Lenovo ThinkServer RD230 1044 User manual

ThinkServer

UserGuide

MachineTypes:1043,1044,4010,and4011

Note

Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•TheImportantNoticesthatcomeswithyourproduct

•TheSafetyInformationandtheWarrantyandSupportInformationonthedocumentationDVDthatcomes

withyourproduct

•AppendixC“Notices”onpage105

FifthEdition(March2012)

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

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.

Предидаизползватетозипродукт,задължителнопрочететеивникнетевмногоезичнитеинструкции

забезопасноствDVDдискасдокументация,койтосепредоставяспродукта.

PrijeupotrebeovogproizvodaobaveznopročitajtevišejezičnesigurnosneuputekojesenalazenaDVD-us

dokumentacijomkojidobivateuzproizvod.

PředpoužitímproduktujetřebasipřečístaporozumětbezpečnostnímpokynůmuvedenýmnadiskuDVDs

dokumentací,kterýjedodávánsproduktem.

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sprog,pådendokumentations-dvd,derfølgermedproduktet.

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käyttöä.

Avantd'utiliserleproduit,veillezàbienlireetcomprendrelesinstructionsdesécuritémultilinguesgurant

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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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znajdującymisięnapłycieDVDzdokumentacjądostarczonąwrazzproduktem.

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DVDdedocumentaçãofornecidocomoproduto.

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peDVD-ulcudocumentaţiecareînsoţeşteprodusul.

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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.

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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

“Turningontheserver”onpage68

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,

clickProducts➙Options➙

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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