Lenovo ThinkServer RD240 Hardware Maintenance Manual

ThinkServerRD240

HardwareMaintenanceManual

MachineTypes:1045,1046,1047,and1048

Note:

Beforeusingtheinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•TheReadMeFirstthatcomeswithyourproduct

•“Safetyinformation”onpageiii

•AppendixC“Notices”onpage137

SeventhEdition(March2012)

©CopyrightLenovo2010,2012.

LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuantaGeneralServicesAdministration

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

Contents

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

Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1

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

Serverdocumentation.............1

Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap....5

Chapter3.Featuresand

technologies..............7

Whatisincludedwithyourserver........7

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

Specications................7

Softwareprograms..............9

EasyStartup...............9

EasyManage...............9

Chapter4.Reliability,availability,and

serviceability.............11

Chapter5.Diagnostics........13

Troubleshootingtables...........13

DVDdriveproblems...........13

Generalproblems............14

Harddiskdriveproblems.........14

Intermittentproblems..........15

Keyboard,mouse,orpointing-device

problems...............15

Memoryproblems...........16

Microprocessorproblems........17

Monitorproblems............17

Optional-deviceproblems........19

Powerproblems............20

Serialportproblems...........21

Softwareproblems...........21

UniversalSerialBus(USB)portproblems..22

Solvingpowerproblems...........22

SolvingEthernetcontrollerproblems......23

Solvingundeterminedproblems........23

Eventlogs................24

Viewingeventlogswithoutrestartingthe

server................24

Systemeventlog..............25

DiagnosticLEDsonthefrontcontrolpanel...25

Onboarddebugdigitron...........25

Chapter6.Locatingparts,controls,

LEDs,andconnectors........27

Frontview................27

Rearview.................27

Frontcontrolpanel.............28

Locatingservercomponents.........30

Locatingpartsonthesystemboard......30

Locatingconnectorsonthebackplane.....33

Chapter7.Installing,removing,or

replacinghardware..........35

Guidelines................35

Precautions..............35

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....36

Systemreliabilityguidelines........36

Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.37

Removingtheservercover..........37

Installing,removing,orreplacingoptionalhardware

devices.................38

Installingorremovingamemorymodule...38

Removingorinstallinginternaldrives....41

Removingorinstallingtherisercard

assembly...............52

InstallingorremovingaPCIcard......54

Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware

devices.................57

Removingorinstallingthesystemboard

battery................57

RemovingorinstallingtheRAIDcontroller..59

RemovingorinstallingtheEthernetcard...73

Removingorinstallingthemicroprocessorfan

duct.................74

Removingorinstallingthepowersupply...75

Removingorinstallingtheheatsink....78

Removingorinstallingthemicroprocessor..81

Removingorinstallingthesystemboard...84

Removingorinstallingthesystemfans...87

Completingthepartsreplacement.......90

Installingtheservercover........90

Connectingthecables..........91

Turningontheserver..........91

Updatingtheserverconguration.....91

Turningofftheserver..........91

Connectingexternaldevices.......92

Chapter8.Partslisting,RD240Types

1045,1046,1047,and1048......93

Replaceableservercomponents........94

Powercords...............104

Shipgroup................106

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Chapter9.Conguringtheserver.111

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........111

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....112

IntroductionoftheBIOSitems.......112

Usingpasswords............119

Conguringthesystemfanspeed.....120

RAIDcontrollers..............120

UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...121

BeforeyouusetheEasyStartupDVD....122

Setupandconguration.........122

ConguringRAID............123

Typicaloperatingsysteminstallation....123

Onboard1068ESASRAIDcontrollerConguration

Utilityprogram...............123

Connectingmini-SAScable........124

StartingtheCongurationUtilityprogram..125

AccessingtheAdapterPropertieswindow..126

SASRAIDsettings...........127

CreatingordeletingtheRAID1array....127

AccessingtheSASTopologywindow....128

ConguringtheGigabitEthernetcontroller....128

Updatingthermware............128

UsingtheEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater

program...............129

InstallingtheThinkServerEasyManage

program.................129

AppendixA.RAIDbatterycard

assembly..............131

Specications...............131

Batterylifeanddataretentiontime.....131

AppendixB.Gettinginformation,

help,andservice..........133

Informationresources............133

Usingthedocumentation.........133

ThinkServerWebsite..........133

LenovoSupportWebsite.........133

Helpandservice..............134

Beforeyoucall.............134

Callingforservice............134

Usingotherservices..........135

Purchasingadditionalservices......135

AppendixC.Notices.........137

Trademarks................138

Importantnotes..............138

PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice..138

Recyclinginformation............138

Batteryreturnprogram..........139

Requirementforbatteriescontaining

perchlorate..............140

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

ImportantinformationfortheEuropeanDirective

2002/96/EC................141

RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective

(RoHS)..................145

ChinaRoHS..............145

Turkishstatementofcompliance......146

GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement...146

Electronicemissionnotices..........146

FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)

Statement...............146

Index.................149

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Safetyinformation

Note:Beforeusingtheproduct,besuretoreadandunderstandthemultilingualsafetyinstructionsonthe

documentationDVDthatcomeswiththeproduct.

Antesdeusaroproduto,leiaeentendaasinstruçõesdesegurançamultilínguesnoDVDdedocumentação

queoacompanha.

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забезопасноствDVDдискасдокументация,койтосепредоставяспродукта.

PrijeupotrebeovogproizvodaobaveznopročitajtevišejezičnesigurnosneuputekojesenalazenaDVD-us

dokumentacijomkojidobivateuzproizvod.

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dokumentací,kterýjedodávánsproduktem.

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lemezentalálható,többnyelvenelolvashatóbiztonságielőírásokat.

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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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мовах,щоможназнайтинаDVD-дискуздокументацієювкомплектізпродуктом.

Important:Eachcautionanddangerstatementinthistopicislabeledwithanumber.Thisnumberis

usedtocrossreferenceanEnglish-languagecautionordangerstatementwithtranslatedversionsofthe

cautionordangerstatementintheSafetyInformationdocument.Forexample,ifadangerstatementis

labeled“Statement1,”translationsforthisdangerstatementareintheSafetyInformationdocumentunder

“Statement1.”

Besuretoreadandunderstandallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentbeforeyouperformthe

procedures.Readandunderstandanyadditionalsafetyinformationthatcomeswiththeserveroroptional

devicebeforeyouinstall,remove,orreplacethedevice.

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Statement1

DANGER

Electricalcurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.

Toavoidashockhazard:

•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orrecongurationofthis

productduringanelectricalstorm.

•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.

•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.

•Whenpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.

•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceofre,water,orstructuraldamage.

•Disconnecttheattachedpowercords,telecommunicationssystems,networks,andmodemsbeforeyou

openthedevicecovers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationandcongurationprocedures.

•Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingtablewheninstalling,moving,oropening

coversonthisproductorattacheddevices.

Toconnect:Todisconnect:

1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,attachallcablestodevices.

3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.

4.Attachpowercordstooutlet.

5.TurndevicesON.

1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlet.

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,beropticdevices,ortransmitters)are

installed,notethefollowing:

•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto

hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.

•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespeciedherein

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.T oremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected

fromthepowersource.

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Statement6

CAUTION:

Ifyouinstallastrain-reliefbracketoptionovertheendofthepowercordthatisconnectedtothe

device,youmustconnecttheotherendofthepowercordtoaneasilyaccessiblepowersource.

Statement7

CAUTION:

Ifthedevicehasdoors,besuretoremoveorsecurethedoorsbeforemovingorliftingthedeviceto

avoidpersonalinjury.Thedoorswillnotsupporttheweightofthedevice.

Statement8

CAUTION:

Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.

Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabel

attached.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethesecomponents.Ifyoususpectaproblemwith

oneoftheseparts,contactaservicetechnician.

Statement9

CAUTION:

Toavoidpersonalinjury,disconnectthehot-swapfancablesbeforeremovingthefanfromthedevice.

Statement10

CAUTION:

Thefollowinglabelindicatessharpedges,corners,orjointsnearby.

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Statement11

CAUTION:

Thefollowinglabelindicatesahotsurfacenearby.

Statement12

DANGER

Overloadingabranchcircuitispotentiallyarehazardandashockhazardundercertainconditions.T oavoid

thesehazards,ensurethatyoursystemelectricalrequirementsdonotexceedbranchcircuitprotection

requirements.Refertotheinformationthatisprovidedwithyourdeviceforelectricalspecications.

Statement13

CAUTION:

Makesurethattherackissecuredproperlytoavoidtippingwhentheserverunitisextended.

Statement14

CAUTION:

SomeaccessoryoroptionboardoutputsexceedClass2orlimitedpowersourcelimitsandmustbe

installedwithappropriateinterconnectingcablinginaccordancewiththenationalelectriccode.

Statement15

CAUTION:

Thepower-controlbuttononthedevicedoesnotturnofftheelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothe

device.Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanoneconnectiontodcpower.T oremoveallelectrical

currentfromthedevice,ensurethatallconnectionstodcpoweraredisconnectedatthedcpower

inputterminals.

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Statement16

CAUTION:

Toreducetheriskofelectricshockorenergyhazards:

•Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledbytrainedservicepersonnelinarestricted-accesslocation,as

denedbytheNECandthelatesteditionofIEC60950,TheStandardforSafetyofInformation

TechnologyEquipment.

•Connecttheequipmenttoareliablygroundedsafetyextralowvoltage(SELV)source.AnSELV

sourceisasecondarycircuitthatisdesignedsothatnormalandsinglefaultconditionsdonot

causethevoltagestoexceedasafelevel(60Vdirectcurrent).

•Thebranchcircuitovercurrentprotectionmustberatedinaccordancewithlocalbuildingcodes.

•Use16AmericanWireGauge(AWG)or1.3mm

2

copperconductoronly,notexceeding3meters

inlength.

•Torquethewiring-terminalscrewsto12inch-pounds(1.4newton-meters).

•Incorporateareadilyavailableapprovedandrateddisconnectdeviceintheeldwiring.

Statement17

CAUTION:

ThisproductcontainsaClass1Mlaser.Donotviewdirectlywithopticalinstruments.

Statement18

CAUTION:

Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mounteddevices.

Statement19

CAUTION:

Hazardousmovingparts.Keepngersandotherbodypartsaway.

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Statement20

CAUTION:

Thebatteryisalithiumionbattery.T oavoidpossibleexplosion,donotburnthebattery.Exchangeit

onlywiththeLenovo-approvedpart.Recycleordiscardthebatteryasinstructedbylocalregulations.

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Chapter1.Generalinformation

Thischapterprovidessomegeneralinformationaboutyourproduct.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Introduction”onpage1

•“Serverdocumentation”onpage1

Introduction

ThisHardwareMaintenanceManualforyourLenovo

®

ThinkServer

®

productcontainsinformationaboutthe

serverfeatures,specications,componentlocations,congurationinstructions,hardwarereplacement

procedures,partslisting,andtroubleshootinganddiagnostics.

Note:TheHardwareMaintenanceManualisintendedonlyfortrainedservicepersonnelofLenovo.The

HardwareMaintenanceManualisupdatedfrequently,andthemostup-to-dateversionisalwaysavailablein

EnglishontheLenovoWebsiteat:

http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides

Thisdocumentcontainsinstructionsonhowtoinstall,remove,orreplaceCustomerReplaceableUnits

(CRUs)andFieldReplaceableUnits(FRUs).

Replaceablecomponentsareofthreetypes:

•Self-serviceCRUs:Self-serviceCRUsareeasytoinstallandcustomersareresponsibleforreplacingall

Self-serviceCRUs.IfaLenovoservicetechnicianinstallsaSelf-serviceCRUatyourrequest,youwillbe

chargedfortheinstallation.

•Optional-serviceCRUs:AlthoughdealingwithOptional-serviceCRUsrequiressometechnicalskills,

Optional-serviceCRUsaresafeforcustomerstoreplace.YoumayinstallanOptional-serviceCRU

yourselforrequestLenovotoinstallit,atnoadditionalcharge,underthetypeofwarrantyservicethat

isdesignatedfortheserver.

•FRUs:FRUsmustbereplacedonlybytrainedservicetechnicians.

Notes:

1.BeforeservicingaLenovoproduct,besuretoreadandunderstandthe“Safetyinformation”onpageiii.

2.Forinformationaboutthetermsofwarranty,refertotheWarrantyandSupportInformationonthe

documentationDVDthatcomeswiththeserver.TheWarrantyandSupportInformationisalsoavailable

ontheLenovoWebsiteat:

http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides

Toobtainthemostup-to-dateinformationabouttheserver,goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver

LenovomaintainspagesontheWorldWideWeb,whereyoucangetthelatesttechnicalinformationand

downloaddocumentationordevicedriversandupdates.ToaccesstheLenovoSupportWebsite,goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/support

Serverdocumentation

Thistopicprovidesageneraldescriptionofeachdocumentforyourserverandinstructionsonhow

toobtainallthedocuments.

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Printeddocuments

Thefollowingdocumentsareprintedoutandincludedinyourserverpackage.

•ReadMeFirst

Thisisamultilingualdocumentyoushouldreadrst.Thisdocumentguidesyoutoreadthecomplete

warranty,support,andsafetyinformationonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserverbefore

usingtheproduct.Thisdocumentalsoprovidesinformationabouthowtondthemostup-to-date

informationontheLenovoSupportWebsite.

•ImportantNotices

Thisdocumentincludessafetyandlegalnoticesthatyoushouldreadandunderstandbeforeusing

theserver.

•RackInstallationInstructions

Thisdocumentprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallyourserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusing

therailkitshippedwiththeserver.

Note:Thisdocumentisavailableinvelanguages.AprintedEnglishversionisincludedinyourserver

package.APDFversionofFrench,German,Italian,andSpanishareprovidedonthedocumentationDVD

thatcomeswiththeserver.

DocumentationDVD

ThedocumentationDVD,whichcomeswithyourserver,containsvariousdocumentsforyourserverin

PortableDocumentFormat(PDF)andHyperTextMarkupLanguage(HTML).ThedocumentationDVDisnot

bootable.ToviewthedocumentsontheDVD,youwillneedacomputerwithaWebbrowserandtheAdobe

Readerprogram,whichisavailablefordownloadat:

http://www.adobe.com

TostartthedocumentationDVD,inserttheDVDintotheopticaldrive.TheDVDisAutoPlayenabledand

startsautomaticallyinmostenvironments.IftheDVDfailstostartorifyouareusingaLinux

®

operating

system,openthelaunch.htmlelocatedintherootdirectoryoftheDVD.

Note:LenovomaintainspagesontheWorldWideWeb,whereyoucangetthelatesttechnicalinformation

anddownloaddocumentationordevicedriversandupdates.Someinformationinthedocumentsonthe

documentationDVDmightchangewithoutnoticeaftertherstreleaseoftheDVD.Youcanalwaysobtainall

themostup-to-datedocumentationforyourserverfromtheLenovoWebsiteat:

http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides

ThefollowingdocumentsareonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver:

•SafetyInformation

Thisisamultilingualdocumentthatincludesallthesafetystatementsforyourproductinmorethan30

languages.Besuretoreadandunderstandallthesafetystatementsbeforeusingtheproduct.

•WarrantyandSupportInformation

ThisdocumentincludestheLenovowarrantystatement,CustomerReplaceableUnits(CRUs)information,

andinformationabouthowtocontacttheLenovoCustomerSupportCenter.

•UserGuide

Thisdocumentprovidesdetailedinformationtohelpyougetfamiliarwithyourserverandhelpyouuse,

congure,andmaintainyourserver.

•RackInstallationInstructions

Thisdocumentprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallyourserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusing

therailkitshippedwiththeserver.

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•RemoteManagementUserGuide

Thisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutserverremotemanagement.ThisdocumentisinEnglishonly.

•MegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuide

ThisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)andhowto

usetheutilityprogramstocongure,monitor,andmaintainyourserverRAIDandrelateddevices.This

documentisinEnglishonly.

Documentonlyfortrainedservicepersonnel

ThefollowingdocumentisintendedonlyfortrainedservicepersonnelofLenovo.

HardwareMaintenanceManual

Thisdocumentprovidesdiagnosticinformation,partslisting,andreplacementproceduresforallField

ReplaceableUnits(FRUs,partsreplacedbytrainedservicepersonnel)aswellasallCRUs.Thisdocumentis

updatedfrequently,andthemostup-to-dateversionisalwaysavailableinEnglishontheLenovoWebsiteat:

http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides

Chapter1.Generalinformation3

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Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap

Thischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.

Theserversetupprocedurevariesdependingonthecongurationoftheserverwhenitwasdelivered.In

somecases,theserverisfullyconguredandyoujustneedtoconnecttheservertothenetworkandan

electricaloutlet,andthenyoucanturnontheserver.Inothercases,theserverneedstohavehardware

featuresinstalled,requireshardwareandrmwareconguration,andrequirestheoperatingsystemto

beinstalled.

Table1.Serversetuproadmap

TaskWheretondtheinformation

Unpack

Chapter3“Featuresandtechnologies”onpage7

Installhardware

Chapter7“Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware”onpage35

InstalltheserverintherackTheRackInstallationInstructionsmanualisprintedandalsoincludedonthe

documentationDVD.

ConnecttheEthernetcable

andpowercord

“Rearview”onpage27

Turnontheservertoverify

operation

“Turningontheserver”onpage91

ReviewtheBIOSsettings

andcustomizeasneeded

“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage112

CongureRAID(onboard

SATARAIDortheinstalled

SASRAIDadapter)

“RAIDcontrollers”onpage120

Checkforrmwareupdates

“UsingtheEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdaterprogram”onpage129

Installoperatingsystemand

basicdrivers

“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage121

Installanyadditionaldrivers

neededforaddedfeatures

Refertotheinstructionsthatcamewiththehardwareoption.

CongureEthernetsettings

intheoperatingsystem

Seetheoperatingsystemhelp.Thisstepisnotrequirediftheoperatingsystemwas

installedusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.

Installremotemanagement

applications

“Installingthe

ThinkServerEasyManageprogram”onpage129

Installapplications

Refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththeapplicationsthatyouwanttoinstall.

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Chapter3.Featuresandtechnologies

Whatisincludedwithyourserver

TheRD240serverpackageincludestheserver,apowercord,documentation,thedocumentationDVD,and

softwaremedia.

Features

TheRD240serveroffersthefollowingfeaturesandtechnologies:

•Microprocessor(s):TheserversupportsuptotwoIntel®Xeon®dual-core,quad-core,orhex-core

microprocessors.

•BIOS:Theserverrmwaredenesastandardinterfacebetweentheoperatingsystem,platformrmware,

andexternaldevices.

•EasyStartupDVD:TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramguidesyouthroughthecongurationofthe

hardware,theRAIDcontroller,andtheinstallationoftheoperatingsystemanddevicedrivers.

•Integratednetworksupport:Theservercomeswithtwointegratedsingle-portGigabitEthernet

controllersandeachsupportsconnectiontoa10Mbps,100Mbps,or1000Mbpsnetwork.Formore

information,see“ConguringtheGigabitEthernetcontroller”onpage128.

•Largedata-storagecapacityandhot-swapcapability:Somehot-swapservermodelssupporteight

3.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrives.Withthehot-swapfeature,youcanadd,remove,orreplaceharddisk

driveswithoutturningofftheserver.

•Largesystem-memorycapacity:Theserversupportsupto64GBofsystemmemory.Thememory

modulesupportserrorcorrectingcode(ECC)foruptoeightindustry-standardsingle-rankordual-rank,

1333MHz,DDR3(third-generationdouble-data-rate)registeredsynchronousdynamicrandomaccess

memory(SDRAM)dualinlinememorymodules(DIMMs).

•High-performancegraphicscontroller:Theservercomeswithanonboardhigh-performancegraphics

controllerthatsupportshighresolutionsandincludesmanyperformance-enhancingfeaturesforthe

operating-systemenvironment.

•Redundantconnection:

Thetwoonboardnetworkinterfacecontrollers(NIC)provideafailovercapability

toaredundantEthernetconnection.IfaproblemoccurswiththeprimaryEthernetconnection,all

Ethernettrafcthatisassociatedwiththeprimaryconnectionisautomaticallyswitchedtotheredundant

NIC.Iftheapplicabledevicedriversareinstalled,thisswitchingoccurswithoutdatalossandwithout

userintervention.

•IntelligentPlatformManagementInterface(IPMI)2.0:Thecommand-lineinterfaceprovidesdirect

accesstoservermanagementfunctionsthroughtheIPMI2.0protocol.Usethecommand-lineinterface

toissuecommandstocontroltheserverpower,viewsysteminformation,andidentifytheserver.Youcan

alsosaveoneormorecommandsasatextleandruntheleasascript.

•RAIDsupport:Theserversupportsanintegrated1068ESerialAttachedSCSI(SAS)RAIDcontroller

andanadd-onSASRAIDcard(ThinkServer8708ELPSASRAIDAdapter,ThinkServer8708EM2RAID

Adapter,orThinkServerRAID700Adapter),whicharerequiredforyoutousethehot-swapSASorSATA

harddiskdrivesandtocreatetheredundantarrayofindependentdisks(RAID)congurations.

Specications

Thefollowinginformationisasummaryofthefeaturesandspecicationsoftheserver.Dependingonthe

servermodel,somefeaturesmightnotbeavailable,orsomespecicationsmightnotapply.

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Table2.Featuresandspecications

Microprocessor(s):Supportsupto

twoIntelXeondual-core,quad-core,

orhex-coremicroprocessors.Forthe

specictypeandspeedinformation

aboutthemicroprocessor,use

theSetupUtilityprogram.See

“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”on

page111

.Foralistofthesupported

microprocessorsforyourserver,goto

http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver.

OntheThinkServersystemspage,

clickProducts➙Options➙

ThinkServerProcessors.

Memorymodules:

•Minimumsystemmemory:2GB

•Maximumsystemmemory:64GB

(eightmemoryslots,eachwithone

8GBRDIMMinstalled)

•Types:ECC,1333MHz,DDR3

registeredSDRAMDIMMsonly

•Slots:Eightdualinlinememory

module(DIMM)slots

•Supports2GB,4GB,and8GB

RDIMMs

Integratedgraphicscard:

•8MBvideomemory

Size:

•Height:87.5mm(3.45inches)

•Width:448mm(17.64inches)

•Depth:683mm(26.89inches)

•

Maximumweight:30kg(66.14lb)

whenfullycongured

Opticaldrive:

•SlimDVD/RW

Harddiskdriveexpansionbays

(dependingonthemodel):

Uptoeight3.5-inchSATAorSAS

harddiskdrives

Expansionslots:

•OnePCIExpressx16cardsloton

thesystemboardforarisercard

(therearethreePCIExpressx8

cardslotsontherisercard)

Powersupply:750-wattsingle

powersupply/750-wattredundant

powersupply

Systemfans:Foursystemfans

withautomaticenergy-saving,noise

reductiontechnology

Integratedfunctions:

•Twosingle-portGbEthernet

controllers

•SixUSB2.0connectors(twofront

andfourrear)

•TwoRJ-45Ethernetconnectors

•Oneserialport

•OneVideoGraphicsArray(VGA)

monitorconnector

Environment:

•Airtemperature:

–Serveron:10°Cto35°C(50°F

to95°F);altitude:0to914.4m

(3000ft)

–Serveroff:10°Cto43°C(50°F

to109.4°F);maximumaltitude:

2133.6m(7000ft)

–Shipping:-40°Cto60°C(-104°F

to140°F)

•Humidity:

–Serveron:upto80%,

non-condensing

–Serveroff:upto80%,

non-condensing

–Shippingandstorage:upto

93%,non-condensing

•Particulatecontamination:

Attention:Airborneparticulates

andreactivegasesactingalone

orincombinationwithother

environmentalfactorssuchas

humidityortemperaturemight

posearisktotheserver.

RAIDadapters:

•Onboard1068ESASRAIDadapter

•ThinkServer8708ELPSASRAID

Adapter

•ThinkServer8708EM2RAID

Adapter

•ThinkServerRAID700Adapter

Electricalinput

•Inputvoltage:

–Lowrange:

Minimum:100Vac

Maximum:127Vac

Inputfrequencyrange:50to

60Hz

–Highrange:

Minimum:200Vac

Maximum:240Vac

Inputfrequencyrange:50to

60Hz

Notes:

1.Powerconsumptionandheat

outputvarydependingonthe

numberandtypeofoptional

featuresinstalledandthe

power-managementoptional

featuresinuse.

2.Thesoundlevelsweremeasured

incontrolledacoustical

environmentsaccordingto

theproceduresspeciedbythe

AmericanNationalStandards

Institute(ANSI)S12.10and

ISO7779andarereportedin

accordancewithISO9296.

Actualsound-pressurelevelsina

givenlocationmightexceedthe

averagevaluesstatedbecause

ofroomreectionsandother

nearbynoisesources.The

noiseemissionlevelstated

isthedeclared(upperlimit)

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