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ThinkServer
InstallationandUserGuide
MachineTypes:1045,1046,1047,and1048
Note
Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:
•TheImportantNoticesthatcomeswithyourproduct
•TheSafetyInformationandtheWarrantyandSupportInformationonthedocumentationDVDthatcomes
withyourproduct
•AppendixC“Notices”onpage107
SecondEdition(February2011)
©CopyrightLenovo2010,2011.
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Contents
Safetyinformation..........iii
Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1
Introduction.................1
Noticesandstatementsinthedocument.....1
Relateddocumentation............2
Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...3
Chapter3.Featuresand
technologies..............5
Whatisincludedwithyourserver........5
Features..................5
Specications................5
Softwareprograms..............7
EasyStartup...............7
EasyManage...............7
Reliability,availability,andserviceability......7
Chapter4.Locatingparts,controls,
LEDs,andconnectors.........9
Frontview.................9
Rearview.................10
Frontcontrolpanel.............11
Locatingservercomponents.........13
Locatingpartsonthesystemboard......14
Locatingconnectorsonthebackplane.....16
Chapter5.Installing,removing,or
replacinghardware..........17
Guidelines................17
Basicguidelines............17
Systemreliabilityguidelines........18
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....18
Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.19
Removingtheservercover..........19
Installing,removing,orreplacingoptionalhardware
devices.................20
Installingorremovingamemorymodule...20
Removingorinstallinginternaldrives....23
Removingorinstallingtherisercard
assembly...............34
InstallingorremovingaPCIcard......36
Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware
devices.................38
Removingorinstallingthesystemboard
battery................38
RemovingorinstallingtheRAIDcontroller..40
RemovingorinstallingtheEthernetcard...50
Removingorinstallingthemicroprocessorfan
duct.................51
Removingorinstallingthepowersupply...52
Removingorinstallingthesystemfans...55
Removingorinstallingtheheatsink....58
Removingorinstallingthemicroprocessor..61
Completingthepartsreplacement.......65
Installingtheservercover........65
Connectingthecables..........65
Turningontheserver..........66
Updatingtheserverconguration.....66
Turningofftheserver..........66
Connectingexternaldevices.......67
Chapter6.Conguringtheserver..69
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........69
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....70
IntroductionoftheBIOSitems.......70
Usingpasswords............77
RAIDcontrollers..............78
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...79
BeforeyouusetheEasyStartupDVD....79
Setupandconguration.........79
ConguringRAID............80
Typicaloperatingsysteminstallation....80
Onboard1068ESASRAIDcontrollerConguration
Utilityprogram...............81
InstallingtheSASSGPIOcables......81
StartingtheCongurationUtilityprogram..81
AccessingtheAdapterPropertieswindow..82
SASRAIDsettings...........83
CreatingordeletingtheRAID1array....83
AccessingtheSASTopologywindow....84
ConguringtheGigabitEthernetcontroller....84
Updatingthermware............84
UsingtheEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater
program...............84
InstallingtheThinkServerEasyManageprogram.85
Chapter7.Troubleshooting......87
Troubleshootingtables...........87
DVDdriveproblems...........87
Generalproblems............88
Harddiskdriveproblems.........88
Intermittentproblems..........88
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Keyboard,mouse,orpointing-device
problems...............89
Memoryproblems...........89
Microprocessorproblems........90
Monitorproblems............91
Optional-deviceproblems........92
Powerproblems............93
Serialportproblems...........94
Softwareproblems...........95
UniversalSerialBus(USB)portproblems..96
Solvingpowerproblems...........96
SolvingEthernetcontrollerproblems......96
Solvingundeterminedproblems........97
Eventlogs................98
Viewingeventlogswithoutrestartingthe
server................98
Systemeventlog..............99
DiagnosticLEDsonthefrontcontrolpanel...99
Onboarddebugdigitron...........99
AppendixA.RAIDbatterycard
assembly..............101
Specications...............101
Batterylifeanddataretentiontime.....101
AppendixB.Gettinghelpand
technicalassistance........103
Beforeyoucall...............103
Usingthedocumentation..........103
GettinghelpandinformationfromtheWorldWide
Web...................103
LenovoSupportWebsite..........104
Callingforservice.............104
Usingotherservices............105
Purchasingadditionalservices........105
LenovoproductserviceinformationforTaiwan..105
AppendixC.Notices........107
Trademarks................108
Importantnotes..............108
Productrecyclinganddisposal........108
Particulatecontamination..........109
Turkishstatementofcompliance.......110
Batteryreturnprogram...........110
GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement...111
Electronicemissionnotices..........111
FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)
Statement...............111
Index.................115
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Safetyinformation
Beforeinstallingthisproduct,readtheSafetyInformation.
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Important:Eachcautionanddangerstatementinthisdocumentislabeledwithanumber.Thisnumber
isusedtocrossreferenceanEnglish-languagecautionordangerstatementwithtranslatedversionsof
thecautionordangerstatementintheSafetyInformationmanual.Forexample,ifacautionstatementis
labeled“Statement1,”translationsforthiscautionstatementareintheSafetyInformationmanualunder
“Statement1.”
Besuretoreadandunderstandallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentbeforeyouperform
theprocedures.Readandunderstandanyadditionalsafetyinformationthatcomeswiththeserveroran
optionaldevicebeforeyouinstall,remove,orreplacethedevice.
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.TurndeviceON.
1.TurneverythingOFF.
2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlet.
3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.
4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.
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Statement2
CAUTION:
Whenreplacingthelithiumbattery,useonlythebatteryrecommendedbythemanufacturer.Ifyour
systemhasamodulecontainingalithiumbattery,replaceitonlywiththesamemoduletypemadeby
thesamemanufacturer.Thebatterycontainslithiumandcanexplodeifnotproperlyused,handled,or
disposedof.Donot:
•Throworimmerseintowater
•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)
•Repairordisassemble
Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.
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.
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Statement5
CAUTION:
Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerswitchonthepowersupplydonotturnoff
theelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanonepower
cord.T oremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected
fromthepowersource.
Statement8
CAUTION:
Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.
Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabel
attached.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethesecomponents.Ifyoususpectaproblemwith
oneoftheseparts,contactaservicetechnician.
Statement11
CAUTION:
Thefollowinglabelindicatessharpedges,corners,orjointsnearby.
Statement12
CAUTION:
Thefollowinglabelindicatesahotsurfacenearby.
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Statement13
DANGER
Overloadingabranchcircuitispotentiallyarehazardandashockhazardundercertain
conditions.Toavoidthesehazards,ensurethatyoursystemelectricalrequirementsdonotexceed
branchcircuitprotectionrequirements.Refertotheinformationthatisprovidedwithyourdevice
forelectricalspecications.
Statement15
CAUTION:
Makesurethattherackissecuredproperlytoavoidtippingwhentheserverunitisextended.
Statement17
CAUTION:
Thefollowinglabelindicatesmovingpartsnearby.
Statement26
CAUTION:
Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mounteddevices.
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Chapter1.Generalinformation
Thischapterprovidessomegeneralinformationaboutyourserver.
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:
•“Introduction”onpage1
•“Noticesandstatementsinthedocument”onpage1
•“Relateddocumentation”onpage2
Introduction
ThisInstallationandUserGuideisforyourLenovo®ThinkServer®RD240server(machinetypes1045,1046,
1047,and1048).Thisdocumentcontainsthefollowinginformation:
•Settingupandcablingtheserver
•Startingandconguringtheserver
•Installingoptionsandreplacingcustomerreplaceableunits(CRUs)
•Solvingproblems
TheservercomeswiththeThinkServerEasyStartupDVDtohelpyoucongurethehardware,installdevice
drivers,andinstalltheoperatingsystem.
Theservercomeswithalimitedwarranty.Forinformationaboutthetermsofthewarrantyandgetting
serviceandassistance,seetheWarrantyandSupportInformationonthedocumentationDVDthatcomes
withyourserver.
Toobtainthemostup-to-dateinformationabouttheserverandotherLenovoproducts,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver
Recordinformationabouttheserverinthefollowingtable.Youwillneedthisinformationwhenyouregister
theserverwithLenovo.
Productname
ThinkServerRD240
Machinetype1045,1046,1047,or1048
Modelnumber
_____________________________________________
Serialnumber
_____________________________________________
Themodelnumberandserialnumberareonthelabelsonthebottomoftheserverandonthefront,visible
throughthebezel.
Noticesandstatementsinthedocument
ThecautionanddangerstatementsthatappearinthisdocumentarealsointhemultilingualSafety
Information.Eachcautionanddangerstatementinthisdocumentislabeledwithanumber.Thisnumberis
usedtocrossreferenceanEnglish-languagecautionordangerstatementwithtranslatedversionsofthe
cautionordangerstatementintheSafetyInformation.See“Relateddocumentation”onpage2fordetailed
informationabouthowtogetthevariousdocumentationforyourserver.
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Thefollowingnoticesandstatementsareusedinthisdocument:
•Note:Thesenoticesprovideimportanttips,guidance,oradvice.
•Important:Thesenoticesprovideinformationoradvicethatmighthelpyouavoidproblemsor
inconvenientsituations.
•Attention:Thesenoticesindicatepotentialdamagetoprograms,devices,ordata.Anattentionnoticeis
placedjustbeforetheinstructionorsituationinwhichdamagecouldoccur.
•Caution:Thesestatementsindicatesituationsthatcanbepotentiallyhazardoustoyou.Acaution
statementisplacedjustbeforethedescriptionofapotentiallyhazardousproceduresteporsituation.
•Danger:Thesestatementsindicatesituationsthatcanbepotentiallylethalorextremelyhazardous
toyou.Adangerstatementisplacedjustbeforethedescriptionofapotentiallylethalorextremely
hazardousproceduresteporsituation.
Relateddocumentation
ThedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourservercontainsdocumentationfortheserverinPortable
DocumentFormat(PDF).ToviewthedocumentationontheDVD,youneedtohavetheAdobeReader
5.0programorlaterinstalled.
Thefollowingtableprovidesinformationaboutthegeneraldescriptionsofthevariousdocumentation
providedwithyourserverandhowtoobtainallthedocumentation.
Table1.Relateddocumentationfortheserver
DocumentationDescriptionLocation
HardwareMaintenance
Manual
Thisdocumentprovidesdiagnostic
information,partslisting,replacement
proceduresforallCRUs,andreplacement
proceduresforothereldreplaceableunits
(FRUs)replacedbytrainedservicepersonnel.
ThisdocumentisinEnglishandposted
ontheLenovoSupportWebsiteat
http://www.lenovo.com/support.
ImportantNotices
Thisdocumentincludessafetyandlegal
noticesthatyouareexpectedtoreadbefore
usingtheserver.
Thisdocumentisprintedoutand
providedinserverpackaging.
RackInstallation
Instructions
Thisdocumentprovidesinstructionsonhow
toinstallyourserverinarack.
TheEnglishversionofthisdocument
isprintedoutandprovidedinthe
serverpackaging.Additionallanguages
areprovidedontheThinkServer
DocumentationDVDandontheLenovo
SupportWebsite:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
ReadMeFirst
ThisdocumentdirectsyoutotheThinkServer
DocumentationDVDforcompletewarranty
andsupportinformation.
Thisdocumentisprintedoutand
providedinserverpackaging.
SafetyInformation
Thisdocumentincludestranslationsofall
safetystatementsusedintheThinkServer
documentation.
AvailableontheThinkServer
DocumentationDVD
WarrantyandSupport
Information
Thisdocumentincludesthewarranty
statementandinformationabouthowto
contactLenovoSupport.
AvailableontheThinkServer
DocumentationDVD
Note:YoucanobtainallthedocumentationinPDFforyourserverfromtheLenovoSupportWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
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Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap
Thischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.
Theserversetupprocedurevariesdependingonthecongurationoftheserverwhenitwasdelivered.In
somecases,theserverisfullyconguredandyoujustneedtoconnecttheservertothenetworkandan
electricaloutlet,andthenyoucanturnontheserver.Inothercases,theserverneedstohavehardware
featuresinstalled,requireshardwareandrmwareconguration,andrequirestheoperatingsystemto
beinstalled.
Table2.Serversetuproadmap
TaskWheretondtheinformation
Unpack
Chapter3“Featuresandtechnologies”onpage5
Installhardware
Chapter5“Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware”onpage17
InstalltheserverintherackTheRackInstallationInstructionsmanualisprintedandalsoincludedonthe
ThinkServerDocumentationDVD.
ConnecttheEthernetcable
andpowercord
“Rearview”onpage10
Turnontheservertoverify
operation
“Turningontheserver”onpage66
ReviewtheBIOSsettings
andcustomizeasneeded
“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage70
CongureRAID(onboard
SATARAIDortheinstalled
SASRAIDadapter)
“RAIDcontrollers”onpage78
Checkforrmwareupdates
“UsingtheEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdaterprogram”onpage84
Installoperatingsystemand
basicdrivers
“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage79
Installanyadditionaldrivers
neededforaddedfeatures
Refertotheinstructionsthatcamewiththehardwareoption.
CongureEthernetsettings
intheoperatingsystem
Seetheoperatingsystemhelp.Thisstepisnotrequirediftheoperatingsystemwas
installedusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.
Installremotemanagement
applications
“InstallingtheThinkServerEasyManageprogram”onpage85
Installapplications
Refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththeapplicationsthatyouwanttoinstall.
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Chapter3.Featuresandtechnologies
Whatisincludedwithyourserver
TheRD240serverpackageincludestheserver,apowercord,documentation,theThinkServer
DocumentationDVD,andsoftwaremedia.
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”onpage84.
•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:Theserversupportsanintegrated1068ESASRAIDcontrollerandanadd-onSASRAID
card(ThinkServer8708ELPSASRAIDAdapterorThinkServer8708EM2RAIDAdapter),whichare
requiredforyoutousethehot-swapSASorSATAharddiskdrivesandtocreatetheredundantarrayof
independentdisks(RAID)congurations.
Specications
Thefollowinginformationisasummaryofthefeaturesandspecicationsoftheserver.Dependingonthe
servermodel,somefeaturesmightnotbeavailable,orsomespecicationsmightnotapply.
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Table3.Featuresandspecications
Microprocessor(s):Supportsupto
twoIntelXeondual-core,quad-core,
orhex-coremicroprocessors.Forthe
specictypeandspeedinformation
aboutthemicroprocessor,use
theSetupUtilityprogram.See
“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”on
page69
.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.
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Table3.Featuresandspecications(continued)
RAIDadapters:
•Onboard1068ESASRAIDadapter
•ThinkServer8708ELPSASRAID
Adapter
•ThinkServer8708EM2RAID
Adapter
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)
sound-powerlevel,inbels,fora
randomsampleofsystem.
3.Thereisnokeyboardconnector
ormouseconnectoronthe
server.YoucanconnectaUSB
keyboardandUSBmouseto
theserverbyusingtheUSB
connectors.
Softwareprograms
Lenovoprovidessoftwaretohelpgetyourserverupandrunning.
EasyStartup
TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramsimpliestheprocessofconguringRAIDandinstallingsupported
Microsoft®Windows®andLinuxoperatingsystemsanddevicedriversonyourserver.TheEasyStartup
programisprovidedwithyourserverontheThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.TheDVDisself-starting
(bootable).TheuserguidefortheEasyStartupprogramisontheDVDandcanbeaccesseddirectlyfromthe
programinterface.Foradditionalinformation,see“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage79
.
EasyManage
TheThinkServerEasyManageAgentenablesthisservertobemanagedbythecentralizedconsoleofan
EasyManageCoreServeroverthenetwork.TheThinkServerEasyManageAgentissupportedon32-bitand
64-bitWindows,RedHat,andSUSEoperatingsystems.
Reliability,availability,andserviceability
Reliability,availability,andserviceability(hereafterreferredtoasRAS)arethreeimportantserverdesign
features.TheRASfeatureshelpyoutoensuretheintegrityofthedatastoredontheserver,theavailabilityof
theserverwhenyouneedit,andtheeasewithwhichyoucandiagnoseandcorrectproblems.
Chapter3.Featuresandtechnologies7
TheserverhasthefollowingRASfeatures:
•AdvancedCongurationandPowerInterface(ACPI)
•AdvancedDesktopManagementInterface(DMI)
•Automaticmemorydownsizingonerrordetection
•Automaticrestartonnon-maskableinterrupt(NMI)
•Availabilityofmicrocodelevel
•Built-in,menu-drivensetup,systemconguration,andRAIDconguration
•Built-inmonitoringforfan,temperature,andvoltage
•Coolingfanswithspeed-sensingcapability
•ECCDDR3SDRAMwithSerialPresenceDetect(SPD)
•Errorcodesandmessagestohelpyouidentifyproblems
•Generatingerrorlogsforthepower-onself-test(POST)failures
•Hot-swapSASharddiskdrives
•IntegratedEthernetcontrollers
•IntelligentPlatformManagementInterface(IPMI)2.0
•Power-onself-test(POST)
•RedundantEthernetconnectionwithfailovercapability(requiresanoptionalEthernetcard)
•Standbyvoltageforsystem-managementfeaturesandmonitoring
•System-errorlight-emittingdiode(LED)onthefrontpanel
•Vitalproductdata(VPD),includingtheserialnumberinformationandreplacementpartnumbers,storedin
thenonvolatilememoryforeasierremotemaintenance
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Chapter4.Locatingparts,controls,LEDs,andconnectors
Thischapterprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocateyourserverparts,controls,light-emittingdiodes
(LEDs),andconnectors.
Frontview
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthedrivesandpartsonthefrontoftheserver.
Figure1.Frontviewoftheserverwitheightharddiskdrivesandanopticaldrive
1Lefthandleofthechassis
4Opticaldrive
23.5-inchharddiskdrivebay
5Frontcontrolpanel(see“Frontcontrolpanel”onpage11)
33.5-inchharddiskdrivedummy
bay
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Rearview
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationsoftheconnectorsandpartsontherearoftheserver.
Figure2.Rearviewoftheserver
1Powersupply1
6Serialport
2Powersupply2bay(blankand
coveredbyabaybezel)
7USBconnectors(3and4)
3Powercordconnector8Ethernetconnector1
4USBconnectors(1and2)9Ethernetconnector2(sharewithMGMT)
5VGAmonitorconnector10PCIexpansionslot
ConnectorDescription
PowercordconnectorUsedtoconnectthepowercord.
Ethernetconnector
UsedtoattachanEthernetcableforalocalareanetwork(LAN).
Serialport
Usedtoattachadevicethatusesa9-pinserialport.
USBconnectorUsedtoattachadevicethatusesaUSBconnector,suchasaUSBkeyboard
oraUSBmouse.
VGAmonitorconnectorUsedtoattachaVGAmonitororotherdevicesthatuseaVGAmonitorconnector.
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