Fujitsu PRIMERGY RX2530 M1 User manual

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FUJITSU Server PRIMERGY RX2530 M1
Operating Manual
Edition January 2016

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RX2530 M1 Operating Manual
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For your safety
This manual contains important information for safely and correctly using this
product.
Carefully read the manual before using this product. Pay particular attention to
the accompanying manual "Safety Notes and Regulations" and ensure these
safety notes are understood before using the product. Keep this manual and the
manual "Safety Notes and Regulations" in a safe place for easy reference while
using this product.
Radio interference
This product is a "Class A" ITE (Information Technology Equipment). In a
domestic environment this product may cause radio interference, in which case
the user may be required to take appropriate measures. VCCI-A
Aluminum electrolytic capacitors
The aluminum electrolytic capacitors used in the product's printed circuit board
assemblies and in the mouse and keyboard are limited-life components. Use of
these components beyond their operating life may result in electrolyte leakage
or depletion, potentially causing emission of foul odor or smoke.
As a guideline, in a normal office environment (25°C) operating life is not
expected to be reached within the maintenance support period (5 years).
However, operating life may be reached more quickly if, for example, the
product is used in a hot environment. The customer shall bear the cost of
replacing replaceable components which have exceeded their operating life.
Note that these are only guidelines, and do not constitute a guarantee of
trouble-free operation during the maintenance support period.
High safety use
This product has been designed and manufactured to be used in commercial
and/or industrial areas as a server.
When used as visual display workplace, it must not be placed in the direct field
of view to avoid incommoding reflections (applies only to TX server systems).
The device has not been designed or manufactured for uses which demand an
extremely high level of safety and carry a direct and serious risk of life or body
if such safety cannot be assured.

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automatic airplane flight control, air traffic control, traffic control in mass
transport systems, medical devices for life support, and missile guidance
control in weapons systems (hereafter, "high safety use"). Customers should
not use this product for high safety use unless measures are in place for
ensuring the level of safety demanded of such use. Please consult the sales
staff of Fujitsu if intending to use this product for high safety use.
Measures against momentary voltage drop
This product may be affected by a momentary voltage drop in the power supply
caused by lightning. To prevent a momentary voltage drop, use of an AC
uninterruptible power supply is recommended.
(This notice follows the guidelines of Voltage Dip Immunity of Personal
Computer issued by JEITA, the Japan Electronics and Information Technology
Industries Association.)
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This product conforms to harmonic current standard JIS C 61000-3-2.
Only for the Japanese market:
About SATA hard disk drives
The SATA version of this server supports hard disk drives with SATA / BC-SATA
storage interfaces. Please note that the usage and operation conditions differ
depending on the type of hard disk drive used.
Please refer to the following internet address for further information on the
usage and operation conditions of each available type of hard disk drive:
http://jp.fujitsu.com/platform/server/primergy/harddisk/

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Only for the Japanese market:
IAlthough described in this manual, some sections do not apply to the
Japanese market. These options include:
– CSS (Customer Self Service)

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Contents
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.1 Concept and target groups for this manual . . . . . . . . . 12
1.2 Notational conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1.3 Documentation overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2 Functional overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.2 Server specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3 Installation steps, overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4 Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
4.1 Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
4.2 CE conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
4.3 FCC Class A Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
4.4 Transporting the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
4.5 Notes on installing the server in the rack . . . . . . . . . . . 43
4.6 Environmental protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
5 Hardware installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
5.1 Unpacking the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
5.2 Installing/removing the server in/from the rack . . . . . . . 49
5.3 Connecting devices to the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
5.3.1 Connecting the monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

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5.4 Connecting the server to the mains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
5.4.1 Using the cable clamps (hot-plug PSU) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
5.5 Notes on connecting/disconnecting cables . . . . . . . . . . 56
6 Starting up and operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
6.1 Control elements and indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
6.1.1 Front of the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
6.1.1.1 Control elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
6.1.1.2 Indicators on the control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
6.1.1.3 Indicators on the drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
6.1.2 Rear of server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
6.1.3 Indicators of the hot-plug system fans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
6.2 Switching the server on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
6.3 Configuring the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
6.3.1 Configuring the onboard SATA controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
6.3.2 Configuring the SAS/SATA RAID controller . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
6.3.3 Configuring the server and installing the operating system with
the ServerView Installation Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
6.3.4 Configuring the server and installing the operating system without
the ServerView Installation Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
6.4 Cleaning the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
7 Property and data protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
7.1 BIOS Setup security functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
8 Troubleshooting and tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
8.1 Power-on indicator remains unlit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
8.2 Server switches itself off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
8.3 Screen remains blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
8.4 Flickering stripes on monitor screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
8.5 No screen display or display drifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
8.6 Incorrect date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

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8.7 System will not boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
8.8 Drives reported as “dead” when starting system . . . . . . 84
8.9 Added drive reported as defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
8.10 Error message on screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
8.11 Expansion cards or onboard devices not recognized . . . . 85
8.12 Temperature warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
8.13 No effect of keyboard or mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
8.14 Optical drive cannot read data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

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Contents

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1 Introduction
The PRIMERGY RX2530 M1 is a rack server that provides high performance,
expandability and energy efficiency in 1 height unit (HU) space saving housing.
Thus, the PRIMERGY RX2530 M1 is ideal for virtualization and cloud, small
databases as well as for high performance computing thanks to the top
performance of the new Intel® Xeon® E5 product family. Moreover, the
RX2530 M1 delivers a great expandability, by supporting up to 1536 GB of
memory, ten hard disk drives and cost-saving LAN options to ensure future
requirements are met and budgets are saved. Thanks to the highly efficient
power supply units with an efficiency rate of 96% and the new power
management this will result in lower operational costs.
The modular power supplies are common units for the PRIMERGY mono- and
dual-socket servers allowing to “right-size” the energy demands for specific
requirements. In line with the Cool-safe Advanced Thermal Design (ATD) they
provide highest level of power efficiency in the IT industry. Additionally the new
generation of server provides DynamicLoM technology so that users can now
choose the type of network adapter they want. This new DynamicLoM provides
the ability to customize server’s networking of today and the ability to change to
meet future needs without overhauling server infrastructure.
The use of the latest Intel
®
Xeon
®
E5-2600 v3 product family along with new
DDR4 memory technology offers increased application performance, improved
security and efficiency to be able to cope with data growth. User-inspired design
features such as quick release levers for tool less fixing in a rack as well as
cable management solutions for tool less mounting to rails improve
serviceability.
The combination of increased processing power and memory capacity as well
as enhanced management options turns the PRIMERGY RX2530 M1 into the
ideal platform for running traditional databases, enterprise applications as well
as collaboration and messaging workloads. Plus, it substantially simplifies
carrying out infrastructure-related tasks like server virtualization and
consolidation.

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1.1 Concept and target groups for this manual
This operating manual describes how to install, set up and operate your server.
This operating manual is intended for those responsible for installing the
hardware and ensuring that the system runs smoothly. It contains all the
information you need to put your PRIMERGY RX2530 M1 into operation.
To understand the various expansion options, you will need to be familiar with
the fields of hardware and data transmission and you will require a basic
knowledge of the underlying operating system.
1.2 Notational conventions
The following notational conventions are used in this manual:
Text in italics indicates commands or menu items.
"Quotation marks" indicate names of chapters and terms that are being
emphasized.
Êdescribes activities that must be performed in the order
shown.
VCAUTION! pay particular attention to texts marked with this symbol.
Failure to observe this warning may endanger your life,
destroy the system or lead to the loss of data.
Iindicates additional information, notes and tips.

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1.3 Documentation overview
More information on your PRIMERGY RX2530 M1 can be found in the following
documents:
– "Quick Start Hardware - FUJITSU Server PRIMERGY RX2530 M1"
– "ServerView Quick Start Guide"
– "Safety Notes and Regulations" manual
"安全上のご注意 " for the Japanese market
– "Warranty" manual
"保証書 " for the Japanese market
– "ServerView Suite Local Service Concept - LSC" manual
– "Returning used devices" manual and "Service Desk" leaflet
"サポート＆サービス " for the Japanese market
– "FUJITSU Server PRIMERGY RX2530 M1 Upgrade and Maintenance
Manual"
– "D3279 BIOS Setup Utility for FUJITSU Server PRIMERGY RX2530 M1
Reference Manual"
– "Integrated RAID for SAS User Guide"
– "LSI MegaRAID - SAS Software User Guide"
– "Modular RAID Controller / Modular SAS HBA Installation Guide"
IAll documentation on PRIMERGY hardware and ServerView software is
available online from the Fujitsu manuals server at:
– For the global market http://manuals.ts.fujitsu.com
– For the Japanese market:
http://jp.fujitsu.com/platform/server/primergy/manual
The complete PRIMERGY documentation set can also be downloaded
as a DVD ISO image at:
– For the global market: ftp://ftp.ts.fujitsu.com/images/serverview/manuals
– For the Japanese market:
http://jp.fujitsu.com/platform/server/primergy/downloads
IFor the released PRIMERGY servers the ISO images can be
downloaded at:
http://support.ts.fujitsu.com/Download/index.asp .

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IFor the Japanese market:
Before using the product, please check for additional information that
may be available under the following URL:
http://jp.fujitsu.com/platform/server/primergy/products/note/
Further sources of information:
– ServerView Suite Glossary
– Manual for the monitor
– Documentation for the boards and drives
– Operating system documentation
– Information files in your operating system

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2 Functional overview
This section provides information on the features and technical data of the
PRIMERGY RX2530 M1 server. For information on key characteristics and
layout of the system board, see the "PRIMERGY RX2530 M1 Server Upgrade
and Maintenance Manual".
2.1 Features
Customer Self Service (CSS)
The PRIMERGY Customer Self Service (CSS) concept enables you to identify
and replace the affected component yourself in the case of certain error
scenarios.
In the CSS concept, you can replace the following components yourself in the
event of an error:
– Hot-plug HDD/SSD modules
– Hot-plug power supply units
– Memory modules
– System fans
– Expansion cards
For information on replacing these components, see the "FUJITSU Server
PRIMERGY RX2530 M1 Upgrade and Maintenance Manual".
CSS indicators on the control panel and on the back of the PRIMERGY server
provide you with information if a CSS event arises.
In addition, CSS errors are displayed in the ServerView Operations Manager,
the server management software from Fujitsu.
In the event of errors, the ServerView Operations Manager refers you directly
to the affected component and its order information in the Illustrated Spares
catalog of the server in question. (This feature is not available for the Japanese
market.)

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IFurther information on the CSS concept is provided in the "PRIMERGY
ServerView Suite Local Service Concept - LSC" manual on the Fujitsu
manuals server.
For the latest information on optional products provided for the
RX2530 M1 see the configurator of the server:
http://ts.fujitsu.com/products/standard_servers/index.html
(for the EMEA market)
http://jp.fujitsu.com/platform/server/primergy/system/
(for the Japanese market)
System board
The features of the system board are described in the "FUJITSU Server
PRIMERGY RX2530 M1 Upgrade and Maintenance Manual", the setup
possibilities are described in the "D3279 BIOS Setup Utility for FUJITSU Server
PRIMERGY RX2530 M1 Reference Manual".
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
A Trusted Platform Module (TPM) for safer storage of keys can be implemented
as an option. This module enables programs from third party manufacturers to
store key information (e.g. drive encryption using Windows Bitlocker Drive
Encryption).
The TPM is activated via the BIOS system (for more information, refer to the
“D3279 BIOS Setup Utility for FUJITSU Server PRIMERGY RX2530 M1
Reference Manual").
VCAUTION!
– When using the TPM, note the program descriptions provided by the
third party manufacturers.
– You must also create a backup of the TPM content. To do this, follow
the third party manufacturer's instructions. Without this backup, if the
TPM or the system board is faulty you will not be able to access your
data.
– If a failure occurs, please inform your service about the TPM
activation before it takes any action, and be prepared to provide them
with your backup copies of the TPM content.

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Slots for expansion cards
The server can be flexibly expanded via four slots (2x PCIe x16 and 2x PCIe
x8). A second processor is required for slot 4.
The FBU for the 3.5" base-unit variant occupies one additional PCIe slot.
Therefore, for the 3.5" base-unit variant slot 2 is for FBU option.
One horizontal chassis slot is occupied by the dynamic LOM card.
Hard disk drives
Depending on the chassis the server can be equipped with 4x 3.5-inch, 8x 2.5-
inch (with 1x ODD) or 10 2.5-inch (without ODD) SAS/SATA HDD/SSD
modules .
Each HDD module can accommodate an SAS/SATA hard disk drive or an SATA
SSD drive with a maximum height of 1 inch. The module is connected to the
SAS/SATA backplane wirelessly. This allows HDD modules to be plugged in or
pulled out easily.
To control SAS hard disk drives, an additional RAID controller must be installed.
To control PCIe SSD modules an additional PCIe controller must be installed.
Mixed configurations of SAS HDDs, SATA HDDs and SSDs within the same
logical drive (RAID array) are not supported.
If the server has the corresponding RAID configuration, HDD modules can also
be replaced during operation.
Onboard SATA controller
A SATA controller is integrated on the system board; up to eight SATA hard disk
drives can be connected to the controller.
For more information on configuring the controller, see section "Configuring the
onboard SATA controller" on page 74.
SAS/SATA RAID controller
The server is available with the following SAS/SATA RAID controllers for
operating the internal SAS/SATA hard disk drives:
– Modular RAID 0/1 controller with "MegaRAID functionality"
(SAS MegaRAID) for SAS1.0 and SAS2.0
RAID levels 0, 1, 10 and 1E are supported for internal hard disk drive
configurations.

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– Modular RAID 5/6 controller with "MegaRAID functionality"
(SAS MegaRAID) for SAS1.0 and SAS2.0
RAID levels 0, 1, 10, 1E, 5, 50, 6 and 60 are supported for internal hard disk
drive configurations. As an option, a battery backup unit (BBU) or a flash
backup unit (FBU) can save the memory content even if the power fails.
Cache memory size of 512 Mbyte or 1 Gbyte is available.
IFor more information on configuring the controller, see section
"Configuring the SAS/SATA RAID controller" on page 75.
Further information on SAS/SATA RAID controllers is provided in the
"Modular RAID Controller Installation Guide" (on the Fujitsu manuals
server under x86 Servers - Expansion Cards - Storage Adapters - LSI SAS /
SCSI RAID Controllers).
Further information on other SAS/SATA RAID controllers (e.g. for
operating external SAS/SATA hard disk drives or tape drives) is available
on the Fujitsu manuals server under x86 Servers - Expansion Cards -
Storage Adapters - LSI SAS / SCSI RAID Controllers.
Accessible drives / components
The variant with a maximum of 8x 2.5-inch and 4 x 3.5-inch HDD modules
provide a bay for an optical drive.
The variant with 10x 2.5-inch HDD modules does not provide a bay for an
optical drive.
The optical drive installed here cannot be replaced during operation.
USB connectors
4x 3.5-inch and 8x 2.5-inch: The two USB 3.0 connectors on the front of the
server support activities carried out by the service technician. The maximum
length of the external cable are three meters. At the rear there are 2x USB 3.0
and 1x USB 2.0.
10x 2.5-inch: On the front there is one USB 2.0 connector. At the rear there are
2x USB 3.0 and 1x USB 2.0.
Power supply
In its basic configuration the server uses a hot-plug power supply unit that
adjusts automatically to any mains voltage in the range of 100 - 240 V (PSU
Platinum, 450 W) or 200 - 240 V (PSU Titanium, 800 W).

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As an option, the power supply can be expanded with an extra power supply unit
to create a redundant power supply. If a power supply unit fails, the redundant
configuration assures continued operation. The defective power supply unit can
be replaced during operation. A mix of 450 W and 800 W PSUs is not allowed.
In case of mixed configuration CSS LED will be flashing and an SEL entry will
be generated (for further details see the "PRIMERGY RX2530 M1 Server
Upgrade and Maintenance Manual").
Cool-safe
®
Advanced Thermal Design
The Cool-safe
®
Advanced Thermal Design option allows you to operate the
system within a higher temperature range of 5 °C to 40 °C.
VCAUTION
In a system that has the Cool-safe
®
advanced thermal design option,
only components that support the higher operating range may be
installed.
High level of availability and data security
When memory data is accessed, 1-bit errors are identified in the main memory
and automatically corrected with the error correcting code (ECC) method.
ASR&R (Automatic Server Reconfiguration and Restart) restarts the system in
the event of an error and automatically "hides" the defective system
components.
The PDA (Prefailure Detection and Analysis) technology from Fujitsu analyzes
and monitors all components that are critical for system reliability.
A RAID controller supports different RAID levels and increase the availability
and data security of the system.
The hot-plug HDD modules provide additional availability.
The ATD option can only be ordered from the manufacturer as
a factory preset. To find out if your server is ATD-enabled,
check for the ATD logo on the identification rating plate.

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iRMC S4 with integrated management LAN connector
The iRMC S4 (integrated Remote Management Controller) is a Baseboard
Management Controller (BMC) with integrated management LAN connector
and expanded functionality that was previously only available with additional
plug-in cards. In this way, the iRMC S4 enables complete control of PRIMERGY
servers, regardless of system status, and thus particularly the control of
PRIMERGY servers that are in the "out-of-band" system status.
Major functions supported by the iRMC S4 include the following:
● Browser access via iRMC S4´s own Web server
● Secure communication (SSH, SSL)
● Power Management for the managed server (depending on its system
status)
● Power Consumption Management
● Connecting virtual drives as remote storage
● Text-based and graphic console bypass (Advanced Video Redirection)
● Remote Storage
● Command Line Interface (CLI)
● Simple, interactive or script-based iRMC S4configuration
● Customer Self Service (CSS)
● iRMC S4´s own user management
● Multi-computer, global iRMC S4 user administration using an LDAP
Directory Service
● Automatic network configuration via DNS / DHCP
● Power supply of the iRMC S4 via the system standby supply
● Full-coverage alarm management
● System Event Log (SEL) reading and processing
● IPMI support
● CIM / WS-MAN support
● Internal Event Log for user login / logout auditing