
Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . 1
Typical vSAN architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
VX deploy ent architecture . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Identifying your server . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Enclosure specifications . . . . . . . . . . 5
Co pute node specifications . . . . . . . . 6
Manage ent options. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Chapter 2. Solution components . . . 13
Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Enclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Co pute node . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Node operator panel . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Syste Manage ent Module (SMM). . . . . 18
PCIe slot LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Syste board layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Syste -board internal connectors. . . . . . 20
Syste -board switches . . . . . . . . . . 21
Parts list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Enclosure co ponents . . . . . . . . . . 22
Co pute node co ponents . . . . . . . . 24
Power cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Chapter 3. Network/Infrastructure
Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Chapter 4. Server setup checklist. . . 31
Solution package contents . . . . . . . . . . 31
Cable the solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Power on the co pute node . . . . . . . . . . 32
Power off the co pute node . . . . . . . . 32
Set the network connection for the Lenovo XClarity
Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Enable Syste Manage ent Module network
connection via Lenovo XClarity Controller . . . 33
Configure ESXi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Chapter 5. Installing and configuring
vCSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Using the ThinkAgile Installer . . . . . . . . . 35
Downloading and setting up the ThinkAgile
Installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Running the ThinkAgile Installer . . . . . . . 36
Installing and configuring vCSA anually . . . . . 39
Adding the ThinkAgile VX7Y12 Series cluster to an
existing vCSA instance . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Chapter 6. Installing and setting up
enovo XClarity Administrator. . . . . 41
Deploying Lenovo XClarity Ad inistrator . . . . . 41
Managing ThinkAgile VX7Y12 Series Servers . . . 42
Chapter 7. Installing and setting up
enovo XClarity Integrator. . . . . . . 45
Deploying Lenovo XClarity Integrator for VMware
vCenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Chapter 8. Hardware replacement
procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Installation Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Syste reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . 48
Working inside the solution with the power
on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . 49
Drive replace ent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Re ove a hot-swap drive . . . . . . . . . 50
Install a hot-swap drive . . . . . . . . . . 51
Hot-swap power supply replace ent . . . . . . 52
Re ove a hot-swap power supply. . . . . . 53
Install a hot-swap power supply . . . . . . 55
Fan replace ent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Re ove a fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Install a fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
RAID or HBA adapter replace ent . . . . . . . 62
Re ove a RAID or HBA adapter . . . . . . 62
Install a RAID or HBA adapter . . . . . . . 64
EIOM replace ent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Re ove the EIOM . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Install the EIOM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
PCIe adapter replace ent. . . . . . . . . . . 68
Re ove a PCIe adapter . . . . . . . . . . 68
Install a PCIe adapter . . . . . . . . . . . 70
DIMM replace ent . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Re ove a DIMM. . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Me ory odule installation . . . . . . . . 74
M.2 backplane and M.2 drive replace ent . . . . 79
Re ove the M.2 drive . . . . . . . . . . 79
Install an M.2 drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Chapter 9. Updating firmware. . . . . 83
Appendix A. Configuration
settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
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