Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 0387 User manual

ThinkServerTS430

UserGuide

MachineTypes:0387,0388,0389,0390,0391,0392,0393,and0441

Note:

Beforeusingtheinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•TheReadMeFirstthatcomeswithyourproduct

•“Safetyinformation”onpageiii

•AppendixA“Notices”onpage187

EighthEdition(March2015)

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Contents

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

Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1

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

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

Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...5

Chapter3.Productoverview......7

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

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

Speciﬁcations...............12

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

ThinkServerEasyStartup.........12

ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater.13

BIOSandTMMupdateutilities......13

RAIDconﬁgurationutilities........13

LenovoThinkServerEasyManage.....13

Remotemanagementsoftware......13

Diagnosticprograms..........13

Locations.................13

Machinetype,model,andserialnumber

label.................13

Frontviewoftheserver.........15

Frontpanel..............17

IntelligentDiagnosticsModule.......18

Rearviewoftheserver.........19

Serverlocks..............22

Servercomponents...........25

Hot-swaphard-disk-drivestatusLEDs...32

RAIDcard...............33

Hot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane....35

Systemboardcomponents........45

Systemboardjumpers..........48

SystemboardLEDs...........52

Chapter4.Turningonandturningoff

theserver...............55

Turningontheserver............55

Turningofftheserver............55

Chapter5.Conﬁguringtheserver..57

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........57

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....57

ViewinginformationintheSetupUtility

program...............57

SetupUtilityprograminterface......58

Settingthesystemdateandtime.....66

Usingpasswords............67

ConﬁguringtheTPMfunction.......68

Selectingastartupdevice........68

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......69

UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS......69

UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...70

FeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartup

program...............71

StartingtheThinkServerEasyStartup

program...............71

ConﬁguringRAID..............73

AboutRAID..............73

RAIDforyourserver...........74

ConﬁguringRAIDusingtheThinkServer

EasyStartupprogram..........75

ConﬁguringtheonboardSATAsoftware

RAID.................76

ConﬁguringtheadvancedSATAorSAS

hardwareRAID.............81

ConﬁguringtheEthernetcontrollers......82

Updatingtheﬁrmware............82

UsingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram....82

UsingtheLenovoThinkServerEasyManage

program.................82

Chapter6.Installing,removing,or

replacinghardware..........85

Guidelines................85

Precautions..............85

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....86

Systemreliabilityguidelines........86

Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.87

Removingtheservercover..........87

Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel....89

RemovingandreinstallingthePCIcardbracket

assembly.................91

Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware...94

Installingorremovingamemorymodule...94

InstallingorremovingaPCIcard......98

InstallingorremovingtheEthernetcard...101

InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard....103

FortheThinkServerRAID500Adapter:

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID

500UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID....105

FortheThinkServerRAID700Adapter:

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID

700Battery..............108

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID

100upgradekeyforAdvancedRAID....111

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InstallingorremovingtheThinkServer

ManagementModulePremium......114

InstallingorremovingtheTPMmodule...117

InstallingorremovingtheIntelligent

DiagnosticsModule...........119

Installingorreplacinganopticaldrive....123

Installingorreplacingahot-swapharddisk

drive.................127

Removingorinstallinganon-hot-swaphard

diskdrive...............131

Replacingthehot-swaphard-disk-drive

backplane...............141

Replacingthenon-hot-swappowersupply

assembly...............145

Replacingahot-swapredundantpower

supply................148

Replacingthepowerdistributionboardand

cageassembly.............151

Replacingthefrontpanelboardassembly..155

Replacingthefrontsystemfan......157

Replacingtherearsystemfan.......160

Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly..162

Replacingthemicroprocessor.......165

Replacingthesystemboardbattery....169

Completingthepartsreplacement.......170

Reinstallingtheservercoverandreconnecting

cables................170

Updatingtheserverconﬁguration.....172

Chapter7.Troubleshootingand

diagnostics.............175

Troubleshootingprocedure..........175

ViewingthestatusanddiagnosticLEDs.....175

Usingadiagnosticprogram.........176

Viewingthesystemeventlog.........176

Basictroubleshootingtables.........176

ThinkServerEasyStartupprogram

problems...............176

Opticaldriveproblems..........177

Hard-disk-driveproblems........178

Memorymoduleproblems........179

Keyboard,mouse,orUSBdeviceproblems..180

Chapter8.Gettinginformation,help,

andservice.............183

Informationresources............183

Usingthedocumentation.........183

ThinkServerWebsite..........183

LenovoSupportWebsite.........183

Helpandservice..............184

Beforeyoucall.............184

Callingforservice............184

Usingotherservices..........185

Purchasingadditionalservices......185

AppendixA.Notices.........187

Trademarks................188

Importantnotes..............188

PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice..188

Recyclinginformation............188

Batteryreturnprogram..........189

Requirementforbatteriescontaining

perchlorate..............190

Particulatecontamination..........190

ImportantWEEEinformation.........191

RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective

(RoHS)..................192

TurkishRoHS.............192

GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement...192

Exportclassiﬁcationnotice..........192

Electronicemissionnotices..........192

FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)

Statement...............192

AppendixB.İthalatçı–İmalatçı

/ÜreticiFirmaBilgileriveDiğer

Bilgiler................195

AppendixC.Servisİstasyonlarıve

YedekParçaMalzemelerininTemin

EdileceğiAdresler..........197

Index.................201

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Safetyinformation

Note:Beforeusingtheproduct,besuretoreadandunderstandthemultilingualsafetyinstructionsonthe

documentationDVDthatcomeswiththeproduct.

Antesdeusaroproduto,leiaeentendaasinstruçõesdesegurançamultilínguesnoDVDdedocumentação

queoacompanha.

Предидаизползватетозипродукт,задължителнопрочететеивникнетевмногоезичнитеинструкции

забезопасноствDVDдискасдокументация,койтосепредоставяспродукта.

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dokumentacijomkojidobivateuzproizvod.

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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。

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innandubörjaranvändaprodukten.

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мовах,щоможназнайтинаDVD-дискуздокументацієювкомплектізпродуктом.

Important:Thecautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentarelabeledwithnumbers.Eachnumber

identiﬁesanEnglish-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,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.Toremoveall

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.

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Chapter1.Generalinformation

Thischapterprovidessomegeneralinformationaboutyourproduct.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Introduction”onpage1

•“Serverdocumentation”onpage2

Introduction

ThisuserguideforyourLenovo

®

ThinkServer

®

productcontainsinformationabouttheserverfeatures,

speciﬁcations,componentlocations,conﬁgurationinstructions,hardwarereplacementprocedures,and

basictroubleshootinganddiagnostics.

YourservercomeswithadocumentationDVDthatcontainsvariousserverdocumentstohelpyouuseand

maintaintheserver.Meanwhile,yourservercomeswithaThinkServerEasyStartupDVDthatprovidesa

convenientsolutionforconﬁguringtheserverandinstallinganoperatingsystem.

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

LenovomaintainspagesontheWorldWideWebwhereyoucangetthelatesttechnicalinformationand

downloaddocumentationordevicedriversandupdates.ToaccesstheLenovoSupportWebsite,goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/support

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Recordinformationaboutyourserverinthefollowingtable.Youwillneedtheinformationifyoueverneed

tohaveyourserverserviced.

Forwheretoﬁndtheproductinformationlabelonthechassis,see“Machinetype,model,andserialnumber

label”onpage13

.

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

Thistopicprovidesgeneraldescriptionsofthevariousdocumentationforyourserverandinstructionson

howtoobtainallthedocumentation.

Printeddocuments

Thefollowingdocumentsareprintedoutandcontainedinyourserverpackage.

•ReadMeFirst

Thisisamultilingualdocumentyoushouldreadﬁrst.Thisdocumentguidesyoutoreadthecomplete

warranty,support,andsafetyinformationonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserverbefore

usingtheproduct.Thisdocumentalsoprovidesinformationabouthowtoﬁndthemostup-to-date

informationontheLenovoSupportWebsite.

•ImportantNotices

Thisdocumentincludessafetyandlegalnoticesthatyoushouldreadandunderstandbeforeusing

theserver.

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DocumentationDVD

ThedocumentationDVD,whichcomeswithyourserver,containsvariousdocumentsforyourserverin

PortableDocumentFormat(PDF).Toviewthedocumentation,youneedtohavetheAdobeReaderprogram

installed.YoucandownloadthedesiredlanguageversionofthelatestAdobeReaderprogramfromthe

AdobeWebsiteat:

http://www.adobe.com

TostartthedocumentationDVD,inserttheDVDintotheopticaldrive.TheDVDisAutoPlayenabledand

startsautomaticallyinmostMicrosoft

®

Windows

®

environments.IftheDVDfailstostartorifyouareusinga

Linux

®

operatingsystem,openthelaunch.htmﬁlelocatedintherootdirectoryoftheDVD.

Note:LenovomaintainspagesontheWorldWideWebwhereyoucangetthelatesttechnicalinformation

anddownloaddocumentationordevicedriversandupdates.Someinformationinthedocumentsonthe

documentationDVDmightchangewithoutnoticeaftertheﬁrstreleaseoftheDVD.Youcanalwaysobtainall

themostup-to-datedocumentationforyourserverfromtheLenovoWebsiteat:

http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

ThefollowingdocumentsareonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver:

•SafetyInformation

Thisisamultilingualdocumentthatincludesallthesafetystatementsforyourproductinmorethan30

languages.Besuretoreadandunderstandallthesafetystatementsbeforeusingtheproduct.

•WarrantyandSupportInformation

ThisdocumentincludestheLenovowarrantystatement,CustomerReplaceableUnits(CRUs)information,

andinformationabouthowtocontactLenovoSupport.

•LenovoLicenseAgreement

ThisdocumentincludesthetermsandconditionsoftheLenovoLicenseAgreement.

•UserGuide

Thisdocumentprovidesdetailedinformationtohelpyougetfamiliarwithyourserverandhelpyouuse,

conﬁgure,andmaintainyourserver.

•ThinkServerManagementModuleUserGuide

Thisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutserverremotemanagement.ThisdocumentisinEnglishonly.

YoumightﬁndthisdocumentonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.Ifnot,downloadit

fromtheLenovoWebsiteat:

http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

Note:Toobtainadvancedremotemanagementfunctions,installaThinkServerManagementModule

Premium(TMMPremium)ontheiKVMconnectoronthesystemboard.See“Installingorremovingthe

ThinkServerManagementModulePremium”onpage114

.

•MegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuide

ThisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)andhowto

usetheutilityprogramstoconﬁgure,monitor,andmaintainyourserverRAIDandrelateddevices.This

documentisinEnglishonly.

Note:RefertothisdocumentforhardwareRAIDinformationifyouhavearequiredRAIDcardinstalled

intheserver.See“InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard”onpage103

.Forinformationaboutthe

ThinkServerRAID100(alsoknownastheonboardSATAsoftwareRAID),see“Conﬁguringtheonboard

SATAsoftwareRAID”onpage76.

Chapter1.Generalinformation3

Documentfortrainedservicepersonnelonly

ThefollowingdocumentisintendedfortrainedservicepersonnelofLenovoandisonlyavailableinEnglish

ontheLenovoWebsiteat:

http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

HardwareMaintenanceManual

Thisdocumentprovidesinformationabouttroubleshootinganddiagnostics,componentlocations,and

replacementproceduresformajorFieldReplaceableUnits(FRUs).Thisdocumentisupdatedfrequently,and

themostup-to-dateversionisalwaysavailableinEnglishontheLenovoWebsiteat:

http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

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Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap

Thischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.

Theserversetupprocedurevariesdependingontheconﬁgurationoftheserverwhenitwasdelivered.In

somecases,theserverisfullyconﬁguredandyoujustneedtoconnecttheservertothenetworkandan

acpowersource,andthenyoucanturnontheserver.Inothercases,theserverneedstohavehardware

featuresinstalled,requireshardwareandﬁrmwareconﬁguration,andrequiresanoperatingsystemto

beinstalled.

Thegeneralprocedureforsettingupyourserveris:

1.Unpacktheserverpackage.See“Serverpackage”onpage7.

2.Installanyrequiredhardwareorserveroption.SeetherelatedtopicinChapter6“Installing,removing,

orreplacinghardware”onpage85.

3.ConnecttheEthernetcableandpowercord(s)totheserver.See“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage

19tolocatetheconnectors.

4.Turnontheservertoverifyoperation.See“Turningontheserver”onpage55.

5.ReviewtheUniﬁedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)BasicInputOutputSystem(BIOS)settingsand

customizeasneeded.See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage57.

6.ConﬁgureRAIDandinstalltheoperatingsystemandbasicdrivers.See“UsingtheThinkServer

EasyStartupprogram”onpage70

and“ConﬁguringRAID”onpage73.

7.Installanyadditionaldriversneededforaddedfeatures.Refertotheinstructionsthatcomewiththe

hardwareoption.

8.ConﬁgureEthernetsettingsintheoperatingsystembyreferringtotheoperatingsystemhelp.Thisstep

isnotrequirediftheoperatingsystemwasinstalledusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.

9.Checkforﬁrmwareanddriverupdates.See“Updatingtheﬁrmware”onpage82.

10.Installotherapplications.Refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththeapplicationsthatyouwantto

install.

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Chapter3.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouttheserverpackage,features,speciﬁcations,softwareprograms,

andcomponentlocations.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Serverpackage”onpage7

•“Features”onpage7

•“Speciﬁcations”onpage12

•“Software”onpage12

•“Locations”onpage13

Serverpackage

Theserverpackageincludestheserver,powercord(s),printeddocumentation,documentationDVD,and

softwaremedia.

Figure1.Serverpackage

1Server

2Materialbox,includingpowercord(s),printeddocumentation,documentationDVD,andsoftwaremedia

Features

Thistopicprovidesgeneralinformationabouttheserverfeaturesforavarietyofmodels.Dependingonyour

speciﬁcmodel,somefeaturesmightvaryornotbeavailable.Forinformationaboutyourspeciﬁcmodel,use

theSetupUtilityprogram.See“ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage57

.Youalsocan

refertothePersonalSystemsReferencedocumentforThinkServerproductsat:

http://www.lenovo.com/psref/

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Microprocessor

OneIntel

®

Xeon

®

orIntelCore™microprocessor

ForalistofThinkServermicroprocessoroptions,goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver

Memory

Yourserversupportsuptofourdoubledatarate3unbuffereddualinlinememorymodules(DDR3UDIMMs)

withErrorCheckingandCorrecting(ECC)technology.

•Supports2GB,4GB,and8GBDDR3UDIMMs

•Supportssingle-rankanddual-rank

•Minimumsystemmemory:2GB(onlyone2GBmemorymoduleinstalledintheDIMMA2slot)

•Maximumsystemmemory:32GB(one8GBmemorymoduleinstalledineachofthefourmemoryslots)

Formoreinformation,see“Systemboardcomponents”onpage45and“Memorymoduleinstallation

rules”onpage94.

Powersupply

Yourservercomeswithoneofthefollowingpowersupplyconﬁgurations:

•Onescrew-secured,non-hot-swap400-wattpowersupplyassembly(80PlusBronzeCompliantand

universalinput)

•Oneortwohot-swap450-wattredundantpowersupplies(80PlusGoldCompliantanduniversalinput)

Note:Ifyouareusinguninterruptiblepowersupplies(UPS),ensurethatyouuseonlypure-sineUPSes

withyourThinkServerserver.

Fans

Youservercomeswiththefollowingfanstoprovidepropersystemcoolingandairﬂow:

•Oneheatsinkandfanassembly

•Oneortwofrontsystemfansdependingonthemodel

•Onerearsystemfan

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