Lenovo ThinkServer TS450 User Manual And Hardware Maintenance Manual

ThinkServerTS450

UserGuideandHardwareMaintenance

Manual

MachineTypes:70LY,70M0,70M1,and70M2

Welcome

Beforeusingyourserverandthisdocument,besuretoreadtheReadMeFirstthatcomeswithyourserver.

Lenovomakesconstantimprovementonthedocumentationofyourserver.Togetallthelatestdocuments,

goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

Note:Yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromillustrationsinthisdocument.Toshowthemainparts

clearly,someoftheillustrationsdonotshowallcomponents.

FourthEdition(August2016)

©CopyrightLenovo2015,2016.

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.............5

Chapter3.Productoverview......7

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

Featuresandspeciﬁcationsofyourserver.....7

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

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

ThinkServerEasyStartup.........10

ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater.10

LenovoThinkServerPowerPlanner.....11

LenovoThinkServerDiagnostics......11

LenovoToolsCenterSuiteCLI.......11

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

Machinetype,model,andserialnumber

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

Frontviewoftheserver.........13

Frontpanel..............14

Rearviewoftheserver.........15

Serverlocks..............17

Servercomponents...........19

Hot-swapdriveactivityandstatusLEDs...21

Powerconversionboard.........22

Powerdistributionboard.........23

Hot-swappowersupplystatusLEDs....24

RAIDcard...............24

LenovoThinkServerSAS12GExpanderPCIe

Card.................26

Backplane..............27

Systemboardcomponents........30

Chapter4.Conﬁguringtheserver..35

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........35

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....35

SetupUtilityprograminterface......35

Usingpasswords............38

ConﬁguringtheTPMfunction.......40

Selectingastartupdevice........40

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......40

UpdatingtheBIOS...........40

ConﬁguringtheEthernetcontrollers....41

UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.41

ConﬁguringRAID..............44

AboutRAID..............44

RAIDforyourserver...........45

ConﬁguringonboardSATAsoftwareRAID..46

ConﬁguringadvancedSATAorSAShardware

RAID.................48

Chapter5.Replacinghardware....51

PurchasingThinkServeroptions........51

Gettingfamiliarwithimportantguidelines....51

Precautions..............51

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....52

Systemreliabilityguidelines........52

Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.53

Preparingyourserverinadvanceandremovingthe

servercover................53

Removingandinstallinghardware.......54

Frontbezel..............55

Memorymodule............56

PCIecard...............58

Opticaldrive..............60

Non-hot-swapdrive...........66

Tapedrive...............69

Solid-statedrive(2.5-inch)........72

Hot-swapdrive.............75

Hot-swappowersupply.........78

Powerconversionboard.........81

Backplane..............83

Non-hot-swappowersupply.......88

Intrusionswitch............90

Frontpanelboardassembly........91

Frontsystemfan............93

Rearsystemfan............95

Heatsinkandfanassembly........97

Securedigitalmodule..........99

ThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModule..102

ThunderboltMemoryModule.......105

LenovoThinkServerRAID520iupgrade

key.................106

CPU.................108

Coin-cellbattery............110

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Powerdistributionboard.........112

Forservicetechnicianonly:replacingthe

systemboard.............115

Completingthepartsreplacement.......118

Chapter6.Troubleshootingand

diagnostics.............121

Troubleshootingprocedure..........121

ViewingthestatusanddiagnosticLEDs.....121

Basictroubleshootingtables.........121

ThinkServerEasyStartupprogram

problems...............122

Opticaldriveproblems..........122

Storagedriveproblems.........123

Memorymoduleproblems........124

USBdeviceproblems..........124

Chapter7.Gettinginformation,help,

andservice.............125

Informationresources............125

Usingthedocumentation.........125

ThinkServerWebsite..........125

LenovoSupportWebsite.........125

Helpandservice..............125

Beforeyoucall.............125

Callingforservice............126

Usingotherservices..........126

Purchasingadditionalservices......127

AppendixA.Regulatory

information.............129

Exportclassiﬁcationnotice..........129

Electronicemissionnotices..........129

FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)

Statement...............129

JapanVCCIClassAcompliancestatement..131

Japanesestatementforacpowerconsumption

forJEITAharmonicsguideline.......131

Japanesestatementofcompliancefor

productslessthanorequalto20Aperphase

forJEITAharmonicsguideline.......132

Eurasiancompliancemark..........132

AppendixB.WEEEandrecycling

information.............133

ImportantWEEEinformation.........133

RecyclinginformationforBrazil........134

RecyclinginformationforJapan........134

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....134

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

Union..................135

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStates

andCanada................136

Requirementforbatteriescontaining

perchlorate................136

AppendixC.RestrictionofHazardous

Substances(RoHS)Directive....137

EuropeanUnionRoHS...........137

TurkishRoHS...............137

UkraineRoHS...............137

IndiaRoHS................137

ChinaRoHS................138

TaiwanBSMIRoHSdeclaration........139

AppendixD.Additional

statements.............141

Importantnotes..............141

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

GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement...142

AppendixE.Notices.........143

Trademarks................144

AppendixF .Abbreviationsand

acronyms..............145

Index.................147

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Important:Ensurethatyoureadandunderstandallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentbefore

youperformtheprocedures.Readandunderstandanyadditionalsafetyinformationthatisincludedwiththe

serveroroptionaldevicebeforeyouinstall,remove,orreplacethedevice.

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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.

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Statement3

CAUTION:

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

installed,notethefollowing:

•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto

hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.

•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespeciﬁedherein

mightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.

DANGER

SomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3Blaserdiode.Notethefollowing:

Laserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeam,donotviewdirectlywithoptical

instruments,andavoiddirectexposuretothebeam.

Statement4

≥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.Toremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected

fromthepowersource.

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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.

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Statement11

CAUTION:

Thefollowinglabelindicatesapotentialheathazard.

Statement12

DANGER

Overloadingabranchcircuitisapotentialﬁrehazardandashockhazardundercertainconditions.To

avoidthesehazards,ensurethatyoursystemelectricalrequirementsdonotexceedbranchcurrentratings

attheinstallationsite.

Statement13

CAUTION:

Ensurethattherackissecuredproperlytoavoidtippingwhentheserverunitisextendedontherails.

Statement14

CAUTION:

SomeaccessoryoroptionboardoutputsexceedClass2orlimitedpowersourcelimits.You

mustinstalltheappropriateinterconnectingcablinginaccordancewithyourlocalelectricalcode

requirements.

Statement15

CAUTION:

Thepower-controlbuttononthedevicemayputthedeviceinstandbymodeinsteadofturningoff

thedevice.Inaddition,thedevicemighthavemultipleconnectionstodcpower.Toremoveall

electricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallconnectionstodcpoweraredisconnectedat

thedcpowerinputterminals.

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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.

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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.

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7.Checkinsidetheunitforanyobviousunsafeconditions,suchasmetalﬁlings,contamination,wateror

otherliquids,orsignsofﬁreorsmokedamage.

8.Checkforworn,frayed,orpinchedcables.

9.Checkthatthepower-supplycoverfasteners(screwsorrivets)havenotbeenremovedortamperedwith.

Groundingrequirements

Electricalgroundingoftheserverisrequiredforoperatorsafetyandcorrectsystemfunction.Proper

groundingoftheelectricaloutletcanbeveriﬁedbyacertiﬁedelectrician.

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Chapter1.Generalinformation

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Introduction”onpage1

•“Serverdocumentation”onpage2

Introduction

Thefollowingtablelistsimportantinformationaboutyourserverandwheretoobtaintheinformation.

InformationWheretoobtain

LenovoLimitedWarranty

(LLW)

TheLLWcontainsthewarrantytermsthatapplytotheproductyoupurchasedfrom

Lenovo

®

.TheLLWisavailableat:

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

IfyoucannotobtaintheLLWfromtheLenovoWebsite,contactyourlocalLenovo

ofﬁceorresellertoobtainaprintedversionoftheLLW,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

.

Productname

______________________________________________

Machinetypeandmodel(MT-M)

______________________________________________

Serialnumber(S/N)

______________________________________________

Dateofpurchase

______________________________________________

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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.

–Safety,Warranty,andSupportInformation

Thisisamultilingualdocumentthatincludesallthesafetystatementsforyourproductinmorethan30

languages.Ensurethatyoureadandunderstandallthesafetystatementsbeforeusingtheproduct.

ThisdocumentalsoincludestheLenovowarrantystatement,CustomerReplaceableUnits(CRUs)

information,andinformationabouthowtocontacttheLenovoCustomerSupportCenter.

–UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

Thisdocumentprovidesdetailedinformationtohelpyougetfamiliarwithyourserverandhelpyouuse,

conﬁgure,andmaintainyourserver.

–MegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuide(Englishonly)

ThisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)andhowto

usetheutilityprogramstoconﬁgure,monitor,andmaintainyourserverRAIDandrelateddevices.

Note:RefertothisdocumentforhardwareRAIDinformationiftheserverhasarequiredRAIDcard

installed.SeeRAIDcard.ForinformationaboutonboardsoftwareRAID,seeConﬁguringonboard

SATAsoftwareRAID.

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–Otherdocuments

YoumightﬁndotherdocumentsfortheHostBusAdapter(HBA),Ethernetcard,orotheroptionalparts.

Chapter1.Generalinformation3

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Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap

Thischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.

Theserversetupprocedurevariesdependingontheconﬁgurationoftheserverwhenitwasdelivered.In

somecases,theserverisfullyconﬁguredandyoujustconnecttheservertothenetworkandanacpower

source,andthenyoucanturnontheserver.Inothercases,theserverneedstohavehardwarefeatures

installed,requireshardwareandﬁrmwareconﬁguration,andrequiresanoperatingsystemtobeinstalled.

Serversetupprocedure

Thefollowinglistisageneralprocedureforsettingupyourserver:

1.Unpacktheserverpackage.See“Inthebox”onpage7.

2.Installanyrequiredhardwareorserveroption.SeetherelatedtopicinChapter5“Replacinghardware”

onpage51

.

3.ConnecttheEthernetcableandpowercordstotheserver.See“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage

15

tolocatetheconnectors.

4.Turnontheservertoverifyoperation.See“Turningontheserver”onpage5.

5.ReviewtheUniﬁedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)BasicInputOutputSystem(BIOS)settingsand

customizeasneeded.See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage35.

6.ConﬁgureRAIDandinstalltheoperatingsystemandbasicdrivers.See“UsingtheThinkServer

EasyStartupprogram”onpage41and“ConﬁguringRAID”onpage44.

7.Installanyadditionaldriversneededforaddedfeatures.Refertotheinstructionsthatcomewiththe

hardwareoption.

8.ConﬁgureEthernetsettingsintheoperatingsystembyreferringtotheoperatingsystemhelp.Youcan

skipthisstepiftheoperatingsystemwasinstalledusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.

9.Checkforﬁrmwareupdates.Toupdatetheﬁrmware,dooneofthefollowing:

•Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpagetocheckforthe

latestlevelofﬁrmware,suchastheBIOSupdatesanddevicedrivers.

•UsetheFirmwareUpdaterprogram.

10.Installotherapplications.Refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththeapplicationsthatyouwantto

install.

Turningontheserver

Afteryouﬁnishunpackingandsettinguptheserver,connectittoanacpowersource.Pressthepower

buttononthefrontpaneltoturnontheserver.See“Frontpanel”onpage14.

Turningofftheserver

CAUTION:

Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerswitchonthepowersupplydonotturnoff

theelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanonepower

cord.Toremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected

fromthepowersource.

5

Theservercanbeturnedoffinoneofthefollowingways:

•Turnofftheserverfromtheoperatingsystemifyouroperatingsystemsupportsthisfeature.Afteran

orderlyshutdownoftheoperatingsystem,theserverturnsoffautomatically.Forinstructionsonhow

toshutdownyourspeciﬁcoperatingsystem,refertotherelateddocumentationorhelpsystemfor

theoperatingsystem.

•Pressthepowerbuttononthefrontpaneltostartanorderlyshutdownoftheoperatingsystemandturn

offtheserver,ifyouroperatingsystemsupportsthisfeature.

•Ifyourserverstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoff,pressandholdthepowerbuttononthe

frontpanelforfoursecondsormore.Ifyoustillcannotturnofftheserver,disconnectallpowercords

fromtheserver.

•Theservermightturnoffasanautomaticresponsetoacriticalsystemfailure.

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