Fujitsu PRIMERGY RX2540 M1 User manual

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FUJITSU Server PRIMERGY RX2540 M1
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RX2540 M1 Operating Manual
Before reading this manual
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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Harmonic Current Standards
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 Documentation overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1.3 Notational conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2 Functional overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.2 Server specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3 Installation steps, overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
4 Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
4.1 Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
4.2 CE conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
4.3 FCC Class A Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
4.4 Transporting the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
4.5 Notes on installing the server in the rack . . . . . . . . . . . 46
4.6 Environmental protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
5 Hardware installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
5.1 Unpacking the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
5.2 Installing/removing the server in/from the rack . . . . . . . 51
5.3 Connecting devices to the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
5.4 Connecting the server to the power source . . . . . . . . . 58
5.4.1 Connecting the server to the mains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
5.4.2 Using the cable clamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

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5.5 Notes on connecting/disconnecting cables . . . . . . . . . . 60
6 Starting up and operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
6.1 Controls and indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
6.1.1 Front of server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
6.1.1.1 Control elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
6.1.1.2 Indicators on the control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
6.1.1.3 ID card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
6.1.2 Indicators on the drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
6.1.3 Rear of server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
6.2 Switching the server on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
6.3 Configuring the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
6.3.1 Configuring the onboard SATA controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
6.3.2 Configuring the SAS/SATA RAID controller
(PCIe expansion card) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
6.3.3 Configuring the server and installing the operating system
with the ServerView Installation Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
6.3.4 Configuring the server and installing the operating system
without the ServerView Installation Manager . . . . . . . . . . . 80
6.4 Cleaning the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
7 Property and data protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
7.1 BIOS Setup security functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
8 Troubleshooting and tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
8.1 Power-on indicator remains unlit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
8.2 Server switches itself off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
8.3 Screen remains blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
8.4 Flickering stripes on monitor screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
8.5 No screen display or display drifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
8.6 Incorrect date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
8.7 System will not boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

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8.8 Hard disk drive error messages at system boot . . . . . . . 88
8.9 Added drive reported as defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
8.10 Error message on screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
8.11 Expansion cards or onboard devices not recognized . . . . 90
8.12 Temperature warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
8.13 No effect of keyboard or mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
8.14 Optical drive cannot read data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

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1 Introduction
The FUJITSU Server PRIMERGY RX2540 M1 sets the standard for next-
generation 2U dual-socket rack servers. With best-in-class energy efficiency,
serviceability, customer-inspired design and unmatched performance, the
RX2540 M1 is ideal for today’s demanding data centers. The modular design of
the server offers excellent expandability with 24 memory slots, 8 PCIe Gen 3
expansion cards, and two hot-plug power supplies with up to 96% efficiency.
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. With the possible
usage of up to 24 disk drives the system is ideally suited for serverized storage
topics in order to build distributed storage architectures across multiple servers.
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 RX2540 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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Introduction
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 RX2540 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 Documentation overview
More information on your PRIMERGY RX2540 M1 can be found in the following
documents:
– "Quick Start Hardware - FUJITSU Server PRIMERGY RX2540 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 RX2540 M1 Upgrade and Maintenance
Manual"
– "D3289 BIOS Setup Utility for FUJITSU Server PRIMERGY RX2540 M1
Reference Manual"
– "Integrated RAID for SAS User Guide"
– "LSI MegaRAID - SAS Software User Guide"
– "Modular RAID Controller / Modular SAS HBA Installation Guide"

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Introduction
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/primergy/downloads
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
1.3 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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2 Functional overview
This section provides information on the features and technical data of the
PRIMERGY RX2540 M1 server. For information on key characteristics and
layout of the system board, see the "FUJITSU Server PRIMERGY RX2540 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 modules
– Hot-plug power supply units
– Memory modules
– Hot-plug system fans
– Expansion cards
For information on replacing these components, see the "FUJITSU Server
PRIMERGY RX2540 M1 Server Upgrade and Maintenance Manual".
CSS indicators on the operation 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
RX2540 M1 see the configurator of the server:
http://ts.fujitsu.com/products/standard_servers/index.html
(for the global 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 RX2540 M1 Upgrade and Maintenance Manual", the setup
possibilities are described in the "D3289 BIOS Setup Utility for FUJITSU Server
PRIMERGY RX2540 M1 Reference Manual".
USB Flash Module (UFM) (option)
The system board is equipped with a UFM slot by the manufacturer.
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
“D3289 BIOS Setup Utility for FUJITSU Server PRIMERGY RX2540 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.

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– 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.
Slots for expansion cards
The server can be flexibly expanded via six low profile PCIe Gen3 low profile
adapters (4 PCIe x8, 2 PCIe x16).
One horizontal chassis slot is occupied by the dynamic LOM card.
Hard disk drives - 3.5-inch
The server is available in the following drive configurations:
● 4*3.5-inch SAS/SATA hard disk drives connected to SATA 1-4 onboard:
up to four HDD modules, each with a 3.5-inch SAS/SATA hard disk drive with
a maximum height of 1 inch. One slot for an optional 3.5-inch ODD drive.
● 8*3.5-inch SAS/SATA hard disk drives connected to SAS RAID controller:
up to eight HDD modules, each with a 3.5-inch SAS/SATA hard disk drive
with a maximum height of 1 inch. One slot for an optional 3.5-inch ODD
drive.
● 12*3.5-inch SAS/SATA hard disk drives connected to SAS RAID controller:
up to twelve HDD modules, each with a 3.5-inch SAS/SATA hard disk drive
with a maximum height of 1 inch.
The HDD modules are connected to the SAS/SATA backplane without cables.
This allows HDD modules to be simply plugged in or pulled out (for further
details see the "FUJITSU Server PRIMERGY RX2540 M1 Server Upgrade and
Maintenance Manual").
If the server has a RAID configuration, the HDD modules can be exchanged
during operation (hot-swap).
Hard disk drives - 2.5-inch
The server is available in the following drive configurations:
● 8*2.5-inch SAS/SATA hard disk drives connected to SATA 1-4 onboard:
up to eight HDD modules, each with a 2.5-inch SAS/SATA hard disk drive
with a maximum height of 1 inch. One 5.25-inch bay for an optional ODD
and/or LTO or RDX drive.

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For LTO drive an additional SAS controller must be installed because
onboard SAS is no more supported.
● 16*2.5-inch SAS/SATA hard disk drives connected to SAS RAID controller:
up to sixteen HDD modules, each with a 2.5-inch SAS/SATA hard disk drive
with a maximum height of 1 inch. One 5.25-inch bay for an optional LTO or
RDX drive.
To support 16 HDDs you need either the new SAS expander board or a
second RAID controller.
● 24*2.5-inch SAS/SATA hard disk drives connected to SAS RAID controller:
up to twenty-four HDD modules, each with a 2.5-inch SAS/SATA hard disk
drive with a maximum height of 1 inch. The option of ODD, LTO or RDX drive
is not available.
To support 24 HDDs you need the new SAS expander board.
The HDD modules are connected to the SAS/SATA backplane without cables.
This allows HDD modules to be simply plugged in or pulled out (for further
details see the "FUJITSU Server PRIMERGY RX2540 M1 Server Upgrade and
Maintenance Manual").
If the server has a RAID configuration, the HDD modules can be exchanged
during operation (hot-swap).
Onboard SATA controller
One SATA controller is integrated on the system board; up to four SATA hard
disk drives can be connected to the controller. The LSI Embedded MegaRAID
software (Software RAID) supports RAID levels 0, 1 and 10.
For more information on configuring the controller, see section "Configuring the
onboard SATA controller" on page 77.

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SAS/SATA RAID controller (pluggable PCI-e expansion card)
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 and 10 are supported for internal hard disk drive
configurations.
– Modular RAID 5/6 controller with "MegaRAID functionality"
(SAS MegaRAID) for SAS1.0 and SAS2.0
RAID levels 0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6 and 60 are supported for internal hard disk
drive configurations. As an option, a flash backup unit (FBU) can save the
memory content even if the power fails. Cache memory size of 1 Gbyte or
2 Gbyte is available.
IFor more information on configuring the controller, see section
"Configuring the SAS/SATA RAID controller (PCIe expansion card)" on
page 78.
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
For configurations with 4 *3.5-inch and 8*3.5-inch HDD modules, a 3.5-inch
slimline bay for an optional optical drive is configurable.
For configurations with 8*2.5-inch and 16*2.5-inch HDD modules, a 5.25-inch
bay for an ODD, LTO or RDX drive is configurable.

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USB connectors
Two USB 3.0 connectors on the front of the device support activities carried out
by the service technician. The maximum length of the external cable is two
meters for the USB connectors on the front.
Another four USB connectors are available on the rear of the device
(2x USB 3.0 and 2x USB 2.0).
Power supply
In its basic configuration, the server has a hot-pluggable power supply unit that
adjusts automatically to any power voltage in the range from 100 V to 240 V
(Platinum) or 200 V to 240 V (Titanium). 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
(for further details see the "FUJITSU Server PRIMERGY RX2540 M1 Server
Upgrade and Maintenance Manual").
Cool-safe
®
Advanced Thermal Design
I The ATD feature is not available for the system variant 12 x 3.5-inch.
The Cool-safe
®
Advanced Thermal Design option allows you to operate the
system within a wider 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. Further information on this is available in the configurator.
This option can only be ordered from the manufacturer and is
indicated by the logo on the identification rating plate.