Lenovo X3250 M6 User Manual

LenovoSystemx3250M6
InstallationandServiceGuide

MachineTypes:3633and3943

Note

Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,readthegeneralinformationinAppendixD
“Gettinghelpandtechnicalassistance”onpage659,AppendixE“Notices”onpage663,thesafety
information,warranties,andlicensesinformationontheLenovoWebsiteat:
https://support.lenovo.com/documents/LNVO-DOCS

SecondEdition(September2016)

©CopyrightLenovo2016.

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

Contents

Safety..................v

Safetystatements..............vi

Chapter1.Documentationandnotice

types...................1

Relateddocumentation............1

Noticesinthisdocument...........1

Chapter2.AbouttheLenovoSystem

x3250M6server.............3

Serverfeaturesandspecifications........4

Whatyourserveroffers............7

Reliability,Availability,andServiceability....10

Turningonorturningofftheserver.......11

Turningontheserver..........11

Turningofftheserver..........11

Chapter3.Componentlocations...13

Frontview................13

Rearview.................15

Operatorinformationpanel..........16

Servercomponents.............17

System-boardconnectors..........19

System-boardswitchesandjumpers......20

System-boardLEDs............22

Chapter4.Configuration

information..............23

Updatingthefirmware............23

Configuringtheserver............24

UsingtheServerGuideSetupandInstallation

CD.................25

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram......26

UsingtheBootManagerprogram.....32

Startingthebackupserverfirmware....32

UpdateXpressSystemPackInstaller....32

ChangingthePowerPolicyoptiontothe
defaultsettingsafterloadingUEFIdefaults..32

UsingtheIntegratedManagementModuleII

(IMM2)................33

Usingtheremotepresenceandblue-screen

capturefeatures............34

Usingtheembeddedhypervisor......35

Ethernetcontrollerinformation.......36

EnablingFeaturesonDemandEthernetand

DemandRAIDsoftware.........36

AccessingRAIDconfigurationutility....36

LenovoT oolsCenterSuiteCLIprogram...37

UsingLenovoXClarityAdministrator....37

UpdatingtheUniversalUniqueIdentifier

(UUID)................38

UpdatingtheDMI/SMBIOSdata......40

ConfiguringonboardSATAsoftwareRAID....42

EnablingtheonboardSATARAID

functionality..............42

CreatingRAIDvolumes.........42

DeletingRAIDvolumes.........43

Markingdisksasspare.........43

Chapter5.Troubleshooting......45

Starthere.................45

Diagnosingaproblem..........45

Openinganonlineservicerequest.....47

Servicebulletins..............47

Checkoutprocedure............48

Precautionsbeforeperformingthecheckout

procedure...............48

Performingthecheckoutprocedure....48

Diagnostictools..............49

Lightpathdiagnostics..........51

ErrorLEDs..............51

Power-supplyLEDs...........52

SystempulseLEDs...........53

Eventlogs...............54

POST................56

DynamicSystemAnalysis........56

Automatedservicerequest(callhome).....58

ElectronicServiceAgent.........58

Errormessages..............59

Troubleshootingbysymptom.........59

Generalproblems............59

Opticaldriveproblems..........60

Harddiskdriveproblems.........60

Hypervisorproblems..........62

Intermittentproblems..........62

Keyboard,mouse,orUSB-deviceproblems.63

Memoryproblems...........63

Monitorproblems............64

Networkconnectionproblems.......66

Optional-deviceproblems........66

Operatingsystembootproblem......66

Powerproblems............67

Serialportproblems...........68

ServerGuideproblems..........68

Softwareproblems...........69

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USBconnectorproblems.........69

Solvingpowerproblems...........69

SolvingEthernetcontrollerproblems......70

Solvingundeterminedproblems........70

Problemdeterminationtips..........71

Recoveringtheserverfirmware(UEFIupdate

failure)..................72

In-bandmanualrecoverymethod.....73

In-bandautomatedbootrecoverymethod..73

Out-of-bandmethod..........74

Automatedbootrecovery(ABR)........74

Nx-bootfailure...............74

Chapter6.Partslisting,Lenovo

Systemx3250M6...........75

Replaceableservercomponents........75

Structuralparts.............81

Powercords...............82

Chapter7.Removingandinstalling

servercomponents..........85

Beforeremovingorinstallingservercomponents.85

Systemreliabilityguidelines........85

Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.85

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....86

Removingandinstallingservercomponents...86

Removingandinstallingstructuralparts...86

RemovingandinstallingTier1CRUs....94

RemovingandinstallingTier2CRUs....143

Internalcablerouting..........156

Completingthepartsreplacement.....170

InstructionsforBusinessPartners.....171

SendingDSAdatatoLenovo.......171

Returningadeviceorcomponent.....172

AppendixA.IntegratedManagement
ModuleII(IMM2)errormessages.173

IMMEventsthatautomaticallynotifySupport..174

ListofIMMevents.............177

AppendixB.UEFI(POST)error

codes................489

ListofUEFIevents.............489

AppendixC.DSAdiagnostictest

results................501

DSABroadcomnetworktestresults......501

TestresultsfortheDSABroadcomnetwork

test.................501

DSABrocadetestresults..........511

TestresultsfortheDSABrocadetest....511

DSAcheckpointpaneltestresults.......520

TestresultsfortheDSAcheckpointpanel

test.................520

DSACPUstresstestresults.........522

TestresultsfortheDSACPUstresstest...522

DSAEmulexadaptertestresults........525

TestresultsfortheDSAEmulexadapter

test.................525

DSAEXAportpingtestresults........529

TestresultsfortheDSAEXAportpingtest..529

DSAharddrivetestresults..........532

TestresultsfortheDSAharddrivetest...532

DSAIntelnetworktestresults.........533

TestresultsfortheDSAIntelnetworktest..533

DSALSIharddrivetestresults........540

TestresultsfortheDSALSIharddrivetest..540

DSAMellanoxadaptertestresults.......541

TestresultsfortheDSAMellanoxadapter

test.................542

DSAmemoryisolationtestresults.......544

TestresultsfortheDSAmemoryisolation

test.................544

DSAmemorystresstestresults........622

TestresultsfortheDSAmemorystresstest..622

DSANvidiaGPUtestresults.........625

TestresultsfortheDSANvidiaGPUtest...626

DSAopticaldrivetestresults.........632

TestresultsfortheDSAopticaldrivetest..632

DSAsystemmanagementtestresults.....637

TestresultsfortheDSAsystemmanagement

test.................637

DSAtapedrivetestresults..........653

TestresultsfortheDSAtapedrivetest...653

AppendixD.Gettinghelpand

technicalassistance........659

Beforeyoucall...............659

Usingthedocumentation..........660

GettinghelpandinformationfromtheWorldWide

Web...................660

HowtosendDSAdata...........660

Creatingapersonalizedsupportwebpage...660

Softwareserviceandsupport.........661

Hardwareserviceandsupport........661

Taiwanproductservice...........661

AppendixE.Notices.........663

Trademarks................664

Importantnotes..............664

Recyclinginformation............665

Particulatecontamination..........665

Telecommunicationregulatorystatement....665

Electronicemissionnotices..........666

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FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)

statement...............666

IndustryCanadaClassAemissioncompliance

statement...............666

Avisdeconformitéàlaréglementation

d'IndustrieCanada...........666

AustraliaandNewZealandClassA

statement...............666

EuropeanUnionEMCDirectiveconformance

statement...............666

GermanyClassAstatement.......667

Japaneseelectromagneticcompatibility

statements..............668

KoreaCommunicationsCommission(KCC)

statement...............668

RussiaElectromagneticInterference(EMI)

ClassAstatement...........669

People'sRepublicofChinaClassAelectronic

emissionstatement...........669

TaiwanClassAcompliancestatement...669

TaiwanBSMIRoHSdeclaration......670

Index.................671

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Safety

Beforeinstallingthisproduct,readtheSafetyInformation.

Antesdeinstalaresteproduto,leiaasInformaçõesdeSegurança.

Læssikkerhedsforskrifterne,førduinstallererdetteprodukt.

Leesvoordatuditproductinstalleerteerstdeveiligheidsvoorschriften.

Ennenkuinasennattämäntuotteen,lueturvaohjeetkohdastaSafetyInformation.

Avantd'installerceproduit,lisezlesconsignesdesécurité.

VorderInstallationdiesesProduktsdieSicherheitshinweiselesen.

Primadiinstallarequestoprodotto,leggereleInformazionisullaSicurezza.

Lessikkerhetsinformasjonen(SafetyInformation)førduinstallererdetteproduktet.

Antesdeinstalaresteproduto,leiaasInformaçõessobreSegurança.

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Antesdeinstalaresteproducto,lealainformacióndeseguridad.

Lässäkerhetsinformationeninnanduinstallerardenhärprodukten.

Safetystatements

Thesestatementsprovidethecautionanddangerinformationthatisusedinthisdocumentation.

Important:Eachcautionanddangerstatementinthisdocumentationislabeledwithanumber.Thisnumber
isusedtocrossreferenceanEnglish-languagecautionordangerstatementwithtranslatedversionsofthe
cautionordangerstatementintheSafetyInformationdocument.

Forexample,ifacautionstatementislabeledStatement1,translationsforthatcautionstatementareinthe
SafetyInformationdocumentunderStatement1.

Besuretoreadallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentationbeforeyouperformtheprocedures.
Readanyadditionalsafetyinformationthatcomeswithyoursystemoroptionaldevicebeforeyouinstall
thedevice.

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Statement1

DANGER

Electricalcurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.

Toavoidashockhazard:

•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orreconfiguration
ofthisproductduringanelectricalstorm.

•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.

•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.

•Whenpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.

•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceoffire,water,orstructuraldamage.

•Disconnecttheattachedpowercords,telecommunicationssystems,networks,andmodems
beforeyouopenthedevicecovers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationand
configurationprocedures.

•Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingtablewheninstalling,moving,or
openingcoversonthisproductorattacheddevices.

ToConnect:ToDisconnect:

1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,attachallcablestodevices.

3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.

4.Attachpowercordstooutlet.

5.TurndeviceON.

1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlet.

3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.

4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.

Statement2

CAUTION:
Whenreplacingthelithiumbattery,useonlyPartNumber33F8354oranequivalenttypebattery
recommendedbythemanufacturer .Ifyoursystemhasamodulecontainingalithiumbattery,replace
itonlywiththesamemoduletypemadebythesamemanufacturer.Thebatterycontainslithiumand
canexplodeifnotproperlyused,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

CAUTION:Usesafepracticeswhenlifting.

≥18kg(39.7lb)≥32kg(70.5lb)≥55kg(121.2lb)

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Statement5

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

Statement6

CAUTION:
Ifyouinstallastrain-reliefbracketoptionovertheendofthepowercordthatisconnectedtothe
device,youmustconnecttheotherendofthepowercordtoaneasilyaccessiblepowersource.

Statement8

CAUTION:
Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.

Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabel
attached.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethesecomponents.Ifyoususpectaproblemwith
oneoftheseparts,contactaservicetechnician.

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Statement12

CAUTION:
Thefollowinglabelindicatesahotsurfacenearby.

Statement26

CAUTION:
Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mounteddevices.

Statement27

CAUTION:
Hazardousmovingpartsarenearby.

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RackSafetyInformation,Statement2

DANGER

•Alwayslowerthelevelingpadsontherackcabinet.

•Alwaysinstallstabilizerbracketsontherackcabinet.

•Alwaysinstallserversandoptionaldevicesstartingfromthebottomoftherackcabinet.

•Alwaysinstalltheheaviestdevicesinthebottomoftherackcabinet.

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Chapter1.Documentationandnoticetypes

Thistopicprovidesgeneraldescriptionsofthevariousdocumentationandnoticesforyourserverand
instructionsonhowtoobtainallthedocumentation.

Relateddocumentation

Refertothedocumentationinthistopictohelpyouuseandmaintainyourserver.

ThisInstallationandServiceGuidecontainsgeneralinformationabouttheserverincludinghowtosetupand
cabletheserver,howtoinstallsupportedoptionaldevices,howtoconfiguretheserver,andinformationto
helpyousolveproblemsyourselfandinformationforservicetechnicians.Themostrecentversionofthe
InstallationandServiceGuideisalwaysavailableat:
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systemx/documentation/index.jsp

Forsafetyinformation,warranties,licenses,andproductdocumentation,goto:
https://support.lenovo.com/documents/LNVO-DOCS

Forwarrantylookup(type,duration,status),goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/warranty

TheT oolsCenterforSystemxandBladeCenterisanonlineinformationcenterthatcontainsinformation
abouttoolsforupdating,managing,anddeployingfirmware,devicedrivers,andoperatingsystems.The
ToolsCenterforSystemxandBladeCenterisathttp://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/toolsctr/v1r0/.

Theservermighthavefeaturesthatarenotdescribedinthedocumentationthatyoureceivedwiththe
server.Thedocumentationmightbeupdatedoccasionallytoincludeinformationaboutthosefeatures,or
technicalupdatesmightbeavailabletoprovideadditionalinformationthatisnotincludedintheserver
documentation.TheseupdatesareavailablefromtheLenovowebsite.Tocheckforupdates,goto
http://www.lenovo.com/support.

Noticesinthisdocument

ThecautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentarealsointhemultilingualSafetyInformation
document,whichisavailableathttps://support.lenovo.com/documents/LNVO-DOCS.Eachstatementis
numberedforreferencetothecorrespondingstatementinyourlanguageintheSafetyInformationdocument.

Thefollowingnoticesandnoticesareusedinthisdocument:

•Note:Thesenoticesprovideimportanttips,guidance,oradvice.

•Important:Thesenoticesprovideinformationoradvicethatmighthelpyouavoidinconvenientor
problemsituations.

•Attention:Thesenoticesindicatepotentialdamagetoprograms,devices,ordata.Anattentionnoticeis
placedjustbeforetheinstructionorsituationinwhichdamagemightoccur.

•CAUTION:Thesenoticesindicatesituationsthatcanbepotentiallyhazardoustoyou.Acautionnoticeis
placedjustbeforethedescriptionofapotentiallyhazardousprocedure,step,orsituation.

•DANGER:Thesenoticesindicatesituationsthatcanbepotentiallylethalorextremelyhazardousto
you.Adangernoticeisplacedjustbeforethedescriptionofapotentiallylethalorextremelyhazardous
procedure,step,orsituation.

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Chapter2.AbouttheLenovoSystemx3250M6server

Thischapterprovidesasummaryofserverfeatures,technologiestheserveroffers,andinstructionson
turningonandturningofftheserver.

Generalinformation

TheLenovoSystemx3250M6serverisa1-U
processing.Thishigh-performance,multi-coreserverisideallysuitedfornetworkingenvironmentsthat
requiresuperiormicroprocessorperformance,input/output(I/O)flexibility,andhighmanageability.

Thehot-swapservermodelssupportuptoeight2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrivesorfour3.5-inch
hot-swapharddiskdrives.Thesimple-swapservermodelssupportuptoeight2.5-inchsimple-swap
harddiskdrivesorfour3.5-inchsimple-swapharddiskdrives.TheLenovoSystemx3250M6server
supports2.5-inchhot-swaporsimple-swapSerialAttachedSCSI(SAS)orSATAharddiskdrives,or3.5-inch
hot-swapSASorSATAharddiskdrives,or3.5-inchsimple-swapSATAharddiskdrives.

Foralistofsupportedoptionaldevicesfortheserver,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/serverproven/

Recordinformationabouttheserverinthefollowingtable.

Table1.Recordofthesysteminformation

ProductnameMachinetypesModelnumberSerialnumber

LenovoSystemx3250M6
server

Type3633and3943

1

-highrackmodelserverforhigh-volumenetworktransaction

ThemodelnumberandserialnumberareontheIDlabelontherackreleaselatchoftheserver,asshownin
thefollowingillustration.

Figure1.IDlabelonthefrontoftheserver

Performance,easeofuse,reliability,andexpansioncapabilitieswerekeyconsiderationsinthedesignof
theserver.Thesedesignfeaturesmakeitpossibleforyoutocustomizethesystemhardwaretomeetyour
needstodayandprovideflexibleexpansioncapabilitiesforthefuture.

BusinessPartnersmustalsocompletethestepsin“InstructionsforBusinessPartners”onpage171

1.Racksaremeasuredinverticalincrementsof4.45cm(1.75inches)each.Eachincrementiscalleda"U."A1-U-high

deviceis1.75inchestall

.

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Warrantyandserviceinformation

Theservercomeswithalimitedwarranty.Forinformationaboutthetermsofthewarrantyandgettingservice
andassistance,seetheLenovoWarrantyInformationdocumentthatcomeswiththeserver.

Thesystemservicelabel,whichisonthecoveroftheserver,providesaQRcodeformobileaccesstoservice
information.YoucanscantheQRcodeusingaQRcodereaderandscannerwithamobiledeviceandget
quickaccesstotheLenovoServiceInformationWebsite.TheLenovoServiceInformationWebsiteprovides
additionalinformationforpartsinstallationandreplacementvideos,anderrorcodesforserversupport.

Iffirmwareanddocumentationupdatesareavailable,youcandownloadthemfromtheLenovoWebsite.
Theservermighthavefeaturesthatarenotdescribedinthedocumentationthatcomeswiththeserver,and
thedocumentationmightbeupdatedoccasionallytoincludeinformationaboutthosefeatures,ortechnical
updatesmightbeavailabletoprovideadditionalinformationthatisnotincludedintheserverdocumentation.
Tocheckforupdates,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.

Youcanobtainup-to-dateinformationabouttheserverandotherLenovoserverproductsat
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/systems/.Athttp://www.lenovo.com/support,youcancreateapersonalized
supportpagebyidentifyingLenovoproductsthatareofinteresttoyou.Fromthispersonalizedpage,you
cansubscribetoweeklyemailnotificationsaboutnewtechnicaldocuments,searchforinformationand
downloads,andaccessvariousadministrativeservices.

Technologiesandsoftwareinformation

TheservercontainsX-Architecturenextgenerationtechnologies,whichhelpincreaseperformanceand
reliability.Formoreinformation,see“Whatyourserveroffers”onpage7and“Reliability,Availability,and
Serviceability”onpage10.

IfyouparticipateintheLenovoclientreferenceprogram,youcanshareinformationaboutyour
useoftechnology,bestpractices,andinnovativesolutions;buildaprofessionalnetwork;andgain
visibilityforyourbusiness.FormoreinformationabouttheLenovoclientreferenceprogram,goto
http://www.ibm.com/ibm/clientreference/.

Serverfeaturesandspecifications

Thefollowinginformationisasummaryoftheserverfeaturesandspecifications.Dependingonthemodel,
somefeaturesmightnotbeavailable,orsomespecificationsmightvary.

Microprocessor(dependingonthemodel):

•OneIntel

®

quad-core(Xeon

series)microprocessor

•Multi-chippackagemicroprocessorarchitecture

•DesignedforLandGridArray(LGA)1151socket

•Scalableuptofourcores

•SupportIntelFlexMemoryTechnology

Forthespecifictypeandspeedoftheservermicroprocessor,viewtheinformationintheSetupUtility
program.See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage26

Foralistofsupportedmicroprocessors,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/serverproven/

®

E3-1200v5series)ordual-core(Pentium

®

series,Celeron

®

.

,orCore

™

i3

Memory:

•Minimum:4GB

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•Maximum:64GB

•Types:PC4-17000(dual-rank),2133MHz,errorcorrectingcode(ECC),double-data-rate4(DDR4)
unbuffereddualinlinememorymodules(DIMMs)only

•Slots:fourDIMMslots,two-wayinterleaved

Note:Whena4GBormoreofmemory(physicalorlogical)isinstalled,partofthememoryisreserved
forvarioussystemresourcesandisunavailabletotheoperatingsystem.Theamountofmemorythat
isreservedforsystemresourcesdependsontheoperatingsystem,theserverconfiguration,and
theconfiguredPCIoptions.

Opticaldrive:

•UltraSlimDVD-ROMcombo

•Multi-burner

Harddiskdriveexpansionbays(dependingonthemodel):

•Four2.5-inchhot-swapSAS/SATAharddiskdrivebays

•Four2.5-inchsimple-swapSAS/SATAharddiskdrivebays

•Eight2.5-inchhot-swapSAS/SATAharddiskdrivebays

•Eight2.5-inchsimple-swapSAS/SATAharddiskdrivebays

•Four3.5-inchhot-swapSAS/SATAharddiskdrivebays

•Four3.5-inchsimple-swapSATAharddiskdrivebays

Attention:Asageneralconsideration,donotmixstandard512byteandadvanced4KBformatdrives
inthesameRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)arraybecausedoingsomightleadto
potentialperformanceissues.

PeripheralComponentInterconnect(PCI)Expressexpansionslots:

TheserversupportstwoPCIeriserslotsontherisercard:

•Slot1:dedicatedtotheServeRAIDM1210SAS/SATAcontroller

•Slot2:supportsonePCIExpressGen3x8half-length,full-heightadapter

Powersupply(dependingonthemodel):

•Onefixed300-wattpowersupply

•Oneortwo460-wattpowersupplies(hot-swapwhentwoinstalled)

RAIDcontroller:

ServeRAIDC110capabilitiesthatsupportRAIDlevels0,1,5,and10

Integratedfunctions:

•IntegratedManagementModuleII(IMM2),whichconsolidatesmultiplemanagementfunctionsina
singlechip

•Inteli350-AM2GigabitEthernetcontrollerandWakeonLANsupport

•UniversalSerialBus(USB):
–TwoUSB3.0connectorsonthefront

Note:DuetothelimitationofUSB3.0connectors,thefrontUSBconnectorsarenotusable
fortheVMwareESXi5.5hypervisor.

–TwoUSB3.0connectorsontherear

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–OneUSB3.0internalconnectoronthesystemboardfortheUSBhypervisorkey

•Four-portintegratedSATAcontroller

•One-portintegratedSATAportfortheopticaldrive(optional)

•Oneserialportheader(functionalwithSerialPortUpgradeKitinstalled)

•Onevideographicsarray(VGA)connectorontherear

Videocontroller(integratedintoIMM2):

•MatroxG200eR2

•SVGAcompatiblevideocontroller

•AAVICAhardwarevideocompression

•Videomemorynotexpandable

•Maximumvideoresolution:1600x1200at75Hz

Size:

•1U

•Height:43mm(1.69inches)

•Depth:576mm(22.68inches)

•Width:
–WithoutElectronicIndustriesAssociation(EIA)brackets:434.6mm(17.11inches)

–WithEIAbrackets:482mm(18.98inches)

•Maximumweight:13.8kg(30.36lb)

Acousticalnoiseemissions:

Soundpower:5.4belsforbothidleandoperatingenvironment

Intheidleenvironment,theserverisonlyrunningtheoperatingsystem.Intheoperatingenvironment,
themicroprocessorisactiveandthethermaldesignpower(TDP)isoccupied50%.

Thenoiseemissionlevelstatedisthedeclaredupperlimitsoundpowerlevel,inbels,forarandom
sampleofmachines.AllmeasurementsaremadeinaccordancewithISO7779andreportedin
conformancewithISO9296.

Environment:

•Airtemperature:
–Serveron:10°Cto35°C(50.0°Fto95.0°F);altitude:0mto914.4m(0ftto3000ft)

–Serveron:10°Cto32°C(50.0°Fto89.6°F);altitude:914.4mto2133.6m(3000ftto7000ft)
–Serveron:10°Cto28°C(50.0°Fto83°F);altitude:2133.6mto3050m(7000ftto10000ft)
–Serveroff:10°Cto43°C(50°Fto109.4°F)
–Shipping:-40°Cto60°C(-40°Fto140°F)

•Humidity:8%to80%

•Particulatecontamination:
Airborneparticulatesandreactivegasesactingaloneorincombinationwithotherenvironmental
factorssuchashumidityortemperaturemightposearisktotheserver.Forinformationaboutthe
limitsforparticulatesandgases,see“Particulatecontamination”onpage665

.

Whentheoperatingtemperatureenhancementkitisinstalled,thetemperatureresponseforthefan
speedcontrolismoreaccurate.

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Heatoutput:

•Minimumconfiguration:143BTUperhour(42watts)

•Maximumconfiguration:710BTUperhour(208watts)

Electricalinput:

•Sine-waveinput(50Hzto60Hz)required

•Inputvoltagelowrange:
–Minimum:100Vac

–Maximum:127Vac

•Inputvoltagehighrange:
–Minimum:200Vac

–Maximum:240Vac

•Inputkilovolt-amperes(kVA):
–Minimum:0.042kVA

–Maximum:0.508kVA

Note:Powerconsumptionandheatoutputvarydependingonthenumberandtypeofoptionalfeatures
installedandthepower-managementoptionalfeaturesinuse.

Whatyourserveroffers

Theserveroffersthefollowingfeaturesandtechnologies:

•DynamicSystemAnalysis(DSA)
TheservercomeswiththeDynamicSystemAnalysis(DSA)Prebootdiagnosticprogramstoredinthe

integratedUSBmemoryontheserver.DSAcollectsandanalyzessysteminformationtoaidindiagnosing
serverproblems,aswellasofferingarichsetofdiagnostictestsonthemajorcomponentsofthe
server.DSAcreatesaDSAlog,whichisachronologicallyorderedmergeofthesystem-eventlog(as
theIPMIeventlog),theIntegratedManagementModuleII(IMM2)eventlog(astheASMeventlog),and
theoperating-systemeventlogs.Y oucansendtheDSAlogasafiletoLenovoSupportorviewthe
informationasatextfileorHypertextMarkupLanguage(HTML)file.

•FeaturesonDemand
IftheFeaturesonDemandfeatureisintegratedintheserverorinanoptionaldevicethatisinstalledin

theserver,youcanpurchaseanactivationkeytoactivatethefeature.ForinformationaboutFeatures
onDemand,gotohttps://fod.lenovo.com/lkms.

•ServerGuideSetupandInstallationCD
YoucandownloadtheISOimageoftheCDfromtheWebsite,providesprogramstohelpyouset

uptheserverandinstallaWindowsoperatingsystem.TheServerGuideprogramdetectsinstalled
optionalhardwaredevicesandprovidesthecorrectconfigurationprogramsanddevicedrivers.Formore
informationabouttheServerGuideSetupandInstallationCD,see“UsingtheServerGuideSetupand
InstallationCD”onpage25

•LenovoXClarityAdministrator
LenovoXClarityAdministratorisacentralizedresource-managementsolutionthatenablesadministrators

todeployinfrastructurefasterandwithlesseffort.ThesolutionseamlesslyintegratesintoSystemx,
ThinkServer,andNeXtScaleservers,aswellastheFlexSystemconvergedinfrastructureplatform.

LenovoXClarityAdministratorprovidesthefollowingfeatures:

.

–Intuitivegraphicaluserinterface

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–Automateddiscoveryandinventory
–Firmwareupdatesandcompliance
–Configurationpatterns
–Baremetaldeployment
–Securitymanagement
–Upwardintegration
–Representationalstatetransfer(REST)applicationprogramminginterfacesandWindowsPowerShell
–Simplenetworkmanagementprotocol(SNMP),systemlog,ande-mailforwarding
Formoreinformation,see“UsingLenovoXClarityAdministrator”onpage37

.

•LenovoXClarityEnergyManager
LenovoXClarityEnergyManagerisatoolfordatacenterpowermanagement.Itmodelsthe

datacenterphysicalhierarchyandmonitorspowerandtemperatureattheserverlevelandthe
grouplevel.Byanalyzingpowerandtemperaturedata,LenovoXClarityEnergyManagerhelps
youimprovebusinesscontinuityandincreasepowerefficiency.Formoreinformation,goto
http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/downloads/ds101160.

•LenovoThinkServerPowerPlanner
TheLenovoThinkServerPowerPlannerprogramprovidespowerconsumptioninformationandelectric

currentcalculationbasedonthedifferentconfigurationsofserversandotherdevices.Theprogramalso
helpstoplanserversanddevicesdeploymentinanefficientway.

FormoreinformationaboutusingtheLenovoThinkServerPowerPlannerprogram,refertothehelp
systemoftheprogram.

•LenovoT oolsCenterSuiteCLI
LenovoToolsCenterSuiteCLIisacollectionofservermanagementtoolsthatutilizeacommand-line

interfaceprogramtomanagefirmware,hardware,andoperatingsystemsforCMM,IMM,and
Flex-IOMbasedsystemsusingtheapplications.LenovoToolsCenterSuiteCLIiscomprisedof
individualToolsCenterapplicationmodulesthatareeasilyupdated.Formoreinformation,goto
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/documents/LNVO-CENTER.

•IntegratedManagementModuleII(IMM2)
TheIntegratedManagementModuleII(IMM2)combinesserviceprocessorfunctions,videocontroller,

andremotepresenceandblue-screencapturefeaturesinasinglechip.TheIMM2providesadvanced
service-processorcontrol,monitoring,andalertingfunction.Ifanenvironmentalconditionexceedsa
thresholdorifasystemcomponentfails,theIMM2lightsLEDstohelpyoudiagnosetheproblem,records
theerrorintheIMM2eventlog,andalertsyoutotheproblem.Optionally,theIMM2alsoprovidesavirtual
presencecapabilityforremoteservermanagement.TheIMM2providesremoteservermanagement
throughthefollowingindustry-standardinterfaces:

–IntelligentPlatformManagementInterface(IPMI)2.0
–SimpleNetworkManagementProtocol(SNMP)3.0
–CommonInformationModel(CIM)
–Webbrowser
Formoreinformation,see“UsingtheIntegratedManagementModuleII(IMM2)”onpage33

IntegratedManagementModuleIIUser’sGuideat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

•Integratednetworksupport
Theservercomeswithanintegrateddual-portIntelGigabitEthernetcontroller,whichsupportsconnection

toa10Mbps,100Mbps,or1000Mbpsnetwork.Formoreinformation,see“Ethernetcontroller
information”onpage36

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andthe

•IntegratedT rustedPlatformModule(TPM)
Thisintegratedsecuritychipperformscryptographicfunctionsandstoresprivateandpublicsecurekeys.

ItprovidesthehardwaresupportfortheT rustedComputingGroup(TCG)specification.Y oucandownload
thesoftwaretosupporttheTCGspecification,whenthesoftwareisavailable.FordetailsabouttheTPM
implementation,gotohttp://www.ibm.com/systems/x/hardware/enterprise/index.html.Y oucanenable
TPMsupportthroughtheSystemSecuritymenuoftheSetupUtilityprogram.See“UsingtheSetup
Utilityprogram”onpage26

.

•Largedata-storagecapacityandhot-swapcapability
Theserversupportsamaximumofeight2.5-inchhot-swaporsimple-swapSerialAttachedSCSI(SAS)

orSerialATA(SATA)harddiskdrives,orfour3.5-inchhot-swaporsimple-swapSAS/SATAharddisk
drives,dependingontheservermodel.

•Largesystem-memorycapacity
Theserversupportsupto64GBofsystemmemory.Thememorycontrollersupportserrorcorrecting

code(ECC)foruptofourindustry-standardPC4-17000(DDR4-2133)UDIMMs.

•MobileaccesstotheLenovoServiceInformationWebsite
TheserverprovidesaQRcodeonthesystemservicelabel,whichisonthecoveroftheserver.Y oucan

scantheQRcodeusingaQRcodereaderandscannerwithamobiledevicetogetquickaccesstothe
LenovoServiceInformationWebsite.TheLenovoServiceInformationWebsiteprovidesadditional
informationforserversupport,suchaspartsinstallationandreplacementvideos,anderrorcodesfor
serversupport.

ThefollowingillustrationshowstheQRcode
http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/products/servers/lenovo-x86-servers/lenovo-system-x3250-m6

Figure2.QRcode

•Multi-coreprocessing
TheserversupportsanIntelPentium,Celeron,Corei3,orXeonE3-1200v5seriesmulti-core

microprocessor.

•PCIeadaptercapabilities
TheserverhastwoPCIeinterfaceslots.BothslotscansupportPCIExpressadapters.See“Installingan

adapter”onpage109

fordetailedinformation.

•Coolingandoptionalpowercapabilities
Theserversupportsfourspeed-controlledsimple-swapfansforafullconfiguration.Theservercomes

withone300-wattfixedpowersupply,orone460-watthot-swappowersupplyinstalled.Theserver
supportsamaximumoftwo460-watthot-swappowersupplies.Forredundancysupportonhot-swap
models,twopower-suppliesmustbeinstalledintheserver.Twopowersuppliesenablecontinued
operationifoneofthepowersuppliesfails.

•ServeRAIDsupport
ThestandardRAIDadapterprovidesRAIDlevels0,1,and10.AdditionaloptionalRAIDadaptersthat

provideRAIDlevel5areavailableforpurchase.TheServeRAIDM5200SeriesadaptersprovideRAID
level6ifaFeaturesonDemandupgradekeyforRAIDisavailable.

•System-managementcapabilities

Chapter2.AbouttheLenovoSystemx3250M6server9

TheservercomeswithanIntegratedManagementModuleII(IMM2).TheIMM2,whenusedwiththe
system-managementsoftwarethatcomeswiththeserver,enablesyoutomanagethefunctionsofthe
serverlocallyandremotely.TheIMM2alsoprovidessystemmonitor,eventrecord,andnetworkalert
capability.Thesystem-managementconnectorfortheIMM2isontherearoftheserver.

•UEFI-compliantserverfirmware
TheUnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)firmwareoffersseveralfeatures,includingUEFIversion

2.1compliance;enhancedreliability,availability,andserviceability(RAS),andbasicinput/outputsystem
(BIOS)compatibilitysupport.UEFIreplacesthetraditionalBIOSinterfacewithabetterBIOSanddefines
astandardinterfacebetweentheoperatingsystem,platformfirmware,andexternaldevices.Theserveris
capableofbootingUEFI-compliantoperatingsystems,BIOS-basedoperatingsystems,andBIOS-based
adaptersaswellasUEFI-compliantadapters.FormoreinformationaboutUEFI-compliantfirmware,goto:
http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5083207

Note:TheserverdoesnotsupportDiskOperatingSystem(DOS).

•VMwareESXiembeddedhypervisor
AnoptionalUSBflashdevicewithVMwareESXiembeddedhypervisorsoftwareisavailableforpurchase.

Hypervisorisvirtualizationsoftwarethatenablesmultipleoperatingsystemstorunonahostsystemat
thesametime.Formoreinformation,see“Usingtheembeddedhypervisor”onpage35

.

Reliability,Availability,andServiceability

Threeimportantcomputerdesignfeaturesarereliability,availability,andserviceability(RAS).TheRAS
featureshelptoensuretheintegrityofthedatathatisstoredontheserver,theavailabilityoftheserverwhen
youneedit,andtheeasewithwhichyoucandiagnoseandcorrectproblems.

YourserverhasthefollowingRASfeatures:

•3-yearpartsand3-yearlaborlimitedwarranty(MachineType3633)

•1-yearpartsand1-yearlaborlimitedwarranty(MachineType3943)

•BackupBIOSswitchingunderthecontroloftheIntegratedManagementModuleII(IMM2)

•24-hoursupportcenter

•CallHomeService

•FirstFailureDataCapture(FFDC)fordeterminingfailurerootcause

•ExtendedErrorHandling(EEH)forPCIehostandrootcomplex,PCIelink,andPCIeadapterfailures

•Power-supplyerrordetection

•VRDFaultDetection

•I/OFaultHandling

•MicroprocessorInternalErrorDetection

•MicroprocessorInternalThermalTrip

•Errorcorrectingcode(ECC)L2cacheandsystemmemory

•Redundanthot-swappowersupplies

•Hot-swapharddiskdrives

•Advancedmemoryfeatures:
–Single-bitmemoryerrordetection
–Single-bitmemoryerrorhardwarecorrection
–Multisingle-bitmemoryerrordetection

•MicroprocessorThrottling

•MemoryThermalThrottling

•PredictiveFailureAnalysis(PFA)alerts

•Integratedmanagementmodule(IMM)

•system-managementmonitoringthroughtheInter-IntegratedCircuit(IC)protocolbus

•Standbyvoltageforsystem-managementfeaturesandmonitoring

•PowermanagedandAdvancedConfigurationandPowerInterface(ACPI)compliant

•Power-onself-test(POST)

•System-errorlogging(POSTandIMM)

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•Errorcodesandmessages

•InformationandlightpathdiagnosticsLEDpanels

•MemorySPDandTruDDR4Initiative

•NICFailoverSupport

•Automaticrestartonnonmaskableinterrupt(NMI)

•ForceO/S-dump(NMIButton)

•BootfromUSBDevice

•RemoteSystemReboot

•Automaticerrorretryandrecovery

•ExcessiveTemperatureRecovery

•RestoredefaultCMOSsettingsbutton

•Vitalproductdata(VPD)uniqueidentifiersonbladeserverandallmajorelectroniccomponentswith
informationstoredinnonvolatilememoryforremoteviewing

•AmbientTemperaturemonitorsandalerts

•MemoryTemperaturemonitorsandalerts

•ProcessorT emperaturemonitorsandalerts

•UpgradeablePOST,UEFI,diagnostics,IMMfirmware,andread-onlymemory(ROM)residentcode,
locallyorovertheLAN

•On-BoardPre-BootDiagnostics

•EthernetDiagnostics

•RAIDDiagnostics

•InstallationandServiceGuide

Turningonorturningofftheserver

Whentheserverisconnectedtoanacpowersourcebutisnotturnedon,theoperatingsystemdoesnot
run,andallcorelogicexceptfortheIntegratedManagementModuleII(IMM2)isshutdown.

However,theservercanrespondtorequestsfromIntegratedManagementModuleII(IMM2),suchasa
remoterequesttoturnontheserver.Thepower-onLEDflashestoindicatethattheserverisconnectedto
acpowerbutisnotturnedon.

Turningontheserver

Approximately20secondsaftertheserverisconnectedtoacpower,oneormorefansmightstartrunningto
providecoolingandthepower-onbuttonLEDstartsblinkingquickly.Approximatelyonetothreeminutes
aftertheserverisconnectedtoacpower,thepower-controlbuttonbecomesactiveandtheblinkofthe
power-onbuttonLEDturnsslow.

Youcanturnontheserverbypressingthepower-controlbutton.

YoualsocanturnontheserverthroughtheWakeonLANfeatureifsupportedbytheoperatingsystem.You
cansendarequestthroughtheWakeonLANfeaturetoturnontheserverremotely.

Besides,ifapowerfailureoccurswhiletheserveristurnedon,theserverwillrestartautomaticallywhen
powerisrestored.

Turningofftheserver

Usethisinformationtoturnofftheserver.

Whenyouturnofftheserverandleaveitconnectedtoacpower,theservercanrespondtorequestsfrom
theIntegratedManagementModuleII(IMM2),suchasaremoterequesttoturnontheserver.Whilethe
serverremainsconnectedtoacpower,oneormorefansmightcontinuetorun.T oremoveallpowerfrom
theserver,youmustdisconnecttheserverfromthepowersource.

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Someoperatingsystemsrequireanorderlyshutdownbeforeyouturnofftheserver.Forinformationabout

1

2

shuttingdowntheoperatingsystem,seeyouroperating-systemdocumentationorhelpsystem.

CAUTION:
Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerswitchonthepowersupplydonotturnoff
theelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanonepower
cord.T oremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected
fromthepowersource.

Theservercanbeturnedoffinanyofthefollowingways:

•Youcanturnofftheserverfromtheoperatingsystem,ifyouroperatingsystemsupportsthisfeature.After
anorderlyshutdownoftheoperatingsystem,theserverturnsoffautomatically.

•Youcanpressthepower-controlbuttontostartanorderlyshutdownoftheoperatingsystemandturnoff
theserver,ifyouroperatingsystemsupportsthisfeature.

•Iftheoperatingsystemstopsfunctioning,youcanpressandholdthepower-controlbuttonformore
thanfoursecondstoturnofftheserver.

•TheservercanbeturnedoffthroughWakeonLAN.

Note:WhenyouinstallanyPCIeadapter,thepowercordsmustbedisconnectedfromthepowersource
beforeyouremovethePCIriser-cardassembly.Otherwise,theWakeonLANfeaturemightnotwork.

•TheIntegratedManagementModuleII(IMM2)canturnofftheserverasanautomaticresponsetoa
criticalsystemfailure.

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Chapter3.Componentlocations

Thischapterprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocateservercomponents.

Note:Theillustrationsinthisdocumentmightdifferslightlyfromyourserver.

Frontview

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthecontrols,LEDs,andconnectorsonthefrontoftheserver.

Note:*Availableonservermodelswithhot-swapharddiskdrives

Figure3.Frontviewofservermodelswithfour3.5-inchharddiskdrives

1Rackreleaselatch(left)2Operatorinformationpanel
3USBconnector14USBconnector2
5Opticaldrivebay6OpticaldriveactivityLED
7Opticaldriveejectbutton8Rackreleaselatch(right)
9HarddiskdrivestatusLED*(yellow)10HarddiskdriveactivityLED*(green)
11Harddiskdrivebay312Harddiskdrivebay2
13Harddiskdrivebay114Harddiskdrivebay0

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Figure4.Frontviewofservermodelswithfour2.5-inchharddiskdrives

1Rackreleaselatch(left)2Operatorinformationpanel
3USBconnector14USBconnector2
5Harddiskdrivebay06Harddiskdrivebay2
7Harddiskdrivebay48Harddiskdrivebay6
9Rackreleaselatch(right)
11Harddiskdrivebay512Harddiskdrivebay3
13Harddiskdrivebay1
15HarddiskdriveactivityLED*(green)16Opticaldriveejectbutton
17OpticaldriveactivityLED18Opticaldrivebay

10Harddiskdrivebay7

14HarddiskdrivestatusLED*(yellow)

Figure5.Frontviewofservermodelswitheight2.5-inchharddiskdrives

1Rackreleaselatch(left)2Operatorinformationpanel
3USBconnector14USBconnector2
5Harddiskdrivebay06Harddiskdrivebay2
7Harddiskdrivebay48Harddiskdrivebay6
9Rackreleaselatch(right)
11Harddiskdrivebay512Harddiskdrivebay3
13Harddiskdrivebay1
15HarddiskdriveactivityLED*(green)16Opticaldriveejectbutton
17OpticaldriveactivityLED18Opticaldrivebay

10Harddiskdrivebay7

14HarddiskdrivestatusLED*(yellow)

•Rackreleaselatches:
Pressthelatchesoneachfrontsideoftheservertoremovetheserverfromtherack.

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•HarddiskdriveactivityLED:
ThisLEDisusedonhot-swapSASorSATAharddiskdrives.WhenthisLEDisflashing,itindicates

thatthedriveisinuse.

•HarddiskdrivestatusLED:
ThisLEDisusedonhot-swapSASorSATAharddiskdrives.WhenthisLEDislit,itindicatesthatthe

drivehasfailed.IfanoptionalServeRAIDcontrollerisinstalledintheserver,whenthisLEDisflashing
slowly(oneflashpersecond),itindicatesthatthedriveisbeingrebuilt.WhenthisLEDisflashingrapidly
(threeflashespersecond),itindicatesthatthecontrollerisidentifyingthedrive.

•USBconnectors:
ConnectaUSBdevice,suchasaUSBmouse,keyboard,orotherdevicetoanyoftheseconnectors.

•Opticaldriveejectbutton:
Pressthisbuttontoejectthedisctrayfromtheopticaldrive.

•OpticaldriveactivityLED:
WhenthisLEDislit,itindicatesthattheopticaldriveisinuse.

•Operatorinformationpanel:
ThispanelcontainscontrolsandLEDsthatprovideinformationaboutthestatusoftheserver.

Rearview

ThefollowingillustrationsshowtheconnectorsandLEDsontherearoftheserver.

Figure6.Rearviewoftheserverwithfixedpower-supply

1Power-cordconnector2Ethernetconnector2
3PCIslot14PCIslot2
5NMIbutton
7USBconnectors8VGAconnector

Figure7.Rearviewoftheserverwiththeredundantpower-supplymodel

1Power-cordconnectors2Ethernetconnector2
3PCIslot14PCIslot2

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5NMIbutton
7USBconnectors
9acpowerLED(green)10dcpowerLED(green)
11Power-supplyerrorLED(yellow)

1EthernetlinkLED

2EthernetactivityLED

6Ethernetconnector1forsystemmanagement
8Videoconnector

•EthernetlinkLEDs:WhentheseLEDsarelit,theyindicatethatthereisanactivelinkconnectiononthe
10BASE-T,100BASE-TX,or1000BASE-TXinterfacefortheEthernetconnector.

•EthernetactivityLEDs:WhentheseLEDsarelit,theyindicatethatthereisactivitybetweentheserver
andthenetwork.

•acpowerLED

•dcpowerLED
TheseLEDsshowthestatusofthepowersupply.Duringnormaloperation,bothofthemarelitingreen.
Formorepower-supplystatusinformation,see“Power-supplyLEDs”onpage52

.

•Power-supplyerrorLED:WhenthisyellowLEDislit,itindicatesthatthepowersupplyhasfailed.

•Powercordconnector:Connectthepowercordtothisconnector.

•VGAconnector:Connectamonitortothisconnector.

•USBconnectors:ConnectaUSBdevice,suchasaUSBmouse,keyboard,orotherdevicetoanyof
theseconnectors.

•Ethernetconnectors:Useeitheroftheseconnectorstoconnecttheservertoanetwork.Whenyouuse
theEthernet1connector,thenetworkcanbesharedwiththeIMM2throughasinglenetworkcable.

•NMIbutton:Pressthisbuttontoforceanonmaskableinterrupt(NMI)tothemicroprocessor.Bythis
way,youcanbluescreentheserverandtakeamemorydump.Youmighthavetouseapenortheend
ofastraightenedpapercliptopressthebutton.

Note:UsethisbuttononlywhendirectedbytheLenovoservicesupport.

•PCIslot1:ThisslotisdedicatedtoServeRAIDM1210SAS/SATAcontroller.

•PCIslot2:ThisslotsupportsonePCIExpressGen3x8half-length,full-heightadapter.

Operatorinformationpanel

ThefollowingillustrationshowsthecontrolsandLEDsontheoperatorinformationpanel.

Figure8.Operatorinformationpanel

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