Lenovo ThinkServer RS160 User Manual And Hardware Maintenance Manual

ThinkServerRS160

UserGuideandHardwareMaintenance

Manual

MachineTypes:70TD,70TE,70TF,and70TG

Welcome

Beforeusingyourserverandthisdocument,besuretoreadtheReadMeFirstthatcomeswithyourserver.

Lenovomakesconstantimprovementonthedocumentationofyourserver.Togetallthelatestdocuments,

goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/support

Note:Yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthisdocument.Toshowthemain

partsclearly,someoftheillustrationsdonotshowallcomponents.

FirstEdition(September2016)

©CopyrightLenovo2016.

LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuanttoaGeneralServices

Administration“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContractNo.

GS-35F-05925.

Contents

Readthisﬁrst:safetyinformation..iii

Productsthatarenotassessed.........x

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

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

Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1

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

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

Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...5

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

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

Turningofftheserver.............6

Chapter3.Productoverview......7

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

Featuresandspeciﬁcationsofyourserver.....7

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

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

ThinkServerEasyStartup.........10

BIOSandTMMupdateutilities......10

LenovoThinkServerPowerPlanner.....10

RAIDconﬁgurationutilities........11

Remotemanagementsoftware......11

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

Machinetype,model,andserialnumber

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

Frontviewoftheserver.........11

Frontpanel..............12

Rearviewoftheserver.........14

Servercomponents...........16

RAIDcard...............17

Connectingthecables..........19

Systemboardcomponents........25

Chapter4.Conﬁguringtheserver..29

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........29

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....29

SetupUtilityprograminterface......29

Usingpasswords............32

ConﬁguringtheTPMfunction.......33

Selectingastartupdevice........33

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......34

UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS......34

UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...35

FeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartup

program...............35

StartingtheThinkServerEasyStartup

program...............36

UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram

onaWindowsoperatingsystem......37

ConﬁguringRAID..............38

AboutRAID..............38

RAIDforyourserver...........39

ConﬁguringonboardSATAsoftwareRAID..40

ConﬁguringadvancedSATAorSAShardware

RAID.................42

ConﬁguringtheEthernetcontrollers......43

Chapter5.Replacinghardware....45

PurchasingThinkServeroptions........45

Gettingfamiliarwithimportantguidelines....45

Precautions..............45

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....46

Systemreliabilityguidelines........46

Preparingyourserverinadvance.......47

Removingorextendingtheserverfromthe

rack.................47

Removingtheservercover........47

Removingandinstallinghardware.......48

Rackhandles.............49

Airbafﬂe...............50

Heatsink...............52

Memorymodule............53

PCIecard...............55

Risercard...............58

Slimopticaldrive............61

M.2solid-statedrive..........65

LenovoThinkServerRAID520iupgradekey.66

ThunderboltMemoryModule.......68

Slim-optical-drivebracket........70

Harddiskdrive(2.5-inch).........72

Harddiskdrive(3.5-inch).........75

Systemfan..............78

ThinkServerTrustedPlatformModule....80

Coin-cellbattery............82

Frontpanelboard............84

Forservicetechnicianonly:replacingthe

ThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModule..85

Forservicetechnicianonly:replacingthe

powersupplyassembly.........88

Forservicetechnicianonly:replacingthe

microprocessor............89

Forservicetechnicianonly:replacingthe

systemboard.............92

©CopyrightLenovo2016

i

Completingthepartsreplacement.......95

Chapter6.Troubleshootingand

diagnostics..............97

Troubleshootingprocedure..........97

ViewingthestatusanddiagnosticLEDs.....97

Viewingthesystemeventlog.........97

Basictroubleshootingtables.........98

ThinkServerEasyStartupprogramproblems.98

Opticaldriveproblems..........99

Harddiskdriveproblems.........99

Memorymoduleproblems........100

USBdeviceproblems..........100

Chapter7.Gettinginformation,help,

andservice.............101

Informationresources............101

Usingthedocumentation.........101

ThinkServerWebsite..........101

LenovoSupportWebsite.........101

Helpandservice..............101

Beforeyoucall.............101

Callingforservice............102

Usingotherservices..........102

Purchasingadditionalservices......103

AppendixA.Regulatory

information.............105

Exportclassiﬁcationnotice..........105

Electronicemissionnotices..........105

FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)

Statement...............105

JapanVCCIClassAstatement......107

Japanesestatementforacpowerconsumption

forJEITAharmonicsguideline.......107

Japanesestatementofcompliancefor

productslessthanorequalto20Aperphase

forJEITAharmonicsguideline.......108

Eurasiancompliancemark..........108

AppendixB.WEEEandrecycling

information.............109

ImportantWEEEinformation.........109

RecyclinginformationforJapan........109

RecyclinginformationforBrazil........110

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....110

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

Union..................111

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStates

andCanada................112

Requirementforbatteriescontaining

perchlorate................112

AppendixC.RestrictionofHazardous

Substances(RoHS)Directive...113

EuropeanUnionRoHS...........113

TurkishRoHS...............113

UkraineRoHS...............113

IndiaRoHS................113

ChinaRoHS................114

TaiwanBSMIRoHSdeclaration........115

AppendixD.Additional

statements.............117

Importantnotes..............117

Particulatecontamination..........117

GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement...118

AppendixE.Notices.........119

Trademarks................120

AppendixF .Abbreviationsand

acronyms..............121

Index.................123

iiThinkServerRS160UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

Readthisﬁrst:safetyinformation

Note:Beforeusingtheproduct,besuretoreadandunderstandthemultilingualSafetyInformationonthe

LenovoWebsiteat:

https://support.lenovo.com/documents/LNVO-DOCS

ﺓ ء ﺍﺮ ﻗ ﻦ ﻣ ﺪ ﻛ ﺄﺗ ، ﺞ ﺘﻨﻤ ﻟﺍ ﻡ ﺍﺪ ﺨ ﺘﺳ ﺍ ﻞ ﺒﻗSa fety Informa ! on

)ﺔ ﻣ ﻼ ﺴ ﻟﺍ ﺕ ﺎﻣ ﻮ ﻠﻌ ﻣ ( ﻊ ﻗ ﻮ ﻣ ﻲ ﻓ ﺎﻬ ﻤ ﻬ ﻓ ﻭ ﺕ ﺎﻐ ﻠﻟﺍ ﺓ ﺩ ﺪ ﻌ ﺘﻤ ﻟﺍ

Lenovo

ﺐ ﻳﻮ ﻟﺍ ﻰ ﻠﻋ.

Antesdeusaroproduto,certiﬁque-sedelereentenderasSafetyInformation(Informaçõessobresegurança)

multilínguesnositedaLenovo.

Предидаизползватепродукта,прочететеиразберетемногоезичнатаSafetyInformation(Информация

забезопасност)науебсайтанаLenovo.

PrijekorištenjanašegproizvodasvakakosrazumijevanjempročitajtevišejezičnidokumentSafetyInformation

(Informacijeosigurnosti)naweb-mjestutvrtkeLenovo.

PředpoužitímtohotoproduktusinezapomeňtepřečístvícejazyčnýdokumentSafetyInformation

(Bezpečnostníinformace)nawebuspolečnostiLenovo.

Førdubrugerproduktet,skaldusørgeforatlæseogforståSafetyInformation(sikkerhedsforskrifter),

derﬁndespåﬂeresprog,påLenovoswebsted.

LuemonikielinenSafetyInformation(Turvaohjeet)-julkaisuLenovonverkkosivustostaennentuotteenkäyttöä.

Avantd'utiliserceproduit,prenezconnaissancedesSafetyInformation(Informationsrelativesàlasécurité)

multilinguessurlesiteWebLenovo.

Πρινχρησιμοποιήσετετοπροϊόν,φροντίστεναδιαβάσετεκαινακατανοήσετετιςSafetyInformation

(Πληροφορίεςασφαλείας)στοδικτυακότόποτηςLenovo.

VorVerwendungdesProduktssolltenSiediemehrsprachigenSafetyInformation(Sicherheitsinformationen)

aufderLenovoWebsitelesenundverstehen.

ר צ ו מ ב ש ומ יש ה י נ פ ל, ך מ ס מ ה ת א ןי ב ה ל ו א ו ר ק ל ו ד י פ ק הSa fety Informa! on

)

ת וח יט ב א ש ונ ב ע ד ימ

(

ת ו פ ש ב ע יפ ומ ה

ל ש ט נ ר ט נ יא ה ר ת א ב ת וב רLenovo.

Atermékhasználataelőttolvassaát,ésismerjemegaLenovowebhelyéntöbbnyelveniselérhetőSafety

Information(Biztonságitájékoztató)címűdokumentumot.

Primadiutilizzareilprodotto,accertarsidileggereecomprendereladocumentazionemultilinguaSafety

Information(Informazionisullasicurezza)sulsitoWebLenovo.

製品をご使用になる前に、LenovoWebサイトに掲載されているマルチリンガルのSafetyInformation(安全

上の注意)を読んで理解してください。

제품을사용하기전에Lenovo웹사이트의다국어SafetyInformation(안전정보)를주의깊게읽어

보십시오.

ZorgdatualleSafetyInformation(veiligheidsvoorschriften)opdewebsitevanLenovohebtgelezenen

begrepenvoordatuhetproductgebruikt.

©CopyrightLenovo2016

iii

PrzedskorzystaniemzproduktunależyzapoznaćsięzwielojęzycznymdokumentemSafetyInformation

(Informacjedotyczącebezpieczeństwa),dostępnymwserwisieinternetowymLenovo.

Antesdeutilizaroproduto,certiﬁque-sedequelêecompreendeadocumentaçãomultilingueSafety

Information(InformaçõessobreSegurança)nosítiodaWebdaLenovo.

Înaintedeautilizaprodusul,citiţişiînţelegeţiSafetyInformation(informaţiiledesiguranţă)înmaimulte

limbidepesite-ulwebLenovo.

Førdubrukerproduktet,måduleseogforstådenﬂerspråkligeSafetyInformation(sikkerhetsinformasjonen)

pånettstedettilLenovo.

ПередиспользованиемпродуктаобязательноознакомьтесьсразделомSafetyInformation

(Информацияпотехникебезопасности),представленнымнанесколькихязыкахнавеб-сайтеLenovo.

在使用产品之前，请务必先阅读和了解LenovoWeb站点上的多语言SafetyInformation《安全信息》。

Prekorišćenjaproizvoda,obaveznopažljivoisarazumevanjempročitajtevišejezičneSafetyInformation

(Bezbednosneinformacije)naveblokacijikompanijeLenovo.

Skôrnežproduktzačnetepoužívať,prečítajtesiviacjazyčnéSafetyInformation(Bezpečnostnéinformácie)na

webovejlokalitespoločnostiLenovo.

Preduporaboizdelkaposkrbite,dabosteprebraliinrazumelirazdelekSafetyInformation(Varnostne

informacije),kijenaspletnemmestuLenovonavoljovvečjezikih.

Antesdeusarelproducto,asegúresedeleeryentenderlasecciónSafetyInformation(Informaciónde

seguridad)multilingüedelsitiowebdeLenovo.

InnanduanvänderdenhärproduktenärdetviktigtattduharlästochförståttdenﬂerspråkigaSafety

Information(säkerhetsinformationen)påLenovoswebbplats.

使用本產品之前，請務必先閱讀及瞭解Lenovo網站上多國語言版本的SafetyInformation（安全資訊）。

Ürünükullanmadanönce,LenovowebsitesindekiSafetyInformation(GüvenlikBilgileri)belgesini(birdençok

dildeyayınlanmaktadır)mutlakaokuyun.

Першніжвикористовуватипродукт,обов'язковопрочитайтеSafetyInformation(інструкціїзтехніки

безпеки),доступнірізнимимоваминавеб-сайтіLenovo.

ก

่

ีน์ฑณัภติลผ้ชในอ

้

โ ป ร ด อ

่

กจใา้ขเมาวคาํทะลแนา

ั

บ

Sa fet y Informa ! on

( ยัภดอลปมาวคลูมอ้ข ) ห ล า ย ภ า ษ า

์ตซไบ็วเนบ

Lenovo

Important:Ensurethatyoureadandunderstandallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentbefore

youperformtheprocedures.Readandunderstandanyadditionalsafetyinformationthatisincludedwiththe

serveroroptionaldevicebeforeyouinstall,remove,orreplacethedevice.

ivThinkServerRS160UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

Statement1

DANGER

Electricalcurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.

Toavoidashockhazard:

•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orreconﬁgurationofthis

productduringanelectricalstorm.

•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.

•Ensurethatallpowercordconnectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.

•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.

•Whenpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.

•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceofﬁre,water,orstructuraldamage.

•Disconnecttheattachedpowercords,telecommunicationssystems,networks,andmodemsbeforeyou

openthedevicecovers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationandconﬁgurationprocedures.

•Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingtablewheninstalling,moving,oropening

coversonthisproductorattacheddevices.

Toconnect:Todisconnect:

1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,attachallcablestodevices.

3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.

4.Attachpowercordstooutlets.

5.TurndevicesON.

1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlets.

3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.

4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.

Statement2

DANGER

Dangerofexplosionifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.

Whenreplacingthelithiumcoincellbattery,useonlythesameoranequivalenttypethatis

recommendedbythemanufacturer.Thebatterycontainslithiumandcanexplodeifnotproperly

used,handled,ordisposedof.

Donot:

•Throworimmerseintowater

•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)

•Repairordisassemble

Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.

©CopyrightLenovo2016

v

Statement3

CAUTION:

Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,DVDdrives,ﬁberopticdevices,ortransmitters)are

installed,notethefollowing:

•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto

hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.

•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespeciﬁedherein

mightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.

DANGER

SomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3Blaserdiode.Notethefollowing:

Laserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeam,donotviewdirectlywithoptical

instruments,andavoiddirectexposuretothebeam.

Statement4

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

<32kg(70.5lb)<55kg(121.2lb)<100kg(220.5lb)

CAUTION:

Usesafepracticeswhenlifting.

Statement5

CAUTION:

Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerswitchonthepowersupplydonotturnoff

theelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanonepower

cord.T oremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected

fromthepowersource.

viThinkServerRS160UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

Statement6

CAUTION:

Ifyouinstallastrain-reliefbracketoptionovertheendofthepowercordthatisconnectedtothe

device,youmustconnecttheotherendofthepowercordtoapowersourcethatiseasilyaccessible

incaseitneedstobedisconnected.

Statement7

CAUTION:

Ifthedevicehasdoors,ensurethatyouremoveorsecurethedoorsbeforemovingorliftingthe

devicetoprotectagainstpersonalinjury.Thedoorswillnotsupporttheweightofthedevice.

Statement8

CAUTION:

Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.

Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabel

attached.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethesecomponents.Ifyoususpectaproblemwith

oneoftheseparts,contactaservicetechnician.

Statement9

CAUTION:

Disconnectthehot-swapfancablesbeforeremovingthefanfromthedevicetoprotectagainst

personalinjury.

Statement10

CAUTION:

Thefollowinglabelindicatesasharp-edgehazard.

©CopyrightLenovo2016

vii

Statement11

CAUTION:

Thefollowinglabelindicatesapotentialheathazard.

Statement12

DANGER

Overloadingabranchcircuitisapotentialﬁrehazardandashockhazardundercertainconditions.To

avoidthesehazards,ensurethatyoursystemelectricalrequirementsdonotexceedbranchcurrentratings

attheinstallationsite.

Statement13

CAUTION:

Ensurethattherackissecuredproperlytoavoidtippingwhentheserverunitisextendedontherails.

Statement14

CAUTION:

SomeaccessoryoroptionboardoutputsexceedClass2orlimitedpowersourcelimits.Y ou

mustinstalltheappropriateinterconnectingcablinginaccordancewithyourlocalelectricalcode

requirements.

Statement15

CAUTION:

Thepower-controlbuttononthedevicemayputthedeviceinstandbymodeinsteadofturningoff

thedevice.Inaddition,thedevicemighthavemultipleconnectionstodcpower.Toremoveall

electricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallconnectionstodcpoweraredisconnectedat

thedcpowerinputterminals.

viiiThinkServerRS160UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

Statement16

CAUTION:

Toreducetheriskofelectricshockorenergyhazards:

•Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledbytrainedservicepersonnelinarestricted-accesslocation,as

deﬁnedbyyourlocalelectricalcodeandthelatesteditionofIEC60950.

•Thebranchcircuitovercurrentprotectionmustberatedinaccordancewithlocalelectricalcode

requirements.

•Use1.3mm

2

or16AmericanWireGauge(AWG)copperconductoronly,notexceeding3meters

inlength.

•Torquethewiring-terminalscrewsto1.4newton-metersor12inch-pounds.

•Provideareadilyavailable,approvedandrateddisconnectdeviceintheﬁeldwiring.

Statement17

CAUTION:

ThisproductcontainsaClass1Mlaser.Donotviewdirectlywithopticalinstruments.

Statement18

CAUTION:

Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mountedproducts.

Statement19

CAUTION:

Hazardousmovingparts.Keepﬁngersandotherbodypartsaway.

©CopyrightLenovo2016

ix

Statement20

CAUTION:

Alithiumionbatteryisprovided.Toavoidpossibleexplosion,donotburnthebattery.Replacethe

batteryonlywiththeLenovo-approvedpart.Recycleordiscardthebatteryasinstructedbylocal

regulations.

Productsthatarenotassessed

Typicalproductsthatarenotassessedincludebutnotlimitedtothefollowing:

•ServerandIT-rackcomponents(forexample,uninterruptiblepowersuppliesandcurrentdistribution

systems)

•DevicesinITrooms(forexample,bulkstorageunitsandnetworkproducts)

•Industriallow-voltageswitchgear

Safetyinspectionguide

Thepurposeofthisinspectionguideistoassistyouinidentifyingpotentiallyunsafeconditions.Aseach

machinewasdesignedandbuilt,requiredsafetyitemswereinstalledtoprotectusersandservicetechnicians

frominjury.Thisguideaddressesonlythoseitems.Youshouldusegoodjudgmenttoidentifypotentialsafety

hazardsduetoattachmentofnon-ThinkServerfeaturesoroptionsnotcoveredbythisinspectionguide.

Ifanyunsafeconditionsarepresent,youmustdeterminehowserioustheapparenthazardcouldbeand

whetheryoucancontinuewithoutﬁrstcorrectingtheproblem.

Considertheseconditionsandthesafetyhazardstheypresent:

•Electricalhazards,especiallyprimarypower(primaryvoltageontheframecancauseseriousorfatal

electricalshock)

•Explosivehazards,suchasadamagedCathodeRayTube(CRT)monitororabulgingcapacitor

•Mechanicalhazards,suchaslooseormissinghardware

Todeterminewhetherthereareanypotentiallyunsafeconditions,usethefollowingchecklistatthebeginning

ofeveryservicetask.Beginthecheckswiththepoweroff,andthepowercordsdisconnected.

Checklist:

1.Checkexteriorcoversfordamage(loose,broken,orsharpedges).

2.Powerofftheserver.Disconnectthepowercords.

3.Checkthepowercordfor:

a.Athird-wiregroundconnectoringoodcondition.Useametertomeasurethird-wireground

continuityfor0.1ohmorlessbetweentheexternalgroundpinandtheframeground.

b.Thepowercordshouldbetheauthorizedtypespeciﬁedforyourserver.Goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/serviceparts-lookup

c.Insulationmustnotbefrayedorworn.

4.Checkforcrackedorbulgingbatteries.

5.Removethecover.

6.Checkforanyobviousnon-ThinkServeralterations.Usegoodjudgmentastothesafetyofany

non-ThinkServeralterations.

xThinkServerRS160UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

7.Checkinsidetheunitforanyobviousunsafeconditions,suchasmetalﬁlings,contamination,wateror

otherliquids,orsignsofﬁreorsmokedamage.

8.Checkforworn,frayed,orpinchedcables.

9.Checkthatthepower-supplycoverfasteners(screwsorrivets)havenotbeenremovedortamperedwith.

Groundingrequirements

Electricalgroundingoftheserverisrequiredforoperatorsafetyandcorrectsystemfunction.Proper

groundingoftheelectricaloutletcanbeveriﬁedbyacertiﬁedelectrician.

©CopyrightLenovo2016

xi

xiiThinkServerRS160UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

Chapter1.Generalinformation

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Introduction”onpage1

•“Serverdocumentation”onpage2

Introduction

Thefollowingtableliststheusefulandimportantinformationaboutyourserverandwheretoobtainthe

information.

InformationWheretoobtain

LenovoLimitedWarranty

(LLW)

TheLLWcontainsthewarrantytermsthatapplytotheproductyoupurchasedfrom

Lenovo

®

.TheLLWisavailableat:

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

IfyoucannotobtaintheLLWfromtheLenovoWebsite,contactyourlocalLenovo

ofﬁceorresellertoobtainaprintedversion,freeofcharge.

WorldwideLenovoSupport

telephonelist

Telephonenumbersaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Themostup-to-date

telephonelistforLenovoSupportisalwaysavailableat:

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

Ifthetelephonenumberforyourcountryorregionisnotlisted,contactyourLenovo

resellerorLenovomarketingrepresentative.

Mostup-to-dateinformation

abouttheserver

http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver

Latesttechnicalinformation

http://www.lenovo.com/support

Instructionsonhowto

registeryourserverwith

Lenovo

Followtheinstructionsat:

http://www.lenovo.com/register

Whenyouregisteryourserver,informationisenteredintoadatabase,whichenables

Lenovotocontactyouincaseofarecallorothersevereproblem.Afteryouregister

yourserverwithLenovo,youwillreceivequickerservicewhenyoucallLenovo

forhelp.Inaddition,somelocationsofferextendedprivilegesandservicesto

registeredusers.

Productinformationlabel

Recordinformationaboutyourserverinthefollowingtable.Youwillneedthe

informationifyoueverneedtohaveyourserverserviced.Theproductinformation

labelisattachedonthechassis.See“Machinetype,model,andserialnumber

label”onpage11.

©CopyrightLenovo2016

1

Productname

______________________________________________

Machinetypeandmodel(MT-M)

______________________________________________

Serialnumber(S/N)

______________________________________________

Dateofpurchase

______________________________________________

Serverdocumentation

Thistopicprovidesageneraldescriptionofeachdocumentforyourserverandinstructionsonhow

toobtainallthedocuments.

Printeddocuments

Yourserverpackagecontainsthefollowingprinteddocuments:

•ReadMeFirst

Thisisamultilingualdocument.Itillustratessafetysymbolsandinstructsyoutoreadthecomplete

safety,warranty,andsupportinformationprovidedontheLenovoWebsitebeforeusingtheserver.This

documentalsotellsyouhowtoﬁndthemostup-to-dateinformationontheLenovoSupportWebsite.In

addition,recycling,environmental,andlegalnoticesareallincluded.

•Alettertocustomers

Thisisamultilinguallettertocustomers,whichtellscustomersthatLenovoisundertakingapaperless

electronicdocumentationinitiativetoprotectenvironment.Thisletteralsoprovidesinformationabout

howtocontactLenovoifyourequireaprintedversionofanyelectronicdocuments.

Electronicdocuments

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

–SafetyInformation

Thisisamultilingualdocumentthatincludesallthesafetystatementsforyourproduct.Ensurethatyou

readandunderstandthesesafetystatementsbeforeusingtheproduct.

–LenovoLimitedWarranty

ThisdocumentincludestheLenovotermsandwarrantystatements.

–LenovoLicenseAgreement

ThisdocumentincludesthetermsandconditionsoftheLenovoLicenseAgreement.

•YoucanﬁndthefollowingelectronicdocumentsfromtheLenovoSupportWebsite.Goto

http://www.lenovo.com/support,clickDocumentation,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreento

ﬁndthedocumentyouneed.

2ThinkServerRS160UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

–Safety,Warranty,andSupportInformation

Thisisamultilingualdocumentthatincludesallthesafetystatementsforyourproductinmorethan30

languages.Ensurethatyoureadandunderstandallthesafetystatementsbeforeusingtheproduct.

ThisdocumentalsoincludestheLenovowarrantystatement,CustomerReplaceableUnits(CRUs)

information,andinformationabouthowtocontacttheLenovoCustomerSupportCenter.

–UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

Thisdocumentprovidesdetailedinformationtohelpyougetfamiliarwithyourserverandhelpyouuse,

conﬁgure,andmaintainyourserver.

–ThinkServerManagementModuleUserGuide(Englishonly)

Thisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutserverremotemanagement.

–MegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuide(Englishonly)

ThisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)andhowto

usetheutilityprogramstoconﬁgure,monitor,andmaintainyourserverRAIDandrelateddevices.

Note:RefertothisdocumentforhardwareRAIDinformationiftheserverhasarequiredRAIDcard

installed.See“RAIDcard”onpage17

.ForinformationaboutonboardsoftwareRAID,see“Conﬁguring

onboardSATAsoftwareRAID”onpage40.

–Otherdocuments

YoumightﬁndotherdocumentsfortheHostBusAdapter(HBA),Ethernetcard,orotheroptionalparts.

Chapter1.Generalinformation3

4ThinkServerRS160UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap

Thischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.

Theserversetupprocedurevariesdependingontheconﬁgurationoftheserverwhenitwasdelivered.In

somecases,theserverisfullyconﬁguredandyoujustneedtoconnecttheservertothenetworkandanac

powersource,andthenyoucanturnontheserver.Inothercases,theserverneedstohavehardwaredevices

installed,requireshardwareandﬁrmwareconﬁguration,andrequiresanoperatingsystemtobeinstalled.

Serversetupprocedure

Thefollowinglistisageneralprocedureforsettingupyourserver:

1.Unpacktheserverpackage.See“Inthebox”onpage7.

2.Installanyrequiredhardwareorserveroptions.SeetherelatedtopicsinChapter5“Replacing

hardware”onpage45

.

3.Ifyouhavearailkit,youcaninstalltheserverintoastandardrack.Seethedocumentationthatcomes

withtherailkit.

4.ConnecttheEthernetcablesandpowercordstotheserver.See“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage

14tolocatetheconnectors.

5.Turnontheservertoverifyoperation.See“Turningontheserver”onpage5.

6.ReviewtheUniﬁedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)basicinput/outputsystem(BIOS)settingsand

customizeasneeded.See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage29.

7.ConﬁgureRAIDandinstalltheoperatingsystemanddevicedrivers.See“UsingtheThinkServer

EasyStartupprogram”onpage35and“ConﬁguringRAID”onpage38.

8.Installanyadditionaldriversrequiredforaddedfeatures.Refertotheinstructionsthatcomewith

thehardwareoption.

9.ConﬁgureEthernetsettingsintheoperatingsystembyreferringtotheoperatingsystemhelp.Youcan

skipthisstepiftheoperatingsystemwasinstalledusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.

10.Checkforﬁrmwareupdates.Toupdatetheﬁrmware,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/supportandfollow

theinstructionsontheWebpagetocheckforthelatestlevelofﬁrmware,suchastheBIOSupdates

anddevicedrivers.

11.Installmanagementapplicationsandanyotherapplications.Refertothedocumentationthatcomes

withtheapplicationsthatyouwanttoinstall.

Turningontheserver

Theservercanbeturnedoninoneofthefollowingways:

•Afteryouﬁnishunpackingandsettinguptheserver,connectittoanacpowersource.Pressthepower

buttononthefrontpaneltoturnontheserver.See“Frontpanel”onpage12

.Theserverneedsabout90

secondsfortheThinkServerManagementModule(TMM,alsoknownasBMC)toinitializewheneveryou

connecttheservertoanacpowersource.Ifyoupressthepowerbuttononthefrontpanelduringthis

period,theserverwillnotstartimmediately;itwillstartaftertheTMMinitializationﬁnishes.

•YoualsocanusetherelatedTMMfeaturetoturnontheserverremotelythroughthemanagementLAN.

5

Turningofftheserver

CAUTION:

Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerbuttononthepowersupplydonotturnoff

theelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanonepower

cord.T oremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected

fromthepowersource.

Theservercanbeturnedoffinoneofthefollowingways:

•Turnofftheserverfromtheoperatingsystemifyouroperatingsystemsupportsthisfeature.Afteran

orderlyshutdownoftheoperatingsystem,theserverwillturnoffautomatically.Forinstructionsonhow

toshutdownyourspeciﬁcoperatingsystem,refertotherelateddocumentationorhelpsystemfor

theoperatingsystem.

•Pressthepowerbuttononthefrontpaneltostartanorderlyshutdownoftheoperatingsystemandturn

offtheserver,ifyouroperatingsystemsupportsthisfeature.

•Ifyourserverstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoff,pressandholdthepowerbuttononthe

frontpanelforfoursecondsormore.Ifyoustillcannotturnofftheserver,disconnectallpowercords

fromtheserver.

•YoualsocanusetherelatedTMMfeaturetoremotelyturnofftheserverthroughthemanagementLAN.

•Theservermightbeturnedoffasanautomaticresponsetoacriticalsystemfailure.

Notes:

•Whenyouturnofftheserverandleaveitconnectedtoanacpowersource,theserveralsocanrespond

toaremoterequesttoturnontheserver.Toremoveallpowerfromtheserver,youmustdisconnect

theserverfromtheacpowersource.

•Forinformationaboutyourspeciﬁcoperatingsystem,refertotherelateddocumentationorhelpsystem

fortheoperatingsystem.

6ThinkServerRS160UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

Page is loading ...

Lenovo ThinkServer RS160 User Manual And Hardware Maintenance Manual

Lenovo ThinkServer RS160 User Manual And Hardware Maintenance Manual

Related papers

Other documents