Lenovo TS430 User Manual

ThinkServerTS430
UserGuide

MachineTypes:0387,0388,0389,0390,0391,0392,0393,and0441

Note:

Beforeusingtheinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•TheReadMeFirstthatcomeswithyourproduct

•“Safetyinformation”onpageiii

•AppendixA“Notices”onpage187

SeventhEdition(February2014)
©CopyrightLenovo2012,2014.

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

Contents

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

Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1

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

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

Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...5

Chapter3.Productoverview......7

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

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

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

Software.................12

ThinkServerEasyStartup.........12

ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater.13

BIOSandTMMupdateutilities......13

RAIDconfigurationutilities........13

LenovoThinkServerEasyManage.....13

Remotemanagementsoftware......13

Diagnosticprograms..........13

Locations.................13

Machinetype,model,andserialnumber

label.................13

Frontviewoftheserver.........15

Frontpanel..............17

IntelligentDiagnosticsModule.......18

Rearviewoftheserver.........19

Serverlocks..............22

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

Hot-swaphard-disk-drivestatusLEDs...32

RAIDcard...............33

Hot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane....35

Systemboardcomponents........45

Systemboardjumpers..........48

SystemboardLEDs...........52

Chapter4.Turningonandturningoff

theserver...............55

Turningontheserver............55

Turningofftheserver............55

Chapter5.Configuringtheserver..57

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........57

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....57

ViewinginformationintheSetupUtility

program...............57

SetupUtilityprograminterface......58

Settingthesystemdateandtime.....66

Usingpasswords............67

ConfiguringtheTPMfunction.......68

Selectingastartupdevice........68

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......69

UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS......69

UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...70

FeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartup

program...............71

StartingtheThinkServerEasyStartup

program...............71

ConfiguringRAID..............73

AboutRAID..............73

RAIDforyourserver...........74

ConfiguringRAIDusingtheThinkServer

EasyStartupprogram..........75

ConfiguringtheonboardSATAsoftware

RAID.................76

ConfiguringtheadvancedSATAorSAS

hardwareRAID.............81

ConfiguringtheEthernetcontrollers......82

Updatingthefirmware............82

UsingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram....82

UsingtheLenovoThinkServerEasyManage

program.................82

Chapter6.Installing,removing,or

replacinghardware..........85

Guidelines................85

Precautions..............85

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....86

Systemreliabilityguidelines........86

Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.87

Removingtheservercover..........87

Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel....89

RemovingandreinstallingthePCIcardbracket

assembly.................91

Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware...94

Installingorremovingamemorymodule...94

InstallingorremovingaPCIcard......98

InstallingorremovingtheEthernetcard...101

InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard....103

FortheThinkServerRAID500Adapter:

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID

500UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID....105

FortheThinkServerRAID700Adapter:

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID

700Battery..............108

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID

100upgradekeyforAdvancedRAID....111

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InstallingorremovingtheThinkServer

ManagementModulePremium......114

InstallingorremovingtheTPMmodule...117
InstallingorremovingtheIntelligent

DiagnosticsModule...........119

Installingorreplacinganopticaldrive....123

Installingorreplacingahot-swapharddisk

drive.................127

Removingorinstallinganon-hot-swaphard

diskdrive...............131

Replacingthehot-swaphard-disk-drive

backplane...............141

Replacingthenon-hot-swappowersupply

assembly...............145

Replacingahot-swapredundantpower

supply................148

Replacingthepowerdistributionboardand

cageassembly.............151

Replacingthefrontpanelboardassembly..155

Replacingthefrontsystemfan......157

Replacingtherearsystemfan.......160

Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly..162

Replacingthemicroprocessor.......165

Replacingthesystemboardbattery....169

Completingthepartsreplacement.......170

Reinstallingtheservercoverandreconnecting

cables................170

Updatingtheserverconfiguration.....172

Chapter7.Troubleshootingand

diagnostics.............175

Troubleshootingprocedure..........175

ViewingthestatusanddiagnosticLEDs.....175

Usingadiagnosticprogram.........176

Viewingthesystemeventlog.........176

Basictroubleshootingtables.........176

ThinkServerEasyStartupprogram

problems...............176

Opticaldriveproblems..........177

Hard-disk-driveproblems........178

Memorymoduleproblems........179

Keyboard,mouse,orUSBdeviceproblems..180

Chapter8.Gettinginformation,help,

andservice.............183

Informationresources............183

Usingthedocumentation.........183

ThinkServerWebsite..........183

LenovoSupportWebsite.........183

Helpandservice..............184

Beforeyoucall.............184

Callingforservice............184

Usingotherservices..........185

Purchasingadditionalservices......185

AppendixA.Notices.........187

Trademarks................188

Importantnotes..............188

PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice..188

Recyclinginformation............188

Batteryreturnprogram..........189

Requirementforbatteriescontaining

perchlorate..............190

Particulatecontamination..........190

ImportantWEEEinformation.........191

RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective

(RoHS)..................192

TurkishRoHS.............192

GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement...192

Exportclassificationnotice..........192

Electronicemissionnotices..........192

FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)

Statement...............192

ENERGYSTARmodelinformation.......194

AppendixB.İthalatçı–İmalatçı
/ÜreticiFirmaBilgileriveDiğer

Bilgiler................197

AppendixC.Servisİstasyonlarıve
YedekParçaMalzemelerininTemin

EdileceğiAdresler..........199

Index.................203

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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.

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käyttöä.

Avantd'utiliserleproduit,veillezàbienlireetcomprendrelesinstructionsdesécuritémultilinguesfigurant
surleDVDdedocumentationfourniavecleproduit.

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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。

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Voordatuhetproductgebruikt,moetuervoorzorgendatudemeertaligeveiligheidsinstructiesopde
documentatie-dvdvanhetproducthebtgelezenenbegrijpt.

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znajdującymisięnapłycieDVDzdokumentacjądostarczonąwrazzproduktem.

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DVDdedocumentaçãofornecidocomoproduto.

Înaintedeautilizaprodusul,asiguraţi-văcăaţicititşiînţelesinstrucţiuniledesiguranţăînmaimultelimbide
peDVD-ulcudocumentaţiecareînsoţeşteprodusul.

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dokumentasjonsomfølgermedproduktet.

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innandubörjaranvändaprodukten.

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Buürünükullanmadanönce,ürünlebirliktegönderilenbelgeDVD'siüzerindekiçokdiliçerengüvenlik
yönergeleriniokuyupanladýðýnýzdaneminolun.

Передвикористаннямцьогопродуктууважноознайомтесязінструкціямизтехнікибезпекинарізних
мовах,щоможназнайтинаDVD-дискуздокументацієювкомплектізпродуктом.

Important:Thecautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentarelabeledwithnumbers.Eachnumber
identifiesanEnglish-languagecautionordangerstatementthatreferstotranslatedversionsofthecaution
ordangerstatementintheSafetyInformationdocument.Forexample,ifadangerstatementislabeled
“Statement1,”translationsforthisdangerstatementareintheSafetyInformationdocumentunder
“Statement1.”

Ensurethatyoureadandunderstandallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentbeforeyouperform
theprocedures.Readandunderstandanyadditionalsafetyinformationthatisincludedwiththeserveror
optionaldevicebeforeyouinstall,remove,orreplacethedevice.

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Statement1

DANGER

Electricalcurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.

Toavoidashockhazard:

•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orreconfigurationofthis

productduringanelectricalstorm.

•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.

•Ensurethatallpowercordconnectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.

•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.

•Whenpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.

•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceoffire,water,orstructuraldamage.

•Disconnecttheattachedpowercords,telecommunicationssystems,networks,andmodemsbeforeyou

openthedevicecovers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationandconfigurationprocedures.

•Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingtablewheninstalling,moving,oropening

coversonthisproductorattacheddevices.

Toconnect:Todisconnect:

1.TurneverythingOFF .

2.First,attachallcablestodevices.

3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.

4.Attachpowercordstooutlets.

5.TurndevicesON.

1.TurneverythingOFF .

2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlets.

3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.

4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.

Statement2

DANGER

Dangerofexplosionifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.

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

Donot:

•Throworimmerseintowater

•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)

•Repairordisassemble

Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.

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Statement3

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

•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto
hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.

•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespecifiedherein
mightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.

DANGER

SomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3Blaserdiode.Notethefollowing:

Laserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeam,donotviewdirectlywithoptical
instruments,andavoiddirectexposuretothebeam.

Statement4

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

CAUTION:
Usesafepracticeswhenlifting.

Statement5

CAUTION:
Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerswitchonthepowersupplydonotturnoff
theelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanonepower
cord.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.T o
avoidthesehazards,ensurethatyoursystemelectricalrequirementsdonotexceedbranchcurrentratings
attheinstallationsite.

Statement13

CAUTION:
Ensurethattherackissecuredproperlytoavoidtippingwhentheserverunitisextendedontherails.

Statement14

CAUTION:
SomeaccessoryoroptionboardoutputsexceedClass2orlimitedpowersourcelimits.You
mustinstalltheappropriateinterconnectingcablinginaccordancewithyourlocalelectricalcode
requirements.

Statement15

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

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Statement16

CAUTION:
Toreducetheriskofelectricshockorenergyhazards:

•Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledbytrainedservicepersonnelinarestricted-accesslocation,as
definedbyyourlocalelectricalcodeandthelatesteditionofIEC60950.

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

•Thebranchcircuitovercurrentprotectionmustberatedinaccordancewithlocalelectricalcode
requirements.

•Use1.3mm

2

or16AmericanWireGauge(AWG)copperconductoronly,notexceeding3meters

inlength.

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

•Provideareadilyavailable,approvedandrateddisconnectdeviceinthefieldwiring.

Statement17

CAUTION:
ThisproductcontainsaClass1Mlaser.Donotviewdirectlywithopticalinstruments.

Statement18

CAUTION:
Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mountedproducts.

Statement19

CAUTION:
Hazardousmovingparts.Keepfingersandotherbodypartsaway.

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Statement20

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

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Chapter1.Generalinformation

Thischapterprovidessomegeneralinformationaboutyourproduct.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Introduction”onpage1

•“Serverdocumentation”onpage2

Introduction

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

YourservercomeswithadocumentationDVDthatcontainsvariousserverdocumentstohelpyouuseand
maintaintheserver.Meanwhile,yourservercomeswithaThinkServerEasyStartupDVDthatprovidesa
convenientsolutionforconfiguringtheserverandinstallinganoperatingsystem.

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

®

ThinkServer

®

productcontainsinformationabouttheserverfeatures,

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

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

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

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Recordinformationaboutyourserverinthefollowingtable.Y ouwillneedtheinformationifyoueverneed
tohaveyourserverserviced.

Forwheretofindtheproductinformationlabelonthechassis,see“Machinetype,model,andserialnumber
label”onpage13

.

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.

Printeddocuments

Thefollowingdocumentsareprintedoutandcontainedinyourserverpackage.

•ReadMeFirst
Thisisamultilingualdocumentyoushouldreadfirst.Thisdocumentguidesyoutoreadthecomplete

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

•ImportantNotices
Thisdocumentincludessafetyandlegalnoticesthatyoushouldreadandunderstandbeforeusing

theserver.

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DocumentationDVD

ThedocumentationDVD,whichcomeswithyourserver,containsvariousdocumentsforyourserverin
PortableDocumentFormat(PDF).Toviewthedocumentation,youneedtohavetheAdobeReaderprogram
installed.YoucandownloadthedesiredlanguageversionofthelatestAdobeReaderprogramfromthe
AdobeWebsiteat:
http://www.adobe.com

TostartthedocumentationDVD,inserttheDVDintotheopticaldrive.TheDVDisAutoPlayenabledand
startsautomaticallyinmostMicrosoft

®

Linux

operatingsystem,openthelaunch.htmfilelocatedintherootdirectoryoftheDVD.

®

Windows

®

environments.IftheDVDfailstostartorifyouareusinga

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

ThefollowingdocumentsareonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver:

•SafetyInformation
Thisisamultilingualdocumentthatincludesallthesafetystatementsforyourproductinmorethan30

languages.Besuretoreadandunderstandallthesafetystatementsbeforeusingtheproduct.

•WarrantyandSupportInformation
ThisdocumentincludestheLenovowarrantystatement,CustomerReplaceableUnits(CRUs)information,

andinformationabouthowtocontactLenovoSupport.

•LenovoLicenseAgreement
ThisdocumentincludesthetermsandconditionsoftheLenovoLicenseAgreement.

•UserGuide
Thisdocumentprovidesdetailedinformationtohelpyougetfamiliarwithyourserverandhelpyouuse,

configure,andmaintainyourserver.

•ThinkServerManagementModuleUserGuide
Thisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutserverremotemanagement.ThisdocumentisinEnglishonly.

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

Note:T oobtainadvancedremotemanagementfunctions,installaThinkServerManagementModule
Premium(TMMPremium)ontheiKVMconnectoronthesystemboard.See“Installingorremovingthe
ThinkServerManagementModulePremium”onpage114

.

•MegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuide
ThisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)andhowto

usetheutilityprogramstoconfigure,monitor,andmaintainyourserverRAIDandrelateddevices.This
documentisinEnglishonly.

Note:RefertothisdocumentforhardwareRAIDinformationifyouhavearequiredRAIDcardinstalled
intheserver.See“InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard”onpage103

.Forinformationaboutthe
ThinkServerRAID100(alsoknownastheonboardSATAsoftwareRAID),see“Configuringtheonboard
SATAsoftwareRAID”onpage76.

Chapter1.Generalinformation3

Documentfortrainedservicepersonnelonly

ThefollowingdocumentisintendedfortrainedservicepersonnelofLenovoandisonlyavailableinEnglish
ontheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

HardwareMaintenanceManual

Thisdocumentprovidesinformationabouttroubleshootinganddiagnostics,componentlocations,and
replacementproceduresformajorFieldReplaceableUnits(FRUs).Thisdocumentisupdatedfrequently,and
themostup-to-dateversionisalwaysavailableinEnglishontheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

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Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap

Thischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.

Theserversetupprocedurevariesdependingontheconfigurationoftheserverwhenitwasdelivered.In
somecases,theserverisfullyconfiguredandyoujustneedtoconnecttheservertothenetworkandan
acpowersource,andthenyoucanturnontheserver.Inothercases,theserverneedstohavehardware
featuresinstalled,requireshardwareandfirmwareconfiguration,andrequiresanoperatingsystemto
beinstalled.

Thegeneralprocedureforsettingupyourserveris:

1.Unpacktheserverpackage.See“Serverpackage”onpage7.

2.Installanyrequiredhardwareorserveroption.SeetherelatedtopicinChapter6“Installing,removing,
orreplacinghardware”onpage85.

3.ConnecttheEthernetcableandpowercord(s)totheserver.See“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage
19tolocatetheconnectors.

4.T urnontheservertoverifyoperation.See“Turningontheserver”onpage55.

5.ReviewtheUnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)BasicInputOutputSystem(BIOS)settingsand
customizeasneeded.See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage57.

6.ConfigureRAIDandinstalltheoperatingsystemandbasicdrivers.See“UsingtheThinkServer
EasyStartupprogram”onpage70

7.Installanyadditionaldriversneededforaddedfeatures.Refertotheinstructionsthatcomewiththe
hardwareoption.

8.ConfigureEthernetsettingsintheoperatingsystembyreferringtotheoperatingsystemhelp.Thisstep
isnotrequirediftheoperatingsystemwasinstalledusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.

9.Checkforfirmwareanddriverupdates.See“Updatingthefirmware”onpage82.

10.Installotherapplications.Refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththeapplicationsthatyouwantto
install.

and“ConfiguringRAID”onpage73.

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Chapter3.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouttheserverpackage,features,specifications,softwareprograms,
andcomponentlocations.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Serverpackage”onpage7

•“Features”onpage7

•“Specifications”onpage12

•“Software”onpage12

•“Locations”onpage13

Serverpackage

Theserverpackageincludestheserver,powercord(s),printeddocumentation,documentationDVD,and
softwaremedia.

Figure1.Serverpackage

1Server
2Materialbox,includingpowercord(s),printeddocumentation,documentationDVD,andsoftwaremedia

Features

Thistopicprovidesgeneralinformationabouttheserverfeaturesforavarietyofmodels.Dependingonyour
specificmodel,somefeaturesmightvaryornotbeavailable.Forinformationaboutyourspecificmodel,use
theSetupUtilityprogram.See“ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage57
refertothePersonalSystemsReferencedocumentforThinkServerproductsat:
http://www.lenovo.com/psref/

©CopyrightLenovo2012,2014

.Youalsocan

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Microprocessor

OneIntel

®

®

Xeon

orIntelCore™microprocessor

ForalistofThinkServermicroprocessoroptions,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver

Memory

Yourserversupportsuptofourdoubledatarate3unbuffereddualinlinememorymodules(DDR3UDIMMs)
withErrorCheckingandCorrecting(ECC)technology.

•Supports2GB,4GB,and8GBDDR3UDIMMs

•Supportssingle-rankanddual-rank

•Minimumsystemmemory:2GB(onlyone2GBmemorymoduleinstalledintheDIMMA2slot)

•Maximumsystemmemory:32GB(one8GBmemorymoduleinstalledineachofthefourmemoryslots)
Formoreinformation,see“Systemboardcomponents”onpage45and“Memorymoduleinstallation

rules”onpage94.

Powersupply

Yourservercomeswithoneofthefollowingpowersupplyconfigurations:

•Onescrew-secured,non-hot-swap400-wattpowersupplyassembly(80PlusBronzeCompliantand
universalinput)

•Oneortwohot-swap450-wattredundantpowersupplies(80PlusGoldCompliantanduniversalinput)

Fans

Youservercomeswiththefollowingfanstoprovidepropersystemcoolingandairflow:

•Oneheatsinkandfanassembly

•Oneortwofrontsystemfansdependingonthemodel

•Onerearsystemfan

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Internaldrives

Internaldrivesaredevicesthatyourserverusestoreadandstoredata.Theinternaldrivessupported
byyourservervarybymodel.

•Harddiskdrive
–Fivetoeight3.5-inchhot-swapSerialAdvancedTechnologyAttachment(SATA)orSerialAttached

SCSI(SAS)harddiskdrives(SCSIistheacronymforSmallComputerSystemInterface)
–Uptoeight2.5-inchhot-swapSASharddiskdrives
–Uptofour3.5-inchhot-swapSATAorSASharddiskdrives
–Uptofour3.5-inchnon-hot-swapSATAharddiskdrives

Note:ForservermodelswithmorethanfourharddiskdrivesormodelsthatuseSASharddiskdrives,
theremustbeaRAIDcardinstalled.See“RAIDcard”onpage33.

•Opticaldrive
–Uptotwo5.25-inchSATAopticaldrives(DVD-ROMorDVDBurner/CD-RWRambo8)

–Theserverhastwoopticaldrivebays.Theloweropticaldrivebayisinstalledwitha5.25-inchSATA

opticaldrive(DVD-ROMorDVDBurner/CD-RWRambo8).
–Iftheserverhasonlyoneopticaldriveinstalled,makesurethattheopticaldriveisinstalledin

thelowerbay(opticaldrivebay1).

–IftheserverhasonlyoneRemovableDiskTechnology(RDX)UniversalSerialBus(USB)drivebundle

(hereinafterreferredtoastheRDXUSBdrivebundle)installed,makesurethattheRDXUSBdrive
bundleisinstalledinthelowerbay(opticaldrivebay1).

–Theupperbayisforasecondaryopticaldriveonly.

Forthelocationinformationabouttheinternaldrivesordrivebays,see“Servercomponents”onpage

.ForinformationabouttheRDXUSBdrivebundleandinstructionsonhowtoinstallit,refertothe

25
documentationthatcomeswiththeRDXUSBdrivebundle.Inyourserver,theP6powerconnectorofthe
powersupplyisfortheRDXUSBdrivebundle.YoucanpurchasethisoptionfromLenovo.Theoptionname
isLenovoRemovableDiskTechnology(RDX)USBDriveBundle.TheRDXtechnologycombinestapebackup
withdiskstoragetohelpyouprotectandarchivedata.

Expansionslots

Theserverhasfourexpansionslotsonthesystemboard.Fordetailedinformation,see“Systemboard
components”onpage45.

Input/Output(I/O)features

•OneVideoGraphicsArray(VGA)DB-15connectorontherearpanel

•SixUSB2.0connectors(twoonthefrontpanelandfourontherearpanel)

•TwoRJ-45Ethernetconnectorsontherearpanel

•Twoserialconnectors(onefully-functionalserialconnectorontherearpanelandoneinternalserial
connectoronthesystemboardforoptionaluse)

Forthelocationinformationabouttheconnectors,refertotherelatedtopicsin“Locations”onpage13

Videosubsystem

.

AnintegratedgraphicscontrollerintheThinkServerManagementModule(TMM,alsoknownasthe
BaseboardManagementControllerorBMC)chiponthesystemboardtosupportaVGADB-15connector
ontherearpanelforconnectingvideodevices

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Ethernetconnectivity

TheservercomeswithanintegratedIntelGigabitEthernetcontrolleraswellasanEthernetphysicallayer
(PHY)oftheOpenSystemsInterconnectionmodel(OSImodel).Theyprovidetheserverwiththeability
tosupporttwoEthernetconnectorsontherearpanelwith10Mbps,100Mbps,or1000Mbpsnetwork
connectivity.Formoreinformation,see“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage19

.

Reliability,availability,andserviceability

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

YourserverhasthefollowingRASfeatures:

•Securityfeatures
–Serverlocks(see“Serverlocks”onpage22

)

–Administratorpasswordanduserpasswordtohelpprotectunauthorizedaccesstotheserver(see

“Usingpasswords”onpage67)

–TrustedPlatformModule(TPM)connectoronthesystemboardforaTPMmodule,whichisasecurity

chip,tohelpprotectyourserverandenhanceserversecurity

Note:TheTPMmoduleisonlyavailableinsomemodels.
–Remotemonitoringorcontrolbyanadministratortoprovideprotectionorhelp
–Hot-swapredundantpowersuppliestohelpyouavoidsignificantinterruptiontotheoperationofthe

systemwhenapowersupplyfails(availableinsomemodels)

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

–BIOSSetupUtilityprogram

TheBIOSSetupUtilityprogramhelpsyouviewtheserverinformationandconfiguretheserverinthe
pre-operatingsystemenvironment.See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage57

.

–TMM(alsoknownasBMC),andIntelligentPlatformManagementInterface(IPMI)2.0

ThesystemboardplatformmanagementsubsystemisbasedontheintegratedTMMfeatures.The
TMMisamanagementchipthatisintegratedonthesystemboardofyourserver.WiththeTMMchip,
nomatterwhatconditiontheserveroperatingsystemisinandnomatteriftheserverisonoroff,as
longastheserverisconnectedtonetworkandanacpowersource,theinteractionwiththeTMM
controlledserverscanbeachievedthroughsystemnetwork.Theusercanobtaintheserverhardware
healthinformationandsystemeventlog(SEL),andisabletoconducttheoperationsincludingturning
onorofftheserver,restartingtheserver,andsoon.Thispartoftheservermanagementisindependent
oftheoperatingsystemandiscalledout-of-bandmanagement.

ThesystemboardplatformmanagementsubsystemconsistsoftheintegratedTMM,communication
buses,sensors,BasicInputOutputSystem(BIOS),andservermanagementfirmware.Itisresponsible
forerrorreporting,systempowercontrol,thermalmonitoring,systemfancontrol,andother
managementfeatures.TheTMMprovidessystemmanagementandmonitoringfeaturesbasedonthe
IPMI2.0specification.IPMIhelpslowertheoverallcostsofservermanagement.Youcanfindmore
informationaboutIPMI2.0fromtheWebsiteofIntel.TheTMMalsosupportssomenon-IPMIfeatures,
suchastheDynamicHostConfigurationProtocol(DHCP)andthePlatformEnvironmentControl
Interface(PECI),toprovidemoresystemmanagementfunctions.

RefertotheRemoteManagementModuleUserGuideonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswith
yourserverformoreinformation.

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–Hot-swapfeature

Somemodelssupporthot-swapharddiskdrivesandorhot-swapredundantpowersupplies.With
thehot-swapfeature,youcaninstall,remove,orreplaceharddiskdrivesorafailingpowersupply
withoutturningofftheserver.

–PrebootExecutionEnvironment(PXE)

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

–RedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)

YourserversupportsonboardSATAsoftwareRAIDandadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAID
configurationsifyouhavearequiredRAIDcardinstalled.Fordetailedinformation,see“Configuring
RAID”onpage73

.

–Statuslight-emittingdiodes(LEDs)anddiagnosticLEDs

FormoreinformationabouttheLEDsforyourserver,refertotherelatedtopicsin“Locations”on
page13.

–Softwareprograms

Formoreinformationaboutthesoftwareprograms,see“Software”onpage12.

–WakeonLAN

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

•Advancedsystemmanagementfeatures
TheTMMfirmwaresupportsthefollowingadvancedsystemmanagementfeatures.

Note:TheadvancedsystemmanagementfeaturesareonlyavailablewhentheTMMdetectsthepresence
ofanintegratedkeyboard,video,andmouse(iKVM)key.TheiKVMkeyisaremotemanagement
module.YoucanpurchaseaniKVMkeyfromLenovoandinstallitontheiKVMkeyconnectoronthe
systemboardofyourservertoenabletheremotemanagementfunctionandactivatetheadvanced
systemmanagementfeatures.

–ThinkServerManagementModulePremiumredirection

TheTMMfirmwaresupportsThinkServerManagementModulePremiumredirectionoverLAN.This
featureisavailableremotelyfromtheembeddedWebserver.Theremotemanagementmodulecan
digitizeandcompressthecollectedkeyboard,video,andmousesignalsfromthehostsystemandthen
sendthemtotheremoteconsole.Meanwhile,itiseasilyaccessiblebyremoteKVMandcontrollable
throughLANorInternet.Fordetailedinformation,refertotheRemoteManagementModuleUserGuide
onthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.

–Mediaredirection

TheembeddedWebserverprovidesaJavaJNLPtoenabletheremotemediaredirection.Thisisused
inconjunctionwiththeremoteKVMfeatureorasastandaloneapplet.

Themediaredirectionfeatureisintendedtoenablesystemadministratorsoruserstomountaremote
opticaldrive,floppydrive,orUSBflashdiskasaUSBdevicetotheserver.Oncemounted,theremote
devicefunctionsasalocaldevicetotheserver,enablingsystemadministratorsoruserstobootthe
serverandinstallsoftware(includingoperatingsystems),copyfiles,updatetheBIOSfromthisdevice.

–WebServicesforManagement(WS-MAN)

TheTMMfirmwaresupportstheWS-MANspecification.

–LocalDirectoryAuthenticationProtocol(LDAP)

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TheTMMfirmwaresupportstheLDAPforuserauthentication.

Note:TheIPMIusers,passwords,andsessionsarenotsupportedoverLDAP.

–EmbeddedWebserver

TheTMMprovidesanembeddedWebserverforout-of-bandmanagement.Theuserauthenticationis
handledbyIPMIusernamesandpasswords.Formoreinformation,refertotheRemoteManagement
ModuleUserGuideonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.

Specifications

Thistopicliststhephysicalspecificationsforyourserver.

Dimensions

Width:195mm(7.68inches)
Height:430mm(16.93inches)withoutfootstands;445mm(17.52inches)withfootstands
Depth:595mm(23.43inches)includingthefrontbezel

Weight

Theproductweightvariesdependingondifferentsystemconfigurations.

Rangeofproductweightwithoutpackage:19kg(41.89lb)to28kg(61.73lb)
Rangeofproductpackageweight:2.8kg(6.17lb)to3.5kg(7.72lb)

Environment

•Airtemperature:
Operating:10°Cto35°C(50°Fto95°F)

Storage:-40°Cto70°C(-40°Fto158°F)inoriginalshippingpackage

•Altitude:0to3048m(0to10000ft)

•Humidity:
Operating:8%to80%(non-condensing)

Storage:8%to90%(non-condensing)

Electricalinput

Universalinput:

Minimum:90Vac
Maximum:264Vac
Inputfrequencyrange:47to63Hz

Software

Thistopicprovidesinformationaboutthesoftwareprogramsthatyoucanusetohelpyousetup,use,
andmaintaintheserver.

ThinkServerEasyStartup

TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramsimplifiestheprocessofconfiguringRAIDandinstallingsupported
MicrosoftWindowsandLinuxoperatingsystemsanddevicedriversonyourserver.Thisprogramisprovided
withyourserveronaself-starting(bootable)ThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.Theuserguidefortheprogramis
alsoontheDVDandcanbeaccesseddirectlyfromtheprograminterface.Fordetailedinformation,see
“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage70

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ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater

TheThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdaterprogram(hereinafterreferredtoasFirmwareUpdater)
enablesyoutomaintainyourserverfirmwareuptodateandhelpsyouavoidunnecessaryserveroutages.
TheFirmwareUpdaterprogramisprovidedontheLenovoSupportWebsite.Formoreinformationabout
downloadingandusingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram,see“Updatingthefirmware”onpage82

.

BIOSandTMMupdateutilities

TheBIOSandTMM(alsoknownasBMC)firmwarekeepsupdatingaftertheshipmentoftheserver.
LenovomaintainspagesontheSupportWebsiteandprovidestheBIOSandTMMupdateutilitieswith
instructionsfordownloadtohelpyouupdatetheBIOSandTMMfirmwareifneeded.Formoreinformation,
see“UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS”onpage69

and“Updatingthefirmware”onpage82.

RAIDconfigurationutilities

YourserversupportsonboardSATAsoftwareRAIDandadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDconfigurations
ifyouhavearequiredRAIDcardinstalled.Fordetailedinformation,see“ConfiguringRAID”onpage73.

LenovoThinkServerEasyManage

TheLenovoThinkServerEasyManageprogramenablesenterpriseuserstoremotelycontrolandmonitor
multipleLenovoserverswithinaLAN.

Fordetailedinformation,see“UsingtheLenovoThinkServerEasyManageprogram”onpage82.

Remotemanagementsoftware

TheintegratedTMMprovidesbasicremotemanagementfeaturesfortheserver.Theadd-onTMMPremium
optionprovidesadvancedremotemanagementfeaturesfortheserver.

Fordetailedinformationabouttheremotemanagementsoftwareandserverremotemanagement,referto
theThinkServerManagementModuleUserGuide,whichisavailablefordownloadat:
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

Diagnosticprograms

Thefollowingdiagnosticprogramsareavailableforyoutodiagnoseserverproblems:

•ThinkServerDiagnosticTool

•ThinkServerSystemProfileCollectionTool

Formoreinformation,see“Usingadiagnosticprogram”onpage176.

Locations

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocateyourservercomponents.

Machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabel

Thistopichelpsyoulocatethetwolabelsthatcontainthemachinetype,model,andserialnumber
informationforyourserver.Thetwolabelsarethesame.Oneisonthefrontbezelandtheotherison
thechassis.

Themachinetype,model,andserialnumberidentifyyourserver.WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,the
informationhelpssupporttechnicianstoidentifyyourserverandprovidefasterservice.

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Thefollowingillustrationisasampleofthemachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabelsontheserver.

Note:Dependingonthemodeltype,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationinthistopic.

Figure2.Machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabels

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Frontviewoftheserver

CPU

MEM

PSU

1

2

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethepartsonthefrontoftheserver.

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthefrontviewoftheserver.

Figure3.Frontviewoftheserver

1Frontpanel6Frontdoor
2Opticaldrivebay2(withanopticaldriveinstalled

7Frontdoorlock

insomemodels)

3Opticaldrivebay1(withanopticaldriveinstalled)
4Opticaldriveeject/closebutton9IntelligentDiagnosticsModulepanel(availableinsome

8Frontdoorhandle

models)

5OpticaldrivestatusLED

1Frontpanel

Fordetailedinformationaboutthecontrols,connectors,andstatusLEDsonthefrontpanel,see“Front
panel”onpage17

2Opticaldrivebay2

The5.25-inchopticaldrivebay2isforasecondaryopticaldrive.Somemodelshaveasecondaryoptical

.

driveinstalled.

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3Opticaldrivebay1

Yourservercomeswithanopticaldriveinstalledinthe5.25-inchopticaldrivebay1.Youalsocaninstalla
RDXUSBdrivebundle(serveroption)here.TheRDXUSBdrivebundlecanbeinstalledinthisbayonly.

4Opticaldriveeject/closebutton

Pressthisbuttontoejectorclosetheopticaldrivewhentheserverpowerison.

5OpticaldrivestatusLED

TheopticaldrivestatusLEDisblinkingingreenwhentheopticaldriveisworkingorinthePOSTprocess.

6Frontdoor

7Frontdoorlock

Youcanlockthefrontdoortoprotectthehard-disk-drivecagesfromunauthorizedaccess.

8Frontdoorhandle

Thefrontdoorhandlehelpsyoutoopenthefrontdoor.

9IntelligentDiagnosticsModulepanel

TheIntelligentDiagnosticsModulepanelisonlyavailableinmodelsthatcomewithanIntelligentDiagnostics
Module.Formoreinformation,see“IntelligentDiagnosticsModule”onpage18

.

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Frontpanel

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethecontrol,connectors,andLEDsonthefrontpanelof
theserver.

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthecontrol,connectors,andLEDsonthefrontpaneloftheserver.
Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromthefollowingillustration.

Figure4.Frontpanel

1PowerswitchwithpowerstatusLED
2Hard-disk-drivestatusLED
3NetworkInterfaceController(NIC)1statusLED7FrontUSBconnector2
4NIC2statusLED

1PowerswitchwithpowerstatusLED

5SystemstatusLED
6FrontUSBconnector1

Youcanpressthepowerswitchtoturnontheserverwhenyoufinishsettinguptheserver.Youalsocan
holdthepowerswitchforseveralsecondstoturnofftheserverifyoucannotturnofftheserverfromthe
operatingsystem.SeeChapter4“Turningonandturningofftheserver”onpage55

.ThepowerstatusLED

helpsyoutodeterminethecurrentpowerstatus.

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PowerstatusLED

OnGreen
Off

Blinking

2Hard-disk-drivestatusLED

Color

Theserverison.

None

GreenTheserverisinACPIS1mode,whichalsoisknown

Theserverisoff.

asPowerOnSuspend(POS)mode.Inthismode,the
microprocessorisnotworkingwhileotherhardware
devicesarestillworking.

Description

Thehard-disk-drivestatusLEDhelpsyoutodeterminethestatusofthehard-disk-driveactivity.

Hard-disk-drivestatusLED

3NIC1statusLED

4NIC2statusLED

Color

Off

Blinking

NoneTheharddiskdriveisnotinuse.

Green

Theharddiskdriveisactiveanddataisbeing
transferred.

Description

ThetwoNICstatusLEDsindicatetheLANstatusfortheEthernetconnector1andEthernetconnector2
ontherearpaneloftheserver.

NICstatusLEDColor

5SystemstatusLED

OnGreen
Off

Blinking

TheserverisconnectedtoaLAN.

None

Green

TheserverisdisconnectedfromaLAN.
TheLANisconnectedandactive.

Description

ThesystemstatusLEDhelpsyoutodetermineifthereareanysystemerrors.

SystemstatusLEDColor

On
Off

AmberAsystemerrorhasoccurred.

None

Theserverisoffortheserverisonandisworking
correctly.

Description

6FrontUSBconnector1

7FrontUSBconnector2

UsedtoattachadevicethatrequiresaUSBconnector,suchasaUSBkeyboard,aUSBmouse,aUSB
scanner,oraUSBprinter.IfyouhavemorethansixUSBdevices,youcanpurchaseaUSBhub,which
youcanusetoconnectadditionalUSBdevices.

IntelligentDiagnosticsModule

ThistopicprovidesinformationabouttheIntelligentDiagnosticsModule(IDM)andthediagnosticLEDson
thepaneloftheIDM.

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