Lenovo System x3250 M4 Installation and Service Manual

LenovoSystemx3250M4

InstallationandServiceGuide

MachineType:2583

Note

Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,readthegeneralinformationinAppendixD

“Gettinghelpandtechnicalassistance”onpage579,AppendixE“Notices”onpage583,theWarranty

Informationdocument,andtheSafetyInformationandEnvironmentalNoticesandUserGuidedocumentson

theIBMDocumentationCD.

SeventeenthEdition(September2016)

©CopyrightLenovo2014,2016.

LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuanttoaGeneralServices

Administration“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContractNo.

GS-35F-05925.

Contents

Safety..................v

Guidelinesfortrainedservicetechnicians.....vi

Inspectingforunsafeconditions.......vi

Guidelinesforservicingelectricalequipment.vii

Safetystatements.............viii

Chapter1.TheLenovoSystemx3250

M4Type2583server..........1

TheIBMSystemxDocumentationCD......2

Hardwareandsoftwarerequirements.....2

TheDocumentationBrowser........3

Relateddocumentation............3

Noticesandstatementsinthisdocument.....4

Serverfeaturesandspeciﬁcations........4

Whatyourserveroffers............7

Reliability,availability,andserviceability.....10

IBMSystemsDirector............11

Servercontrols,LEDs,andpower.......12

Frontview...............12

Rearview...............14

Serverpowerfeatures..........15

Chapter2.Installingoptional

devices................17

InstructionsforIBMBusinessPartners.....17

SendingDSAdatatoIBM..........18

Servercomponents.............18

System-boardinternalconnectors.....21

System-boardexternalconnectors.....21

System-boardswitchesandjumpers....22

System-boardLEDs...........24

PCIriser-cardassemblyconnectors....25

Installingamemorymodule.........25

UnbufferedDIMMs(UDIMMs).......27

Installingdrives..............27

Installingasimple-swapharddiskdrive...28

Installingahot-swapharddiskdrive....29

InstallinganoptionalDVDdrive......30

Installationguidelines............33

Systemreliabilityguidelines........34

Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.35

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....35

Removingthecover............35

Removingtheairbafﬂe...........36

RemovingthePCIriser-cardassembly.....37

Installingasystemfan............38

Installingdrives..............39

Installingahot-swapharddiskdrive....40

Installingasimple-swapharddiskdrive...41

InstallingtheoptionalDVDdrive......42

Memorymoduleinstallation.........45

UnbufferedDIMMs(UDIMMs).......46

InstallingaDIMM............47

Installinganadapter............48

InstallingaServeRAIDadapter........50

Installingahot-swappowersupply......52

Completingtheinstallation..........54

ReplacingthePCIriser-cardassembly...55

Replacingtheairbafﬂe.........55

Replacingthecover...........56

Connectingthecables..........57

Updatingtheserverconﬁguration.....58

Chapter3.Conﬁgurationinformation

andinstructions............61

Updatingtheﬁrmware............61

Conﬁguringtheserver............62

UsingtheServerGuideSetupandInstallation

CD.................63

UsingtheSetuputility..........64

UsingtheBootManager.........70

Startingthebackupserverﬁrmware....70

TheUpdateXpressSystemPackInstaller..71

ChangingthePowerPolicyoptiontothe

defaultsettingsafterloadingUEFIdefaults..71

UsingtheIntegratedManagementModuleII

(IMM2)................71

Usingtheremotepresenceandblue-screen

capturefeatures............72

Usingtheembeddedhypervisor......74

ConﬁguringtheEthernetcontroller.....75

EnablingFeaturesonDemandEthernet

software...............75

EnablingFeaturesonDemandRAID

software...............75

ConﬁguringRAIDarrays.........76

IBMAdvancedSettingsUtilityprogram...76

UsingLenovoXClarityAdministrator....76

UpdatingIBMSystemsDirector......77

UpdatingtheUniversalUniqueIdentiﬁer

(UUID)................78

UpdatingtheDMI/SMBIOSdata......80

Chapter4.Troubleshooting......85

Starthere.................85

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Diagnosingaproblem..........85

Undocumentedproblems........87

Servicebulletins..............87

Checkoutprocedure............88

Aboutthecheckoutprocedure......88

Performingthecheckoutprocedure....88

Diagnostictools..............89

ErrorLEDs..............91

Power-supplyLEDs...........93

SystempulseLEDs...........95

Eventlogs...............96

POST................98

IBMDynamicSystemAnalysis......98

Automatedservicerequest(callhome).....101

IBMElectronicServiceAgent.......101

Errormessages..............101

Troubleshootingbysymptom.........101

Generalproblems............102

Harddiskdriveproblems.........102

DVDdriveproblems...........104

Intermittentproblems..........105

Keyboard,mouse,orUSB-device

problems...............106

Memoryproblems...........106

Microprocessorproblems........107

Monitorproblems............108

Networkconnectionproblems.......110

Optional-deviceproblems........110

Powerproblems............111

Serialportproblems...........112

ServerGuideproblems..........113

Softwareproblems...........114

UniversalSerialBus(USB)portproblems..114

Solvingpowerproblems...........114

SolvingEthernetcontrollerproblems......115

Solvingundeterminedproblems........116

Problemdeterminationtips..........116

Recoveringtheserverﬁrmware(UEFIupdate

failure)..................118

In-bandmanualrecoverymethod.....118

In-bandautomatedbootrecoverymethod..120

Out-of-bandmethod..........120

Automatedbootrecovery(ABR)........120

Nx-bootfailure...............120

Chapter5.Partslisting,Lenovo

Systemx3250M4Type2583....123

Replaceableservercomponents........123

Powercords...............128

Chapter6.Removingandreplacing

components.............131

Returningadeviceorcomponent.......131

Removingandreplacingservercomponents...131

RemovingandreplacingTier1CRUs......131

Removingthecover...........131

Replacingthecover...........132

Removingthebezel...........133

Replacingthebezel...........134

Removingtheairbafﬂe.........135

Replacingtheairbafﬂe.........135

RemovingthePCIriser-cardassembly...136

ReplacingthePCIriser-cardassembly...137

Removinganadapter..........138

Replacinganadapter..........139

RemovingaServeRAIDadapter......142

ReplacingaServeRAIDadapter......143

Removingasimple-swapharddiskdrive..145

Replacingasimple-swapharddiskdrive..147

Removingahot-swapharddiskdrive....148

Replacingahot-swapharddiskdrive....149

RemovingtheoptionalDVDdrive.....150

ReplacingtheoptionalDVDdrive.....152

RemovingaDIMM...........154

Memorymoduleinstallation........155

Removingasystemfan.........159

Replacingasystemfan.........160

Removingthesystembattery.......161

Replacingthesystembattery.......163

Removingahot-swappowersupply....165

Replacingahot-swappowersupply....167

RemovingandreplacingTier2CRUs......168

RemovingtheDVDdrivecable......169

ReplacingtheDVDdrivecable......169

Removingtheoperatorinformationpanel

assembly...............170

Replacingtheoperatorinformationpanel

assembly...............171

Removingthesimple-swapharddiskdrive

backplateassembly...........172

Replacingthesimple-swapharddiskdrive

backplateassembly...........172

ReplacingsoftwareRAIDsimple-swaphard

diskdrivebackplatewithhardwareRAID

simple-swapharddiskdrivebackplate...173

Removingthehot-swapharddiskdrive

backplane...............179

Replacingthehot-swapharddiskdrive

backplane...............180

Removingandreplacingstructuralparts....182

Removingtheﬁxedpowersupply.....182

Replacingtheﬁxedpowersupply.....183

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Removingthe240VAsafetycover.....185

Replacingthe240VAsafetycover.....187

Removingthepowerpaddlecard.....189

Replacingthepowerpaddlecard.....190

Removingamicroprocessorandheatsink..192

Replacingamicroprocessorandheatsink..194

Thermalgrease............197

Removingthesystemboard.......198

Replacingthesystemboard.......200

AppendixA.IntegratedManagement

ModuleII(IMM2)errormessages.203

IMMEventsthatautomaticallynotifySupport..204

ListofIMMevents.............206

AppendixB.UEFI(POST)error

codes................405

ListofUEFIevents.............405

AppendixC.DSAdiagnostictest

results................423

DSABroadcomnetworktestresults......423

TestresultsfortheDSABroadcomnetwork

test.................423

DSABrocadetestresults..........433

TestresultsfortheDSABrocadetest....433

DSAcheckpointpaneltestresults.......442

TestresultsfortheDSAcheckpointpanel

test.................442

DSACPUstresstestresults.........444

TestresultsfortheDSACPUstresstest...444

DSAEmulexadaptertestresults........447

TestresultsfortheDSAEmulexadapter

test.................447

DSAEXAportpingtestresults........451

TestresultsfortheDSAEXAportpingtest..451

DSAharddrivetestresults..........454

TestresultsfortheDSAharddrivetest...454

DSAIntelnetworktestresults.........455

TestresultsfortheDSAIntelnetworktest..455

DSALSIharddrivetestresults........462

TestresultsfortheDSALSIharddrivetest..462

DSAMellanoxadaptertestresults.......463

TestresultsfortheDSAMellanoxadapter

test.................464

DSAmemoryisolationtestresults.......466

TestresultsfortheDSAmemoryisolation

test.................466

DSAmemorystresstestresults........544

TestresultsfortheDSAmemorystresstest..544

DSANvidiaGPUtestresults.........547

TestresultsfortheDSANvidiaGPUtest...548

DSAopticaldrivetestresults.........554

TestresultsfortheDSAopticaldrivetest..554

DSAsystemmanagementtestresults.....559

TestresultsfortheDSAsystemmanagement

test.................559

DSAtapedrivetestresults..........573

TestresultsfortheDSAtapedrivetest...573

AppendixD.Gettinghelpand

technicalassistance........579

Beforeyoucall...............579

Usingthedocumentation..........580

GettinghelpandinformationfromtheWorldWide

Web...................580

HowtosendDSAdata...........580

Creatingapersonalizedsupportwebpage...580

Softwareserviceandsupport.........581

Hardwareserviceandsupport........581

Taiwanproductservice...........581

AppendixE.Notices.........583

Trademarks................584

Importantnotes..............584

Recyclinginformation............584

Particulatecontamination..........585

Telecommunicationregulatorystatement....585

Electronicemissionnotices..........585

FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)

statement...............585

IndustryCanadaClassAemissioncompliance

statement...............586

Avisdeconformitéàlaréglementation

d'IndustrieCanada...........586

AustraliaandNewZealandClassA

statement...............586

EuropeanUnionEMCDirectiveconformance

statement...............586

GermanyClassAstatement.......586

Japaneseelectromagneticcompatibility

statements..............587

KoreaCommunicationsCommission(KCC)

statement...............588

RussiaElectromagneticInterference(EMI)

ClassAstatement...........588

People'sRepublicofChinaClassAelectronic

emissionstatement...........589

TaiwanClassAcompliancestatement...589

TaiwanBSMIRoHSdeclaration......590

Index.................591

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Safety

Beforeinstallingthisproduct,readtheSafetyInformation.

Antesdeinstalaresteproduto,leiaasInformaçõesdeSegurança.

Læssikkerhedsforskrifterne,førduinstallererdetteprodukt.

Leesvoordatuditproductinstalleerteerstdeveiligheidsvoorschriften.

Ennenkuinasennattämäntuotteen,lueturvaohjeetkohdastaSafetyInformation.

Avantd'installerceproduit,lisezlesconsignesdesécurité.

VorderInstallationdiesesProduktsdieSicherheitshinweiselesen.

Primadiinstallarequestoprodotto,leggereleInformazionisullaSicurezza.

Lessikkerhetsinformasjonen(SafetyInformation)førduinstallererdetteproduktet.

Antesdeinstalaresteproduto,leiaasInformaçõessobreSegurança.

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Antesdeinstalaresteproducto,lealainformacióndeseguridad.

Lässäkerhetsinformationeninnanduinstallerardenhärprodukten.

Buürünükurmadanöncegüvenlikbilgileriniokuyun.

Guidelinesfortrainedservicetechnicians

Thissectioncontainsinformationfortrainedservicetechnicians.

Inspectingforunsafeconditions

Usethisinformationtohelpyouidentifypotentialunsafeconditionsinadevicethatyouareworkingon.

Eachdevice,asitwasdesignedandmanufactured,hasrequiredsafetyitemstoprotectusersandservice

techniciansfrominjury.Theinformationinthissectionaddressesonlythoseitems.Usegoodjudgment

toidentifypotentialunsafeconditionsthatmightbecausedbyunsupportedalterationsorattachmentof

unsupportedfeaturesoroptionaldevicesthatarenotaddressedinthissection.Ifyouidentifyanunsafe

condition,youmustdeterminehowseriousthehazardisandwhetheryoumustcorrecttheproblembefore

youworkontheproduct.

Considerthefollowingconditionsandthesafetyhazardsthattheypresent:

•Electricalhazards,especiallyprimarypower.Primaryvoltageontheframecancauseseriousorfatal

electricalshock.

•Explosivehazards,suchasadamagedCRTfaceorabulgingcapacitor.

•Mechanicalhazards,suchaslooseormissinghardware.

Toinspecttheproductforpotentialunsafeconditions,completethefollowingsteps:

1.Makesurethatthepowerisoffandthepowercordsaredisconnected.

2.Makesurethattheexteriorcoverisnotdamaged,loose,orbroken,andobserveanysharpedges.

3.Checkthepowercords:

•Makesurethatthethird-wiregroundconnectorisingoodcondition.Useametertomeasure

third-wiregroundcontinuityfor0.1ohmorlessbetweentheexternalgroundpinandtheframeground.

•Makesurethatthepowercordsarethecorrecttype.

•Makesurethattheinsulationisnotfrayedorworn.

4.Removethecover.

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5.Checkforanyobviousunsupportedalterations.Usegoodjudgmentastothesafetyofanyunsupported

alterations.

6.Checkinsidethesystemforanyobviousunsafeconditions,suchasmetalﬁlings,contamination,water

orotherliquid,orsignsofﬁreorsmokedamage.

7.Checkforworn,frayed,orpinchedcables.

8.Makesurethatthepower-supplycoverfasteners(screwsorrivets)havenotbeenremovedortampered

with.

Guidelinesforservicingelectricalequipment

Observetheseguidelineswhenyouserviceelectricalequipment.

•Checktheareaforelectricalhazardssuchasmoistﬂoors,nongroundedpowerextensioncords,and

missingsafetygrounds.

•Useonlyapprovedtoolsandtestequipment.Somehandtoolshavehandlesthatarecoveredwithasoft

materialthatdoesnotprovideinsulationfromliveelectricalcurrent.

•Regularlyinspectandmaintainyourelectricalhandtoolsforsafeoperationalcondition.Donotuse

wornorbrokentoolsortesters.

•Donottouchthereﬂectivesurfaceofadentalmirrortoaliveelectricalcircuit.Thesurfaceisconductive

andcancausepersonalinjuryorequipmentdamageifittouchesaliveelectricalcircuit.

•Somerubberﬂoormatscontainsmallconductiveﬁberstodecreaseelectrostaticdischarge.Donotuse

thistypeofmattoprotectyourselffromelectricalshock.

•Donotworkaloneunderhazardousconditionsornearequipmentthathashazardousvoltages.

•Locatetheemergencypower-off(EPO)switch,disconnectingswitch,orelectricaloutletsothatyoucan

turnoffthepowerquicklyintheeventofanelectricalaccident.

•Disconnectallpowerbeforeyouperformamechanicalinspection,worknearpowersupplies,orremove

orinstallmainunits.

•Beforeyouworkontheequipment,disconnectthepowercord.Ifyoucannotdisconnectthepower

cord,havethecustomerpower-offthewallboxthatsuppliespowertotheequipmentandlockthe

wallboxintheoffposition.

•Neverassumethatpowerhasbeendisconnectedfromacircuit.Checkittomakesurethatithasbeen

disconnected.

•Ifyouhavetoworkonequipmentthathasexposedelectricalcircuits,observethefollowingprecautions:

–Makesurethatanotherpersonwhoisfamiliarwiththepower-offcontrolsisnearyouandisavailableto

turnoffthepowerifnecessary.

–Whenyouworkwithpowered-onelectricalequipment,useonlyonehand.Keeptheotherhandinyour

pocketorbehindyourbacktoavoidcreatingacompletecircuitthatcouldcauseanelectricalshock.

–Whenyouuseatester,setthecontrolscorrectlyandusetheapprovedprobeleadsandaccessories

forthattester.

–Standonasuitablerubbermattoinsulateyoufromgroundssuchasmetalﬂoorstripsandequipment

frames.

•Useextremecarewhenyoumeasurehighvoltages.

•Toensurepropergroundingofcomponentssuchaspowersupplies,pumps,blowers,fans,andmotor

generators,donotservicethesecomponentsoutsideoftheirnormaloperatinglocations.

•Ifanelectricalaccidentoccurs,usecaution,turnoffthepower,andsendanotherpersontogetmedical

aid.

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Safetystatements

Thesestatementsprovidethecautionanddangerinformationthatisusedinthisdocumentation.

Important:Eachcautionanddangerstatementinthisdocumentationislabeledwithanumber.Thisnumber

isusedtocrossreferenceanEnglish-languagecautionordangerstatementwithtranslatedversionsofthe

cautionordangerstatementintheSafetyInformationdocument.

Forexample,ifacautionstatementislabeledStatement1,translationsforthatcautionstatementareinthe

SafetyInformationdocumentunderStatement1.

Besuretoreadallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentationbeforeyouperformtheprocedures.

Readanyadditionalsafetyinformationthatcomeswithyoursystemoroptionaldevicebeforeyouinstall

thedevice.

Statement1

DANGER

Electricalcurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.

Toavoidashockhazard:

•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orreconﬁguration

ofthisproductduringanelectricalstorm.

•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.

•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.

•Whenpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.

•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceofﬁre,water,orstructuraldamage.

•Disconnecttheattachedpowercords,telecommunicationssystems,networks,andmodems

beforeyouopenthedevicecovers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationand

conﬁgurationprocedures.

•Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingtablewheninstalling,moving,or

openingcoversonthisproductorattacheddevices.

ToConnect:ToDisconnect:

1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,attachallcablestodevices.

3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.

4.Attachpowercordstooutlet.

5.TurndeviceON.

1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlet.

3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.

4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.

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Statement2

CAUTION:

Whenreplacingthelithiumbattery,useonlyPartNumber33F8354oranequivalenttypebattery

recommendedbythemanufacturer.Ifyoursystemhasamodulecontainingalithiumbattery,replace

itonlywiththesamemoduletypemadebythesamemanufacturer.Thebatterycontainslithiumand

canexplodeifnotproperlyused,handled,ordisposedof.

Donot:

•Throworimmerseintowater

•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)

•Repairordisassemble

Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.

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.

Class 1 Laser Product

Laser Klasse 1

Laser Klass 1

Luokan 1 Laserlaite

Appareil A Laser de Classe 1

`

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Statement4

CAUTION:Usesafepracticeswhenlifting.

≥18kg(39.7lb)≥32kg(70.5lb)≥55kg(121.2lb)

Statement5

CAUTION:

Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerswitchonthepowersupplydonotturnoff

theelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanonepower

cord.T oremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected

fromthepowersource.

1

2

Statement6

CAUTION:

Ifyouinstallastrain-reliefbracketoptionovertheendofthepowercordthatisconnectedtothe

device,youmustconnecttheotherendofthepowercordtoaneasilyaccessiblepowersource.

Statement8

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CAUTION:

Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.

Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabel

attached.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethesecomponents.Ifyoususpectaproblemwith

oneoftheseparts,contactaservicetechnician.

Statement11

CAUTION:

Thefollowinglabelindicatessharpedges,corners,orjointsnearby.

Statement12

CAUTION:

Thefollowinglabelindicatesahotsurfacenearby.

Statement13

DANGER

Overloadingabranchcircuitispotentiallyaﬁrehazardandashockhazardundercertain

conditions.T oavoidthesehazards,ensurethatyoursystemelectricalrequirementsdonotexceed

branchcircuitprotectionrequirements.Refertotheinformationthatisprovidedwithyourdevice

forelectricalspeciﬁcations.

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Statement15

CAUTION:

Makesurethattherackissecuredproperlytoavoidtippingwhentheserverunitisextended.

Statement17

CAUTION:

Thefollowinglabelindicatesmovingpartsnearby.

Statement26

CAUTION:

Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mounteddevices.

Statement27

CAUTION:

Hazardousmovingpartsarenearby.

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Chapter1.TheLenovoSystemx3250M4Type2583server

ThisInstallationandServiceGuidecontainsinformationandinstructionsforsettingupyourLenovoSystem

x3250M4Type2583server,instructionsforinstallingsomeoptionaldevices,cablingandconﬁguringthe

server,removingandreplacingdevices,anddiagnosticsandtroubleshootinginformation.

InadditiontotheinstructionsinChapter2“Installingoptionaldevices”onpage17forinstallingoptional

hardwaredevices,updatingﬁrmwareanddevicedrivers,andcompletingtheinstallation,IBMBusiness

Partnersmustalsocompletethestepsin“InstructionsforIBMBusinessPartners”onpage17

.

TheLenovoSystemx3250M4Type2583serverisa1-U

1

-highrackmodelserverforhigh-volumenetwork

transactionprocessing.Thishigh-performance,dual-coreorquad-coreserverisideallysuitedfor

networkingenvironmentsthatrequiresuperiormicroprocessorperformance,input/output(I/O)ﬂexibility,

andhighmanageability.

Performance,easeofuse,reliability,andexpansioncapabilitieswerekeyconsiderationsinthedesignof

theserver.Thesedesignfeaturesmakeitpossibleforyoutocustomizethesystemhardwaretomeetyour

needstodayandprovideﬂexibleexpansioncapabilitiesforthefuture.

Theservercomeswithalimitedwarranty.Forinformationaboutthetermsofthewarrantyandgettingservice

andassistance,seetheIBMWarrantyInformationdocumentthatcomeswiththeserver.

TheservercontainsIBMX-Architecturenextgenerationtechnologies,whichhelpincreaseperformance

andreliability.Formoreinformation,see“Whatyourserveroffers”onpage7

and“Reliability,availability,

andserviceability”onpage10

.

Youcanobtainup-to-dateinformationabouttheserverandotherIBMserverproductsat

http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/systems/.Athttp://www.lenovo.com/support,youcancreateapersonalized

supportpagebyidentifyingIBMproductsthatareofinteresttoyou.Fromthispersonalizedpage,you

cansubscribetoweeklyemailnotiﬁcationsaboutnewtechnicaldocuments,searchforinformationand

downloads,andaccessvariousadministrativeservices.

IfyouparticipateintheIBMclientreferenceprogram,youcanshareinformationaboutyouruseoftechnology,

bestpractices,andinnovativesolutions;buildaprofessionalnetwork;andgainvisibilityforyourbusiness.

FormoreinformationabouttheIBMclientreferenceprogram,seehttp://www.ibm.com/ibm/clientreference/.

Ifﬁrmwareanddocumentationupdatesareavailable,youcandownloadthemfromtheIBMwebsite.The

servermighthavefeaturesthatarenotdescribedinthedocumentationthatcomeswiththeserver,and

thedocumentationmightbeupdatedoccasionallytoincludeinformationaboutthosefeatures,ortechnical

updatesmightbeavailabletoprovideadditionalinformationthatisnotincludedintheserverdocumentation.

Tocheckforupdates,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.

Recordinformationabouttheserverinthefollowingtable.

Productname

LenovoSystemx3250M4Type2583server

MachinetypeType2583

1.Racksaremeasuredinverticalincrementsof4.45cm(1.75inches)each.Eachincrementiscalleda"U."A1-U-high

deviceis1.75inchestall

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Modelnumber

_____________________________________________

Serialnumber

_____________________________________________

ThemodelnumberandserialnumberareontheIDlabelonthefrontoftheserver,asshowninthefollowing

illustration.

Note:Theillustrationsinthisdocumentmightdifferslightlyfromyourhardware.

00

00000000

ID label

000

0000

Figure1.IDlabelonthefrontoftheserver

Inaddition,thesystemservicelabel,whichisonthecoveroftheserver,providesaQRcodeformobile

accesstoserviceinformation.YoucanscantheQRcodeusingaQRcodereaderandscannerwitha

mobiledeviceandgetquickaccesstotheIBMServiceInformationwebsite.TheIBMServiceInformation

websiteprovidesadditionalinformationforpartsinstallationandreplacementvideos,anderrorcodes

forserversupport.

ThefollowingillustrationshowstheQRcode(ibm.co/1bdLt6K):

Figure2.QRcode

YoucandownloadtheIBMServerGuideSetupandInstallationCDtohelpyouconﬁgurethehardware,install

devicedrivers,andinstalltheoperatingsystem.

Foralistofsupportedoptionaldevicesfortheserver,seehttp://www.lenovo.com/serverproven/.

TheIBMSystemxDocumentationCD

TheIBMSystemxDocumentationCDcontainsdocumentationfortheserverinPortableDocumentFormat

(PDF)andincludestheIBMDocumentationBrowsertohelpyouﬁndinformationquickly.

Hardwareandsoftwarerequirements

ThehardwareandsoftwarerequirementsoftheIBMSystemxDocumentationCD.

TheIBMSystemxDocumentationCDrequiresthefollowingminimumhardwareandsoftware:

•MicrosoftWindowsXP,Windows2000,orRedHatLinux

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•100MHzmicroprocessor

•32MBofRAM

•AdobeAcrobatReader3.0(orlater)orxpdf,whichcomeswithLinuxoperatingsystems

TheDocumentationBrowser

UsetheDocumentationBrowsertobrowsethecontentsoftheCD,readbriefdescriptionsofthedocuments,

andviewdocuments,usingAdobeAcrobatReaderorxpdf.

TheDocumentationBrowserautomaticallydetectstheregionalsettingsinuseinyourserveranddisplays

thedocumentsinthelanguageforthatregion(ifavailable).Ifadocumentisnotavailableinthelanguagefor

thatregion,theEnglish-languageversionisdisplayed.

UseoneofthefollowingprocedurestostarttheDocumentationBrowser:

•IfAutostartisenabled,inserttheCDintotheCDorDVDdrive.TheDocumentationBrowserstarts

automatically.

•IfAutostartisdisabledorisnotenabledforallusers,useoneofthefollowingprocedures:

–IfyouareusingaWindowsoperatingsystem,inserttheCDintotheCDorDVDdriveandclickStart➙

Run.IntheOpenﬁeld,type:

e:\win32.bat

whereeisthedriveletteroftheCDorDVDdrive,andclickOK.

–IfyouareusingRedHatLinux,inserttheCDintotheCDorDVDdrive;then,runthefollowing

commandfromthe/mnt/cdromdirectory:

shrunlinux.sh

SelecttheserverfromtheProductmenu.TheAvailableTopicslistdisplaysallthedocumentsforthe

server.Somedocumentsmightbeinfolders.Aplussign(+)indicateseachfolderordocumentthathas

additionaldocumentsunderit.Clicktheplussigntodisplaytheadditionaldocuments.

Whenyouselectadocument,adescriptionofthedocumentisdisplayedunderTopicDescription.Toselect

morethanonedocument,pressandholdtheCtrlkeywhileyouselectthedocuments.ClickViewtoview

theselecteddocumentordocumentsinAcrobatReaderorxpdf.Ifyouselectedmorethanonedocument,

alltheselecteddocumentsareopenedinAcrobatReaderorxpdf.

Tosearchallthedocuments,typeawordorwordstringintheSearchﬁeldandclickSearch.The

documentsinwhichthewordorwordstringappearsarelistedinorderofthemostoccurrences.Clicka

documenttoviewit,andpressCrtl+FtousetheAcrobatsearchfunction,orpressAlt+Ftousethexpdf

searchfunctionwithinthedocument.

ClickHelpfordetailedinformationaboutusingtheDocumentationBrowser.

Relateddocumentation

ThisInstallationandServiceGuidecontainsgeneralinformationabouttheserverincludinghowtosetupand

cabletheserver,howtoinstallsupportedoptionaldevices,howtoconﬁguretheserver,andinformationto

helpyousolveproblemsyourselfandinformationforservicetechnicians.

Thefollowingdocumentationalsocomeswiththeserver:

•EnvironmentalNoticesandUserGuide

ThisdocumentisinPDFformatontheIBMSystemxDocumentationCD.Itcontainstranslated

environmentalnotices.

•IBMLicenseAgreementforMachineCode

Chapter1.TheLenovoSystemx3250M4Type2583server3

ThisdocumentisinPDFontheIBMSystemxDocumentationCD.Itprovidestranslatedversionsofthe

IBMLicenseAgreementforMachineCodeforyourserver.

•IBMWarrantyInformation

Thisdocumentisinprintedformatandcomeswiththeserver.Itcontainswarrantytermsandapointerto

theIBMStatementofLimitedWarrantyontheIBMwebsite.

•LicensesandAttributionsDocument

ThisdocumentisinPDFontheIBMSystemxDocumentationCD.Itprovidestheopensourcenotices.

•RackInstallationInstructions

Thisprinteddocumentcontainsinstructionsforinstallingtheserverinarack.

•SafetyInformation

ThisdocumentisinPDFontheIBMSystemxDocumentationCD.Itcontainstranslatedcautionand

dangerstatements.Eachcautionanddangerstatementthatappearsinthedocumentationhasanumber

thatyoucanusetolocatethecorrespondingstatementinyourlanguageintheSafetyInformation

document.

Dependingontheservermodel,additionaldocumentationmightbeincludedontheIBMSystemx

DocumentationCD.

TheSystemxandBladeCenterToolsCenterisanonlineinformationcenterthatcontainsinformationabout

toolsforupdating,managing,anddeployingﬁrmware,devicedrivers,andoperatingsystems.TheSystemx

andBladeCenterToolsCenterisathttps://support.lenovo.com/us/en/documents/LNVO-CENTER.

Theservermighthavefeaturesthatarenotdescribedinthedocumentationthatyoureceivedwiththe

server.Thedocumentationmightbeupdatedoccasionallytoincludeinformationaboutthosefeatures,or

technicalupdatesmightbeavailabletoprovideadditionalinformationthatisnotincludedintheserver

documentation.TheseupdatesareavailablefromtheIBMwebsite.Tocheckforupdateddocumentation

andtechnicalupdates,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.

Noticesandstatementsinthisdocument

ThecautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentarealsointhemultilingualSafetyInformation

document,whichisontheIBMSystemxDocumentationCD.Eachstatementisnumberedforreferenceto

thecorrespondingstatementinyourlanguageintheSafetyInformationdocument.

Thefollowingnoticesandstatementsareusedinthisdocument:

•Note:Thesenoticesprovideimportanttips,guidance,oradvice.

•Important:Thesenoticesprovideinformationoradvicethatmighthelpyouavoidinconvenientor

problemsituations.

•Attention:Thesenoticesindicatepotentialdamagetoprograms,devices,ordata.Anattentionnoticeis

placedjustbeforetheinstructionorsituationinwhichdamagemightoccur.

•Caution:Thesestatementsindicatesituationsthatcanbepotentiallyhazardoustoyou.Acaution

statementisplacedjustbeforethedescriptionofapotentiallyhazardousproceduresteporsituation.

•Danger:Thesestatementsindicatesituationsthatcanbepotentiallylethalorextremelyhazardous

toyou.Adangerstatementisplacedjustbeforethedescriptionofapotentiallylethalorextremely

hazardousproceduresteporsituation.

Serverfeaturesandspeciﬁcations

Thefollowinginformationisasummaryofthefeaturesandspeciﬁcationsoftheserver.Dependingonthe

model,somefeaturesmightnotbeavailable,orsomespeciﬁcationsmightnotapply.

4LenovoSystemx3250M4InstallationandServiceGuide

Table1.Serverfeaturesandspeciﬁcations

Microprocessor(dependingonthe

model):

•SupportsoneIntelquad-core

(XeonE3-1200series)ordual-core

(PentiumG850,orCorei3series)

processor

•Multi-chipPackageprocessor

architecture

•DesignedforLGA1155socket

•Scalableuptofourcores

•32KBinstructionL1cache,

32KBdataL1cache,256KB

instruction/dataL2cache,andup

to8MBL3cachethatisshared

amongthecores

•SupportforIntelExtendedMemory

64Technology(EM64T)

Notes:

•UsetheSetuputilitytodetermine

thetypeandspeedofthe

microprocessorsintheserver

•Foralistofsupported

microprocessors,see

http://www.lenovo.com/

serverproven/.

Memory:

•Minimum:1GB

•Maximum:32GB

•Types:PC3L-12800(single-rank

ordual-rank),1333or1600MHz,

ECC,DDR3unbufferedSDRAM

DIMMsonly

•Connectors:Fourdualinline

memorymodule(DIMM)

connectors,two-wayinterleaved

•Sizes:1GB(single-rank),2GB

(single-rank),4GB(dual-rank),and

8GB(dual-rank)

Memory:

•UltraSlimDVD-ROMcombo

•Multi-burner

Harddiskdriveexpansionbays

(dependingonthemodel):

Oneofthefollowingconﬁgurations:

•Four2.5-inchsimple-swapSAS

harddiskdrivebays

•Four2.5-inchhot-swapSAShard

diskdrivebays

•Two3.5-inchsimple-swapSATA

harddiskdrivebays

Attention:Asageneralconsideration,

donotmixstandard512-byteand

advanced4-KBformatdrivesinthe

sameRAIDarraybecauseitmight

leadtopotentialperformanceissues.

Note:3TBharddiskdrivesarenot

supportedinOS4690.

PCIexpansionslots:

SupportstwoPCIriserslotsonthe

risercard:

•Slot1isdedicatedfor

ServeRAID-10ilV2SAS/SATA

controller

•Slot2supportsonePCIExpress

Gen2x8half-length,full-height

adapter

Powersupply(dependingonthe

model):

•Oneﬁxed300-wattpowersupply

•Uptotwohot-swap460-watt

powersuppliesforredundancy

Fan:Theservercomesstandardwith

fourspeed-controlledfans.

Integratedfunctions:

•IntegratedManagementModule

II(IMM2),whichconsolidates

multiplemanagementfunctionsin

asinglechip

•Intel82574LGbEthernetcontroller

withTCP/IPOfﬂoadEngine(TOE)

andWakeonLANsupport

•SixUniversalSerialBus(USB)2.0

ports(twofrontandfourrear)

•TwoEthernetports

•Six-portintegratedSATAcontroller

•Oneserialport

•OneVGAport

RAIDcontrollers(dependingonthe

model):

•SoftwareRAIDcapabilitiesthat

supportRAIDlevels0,1,and10

•ServeRAID-BR10ilv2SAS/SATA

adapterthatprovidesRAIDlevels

0,1,and10

RAIDcontrollers(dependingonthe

model):

•SoftwareRAIDcapabilitiesthat

supportRAIDlevels0,1,and10

•ServeRAID-BR10ilv2SAS/SATA

adapterthatprovidesRAIDlevels

0,1,and10

Acousticalnoiseemissions:

•Soundpower,idling:6.5bels

maximum

Videocontroller(integratedinto

IMM2):

•MatroxG200

•SVGAcompatiblevideocontroller

•AvocentDigitalVideoCompression

•Videomemoryisnotexpandable

Note:Maximumvideoresolutionis

1600x1200at75Hz.

Size:

Notes:

1.Powerconsumptionandheat

outputvarydependingonthe

numberandtypeofoptional

featuresinstalledandthe

power-managementoptional

featuresinuse.

2.Thesoundlevelsweremeasured

incontrolledacoustical

environmentsaccordingto

theproceduresspeciﬁedbythe

AmericanNationalStandards

Chapter1.TheLenovoSystemx3250M4Type2583server5

Table1.Serverfeaturesandspeciﬁcations(continued)

•Soundpower,operating:6.5bels

maximum

Environment:

•Airtemperature:

–Serveron:10°Cto35°C(50.0°F

to95.0°F);altitude:0to914.4

m(3000ft)

–Serveron:10°Cto32°C(50.0°F

to89.6°F);altitude:914.4m

(3000ft)to2133.6m(7000ft)

–Serveron:10°Cto28°C(50.0°F

to83°F);altitude:2133.6m

(7000ft)to3050m(10000ft)

–Serveroff:10°Cto43°C(50°F

to109.4°F)

–Shipping:-40°Cto60°C(-40°F

to140°F)

•Humidity:

–Serveron:8%to80%

–Serveroff:8%to80%

•Particulatecontamination:

Attention:Airborneparticulates

andreactivegasesactingalone

orincombinationwithother

environmentalfactorssuchas

humidityortemperaturemight

posearisktotheserver.For

informationaboutthelimitsfor

particulatesandgases,see

“Particulatecontamination”.

•1U

•Height:43mm(1.69inches)

•Depth:575.8mm(22.67inches)

•Width:

–439mm(17.28inches)(without

rackbrackets)

–478mm(18.82inches)(with

rackbrackets)

•Maximumweight:10.67kg

(23.53lb)dependingonyour

conﬁguration

Heatoutput:

Approximateheatoutput:

•Minimumconﬁguration:130BTU

perhour(38watts)

•Maximumconﬁguration:1720BTU

perhour(504watts)

Electricalinput:

•Sine-waveinput(50-60Hz)

required

•Inputvoltagelowrange:

–Minimum:100VAC

–Maximum:127VAC

•Inputvoltagehighrange:

–Minimum:200VAC

–Maximum:240VAC

•Inputkilovolt-amperes(kVA),

approximately:

–Minimum:0.038kVA

–Maximum:0.504kVA

Institute(ANSI)S12.10and

ISO7779andarereportedin

accordancewithISO9296.

Actualsound-pressurelevelsina

givenlocationmightexceedthe

averagevaluesstatedbecause

ofroomreﬂectionsandother

nearbynoisesources.The

noiseemissionlevelstated

inthedeclared(upperlimit)

sound-powerlevel,inbels,fora

randomsampleofsystem.

3.Thereisnokeyboardconnector

ormouseconnectoronthe

server.YoucanconnectaUSB

keyboardandUSBmouseto

theserverbyusingtheUSB

connectors.

EURegulation617/2013T echnicalDocumentation:

InternationalBusinessMachinesCorporation

NewOrchardRoad

Armonk,NewYork10504

http://www.ibm.com/customersupport/

Formoreinformationontheenergyefﬁciencyprogram,goto

http://www.ibm.com/systems/x/hardware/energy-star/index.html

ProductType:

Computerserver

Yearﬁrstmanufactured:

2012

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