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ThinkServerTD230
InstallationandUserGuide
MachineTypes:1027,1029,1039,and1040
ThinkServerTD230
InstallationandUserGuide
MachineTypes:1027,1029,1039,and1040
Note:
Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:
•TheImportantNoticesthatcamewithyourproduct
•TheSafetyInformationandtheWarrantyandSupportInformationontheThinkServerDocumentationDVD
thatcamewithyourproduct
•AppendixB“Notices”onpage129
ThirdEdition(February2011)
©CopyrightLenovo2010,2011.
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Contents
Safetyinformation...........v
Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1
Introduction.................1
Noticesandstatementsinthedocument.....1
Relateddocumentation............2
Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...3
Chapter3.Productoverview......5
Whatisincludedwithyourserver........5
Featuresandspecications...........5
Softwareprograms..............7
EasyStartup...............7
EasyManage...............7
Reliability,availability,andserviceability......7
Chapter4.Locatingparts,controls,
LEDs,andconnectors.........9
Frontview.................9
Rearview.................12
Hot-swapharddiskdrivestatusLEDs.....13
LEDsfortheEthernetconnectors.......13
Locatingservercomponents.........14
Locatingpartsonthesystemboard......15
LocatingdiagnosticLEDsonthesystemboard..16
Jumperblocksettings............17
Locatingconnectorsonthehot-swapharddisk
drivebackplanes..............18
Chapter5.Installing,removing,or
replacinghardware..........21
Guidelines................21
Basicguidelines............21
Systemreliabilityguidelines........22
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....22
Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.23
Removingtheservercover..........23
Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel....25
Lockingorunlockingtheharddiskdriveside
door...................26
Installing,removing,orreplacingoptionalhardware
devices.................29
Installingorremovingamemorymodule...29
Removingorinstallinginternaldrives....32
InstallingorremovingaPCIcard......53
InstallingorremovingtheEthernetcard...56
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerTD230
SATARAID5Upgrade..........58
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServer9240-8i
RAID5UpgradeKey..........60
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRemote
ManagementModule3.........62
Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware
devices.................69
RemovingorinstallingtheThinkServer9240-8i
RAID0/1Adapter............69
Removingorinstallingtheheatsinkandfan
assembly...............71
Removingorinstallingafrontfan.....77
Removingorinstallingtherearfan.....82
Removingorinstallingthemicroprocessor..86
Replacingthesystemboardbattery....89
Completingthepartsreplacement.......90
Installingtheservercover........91
Connectingthecables..........91
Turningontheserver..........91
Updatingtheserverconguration.....91
Turningofftheserver..........92
Connectingexternaldevices.......92
Chapter6.Conguringtheserver..95
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........95
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....95
IntroductionoftheBIOSitems.......96
Usingpasswords............101
RAIDcontrollers..............102
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...103
BeforeyouusetheEasyStartupDVD....104
Setupandconguration.........104
ConguringRAID............105
Typicaloperatingsysteminstallation....105
ConguringtheonboardSATAsoftwareRAID..106
RAIDinformation............106
StartingtheIntelEmbeddedServerRAID
TechnologyIIprogram..........106
CreatingaRAIDvolume.........106
InitializingtheRAIDvolume........107
DeletingtheRAIDvolume........108
RebuildingtheRAIDvolume.......108
CheckingtheRAID1volumeconsistency..108
ConguringtheGigabitEthernetcontroller....109
Updatingthermware............109
UsingtheEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater
program...............109
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InstallingtheThinkServerEasyManage
program.................110
Chapter7.Troubleshooting.....111
Troubleshootingtables...........111
DVDdriveproblems...........111
Generalproblems............112
Harddiskdriveproblems.........112
Intermittentproblems..........112
Keyboard,mouse,orpointing-device
problems...............113
Memoryproblems...........113
Microprocessorproblems........114
Monitorproblems............115
Optional-deviceproblems........116
Powerproblems............117
Serialportproblems...........118
Softwareproblems...........119
UniversalSerialBus(USB)portproblems..120
Solvingpowerproblems...........120
SolvingEthernetcontrollerproblems......120
Solvingundeterminedproblems........121
Eventlogs................122
Systemeventlog..............122
Diagnosticprogramsandmessages......122
DiagnosticLEDsonthefrontpanelandthesystem
board..................123
AppendixA.Gettinghelpand
technicalassistance........125
Beforeyoucall...............125
Usingthedocumentation..........125
GettinghelpandinformationfromtheWorldWide
Web...................125
LenovoSupportWebsite..........126
Callingforservice.............126
Usingotherservices............127
Purchasingadditionalservices........127
LenovoproductserviceinformationforTaiwan..127
AppendixB.Notices........129
Trademarks................130
Importantnotes..............130
Productrecyclinganddisposal........130
Particulatecontamination..........131
Turkishstatementofcompliance.......132
Batteryreturnprogram...........132
GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement...133
Electronicemissionnotices..........134
FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)
Statement...............134
Index.................137
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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)
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®TD230server(machinetypes1027,1029,
1039,and1040).Thisdocumentcontainsthefollowinginformation:
•Settingupandcablingtheserver
•Startingandconguringtheserver
•Installingoptionsandreplacingcustomerreplaceableunits(CRUs)
•Solvingproblems
TheservercomeswiththeThinkServerEasyStartupDVDtohelpyoucongurethehardware,installdevice
drivers,andinstalltheoperatingsystem.
Theservercomeswithalimitedwarranty.Forinformationaboutthetermsofthewarrantyandgetting
serviceandassistance,seetheWarrantyandSupportInformationontheThinkServerDocumentationDVD
thatcomeswithyourserver.
Toobtainthemostup-to-dateinformationabouttheserverandotherLenovoproducts,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver
Recordinformationabouttheserverinthefollowingtable.Youwillneedtheseinformationwhenyou
registertheserverwithLenovo.
Productname
ThinkServerTD230
Machinetype1027,1029,1039,or1040
Modelnumber
_____________________________________________
Serialnumber
_____________________________________________
Themodelnumberandserialnumberareonlabelsonthetoporonthebottomoftheserver.
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
TheLenovoThinkServerDocumentationDVD,whichcomeswithyourserver,containsdocumentationforthe
serverinPortableDocumentFormat(PDF).ToviewthedocumentationontheThinkServerDocumentation
DVD,youneedtohavetheAdobeReader5.0programorlaterinstalled,orthexpdf,whichcomeswith
Linux®operatingsystems.
Thefollowingtableprovidesinformationaboutthegeneraldescriptionsofthevariousdocumentation
providedwithyourserverandhowtoobtainallthesedocumentation.
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.
ReadMeFirst
ThisdocumentdirectsyoutotheThinkServer
DocumentationDVDforcompletewarranty
andsupportinformation.
Thisdocumentisprintedoutand
providedinserverpackaging.
SafetyInformation
Thisdocumentincludestranslationsofall
safetystatementsusedintheThinkServer
documentation.
AvailableontheThinkServer
DocumentationDVD
WarrantyandSupport
Information
Thisdocumentincludesthewarranty
statementandinformationabouthowto
contactLenovoSupport.
AvailableontheThinkServer
DocumentationDVD
ThinkServerRemote
ManagementUserGuide
IfyouhaveinstalledaThinkServerRemote
ManagementModule3intheserver,use
thisuserguidetohelpyoudotherelated
congurations.
AvailableontheThinkServer
DocumentationDVD
ThinkServerMegaRAID
SASSoftwareUserGuide
IfyouhaveinstalledaThinkServer9240-8i
RAID0/1Adapterintheserver,usethisuser
guidetohelpyoucongureRAIDusingthe
ThinkServer9240-8iRAID0/1Adapter.
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“Whatisincludedwithyourserver”onpage5
Installhardware
Chapter5“Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware”onpage21
ConnecttheEthernetcable
andpowercord
“Rearview”onpage12
Turnontheservertoverify
operation
“Turningontheserver”onpage91
ReviewtheBIOSsettings
andcustomizeasneeded
“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage95
CongureRAID
“RAIDcontrollers”onpage102
Checkforrmwareupdates
“UsingtheEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdaterprogram”onpage109
Installoperatingsystemand
basicdrivers
“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage103
Installanyadditionaldrivers
neededforaddedfeatures
Refertotheinstructionsthatcamewiththehardwareoption.
CongureEthernetsettings
intheoperatingsystem
Seetheoperatingsystemhelp.Thisstepisnotrequirediftheoperatingsystemwas
installedusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.
Installremotemanagement
applications
“InstallingtheThinkServerEasyManageprogram”onpage110
Installapplications
Refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththeapplicationsthatyouwanttoinstall.
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Chapter3.Productoverview
Thischapterprovidesinformationabouttheserverpackage,features,specications,andsoftwareprograms.
Whatisincludedwithyourserver
TheThinkServerTD230serverpackageincludestheserver,apowercord,documentation,theThinkServer
DocumentationDVD,andsoftwaremedia.
Featuresandspecications
Thefollowingtableprovidesinformationaboutthefeaturesandspecicationsoftheserver.Depending
ontheservermodel,somefeaturesmightnotbeavailable,orsomespecicationsmightnotapply.For
informationaboutyourspecicmodel,usetheSetupUtilityprogram.See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”
onpage95
.
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Table3.Featuresandspecications
Microprocessor(s):SupportsuptotwoIntel®Xeon®
dual-core,quad-core,orhex-coremicroprocessors
(internalcachesizevariesbymodeltype)Forthe
specictypeandspeedinformationaboutthe
microprocessor,usetheSetupUtilityprogram.
See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage
95
.Foralistofsupportedmicroprocessors,goto
http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserverandclickOptions
undertheProductstab.
Largesystem-memorycapacity:
•Supportsuptoeightmemorymodules
•Minimumsystemmemory:2GB
•Maximumsystemmemory:32GB(eachmemoryslot
withone4GBmemorymoduleinstalled)
•Memoryslots:Eightdualinlinememorymodule
(DIMM)slots
•Types:1333MHz,DDR3registeredSDRAMDIMMs
•Features:
–ErrorCheckingandCorrecting(ECC)
–Mirroring
–DemandScrubandPatrolScrub
•Supports2GBand4GBregisteredDIMMs
•NumbersofDIMMssupported:
–One,two,orfourDIMMsifonemicroprocessor
installed
–Two,four,six,oreightDIMMsiftwomicroprocessors
installed
Integratedvideocontroller:
Theservercomeswith
anonboardhigh-performancegraphicscontroller
thatsupportshighresolutionsandincludesmany
performance-enhancingfeaturesfortheoperating-system
environment.
•64MBmemory,32MBforvideomemorycache
Opticaldrive:
•SATADVD/RW
Harddiskdriveexpansionbays(dependingonmodel
type):
Supportsuptofour3.5-inchSerialAdvancedTechnology
Attachment(SATA)orSAShot-swapharddiskdrives
Supportsuptove3.5-inchSATAnon-hot-swaphard
diskdrives
Largedata-storagecapacityandhot-swapcapability
Someservermodelssupportuptofour3.5-inchhot-swap
harddiskdrives.Withthehot-swapfeature,youcanadd,
remove,orreplaceharddiskdriveswithoutturningoff
theserver.
Expansionslots(dependingonmodeltype):
•OnePeripheralComponentInterconnect(PCI)cardslot
•OnePCIExpressx4cardslot
•ThreePCIExpressx8cardslots
•Oneremotemanagementmodule3connector
Powersupply:
625-wattpowersupply
Systemfans:
•Twofrontsystemfans(systemfan2formicroprocessor
1areaandsystemfan1formicroprocessor2area)
•Onerearsystemfan
RAIDcontrollers:
TheserversupportstheonboardSATAsoftwareRAID
andaninstalledSASRAIDcard(ThinkServer9240-8i
RAID0/1Adapter),whicharerequiredforyoutousethe
hot-swapSATAorSASharddiskdrivesandtocreatethe
RAIDcongurations.
•OnboardICH10RSATAcontroller
•ThinkServer9240-8iRAID0/1Adapter
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Table3.Featuresandspecications(continued)
Integratedfunctions:
•Ethernetcontrollers(Theservercomeswithtwo
integratedGigabitEthernetcontrollers,whichsupport
connectionto10Mbps,100Mbps,or1000Mbps
network.Formoreinformation,see“Conguringthe
GigabitEthernetcontroller”onpage109
.)
•Oneserialport
•OneVideoGraphicsArray(VGA)monitorconnector
•SixUniversalSerialBus(USB)connectors(twofront
andfourrear)
•TwoRJ-45Ethernetconnectorsontherearpanel
•EightdiagnosticLEDs
IntelligentPlatformManagementInterface(IPMI)2.0
Thecommand-lineinterfaceprovidesdirectaccess
toservermanagementfunctionsthroughtheIPMI2.0
protocol.Usethecommand-lineinterfacetoissue
commandstocontroltheserverpower,viewsystem
information,andidentifytheserver.Youcanalsosave
oneormorecommandsasatextleandruntheleasa
script.
ThinkServerRMM3SystemManagementCard
(Optional)
Size:
•Height:470mm(18.5inches)
•Width:210mm(8.27inches)
•Depth:510mm(20.1inches)
•Maximumweightwithpackage:26.2kg(57.76lb)
whenfullycongured
•Maximumweightwithoutpackage:22.3kg(49.2lb)
whenfullycongured
Electricalinput
•Inputvoltage:
–Lowrange:
Minimum:100Vac
Maximum:127Vac
Inputfrequencyrange:50to60Hz
–Highrange:
Minimum:200Vac
Maximum:240Vac
Inputfrequencyrange:50to60Hz
Softwareprograms
Lenovoprovidessoftwaretohelpgetyourserverupandrunning.
EasyStartup
TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramsimpliestheprocessofconguringRAIDandinstallingsupported
Microsoft®Windows®andLinuxoperatingsystemsanddevicedriversonyourserver.TheEasyStartup
programisprovidedwithyourserverontheThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.TheDVDisself-starting(bootable).
TheuserguidefortheEasyStartupprogramisontheDVDandcanbeaccesseddirectlyfromtheprogram
interface.Foradditionalinformation,see“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage103
.
EasyManage
TheThinkServerEasyManageAgentenablesthisservertobemanagedbythecentralizedconsoleofan
EasyManageCoreServeroverthenetwork.TheThinkServerEasyManageAgentissupportedon32-bitand
64-bitWindows,RedHat,andSUSEoperatingsystems.
Reliability,availability,andserviceability
Reliability,availability,andserviceability(hereafterreferredtoasRAS)arethreeimportantserverdesign
features.TheRASfeatureshelpyoutoensuretheintegrityofthedatastoredontheserver,theavailabilityof
theserverwhenyouneedit,andtheeasewithwhichyoucandiagnoseandcorrectproblems.
TheserverhasthefollowingRASfeatures:
•AdvancedCongurationandPowerInterface(ACPI)
•AdvancedDesktopManagementInterface(DMI)
•Automaticmemorydownsizingonerrordetection
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•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)
•Standbyvoltageforsystem-managementfeaturesandmonitoring
•System-errorlight-emittingdiode(LED)onthefrontpanel
•Vitalproductdata(VPD),includingtheserialnumberinformationandreplacementpartnumbers,storedin
thenonvolatilememoryforeasierremotemaintenance
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