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HardwareMaintenanceManual
MachineTypes:6531,6532,6533,and6534.
HardwareMaintenanceManual
MachineTypes:6531,6532,6533,and6534.
Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,readthegeneralinformationinAppendix
A“Notices”onpage221
andtheWarrantyandSupportInformationdocumentontheThinkServer
DocumentationDVD.
ThirdEdition(September2010)
©CopyrightLenovo2009,2010.
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use,reproductionanddisclosure.
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Contents
Chapter1.Aboutthismanual.....1
ImportantSafetyInformation..........1
Safetystatements..............2
ImportantinformationaboutreplacingRoHS
compliantFRUs...............5
Turkishstatementofcompliance........5
Chapter2.Generalinformation.....7
Featuresandtechnologies...........7
Specications................9
Software.................11
EasyStartup..............12
EasyManage..............12
Chapter3.GeneralCheckout.....13
Checkoutprocedure............13
Aboutthecheckoutprocedure......13
Performingthecheckoutprocedure....14
Diagnosingaproblem............14
Undocumentedproblems..........16
Chapter4.Diagnostics........17
Diagnostictools..............17
Eventlogs................17
ViewingeventlogsthroughtheSetuputility.18
Viewingeventlogswithoutrestartingthe
server................18
Clearingtheeventlogs.........19
POST..................19
POSTerrorcodes............19
System-eventlog.............26
Integratedmanagementmoduleerrormessages.27
Troubleshootingtables...........46
EasyStartupproblems..........46
DVDdriveproblems...........47
Generalproblems............48
Harddiskdriveproblems.........48
Hypervisorproblems..........50
Intermittentproblems..........51
Keyboard,mouse,orpointing-device
problems...............52
Memoryproblems...........53
Microprocessorproblems........54
Monitorproblems............54
Optional-deviceproblems........57
Powerproblems............58
Serial-deviceproblems.........59
Softwareproblems...........60
UniversalSerialBus(USB)portproblems..61
Videoproblems............61
ErrorLEDs................61
Power-supplyLEDs.............63
SystempulseLEDs.............64
Diagnosticprogramsandmessages......64
Runningthediagnosticprograms.....65
Diagnostictextmessages........65
Viewingthetestlog...........66
Diagnosticmessages..........66
Recoveringtheserverrmware........100
Automatedbootrecovery(ABR)........102
Threebootfailure.............102
Solvingpowerproblems...........103
SolvingEthernetcontrollerproblems......103
Solvingundeterminedproblems........104
Problemdeterminationtips..........104
Chapter5.LocatingServerControls
andconnectors...........107
Frontview................107
Rearview.................108
System-boardinternalconnectors.......108
System-boardexternalconnectors.......109
System-boardoptional-deviceconnectors....109
System-boardswitchesandjumpers......111
System-boardLEDs............112
Serverpowerfeatures............113
Turningontheserver..........113
Turningofftheserver..........113
Chapter6.ReplacingFRUs.....115
Guidelinesfortrainedservicetechnicians....115
Inspectingforunsafeconditions......115
Guidelinesforservicingelectrical
equipment..............115
Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron...116
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.......117
Majorcomponentsoftheserver........117
Removingandinstallingthecover.......119
Removingthecover...........119
Installingthecover...........119
Removingandinstallingthebezel.......120
RemovingandinstallingtheDIMMairbafe...121
RemovingtheDIMMairbafe.......121
InstallingtheDIMMairbafe.......121
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Replacingamemorymodule(DIMM)......122
Supportedmemorytypes........122
Removingamemorymodule.......125
Installingamemorymodule........125
Replacingharddiskdrives..........126
Removingasimple-swapSerialATA(SATA)
harddiskdrive.............127
Installingasimple-swapSerialATA(SATA)
harddiskdrive.............127
Removingahot-swapharddiskdrive....128
Installingahot-swapharddiskdrive....129
ReplacingaPCIcard............130
RemovingaPCIcard..........130
InstallingaPCIcard...........132
ReplacingaUSBembeddedhypervisorash
device..................133
RemovingaUSBembeddedhypervisorash
device................134
InstallingaUSBembeddedhypervisorash
device................134
Replacingtheoperatorinformationpanel
assembly.................134
Removingtheoperatorinformationpanel
assembly...............134
Installingtheoperatorinformationpanel
assembly...............135
Replacingthedrivecage...........136
Removingthedrivecage.........136
Installingthedrivecage.........137
Replacingthemicroprocessorandheatsink...139
Removingthemicroprocessor.......139
Installingthemicroprocessor.......141
Thermalgrease............142
Replacingthesystemboard.........143
Removingthesystemboard.......143
Installingthesystemboard........145
Replacingthepowersupply.........145
Removingthepowersupply.......146
Installingthepowersupply........147
Replacingafanassembly..........148
Removingafanassembly........148
Installingafanassembly.........149
Replacingthesystem-boardbattery......150
Removingthebattery..........150
Installingthebattery...........151
ReplacingtheSAS/SATAharddiskdrivebackplate
orbackplane...............153
Removingthebackplaneorbackplate
(3.5-inchdrives)............153
Installingthebackplaneorbackplate(3.5-inch
drives)................153
RemovingtheSASbackplane(2.5-inch
drives)................155
InstallingtheSASbackplane(2.5-inch
drives)................155
ReplacingthePCIriser-cardassembly.....156
Removingtheriser-cardassembly.....156
Installingtheriser-cardassembly.....157
ReplacinganIBMServeRAID-BR10ilSAS/SATA
Controller.................158
RemovinganIBMServeRAID-BR10il
SAS/SATAController..........158
InstallinganIBMServeRAID-BR10ilSAS/SATA
controller...............159
ReplacingtheDVDdrivecable........161
RemovingtheDVDdrivecable......161
InstallingtheDVDdrivecable.......161
ReplacingaDVDdrive...........163
RemovingaDVDdrive..........163
InstallingaDVDdrive..........164
Replacingthevirtualmediakey........165
Removingthevirtualmediakey......165
Installingthevirtualmediakey.......166
ReplacingthePCI-Xriser-cardpowercable...167
RemovingthePCI-Xriser-cardpower
cable.................167
InstallingthePCI-Xriser-cardpowercable..168
UpdatingtheUniversalUniqueIdentier(UUID)..168
UpdatingtheDMI/SMBIOSdata........170
CompletingtheFRUreplacement.......172
Connectingthecables..........173
Updatingtheserverconguration.....174
Chapter7.Partslisting,RS210Types
6531,6532,6533,and6534.....175
Replaceableservercomponents........176
Powercords...............193
Chapter8.Conguringtheserver.197
UsingtheSetupUtility............197
StartingtheSetupUtility.........198
SetupUtilitymenuchoices........198
Passwords..............201
UsingtheBootManagerprogram.......202
ConguringRAIDcontrollers.........203
UsingLSICongurationUtilityprogram...204
UsingtheWebBIOSutility..........205
StartingtheWebBIOSutility.......206
MainmenuoftheWebBIOSutility.....206
Creatingastoragecongurationusingthe
CongurationWizard..........206
Viewingandchangingproperties......207
Viewingandchangingvirtualdisk
properties...............207
UsingtheEasyStartupDVD..........207
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BeforeyouusetheEasyStartupDVD....208
EasyStartupoverview..........208
Installingyouroperatingsystemwithoutusing
EasyStartup..............210
Updatingthermware............211
UsingtheEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdatertool..211
Startingthebackupserverrmware......212
RecoveringtheUEFIrmware.........212
Usingtheintegratedmanagementmodule....213
IBMAdvancedSettingsUtilityprogram.....214
InstallingThinkServerEasyManagesoftware...215
Installationrequirements.........215
Installationorder............215
InstallingWindows200832-bit
components..............216
UninstallingtheLANDeskSoftwareAgent..217
Usingtheremotepresencecapabilityand
blue-screencapture............217
Enablingtheremotepresencefeature....217
ObtainingtheIPaddressfortheIMM....217
LoggingontotheWebinterface......218
EnablingtheIntelGigabitEthernetUtility
program.................218
ConguringtheGigabitEthernetcontrollers...218
EnablingandconguringSerialoverLAN(SOL)..219
UEFIupdateandconguration......219
AppendixA.Notices........221
Trademarks................222
Importantnotes..............222
Productrecyclinganddisposal........223
CompliancewithRepublicofTurkeyDirectiveon
theRestrictionofHazardousSubstances....224
RecyclingstatementsforJapan........224
Batteryreturnprogram...........225
GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement...226
Electronicemissionnotices..........226
FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)
statement...............226
IndustryCanadaClassAemissioncompliance
statement...............226
Avisdeconformitéàlaréglementation
d'IndustrieCanada...........226
AustraliaandNewZealandClassA
statement...............226
UnitedKingdomtelecommunicationssafety
requirement..............227
EuropeanUnionEMCDirectiveconformance
statement...............227
GermanyClassAcompliancestatement...227
JapanVoluntaryControlCouncilfor
Interference(VCCI)statement.......228
TaiwanClassAwarningstatement.....228
People'sRepublicofChinaClassAwarning
statement...............229
KoreaClassAwarningstatement.....229
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Chapter1.Aboutthismanual
ThisHardwareMaintenanceManualcontainsinformationtohelpyousolveproblemsthatmightoccurin
yourserver.Itdescribesthediagnostictoolsthatcomewiththeserver,errorcodesandsuggestedactions,
andinstructionsforreplacingfailingcomponents.
Replaceablecomponentsareofthreetypes:
•Self-servicecustomerreplaceableunit(CRU):Replacementofself-serviceCRUsisyourresponsibility.
IfLenovo®installsaself-serviceCRUatyourrequest,youwillbechargedfortheinstallation.
•Optional-servicecustomerreplaceableunit:Youmayinstallanoptional-serviceCRUyourselfor
requestLenovotoinstallit,atnoadditionalcharge,underthetypeofwarrantyservicethatisdesignated
fortheserver.
•Fieldreplaceableunit(FRU):FRUsmustbeinstalledonlybytrainedservicetechnicians.
Themostrecentversionofthisdocumentisavailableat
http://www.lenovo.com/support.
BeforeservicingaLenovoproduct,besuretoreadtheSafetyInformation.See“ImportantSafety
Information”onpage1.
Forinformationaboutthetermsofthewarrantyandgettingserviceandassistance,seetheWarrantyand
SupportInformationdocument.
ImportantSafetyInformation
Besuretoreadallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisbookbeforeperforminganyoftheinstructions.
VeuillezliretouteslesconsignesdetypeDANGERetATTENTIONduprésentdocumentavantd'exécuter
lesinstructions.
LesenSieunbedingtalleHinweisevomTyp"ACHTUNG"oder"VORSICHT"indieserDokumentation,bevor
SieirgendwelcheVorgängedurchführen
LeggereleistruzioniintrodottedaATTENZIONEePERICOLOpresentinelmanualeprimadieseguireuna
qualsiasidelleistruzioni
Certique-sedelertodasasinstruçõesdecuidadoeperigonestemanualantesdeexecutarqualquer
umadasinstruções
Esimportantequeleatodaslasdeclaracionesdeprecauciónydepeligrodeestemanualantesdeseguir
lasinstrucciones.
©CopyrightLenovo2009,2010
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Safetystatements
Important:Eachcautionanddangerstatementinthisdocumentislabeledwithanumber.Thisnumberis
usedtocrossreferenceanEnglish-languagecautionordangerstatementwithtranslatedversionsofthe
cautionordangerstatementintheSafetyInformationdocument.
Forexample,ifacautionstatementislabeled"Statement1,"translationsforthatcautionstatementarein
theSafetyInformationdocumentunder"Statement1."
Besuretoreadallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentbeforeyouperformtheprocedures.Read
anyadditionalsafetyinformationthatcomeswiththeserveroroptionaldevicebeforeyouinstallthedevice.
Attention:UseNo.26AWGorlargerUL-listedorCSAcertiedtelecommunicationlinecord.
Statement1
DANGERElectricalcurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.
Toavoidashockhazard:
•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orrecongurationof
thisproductduringanelectricalstorm.
•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.Attachpowercordstooutlet.
5.TurndeviceON.
1.TurneverythingOFF.
2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlet.
3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.
4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.
Statement2
CAUTION:
Whenreplacingthelithiumbattery,useonlyatypebatteryrecommendedbythemanufacturer.If
yoursystemhasamodulecontainingalithiumbattery,replaceitonlywiththesamemoduletype
madebythesamemanufacturer.Thebatterycontainslithiumandcanexplodeifnotproperlyused,
handled,ordisposedof.Donot:
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•Throworimmerseintowater
•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)
•Repairordisassemble
Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.
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.
Class 1 Laser Product
Laser Klasse 1
Laser Klass 1
Luokan 1 Laserlaite
Appareil A Laser de Classe 1
`
Statement4
≥18kg(39.7lb)≥32kg(70.5lb)≥55kg(121.2lb)
CAUTION:
Usesafepracticeswhenlifting.
Chapter1.Aboutthismanual3
Statement5
CAUTION:
Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerswitchonthepowersupplydonotturnoff
theelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanonepower
cord.Toremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected
fromthepowersource.
1
2
Statement8
CAUTION:
Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.
Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabel
attached.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethesecomponents.Ifyoususpectaproblemwith
oneoftheseparts,contactaservicetechnician.
Statement26
CAUTION:
Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mounteddevices.
Attention:ThisserverissuitableforuseonanITpowerdistributionsystemwhosemaximumphase-to-phase
voltageis240Vunderanydistributionfaultcondition.
Important:ThisproductisnotsuitableforusewithvisualdisplayworkplacedevicesaccordingtoClause2
oftheGermanOrdinanceforWorkwithVisualDisplayUnits.
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ImportantinformationaboutreplacingRoHScompliantFRUs
RoHS,TheRestrictionofHazardousSubstancesinElectricalandElectronicEquipmentDirective
(2002/95/EC)isaEuropeanUnionlegalrequirementaffectingtheglobalelectronicsindustry.RoHS
requirementsmustbeimplementedonLenovoproductsplacedonthemarketandsoldinthe
EuropeanUnionafterJune2006.ProductsonthemarketbeforeJune2006arenotrequiredto
haveRoHScompliantparts.Ifthepartsarenotcompliantoriginally,replacementpartscanalso
benoncompliant,butinallcases,ifthepartsarecompliant,thereplacementpartsmustalsobe
compliant.
Note:RoHSandnon-RoHSFRUpartnumberswiththesametandfunctionareidentiedwithunique
FRUpartnumbers.
LenovoplanstotransitiontoRoHScompliancewellbeforetheimplementationdateandexpectsitssuppliers
tobereadytosupportLenovo'srequirementsandscheduleintheEU.Productssoldin2005willcontain
someRoHScompliantFRUs.ThefollowingstatementpertainstotheseproductsandanyproductLenovo
producescontainingRoHScompliantparts.
RoHScompliantThinkServerRS210partshaveuniqueFRUpartnumbers.BeforeorafterJune,2006,failed
RoHScompliantpartsmustalwaysbereplacedusingRoHScompliantFRUs,soonlytheFRUsidentiedas
compliantinthesystemHardwareMaintenanceManualordirectsubstitutionsforthoseFRUscanbeused.
ProductsmarketedbeforeJune2006ProductsmarketedafterJune2006
Currentororiginalpart
ReplacementFRU
Currentororiginalpart
ReplacementFRU
Non-RoHSCanbeNon-RoHS
Non-RoHSCanbeRoHS
Non-RoHSCansubtoRoHS
RoHSMustbeRoHS
MustbeRoHSMustbeRoHS
Note:AdirectsubstitutionisapartwithadifferentFRUpartnumberthatisautomaticallyshippedbythe
distributioncenteratthetimeoforder.
Turkishstatementofcompliance
TheLenovoproductmeetstherequirementsoftheRepublicofTurkeyDirectiveontheRestrictionoftheUse
ofCertainHazardousSubstancesinElectricalandElectronicEquipment(EEE).
TürkiyeEEE Yönetmeli ğ ineUygunlukBeyan ı
T.C.ÇevreveOrmanBakanl ığı 'nın “Elektrik
veElektronikE ş yalardaBaz ı Zararl ı MaddelerinKullan ımının
Sınırland ırılmas ınaDair Yönetmelik(EEE) ” direktiflerineuygundur .
EEE Yönetmeli ğ
BuLenovoürünü,
ineUygundur .
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Chapter2.Generalinformation
Thischapterprovidesgeneralinformationthatappliestoallmachinetypessupportedbythispublication.
Featuresandtechnologies
Theserverusesthefollowingfeaturesandtechnologies:
•UEFI-compliantserverrmware
UEFIreplacesthebasicinput/outputsystem(BIOS)anddenesastandardinterfacebetweenthe
operatingsystem,platformrmware,andexternaldevices.TheserverdesigncombinestheUEFI
capabilitiesandfeatureswithlegacyBIOScompatibility.UEFI-compliantserversarecapableofstarting
UEFI-compliantoperatingsystems,BIOS-basedoperatingsystems,andBIOS-basedadaptersaswell
asUEFI-compliantadapters.
Note:ThisserverdoesnotsupportDOS.
•Dual-coreorquad-coreprocessing
TheserversupportsoneIntel®Xeon®orCeleron®dual-coreorquad-coremicroprocessor.
•Integratedmanagementmodule
TheIntegratedmanagementmodule(IMM)combinesserviceprocessorfunctions,videocontroller,and
(whenanoptionalvirtualmediakeyisinstalled)remotepresencefunctioninasinglechip.TheIMM
providesadvancedservice-processorcontrol,monitoring,andalertingfunction.Ifanenvironmental
conditionexceedsathresholdorifasystemcomponentfails,theIMMlightsLEDstohelpyoudiagnose
theproblem,recordstheerrorintheeventlog,andalertsyoutotheproblem.Optionally,theIMMalso
providesavirtualpresencecapabilityforremoteservermanagementcapabilities.TheIMMprovides
remoteservermanagementthroughthefollowingindustry-standardinterfaces:
–IntelligentPlatformManagementInterface(IPMI)version2.0
–SimpleNetworkManagementProtocol(SNMP)version3
–CommonInformationModel(CIM)
–Webbrowser
Foradditionalinformation,see“Usingtheintegratedmanagementmodule”onpage213
.
•Remotepresencecapabilityandblue-screencapture
Theremotepresenceandblue-screencapturefeaturesareintegratedfunctionsoftheintegrated
managementmodule(IMM)andareavailablewiththepurchaseoftheoptionalLenovoVirtualMediaKey.
Avirtualmediakeyisrequiredtoenabletheremotepresenceandblue-screencapturefeatures.The
remotepresencefeatureprovidesthefollowingfunctions:
–Remotelyviewingvideowithgraphicsresolutionsupto1280x1024,regardlessofthesystemstate
–Remotelyaccessingtheserver,usingthekeyboardandmousefromaremoteclient
–MappingtheDVDdrive,diskettedrive,andUSBashdriveonaremoteclient,andmappingISOand
disketteimagelesasvirtualdrivesthatareavailableforusebytheserver
–UploadingadisketteimagetotheIMMmemoryandmappingittotheserverasavirtualdrive
Theblue-screencapturefeaturecapturesthevideodisplaycontentsbeforetheIMMrestartstheserver
whentheIMMdetectsanoperating-systemhangcondition.Asystemadministratorcanusethe
blue-screencapturetoassistindeterminingthecauseofthehangcondition.
See“Usingtheremotepresencecapabilityandblue-screencapture”onpage217
foradditional
information.
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•Largesystem-memorycapability
Thememorybussupportsupto24GBofmemorywhenregisteredDIMMsareinstalled.Theserver
supportsupto8GBifunbufferedDIMMsareinstalled.Thememorycontrollersupportserrorcorrecting
code(ECC)foruptosixindustry-standardPC3-8500orPC3-10600R-999,1066and1333MHz,DDR3
(third-generationdouble-data-rate),registeredorunbuffered,synchronousdynamicrandomaccess
memory(SDRAM)dualinlinememorymodules(DIMMs).
•Integratednetworksupport
TheservercomeswithanintegratedIntelGigabitEthernetcontroller,whichsupportsconnectiontoa10
Mbps,100Mbps,or1000Mbpsnetwork.Formoreinformation,see“ConguringtheGigabitEthernet
controllers”onpage218
.
•IntegratedTrustPlatformModule
Thisintegratedsecuritychipperformscryptographicfunctionsandstoresprivateandpublicsecurekeys.
ItprovidesthehardwaresupportfortheTrustedComputingGroup(TCG)specication.
•Largedata-storagecapacityandhot-swapcapabilityTheserversupportsamaximumoffour2.5-inch
hot-swapSerialAttachedSCSI(SAS)harddiskdrives,two3.5-inchsimple-swapSerialATA(SATA)hard
diskdrives,ortwo3.5-inchhot-swapSASorSATAharddiskdrives,dependingontheservermodel.
Withthehot-swapfeature,youcanadd,remove,orreplaceharddiskdriveswithoutturningofftheserver.
•PCIcardcapabilities
TheserverhastwoPCIinterfaceslots(onesupportslow-prolecardsandonesupportshalf-length,
full-heightcards).BothslotscansupportPCIExpressPCIcards.
•RAIDsupport
TheRAIDcontrollerprovideshardwareredundantarrayofindependentdisks(RAID)support.The
standardRAIDcontrollerprovidesRAIDlevels0,1,and1E.OptionalRAIDPCIcardsareavailablefor
purchasethatprovideadditionalRAIDlevels.
•Systems-managementcapabilities
TheservercomeswithanIntegratedManagementModule(IMM).WhentheIMMisusedwiththe
systems-managementsoftwarethatcomeswiththeserver,youcanmanagethefunctionsoftheserver
locallyandremotely.TheIMMalsoprovidessystemmonitoring,eventrecording,andnetworkalert
capability.Thesystems-managementconnectorprovidesadditionalsecuritybyphysicallyseparatingthe
managementnetworktrafcfromtheproductionnetwork.YoucanusetheSetupUtilitytocongurethe
servertouseadedicatedsystems-managementnetworkorasharednetwork.
•TCP/IPofoadengine(TOE)support
TheEthernetcontrollersintheserversupportTOE,whichisatechnologythatofoadstheTCP/IP
owfromthemicroprocessorandI/OsubsystemtoincreasethespeedoftheTCP/IPow.Whenan
operatingsystemthatsupportsTOEisrunningontheserverandTOEisenabled,theserversupportsTOE
operation.Seetheoperating-systemdocumentationforinformationaboutenablingTOE.
Note:TheLinuxoperatingsystemdoesnotsupportTOE.
•Prebootdiagnosticsprogram
TheprebootdiagnosticsprogramsarestoredontheintegratedUSBmemory.Theycollectandanalyze
systeminformationtoaidindiagnosingserverproblems.Thediagnosticprogramscollectthefollowing
informationabouttheserver:
–Systemconguration
–Networkinterfacesandsettings
–Installedhardware
–Serviceprocessorstatusandconguration
–Vitalproductdata,rmware,andUEFI(formerlycalledBIOS)conguration
–Harddiskdrivehealth
–RAIDcontrollerconguration
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–EventlogsforRAIDcontrollersandserviceprocessors
Thediagnosticsprogramscreateamergedlogthatincludeseventsfromallcollectedlogs.The
informationiscollectedintoalethatyoucansendtotheLenovotechnicalsupportteamtohelp
diagnoseaproblem.Additionally,youcanviewtheinformationlocallythroughageneratedtextreportle.
YoucanalsocopythelogtoaremovablemediumandviewtheHTMLlogfromaWebbrowser.
Foradditionalinformationaboutdiagnostics,seeChapter4“Diagnostics”onpage17.
•EasyStartupDVD
TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramguidesyouthroughthecongurationofRAIDcontrollersandthe
installationoftheoperatingsystemanddevicedrivers.See“UsingtheEasyStartupDVD”onpage207
fordetails.
•EasyManageDVD
TheThinkServerEasyManageprogramhelpsyoumanageandadministeryourserversthroughremote
problemnoticationaswellasmonitoringandalerting.
Specications
Thefollowinginformationisasummaryofthefeaturesandspecicationsoftheserver.Dependingonthe
servermodel,somefeaturesmightnotbeavailable,orsomespecicationsmightnotapply.
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Table1.Featuresandspecications
Microprocessor:
•SupportsoneIntel®quad-core
(Xeon3400series)ordual-core
(CeleronG1101,PentiumG6950,
orcorei3series)processor
withtheIbexPeak3420chipset
andMulti-chipPackage(MCP)
processorarchitecture
•DesignedforLGA1156socket
•Scalableuptofourcores
•32KBinstructioncache,32KB
datacache,andupto8MBcache
thatissharedamongthecores
•Supportfor®IntelExtended
Memory64Technology(EM64T)
Notes:
•UsetheSetuputilitytodetermine
thetypeandspeedofthe
microprocessor.
Memory:
•Minimum:1GB
•Maximum:32GB
–16GBusingunbufferedDIMMs
(UDIMMs)
–32GBusingregisteredDIMMs
(RDIMMs)
•Types:PC3-8500or
PC3-10600R-999(single-rank
ordouble-rank),1066,and1333
MHz,ECC,DDR3registeredor
unbufferedSDRAMDIMMsonly
•Connectors:Sixdualinline
memorymodule(DIMM)
connectors,two-wayinterleaved
•Supports:
–1GB,2GB,and4GB(when
available)unbufferedDIMMS
–1GB,2GB,4GB,and8GB
(whenavailable)registered
DIMMs
SATAopticaldrives:
•UltraSlimDVD-ROMcombo
(optional)
•Multi-burner(optional)
Harddiskdriveexpansionbays
(dependingonthemodel):
Oneofthefollowingcongurations:
•Four2.5-inchhot-swapSAShard
diskdrivebays
•Two3.5-inchhot-swapSASor
hot-swapSATAharddiskdrive
bays
•Two3.5-inchsimple-swapSAS
harddiskdrivebays
PCIexpansionslots:
SupportstwoPCIriserslotsonthe
risercardthatconnectstoslots1and
2onthesystemboard:
•Slot1supportslow-prolecards
(PCIExpressGen2x8
•Slot2supports3/4-length,
full-heightcards(PCIExpress
Gen2x8orPCI-X1.0a64-bit/133
MHz)
Powersupply:
One351-wattpowersupplyorone
351-watthighefciencypower
supply.
Fans:
Theservercomesstandardwithve
speed-controlledfans.
Integratedfunctions:
•Integratedmanagementmodule
(IMM),whichprovidesservice
processorcontrolandmonitoring
functions,videocontroller,and
(whentheoptionalvirtualmedia
keyisinstalled)remotekeyboard,
video,mouse,andremotehard
diskdrivecapabilities
•®Intel82574LGbEthernet
controllerwithTCP/IPOfoad
Engine(TOE)and®WakeonLAN
support
•SevenUniversalSerialBus(USB)
2.0ports(twofront,fourrear,and
oneinternalfortheoptionalUSB
Hypervisorashdevice)
•TwoEthernetports
•Four-portintegratedSATA
controller
•IntegratedTrustedPlatform
Module(TPM)support
•Oneserialport
•OneVGAport
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Table1.Featuresandspecications(continued)
RAIDcontrollers:
•AnIBMServeRAID-BR10il
SAS/SATAControllerthatprovides
RAIDlevels0,1,and1E(comes
standardonsomehot-swapSAS
andhot-swapSATAmodels).
•AnoptionalIBMServeRAID-MR10i
SAS/SATAControllerSAS/SATA
adapterthatprovidesRAIDlevels
0,1,5,6,and10canbeordered.
•AnoptionalIBMServeRAID-M1015
SAS/SATAcontrollerthatprovides
RAIDlevels0,1,10,and5canbe
ordered.
Acousticalnoiseemissions
:
•Soundpower,idling:6.5bels
maximum
•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(7000.0ft)
–Serveroff:10°Cto43°C(50°F
to109.4°F);maximumaltitude:
2133.6m(7000.0ft)
–Shipping:-40°Cto60°C(-104°F
to140°F)
•Humidity:
–Serveron:8%to80%
–Serveroff:8%to80%
•Particulatecontamination:
Attention:Airborneparticulates
andreactivegasesactingalone
orincombinationwithother
environmentalfactorssuchas
humidityortemperaturemight
posearisktotheserver.For
informationaboutthelimitsfor
particulatesandgases,see
AppendixA“Notices”onpage
221
.
Videocontroller(integratedinto
IMM):
•MatroxG200
•SVGAcompatiblevideocontroller
•DDR2128MBSDRAMvideo
memory
•AvocentDigitalVideoCompression
•Videomemoryisnotexpandable
Note:Themaximumvideoresolution
is1280x1024
Size:
•
Height:43mm(1.69inches,1U)
•Depth:560.1mm(22inches)
•Width:430mm(17.3inches)
•
Maximumweight:11.4kg(25.1lb)
whenfullycongured
Heatoutput
:
Approximateheatoutput:
•Minimumconguration:171BTU
perhour(50watts)
•Maximumconguration:1024BTU
perhour(300watts)
Electricalinput:
•Sine-waveinput(50/60Hz)
required
•Inputvoltagelowrange:
–Minimum:100Vac
–Maximum:127Vac
•Inputvoltagehighrange:
–Minimum:200Vac
–Maximum:240Vac
•Inputkilovolt-amperes(kVA),
approximately:
–Minimum:0.102kVA
–Maximum:0.55kVA
1.Powerconsumptionandheat
outputvarydependingonthe
numberandtypeofoptional
featuresinstalledandthe
power-managementoptional
featuresinuse.
2.Thesoundlevelsweremeasured
incontrolledacoustical
environmentsaccordingto
theproceduresspeciedbythe
AmericanNationalStandards
Institute(ANSI)S12.10and
ISO7779andarereportedin
accordancewithISO9296.Actual
sound-pressurelevelsinagiven
locationmightexceedtheaverage
valuesstatedbecauseofroom
reectionsandothernearbynoise
sources.Thenoiseemissionlevel
statedinthedeclared(upperlimit)
sound-powerlevel,inbels,fora
randomsampleofsystem.
3.Thereisnokeyboardconnectoror
mouseconnectorontheserver.
YoucanconnectaUSBkeyboard
andUSBmousetotheserverby
usingtheUSBconnectors.
Software
Lenovoprovidessoftwaretohelpgetyourserverupandrunning.
Chapter2.Generalinformation11
EasyStartup
TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramsimpliestheprocessofconguringyourRAIDcontrollersand
installingsupported®Microsoft®WindowsandLinuxoperatingsystemsanddevicedriversonyourserver.
TheEasyStartupprogramisprovidedwithyourserveronDVD.TheDVDisselfstarting(bootable).TheUser
GuidefortheEasyStartupprogramisontheDVDandcanbeaccesseddirectlyfromtheprograminterface.
Foradditionalinformation,see“UsingtheEasyStartupDVD”onpage207
.
EasyManage
TheThinkServerEasyManageCoreserverprovidescentralizedhardwareandsoftwareinventory
managementandsecureautomatedsystemmanagementthroughacentralizedconsole.TheThinkServer
EasyManageAgentenablesotherclientsonthenetworktobemanagedbythecentralizedconsole.
TheThinkServerEasyManageCoreServerissupportedon32-bitWindowsServer2008products.The
ThinkServerEasyManageAgentissupportedon32-bitand64-bitWindows,RedHat,andSUSEoperating
systems.
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