Lenovo System x3250 M4 Installation and maintenance instructions

LenovoSystemx3250M4
InstallationandServiceGuide
MachineType:2583

Note
Beforeusingthisinformationandtheroductitsuorts,readthegeneralinformationinAendixD
“Gettinghelandtechnicalassistance”onage579,AendixE“Notices”onage583,theWarranty
Informationdocument,andtheSafetyInformationandEnvironmentalNoticesandUserGuidedocumentson
theIBMDocumentationCD.
SeventeenthEdition(September2016)
©CopyrightLenovo201,2016.
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GS-35F-05925.

Contents
Safety..................v
Guidelinesfortrainedservicetechnicians.....vi
Insectingforunsafeconditions.......vi
Guidelinesforservicingelectricalequiment.vii
Safetystatements.............viii
Chapter1.TheLenovoSystemx3250
MType2583server..........1
TheIBMSystemxDocumentationCD......2
Hardwareandsoftwarerequirements.....2
TheDocumentationBrowser........3
Relateddocumentation............3
Noticesandstatementsinthisdocument.....4
Serverfeaturesandsecifications........4
Whatyourserveroffers............7
Reliability,availability,andserviceability.....10
IBMSystemsDirector............11
Servercontrols,LEDs,andower.......12
Frontview...............12
Rearview...............14
Serverowerfeatures..........15
Chapter2.Installingoptional
devices................17
InstructionsforIBMBusinessPartners.....17
SendingDSAdatatoIBM..........18
Servercomonents.............18
System-boardinternalconnectors.....21
System-boardexternalconnectors.....21
System-boardswitchesandjumers....22
System-boardLEDs...........24
PCIriser-cardassemblyconnectors....25
Installingamemorymodule.........25
UnbufferedDIMMs(UDIMMs).......27
Installingdrives..............27
Installingasimle-swaharddiskdrive...28
Installingahot-swaharddiskdrive....29
InstallinganotionalDVDdrive......30
Installationguidelines............33
Systemreliabilityguidelines........34
Workinginsidetheserverwiththeoweron.35
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....35
Removingthecover............35
Removingtheairbaffle...........36
RemovingthePCIriser-cardassembly.....37
Installingasystemfan............38
Installingdrives..............39
Installingahot-swaharddiskdrive....40
Installingasimle-swaharddiskdrive...41
InstallingtheotionalDVDdrive......42
Memorymoduleinstallation.........45
UnbufferedDIMMs(UDIMMs).......46
InstallingaDIMM............47
Installinganadater............48
InstallingaServeRAIDadater........50
Installingahot-swaowersuly......52
Comletingtheinstallation..........54
RelacingthePCIriser-cardassembly...55
Relacingtheairbaffle.........55
Relacingthecover...........56
Connectingthecables..........57
Udatingtheserverconfiguration.....58
Chapter3.Configurationinformation
andinstructions............61
Udatingthefirmware............61
Configuringtheserver............62
UsingtheServerGuideSetuandInstallation
CD.................63
UsingtheSetuutility..........64
UsingtheBootManager.........70
Startingthebackuserverfirmware....70
TheUdateXpressSystemPackInstaller..71
ChangingthePowerPolicyotiontothe
defaultsettingsafterloadingUEFIdefaults..71
UsingtheIntegratedManagementModuleII
(IMM2)................71
Usingtheremoteresenceandblue-screen
caturefeatures............72
Usingtheembeddedhyervisor......74
ConfiguringtheEthernetcontroller.....75
EnablingFeaturesonDemandEthernet
software...............75
EnablingFeaturesonDemandRAID
software...............75
ConfiguringRAIDarrays.........76
IBMAdvancedSettingsUtilityrogram...76
UsingLenovoXClarityAdministrator....76
UdatingIBMSystemsDirector......77
UdatingtheUniversalUniqueIdentifier
(UUID)................78
UdatingtheDMI/SMBIOSdata......80
Chapter.Troubleshooting......85
Starthere.................85
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Diagnosingaroblem..........85
Undocumentedroblems........87
Servicebulletins..............87
Checkoutrocedure............88
Aboutthecheckoutrocedure......88
Performingthecheckoutrocedure....88
Diagnostictools..............89
ErrorLEDs..............91
Power-sulyLEDs...........93
SystemulseLEDs...........95
Eventlogs...............96
POST................98
IBMDynamicSystemAnalysis......98
Automatedservicerequest(callhome).....101
IBMElectronicServiceAgent.......101
Errormessages..............101
Troubleshootingbysymtom.........101
Generalroblems............102
Harddiskdriveroblems.........102
DVDdriveroblems...........104
Intermittentroblems..........105
Keyboard,mouse,orUSB-device
roblems...............106
Memoryroblems...........106
Microrocessorroblems........107
Monitorroblems............108
Networkconnectionroblems.......110
Otional-deviceroblems........110
Powerroblems............111
Serialortroblems...........112
ServerGuideroblems..........113
Softwareroblems...........114
UniversalSerialBus(USB)ortroblems..114
Solvingowerroblems...........114
SolvingEthernetcontrollerroblems......115
Solvingundeterminedroblems........116
Problemdeterminationtis..........116
Recoveringtheserverfirmware(UEFIudate
failure)..................118
In-bandmanualrecoverymethod.....118
In-bandautomatedbootrecoverymethod..120
Out-of-bandmethod..........120
Automatedbootrecovery(ABR)........120
Nx-bootfailure...............120
Chapter5.Partslisting,Lenovo
Systemx3250MType2583....123
Relaceableservercomonents........123
Powercords...............128
Chapter6.Removingandreplacing
components.............131
Returningadeviceorcomonent.......131
Removingandrelacingservercomonents...131
RemovingandrelacingTier1CRUs......131
Removingthecover...........131
Relacingthecover...........132
Removingthebezel...........133
Relacingthebezel...........134
Removingtheairbaffle.........135
Relacingtheairbaffle.........135
RemovingthePCIriser-cardassembly...136
RelacingthePCIriser-cardassembly...137
Removinganadater..........138
Relacinganadater..........139
RemovingaServeRAIDadater......142
RelacingaServeRAIDadater......143
Removingasimle-swaharddiskdrive..145
Relacingasimle-swaharddiskdrive..147
Removingahot-swaharddiskdrive....148
Relacingahot-swaharddiskdrive....149
RemovingtheotionalDVDdrive.....150
RelacingtheotionalDVDdrive.....152
RemovingaDIMM...........154
Memorymoduleinstallation........155
Removingasystemfan.........159
Relacingasystemfan.........160
Removingthesystembattery.......161
Relacingthesystembattery.......163
Removingahot-swaowersuly....165
Relacingahot-swaowersuly....167
RemovingandrelacingTier2CRUs......168
RemovingtheDVDdrivecable......169
RelacingtheDVDdrivecable......169
Removingtheoeratorinformationanel
assembly...............170
Relacingtheoeratorinformationanel
assembly...............171
Removingthesimle-swaharddiskdrive
backlateassembly...........172
Relacingthesimle-swaharddiskdrive
backlateassembly...........172
RelacingsoftwareRAIDsimle-swahard
diskdrivebacklatewithhardwareRAID
simle-swaharddiskdrivebacklate...173
Removingthehot-swaharddiskdrive
backlane...............179
Relacingthehot-swaharddiskdrive
backlane...............180
Removingandrelacingstructuralarts....182
Removingthefixedowersuly.....182
Relacingthefixedowersuly.....183
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Removingthe240VAsafetycover.....185
Relacingthe240VAsafetycover.....187
Removingtheoweraddlecard.....189
Relacingtheoweraddlecard.....190
Removingamicrorocessorandheatsink..192
Relacingamicrorocessorandheatsink..194
Thermalgrease............197
Removingthesystemboard.......198
Relacingthesystemboard.......200
AppendixA.IntegratedManagement
ModuleII(IMM2)errormessages.203
IMMEventsthatautomaticallynotifySuort..204
ListofIMMevents.............206
AppendixB.UEFI(POST)error
codes................05
ListofUEFIevents.............405
AppendixC.DSAdiagnostictest
results................23
DSABroadcomnetworktestresults......423
TestresultsfortheDSABroadcomnetwork
test.................423
DSABrocadetestresults..........433
TestresultsfortheDSABrocadetest....433
DSAcheckointaneltestresults.......442
TestresultsfortheDSAcheckointanel
test.................442
DSACPUstresstestresults.........444
TestresultsfortheDSACPUstresstest...444
DSAEmulexadatertestresults........447
TestresultsfortheDSAEmulexadater
test.................447
DSAEXAortingtestresults........451
TestresultsfortheDSAEXAortingtest..451
DSAharddrivetestresults..........454
TestresultsfortheDSAharddrivetest...454
DSAIntelnetworktestresults.........455
TestresultsfortheDSAIntelnetworktest..455
DSALSIharddrivetestresults........462
TestresultsfortheDSALSIharddrivetest..462
DSAMellanoxadatertestresults.......463
TestresultsfortheDSAMellanoxadater
test.................464
DSAmemoryisolationtestresults.......466
TestresultsfortheDSAmemoryisolation
test.................466
DSAmemorystresstestresults........544
TestresultsfortheDSAmemorystresstest..544
DSANvidiaGPUtestresults.........547
TestresultsfortheDSANvidiaGPUtest...548
DSAoticaldrivetestresults.........554
TestresultsfortheDSAoticaldrivetest..554
DSAsystemmanagementtestresults.....559
TestresultsfortheDSAsystemmanagement
test.................559
DSAtaedrivetestresults..........573
TestresultsfortheDSAtaedrivetest...573
AppendixD.Gettinghelpand
technicalassistance........579
Beforeyoucall...............579
Usingthedocumentation..........580
GettinghelandinformationfromtheWorldWide
Web...................580
HowtosendDSAdata...........580
Creatingaersonalizedsuortwebage...580
Softwareserviceandsuort.........581
Hardwareserviceandsuort........581
Taiwanroductservice...........581
AppendixE.Notices.........583
Trademarks................584
Imortantnotes..............584
Recyclinginformation............584
Particulatecontamination..........585
Telecommunicationregulatorystatement....585
Electronicemissionnotices..........585
FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)
statement...............585
IndustryCanadaClassAemissioncomliance
statement...............586
Avisdeconformitéàlaréglementation
d'IndustrieCanada...........586
AustraliaandNewZealandClassA
statement...............586
EuroeanUnionEMCDirectiveconformance
statement...............586
GermanyClassAstatement.......586
Jaaneseelectromagneticcomatibility
statements..............587
KoreaCommunicationsCommission(KCC)
statement...............588
RussiaElectromagneticInterference(EMI)
ClassAstatement...........588
Peole'sReublicofChinaClassAelectronic
emissionstatement...........589
TaiwanClassAcomliancestatement...589
TaiwanBSMIRoHSdeclaration......590
Index.................591
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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.
Bu ürünü kurmadan önce güvenlik bilgilerini okuyun.
Guidelinesfortrainedservicetechnicians
Thissectioncontainsinformationfortrainedservicetechnicians.
Inspectingforunsafeconditions
Usethisinformationtohelyouidentifyotentialunsafeconditionsinadevicethatyouareworkingon.
Eachdevice,asitwasdesignedandmanufactured,hasrequiredsafetyitemstorotectusersandservice
techniciansfrominjury.Theinformationinthissectionaddressesonlythoseitems.Usegoodjudgment
toidentifyotentialunsafeconditionsthatmightbecausedbyunsuortedalterationsorattachmentof
unsuortedfeaturesorotionaldevicesthatarenotaddressedinthissection.Ifyouidentifyanunsafe
condition,youmustdeterminehowseriousthehazardisandwhetheryoumustcorrecttheroblembefore
youworkontheroduct.
Considerthefollowingconditionsandthesafetyhazardsthattheyresent:
•Electricalhazards,eseciallyrimaryower.Primaryvoltageontheframecancauseseriousorfatal
electricalshock.
•Exlosivehazards,suchasadamagedCRTfaceorabulgingcaacitor.
•Mechanicalhazards,suchaslooseormissinghardware.
Toinsecttheroductforotentialunsafeconditions,comletethefollowingstes:
1.Makesurethattheowerisoffandtheowercordsaredisconnected.
2.Makesurethattheexteriorcoverisnotdamaged,loose,orbroken,andobserveanysharedges.
3.Checktheowercords:
•Makesurethatthethird-wiregroundconnectorisingoodcondition.Useametertomeasure
third-wiregroundcontinuityfor0.1ohmorlessbetweentheexternalgroundinandtheframeground.
•Makesurethattheowercordsarethecorrecttye.
•Makesurethattheinsulationisnotfrayedorworn.
4.Removethecover.
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5.Checkforanyobviousunsuortedalterations.Usegoodjudgmentastothesafetyofanyunsuorted
alterations.
6.Checkinsidethesystemforanyobviousunsafeconditions,suchasmetalfilings,contamination,water
orotherliquid,orsignsoffireorsmokedamage.
7.Checkforworn,frayed,orinchedcables.
8.Makesurethattheower-sulycoverfasteners(screwsorrivets)havenotbeenremovedortamered
with.
Guidelinesforservicingelectricalequipment
Observetheseguidelineswhenyouserviceelectricalequiment.
•Checktheareaforelectricalhazardssuchasmoistfloors,nongroundedowerextensioncords,and
missingsafetygrounds.
•Useonlyarovedtoolsandtestequiment.Somehandtoolshavehandlesthatarecoveredwithasoft
materialthatdoesnotrovideinsulationfromliveelectricalcurrent.
•Regularlyinsectandmaintainyourelectricalhandtoolsforsafeoerationalcondition.Donotuse
wornorbrokentoolsortesters.
•Donottouchthereflectivesurfaceofadentalmirrortoaliveelectricalcircuit.Thesurfaceisconductive
andcancauseersonalinjuryorequimentdamageifittouchesaliveelectricalcircuit.
•Somerubberfloormatscontainsmallconductivefiberstodecreaseelectrostaticdischarge.Donotuse
thistyeofmattorotectyourselffromelectricalshock.
•Donotworkaloneunderhazardousconditionsornearequimentthathashazardousvoltages.
•Locatetheemergencyower-off(EPO)switch,disconnectingswitch,orelectricaloutletsothatyoucan
turnofftheowerquicklyintheeventofanelectricalaccident.
•Disconnectallowerbeforeyouerformamechanicalinsection,worknearowersulies,orremove
orinstallmainunits.
•Beforeyouworkontheequiment,disconnecttheowercord.Ifyoucannotdisconnecttheower
cord,havethecustomerower-offthewallboxthatsuliesowertotheequimentandlockthe
wallboxintheoffosition.
•Neverassumethatowerhasbeendisconnectedfromacircuit.Checkittomakesurethatithasbeen
disconnected.
•Ifyouhavetoworkonequimentthathasexosedelectricalcircuits,observethefollowingrecautions:
–Makesurethatanotherersonwhoisfamiliarwiththeower-offcontrolsisnearyouandisavailableto
turnofftheowerifnecessary.
–Whenyouworkwithowered-onelectricalequiment,useonlyonehand.Keetheotherhandinyour
ocketorbehindyourbacktoavoidcreatingacomletecircuitthatcouldcauseanelectricalshock.
–Whenyouuseatester,setthecontrolscorrectlyandusethearovedrobeleadsandaccessories
forthattester.
–Standonasuitablerubbermattoinsulateyoufromgroundssuchasmetalfloorstrisandequiment
frames.
•Useextremecarewhenyoumeasurehighvoltages.
•Toensureroergroundingofcomonentssuchasowersulies,ums,blowers,fans,andmotor
generators,donotservicethesecomonentsoutsideoftheirnormaloeratinglocations.
•Ifanelectricalaccidentoccurs,usecaution,turnofftheower,andsendanotherersontogetmedical
aid.
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Safetystatements
Thesestatementsrovidethecautionanddangerinformationthatisusedinthisdocumentation.
Important:Eachcautionanddangerstatementinthisdocumentationislabeledwithanumber.Thisnumber
isusedtocrossreferenceanEnglish-languagecautionordangerstatementwithtranslatedversionsofthe
cautionordangerstatementintheSafetyInformationdocument.
Forexamle,ifacautionstatementislabeledStatement1,translationsforthatcautionstatementareinthe
SafetyInformationdocumentunderStatement1.
Besuretoreadallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentationbeforeyouerformtherocedures.
Readanyadditionalsafetyinformationthatcomeswithyoursystemorotionaldevicebeforeyouinstall
thedevice.
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.
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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.
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
`
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Statement
CAUTION:Usesafepracticeswhenlifting.
≥18kg(39.7lb)≥32kg(70.5lb)≥55kg(121.2lb)
Statement5
CAUTION:
Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerswitchonthepowersupplydonotturnoff
theelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanonepower
cord.Toremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected
fromthepowersource.
1
2
Statement6
CAUTION:
Ifyouinstallastrain-reliefbracketoptionovertheendofthepowercordthatisconnectedtothe
device,youmustconnecttheotherendofthepowercordtoaneasilyaccessiblepowersource.
Statement8
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CAUTION:
Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.
Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabel
attached.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethesecomponents.Ifyoususpectaproblemwith
oneoftheseparts,contactaservicetechnician.
Statement11
CAUTION:
Thefollowinglabelindicatessharpedges,corners,orjointsnearby.
Statement12
CAUTION:
Thefollowinglabelindicatesahotsurfacenearby.
Statement13
DANGER
Overloadingabranchcircuitispotentiallyafirehazardandashockhazardundercertain
conditions.Toavoidthesehazards,ensurethatyoursystemelectricalrequirementsdonotexceed
branchcircuitprotectionrequirements.Refertotheinformationthatisprovidedwithyourdevice
forelectricalspecifications.
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Statement15
CAUTION:
Makesurethattherackissecuredproperlytoavoidtippingwhentheserverunitisextended.
Statement17
CAUTION:
Thefollowinglabelindicatesmovingpartsnearby.
Statement26
CAUTION:
Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mounteddevices.
Statement27
CAUTION:
Hazardousmovingpartsarenearby.
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Chapter1.TheLenovoSystemx3250MType2583server
ThisInstallationandServiceGuidecontainsinformationandinstructionsforsettinguyourLenovoSystem
x3250M4Tye2583server,instructionsforinstallingsomeotionaldevices,cablingandconfiguringthe
server,removingandrelacingdevices,anddiagnosticsandtroubleshootinginformation.
InadditiontotheinstructionsinChater2“Installingotionaldevices”onage17forinstallingotional
hardwaredevices,udatingfirmwareanddevicedrivers,andcomletingtheinstallation,IBMBusiness
Partnersmustalsocomletethestesin“InstructionsforIBMBusinessPartners”onage17.
TheLenovoSystemx3250M4Tye2583serverisa1-U1-highrackmodelserverforhigh-volumenetwork
transactionrocessing.Thishigh-erformance,dual-coreorquad-coreserverisideallysuitedfor
networkingenvironmentsthatrequiresueriormicrorocessorerformance,inut/outut(I/O)flexibility,
andhighmanageability.
Performance,easeofuse,reliability,andexansioncaabilitieswerekeyconsiderationsinthedesignof
theserver.Thesedesignfeaturesmakeitossibleforyoutocustomizethesystemhardwaretomeetyour
needstodayandrovideflexibleexansioncaabilitiesforthefuture.
Theservercomeswithalimitedwarranty.Forinformationaboutthetermsofthewarrantyandgettingservice
andassistance,seetheIBMWarrantyInformationdocumentthatcomeswiththeserver.
TheservercontainsIBMX-Architecturenextgenerationtechnologies,whichhelincreaseerformance
andreliability.Formoreinformation,see“Whatyourserveroffers”onage7and“Reliability,availability,
andserviceability”onage10.
Youcanobtainu-to-dateinformationabouttheserverandotherIBMserverroductsat
htt://sho.lenovo.com/us/en/systems/.Athtt://www.lenovo.com/suort,youcancreateaersonalized
suortagebyidentifyingIBMroductsthatareofinteresttoyou.Fromthisersonalizedage,you
cansubscribetoweeklyemailnotificationsaboutnewtechnicaldocuments,searchforinformationand
downloads,andaccessvariousadministrativeservices.
IfyouarticiateintheIBMclientreferencerogram,youcanshareinformationaboutyouruseoftechnology,
bestractices,andinnovativesolutions;buildarofessionalnetwork;andgainvisibilityforyourbusiness.
FormoreinformationabouttheIBMclientreferencerogram,seehtt://www.ibm.com/ibm/clientreference/.
Iffirmwareanddocumentationudatesareavailable,youcandownloadthemfromtheIBMwebsite.The
servermighthavefeaturesthatarenotdescribedinthedocumentationthatcomeswiththeserver,and
thedocumentationmightbeudatedoccasionallytoincludeinformationaboutthosefeatures,ortechnical
udatesmightbeavailabletorovideadditionalinformationthatisnotincludedintheserverdocumentation.
Tocheckforudates,gotohtt://www.lenovo.com/suort.
Recordinformationabouttheserverinthefollowingtable.
ProductnameLenovoSystemx3250M4Tye2583server
MachinetypeTye2583
1.Racksaremeasuredinverticalincrementsof4.45cm(1.75inches)each.Eachincrementiscalleda"U."A1-U-high
deviceis1.75inchestall
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Modelnumber_____________________________________________
Serialnumber_____________________________________________
ThemodelnumberandserialnumberareontheIDlabelonthefrontoftheserver,asshowninthefollowing
illustration.
Note:Theillustrationsinthisdocumentmightdifferslightlyfromyourhardware.
00
00
00
00000000
00000000
00000000
00000000
ID label
000
000
000
0000
0000
0000
Figure1IDlabelonthefrontoftheserver
Inaddition,thesystemservicelabel,whichisonthecoveroftheserver,rovidesaQRcodeformobile
accesstoserviceinformation.YoucanscantheQRcodeusingaQRcodereaderandscannerwitha
mobiledeviceandgetquickaccesstotheIBMServiceInformationwebsite.TheIBMServiceInformation
websiterovidesadditionalinformationforartsinstallationandrelacementvideos,anderrorcodes
forserversuort.
ThefollowingillustrationshowstheQRcode(ibm.co/1bdLt6K):
Figure2QRcode
YoucandownloadtheIBMServerGuideSetupandInstallationCDtohelyouconfigurethehardware,install
devicedrivers,andinstalltheoeratingsystem.
Foralistofsuortedotionaldevicesfortheserver,seehtt://www.lenovo.com/serverroven/.
TheIBMSystemxDocumentationCD
TheIBMSystemxDocumentationCDcontainsdocumentationfortheserverinPortableDocumentFormat
(PDF)andincludestheIBMDocumentationBrowsertohelyoufindinformationquickly.
Hardwareandsoftwarerequirements
ThehardwareandsoftwarerequirementsoftheIBMSystemxDocumentationCD.
TheIBMSystemxDocumentationCDrequiresthefollowingminimumhardwareandsoftware:
•MicrosoftWindowsXP,Windows2000,orRedHatLinux
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•100MHzmicrorocessor
•32MBofRAM
•AdobeAcrobatReader3.0(orlater)orxdf,whichcomeswithLinuxoeratingsystems
TheDocumentationBrowser
UsetheDocumentationBrowsertobrowsethecontentsoftheCD,readbriefdescritionsofthedocuments,
andviewdocuments,usingAdobeAcrobatReaderorxdf.
TheDocumentationBrowserautomaticallydetectstheregionalsettingsinuseinyourserveranddislays
thedocumentsinthelanguageforthatregion(ifavailable).Ifadocumentisnotavailableinthelanguagefor
thatregion,theEnglish-languageversionisdislayed.
UseoneofthefollowingrocedurestostarttheDocumentationBrowser:
•IfAutostartisenabled,inserttheCDintotheCDorDVDdrive.TheDocumentationBrowserstarts
automatically.
•IfAutostartisdisabledorisnotenabledforallusers,useoneofthefollowingrocedures:
–IfyouareusingaWindowsoeratingsystem,inserttheCDintotheCDorDVDdriveandclickStart➙
Run.IntheOpenfield,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.ClickViewtoview
theselecteddocumentordocumentsinAcrobatReaderorxdf.Ifyouselectedmorethanonedocument,
alltheselecteddocumentsareoenedinAcrobatReaderorxdf.
Tosearchallthedocuments,tyeawordorwordstringintheSearchfieldandclickSearch.The
documentsinwhichthewordorwordstringaearsarelistedinorderofthemostoccurrences.Clicka
documenttoviewit,andressCrtl+FtousetheAcrobatsearchfunction,orressAlt+Ftousethexdf
searchfunctionwithinthedocument.
ClickHelpfordetailedinformationaboutusingtheDocumentationBrowser.
Relateddocumentation
ThisInstallationandServiceGuidecontainsgeneralinformationabouttheserverincludinghowtosetuand
cabletheserver,howtoinstallsuortedotionaldevices,howtoconfiguretheserver,andinformationto
helyousolveroblemsyourselfandinformationforservicetechnicians.
Thefollowingdocumentationalsocomeswiththeserver:
•EnvironmentalNoticesandUserGuide
ThisdocumentisinPDFformatontheIBMSystemxDocumentationCD.Itcontainstranslated
environmentalnotices.
•IBMLicenseAgreementforMachineCode
Chater1.TheLenovoSystemx3250M4Tye2583server3

ThisdocumentisinPDFontheIBMSystemxDocumentationCD.Itrovidestranslatedversionsofthe
IBMLicenseAgreementforMachineCodeforyourserver.
•IBMWarrantyInformation
Thisdocumentisinrintedformatandcomeswiththeserver.Itcontainswarrantytermsandaointerto
theIBMStatementofLimitedWarrantyontheIBMwebsite.
•LicensesandAttributionsDocument
ThisdocumentisinPDFontheIBMSystemxDocumentationCD.Itrovidestheoensourcenotices.
•RackInstallationInstructions
Thisrinteddocumentcontainsinstructionsforinstallingtheserverinarack.
•SafetyInformation
ThisdocumentisinPDFontheIBMSystemxDocumentationCD.Itcontainstranslatedcautionand
dangerstatements.Eachcautionanddangerstatementthataearsinthedocumentationhasanumber
thatyoucanusetolocatethecorresondingstatementinyourlanguageintheSafetyInformation
document.
Deendingontheservermodel,additionaldocumentationmightbeincludedontheIBMSystemx
DocumentationCD.
TheSystemxandBladeCenterToolsCenterisanonlineinformationcenterthatcontainsinformationabout
toolsforudating,managing,anddeloyingfirmware,devicedrivers,andoeratingsystems.TheSystemx
andBladeCenterToolsCenterisathtts://suort.lenovo.com/us/en/documents/LNVO-CENTER.
Theservermighthavefeaturesthatarenotdescribedinthedocumentationthatyoureceivedwiththe
server.Thedocumentationmightbeudatedoccasionallytoincludeinformationaboutthosefeatures,or
technicaludatesmightbeavailabletorovideadditionalinformationthatisnotincludedintheserver
documentation.TheseudatesareavailablefromtheIBMwebsite.Tocheckforudateddocumentation
andtechnicaludates,gotohtt://www.lenovo.com/suort.
Noticesandstatementsinthisdocument
ThecautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentarealsointhemultilingualSafetyInformation
document,whichisontheIBMSystemxDocumentationCD.Eachstatementisnumberedforreferenceto
thecorresondingstatementinyourlanguageintheSafetyInformationdocument.
Thefollowingnoticesandstatementsareusedinthisdocument:
•Note:Thesenoticesrovideimortanttis,guidance,oradvice.
•Important:Thesenoticesrovideinformationoradvicethatmighthelyouavoidinconvenientor
roblemsituations.
•Attention:Thesenoticesindicateotentialdamagetorograms,devices,ordata.Anattentionnoticeis
lacedjustbeforetheinstructionorsituationinwhichdamagemightoccur.
•Caution:Thesestatementsindicatesituationsthatcanbeotentiallyhazardoustoyou.Acaution
statementislacedjustbeforethedescritionofaotentiallyhazardousroceduresteorsituation.
•Danger:Thesestatementsindicatesituationsthatcanbeotentiallylethalorextremelyhazardous
toyou.Adangerstatementislacedjustbeforethedescritionofaotentiallylethalorextremely
hazardousroceduresteorsituation.
Serverfeaturesandspecifications
Thefollowinginformationisasummaryofthefeaturesandsecificationsoftheserver.Deendingonthe
model,somefeaturesmightnotbeavailable,orsomesecificationsmightnotaly.
LenovoSystemx3250M4InstallationandServiceGuide

Table1Serverfeaturesandspecifications
Microprocessor(dependingonthe
model):
•SuortsoneIntelquad-core
(XeonE3-1200series)ordual-core
(PentiumG850,orCorei3series)
rocessor
•Multi-chiPackagerocessor
architecture
•DesignedforLGA1155socket
•Scalableutofourcores
•32KBinstructionL1cache,
32KBdataL1cache,256KB
instruction/dataL2cache,andu
to8MBL3cachethatisshared
amongthecores
•SuortforIntelExtendedMemory
64Technology(EM64T)
Notes:
•UsetheSetuutilitytodetermine
thetyeandseedofthe
microrocessorsintheserver
•Foralistofsuorted
microrocessors,see
htt://www.lenovo.com/
serverroven/.
Memory:
•Minimum:1GB
•Maximum:32GB
•Tyes:PC3L-12800(single-rank
ordual-rank),1333or1600MHz,
ECC,DDR3unbufferedSDRAM
DIMMsonly
•Connectors:Fourdualinline
memorymodule(DIMM)
connectors,two-wayinterleaved
•Sizes:1GB(single-rank),2GB
(single-rank),4GB(dual-rank),and
8GB(dual-rank)
Memory:
•UltraSlimDVD-ROMcombo
•Multi-burner
Harddiskdriveexpansionbays
(dependingonthemodel):
Oneofthefollowingconfigurations:
•Four2.5-inchsimle-swaSAS
harddiskdrivebays
•Four2.5-inchhot-swaSAShard
diskdrivebays
•Two3.5-inchsimle-swaSATA
harddiskdrivebays
Attention:Asageneralconsideration,
donotmixstandard512-byteand
advanced4-KBformatdrivesinthe
sameRAIDarraybecauseitmight
leadtootentialerformanceissues.
Note:3TBharddiskdrivesarenot
suortedinOS4690.
PCIexpansionslots:
SuortstwoPCIriserslotsonthe
risercard:
•Slot1isdedicatedfor
ServeRAID-10ilV2SAS/SATA
controller
•Slot2suortsonePCIExress
Gen2x8half-length,full-height
adater
Powersupply(dependingonthe
model):
•Onefixed300-wattowersuly
•Utotwohot-swa460-watt
owersuliesforredundancy
Fan:Theservercomesstandardwith
fourseed-controlledfans.
Integratedfunctions:
•IntegratedManagementModule
II(IMM2),whichconsolidates
multilemanagementfunctionsin
asinglechi
•Intel82574LGbEthernetcontroller
withTCP/IPOffloadEngine(TOE)
andWakeonLANsuort
•SixUniversalSerialBus(USB)2.0
orts(twofrontandfourrear)
•TwoEthernetorts
•Six-ortintegratedSATAcontroller
•Oneserialort
•OneVGAort
RAIDcontrollers(dependingonthe
model):
•SoftwareRAIDcaabilitiesthat
suortRAIDlevels0,1,and10
•ServeRAID-BR10ilv2SAS/SATA
adaterthatrovidesRAIDlevels
0,1,and10
RAIDcontrollers(dependingonthe
model):
•SoftwareRAIDcaabilitiesthat
suortRAIDlevels0,1,and10
•ServeRAID-BR10ilv2SAS/SATA
adaterthatrovidesRAIDlevels
0,1,and10
Acousticalnoiseemissions:
•Soundower,idling:6.5bels
maximum
Videocontroller(integratedinto
IMM2):
•MatroxG200
•SVGAcomatiblevideocontroller
•AvocentDigitalVideoComression
•Videomemoryisnotexandable
Note:Maximumvideoresolutionis
1600x1200at75Hz.
Size:
Notes:
1.Powerconsumtionandheat
oututvarydeendingonthe
numberandtyeofotional
featuresinstalledandthe
ower-managementotional
featuresinuse.
2.Thesoundlevelsweremeasured
incontrolledacoustical
environmentsaccordingto
theroceduressecifiedbythe
AmericanNationalStandards
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Table1Serverfeaturesandspecifications(continued)
•Soundower,oerating:6.5bels
maximum
Environment:
•Airtemerature:
–Serveron:10°Cto35°C(50.0°F
to95.0°F);altitude:0to914.4
m(3000ft)
–Serveron:10°Cto32°C(50.0°F
to89.6°F);altitude:914.4m
(3000ft)to2133.6m(7000ft)
–Serveron:10°Cto28°C(50.0°F
to83°F);altitude:2133.6m
(7000ft)to3050m(10000ft)
–Serveroff:10°Cto43°C(50°F
to109.4°F)
–Shiing:-40°Cto60°C(-40°F
to140°F)
•Humidity:
–Serveron:8%to80%
–Serveroff:8%to80%
•Particulatecontamination:
Attention:Airbornearticulates
andreactivegasesactingalone
orincombinationwithother
environmentalfactorssuchas
humidityortemeraturemight
osearisktotheserver.For
informationaboutthelimitsfor
articulatesandgases,see
“Particulatecontamination”.
•1U
•Height:43mm(1.69inches)
•Deth:575.8mm(22.67inches)
•Width:
–439mm(17.28inches)(without
rackbrackets)
–478mm(18.82inches)(with
rackbrackets)
•Maximumweight:10.67kg
(23.53lb)deendingonyour
configuration
Heatoutput:
Aroximateheatoutut:
•Minimumconfiguration:130BTU
erhour(38watts)
•Maximumconfiguration:1720BTU
erhour(504watts)
Electricalinput:
•Sine-waveinut(50-60Hz)
required
•Inutvoltagelowrange:
–Minimum:100VAC
–Maximum:127VAC
•Inutvoltagehighrange:
–Minimum:200VAC
–Maximum:240VAC
•Inutkilovolt-ameres(kVA),
aroximately:
–Minimum:0.038kVA
–Maximum:0.504kVA
Institute(ANSI)S12.10and
ISO7779andarereortedin
accordancewithISO9296.
Actualsound-ressurelevelsina
givenlocationmightexceedthe
averagevaluesstatedbecause
ofroomreflectionsandother
nearbynoisesources.The
noiseemissionlevelstated
inthedeclared(uerlimit)
sound-owerlevel,inbels,fora
randomsamleofsystem.
3.Thereisnokeyboardconnector
ormouseconnectoronthe
server.YoucanconnectaUSB
keyboardandUSBmouseto
theserverbyusingtheUSB
connectors.
EURegulation617/2013T echnicalDocumentation:
InternationalBusinessMachinesCororation
NewOrchardRoad
Armonk,NewYork10504
htt://www.ibm.com/customersuort/
Formoreinformationontheenergyefficiencyrogram,goto
htt://www.ibm.com/systems/x/hardware/energy-star/index.html
ProductType:
Comuterserver
Yearfirstmanufactured:
2012
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