Lenovo ThinkServer RD340 User And Maintenance Manual

ThinkServerRD340

UserGuideandHardwareMaintenance

Manual

MachineTypes:70A8,70A9,70AA,70AB,70AC,and70AD

Note:Beforeusingtheinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•TheReadMeFirstthatcomeswithyourproduct

•“Safetyinformation”onpageiii

•AppendixA“Notices”onpage187

FourthEdition(February2015)

©CopyrightLenovo2013,2015.

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Contents

Safetyinformation..........iii

Productsthatarenotassessed.........x

Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1

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

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

Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...5

Chapter3.Productoverview......7

Serverpackage...............7

Features..................7

Speciﬁcations...............11

Software.................11

ThinkServerEasyStartup.........12

ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater.12

BIOSandTMMupdateutilities......12

RAIDconﬁgurationutilities........12

Remotemanagementsoftware......12

ThinkServerSmartGridTechnology....12

LenovoThinkServerEnergyManager....13

LenovoThinkServerPowerPlanner.....13

LenovoThinkServerDiagnostics......13

Locations.................13

Machinetype,model,andserialnumber

label.................13

Frontviewoftheserver.........15

Frontpanel..............19

IntelligentDiagnosticsModule.......22

Rearviewoftheserver.........23

Servercomponents...........25

Hot-swaphard-disk-drivestatusLEDs...30

Hot-swapredundantpowersupplystatus

LED.................30

RAIDcard...............31

Hot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane....33

Connectingthecables..........36

Systemboardcomponents........38

Systemboardjumpersandswitches....42

SystemboardLEDs...........46

Chapter4.Turningonandturningoff

theserver...............49

Turningontheserver............49

Turningofftheserver............49

Chapter5.Conﬁguringtheserver..51

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........51

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....51

ViewinginformationintheSetupUtility

program...............51

SetupUtilityprograminterface......52

Settingthesystemdateandtime.....54

Usingpasswords............55

Selectingastartupdevice........56

ConﬁguringtheTPMfunction.......56

SettingthemodeoftheEthernetconnectors.57

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......57

UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS......58

UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...59

FeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartup

program...............60

StartingtheThinkServerEasyStartup

program...............60

UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram

onaWindowsoperatingsystem......62

ConﬁguringRAID..............62

AboutRAID..............63

ConﬁguringRAIDusingtheThinkServer

EasyStartupprogram..........64

ConﬁguringtheThinkServerRAID300...65

ConﬁguringtheadvancedSATA/SAShardware

RAID.................70

ConﬁguringtheEthernetcontrollers......70

Updatingtheﬁrmware............71

UsingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram....71

Chapter6.Installing,removing,or

replacinghardware..........73

Guidelines................73

Precautions..............73

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....74

Systemreliabilityguidelines........75

Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.75

Removingtheservercover..........75

Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware...77

Removingandreinstallingtherackhandles.77

Removingandreinstallingthecooling

shroud................79

Installingorremovingamemorymodule...81

InstallingorremovingtheEthernetcard...87

InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard....90

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID

500UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID....95

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID

700Battery..............98

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InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID

300UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID....101

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServer

ManagementModulePremium......105

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerTrusted

PlatformModule............108

Installingorreplacingahot-swapredundant

powersupply.............111

Installingorreplacingaheatsink......115

Installingorreplacingthemicroprocessor..118

Installingorreplacingahot-swapharddisk

drive.................127

Installingorreplacinga2.5-inchsolid-state

drive.................131

Installingorreplacingtheopticaldrive...138

Installinganexternaltapedrive......144

ReplacingthePCIExpresssolid-state

drive.................145

ReplacingtheThinkServerRAIDSuper

CapacitorModule............147

Replacingthehot-swaphard-disk-drive

backplane...............150

ReplacingtheIntelligentDiagnostics

Module................154

Replacingasystemfan.........156

Replacingthefrontpanelboard......158

Replacingtherisercardassembly1....160

Replacingthecoin-cellbattery......162

Replacingthesystemboard.......164

Completingthepartsreplacement.......170

Reinstallingtheservercoverandreconnecting

cables................171

Updatingtheserverconﬁguration.....175

Chapter7.Troubleshootingand

diagnostics.............177

Troubleshootingprocedure..........177

ViewingthestatusanddiagnosticLEDs.....177

Viewingthesystemeventlog.........178

Basictroubleshootingtables.........178

ThinkServerEasyStartupprogram

problems...............178

Opticaldriveproblems..........178

Hard-disk-driveproblems........180

Memorymoduleproblems........180

Keyboard,mouse,andUSBdevice

problems...............181

Chapter8.Gettinginformation,help,

andservice.............183

Informationresources............183

Usingthedocumentation.........183

ThinkServerWebsite..........183

LenovoSupportWebsite.........183

Helpandservice..............184

Beforeyoucall.............184

Callingforservice............184

Usingotherservices..........185

Purchasingadditionalservices......185

AppendixA.Notices.........187

Trademarks................188

Importantnotes..............188

Particulatecontamination..........188

PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice..189

Recyclinginformation............189

Batteryreturnprogram..........189

RecyclinginformationforBrazil......190

Requirementforbatteriescontaining

perchlorate..............190

ImportantWEEEinformation.........191

RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective

(RoHS)..................191

ChinaRoHS..............192

EuropeanUnionRoHS..........192

IndiaRoHS..............193

TurkishRoHS.............193

UkraineRoHS.............193

GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement...193

Exportclassiﬁcationnotice..........193

Electronicemissionnotices..........193

FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)

Statement...............193

Eurasiancompliancemark..........195

JapanVCCIClassAcompliancestatement...195

ENERGYSTARmodelinformation.......196

Index.................197

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Safetyinformation

Note:Beforeusingtheproduct,besuretoreadandunderstandthemultilingualsafetyinstructionsonthe

documentationDVDthatcomeswiththeproduct.

Antesdeusaroproduto,leiaeentendaasinstruçõesdesegurançamultilínguesnoDVDdedocumentação

queoacompanha.

Предидаизползватетозипродукт,задължителнопрочететеивникнетевмногоезичнитеинструкции

забезопасноствDVDдискасдокументация,койтосепредоставяспродукта.

PrijeupotrebeovogproizvodaobaveznopročitajtevišejezičnesigurnosneuputekojesenalazenaDVD-us

dokumentacijomkojidobivateuzproizvod.

PředpoužitímproduktujetřebasipřečístaporozumětbezpečnostnímpokynůmuvedenýmnadiskuDVDs

dokumentací,kterýjedodávánsproduktem.

Førdubrugerproduktet,skaldusørgeforatlæseogforstådesikkerhedsforskrifter,derﬁndespåﬂere

sprog,pådendokumentations-dvd,derfølgermedproduktet.

LuetuotteenmukanatoimitetullaDVD-tietolevylläolevatmonikielisetturvaohjeetennentämäntuotteen

käyttöä.

Avantd'utiliserleproduit,veillezàbienlireetcomprendrelesinstructionsdesécuritémultilinguesﬁgurant

surleDVDdedocumentationfourniavecleproduit.

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οποίεςείναιδιαθέσιμεςσεδιάφορεςγλώσσεςστοDVDτεκμηρίωσηςπουσυνοδεύειτοπροϊόν.

VorVerwendungdesProduktssolltenSieunbedingtdiemehrsprachigenSicherheitsanweisungenaufder

Dokumentations-DVDlesen,dieimLieferumfangdesProduktsenthaltenist.

AtermékhasználataelőttmindenképpenolvassaelésértelmezzeatermékhezkapottdokumentációsDVD

lemezentalálható,többnyelvenelolvashatóbiztonságielőírásokat.

Primadiutilizzareilprodotto,accertarsidileggereecomprendereleinformazionisullasicurezzamultilingue

disponibilisulDVDdidocumentazionefornitoconilprodotto.

製品をご使用になる前に、製品に付属のDocumentationDVDに収録されているマルチリンガルの「安

全に正しくご使用いただくために」を読んで理解してください。

제품을사용하기전에제품과함께제공되는문서DVD의다국어안전지침을주의깊게읽어보십시오.

Voordatuhetproductgebruikt,moetuervoorzorgendatudemeertaligeveiligheidsinstructiesopde

documentatie-dvdvanhetproducthebtgelezenenbegrijpt.

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znajdującymisięnapłycieDVDzdokumentacjądostarczonąwrazzproduktem.

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innandubörjaranvändaprodukten.

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Important:Fortranslatedversionsofthecautionordangerstatement,refertotheSafety,Warranty,and

SupportInformationdocument.

Ensurethatyoureadandunderstandallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentbeforeyouperform

theprocedures.Readandunderstandanyadditionalsafetyinformationthatisincludedwiththeserveror

optionaldevicebeforeyouinstall,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.T oremoveall

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.T oavoidpossibleexplosion,donotburnthebattery.Replacethe

batteryonlywiththeLenovo-approvedpart.Recycleordiscardthebatteryasinstructedbylocal

regulations.

Productsthatarenotassessed

Typicalproductsthatarenotassessedincludebutnotlimitedtothefollowing:

•ServerandIT-rackcomponents(forexample,uninterruptiblepowersuppliesandcurrentdistribution

systems)

•DevicesinITrooms(forexample,bulkstorageunitsandnetworkproducts)

•Industriallow-voltageswitchgear

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Chapter1.Generalinformation

Thischapterprovidessomegeneralinformationaboutyourproduct.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Introduction”onpage1

•“Serverdocumentation”onpage2

Introduction

ThisdocumentationforyourLenovo

®

ThinkServer

®

productcontainsinformationabouttheserverfeatures,

speciﬁcations,componentlocations,conﬁgurationinstructions,hardwarereplacementprocedures,and

basictroubleshootinganddiagnostics.

YourservercomeswithadocumentationDVDthatcontainsvariousserverdocumentstohelpyouuseand

maintaintheserver.Meanwhile,yourservercomeswithaThinkServerEasyStartupDVDthatprovidesa

convenientsolutionforconﬁguringtheserverandinstallinganoperatingsystem.

TheLenovoLimitedWarranty(LLW)containsthewarrantytermsthatapplytotheproductyoupurchasedfrom

Lenovo.ReadtheLLWonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.Aprintablegenericversion

ofthelatestLLWalsoisavailableinmorethan30languagesathttp://www.lenovo.com/warranty/llw_01.If

youcannotobtaintheLLWthroughthedocumentationDVDorLenovoWebsite,contactyourlocalLenovo

ofﬁceorresellertoobtainaprintedversionoftheLLW,freeofcharge.

Forwarrantyservice,consulttheworldwideLenovoSupporttelephonelist.Telephonenumbersaresubject

tochangewithoutnotice.Themostup-to-datetelephonelistforLenovoSupportisalwaysavailableonthe

Websiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/support/phone.Ifthetelephonenumberforyourcountryorregionisnot

listed,contactyourLenovoresellerorLenovomarketingrepresentative.

Toobtainthemostup-to-dateinformationabouttheserver,goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver

LenovomaintainspagesontheWorldWideWeb,whereyoucangetthelatesttechnicalinformationand

downloaddocumentationordevicedriversandupdates.ToaccesstheLenovoSupportWebsite,goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/support

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Recordinformationaboutyourserverinthefollowingtable.Youwillneedtheinformationifyoueverneed

tohaveyourserverserviced.

Forwheretoﬁndtheproductinformationlabelonthechassis,see“Machinetype,model,andserialnumber

label”onpage13

.

Productname

______________________________________________

Machinetypeandmodel(MT-M)

______________________________________________

Serialnumber(S/N)

______________________________________________

Dateofpurchase

______________________________________________

YoucanregisteryourserverwithLenovobyfollowingtheinstructionsat:

http://www.lenovo.com/register

Whenyouregisteryourserver,informationisenteredintoadatabase,whichenablesLenovotocontact

youincaseofarecallorothersevereproblem.AfteryouregisteryourserverwithLenovo,youwillreceive

quickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp.Inaddition,somelocationsofferextendedprivilegesand

servicestoregisteredusers.

Serverdocumentation

Thistopicprovidesgeneraldescriptionsofthevariousdocumentationforyourserverandinstructionson

howtoobtainallthedocumentation.

Printeddocuments

Thefollowingdocumentsareprintedoutandcontainedinyourserverpackage.

•ReadMeFirst

Thisisamultilingualdocumentyoushouldreadﬁrst.Thisdocumentguidesyoutoreadthecomplete

warranty,support,andsafetyinformationonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserverbefore

usingtheproduct.Thisdocumentalsoprovidesinformationabouthowtoﬁndthemostup-to-date

informationontheLenovoSupportWebsite.

•RackInstallationInstructions

Thisdocumentprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallyourserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusing

therailkitshippedwiththeserver.

Note:AprintedEnglishversionofthisdocumentisincludedinyourserverpackage.PDFversionsof

otherlanguagesareprovidedonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswiththeserver.

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DocumentationDVD

ThedocumentationDVD,whichcomeswithyourserver,containsvariousdocumentsforyourserverin

PortableDocumentFormat(PDF)andHyperTextMarkupLanguage(HTML).ThedocumentationDVDisnot

bootable.ToviewthedocumentsontheDVD,youwillneedacomputerwithaWebbrowserandtheAdobe

Readerprogram,whichisavailablefordownloadat:

http://www.adobe.com

TostartthedocumentationDVD,inserttheDVDintotheopticaldrive.TheDVDisAutoPlayenabledand

startsautomaticallyinmostMicrosoft

®

Windows

®

environments.IftheDVDfailstostartorifyouareusinga

Linux

®

operatingsystem,openthelaunch.htmﬁlelocatedintherootdirectoryoftheDVD.

Note:LenovomaintainspagesontheWorldWideWeb,whereyoucangetthelatesttechnicalinformation

anddownloaddocumentationordevicedriversandupdates.Someinformationinthedocumentsonthe

documentationDVDmightchangewithoutnoticeaftertheﬁrstreleaseoftheDVD.Youcanalwaysobtainall

themostup-to-datedocumentationforyourserverfromtheLenovoWebsiteat:

http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

ThefollowingdocumentsareonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver:

•Safety,Warranty,andSupportInformation

Thisisamultilingualdocumentthatincludesallthesafetystatementsforyourproductinmorethan30

languages.Besuretoreadandunderstandallthesafetystatementsbeforeusingtheproduct.This

documentalsoincludestheLenovowarrantystatement,CustomerReplaceableUnits(CRUs)information,

andinformationabouthowtocontacttheLenovoCustomerSupportCenter.

•LenovoLicenseAgreement

ThisdocumentincludesthetermsandconditionsoftheLenovoLicenseAgreement.

•UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

Thisdocumentprovidesdetailedinformationtohelpyougetfamiliarwithyourserverandhelpyou

use,conﬁgure,andmaintainyourserver.Someinformationinthisdocument,ifspeciﬁed,isintended

forservicetechniciansonly.

•RackInstallationInstructions

Thisdocumentprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallyourserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusing

therailkitshippedwiththeserver.

•ThinkServerManagementModuleUserGuide

Thisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutserverremotemanagement.ThisdocumentisinEnglishonly.

YoumightﬁndthisdocumentonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.Ifnot,downloadit

fromtheLenovoWebsiteat:

http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

Note:Toobtainadvancedremotemanagementfunctions,installaThinkServerManagementModule

Premium(TMMPremium)ontheTMMPremiumconnectoronthesystemboard.See“Installingor

removingtheThinkServerManagementModulePremium”onpage105

.

•MegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuide

ThisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)andhowto

usetheutilityprogramstoconﬁgure,monitor,andmaintainyourserverRAIDandrelateddevices.This

documentisinEnglishonly.

Note:RefertothisdocumentforhardwareRAIDinformationifyouhavearequiredRAIDcardinstalledin

theserver.See“InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard”onpage90

.ForinformationabouttheThinkServer

RAID300(alsoknownastheonboardSASsoftwareRAID),see“ConﬁguringtheThinkServerRAID

300”onpage65.

Chapter1.Generalinformation3

Supplementarydocuments

Dependingonyourserver,yourdocumentationDVDmightcontainsupplementarydocumentsprovidedby

Lenovo,includingdocumentsforEthernetcards,hostbusadapters(HBAs),orotheroptionalparts.

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Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap

Thischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.

Theserversetupprocedurevariesdependingontheconﬁgurationoftheserverwhenitwasdelivered.In

somecases,theserverisfullyconﬁguredandyouneedtoconnecttheservertothenetworkandanacpower

source,andthenyoucanturnontheserver.Inothercases,theserverneedstohavehardwarefeatures

installed,requireshardwareandﬁrmwareconﬁguration,andrequiresanoperatingsystemtobeinstalled.

Thegeneralprocedureforsettingupyourserveris:

1.Unpacktheserverpackage.See“Serverpackage”onpage7.

2.Installanyrequiredhardwareorserveroption.SeetherelatedtopicsinChapter6“Installing,removing,

orreplacinghardware”onpage73.

3.Installyourserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusingtherailkitshippedwiththeserver.SeeRack

InstallationInstructionsthatcomeswithyourserver.

4.ConnecttheEthernetcableandpowercordstotheserver.See“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage

23tolocatetheconnectors.

5.Turnontheservertoverifyoperation.See“Turningontheserver”onpage49.

6.ReviewtheUniﬁedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)settingsandcustomizeasneeded.See“Using

theSetupUtilityprogram”onpage51.

7.ConﬁgureRAIDandinstalltheoperatingsystemandbasicdrivers.See“UsingtheThinkServer

EasyStartupprogram”onpage59and“ConﬁguringRAID”onpage62.

8.Installanyadditionaldriversneededforaddedfeatures.Refertotheinstructionsthatcomewiththe

hardwareoption.

9.ConﬁgureEthernetsettingsintheoperatingsystembyreferringtotheoperatingsystemhelp.Thisstep

isnotrequirediftheoperatingsystemwasinstalledusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.

10.Checkforﬁrmwareanddriverupdates.See“Updatingtheﬁrmware”onpage71.

11.Installotherapplications.Refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththeapplicationsthatyouwantto

install.

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Chapter3.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouttheserverpackage,features,speciﬁcations,softwareprograms,

andcomponentlocations.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Serverpackage”onpage7

•“Features”onpage7

•“Speciﬁcations”onpage11

•“Software”onpage11

•“Locations”onpage13

Serverpackage

Theserverpackageincludestheserver,arailkit,powercords,printeddocumentation,adocumentation

DVD,andsoftwaremedia.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationinthistopic.

ID

CPU

Mem

PSU

Figure1.Serverpackage

1Server

2Materialbox(includingpowercords,printeddocumentation,adocumentationDVD,andsoftwaremedia)

3Railkit

Features

Thistopicprovidesgeneralinformationabouttheserverfeaturesforvariousmodels.Dependingonyour

speciﬁcmodel,somefeaturesmightvaryornotbeavailable.Forinformationaboutyourspeciﬁcmodel,use

theSetupUtilityprogram.See“ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage51.Youalsocan

refertotheProductsSpeciﬁcationsReferencedocumentforThinkServerproductsat:

http://www.lenovo.com/psref/

7

Microprocessor

OneortwoIntel

®

Xeon

®

microprocessors(internalcachesizevariesbymodel)

ForalistofThinkServermicroprocessoroptions,goto:

http://lenovoquickpick.com/usa/home/thinkserver/rack-and-tower-server

Memory

Yourserverhas12memoryslots.Formoreinformation,see“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage81

.

Powersupply

Oneortwo550-watthot-swapredundantpowersupplies(Universalinputandcompliantwith80PLUSGold)

Note:Ifyouareusinguninterruptiblepowersupplies(UPS),ensurethatyouuseonlypure-sineUPSes

withyourThinkServerserver.

Systemfans

Yourservercomeswithsixsystemfanstoprovidepropersystemcoolingandairﬂow.

Internaldrives

Internaldrivesaredevicesthatyourserverusestoreadandstoredata.Theinternaldrivessupported

byyourservervarybymodel.

•Harddiskdrive

–Uptofour3.5-inchhot-swapSerialAdvancedTechnologyAttachment(SATA)orSerialAttached

SCSI(SAS)harddiskdrives(SCSIistheacronymforSmallComputerSystemInterface)orSATA

solid-statedrives

–Uptosix2.5-inchhot-swapSATAorSASharddiskdrivesorSATAsolid-statedrives(forservermodels

withaslimopticaldrive)

–Uptoeight2.5-inchhot-swapSATAorSASharddiskdrivesorSATAsolid-statedrives(forserver

modelswithoutaslimopticaldrive)

–SupportPCIExpresssolid-statedrives

Thefollowingservermodelsalsoareavailable:

–Servermodelswithoutharddiskdrivesorsolid-statedrives

–Servermodelswithoutharddiskdrives,solid-statedrives,backplanes,RAIDcards,andrelatedcables

Note:Theterm“2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrives”or“2.5-inchharddiskdrives”hereinafterreferstoall

thesupportedtypesof2.5-inchharddiskdrives,includingsolid-statedrives.

•Opticaldrive

–OneslimSATAopticaldriveinsomemodels

Forthelocationinformationabouttheinternaldrivesordrivebays,see“Servercomponents”onpage25

.

Externaldrives

Yourserversupportsexternaltapedrivesthatenableyoutostoredataontapes.Toinstallanexternaltape

drive,see“Installinganexternaltapedrive”onpage144

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