Lenovo HX1310 Installation and maintenance instructions

HX1310,HX2310-E,HX3310,HX3310-F
InstallationandServiceGuide
MachineType8693

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,readthegeneralinformationinAppendixD
“Gettinghelpandtechnicalassistance”onpage967,AppendixE“Notices”onpage971,theSafety,
Support,andWarrantyInformationdocument,andtheSafetyInformationandEnvironmentalNoticesand
UserGuidedocumentsontheDocumentationCD.
ThirdEdition(March2017)
©CopyrightLenovo2016,2017.
LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICEIfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuanttoaGeneralServices
Administration“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContractNo.
GS-35F-05925.

Contents
afety..................v
Safetystatements..............vi
Chapter1.TheLenovoConvergedHX
eriesserver..............1
TheLenovoDocumentationCD.........3
Hardwareandsoftwarerequirements.....3
UsingtheDocumentationBrowser......3
Relateddocumentation............4
Noticesandstatementsinthisdocument.....5
Serverfeaturesandspecifications........5
Railandsupportedrackspecifications....9
Whatyourserveroffers...........10
Reliability,availability,andserviceability.....13
Servercontrols,LEDs,andpower.......14
Frontview...............14
Operatorinformationpanel........15
LCDoperatingpanelassembly......15
Rearview...............18
Servercomponents...........20
Serverpowerfeatures..........26
Chapter2.Configuring........29
Updatingthefirmware............29
Configuringtheserver............30
UsingtheSetupUtility..........31
UsingtheBootManager.........35
Startingthebackupserverfirmware....36
TheUpdateXpressSystemPackInstaller..36
Usingtheintegratedmanagementmodule..36
Usingtheremotepresenceandblue-screen
capturefeatures............37
ConfiguringtheEthernetcontroller.....39
EnablingFeaturesonDemandEthernet
software...............39
LenovoToolsCenterSuiteCLIprogram...39
UsingLenovoXClarityAdministrator....40
UpdatingtheUniversalUniqueIdentifier
(UUID)................40
UpdatingtheDMI/SMBIOSdata......42
ConfiguringtheHXSeriesappliance......45
Updatetheappliancename........45
Legacybootmode...........45
BIOSoptimizationsettings........45
Modifybootoptions...........46
Chapter3.Troubleshooting......47
Starthere.................47
Diagnosingaproblem..........47
Undocumentedproblems........49
Servicebulletins..............49
Checkoutprocedure............50
Aboutthecheckoutprocedure......50
Performingthecheckoutprocedure....51
Diagnostictools..............51
Lightpathdiagnostics..........53
Eventlogs...............57
POST................59
DynamicSystemAnalysis........60
Automatedservicerequest(callhome).....62
ElectronicServiceAgent.........62
Errormessages..............62
Troubleshootingbysymptom.........63
Generalproblems............63
Harddiskdriveproblems.........63
Intermittentproblems..........65
Keyboard,mouse,orUSB-deviceproblems.66
Memoryproblems...........66
Microprocessorproblems........68
Monitorandvideoproblems.......68
Networkconnectionproblems.......71
Powerproblems............71
Serial-deviceproblems.........75
Softwareproblems...........76
UniversalSerialBus(USB)portproblems..77
Videoproblems............77
Solvingpowerproblems...........77
SolvingEthernetcontrollerproblems......78
Solvingundeterminedproblems........79
Problemdeterminationtips..........80
Recoveringtheserverfirmware(UEFIupdate
failure)..................81
In-bandmanualrecoverymethod.....81
In-bandautomatedbootrecoverymethod..83
Out-of-bandmethod..........83
Automatedbootrecovery(ABR)........83
Nx-bootfailure...............83
Chapter4.Partslisting,Lenovo
ConvergedHXeriesType8693...85
Replaceableservercomponents........85
Structuralparts.............90
Powercords...............90
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Chapter5.Removingandreplacing
components..............93
High-levelproceduresforreplacingcomponents.93
ReplacingafrontHDD/SSD........93
Replacingapowersupplyunit(PSU)....94
Replacingachassisfan.........95
Replacinganetworkinterfacecard(NIC)..95
Replacingahostbusadapter(HBA)....96
ReplacingamemoryDIMM........98
Replacingamicroprocessor.......99
Replacingthesystemboard.......99
ReplacingtheSATADOMbootdrive....100
Installationguidelines............100
Systemreliabilityguidelines........101
Workinginsidetheserverwiththepower
on..................102
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....102
Updatingtheserverconfiguration.......103
SendingDSAdatatoLenovo.........103
Returningadeviceorcomponent.......103
Removingandreplacingservercomponents...103
Removingandreplacingconsumableand
structuralparts..............104
Removingthecover...........104
Replacingthecover...........105
Removingtheairbaffle.........106
Replacingtheairbaffle.........107
RemovingtheEIAbracket........108
ReplacingtheEIAbracket........109
RemovingandreplacingTier1CRUs......110
Removinghot-swapharddiskdrives....111
Replacinghot-swapharddiskdrives....111
Removingamemorymodule.......112
Memorymoduleinstallation........113
RemovingaPCIriser-cardassembly....120
ReplacingaPCIriser-cardassembly....121
RemovingthededicatedslotlessHBA
controller...............123
ReplacingthededicatedslotlessHBA
controller...............124
Removinganadapter..........125
Replacinganadapter..........126
Removingathermalkit(hot-swapfan)...129
Replacingathermalkit(hot-swapfan)...129
Removingahot-swapacpowersupply...131
Replacingahot-swapacpowersupply...133
Removingahot-swapharddiskdrive
backplane...............135
Replacingahot-swapharddiskdrive
backplane...............135
Removingthecoin-cellbattery......137
Replacingthecoin-cellbattery......140
Removingthemediacage........142
Replacingthemediacage........143
RemovingthefrontUSBconnector
assembly...............144
ReplacingthefrontUSBconnector
assembly...............145
Removingthefrontvideoconnector
assembly...............146
Replacingthefrontvideoconnector
assembly...............147
Removingtheoperatorinformationpanel
assembly...............148
Replacingtheoperatorinformationpanel
assembly...............149
RemovingtheLCDsysteminformationdisplay
panel................149
ReplacingtheLCDsysteminformationdisplay
panel................151
RemovingtheCOMportbracket......152
ReplacingtheCOMportbracket......154
RemovingandreplacingTier2CRUs......156
Forservicetechnicianonlyremovinga
microprocessorandheatsink.......156
Forservicetechnicianonlyreplacinga
microprocessorandheatsink.......161
Forservicetechnicianonlyremovingthe
systemboard.............169
Forservicetechnicianonlyreplacingthe
systemboard.............172
Forservicetechnicianonlyremovingthe
SATADOM..............175
Forservicetechnicianonlyreplacingthe
SATADOM..............176
AppendixA.Integratedmanagement
module2.1(IMM2.1)error
messages..............179
IMMEventsthatautomaticallynotifySupport..180
ListofIMMevents.............186
AppendixB.UEFI/POTdiagnostic
codes................819
ListofUEFIevents.............820
AppendixC.DAdiagnostictest
results................843
DSABroadcomnetworktestresults......843
TestresultsfortheDSABroadcomnetwork
test.................843
DSAcheckpointpaneltestresults.......853
TestresultsfortheDSAcheckpointpanel
test.................853
DSACPUstresstestresults.........855
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TestresultsfortheDSACPUstresstest...855
DSAEXAportpingtestresults........858
TestresultsfortheDSAEXAportpingtest..858
DSAharddrivetestresults..........860
TestresultsfortheDSAharddrivetest...860
DSAIntelnetworktestresults.........862
TestresultsfortheDSAIntelnetworktest..862
DSALSIharddrivetestresults........869
TestresultsfortheDSALSIharddrivetest..869
DSAmemoryisolationtestresults.......870
TestresultsfortheDSAmemoryisolation
test.................870
DSAmemorystresstestresults........948
TestresultsfortheDSAmemorystresstest..948
DSAsystemmanagementtestresults.....952
TestresultsfortheDSAsystemmanagement
test.................952
AppendixD.Gettinghelpand
technicalassistance........967
Beforeyoucall...............967
Usingthedocumentation..........968
GettinghelpandinformationfromtheWorldWide
Web...................968
HowtosendDSAdata...........968
CreatingapersonalizedsupportWebpage...968
Softwareserviceandsupport.........969
Hardwareserviceandsupport........969
Taiwanproductservice...........969
AppendixE.Notices.........971
Trademarks................972
Importantnotes..............972
Recyclinginformation............972
Particulatecontamination..........973
Telecommunicationregulatorystatement....973
Electronicemissionnotices..........973
FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)
statement...............973
IndustryCanadaClassAemissioncompliance
statement...............974
Avisdeconformitéàlaréglementation
d'IndustrieCanada...........974
AustraliaandNewZealandClassA
statement...............974
EuropeanUnionEMCDirectiveconformance
statement...............974
GermanyClassAstatement.......974
Japaneseelectromagneticcompatibility
statements..............975
KoreaCommunicationsCommission(KCC)
statement...............976
RussiaElectromagneticInterference(EMI)
ClassAstatement...........976
People’sRepublicofChinaClassAelectronic
emissionstatement...........977
TaiwanClassAcompliancestatement...977
TaiwanBSMIRoHSdeclaration......978
AppendixF .Powercordsafety
statement..............979
Index.................981
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afety
Beforeinstallingthisproduct,readtheSafetyInformation.
Antesdeinstalaresteproduto,leiaasInformaçõesdeSegurança.
Læssikkerhedsforskrifterne,førduinstallererdetteprodukt.
Leesvoordatuditproductinstalleerteerstdeveiligheidsvoorschriften.
Ennenkuinasennattämäntuotteen,lueturvaohjeetkohdastaSafetyInformation.
Avantd'installerceproduit,lisezlesconsignesdesécurité.
VorderInstallationdiesesProduktsdieSicherheitshinweiselesen.
Primadiinstallarequestoprodotto,leggereleInformazionisullaSicurezza.
Lessikkerhetsinformasjonen(SafetyInformation)førduinstallererdetteproduktet.
Antesdeinstalaresteproduto,leiaasInformaçõessobreSegurança.
©CopyrightLenovo2016,2017v

Antesdeinstalaresteproducto,lealainformacióndeseguridad.
Lässäkerhetsinformationeninnanduinstallerardenhärprodukten.
afetystatements
Thesestatementsprovidethecautionanddangerinformationthatisusedinthisdocumentation.
Important:Eachcautionanddangerstatementinthisdocumentationislabeledwithanumber.Thisnumber
isusedtocrossreferenceanEnglish-languagecautionordangerstatementwithtranslatedversionsofthe
cautionordangerstatementintheSafetyInformationdocument.
Forexample,ifacautionstatementislabeledStatement1,translationsforthatcautionstatementareinthe
SafetyInformationdocumentunderStatement1.
Besuretoreadallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentationbeforeyouperformtheprocedures.
Readanyadditionalsafetyinformationthatcomeswithyoursystemoroptionaldevicebeforeyouinstall
thedevice.
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tatement1
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.
tatement2
CAUTION:
Whenreplacingthelithiumbattery,useonlyPartNumber33F8354oranequivalenttypebattery
recommendedbythemanufacturer.Ifyoursystemhasamodulecontainingalithiumbattery,replace
itonlywiththesamemoduletypemadebythesamemanufacturer.Thebatterycontainslithiumand
canexplodeifnotproperlyused,handled,ordisposedof.Donot:
•Throworimmerseintowater
•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)
•Repairordisassemble
Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.
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tatement3
CAUTION:
Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,DVDdrives,fiberopticdevices,ortransmitters)are
installed,notethefollowing:
•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto
hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.
•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespecifiedherein
mightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.
DANGER
omelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3Blaserdiode.Notethefollowing.
Laserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeam,donotviewdirectlywithoptical
instruments,andavoiddirectexposuretothebeam.
tatement4
CAUTION:Usesafepracticeswhenlifting.
≥18kg(39.7lb)≥32kg(70.5lb)≥55kg(121.2lb)
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tatement5
CAUTION:
Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerswitchonthepowersupplydonotturnoff
theelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanonepower
cord.T oremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected
fromthepowersource.
tatement6
CAUTION:
Ifyouinstallastrain-reliefbracketoptionovertheendofthepowercordthatisconnectedtothe
device,youmustconnecttheotherendofthepowercordtoaneasilyaccessiblepowersource.
tatement8
CAUTION:
Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.
Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabel
attached.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethesecomponents.Ifyoususpectaproblemwith
oneoftheseparts,contactaservicetechnician.
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tatement12
CAUTION:
Thefollowinglabelindicatesahotsurfacenearby.
tatement13
DANGER
Overloadingabranchcircuitispotentiallyafirehazardandashockhazardundercertain
conditions.Toavoidthesehazards,ensurethatyoursystemelectricalrequirementsdonotexceed
branchcircuitprotectionrequirements.Refertotheinformationthatisprovidedwithyourdevice
forelectricalspecifications.
tatement15
CAUTION:
Makesurethattherackissecuredproperlytoavoidtippingwhentheserverunitisextended.
tatement17
CAUTION:
Thefollowinglabelindicatesmovingpartsnearby.
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tatement26
CAUTION:
Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mounteddevices.
tatement27
CAUTION:
Hazardousmovingpartsarenearby.
RackafetyInformation,tatement2
DANGER
•Alwayslowerthelevelingpadsontherackcabinet.
•Alwaysinstallstabilizerbracketsontherackcabinet.
•Alwaysinstallserversandoptionaldevicesstartingfromthebottomoftherackcabinet.
•Alwaysinstalltheheaviestdevicesinthebottomoftherackcabinet.
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Chapter1.TheLenovoConvergedHXeriesserver
ThispublicationcontainsinformationandinstructionsforsettingupyourLenovoConvergedHXSeries
Type8693server,instructionsforcablingandconfiguringtheserver,removingandreplacingdevices,
anddiagnosticsandtroubleshootinginformation.
TheLenovoConvergedHXSeriesType8693serverisa1-U-high1rackmodelserverthatisusedfor4
HXSeriesmodels.
TheHX1310,modeltypeAC1,containsasingleprocessorandismostsuitedforremoteofficebranch
office(ROBO)deployments.
TheHX3310,modeltypeAC2,ismostsuitedforcompute-heavyvirtualizedworkloadssuchasvirtual
desktopinfrastructure(VDI).TheallflashversionnamedtheHX3310-F,modeltypeAC3provideseven
greaterIOperformanceforthemostdemandingofvirtualizedworkloads.
Allthreeofthesemodelsshownbelowcontaineight2.5-inchdriveswitheithertwoSSDsandsixHDDsor
eightSSDsfortheHX3310-F.
Figure1HX1310,modeltypeAC1;HX3310,modeltypeAC2;HX3310-F ,modeltypeAC3
TheHX2310-E,modeltypeACA,containsspeciallicensingandisbestsuitedtosmalltomediumbusiness
(SMB)environmentswhereasingleclusterofupto4nodesissufficient.
TheHX2310-Emodelsasshownbelowcontainseven2.5-inchdriveswithoneSSDandsixHDDs.
Figure2HX2310-E,modeltypeACA
FormoreinformationabouttheLenovoConvergedHXSeriesappliances,seethefollowingLenovoproduct
guides
•LenovoConvergedHX1000serieshttps//lenovopress.com/lp0503
•LenovoConvergedHX2000serieshttps//lenovopress.com/lp0504
•LenovoConvergedHX3000serieshttps//lenovopress.com/lp0505
1.Racksaremarkedinverticalincrementsof4.45centimeters(1.75inches)each.Eachincrementisreferredtoasa
unit,ora“U”.A1-U-highdeviceisapproximately4.45centimeters(1.75inches)tall.
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Theservercomeswithalimitedwarranty.Forinformationaboutthetermsofthewarranty,seetheSafety,
Support,andWarrantyInformationdocumentthatcomeswiththeserver.
TheservercontainsLenovoX-Architecturetechnology,whichhelpsincreaseperformanceandreliability.For
moreinformation,see“Whatyourserveroffers”onpage10and“Reliability,availability,andserviceability”
onpage13.
Youcanobtainup-to-dateinformationabouttheserverandotherLenovoserverproductsat
http//shop.lenovo.com/us/en/systems/.Athttp//www.ibm.com/support/mysupport/,youcancreatea
personalizedsupportpagebyidentifyingLenovoproductsthatareofinteresttoyou.Fromthispersonalized
page,youcansubscribetoweeklyemailnotificationsaboutnewtechnicaldocuments,searchforinformation
anddownloads,andaccessvariousadministrativeservices.
IfyouparticipateintheLenovoclientreferenceprogram,youcanshareinformationaboutyour
useoftechnology,bestpractices,andinnovativesolutions;buildaprofessionalnetwork;andgain
visibilityforyourbusiness.FormoreinformationabouttheLenovoclientreferenceprogram,see
http//www.ibm.com/ibm/clientreference/.
Iffirmwareanddocumentationupdatesareavailable,youcandownloadthemfromtheLenovoWebsite.
Theservermighthavefeaturesthatarenotdescribedinthedocumentationthatcomeswiththeserver,and
thedocumentationmightbeupdatedoccasionallytoincludeinformationaboutthosefeatures,ortechnical
updatesmightbeavailabletoprovideadditionalinformationthatisnotincludedintheserverdocumentation.
Tocheckforupdates,gotohttp//www.lenovo.com/support.
Recordinformationabouttheserverinthefollowingtable.
ProductnameLenovoConvergedHXSeriesserver
MachinetypeType8693
Modelnumber_____________________________________________
erialnumber_____________________________________________
ThemodelnumberandserialnumberareontheIDlabelonthefrontoftheserver,asshowninthefollowing
illustration.
Note:Theillustrationsinthisdocumentmightdifferslightlyfromyourserver.
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TheMACaddresslabelisonthetopsideoftheuserinformationtag.
Figure4MACaddresslabel
Inaddition,thesystemservicelabel,whichisonthecoveroftheserver,providesaQRcodeformobile
accesstoserviceinformation.YoucanscantheQRcodeusingaQRcodereaderandscannerwitha
mobiledeviceandgetquickaccesstotheLenovoServiceInformationWebsite.TheLenovoService
InformationWebsiteprovidesadditionalinformationforpartsinstallationandreplacementvideos,and
errorcodesforserversupport.
TheLenovoDocumentationCD
TheLenovoDocumentationCDcontainsdocumentationfortheserverinPortableDocumentFormat(PDF)
andincludestheDocumentationBrowsertohelpyoufindinformationquickly.
Hardwareandsoftwarerequirements
TheLenovoDocumentationCDrequiresthefollowingminimumhardwareandsoftware
•Microsoft®Windows®XP,MicrosoftWindows2000,orRedHatLinux
•100MHzmicroprocessor
•32MBofRAM
•AdobeAcrobatReader3.0(orlater)orxpdf,whichcomeswithLinuxoperatingsystems
UsingtheDocumentationBrowser
UsetheDocumentationBrowsertobrowsethecontentsoftheCD,readbriefdescriptionsofthedocuments,
andviewdocuments,usingAdobeAcrobatReaderorxpdf.
TheDocumentationBrowserautomaticallydetectstheregionalsettingsinuseinyourserveranddisplays
thedocumentsinthelanguageforthatregion(ifavailable).Ifadocumentisnotavailableinthelanguagefor
thatregion,theEnglish-languageversionisdisplayed.
UseoneofthefollowingprocedurestostarttheDocumentationBrowser
•IfAutostartisenabled,inserttheCDintotheCDorDVDdrive.TheDocumentationBrowserstarts
automatically.
•IfAutostartisdisabledorisnotenabledforallusers,useoneofthefollowingprocedures
–IfyouareusingaWindowsoperatingsystem,inserttheCDintotheCDorDVDdriveandclicktart➙
Run.IntheOpenfield,type
e:\win32.bat
whereeisthedriveletteroftheCDorDVDdrive,andclickOK.
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–IfyouareusingRedHatLinux,inserttheCDintotheCDorDVDdrive;then,runthefollowing
commandfromthe/mnt/cdromdirectory
shrunlinux.sh
SelecttheserverfromtheProductmenu.TheAvailableTopicslistdisplaysallthedocumentsforthe
server.Somedocumentsmightbeinfolders.Aplussign(+)indicateseachfolderordocumentthathas
additionaldocumentsunderit.Clicktheplussigntodisplaytheadditionaldocuments.
Whenyouselectadocument,adescriptionofthedocumentisdisplayedunderTopicDescription.Toselect
morethanonedocument,pressandholdtheCtrlkeywhileyouselectthedocuments.ClickViewtoview
theselecteddocumentordocumentsinAcrobatReaderorxpdf.Ifyouselectedmorethanonedocument,
alltheselecteddocumentsareopenedinAcrobatReaderorxpdf.
Tosearchallthedocuments,typeawordorwordstringintheearchfieldandclickearch.The
documentsinwhichthewordorwordstringappearsarelistedinorderofthemostoccurrences.Clicka
documenttoviewit,andpressCtrl+FtousetheAcrobatsearchfunction,orpressAlt+Ftousethexpdf
searchfunctionwithinthedocument.
ClickHelpfordetailedinformationaboutusingtheDocumentationBrowser.
Relateddocumentation
ThisInstallationandServiceGuidecontainsgeneralinformationabouttheserverincludinghowtosetupand
cabletheserver,howtoinstallsupportedoptionaldevices,howtoconfiguretheserver,andinformationto
helpyousolveproblemsyourselfandinformationforservicetechnicians.Thefollowingdocumentationalso
comeswiththeserver
•EnvironmentalNoticesandUserGuide
ThisdocumentisinPDFformatontheLenovoDocumentationCD.Itcontainstranslatedenvironmental
notices.
•LenovoLicenseAgreementforMachineCode
ThisdocumentisinPDFformatontheLenovoDocumentationCD.Itprovidestranslatedversionsofthe
LenovoLicenseAgreementforMachineCodeforyourproduct.
•ImportantNotices
Thisdocumentisinprintedformatandcomeswiththeserver.Itcontainsinformationaboutthesafety,
environmental,andelectronicemissionnoticesforyourLenovoproduct.
•LicensesandAttributionsDocuments
ThisdocumentisinPDFformatontheLenovoDocumentationCD.Itprovidestheopensourcenotices.
•RackInstallationInstructions
Thisprinteddocumentcontainsinstructionsforinstallingtheserverinarackandcomeswiththerackkit.
•RackSafetyInformation
Thismultilingualdocumentprovidestranslatedversionsofthecautionanddangerstatementsthatappear
intherackdocumentation.Eachcautionanddangerstatementhasanassignednumber,whichyoucan
usetolocatethecorrespondingstatementinyournativelanguage.
•SafetyInformation
ThisdocumentisinPDFformatontheLenovoDocumentationCD.Itcontainstranslatedcautionand
dangerstatements.Eachcautionanddangerstatementthatappearsinthedocumentationhasanumber
thatyoucanusetolocatethecorrespondingstatementinyourlanguageintheSafetyInformation
document.
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•SafetyInformationLabels
ThisdocumentprovidestheSimplifiedChinese,Mongolian,Tibetan,Uygur,andZhuangtranslated
versionsoftheproductsafetylabels.
•Safety,Support,andWarrantyInformation
Thisdocumentisinprintedformatandcomeswiththeserver.Itcontainssafetyinformation,support
statement,andtheLenovoStatementofLimitedWarranty.
•ReadMeFirst
Thisdocumentisinprintedformatandcomeswiththeserver.Thisdocumentalsoprovidesinformation
abouthowtofindthesupportinformationandmostup-to-datedocumentsontheWebsite.
•NUTANIXENDUSERLICENSEAGREEMENT
Thisdocumentisinprintedformatandcomeswiththeserver.Itcontainslicenseagreementinformation
forendusers.
Dependingontheservermodel,additionaldocumentationmightbeincludedontheLenovoDocumentation
CD.
TheToolsCenterforSystemxandBladeCenterisanonlineinformationcenterthatcontainsinformation
abouttoolsforupdating,managing,anddeployingfirmware,devicedrivers,andoperatingsystems.The
ToolsCenterforSystemxandBladeCenterisathttp//publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/toolsctr/v1r0/.
Theservermighthavefeaturesthatarenotdescribedinthedocumentationthatyoureceivedwiththe
server.Thedocumentationmightbeupdatedoccasionallytoincludeinformationaboutthosefeatures,or
technicalupdatesmightbeavailabletoprovideadditionalinformationthatisnotincludedintheserver
documentation.TheseupdatesareavailablefromtheLenovoWebsite.Tocheckforupdates,goto
http//www.lenovo.com/support.
Noticesandstatementsinthisdocument
ThecautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentarealsointhemultilingualSafetyInformation
document,whichisontheLenovodocumentationCD.Eachstatementisnumberedforreferencetothe
correspondingstatementinyourlanguageintheSafetyInformationdocument.
Thefollowingnoticesandstatementsareusedinthisdocument
•Note:Thesenoticesprovideimportanttips,guidance,oradvice.
•Important:Thesenoticesprovideinformationoradvicethatmighthelpyouavoidinconvenientor
problemsituations.
•Attention:Thesenoticesindicatepotentialdamagetoprograms,devices,ordata.Anattentionnoticeis
placedjustbeforetheinstructionorsituationinwhichdamagemightoccur.
•Caution:Thesestatementsindicatesituationsthatcanbepotentiallyhazardoustoyou.Acaution
statementisplacedjustbeforethedescriptionofapotentiallyhazardousproceduresteporsituation.
•Danger:Thesestatementsindicatesituationsthatcanbepotentiallylethalorextremelyhazardous
toyou.Adangerstatementisplacedjustbeforethedescriptionofapotentiallylethalorextremely
hazardousproceduresteporsituation.
erverfeaturesandspecifications
Thefollowinginformationisasummaryofthefeaturesandspecificationsoftheserver.Dependingonthe
model,somefeaturesmightnotbeavailable,orsomespecificationsmightnotapply.
Microprocessor(dependingonthemodel):
Chapter1.TheLenovoConvergedHXSeriesserver5

•SupportsuptotwoIntel®Xeon®multi-coremicroprocessors(oneinstalled)
•Level-3cache
•TwoQuickPathInterconnect(QPI)linksspeedupto9.6GTpersecond
Notes:
•UsetheSetupUtilityprogramtodeterminethetypeandspeedofthemicroprocessors.
•Foralistofsupportedmicroprocessors,seehttp//www.lenovo.com/serverproven/.
Memory(dependingonthemodel):
•Minimum64GB
•Maximum1536GB
•Type
–PC4-19200(DDR4-2400)
–Dual-rankorquad-rank
–RDIMMorLRDIMM
•Slots24dualinline
•Supports(dependingonthemodel)
–16GBand32GBRDIMMs
–64GBLRDIMMs
Integratedfunctions:
•Integratedmanagementmodule2.1(IMM2.1),whichconsolidatesmultiplemanagementfunctions
inasinglechip.
•BroadcomBCM5719QuadPortGigabitEthernetcontrollerwithWakeonLANsupport
•FiveUniversalSerialBus(USB)ports
–TwoUSBportsinthefront
–TwoUSBportsintherear
–OneinternalUSBport
•Fournetworkports(four1GbEthernetportsonthesystem)
•OneSystemManagementRJ-45connectoronthereartoconnecttoasystemmanagementnetwork
Thissystemmanagementconnectorisdedicatedtotheintegratedmanagementmodule2.1(IMM2.1)
functions.
•Optionalserialport
Harddiskdriveexpansionbays(dependingonthemodel):
Sevenoreight2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrivebays
Videocontroller(integratedintoIMM2.1):
•MatroxG200eR2
Note:Themaximumvideoresolutionis1600x1200at75Hz.
–SVGAcompatiblevideocontroller
–DDR3528MHzSDRAMvideomemorycontroller
–AvocentDigitalVideoCompression
–16MBofvideomemory(notexpandable)
ize(1U):
•Height43mm(1.7in.)
•Depth735.4mm(28.95in.)
•Width434.4mm(17.1in.)
•WeightApproximately19.3kg(42.55lb)dependinguponconfiguration
PCIexpansionslots:
SupportstwoPCIriser-cardassemblyconnectors
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