Lenovo Flex System x480 X6 Compute Node Installation and maintenance instructions

LenovoFlexSystemx280X6,x480X6,and
x880X6ComputeNode
InstallationandServiceGuide
MachineTypes:196,4258

Note
Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,readthegeneralinformationinAppendix
B“Notices”onpage1045,theWarrantyInformationdocument,andtheSafetyInformationandthe
EnvironmentalNoticesandUserGuidedocumentsontheLenovoDocumentationCD.
SixthEdition(March2017)
©CopyrightLenovo201,2017.
LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuantaGeneralServicesAdministration
“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContractNo.GS-35F-05925

Contents
Safety..................v
Safetystatements..............vi
Chapter1.Introduction.........1
Relateddocumentation............2
Brocadedocumentation............3
TheLenovoDocumentationCD.........4
Hardwareandsoftwarerequirements.....4
UsingtheDocumentationBrowser......4
Noticesandstatementsinthisdocument.....5
Featuresandspecifications...........5
Whatyourcomputenodeoffers.........8
LenovoXClarityAdministrator.........11
Reliability,availability,andserviceabilityfeatures.13
Majorcomponentsofthecomputenode....13
Power,controls,andindicators........14
Computenodecontrols,connectors,and
LEDs.................14
Consolebreakoutcable.........1
Turningonthecomputenode.......18
Turningoffthecomputenode.......19
System-boardlayouts............20
System-boardconnectors........20
System-boardjumpers..........20
System-boardLEDs..........21
System-boardswitches.........22
Workingwithscalablepartitions........24
FlexNodepartitioning..........25
Singlepartitionconsiderations.......25
Chapter2.Configuring........27
Partitioningamulti-nodecomplex.......2
Updatingfirmwareanddevicedrivers.....2
RecoveringaUEFIimage..........29
Configuringthecomputenode........30
UsingtheSetuputility..........31
Nxbootfailure.............3
Settingthebootprotocoltobootfromlegacy
devicesusingtheSetuputility.......3
UsingtheBootSelectionMenuprogram...38
UpdatingtheUniversallyUniqueIdentifierand
DMI/SMBIOSdata...........38
ConfiguringaRAIDarray.........41
UsingtheLSILogicConfigurationUtility...41
FeaturesonDemand..........42
SettinguptheLAN-on-motherboard(LOM)
feature................43
Chapter3.Installingtheoperating
system.................5
UsingtheServerGuideSetupandInstallationCD.46
ServerGuidefeatures..........46
Typicaloperating-systeminstallation....4
Installingtheoperatingsystemwithoutusing
ServerGuide..............4
UsingLenovoServerGuideScriptingToolkit...4
Chapter.AccessingtheIMM2....9
AccessingtheIMM2remotely.........49
Viewingthenetworkaccesstag......49
Loggingontothewebinterface......50
IMM2actiondescriptions........51
AccessingtheIMM2usingtheLANoverUSB
interface.................54
PotentialconflictswiththeLANoverUSB
interface...............54
ResolvingconflictswiththeIMM2LANover
USBinterface.............54
ConfiguringtheLANoverUSBinterface...55
Chapter5.Partslisting,Types7196
and258................57
Chapter6.Troubleshooting......63
Servicebulletins..............63
Diagnostictools..............63
Lightpathdiagnostics..........63
IMMeventlog.............66
ViewingeventlogsthroughtheSetuputility.66
Viewingeventlogswithoutrestartingthe
computenode.............66
LenovoDynamicSystemAnalysisPreboot
diagnosticprogram...........68
DSAdiagnostictestresults........69
Eventmessages..............225
IMMmessages.............225
UEFIdiagnosticcodes..........918
Troubleshootingbysymptom.........944
Computenodestartproblems.......944
Connectivityproblems..........944
Harddiskdriveproblems.........958
IntermittentConnectivityProblems.....960
Intermittentproblems..........960
Memoryproblems...........961
Observableproblems..........962
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Optionaldeviceandreplaceablecomponent
installationproblems..........963
Performanceproblems..........964
Power-onproblems...........965
Software...............96
SystemScalingIssues..........96
Undeterminedproblems.........968
Solvingundeterminedproblems........969
Collectingservicedata...........90
Chapter7.Installing,removing,
andreplacingcomputenode
components.............973
Installinganoptionaldevice.........93
Installationguidelines............93
Systemreliabilityguidelines........93
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....94
Returningadeviceorcomponent.....94
Updatingthecomputenodeconfiguration..94
Removingacomputenodefromachassis....95
Installingacomputenodeinachassis.....96
RemovingandreplacingTier1customer
replaceableunits(CRUs)...........9
Removingtheadapter-retentionassembly..98
Installingtheadapter-retentionassembly..99
Removingthebezel...........980
Installingthebezel...........980
Removingthecenterpartition.......981
Installingthecenterpartition.......982
Removingthechassisbulkhead......983
Installingthechassisbulkhead......983
RemovingtheCMOSbattery.......985
InstallingtheCMOSbattery........985
Removingthecomputenodecover.....986
Installingthecomputenodecover.....988
RemovingaDIMM...........989
InstallingaDIMM...........991
RemovinganeXFlashDIMM.......999
InstallinganeXFlashDIMM.......1000
Removingafabricconnector......1004
Installingafabricconnector.......1005
Removingthefronthandle.......1006
Installingthefronthandles.......100
Removingtheharddiskdrivecageand
backplaneassembly.........100
Installingtheharddiskdrivecageand
backplaneassembly.........1008
Removingahot-swapharddiskdrive...1009
Installingahot-swapharddiskdrive...1010
RemovinganI/Oexpansionadapter...1011
InstallinganI/Oexpansionadapter....1011
Removingthelightpathdiagnosticspanel.1013
Installingthelightpathdiagnosticspanel.1013
Removingascalabilityandperformance
connector..............1014
Installingascalabilityandperformance
connector..............101
Removingasolidstatedrive......1020
Installingasolidstatedrive.......1021
Removingthesolidstatedrivecageand
backplane..............1022
Installingthesolidstatedrivecageand
backplane..............1023
Removingthesolidstatedrivemounting
sleeve...............1024
Installingthesolidstatedrivemounting
sleeve...............1024
RemovingtheUSBflashdrive......1025
InstallingtheUSBflashdrive......1026
RemovingandreplacingFRUs(trainedservice
technicianonly).............102
Removingamicroprocessorandheat
sink................102
Installingamicroprocessorandheatsink.1030
Thermalgrease...........1034
Removingthesystem-boardcomponentsfor
base-assemblyreplacement......1035
Installingthesystem-boardcomponentsfor
base-assemblyreplacement......1036
AppendixA.Gettinghelpand
technicalassistance........101
Beforeyoucall..............1041
Usingthedocumentation.........1042
GettinghelpandinformationfromtheWorldWide
Web..................1042
HowtosendDSAdata..........1042
Creatingapersonalizedsupportwebpage..1042
Softwareserviceandsupport........1042
Hardwareserviceandsupport.......1043
Taiwanproductservice..........1043
AppendixB.Notices.........105
Trademarks...............1046
Importantnotes.............1046
Recyclinginformation...........1046
Particulatecontamination.........104
Telecommunicationregulatorystatement...104
Electronicemissionnotices.........1048
FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)
statement..............1048
IndustryCanadaClassAemissioncompliance
statement..............1048
Avisdeconformitéàlaréglementation
d'IndustrieCanada..........1048
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AustraliaandNewZealandClassA
statement..............1048
EuropeanUnionEMCDirectiveconformance
statement..............1048
GermanyClassAstatement......1049
Japaneseelectromagneticcompatibility
statements.............1050
KoreaCommunicationsCommission(KCC)
statement..............1050
RussiaElectromagneticInterference(EMI)
ClassAstatement..........1050
People'sRepublicofChinaClassAelectronic
emissionstatement..........1050
TaiwanClassAcompliancestatement..1050
TaiwanBSMIRoHSdeclaration.....1051
Index.................1053
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Safety
Beforeinstallingthisproduct,readtheSafetyInformation.
Antesdeinstalaresteproduto,leiaasInformaçõesdeSegurança.
Læssikkerhedsforskrifterne,førduinstallererdetteprodukt.
Leesvoordatuditproductinstalleerteerstdeveiligheidsvoorschriften.
Ennenkuinasennattämäntuotteen,lueturvaohjeetkohdastaSafetyInformation.
Avantd'installerceproduit,lisezlesconsignesdesécurité.
VorderInstallationdiesesProduktsdieSicherheitshinweiselesen.
Primadiinstallarequestoprodotto,leggereleInformazionisullaSicurezza.
Lessikkerhetsinformasjonen(SafetyInformation)førduinstallererdetteproduktet.
Antesdeinstalaresteproduto,leiaasInformaçõessobreSegurança.
©CopyrightLenovo2014,and201,201v

Antesdeinstalaresteproducto,lealainformacióndeseguridad.
Lässäkerhetsinformationeninnanduinstallerardenhärprodukten.
Safetystatements
Thesestatementsprovidethecautionanddangerinformationthatisusedinthisdocumentation.
Important:Eachcautionanddangerstatementinthisdocumentationislabeledwithanumber.Thisnumber
isusedtocrossreferenceanEnglish-languagecautionordangerstatementwithtranslatedversionsofthe
cautionordangerstatementintheSafetyInformationdocument.
Forexample,ifacautionstatementislabeledStatement1,translationsforthatcautionstatementareinthe
SafetyInformationdocumentunderStatement1.
Besuretoreadallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentationbeforeyouperformtheprocedures.
Readanyadditionalsafetyinformationthatcomeswithyoursystemoroptionaldevicebeforeyouinstall
thedevice.
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Statement1
DANGER
Electricalcurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.
Toavoidashockhazard:
•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orreconfiguration
ofthisproductduringanelectricalstorm.
•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.
•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.
•Whenpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.
•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceoffire,water,orstructuraldamage.
•Disconnecttheattachedpowercords,telecommunicationssystems,networks,andmodems
beforeyouopenthedevicecovers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationand
configurationprocedures.
•Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingtablewheninstalling,moving,or
openingcoversonthisproductorattacheddevices.
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,useonlyPartNumber33F835oranequivalenttypebattery
recommendedbythemanufacturer.Ifyoursystemhasamodulecontainingalithiumbattery,replace
itonlywiththesamemoduletypemadebythesamemanufacturer.Thebatterycontainslithiumand
canexplodeifnotproperlyused,handled,ordisposedof.Donot:
•Throworimmerseintowater
•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)
•Repairordisassemble
Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.
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Statement12
CAUTION:
Thefollowinglabelindicatesahotsurfacenearby.
Statement21
CAUTION:
Hazardousenergyispresentwhenthebladeisconnectedtothepowersource.Alwaysreplacethe
bladecoverbeforeinstallingtheblade.
ULregulatoryinformation
ThisdeviceisforuseonlywithListedchassis.
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Chapter1.Introduction
TheLenovoFlexSystemx280X6,x480X6,andx880X6ComputeNodeTypes196and4258isa
high-availability,scalablecomputenodethatisoptimizedtosupportthenext-generationmicroprocessor
technologyandisideallysuitedformediumandlargebusinesses.
TheLenovoFlexSystemx280X6,x480X6,andx880X6ComputeNodeissupportedintheLenovoFlex
SystemEnterpriseChassisonly.
TheLenovoFlexSystemx280X6,x480X6,andx880X6ComputeNodeisfunctionallyidenticalexceptfor
thescalingcapabilitiesoftheinstalledmicroprocessors.
Table1.Computenodescalincapabilities
ComputenodeScalingcapabilityMicroprocessorfamily
LenovoFlexSystemx280X6One-nodeconfigurationsonly2800
LenovoFlexSystemx480X6One-nodeandtwo-node
configurations
4800
LenovoFlexSystemx880X6One-node,two-node,andfour-node
configurations
8800
ThescalingcapabilitiesoftheLenovoFlexSystemx280X6,x480X6,andx880X6ComputeNodeallows
youtoformascalablepartition.CombiningthecomputenodesinascalablepartitionprovidesforFlexNode
partitioning.WithFlexNodepartitioning,youcantogglebetweenasinglepartitionormultiplepartitions
withouthavingtomodifythephysicalsetupofthecomputenodes.Formoreinformationaboutscalable
partitionsandFlexNodepartitioning,see“Workingwithscalablepartitions”onpage24.
Thisdocumentationprovidesthefollowinginformationaboutsettingupandtroubleshootingthecompute
node:
•Startingandconfiguringthecomputenode
•Installingtheoperatingsystem
•Diagnosingproblems
•Installing,removing,andreplacingcomponents
PackagedwiththecomputenodearesoftwareCDsthathelpyouconfigurehardware,installdevicedrivers,
andinstalltheoperatingsystem.
Todownloadthelatestfirmwareanddevicedrivers,gotohttp://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentralandenter
thecomputenodemachinetypeintheProductselectorfield.
Thecomputenodecomeswithalimitedwarranty.Forinformationaboutthetermsofthewarrantyand
gettingserviceandassistance,seetheWarrantyInformationdocumentforyourcomputenode.This
documentisavailableontheLenovoDocumentationCD.
Youcanobtainup-to-dateinformationaboutthecomputenodeathttp://www.ibm.com/systems.
Thecomputenodemighthavefeaturesthatarenotdescribedinthedocumentationthatcomeswiththe
computenode.Thedocumentationmightbeupdatedoccasionallytoincludeinformationaboutthose
features.Technicalupdatesmightalsobeavailabletoprovideadditionalinformationthatisnotincluded
inthecomputenodedocumentation.Toobtainthemostup-to-datedocumentationforthisproduct,go
tohttp://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/flexsys/information/index.jsp.
©CopyrightLenovo2014,and201,2011

Youcansubscribetoinformationupdatesthatarespecifictoyourcomputenodeat
http://www.ibm.com/support/mynotifications.
ThemodelnumberandserialnumberareontheIDlabelonthebezelonthefrontofthecomputenode,and
onalabelonthebottomofthecomputenodethatisvisiblewhenthecomputenodeisnotintheLenovo
FlexSystemchassis.IfthecomputenodecomeswithanRFIDtag,theRFIDtagcoverstheIDlabelonthe
bezelonthefrontofthecomputenodebutyoucanopentheRFIDtagtoseetheIDlabelbehindit.
Note:Theillustrationsinthisdocumentmightdifferslightlyfromyourhardware.
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RFID tag
Thesystemservicelabel,whichisonthecoverofthecomputenode,providesaquickresponse(QR)code
formobileaccesstoserviceinformation.YoucanscantheQRcodeusingaQRcodereaderandscanner
withamobiledeviceandgetquickaccesstotheLenovoserviceinformationwebsite.TheLenovoservice
informationwebsiteprovidesadditionalinformationforpartsinstallationandreplacementvideos,and
errorcodesforcomputenodesupport.
ThefollowingillustrationshowstheQRcodefortheLenovoFlexSystemx280X6,x480X6,andx880X6
ComputeNode.
Relateddocumentation
Usethisinformationtoidentifyandlocaterelatedcomputenodedocumentation.
ThisInstallationandServiceGuidecontainsgeneralinformationaboutthecomputenode,includinghowto
installsupportedoptionaldevicesandhowtoconfigurethecomputenode.Italsocontainsinformationto
helpyousolveproblemsyourselfandinstructionsforremovingandinstallingcomponents,anditcontains
informationforservicetechnicians.DocumentsthatareinPortableDocumentFormat(PDF)areonthe
LenovoDocumentationCD.Thefollowingdocumentationisalsoavailable.
•SafetyInformation
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ThisdocumentisinPDF.Itcontainstranslatedcautionanddangerstatements.Eachcautionanddanger
statementthatappearsinthedocumentationhasanumberthatyoucanusetolocatethecorresponding
statementinyourlanguageintheSafetyInformationdocument.
•LenovoWarrantyInformation
ThisprinteddocumentcontainsthewarrantytermsandapointertotheLenovoStatementofLimited
Warranty.
•EnvironmentalNoticesandUserGuide
ThisdocumentisinPDF.Itcontainstranslatedenvironmentalnotices.
•LicenseAreementforMachineCode
ThisdocumentisinPDF.ItprovidestranslatedversionsoftheLicenseAgreementforMachinecode
foryourcomputenode.
•LicensesandAttributionsDocument
ThisdocumentisinPDF.Itprovidesinformationabouttheopen-sourcenotices.
Inadditiontothedocumentationinthislibrary,besuretoreviewtheInstallationandServiceGuideforyour
LenovoFlexSystemchassisforinformationtohelpyouprepareforsysteminstallationandconfiguration.
Tocheckforupdateddocumentation,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
YoucanalsofinddocumentationthatisrelatedtoLenovoFlexSystemproductsat
http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/flexsys/information/index.jsp.
Brocadedocumentation
UsethisinformationtoidentifyandlocaterelatedBrocadedocumentation.
ThefollowingsectionintroducesBrocadedocumentsthatyoumightfindusefulfortheinstallationand
administration.
•EN023UserGuide
–NetworkOSLayer2SwitchinConfiurationGuide-
http://www.brocade.com/content/html/en/configuration-guide/nos-601a-l2guide/
–NetworkOSCommandReferenceGuide-
http://www.brocade.com/content/html/en/command-reference-guide/nos-601a-commandref/index.html
–NetworkOSMessaeReference-
http://www.brocade.com/content/html/en/message-reference-guides/nos-601a-messageref/wwhelp/
wwhimpl/js/html/wwhelp.htm
•FC5022UserGuide
–FabricOSAdministrator'sGuide-
http://www.brocade.com/content/html/en/administration-guide/fos-40-adminguide/
–FabricOSCommandReference-
http://www.brocade.com/content/html/en/command-reference-guide/fos-41-commandref/wwhelp/
wwhimpl/js/html/wwhelp.htm
–FabricOSMessaeReference-
http://www.brocade.com/content/html/en/message-reference-guides/FOS_40_MESSAGES/wwhelp/
wwhimpl/js/html/wwhelp.htm#href=Title.1.2.html
–AccessGatewayAdministrator'sGuide-
http://www.brocade.com/content/html/en/administration-guide/fos-40-accessgateway/index.html
Chapter1.Introduction3

TheLenovoDocumentationCD
TheLenovoDocumentationCDcontainsdocumentationforthecomputenodeinPortableDocumentFormat
(PDF).Itincludesadocumentationbrowsertohelpyoufindinformationquickly.
YoucanruntheLenovoDocumentationCDonanycomputerthatmeetsthehardwareandsoftware
requirements.
Hardwareandsoftwarerequirements
Usethisinformationtodeterminetheminimumhardwareandsoftwarerequirements.
TheLenovoDocumentationCDrequiresthefollowingminimumhardwareandsoftware:
•MicrosoftWindows
•100MHzmicroprocessor
•32MBofRAM
•AdobeAcrobatReader3.0(orlater)orxpdf,whichcomeswithLinuxoperatingsystems
UsingtheDocumentationBrowser
UsethisinformationtostarttheDocumentationBrowser.
UsetheDocumentationBrowsertobrowsethecontentsoftheCD,readbriefdescriptionsofthedocuments,
andviewdocuments,usingAdobeAcrobatReaderorxpdf.TheDocumentationBrowserautomatically
detectstheregionalsettingsinuseinyoursystemanddisplaysthedocumentsinthelanguageforthat
region(ifavailable).Ifadocumentisnotavailableinthelanguageforthatregion,theEnglish-language
versionisdisplayed.
UseoneofthefollowingprocedurestostarttheDocumentationBrowser:
•IfAutostartisenabled,inserttheCDintotheCDorDVDdrive.TheDocumentationBrowserstarts
automatically.
•IfAutostartisdisabledorisnotenabledforallusers,useoneofthefollowingprocedures:
–IfyouareusingaWindowsoperatingsystem,inserttheCDintotheCDorDVDdriveandclickStart→
Run.IntheOpenfield,type
e:\win32.bat
whereeisthedriveletteroftheCDorDVDdrive,andclickOK.
–IfyouareusingRedHatLinux,inserttheCDintotheCDorDVDdrive;then,runthefollowing
commandfromthe/mnt/cdromdirectory:
shrunlinux.sh
SelectthecomputenodefromtheProductmenu.TheAvailableT opicslistdisplaysallthedocumentsfor
thecomputenode.Somedocumentsmightbeinfolders.Aplussign(+)indicateseachfolderordocument
thathasadditionaldocumentsunderit.Clicktheplussigntodisplaytheadditionaldocuments.
Whenyouselectadocument,adescriptionofthedocumentisdisplayedunderTopicDescription.Toselect
morethanonedocument,pressandholdtheCtrlkeywhileyouselectthedocuments.ClickViewBook
toviewtheselecteddocumentordocumentsinAcrobatReaderorxpdf.Ifyouselectedmorethanone
document,alltheselecteddocumentsareopenedinAcrobatReaderorxpdf.
Tosearchallthedocuments,typeawordorwordstringintheSearchfieldandclickSearch.The
documentsinwhichthewordorwordstringappearsarelistedinorderofthemostoccurrences.Clicka
documenttoviewit.PressCtrl+FtousetheAcrobatsearchfunction,orpressAlt+Ftousethexpdfsearch
functionwithinthedocument.
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ClickHelpfordetailedinformationaboutusingtheDocumentationBrowser.
Noticesandstatementsinthisdocument
Usethisinformationtounderstandthemostcommondocumentationnoticesandstatementsandhow
theyareused.
ThecautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentarealsointhemultilingualSafetyInformation
document,whichisontheLenovoDocumentationCD.Eachstatementisnumberedforreferencetothe
correspondingstatementintheSafetyInformationdocument.
Thefollowingnoticesandstatementsareusedinthisdocument:
•Note:Thesenoticesprovideimportanttips,guidance,oradvice.
•Important:Thesenoticesprovideinformationoradvicethatmighthelpyouavoidinconvenientor
problemsituations.
•Attention:Thesenoticesindicatepossibledamagetoprograms,devices,ordata.Anattentionnoticeis
placedjustbeforetheinstructionorsituationinwhichdamagemightoccur.
•Caution:Thesestatementsindicatesituationsthatcanbepotentiallyhazardoustoyou.Acaution
statementisplacedjustbeforethedescriptionofapotentiallyhazardousproceduresteporsituation.
•Danger:Thesestatementsindicatesituationsthatcanbepotentiallylethalorhazardoustoyou.A
dangerstatementisplacedjustbeforethedescriptionofapotentiallylethalorhazardousprocedure
steporsituation.
Featuresandspecifications
Usethisinformationtoviewspecificinformationaboutthecomputenode,suchascomputenodehardware
featuresandthedimensionsofthecomputenode.
1.Power,cooling,andchassissystemsmanagementareprovidedbytheLenovoFlexSystemchassis.
2.TheoperatingsysteminthecomputenodemustprovideUSBsupportforthecomputenodeto
recognizeanduseUSBmediadrivesanddevices.
ThefollowingisasummaryofthefeaturesandspecificationsoftheLenovoFlexSystemx280X6,x480X6,
andx880X6computenode.
Microprocessor:
Twomulti-coreIntelXeonmicroprocessors.
Note:UsetheSetuputilitytodeterminethetypeandspeedofthemicroprocessorsinthecomputenode.
Integratedfunctions:
•RenesasSH5(IMM2)baseboardmanagementcontroller(BMC)withintegratedVGAcontroller
•(ModelswithLAN-on-motherboard(LOM)only)TwoLOMfabricconnectorsandoneEmulexSkyhawk
Quad-Port10GigabitEthernetcontroller
•SupportforuptotwointernalUSBports
•OneexternalUSBport
•OneLSI3004SAScontrollerwithsupportforRAIDlevel-0orRAIDlevel-1
•Lightpathdiagnostics
•Automaticserverrestart(ASR)
•FourI/Oexpansionconnectors
•(ModelswithoutLOM)FourI/Oexpansionconnectors
•(ModelswithLOM)SupportfortwoI/Oexpansionconnectors
•SerialoverLAN(SOL)
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•WakeonLAN(WOL)
•WakeonPCI(PME)capability
•Built-inmonitoringfortemperature,voltage,andharddiskdrives
•AdvancedConfigurationandPowerInterface(ACPI)
Upgradeablefirmware:
Allfirmwareisfieldupgradeable.
Memory:
•48dualinlinememorymodule(DIMM)connectors
•Type:Low-profile(LP)double-datarate(DDR3)DRAM
•Supports8GB,16GB,32GB,and64GBDIMMswithupto3TBoftotalmemoryonthesystem
boardpercomputenode
•SupportforRDIMMsandLRDIMMs(combiningisnotsupported)
•Vitalproductdata(VPD)
Drives:
•Supportforuptotwo2.5-inchhot-swap,smallformfactor(SFF)SerialAttachedSCSI(SAS)orSerial
ATA(SATA)harddiskdrives,oruptotwo2.5-inchhot-swapsolidstatedrives(SSDs)
•Optionalsupportforuptofour1.8-inchhot-swapSSDs
•OptionalRAIDcontrollersupportsuptofour1.8-inchhot-swapSSDsanduptofournon-hot-swap
1.8-inchSSDs
Drives:
Supportforuptotwo2.5-inchhot-swap,smallformfactor(SFF)SerialAttachedSCSI(SAS)orSerial
ATA(SATA)harddiskdrives,oruptotwo2.5-inchhot-swapsolidstatedrives(SSDs).
eXFlashDIMMs:
Supportsamaximumof12DDR3eXFlashDIMMsin200GBor400GBcapacities.
Scalability:
Supportsscalingtoformtwo-nodeorfour-nodecomplexes,providinguptoeightmicroprocessor
socketsand192DIMMconnectors.
PredictiveFailureAnalysis(PFA)alerts:
•Microprocessors
•Memory
•Harddiskdrives
Size:
•Height:55.5mm(2.19in)
•Depth:500mm(19.in)
•Width:435.3mm(1.14in)
•Maximumweight:12.25kg(2lbs)
Security:
FullycompliantwithNIST800-131A.Thesecuritycryptographymodesetbythemanagingdevice
(CMM,LenovoXClarityAdministrator,orFlexSystemManagermanagementnode)determinesthe
securitymodeinwhichthecomputenodeoperates.
Environment:
TheLenovoFlexSystemx280X6,x480X6,andx880X6ComputeNodecomplieswithASHRAE
classA3specifications.
•Poweron1:
–Temperature:5°C-40°C(41°F-104°F)upto950m(3,11ft)3
–Humidity,non-condensing:-12°Cdewpoint(10.4°F)and8%-85%relativehumidity5,6
–Maximumdewpoint:24°C(5°F)
–Maximumaltitude:3048m(10,000ft)
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–Maximumrateoftemperaturechange:5°C/hr(41°F/hr)4
•Poweroff2:
–Temperature:5°Cto45°C(41°F-113°F)
–Relativehumidity:8%-85%
–Maximumdewpoint:2°C(80.6°F)
•Storage(non-operating):
–Temperature:1°Cto60°C(33.8°F-140°F)
–Altitude:3050m(10,006ft)
–Relativehumidity:5%-80%
–Maximumdewpoint:29°C(84.2°F)
•Shipment(non-operating):
–Temperature:-40°Cto60°C(-40°F-140°F)
–Altitude:10,00m(35,105ft)
–Relativehumidity:5%-100%
–Maximumdewpoint:29°C(84.2°F)8
•Particulatecontamination
Airborneparticulatesandreactivegasesactingaloneorincombinationwithotherenvironmental
factorssuchashumidityortemperaturemightposearisktothecomputenode.Forinformation
aboutthelimitsforparticulatesandgases,see“Particulatecontamination”onpage104.
1.ComputeNodepoweredon.
2.ComputeNodeisremovedfromoriginalshippingcontainerandisinstalledbutnotinuse,for
example,duringrepair,maintenance,orupgrade.
3.A3-Deratemaximumallowabletemperature1°C/15mabove950m.Atmaximumaltitudeof
3,050m(10kft)maximumairtemperatureis28°C(82°F)
4.5°C/hrfordatacentersemployingtapedrivesand20°C/hrfordatacentersemployingdiskdrives.
5.TheminimumhumiditylevelforclassA3isthehigher(moremoisture)ofthe-12°Cdewpointand
the8%relativehumidity.Theseintersectatapproximately25°C.Belowthisintersection(~25C),
thedewpoint(-12°C)representstheminimummoisturelevel;abovetheintersection,relative
humidity(8%)istheminimum.
6.Moisturelevelslowerthan0.5°CDP,butnotlower-10°CDPor8%relativehumidity,canbe
acceptedifappropriatecontrolmeasuresareimplementedtolimitthegenerationofstaticelectricity
onpersonnelandequipmentinthedatacenter.Allpersonnelandmobilefurnishingsandequipment
mustbeconnectedtogroundviaanappropriatestaticcontrolsystem.Thefollowingitemsare
consideredtheminimumrequirements:
a.Conductivematerials(conductiveflooring,conductivefootwearonallpersonnelwhogointo
thedatacenter;allmobilefurnishingsandequipmentwillbemadeofconductiveorstatic
dissipativematerials).
b.Duringmaintenanceonanyhardware,aproperlyfunctioningwriststrapmustbeusedbyany
personnelwhocontactsITequipment.
.Theequipmentacclimationperiodis1hourper20°Coftemperaturechangefromtheshipping
environmenttotheoperatingenvironment.
8.Condensationisacceptable,butnotrain.
9.ThefullyconfiguredchassisweightisbasedonallnodesandI/Omodulesbeingattheirmaximum
designlimit.
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Whatyourcomputenodeoffers
YourcomputenodeoffersfeaturessuchastheintegratedmanagementmoduleII,harddiskdrivesupport,
systems-managementsupport,microprocessortechnology,integratednetworksupport,I/Oexpansion,
largesystem-memorycapacity,lightpathdiagnostics,PCIExpress,andpowerthrottling.
•eXFlashDIMMsupport
Thecomputenodesupportsamaximumof12DDR3eXFlashDIMMsin200GBor400
GBcapacities.TheeXFlashDIMMsutilizetheunpopulatedDIMMslotsavailableinthe
computenodeandprovidehighperformancesolidstatememory.TheeXFlashDIMMs
canbeusedforstorageorstoragecache.ForinformationabouteXFlashDIMMs,see
http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5096820.
•FeaturesonDemand
IfaFeaturesonDemandfeatureisintegratedinthecomputenodeorinanoptionaldevicethatisinstalled
inthecomputenode,youcanpurchaseanactivationkeytoactivatethefeature.Forinformationabout
FeaturesonDemand,seehttps://fod.lenovo.com/lkms.
•Flexiblenetworksupport
Thecomputenodeprovidesflexiblenetworkcapabilities:
–Modelswithembeddedvirtualfabric:
TheintegratedEmulexSkyhawkQuad-Port10GigabitEthernetcontrollersupportsconnectionstoa
10Mbps,100Mbps,or1000MbpsnetworkthroughanEthernet-compatibleswitchmoduleinthe
chassis.Thecontrollersupportsconnectionsat10Gb.ThecontrolleralsosupportsWakeonLAN
technology.YoucaninstalluptotwoadditionalI/Oexpansionadaptersfornetworksupport.
Note:ToconsideranymaximumI/OlimitationsfortheFlexSystemx480X6andx880X6computenode,
seehttp://www.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/nos/flexmatrix.shtml.
–Modelswithoutembeddedvirtualfabric:
Thecomputenodehasconnectorsonthesystemboardforoptionalexpansionadaptersforadding
networkcommunicationcapabilitiestothecomputenode.YoucaninstalluptofourI/Oexpansion
adaptersfornetworksupport.Thisprovidestheflexibilitytoinstallexpansionadaptersthatsupporta
varietyofnetworkcommunicationtechnologies.
•Harddiskdrivesupport
Thecomputenodesupportsuptotwohot-swapharddiskdrives,withoptionalsupportforuptofour
hot-swapsolidstatedrives(SSDs).YoucanimplementRAID0orRAID1forthedrives.AnoptionalRAID
controllersupportsuptofourhot-swapSSDsanduptofournon-hot-swapSSDs.
•Harddiskdrivesupport
Thecomputenodesupportsuptotwo2.5-inchhot-swap,smallformfactor(SFF)SerialAttachedSCSI
(SAS)orSerialATA(SATA)harddiskdrives,oruptotwo2.5-inchhot-swapsolidstatedrives(SSDs).
•IntegratedmanagementmoduleII(IMM2)
TheintegratedmanagementmoduleII(IMM2)combinessystems-managementfunctions,videocontroller,
theremotepresence,andblue-screencapturefeaturesinasinglechip.TheIMM2providesadvanced
systems-managementcontrol,monitoring,andalertingfunction.Ifanenvironmentalconditionexceedsa
thresholdorifasystemcomponentfails,theIMM2lightsLEDstohelpyoudiagnosetheproblem,records
theerrorintheIMMeventlog,andalertsyoutotheproblem.
Optionally,theIMM2alsoprovidesavirtualpresencecapabilityforremotesystemsmanagement.The
IMM2providesremotesystemsmanagementthroughindustry-standardinterfaces:
–CommonInformationModel(CIM)
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–IntelligentPlatformManagementInterface(IPMI)version2.0
–SimpleNetworkManagementProtocol(SNMP)version3.0
–Webbrowser
Formoreinformation,seeChapter4“AccessingtheIMM2”onpage49.
•Largesystem-memorycapacity
Thecomputenodesupportsupto3TBofsystemmemory.Thememorycontrollersprovidesupportfor
upto48industry-standardregisteredECCDDR3onlow-profile(LP)DIMMsonthesystemboard.Forthe
mostcurrentlistofsupportedDIMMs,seehttp://www.lenovo.com/serverproven/.
•LenovoServerGuideSetupandInstallationCD
TheServerGuideSetupandInstallationCD,whichyoucandownloadfromtheweb,providesprogramsto
helpyousetupthecomputenodeandinstallaWindowsoperatingsystem.TheServerGuideprogram
detectsinstalledoptionalhardwaredevicesandprovidesthecorrectconfigurationprogramsanddevice
drivers.Formoreinformation,see“UsingtheServerGuideSetupandInstallationCD”onpage46.
•LenovoX-Architecture
LenovoX-Architecturesystemscombineproven,innovativeLenovodesignstomakeyour
x86-processor-basedcomputenodepowerful,scalable,andreliable.Formoreinformation,see
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/systems/servers/mission-critical/.
•Lightpathdiagnostics
Lightpathdiagnosticsprovideslight-emittingdiodes(LEDs)tohelpyoudiagnoseproblems.Formore
information,see“Lightpathdiagnostics”onpage63.
•Microprocessortechnology
Thecomputenodesupportstwomulti-coreIntelXeonmicroprocessors.Formoreinformationabout
supportedmicroprocessors,seeChapter5“Partslisting,Types196and4258”onpage5.
•MobileaccesstoLenovoserviceinformationwebsite
Thecomputenodeprovidesaquickresponse(QR)codeonthesystemservicelabel,whichisonthe
coverofthecomputenode,thatyoucanscanusingaQRcodereaderandscannerwithamobiledevice
togetquickaccesstotheLenovoserviceinformationwebsite.TheLenovoserviceinformationwebsite
providesadditionalinformationforpartsinstallationandreplacementvideos,anderrorcodesforcompute
nodesupport.FortheLenovoFlexSystemx280X6,x480X6,andx880X6ComputeNodeQRcode,
seeQRcodeinformationinChapter1“Introduction”onpage1orChapter5“Partslisting,Types196
and4258”onpage5.
•PCIExpress
PCIExpressisaserialinterfacethatisusedforchip-to-chipinterconnectandexpansionadapter
interconnect.YoucanaddoptionalI/Oandstoragedevices.
•Powerthrottling
Byenforcingapowerpolicyknownaspower-domainoversubscription,theLenovoFlexSystemchassis
cansharethepowerloadbetweentwoormorepowersupplymodulestoensuresufficientpowerforeach
deviceintheLenovoFlexSystemchassis.Thispolicyisenforcedwhentheinitialpowerisappliedtothe
LenovoFlexSystemchassisorwhenacomputenodeisinsertedintotheLenovoFlexSystemchassis.
Thefollowingsettingsforthispolicyareavailable:
–Basicpowermanagement
–Powermoduleredundancy
–Powermoduleredundancywithcomputenodethrottlingallowed
YoucanconfigureandmonitorthepowerenvironmentbyusingtheChassisManagementModule.Formore
information,seetheFlexSystemChassisManagementModule:Command-LineInterfaceReferenceGuide
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athttp://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/flexsys/information/topic/com.lenovo.acc.cmm.doc/dw1kt_cmm_
cli_book.pdf.
•Scalablepartitions
Yourcomputenodeisscalableandcanbeconnectedtomultiplecomputenodessothatyoucanshare
resourcesbetweencomputenodes.Formoreinformationaboutscalablepartitions,see“Workingwith
scalablepartitions”onpage24.
•Systems-managementsupport
ThecomputenodeIMM2providesaWebinterfaceforremotesystems-managementsupport.Youcan
usetheinterfacetoviewsystemstatus,andcontrolservermanagementfunctionsandIMMmanagement
settings.
TheIMM2communicateswiththeLenovoFlexSystemChassisManagementModule(CMM),Lenovo
XClarityAdministrator(ifavailable),andFlexSystemManagermanagementsoftware(ifavailable).
–CMMisahot-swapmodulethatprovidessystem-managementfunctionsforallcomponents
inaLenovoFlexSystemchassis.Itcontrolsaserialportforremoteconnectionanda
1GbpsEthernetremote-managementconnection.Formoreinformation,seetheFlex
SystemChassisManagementModule:Command-LineInterfaceReferenceGuideat
http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/flexsys/information/topic/com.lenovo.acc.cmm.doc/dw1kt_cmm_
cli_book.pdf.
–FlexSystemManagermanagementsoftwareisaplatform-managementfoundation
thatstreamlinesthewayyoumanagephysicalandvirtualsystemsinaheterogeneous
environment.Byusingindustrystandards,FlexSystemManagermanagement
softwaresupportsmultipleoperatingsystemsandvirtualizationtechnologies.Formore
information,seethe"FlexSystemManagerSoftware:InstallationandServiceGuide"at
http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/flexsys/information/topic/com.ibm.acc.831.doc/product_
page.html.
–TheLenovoXClarityAdministratorisavirtualappliancethatyoucanusetomanageaFlexSystem
chassisinasecureenvironment.TheLenovoXClarityAdministratorprovidesacentralinterfaceto
performthefollowingfunctionsforallmanagedendpoints:
–Usermanagement
–Hardwaremonitoringandmanagement
–Configurationmanagement
–Operatingsystemdeployment
–Firmwaremanagement
Formoreinformation,seehttps://support.lenovo.com/us/en/documents/LNVO-XCLARIT.
•LenovoXClarityAdministrator
LenovoXClarityAdministratorisacentralizedresource-managementsolutionthatenablesadministrators
todeployinfrastructurefasterandwithlesseffort.ThesolutionseamlesslyintegratesintoSystemx,
ThinkServer,andNeXtScaleservers,aswellastheFlexSystemconvergedinfrastructureplatform.
LenovoXClarityAdministratorprovides:
–Automateddiscovery
–Agent-freehardwaremanagement
–Monitoring
–Firmwareupdatesandcompliance
–Pattern-basedconfigurationmanagement
–Deploymentofoperatingsystemsandhypervisors
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