Fujitsu PRIMERGY RX300 S7 User manual

Operating Manual - English
PRIMERGY RX300 S7
Server
Operating manual
Edition June 2013

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RX300 S7 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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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 . . . . . . . . . 11
1.2 Documentation overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1.3 Notational conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2 Functional overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.2 Server specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3 Installation steps, overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
4 Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
4.1 Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
4.2 ENERGY STAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
4.3 CE conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
4.4 FCC Class A Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
4.5 Transporting the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
4.6 Notes on installing the server in the rack . . . . . . . . . . . 48
4.7 Environmental protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
5 Hardware installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
5.1 Unpacking the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
5.2 Installing/removing the server in/from the rack . . . . . . . 53
5.3 Connecting devices to the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
5.4 Connecting the server to the power source . . . . . . . . . 57
5.4.1 Connecting the server to the mains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

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5.4.2 Connecting the server to the direct current (optional DC hot-plug
power supply unit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
5.4.3 Using the cable clamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
6.1.1.2 Indicators on the control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
6.1.1.3 Indicators on the drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
6.1.2 Rear of server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
6.1.3 Indicators of the hot-plug fans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
6.2 Switching the server on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
6.3 Configuring the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
6.3.1 Configuring the onboard SAS/SATA controller . . . . . . . . . . 78
6.3.2 Configuring the SAS/SATA RAID controller . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
6.3.3 Configuring the server and installing the operating system
with the ServerView Installation Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
6.3.4 Configuring the server and installing the operating system
without the ServerView Installation Manager . . . . . . . . . . . 81
6.4 Cleaning the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
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

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8.7 System will not boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
8.8 Drives reported as "dead" when starting system . . . . . . 88
8.9 Added drive reported as defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
8.10 Error message on screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
8.11 Expansion cards or onboard devices not recognized . . . . 89
8.12 Temperature warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
8.13 No effect of keyboard or mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
8.14 Optical drive cannot read data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

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Contents

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1 Introduction
The PRIMERGY RX300 S7 is a dual socket rack server, focusing on versatility
and scalability. The new modular concept supports excellent expandability with
up to 16 hard disk drives, up to 7 PCIe Gen 3 cards and up 768 GB RAM, all in
one single 2 height units (HU) rack housing. Furthermore, the new Intel®
Xeon® E5 product family delivers the top performance to ensure today’s
demand while being prepared for future requirements thanks to the upgrade kits
as well as the cost-saving LAN options. Thanks to the power supply units with
94% efficiency and the new power management this will result in lower
operational costs. This 2HU power house is the right choice for all types of
business applications and consolidations.
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 RX300 S7 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.

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1.2 Documentation overview
More information on your PRIMERGY RX300 S7 can be found in the following
documents:
– "Quick Start Hardware - PRIMERGY RX300 S7" leaflet
(only included as a printed copy)
– "Quick Start Software - Quick Installation Guide" DVD booklet
(only included with the ServerView Suite as a printed copy)
– "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
– "PRIMERGY RX300 S7 Server Upgrade and Maintenance Manual"
– "D2939 BIOS Setup Utility for PRIMERGY RX300 S7 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
IPRIMERGY manuals are available in PDF format on the
ServerView Suite DVD 2. The ServerView Suite DVD 2 is part of the
ServerView Suite supplied with every server.
If you no longer have the ServerView Suite DVDs, you can obtain the
relevant current versions using the order number U15000-C289 (the
order number for the Japanese market: please refer to the configurator
of the server http://jp.fujitsu.com/platform/server/primergy/system/).
The PDF files of the manuals can also be downloaded free of charge
from the Internet. The overview page showing the online documentation
available on the Internet can be found using the URL (for EMEA market):
http://manuals.ts.fujitsu.com. The PRIMERGY server documentation can
be accessed using the Industry standard servers navigation option.
For the Japanese market:
Please refer to the following URL for the latest product manuals:
http://jp.fujitsu.com/platform/server/primergy/manual/
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 on the ServerView Suite DVD 2
– Manual for the monitor
– Documentation for the boards and drives
– Operating system documentation
– Information files in your operating system

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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 RX300 S7 server. For information on key characteristics and layout
of the system board, see the "PRIMERGY RX300 S7 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 hard disk drives
– Hot-plug power supply units
– Memory modules
– Hot-plug system fans
– Expansion cards
For information on replacing these components, see the "PRIMERGY
RX300 S7 Server 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.
You can also fit your server with a ServerView Local Service Panel, which
enables you to identify the type of component affected by the error directly on
the server.
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
PRIMERGY ServerView Suite DVD 2.
For the latest information on optional products provided for the
RX300 S7 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 "D2939 BIOS Setup
Utility for PRIMERGY RX300 S7 Reference Manual" for the firmware.
USB Flash Module (UFM) (option)
The system board is equipped with a UFM slot by the manufacturer.
IThe "internal USB stick" and "UFM" slots must not be used in parallel.
Either an internal USB stick or a UFM may be used.
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
“D2939 BIOS Setup Utility for PRIMERGY RX300 S7 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 seven slots (two PCIe Gen3 x16 and
five PCIe Gen3 x8).
One of these slots (slot 7) is occupied with one of two possible SAS/SATA RAID
controllers.
Hard disk drives
The server is available in the following drive configurations:
●6*3.5-inch SAS/SATA hard disk drives:
up to six (2x3) HDD modules, each with a 3.5-inch SAS/SATA hard disk drive
with a maximum height of 1 inch. Slot for an optional 3.5-inch DAT or RDX
drive.
●4*2.5-inch SAS/SATA hard disk drives:
up to four HDD modules, each with a 2.5-inch SAS/SATA hard disk drive with
a maximum height of 15 mm.
●4*2.5-inch SAS/SATA hard disk drives + LTO drive:
up to four HDD modules, each with a 2.5-inch SAS/SATA hard disk drive with
a maximum height of 15 mm, and a 5.25-inch LTO drive.
●8*2.5-inch SAS/SATA hard disk drives:
up to eight (2x4) HDD modules, each with a 2.5-inch SAS/SATA hard disk
drive with a maximum height of 15 mm.
●8*2.5-inch SAS/SATA hard disk drives + RDX/DAT drive:
up to eight (2x4) HDD modules, each with a 2.5-inch SAS/SATA hard disk
drive with a maximum height of 15 mm, and a 3.5-inch DAT or RDX drive.
●8*2.5-inch SAS/SATA hard disk drives + LTO drive:
up to eight (2x4) HDD modules, each with a 2.5-inch SAS/SATA hard disk
drive with a maximum height of 15 mm, and a 5.25-inch LTO drive.
●12*2.5-inch SAS/SATA hard disk drives:
up to twelve (3x4) HDD modules, each with a 2.5-inch SAS/SATA hard disk
drive with a maximum height of 15 mm.

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●16*2.5-inch SAS/SATA hard disk drives:
up to sixteen (4x4) HDD modules, each with a 2.5-inch SAS/SATA hard disk
drive with a maximum height of 15 mm.
The module is 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 "PRIMERGY RX300 S7 Server Upgrade and Maintenance Manual").
The hard disk subsystem is designed for SAS/SATA, each with one channel for
each hard disk drive.
If the server has a RAID configuration, the HDD modules can be exchanged
during operation (hot-swap).
Onboard SAS/SATA controller
A SAS/SATA controller is integrated on the system board; up to four SAS or
SATA hard disk drives can be connected to the controller. The LSI Embedded
MegaRAID software (Software RAID) supports RAID levels 0, 1 and 10. The
SAS functionallity needs to be enabled separately by using a onboard SAS
enabling key.
For more information on configuring the controller, see section "Configuring the
onboard SAS/SATA controller" on page 78.
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.
– 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 79.

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Further information on SAS/SATA RAID controllers is provided in the
"Modular RAID Controller Installation Guide" (on ServerView Suite
DVD 2 under Industry Standard 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 ServerView Suite DVD 2 under Industry Standard Servers - Expansion
Cards - Storage Adapters - LSI SAS / SCSI RAID Controllers.
Accessible drives / components
For all configurations, except those with 16*2.5-inch HDD modules or 8*2.5-
inch HDD modules + LTO drive, a number of mounting locations is available:
– One 3.5-inch slimline bay for an optional Local Service Module:ServerView
Local Service Display (LSD)
– One 3.5-inch slimline bay for an optional optical drive
For a configuration with 3.5-inch HDD modules, an optional DAT or RDX drive
can be installed in the right-hand drive cage. This means that the top two bays
of the drive cage are occupied and are no longer available for HDD modules.
IThe accessible drives/components described in this section cannot be
replaced during operation.
USB connectors
Two USB 2.0 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 2.0 connectors are available on the rear of the device.
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. 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 "PRIMERGY RX300 S7
Server Upgrade and Maintenance Manual").

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IAs an option, the server can be equipped with a DC hot-plug power
supply unit that adjusts automatically to any power voltage in the range
from -40.5 V to -57 V.
Cooling
The Cool-safe™ cooling concept with improved air flow cooling technology
(honeycomb design) ensures the highest possible performance of the
processors at work; at the same time, the system is extremely reliable thanks to
the reduced heat dissipation.
The server is equipped with five separate hot-plug fan modules. The redundant
fan configuration allows one fan to fail and the system still works. To ensure the
redundancy of the fan system the faulty fan has to be replaced immediately.
Defective fans can be replaced during operation (for further details see the
"PRIMERGY RX300 S7 Server Upgrade and Maintenance Manual").
Each processor has a heat sink.
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. The
patented memory scrubbing function regularly starts up the EDC mechanism,
ensuring continuous data integrity.
The memory modules used support SDDC technology (Chipkill™), which
further increases the effectiveness of memory error monitoring and correction.
Rank sparing memory technology is also supported, whereby one memory
module is used as a replacement for two other memory modules. If a memory
module fails, the module with the defective memory is deactivated automatically
and the replacement module is activated (provided that it has been configured
accordingly in BIOS; see BIOS Setup). The deactivated memory module is no
longer used and the faulty memory module can be replaced at the next
opportunity. The spare rank module must have identical or larger memory
capacity than all the other ranks on the same channel.
Memory modules can be protected against failure by mirroring (Memory
Mirroring). Memory Mirroring is roughly comparable to RAID level 1 for hard
disk arrays.
IFor further information according to memory module population please
refer to the technical manual of the system board D2939.