Lenovo THINKSERVER RD230 User manual

Type
User manual
ThinkServer
UserGuide
MachineTypes:1043,1044,4010,and4011
Note
Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:
TheImportantNoticesthatcomeswithyourproduct
TheSafetyInformationandtheWarrantyandSupportInformationonthedocumentationDVDthatcomes
withyourproduct
AppendixC“Notices”onpage105
FifthEdition(March2012)
©CopyrightLenovo2010,2012.
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Contents
Safetyinformation..........iii
Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1
Introduction.................1
Serverdocumentation.............1
Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap....5
Chapter3.Featuresand
technologies..............7
Whatisincludedwithyourserver........7
Features..................7
Specications................7
Softwareprograms..............9
EasyStartup...............9
EasyManage...............9
Reliability,availability,andserviceability......9
Chapter4.Locatingparts,controls,
LEDs,andconnectors........11
Frontview................11
Rearview.................11
Frontcontrolpanel.............12
Locatingservercomponents.........15
Locatingpartsonthesystemboard......15
Locatingconnectorsonthebackplane.....18
Chapter5.Installing,removing,or
replacinghardware..........19
Guidelines................19
Basicguidelines............19
Systemreliabilityguidelines........20
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....20
Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.21
Removingtheservercover..........21
Installing,removing,orreplacingoptionalhardware
devices.................22
Installingorremovingamemorymodule...22
Removingorinstallinginternaldrives....25
Installingorremovingtherisercard
assembly...............35
InstallingorremovingaPCIcard......38
RemovingorinstallingtheEthernetcard...40
Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware
devices.................41
Removingorinstallingthesystemboard
battery................41
RemovingorinstallingtheRAIDcontroller..43
Removingorinstallingtheheatsink
assembly...............55
Removingorinstallingthepowersupply...58
Removingorinstallingthemicroprocessor..63
Completingthepartsreplacement.......67
Installingtheservercover........67
Connectingthecables..........67
Turningontheserver..........68
Updatingtheserverconguration.....68
Turningofftheserver..........68
Connectingexternaldevices.......69
Chapter6.Conguringtheserver..71
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........71
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....72
IntroductionoftheBIOSitems.......72
Usingpasswords............79
RAIDcontrollers..............80
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...80
BeforeyouusetheEasyStartupDVD....81
Setupandconguration.........81
ConguringRAID............82
Typicaloperatingsysteminstallation....82
ConguringtheonboardSATAsoftwareRAID..83
RAIDinformation............83
StartingtheIntelMatrixStorageManager
program...............83
CreatingtheRAIDvolume........83
DeletingtheRAIDvolume........84
RebuildingtheRAIDvolume.......84
ConguringtheGigabitEthernetcontroller....84
Updatingthermware............84
UsingtheEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater
program...............84
InstallingtheThinkServerEasyManageprogram.85
Chapter7.Troubleshooting......87
Troubleshootingtables...........87
DVDdriveproblems...........87
Generalproblems............88
Harddiskdriveproblems.........88
Intermittentproblems..........88
Keyboard,mouse,orpointing-device
problems...............89
Memoryproblems...........89
Microprocessorproblems........90
Monitorproblems............91
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Optional-deviceproblems........92
Powerproblems............93
Serialportproblems...........94
Softwareproblems...........95
UniversalSerialBus(USB)portproblems..95
Solvingpowerproblems...........95
SolvingEthernetcontrollerproblems......96
Solvingundeterminedproblems........96
Eventlogs................97
Viewingeventlogswithoutrestartingthe
server................98
Systemeventlog..............98
DiagnosticLEDsonthefrontcontrolpanel...98
Onboarddebugdigitron...........98
AppendixA.RAIDbatterycard
assembly...............99
Specications...............99
Batterylifeanddataretentiontime.....99
AppendixB.Gettinginformation,
help,andservice..........101
Informationresources............101
Usingthedocumentation.........101
ThinkServerWebsite..........101
LenovoSupportWebsite.........101
Helpandservice..............102
Beforeyoucall.............102
Callingforservice............102
Usingotherservices..........103
Purchasingadditionalservices......103
AppendixC.Notices.........105
Trademarks................106
Importantnotes..............106
PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice..106
Recyclinginformation............106
Batteryreturnprogram..........107
Requirementforbatteriescontaining
perchlorate..............108
Particulatecontamination..........109
ImportantinformationfortheEuropeanDirective
2002/96/EC................109
RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective
(RoHS)..................113
ChinaRoHS..............113
Turkishstatementofcompliance......114
GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement...114
Electronicemissionnotices..........114
FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)
Statement...............114
Index.................117
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Safetyinformation
Note:Beforeusingtheproduct,besuretoreadandunderstandthemultilingualsafetyinstructionsonthe
documentationDVDthatcomeswiththeproduct.
Antesdeusaroproduto,leiaeentendaasinstruçõesdesegurançamultilínguesnoDVDdedocumentação
queoacompanha.
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забезопасноствDVDдискасдокументация,койтосепредоставяспродукта.
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dokumentacijomkojidobivateuzproizvod.
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lemezentalálható,többnyelvenelolvashatóbiztonságielőírásokat.
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Voordatuhetproductgebruikt,moetuervoorzorgendatudemeertaligeveiligheidsinstructiesopde
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znajdującymisięnapłycieDVDzdokumentacjądostarczonąwrazzproduktem.
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dokumentasjonsomfølgermedproduktet.
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DVDdedocumentaciónqueseproporcionaconelproducto.
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innandubörjaranvändaprodukten.
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мовах,щоможназнайтинаDVD-дискуздокументацієювкомплектізпродуктом.
Important:Thecautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentarelabeledwithnumbers.Eachnumber
identiesanEnglish-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,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.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,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)
<32kg(70.5lb)<55kg(121.2lb)<100kg(220.5lb)
CAUTION:
Usesafepracticeswhenlifting.
Statement5
CAUTION:
Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerswitchonthepowersupplydonotturnoff
theelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanonepower
cord.T oremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,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
Overloadingabranchcircuitisapotentialrehazardandashockhazardundercertainconditions.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
denedbyyourlocalelectricalcodeandthelatesteditionofIEC60950.
Connecttheequipmenttoareliablyearthedsafetyextralowvoltage(SELV)source.AnSELV
sourceisasecondarycircuitthatisdesignedsothatnormalandsinglefaultconditionsdonot
causethevoltagestoexceedasafelevel(60Vdirectcurrent).
Thebranchcircuitovercurrentprotectionmustberatedinaccordancewithlocalelectricalcode
requirements.
Use1.3mm
2
or16AmericanWireGauge(AWG)copperconductoronly,notexceeding3meters
inlength.
Torquethewiring-terminalscrewsto1.4newton-metersor12inch-pounds.
Provideareadilyavailable,approvedandrateddisconnectdeviceintheeldwiring.
Statement17
CAUTION:
ThisproductcontainsaClass1Mlaser.Donotviewdirectlywithopticalinstruments.
Statement18
CAUTION:
Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mountedproducts.
Statement19
CAUTION:
Hazardousmovingparts.Keepngersandotherbodypartsaway.
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Statement20
CAUTION:
Alithiumionbatteryisprovided.T oavoidpossibleexplosion,donotburnthebattery.Replacethe
batteryonlywiththeLenovo-approvedpart.Recycleordiscardthebatteryasinstructedbylocal
regulations.
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Chapter1.Generalinformation
Thischapterprovidessomegeneralinformationaboutyourserver.
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:
“Introduction”onpage1
“Serverdocumentation”onpage1
Introduction
ThisUserGuideisforyourLenovo®ThinkServer®RD230server(machinetypes1043,1044,4010,and
4011).Thisdocumentcontainsthefollowinginformation:
Settingupandcablingtheserver
Startingandconguringtheserver
Installingoptionsandreplacingcustomerreplaceableunits(CRUs)
Solvingproblems
TheservercomeswiththeThinkServerEasyStartupDVDtohelpyoucongurethehardware,installdevice
drivers,andinstalltheoperatingsystem.
Theservercomeswithalimitedwarranty.Forinformationaboutthetermsofthewarrantyandgetting
serviceandassistance,seetheWarrantyandSupportInformationonthedocumentationDVDthatcomes
withyourserver.
Toobtainthemostup-to-dateinformationabouttheserverandotherLenovoproducts,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver
Recordinformationabouttheserverinthefollowingtable.Youwillneedthisinformationwhenyouregister
theserverwithLenovo.
Productname
ThinkServerRD230
Machinetype1043,1044,4010,or4011
Modelnumber
_____________________________________________
Serialnumber
_____________________________________________
Themodelnumberandserialnumberareonthelabelsonthebottomoftheserverandonthefront,visible
throughthebezel.
Serverdocumentation
Thistopicprovidesageneraldescriptionofeachdocumentforyourserverandinstructionsonhow
toobtainallthedocuments.
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Printeddocuments
Thefollowingdocumentsareprintedoutandincludedinyourserverpackage.
ReadMeFirst
Thisisamultilingualdocumentyoushouldreadrst.Thisdocumentguidesyoutoreadthecomplete
warranty,support,andsafetyinformationonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserverbefore
usingtheproduct.Thisdocumentalsoprovidesinformationabouthowtondthemostup-to-date
informationontheLenovoSupportWebsite.
ImportantNotices
Thisdocumentincludessafetyandlegalnoticesthatyoushouldreadandunderstandbeforeusing
theserver.
RackInstallationInstructions
Thisdocumentprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallyourserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusing
therailkitshippedwiththeserver.
Note:Thisdocumentisavailableinvelanguages.AprintedEnglishversionisincludedinyourserver
package.APDFversionofFrench,German,Italian,andSpanishareprovidedonthedocumentationDVD
thatcomeswiththeserver.
DocumentationDVD
ThedocumentationDVD,whichcomeswithyourserver,containsvariousdocumentsforyourserverin
PortableDocumentFormat(PDF)andHyperTextMarkupLanguage(HTML).ThedocumentationDVDisnot
bootable.ToviewthedocumentsontheDVD,youwillneedacomputerwithaWebbrowserandtheAdobe
Readerprogram,whichisavailablefordownloadat:
http://www.adobe.com
TostartthedocumentationDVD,inserttheDVDintotheopticaldrive.TheDVDisAutoPlayenabledand
startsautomaticallyinmostenvironments.IftheDVDfailstostartorifyouareusingaLinux
®
operating
system,openthelaunch.htmlelocatedintherootdirectoryoftheDVD.
Note:LenovomaintainspagesontheWorldWideWeb,whereyoucangetthelatesttechnicalinformation
anddownloaddocumentationordevicedriversandupdates.Someinformationinthedocumentsonthe
documentationDVDmightchangewithoutnoticeaftertherstreleaseoftheDVD.Youcanalwaysobtainall
themostup-to-datedocumentationforyourserverfromtheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides
ThefollowingdocumentsareonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver:
SafetyInformation
Thisisamultilingualdocumentthatincludesallthesafetystatementsforyourproductinmorethan30
languages.Besuretoreadandunderstandallthesafetystatementsbeforeusingtheproduct.
WarrantyandSupportInformation
ThisdocumentincludestheLenovowarrantystatement,CustomerReplaceableUnits(CRUs)information,
andinformationabouthowtocontacttheLenovoCustomerSupportCenter.
UserGuide
Thisdocumentprovidesdetailedinformationtohelpyougetfamiliarwithyourserverandhelpyouuse,
congure,andmaintainyourserver.
RackInstallationInstructions
Thisdocumentprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallyourserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusing
therailkitshippedwiththeserver.
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RemoteManagementUserGuide
Thisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutserverremotemanagement.ThisdocumentisinEnglishonly.
MegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuide
ThisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)andhowto
usetheutilityprogramstocongure,monitor,andmaintainyourserverRAIDandrelateddevices.This
documentisinEnglishonly.
Documentonlyfortrainedservicepersonnel
ThefollowingdocumentisintendedonlyfortrainedservicepersonnelofLenovo.
HardwareMaintenanceManual
Thisdocumentprovidesdiagnosticinformation,partslisting,andreplacementproceduresforallField
ReplaceableUnits(FRUs,partsreplacedbytrainedservicepersonnel)aswellasallCRUs.Thisdocumentis
updatedfrequently,andthemostup-to-dateversionisalwaysavailableinEnglishontheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides
Chapter1.Generalinformation3
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Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap
Thischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.
Theserversetupprocedurevariesdependingonthecongurationoftheserverwhenitwasdelivered.In
somecases,theserverisfullyconguredandyoujustneedtoconnecttheservertothenetworkandan
electricaloutlet,andthenyoucanturnontheserver.Inothercases,theserverneedstohavehardware
featuresinstalled,requireshardwareandrmwareconguration,andrequirestheoperatingsystemto
beinstalled.
Table1.Serversetuproadmap
TaskWheretondtheinformation
Unpack
Chapter3“Featuresandtechnologies”onpage7
Installhardware
Chapter5“Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware”onpage19
InstalltheserverintherackTheRackInstallationInstructionsmanualisprintedandalsoincludedonthe
documentationDVD.
ConnecttheEthernetcable
andpowercord
“Rearview”onpage11
Turnontheservertoverify
operation
“Turningontheserveronpage68
ReviewtheBIOSsettings
andcustomizeasneeded
“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage72
CongureRAID(onboard
SATARAIDortheinstalled
SASRAIDadapter)
“RAIDcontrollers”onpage80
Checkforrmwareupdates
“UsingtheEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdaterprogram”onpage84
Installoperatingsystemand
basicdrivers
“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage80
Installanyadditionaldrivers
neededforaddedfeatures
Refertotheinstructionsthatcamewiththehardwareoption.
CongureEthernetsettings
intheoperatingsystem
Seetheoperatingsystemhelp.Thisstepisnotrequirediftheoperatingsystemwas
installedusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.
Installremotemanagement
applications
“InstallingtheThinkServerEasyManageprogram”onpage85
Installapplications
Refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththeapplicationsthatyouwanttoinstall.
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Chapter3.Featuresandtechnologies
Whatisincludedwithyourserver
TheRD230serverpackageincludestheserver,apowercord,documentation,thedocumentationDVD,and
softwaremedia.
Features
TheRD230serveroffersthefollowingfeaturesandtechnologies:
Microprocessor(s):TheserversupportsuptotwoIntel®Xeon®dual-core,quad-core,orhex-core
microprocessors.
BIOS:Theserverrmwaredenesastandardinterfacebetweentheoperatingsystem,platformrmware,
andexternaldevices.
EasyStartupDVD:TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramguidesyouthroughthecongurationofthe
hardware,theredundantarrayofindependentdisks(RAID)controller,andtheinstallationoftheoperating
systemanddevicedrivers.
Integratednetworksupport:
Theservercomeswithtwointegratedsingle-portGigabitEthernet
controllersandeachsupportsconnectiontoa10Mbps,100Mbps,or1000Mbpsnetwork.Formore
information,see“ConguringtheGigabitEthernetcontroller”onpage84.
Largedata-storagecapacityandhot-swapcapability:Somehot-swapservermodelssupportfour
3.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrives.Withthehot-swapfeature,youcanadd,remove,orreplaceharddisk
driveswithoutturningofftheserver.
Largesystem-memorycapacity:Theserversupportsupto64GBofsystemmemory.Thememory
modulesupportserrorcorrectingcode(ECC)foruptoeightindustry-standardsingle-rankordual-rank,
1333MHz,DDR3(third-generationdouble-data-rate)registeredsynchronousdynamicrandomaccess
memory(SDRAM)dualinlinememorymodules(DIMMs).
High-performancegraphicscontroller:Theservercomeswithanonboardhigh-performancegraphics
controllerthatsupportshighresolutionsandincludesmanyperformance-enhancingfeaturesforthe
operating-systemenvironment.
Redundantconnection:
Thetwoonboardnetworkinterfacecontrollers(NIC)provideafailovercapability
toaredundantEthernetconnection.IfaproblemoccurswiththeprimaryEthernetconnection,all
Ethernettrafcthatisassociatedwiththeprimaryconnectionisautomaticallyswitchedtotheredundant
NIC.Iftheapplicabledevicedriversareinstalled,thisswitchingoccurswithoutdatalossandwithout
userintervention.
IntelligentPlatformManagementInterface(IPMI)2.0:Thecommand-lineinterfaceprovidesdirect
accesstoservermanagementfunctionsthroughtheIPMI2.0protocol.Usethecommand-lineinterface
toissuecommandstocontroltheserverpower,viewsysteminformation,andidentifytheserver.Youcan
alsosaveoneormorecommandsasatextleandruntheleasascript.
RAIDsupport:TheserversupportstheonboardSATAsoftwareRAIDandanadd-onSASRAIDcard
(ThinkServer8708ELPSASRAIDAdapter,ThinkServer8708EM2RAIDAdapter,orThinkServerRAID
700Adapter),whicharerequiredforyoutousethehot-swapSATAorSASharddiskdrivesandto
createtheRAIDcongurations.
Specications
Thefollowinginformationisasummaryofthefeaturesandspecicationsoftheserver.Dependingonthe
servermodel,somefeaturesmightnotbeavailable,orsomespecicationsmightnotapply.
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Table2.Featuresandspecications
Microprocessor(s):Supportsupto
twoIntelXeondual-core,quad-core,
orhex-coremicroprocessors.Forthe
specictypeandspeedinformation
aboutthemicroprocessor,use
theSetupUtilityprogram.See
“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”on
page71
.Foralistofthesupported
microprocessorsforyourserver,goto
http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver.
OntheThinkServersystemspage,
clickProductsOptions
ThinkServerProcessors.
Memorymodules:
Minimumsystemmemory:2GB
Maximumsystemmemory:64GB
(eightmemoryslots,eachwithone
8GBRDIMMinstalled)
Types:ECC,1333MHz,DDR3
registeredSDRAMDIMMsonly
Slots:Eightdualinlinememory
module(DIMM)slots
Supports2GB,4GB,and8GB
RDIMMs
Integratedgraphicscard:
8MBvideomemory
Size:
Height:43.6mm(1.72inches)
Width:436mm(17.17inches)
Depth:568mm(22.36inches)
Maximumweight:17kg(37.48lb)
whenfullycongured
Opticaldrive:
SlimDVD/RW
Harddiskdriveexpansionbays
(dependingonthemodel):
Uptofour3.5-inchSATAorSAShard
diskdrives
Expansionslots:
ThreePCIExpressslotsonthe
systemboardandthePCIExpress
x16slotisforarisercardassembly
(thereisonePCIExpressx16slot
ontherisercardassembly)
Powersupply:
Single600-watt
powersupply
Systemfans:Fivesystemfans
withautomaticenergy-savingnoise
reductiontechnology
Integratedfunctions:
Twosingle-portGbEthernet
controllers
SixUSB2.0connectors(twofront
andfourrear)
TwoRJ-45Ethernetconnectors
Oneserialport
OneVideoGraphicsArray(VGA)
monitorconnector
Environment:
Airtemperature:
Serveron:10°Cto35°C(50°F
to95°F);altitude:0to914.4m
(3000ft)
Serveron:10°Cto32°C(50°F
to89.6°F);altitude:914.4m(3
000ft)to2133.6m(7000ft)
Serveroff:10°Cto43°C(50°F
to109.4°F);maximumaltitude:
2133.6m(7000ft)
Shipping:-40°Cto60°C(-104°F
to140°F)
Humidity:
Serveron:8-90%,
non-condensing
Serveroff:8-90%,
non-condensing
Shippingandstorage:upto
93%,non-condensing
Particulatecontamination:
Attention:Airborneparticulates
andreactivegasesactingalone
orincombinationwithother
environmentalfactorssuchas
humidityortemperaturemight
posearisktotheserver.
RAIDcontrollers:
OnboardSATASoftwareRAID
ThinkServer8708ELPSASRAID
Adapter
ThinkServer8708EM2RAID
Adapter
ThinkServerRAID700Adapter
Electricalinput
Inputvoltage:
Lowrange:
Minimum:100Vac
Maximum:127Vac
Inputfrequencyrange:50to
60Hz
Highrange:
Minimum:200Vac
Maximum:240Vac
Inputfrequencyrange:50to
60Hz
Notes:
1.Powerconsumptionandheat
outputvarydependingonthe
numberandtypeofoptional
featuresinstalledandthe
power-managementoptional
featuresinuse.
2.Thesoundlevelsweremeasured
incontrolledacoustical
environmentsaccordingto
theproceduresspeciedbythe
AmericanNationalStandards
Institute(ANSI)S12.10and
ISO7779andarereportedin
accordancewithISO9296.
Actualsound-pressurelevelsina
givenlocationmightexceedthe
averagevaluesstatedbecause
ofroomreectionsandother
nearbynoisesources.The
noiseemissionlevelstated
isthedeclared(upperlimit)
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