Lenovo x3650 M4 BD 5466 Installation and maintenance instructions

LenovoSystemx3650M4
InstallationandServiceGuide
MachineType:7915

Note
Beforeusinthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,readtheeneralinformationinAppendixD
“Gettinhelpandtechnicalassistance”onpae1189,AppendixE“Notices”onpae1193,theWarranty
Informationdocument,andtheSafetyInformationandEnvironmentalNoticesandUserGuidedocumentson
theDocumentationCD.
NineteenthEdition(September2016)
©CopyrightLenovo201,2016.
LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuanttoaGeneralServices
Administration“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContractNo.
GS-35F-05925.

Contents
Safety..................v
Safetystatements..............vi
Chapter1.TheSystemx3650M
server..................1
TheDocumentationCD............4
Hardwareandsoftwarerequirements.....4
TheDocumentationCD..........4
Relateddocumentation............5
Noticesandstatementsinthisdocument.....6
Serverfeaturesandspecifications........6
Whatyourserveroffers...........11
Reliability,availability,andserviceability.....14
SystemsDirector..............15
Servercontrols,LEDs,andpower.......16
Frontview...............16
Operatorinformationpanel........17
Lihtpathdianosticspanel.......19
Rearview...............20
Serverpowerfeatures..........22
Chapter2.Installingoptional
devices................25
InstructionsforBusinessPartners.......25
HowtosendDSAdata...........26
Servercomponents.............26
System-boardinternalconnectors.....28
System-boardexternalconnectors.....28
System-boardswitches,jumpers,and
buttons................29
System-boardLEDs...........31
System-boardoptional-deviceconnectors..32
PCIriser-cardadapterconnectors.....33
PCIriser-cardassemblyLEDs.......34
Installationuidelines............34
Systemreliabilityuidelines........35
Workininsidetheserverwiththepoweron.36
Handlinstatic-sensitivedevices.....36
Removinthecover............37
RemovinaPCIriser-cardassembly......37
Removintheairbaffle...........38
StretchinaPCIriser-cardassembly......39
ShrinkinaPCIriser-cardassembly......40
Installindrives..............41
DriveIDs...............41
Installinahot-swapharddiskdrive......41
Installinasimple-swapharddiskdrive.....43
Installina1.8-inchhot-swapsolidstatedrive..44
InstallinanoptionalDVDdrive........45
InstallinanoptionalDVDdrivecable.....48
Installinamemorymodule.........50
DIMMinstallationsequence........54
Memorymirroredchannel........55
Memoryranksparin..........56
Installinamemorymodule........57
Installinanadapter............59
InstallinanoptionalServeRAIDuprade
adapter.................64
InstallinaServeRAIDSAScontrollerbatteryon
theremotebatterytray...........65
Installinthedual-portnetworkadapter.....67
Installinahot-swapacpowersupply.....70
Installinahot-swapdcpowersupply.....73
Installinahot-swapfan...........78
InstallinaSAS/SATA8PacHDDoption....79
Installina16x2.5-inchHot-SwapHDDAssembly
KitwithExpanderfor12GbRAID.......85
InstallinaSAS/SATA8PacHDDwithaServeRAID
adapteroption...............91
Installina16x2.5-inchHot-SwapHDDAssembly
Kitfor12Gb/6GbRAID...........98
InstallinaSAS/SATA8PacHDDwithtwo6GB
performanceoptimizedHBAadaptersoption...104
Installin2x81.8-inchSSDswithtwo6GB
performanceoptimizedHBAadaptersoption...110
Installin4x81.8-inchSSDswithtwo6GB
performanceoptimizedHBAadaptersoption...117
Installinanoptionaltapedrive........124
InstallinaUSBembeddedhypervisorflash
device..................126
Installinanadditionalmicroprocessorandheat
sink...................127
Thermalrease............135
Completintheinstallation..........136
Replacintheairbaffle.........136
InstallinaPCIriser-cardassembly.....137
Replacinthecover...........139
Connectintheexternalcables......139
Updatintheserverconfiuration.....140
Chapter3.Configurationinformation
andinstructions...........11
Updatinthefirmware............141
Confiurintheserver............142
UsintheServerGuideSetupandInstallation
CD.................143
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UsintheSetuputility..........145
UsintheBootManaer.........151
Startinthebackupserverfirmware....151
TheUpdateXpressSystemPackInstaller..151
Usintheinteratedmanaementmodule..151
Usintheremotepresenceandblue-screen
capturefeatures............153
Usintheembeddedhypervisor......155
ConfiurintheEthernetcontroller.....155
EnablinFeaturesonDemandEthernet
software...............156
EnablinFeaturesonDemandRAID
software...............156
ConfiurinRAIDarrays.........156
UsinLenovoXClarityAdministrator....156
AdvancedSettinsUtilityproram.....157
UpdatinSystemsDirector........157
UpdatintheUniversalUniqueIdentifier
(UUID)................158
UpdatintheDMI/SMBIOSdata......160
Chapter.Troubleshooting.....165
Starthere.................165
Dianosinaproblem..........165
Undocumentedproblems........167
Servicebulletins..............167
Checkoutprocedure............168
Aboutthecheckoutprocedure......168
Performinthecheckoutprocedure....168
Dianostictools..............169
Lihtpathdianostics..........171
Eventlos...............183
POST................185
DynamicSystemAnalysis........185
Automatedservicerequest(callhome).....188
ElectronicServiceAent.........188
Errormessaes..............188
Troubleshootinbysymptom.........188
CD/DVDdriveproblems.........189
Generalproblems............189
Harddiskdriveproblems.........190
Hypervisorproblems..........191
Intermittentproblems..........192
Keyboard,mouse,orUSB-device
problems...............192
Memoryproblems...........193
Microprocessorproblems........194
Monitorandvideoproblems.......195
Networkconnectionproblems.......197
Optional-deviceproblems........198
Powerproblems............198
Serial-deviceproblems.........204
ServerGuideproblems..........205
Softwareproblems...........205
UniversalSerialBus(USB)portproblems..206
Videoproblems............206
Solvinpowerproblems...........206
SolvinEthernetcontrollerproblems......207
Solvinundeterminedproblems........208
Problemdeterminationtips..........209
Recoverintheserverfirmware(UEFIupdate
failure)..................210
In-bandmanualrecoverymethod.....210
In-bandautomatedbootrecoverymethod..212
Out-of-bandmethod..........212
Automatedbootrecovery(ABR)........212
Nx-bootfailure...............212
Chapter5.Partslisting,Lenovo
Systemx3650MType7915....215
Replaceableservercomponents........215
Structuralparts.............227
Powercords...............229
Chapter6.Removingandreplacing
components.............231
Returninadeviceorcomponent.......231
Internalcableroutinandconnectors......231
Generalcableroutinconnections.....231
2.5-inchharddiskdrivecableconnection..235
3.5-inchharddiskdrivecableconnection..238
Removinandreplacinservercomponents...239
Removinandreplacinstructuralparts...239
RemovinandreplacinTier1CRUs....249
RemovinandreplacinTier2CRUs....325
AppendixA.Integratedmanagement
moduleII(IMM2)errormessages.35
IMMEventsthatautomaticallynotifySupport..346
ListofIMMevents.............355
AppendixB.UEFI/POSTdiagnostic
codes................1007
ListofUEFIevents............1007
AppendixC.DSAdiagnostictest
results................1031
DSABroadcomnetworktestresults.....1031
TestresultsfortheDSABroadcomnetwork
test................1031
DSABrocadetestresults.........1041
TestresultsfortheDSABrocadetest...1041
DSAcheckpointpaneltestresults......1050
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TestresultsfortheDSAcheckpointpanel
test................1050
DSACPUstresstestresults........1052
TestresultsfortheDSACPUstresstest..1052
DSAEmulexadaptertestresults.......1055
TestresultsfortheDSAEmulexadapter
test................1055
DSAEXAportpintestresults.......1059
TestresultsfortheDSAEXAportpin
test................1059
DSAharddrivetestresults.........1062
TestresultsfortheDSAharddrivetest..1062
DSAIntelnetworktestresults........1063
TestresultsfortheDSAIntelnetworktest.1063
DSALSIharddrivetestresults.......1070
TestresultsfortheDSALSIharddrive
test................1070
DSAMellanoxadaptertestresults......1071
TestresultsfortheDSAMellanoxadapter
test................1072
DSAmemoryisolationtestresults......1074
TestresultsfortheDSAmemoryisolation
test................1074
DSAmemorystresstestresults.......1152
TestresultsfortheDSAmemorystress
test................1152
DSANvidiaGPUtestresults........1155
TestresultsfortheDSANvidiaGPUtest..1156
DSAopticaldrivetestresults........1162
TestresultsfortheDSAopticaldrivetest.1162
DSAsystemmanaementtestresults....1167
TestresultsfortheDSAsystemmanaement
test................1167
DSAtapedrivetestresults.........1182
TestresultsfortheDSAtapedrivetest..1182
AppendixD.Gettinghelpand
technicalassistance........1189
Beforeyoucall..............1189
Usinthedocumentation.........1190
GettinhelpandinformationfromtheWorldWide
Web..................1190
HowtosendDSAdata..........1190
Creatinapersonalizedsupportwebpae..1190
Softwareserviceandsupport........1191
Hardwareserviceandsupport.......1191
Taiwanproductservice..........1191
AppendixE.Notices.........1193
Trademarks...............1194
Importantnotes.............1194
Recyclininformation...........1194
Particulatecontamination.........1195
Telecommunicationreulatorystatement...1195
Electronicemissionnotices.........1195
FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)
statement..............1195
IndustryCanadaClassAemissioncompliance
statement..............1196
Avisdeconformitéàlarélementation
d'IndustrieCanada..........1196
AustraliaandNewZealandClassA
statement..............1196
EuropeanUnionEMCDirectiveconformance
statement..............1196
GermanyClassAstatement......1196
Japaneseelectromaneticcompatibility
statements.............1197
KoreaCommunicationsCommission(KCC)
statement..............1198
RussiaElectromaneticInterference(EMI)
ClassAstatement..........1198
People'sRepublicofChinaClassAelectronic
emissionstatement..........1199
TaiwanClassAcompliancestatement..1199
TaiwanBSMIRoHSdeclaration.....1200
Index.................1201
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Safety
Beforeinstallinthisproduct,readtheSafetyInformation.
Antesdeinstalaresteproduto,leiaasInformaçõesdeSeurança.
Læssikkerhedsforskrifterne,førduinstallererdetteprodukt.
Leesvoordatuditproductinstalleerteerstdeveiliheidsvoorschriften.
Ennenkuinasennattämäntuotteen,lueturvaohjeetkohdastaSafetyInformation.
Avantd'installerceproduit,lisezlesconsinesdesécurité.
VorderInstallationdiesesProduktsdieSicherheitshinweiselesen.
Primadiinstallarequestoprodotto,leereleInformazionisullaSicurezza.
Lessikkerhetsinformasjonen(SafetyInformation)førduinstallererdetteproduktet.
Antesdeinstalaresteproduto,leiaasInformaçõessobreSeurança.
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Antesdeinstalaresteproducto,lealainformacióndeseuridad.
Lässäkerhetsinformationeninnanduinstallerardenhärprodukten.
Bu ürünü kurmadan önce güvenlik bilgilerini okuyun.
Safetystatements
Thesestatementsprovidethecautionanddanerinformationthatisusedinthisdocumentation.
Important:Eachcautionanddanerstatementinthisdocumentationislabeledwithanumber.Thisnumber
isusedtocrossreferenceanEnlish-lanuaecautionordanerstatementwithtranslatedversionsofthe
cautionordanerstatementintheSafetyInformationdocument.
Forexample,ifacautionstatementislabeledStatement1,translationsforthatcautionstatementareinthe
SafetyInformationdocumentunderStatement1.
Besuretoreadallcautionanddanerstatementsinthisdocumentationbeforeyouperformtheprocedures.
Readanyadditionalsafetyinformationthatcomeswithyoursystemoroptionaldevicebeforeyouinstall
thedevice.
Statement1
DANGER
Electricalcurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.
Toavoidashockhazard:
•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orreconfiguration
ofthisproductduringanelectricalstorm.
•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.
•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.
•Whenpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.
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•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceoffire,water,orstructuraldamage.
•Disconnecttheattachedpowercords,telecommunicationssystems,networks,andmodems
beforeyouopenthedevicecovers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationand
configurationprocedures.
•Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingtablewheninstalling,moving,or
openingcoversonthisproductorattacheddevices.
ToConnect:ToDisconnect:
1.TurneverythinOFF.
2.First,attachallcablestodevices.
3.Attachsinalcablestoconnectors.
4.Attachpowercordstooutlet.
5.TurndeviceON.
1.TurneverythinOFF.
2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlet.
3.Removesinalcablesfromconnectors.
4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.
Statement2
CAUTION:
Whenreplacingthelithiumbattery,useonlyPartNumber33F835oranequivalenttypebattery
recommendedbythemanufacturer.Ifyoursystemhasamodulecontainingalithiumbattery,replace
itonlywiththesamemoduletypemadebythesamemanufacturer.Thebatterycontainslithiumand
canexplodeifnotproperlyused,handled,ordisposedof.
Donot:
•Throworimmerseintowater
•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)
•Repairordisassemble
Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.
Statement3
CAUTION:
Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,DVDdrives,fiberopticdevices,ortransmitters)are
installed,notethefollowing:
•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto
hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.
•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespecifiedherein
mightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.
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DANGER
SomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3Blaserdiode.Notethefollowing.
Laserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeam,donotviewdirectlywithoptical
instruments,andavoiddirectexposuretothebeam.
Class 1 Laser Product
Laser Klasse 1
Laser Klass 1
Luokan 1 Laserlaite
Appareil A Laser de Classe 1
`
Statement
CAUTION:Usesafepracticeswhenlifting.
≥18k(39.7lb)≥32k(70.5lb)≥55k(121.2lb)
Statement5
CAUTION:
Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerswitchonthepowersupplydonotturnoff
theelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanonepower
cord.Toremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected
fromthepowersource.
1
2
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Statement6
CAUTION:
Ifyouinstallastrain-reliefbracketoptionovertheendofthepowercordthatisconnectedtothe
device,youmustconnecttheotherendofthepowercordtoaneasilyaccessiblepowersource.
Statement8
CAUTION:
Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.
Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabel
attached.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethesecomponents.Ifyoususpectaproblemwith
oneoftheseparts,contactaservicetechnician.
Statement12
CAUTION:
Thefollowinglabelindicatesahotsurfacenearby.
Statement26
CAUTION:
Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mounteddevices.
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Statement27
CAUTION:
Hazardousmovingpartsarenearby.
RackSafetyInformation,Statement2
DANGER
•Alwayslowerthelevelingpadsontherackcabinet.
•Alwaysinstallstabilizerbracketsontherackcabinet.
•Alwaysinstallserversandoptionaldevicesstartingfromthebottomoftherackcabinet.
•Alwaysinstalltheheaviestdevicesinthebottomoftherackcabinet.
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Chapter1.TheSystemx3650Mserver
ThisInstallationandServiceGuidecontainsinformationandinstructionsforsettinupyourLenovoSystem
x3650M4Type7915server,instructionsforinstallinsomeoptionaldevices,cablinandconfiurinthe
server,removinandreplacindevices,anddianosticsandtroubleshootininformation.
InadditiontotheinstructionsinChapter2“Installinoptionaldevices”onpae25forinstallinoptional
hardwaredevices,updatinfirmwareanddevicedrivers,andcompletintheinstallation,BusinessPartners
mustalsocompletethestepsin“InstructionsforBusinessPartners”onpae25.
TheLenovoSystemx3650M4Type7915serverisa2-U-hih1rackmodelserverforhih-volume
networktransactionprocessin.Thishih-performance,multi-coreserverisideallysuitedfornetworkin
environmentsthatrequiresuperiormicroprocessorperformance,input/output(I/O)flexibility,andhih
manaeability.
Performance,easeofuse,reliability,andexpansioncapabilitieswerekeyconsiderationsinthedesinof
theserver.Thesedesinfeaturesmakeitpossibleforyoutocustomizethesystemhardwaretomeetyour
needstodayandprovideflexibleexpansioncapabilitiesforthefuture.
Theservercomeswithalimitedwarranty.Forinformationaboutthetermsofthewarranty,seetheWarranty
Informationdocumentthatcomeswiththeserver.
TheservercontainsLenovoX-Architecturetechnoloies,whichhelpincreaseperformanceandreliability.For
moreinformation,see“Whatyourserveroffers”onpae11and“Reliability,availability,andserviceability”
onpae14.
Youcanobtainup-to-dateinformationabouttheserverandotherserverproductsat
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/systems/.Athttp://www.ibm.com/support/mysupport/,youcancreatea
personalizedsupportpaebyidentifyinproductsthatareofinteresttoyou.Fromthispersonalizedpae,
youcansubscribetoweeklye-mailnotificationsaboutnewtechnicaldocuments,searchforinformationand
downloads,andaccessvariousadministrativeservices.
Ifyouparticipateintheclientreferenceproram,youcanshareinformationaboutyouruseoftechnoloy,
bestpractices,andinnovativesolutions;buildaprofessionalnetwork;andainvisibilityforyourbusiness.
Formoreinformationabouttheclientreferenceproram,seehttp://www.ibm.com/ibm/clientreference/.
Note:Theillustrationsinthisdocumentmihtdifferslihtlyfromyourmodel.
Theservercomeswitheithersix3.5-inchSATAoreiht2.5-inchSAShot-swapharddiskdrivebays.Most
modelscontainaServeRAIDSAScontrollerandthe2.5-inchmodelsarecapableofexpansiontosixteen
2.5-inchSAShot-swapharddiskdrivebays.
Thefollowinillustrationshowsaserverwith3.5-inchSAS/SATAhot-swapharddiskdrivebays.
1.Racksaremarkedinverticalincrementsof1.75incheseach.Eachincrementisreferredtoasaunit,ora“U”.A
1-U-hihdeviceisapproximately1.75inchestall.
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SAS hard disk
drive bays
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 13 14 15
Figure5.16-drive-capablemodelfrontview
TheSASIDforeachbayisprintedontheserverfront,aboveeachbay.
Iffirmwareanddocumentationupdatesareavailable,youcandownloadthemfromthewebsite.The
servermihthavefeaturesthatarenotdescribedinthedocumentationthatcomeswiththeserver,and
thedocumentationmihtbeupdatedoccasionallytoincludeinformationaboutthosefeatures,ortechnical
updatesmihtbeavailabletoprovideadditionalinformationthatisnotincludedintheserverdocumentation.
Tocheckforupdates,otohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
Recordinformationabouttheserverinthefollowintable.
ProductnameLenovoSystemx3650M4server
Machinetype7915
Modelnumber_____________________________________________
Serialnumber_____________________________________________
ThemodelnumberandserialnumberareontheIDlabelonthefrontoftheserver,asshowninthefollowin
illustration.
Note:Theillustrationsinthisdocumentmihtdifferslihtlyfromyourhardware.
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Figure6.IDlabel
Inaddition,thesystemservicelabel,whichisonthecoveroftheserver,providesaQRcodeformobile
accesstoserviceinformation.YoucanscantheQRcodeusinaQRcodereaderandscannerwithamobile
deviceandetquickaccesstotheServiceInformationwebsite.TheServiceInformationwebsiteprovides
additionalinformationforpartsinstallationandreplacementvideos,anderrorcodesforserversupport.
ThefollowinillustrationshowstheQRcode(http://ibm.co/11mn8Gh):
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Figure7.QRcode
YoucandownloadanServerGuideSetupandInstallationCDtohelpyouconfiurethehardware,install
devicedrivers,andinstalltheoperatinsystem.
Foralistofsupportedoptionaldevicesfortheserver,seehttp://www.lenovo.com/serverproven/.
TheDocumentationCD
TheDocumentationCDcontainsdocumentationfortheserverinPortableDocumentFormat(PDF)and
includestheDocumentationBrowsertohelpyoufindinformationquickly.
Hardwareandsoftwarerequirements
ThehardwareandsoftwarerequirementsoftheDocumentationCD.
TheDocumentationCDrequiresthefollowinminimumhardwareandsoftware:
•MicrosoftWindowsXP,Windows2000,orRedHatLinux
•100MHzmicroprocessor
•32MBofRAM
•AdobeAcrobatReader3.0(orlater)orxpdf,whichcomeswithLinuxoperatinsystems
TheDocumentationCD
UsetheDocumentationBrowsertobrowsethecontentsoftheCD,readbriefdescriptionsofthedocuments,
andviewdocuments,usinAdobeAcrobatReaderorxpdf.
TheDocumentationBrowserautomaticallydetectsthereionalsettinsinuseinyourserveranddisplays
thedocumentsinthelanuaeforthatreion(ifavailable).Ifadocumentisnotavailableinthelanuaefor
thatreion,theEnlish-lanuaeversionisdisplayed.
UseoneofthefollowinprocedurestostarttheDocumentationBrowser:
•IfAutostartisenabled,inserttheCDintotheCDorDVDdrive.TheDocumentationBrowserstarts
automatically.
•IfAutostartisdisabledorisnotenabledforallusers,useoneofthefollowinprocedures:
–IfyouareusinaWindowsoperatinsystem,inserttheCDintotheCDorDVDdriveandclickStart->
Run.IntheOpenfield,type
e:\win32.bat
whereeisthedriveletteroftheCDorDVDdrive,andclickOK.
–IfyouareusinRedHatLinux,inserttheCDintotheCDorDVDdrive;then,runthefollowin
commandfromthe/mnt/cdromdirectory:
shrunlinux.sh
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SelecttheserverfromtheProductmenu.TheAvailableTopicslistdisplaysallthedocumentsforthe
server.Somedocumentsmihtbeinfolders.Aplussin(+)indicateseachfolderordocumentthathas
additionaldocumentsunderit.Clicktheplussintodisplaytheadditionaldocuments.
Whenyouselectadocument,adescriptionofthedocumentisdisplayedunderTopicDescription.Toselect
morethanonedocument,pressandholdtheCtrlkeywhileyouselectthedocuments.ClickViewtoview
theselecteddocumentordocumentsinAcrobatReaderorxpdf.Ifyouselectedmorethanonedocument,
alltheselecteddocumentsareopenedinAcrobatReaderorxpdf.
Tosearchallthedocuments,typeawordorwordstrinintheSearchfieldandclickSearch.The
documentsinwhichthewordorwordstrinappearsarelistedinorderofthemostoccurrences.Clicka
documenttoviewit,andpressCrtl+FtousetheAcrobatsearchfunction,orpressAlt+Ftousethexpdf
searchfunctionwithinthedocument.
ClickHelpfordetailedinformationaboutusintheDocumentationBrowser.
Relateddocumentation
ThisInstallationandServiceGuidecontainseneralinformationabouttheserverincludinhowtosetupand
cabletheserver,howtoinstallsupportedoptionaldevices,howtoconfiuretheserver,andinformationto
helpyousolveproblemsyourselfandinformationforservicetechnicians.
Thefollowindocumentationalsocomeswiththeserver:
•EnvironmentalNoticesandUserGuide
ThisdocumentisinPDFformatontheDocumentationCD.Itcontainstranslatedenvironmentalnotices.
•LicenseAgreementforMachineCode
ThisdocumentisinPDFformatontheDocumentationCD.ItprovidestranslatedversionsoftheLicense
AgreementforMachineCodeforyourproduct.
•ImportantNotices
Thisdocumentisinprintedformatandcomeswiththeserver.Itcontainsinformationaboutthesafety,
environmental,andelectronicemissionnoticesforyourLenovoproduct.
•LicensesandAttributionsDocuments
ThisdocumentisinPDFformatontheDocumentationCD.Itprovidestheopensourcenotices.
•RackInstallationInstructions
Thisprinteddocumentcontainsinstructionsforinstallintheserverinarackandcomeswiththerackkit.
•SafetyInformation
ThisdocumentisinPDFformatontheDocumentationCD.Itcontainstranslatedcautionanddaner
statements.Eachcautionanddanerstatementthatappearsinthedocumentationhasanumberthat
youcanusetolocatethecorrespondinstatementinyourlanuaeintheSafetyInformationdocument.
•SafetyInformationLabels
ThisdocumentprovidestheSimplifiedChinese,Monolian,Tibetan,Uyur,andZhuantranslated
versionsoftheproductsafetylabels.
•WarrantyInformation
Thisdocumentisinprintedformatandcomeswiththeserver.Itcontainswarrantytermsandapointerto
theLenovoStatementofLimitedWarrantyontheLenovowebsite.
Dependinontheservermodel,additionaldocumentationmihtbeincludedontheDocumentationCD.
Chapter1.TheSystemx3650M4server5

TheToolsCenterforSystemxandBladeCenterisanonlineinformationcenterthatcontainsinformation
abouttoolsforupdatin,manain,anddeployinfirmware,devicedrivers,andoperatinsystems.The
ToolsCenterforSystemxandBladeCenterisathttp://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/toolsctr/v1r0/.
Theservermihthavefeaturesthatarenotdescribedinthedocumentationthatyoureceivedwiththeserver.
Thedocumentationmihtbeupdatedoccasionallytoincludeinformationaboutthosefeatures,ortechnical
updatesmihtbeavailabletoprovideadditionalinformationthatisnotincludedintheserverdocumentation.
Theseupdatesareavailablefromthewebsite.Tocheckforupdates,otohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
Noticesandstatementsinthisdocument
ThecautionanddanerstatementsinthisdocumentarealsointhemultilinualSafetyInformation
document,whichisontheSystemxDocumentationCD.Eachstatementisnumberedforreferencetothe
correspondinstatementinyourlanuaeintheSafetyInformationdocument.
Thefollowinnoticesandstatementsareusedinthisdocument:
•Note:Thesenoticesprovideimportanttips,uidance,oradvice.
•Important:Thesenoticesprovideinformationoradvicethatmihthelpyouavoidinconvenientor
problemsituations.
•Attention:Thesenoticesindicatepotentialdamaetoprorams,devices,ordata.Anattentionnoticeis
placedjustbeforetheinstructionorsituationinwhichdamaemihtoccur.
•Caution:Thesestatementsindicatesituationsthatcanbepotentiallyhazardoustoyou.Acaution
statementisplacedjustbeforethedescriptionofapotentiallyhazardousproceduresteporsituation.
•Danger:Thesestatementsindicatesituationsthatcanbepotentiallylethalorextremelyhazardous
toyou.Adanerstatementisplacedjustbeforethedescriptionofapotentiallylethalorextremely
hazardousproceduresteporsituation.
Serverfeaturesandspecifications
Thefollowininformationisasummaryofthefeaturesandspecificationsoftheserver.Dependinonthe
model,somefeaturesmihtnotbeavailable,orsomespecificationsmihtnotapply.
Table1.Serverfeaturesandspecifications
Microprocessor(dependingonthe
model):
•SupportsuptotwoIntelXeon™
E5-2600seriesmulti-core
microprocessors(oneinstalled)
•Level-3cache
•TwoQuickPathInterconnect(QPI)
linksspeedupto8.0GTper
second
Notes:
•UsetheSetuputilityproramto
determinethetypeandspeedof
themicroprocessors.
•Foralistofsupported
microprocessors,see
http://www.lenovo.com/
serverproven/.
Integratedfunctions:
•InteratedManaementModule
II(IMM2),whichconsolidates
multiplemanaementfunctionsin
asinlechip.
•IntelI350AM4QuadPortGiabit
EthernetcontrollerwithWakeon
LANsupport
•EihtUniversalSerialBus(USB)
2.0ports(twofrontandfourrearof
thechassis,oneinternalusedfor
USBtapedrive,andoneinternal
usedforHypervisorUSBkey)
•Sixnetworkports(four1Gb
Ethernetportsonthesystem
boardandtwoadditionalports
whentheoptionalDual-Port10
GbNetworkDauhterCardis
installed)
SATAopticaldrives(optional):
•DVD-ROM
•Multi-burner
Tapedrive(optional):
•Tapedrivebay
RAIDcontrollers(dependingonthe
model):
•Oneon-board8portsSAS
ServeRAIDM5110ethatprovides
RAIDlevels0,1,and10
•AServeRAIDM5110eSAS/SATA
adapterthatprovidesRAID0,1,
and10.Optionaluprade:
–RAID5/50(ZeroCache)
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Table1.Serverfeaturesandspecifications(continued)
Memory(dependingonthemodel):
•Minimum:2GB
•Maximum:768GB
–64GBusinunbufferedDIMMs
(UDIMMs)
–384GBusinreisteredDIMMs
(RDIMMs)
–768GBusinHyperCloud
DIMMs(HCDIMMs)
–768GBusinloadreduction
DIMMs(LRDIMMs)
•Type:
–PC3-8500(DDR3-1066),
PC3-10600(DDR3-1333),
PC3-12800(DDR3-1600),or
PC3-14900(DDR3-1866)
–Sinle-rank,dual-rank,or
quad-rank
–ReisteredDIMM(RDIMM),
unbufferedDIMM(UDIMM),
loadreducedDIMM(LRDIMM),
orFlashDIMM
•Slots:24dualinline
•Supports(dependinonthe
model):
–4GBunbufferedDIMM
–2GB,4GB,8GB,and16GB
reisteredDIMMs
–16GBand32GBHyperCloud
DIMMs(HCDIMM)
–32GBloadreductionDIMM
–200GBand400GBFlash
DIMMs
•OneSystemManaementRJ-45
onthereartoconnecttoasystems
manaementnetwork.This
systemmanaementconnectoris
dedicatedtotheIMM2functions.
•Oneserialport
•TwoVGAadapters
•Lihtpathdianosticspanel
Harddiskdriveexpansionbays
(dependingonthemodel):
•1.8-inchmodels:Supportsup
tothirty-two1.8-inchhot-swap
solid-statedrivers.
•2.5-inchmodels:
–Supportsuptosixteen2.5-inch
simple-swapSAS/SATAor
hot-swapSAS/SATAharddisk
drivebays.
–Supportsuptoeiht2.5-inch
simple-swapSAS/SATAor
hot-swapSAS/SATAharddisk
drivebayswithanoptiontoadd
uptosixteen1.8-inchhot-swap
solid-statedrives.
•3.5-inchmodels:
–Supportsuptosix3.5-inch
simple-swapSATAorhot-swap
SAS/SATAharddiskdrivebays.
Attention:
•Asaeneralconsideration,do
notmixstandard512-byteand
advanced4-KBformatdrivesin
thesameRAIDarraybecauseit
mayleadtopotentialperformance
issues.
–RAID5/50(512MBCache)with
optionalFoDRAID6/60and
SEDuprade
–RAID5/50(512MBFlash)with
optionalFoDRAID6/60and
SEDuprade
–RAID5/50(1GBFlash)with
optionalFoDRAID6/60and
SEDuprade
Videocontroller(integratedinto
IMM2):
•MatroxG200eR2
Note:Themaximumvideo
resolutionis1600x1200at75Hz.
–SVGAcompatiblevideo
controller
–DDR3528MHzSDRAMvideo
memorycontroller
–AvocentDiitalVideo
Compression
–16MBofvideomemory(not
expandable)
Size(2U):
•Heiht:86.5mm(3.406in.)
•Depth:EIAflanetorear-714
mm(28.110in.),Overall-746mm
(29.370in.)
•Width:Withtopcover-445mm
(17.520in.),Withfrontbezel-
482.0mm(18.976in.)
•Weiht:approximately25k(55
lb)to30k(65lb)dependinupon
confiuration
PCIexpansionslots:
PCIriser-cardassembly1
•Type1
–Slot1:PCIExpress3.0x8
(full-heiht,full-lenth)
–Slot2:PCIExpress3.0x8
(full-heiht,half-lenth)
–Slot3:PCIExpress3.0x8
(full-heiht,half-lenth)
•Type2
–Slot1:PCIExpress3.0x16
(full-heiht,full-lenth)
–Slot2:PCIExpress3.0x8
(full-heiht,half-lenth)
–Slot3(notavailable)
•Type3
–Slot1:PCI-X(full-heiht,
full-lenth)
Electricalinput:
•Sine-waveinput(50-60Hz)
required
•Inputvoltaelowrane:
–Minimum:100Vac
–Maximum:127Vac
•Inputvoltaehihrane:
–Minimum:200Vac
–Maximum:240Vac
•Inputkilovolt-amperes(kVA),
approximately:
–Minimum:0.14kVA
–Maximum:1.201kVA
Notes:
1.Powerconsumptionandheat
outputvarydependinonthe
numberandtypeofoptional
featuresinstalledandthe
Hot-swapfans:
•Onemicroprocessor:3dual-motor
hot-swapfans
•Twomicroprocessors:4
dual-motorhot-swapfans
Powersupply:
•Uptotwohot-swappower
suppliesforredundancysupport
–550-wattac
–750-wattac
–900-wattac
–750-wattdc
Note:Powersuppliesintheserver
mustbewiththesamepowerratin
orwattae.
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Table1.Serverfeaturesandspecifications(continued)
–Slot2:PCI-X(full-heiht,
half-lenth)
–Slot3:PCIExpress3.0x16
(full-heiht,half-lenth)
•Type4
–Slot1(notavailable)
–Slot2:PCIExpress3.0x16
(full-heiht,half-lenth)
–Slot3:PCIExpress3.0x8
(full-heiht,half-lenth)
PCIriser-cardassembly2
•Type1
–Slot4:PCIExpress3.0x8
(full-heiht,full-lenth)
–Slot5:PCIExpress3.0x8
(full-heiht,full-lenth)
–Slot6:PCIExpress3.0x8
(full-heiht,half-lenth)
•Type2
–Slot4:PCIExpress3.0x16
(full-heiht,full-lenth)
–Slot5:PCIExpress3.0x8
(full-heiht,full-lenth)
–Slot6(notavailable)
•Type3
–Slot4:PCI-X(full-heiht,
full-lenth)
–Slot5:PCI-X(full-heiht,
full-lenth)
–Slot6:PCIExpress3.0x16
(full-heiht,half-lenth)
•Type4
–Slot4(notavailable)
–Slot5:PCIExpress3.0x16
(full-heiht,full-lenth)
–Slot6:PCIExpress3.0x8
(full-heiht,half-lenth)
power-manaementoptional
featuresinuse.
2.Thenoiseemissionlevelstated
isthedeclared(upperlimit)
soundpowerlevel,inbels,for
arandomsampleofmachines.
Allmeasurementsaremadein
accordancewithISO7779and
reportedinconformancewith
ISO9296.Actualsound-pressure
levelsinaivenlocationmiht
exceedtheaveraevaluesstated
becauseofroomreflections
andothernearbynoisesources.
Thenoiseemissionlevelstated
inthedeclared(upperlimit)
sound-powerlevel,inbels,fora
randomsampleofsystem.
Acousticalnoiseemissions:
•Soundpower,idlin:6.3bels
maximum
•Soundpower,operatin:7.0bels
maximum
Note:ThePCIeoptionssupportedin
thissystemvaryreatlyinfunction,
powerdraw,andrequiredcoolin.
Anyincreaseincoolinrequiredby
theseoptionswillresultinincreased
fanspeedandproducedsoundpower
level.Theactualsoundpressure
levelsmeasuredinyourinstallation
dependuponavarietyoffactors,
includinthenumberofracksinthe
installation;thesize,materials,and
confiurationoftheroom;thenoise
levelsfromotherequipment;theroom
ambienttemperatureandpressure,
andemployees’locationinrelationto
theequipment.
Heatoutput:
Approximateheatoutput:
•Minimumconfiuration:419.68
Btuperhour(AC123watts)
•Maximumconfiuration:4053Btu
perhour(AC1188watts)
Environment:
Serveron:
•Temperature:5°Cto40°C(41°Fto
104°F)
•Altitude:0to950m(3,117ft);
decreasethemaximumsystem
temperatureby1°Cforevery
175-mincreaseinaltitude.
•Humidity:
–Non-condensin:-12°Cdew
point(10.4°F)
–Relativehumidity:8%to85%
•Maximumdewpoint:24°C(75°F)
•Maximumrateoftemperature
chane:
–Tapedrives:5°C/hr(41°F/hr)
Environment:
Serveron:(continued)
•Maximumaltitude:3,050m
(10,000ft),5°Cto28°C(41°Fto
82°F)
Attention:
–DesintoASHRAEClassA3,
Temperature:36°C-40°C
(96.8°F-104°F)withrelaxed
support:
–Supportcloudlikeworkload
withnoperformance
deradationacceptable
(Turbo-Off)
–Undernocircumstance,
cananycombinationof
worstcaseworkloadand
Environment:
Serveroff:
•Temperature:5°Cto45°C(41°Fto
113°F)
•Relativehumidity:8%to85%
•Maximumdewpoint:27°C(80.6°F)
Storage(non-operatin):
•Temperature:1°Cto60°C(33.8°F
to140.0°F)
•Maximumaltitude:3,050m
(10,000ft)
•Relativehumidity:5%to80%
•Maximumdewpoint:29°C(84.2°F)
Shipment(non-operatin):
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