Lenovo TS450 User Manual

ThinkServerTS450
UserGuideandHardwareMaintenance
Manual

MachineTypes:70LY,70M0,70M1,and70M2

Welcome

Beforeusingyourserverandthisdocument,besuretoreadtheReadMeFirstthatcomeswithyourserver.

Lenovomakesconstantimprovementonthedocumentationofyourserver.Togetallthelatestdocuments,
goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

Note:Yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromillustrationsinthisdocument.Toshowthemainparts
clearly,someoftheillustrationsdonotshowallcomponents.

FourthEdition(August2016)

©CopyrightLenovo2015,2016.

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

Contents

Readthisfirst:safetyinformation..iii

Productsthatarenotassessed.........x

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

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

Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1

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

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

Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...5

Serversetupprocedure............5

Turningontheserver.............5

Turningofftheserver.............5

Chapter3.Productoverview......7

Inthebox.................7

Featuresandspecificationsofyourserver.....7

Operatingenvironment...........10

Softwareprograms.............10

ThinkServerEasyStartup.........10

ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater.10

LenovoThinkServerPowerPlanner.....11

LenovoThinkServerDiagnostics......11

LenovoToolsCenterSuiteCLI.......11

Componentlocations............11

Machinetype,model,andserialnumber

label.................11

Frontviewoftheserver.........13

Frontpanel..............14

Rearviewoftheserver.........15

Serverlocks..............17

Servercomponents...........19

Hot-swapdriveactivityandstatusLEDs...21

Powerconversionboard.........22

Powerdistributionboard.........23

Hot-swappowersupplystatusLEDs....24

RAIDcard...............24

LenovoThinkServerSAS12GExpanderPCIe

Card.................26

Backplane..............27

Systemboardcomponents........30

Chapter4.Configuringtheserver..35

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........35

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....35

SetupUtilityprograminterface......35

Usingpasswords............38

ConfiguringtheTPMfunction.......40

Selectingastartupdevice........40

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......40

UpdatingtheBIOS...........40

ConfiguringtheEthernetcontrollers....41

UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.41

ConfiguringRAID..............44

AboutRAID..............44

RAIDforyourserver...........45

ConfiguringonboardSATAsoftwareRAID..46
ConfiguringadvancedSATAorSAShardware

RAID.................48

Chapter5.Replacinghardware....51

PurchasingThinkServeroptions........51

Gettingfamiliarwithimportantguidelines....51

Precautions..............51

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....52

Systemreliabilityguidelines........52

Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.53

Preparingyourserverinadvanceandremovingthe

servercover................53

Removingandinstallinghardware.......54

Frontbezel..............55

Memorymodule............56

PCIecard...............58

Opticaldrive..............60

Non-hot-swapdrive...........66

Tapedrive...............69

Solid-statedrive(2.5-inch)........72

Hot-swapdrive.............75

Hot-swappowersupply.........78

Powerconversionboard.........81

Backplane..............83

Non-hot-swappowersupply.......88

Intrusionswitch............90

Frontpanelboardassembly........91

Frontsystemfan............93

Rearsystemfan............95

Heatsinkandfanassembly........97

Securedigitalmodule..........99

ThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModule..102

ThunderboltMemoryModule.......105

LenovoThinkServerRAID520iupgrade

key.................106

CPU.................108

Coin-cellbattery............110

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Powerdistributionboard.........112

Forservicetechnicianonly:replacingthe

systemboard.............115

Completingthepartsreplacement.......118

Chapter6.Troubleshootingand

diagnostics.............121

Troubleshootingprocedure..........121

ViewingthestatusanddiagnosticLEDs.....121

Basictroubleshootingtables.........121

ThinkServerEasyStartupprogram

problems...............122

Opticaldriveproblems..........122

Storagedriveproblems.........123

Memorymoduleproblems........124

USBdeviceproblems..........124

Chapter7.Gettinginformation,help,

andservice.............125

Informationresources............125

Usingthedocumentation.........125

ThinkServerWebsite..........125

LenovoSupportWebsite.........125

Helpandservice..............125

Beforeyoucall.............125

Callingforservice............126

Usingotherservices..........126

Purchasingadditionalservices......127

AppendixA.Regulatory

information.............129

Exportclassificationnotice..........129

Electronicemissionnotices..........129

FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)

Statement...............129

JapanVCCIClassAcompliancestatement..131
Japanesestatementforacpowerconsumption

forJEITAharmonicsguideline.......131

Japanesestatementofcompliancefor
productslessthanorequalto20Aperphase

forJEITAharmonicsguideline.......132

Eurasiancompliancemark..........132

AppendixB.WEEEandrecycling

information.............133

ImportantWEEEinformation.........133

RecyclinginformationforBrazil........134

RecyclinginformationforJapan........134

BatteryrecyclinginformationforT aiwan.....134

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

Union..................135

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStates

andCanada................136

Requirementforbatteriescontaining

perchlorate................136

AppendixC.RestrictionofHazardous

Substances(RoHS)Directive....137

EuropeanUnionRoHS...........137

TurkishRoHS...............137

UkraineRoHS...............137

IndiaRoHS................137

ChinaRoHS................138

TaiwanBSMIRoHSdeclaration........139

AppendixD.Additional

statements.............141

Importantnotes..............141

Particulatecontamination..........141

GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement...142

AppendixE.Notices.........143

Trademarks................144

AppendixF .Abbreviationsand

acronyms..............145

Index.................147

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제품을사용하기전에Lenovo웹사이트의다국어SafetyInformation(안전정보)를주의깊게읽어
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ZorgdatualleSafetyInformation(veiligheidsvoorschriften)opdewebsitevanLenovohebtgelezenen
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Important:Ensurethatyoureadandunderstandallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentbefore
youperformtheprocedures.Readandunderstandanyadditionalsafetyinformationthatisincludedwiththe
serveroroptionaldevicebeforeyouinstall,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.

•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

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Introduction”onpage1

•“Serverdocumentation”onpage2

Introduction

Thefollowingtablelistsimportantinformationaboutyourserverandwheretoobtaintheinformation.

InformationWheretoobtain

LenovoLimitedWarranty
(LLW)

WorldwideLenovoSupport
telephonelist

Mostup-to-dateinformation
abouttheserver

Latesttechnicalinformation

Instructionsonhowto
registeryourserverwith
Lenovo

Productinformationlabel

TheLLWcontainsthewarrantytermsthatapplytotheproductyoupurchasedfrom

®

Lenovo
http://www.lenovo.com/warranty/llw_02

IfyoucannotobtaintheLLWfromtheLenovoWebsite,contactyourlocalLenovo
officeorresellertoobtainaprintedversionoftheLLW,freeofcharge.

Telephonenumbersaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Themostup-to-date
telephonelistforLenovoSupportisalwaysavailableat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/phone

Ifthetelephonenumberforyourcountryorregionisnotlisted,contactyourLenovo
resellerorLenovomarketingrepresentative.

http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver

http://www.lenovo.com/support
Followtheinstructionsat:

http://www.lenovo.com/register

Whenyouregisteryourserver,informationisenteredintoadatabase,whichenables
Lenovotocontactyouincaseofarecallorothersevereproblem.Afteryouregister
yourserverwithLenovo,youwillreceivequickerservicewhenyoucallLenovo
forhelp.Inaddition,somelocationsofferextendedprivilegesandservicesto
registeredusers.

Recordinformationaboutyourserverinthefollowingtable.Youwillneedthe
informationifyoueverneedtohaveyourserverserviced.Theproductinformation
labelisattachedonthechassis.See“Machinetype,model,andserialnumber
label”onpage11

.TheLLWisavailableat:

.

Productname

Machinetypeandmodel(MT-M)

Serialnumber(S/N)

Dateofpurchase

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1

Serverdocumentation

Thistopicprovidesageneraldescriptionofeachdocumentforyourserverandinstructionsonhow
toobtainallthedocuments.

Printeddocuments

Yourserverpackagecontainsthefollowingprinteddocuments:

•ReadMeFirst
Thisisamultilingualdocument.Itillustratessafetysymbolsandinstructsyoutoreadthecomplete

safety,warranty,andsupportinformationprovidedontheLenovoWebsitebeforeusingtheserver.This
documentalsotellsyouhowtofindthemostup-to-dateinformationontheLenovoSupportWebsite.In
addition,recycling,environmental,andlegalnoticesareallincluded.

•Alettertocustomers
Thisisamultilinguallettertocustomers,whichtellscustomersthatLenovoisundertakingapaperless

electronicdocumentationinitiativetoprotectenvironment.Thisletteralsoprovidesinformationabout
howtocontactLenovoifyourequireaprintedversionofanyelectronicdocuments.

Electronicdocuments

•Youcanfindthefollowingelectronicdocumentsathttps://support.lenovo.com/documents/LNVO-DOCS:
–SafetyInformation

Thisisamultilingualdocumentthatincludesallthesafetystatementsforyourproduct.Ensurethatyou
readandunderstandthesesafetystatementsbeforeusingtheproduct.

–LenovoLimitedWarranty

ThisdocumentincludestheLenovotermsandwarrantystatements.

–LenovoLicenseAgreement

ThisdocumentincludesthetermsandconditionsoftheLenovoLicenseAgreement.

•YoucanfindthefollowingelectronicdocumentsfromtheLenovoSupportWebsite.Goto
http://www.lenovo.com/support,clickDocumentation,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreento
findthedocumentyouneed.

–Safety,Warranty,andSupportInformation

Thisisamultilingualdocumentthatincludesallthesafetystatementsforyourproductinmorethan30
languages.Ensurethatyoureadandunderstandallthesafetystatementsbeforeusingtheproduct.
ThisdocumentalsoincludestheLenovowarrantystatement,CustomerReplaceableUnits(CRUs)
information,andinformationabouthowtocontacttheLenovoCustomerSupportCenter.

–UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

Thisdocumentprovidesdetailedinformationtohelpyougetfamiliarwithyourserverandhelpyouuse,
configure,andmaintainyourserver.

–MegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuide(Englishonly)

ThisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)andhowto
usetheutilityprogramstoconfigure,monitor,andmaintainyourserverRAIDandrelateddevices.

Note:RefertothisdocumentforhardwareRAIDinformationiftheserverhasarequiredRAIDcard
installed.SeeRAIDcard.ForinformationaboutonboardsoftwareRAID,seeConfiguringonboard
SATAsoftwareRAID.

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–Otherdocuments

YoumightfindotherdocumentsfortheHostBusAdapter(HBA),Ethernetcard,orotheroptionalparts.

Chapter1.Generalinformation3

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Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap

Thischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.

Theserversetupprocedurevariesdependingontheconfigurationoftheserverwhenitwasdelivered.In
somecases,theserverisfullyconfiguredandyoujustconnecttheservertothenetworkandanacpower
source,andthenyoucanturnontheserver.Inothercases,theserverneedstohavehardwarefeatures
installed,requireshardwareandfirmwareconfiguration,andrequiresanoperatingsystemtobeinstalled.

Serversetupprocedure

Thefollowinglistisageneralprocedureforsettingupyourserver:

1.Unpacktheserverpackage.See“Inthebox”onpage7.

2.Installanyrequiredhardwareorserveroption.SeetherelatedtopicinChapter5“Replacinghardware”
onpage51

3.ConnecttheEthernetcableandpowercordstotheserver.See“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage

tolocatetheconnectors.

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4.Turnontheservertoverifyoperation.See“Turningontheserver”onpage5.

5.ReviewtheUnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)BasicInputOutputSystem(BIOS)settingsand
customizeasneeded.See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage35.

6.ConfigureRAIDandinstalltheoperatingsystemandbasicdrivers.See“UsingtheThinkServer
EasyStartupprogram”onpage41and“ConfiguringRAID”onpage44.

7.Installanyadditionaldriversneededforaddedfeatures.Refertotheinstructionsthatcomewiththe
hardwareoption.

8.ConfigureEthernetsettingsintheoperatingsystembyreferringtotheoperatingsystemhelp.Youcan
skipthisstepiftheoperatingsystemwasinstalledusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.

9.Checkforfirmwareupdates.Toupdatethefirmware,dooneofthefollowing:

.

•Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpagetocheckforthe

latestleveloffirmware,suchastheBIOSupdatesanddevicedrivers.

•UsetheFirmwareUpdaterprogram.

10.Installotherapplications.Refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththeapplicationsthatyouwantto
install.

Turningontheserver

Afteryoufinishunpackingandsettinguptheserver,connectittoanacpowersource.Pressthepower
buttononthefrontpaneltoturnontheserver.See“Frontpanel”onpage14.

Turningofftheserver

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

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Theservercanbeturnedoffinoneofthefollowingways:

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

•Pressthepowerbuttononthefrontpaneltostartanorderlyshutdownoftheoperatingsystemandturn
offtheserver,ifyouroperatingsystemsupportsthisfeature.

•Ifyourserverstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoff,pressandholdthepowerbuttononthe
frontpanelforfoursecondsormore.Ifyoustillcannotturnofftheserver,disconnectallpowercords
fromtheserver.

•Theservermightturnoffasanautomaticresponsetoacriticalsystemfailure.

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Chapter3.Productoverview

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Inthebox”onpage7

•“Featuresandspecificationsofyourserver”onpage7

•“Operatingenvironment”onpage10

•“Softwareprograms”onpage10

•“Componentlocations”onpage11

Inthebox

Yourshippingboxcontainsthefollowingitems:

•Server

•Materialbox,includingitemssuchaspowercords(availableonsomemodels)andprinteddocumentation

Featuresandspecificationsofyourserver

Thistopicliststhefeaturesandspecificationsofyourserver,suchasdimensionandweight;hardware
configurations;andreliability,availability,andserviceability(RAS)features.TheRASfeaturesinclude
securityfeatures,basicsystemmanagementfeatures,andadvancedsystemmanagementfeatures.The
RASfeatureshelpyoutoensuretheintegrityofthedatastoredontheserver,theavailabilityoftheserver
whenyouneedit,andtheeasewithwhichyoucandiagnoseandcorrectproblems.

Dimensionandweight

ElectricalinputUniversalinput:

CentralProcessingUnit(CPU)YourservercomeswithoneofthefollowingCPUs(internalcachesizevaries

Memory

•Width:173mm(6.81inches)

•Height:430mm(16.93inches)withoutfootstands;443.5mm(17.46
inches)withfootstands

•Depth:566mm(22.28inches)includingthefrontbezel

•Weight
–Rangeofproductweightwithoutpackage:18–26.5kg(39.68–57.32lb)

–Maximumproductpackageweight:4.5kg(9.92lb)

Lowrange:100to127Vac
Highrange:200to240Vac
Inputfrequencyrange:50to60Hz

bymodel):

®

•Intel

•IntelCore

•IntelPentium

Yourserverhasfourmemoryslots.Formoreinformation,see“Memory
moduleinstallationrules”onpage56

®

Xeon

™

®

.

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Powersupply

Systemfans

InternaldrivesInternaldrivesaredevicesthatyourserverusestoreadandstoredata.The

Theservermightcomewithoneofthefollowingpowersupplyconfigurations:

•Onescrew-secured,non-hot-swap400-wattpowersupplyassembly

•Oneortwohot-swap450-wattredundantpowersupplies
Note:Ifyouareusinguninterruptiblepowersupplies(UPS),ensurethatyou

useonlypure-sineUPSwithyourThinkServerserver.
Yourservercomeswiththefollowingfanstoprovidepropersystemcooling

andairflow:

•Oneheatsinkandfanassembly

•Twofrontsystemfans

•Onerearsystemfan

internaldrivessupportedbyyourservervarybymodel.

•Internalstoragedrive
–Uptofour3.5-inchhot-swapSerialAdvancedTechnologyAttachment

(SATA)orSerialAttachedSCSI(SAS)harddiskdrives(HDDs)(SCSIis

theacronymforSmallComputerSystemInterface)
–Fivetoeight3.5-inchhot-swapSATAorSASHDDs
–Uptofour3.5-inchnon-hot-swapSATAHDDs
–Uptoeight2.5-inchhot-swapSA TAorSASHDDs
–Uptosixteen2.5-inchhot-swapSATAorSASHDDs
–Uptofour3.5-inchandeight2.5-inchhot-swapSATAorSASHDDs

•Opticaldrive
–Uptotwoopticaldrives

–Theserverhastwoopticaldrivebays.Theloweropticaldrivebayis

installedwithaSATAopticaldrive.

•Tapedrive(availableonsomemodels)
YourserversupportsRDXandLTOtapedrivesthatenableyoutostore

dataontapedrivemedia.Toinstallorremoveatapedrive,see“Installing
atapedrive”onpage70

.

Notes:

–Iftheserverhasonlyonetapedriveinstalled,ensurethattheoptical

driveisinstalledinthelowerbay(theopticaldrivebay1).

–IfyourserverisinstalledwithaWindowsServeroperatingsystem,you

canusetheWindowsBackupprogramtobackupthedatastoredon
tapedrivemedia.Fordetailedinformation,refertotheuserguideofthe
tapedrive.Theuserguideisavailablefordownloadat:
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

Expansionslots

Yourserverhasfourexpansionslotsonthesystemboard.Fordetailed
information,see“Systemboardcomponents”onpage30.

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Input/Output(I/O)features

•Frontpanel

–TwoUSB3.0connectors

•Rearpanel:

–VideoGraphicsArray(VGA)DB-15connector
–SixUSB3.0connectors
–RJ-45Ethernetconnector
–DisplayPort®connector
–Serialconnector
–Audioline-inconnector
–Audioline-outconnector
–Microphoneconnector

EthernetconnectivityThereisoneRJ-45Ethernetconnectorontherearpanelwith10megabits

persecond(Mbps),100Mbps,or1000Mbpsnetworkconnectivity.Formore
information,see“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage15.

Securityfeatures•Serverlocks(see“Serverlocks”onpage17)

•Administratorpasswordandpower-onpasswordtohelpprotect

unauthorizedaccesstotheserver(see“Usingpasswords”onpage38)

•ThinkServerTrustedPlatformModule(TPM),whichisasecuritychip,to

helpenhanceserversecurity

•Hot-swapredundantpowersuppliestohelpavoidsignificantinterruption

totheoperationofthesystemwhenapowersupplyfails(availableon
somemodels)

•Intrusionswitchthatinformsyouthroughaneventinthesystemeventlog

(SEL)whentheservercoverisnotproperlyinstalledorclosed

Basicsystemmanagementfeatures

•Abilitytostorethepower-onself-test(POST)hardwaretestresults

•BIOSSetupUtilityprogram

TheBIOSSetupUtilityprogramhelpsyouviewtheserverinformationand
configuretheserverinthepre-operatingsystemenvironment.See“Using
theSetupUtilityprogram”onpage35.

•Hot-swapfeature

Somemodelssupporthot-swapstoragedrivesandhot-swapredundant
powersupplies.Withthehot-swapfeature,youcaninstall,remove,or
replaceastoragedriveorafailingpowersupplywithoutturningoffthe
server.

•PrebootExecutionEnvironment(PXE)

TheIntelPXEtechnologyenablesyoutostartyourcomputers,loadan
operatingsystem,ordeployexecutableimagesfromaremoteserverby
usinganetworkinterface.Theoperationcanbedoneindependentlyof
localdatastoragedevices(suchasHDDs)orinstalledoperatingsystems.

•RedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)

YourserversupportsonboardSATAsoftwareRAID.IfarequiredRAID
cardisinstalled,yourserveralsosupportsadvancedSATA/SAShardware
RAIDconfigurations.Fordetailedinformation,see“ConfiguringRAID”
onpage44

.

•Statuslight-emittingdiodes(LEDs)anddiagnosticLEDs

FormoreinformationabouttheLEDsforyourserver,refertotherelated
topicsin“Componentlocations”onpage11

.

•Softwareprograms

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Formoreinformationaboutthesoftwareprograms,see“Software
programs”onpage10.

Operatingenvironment

Thefollowingtableprovidesinformationabouttheoperatingenvironmentforyourserver.

Table1.Operatingenvironment

Airtemperature(operating)5°Cto35°C(41°Fto95°F)
Airtemperature(storage)-40°Cto60°C(-40°Fto140°F)inoriginalshippingpackage
Humidity(operating)8%to80%(non-condensing)
Humidity(storage)10%to90%(non-condensing)

Altitude

0to3048m(0to10000ft)inanunpressurizedenvironment

Softwareprograms

Thistopicprovidesinformationaboutthesoftwareprogramsthatyoucanusetosetup,use,andmaintain
theserver.

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

Fordetailedinformationaboutusingtheprogram,refertothehelpsystemoruserguideoftheprogram.

ThinkServerEasyStartup

TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramsimplifiestheprocessofconfiguringRAIDandinstallingsupported
MicrosoftWindowsandLinuxoperatingsystemsanddevicedriversonyourserver.Thisprogramisprovided
withyourserveronaself-starting(bootable)ThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.Theuserguidefortheprogramis
alsoontheDVDandcanbeaccesseddirectlyfromtheprograminterface.Fordetailedinformation,see
“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage41

.

ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater

TheThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdaterprogram(hereinafterreferredtoasFirmwareUpdater)
enablesyoutomaintainyourserverfirmwareuptodateandhelpsyouavoidunnecessaryserveroutages.
FirmwareUpdaterisprovidedontheLenovoSupportWebsite.

ToupdateyoursystemfirmwareusingFirmwareUpdater,dothefollowing:

Note:Beforedistributingfirmwareupdatestoaserver,ensurethatyourservercanrestartsuccessfully
withoutencounteringhardwareproblems.

1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpagetolocateFirmware
Updater.

2.DownloadtheISOimageforFirmwareUpdaterandtheTXTfilethatcontainstheinstallationinstructions.

3.UseanyCDorDVDburningsoftwaretocreateabootablediscwiththeISOimage.

4.PrinttheTXTfileandfollowtheinstructionstouseFirmwareUpdatertoupdateyoursystemfirmware.

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LenovoThinkServerPowerPlanner

TheLenovoThinkserverPowerPlannerprogramprovidesinformationaboutthepowerconsumptionand
electriccurrentcalculationbasedonthedifferentconfigurationsofserversandotherdevices.Theprogram
alsohelpstoplanserversanddevicesdeploymentinanefficientway.

FordetailedinformationaboutusingtheLenovoThinkServerPowerPlannerprogram,refertothehelp
systemoftheprogram.

LenovoThinkServerDiagnostics

TheLenovoThinkServerDiagnosticsprogramenablesyoutodiagnoseserverproblemsoffline,perform
somediagnostictests,andcollectsysteminformation.Examplesofthesysteminformationincludebasic
operating-systeminformation,hardwareinformation,SEL,RAIDlog,andsoon.Dependingonthemodel,
yourservermightcomewithoneofthefollowingdiagnosticprogrameditions:

•LenovoThinkServerDiagnosticsEmbeddedEdition

•LenovoThinkServerDiagnosticsStandaloneEdition

FormoreinformationaboutLenovoThinkServerDiagnostics,goto
http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/lenovodiagnosticsolutions/downloads.LocatetheLenovoThinkServer

DiagnosticssectionatthebottomoftheWebpage.Then,clickthedesiredlinkformoreinformation.

LenovoT oolsCenterSuiteCLI

LenovoToolsCenterSuiteCLIconsistsofindividualapplicationmodulesthatutilizeacommand-lineinterface
(CLI)tohelpyoumanageservers.Withtheinventoryapplicationmodule,LenovoToolsCenterSuiteCLI
enablesyoutogetinventoryandsysteminformationforThinkServerservers.

FormoreinformationaboutLenovoToolsCenterSuiteCLI,goto:
https://support.lenovo.com/solutions/HT116433?LinkTrack=Solr

Componentlocations

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocateyourservercomponents.

Machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabel

WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachinetype,model,andserialnumberinformationhelpssupport
technicianstoidentifyyourserverandprovidefasterservice.

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Thefollowingillustrationisasampleofthemachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabelontheserver.

M

T-M X

X

XX

-

X

XX

S

/

N

X

XX

X

X

X

X

MT-M XXXX -XXX

S /N XXXXXXX

Figure1.Machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabel

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Frontviewoftheserver

1

2

3

4

5

6

0

1

2

3

Thefrontviewoftheservervariesbymodel.Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightly
differentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

Figure2.Servermodelswith3.5-inchdrivebays

ItemDescription

1Frontpanel
2Opticaldrivebay2
3Opticaldrivebay1
4Frontdoorlock

5Frontdoor

63.5-inch-drivebays

See“Frontpanel”onpage14.
Theopticaldrivebay2isforasecondaryopticaldrive.
Theopticaldrivebay1isforanopticaldriveoratapedrive.
YoucanlockthefrontdoortoprotecttheHDDcagesfromunauthorizedaccess.

Thefrontdoorisavailableonsomemodels.
Thenumberoftheinstalleddrivesinyourservervariesbymodel.Thevacant

drivebaysareoccupiedbydummytraysorcoveredbyanEMI-protectivepanel.
Whenyouinstalldrives,followtheorderofthedrivebaynumbers.

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Frontpanel

1 2 3 4

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthecontrol,connectors,andLEDsonthefrontpaneloftheserver.Tolocate
thefrontpanel,see“Frontviewoftheserver”onpage13.

Figure3.Frontpanel

1PowerbuttonwithpowerstatusLED2HDDstatusLED
3NetworkInterfaceController(NIC)statusLED4FrontUSB3.0connectors(2)

1PowerbuttonwithpowerstatusLED

Youcanpressthepowerbuttontoturnonorturnofftheserver.ThepowerstatusLEDhelpsyouto
determinethecurrentpowerstatus.

PowerstatusLEDDescription

Green

Off

Theserverison.

Theserverisoff.

2HDDstatusLED

TheHDDstatusLEDhelpsyoutodeterminethestatusoftheHDDactivity.

Note:TheHDDstatusLEDisavailableonservermodelswithoutadiscreteRAIDcardinstalled.

HDDstatusLEDDescription

Off

Blinkinggreen

3NICstatusLED

TheHDDisnotinuse.

TheHDDisactiveanddataisbeingtransferred.

TheNICstatusLEDindicatestheLANstatusfortheEthernetconnectorontherearpaneloftheserver.

NICstatusLED

Green

Off

Blinkinggreen

4FrontUSB3.0connectors(2)

TheserverisconnectedtoaLAN.

TheserverisdisconnectedfromaLAN.

TheLANisconnectedandactive.

Description

UsedtoattachaUSB-compatibledevice,suchasaUSBkeyboard,mouse,scanner,orprinter.Ifyouhave
morethaneightUSBdevices,youcanpurchaseaUSBhub,whichyoucanusetoconnectadditional
USBdevices.

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Rearviewoftheserver

5 6 7 8

3 4

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatetheconnectorsandcomponentsontherearofyour
server.Thefollowingillustrationshowstherearviewoftheserverwithascrew-secured,non-hot-swap
powersupplyassembly.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

Figure4.Rearviewoftheserver

1Powercordconnector
3VGAconnector(DB-15)
5USB3.0connectors(4)6USB3.0connectors(2)
7Ethernetconnector(RJ-45)
9Audioline-outconnector10Audioline-inconnector
11Expansioncardarea

2Serialconnector
4DisplayPortconnector

8Microphoneconnector

Yourservermodelmighthaveoneortwohot-swapredundantpowersupplies.Eachhot-swapredundant
powersupplyhasonepowercordconnectorontherearoftheserver.Foreachhot-swapredundantpower
supply,theremightbeoneortwostatusLEDsonthepowersupplynearthepowercordconnector.For
informationaboutthestatusLEDs,see“Hot-swappowersupplystatusLEDs”onpage24.

1Powercordconnectors

Usedtoconnectthepowercord.

2Serialconnector

Usedtoattachadevicethatusesa9-pinserialconnector.

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3VGAconnector(DB-15)

UsedtoattachaVGA-compatiblevideodevice,suchasaVGAmonitor.

4DisplayPortconnector

Usedtoattachahigh-performancemonitor,adirect-drivemonitor,orotherdevicesthatuseaDisplayPort
connector.

5USB3.0connectors(4)

6USB3.0connectors(2)

UsedtoattachaUSB-compatibledevice,suchasaUSBkeyboard,mouse,scanner,orprinter.Ifyouhave
morethaneightUSBdevices,youcanpurchaseaUSBhub,whichyoucanusetoconnectadditional
USBdevices.

7Ethernetconnector(RJ-45)

UsedtoattachanEthernetcableforaLAN.TheEthernetconnectorhastwostatusLEDstohelpyouidentify
theEthernetconnectivity,activity,andconnectionspeed.

EthernetstatusLED

1Connectionspeed

2Linkandactivity

8Microphoneconnector

Status

Blinkingorange

Blinkingyellow

Theconnectionspeedis1000Mbps.

Green

Off

Yellow

Off

Theconnectionspeedis100Mbps.

Theconnectionspeedis10Mbps.

TheserverisconnectedtoaLAN.

TheserverisdisconnectedfromaLAN.

TheLANisconnectedandactive.

Description

Usedtoattachamicrophonetoyourserverwhenyouwanttorecordsoundorifyouusespeech-recognition
software.

9Audioline-outconnector

Usedtosendaudiosignalsfromthecomputertoexternaldevices,suchaspoweredstereospeakers
(speakerswithbuilt-inamplifiers),headphones,multimediakeyboards,ortheaudioline-inconnectorona
stereosystemorotherexternalrecordingdevice.

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