Lenovo System x3500 M4 Installation and maintenance instructions

Systemx3500M4
InstallationandServiceGuide
MachineType:7383

Note
BeforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupportsreadthegeneralinformationinAppendixD
“Gettinghelpandtechnicalassistance”onpage1147AppendixE“Notices”onpage1151theWarranty
InformationdocumentandtheSafetyInformationandEnvironmentalNoticesandUserGuidedocumentson
theIBMDocumentationCD.
TwelvethEdition(September2016)
©CopyrihtLenovo2014,2016.
LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuanttoaGeneralServices
Administration“GSA”contractusereproductionordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContractNo.
GS-35F-05925.

Contents
Safety..................v
Safetystatements..............vi
Chapter1.TheLenovoSystemx3500
M4Type7383server..........1
TheLenovoDocumentationCD.........3
Hardwareandsoftwarerequirements.....3
TheDocumentationBrowser........3
Relateddocumentation............4
Noticesandstatementsinthisdocument.....5
Serverfeaturesandspecifications........5
Whatyourserveroffers...........11
Reliabilityavailabilityandserviceability.....15
SystemsDirector..............16
ServercontrolsLEDsandpower.......17
Frontview...............17
Operatorinformationpanel........18
Lightpathdiagnosticspanel.......20
Rearview...............21
Serverpowerfeatures..........23
Chapter2.Installinoptional
devices................25
InstructionsforLenovoBusinessPartners....25
SendingDSAdatatoLenovo.........26
Servercomponents.............26
System-boardinternalconnectors.....27
System-boardexternalconnectors.....29
System-boardswitchesandjumpers....29
System-boardLEDsandcontrols.....31
Harddiskdrivebackplaneconnectors...33
Installationguidelines............35
Systemreliabilityguidelines........36
Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.37
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....37
Openingthebezelmediadoor........38
Removingtheleft-sidecover.........40
Removingtheairbaffle...........41
Removingthefancageassembly.......42
Installingasimple-swapfan.........44
Harddiskdriveinstallation..........47
Installinga2.5-inchhot-swapharddisk
drive.................53
Installinga3.5-inchhot-swapharddisk
drive.................55
Installinga3.5-inchsimple-swapharddisk
drive.................56
InstallingaDVDdrive..........57
Installinganoptionaltapedrive......59
Memorymoduleinstallation.........60
DIMMinstallationsequence........63
Memorymirroredchannel........64
Memoryranksparing..........65
InstallingaDIMM............66
InstallingaPCI-Xbracket..........68
Installinganadapter............70
InstallinganadapteronthePCI-Xbracket..73
InstallinganoptionalServeRAIDadaptermemory
module.................74
InstallingaRAIDadapterbatteryorflashpower
moduleremotelyintheserver.........75
Installingthemicroprocessor2expansionboard.77
Installingamicroprocessorandheatsink....83
Thermalgrease............91
Installingahot-swappowersupply......92
InstallingaUSBembeddedhypervisorflash
device..................95
Completingtheinstallation..........96
Replacingthefancageassembly.....97
Replacingtheairbaffle.........99
Replacingtheleft-sidecover.......99
Connectingthecables..........100
Updatingtheserverconfiguration.....102
Chapter3.Confiurationinformation
andinstructions...........103
Updatingthefirmware............103
Configuringtheserver............104
UsingtheServerGuideSetupandInstallation
CD.................105
UsingtheSetuputility..........107
UsingtheBootManager.........113
Startingthebackupserverfirmware....113
TheUpdateXpressSystemPackInstaller..113
ChangingthePowerPolicyoptiontothe
defaultsettingsafterloadingUEFIdefaults..113
UsingtheIntegratedManagementModuleII
(IMM2)................114
Usingtheremotepresenceandblue-screen
capturefeatures............115
Usingtheembeddedhypervisor......117
ConfiguringtheEthernetcontroller.....118
EnablingFeaturesonDemandEthernet
software...............118
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EnablingFeaturesonDemandRAID
software...............118
ConfiguringRAIDarrays.........118
AdvancedSettingsUtilityprogram.....119
UsingLenovoXClarityAdministrator....119
UpdatingSystemsDirector........119
UpdatingtheUniversalUniqueIdentifier
(UUID)................120
UpdatingtheDMI/SMBIOSdata......123
Chapter4.Troubleshootin.....127
Starthere.................127
Diagnosingaproblem..........127
Undocumentedproblems........129
Servicebulletins..............130
Checkoutprocedure............130
Aboutthecheckoutprocedure......130
Performingthecheckoutprocedure....131
Diagnostictools..............131
Lightpathdiagnostics..........133
Power-supplyLEDs...........139
SystempulseLEDs...........140
Eventlogs...............141
POST................143
LenovoDynamicSystemAnalysis.....144
Automatedservicerequest(callhome).....146
LenovoElectronicServiceAgent......146
Errormessages..............147
Troubleshootingbysymptom.........147
CD/DVDdriveproblems.........147
Generalproblems............148
GPU/VGAadapterproblems.......148
Harddiskdriveproblems.........149
Hypervisorproblems..........149
Intermittentproblems..........150
KeyboardmouseorUSB-device
problems...............150
Memoryproblems...........151
Microprocessorproblems........152
Monitorproblems............153
Networkconnectionproblems.......154
Optional-deviceproblems........155
Powerproblems............155
RAID/storageadapterproblems......157
Serialportproblems...........157
ServerGuideproblems..........158
Softwareproblems...........159
UniversalSerialBus(USB)portproblems..160
Solvingpowerproblems...........160
SolvingEthernetcontrollerproblems......160
Solvingundeterminedproblems........161
Problemdeterminationtips..........162
Recoveringtheserverfirmware(UEFIupdate
failure)..................163
In-bandmanualrecoverymethod.....163
In-bandautomatedbootrecoverymethod..164
Out-of-bandmethod..........164
Automatedbootrecovery(ABR)........164
Nx-bootfailure...............165
Chapter5.Partslistin,Lenovo
Systemx3500M4Type7383....167
Replaceableservercomponents........167
Structuralparts.............176
Powercords...............177
Chapter6.Removinandreplacin
components.............181
Returningadeviceorcomponent.......181
Openingthebezelmediadoor........181
Closingthebezelmediadoor.........183
Removingandreplacingservercomponents...184
Removingandreplacingstructuralparts...184
RemovingandreplacingTier1CRUs....193
RemovingandreplacingTier2CRUs....278
Internalcableroutingandconnectors....312
AppendixA.InteratedManaement
ModuleII(IMM2)errormessaes.331
ListofIMMevents.............332
IMMEventsthatautomaticallynotifySupport..955
AppendixB.UEFI(POST)error
codes................965
ListofUEFIevents.............965
AppendixC.DSAdianostictest
results................989
DSABroadcomnetworktestresults......989
TestresultsfortheDSABroadcomnetwork
test.................989
DSABrocadetestresults..........999
TestresultsfortheDSABrocadetest....999
DSAcheckpointpaneltestresults......1008
TestresultsfortheDSAcheckpointpanel
test................1008
DSACPUstresstestresults........1010
TestresultsfortheDSACPUstresstest..1010
DSAEmulexadaptertestresults.......1013
TestresultsfortheDSAEmulexadapter
test................1013
DSAEXAportpingtestresults.......1017
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TestresultsfortheDSAEXAportping
test................1017
DSAharddrivetestresults.........1020
TestresultsfortheDSAharddrivetest..1020
DSAIntelnetworktestresults........1021
TestresultsfortheDSAIntelnetworktest.1021
DSALSIharddrivetestresults.......1028
TestresultsfortheDSALSIharddrive
test................1028
DSAMellanoxadaptertestresults......1029
TestresultsfortheDSAMellanoxadapter
test................1030
DSAmemoryisolationtestresults......1032
TestresultsfortheDSAmemoryisolation
test................1032
DSAmemorystresstestresults.......1110
TestresultsfortheDSAmemorystress
test................1110
DSANvidiaGPUtestresults........1113
TestresultsfortheDSANvidiaGPUtest..1114
DSAopticaldrivetestresults........1120
TestresultsfortheDSAopticaldrivetest.1120
DSAsystemmanagementtestresults....1125
TestresultsfortheDSAsystemmanagement
test................1125
DSAtapedrivetestresults.........1140
TestresultsfortheDSAtapedrivetest..1140
AppendixD.Gettinhelpand
technicalassistance........1147
Beforeyoucall..............1147
Usingthedocumentation.........1148
GettinghelpandinformationfromtheWorldWide
Web..................1148
HowtosendDSAdata..........1148
Creatingapersonalizedsupportwebpage..1148
Softwareserviceandsupport........1149
Hardwareserviceandsupport.......1149
Taiwanproductservice..........1149
AppendixE.Notices.........1151
Trademarks...............1152
Importantnotes.............1152
Recyclinginformation...........1152
Particulatecontamination.........1153
Telecommunicationregulatorystatement...1153
Electronicemissionnotices.........1154
FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)
statement..............1154
IndustryCanadaClassAemissioncompliance
statement..............1154
Avisdeconformitéàlaréglementation
d'IndustrieCanada..........1154
AustraliaandNewZealandClassA
statement..............1154
EuropeanUnionEMCDirectiveconformance
statement..............1154
GermanyClassAstatement......1155
Japaneseelectromagneticcompatibility
statements.............1156
KoreaCommunicationsCommission(KCC)
statement..............1156
RussiaElectromagneticInterference(EMI)
ClassAstatement..........1157
People'sRepublicofChinaClassAelectronic
emissionstatement..........1157
TaiwanClassAcompliancestatement..1157
TaiwanBSMIRoHSdeclaration.....1158
Index.................1159
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Safety
BeforeinstallingthisproductreadtheSafetyInformation.
AntesdeinstalaresteprodutoleiaasInformaçõesdeSegurança.
Læssikkerhedsforskrifterneførduinstallererdetteprodukt.
Leesvoordatuditproductinstalleerteerstdeveiligheidsvoorschriften.
EnnenkuinasennattämäntuotteenlueturvaohjeetkohdastaSafetyInformation.
Avantd'installerceproduitlisezlesconsignesdesécurité.
VorderInstallationdiesesProduktsdieSicherheitshinweiselesen.
PrimadiinstallarequestoprodottoleggereleInformazionisullaSicurezza.
Lessikkerhetsinformasjonen(SafetyInformation)førduinstallererdetteproduktet.
AntesdeinstalaresteprodutoleiaasInformaçõessobreSegurança.
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Antesdeinstalaresteproductolealainformacióndeseguridad.
Lässäkerhetsinformationeninnanduinstallerardenhärprodukten.
Safetystatements
Thesestatementsprovidethecautionanddangerinformationthatisusedinthisdocumentation.
Important:Eachcautionanddangerstatementinthisdocumentationislabeledwithanumber.Thisnumber
isusedtocrossreferenceanEnglish-languagecautionordangerstatementwithtranslatedversionsofthe
cautionordangerstatementintheSafetyInformationdocument.
ForexampleifacautionstatementislabeledStatement1translationsforthatcautionstatementareinthe
SafetyInformationdocumentunderStatement1.
Besuretoreadallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentationbeforeyouperformtheprocedures.
Readanyadditionalsafetyinformationthatcomeswithyoursystemoroptionaldevicebeforeyouinstall
thedevice.
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Statement1
DANGER
Electricalcurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.
Toavoidashockhazard:
•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orreconfiuration
ofthisproductdurinanelectricalstorm.
•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandroundedelectricaloutlet.
•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.
•Whenpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsinalcables.
•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceoffire,water,orstructuraldamae.
•Disconnecttheattachedpowercords,telecommunicationssystems,networks,andmodems
beforeyouopenthedevicecovers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationand
confiurationprocedures.
•Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowintablewheninstallin,movin,or
openincoversonthisproductorattacheddevices.
ToConnect:ToDisconnect:
1.TurneverythingOFF.
2.Firstattachallcablestodevices.
3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.
4.Attachpowercordstooutlet.
5.TurndeviceON.
1.TurneverythingOFF.
2.Firstremovepowercordsfromoutlet.
3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.
4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.
Statement2
CAUTION:
Whenreplacinthelithiumbattery,useonlyPartNumber33F8354oranequivalenttypebattery
recommendedbythemanufacturer.Ifyoursystemhasamodulecontaininalithiumbattery,replace
itonlywiththesamemoduletypemadebythesamemanufacturer.Thebatterycontainslithiumand
canexplodeifnotproperlyused,handled,ordisposedof.Donot:
•Throworimmerseintowater
•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)
•Repairordisassemble
Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorreulations.
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Statement3
CAUTION:
Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,DVDdrives,fiberopticdevices,ortransmitters)are
installed,notethefollowin:
•Donotremovethecovers.Removinthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto
hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.
•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespecifiedherein
mihtresultinhazardousradiationexposure.
DANGER
SomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3Blaserdiode.Notethefollowin.
Laserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeam,donotviewdirectlywithoptical
instruments,andavoiddirectexposuretothebeam.
Statement4
CAUTION:Usesafepracticeswhenliftin.
≥18kg(39.7lb)≥32kg(70.5lb)≥55kg(121.2lb)
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Statement5
CAUTION:
Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerswitchonthepowersupplydonotturnoff
theelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevicealsomihthavemorethanonepower
cord.Toremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected
fromthepowersource.
Statement6
CAUTION:
Ifyouinstallastrain-reliefbracketoptionovertheendofthepowercordthatisconnectedtothe
device,youmustconnecttheotherendofthepowercordtoaneasilyaccessiblepowersource.
Statement8
CAUTION:
Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinlabelattached.
Hazardousvoltae,current,andenerylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabel
attached.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethesecomponents.Ifyoususpectaproblemwith
oneoftheseparts,contactaservicetechnician.
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Statement11
CAUTION:
Thefollowinlabelindicatessharpedes,corners,orjointsnearby.
Statement12
CAUTION:
Thefollowinlabelindicatesahotsurfacenearby.
Statement13
DANGER
Overloadinabranchcircuitispotentiallyafirehazardandashockhazardundercertain
conditions.Toavoidthesehazards,ensurethatyoursystemelectricalrequirementsdonotexceed
branchcircuitprotectionrequirements.Refertotheinformationthatisprovidedwithyourdevice
forelectricalspecifications.
Statement15
CAUTION:
Makesurethattherackissecuredproperlytoavoidtippinwhentheserverunitisextended.
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Statement17
CAUTION:
Thefollowinlabelindicatesmovinpartsnearby.
Statement26
CAUTION:
Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mounteddevices.
Statement27
CAUTION:
Hazardousmovinpartsarenearby.
>240VA
Statement 35:
CAUTION:
Hazardous energy present. Voltages with hazardous energy
might cause heating when shorted with metal, which might
result in splattered metal, burns, or both.
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Chapter1.TheLenovoSystemx3500M4Type7383server
ThisInstallationandServiceGuidecontainsinformationandinstructionsforsettingupyourLenovoSystem
x3500M4Type7383serverinstructionsforinstallingsomeoptionaldevicescablingandconfiguringthe
serverremovingandreplacingdevicesanddiagnosticsandtroubleshootinginformation.
InadditiontotheinstructionsinChapter2“Installingoptionaldevices”onpage25forinstallingoptional
hardwaredevicesupdatingfirmwareanddevicedriversandcompletingtheinstallationBusinessPartners
mustalsocompletethestepsin“InstructionsforLenovoBusinessPartners”onpage25.
TheLenovoSystemx3500M4Type7383serverisa5U1highperformanceserver.Itcanbeupgraded
toasymmetricmultiprocessing(SMP)serverthroughamicroprocessorupgrade.Itisideallysuitedfor
networkingenvironmentsthatrequiresuperiormicroprocessorperformanceefficientmemorymanagement
flexibilityandlargeamountsofreliabledatastorage.
Performanceeaseofusereliabilityandexpansioncapabilitieswerekeyconsiderationsinthedesignof
theserver.Thesedesignfeaturesmakeitpossibleforyoutocustomizethesystemhardwaretomeetyour
needstodayandprovideflexibleexpansioncapabilitiesforthefuture.
Theservercomeswithalimitedwarranty.Forinformationaboutthetermsofthewarrantyandgettingservice
andassistanceseetheWarrantyInformationdocumentthatcomeswiththeserver.
Theservercontainsnextgenerationtechnologieswhichhelpincreaseperformanceandreliability.Formore
informationsee“Whatyourserveroffers”onpage11and“Reliabilityavailabilityandserviceability”
onpage15.
Youcanobtainup-to-dateinformationabouttheserverandotherserverproductsat
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/systems/.Athttp://www.lenovo.com/supportyoucancreateapersonalized
supportpagebyidentifyingLenovoproductsthatareofinteresttoyou.Fromthispersonalizedpageyou
cansubscribetoweeklyemailnotificationsaboutnewtechnicaldocumentssearchforinformationand
downloadsandaccessvariousadministrativeservices.
IfyouparticipateintheLenovoclientreferenceprogramyoucanshareinformationaboutyour
useoftechnologybestpracticesandinnovativesolutions;buildaprofessionalnetwork;andgain
visibilityforyourbusiness.FormoreinformationabouttheLenovoclientreferenceprogramsee
http://www.ibm.com/ibm/clientreference/.
IffirmwareanddocumentationupdatesareavailableyoucandownloadthemfromtheLenovowebsite.The
servermighthavefeaturesthatarenotdescribedinthedocumentationthatcomeswiththeserverand
thedocumentationmightbeupdatedoccasionallytoincludeinformationaboutthosefeaturesortechnical
updatesmightbeavailabletoprovideadditionalinformationthatisnotincludedintheserverdocumentation.
Tocheckforupdatesgotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
Note:Theillustrationsinthisdocumentmightdifferslightlyfromyourmodel.
Recordinformationabouttheserverinthefollowingtable.
1.Racksaremeasuredinverticalincrementsof4.45cm(1.75inches)each.Eachincrementiscalleda"U."A1-U-high
deviceis1.75inchestall
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Table1.ecordofthesysteminformation
ProductnameMachineType(s)ModelnumberSerialnumber
LenovoSystemx3500M4
Type7383server
Type7383
ThemodelnumberandserialnumberareontheIDlabelonthefrontoftheserverasshowninthefollowing
illustration.
Note:Theillustrationsinthisdocumentmightdifferslightlyfromyourhardware.
0000000000000
0000000000000
0000000000000
0000000000000
0000000000000
0000000000000
0000000000000
0000000000000
0000000000000
0000000000000
0000000000000
0000000000000
0000000000000
0000000000000
0000000000000
0000000000000
0000000000000
0000000000000
0000000000000
Model type/serial number
Figure1.IDlabelonthefrontoftheserver
InadditionthesystemservicelabelwhichisonthecoveroftheserverprovidesaQRcodeformobile
accesstoserviceinformation.YoucanscantheQRcodeusingaQRcodereaderandscannerwithamobile
deviceandgetquickaccesstotheLenovoServiceInformationwebsite.TheLenovoServiceInformation
websiteprovidesadditionalinformationforpartsinstallationandreplacementvideosanderrorcodes
forserversupport.
ThefollowingillustrationshowstheQRcode(ibm.co/18TTU7U):
Figure2.Qcode
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YoucandownloadtheLenovoServerGuideSetupandInstallationCDtohelpyouconfigurethehardware
installdevicedriversandinstalltheoperatingsystem.
Foralistofsupportedoptionaldevicesfortheserverseehttp://www.lenovo.com/serverproven/.
SeetheackInstallationInstructionsdocumentontheLenovoSystemxDocumentationCDforcomplete
rackinstallationandremovalinstructions.
TheLenovoDocumentationCD
TheLenovoDocumentationCDcontainsdocumentationfortheserverinPortableDocumentFormat(PDF)
andincludestheLenovoDocumentationBrowsertohelpyoufindinformationquickly.
Hardwareandsoftwarerequirements
ThehardwareandsoftwarerequirementsoftheLenovoDocumentationCD.
TheLenovoDocumentationCDrequiresthefollowingminimumhardwareandsoftware:
•MicrosoftWindowsorRedHatLinux
•100MHzmicroprocessor
•32MBofRAM
•AdobeAcrobatReader3.0(orlater)orxpdfwhichcomeswithLinuxoperatingsystems
TheDocumentationBrowser
UsetheDocumentationBrowsertobrowsethecontentsoftheCDreadbriefdescriptionsofthedocuments
andviewdocumentsusingAdobeAcrobatReaderorxpdf.
TheDocumentationBrowserautomaticallydetectstheregionalsettingsinuseinyourserveranddisplays
thedocumentsinthelanguageforthatregion(ifavailable).Ifadocumentisnotavailableinthelanguage
forthatregiontheEnglish-languageversionisdisplayed.Useoneofthefollowingprocedurestostart
theDocumentationBrowser:
•IfAutostartisenabledinserttheCDintotheCDorDVDdrive.TheDocumentationBrowserstarts
automatically.
•IfAutostartisdisabledorisnotenabledforallusersuseoneofthefollowingprocedures:
–IfyouareusingaWindowsoperatingsysteminserttheCDintotheCDorDVDdriveandclickStart➙
Run.IntheOpenfieldtype:
e:\win32.bat
whereeisthedriveletteroftheCDorDVDdriveandclickOK.
–IfyouareusingRedHatLinuxinserttheCDintotheCDorDVDdrive;thenrunthefollowing
commandfromthe/mnt/cdromdirectory:
shrunlinux.sh
SelecttheserverfromtheProductmenu.TheAvailableT opicslistdisplaysallthedocumentsforthe
server.Somedocumentsmightbeinfolders.Aplussign(+)indicateseachfolderordocumentthathas
additionaldocumentsunderit.Clicktheplussigntodisplaytheadditionaldocuments.
WhenyouselectadocumentadescriptionofthedocumentisdisplayedunderTopicDescription.Toselect
morethanonedocumentpressandholdtheCtrlkeywhileyouselectthedocuments.ClickViewBook
toviewtheselecteddocumentordocumentsinAcrobatReaderorxpdf.Ifyouselectedmorethanone
documentalltheselecteddocumentsareopenedinAcrobatReaderorxpdf.
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TosearchallthedocumentstypeawordorwordstringintheSearchfieldandclickSearch.The
documentsinwhichthewordorwordstringappearsarelistedinorderofthemostoccurrences.Clicka
documenttoviewitandpressCrtl+FtousetheAcrobatsearchfunctionorpressAlt+Ftousethexpdf
searchfunctionwithinthedocument.
ClickHelpfordetailedinformationaboutusingtheDocumentationBrowser.
Relateddocumentation
ThisInstallationandServiceGuidecontainsgeneralinformationabouttheserverincludinghowtosetupand
cabletheserverhowtoinstallsupportedoptionaldeviceshowtoconfiguretheserverandinformationto
helpyousolveproblemsyourselfandinformationforservicetechnicians.
Thefollowingdocumentationalsocomeswiththeserver:
•EnvironmentalNoticesandUserGuide
ThisdocumentisinPDFformatontheLenovoDocumentationCD.Itcontainstranslatedenvironmental
notices.
•LenovoLicenseAgreementforMachineCode
ThisdocumentisinPDFformatontheLenovoDocumentationCD.Itprovidestranslatedversionsofthe
LenovoLicenseAgreementforMachineCodeforyourproduct.
•ImportantNotices
Thisdocumentisinprintedformatandcomeswiththeserver.Itcontainsinformationaboutthesafety
environmentalandelectronicemissionnoticesforyourLenovoproduct.
•LicensesandAttributionsDocuments
ThisdocumentisinPDFformatontheLenovoDocumentationCD.Itprovidestheopensourcenotices.
•ackSafetyInformation
Thismultilingualdocumentprovidestranslatedversionsofthecautionanddangerstatementsthatappear
intherackdocumentation.Eachcautionanddangerstatementhasanassignednumberwhichyoucan
usetolocatethecorrespondingstatementinyournativelanguage.
•SafetyInformation
ThisdocumentisinPDFformatontheLenovoDocumentationCD.Itcontainstranslatedcautionand
dangerstatements.Eachcautionanddangerstatementthatappearsinthedocumentationhasanumber
thatyoucanusetolocatethecorrespondingstatementinyourlanguageintheSafetyInformation
document.
•SafetyInformationLabels
ThisdocumentprovidestheSimplifiedChineseMongolianTibetanUygurandZhuangtranslated
versionsoftheproductsafetylabels.
•WarrantyInformation
Thisdocumentisinprintedformatandcomeswiththeserver.Itcontainswarrantytermsandapointerto
theLenovoStatementofLimitedWarrantyontheLenovowebsite.
DependingontheservermodeladditionaldocumentationmightbeincludedontheLenovoDocumentation
CD.
TheToolsCenterforSystemxandBladeCenterisanonlineinformationcenterthatcontains
informationabouttoolsforupdatingmanaginganddeployingfirmwaredevicedriversandoperating
systems.TheToolsCenterforSystemxandBladeCenterisathttps://support.lenovo.com/us/en/
documents/LNVO-CENTER.
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Theservermighthavefeaturesthatarenotdescribedinthedocumentationthatyoureceivedwiththe
server.Thedocumentationmightbeupdatedoccasionallytoincludeinformationaboutthosefeaturesor
technicalupdatesmightbeavailabletoprovideadditionalinformationthatisnotincludedintheserver
documentation.TheseupdatesareavailablefromtheLenovowebsite.Tocheckforupdatesgoto
http://www.lenovo.com/support.
Noticesandstatementsinthisdocument
ThecautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentarealsointhemultilingualSafetyInformation
documentwhichisontheLenovoDocumentationCD.Eachstatementisnumberedforreferencetothe
correspondingstatementinyourlanguageintheSafetyInformationdocument.
Thefollowingnoticesandstatementsareusedinthisdocument:
•Note:Thesenoticesprovideimportanttipsguidanceoradvice.
•Important:Thesenoticesprovideinformationoradvicethatmighthelpyouavoidinconvenientor
problemsituations.
•Attention:Thesenoticesindicatepotentialdamagetoprogramsdevicesordata.Anattentionnoticeis
placedjustbeforetheinstructionorsituationinwhichdamagemightoccur.
•Caution:Thesestatementsindicatesituationsthatcanbepotentiallyhazardoustoyou.Acaution
statementisplacedjustbeforethedescriptionofapotentiallyhazardousproceduresteporsituation.
•Daner:Thesestatementsindicatesituationsthatcanbepotentiallylethalorextremelyhazardous
toyou.Adangerstatementisplacedjustbeforethedescriptionofapotentiallylethalorextremely
hazardousproceduresteporsituation.
Serverfeaturesandspecifications
Usethisinformationforanoverviewoftheserverfeaturesandspecifications.
Thefollowinginformationisasummaryofthefeaturesandspecificationsoftheserver.Dependingonthe
modelsomefeaturesmightnotbeavailableorsomespecificationsmightnotapply.
Chapter1.TheLenovoSystemx3500M4Type7383server5

Microprocessor(dependinonthemodel):
•SupportuptotwoIntelXeonE5-2600seriesmulti-coremicroprocessorswithintegratedmemory
controllerandQuickPathInterconnect(QPI)architecture
•Upto2.5MLevel-3cache/core
•TwoQuickPathInterconnect(QPI)linksspeedupto8.0GTpersecond
Notes:
1.UsetheSetuputilitytodeterminethetypeandspeedofthemicroprocessorsintheserver
2.Foralistofsupportedmicroprocessorsseehttp://www.lenovo.com/serverproven/.
Memory:
•Slot:12DIMMconnectors(24DIMMconnectorswhenthemicroprocessor2expansionboard
isinstalled)
•Minimum:2GB
•Maximum:768GB
–32GBusingunbufferedDIMMs(UDIMMs)
–384GBusingregisteredDIMMs(RDIMMs)
–768GBusingloadreductionDIMMs(LRDIMMs)
•Type:
–PC3-8500(DDR3-1066)PC3-10600(DDR3-1333)PC3-12800(DDR3-1600)orPC3-14900
(DDR3-1866)
–Single-rankdual-rankorquad-rank
–RegisteredDIMM(RDIMM)unbufferedDIMM(UDIMM)orloadreducedDIMM(LRDIMM)
•Supports(dependingonthemodel):
–2GBunbufferedDIMM(UDIMM)
–2GB4GB8GBand16GBregisteredDIMMs(RDIMMs)
–32GBloadreductionDIMM(LRDIMM)
Drives:
•SATA:
–DVD-ROM
–Multi-burner
Note:Maximumoftwodevicescanbeinstalled.
•Diskette:ExternalUSBharddiskdrive
•Supportedharddiskdrives:
–SerialAttachedSCSI(SAS)
–SerialATA(SATA)
Expansionbays(dependinonthemodel):
•Uptothirty-two2.5-inchHDDbays
•Uptoeight3.5-inchHDDbays
•Uptotwohalf-high5.25-inchbays
Note:Full-highdevicessuchasanoptionaltapedrivewilloccupytwohalf-high5.25-inchbays.
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