Lenovo 1047 User manual

ThinkServer

InstallationandUserGuide

MachineTypes:1045,1046,1047,and1048

Note

Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•TheImportantNoticesthatcomeswithyourproduct

•TheSafetyInformationandtheWarrantyandSupportInformationonthedocumentationDVDthatcomes

withyourproduct

•AppendixC“Notices”onpage107

SecondEdition(February2011)

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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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