Lenovo NeXtScale nx360 M5 Installation and maintenance instructions

LenovoNeXtScalenx360M5
InstallationandServiceGuide
MachineType:5465

Note
Beforeusingthisinformationandtheroductitsuorts,readthegeneralinformationinAendixD
“Gettinghelandtechnicalassistance”onage985,AendixE“Notices”onage989,theWarranty
Informationdocument,andtheSafetyInformationandEnvironmentalNoticesandUserGuidedocumentson
theLenovoDocumentationCD.
SeventhEdition(September2016)
©CopyrightLenovo2016
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Contents
Safetyv
Safetystatements..............vi
Chapter1TheLenovoNeXtScale
nx360M5computenode1
TheLenovoDocumentationCD.........2
Hardwareandsoftwarerequirements.....2
TheDocumentationBrowser........3
Relateddocumentation............3
Brocadedocumentation............4
Noticesandstatementsinthisdocument.....5
Featuresandsecifications...........5
Whatyourcomutenodeoffers........10
LenovoXClarityAdministrator.........12
Reliability,availability,andserviceabilityfeatures.14
Majorcomonentsofthecomutenode....14
Majorcomonentsofthestoragetray.....15
MajorcomonentsoftheGPUtray......16
Majorcomonentsofthe2UGPUtray.....17
Power,controls,andindicators........18
Comutenodecontrols,connectors,and
LEDs.................18
Consolebreakoutcable.........20
Turningonthecomutenode.......21
Turningoffthecomutenode.......21
System-boardlayouts............22
System-boardinternalconnectors.....22
System-boardexternalconnectors.....23
System-boardswitchesandjumers....24
System-boardLEDsandcontrols.....26
Chapter2Configurationinformation
andinstructions29
Udatingthefirmware............29
Configuringtheserver............30
UsingtheServerGuideSetuandInstallation
CD.................31
UsingtheSetuutility..........32
UsingtheBootManager.........37
Startingthebackuserverfirmware....37
TheUdateXpressSystemPackInstaller..38
ChangingthePowerPolicyotiontothe
defaultsettingsafterloadingUEFIdefaults..38
Usingtheintegratedmanagementmodule..38
Usingtheremoteresenceandblue-screen
caturefeatures............39
Usingtheembeddedhyervisor......41
ConfiguringtheEthernetcontroller.....42
EnablingFeaturesonDemandRAID
software...............42
ConfiguringRAIDarrays.........42
LenovoAdvancedSettingsUtilityrogram..43
UdatingtheUniversalUniqueIdentifier
(UUID)................43
UdatingtheDMI/SMBIOSdata......45
Chapter3Troubleshooting49
Starthere.................49
Diagnosingaroblem..........49
Undocumentedroblems........51
Servicebulletins..............52
Checkoutrocedure............52
Aboutthecheckoutrocedure......52
Performingthecheckoutrocedure....53
Diagnostictools..............53
Power-sulyLEDs...........55
SystemulseLEDs...........57
Eventlogs...............58
POST................60
LenovoDynamicSystemAnalysis.....60
Automatedservicerequest(callhome).....63
LenovoElectronicServiceAgent......63
Errormessages..............63
Troubleshootingbysymtom.........63
Generalroblems............63
Harddiskdriveroblems.........64
Hyervisorroblems..........64
Intermittentroblems..........65
Keyboard,mouse,orUSB-deviceroblems.65
Memoryroblems...........66
Microrocessorroblems........67
Monitorandvideoroblems.......68
Networkconnectionroblems.......70
Otional-deviceroblems........71
Powerroblems............71
Serial-deviceroblems.........73
ServerGuideroblems..........73
Softwareroblems...........74
UniversalSerialBus(USB)ortroblems..74
Videoroblems............75
Solvingowerroblems...........75
SolvingEthernetcontrollerroblems......76
Solvingundeterminedroblems........77
Problemdeterminationtis..........78
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Recoveringtheserverfirmware(UEFIudate
failure)..................79
In-bandmanualrecoverymethod.....80
In-bandautomatedbootrecoverymethod..82
Out-of-bandmethod..........82
Automatedbootrecovery(ABR)........82
Nx-bootfailure...............83
Chapter4Partslisting,Lenovo
NeXtScalenx360M5compute
node85
Relaceableservercomonents........85
Structuralarts.............97
Powercords...............97
Chapter5Removingandreplacing
components101
Installationtools..............101
Installinganotionaldevice.........101
Installationguidelines............101
Systemreliabilityguidelines........103
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....103
Returningadeviceorcomonent.....104
Udatingthecomutenodeconfiguration..104
Removingacomutenodefromachassis....104
Installingacomutenodeinachassis.....105
Removingastoragetrayfromacomutenode..107
Installingastoragetrayintoacomutenode...107
RemovingaGPUtrayfromacomutenode...109
InstallingaGPUtrayintoacomutenode....110
Removinga2UGPUtrayfromacomutenode..111
Installinga2UGPUtrayintoacomutenode..112
Removingandrelacingstructuralarts....113
Removingthecomutenodecover.....113
Installingthecomutenodecover.....115
Removingtheairbaffle.........116
Relacingtheairbaffle.........117
RemovingthePCIriserfiller........118
RelacingthePCIriserfiller........119
Removingthebezel...........120
RelacingtheBezel...........123
RemovingthefillerfromtheGPUtray....126
RelacingthefillerontotheGPUtray....127
Removingthefronthandle........128
Installingthefronthandle.........129
Removingtherearharddiskdrivecage...130
Installingtherearharddiskdrivecage...132
RemovingandrelacingTier1CRUs......134
RemovingaRAIDadaterbattery.....135
RelacingaRAIDadaterbattery.....136
RemovingaRAIDadaterbatteryholder..138
RelacingaRAIDadaterbatteryholder..140
Removingtheotionalfront2.5-inchhot-swa
harddiskdrivecage...........141
Installingtheotionalfront2.5-inchhot-swa
harddiskdrivecage...........143
RemovingtheIMMinteroserassembly...146
RelacingtheIMMinteroserassembly...147
Removingtheoweraddlecardfromthe
GPUtray...............148
Relacingtheoweraddlecardontothe
GPUtray...............149
Removingthesystembattery.......150
Relacingthesystembattery.......152
Removingamemorymodule.......153
Installingamemorymodule........154
Removingtheharddiskdrivebacklate...160
Installingtheharddiskdrivebacklate...162
Removingandinstallingdrives......164
RemovingaML2riser-cageassembly....174
RelacingaML2riser-cageassembly....175
RemovingaPCIriser-cageassembly....176
RelacingaPCIriser-cageassembly....177
RemovingaPCIriser-cageassemblyfromthe
GPUtray...............178
RelacingaPCIriser-cageassemblytothe
GPUtray...............179
RemovingaPCIriser-cageassemblyfromthe
2UGPUtray..............181
RelacingaPCIriser-cageassemblytothe
2UGPUtray..............183
Removinganadater/GPUadater.....184
Relacinganadater/GPUadater.....187
RemovingtheSDadater........192
RelacingtheSDadater........193
RemovingaServeRAIDSAS/SATA
controller...............194
RelacingaServeRAIDSAS/SATA
controller...............195
RemovingtheUSBflashdrive.......197
InstallingtheUSBflashdrive.......198
RemovingandrelacingTier2CRUs......200
Removingamicrorocessorandheatsink..200
Relacingamicrorocessorandheatsink..204
Removingthecomutenode.......212
Installingthecomutenode........214
Internalcableroutingandconnectors......216
Cablingharddiskdrivewithlanarcable..216
CablingharddiskdrivewithServeRAID
SAS/SATAcontroller...........218
Cablingharddiskdrivebacklanewith2U
GPUtray...............219
CablingfrontPCIriserassemblyof2UGPU
traywithSASharddiskdrivecable.....220
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CablingGPUadatersofthefront/rearPCI
assemblyof2UGPUtraywithGPUcard
owercable..............222
Cablingfrontriserowerwith2UGPUtray..223
Cablingfrontriserowerandcontrolwith2U
GPUtray...............224
Cablingrearriserowerandcontrolwith2U
GPUtray...............224
CablingPCIEbridgewith2UGPUtray...225
CablingK80GPUcardowerwith2UGPU
tray.................226
AppendixAIntegratedManagement
Module21(IMM21)error
messages229
ListofIMMevents.............230
AppendixBUEFI(POST)error
codes805
ListofUEFIevents.............806
AppendixCDSAdiagnostictest
results829
DSABroadcomnetworktestresults......829
TestresultsfortheDSABroadcomnetwork
test.................829
DSABrocadetestresults..........839
TestresultsfortheDSABrocadetest....839
DSAcheckointaneltestresults.......848
TestresultsfortheDSAcheckointanel
test.................848
DSACPUstresstestresults.........850
TestresultsfortheDSACPUstresstest...850
DSAEmulexadatertestresults........853
TestresultsfortheDSAEmulexadater
test.................853
DSAEXAortingtestresults........857
TestresultsfortheDSAEXAortingtest..857
DSAharddrivetestresults..........860
TestresultsfortheDSAharddrivetest...860
DSAIntelnetworktestresults.........861
TestresultsfortheDSAIntelnetworktest..861
DSALSIharddrivetestresults........868
TestresultsfortheDSALSIhard
driveoututfilename=DSA_LSI_hard_drive
test.................868
DSAMellanoxadatertestresults.......870
TestresultsfortheDSAMellanoxadater
test.................870
DSAmemoryisolationtestresults.......872
TestresultsfortheDSAmemoryisolation
test.................872
DSAmemorystresstestresults........950
TestresultsfortheDSAmemorystresstest..950
DSANvidiaGPUtestresults.........954
TestresultsfortheDSANvidiaGPUtest...954
DSAoticaldrivetestresults.........960
TestresultsfortheDSAoticaldrivetest..961
DSAsystemmanagementtestresults.....965
TestresultsfortheDSAsystemmanagement
test.................965
DSAtaedrivetestresults..........979
TestresultsfortheDSAtaedrivetest...979
AppendixDGettinghelpand
technicalassistance985
Beforeyoucall...............985
Usingthedocumentation..........986
GettinghelandinformationfromtheWorldWide
Web...................986
HowtosendDSAdata...........986
Creatingaersonalizedsuortwebage...986
Softwareserviceandsuort.........986
Hardwareserviceandsuort........987
Taiwanroductservice...........987
AppendixENotices989
Trademarks................990
Imortantnotes..............990
Recyclinginformation............990
Particulatecontamination..........991
Telecommunicationregulatorystatement....991
Electronicemissionnotices..........992
FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)
statement...............992
IndustryCanadaClassAemissioncomliance
statement...............992
Avisdeconformitéàlaréglementation
d'IndustrieCanada...........992
AustraliaandNewZealandClassA
statement...............992
EuroeanUnionEMCDirectiveconformance
statement...............992
GermanyClassAstatement.......993
Jaaneseelectromagneticcomatibility
statements..............994
KoreaCommunicationsCommission(KCC)
statement...............994
RussiaElectromagneticInterference(EMI)
ClassAstatement...........994
Peole'sReublicofChinaClassAelectronic
emissionstatement...........994
TaiwanClassAcomliancestatement...995
TaiwanBSMIRoHSdeclaration......996
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AppendixFGermanOrdinancefor
Workglossstatement997
Index999
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Safety
Beforeinstallingthisroduct,readtheSafetyInformation.
Antesdeinstalaresteroduto,leiaasInformaçõesdeSegurança.
Læssikkerhedsforskrifterne,førduinstallererdetterodukt.
Leesvoordatuditroductinstalleerteerstdeveiligheidsvoorschriften.
Ennenkuinasennattämäntuotteen,lueturvaohjeetkohdastaSafetyInformation.
Avantd'installerceroduit,lisezlesconsignesdesécurité.
VorderInstallationdiesesProduktsdieSicherheitshinweiselesen.
Primadiinstallarequestorodotto,leggereleInformazionisullaSicurezza.
Lessikkerhetsinformasjonen(SafetyInformation)førduinstallererdetteroduktet.
Antesdeinstalaresteroduto,leiaasInformaçõessobreSegurança.
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Antesdeinstalaresteroducto,lealainformacióndeseguridad.
Lässäkerhetsinformationeninnanduinstallerardenhärrodukten.
Safetystatements
Thesestatementsrovidethecautionanddangerinformationthatisusedinthisdocumentation.
Important:Eachcautionanddangerstatementinthisdocumentationislabeledwithanumber.Thisnumber
isusedtocrossreferenceanEnglish-languagecautionordangerstatementwithtranslatedversionsofthe
cautionordangerstatementintheSafetyInformationdocument.
Forexamle,ifacautionstatementislabeledStatement1,translationsforthatcautionstatementareinthe
SafetyInformationdocumentunderStatement1.
Besuretoreadallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentationbeforeyouerformtherocedures.
Readanyadditionalsafetyinformationthatcomeswithyoursystemorotionaldevicebeforeyouinstall
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.Attachowercordstooutlet.
5.TurndeviceON.
1.TurneverythingOFF.
2.First,removeowercordsfromoutlet.
3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.
4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.
Statement2
CAUTION:
Whenreplacingthelithiumbattery,useonlyPartNumber33F8354oranequivalenttypebattery
recommendedbythemanufacturerIfyoursystemhasamodulecontainingalithiumbattery,replace
itonlywiththesamemoduletypemadebythesamemanufacturerThebatterycontainslithiumand
canexplodeifnotproperlyused,handled,ordisposedofDonot:
•Throworimmerseintowater
•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)
•Repairordisassemble
Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations
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Statement3
CAUTION:
Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,DVDdrives,fiberopticdevices,ortransmitters)are
installed,notethefollowing:
•DonotremovethecoversRemovingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto
hazardouslaserradiationTherearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice
•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespecifiedherein
mightresultinhazardousradiationexposure
DANGER
SomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3BlaserdiodeNotethefollowing
LaserradiationwhenopenDonotstareintothebeam,donotviewdirectlywithoptical
instruments,andavoiddirectexposuretothebeam
Statement4
CAUTION:Usesafepracticeswhenlifting
≥18kg(39.7lb)≥32kg(70.5lb)≥55kg(121.2lb)
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Statement5
CAUTION:
Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerswitchonthepowersupplydonotturnoff
theelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedeviceThedevicealsomighthavemorethanonepower
cordT oremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected
fromthepowersource
Statement6
CAUTION:
Ifyouinstallastrain-reliefbracketoptionovertheendofthepowercordthatisconnectedtothe
device,youmustconnecttheotherendofthepowercordtoaneasilyaccessiblepowersource
Statement8
CAUTION:
Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached
Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabel
attachedTherearenoserviceablepartsinsidethesecomponentsIfyoususpectaproblemwith
oneoftheseparts,contactaservicetechnician
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Statement12
CAUTION:
Thefollowinglabelindicatesahotsurfacenearby
Statement26
CAUTION:
Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mounteddevices
Statement27
CAUTION:
Hazardousmovingpartsarenearby
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Statement31
DANGER
Electricalcurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous
Toavoidashockhazard:
•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orreconfiguration
ofthisproductduringanelectricalstorm
•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedpowersource
•Connecttoproperlywiredpowersourcesanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct
•Whenpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables
•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceoffire,water,orstructuraldamage
•Disconnecttheattachedacpowercords,dcpowersources,networkconnections,
telecommunicationssystems,andserialcablesbeforeyouopenthedevicecovers,unlessyou
areinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationandconfigurationprocedures
•Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingtablewhenyouinstall,move,or
opencoversonthisproductorattacheddevices
ToConnect:ToDisconnect:
1.TurnOFFallowersourcesandequimentthatisto
beattachedtothisroduct.
2.Attachsignalcablestotheroduct.
3.Attachowercordstotheroduct.
•Foracsystems,usealianceinlets.
•Fordcsystems,ensurecorrectolarityof-48Vdc
connections:RTNis+and-48Vdcis-.Earth
groundshoulduseatwo-holelugforsafety.
4.Attachsignalcablestootherdevices.
5.Connectowercordstotheirsources.
6.TurnONalltheowersources.
1.TurnOFFallowersourcesandequimentthatisto
beattachedtothisroduct.
•Foracsystems,removeallowercordsfromthe
chassisowerrecetaclesorinterrutowerat
theacowerdistributionunit.
•Fordcsystems,disconnectdcowersources
atthebreakeranelorbyturningofftheower
source.Then,removethedccables.
2.Removethesignalcablesfromtheconnectors.
3.Removeallcablesfromthedevices.
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Statement34
CAUTION:
Toreducetheriskofelectricshockorenergyhazards:
•Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledbytrainedservicepersonnelinarestricted-accesslocation,
asdefinedbytheNECandIEC60950-1,FirstEdition,TheStandardforSafetyofInformation
TechnologyEquipment
•Connecttheequipmenttoaproperlygroundedsafetyextralowvoltage(SELV)sourceASELV
sourceisasecondarycircuitthatisdesignedsothatnormalandsinglefaultconditionsdonot
causethevoltagestoexceedasafelevel(60Vdirectcurrent)
•Incorporateareadilyavailableapprovedandrateddisconnectdeviceinthefieldwiring
•Seethespecificationsintheproductdocumentationfortherequiredcircuit-breakerratingfor
branchcircuitovercurrentprotection
•UsecopperwireconductorsonlySeethespecificationsintheproductdocumentationforthe
requiredwiresize
•Seethespecificationsintheproductdocumentationfortherequiredtorquevaluesforthe
wiring-terminalscrews
Statement 36:
CAUTION:
Always install the slide retention screw.
RackSafetyInformation,Statement2
DANGER
•Alwayslowerthelevelingpadsontherackcabinet
•Alwaysinstallstabilizerbracketsontherackcabinet
•Alwaysinstallserversandoptionaldevicesstartingfromthebottomoftherackcabinet
•Alwaysinstalltheheaviestdevicesinthebottomoftherackcabinet
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Chapter1TheLenovoNeXtScalenx360M5computenode
TheLenovoNeXtScalenx360M5comutenodeisahigh-availability,scalablecomutenodethatis
otimizedtosuortthenext-generationmicrorocessortechnologyandisideallysuitedformedium
andlargebusinesses.
TheLenovoNeXtScalenx360M5comutenodeissuortedintheLenovoNeXtScalen1200Enclosureonly.
Thisdocumentationrovidesthefollowinginformationaboutsettinguandtroubleshootingthecomute
node:
•Startingandconfiguringthecomutenode
•Installingtheoeratingsystem
•Diagnosingroblems
•Installing,removing,andrelacingcomonents
PackagedwiththecomutenodearesoftwareCDsthathelyouconfigurehardware,installdevicedrivers,
andinstalltheoeratingsystem.
Iffirmwareanddocumentationudatesareavailable,youcandownloadthemfromtheLenovowebsite.The
servermighthavefeaturesthatarenotdescribedinthedocumentationthatcomeswiththeserver,and
thedocumentationmightbeudatedoccasionallytoincludeinformationaboutthosefeatures,ortechnical
udatesmightbeavailabletorovideadditionalinformationthatisnotincludedintheserverdocumentation.
Tocheckforudates,gotohtt://www.lenovo.com/suort.
Thecomutenodecomeswithalimitedwarranty.Forinformationaboutthetermsofthewarrantyand
gettingserviceandassistance,seetheWarrantyInformationdocumentforyourcomutenode.
YoucandownloadtheLenovoServerGuideSetupandInstallationCDtohelyouconfigurethehardware,
installdevicedrivers,andinstalltheoeratingsystem.
Foralistofsuortedotionaldevicesfortheserver,seehtt://www.lenovo.com/serverroven/.
SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsdocumentontheLenovoSystemxDocumentationCDforcomlete
rackinstallationandremovalinstructions.
Youcanobtainu-to-dateinformationabouttheserverandotherLenovoserverroductsat
htt://www.lenovo.com/suort.Athtt://www.lenovo.com/suort,youcancreateaersonalized
suortagebyidentifyingLenovoroductsthatareofinteresttoyou.Fromthisersonalizedage,you
cansubscribetoweeklyemailnotificationsaboutnewtechnicaldocuments,searchforinformationand
downloads,andaccessvariousadministrativeservices.
Thecomutenodemighthavefeaturesthatarenotdescribedinthedocumentationthatcomeswiththe
comutenode.Thedocumentationmightbeudatedoccasionallytoincludeinformationaboutthose
features.Technicaludatesmightalsobeavailabletorovideadditionalinformationthatisnotincludedin
thecomutenodedocumentation.Toobtainthemostu-to-datedocumentationforthisroduct,goto
htt://ic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/nxtscale/documentation/index.js.
ThemodelnumberandserialnumberareontheIDlabelonthebezelonthefrontofthecomutenode,and
onalabelonthebottomofthecomutenodethatisvisiblewhenthecomutenodeisnotintheNeXtScale
n1200Enclosure.IfthecomutenodecomeswithanRFIDtag,theRFIDtagcoverstheIDlabelonthebezel
onthefrontofthecomutenode,butyoucanoentheRFIDtagtoseetheIDlabelbehindit.
Note:Theillustrationsinthisdocumentmightdifferslightlyfromyourhardware.
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Fiure1.NeXtScalenx360M5computenode
Inaddition,thesystemservicelabel,whichisonthecoveroftheserver,rovidesaQRcodeformobile
accesstoserviceinformation.YoucanscantheQRcodeusingaQRcodereaderandscannerwithamobile
deviceandgetquickaccesstotheLenovoServiceInformationwebsite.TheLenovoServiceInformation
websiterovidesadditionalinformationforartsinstallationandrelacementvideos,anderrorcodes
forserversuort.
ThefollowingillustrationshowstheQRcode:
Fiure2.QRcode
TheLenovoDocumentationCD
TheLenovoDocumentationCDcontainsdocumentationfortheserverinPortableDocumentFormat(PDF)
andincludestheLenovoDocumentationBrowsertohelyoufindinformationquickly.
Hardwareandsoftwarerequirements
ThehardwareandsoftwarerequirementsoftheLenovoDocumentationCD.
TheLenovoDocumentationCDrequiresthefollowingminimumhardwareandsoftware:
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•100MHzmicrorocessor
•32MBofRAM
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TheDocumentationBrowser
UsetheDocumentationBrowsertobrowsethecontentsoftheCD,readbriefdescritionsofthedocuments,
andviewdocuments,usingAdobeAcrobatReaderorxdf.
TheDocumentationBrowserautomaticallydetectstheregionalsettingsinuseinyourserveranddislays
thedocumentsinthelanguageforthatregion(ifavailable).Ifadocumentisnotavailableinthelanguage
forthatregion,theEnglish-languageversionisdislayed.Useoneofthefollowingrocedurestostart
theDocumentationBrowser:
•IfAutostartisenabled,inserttheCDintotheCDorDVDdrive.TheDocumentationBrowserstarts
automatically.
•IfAutostartisdisabledorisnotenabledforallusers,useoneofthefollowingrocedures:
–IfyouareusingaWindowsoeratingsystem,inserttheCDintotheCDorDVDdriveandclickStart➙
Run.IntheOenfield,tye:
e:\win32.bat
whereeisthedriveletteroftheCDorDVDdrive,andclickOK.
–IfyouareusingRedHatLinux,inserttheCDintotheCDorDVDdrive;then,runthefollowing
commandfromthe/mnt/cdromdirectory:
shrunlinux.sh
SelecttheserverfromtheProductmenu.TheAvailableTopicslistdislaysallthedocumentsforthe
server.Somedocumentsmightbeinfolders.Alussign(+)indicateseachfolderordocumentthathas
additionaldocumentsunderit.Clickthelussigntodislaytheadditionaldocuments.
Whenyouselectadocument,adescritionofthedocumentisdislayedunderTopicDescription.Toselect
morethanonedocument,ressandholdtheCtrlkeywhileyouselectthedocuments.ClickViewBook
toviewtheselecteddocumentordocumentsinAcrobatReaderorxdf.Ifyouselectedmorethanone
document,alltheselecteddocumentsareoenedinAcrobatReaderorxdf.
Tosearchallthedocuments,tyeawordorwordstringintheSearchfieldandclickSearch.The
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ClickHelpfordetailedinformationaboutusingtheDocumentationBrowser.
Relateddocumentation
ThisInstallationandServiceGuidecontainsgeneralinformationabouttheserverincludinghowtosetuand
cabletheserver,howtoinstallsuortedotionaldevices,howtoconfiguretheserver,andinformationto
helyousolveroblemsyourselfandinformationforservicetechnicians.
Thefollowingdocumentationalsocomeswiththeserver:
•WarrantyInformation
Thisdocumentisinrintedformatandcomeswiththeserver.Itcontainswarrantytermsandaointerto
theLenovoStatementofLimitedWarrantyontheLenovowebsite.
•ImportantNotices
Thisdocumentisinrintedformatandcomeswiththeserver.Itcontainsinformationaboutthesafety,
environmental,andelectronicemissionnoticesforyourLenovoroduct.
•EnvironmentalNoticesandUserGuide
Chater1.TheLenovoNeXtScalenx360M5comutenode3

ThisdocumentisinPDFformatontheLenovoDocumentationCD.Itcontainstranslatedenvironmental
notices.
•LenovoLicenseAreementforMachineCode
ThisdocumentisinPDFontheLenovoDocumentationCD.ItrovidestranslatedversionsoftheLenovo
LicenseAreementforMachineCodeforyourroduct.
•LicensesandAttributionsDocument
ThisdocumentisinPDFontheLenovoDocumentationCD.Itrovidestheoensourcenotices.
•SafetyInformation
ThisdocumentisinPDFontheLenovoDocumentationCD.Itcontainstranslatedcautionanddanger
statements.Eachcautionanddangerstatementthataearsinthedocumentationhasanumberthat
youcanusetolocatethecorresondingstatementinyourlanguageintheSafetyInformationdocument.
Deendingontheservermodel,additionaldocumentationmightbeincludedontheLenovoDocumentation
CD.
TheToolsCenterforSystemxandBladeCenterisanonlineinformationcenterthatcontains
informationabouttoolsforudating,managing,anddeloyingfirmware,devicedrivers,andoerating
systems.TheToolsCenterforSystemxandBladeCenterisathtts://suort.lenovo.com/us/en/
documents/LNVO-CENTER.
Theservermighthavefeaturesthatarenotdescribedinthedocumentationthatyoureceivedwiththe
server.Thedocumentationmightbeudatedoccasionallytoincludeinformationaboutthosefeatures,or
technicaludatesmightbeavailabletorovideadditionalinformationthatisnotincludedintheserver
documentation.TheseudatesareavailablefromtheLenovowebsite.Tocheckforudates,goto
htt://www.lenovo.com/suort.
Brocadedocumentation
UsethisinformationtoidentifyandlocaterelatedBrocadedocumentation.
ThefollowingsectionintroducesBrocadedocumentsthatyoumightfindusefulfortheinstallationand
administration.
•EN4023UserGuide
–NetworkOSLayer2SwitchinConfiurationGuide-
htt://www.brocade.com/content/html/en/configuration-guide/nos-601a-l2guide/
–NetworkOSCommandReferenceGuide-
htt://www.brocade.com/content/html/en/command-reference-guide/nos-601a-commandref/index.html
–NetworkOSMessaeReference-
htt://www.brocade.com/content/html/en/message-reference-guides/nos-601a-messageref/wwhel/
wwhiml/js/html/wwhel.htm
•FC5022UserGuide
–FabricOSAdministrator'sGuide-
htt://www.brocade.com/content/html/en/administration-guide/fos-740-adminguide/
–FabricOSCommandReference-
htt://www.brocade.com/content/html/en/command-reference-guide/fos-741-commandref/wwhel/
wwhiml/js/html/wwhel.htm
–FabricOSMessaeReference-
htt://www.brocade.com/content/html/en/message-reference-guides/FOS_740_MESSAGES/wwhel/
wwhiml/js/html/wwhel.htm#href=Title.1.2.html
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–AccessGatewayAdministrator'sGuide-
htt://www.brocade.com/content/html/en/administration-guide/fos-740-accessgateway/index.html
Noticesandstatementsinthisdocument
ThecautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentarealsointhemultilingualSafetyInformation
document,whichisontheLenovoDocumentationCD.Eachstatementisnumberedforreferencetothe
corresondingstatementinyourlanguageintheSafetyInformationdocument.
Thefollowingnoticesandstatementsareusedinthisdocument:
•Note:Thesenoticesrovideimortanttis,guidance,oradvice.
•Important:Thesenoticesrovideinformationoradvicethatmighthelyouavoidinconvenientor
roblemsituations.
•Attention:Thesenoticesindicateotentialdamagetorograms,devices,ordata.Anattentionnoticeis
lacedjustbeforetheinstructionorsituationinwhichdamagemightoccur.
•Caution:Thesestatementsindicatesituationsthatcanbeotentiallyhazardoustoyou.Acaution
statementislacedjustbeforethedescritionofaotentiallyhazardousroceduresteorsituation.
•Danger:Thesestatementsindicatesituationsthatcanbeotentiallylethalorextremelyhazardous
toyou.Adangerstatementislacedjustbeforethedescritionofaotentiallylethalorextremely
hazardousroceduresteorsituation.
Featuresandspecifications
Usethisinformationtoviewsecificinformationaboutthecomutenode,suchascomutenodehardware
featuresandthedimensionsofthecomutenode.
Notes:
1.Power,cooling,andchassissystemsmanagementarerovidedbytheNeXtScalen1200Enclosure
chassis.
2.TheoeratingsysteminthecomutenodemustrovideUSBsuortforthecomutenodeto
recognizeanduseUSBmediadrivesanddevices.TheNeXtScalen1200EnclosurechassisusesUSB
forinternalcommunicationwiththesedevices.
ThefollowinginformationisasummaryofthefeaturesandsecificationsoftheNeXtScalenx360M5
comutenode.
Microprocessor(dependingonthemodel):
•SuortsutotwoIntelXeonE5-2600v3seriesmulti-coremicrorocessors(oneinstalled)
•Level-3cache
•TwoQuickPathInterconnect(QPI)linksseeduto9.6GTersecond
Notes:
•UsetheSetuutilitytodeterminethetyeandseedofthemicrorocessorsintheserver.
•Foralistofsuortedmicrorocessors,seehtt://www.lenovo.com/serverroven/.
Memory:
•16dualinlinememorymodule(DIMM)connectors
•Tye:Low-rofile(LP)double-datarate(DDR4)DRAM
Chater1.TheLenovoNeXtScalenx360M5comutenode5

•Suorts4GB,8GB,16GBRDIMMs,and32GBLRDIMMswithuto512GBoftotalmemory
onthesystemboard
Integratedfunctions:
•Integratedmanagementmodule2.1(IMM2.1),whichconsolidatesmultilemanagementfunctions
inasinglechi
•ConcurrentCOM/VGA/2xUSB(KVM)
•SystemerrorLEDs
•Twonetworkorts(two1GbEthernetortsonthesystem)
•SuortsutooneotionalML2networkadater
•OneotionalSystemManagementRJ-45toconnecttoasystemsmanagementnetwork.Thissystem
managementconnectorisdedicatedtotheintegratedmanagementmodule2.1(IMM2.1)functions
•(Otional)HardwareRAIDsuortabilityforRAIDlevel-0,RAIDlevel-1,RAIDlevel-5,RAIDlevel-6,
orRAIDlevel-10
•WakeonLAN(WOL)
Driveexpansionbays(dependingonthemodel):
Suortsutoeight3.5-inchSATA(ifthestoragetrayisinstalled,uto7inthestoragetrayand1inthe
comutenode),two2.5-inchSATA/SAS,six2.5-inchhot-swaSATA/SAS(whilenoPCIeadateris
installed;ifthe2UGPUtrayisinstalled,uto4inthe2UGPUtrayand2inthecomutenode),orfour
1.8-inchsolid-statedrives(withsignal6Gbonly).
Attention:Asageneralconsideration,donotmixstandard512-byteandadvanced4-KBformatdrives
inthesameRAIDarraybecauseitmightleadtootentialerformanceissues.
Table1.Supportedharddiskdrivescombinations
RAIDadapterFrontHDD
(hot-swap)
RearHDD(simple-swap)
HDDform
factor
25-inchx235-inchx125-inchx218-inchx4
V
V
V
V
RearRAID
adapter(x8
rearRAID
riser)
VV
V
V
Supported
HDD
configurations
incompute
nodeOnboard
SATAmode
(nonRAID)V
Upgradeablefirmware:
Allfirmwareisfieldugradeable.
PCIexpansionslots(dependingonyourmodel):
•Comutenode
–Frontslot:PCIExressx16(PCIe3.0,full-height,half-length)
–ML2slot:PCIExressx16(suort50mminheightonly)
–Rearslot:PCIExressx8(PCIe3.0,full-height,half-length)
•GPUtray
–TwoPCIExressx16slots(PCIe3.0,full-height,full-length)
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