Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 User manual

ThinkServer

UserGuide

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

Note:

Beforeusingtheinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•TheReadMeFirstthatcomeswithyourproduct

•“Safetyinformation”onpageiii

•AppendixA“Notices”onpage179

FirstEdition(June2011)

©CopyrightLenovo2011.

LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuantaGeneralServicesAdministration

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

Contents

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

Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1

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

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

Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...5

Chapter3.Productoverview......7

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

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

Specications...............12

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

ThinkServerEasyStartup.........12

ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater.13

BIOSandBMCrmwareupdateutility...13

RAIDcongurationutilities........13

PC-DoctorforDOS...........13

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

Machinetype,model,andserialnumber

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

Frontviewoftheserver.........15

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

DITmodule..............18

Rearviewoftheserver.........19

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

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

Hot-swapharddiskdrivestatusLEDs...32

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

Hot-swapharddiskdrivebackplane....34

Systemboardcomponents........42

Systemboardjumpers..........46

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

Chapter4.Turningonandturningoff

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

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

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

Chapter5.Conguringtheserver..55

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........55

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....55

ViewinginformationintheSetupUtility

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

SetupUtilityprograminterface......56

Settingthesystemdateandtime.....64

Usingpasswords............65

ConguringtheTPMfunction.......66

Selectingastartupdevice........66

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......67

UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS......67

UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...69

FeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartup

program...............70

StartingtheThinkServerEasyStartup

program...............70

ConguringRAID..............71

AboutRAID..............72

RAIDforyourserver...........73

ConguringRAIDusingtheThinkServer

EasyStartupprogram..........74

ConguringtheonboardSATAsoftware

RAID.................75

ConguringtheadvancedSATAorSAS

hardwareRAID.............80

ConguringtheEthernetcontrollers......81

Updatingthermware............81

UsingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram....81

Chapter6.Installing,removing,or

replacinghardware..........83

Guidelines................83

Precautions..............83

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....84

Systemreliabilityguidelines........84

Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.85

Removingtheservercover..........85

Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel....87

Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware...89

Installingorremovingamemorymodule...89

InstallingorremovingaPCIcard......93

InstallingorremovingtheEthernetcard...96

InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard....98

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServer9240-8i

RAID5UpgradeKey..........100

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerSATA

SoftwareRAID5Key..........102

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServeriKVM

RemoteManagementModule.......105

InstallingorremovingtheTPMmodule...109

InstallingorremovingtheDITmodule....111

Installingorreplacinganopticaldrive....115

Installingorreplacingahot-swapharddisk

drive.................119

Removingorinstallinganon-hot-swaphard

diskdrive...............123

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Replacingthehot-swapharddiskdrive

backplane...............133

Replacingthenon-hot-swappowersupply

assembly...............137

Replacingahot-swapredundantpower

supplymodule.............140

Replacingthepowerdistributionboardand

cageassembly.............143

Replacingthefrontpanelboardassembly..147

Replacingthefrontsystemfan......149

Replacingtherearsystemfan.......152

Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly..154

Replacingthemicroprocessor.......157

Replacingthesystemboardbattery....161

Completingthepartsreplacement.......162

Reinstallingtheservercoverandreconnecting

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

Updatingtheserverconguration.....164

Chapter7.Troubleshootingand

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

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

ViewingthestatusanddiagnosticLEDs.....167

Usingthediagnosticprogram.........168

Viewingthesystemeventlog.........168

Basictroubleshootingtables.........168

ThinkServerEasyStartupprogram

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

Opticaldriveproblems..........169

Harddiskdriveproblems.........170

Memorymoduleproblems........172

Keyboard,mouse,orUSBdeviceproblems..172

Chapter8.Gettinginformation,help,

andservice.............175

Informationresources............175

Usingthedocumentation.........175

ThinkServerWebsite

(http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver)....175

LenovoSupportWebsite.........175

Helpandservice..............176

Beforeyoucall.............176

Callingforservice............176

Usingotherservices..........177

Purchasingadditionalservices......177

AppendixA.Notices.........179

Trademarks................180

Importantnotes..............180

PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice..180

Recyclinginformation............180

Batteryreturnprogram..........181

Requirementforbatteriescontaining

perchlorate..............182

Particulatecontamination..........182

ImportantinformationfortheEuropeanDirective

2002/96/EC................183

RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective

(RoHS)..................186

ChinaRoHS..............187

Turkishstatementofcompliance......187

GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement...188

Electronicemissionnotices..........188

FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)

Statement...............188

Index.................191

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Safetyinformation

Note:Beforeusingtheproduct,besuretoreadandunderstandthemultilingualsafetyinstructionsonthe

documentationDVDthatcomeswiththeproduct.

Antesdeusaroproduto,leiaeentendaasinstruçõesdesegurançamultilínguesnoDVDdedocumentação

queoacompanha.

Предидаизползватетозипродукт,задължителнопрочететеивникнетевмногоезичнитеинструкции

забезопасноствDVDдискасдокументация,койтосепредоставяспродукта.

PrijeupotrebeovogproizvodaobaveznopročitajtevišejezičnesigurnosneuputekojesenalazenaDVD-us

dokumentacijomkojidobivateuzproizvod.

PředpoužitímproduktujetřebasipřečístaporozumětbezpečnostnímpokynůmuvedenýmnadiskuDVDs

dokumentací,kterýjedodávánsproduktem.

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sprog,pådendokumentations-dvd,derfølgermedproduktet.

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käyttöä.

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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。

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Voordatuhetproductgebruikt,moetuervoorzorgendatudemeertaligeveiligheidsinstructiesopde

documentatie-dvdvanhetproducthebtgelezenenbegrijpt.

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peDVD-ulcudocumentaţiecareînsoţeşteprodusul.

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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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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:Eachcautionanddangerstatementinthistopicislabeledwithanumber.Thisnumberis

usedtocrossreferenceanEnglish-languagecautionordangerstatementwithtranslatedversionsofthe

cautionordangerstatementintheSafetyInformationdocument.Forexample,ifadangerstatementis

labeled“Statement1,”translationsforthisdangerstatementareintheSafetyInformationdocumentunder

“Statement1.”

Besuretoreadandunderstandallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentbeforeyouperformthe

procedures.Readandunderstandanyadditionalsafetyinformationthatcomeswiththeserveroroptional

devicebeforeyouinstall,remove,orreplacethedevice.

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Statement1

DANGER

Electricalcurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.

Toavoidashockhazard:

•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orrecongurationofthis

productduringanelectricalstorm.

•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.

•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.

•Whenpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.

•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceofre,water,orstructuraldamage.

•Disconnecttheattachedpowercords,telecommunicationssystems,networks,andmodemsbeforeyou

openthedevicecovers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationandcongurationprocedures.

•Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingtablewheninstalling,moving,oropening

coversonthisproductorattacheddevices.

Toconnect:Todisconnect:

1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,attachallcablestodevices.

3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.

4.Attachpowercordstooutlet.

5.TurndevicesON.

1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlet.

3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.

4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.

Statement2

DANGER

Dangerofexplosionifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.

Whenreplacingthelithiumcoincellbattery,useonlythesameoranequivalenttypethatis

recommendedbythemanufacturer.Thebatterycontainslithiumandcanexplodeifnotproperly

used,handled,ordisposedof.

Donot:

•Throworimmerseintowater

•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)

•Repairordisassemble

Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.

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Statement3

CAUTION:

Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,DVDdrives,beropticdevices,ortransmitters)are

installed,notethefollowing:

•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto

hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.

•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespeciedherein

mightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.

DANGER

SomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3Blaserdiode.Notethefollowing.

Laserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeam,donotviewdirectlywithoptical

instruments,andavoiddirectexposuretothebeam.

Statement4

≥18kg(39.7lb)≥32kg(70.5lb)≥55kg(121.2lb)

<32kg(70.5lb)<55kg(121.2lb)<100kg(220.5lb)

CAUTION:

Usesafepracticeswhenlifting.

Statement5

CAUTION:

Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerswitchonthepowersupplydonotturnoff

theelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanonepower

cord.Toremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected

fromthepowersource.

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Statement6

CAUTION:

Ifyouinstallastrain-reliefbracketoptionovertheendofthepowercordthatisconnectedtothe

device,youmustconnecttheotherendofthepowercordtoaneasilyaccessiblepowersource.

Statement7

CAUTION:

Ifthedevicehasdoors,besuretoremoveorsecurethedoorsbeforemovingorliftingthedeviceto

avoidpersonalinjury.Thedoorswillnotsupporttheweightofthedevice.

Statement8

CAUTION:

Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.

Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabel

attached.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethesecomponents.Ifyoususpectaproblemwith

oneoftheseparts,contactaservicetechnician.

Statement9

CAUTION:

Toavoidpersonalinjury,disconnectthehot-swapfancablesbeforeremovingthefanfromthedevice.

Statement10

CAUTION:

Thefollowinglabelindicatessharpedges,corners,orjointsnearby.

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Statement11

CAUTION:

Thefollowinglabelindicatesahotsurfacenearby.

Statement12

DANGER

Overloadingabranchcircuitispotentiallyarehazardandashockhazardundercertainconditions.T oavoid

thesehazards,ensurethatyoursystemelectricalrequirementsdonotexceedbranchcircuitprotection

requirements.Refertotheinformationthatisprovidedwithyourdeviceforelectricalspecications.

Statement13

CAUTION:

Makesurethattherackissecuredproperlytoavoidtippingwhentheserverunitisextended.

Statement14

CAUTION:

SomeaccessoryoroptionboardoutputsexceedClass2orlimitedpowersourcelimitsandmustbe

installedwithappropriateinterconnectingcablinginaccordancewiththenationalelectriccode.

Statement15

CAUTION:

Thepower-controlbuttononthedevicedoesnotturnofftheelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothe

device.Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanoneconnectiontodcpower.Toremoveallelectrical

currentfromthedevice,ensurethatallconnectionstodcpoweraredisconnectedatthedcpower

inputterminals.

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Statement16

CAUTION:

Toreducetheriskofelectricshockorenergyhazards:

•Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledbytrainedservicepersonnelinarestricted-accesslocation,as

denedbytheNECandthelatesteditionofIEC60950,TheStandardforSafetyofInformation

TechnologyEquipment.

•Connecttheequipmenttoareliablygroundedsafetyextralowvoltage(SELV)source.AnSELV

sourceisasecondarycircuitthatisdesignedsothatnormalandsinglefaultconditionsdonot

causethevoltagestoexceedasafelevel(60Vdirectcurrent).

•Thebranchcircuitovercurrentprotectionmustberatedinaccordancewithlocalbuildingcodes.

•Use16AmericanWireGauge(AWG)or1.3mm

2

copperconductoronly,notexceeding3meters

inlength.

•Torquethewiring-terminalscrewsto12inch-pounds(1.4newton-meters).

•Incorporateareadilyavailableapprovedandrateddisconnectdeviceintheeldwiring.

Statement17

CAUTION:

ThisproductcontainsaClass1Mlaser.Donotviewdirectlywithopticalinstruments.

Statement18

CAUTION:

Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mounteddevices.

Statement19

CAUTION:

Hazardousmovingparts.Keepngersandotherbodypartsaway.

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Statement20

CAUTION:

Thebatteryisalithiumionbattery.Toavoidpossibleexplosion,donotburnthebattery.Exchangeit

onlywiththeLenovo-approvedpart.Recycleordiscardthebatteryasinstructedbylocalregulations.

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Chapter1.Generalinformation

Thischapterprovidessomegeneralinformationaboutyourproduct.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Introduction”onpage1

•“Serverdocumentation”onpage2

Introduction

ThisuserguideforyourLenovo

®

ThinkServer

®

productcontainsinformationabouttheserverfeatures,

specications,componentlocations,congurationinstructions,hardwarereplacementprocedures,and

basictroubleshootinganddiagnostics.

YourservercomeswithadocumentationDVDthatcontainsvariousserverdocumentstohelpyouuseand

maintaintheserver.Meanwhile,yourservercomeswithaThinkServerEasyStartupDVDthatprovidesa

convenientsolutionforconguringtheserverandinstallinganoperatingsystem.

TheLenovoLimitedWarranty(LLW)containsthewarrantytermsthatapplytotheproductyoupurchasedfrom

Lenovo.ReadtheLLWonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.Aprintablegenericversion

ofthelatestLLWisalsoavailableinmorethan30languagesathttp://www.lenovo.com/warranty/llw_01.If

youcannotobtaintheLLWthroughthedocumentationDVDorLenovoWebsite,contactyourlocalLenovo

ofceorresellertoobtainaprintedversionoftheLLW,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.

Forwheretondtheproductinformationlabelonthechassis,see“Machinetype,model,andserialnumber

label”onpage13.

Productname

______________________________________________

Machinetypeandmodel(MT-M)

______________________________________________

Serialnumber(S/N)

______________________________________________

Dateofpurchase

______________________________________________

Youcanregisteryourserverbyfollowingtheinstructionsat:

http://www.lenovo.com/register

Youwillreceivethefollowingbenetsafterregisteringyourserver:

•Fasterservicewhenyoucallforhelp

•Automaticnoticationoffreesoftwareandspecialpromotionaloffers

Serverdocumentation

Thistopicprovidesgeneraldescriptionsofthevariousdocumentationforyourserverandinstructionson

howtoobtainallthedocumentation.

Printeddocuments

Thefollowingdocumentsareprintedoutandcontainedinyourserverpackage.

•ReadMeFirst

Thisisamultilingualdocumentyoushouldreadrst.Thisdocumentguidesyoutoreadthecomplete

warranty,support,andsafetyinformationonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserverbefore

usingtheproduct.Thisdocumentalsoprovidesinformationabouthowtondthemostup-to-date

informationontheLenovoSupportWebsite.

•ImportantNotices

Thisdocumentincludessafetyandlegalnoticesthatyoushouldreadandunderstandbeforeusing

theserver.

DocumentationDVD

ThedocumentationDVD,whichcomeswithyourserver,containsvariousdocumentsforyourserverin

PortableDocumentFormat(PDF).Toviewthedocumentation,youneedtohavetheAdobeReaderprogram

installed.YoucandownloadthedesiredlanguageversionofthelatestAdobeReaderprogramfromthe

AdobeWebsiteat:

http://www.adobe.com

Note:LenovomaintainspagesontheWorldWideWebwhereyoucangetthelatesttechnicalinformation

anddownloaddocumentationordevicedriversandupdates.Someinformationinthedocumentsonthe

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documentationDVDmightchangewithoutnoticeaftertherstreleaseoftheDVD.Youcanalwaysobtainall

themostup-to-datedocumentationforyourserverfromtheLenovoWebsiteat:

http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides

ThefollowingdocumentsareonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver:

•SafetyInformation

Thisisamultilingualdocumentthatincludesallthesafetystatementsforyourproductinmorethan30

languages.Besuretoreadandunderstandallthesafetystatementsbeforeusingtheproduct.

•WarrantyandSupportInformation

ThisdocumentincludestheLenovowarrantystatement,CustomerReplaceableUnits(CRUs)information,

andinformationabouthowtocontactLenovoSupport.

•UserGuide

Thisdocumentprovidesdetailedinformationtohelpyougetfamiliarwithyourserverandhelpyouuse,

congure,andmaintainyourserver.

•RemoteManagementModuleUserGuide

ThisdocumentprovidesinformationtohelpyouusetheintegratedKeyboard,Video,andMouse(iKVM)

functionforserverremotemanagement.ThisdocumentisinEnglishonly.

Note:AThinkServeriKVMRemoteManagementModule(hereinafterreferredtoastheiKVMkey)is

requiredandthisoptionshouldbeinstalledontheiKVMkeyconnectoronthesystemboardtoenable

theiKVMfunction.

•MegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuide

ThisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)andhowto

usetheutilityprogramstocongure,monitor,andmaintainyourserverRAIDandrelateddevices.This

documentisinEnglishonly.

Note:RefertothisdocumentforhardwareRAIDinformationifyouhavearequiredRAIDcardinstalledin

theserver.See“InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard”onpage98

.Forinformationabouttheonboard

SATAsoftwareRAID,see“ConguringtheonboardSATAsoftwareRAID”onpage75

.

Documentfortrainedservicepersonnelonly

ThefollowingdocumentisintendedfortrainedservicepersonnelofLenovoandisonlyavailableinEnglish

ontheLenovoWebsiteat:

http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides

HardwareMaintenanceManual

Thisdocumentprovidesdiagnosticinformation,partslisting,andreplacementproceduresforalleld

replaceableunits(FRUs,partsreplacedbytrainedservicepersonnel)aswellasallCRUs.

Chapter1.Generalinformation3

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Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap

Thischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.

Theserversetupprocedurevariesdependingonthecongurationoftheserverwhenitwasdelivered.In

somecases,theserverisfullyconguredandyoujustneedtoconnecttheservertothenetworkandan

acpowersource,andthenyoucanturnontheserver.Inothercases,theserverneedstohavehardware

featuresinstalled,requireshardwareandrmwareconguration,andrequiresanoperatingsystemto

beinstalled.

Thegeneralprocedureforsettingupyourserveris:

1.Unpacktheserverpackage.See“Serverpackage”onpage7.

2.Installanyrequiredhardwareorserveroption.SeetherelatedtopicinChapter6“Installing,removing,

orreplacinghardware”onpage83

.

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

19tolocatetheconnectors.

4.Turnontheservertoverifyoperation.See“Turningontheserver”onpage53.

5.ReviewtheUniedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)settingsandcustomizeasneeded.See“Using

theSetupUtilityprogram”onpage55

.

6.CongureRAIDandinstalltheoperatingsystemandbasicdrivers.See“UsingtheThinkServer

EasyStartupprogram”onpage69and“ConguringRAID”onpage71.

7.Installanyadditionaldriversneededforaddedfeatures.Refertotheinstructionsthatcomewiththe

hardwareoption.

8.CongureEthernetsettingsintheoperatingsystembyreferringtotheoperatingsystemhelp.Thisstep

isnotrequirediftheoperatingsystemwasinstalledusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.

9.Checkforrmwareanddriverupdates.See“Updatingthermware”onpage81.

10.Installotherapplications.Refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththeapplicationsthatyouwantto

install.

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Chapter3.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouttheserverpackage,features,specications,softwareprograms,

andcomponentlocations.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Serverpackage”onpage7

•“Features”onpage7

•“Specications”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

specicmodel,somefeaturesmightvaryornotbeavailable.Forinformationaboutyourspecicmodel,use

theSetupUtilityprogram.See“ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage55.

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Microprocessor

Yourservercomeswithoneofthefollowingmicroprocessors(internalcachesizevariesbymodel):

•Intel

®

Xeon

®

quad-coremicroprocessor

•IntelXeondual-coremicroprocessor

•IntelCore™i3microprocessor

ForalistoftheThinkServermicroprocessoroptions,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver.Clickthe

ProductstabandthenclickOptions➙ThinkServerProcessorstoviewtheinformation.

Memory

Yourserversupportsuptofourdoubledatarate3unbuffereddualinlinememorymodules(DDR3UDIMMs)

withErrorCheckingandCorrecting(ECC)technology.

•Supports2GBand4GB1333MHzDDR3UDIMMs

•Single-rankordual-rank

•Minimumsystemmemory:2GB(onlyone2GBmemorymoduleinstalledintheDIMMA2slot)

•Maximumsystemmemory:16GB(one4GBmemorymoduleinstalledineachofthefourmemoryslots)

Formoreinformation,see“Systemboardcomponents”onpage42and“Memorymoduleinstallation

rules”onpage90.

Powersupply

Yourservercomeswithoneofthefollowingpowersupplycongurations:

•Onescrew-secured,non-hot-swap400-wattpowersupply(80PlusBronzeCompliantanduniversalinput)

•Oneortwohot-swap450-wattredundantpowersupplymodules(80PlusGoldCompliantanduniversal

input)

Fans

Youservercomeswiththefollowingfanstoprovidepropersystemcoolingandairow:

•Oneheatsinkandfanassembly

•Oneortwofrontsystemfansdependingonthemodel

•Onerearsystemfan

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