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ThinkServerRD210
HardwareMaintenanceManual
ThinkServerRD210Types3795,3796,3818,and3819
ThinkServerRD210
HardwareMaintenanceManual
ThinkServerRD210Types3795,3796,3818,and3819
Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,readthegeneralinformationinAppendix
A“Notices”onpage165
andtheWarrantyandSupportInformationdocumentontheThinkServer
DocumentationDVD.
ThirdEdition(September2010)
©CopyrightLenovo2005,2010.
LENOVOproducts,data,computersoftware,andserviceshavebeendevelopedexclusivelyatprivateexpenseandare
soldtogovernmentalentitiesascommercialitemsasdenedby48C.F.R.2.101withlimitedandrestrictedrightsto
use,reproductionanddisclosure.
LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:Ifproducts,data,computersoftware,orservicesaredeliveredpursuant
aGeneralServicesAdministration²GSA²contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforth
inContractNo.GS-35F-05925.
Contents
Chapter1.Aboutthismanual.....1
ImportantSafetyInformation..........1
ImportantinformationaboutreplacingRoHS
compliantFRUs...............1
Turkishstatementofcompliance........2
Chapter2.Safetyinformation.....3
Guidelinesfortrainedservicetechnicians.....4
Inspectingforunsafeconditions.......4
Guidelinesforservicingelectricalequipment..4
Safetystatements..............5
Chapter3.Generalinformation.....9
Introduction.................9
Featuresandtechnologies...........9
Specications...............11
Software.................13
EasyStartup..............13
EasyManage..............13
Chapter4.GeneralCheckout.....15
Diagnosingaproblem............15
Undocumentedproblems..........17
Chapter5.Diagnostic.........19
Runningthediagnosticprograms.......19
Diagnostictextmessages..........20
EasyLED.................20
Remindbutton.............21
EasyLEDswitch............21
EasyLEDLEDs.............21
Viewingthetestlog.............25
Diagnosticmessages............26
Automatedbootrecovery(ABR)........60
Threebootfailure.............61
Chapter6.Removingandreplacing
systemcomponents.........63
Removingandinstallingthesystembattery...63
Removingthesystembattery.......63
Installingthesystembattery.......64
Chapter7.Installingoptionaldevices
andreplacingcustomerreplaceable
units..................67
Installationguidelines............67
Systemreliabilityguidelines........68
Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.68
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....68
System-boardinternalconnectors.......69
Majorcomponentsoftheserver........70
Removingandreplacingthecover.......72
Removingthecover...........72
Replacingthecover...........73
Internalcableroutingandconnectors......73
Removingandinstallingthemicroprocessor2air
bafe..................76
Removingthemicroprocessor2airbafe..76
Installingthemicroprocessor2airbafe...76
RemovingandinstallingtheDIMMairbafe...77
RemovingtheDIMMairbafe.......77
InstallingtheDIMMairbafe.......77
Removingandinstallingahot-swapharddisk
drive...................78
Removingahot-swapharddiskdrive....78
Installingahot-swapharddiskdrive....79
IDsforhot-swapharddiskdrives.....80
RemovingandinstallingaPCIriser-card
assembly.................81
RemovingaPCIriser-cardassembly....81
InstallingaPCIrisercardassembly.....82
Removingandinstallinganadapter......82
Removinganadapter..........83
Installinganadapter...........84
Removingandinstallingamemorymodule
(DIMMs).................85
Removingamemorymodule(DIMMs)....85
Installingamemorymodule(DIMMs)....86
RemovingandinstallingtheIBMServeRAID-BR10i
SAS/SATAController............91
RemovingtheIBMServeRAID-BR10i
SAS/SATAController..........91
InstallingtheIBMServeRAID-BR10iSAS/SATA
Controller...............92
RemovingandinstallingtheoptionalIBM
ServeRAID-MR10iSAS/SATAController.....94
RemovingtheoptionalIBMServeRAID-MR10i
SAS/SATAController..........97
InstallingtheoptionalIBMServeRAID-MR10i
SAS/SATAController..........97
Removingandinstallingahot-swappower
supply..................97
Removingahot-swappowersupply....98
Installingahot-swappowersupply.....99
Removingandinstallingahot-swapfan
assembly.................100
Removingahot-swapfanassembly....100
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Installingahot-swapfanassembly.....101
RemovingandinstallingtheSAS/SATARAID
riser-cardassembly.............102
RemovingtheSAS/SATARAIDriser-card
assembly...............102
InstallingtheSAS/SATARAIDriser-card
assembly...............103
Removingandinstallingthebattery......104
Removingthebattery..........104
Installingthebattery...........105
RemovingandinstallingthePCIriser-card
assembly.................106
RemovingthePCIriser-cardassembly...106
InstallingthePCIriser-cardassembly....107
Removingandinstallingthehot-swapSAS/SATA
harddiskdrivebackplane..........107
Removingthehot-swapSAS/SATAharddisk
drivebackplane............108
Installingthehot-swapSAS/SATAharddisk
drivebackplane............108
Removingandinstallingtheoperatorinformation
panelassembly..............109
Removingtheoperatorinformationpanel
assembly...............109
Installingtheoperatorinformationpanel
assembly...............110
Removingandinstallingthesystemboard....111
Removingthesystemboard.......111
Installingthesystemboard........113
RemovingandinstallingaCD/DVDdrive....114
RemovingaCD/DVDdrive........114
InstallingaCD/DVDdrive.........115
Removingandinstallingthevirtualmediakey..119
Removingthevirtualmediakey......119
Installingthevirtualmediakey.......120
Removingandinstallingtheoptionaltwo-port
Ethernetadapter..............121
Removingtheoptionaltwo-portEthernet
adapter................121
Installingtheoptionaltwo-portEthernet
adapter................122
RemovingandinstallingthePCIriser-cardbracket
fromtherisercard.............123
RemovingthePCIriser-cardbracketfromthe
risercard...............123
InstallingthePCIriser-cardbracketfromthe
risercard...............123
RemovingandinstallingaremotelyinstalledRAID
adapterbattery..............124
RemovingaremotelyinstalledRAIDadapter
battery................124
InstallingaRAIDadapterremotelyinthe
server................126
Removingandinstallingthebezel.......127
Removingthebezel...........127
Installingthebezel...........128
Removingandinstallingtheoperatorinformation
panelassembly..............129
Removingtheoperatorinformationpanel
assembly...............129
Installingtheoperatorinformationpanel
assembly...............129
Completingtheinstallation..........130
Connectingthecables..........131
Updatingtheserverconguration.....132
Chapter8.Removingandinstalling
FRUs.................135
Removingthe240VAsafetycover.......135
Installingthe240VAsafetycover.......135
Removingamicroprocessorandheatsink....136
Installingamicroprocessorandheatsink....137
Thermalgrease............140
Removingtheheatsinkretentionmodule....140
Installingaheatsinkretentionmodule.....141
Chapter9.Partslisting,ThinkServer
RD210Type3795,3796,3818,and
3819.................143
Replaceableservercomponents........143
Consumableparts...........158
Powercords...............158
AppendixA.Notices........165
Trademarks................166
Importantnotes..............166
Productrecyclinganddisposal........167
Batteryreturnprogram...........168
Electronicemissionsnotices.........169
FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)
statement...............169
IndustryCanadaClassAemissioncompliance
statement...............169
Avisdeconformitéàlaréglementation
d'IndustrieCanada...........169
AustraliaandNewZealandClassA
statement...............169
UnitedKingdomtelecommunicationssafety
requirement..............169
EuropeanUnionEMCDirectiveconformance
statement...............169
GermanClassAcompliancestatement...170
JapaneseVoluntaryControlCouncilfor
Interference(VCCI)statement.......171
Japaneserecyclingstatements......171
TaiwaneseClassAwarningstatement...172
ChineseClassAwarningstatement....172
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KoreanClassAwarningstatement.....172
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Chapter1.Aboutthismanual
ThisHardwareMaintenanceManualcontainsinformationtohelpyousolveproblemsthatmightoccurin
yourserver.Itdescribesthediagnostictoolsthatcomewiththeserver,errorcodesandsuggestedactions,
andinstructionsforreplacingfailingcomponents.
Themostrecentversionofthisdocumentisavailableathttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
BeforeservicingaLenovoproduct,besuretoreadtheSafetyInformation.SeeChapter2“Safety
information”onpage3.
ImportantSafetyInformation
Besuretoreadallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisbookbeforeperforminganyoftheinstructions.
VeuillezliretouteslesconsignesdetypeDANGERetATTENTIONduprésentdocumentavantd'exécuter
lesinstructions.
LesenSieunbedingtalleHinweisevomTyp"ACHTUNG"oder"VORSICHT"indieserDokumentation,bevor
SieirgendwelcheVorgängedurchführen
LeggereleistruzioniintrodottedaATTENZIONEePERICOLOpresentinelmanualeprimadieseguireuna
qualsiasidelleistruzioni
Certique-sedelertodasasinstruçõesdecuidadoeperigonestemanualantesdeexecutarqualquer
umadasinstruções
Esimportantequeleatodaslasdeclaracionesdeprecauciónydepeligrodeestemanualantesdeseguir
lasinstrucciones.
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.
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LenovoplanstotransitiontoRoHScompliancewellbeforetheimplementationdateandexpectsitssuppliers
tobereadytosupportLenovo'srequirementsandscheduleintheEU.Productssoldin2005,willcontain
someRoHScompliantFRUs.ThefollowingstatementpertainstotheseproductsandanyproductLenovo
producescontainingRoHScompliantparts.
RoHScompliantThinkCentrepartshaveuniqueFRUpartnumbers.BeforeorafterJune,2006,failedRoHS
compliantpartsmustalwaysbereplacedusingRoHScompliantFRUs,soonlytheFRUsidentiedas
compliantinthesystemHMMordirectsubstitutionsforthoseFRUscanbeused.
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
KullanımınınS ınırland ırılmas ınaDair Yönetmelik(EEE) ”
direktiflerineuygundur .
EEE Yönetmeli ğ
BuLenovoürünü,
ineUygundur .
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Chapter2.Safetyinformation
Beforeinstallingthisproduct,readtheSafetyInformation.
Antesdeinstalaresteproduto,leiaasInformaçõesdeSegurança.
Pred instalací tohoto produktu si prectete prírucku bezpecnostních instrukcí.
Læssikkerhedsforskrifterne,førduinstallererdetteprodukt.
Leesvoordatuditproductinstalleerteerstdeveiligheidsvoorschriften.
Ennenkuinasennattämäntuotteen,lueturvaohjeetkohdastaSafetyInformation.
Avantd'installerceproduit,lisezlesconsignesdesécurité.
VorderInstallationdiesesProduktsdieSicherheitshinweiselesen.
Primadiinstallarequestoprodotto,leggereleInformazionisullaSicurezza.
Lessikkerhetsinformasjonen(SafetyInformation)førduinstallererdetteproduktet.
Antesdeinstalaresteproduto,leiaasInformaçõessobreSegurança.
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Antesdeinstalaresteproducto,lealainformacióndeseguridad.
Lässäkerhetsinformationeninnanduinstallerardenhärprodukten.
Guidelinesfortrainedservicetechnicians
Thissectioncontainsinformationfortrainedservicetechnicians.
Inspectingforunsafeconditions
UsetheinformationinthissectiontohelpyouidentifypotentialunsafeconditionsinaLenovoproductthat
youareworkingon.EachLenovoproduct,asitwasdesignedandmanufactured,hasrequiredsafetyitems
toprotectusersandservicetechniciansfrominjury.Theinformationinthissectionaddressesonlythose
items.Usegoodjudgmenttoidentifypotentialunsafeconditionsthatmightbecausedbynon-Lenovo
alterationsorattachmentofnon-Lenovofeaturesoroptionsthatarenotaddressedinthissection.Ifyou
identifyanunsafecondition,youmustdeterminehowseriousthehazardisandwhetheryoumustcorrect
theproblembeforeyouworkontheproduct.
Considerthefollowingconditionsandthesafetyhazardsthattheypresent:
•Electricalhazards,especiallyprimarypower.Primaryvoltageontheframecancauseseriousorfatal
electricalshock.
•Explosivehazards,suchasadamagedCRTfaceorabulgingcapacitor.
•Mechanicalhazards,suchaslooseormissinghardware.
Toinspecttheproductforpotentialunsafeconditions,completethefollowingsteps:
1.Makesurethatthepowerisoffandthepowercordisdisconnected.
2.Makesurethattheexteriorcoverisnotdamaged,loose,orbroken,andobserveanysharpedges.
3.Checkthepowercord:
•Makesurethatthethird-wiregroundconnectorisingoodcondition.Useametertomeasurethird-wire
groundcontinuityfor0.1ohmorlessbetweentheexternalgroundpinandtheframeground.
•Makesurethatthepowercordisthecorrecttype.
•Makesurethattheinsulationisnotfrayedorworn.
4.Removethecover.
5.Checkforanyobviousnon-Lenovoalterations.Usegoodjudgmentastothesafetyofanynon-Lenovo
alterations.
6.Checkinsidetheserverforanyobviousunsafeconditions,suchasmetallings,contamination,wateror
otherliquid,orsignsofreorsmokedamage.
7.Checkforworn,frayed,orpinchedcables.
8.Makesurethatthepower-supplycoverfasteners(screwsorrivets)havenotbeenremovedortampered
with.
Guidelinesforservicingelectricalequipment
Observethefollowingguidelineswhenservicingelectricalequipment:
•Checktheareaforelectricalhazardssuchasmoistoors,nongroundedpowerextensioncords,power
surges,andmissingsafetygrounds.
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•Useonlyapprovedtoolsandtestequipment.Somehandtoolshavehandlesthatarecoveredwithasoft
materialthatdoesnotprovideinsulationfromliveelectricalcurrents.
•Regularlyinspectandmaintainyourelectricalhandtoolsforsafeoperationalcondition.Donotuse
wornorbrokentoolsortesters.
•Donottouchthereectivesurfaceofadentalmirrortoaliveelectricalcircuit.Thesurfaceisconductive
andcancausepersonalinjuryorequipmentdamageifittouchesaliveelectricalcircuit.
•Somerubberoormatscontainsmallconductiveberstodecreaseelectrostaticdischarge.Donotuse
thistypeofmattoprotectyourselffromelectricalshock.
•Donotworkaloneunderhazardousconditionsornearequipmentthathashazardousvoltages.
•Locatetheemergencypower-off(EPO)switch,disconnectingswitch,orelectricaloutletsothatyoucan
turnoffthepowerquicklyintheeventofanelectricalaccident.
•Disconnectallpowerbeforeyouperformamechanicalinspection,worknearpowersupplies,orremove
orinstallmainunits.
•Beforeyouworkontheequipment,disconnectthepowercord.Ifyoucannotdisconnectthepower
cord,havethecustomerpower-offthewallboxthatsuppliespowertotheequipmentandlockthe
wallboxintheoffposition.
•Neverassumethatpowerhasbeendisconnectedfromacircuit.Checkittomakesurethatithasbeen
disconnected.
•Ifyouhavetoworkonequipmentthathasexposedelectricalcircuits,observethefollowingprecautions:
–Makesurethatanotherpersonwhoisfamiliarwiththepower-offcontrolsisnearyouandisavailableto
turnoffthepowerifnecessary.
–Whenyouareworkingwithpowered-onelectricalequipment,useonlyonehand.Keeptheother
handinyourpocketorbehindyourbacktoavoidcreatingacompletecircuitthatcouldcausean
electricalshock.
–Whenyouuseatester,setthecontrolscorrectlyandusetheapprovedprobeleadsandaccessories
forthattester.
–Standonasuitablerubbermattoinsulateyoufromgroundssuchasmetaloorstripsandequipment
frames.
•Useextremecarewhenyoumeasurehighvoltages.
•Toensurepropergroundingofcomponentssuchaspowersupplies,pumps,blowers,fans,andmotor
generators,donotservicethesecomponentsoutsideoftheirnormaloperatinglocations.
•Ifanelectricalaccidentoccurs,usecaution,turnoffthepower,andsendanotherpersontogetmedical
aid.
Safetystatements
Important:Eachcautionanddangerstatementinthisdocumentislabeledwithanumber.Thisnumberis
usedtocrossreferenceanEnglish-languagecautionordangerstatementwithtranslatedversionsofthe
cautionordangerstatementintheSafetyInformationdocument.
Forexample,ifacautionstatementislabeled"Statement1,"translationsforthatcautionstatementarein
theSafetyInformationdocumentunder"Statement1."
Besuretoreadallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentbeforeyouperformtheprocedures.Read
anyadditionalsafetyinformationthatcomeswiththeserveroroptionaldevicebeforeyouinstallthedevice.
Attention:UseNo.26AWGorlargerUL-listedorCSAcertiedtelecommunicationlinecord.
Chapter2.Safetyinformation5
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:
•Throworimmerseintowater
•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)
•Repairordisassemble
Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.
Statement3
CAUTION:
Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,DVDdrives,beropticdevices,ortransmitters)are
installed,notethefollowing:
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•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.
Statement5
CAUTION:
Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerswitchonthepowersupplydonotturnoff
theelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanonepower
cord.Toremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected
fromthepowersource.
Chapter2.Safetyinformation7
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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Chapter3.Generalinformation
Thischapterprovidesgeneralinformationthatappliestoallmachinetypessupportedbythispublication.
Introduction
Thefourtypesofreplaceablecomponentsare:
•Consumables:Purchaseandreplacementofconsumables(components,suchasbatteriesandprinter
cartridges,thathavedepletinglife)isyourresponsibility.IfLenovoacquiresorinstallsaconsumable
componentatyourrequest,youwillbechargedfortheservice.Foralistofconsumableparts,see
http://www.lenovo.com/support.
•Tier1customerreplaceableunit(CRU):ReplacementofTier1CRUsisyourresponsibility.IfLenovo
installsaTier1CRUatyourrequest,youwillbechargedfortheinstallation.
•Tier2customerreplaceableunit:YoumayinstallaTier2CRUyourselforrequestLenovotoinstallit,at
noadditionalcharge,underthetypeofwarrantyservicethatisdesignatedforyourserver.
•Fieldreplaceableunit(FRU):FRUsmustbeinstalledonlybytrainedservicetechnicians.
Foralistofreplaceablecomponentsfortheserver,goto:http://www.lenovo.com/support
Featuresandtechnologies
Theserverusesthefollowingfeaturesandtechnologies:
•UEFI-compliantserverrmwareUEFIreplacesthebasicinput/outputsystem(BIOS)anddenesa
standardinterfacebetweentheoperatingsystem,platformrmware,andexternaldevices.Theserver
designcombinestheUEFIcapabilitiesandfeatureswithlegacyBIOScompatibility.UEFI-compliant
serversarecapableofbootingUEFI-compliantoperatingsystems,BIOS-basedoperatingsystems,and
BIOS-basedadaptersaswellasUEFI-compliantadapters.
Note:ThisserverdoesnotsupportDOS.
•Dual-coreorquad-coreprocessingTheserversupportsuptotwoXeon™dual-coreorquad-core
microprocessors.Theservercomeswithonlyonemicroprocessorinstalled.
•IntegratedManagementModule
TheIntegratedManagementModule(IMM)combinesserviceprocessor
functions,videocontroller,and(whenIMMPremiumisinstalled)remotepresencefunctioninasingle
chip.TheIMMprovidesadvancedservice-processorcontrol,monitoring,andalertingfunction.Ifan
environmentalconditionexceedsathresholdorifasystemcomponentfails,theIMMlightsLEDstohelp
youdiagnosetheproblem,recordstheerrorintheeventlog,andalertsyoutotheproblem.Optionally,
theIMMPremiumalsoprovidesavirtualpresencecapabilityforremoteservermanagementcapabilities.
TheIMMprovidesremoteservermanagementthroughthefollowingindustry-standardinterfaces:
–IntelligentPlatformManagementInterface(IPMI)version2.0
–SimpleNetworkManagementProtocol(SNMP)version3
–CommonInformationModel(CIM)
–Webbrowser
•Remotepresencecapabilityandblue-screencaptureIMMPremiumisrequiredtoenabletheremote
presenceandblue-screencapturefeatures.Theremotepresencefeatureprovidesthefollowingfunctions:
–Remotelyviewingvideowithgraphicsresolutionsupto1280x1024at75Hz,regardlessofthesystem
state
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–Remotelyaccessingtheserver,usingthekeyboardandmousefromaremoteclient
–MappingtheCDorDVDdrive,diskettedrive,andUSBashdriveonaremoteclient,andmappingISO
anddisketteimagelesasvirtualdrivesthatareavailableforusebytheserver
–UploadingadisketteimagetotheIMMmemoryandmappingittotheserverasavirtualdrive
Theblue-screencapturefeaturecapturesthevideodisplaycontentsbeforetheIMMrestartstheserver
whentheIMMdetectsanoperating-systemhangcondition.Asystemadministratorcanusethe
blue-screencapturetoassistindeterminingthecauseofthehangcondition.
•Largesystem-memorycapabilityThememorybussupportsupto128GBofsystemmemory.The
memorycontrollersupportserrorcorrectingcode(ECC)forupto16industry-standardPC3-10600R-999
(single-rankordual-rank),800,1067,and1333MHz,DDR3(third-generationdouble-data-rate),registered,
synchronousdynamicrandomaccessmemory(SDRAM)dualinlinememorymodules(DIMMs).
•Integratednetworksupport
Theservercomeswithanintegrateddual-portBroadcomGigabitEthernet
controller,whichsupportsconnectiontoa10-Mbps,100-Mbps,or1000-Mbpsnetwork.
•IntegratedTrustPlatformModuleThisintegratedsecuritychipperformscryptographicfunctionsand
storesprivateandpublicsecurekeys.ItprovidesthehardwaresupportfortheTrustedComputing
Group(TCG)specication.
•Largedata-storagecapacityandhot-swapcapability
Theserversupportsamaximumofsix2.5-inch
hot-swapSerialAttachedSCSI(SAS)harddiskdrivesorhot-swapSerialATA(SATA)harddiskdrives.
Withthehot-swapfeature,youcanadd,remove,orreplaceharddiskdriveswithoutturningofftheserver.
•EasyLEDdiagnosticsEasyLEDdiagnosticsprovidesLEDstohelpyoudiagnoseproblems.
•PCIadaptercapabilitiesTheserverhastwoPCIinterfaceslots(onesupportslow-prolecardsandone
supportshalf-length,full-heightcards).BothslotscansupportPCIExpressadapters.See“Removing
andinstallinganadapter”onpage82
fordetailedinformation.
•RedundantconnectionTheadditionofanoptionalEthernetdaughtercardprovidesfailovercapabilityto
aredundantEthernetconnectionwiththeapplicableapplicationinstalled.Ifaproblemoccurswiththe
primaryEthernetconnectionandtheoptionalEthernetdaughtercardisinstalledontheserver,allEthernet
trafcthatisassociatedwiththeprimaryconnectionisautomaticallyswitchedtotheoptionalredundant
Ethernetdaughtercardconnection.Iftheapplicabledevicedriversareinstalled,thisswitchingoccurs
withoutdatalossandwithoutuserintervention.
•Redundantcoolingandoptionalpowercapabilities
Theserversupportsamaximumoftwo675-watt
hot-swappowersuppliesandsixhot-swapfans,whichprovideredundancyandhot-swapcapabilityfor
atypicalconguration.Theredundantcoolingbythefansintheserverenablescontinuedoperationif
oneofthefansfails.Theservercomeswithone675-watthot-swappowersupplyandvefans.You
canorderthesecondoptionalpowersupplywiththeadditionalfan.
•RAIDsupportTheRAIDadapterprovideshardwareredundantarrayofindependentdisks(RAID)support
tocreatecongurations.Thestandardon-boardorintergradedRAIDadapterprovidesRAIDlevels0,
1,and1E.AnoptionalRAIDadapterisavailableforpurchasethatprovidesRAIDlevels0,1,5,6,10,
50,and60.
•Systems-managementcapabilitiesTheserverscomeswithanIntegratedManagementModule(IMM).
WhentheIMMisusedwiththesystems-managementsoftwarethatcomeswiththeserver,youcan
managethefunctionsoftheserverlocallyandremotely.TheIMMalsoprovidessystemmonitoring,event
recording,andnetworkalertcapability.Thesystem-managementconnectorprovidesadditionalsecurity
byphysicallyseparatingthemanagementnetworktrafcfromtheproductionnetwork.Youcanusethe
Setuputilitytoconguretheservertouseadedicatedsystems-managementnetworkorasharednetwork.
•TCP/IPofoadengine(TOE)supportTheEthernetcontrollersintheserversupportTOE,whichis
atechnologythatofoadstheTCP/IPowfromthemicroprocessorandI/Osubsystemtoincrease
thespeedoftheTCP/IPow.WhenanoperatingsystemthatsupportsTOEisrunningontheserver
andTOEisenabled,theserversupportsTOEoperation.Seetheoperating-systemdocumentation
forinformationaboutenablingTOE.
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Note:TheLinuxoperatingsystemdoesnotsupportTOE.
•PrebootdiagnosticsprogramTheprebootdiagnosticsprogramsarestoredontheintegratedUSB
memory.Theycollectandanalyzesysteminformationtoaidindiagnosingserverproblems.The
diagnosticprogramscollectthefollowinginformationabouttheserver:
–Systemconguration
–Networkinterfacesandsettings
–Installedhardware
–EasyLEDstatus
–Serviceprocessorstatusandconguration
–Vitalproductdata,rmware,andUEFI(formerlycalledBIOS)conguration
–Harddiskdrivehealth
–RAIDcontrollerconguration
–EventlogsforRAIDcontrollersandserviceprocessors
Thediagnosticsprogramscreateamergedlogthatincludeseventsfromallcollectedlogs.The
informationiscollectedintoalethatyoucansendtoserviceandsupport.Additionally,youcanviewthe
informationlocallythroughageneratedtextreportle.Youcanalsocopythelogtoaremovablemedia
andviewthelogfromaWebbrowser.
Foradditionalinformationaboutdiagnostics,seetheHardwareMaintenanceManual.
•EasyStartupDVDTheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramguidesyouthroughthecongurationoftheRAID
controllerandtheinstallationoftheoperatingsystemanddevicedrivers.
•EasyManageDVDTheThinkServerEasyManageprogramhelpsyoumanageandadministeryourservers
throughremoteproblemnoticationaswellasmonitoringandalerting.
Specications
Thefollowinginformationisasummaryofthefeaturesandspecicationsoftheserver.Dependingonthe
servermodel,somefeaturesmightnotbeavailable,orsomespecicationsmightnotapply.
Chapter3.Generalinformation11
Table1.Featuresandspecications
Microprocessor:
•Supportsuptotwo®IntelXeon™
microprocessors,dual-core(two
corespermicroprocessorwith
4MBsharedamongcores)
orquad-core(fourcoresper
microprocessorwith8MBshared
amongcores)
•Level-2cache
•QuickPathInterconnect(QPI)links
speedupto6.4GTpersecond
Notes:
•UsetheSetupUtilityprogramto
determinethetypeandspeedof
themicroprocessors.
•Foralistofsupported
microprocessors,goto
www.lenovo.com/thinkserver
andclickontheOptions&
Softwaretab.
Memory:
•Minimum:1GB
•Maximum:128GB
•Type:PC3-10600R-999
(single-rankordouble-rank)
orPC3-8500R-777(quad-rank),
800,1067,and1333MHz,ECC,
DDR3registeredSDRAMDIMMs
only
•Slots:16dualinline
•Supports1GB,2GB,4GB,and8
GB(whenavailable)DIMMs
SATAopticaldrives(dependingon
yourmodel):
•CD-RW/DVD-ROMcombo(on
standardmodels)
•DVD-ROM(optional)
•Multi-burner(Rambo)(optional)
Harddiskdriveexpansionbays
(dependingonthemodel):
•Six2.5-inchhot-swapSASor
hot-swapSATAharddiskdrive
bays
PCIexpansionslots:
SupportstwoPCIriserslots:
•Slot1supportslow-prolecards
(PCIExpressGen2x16)
•Slot2supportshalf-length,
full-heightcards(PCIExpress
Gen2x16)
Powersupply:
•Onepowersupplystandard
•Maximumoftwo675-wattac
(110or220Vacauto-sensing)
hot-swappowersuppliesfor
redundancysupport
Hot-swapfans:
Theservercomesstandardwithsix
hot-swapfans.
Size:
•Height:43mm(1.69inches,1U)
•Depth:711mm(28inches)
•Width:440mm(17.3inches)
•
Maximumweight:15.4kg(34lb)
whenfullycongured
Integratedfunctions:
•IntegratedManagementModule
(IMM),whichprovidesservice
processorcontrolandmonitoring
functions,videocontroller,and
(whenIMMPremiumisinstalled)
remotekeyboard,video,mouse,
andremoteharddiskdrive
capabilities
•BroadcomBCM5709GbEthernet
controllerwithTCP/IPOfoad
Engine(TOE)
•FiveUniversalSerialBus(USB)
2.0ports
•FourEthernetports(twoon
systemboardandtwoadditional
portswhentheoptionalDual-Port
1GbEthernetDaughterCardis
installed)
•OneSystemManagementRJ-45
onthereartoconnecttoa
systemsmanagementnetwork.
Thissystemmanagement
connectorisdedicatedtothe
IMMfunctions.Thisconnector
isactivewithorwithoutIMM
Premium.
•Oneserialport
RAIDcontrollers:
•AServeRAID-BR10iSAS/SATA
ControllerthatprovidesRAID
levels0,1,and1E(comes
standardonsomehot-swapSAS
andhot-swapSATAmodels).
•AnoptionalServeRAID-MR10i
SAS/SATAControllerthat
providesRAIDlevels0,1,1E,5,
6,and10canalsobeordered.
Acousticalnoiseemissions
:
•Soundpower,idling:6.1bels
maximum
•Soundpower,operating:6.1bels
maximum
Environment:
•Airtemperature:
–Serveron:10°to35°C(50.0°
to95.0°F);altitude:0to3050
m(0to10006ft)
–Serveroff:5°to45°C(41°
to113°F);maximumaltitude:
3050m(10006ft)
•Humidity:
–Serveron:20%to80%
–Serveroff:8%to80%
Heatoutput
:
ApproximateheatoutputinBritish
thermalunits(Btu)perhour:
•Minimumconguration:662Btuper
hour(194watts)
•Maximumconguration:2302Btu
perhour(675watts)
Electricalinput:
•Sine-waveinput(47-63Hz)required
•Inputvoltagelowrange:
–Minimum:100Vac
–Maximum:127Vac
•Inputvoltagehighrange:
–Minimum:200Vac
–Maximum:240Vac
•Inputkilovolt-amperes(kVA),
approximately:
–Minimum:0.194kVA
–Maximum:0.700kVA
Videocontroller(integratedinto
IMM):
•MatroxG200(twoanalogports-
onefrontandonerearthatcanbe
connectedatthesametime)
Note:Themaximumvideo
resolutionis1280x1024at75Hz.
–SVGAcompatiblevideocontroller
–DDR2250MHzSDRAMvideo
memorycontroller
–AvocentDigitalVideo
Compression
–Videomemoryisnotexpandable
Notes:
1.Powerconsumptionandheat
outputvarydependingonthe
numberandtypeofoptional
featuresinstalledandthe
power-managementoptional
featuresinuse.
2.Theselevelsweremeasuredin
controlledacousticalenvironments
accordingtotheprocedures
speciedbytheAmericanNational
StandardsInstitute(ANSI)S12.10
andISO7779andarereported
inaccordancewithISO9296.
Actualsound-pressurelevelsina
givenlocationmightexceedthe
averagevaluesstatedbecauseof
roomreectionsandothernearby
noisesources.Thedeclared
sound-powerlevelsindicatean
upperlimit,belowwhichalarge
numberofcomputerswilloperate.
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