Lenovo ThinkServer RD430 User manual

ThinkServerRD430UserGuide

MachineTypes:3057,3059,3061,3064,3065,3069,3070,3071,

and4306

Note:

Beforeusingtheinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•TheReadMeFirstthatcomeswithyourproduct

•“Safetyinformation”onpageiii

•AppendixA“Notices”onpage189

FourthEdition(March2015)

©CopyrightLenovo2012,2015.

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“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContractNo.GS-35F-05925.

Contents

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

Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1

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

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

Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...5

Chapter3.Productoverview......7

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

Features..................8

Speciﬁcations...............11

Software.................12

ThinkServerEasyStartup.........12

ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater.12

LenovoThinkServerEasyManage.....12

BIOSandTMMupdateutilities......12

RAIDconﬁgurationutilities........12

Remotemanagementsoftware......12

LenovoRackPlanner..........12

ThinkServerSmartGridTechnology....13

Diagnosticprograms..........13

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

Machinetype,model,andserialnumber

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

Frontviewoftheserver.........15

Frontpanel..............21

Diagnosticmodule...........23

Rearviewoftheserver.........26

Servercomponents...........31

Hot-swapharddiskdrivestatusLEDs...35

RAIDcard...............36

Expandercard.............37

Hot-swapharddiskdrivebackplane....38

Mini-SAStomini-SASsignalcable

connections..............42

Systemboardcomponents........47

Systemboardjumpersandswitches....50

SystemboardLEDs...........54

Chapter4.Turningonandturningoff

theserver...............57

Turningontheserver............57

Turningofftheserver............57

Chapter5.Conﬁguringtheserver..59

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........59

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....59

ViewinginformationintheSetupUtility

program...............59

SetupUtilityprograminterface......60

Settingthesystemdateandtime.....62

Usingpasswords............63

Selectingastartupdevice........64

ConﬁguringtheTPMfunction.......64

SettingthemodeoftheEthernetconnector

0..................65

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......65

UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS......65

UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...67

FeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartup

program...............68

StartingtheThinkServerEasyStartup

program...............68

UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram

onaWindowsoperatingsystem......70

ConﬁguringRAID..............70

AboutRAID..............70

ConﬁguringRAIDusingtheThinkServer

EasyStartupprogram..........72

ConﬁguringtheThinkServerRAID300...72

ConﬁguringtheadvancedSATA/SAShardware

RAID.................78

ConﬁguringtheEthernetcontrollers......78

Updatingtheﬁrmware............79

UsingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram....79

UsingtheLenovoThinkServerEasyManage

program.................79

Chapter6.Installing,removing,or

replacinghardware..........81

Guidelines................81

Precautions..............81

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....82

Systemreliabilityguidelines........83

Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.83

Removingtheservercover..........83

Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel....85

Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware...86

Removingandreinstallingtherackhandles.87

Removingandreinstallingthecooling

shroud................91

Removingandreinstallingtheleftcage...93

Installingorremovingamemorymodule...95

InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard....101

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID

500UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID....105

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InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID

700Battery..............107

Installingorremovingtheexpandercard...110

InstallingorremovinganEthernetcard...114

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID

300UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID....119

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServer

ManagementModulePremium......123

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerTrusted

PlatformModule............126

Installingorreplacingahot-swapredundant

powersupply.............129

Installingorreplacingaheatsink......133

Installingorreplacingthemicroprocessor..135

Installingorreplacingtheopticaldrive...143

Installingorreplacingahot-swapharddisk

drive.................148

Replacingthehot-swapharddiskdrive

backplane...............152

Replacingtherisercardassembly1....159

Replacingtherisercardassembly2....161

Replacingthefrontpanelboard......163

Replacingthediagnosticmodule.....167

Replacingasystemfan.........170

Replacingthesystemboardbattery....172

Completingthepartsreplacement.......174

Reinstallingtheservercoverandreconnecting

cables................174

Updatingtheserverconﬁguration.....177

Chapter7.Troubleshootingand

diagnostics.............179

Troubleshootingprocedure..........179

ViewingthestatusanddiagnosticLEDs.....179

Usingadiagnosticprogram.........180

Viewingthesystemeventlog.........180

Basictroubleshootingtables.........180

ThinkServerEasyStartupprogram

problems...............180

Opticaldriveproblems..........181

Harddiskdriveproblems.........182

Memorymoduleproblems........183

Keyboard,mouse,andUSBdevice

problems...............184

Chapter8.Gettinginformation,help,

andservice.............185

Informationresources............185

Usingthedocumentation.........185

ThinkServerWebsite..........185

LenovoSupportWebsite.........185

Helpandservice..............186

Beforeyoucall.............186

Callingforservice............186

Usingotherservices..........187

Purchasingadditionalservices......187

AppendixA.Notices.........189

Trademarks................190

Importantnotes..............190

PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice..190

Recyclinginformation............190

Batteryreturnprogram..........191

Requirementforbatteriescontaining

perchlorate..............191

Particulatecontamination..........192

ImportantWEEEinformation.........192

GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement...193

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

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

FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)

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

ENERGYSTARmodelinformation.......195

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。

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Voordatuhetproductgebruikt,moetuervoorzorgendatudemeertaligeveiligheidsinstructiesopde

documentatie-dvdvanhetproducthebtgelezenenbegrijpt.

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peDVD-ulcudocumentaţiecareînsoţeşteprodusul.

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dokumentasjonsomfølgermedproduktet.

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безопасностинаразныхязыках,которыеможнонайтинаDVD-дискесдокументациейвкомплектес

продуктом.

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innandubörjaranvändaprodukten.

使用本產品之前，請務必閱讀並瞭解產品隨附的文件DVD上的多國語言版本安全資訊。

Buürünükullanmadanönce,ürünlebirliktegönderilenbelgeDVD'siüzerindekiçokdiliçerengüvenlik

yönergeleriniokuyupanladýðýnýzdaneminolun.

Передвикористаннямцьогопродуктууважноознайомтесязінструкціямизтехнікибезпекинарізних

мовах,щоможназнайтинаDVD-дискуздокументацієювкомплектізпродуктом.

Important:Thecautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentarelabeledwithnumbers.Eachnumber

identiﬁesanEnglish-languagecautionordangerstatementthatreferstotranslatedversionsofthecaution

ordangerstatementintheSafetyInformationdocument.Forexample,ifadangerstatementislabeled

“Statement1,”translationsforthisdangerstatementareintheSafetyInformationdocumentunder

“Statement1.”

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.Attachpowercordstooutlet.

5.TurndevicesON.

1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlet.

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.T o

avoidthesehazards,ensurethatyoursystemelectricalrequirementsdonotexceedbranchcurrentratings

attheinstallationsite.

Statement13

CAUTION:

Ensurethattherackissecuredproperlytoavoidtippingwhentheserverunitisextendedontherails.

Statement14

CAUTION:

SomeaccessoryoroptionboardoutputsexceedClass2orlimitedpowersourcelimits.Y ou

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.

•Connecttheequipmenttoareliablyearthedsafetyextralowvoltage(SELV)source.AnSELV

sourceisasecondarycircuitthatisdesignedsothatnormalandsinglefaultconditionsdonot

causethevoltagestoexceedasafelevel(60Vdirectcurrent).

•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.

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Chapter1.Generalinformation

Thischapterprovidessomegeneralinformationaboutyourproduct.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Introduction”onpage1

•“Serverdocumentation”onpage2

Introduction

ThisuserguideforyourLenovo

®

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_02.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

Thistopicprovidesageneraldescriptionofeachdocumentforyourserverandinstructionsonhow

toobtainallthedocuments.

Printeddocuments

Thefollowingdocumentsareprintedoutandincludedinyourserverpackage.

•ReadMeFirst

Thisisamultilingualdocumentyoushouldreadﬁrst.Thisdocumentguidesyoutoreadthecomplete

warranty,support,andsafetyinformationonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserverbefore

usingtheproduct.Thisdocumentalsoprovidesinformationabouthowtoﬁndthemostup-to-date

informationontheLenovoSupportWebsite.

•ImportantNotices

Thisdocumentincludessafetyandlegalnoticesthatyoushouldreadandunderstandbeforeusing

theserver.

•RackInstallationInstructions

Thisdocumentprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallyourserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusing

therailkitshippedwiththeserver.

Note:Thisdocumentisavailableinﬁvelanguages.AprintedEnglishversionisincludedinyourserver

package.APDFversionofFrench,German,Italian,andSpanishareprovidedonthedocumentationDVD

thatcomeswiththeserver.

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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/ThinkServerUserGuides

ThefollowingdocumentsareonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver:

•SafetyInformation

Thisisamultilingualdocumentthatincludesallthesafetystatementsforyourproductinmorethan30

languages.Besuretoreadandunderstandallthesafetystatementsbeforeusingtheproduct.

•WarrantyandSupportInformation

ThisdocumentincludestheLenovowarrantystatement,CustomerReplaceableUnits(CRUs)information,

andinformationabouthowtocontacttheLenovoCustomerSupportCenter.

•LenovoLicenseAgreement

ThisdocumentincludesthetermsandconditionsoftheLenovoLicenseAgreement.

•UserGuide

Thisdocumentprovidesdetailedinformationtohelpyougetfamiliarwithyourserverandhelpyouuse,

conﬁgure,andmaintainyourserver.

•RackInstallationInstructions

Thisdocumentprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallyourserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusing

therailkitshippedwiththeserver.

•ThinkServerManagementModuleUserGuide

Thisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutserverremotemanagement.ThisdocumentisinEnglishonly.

YoumightﬁndthisdocumentonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.Ifnot,downloadit

fromtheLenovoWebsiteat:

http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides

Note:Toobtainadvancedremotemanagementfunctions,installaThinkServerManagementModule

Premium(TMMPremium)ontheTMMPremiumconnectoronthesystemboard.See“Installingor

removingtheThinkServerManagementModulePremium”onpage123

.

•MegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuide

ThisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)andhowto

usetheutilityprogramstoconﬁgure,monitor,andmaintainyourserverRAIDandrelateddevices.This

documentisinEnglishonly.

Note:RefertothisdocumentforhardwareRAIDinformationifyourserverhasasupportedRAIDcard

installed.See“RAIDcard”onpage36

.ForinformationabouttheThinkServerRAID300(alsoknownas

onboardSASsoftwareRAID),see“ConﬁguringtheThinkServerRAID300”onpage72.

Chapter1.Generalinformation3

Documentonlyfortrainedservicepersonnel

ThefollowingdocumentisintendedonlyfortrainedservicepersonnelofLenovo.

HardwareMaintenanceManual

Thisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutcomponentlocations,replacementproceduresformajorField

ReplaceableUnits(FRUs),andtroubleshootinganddiagnostics.Thisdocumentisupdatedfrequently,and

themostup-to-dateversionisalwaysavailableinEnglishontheLenovoWebsiteat:

http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides

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Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap

Thischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.

Theserversetupprocedurevariesdependingontheconﬁgurationoftheserverwhenitwasdelivered.In

somecases,theserverisfullyconﬁguredandyoujustneedtoconnecttheservertothenetworkandanac

powersource,andthenyoucanturnontheserver.Inothercases,theserverneedstohavehardwaredevices

installed,requireshardwareandﬁrmwareconﬁguration,andrequiresanoperatingsystemtobeinstalled.

Thegeneralprocedureforsettingupyourserveris:

1.Unpacktheserverpackage.See“Serverpackage”onpage7.

2.Installanyrequiredhardwareorserveroptions.SeetherelatedtopicsinChapter6“Installing,removing,

orreplacinghardware”onpage81.

3.Installtheserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusingtherailkitshippedwiththeserver.SeetheRack

InstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.

4.ConnecttheEthernetcable(s)andpowercord(s)totheserver.See“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage

26tolocatetheconnectors.

5.Turnontheservertoverifyoperation.See“Turningontheserver”onpage57.

6.ReviewtheUniﬁedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)BasicInputOutputSystem(BIOS)settingsand

customizeasneeded.See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage59.

7.ConﬁgureRAIDandinstalltheoperatingsystemanddevicedrivers.See“UsingtheThinkServer

EasyStartupprogram”onpage67and“ConﬁguringRAID”onpage70.

8.Installanyadditionaldriversrequiredforaddedfeatures.Refertotheinstructionsthatcomewith

thehardwareoption.

9.ConﬁgureEthernetsettingsintheoperatingsystembyreferringtotheoperatingsystemhelp.Thisstep

isnotrequirediftheoperatingsystemwasinstalledusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.

10.Checkforﬁrmwareupdates.See“Updatingtheﬁrmware”onpage79.

11.Installmanagementapplicationsandanyotherapplications.Refertothedocumentationthatcomes

withtheapplicationsthatyouwanttoinstall.

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Chapter3.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouttheserverpackage,features,speciﬁcations,softwareprograms,

andcomponentlocations.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Serverpackage”onpage7

•“Features”onpage8

•“Speciﬁcations”onpage11

•“Software”onpage12

•“Locations”onpage13

Serverpackage

Theserverpackageincludestheserver,powercord(s),arailkit,printeddocumentation,adocumentation

DVD,andsoftwaremedia.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromthefollowingillustration.

Figure1.Serverpackage

1Server

2Materialbox,includingpowercord(s),printeddocumentation,adocumentationDVD,andsoftwaremedia

3Railkit

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Features

Thistopicprovidesgeneralinformationabouttheserverfeaturesforavarietyofmodels.Dependingonyour

speciﬁcmodel,somefeaturesmightvaryorunavailable.Forinformationaboutyourspeciﬁcmodel,usethe

SetupUtilityprogram.See“ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage59.

Microprocessor

OneortwoIntel

®

Xeon

®

quad-core,hexa-core,orocta-coremicroprocessors(internalcachesizevaries

bymodel)

ForalistoftheThinkServermicroprocessoroptions,goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver

Memory

Yourserverhas12memoryslots.Formoreinformation,see“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage95.

Powersupply

Oneortwo800-watthot-swapredundantpowersupplies(Universalinputandcompliantwith80PLUSGold)

Note:Ifyouareusinguninterruptiblepowersupplies(UPS),ensurethatyouuseonlypure-sineUPSes

withyourThinkServerserver.

Systemfan

Asystemfancagewithfourhot-swapsystemfansandtwodummysystemfans

Internaldrive

Internaldrivesaredevicesthatyourserverusestoreadandstoredata.Theinternaldrivessupported

byyourservervarybymodel.

•Harddiskdrive

–Uptoeight3.5-inchhot-swapSerialAdvancedTechnologyAttachment(SATA)orSerialAttachedSCSI

(SAS)harddiskdrives(SCSIistheacronymforSmallComputerSystemInterface)

–Upto123.5-inchhot-swapSATAorSASharddiskdrives

–Uptoeight2.5-inchhot-swapSASharddiskdrivesorSATAsolid-statedrives

–Upto162.5-inchhot-swapSASharddiskdrivesorSATAsolid-statedrives

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

thesupportedtypesof2.5-inchharddiskdrives,includingthesolid-statedrives.

•Opticaldrive

–OneslimSATAopticaldriveinsomemodels

Expansionslot

•Tworisercardassemblyslotsonthesystemboard

•TwoPeripheralComponentInterconnect(PCI)Expresscardslotsontherisercardassembly1

•ThreePCIExpresscardslotsontherisercardassembly2

Fordetailedinformation,see“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage26

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