Lenovo THINKSERVER RD230 Rack Installation Instructions

Brand: Lenovo

Model: THINKSERVER RD230

Type: Rack Installation Instructions

Lenovo THINKSERVER RD230 is a rack-mountable server designed for small and medium businesses, offering a compact and powerful computing solution. With support for up to two processors, 16 DIMM slots, and a variety of storage options including NVMe SSDs, it delivers exceptional performance and scalability. Its versatile design allows for flexible configurations, making it suitable for a wide range of applications, including virtualization, cloud computing, file storage, and more.

RackInstallationInstructions

Guidelines

ThisRackInstallationInstructionsprovidesinformationaboutinstallingyourThinkServer®RD230serverinto

astandardrackcabinetbyusingtherailkitshippedwiththeserver.Ifyounolongerhaveacopyofthis

publication,youcanobtainaPortableDocumentFormat(PDF)versionfromtheLenovo®SupportWebsite

at:

http://www.lenovo.com/support

CAUTION:

Besuretoreadandunderstandthedocumentationthatcomeswiththerackcabinetforsafetyand

cablinginformation.Alsomakesurethatyoureadandunderstandalltherelatedsafetyinformation

fortheserverandreviewtheguidelinesinthispublicationbeforeyouinstalltheserverintoarack

cabinet.Readingandunderstandingtheinformationreducestheriskofpersonalinjuryandor

damagetoyourproduct.

Beforeyouinstalltheserverintoarackcabinet,reviewthefollowingguidelinestohelpyoueaseyour

installationandavoidtheriskofpersonalinjuryandordamagetoyourproduct:

•Twoormorepeoplearerequiredtoliftaserver,moveaserver,orinstallaserverintoarackcabinetifthe

servermeetsoneofthefollowingmeasurements:

–Theserveris2Uorlarger.(“U”istheunitofmeasurementfordeningtheverticalspaceusedbyyour

serverand1Uisequivalentto4.445cmor1.75inches.)

–Theweightoftheserverisratedabove18kg(39.7lbs).Refertothefollowingstatementforsafe

practiceswhenlifting.

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

CAUTION:

Usesafepracticeswhenlifting.

•Beforeinstallingaserverintoarackcabinet,removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattached

devicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectall

cablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

•Makesurethattheroomairtemperatureisbelow35°C(95°F).

•Donotblockanyairvents;usually15cm(6inches)ofspaceprovidesproperairow.

•Donotleaveopenspacesaboveorbelowaninstalledserverinyourrackcabinet.Tohelpprevent

damagetoservercomponents,alwaysinstallablankllerpaneltocovertheopenspaceandtohelp

ensureproperaircirculation.

•Installtheserveronlyinarackcabinetwithperforateddoor(s)forbothsecurityandproperairow.

•Startfromthebottomoftherackcabinetfortheserverordeviceinstallation.

•Installtheheaviestserverordeviceinthebottomoftherackcabinet.

•Donotextendmorethanoneserverordeviceoutoftherackcabinetatthesametime.

•Ifpossible,removethedoorsandsidepanelsoftherackcabinettoprovideeasieraccessduring

installation.

•Donotoverloadtheelectricaloutletwhenyouinstallmultipledevicesintherackcabinet.

•Connectallpowercordstoproperelectricaloutletsandrefertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththe

rackcabinetforcablinginformationtohelpyouproperlymanageallthecablesintherackcabinet.

•Installtheserverinarackthatmeetsthefollowingrequirements:

Note:Itisimportanttoconsiderthelengthoftheserver,thesliderails,andtheadditionalclearancewhen

selectingarackcabinetwithproperdepthbeforetheinstallation.

–Standard19-inchrackcongurationasdenedbytheElectronicIndustriesAlliance(EIA)

–Canaccommodatetheserverandouterrail

–Minimumdepthof7cm(2.76inches)betweenthefrontmountingangeandtheinsideofthefront

door(thisclearanceisrequiredforthebezelandchassispullhandlesonthefrontoftheserveraswell

asaircirculationthroughthecabinet)

–Minimumdepthof15.7cm(6.18inches)betweentherearmountingangeandtheinsideoftherear

door(thisclearanceisrequiredforcablingandaircirculationthroughthecabinet)

•Payattentiontothefollowingstatement:

CAUTION:

Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mounteddevices.

Railkitpackage

Beforeyoubegintherackinstallation,removeallthepartsfromtherailkitpackageshippedwithyour

serverandlayallthepartsonaworkingsurface.

Therailkitpackagecontainsthefollowingparts.Contactyourplaceofpurchaseifanypartismissingor

damaged.

M5+WASHER

M5X20L

M4X4L

Figure1.Partsintherailkitpackage

1Sliderails(2)

2ScrewbagmarkedwithM5+WASHER(containingeightatheadM5x10screwsandeightwashers)

3ScrewbagmarkedwithM5X20L(containingtwopanheadM5x20screws)

4ScrewbagmarkedwithM4X4L(containingfouratheadM4x4screws)

Thetwosliderailscontainedintherailkitpackagearethesame.Theillustrationbelowshowsonlythe

componentsofone.

Figure2.Sliderailcomponents

1Frontmountingbracket4Innerrail

2Outerrail5Rearmountingbracket(markedwithREARonbothsides)

3Ballrail(theballbearingrailsandwiched

betweentheouterrailandtheinnerrailto

provideasmoothslidingmovement)

Installingtheserverintoarackcabinet

Toinstalltheserverintoarackcabinet,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallthepartsfromtherailkitpackageshippedwithyourserverandlayallthepartsonaworking

surface.See“Railkitpackage”onpage3.

2.Thestretchingrangeofanouterrailis60cm(23.6inches)to82cm(32.3inches).Measuretherack

beforetheinstallationtoensurethattherackcanaccommodatetheouterrail.

3.Foreachsliderail,separatetheinnerrailfromtheouterrailbydoingthefollowing:

Note:Slidetherailsstraightoutanddonottwisttherailswhenseparatingthem.

a.Holdasliderailassemblybyonehandandcarefullyslideboththeballrailandtheinnerrailoutof

thefrontoftheassemblyuntiltheballrailislockedandcannotbepulledoutfurther.

Figure3.Slidingtheballrailwiththeinnerrailoutoftheouterrail

b.Carefullyslidetheinnerrailoutoftheballrailuntiltheinnerrailislockedandcannotbepulledout

further.Then,pressthereleasetab

1ontheinnerrailinthedirectionasshownandcompletely

removetheinnerrailfromtheballrail.

Figure4.Removingtheinnerrailfromtheballrail

c.Pressthemetallever1ontheballrailinthedirectionasshownandslidetheballrailbackinto

theouterrail.Theballrailisanintegratedpartoftheouterrailanddonottrytoremovetheball

railfromtheouterrail.

Figure5.Slidingtheballrailintotheouterrail

4.Afterseparatingtheinnerrailsfromtheouterrails,placealltherailsonaworkingsurface.

Figure6.Outerrailsandinnerrails

1Twoouterrails2Twoinnerrails

5.Removethetworackhandlesandfourscrewsfromthemountingearkitpackageshippedwithyour

serverandinstalltherackhandlesontheserverbytighteningthescrews.

Note:UseonlyscrewsprovidedbyLenovo.

Figure7.Installingtherackhandles

6.Installaninnerrailonthetwomountingstudsononesideoftheserverandthenslidetheinnerrailto

thebackoftheserveruntilitsnapsintoposition.InstalltwoM4x4screwstosecuretheinnerrailonthe

sideoftheserver.Then,installtheotherinnerrailtotheothersideoftheserverinthesameway.

Note:Notetheorientationoftheinnerrails.

Figure8.Installingtheinnerrailstobothsidesoftheserver

Figure9.Installingtheinnerrailstobothsidesoftheserver(sideview)

1Mountingstudholes(2)

2Innerrail

3Screwholes(2)

7.Onafrontmountingangeoftherackcabinet,selectaproperrackmountingareafortheserver.Then,

positionthefrontmountingbracket1ofanouterrailontheinsideoftherackmountingarea2.

Note:Theholesinamountingangearedividedintogroupsbymeasuringmarks.Thethreeholes

betweentwoadjacentmeasuringmarksformagroup,whichindicates1Uspace.Notethemeasuring

marksonamountingangetohelpyoucorrectlyselectarackmountingareafortheserver.Formore

informationabouttheplacementoftheholesinamountingange,refertothedocumentationthat

comeswiththerackcabinet.

Figure10.Positioningthefrontmountingbracketoftheouterrailontheinsideoftherackmountingarea

8.Makesurethatthefrontmountingbracketisushwiththeverticalmountingsurfaceandthescrew

holesinthefrontmountingbracketarealignedwiththecorrespondingholesintherackmountingarea.

Then,partiallytightentwoM5x10screwswithwasherstoholdthefrontoftheouterrailinposition.

Figure11.TighteningthetwoM5x10screws

9.Stretchtherearmountingbrackettothebackoftherackandpositiontherearmountingbracketon

theinsideofthecorrespondingrackmountingareaontherearmountingange.Makesurethefront

endandrearendoftheouterrailareatthesamehorizontallevelandthetwoscrewholesintherear

mountingbracketarealignedwiththecorrespondingholesintherackmountingarea.Then,rmly

tightentwoM5x10screwswithwasherstosecuretheouterrailinplace.

Figure12.Securingtherearmountingbracketontherearmountingange

10.Returntothefrontmountingangeandrmlytightenthetwoscrewsthatholdthefrontoftheouterrail.

11.Repeatsteps6through9toinstalltheotherouterrailtotheoppositesideoftherack.

12.Fullyextendtherailsonbothsidesoftherackbyslidingtheballrailsoutofthefrontoftheouterrails

untiltheballrailsarelockedandcannotbepulledoutfurther.Youshouldhearaclickwhentheballrails

arelocked.Then,checkthefrontendsoftheballrailstoensuretheinnersideofeachballrailislocked

inpositionbythesmallmetallever

1beforeyouinstalltheserverintotherack.

Figure13.Fullyextendingtherailsonbothsidesoftherack

13.Liftuptheservernowequippedwithrackhandlesandinnerrailsonbothsidesandcarefullyinsertthe

innerrailsintotheextendedballrails.Then,slidetheinnerrailsstraightintotheballrailsuntiltheinner

railsarestoppedbytheretentiontabs.

Notes:

a.Beforeliftingupyourserver,see“Guidelines”onpage1todeterminewhethertwoormorepeople

arerequired.Strictlyfollowtheguidelinesforsafelifting.

b.Donotforcetheinnerrailsintotheballrails.Whentheyarealignedproperly,theywillengage

smoothly.

c.Youmustsupporttheserverfromthebottomtopreventitfromdroppingandensurethatitslidesin

horizontally.

Figure14.Slidingtheserverwithinnerrailsintotheballrails

14.Whentheinnerrailshavebeenstopped,presstheretentiontabs1onbothsidesinthedirectionas

shownandcontinuegentlyslidingtheserverintotherackuntilitisfullyseated.

Figure15.Pressingtheretentiontabsandslidingtheserverallthewayintotherack

15.Tosecuretheserverintherack,installoneM5x20screwthroughtherackhandleonbothsidesofthe

server.Afterinstallingthescrews,theserverissecurelyseatedintherackandcannotslideoutunless

youremovethescrews.Thisensuressafetyandsecurity,especiallyinvibration-proneareas.

Figure16.Securingtheserverintherack

Toremovetheserverfromtherack,reversetheseinstructions.Storethisinformationwithyourserver

documentationforfutureuse.

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Lenovo THINKSERVER RD230 Rack Installation Instructions

Lenovo THINKSERVER RD230 Rack Installation Instructions

Lenovo THINKSERVER RD230 Rack Installation Instructions

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