Lenovo ThinkServer RD230 1044 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Brand: Lenovo

Model: ThinkServer RD230 1044

Type: Hardware Maintenance Manual

This manual is also suitable for

ThinkServerRD230

HardwareMaintenanceManual

MachineTypes:1043,1044,4010,and4011

Note:

Beforeusingtheinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•TheReadMeFirstthatcomeswithyourproduct

•“Safetyinformation”onpageiii

•AppendixC“Notices”onpage135

SeventhEdition(February2012)

©CopyrightLenovo2010,2012.

LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuantaGeneralServicesAdministration

“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.Diagnostics........11

Troubleshootingtables...........11

DVDdriveproblems...........11

Generalproblems............12

Harddiskdriveproblems.........12

Intermittentproblems..........13

Keyboard,mouse,orpointing-device

problems...............13

Memoryproblems...........14

Microprocessorproblems........15

Monitorproblems............15

Optional-deviceproblems........17

Powerproblems............17

Serialportproblems...........19

Softwareproblems...........19

UniversalSerialBus(USB)portproblems..20

Solvingpowerproblems...........20

SolvingEthernetcontrollerproblems......20

Solvingundeterminedproblems........21

Eventlogs................22

Viewingeventlogswithoutrestartingthe

server................22

Systemeventlog..............22

DiagnosticLEDsonthefrontcontrolpanel...23

Onboarddebugdigitron...........23

Chapter5.Locatingparts,controls,

LEDs,andconnectors........25

Frontview................25

Rearview.................25

Frontcontrolpanel.............25

Locatingservercomponents.........28

Locatingpartsonthesystemboard......29

Locatingconnectorsonthebackplane.....34

Chapter6.Installing,removing,or

replacinghardware..........35

Guidelines................35

Precautions..............35

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....36

Systemreliabilityguidelines........36

Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.37

Removingtheservercover..........37

Installing,removing,orreplacingoptionalhardware

devices.................38

Installingorremovingamemorymodule...38

Removingorinstallinginternaldrives....41

Installingorremovingtherisercard.....50

InstallingorremovingaPCIcard......53

RemovingorinstallingtheEthernetcard...55

Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware

devices.................56

Removingorinstallingthesystemboard

battery................56

RemovingorinstallingtheRAIDcontroller..58

Removingorinstallingtheheatsink

assembly...............71

Removingorinstallingthemicroprocessor..73

Removingorinstallingthesystemfans...77

Removingorinstallingthepowersupply...79

Removingorinstallingthesystemboard...84

Completingthepartsreplacement.......87

Installingtheservercover........88

Connectingthecables..........88

Turningontheserver..........88

Updatingtheserverconguration.....88

Turningofftheserver..........89

Connectingexternaldevices.......89

Chapter7.Partslisting,RD230Types

1043,1044,4010,and4011......91

Replaceableservercomponents........91

Shipgroup................101

Powercords...............106

Chapter8.Conguringtheserver.109

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........109

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....110

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IntroductionoftheBIOSitems.......110

Usingpasswords............117

RAIDcontrollers..............118

UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...118

BeforeyouusetheEasyStartupDVD....119

Setupandconguration.........119

ConguringRAID............120

Typicaloperatingsysteminstallation....120

ConguringtheonboardSATAsoftwareRAID..121

RAIDinformation............121

StartingtheIntelMatrixStorageManager

program...............121

CreatingtheRAIDvolume........121

DeletingtheRAIDvolume........122

RebuildingtheRAIDvolume.......122

Onboard1068ESASRAIDcontrollerConguration

Utilityprogram...............122

ConnectingtheminiSAScable......122

StartingtheCongurationUtilityprogram..124

AccessingtheAdapterPropertieswindow..125

SASRAIDsettings...........125

CreatingordeletingtheRAID1array....126

AccessingtheSASTopologywindow....126

ConguringtheGigabitEthernetcontroller....127

Updatingthermware............127

UsingtheEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater

program...............127

InstallingtheThinkServerEasyManage

program.................128

AppendixA.RAIDbatterycard

assembly..............129

Specications...............129

Batterylifeanddataretentiontime.....129

AppendixB.Gettinginformation,

help,andservice..........131

Informationresources............131

Usingthedocumentation.........131

ThinkServerWebsite..........131

LenovoSupportWebsite.........131

Helpandservice..............132

Beforeyoucall.............132

Callingforservice............132

Usingotherservices..........133

Purchasingadditionalservices......133

AppendixC.Notices.........135

Trademarks................136

Importantnotes..............136

PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice..136

Recyclinginformation............136

Batteryreturnprogram..........137

Requirementforbatteriescontaining

perchlorate..............138

Particulatecontamination..........139

ImportantinformationfortheEuropeanDirective

2002/96/EC................139

RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective

(RoHS)..................143

ChinaRoHS..............143

Turkishstatementofcompliance......144

GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement...144

Electronicemissionnotices..........144

FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)

Statement...............144

Index.................147

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Safetyinformation

Note:Beforeusingtheproduct,besuretoreadandunderstandthemultilingualsafetyinstructionsonthe

documentationDVDthatcomeswiththeproduct.

Antesdeusaroproduto,leiaeentendaasinstruçõesdesegurançamultilínguesnoDVDdedocumentação

queoacompanha.

Предидаизползватетозипродукт,задължителнопрочететеивникнетевмногоезичнитеинструкции

забезопасноствDVDдискасдокументация,койтосепредоставяспродукта.

PrijeupotrebeovogproizvodaobaveznopročitajtevišejezičnesigurnosneuputekojesenalazenaDVD-us

dokumentacijomkojidobivateuzproizvod.

PředpoužitímproduktujetřebasipřečístaporozumětbezpečnostnímpokynůmuvedenýmnadiskuDVDs

dokumentací,kterýjedodávánsproduktem.

Førdubrugerproduktet,skaldusørgeforatlæseogforstådesikkerhedsforskrifter,derndespåere

sprog,pådendokumentations-dvd,derfølgermedproduktet.

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käyttöä.

Avantd'utiliserleproduit,veillezàbienlireetcomprendrelesinstructionsdesécuritémultilinguesgurant

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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peDVD-ulcudocumentaţiecareînsoţeşteprodusul.

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dokumentasjonsomfølgermedproduktet.

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безопасностинаразныхязыках,которыеможнонайтинаDVD-дискесдокументациейвкомплектес

продуктом.

在使用本产品之前，请务必先阅读和了解产品附带的文档DVD中的多语言安全说明。

Prenegotoupotrebiteproizvodobaveznopaljivoproitajteiprouiteviejezikouputstvozabezbednostna

dokumentacionomDVD-ukojistedobiliuzproizvod.

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Varnogamedattläsasäkerhetsinstruktionernapådokumentations-DVD-skivansomföljermedprodukten

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:Eachcautionanddangerstatementinthistopicislabeledwithanumber.Thisnumberis

usedtocrossreferenceanEnglish-languagecautionordangerstatementwithtranslatedversionsofthe

cautionordangerstatementintheSafetyInformationdocument.Forexample,ifadangerstatementis

labeled“Statement1,”translationsforthisdangerstatementareintheSafetyInformationdocumentunder

“Statement1.”

Besuretoreadandunderstandallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentbeforeyouperformthe

procedures.Readandunderstandanyadditionalsafetyinformationthatcomeswiththeserveroroptional

devicebeforeyouinstall,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.

©CopyrightLenovo2010,2012

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,youmustconnecttheotherendofthepowercordtoaneasilyaccessiblepowersource.

Statement7

CAUTION:

Ifthedevicehasdoors,besuretoremoveorsecurethedoorsbeforemovingorliftingthedeviceto

avoidpersonalinjury.Thedoorswillnotsupporttheweightofthedevice.

Statement8

CAUTION:

Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.

Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabel

attached.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethesecomponents.Ifyoususpectaproblemwith

oneoftheseparts,contactaservicetechnician.

Statement9

CAUTION:

Toavoidpersonalinjury,disconnectthehot-swapfancablesbeforeremovingthefanfromthedevice.

Statement10

CAUTION:

Thefollowinglabelindicatessharpedges,corners,orjointsnearby.

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Statement11

CAUTION:

Thefollowinglabelindicatesahotsurfacenearby.

Statement12

DANGER

Overloadingabranchcircuitispotentiallyarehazardandashockhazardundercertainconditions.T oavoid

thesehazards,ensurethatyoursystemelectricalrequirementsdonotexceedbranchcircuitprotection

requirements.Refertotheinformationthatisprovidedwithyourdeviceforelectricalspecications.

Statement13

CAUTION:

Makesurethattherackissecuredproperlytoavoidtippingwhentheserverunitisextended.

Statement14

CAUTION:

SomeaccessoryoroptionboardoutputsexceedClass2orlimitedpowersourcelimitsandmustbe

installedwithappropriateinterconnectingcablinginaccordancewiththenationalelectriccode.

Statement15

CAUTION:

Thepower-controlbuttononthedevicedoesnotturnofftheelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothe

device.Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanoneconnectiontodcpower.T oremoveallelectrical

currentfromthedevice,ensurethatallconnectionstodcpoweraredisconnectedatthedcpower

inputterminals.

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Statement16

CAUTION:

Toreducetheriskofelectricshockorenergyhazards:

•Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledbytrainedservicepersonnelinarestricted-accesslocation,as

denedbytheNECandthelatesteditionofIEC60950,TheStandardforSafetyofInformation

TechnologyEquipment.

•Connecttheequipmenttoareliablygroundedsafetyextralowvoltage(SELV)source.AnSELV

sourceisasecondarycircuitthatisdesignedsothatnormalandsinglefaultconditionsdonot

causethevoltagestoexceedasafelevel(60Vdirectcurrent).

•Thebranchcircuitovercurrentprotectionmustberatedinaccordancewithlocalbuildingcodes.

•Use16AmericanWireGauge(AWG)or1.3mm

copperconductoronly,notexceeding3meters

inlength.

•Torquethewiring-terminalscrewsto12inch-pounds(1.4newton-meters).

•Incorporateareadilyavailableapprovedandrateddisconnectdeviceintheeldwiring.

Statement17

CAUTION:

ThisproductcontainsaClass1Mlaser.Donotviewdirectlywithopticalinstruments.

Statement18

CAUTION:

Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mounteddevices.

Statement19

CAUTION:

Hazardousmovingparts.Keepngersandotherbodypartsaway.

©CopyrightLenovo2010,2012

Statement20

CAUTION:

Thebatteryisalithiumionbattery.T oavoidpossibleexplosion,donotburnthebattery.Exchangeit

onlywiththeLenovo-approvedpart.Recycleordiscardthebatteryasinstructedbylocalregulations.

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Chapter1.Generalinformation

Thischapterprovidessomegeneralinformationaboutyourproduct.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Introduction”onpage1

•“Serverdocumentation”onpage1

Introduction

ThisHardwareMaintenanceManualforyourLenovo

ThinkServer

productcontainsinformationaboutthe

serverfeatures,specications,componentlocations,congurationinstructions,hardwarereplacement

procedures,partslisting,andtroubleshootinganddiagnostics.

Note:TheHardwareMaintenanceManualisintendedonlyfortrainedservicepersonnelofLenovo.The

HardwareMaintenanceManualisupdatedfrequently,andthemostup-to-dateversionisalwaysavailablein

EnglishontheLenovoWebsiteat:

http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides

Thisdocumentcontainsinstructionsonhowtoinstall,remove,orreplaceCustomerReplaceableUnits

(CRUs)andFieldReplaceableUnits(FRUs).

Replaceablecomponentsareofthreetypes:

•Self-serviceCRUs:Self-serviceCRUsareeasytoinstallandcustomersareresponsibleforreplacingall

Self-serviceCRUs.IfaLenovoservicetechnicianinstallsaSelf-serviceCRUatyourrequest,youwillbe

chargedfortheinstallation.

•Optional-serviceCRUs:AlthoughdealingwithOptional-serviceCRUsrequiressometechnicalskills,

Optional-serviceCRUsaresafeforcustomerstoreplace.YoumayinstallanOptional-serviceCRU

yourselforrequestLenovotoinstallit,atnoadditionalcharge,underthetypeofwarrantyservicethat

isdesignatedfortheserver.

•FRUs:FRUsmustbereplacedonlybytrainedservicetechnicians.

Notes:

1.BeforeservicingaLenovoproduct,besuretoreadandunderstandthe“Safetyinformation”onpageiii.

2.Forinformationaboutthetermsofwarranty,refertotheWarrantyandSupportInformationonthe

documentationDVDthatcomeswiththeserver.TheWarrantyandSupportInformationisalsoavailable

ontheLenovoWebsiteat:

http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides

Toobtainthemostup-to-dateinformationabouttheserver,goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver

LenovomaintainspagesontheWorldWideWeb,whereyoucangetthelatesttechnicalinformationand

downloaddocumentationordevicedriversandupdates.ToaccesstheLenovoSupportWebsite,goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/support

Serverdocumentation

Thistopicprovidesageneraldescriptionofeachdocumentforyourserverandinstructionsonhow

toobtainallthedocuments.

©CopyrightLenovo2010,2012

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

Chapter6“Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware”onpage35

InstalltheserverintherackTheRackInstallationInstructionsmanualisprintedandalsoincludedonthe

documentationDVD.

ConnecttheEthernetcable

andpowercord

“Rearview”onpage25

Turnontheservertoverify

operation

“Turningontheserver”onpage88

ReviewtheBIOSsettings

andcustomizeasneeded

“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage110

CongureRAID(onboard

SATARAIDortheinstalled

SASRAIDadapter)

“RAIDcontrollers”onpage118

Checkforrmwareupdates

“UsingtheEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdaterprogram”onpage127

Installoperatingsystemand

basicdrivers

“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage118

Installanyadditionaldrivers

neededforaddedfeatures

Refertotheinstructionsthatcamewiththehardwareoption.

CongureEthernetsettings

intheoperatingsystem

Seetheoperatingsystemhelp.Thisstepisnotrequirediftheoperatingsystemwas

installedusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.

Installremotemanagement

applications

“InstallingtheThinkServerEasyManageprogram”onpage128

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,theRAIDcontroller,andtheinstallationoftheoperatingsystemanddevicedrivers.

•Integratednetworksupport:Theservercomeswithtwointegratedsingle-portGigabitEthernet

controllersandeachsupportsconnectiontoa10Mbps,100Mbps,or1000Mbpsnetwork.Formore

information,see“ConguringtheGigabitEthernetcontroller”onpage127.

•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:Theserversupportsanonboard1068ESerialAttachedSCSI(SAS)RAIDcontroller,an

onboardSATAsoftwareRAID,andanadd-onSASRAIDcard(ThinkServer8708ELPSASRAIDAdapter,

ThinkServer8708EM2SASRAIDAdapter,orThinkServerRAID700Adapter),whicharerequiredforyou

tousethehot-swapSATAorSASharddiskdrivesandtocreatetheredundantarrayofindependent

disks(RAID)congurations.

Specications

Thefollowinginformationisasummaryofthefeaturesandspecicationsoftheserver.Dependingonthe

servermodel,somefeaturesmightnotbeavailable,orsomespecicationsmightnotapply.

Table2.Featuresandspecications

Microprocessor(s):Supportsupto

twoIntelXeondual-core,quad-core,

orhex-coremicroprocessors.Forthe

specictypeandspeedinformation

aboutthemicroprocessor,use

theSetupUtilityprogram.See

“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”on

page109

.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

x16slotisforarisercard(thereis

onePCIExpressx16slotonthe

risercard)

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

•ThinkServer8708EM2SASRAID

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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