Lenovo ThinkServer RD650 70DT User manual

ThinkServerRD650

UserGuideandHardwareMaintenance

Manual

MachineTypes:70D0,70D1,70D2,70D3,70D4,70D5,70DR,70DS,

70DT,and70DU

Note:Beforeusingtheinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•TheReadMeFirstthatcomeswithyourproduct

•“Safetyinformation”onpageiii

•AppendixA“Notices”onpage197

FirstEdition(September2014)

©CopyrightLenovo2014.

LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuantaGeneralServicesAdministration

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

Contents

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

Productsthatarenotassessed.........x

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

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

Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1

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

Serverdocumentation.............2

Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...5

Chapter3.Productoverview......7

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

Features..................7

Speciﬁcations...............12

Software.................13

BIOSandTSMupdateutilities.......13

LenovoPartnerPackforMicrosoftSystem

CenterOperationsManagement......13

LenovoThinkServerDeploymentManager..14

LenovoThinkServerDiagnostics......15

LenovoThinkServerEnergyManager....15

LenovoThinkServerPowerPlanner.....15

LenovoThinkServerSystemManager....15

LenovoThinkServerSystemManager

Premium...............15

Locations.................16

Machinetype,model,andserialnumber

label.................16

Frontviewoftheserver.........17

Frontpanel..............23

Rearviewoftheserver.........25

Servercomponents...........28

AnyRAIDadapter,RAIDcard,and

pass-throughboard...........31

Hot-swap-drivebackplane........36

Systemboardcomponents........43

Systemboardjumpers..........47

SystemfanfaultLEDs..........49

Hot-swap-drivestatusLEDs.......50

PowersupplystatusLEDs........51

Connectingcables...........51

Chapter4.Turningonandturningoff

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

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

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

Chapter5.Conﬁguringtheserver..55

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........55

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....55

ViewinginformationintheSetupUtility

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

SetupUtilityprograminterface......55

Settingthesystemdateandtime.....58

Usingpasswords............58

Selectingastartupdevice........59

ConﬁguringtheTPMfunction.......60

SettinganEthernetconnectorforsystem

management.............60

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......60

UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS......61

ConﬁguringRAID..............62

AboutRAID..............62

ConﬁguringRAIDusingtheLenovo

ThinkServerDeploymentManagerprogram.64

ConﬁguringtheadvancedSATAorSAS

hardwareRAID.............64

Updatingtheﬁrmware............65

Chapter6.Replacinghardware....67

Guidelines................67

Precautions..............67

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....68

Systemreliabilityguidelines........68

Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.69

Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherack

cabinet..................69

Removingtheservercover..........69

Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware...71

Removingandreinstallingtherackhandles.71

Removingandreinstallingthecooling

shroud................72

Installingorreplacingasystemfan.....74

Removingandreinstallingthesystemfan

cage.................77

Installingorremovingamemorymodule...78

Replacingtherisercard.........85

InstallingorremovingaPCIExpresscard:

Ethernetcard,RAIDcard,andothersupported

typesofPCIExpresscards........90

ReplacingtheAnyRAIDadapterorthe

pass-throughboard...........101

Installingorremovingtheﬂashmodule...103

InstallingorremovingtheLenovoThinkServer

RAID110iupgradekey.........105

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InstallingorremovingtheLenovoThinkServer

RAID510iupgradekey.........107

Installingorremovingthesecuredigital

module................110

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerSystem

ManagerPremium...........112

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerTrusted

PlatformModule............114

InstallingorremovingtheAnyFabric

adapter................116

Installingorreplacingahot-swapredundant

powersupply.............119

Installingorreplacingaheatsink......121

Installingorreplacingthemicroprocessor..123

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID

SuperCapacitorModule.........132

Installingorreplacingahot-swapdrive...134

Installinga2.5-inchsolid-statedriveintoa

3.5-inch-drivebay...........138

Installingorremovingtherearbackplane/cage

assembly...............141

Replacingthehot-swap-drivebackplane..143

Replacingthefrontpanelboard......152

Installingorremovingtheintrusionswitch..156

Installingorreplacingtheopticaldrive...159

Installingorreplacingthetapedrive....166

Replacingthecoin-cellbattery......172

Forservicetechnicianonly:replacingthe

systemboard.............174

Forservicetechnicianonly:replacingthe

powerdistributionboard.........179

Completingthepartsreplacement.......183

Reinstallingtheservercoverandreconnecting

cables................183

Updatingtheserverconﬁguration.....186

Chapter7.Troubleshootingand

diagnostics.............187

Troubleshootingprocedure..........187

ViewingthestatusanddiagnosticLEDs.....187

Viewingthesystemeventlog.........188

Basictroubleshootingtables.........188

LenovoThinkServerDeploymentManager

programproblems...........188

Opticaldriveproblems..........188

Storagedriveproblems.........189

Memorymoduleproblems........190

Keyboard,mouse,andUSBdevice

problems...............191

Chapter8.Gettinginformation,help,

andservice.............193

Informationresources............193

Usingthedocumentation.........193

ThinkServerWebsite..........193

LenovoSupportWebsite.........193

Helpandservice..............194

Beforeyoucall.............194

Callingforservice............194

Usingotherservices..........195

Purchasingadditionalservices......195

AppendixA.Notices.........197

Trademarks................198

Importantnotes..............198

PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice..198

Recyclinginformation............198

Batteryreturnprogram..........199

Requirementforbatteriescontaining

perchlorate..............199

RecyclinginformationforBrazil......200

Particulatecontamination..........200

ImportantWEEEinformation.........201

RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective

(RoHS)..................201

EuropeanUnionRoHS..........201

GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement...201

Exportclassiﬁcationnotice..........201

Electronicemissionnotices..........202

FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)

Statement...............202

Eurasiancompliancemark..........203

ENERGYSTARmodelinformation.......204

Index.................205

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Safetyinformation

Note:Beforeusingtheproduct,besuretoreadandunderstandthemultilingualsafetyinstructionsonthe

documentationDVDthatcomeswiththeproduct.

Antesdeusaroproduto,leiaeentendaasinstruçõesdesegurançamultilínguesnoDVDdedocumentação

queoacompanha.

Предидаизползватетозипродукт,задължителнопрочететеивникнетевмногоезичнитеинструкции

забезопасноствDVDдискасдокументация,койтосепредоставяспродукта.

PrijeupotrebeovogproizvodaobaveznopročitajtevišejezičnesigurnosneuputekojesenalazenaDVD-us

dokumentacijomkojidobivateuzproizvod.

PředpoužitímproduktujetřebasipřečístaporozumětbezpečnostnímpokynůmuvedenýmnadiskuDVDs

dokumentací,kterýjedodávánsproduktem.

Førdubrugerproduktet,skaldusørgeforatlæseogforstådesikkerhedsforskrifter,derﬁndespåﬂere

sprog,pådendokumentations-dvd,derfølgermedproduktet.

LuetuotteenmukanatoimitetullaDVD-tietolevylläolevatmonikielisetturvaohjeetennentämäntuotteen

käyttöä.

Avantd'utiliserleproduit,veillezàbienlireetcomprendrelesinstructionsdesécuritémultilinguesﬁgurant

surleDVDdedocumentationfourniavecleproduit.

Πρινχρησιμοποιήσετετοπροϊόν,βεβαιωθείτεότιέχετεδιαβάσεικαικατανοήσειτιςοδηγίεςασφάλειας,οι

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.

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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。

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dokumentacionomDVD-ukojistedobiliuzproizvod.

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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:Fortranslatedversionsofthecautionordangerstatement,refertotheSafety,Warranty,and

SupportInformationdocument.

Ensurethatyoureadandunderstandallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentbeforeyouperform

theprocedures.Readandunderstandanyadditionalsafetyinformationthatisincludedwiththeserveror

optionaldevicebeforeyouinstall,remove,orreplacethedevice.

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Statement1

DANGER

Electricalcurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.

Toavoidashockhazard:

•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orreconﬁgurationofthis

productduringanelectricalstorm.

•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.

•Ensurethatallpowercordconnectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.

•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.

•Whenpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.

•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceofﬁre,water,orstructuraldamage.

•Disconnecttheattachedpowercords,telecommunicationssystems,networks,andmodemsbeforeyou

openthedevicecovers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationandconﬁgurationprocedures.

•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,ﬁberopticdevices,ortransmitters)are

installed,notethefollowing:

•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto

hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.

•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespeciﬁedherein

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

Overloadingabranchcircuitisapotentialﬁrehazardandashockhazardundercertainconditions.To

avoidthesehazards,ensurethatyoursystemelectricalrequirementsdonotexceedbranchcurrentratings

attheinstallationsite.

Statement13

CAUTION:

Ensurethattherackissecuredproperlytoavoidtippingwhentheserverunitisextendedontherails.

Statement14

CAUTION:

SomeaccessoryoroptionboardoutputsexceedClass2orlimitedpowersourcelimits.You

mustinstalltheappropriateinterconnectingcablinginaccordancewithyourlocalelectricalcode

requirements.

Statement15

CAUTION:

Thepower-controlbuttononthedevicemayputthedeviceinstandbymodeinsteadofturningoff

thedevice.Inaddition,thedevicemighthavemultipleconnectionstodcpower.T oremoveall

electricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallconnectionstodcpoweraredisconnectedat

thedcpowerinputterminals.

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Statement16

CAUTION:

Toreducetheriskofelectricshockorenergyhazards:

•Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledbytrainedservicepersonnelinarestricted-accesslocation,as

deﬁnedbyyourlocalelectricalcodeandthelatesteditionofIEC60950.

•Connecttheequipmenttoareliablyearthedsafetyextralowvoltage(SELV)source.AnSELV

sourceisasecondarycircuitthatisdesignedsothatnormalandsinglefaultconditionsdonot

causethevoltagestoexceedasafelevel(60Vdirectcurrent).

•Thebranchcircuitovercurrentprotectionmustberatedinaccordancewithlocalelectricalcode

requirements.

•Use1.3mm

2

or16AmericanWireGauge(AWG)copperconductoronly,notexceeding3meters

inlength.

•Torquethewiring-terminalscrewsto1.4newton-metersor12inch-pounds.

•Provideareadilyavailable,approvedandrateddisconnectdeviceintheﬁeldwiring.

Statement17

CAUTION:

ThisproductcontainsaClass1Mlaser.Donotviewdirectlywithopticalinstruments.

Statement18

CAUTION:

Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mountedproducts.

Statement19

CAUTION:

Hazardousmovingparts.Keepﬁngersandotherbodypartsaway.

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Statement20

CAUTION:

Alithiumionbatteryisprovided.Toavoidpossibleexplosion,donotburnthebattery.Replacethe

batteryonlywiththeLenovo-approvedpart.Recycleordiscardthebatteryasinstructedbylocal

regulations.

Productsthatarenotassessed

Typicalproductsthatarenotassessedincludebutnotlimitedtothefollowing:

•ServerandIT-rackcomponents(forexample,uninterruptiblepowersuppliesandcurrentdistribution

systems)

•DevicesinITrooms(forexample,bulkstorageunitsandnetworkproducts)

•Industriallow-voltageswitchgear

Safetyinspectionguide

Thepurposeofthisinspectionguideistoassistyouinidentifyingpotentiallyunsafeconditions.Aseach

machinewasdesignedandbuilt,requiredsafetyitemswereinstalledtoprotectusersandservicetechnicians

frominjury.Thisguideaddressesonlythoseitems.Youshouldusegoodjudgmenttoidentifypotentialsafety

hazardsduetoattachmentofnon-ThinkServerfeaturesoroptionsnotcoveredbythisinspectionguide.

Ifanyunsafeconditionsarepresent,youmustdeterminehowserioustheapparenthazardcouldbeand

whetheryoucancontinuewithoutﬁrstcorrectingtheproblem.

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.Thepowercordshouldbetheauthorizedtypespeciﬁedforyourserver.Goto:

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

c.Insulationmustnotbefrayedorworn.

4.Checkforcrackedorbulgingbatteries.

5.Removethecover.

6.Checkforanyobviousnon-ThinkServeralterations.Usegoodjudgmentastothesafetyofany

non-ThinkServeralterations.

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7.Checkinsidetheunitforanyobviousunsafeconditions,suchasmetalﬁlings,contamination,wateror

otherliquids,orsignsofﬁreorsmokedamage.

8.Checkforworn,frayed,orpinchedcables.

9.Checkthatthepower-supplycoverfasteners(screwsorrivets)havenotbeenremovedortamperedwith.

Groundingrequirements

Electricalgroundingoftheserverisrequiredforoperatorsafetyandcorrectsystemfunction.Proper

groundingoftheelectricaloutletcanbeveriﬁedbyacertiﬁedelectrician.

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Chapter1.Generalinformation

Thischapterprovidessomegeneralinformationaboutyourproduct.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Introduction”onpage1

•“Serverdocumentation”onpage2

Introduction

ThisdocumentforyourLenovo

®

ThinkServer

®

productcontainsinformationabouttheserverfeatures,

speciﬁcations,componentlocations,conﬁgurationinstructions,hardwarereplacementprocedures,and

basictroubleshootinganddiagnostics.

YourservercomeswithadocumentationDVDthatcontainsvariousserverdocumentstohelpyouuseand

maintaintheserver.Meanwhile,yourservercomeswiththeLenovoThinkServerDeploymentManager

programthatprovidesaconvenientsolutionforconﬁguringtheserverandinstallinganoperatingsystem.

TheLenovoLimitedWarranty(LLW)containsthewarrantytermsthatapplytotheproductyoupurchasedfrom

Lenovo.ReadtheLLWonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.Aprintablegenericversion

ofthelatestLLWalsoisavailableinmorethan30languagesathttp://www.lenovo.com/warranty/llw_02.If

youcannotobtaintheLLWthroughthedocumentationDVDorLenovoWebsite,contactyourlocalLenovo

ofﬁceorresellertoobtainaprintedversionoftheLLW,freeofcharge.

Forwarrantyservice,consulttheworldwideLenovoSupporttelephonelist.Telephonenumbersaresubject

tochangewithoutnotice.Themostup-to-datetelephonelistforLenovoSupportisalwaysavailableonthe

Websiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/support/phone.Ifthetelephonenumberforyourcountryorregionisnot

listed,contactyourLenovoresellerorLenovomarketingrepresentative.

Toobtainthemostup-to-dateinformationabouttheserver,goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver

LenovomaintainspagesontheWorldWideWeb,whereyoucangetthelatesttechnicalinformationand

downloaddocumentationordevicedriversandupdates.ToaccesstheLenovoSupportWebsite,goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/support

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Recordinformationaboutyourserverinthefollowingtable.Youwillneedtheinformationifyoueverneed

tohaveyourserverserviced.

Forwheretoﬁndtheproductinformationlabelonthechassis,see“Machinetype,model,andserialnumber

label”onpage16

.

Productname

______________________________________________

Machinetypeandmodel(MT-M)

______________________________________________

Serialnumber(S/N)

______________________________________________

Dateofpurchase

______________________________________________

YoucanregisteryourserverwithLenovobyfollowingtheinstructionsat:

http://www.lenovo.com/register

Whenyouregisteryourserver,informationisenteredintoadatabase,whichenablesLenovotocontact

youincaseofarecallorothersevereproblem.AfteryouregisteryourserverwithLenovo,youwillreceive

quickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp.Inaddition,somelocationsofferextendedprivilegesand

servicestoregisteredusers.

Serverdocumentation

Thistopicprovidesageneraldescriptionofeachdocumentforyourserverandinstructionsonhow

toobtainallthedocuments.

Printeddocuments

Thefollowingdocumentsareprintedoutandincludedinyourserverpackage.

•ReadMeFirst

Thisisamultilingualdocumentyoushouldreadﬁrst.Thisdocumentguidesyoutoreadthecomplete

warranty,support,andsafetyinformationonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserverbefore

usingtheproduct.Thisdocumentalsoprovidesinformationabouthowtoﬁndthemostup-to-date

informationontheLenovoSupportWebsite.

•RackInstallationInstructions

Thisdocumentprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallyourserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusing

therailkitshippedwiththeserver.

Note:AprintedEnglishversionofthisdocumentisincludedinyourserverpackage.PDFversionsof

otherlanguagesareprovidedonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswiththeserver.

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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.htmﬁlelocatedintherootdirectoryoftheDVD.

Note:LenovomaintainspagesontheWorldWideWeb,whereyoucangetthelatesttechnicalinformation

anddownloaddocumentationordevicedriversandupdates.Someinformationinthedocumentsonthe

documentationDVDmightchangewithoutnoticeaftertheﬁrstreleaseoftheDVD.Youcanalwaysobtainall

themostup-to-datedocumentationforyourserverfromtheLenovoWebsiteat:

http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

ThefollowingdocumentsareonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver:

•Safety,Warranty,andSupportInformation

Thisisamultilingualdocumentthatincludesallthesafetystatementsforyourproductinmorethan30

languages.Besuretoreadandunderstandallthesafetystatementsbeforeusingtheproduct.This

documentalsoincludestheLenovowarrantystatement,CustomerReplaceableUnits(CRUs)information,

andinformationabouthowtocontacttheLenovoCustomerSupportCenter.

•LenovoLicenseAgreement

ThisdocumentincludesthetermsandconditionsoftheLenovoLicenseAgreement.

•UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

Thisdocumentprovidesdetailedinformationtohelpyougetfamiliarwithyourserverandhelpyouuse,

conﬁgure,andmaintainyourserver.

•RackInstallationInstructions

Thisdocumentprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallyourserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusing

therailkitshippedwiththeserver.

•ThinkServerSystemManagerUserGuide

Thisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutserverremotemanagement.ThisdocumentisinEnglishonly.

YoumightﬁndthisdocumentonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.Ifnot,downloadit

fromtheLenovoWebsiteat:

http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

Note:Toobtainadvancedremotemanagementfunctions,installaThinkServerSystemManagerPremium

(TSMPremium)ontheTSMPremiumconnectoronthesystemboard.See“Installingorremovingthe

ThinkServerSystemManagerPremium”onpage112

.

•MegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuide

ThisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)andhowto

usetheutilityprogramstoconﬁgure,monitor,andmaintainyourserverRAIDandrelateddevices.This

documentisinEnglishonly.

•Otherdocuments

YoumightﬁndotherdocumentsfortheHostBusAdapter(HBA),Ethernetcard,orotheroptionalparts

onthedocumentationDVD.

Chapter1.Generalinformation3

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Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap

Thischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.

Theserversetupprocedurevariesdependingontheconﬁgurationoftheserverwhenitwasdelivered.In

somecases,theserverisfullyconﬁguredandyoujustneedtoconnecttheservertothenetworkandanac

powersource,andthenyoucanturnontheserver.Inothercases,theserverneedstohavehardwaredevices

installed,requireshardwareandﬁrmwareconﬁguration,andrequiresanoperatingsystemtobeinstalled.

Thegeneralprocedureforsettingupyourserveris:

1.Unpacktheserverpackage.See“Serverpackage”onpage7.

2.Installanyrequiredhardwareorserveroptions.SeetherelatedtopicsinChapter6“Replacing

hardware”onpage67.

3.Ifnecessary,installtheserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusingtherailkitshippedwiththeserver.

SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.

4.ConnecttheEthernetcablesandpowercordstotheserver.See“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage

25tolocatetheconnectors.

5.Turnontheservertoverifyoperation.See“Turningontheserver”onpage53.

6.ReviewtheBasicInputOutputSystem(BIOS)settingsandcustomizeasneeded.See“UsingtheSetup

Utilityprogram”onpage55.

7.ConﬁgureRAIDandinstalltheoperatingsystemanddevicedrivers.See“LenovoThinkServer

DeploymentManager”onpage14and“ConﬁguringRAID”onpage62.

8.Installanyadditionaldriversrequiredforaddedfeatures.Refertotheinstructionsthatcomewith

thehardwareoption.

9.ConﬁgureEthernetsettingsintheoperatingsystembyreferringtotheoperatingsystemhelp.This

stepisnotrequirediftheoperatingsystemwasinstalledusingtheLenovoThinkServerDeployment

Managerprogram.

10.Checkforﬁrmwareupdates.See“Updatingtheﬁrmware”onpage65.

11.Installmanagementapplicationsandanyotherapplications.Refertothedocumentationthatcomes

withtheapplicationsthatyouwanttoinstall.

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