Lenovo ThinkServer RD630 Hardware Maintenance Manual

ThinkServer

HardwareMaintenanceManual

MachineTypes:2577,2579,2592,2593,2594,and2595

Note:

Beforeusingtheinformationandtheproductitsupports,ensurethatyoureadandunderstandthefollowing:

•TheReadMeFirstthatcomeswithyourproduct

•“Safetyinformation”onpageiii

•AppendixA“Notices”onpage177

FirstEdition(May2012)

©CopyrightLenovo2012.

LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuantaGeneralServicesAdministration

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

Contents

Safetyinformation..........iii

Safetyinspectionguide............x

Groundingrequirements............xi

Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1

Introduction.................1

Serverdocumentation.............1

Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...5

Chapter3.Productoverview......7

Serverpackage...............7

Features..................8

Specications...............12

Software.................12

ThinkServerEasyStartup.........12

ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater.13

LenovoThinkServerEasyManage.....13

BIOSandTMMupdateutilities......13

RAIDcongurationutilities........13

Remotemanagementsoftware......13

LenovoRackPlanner..........13

ThinkServerSmartGridTechnology....14

Locations.................14

Machinetype,model,andserialnumber

label.................14

Frontviewoftheserver.........16

Frontpanel..............19

Diagnosticmodule...........21

Rearviewoftheserver.........25

Servercomponents...........29

Hot-swapharddiskdrivestatusLEDs...33

RAIDcard...............34

Expandercard.............35

Hot-swapharddiskdrivebackplane....36

Mini-SAStomini-SASsignalcable

connections..............39

Systemboardcomponents........42

Systemboardjumpersandswitches....45

SystemboardLEDs...........50

Chapter4.Turningonandturningoff

theserver...............53

Turningontheserver............53

Turningofftheserver............53

Chapter5.Conguringtheserver..55

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........55

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....55

ViewinginformationintheSetupUtility

program...............55

SetupUtilityprograminterface......56

Settingthesystemdateandtime.....58

Usingpasswords............59

Selectingastartupdevice........60

ConguringtheTPMfunction.......60

SettingthemodeoftheEthernetconnector

0..................61

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......61

UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS......61

UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...63

FeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartup

program...............63

StartingtheThinkServerEasyStartup

program...............64

UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram

onaWindowsoperatingsystem......65

ConguringRAID..............66

AboutRAID..............66

ConguringRAIDusingtheThinkServer

EasyStartupprogram..........68

ConguringtheadvancedSATAorSAS

hardwareRAID.............68

ConguringtheEthernetcontrollers......69

Updatingthermware............69

UsingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram....69

UsingtheLenovoThinkServerEasyManage

program.................69

Chapter6.Installing,removing,or

replacinghardware..........71

Guidelines................71

Precautions..............71

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....72

Systemreliabilityguidelines........73

Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.73

Removingtheservercover..........73

Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel....75

Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware...76

Removingandreinstallingtherackhandles.77

Removingandreinstallingthecooling

shroud................78

Removingandreinstallingtheleftcage...80

Installingorremovingamemorymodule...82

InstallingorremovinganEthernetcard...88

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID

500UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID....93

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InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID

700Battery..............95

Installingorremovingtheexpandercard...98

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServer

ManagementModulePremium......102

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerTrusted

PlatformModule............106

Installingorreplacingahot-swapredundant

powersupply.............109

Installingorreplacingaheatsink......113

Installingorreplacingthemicroprocessor..115

Installingorreplacingtheopticaldrive...123

Installingorreplacingahot-swapharddisk

drive.................128

Replacingthehot-swapharddiskdrive

backplane...............132

Replacingtherisercardassembly1....137

Replacingtherisercardassembly2....139

ReplacingtheRAIDcard.........141

Replacingthefrontpanelboard......143

Replacingthediagnosticmodule.....147

Replacingasystemfan.........150

Replacingthesystemboardbattery....152

Replacingthesystemboard.......154

Completingthepartsreplacement.......162

Reinstallingtheservercoverandreconnecting

cables................162

Updatingtheserverconguration.....165

Chapter7.Troubleshootingand

diagnostics.............167

Troubleshootingprocedure..........167

ViewingthestatusanddiagnosticLEDs.....167

Viewingthesystemeventlog.........167

Basictroubleshootingtables.........168

ThinkServerEasyStartupprogram

problems...............168

Opticaldriveproblems..........168

Harddiskdriveproblems.........169

Memorymoduleproblems........170

Keyboard,mouse,andUSBdevice

problems...............171

Chapter8.Gettinginformation,help,

andservice.............173

Informationresources............173

Usingthedocumentation.........173

ThinkServerWebsite..........173

LenovoSupportWebsite.........173

Helpandservice..............174

Beforeyoucall.............174

Callingforservice............174

Usingotherservices..........175

Purchasingadditionalservices......175

AppendixA.Notices.........177

Trademarks................178

Importantnotes..............178

PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice..178

Recyclinginformation............178

Batteryreturnprogram..........179

Requirementforbatteriescontaining

perchlorate..............179

Particulatecontamination..........180

ImportantinformationfortheEuropeanDirective

2002/96/EC................180

GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement...184

Exportclassicationnotice..........184

Electronicemissionnotices..........184

ENERGYSTARmodelinformation.......184

Index.................187

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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.

LuetuotteenmukanatoimitetullaDVD-tietolevylläolevatmonikielisetturvaohjeetennentämäntuotteen

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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DVDdedocumentaçãofornecidocomoproduto.

Înaintedeautilizaprodusul,asiguraţi-văcăaţicititşiînţelesinstrucţiuniledesiguranţăînmaimultelimbide

peDVD-ulcudocumentaţiecareînsoţeşteprodusul.

Førdubrukerproduktet,måduleseogforstådenerspråkligesikkerhetsinformasjonenpåDVDenmed

dokumentasjonsomfølgermedproduktet.

Преждечемиспользоватьэтотпродукт,внимательноознакомьтесьсинструкциямипотехнике

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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produktom.

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naDVD-juzdokumentacijo,kistegaprejeliskupajzizdelkom.

Antesdeutilizarelproducto,asegúresedeleerycomprenderlasinstruccionesdeseguridadmultilingüesdel

DVDdedocumentaciónqueseproporcionaconelproducto.

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.

Передвикористаннямцьогопродуктууважноознайомтесязінструкціямизтехнікибезпекинарізних

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.Attachpowercordstooutlets.

5.TurndevicesON.

1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlets.

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.Toremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,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.Toremoveall

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.Toavoidpossibleexplosion,donotburnthebattery.Replacethe

batteryonlywiththeLenovo-approvedpart.Recycleordiscardthebatteryasinstructedbylocal

regulations.

Safetyinspectionguide

Thepurposeofthisinspectionguideistoassistyouinidentifyingpotentiallyunsafeconditions.Aseach

machinewasdesignedandbuilt,requiredsafetyitemswereinstalledtoprotectusersandservicetechnicians

frominjury.Thisguideaddressesonlythoseitems.Youshouldusegoodjudgmenttoidentifypotentialsafety

hazardsduetoattachmentofnon-ThinkServerfeaturesoroptionsnotcoveredbythisinspectionguide.

Ifanyunsafeconditionsarepresent,youmustdeterminehowserioustheapparenthazardcouldbeand

whetheryoucancontinuewithoutrstcorrectingtheproblem.

Considertheseconditionsandthesafetyhazardstheypresent:

•Electricalhazards,especiallyprimarypower(primaryvoltageontheframecancauseseriousorfatal

electricalshock)

•Explosivehazards,suchasadamagedCathodeRayTube(CRT)monitororabulgingcapacitor

•Mechanicalhazards,suchaslooseormissinghardware

Todeterminewhetherthereareanypotentiallyunsafeconditions,usethefollowingchecklistatthebeginning

ofeveryservicetask.Beginthecheckswiththepoweroff,andthepowercordsdisconnected.

Checklist:

1.Checkexteriorcoversfordamage(loose,broken,orsharpedges).

2.Powerofftheserver.Disconnectthepowercords.

3.Checkthepowercordfor:

a.Athird-wiregroundconnectoringoodcondition.Useametertomeasurethird-wireground

continuityfor0.1ohmorlessbetweentheexternalgroundpinandtheframeground.

b.Thepowercordshouldbetheauthorizedtypespeciedforyourserver.Goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/serviceparts-lookup

c.Insulationmustnotbefrayedorworn.

4.Checkforcrackedorbulgingbatteries.

5.Removethecover.

6.Checkforanyobviousnon-ThinkServeralterations.Usegoodjudgmentastothesafetyofany

non-ThinkServeralterations.

7.Checkinsidetheunitforanyobviousunsafeconditions,suchasmetallings,contamination,wateror

otherliquids,orsignsofreorsmokedamage.

8.Checkforworn,frayed,orpinchedcables.

9.Checkthatthepower-supplycoverfasteners(screwsorrivets)havenotbeenremovedortamperedwith.

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Groundingrequirements

Electricalgroundingoftheserverisrequiredforoperatorsafetyandcorrectsystemfunction.Proper

groundingoftheelectricaloutletcanbeveriedbyacertiedelectrician.

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Chapter1.Generalinformation

Thischapterprovidessomegeneralinformationaboutyourproduct.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Introduction”onpage1

•“Serverdocumentation”onpage1

Introduction

ThisHardwareMaintenanceManualforyourLenovo

®

ThinkServer

®

productcontainsinformationaboutthe

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

procedures,andtroubleshootinganddiagnostics.Thismanualisintendedonlyfortrainedservicepersonnel

ofLenovo.

TheHardwareMaintenanceManualisupdatedfrequently,andthemostup-to-dateversionisalways

availableinEnglishontheLenovoWebsiteat:

http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides

Thismanualcontainsinstructionsonhowtoinstall,remove,orreplacemajorFieldReplaceableUnits(FRUs),

includingself-serviceCustomerReplaceableUnits(CRUs),optional-serviceCRUs,andnon-CRUs.

Note:BeforeservicingaLenovoproduct,ensurethatyoureadandunderstandthe“Safetyinformation”

onpageiii

.

•ForinformationaboutmajorcomponentlocationsandCRUidentication,see“Servercomponents”

onpage29

.

•Forinformationaboutinstalling,removing,orreplacingmajorFRUs,seeChapter6“Installing,removing,

orreplacinghardware”onpage71

.

•ForacompletelistingofFRUinformation,suchasFRUpartnumbersandsupportedservermodels,goto:

http:/www.lenovo.com/serviceparts-lookup

•Forinformationaboutthetermsofwarranty,refertotheWarrantyandSupportInformationonthe

documentationDVDthatcomeswiththeserver.TheWarrantyandSupportInformationalsoisavailable

ontheLenovoWebsiteat:

http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides

•Forthemostup-to-dateinformationaboutyourserver,goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver

•LenovomaintainspagesontheWorldWideWeb,whereyoucangetthelatesttechnicalinformationand

downloaddocumentationordevicedriversandupdates.ToaccesstheLenovoSupportWebsite,goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/support

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

startsautomaticallyinmostMicrosoft

®

Windows

®

environments.IftheDVDfailstostartorifyouareusinga

Linux

®

operatingsystem,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.

•LenovoLicenseAgreement

ThisdocumentincludesthetermsandconditionsoftheLenovoLicenseAgreement.

•UserGuide

Thisdocumentprovidesdetailedinformationtohelpyougetfamiliarwithyourserverandhelpyouuse,

congure,andmaintainyourserver.

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•RackInstallationInstructions

Thisdocumentprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallyourserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusing

therailkitshippedwiththeserver.

•ThinkServerManagementModuleUserGuide

Thisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutserverremotemanagement.ThisdocumentisinEnglishonly.

YoumightndthisdocumentonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.Ifnot,downloadit

fromtheLenovoWebsiteat:

http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides

Note:Toobtainadvancedremotemanagementfunctions,installaThinkServerManagementModule

Premium(TMMPremium)ontheTMMPremiumconnectoronthesystemboard.See“Installingor

removingtheThinkServerManagementModulePremium”onpage102

.

•MegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuide

ThisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)andhowto

usetheutilityprogramstocongure,monitor,andmaintainyourserverRAIDandrelateddevices.This

documentisinEnglishonly.

Documentonlyfortrainedservicepersonnel

ThefollowingdocumentisintendedonlyfortrainedservicepersonnelofLenovo.

HardwareMaintenanceManual

Thisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutcomponentlocations,replacementproceduresformajorField

ReplaceableUnits(FRUs),andtroubleshootinganddiagnostics.Thisdocumentisupdatedfrequently,and

themostup-to-dateversionisalwaysavailableinEnglishontheLenovoWebsiteat:

http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides

Chapter1.Generalinformation3

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Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap

Thischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.

Theserversetupprocedurevariesdependingonthecongurationoftheserverwhenitwasdelivered.In

somecases,theserverisfullyconguredandyoujustneedtoconnecttheservertothenetworkandanac

powersource,andthenyoucanturnontheserver.Inothercases,theserverneedstohavehardwaredevices

installed,requireshardwareandrmwareconguration,andrequiresanoperatingsystemtobeinstalled.

Thegeneralprocedureforsettingupyourserveris:

1.Unpacktheserverpackage.See“Serverpackage”onpage7.

2.Installanyrequiredhardwareorserveroptions.SeetherelatedtopicsinChapter6“Installing,removing,

orreplacinghardware”onpage71.

3.Installtheserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusingtherailkitshippedwiththeserver.SeetheRack

InstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.

4.ConnecttheEthernetcable(s)andpowercord(s)totheserver.See“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage

25

tolocatetheconnectors.

5.Turnontheservertoverifyoperation.See“Turningontheserver”onpage53.

6.ReviewtheUniedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)BasicInputOutputSystem(BIOS)settingsand

customizeasneeded.See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage55

.

7.CongureRAIDandinstalltheoperatingsystemanddevicedrivers.See“UsingtheThinkServer

EasyStartupprogram”onpage63

and“ConguringRAID”onpage66.

8.Installanyadditionaldriversrequiredforaddedfeatures.Refertotheinstructionsthatcomewith

thehardwareoption.

9.CongureEthernetsettingsintheoperatingsystembyreferringtotheoperatingsystemhelp.Thisstep

isnotrequirediftheoperatingsystemwasinstalledusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.

10.Checkforrmwareupdates.See“Updatingthermware”onpage69.

11.Installmanagementapplicationsandanyotherapplications.Refertothedocumentationthatcomes

withtheapplicationsthatyouwanttoinstall.

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