Contents
Safetyinformation..........iii
Productsthatarenotassessed.........x
Safetyinsectionguide............x
Groundingrequirements............xi
hapter1.Generalinformation.....1
Introduction.................1
Serverdocumentation.............2
hapter2.Serversetuproadmap...5
hapter3.Productoverview......7
Serverackage...............7
Features..................7
Secifications...............11
Software.................11
ThinkServerEasyStartu.........11
ThinkServerEasyUdateFirmwareUdater.12
LenovoThinkServerEasyManage.....12
BIOSandTMMudateutilities......12
RAIDconfigurationutilities........12
Remotemanagementsoftware......12
ThinkServerSmartGridTechnology....12
LenovoPartnerPackforMicrosoftSystem
CenterOerationsManagement......13
LenovoPartnerPackforvSherevCenter
Server................13
Diagnosticrograms..........13
Locations.................13
Machinetye,model,andserialnumber
label.................13
Frontviewoftheserver.........15
Frontanel..............19
IntelligentDiagnosticsModule.......22
Rearviewoftheserver.........23
Servercomonents...........26
Hot-swahard-disk-drivestatusLEDs...31
RAIDcard...............31
Hot-swahard-disk-drivebacklane....34
Mini-SAStomini-SASsignalcable
connections..............38
Systemboardcomonents........39
Systemboardjumersandswitches....43
SystemboardLEDs...........47
hapter4.Turningonandturningoff
theserver...............51
Turningontheserver............51
Turningofftheserver............51
hapter5.onfiguringtheserver..53
UsingtheSetuUtilityrogram........53
StartingtheSetuUtilityrogram.....53
ViewinginformationintheSetuUtility
rogram...............53
SetuUtilityrograminterface......54
Settingthesystemdateandtime.....56
Usingasswords............57
Selectingastartudevice........58
ConfiguringtheTPMfunction.......58
SettingthemodeoftheEthernetconnectors.59
ExitingtheSetuUtilityrogram......59
UdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS......60
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStarturogram...61
FeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartu
rogram...............62
StartingtheThinkServerEasyStartu
rogram...............62
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStarturogram
onaWindowsoeratingsystem......64
ConfiguringRAID..............64
AboutRAID..............65
ConfiguringRAIDusingtheThinkServer
EasyStarturogram..........66
ConfiguringtheadvancedSATAorSAS
hardwareRAID.............66
ConfiguringtheEthernetcontrollers......67
Udatingthefirmware............67
UsingtheFirmwareUdaterrogram....67
UsingtheLenovoThinkServerEasyManage
rogram.................68
hapter6.Installing,removing,or
replacinghardware..........69
Guidelines................69
Precautions..............69
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....70
Systemreliabilityguidelines........71
Workinginsidetheserverwiththeoweron.71
Removingtheservercover..........71
Installing,removing,orrelacinghardware...73
Removingandreinstallingtherackhandles.73
Removingandreinstallingthecooling
shroud................75
Installingorremovingamemorymodule...77
InstallingorremovingtheEthernetcard...83
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