoproduct,ensurethatyoureadandunderstand“Safetyinformation”onpageiii

•UseonlypartsprovidedbyLenovo.

Description

AnyRAIDadapter(availableonsomemodels)
AnyRAID-adapterairduct(availableonsome

models)
Coin-cellbattery
Coolingshroud
Easy-swapstoragedrive(availableonsome

models)
Easy-swap-drivemodule(availableonsome

models)
FrontbezelYesNo
Frontdoor(availableonsomemodels)
Front-panelboardYesNo
HeatsinkYesNo
Hot-swapstoragedrive(availableonsome

models)
Hot-swap-drivebackplane(availableonsome

models)
Hot-swappowersupplyY esNo
Internaltapedrive(availableonsomemodels)
Intrusionswitch(availableonsomemodels)
MemorymoduleYesNo
MicroprocessorNoYes
Opticaldrive(availableonsomemodels)
PCIecard(availableonsomemodels)
Powerinterfaceboard
SDmodule(availableonsomemodels)
Systemboard
Systemfan
ThinkServerRAID110ipass-throughboard
ThinkServerRAID110iupgradekey(availableon

somemodels)
ThinkServerRAID510iupgradekey(availableon

somemodels)
ThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModule

(availableonsomemodels)
ThinkServerSystemManagerPremium(available

onsomemodels)
ThinkServerT rustedPlatformModule(available

onsomemodels)

Self-serviceCRUOptional-serviceCRU

NoYes
YesNo

YesNo
YesNo
YesNo

NoYes

YesNo

YesNo

NoYes

YesNo
NoYes

YesNo
YesNo
NoNo
NoYes
NoNo
YesNo
NoYes
YesNo

YesNo

YesNo

YesNo

YesNo

.

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Hot-swap-driveLEDs

Thistopicappliesonlytoservermodelswithhot-swapinternalstoragedrives.

Eachhot-swapstoragedrivehastwoLEDsonthefront.

Figure11.Hot-swap-driveLEDs

1ActivityLED

OffOff
On,greenOff
Blinking,green

On,greenBlinkingrapidly(aboutfourflashes

On,greenOn,amber

Blinking,green

Off

persecond),amber

Blinkingslowly(aboutoneflashper
second),amber

2StatusLED

Thedrivehasfailedorisnotpresent.
Thedriveispresentbutnotinuse.
Thedriveisactiveanddataisbeing

transferred.
TheRAIDcontrollerisidentifyingthe

drive.
TheRAIDarrayhasfailedandcannot

berecovered.Y oumustrecreatea
newarray.

Thedriveisbeingrebuilt.

Description

System-fanstatusLEDs

YourserverhasfoursystemfansandeachsystemfanhasonecorrespondingstatusLEDonthechassis.
Removetheservercovertoviewthesystem-fanstatusLEDs.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationinthistopic.

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Figure12.System-fanstatusLEDs

System-fanstatusLEDColor

Off

On

PowersupplystatusLEDs

Eachhot-swappowersupplyhasthreestatusLEDs.

Description

None

Amber

Thecorrespondingsystemfanis
operatingnormally.

Thecorrespondingsystemfanis
runningatlowspeedorhasbeen
removed.ChecktheBMCforerrors
andrunthediagnosticprograms.See
“LenovoThinkServerDiagnostics”on
page15

.

Chapter3.Productoverview31

1

2

3

Figure13.PowersupplystatusLEDs

LED

1InputstatusLED

2OutputstatusLED

Status

Off

On,green

Off

Blinking,green(aboutone
flasheverytwoseconds)

Blinking,green(abouttwo
flashespersecond)

On,green

Off

On,amber

DescriptionAction

Thepowersupplyis
disconnectedfromthe
acpowersource.

Thepowersupplyis
connectedtotheacpower
source.

Theserverisofforthe
powersupplyisnotworking
normally.

Thepowersupplyisinthe
coldredundancyactive
mode.

Thepowersupplyisinthe
coldredundancysleepmode.

Theserverisonandthe
powersupplyisworking
normally.

Thepowersupplyisworking
normally.

Thepowersupplyhasfailed.

Noactionisneeded.

Noactionisneeded.

Replacethepowersupply.
See“Installingorreplacinga
hot-swapredundantpower
supply”onpage131.

Noactionisneeded.

Noactionisneeded.

Noactionisneeded.

Noactionisneeded. 3FaultLED

Replacethepowersupply.
See“Installingorreplacinga
hot-swapredundantpower
supply”onpage131

.

AnyRAIDadapter,RAIDcard,andpass-throughboard

ThistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatetheconnectorsontheAnyRAIDadapter,RAIDcard,
andpass-throughboard.

TheAnyRAIDadapterandRAIDcardprovideadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDfunctions.The
pass-throughboardprovidesSATAsoftwareRAIDfunctions.YoucanpurchaseasupportedAnyRAID
adapter,RAIDcard,orpass-throughboardfromtheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://lenovoquickpick.com/usa/home/thinkserver/rack-and-tower-server

Note:TheoptionkitforAnyRAIDadapter,RAIDcard,orpass-throughboardisdesignedfordifferenttypes
ofserversandmightcontainadditionalcablesthatarenotrequiredforyourserver.

Forinformationabouttheinstallationorreplacement,refertothefollowingtopics:

•“ReplacingtheAnyRAIDadapterorthepass-throughboard”onpage143

•“InstallingorremovingaPCIExpresscard:Ethernetcard,RAIDcard,orothersupportedtypesofPCI
Expresscards”onpage84

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YourserversupportsthefollowingAnyRAIDadapter,RAIDcard,andpass-throughboard:

AnyRAIDadapters(supportedtypevariesbyservermodel):

•LenovoThinkServerRAID510iAnyRAIDAdapter

•LenovoThinkServerRAID720iAnyRAIDAdapter

•LenovoThinkServerRAID720ixAnyRAIDAdapter
UseLenovoThinkServerRAID720ixAnyRAIDAdapterforservermodelssupportingtheinternaltapedrive.

RAIDcard:

•LenovoThinkServer9286RAIDcard

Pass-throughboard:

•LenovoThinkServerRAID110ipass-throughboard
UseLenovoThinkServerRAID110ipass-throughboardforservermodelsthatsupportonlyhot-swap

SATAstoragedrives.

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

LenovoThinkServerRAID510iAnyRAIDAdapter

Figure14.LenovoThinkServerRAID510iAnyRAIDAdapter

1PCI-E0connector

2PCI-E1connector

UsedtoconnecttotheAnyRAIDconnector1–2onthesystemboard.See“Systemboardcomponents”
onpage41.

3RAIDupgradekeyconnector

UsedtoconnectaThinkServerRAID510iupgradekey.

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LenovoThinkServerRAID720iAnyRAIDAdapter

Figure15.LenovoThinkServerRAID720iAnyRAIDAdapter

1ThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModuleconnector(availableonsomemodels)

UsedtoconnecttheThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModule.See“Servercomponents”onpage25.

2PCI-E0connector

3PCI-E1connector

UsedtoconnecttotheAnyRAIDconnector1–2onthesystemboard.See“Systemboardcomponents”
onpage41

.

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LenovoThinkServerRAID720ixAnyRAIDAdapter

Figure16.LenovoThinkServerRAID720ixAnyRAIDAdapter

1SATAconnector

Usedtoconnectthesignalcablefromtheinternaltapedrive.

2ThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModuleconnector

UsedtoconnecttheThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModule.See“Servercomponents”onpage25

3PCI-E0connector

4PCI-E1connector

UsedtoconnecttotheAnyRAIDconnector1–2onthesystemboard.See“Systemboardcomponents”
onpage41.

.

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LenovoThinkServer9286RAIDcard

Figure17.LenovoThinkServer9286RAIDcard

1ThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModuleconnector

UsedtoconnecttheThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModule.See“Servercomponents”onpage25.

2SASconnector0–3

3SASconnector4–7

Usedtoconnectexternalstoragedevices.

LenovoThinkServerRAID110ipass-throughboard

Figure18.LenovoThinkServerRAID110ipass-throughboard

1SATAconnector0–3

2SATAconnector4–7

UsedtoconnecttotheSATAconnector0(ports0–3)andSATAconnector1(ports4–7)onthesystem
board.See“Systemboardcomponents”onpage41

.

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Hot-swap-drivebackplane

Yourservercomeswithoneofthefollowingdrivebayandbackplaneconfigurations:

•Five3.5-inch-drivebayswithonebackplane

•Fifteen3.5-inch-drivebayswithonebackplane

•Eight2.5-inch-drivebayswithonebackplane

•Sixteen2.5-inch-drivebayswithtwobackplanes

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationofthehot-swap-drivebackplane.Toaccessthebackplane,
opentheservercoverandremovetheAnyRAIDadapterorpass-throughboard.See“Removingtheserver
cover”onpage66and“ReplacingtheAnyRAIDadapterorthepass-throughboard”onpage143.

Notes:

•Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustration.

•Thefollowingillustrationisbasedonservermodelsthathavefifteen3.5-inch-drivebayswithone
backplane

1.

Figure19.Backplanelocation

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3.5-inchhot-swap-drivebackplane

Thefollowingillustrationsshowtheconnectorsona3.5-inchhot-swap-drivebackplane.

Figure20.Frontviewofthe3.5-inchhot-swap-drivebackplane

Figure21.Rearviewofthe3.5-inchhot-swap-drivebackplane

0–14Slot0–slot14

Usedtoconnect3.5-inchhot-swapdrives.

158-pinpowerconnector

Usedtoconnectapowercabletoprovidepowertothebackplane.

16AnyRAID-adapterslots

UsedtoconnectanAnyRAIDadapterorapass-throughboard.

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2.5-inchhot-swap-drivebackplane

Thefollowingillustrationsshowtheconnectorsona2.5-inchhot-swap-drivebackplane.

Figure22.Frontviewofthe2.5-inchhot-swap-drivebackplane

Figure23.Rearviewofthe2.5-inchhot-swap-drivebackplane

0–7Slot0–slot7

Usedtoconnect2.5-inchhot-swapdrives.

810-pinpowerconnector

Usedtoconnectapowercabletoprovidepowertothebackplane.

9AnyRAID-adapterslot

UsedtoconnectanAnyRAIDadapterorapass-throughboard.

Connectingcables

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoconnectcables:

•“Connectingthemini-SAStoPCIesignalcablefromthesystemboardtotheAnyRAIDadapter”on
page39

•“ConnectingtheSATAsignalcablefromthesystemboardtothepass-throughboard”onpage40.

•“Connectingtheeasy-swap-drivemoduletothesystemboard”onpage40

Connectingthemini-SAStoPCIesignalcablefromthesystemboardtotheAnyRAID
adapter

ThistopicappliesonlytoservermodelsthathaveanAnyRAIDadapterinstalled.

.

.

Toconnectthemini-SAStoPCIesignalcable(hereinafterreferredtoastheYcable)fromthesystem
boardtotheAnyRAIDadapter,dothefollowing:

1.UseoneYcable.Connectthedual-inconnectorsononeendoftheYcabletothePCI-E0connector
andthePCI-E1connectorontheAnyRAIDadapter.

Chapter3.Productoverview39

2.ConnectthesingleconnectorontheotherendoftheYcabletotheAnyRAIDconnector1–2onthe
systemboard.

Tolocatetheconnectors,refertotherelatedtopicsin“Locations”onpage16.

ConnectingtheSA TAsignalcablefromthesystemboardtothepass-throughboard

Thistopicappliesonlytoservermodelsthathaveapass-throughboardinstalled.

ToconnecttheSATAsignalcablefromthesystemboardtothepass-throughboard,dothefollowing:

1.UseoneSATAsignalcable.ConnectoneendoftheSATAsignalcabletotheSATAconnector0–3and
theSATAconnector4–7onthepass-throughboard.

2.ConnecttheotherendoftheSATAsignalcabletotheSATAconnector0andtheSATAconnector1
onthesystemboard.

Tolocatetheconnectors,refertotherelatedtopicsin“Locations”onpage16.

Connectingtheeasy-swap-drivemoduletothesystemboard

Thistopicappliesonlytoservermodelsthatcomewithaneasy-swap-drivemodule.

Toconnecttheeasy-swap-drivemoduletothesystemboard,dothefollowing:

1.Connectthesignalcableoftheeasy-swap-drivemoduletotheSATAconnector0andSATAconnector1
onthesystemboard.

2.Connectthepowercableoftheeasy-swap-drivemoduletothebackplanepowerconnector1on
thesystemboard.

Tolocatetheconnectorsonthesystemboard,see“Systemboardcomponents”onpage41.

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Systemboardcomponents

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthecomponentlocationsonthesystemboard.

Figure24.Systemboardcomponents

1Coin-cellbattery2System-boardsignalconnector
3Optical-drivepowerconnector4System-boardpowerconnector1
5Backplanepowerconnector26Backplanepowerconnector1
7Systemfanconnector8Memoryslotsformicroprocessor1(4)
9Microprocessorsocket1
11System-boardpowerconnector212SD-moduleconnector
13SATAconnector0(ports0–3)14SATAconnector1(ports4–7)
15Frontpanelconnector
17RAIDupgradekeyconnector
19TPMconnector
21PCIecardslot122PCIecardslot2
23PCIecardslot3
25Intrusionswitchconnector
27Microprocessorsocket2
29PCIecardslot430PCIecardslot5
31PCIecardslot632PCIecardslot7

10Memoryslotsformicroprocessor1(4)

16Optical-drive2signalconnector
18Optical-drive1signalconnector
20TSMPremiumconnector

24AnyRAIDconnector1–2
26Memoryslotsformicroprocessor2(4)
28Memoryslotsformicroprocessor2(4)

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1Coin-cellbattery

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

2System-boardsignalconnector

Usedtoconnectthesignalcableofthepowerinterfaceboard.

3Optical-drivepowerconnector

Usedtoconnectthepowercableoftheopticaldrive.

4System-boardpowerconnector1

11System-boardpowerconnector2

Usedtoconnectthepowercablesofthepowerinterfaceboardtoprovidepowertoyourserver.

5Backplanepowerconnector2

6Backplanepowerconnector1

Usedtoconnectthepowercablefromthebackplanes.

7Systemfanconnector

Usedtoconnectthecableofthesystemfansandsystem-fanstatusLEDs.

8102628Memoryslots

Yourserversystemboardprovides16memoryslotstosupportupto16memorymodules.Formore
information,see“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage76.

9Microprocessorsocket1

27Microprocessorsocket2

Iftheserverhastwomicroprocessors,eachofthemicroprocessorissecuredinthemicroprocessorsocket
onthesystemboardandaheatsinkisinstalledabovethemicroprocessortoprovidecooling.Iftheserver
hasonlyonemicroprocessor,themicroprocessorsocket2isprotectedbyamicroprocessorsocketcover.

12SD-moduleconnector

UsedtoconnectthesignalcableoftheSDmoduleiftheserverhasoneinstalled.

13SAT Aconnector0(ports0–3)

14SAT Aconnector1(ports4–7)

UsedtoconnecttheSATAsignalcablefromthesystemboardtothepass-throughboard.

15Frontpanelconnector

Usedtoconnectthefrontpanelcable.

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16Optical-drive2signalconnector

Usedtoconnectthesignalcableofthesecondopticaldriveiftheserverhastwoopticaldrivesinstalled.

17RAIDupgradekeyconnector

UsedtoinstallaRAIDupgradekey.

18Optical-drive1signalconnector

Usedtoconnectthesignalcableoftheopticaldrive.

19TPMconnector

UsedtoconnectaThinkServerTrustedPlatformModule(TPM),whichisasecuritychip,toenhanceserver
security.See“InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerTrustedPlatformModule”onpage102.

20TSMPremiumconnector

UsedtoconnectaserveroptionnamedThinkServerSystemManagerPremium(TSMPremium)toenable
advancedremotemanagementfunctionsonyourserver.See“InstallingorremovingtheThinkServer
SystemManagerPremium”onpage99.

21222329303132PCIecardslots

TheserverhassevenPCIecardslotsonthesystemboardforinstallingappropriatePCIecards,includinga
convergednetworkadapter(CNA).

Slot

21PCIecardslot1

22PCIecardslot2
23PCIecardslot3
29PCIecardslot4
30PCIecardslot5
31PCIecardslot6
32PCIecardslot7

PhysicallinkwidthNegotiablelinkwidth

x16x16,x8,x4,x2,x1

x16x8,x4,x2,x1
x16x8,x4,x2,x1
x16x8,x4,x2,x1
x16x16,x8,x4,x2,x1
x16x8,x4,x2,x1
x16x8,x4,x2,x1

Supportedcardlength

andheight

Full-length,full-height,and
double-widthcard

Full-length,full-heightcard
Full-length,full-heightcard
Full-length,full-heightcard
Full-length,full-heightcard
Full-length,full-heightcard
Full-length,full-heightcard

Note:IfaThinkServerhostbusadapter(HBA)isavailable,refertotheuserguidefordetailedinformation.
Theuserguideisavailablefordownloadat:
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

24AnyRAIDconnector1–2

UsedtoconnectthesignalcablefromthesystemboardtoanAnyRAIDadapter.

25Intrusionswitchconnector

Usedtoconnecttheintrusionswitchcable.

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Systemboardjumpers

Ajumperisashortlengthofconductorusedtosetuporadjustprintedcircuitboards,suchasthesystem
boardofacomputer.Ajumperusuallyisencasedinanon-conductiveblockofplasticforconvenientuse
andtoavoidanypossibledamagetoalivecircuit.Jumperpinsarrangedingroupsonthesystemboardare
calledjumperblocks.Whentwoormorejumperpinsarecappedwithajumpercap,anelectricalconnection
ismadebetweenthepins.Asaresult.theequipmentisinstructedtoactivatecertainsettingsaccordingly.

Thefollowingillustrationshowsajumperinthedefaultsettingposition(pin1andpin2).Thedefaultsetting
positionisthecorrectpositionfornormaloperation.

Figure25.Defaultjumpersetting

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Thefollowingillustrationshowsthestatusofthejumpersonthesystemboardofyourserver.

Figure26.Systemboardjumpers

Table1.Systemboardjumpers

1Clearpasswordjumper2BIOSdefaultsettingsjumper
3BIOSrecoveryjumper

Attention:Tosetthejumpers,removetheservercoverandthecoolingshroudtoaccessthesystemboard.
Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”on
pageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage63.

1Clearpasswordjumper

Usethejumpertoeraseforgottenpasswords,suchasanadministratorpasswordandauserpassword.

Toclearpasswords,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaflat,
clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.If
theserverisintowerformfactor,laytheserveronitssideforeasieroperation.

3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage66.

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4.Removethecoolingshroud.See“Removingthecoolingshroud”onpage69.

5.Locatetheclearpasswordjumperonthesystemboard.Then,removeanypartsanddisconnectany
cablesthatmightimpedeyouraccesstothejumper.

6.Movetheclearpasswordjumperfromthedefaultnormalposition(pin1andpin2)totheshort-circuited
position(pin2andpin3).

7.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycables.Then,reinstalltheservercover.See“Completingthe
partsreplacement”onpage164

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8.Connecttheservertoanacpowersourceandwaitseveralseconds.Then,turnontheserver.TheBIOS
passwordsareerased,includingtheadministratorpasswordanduserpassword.

9.Repeatstep1throughstep4.Then,movetheclearpasswordjumperbacktothenormalposition
(pin1andpin2).

10.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycables.Then,reinstalltheservercover.See“Completingthe
partsreplacement”onpage164.

11.Connecttheservertoanacpowersourceandwaitseveralseconds.Then,turnontheserver.

Note:Tosetnewpasswords,see“Usingpasswords”onpage54.

2BIOSdefaultsettingsjumper

UsethejumpertorecovertheBIOStothefactorydefaultsettings.

Note:Aftertherecovery,allyourBIOSpasswordsareerasedandtheBIOSrecoverstothefactorydefault
settings.

Torecoveryourservertothefactorydefaultsettings,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaflat,
clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.If
theserverisintowerformfactor,laytheserveronitssideforeasieroperation.

3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage66.

4.Removethecoolingshroud.See“Removingthecoolingshroud”onpage69.

5.LocatetheBIOSdefaultsettingsjumperonthesystemboard.Then,removeanypartsanddisconnect
anycablesthatmightimpedeyouraccesstothejumper.

6.MovetheBIOSdefaultsettingsjumperfromthedefaultnormalposition(pin1andpin2)tothe
short-circuitedposition(pin2andpin3).

7.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycables.Then,reinstalltheservercover.See“Completingthe
partsreplacement”onpage164

.

8.Connecttheservertoanacpowersourceandwaitseveralseconds.Then,turnontheserver.TheBIOS
passwordsareerasedandtheBIOSrecoverstothefactorydefaultsettings.

9.Repeatstep1throughstep4.Then,movetheBIOSdefaultsettingsjumperbacktothenormalposition
(pin1andpin2).

10.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycables.Then,reinstalltheservercover.See“Completingthe
partsreplacement”onpage164.

11.Connecttheservertoanacpowersourceandwaitseveralseconds.Then,turnontheserver.

Note:Tosetnewpasswords,see“Usingpasswords”onpage54.

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3BIOSrecoveryjumper

IfthepowertoyourserverisinterruptedwhiletheBIOSisbeingupdated,yourservermightnotrestart
correctly.Ifthishappens,settheBIOSrecoveryjumpertorecoverfromtheBIOSupdatefailure.See
“RecoveringfromaBIOSupdatefailure”onpage57

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Chapter4.Turningonandturningofftheserver

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutturningonandturningofftheserver.

Turningontheserver

Theservercanbeturnedoninoneofthefollowingways:

•Afteryoufinishunpackingandsettinguptheserver,connectittoanacpowersource.Pressthepower
buttononthefrontpaneltoturnontheserver.See“Frontpanel”onpage20
90secondsfortheTSMtoinitializewheneveryouconnecttheservertoanacpowersource.Ifyou
pressthepowerbuttononthefrontpanelduringthisperiod,theserverwillnotstartimmediately;itwill
startaftertheTSMinitializationfinishes.

•WhentheWakeonLANfeatureisenabledontheserverthatisconnectedtoanacpowersourceanda
LAN,anetworkadministratorcanremotelyturnonorwakeuptheserverfromamanagementconsole
usingremotenetworkmanagementsoftware.

•YoualsocanusetherelatedTSMfeaturetoremotelyturnontheserverthroughthemanagementLAN.For
moreinformationabouttheTSM,refertotheThinkServerSystemManagerUserGuide,whichisavailable
fordownloadat:
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

Turningofftheserver

CAUTION:
Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerswitchonthepowersupplydonotturnoff
theelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanonepower
cord.Toremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected
fromthepowersource.

.Theserverneedsabout

Theservercanbeturnedoffinoneofthefollowingways:

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

•Pressthepowerbuttononthefrontpaneltostartanorderlyshutdownoftheoperatingsystemandturn
offtheserver,ifyouroperatingsystemsupportsthisfeature.

•Ifyourserverstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoff,pressandholdthepowerbuttononthe
frontpanelforfoursecondsormore.Ifyoustillcannotturnofftheserver,disconnectallpowercords
fromtheserver.

•IftheserverisconnectedtoaLAN,anetworkadministratorcanremotelyturnofftheserverfroma
managementconsoleusingremotenetworkmanagementsoftware.

•YoualsocanusetherelatedTSMfeaturetoremotelyturnofftheserverthroughthemanagementLAN.
FormoreinformationabouttheTSM,refertotheThinkServerSystemManagerUserGuide,whichis
availablefordownloadat:
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

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•Theservermightbeturnedoffasanautomaticresponsetoacriticalsystemfailure.

Notes:

•Whenyouturnofftheserverandleaveitconnectedtoanacpowersource,theserveralsocanrespond
toaremoterequesttoturnontheserver.Toremoveallpowerfromtheserver,youmustdisconnect
theserverfromtheacpowersource.

•Forinformationaboutyourspecificoperatingsystem,refertotherelateddocumentationorhelpsystem
fortheoperatingsystem.

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Chapter5.Configuringtheserver

Thischapterprovidesthefollowinginformationtohelpyouconfiguretheserver:

•“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage51

•“ConfiguringRAID”onpage58

•“Updatingthefirmware”onpage61

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram

ThistopicprovidesinformationaboutusingtheSetupUtilityprogram.

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

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram

TostarttheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.Connecttheservertoanacpowersourceandpressthepowerbuttononthefrontpaneltoturnonthe
server.See“T urningontheserver”onpage49.

2.PresstheF1keyassoonasyouseethelogoscreen.Then,waitforseveralseconds,andtheSetup
Utilityprogramopens.Ifyouhavesetapassword,typethecorrectpasswordtoentertheSetupUtility
program.Forpasswordinformation,see“Usingpasswords”onpage54

.

ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram

TheSetupUtilityprogrammenulistsvariousitemsaboutthesystemconfiguration.Selectadesireditem
toviewinformationorchangesettings.

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

SetupUtilityprograminterface

DependingontheBIOSversionofyourserver,somemenuoriteminformationmightdifferslightlyfrom
theinformationinthistopic.

Notes:

•Thedefaultsettingsalreadyareoptimizedforyou.Usethedefaultvalueforanyitemyouarenotfamiliar
with.Donotchangethevalueofunfamiliaritemstoavoidunexpectedproblems.Ifyouconsider
changingtheserverconfiguration,proceedwithextremecaution.Settingtheconfigurationincorrectly
mightcauseunexpectedresults.IfyoucannotturnontheserverbecauseofincorrectBIOSsettings,
usetheBIOSdefaultsettingsjumpertorestoretheBIOSsettingstothefactorydefaultsettings.See
“Systemboardjumpers”onpage44

•Ifyouhavechangedanyhardwareintheserver,itisrecommendedthatyoureflashtheBIOSandthe
TSMfirmware.

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TheSetupUtilityprogrammaininterfaceconsistsofthefollowingmenus:

•“SystemInformationmenu”onpage52

•“AdvancedSettingsmenu”onpage52

•“SystemSecuritymenu”onpage53

•“TSMSettingsmenu”onpage53

•“BootManagermenu”onpage53

•“Save&Exitmenu”onpage53

LenovoprovidestheBIOSupdateutilityontheLenovoSupportWebsite.YoucandownloadtheBIOS
updateutilitytoupdatetheBIOS.See“UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS”onpage56
BIOS,alltheBIOSsettingsbecomethedefaultsettingsoftheupdatedBIOSversion.Checkandreconfigure
theBIOSsettingsforyourspecificneeds.

IfthepowertoyourserverisinterruptedwhiletheBIOSisbeingupdatedandyourservercannotstart
correctly,usetheBIOSrecoveryjumpertorecoverfromaBIOSupdatefailure.See“Systemboardjumpers”
onpage44

.

.Afterupdatingthe

SystemInformationmenu

AfterenteringtheSetupUtilityprogram,youcanseetheSystemInformationmenu,whichlistsbasic
informationabouttheBIOS,microprocessortype,memory,systemdateandtime,andsoon.

TosetthesystemdateandtimeontheSystemInformationmenu,see“Settingthesystemdateand
time”onpage54.

AdvancedSettingsmenu

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

Notes:

•Enabledmeansthatthefunctionisconfigured.

•Disabledmeansthatthefunctionisnotconfigured.

TheAdvancedSettingsmenucontainsthefollowingsubmenus.Formoreinformation,enterthe
correspondingsubmenuandrefertotheinstructionsonthescreen.

•ProcessorSettings:Viewinformationabouttheinstalledmicroprocessorsandsetmicroprocessor
configurationparameters.

•MemorySettings:Viewinformationabouttheinstalledmemorymodulesandsetmemoryconfiguration
parameters.

•AdvancedPowerSettings:Viewandsetpowerparameters.

•PCI/PCIESettings:ViewandsetPCIorPCIeconfigurationparameters.

•SATASettings:SetonboardSATAparameters.

•USBSettings:ViewandsetUSBconfigurationparameters,suchasenablingordisablingUSBdevices.

•SerialSettings:Viewandsetconfigurationparametersfortheserialconnector.

•WakeupSettings:Viewandconfigurethewakeuptimingandsetthepowerstateafterapowerfailure.

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•MiscellaneousSettings:Viewandconfiguresomemiscellaneousitems,suchastheNumLockkeyon
thekeyboardandthebootstatuscode.

SystemSecuritymenu

YoucansetpasswordsandconfiguretheTPMfunctionontheSystemSecuritymenuintheSetupUtility
program.Foreachmenuitem,pressEntertoshowselectableoptionsandselectadesiredoptionbyusing
theupanddownarrowkeysortypedesiredvaluesfromthekeyboard.Someitemsaredisplayedonthe
menuonlyiftheserversupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

Notes:

•Enabledmeansthatthefunctionisconfigured.

•Disabledmeansthatthefunctionisnotconfigured.

TheSystemSecuritymenucontainsthefollowingitems:

•AdministratorPassword:Setanadministratorpasswordtoprotectagainstunauthorizedaccessto
yourserver.See“Usingpasswords”onpage54

•UserPassword:Setauserpasswordtoprotectagainstunauthorizedaccesstoyourserver.See“Using
passwords”onpage54.

•SecureBoot:Setsecurebootparameters.

•TPMSettings:ConfiguretheTPMfunctionifyourserverhasaTPMinstalledintheTPMconnectoron
thesystemboard.See“ConfiguringtheTPMfunction”onpage56

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TSMSettingsmenu

YoucanvieworchangeeventlogandBMCsettingsontheTSMSettingsmenuintheSetupUtilityprogram.
Oneachsubmenu,pressEntertoviewtheinformationorshowselectableoptionsandselectadesired
optionbyusingtheupanddownarrowkeys.Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyiftheserver
supportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

TheTSMSettingsmenucontainsthefollowingsubmenus.Formoreinformation,enterthecorresponding
submenuandrefertotheinstructionsonthescreen.

•TSMNetworkSettings:SetBMCmanagementnetworkconfigurationparameters.

•UserAccountSettings:SetBMCuseraccountparameters.

BootManagermenu

TheBootManagermenuintheSetupUtilityprogramlistsallthebootabledevicesinstalledinyourserver
andthelisteditemsvarydependingonyourserverconfiguration.

TheBootSequencesubmenuintheBootManagermenuprovidesaninterfacetohelpyouvieworchange
theserverstartupoptions,includingthestartupsequenceandbootpriorityforvariousdevices.Changesin
thestartupoptionstakeeffectwhentheserverstarts.Thestartupsequencespecifiestheorderinwhichthe
serverchecksdevicestofindabootrecord.Theserverstartsfromthefirstbootrecordthatitfinds.For
example,youcandefineastartupsequencethatchecksadiscintheopticaldrive,thencheckstheinternal
storagedrive,andthenchecksanetworkdevice.Forinformationaboutsettingthestartupsequenceor
selectingastartupdevice,see“Selectingastartupdevice”onpage55

.

Save&Exitmenu

AfteryoufinishviewingorchangingsettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram,youcanchooseadesired
actionfromtheSave&Exitmenutosavechanges,discardchanges,orloaddefaultvalues,andexitthe
program.PressEntertoselecttheitemontheSave&Exitmenu,andthenselectYeswhenpromptedto
confirmtheaction.ForinformationaboutexitingtheSetupUtilityprogram,see“ExitingtheSetupUtility
program”onpage56.

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TheSave&Exitmenucontainsthefollowingitems:

•SaveChangesandReset:SavechangesandthencontinuewithfurtherconfigurationintheSetup
Utilityprogram.

•DiscardChangesandExit:Discardchanges,loadpreviousvalues,andthenexittheSetupUtility
program.

•LoadOptimizedDefaults:Returntotheoptimizeddefaultsettings.

•SaveasUserDefaults:Savethecurrentsettingsasuserdefaultvalues.

•RestoreUserDefaults:Restoretheuserdefaultvaluesforalltheitems.

•PureUEFIOSOptimizedDefaults:EnableordisableoptimizeddefaultsettingsforthepureUEFI
operatingsystem.

Settingthesystemdateandtime

TosetthesystemdateandtimeintheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage51.

2.OntheSystemInformationmenu,selectSystemDateorSystemTime.

3.UsetheTabkeytoswitchbetweendataelementsandtypethenumbersfromthekeyboardtosetthe
systemdateandtime.

4.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

Usingpasswords

ByusingtheSetupUtilityprogram,youcansetapasswordtopreventunauthorizedaccesstoyourserver.

Youdonothavetosetapasswordtouseyourserver.However,usingapasswordimprovescomputing
security.Ifyoudecidetosetapassword,readthefollowingtopics.

SetupUtilityprogrampasswordtypes

ThefollowingtypesofpasswordsareavailableintheSetupUtilityprogram:

•Administratorpassword
Settinganadministratorpassworddetersunauthorizedusersfromchangingconfigurationsettings.Ifyou

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

•Userpassword
Whenauserpasswordisset,theservercannotbeuseduntilavalidpasswordistypedin.

Note:Ifboththeadministratorpasswordanduserpasswordareset,youcantypeeitherpasswordtouse
theserver.However,youmustuseyouradministratorpasswordtochangeanyconfigurationsettings.

Passwordconsiderations

Forsecurityreasons,itisrecommendedtouseastrongpasswordthatcannotbeeasilycompromised.

Notes:

•TheSetupUtilityprogrampasswordsarenotcasesensitive.

•TheserversupportsSetupUtilityprogrampasswordsthatconsistofthreeto32characters.

Tosetastrongpassword,usethefollowingguidelines:

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•Haveatleasteightcharactersinlength

•Containatleastonealphabeticcharacterandonenumericcharacter

•Notbeyournameoryourusername

•Notbeacommonwordoracommonname

•Besignificantlydifferentfromyourpreviouspasswords

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

Setting,changing,ordeletingapassword

Toset,change,ordeleteapasswordintheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage51.

2.OntheSystemSecuritymenu,selectAdministratorPasswordtosetanadministratorpasswordor
selectUserPasswordtosetauserpassword.

3.See“Passwordconsiderations”onpage54.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreentosetor
changeapassword.

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

Note:Forsecurityreasons,itisrecommendedthatyoualwayssetapasswordforyourserver.

5.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

Ifyouhaveforgottenthepassword,youcanusetheclearpasswordjumperonthesystemboardtoerase
thepassword.See“Systemboardjumpers”onpage44

.Then,setanewpasswordfortheserver.

Selectingastartupdevice

Ifyourserverdoesnotstartupfromadesireddevicesuchasthediscorstoragedriveasexpected,doone
ofthefollowingtoselectthestartupdeviceyouwant.

Note:Notalldiscs,storagedrives,orotherremovabledevicesarebootable.

•Toselectatemporarystartupdevice,dothefollowing:

Note:Selectingastartupdeviceusingthefollowingmethoddoesnotpermanentlychangethestartup
sequence.

1.Turnonorrestartyourserver.

2.Whenyouseethelogoscreen,pressF10ifyourserverisconnectedtoanetworkandyouwantto
startuptheserverfromthenetwork.Otherwise,pressF11todisplaythebootmenu.Theboot
deviceselectionwindowopens.

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

•Tovieworpermanentlychangetheconfiguredstartupdevicesequence,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage51.

2.OntheBootSequencesubmenuundertheBootManagermenu,followtheinstructionsonthe
screentosetthestartupdeviceforBootOption#1toBootOption#5dependingonyourneeds.
Youalsocansetthebootpriorityforvariousdevices.See“BootManagermenu”onpage53

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3.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.Theserverwillfollowthestartupdevice
sequenceyouhaveseteachtimeyouturnontheserver.

ConfiguringtheTPMfunction

TheTPMworksasahardwaresecuritysolutiontohelpyoutoencryptdataandprotecttheserver.TheTPM
functionisonlyavailablewhenthereisaTPMinstalledinyourserver.See“InstallingtheTPM”onpage103.
YoucanpurchaseaTPMfromtheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://lenovoquickpick.com/usa/home/thinkserver/rack-and-tower-server

AfterinstallingaTPM,checkiftheTPMfunctionisenabledintheSetupUtilityprogram.

ToenabletheTPMfunctionintheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage51.

2.OntheSystemSecuritymenu,selectTPMSettings➙TPMSupport.EnsurethatTPMSupportis
settoEnabled.

3.WhenTPMSupportissettoEnabled,theTPMStateitemisdisplayed.SetTPMStatetoEnabled.

4.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.Theserverwillrestarttoenablethe
TPMfunction.

SettinganEthernetconnectorforsystemmanagement

TherearethreeRJ-45Ethernetconnectorsontherearoftheserver.TheEthernetconnector0isforsystem
managementbydefault.However,youalsocansettheEthernetconnector1forsystemmanagementuse.
TolocatethethreeEthernetconnectors,see“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage22.

TosettheEthernetconnectorforsystemmanagement,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage51.

2.OntheTSMSettingsmenu,selectTSMNetworkSettings➙TSMNICSelection.

3.Dooneofthefollowing:

•TosettheEthernetconnector0forsystemmanagement,selectDedicatedPort.

•TosettheEthernetconnector1forsystemmanagement,selectSharedNICPort.

4.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram

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

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

•Ifyoudonotwanttosavethenewsettings,selectSave&Exit➙DiscardChangesandExit.

•Ifyouwanttoreturntothedefaultsettings,pressF9orselectSave&Exit➙LoadOptimizedDefaults.

FormoreinformationabouttheSave&ExitmenuintheSetupUtilityprogram,see“Save&Exitmenu”
onpage53.

UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoupdatetheBIOSandhowtorecoverfromaPOSTandBIOS
updatefailure.

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Systemprogramsarethebasiclayerofsoftwarebuiltintoyourserver.SystemprogramsincludethePOST,
theUEFIBIOS,theSetupUtilityprogram,andtheTSMfirmware.ThePOSTisasetoftestsandprocedures
thatareperformedeachtimeyouturnonyourserver.TheUEFIBIOSisalayerofsoftwarethattranslates
instructionsfromotherlayersofsoftwareintoelectricalsignalsthattheserverhardwarecanexecute.You
canusetheSetupUtilityprogramtovieworchangetheconfigurationsettingsofyourserver.See“Usingthe
SetupUtilityprogram”onpage51

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

.TheTSMfirmwareprovidesremotemanagementfeatures.

Updating(flashing)theBIOS

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoupdate(flash)theBIOS.

Notes:

•UpdatetheBIOSonyourserveronlyifthenewerBIOSversionspecificallysolvesaproblemyouhave.
WedonotrecommendBIOSupdatesforserversthatdonotneedthem.Y oucanviewtheupdated
informationforthenewBIOSversionintheinstallationinstructionsfortheBIOSupdateutilityprogram.

•DowngradingtheBIOStoanearlierversionisnotrecommendedandmightnotbesupported.Anearlier
BIOSversionmightnotsupportthelatestsystemconfigurations.

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

Toupdate(flash)theBIOS,dothefollowing:

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

2.DownloadtheBIOSupdatepackageandtheTXTfilethatcontainsinstallationinstructions.

3.PrinttheTXTfileandfollowtheinstructionstoupdate(flash)theBIOS.

4.CheckandreconfiguretheBIOSsettingsforyourspecificneedsbasedonyournoteorreferto“Using
theSetupUtilityprogram”onpage51aftertheBIOSupdateprocessiscompleted.

RecoveringfromaBIOSupdatefailure

IfthepowertoyourserverisinterruptedwhiletheBIOSisbeingupdated,yourservermightnotrestart
correctly.Ifthishappens,performthefollowingprocedurestorecoverfromtheBIOSupdatefailure.

Note:IftheoperatingsystemofyourserverisinstalledunderEFImode,youmustreinstalltheoperating
systemafterrecoveringtheBIOS.

TorecoverfromaBIOSupdatefailure,dooneofthefollowing:

•Usingtheautomaticrecoveryfeature

1.Reconnecttheservertoanacpowersource.

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

3.CheckandconfiguretheBIOSsettingsforyourspecificneeds.See“UsingtheSetupUtility
program”onpage51.

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•UsingtheBIOSrecoveryjumper

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaflat,
clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.

3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage66.

4.Removethecoolingshroud.See“Removingthecoolingshroud”onpage69.

5.LocatetheBIOSrecoveryjumperonthesystemboard.See“Systemboardjumpers”onpage44.
Then,removeanypartsanddisconnectanycablesthatmightimpedeyouraccesstothejumper.

6.MovetheBIOSrecoveryjumperfromthedefaultoffpositiontotheonposition.

7.Connecttheservertoanacpowersource.Theserverturnsonandthenturnsoffautomatically.

8.MovetheBIOSrecoveryjumperbacktotheoffposition.

9.Waitforseveralminutes.WhentheBIOSrecoveryprocessiscompleted,theserverturnson
automatically.

10.EnsurethattheSetupUtilityprogramstartsnormally.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”on
page51.Then,disconnecttheserverfromtheacpowersource.

11.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycables.Then,reinstalltheservercover.See“Completing
thepartsreplacement”onpage164.

12.Connecttheservertoanacpowersourceandturnontheserver.TheBIOSsettingsrecoverto
thefactorydefaultsettings.CheckandconfiguretheBIOSsettingsforyourspecificneeds.See
“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage51.

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

ConfiguringRAID

ThistopicprovidesinformationaboutRAIDandtheutilityprogramsthatareavailableforyoutoconfigure
RAID.

Thistopiccontainsthefollowingitems:

•“AboutRAID”onpage58

•“ConfiguringRAIDusingtheLenovoThinkServerDeploymentManagerprogram”onpage60

•“ConfiguringtheadvancedSATAorSAShardwareRAID”onpage60

AboutRAID

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

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

RAIDdrivegroupsalsoimprovedatastoragereliabilityandfaulttolerancecomparedwithsingle-drive
storagesystems.Datalossresultingfromadrivefailurecanbepreventedbyreconstructingmissingdata
fromtheremainingdrives.

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ThefollowinglistdescribessomeofthemostcommonlyusedRAIDlevels:

•RAID0:block-levelstripingwithoutparityormirroring
SimplestripesetsarenormallyreferredtoasRAID0.RAID0usesstripingtoprovidehighdata

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

RAID0requiresaminimumnumberoftwoharddiskdrives.

•RAID1:mirroringwithoutparityorstriping
RAID1usesmirroringsothatdatawrittentoonedriveissimultaneouslywrittentoanotherdrive.Thisis

goodforsmalldatabasesorotherapplicationsthatrequiresmallcapacitybutcompletedataredundancy.
RAID1providesfaulttolerancefromdiskerrorsorfailuresandcontinuestooperateaslongasatleast
onedriveinthemirroredsetisfunctioning.Withappropriateoperatingsystemsupport,therecanbe
increasedreadperformanceandonlyaminimalwriteperformancereduction.

RAID1requiresaminimumnumberoftwoharddiskdrives.

•RAID5:block-levelstripingwithdistributedparity
RAID5usesdiskstripingandparitydataacrossalldrives(distributedparity)toprovidehighdata

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

RAID5requiresaminimumnumberofthreeharddiskdrives.

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

virtualdrivecansurvivethelossofanytwodriveswithoutlosingdata.ARAID6drivegroupissimilar
toaRAID5drivegroup.Blocksofdataandparityinformationarewrittenacrossalldrives.Theparity
informationisusedtorecoverthedataifoneortwodrivesfailinthedrivegroup.

RAID6requiresaminimumnumberofthreeharddiskdrives.

•RAID10:acombinationofRAID0andRAID1
RAID10consistsofstripeddataacrossmirroredspans.ARAID10drivegroupisaspanneddrive

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

RAID10requiresaminimumnumberoffourharddiskdrivesandalsorequiresanevennumberofdrives,
forexample,sixharddiskdrivesoreightharddiskdrives.

•RAID50:acombinationofRAID0andRAID5
RAID50usesdistributedparityanddiskstriping.ARAID50drivegroupisaspanneddrivegroupin

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

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

RAID50requiresaminimumnumberofsixharddiskdrives.

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•RAID60:acombinationofRAID0andRAID6
RAID60usesdistributedparity,withtwoindependentparityblocksperstripeineachRAIDset,anddisk

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

RAID60requiresaminimumnumberofsixharddiskdrives.

FordetailedinformationaboutRAID,referto“IntroductiontoRAID”intheMegaRAIDSASSoftwareUser
GuideonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.

ConfiguringRAIDusingtheLenovoThinkServerDeploymentManager
program

DeploymentManagersimplifiestheprocessofconfiguringsupportedRAID.Thehelpsystemfortheprogram
canbeaccesseddirectlyfromtheprograminterface.

DeploymentManagerhasthefollowingfeaturesforRAIDconfiguration:

•ForusewithallsupportedRAIDcontrollers

•AutomaticallydetectshardwareandlistsallsupportedRAIDconfigurations

•Configuresoneormorediskarrayspercontrollerdependingonthenumberofdrivesattachedtothe
controllerandtheRAIDlevelselected

•Supportshot-sparedrives

•CreatesaRAIDresponsefilethatcanbeusedtoconfigureRAIDcontrollersonsimilarlyconfigured
Lenovoservers

See“LenovoThinkServerDeploymentManager”onpage14

andviewthehelpsystemfortheprogram.

ConfiguringtheadvancedSATAorSAShardwareRAID

YourservercomeswithanAnyRAIDadaptertoprovideadvancedSATAorSAShardwareRAIDfunctions.

Note:Dependingontheoperatingsystem,thetotaldrivecapacityoftheprimaryRAIDmightbelimitedto
2TB.

YoucanusethefollowingprogramsortoolstoconfiguretheadvancedSATAorSAShardwareRAID.

•MegaRAIDHumanInterfaceInfrastructure(HII)configurationutility
ThisutilityenablesyoutoconfigureRAIDindependentlyoftheoperatingsystem.TodisplaytheHII

configurationutilityinterface,starttheserverandpresstheF1keyassoonasyouseethelogoscreento
entertheSetupUtilityprogram.Then,selectBootManager➙AdaptersandUEFIDrivers.

•MegaRAIDStorageManagerprogram
Thisprogramprovidesgraphicaluserinterface(GUI)foryoutocreateandmanagestorageconfigurations

inanoperatingsystemenvironment.

•StorageCommandLineTool(StorCLI)
Thisisacommand-linemanagementtoolthatisusedtoconfigureRAIDinanoperatingsystem

environment.

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

FormoreinformationabouthowtoconfigureandmanagetheadvancedSATAorSAShardwareRAID,refer
totheMegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuideonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.This

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documentalsoisavailableontheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

Updatingthefirmware

Whenyoureplaceadeviceintheserver,youmighthavetoeitherupdatetheserverwiththelatestversionof
thefirmwarethatisstoredinmemoryonthedeviceorreflashtheBIOS,theTSMfirmware,andtheFRU/SDR.

Toupdatethefirmware,dooneofthefollowing:

•Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/drivers.Then,followtheinstructionsontheWebpagetocheckforthe
latestleveloffirmware,suchastheBIOSupdatesanddevicedrivers.

•UsetheLenovoThinkServerDeploymentManagerprogramtoupdatethefirmware.Formoreinformation,
see“LenovoThinkServerDeploymentManager”onpage14

.

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Chapter6.Replacinghardware

Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstall,remove,orreplacehardwareforyourserver.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Guidelines”onpage63

•“Removingtheservercover”onpage66

•“Removingandreinstallingtherackhandles”onpage67

•“Removingandreinstallingthecoolingshroud”onpage68

•“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage70

•“RemovingandreinstallingthePCIecardholder”onpage74

•“Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware”onpage76

•“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage164

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

Guidelines

Thistopicprovidessomeguidelinesthatyoushouldreadandunderstandbeforeusingyourserver.

Precautions

Beforeyouusetheserver,ensurethatyoureadandunderstandthefollowingprecautions:

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

•Whenyouinstallyournewserver,taketheopportunitytodownloadandapplythemostrecentfirmware
updates.Thisstepwillhelptoensurethatanyknownissuesareaddressedandthatyourserveris
readytofunctionatmaximumlevelsofperformance.Todownloadfirmwareupdatesforyourserver,go
tohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpage.See“Updatingthe
firmware”onpage61

•Beforeyouinstalloptionalhardwaredevices,ensurethattheserverisworkingcorrectly.Iftheserver
isnotworkingcorrectly,seeChapter7“Troubleshootinganddiagnostics”onpage167todobasic
troubleshooting.Iftheproblemcannotbesolved,seeChapter8“Gettinginformation,help,andservice”
onpage173.

•Observegoodhousekeepingintheareawhereyouareworking.Putremovedcoversandotherparts
inasafeplace.

•Ifyoumustturnontheserverwhiletheservercoverisremoved,ensurethatnooneisneartheserver
andthatnotoolsorotherobjectshavebeenleftinsidetheserver.

•Donotattempttoliftanobjectthatyouthinkistooheavyforyou.Ifyouhavetoliftaheavyobject,
observethefollowingprecautions:

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

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•Ensurethatyouhaveanadequatenumberofproperlygroundedelectricaloutletsfortheserver,monitor,
andotherdevices.

•Backupallimportantdatabeforeyoumakechangestodrives.

•Haveasmallflat-bladescrewdriveravailable.

•Youdonothavetoturnofftheservertoinstallorreplaceahot-swapredundantpowersupply,ahot-swap
internalstoragedrive,orahot-plugUSBdevice.However,youmustturnofftheserverandremovetheac
powersources,suchashot-swapredundantpowersupplies,fromtheserverbeforeperforminganystep
thatinvolvesinstalling,removing,orreplacingadaptercablesornon-hot-swapdevicesorcomponents.

•ToviewtheLEDs,leavetheserverconnectedtopower.

•Whenyouarefinishedworkingontheserver,reinstallallsafetyshields,guards,labels,andgroundwires.

•Whenworkinginsidetheserver,youmightfindsometaskseasierifyoulaytheserveronitsside.

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices

Attention:Donotopenthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenewpartuntilthedefectiveparthasbeen

removedfromtheserverandyouarereadytoinstallthenewpart.Staticelectricity,althoughharmlesstoyou,
canseriouslydamageservercomponentsandparts.

Anyserverpartcontainingtransistorsorintegratedcircuits(ICs)shouldbeconsideredsensitiveto
electrostaticdischarge(ESD).ESDdamagecanoccurwhenthereisadifferenceinchargebetweenobjects.
ProtectagainstESDdamagebyequalizingthechargesothatthemachine,thepart,theworkmat,andthe
personhandlingthepartareallatthesamecharge.

Notes:

•Useproduct-specificESDprocedureswhentheyexceedtherequirementsnotedinthistopic.

•EnsurethattheESDprotectivedevicesyouusehavebeencertified(ISO9000)asfullyeffective.

Whenyouhandleserverpartsandcomponents,taketheseprecautionstoavoidstatic-electricitydamage:

•Limityourmovement.Movementcancausestaticelectricitytobuilduparoundyou.

•Alwayscarefullyhandlethepartsandothercomponents(suchasPCIExpresscards,memorymodules,
systemboards,andmicroprocessors)byedgesorframe.Donottouchsolderjoints,pins,orexposed
circuitry.

•Donotleavethedevicewhereotherscanhandleandpossiblydamagethedevice.

•Beforeyoureplaceanewpart,touchthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthenewparttoan
unpaintedmetalpartoftheserverforatleasttwoseconds.Thisreducesstaticelectricityfromthe
packageandyourbody.

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

•Donotplacethepartontheservercoverorothermetalsurface.

•Takeadditionalcarewhenhandlingdevicesduringcoldweather.Heatingreducesindoorhumidity
andincreasesstaticelectricity.

•Useagroundedworkmattoprovideastatic-freeworksurface.Thematisespeciallyusefulwhen
handlingESD-sensitivedevices.

•Preventthepartfromtouchingyourclothing.Mostclothingisinsulativeandretainsachargeeven
whenyouarewearingawriststrap.

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•Theuseofagroundingsystemisrecommended.Forexample,itisrecommendedtowearanelectrostatic
discharge(ESD)wriststrap,ifoneisavailable.EnsurethatyouworkinanESD-safearea.Selecta
groundingsystem,suchasthoselistedbelow,toprovideprotectionthatmeetsthespecificservice
requirement.

Note:TheuseofagroundingsystemtoguardagainstESDdamageisdesirablebutnotnecessary.
–AttachtheESDgroundcliptoanyframeground,groundbraid,orgreen-wireground.

–Whenworkingonadouble-insulatedorbattery-operatedsystem,useanESDcommongroundor

referencepoint.Youcanusecoaxorconnector-outsideshellsonthesesystems.

–Usethegroundprongoftheacplugonac-operatedservers.

Systemreliabilityguidelines

Tohelpensurepropercoolingandsystemreliability,strictlyfollowtheseguidelines:

•Eachofthedrivebayshasadriveoradummytrayinstalled;orthereisanelectromagneticinterface(EMI)
protectivepanelorEMIshieldinstalledtoprotectthedrivecage.

•Iftheserversupportshot-swapredundantpowersupplies,eachofthepowersupplybayhasaredundant
powersupplyinstalled,oronebayhasaredundantpowersupplyinstalledwhiletheotherbayiscovered
byashield.

•Leaveadequatespacearoundtheservertoensurethattheservercoolingsystemworkswell.Leave
approximately50mm(2inches)ofopenspacearoundthefrontandrearoftheserver.Donotplace
objectsinfrontofthefans.Forpropercoolingandairflow,installtheservercoverbeforeyouturnon
theserver.Operatingtheserverforextendedperiodsoftime(morethan30minutes)withtheserver
coverremovedmightdamageservercomponents.

•Properlyroutethecables.Forsomeoptions,suchasPCIExpresscards,followthecablinginstructions
thatcomewiththeoptionsinadditiontotheinstructionsinthismanual.

•Ensurethatyoureplaceafailingfanwithin48hours.

•Whenreplacingahot-swapdrive,installthenewhot-swapdrivewithintwominutesofremoval.

•Ifyourserverhasairductsorairbaffles,donotremovethemwhiletheserverisrunning.Operatingthe
serverwithouttheairductsorairbafflesmightcausethemicroprocessorstooverheat.

•Forserversthatsupportuptotwomicroprocessors,ensurethatthesecondmicroprocessorsocket
alwayscontainsamicroprocessororisprotectedbyamicroprocessorsocketcover.

Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron

Attention:Staticelectricitythatisreleasedtointernalservercomponentswhentheserveristurnedonmightcause

theservertohalt,whichmightresultinthelossofdata.Toavoidthispotentialproblem,alwaysuseanESDwriststrap
orothergroundingsystemwhenyouworkinsidetheserverwiththepoweron.

Theserversupportshot-swapdevicesandisdesignedtooperatesafelywhileitisturnedonandthecoveris
removed.Followtheseguidelineswhenyouworkinsidetheserverwiththepoweron:

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

•Donotallowyournecktieorscarftohanginsidetheserver.

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

•Removeitemsfromyourshirtpocket,suchaspensandpencils.Theseitemsmightfallintotheserveras
youleanoverit.

•Avoiddroppinganymetallicobjectsintotheserver,suchaspaperclips,hairpins,andscrews.

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Removingtheservercover

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiii

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

Toremovetheservercover,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall

2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaflat,

3.Usethekeyattachedontherearoftheservertounlockthecoverlock2.Then,useascrewdriverto

and“Guidelines”onpage63.

powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.

turnthecover-handlelock

1totheunlockedposition.

Figure27.Unlockingthecoverlockandthecover-handlelock

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4.Fullyopenthecoverhandleandslidetheservercovertotherearuntilitisdisengagedfromthechassis.
Then,lifttheservercoveroffthechassisandsetitaside.

Note:Itisrecommendedthatyouwaitseveralminutestolettheservercoolbeforeremovingthe
servercover.

Figure28.Removingtheservercover

Attention:Forpropercoolingandairflow,installtheservercoverbeforeturningontheserver.Operatingthe
serverformorethan30minuteswiththeservercoverremovedmightdamageservercomponents.

Toreinstalltheservercover,see“Reinstallingtheservercoverandreconnectingcables”onpage164.

Removingandreinstallingtherackhandles

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage63.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Note:Therackhandlesareavailableonlyonrack-form-factorservermodels.Dependingonthemodel,your
servermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

Toremoveandreinstalltherackhandles,dothefollowing:

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1.Oneachsideoftheserver,removethescrewsthatsecuretherackhandleandthenremovetherack
handlefromthechassis.

Figure29.Removingtherackhandles

2.Toreinstalltherackhandles,alignthescrewholesintherackhandlewiththecorrespondingholesinthe
chassis.Installthescrewstosecuretherackhandleoneachsideoftheserver.

Figure30.Installingtherackhandles

Removingandreinstallingthecoolingshroud

Thecoolingshroudmustberemovedtoallowaccesstomostservercomponents.Thistopicprovides
instructionsonhowtoremoveandreinstallthecoolingshroud.

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Removingthecoolingshroud

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage63.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationinthistopic.

Toremovethecoolingshroud,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaflat,
clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.

3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage66.

4.Locatethecoolingshroudandliftitoutoftheserver.

Figure31.Removingthecoolingshroud

Attention:Forpropercoolingandairflow,reinstallthecoolingshroudbeforeturningontheserver.Operating
theserverformorethan30minuteswiththecoolingshroudremovedmightdamageservercomponents.

Reinstallingthecoolingshroud

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage63.

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Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationinthistopic.

Toreinstallthecoolingshroud,dothefollowing:

1.Ensurethatallcomponentshavebeenreassembledcorrectlyandthatnotoolsorloosescrewsare
leftinsideyourserver.

2.Ensurethatallcablesinsidetheserverhavebeenproperlyroutedsothattheywillnotinterferewith
installingthecoolingshroud.

3.Notetheorientationofthecoolingshroudandthenplaceitabovetheserver.Alignthetabsonboth
sidesofthecoolingshroudwiththecorrespondinggapsinbothsidesofthechassis.Then,lowerthe
coolingshroudintothechassisuntilitsnapsintoposition.

Figure32.Reinstallingthecoolingshroud

4.Goto“Reinstallingtheservercoverandreconnectingcables”onpage164.

Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiii

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

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and“Guidelines”onpage63.

Toremoveandreinstallthefrontbezel,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaflat,
clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.

3.Dependingonthemodel,dooneofthefollowing:

•Removetherackhandles.See“Removingandreinstallingtherackhandles”onpage67

•Openthefrontdoor,andthenremovethefrontdoorbyliftingitslightlyupwarduntilyoucan

completelyremoveit.

.

Figure33.Removingthefrontdoor

4.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage66.

5.Removealldrives,dummytrays,orprotectiveshields.SeetherelatedtopicsinChapter6“Replacing
hardware”onpage63.

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6.Pressthethreeplastictabsontherightsidefirst,andthenreleasethethreeplastictabsontheleftside.
Then,pivotthefrontbezeloutwardtoremoveit.

Figure34.Removingthefrontbezel

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7.Toreinstallthefrontbezel,alignthesixplastictabswiththecorrespondingnotchesinthechassis.Then,
pressthefrontbezelinwarduntilitsnapsintoposition.

Figure35.Reinstallingthefrontbezel

8.Reinstallalldrives,dummytrays,orprotectiveshields.SeetherelatedtopicsinChapter6“Replacing
hardware”onpage63.

9.Reinstalltheservercover.See“Reinstallingtheservercoverandreconnectingcables”onpage164.

10.Dependingonthemodel,dooneoffollowing:

•Reinstalltherackhandles.See“Removingandreinstallingtherackhandles”onpage67.

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•Alignthetwoplastictabsofthefrontdoorwiththecorrespondingholesinthechassis.Then,move
thefrontdoorinwardandthenpullitslightlydownwarduntilitissecuredinplacebythetabs.

Figure36.Reinstallingthefrontdoor

11.Goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage164.

RemovingandreinstallingthePCIecardholder

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage63.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

ToremoveandreinstallthePCIecardholder,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaflat,
clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.If
theserverisintowerformfactor,laytheserveronitssideforeasieroperation.

3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage66.

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4.Removethecoolingshroud.See“Removingthecoolingshroud”onpage69.

5.ToremovethePCIecardholder,pressthereleasetab1andcarefullydisengagethePCIecardholder
fromthechassisatthesametime.

Figure37.RemovingthePCIecardholder

6.BeforeyoureinstallthePCIecardholder,locatethecorrectplaceinthechassisforinstallingtheholder.
YourservercomeswithtwoPCIecardholderandthereisamarkontherearofeachholder.

•InstallthePCIecardholdermarkedwithAtothebracketmarkedwithAinthechassis.

•InstallthePCIecardholdermarkedwithBtothebracketmarkedwithBinthechassis.

7.ToreinstallthePCIecardholder,notetheorientationandthetypeofthePCIecardholder.Alignthe
holesinthePCIecardholderwiththecorrespondingmountingstubsonthechassis.Then,slightly
pressthePCIecardholderuntilitsnapsintoposition.

Figure38.InstallingthePCIecardholder

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Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstall,remove,orreplacehardwareforyourserver.Youcan
expandthecapabilitiesofyourserverbyaddingnewhardwaredevices,suchasmemorymodulesorother
serveroptions,andmaintainyourserverbyreplacingthefailinghardwaredevices.

Ifyouarehandlingaserveroption,refertotheappropriateinstallationandorremovalinstructionsinthis
topicalongwiththeinstructionsthatcomewiththeoption.

Notes:

•UseonlypartsprovidedbyLenovo.

•Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

TheEMIintegrityandcoolingoftheserverareprotectedbyhavingalldrivebayscoveredoroccupied.
Whenyouinstallaninternaldrive,savetheEMIshieldordummytrayfromthedrivebayintheeventthat
youlaterremovethedevice.

Attention:Anunoccupieddrivebaywithoutacover,shield,dummytray,filler,oranyotherprotectionmight
impacttheEMIintegrityandcoolingoftheserver,whichmightresultinoverheatingorcomponentdamage.

Installingorremovingamemorymodule

Thistopiccontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage76

•“Installingamemorymodule”onpage81

•“Removingamemorymodule”onpage83

Note:ThememorymodulesaresensitivetoESD.Ensurethatyoureadandunderstand“Handling
static-sensitivedevices”onpage64firstandcarefullyperformtheoperation.

Memorymoduleinstallationrules

Yourserverhas16memoryslotsandithasthefollowingfeatures:

•Eachslotsupports32GBdoubledatarate4low-voltageregistereddualinlinememorymodules(DDR4
LVRDIMMs).

•Eachslotsupports4GB,8GB,and16GBDDR4RDIMMs.

•Yourserversupportsuptoeightmemorymoduleswhenonemicroprocessorisinstalledandupto16
memorymoduleswhentwomicroprocessorsareinstalled.

•TheminimumsystemmemoryforRDIMMsis4GB(onlyonemicroprocessorinstalledandonlyone4
GBRDIMMinstalledintheCPU1DIMMA1slot).

•TheminimumsystemmemoryforLVRDIMMsis32GB(onlyonemicroprocessorinstalledandonlyone
32GBLVRDIMMinstalledintheCPU1DIMMA1slot).

•ThemaximumsystemmemoryforRDIMMsis256GB(twomicroprocessorsinstalledandone16GB
RDIMMinstalledineachofthe16memoryslots).

•ThemaximumsystemmemoryforLVRDIMMsis512GB(twomicroprocessorsinstalledandone32GB
LVRDIMMinstalledineachofthe16memoryslots).

Formoreinformationaboutthememorymodulesinyourspecificservermodel,usetheSetupUtility
program.See“ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage51

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

Beforeinstallingamemorymodule,ensurethatyouobservethefollowingguidelines:

•Allmemorymodulestobeinstalledmustbethesametype(LVRDIMMorRDIMM).

•Whenyouinstallmemorymoduleswithdifferentranksinonechannel,startfromthefarthestmemoryslot
inthechannelandinstallthememorymodulethathasthemostranksfirst.

•Ifyouinstall1.35Vmemorymodulesand1.50Vmemorymodulesintothememoryslotsforthesame
microprocessor,youmustconfiguretheworkingvoltageintheBIOSsothatallthememorymodules
runat1.50V.

•Whenyouinstallmemorymoduleswithdifferentfrequenciesintothememoryslotsforthesame
microprocessor,allthememorymodulesrunatthelowestfrequency.

•Itisrecommendedthatyouinstallthelow-voltagememorymodulesintothememoryslotsforthesame
microprocessortoensurelowpowerconsumption.

•Itisrecommendedthatyouinstallthehigh-frequencymemorymodulesintothememoryslotsforthe
samemicroprocessortoensurehighperformance.

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationsofallmemoryslotsonasystemboardthathastwo
microprocessors(alsoknownasCPUs)installed.

Figure39.Memoryslotsonthesystemboard

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Thefollowingtableexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationrulesforserversthathaveonlyone
microprocessor(CPU1)installed.The“X”markindicatesthememoryslotsintowhichthememorymodules
shouldbeinstalledindifferentsituations.

Note:Ensurethatyouobservetheinstallationguidelinesatthebeginningofthistopic.

Figure40.CPU1DIMMs

Table2.Memorymoduleinstallationrulesforserverswithonemicroprocessor

CPU1DIMM

1DIMMX
2DIMMsXX
4DIMMsXXXX
8DIMMsXXXXXXXX

A1A2B1B2

C1C2

D1D2

Thefollowingtableexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationrulesforserversthathavetwomicroprocessors
(CPU1andCPU2)installed.The“X”markindicatesthememoryslotsintowhichthememorymodules
shouldbeinstalledindifferentsituations.

Note:Ensurethatyouobservetheinstallationguidelinesatthebeginningofthistopic.

Figure41.CPU1DIMMsandCPU2DIMMs

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Table3.Memorymoduleinstallationrulesforserverswithtwomicroprocessors

CPU1DIMMCPU2DIMM

A1A2B1B2
4DIMMsXXXX
8DIMMsXXXXXXXX
16DIMMsXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

C1C2

D1D2A1A2B1B2

C1C2

D1D2

Thefollowingsectionexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationrulesinindependentmode,mirroringmode,
sparingmode,andlockstepmode.

Memorymoduleinstallationorderinindependentmode

Inindependentmode,theRASfeaturesarenotavailable.ForinformationabouttheRASfeatures,referto
therelatedsectionin“Features”onpage8.

Note:Allmemorymodulestobeinstalledmustbethesametype(LVRDIMMorRDIMM).Itisalso
recommendedthatallmemorymoduleshavethesamefrequency,voltage,andnumberofranks.

Thefollowingtableexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationorderforserversthathaveonlyone
microprocessor(CPU1)installed.

Table4.Memorymoduleinstallationorderinindependentmodeforserverswithonemicroprocessor

CPU1DIMM

DIMM
installationorder

A1A2B1B2

1

5

263

C1C2

7

D1D2

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Thefollowingtableexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationorderforserversthathavetwomicroprocessors
(CPU1andCPU2)installed.

Table5.Memorymoduleinstallationorderinindependentmodeforserverswithtwomicroprocessors

CPU1DIMMCPU2DIMM

DIMM
installationorder

A1A2B1B2

19311

C1C2

5

D1D2A1A2B1B2

7

13

15210412614816

C1C2

D1D2

Memorymoduleinstallationorderinmirroringmode

Inmirroringmode,theservermaintainstwoidenticalcopiesofalldatainmemoryandtheRASfeaturesare
available.ForinformationabouttheRASfeatures,refertotherelatedsectionin“Features”onpage8.

Note:Allmemorymodulestobeinstalledmustbethesametype(LVRDIMMorRDIMM).Itisalso
recommendedthatallmemorymoduleshavethesamefrequency,voltage,andnumberofranks.

Thefollowingtableexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationorderforserversthathaveonlyone
microprocessor(CPU1)installed.

Table6.Memorymoduleinstallationorderinmirroringmodeforserverswithonemicroprocessor

CPU1DIMM

DIMM
installationorder

A1A2B1B2

1

5

263

C1C2

D1D2

7

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48

Thefollowingtableexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationorderforserversthathavetwomicroprocessors
(CPU1andCPU2)installed.

Table7.Memorymoduleinstallationorderinmirroringmodeforserverswithtwomicroprocessors

CPU1DIMMCPU2DIMM

DIMM
installationorder

A1A2B1B2

19210

C1C2

5

D1D2A1A2B1B2

13614311412

C1C2

7

D1D2

15816

Memorymoduleinstallationorderinsparingmode

Thesparingmodeprovidesmemoryredundancy.Inthismode,theRASfeaturesareavailable.For
informationabouttheRASfeatures,refertotherelatedsectionin“Features”onpage8.

Note:Allmemorymodulestobeinstalledmustbethesametype(LVRDIMMorRDIMM).Itisalso
recommendedthatallmemorymoduleshavethesamefrequency,voltage,andnumberofranks.

Yourserversupportsranksparingmode.Inranksparingmode,onerankofamemorymoduleworksasthe
sparerankfortheotherranksonthesamechannel.Thesparerankisnotavailableassystemmemory.T o
enableranksparingmode,ensurethat:

•Atleastthreeranksareavailableinonechannel.

•Thecapacityofthesparerankmustbethesamewithorlargerthanthecapacityofotherrankswithin
thesamechannel.

Thefollowingtableexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationorderforserversthathaveonlyone
microprocessor(CPU1)installed.

Table8.Memorymoduleinstallationorderinsparingmodeforserverswithonemicroprocessor

CPU1DIMM

DIMM
installationorder

A1A2B1B2

1234

C1C2

5

6

D1D2

7

Thefollowingtableexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationorderforserversthathavetwomicroprocessors
(CPU1andCPU2)installed.

Table9.Memorymoduleinstallationorderinsparingmodeforserverswithtwomicroprocessors

CPU1DIMMCPU2DIMM

DIMM
installationorder

A1A2B1B2

12

5

C1C2

6910131434

D1D2A1A2B1B2

7

C1C2

811121516

Memorymoduleinstallationorderinlockstepmode

Inlockstepmode,theRASfeaturesareavailable.ForinformationabouttheRASfeatures,refertothe
relatedsectionin“Features”onpage8

.

Note:Allmemorymodulestobeinstalledmustbethesametype(LVRDIMMorRDIMM).Itisalso
recommendedthatallmemorymoduleshavethesamefrequency,voltage,andnumberofranks.

8

D1D2

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Thefollowingtableexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationorderforserversthathaveonlyone
microprocessor(CPU1)installed.

Table10.Memorymoduleinstallationorderinlockstepmodeforserverswithonemicroprocessor

CPU1DIMM

DIMM
installationorder

A1A2B1B2

1

5

263

C1C2

7

D1D2

48

Thefollowingtableexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationorderforserversthathavetwomicroprocessors
(CPU1andCPU2)installed.

Table11.Memorymoduleinstallationorderinlockstepmodeforserverswithtwomicroprocessors

CPU1DIMMCPU2DIMM

DIMM
installationorder

A1A2B1B2

19210

C1C2

5

D1D2A1A2B1B2

13614311412

C1C2

7

D1D2

15816

Installingamemorymodule

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiii

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Notes:

•Tooptimizesystemperformance,ensurethatyoufollowthememorymoduleinstallationruleswhen
performingtheoperation.See“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage76.

•Useanydocumentationthatcomeswiththememorymoduleandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.

and“Guidelines”onpage63.

Toinstallamemorymodule,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaflat,
clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.If
theserverisintowerformfactor,laytheserveronitssideforeasieroperation.

3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage66.

4.Removethecoolingshroud.See“Removingthecoolingshroud”onpage69.

5.Locatethememoryslotsonthesystemboard.See“Systemboardcomponents”onpage41.

6.Removeanypartsanddisconnectanycablesthatmightpreventyouraccesstothememoryslots.

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7.Opentheretainingclipsoftheappropriatememoryslot.See“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”on
page76

Figure42.Openingtheretainingclipsofthememoryslot

fortheinstallationsequenceinformation.

8.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenewmemorymoduletoanyunpaintedsurfaceon
theoutsideoftheserver.Then,takethenewmemorymoduleoutofthepackage.

Note:Carefullyhandlethememorymodulebyitsedges.

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

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

Figure43.Installingamemorymodule

10.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycablesthatyouhaveremoved.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage164.

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Removingamemorymodule

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage63.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Note:Tooptimizesystemperformance,ensurethatyoufollowthememorymoduleinstallationruleswhen
performingtheoperation.See“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage76

Toremoveamemorymodule,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaflat,
clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.If
theserverisintowerformfactor,laytheserveronitssideforeasieroperation.

3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage66.

4.Removethecoolingshroud.See“Removingthecoolingshroud”onpage69.

5.Locatethememoryslotsonthesystemboard.See“Systemboardcomponents”onpage41.

6.Removeanypartsanddisconnectanycablesthatmightpreventyouraccesstothememoryslots.

7.Locatethememorymodulethatyouwanttoremoveandopentheretainingclipsonbothendsofthe
memoryslot.Then,graspthememorymodulebyitsedgesandcarefullypullitstraightuptoremoveit
fromthememoryslot.

.

Figure44.Removingamemorymodule

8.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycablesthatyouhaveremoved.

9.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldmemorymodule,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseany
packagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage164

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InstallingorremovingaPCIExpresscard:Ethernetcard,RAIDcard,or othersupportedtypesofPCIExpresscards

YourservercomeswithsevenPCIExpress(PCIe)cardslots.Dependingonyourneeds,youcaninstalla
PCIecardtoobtainthecorrespondingfunctionorremovethecardifnecessary.PCIecardsvarybytype,
buttheinstallationandremovalproceduresarethesame.

Note:ThePCIecardsaresensitivetoESD.Ensurethatyoureadandunderstand“Handlingstatic-sensitive
devices”onpage64firstandcarefullyperformtheoperation.

InstallingaPCIecard

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage63.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.

Notes:

•Dependingonthespecifictype,thePCIecardmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththePCIecardandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.

•EnsurethatyoubackupyourdatabeforeinstallingaRAIDcardbecauseyoumightneedtoreconfigure
RAIDandreinstalltheoperatingsystemafterinstallingtheRAIDcard.

ToinstallaPCIecard,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaflat,
clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.If
theserverisintowerformfactor,laytheserveronitssideforeasieroperation.

3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage66.

4.Removethecoolingshroud.See“Removingthecoolingshroud”onpage69.

5.LocateanappropriatePCIecardslotonthesystemboardforinstallingthePCIecard.Forinformation
aboutthePCIecardslots,see“Systemboardcomponents”onpage41

6.Removeanypartsanddisconnectanycablesthatmightimpedeyouroperation.

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7.PivotthelatchforthePCIecardslottotheopenposition.

Figure45.PivotingthelatchforthePCIecardslottotheopenposition

8.RemovethebracketforthePCIecardslot.StorethebracketforthePCIecardslotincasethatyou
laterremovethePCIecardandneedthebrackettocovertheplace.

Figure46.RemovingthebracketforthePCIecardslot

9.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthePCIecardtoanyunpaintedsurfaceontheoutside
oftheserver.Then,carefullyhandlethePCIecardbyitsedgesandtakeitoutofthepackage.

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10.PositionthenewPCIecardoverthePCIecardslot.Then,carefullypressthePCIecardstraightdown
untilitissecurelyseatedintheslot.

Figure47.InstallingthePCIecard

11.ClosethelatchforthePCIecardslottosecuretheinstalledPCIecard.

Figure48.ClosingthelatchforthePCIecardslot

12.DependingonthetypeofthePCIecard,youmightneedtoconnectanyrequiredcables.Refertothe
documentationthatcomeswiththePCIecardforspecificinformation.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage164

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