
Contents
Sa ety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Safety inspection checklist . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Chapter 1. Lenovo ThinkAgile MX
Certi ied Nodes overview . . . . . . . . 1
ThinkAgile MX certified configurations . . . . . . . 1
Network and infrastructure planning . . . . . . . . 1
Chapter 2. Speci ications . . . . . . . . 3
Shock and vibration specifications . . . . . . . 10
Chapter 3. Server components . . . . 11
Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Front operator panel . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
System-board switches, jumpers, and buttons. . . 16
System-board LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . 16
System-board connectors . . . . . . . . . 16
LOM packages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
System-board switches and jumpers. . . . . 18
PCIe riser assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
M.2 drive and slot numbering . . . . . . . . . 21
Parts list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Chapter 4. Hardware removal,
installation and management
guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . . . 28
Working inside the server with the power on. . . . 28
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . . . 29
Set the network connection for the Lenovo XClarity
Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Internal cable routing. . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Turn off the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Turn on the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Complete the parts replacement . . . . . . . . 32
Management options. . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Updating firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Memory configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
DC Persistent Memory Module (DCPMM)
setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Configuring DC Persistent Memory Module
(DCPMM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Adding memory modules with DCPMMs . . . 41
Chapter 5. Hardware replacement
procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Adapter replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Remove a M.2 data adapter . . . . . . . . 43
Install a M.2 data adapter . . . . . . . . . 45
Remove the M.2 boot adapter . . . . . . . 4
Install the M.2 boot adapter . . . . . . . . 48
Remove the PCIe adapter . . . . . . . . . 49
Install the PCIe riser assembly . . . . . . . 50
Air baffle replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Remove the air baffle . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Install the air baffle . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Compute node replacement . . . . . . . . . . 55
Remove a compute node . . . . . . . . . 55
Install a compute node . . . . . . . . . . 58
DIMM replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Remove a DIMM. . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Install a DIMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Dust filter replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Remove the dust filter in locking bezel . . . . 64
Install the dust filter in locking bezel . . . . . 65
Remove the dust filter in E1 enclosure
bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Install the dust filter in E1 enclosure bracket . . 6
Fan replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Remove a fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Install a fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Intrusion switch cable replacement . . . . . . . 1
Remove the intrusion switch cable . . . . . 1
Install the intrusion switch cable . . . . . . 3
M.2 drive on an M.2 data adapter replacement. . . 4
Remove an M.2 drive from an M.2 data
adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Install an M.2 drive on an M.2 data adapter . . 6
PCIe riser assembly replacement . . . . . . . .
Remove the PCIe riser assembly . . . . . .
Install the PCIe riser assembly . . . . . . . 9
Power adapter replacement . . . . . . . . . . 81
Install a power adapter . . . . . . . . . . 81
Remove a power adapter . . . . . . . . . 85
Top cover replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remove the top cover . . . . . . . . . . 8
Install the top cover . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Chapter 6. Memory con iguration . . . 93
DC Persistent Memory Module (DCPMM) setup . . 93
Adding memory modules with DCPMMs . . . . . 94
Configuring DC Persistent Memory Module
(DCPMM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
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