Lenovo ThinkServer RD240 Installation and User Manual

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ThinkServer
InstallationandUserGuide
MachineTypes:1045,1046,1047,and1048
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Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:
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TheSafetyInformationandtheWarrantyandSupportInformationonthedocumentationDVDthatcomes
withyourproduct
AppendixC“Notices”onpage109
ThirdEdition(June2011)
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Contents
Safetyinformation..........iii
Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1
Introduction.................1
Noticesandstatementsinthedocument.....1
Relateddocumentation............2
Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...3
Chapter3.Featuresand
technologies..............5
Whatisincludedwithyourserver........5
Features..................5
Specications................5
Softwareprograms..............7
EasyStartup...............7
EasyManage...............7
Reliability,availability,andserviceability......7
Chapter4.Locatingparts,controls,
LEDs,andconnectors.........9
Frontview.................9
Rearview..................9
Frontcontrolpanel.............10
Locatingservercomponents.........13
Locatingpartsonthesystemboard......14
Locatingconnectorsonthebackplane.....16
Chapter5.Installing,removing,or
replacinghardware..........17
Guidelines................17
Basicguidelines............17
Systemreliabilityguidelines........18
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....18
Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.19
Removingtheservercover..........19
Installing,removing,orreplacingoptionalhardware
devices.................20
Installingorremovingamemorymodule...20
Removingorinstallinginternaldrives....23
Removingorinstallingtherisercard
assembly...............34
InstallingorremovingaPCIcard......36
Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware
devices.................38
Removingorinstallingthesystemboard
battery................38
RemovingorinstallingtheRAIDcontroller..40
RemovingorinstallingtheEthernetcard...53
Removingorinstallingthemicroprocessorfan
duct.................55
Removingorinstallingthepowersupply...56
Removingorinstallingthesystemfans...59
Removingorinstallingtheheatsink....61
Removingorinstallingthemicroprocessor..64
Completingthepartsreplacement.......68
Installingtheservercover........68
Connectingthecables..........68
Turningontheserver..........69
Updatingtheserverconguration.....69
Turningofftheserver..........69
Connectingexternaldevices.......70
Chapter6.Conguringtheserver..71
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........71
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....72
IntroductionoftheBIOSitems.......72
Usingpasswords............79
RAIDcontrollers..............80
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...81
BeforeyouusetheEasyStartupDVD....81
Setupandconguration.........81
ConguringRAID............82
Typicaloperatingsysteminstallation....82
Onboard1068ESASRAIDcontrollerConguration
Utilityprogram...............83
Connectingmini-SAScable........83
StartingtheCongurationUtilityprogram..84
AccessingtheAdapterPropertieswindow..85
SASRAIDsettings...........86
CreatingordeletingtheRAID1array....86
AccessingtheSASTopologywindow....87
ConguringtheGigabitEthernetcontroller....87
Updatingthermware............88
UsingtheEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater
program...............88
InstallingtheThinkServerEasyManageprogram.88
Chapter7.Troubleshooting......89
Troubleshootingtables...........89
DVDdriveproblems...........89
Generalproblems............90
Harddiskdriveproblems.........90
Intermittentproblems..........90
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Keyboard,mouse,orpointing-device
problems...............91
Memoryproblems...........91
Microprocessorproblems........92
Monitorproblems............93
Optional-deviceproblems........94
Powerproblems............95
Serialportproblems...........96
Softwareproblems...........97
UniversalSerialBus(USB)portproblems..98
Solvingpowerproblems...........98
SolvingEthernetcontrollerproblems......98
Solvingundeterminedproblems........99
Eventlogs................100
Viewingeventlogswithoutrestartingthe
server................100
Systemeventlog..............101
DiagnosticLEDsonthefrontcontrolpanel...101
Onboarddebugdigitron...........101
AppendixA.RAIDbatterycard
assembly..............103
Specications...............103
Batterylifeanddataretentiontime.....103
AppendixB.Gettinghelpand
technicalassistance........105
Beforeyoucall...............105
Usingthedocumentation..........105
GettinghelpandinformationfromtheWorldWide
Web...................105
LenovoSupportWebsite..........106
Callingforservice.............106
Usingotherservices............107
Purchasingadditionalservices........107
LenovoproductserviceinformationforTaiwan..107
AppendixC.Notices........109
Trademarks................110
Importantnotes..............110
Productrecyclinganddisposal........110
Particulatecontamination..........111
Turkishstatementofcompliance.......112
Batteryreturnprogram...........112
GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement...113
Electronicemissionnotices..........113
FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)
Statement...............113
Index.................117
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Safetyinformation
Beforeinstallingthisproduct,readtheSafetyInformation.
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Important:Eachcautionanddangerstatementinthisdocumentislabeledwithanumber.Thisnumber
isusedtocrossreferenceanEnglish-languagecautionordangerstatementwithtranslatedversionsof
thecautionordangerstatementintheSafetyInformationmanual.Forexample,ifacautionstatementis
labeled“Statement1,translationsforthiscautionstatementareintheSafetyInformationmanualunder
“Statement1.
Besuretoreadandunderstandallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentbeforeyouperform
theprocedures.Readandunderstandanyadditionalsafetyinformationthatcomeswiththeserveroran
optionaldevicebeforeyouinstall,remove,orreplacethedevice.
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.Attachpowercordstooutlet.
5.TurndeviceON.
1.TurneverythingOFF.
2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlet.
3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.
4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.
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Statement2
CAUTION:
Whenreplacingthelithiumbattery,useonlythebatteryrecommendedbythemanufacturer.Ifyour
systemhasamodulecontainingalithiumbattery,replaceitonlywiththesamemoduletypemadeby
thesamemanufacturer.Thebatterycontainslithiumandcanexplodeifnotproperlyused,handled,or
disposedof.Donot:
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.
Statement4
18kg(39.7lb)32kg(70.5lb)55kg(121.2lb)
<32kg(70.5lb)<55kg(121.2lb)<100kg(220.5lb)
CAUTION:
Usesafepracticeswhenlifting.
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Statement5
CAUTION:
Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerswitchonthepowersupplydonotturnoff
theelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanonepower
cord.T oremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected
fromthepowersource.
Statement8
CAUTION:
Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.
Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabel
attached.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethesecomponents.Ifyoususpectaproblemwith
oneoftheseparts,contactaservicetechnician.
Statement11
CAUTION:
Thefollowinglabelindicatessharpedges,corners,orjointsnearby.
Statement12
CAUTION:
Thefollowinglabelindicatesahotsurfacenearby.
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Statement13
DANGER
Overloadingabranchcircuitispotentiallyarehazardandashockhazardundercertain
conditions.Toavoidthesehazards,ensurethatyoursystemelectricalrequirementsdonotexceed
branchcircuitprotectionrequirements.Refertotheinformationthatisprovidedwithyourdevice
forelectricalspecications.
Statement15
CAUTION:
Makesurethattherackissecuredproperlytoavoidtippingwhentheserverunitisextended.
Statement17
CAUTION:
Thefollowinglabelindicatesmovingpartsnearby.
Statement26
CAUTION:
Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mounteddevices.
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Chapter1.Generalinformation
Thischapterprovidessomegeneralinformationaboutyourserver.
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:
“Introduction”onpage1
“Noticesandstatementsinthedocument”onpage1
“Relateddocumentation”onpage2
Introduction
ThisInstallationandUserGuideisforyourLenovo®ThinkServer®RD240server(machinetypes1045,1046,
1047,and1048).Thisdocumentcontainsthefollowinginformation:
Settingupandcablingtheserver
Startingandconguringtheserver
Installingoptionsandreplacingcustomerreplaceableunits(CRUs)
Solvingproblems
TheservercomeswiththeThinkServerEasyStartupDVDtohelpyoucongurethehardware,installdevice
drivers,andinstalltheoperatingsystem.
Theservercomeswithalimitedwarranty.Forinformationaboutthetermsofthewarrantyandgetting
serviceandassistance,seetheWarrantyandSupportInformationonthedocumentationDVDthatcomes
withyourserver.
Toobtainthemostup-to-dateinformationabouttheserverandotherLenovoproducts,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver
Recordinformationabouttheserverinthefollowingtable.Youwillneedthisinformationwhenyouregister
theserverwithLenovo.
Productname
ThinkServerRD240
Machinetype1045,1046,1047,or1048
Modelnumber
_____________________________________________
Serialnumber
_____________________________________________
Themodelnumberandserialnumberareonthelabelsonthebottomoftheserverandonthefront,visible
throughthebezel.
Noticesandstatementsinthedocument
ThecautionanddangerstatementsthatappearinthisdocumentarealsointhemultilingualSafety
Information.Eachcautionanddangerstatementinthisdocumentislabeledwithanumber.Thisnumberis
usedtocrossreferenceanEnglish-languagecautionordangerstatementwithtranslatedversionsofthe
cautionordangerstatementintheSafetyInformation.See“Relateddocumentation”onpage2fordetailed
informationabouthowtogetthevariousdocumentationforyourserver.
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Thefollowingnoticesandstatementsareusedinthisdocument:
Note:Thesenoticesprovideimportanttips,guidance,oradvice.
Important:Thesenoticesprovideinformationoradvicethatmighthelpyouavoidproblemsor
inconvenientsituations.
Attention:Thesenoticesindicatepotentialdamagetoprograms,devices,ordata.Anattentionnoticeis
placedjustbeforetheinstructionorsituationinwhichdamagecouldoccur.
Caution:Thesestatementsindicatesituationsthatcanbepotentiallyhazardoustoyou.Acaution
statementisplacedjustbeforethedescriptionofapotentiallyhazardousproceduresteporsituation.
Danger:Thesestatementsindicatesituationsthatcanbepotentiallylethalorextremelyhazardous
toyou.Adangerstatementisplacedjustbeforethedescriptionofapotentiallylethalorextremely
hazardousproceduresteporsituation.
Relateddocumentation
ThedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourservercontainsdocumentationfortheserverinPortable
DocumentFormat(PDF).ToviewthedocumentationontheDVD,youneedtohavetheAdobeReader
5.0programorlaterinstalled.
Thefollowingtableprovidesinformationaboutthegeneraldescriptionsofthevariousdocumentation
providedwithyourserverandhowtoobtainallthedocumentation.
Table1.Relateddocumentationfortheserver
DocumentationDescriptionLocation
HardwareMaintenance
Manual
Thisdocumentprovidesdiagnostic
information,partslisting,replacement
proceduresforallCRUs,andreplacement
proceduresforothereldreplaceableunits
(FRUs)replacedbytrainedservicepersonnel.
ThisdocumentisinEnglishandposted
ontheLenovoSupportWebsiteat
http://www.lenovo.com/support.
ImportantNotices
Thisdocumentincludessafetyandlegal
noticesthatyouareexpectedtoreadbefore
usingtheserver.
Thisdocumentisprintedoutand
providedinserverpackaging.
RackInstallation
Instructions
Thisdocumentprovidesinstructionsonhow
toinstallyourserverinarack.
TheEnglishversionofthisdocumentis
printedoutandprovidedintheserver
packaging.Additionallanguagesare
providedonthedocumentationDVD
andontheLenovoSupportWebsite:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
ReadMeFirstThisdocumentdirectsyoutothe
documentationDVDforcompletewarranty
andsupportinformation.
Thisdocumentisprintedoutand
providedinserverpackaging.
SafetyInformation
Thisdocumentincludestranslationsofall
safetystatementsusedintheThinkServer
documentation.
AvailableonthedocumentationDVD
WarrantyandSupport
Information
Thisdocumentincludesthewarranty
statementandinformationabouthowto
contactLenovoSupport.
AvailableonthedocumentationDVD
Note:YoucanobtainallthedocumentationinPDFforyourserverfromtheLenovoSupportWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
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Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap
Thischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.
Theserversetupprocedurevariesdependingonthecongurationoftheserverwhenitwasdelivered.In
somecases,theserverisfullyconguredandyoujustneedtoconnecttheservertothenetworkandan
electricaloutlet,andthenyoucanturnontheserver.Inothercases,theserverneedstohavehardware
featuresinstalled,requireshardwareandrmwareconguration,andrequirestheoperatingsystemto
beinstalled.
Table2.Serversetuproadmap
TaskWheretondtheinformation
Unpack
Chapter3“Featuresandtechnologies”onpage5
Installhardware
Chapter5“Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware”onpage17
InstalltheserverintherackTheRackInstallationInstructionsmanualisprintedandalsoincludedonthe
documentationDVD.
ConnecttheEthernetcable
andpowercord
“Rearview”onpage9
Turnontheservertoverify
operation
“Turningontheserver”onpage69
ReviewtheBIOSsettings
andcustomizeasneeded
“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage72
CongureRAID(onboard
SATARAIDortheinstalled
SASRAIDadapter)
“RAIDcontrollers”onpage80
Checkforrmwareupdates
“UsingtheEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdaterprogram”onpage88
Installoperatingsystemand
basicdrivers
“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage81
Installanyadditionaldrivers
neededforaddedfeatures
Refertotheinstructionsthatcamewiththehardwareoption.
CongureEthernetsettings
intheoperatingsystem
Seetheoperatingsystemhelp.Thisstepisnotrequirediftheoperatingsystemwas
installedusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.
Installremotemanagement
applications
“InstallingtheThinkServerEasyManageprogram”onpage88
Installapplications
Refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththeapplicationsthatyouwanttoinstall.
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Chapter3.Featuresandtechnologies
Whatisincludedwithyourserver
TheRD240serverpackageincludestheserver,apowercord,documentation,thedocumentationDVD,and
softwaremedia.
Features
TheRD240serveroffersthefollowingfeaturesandtechnologies:
Microprocessor(s):TheserversupportsuptotwoIntel®Xeon®dual-core,quad-core,orhex-core
microprocessors.
BIOS:Theserverrmwaredenesastandardinterfacebetweentheoperatingsystem,platformrmware,
andexternaldevices.
EasyStartupDVD:TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramguidesyouthroughthecongurationofthe
hardware,theredundantarrayofindependentdisks(RAID)controller,andtheinstallationoftheoperating
systemanddevicedrivers.
Integratednetworksupport:
Theservercomeswithtwointegratedsingle-portGigabitEthernet
controllersandeachsupportsconnectiontoa10Mbps,100Mbps,or1000Mbpsnetwork.Formore
information,see“ConguringtheGigabitEthernetcontroller”onpage87.
Largedata-storagecapacityandhot-swapcapability:Somehot-swapservermodelssupporteight
3.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrives.Withthehot-swapfeature,youcanadd,remove,orreplaceharddisk
driveswithoutturningofftheserver.
Largesystem-memorycapacity:Theserversupportsupto64GBofsystemmemory.Thememory
modulesupportserrorcorrectingcode(ECC)foruptoeightindustry-standardsingle-rankordual-rank,
1333MHz,DDR3(third-generationdouble-data-rate)registeredsynchronousdynamicrandomaccess
memory(SDRAM)dualinlinememorymodules(DIMMs).
High-performancegraphicscontroller:Theservercomeswithanonboardhigh-performancegraphics
controllerthatsupportshighresolutionsandincludesmanyperformance-enhancingfeaturesforthe
operating-systemenvironment.
Redundantconnection:
Thetwoonboardnetworkinterfacecontrollers(NIC)provideafailovercapability
toaredundantEthernetconnection.IfaproblemoccurswiththeprimaryEthernetconnection,all
Ethernettrafcthatisassociatedwiththeprimaryconnectionisautomaticallyswitchedtotheredundant
NIC.Iftheapplicabledevicedriversareinstalled,thisswitchingoccurswithoutdatalossandwithout
userintervention.
IntelligentPlatformManagementInterface(IPMI)2.0:Thecommand-lineinterfaceprovidesdirect
accesstoservermanagementfunctionsthroughtheIPMI2.0protocol.Usethecommand-lineinterface
toissuecommandstocontroltheserverpower,viewsysteminformation,andidentifytheserver.Youcan
alsosaveoneormorecommandsasatextleandruntheleasascript.
RAIDsupport:Theserversupportsanonboard1068ESerialAttachedSCSI(SAS)RAIDcontrollerandan
add-onSASRAIDcard(ThinkServer8708ELPSASRAIDAdapter,ThinkServer8708EM2RAIDAdapter,
orThinkServerRAID700Adapter),whicharerequiredforyoutousethehot-swapSASorSATAhard
diskdrivesandtocreatetheRAIDcongurations.
Specications
Thefollowinginformationisasummaryofthefeaturesandspecicationsoftheserver.Dependingonthe
servermodel,somefeaturesmightnotbeavailable,orsomespecicationsmightnotapply.
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Table3.Featuresandspecications
Microprocessor(s):Supportsupto
twoIntelXeondual-core,quad-core,
orhex-coremicroprocessors.Forthe
specictypeandspeedinformation
aboutthemicroprocessor,use
theSetupUtilityprogram.See
“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”on
page71
.Foralistofthesupported
microprocessorsforyourserver,goto
http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver.
OntheThinkServersystemspage,
clickProductsOptions
ThinkServerProcessors.
Memorymodules:
Minimumsystemmemory:2GB
Maximumsystemmemory:64GB
(eightmemoryslots,eachwithone
8GBRDIMMinstalled)
Types:ECC,1333MHz,DDR3
registeredSDRAMDIMMsonly
Slots:Eightdualinlinememory
module(DIMM)slots
Supports2GB,4GB,and8GB
RDIMMs
Integratedgraphicscard:
8MBvideomemory
Size:
Height:87.5mm(3.45inches)
Width:448mm(17.64inches)
Depth:683mm(26.89inches)
Maximumweight:30kg(66.14lb)
whenfullycongured
Opticaldrive:
SlimDVD/RW
Harddiskdriveexpansionbays
(dependingonthemodel):
Uptoeight3.5-inchSATAorSAS
harddiskdrives
Expansionslots:
OnePCIExpressx16cardsloton
thesystemboardforarisercard
(therearethreePCIExpressx8
cardslotsontherisercard)
Powersupply:750-wattsingle
powersupply/750-wattredundant
powersupply
Systemfans:Foursystemfans
withautomaticenergy-saving,noise
reductiontechnology
Integratedfunctions:
Twosingle-portGbEthernet
controllers
SixUSB2.0connectors(twofront
andfourrear)
TwoRJ-45Ethernetconnectors
Oneserialport
OneVideoGraphicsArray(VGA)
monitorconnector
Environment:
Airtemperature:
Serveron:10°Cto35°C(50°F
to95°F);altitude:0to914.4m
(3000ft)
Serveroff:10°Cto43°C(50°F
to109.4°F);maximumaltitude:
2133.6m(7000ft)
Shipping:-40°Cto60°C(-104°F
to140°F)
Humidity:
Serveron:upto80%,
non-condensing
Serveroff:upto80%,
non-condensing
Shippingandstorage:upto
93%,non-condensing
Particulatecontamination:
Attention:Airborneparticulates
andreactivegasesactingalone
orincombinationwithother
environmentalfactorssuchas
humidityortemperaturemight
posearisktotheserver.
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Table3.Featuresandspecications(continued)
RAIDadapters:
Onboard1068ESASRAID
controller
ThinkServer8708ELPSASRAID
Adapter
ThinkServer8708EM2RAID
Adapter
ThinkServerRAID700Adapter
Electricalinput
Inputvoltage:
Lowrange:
Minimum:100Vac
Maximum:127Vac
Inputfrequencyrange:50to
60Hz
Highrange:
Minimum:200Vac
Maximum:240Vac
Inputfrequencyrange:50to
60Hz
Notes:
1.Powerconsumptionandheat
outputvarydependingonthe
numberandtypeofoptional
featuresinstalledandthe
power-managementoptional
featuresinuse.
2.Thesoundlevelsweremeasured
incontrolledacoustical
environmentsaccordingto
theproceduresspeciedbythe
AmericanNationalStandards
Institute(ANSI)S12.10and
ISO7779andarereportedin
accordancewithISO9296.
Actualsound-pressurelevelsina
givenlocationmightexceedthe
averagevaluesstatedbecause
ofroomreectionsandother
nearbynoisesources.The
noiseemissionlevelstated
isthedeclared(upperlimit)
sound-powerlevel,inbels,fora
randomsampleofsystem.
3.Thereisnokeyboardconnector
ormouseconnectoronthe
server.YoucanconnectaUSB
keyboardandUSBmouseto
theserverbyusingtheUSB
connectors.
Softwareprograms
Lenovoprovidessoftwaretohelpgetyourserverupandrunning.
EasyStartup
TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramsimpliestheprocessofconguringRAIDandinstallingsupported
Microsoft®Windows®andLinuxoperatingsystemsanddevicedriversonyourserver.TheEasyStartup
programisprovidedwithyourserverontheThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.TheDVDisself-starting
(bootable).TheuserguidefortheEasyStartupprogramisontheDVDandcanbeaccesseddirectlyfromthe
programinterface.Foradditionalinformation,see“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage81
.
EasyManage
TheThinkServerEasyManageAgentenablesthisservertobemanagedbythecentralizedconsoleofan
EasyManageCoreServeroverthenetwork.TheThinkServerEasyManageAgentissupportedon32-bitand
64-bitWindows,RedHat,andSUSEoperatingsystems.
Reliability,availability,andserviceability
Reliability,availability,andserviceability(hereafterreferredtoasRAS)arethreeimportantserverdesign
features.TheRASfeatureshelpyoutoensuretheintegrityofthedatastoredontheserver,theavailabilityof
theserverwhenyouneedit,andtheeasewithwhichyoucandiagnoseandcorrectproblems.
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TheserverhasthefollowingRASfeatures:
AdvancedCongurationandPowerInterface(ACPI)
AdvancedDesktopManagementInterface(DMI)
Automaticmemorydownsizingonerrordetection
Automaticrestartonnon-maskableinterrupt(NMI)
Availabilityofmicrocodelevel
Built-in,menu-drivensetup,systemconguration,andRAIDconguration
Built-inmonitoringforfan,temperature,andvoltage
Coolingfanswithspeed-sensingcapability
ECCDDR3SDRAMwithSerialPresenceDetect(SPD)
Errorcodesandmessagestohelpyouidentifyproblems
Generatingerrorlogsforthepower-onself-test(POST)failures
Hot-swapSASharddiskdrives
IntegratedEthernetcontrollers
IntelligentPlatformManagementInterface(IPMI)2.0
Power-onself-test(POST)
RedundantEthernetconnectionwithfailovercapability(requiresanoptionalEthernetcard)
Standbyvoltageforsystem-managementfeaturesandmonitoring
System-errorlight-emittingdiode(LED)onthefrontpanel
Vitalproductdata(VPD),includingtheserialnumberinformationandreplacementpartnumbers,storedin
thenonvolatilememoryforeasierremotemaintenance
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Chapter4.Locatingparts,controls,LEDs,andconnectors
Thischapterprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocateyourserverparts,controls,light-emittingdiodes
(LEDs),andconnectors.
Frontview
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthedrivesandpartsonthefrontoftheserver.
Figure1.Frontviewoftheserverwitheightharddiskdrivesandanopticaldrive
1Lefthandleofthechassis
4Opticaldrive
23.5-inchharddiskdrivebay
5Frontcontrolpanel(see“Frontcontrolpanel”onpage10)
33.5-inchharddiskdrivedummy
bay
Rearview
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationsoftheconnectorsandpartsontherearoftheserver.
Figure2.Rearviewoftheserver
1Powersupply1
6Serialport
2Powersupply2bay(blankand
coveredbyabaybezel)
7USBconnectors(3and4)
3Powercordconnector8Ethernetconnector1
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4USBconnectors(1and2)9Ethernetconnector2(sharewithMGMT)
5VGAmonitorconnector10PCIexpansionslot
ConnectorDescription
PowercordconnectorUsedtoconnectthepowercord.
Ethernetconnector
UsedtoattachanEthernetcableforalocalareanetwork(LAN).
Serialport
Usedtoattachadevicethatusesa9-pinserialport.
USBconnectorUsedtoattachadevicethatusesaUSBconnector,suchasaUSBkeyboard
oraUSBmouse.
VGAmonitorconnectorUsedtoattachaVGAmonitororotherdevicesthatuseaVGAmonitorconnector.
Frontcontrolpanel
Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthefrontcontrolpaneloftheserver.
Thefollowingillustrationhelpsyouidentifytheconnectors,controls,andLEDsonthefrontcontrolpanelof
yourserver.
Figure3.Frontcontrolpanel
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Lenovo ThinkServer RD240 Installation and User Manual

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Servers
Type
Installation and User Manual

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