Lenovo System x3550 M5 Installation and maintenance instructions

LenovoSystemx3550M5
InstallationandServiceGuide
MachineType:5463

Note
BeforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupportsreadthegeneralinformationinAppendixD
“Gettinghelpandtechnicalassistance”onpage1023AppendixE“Notices”onpage1027thesafety
informationwarrantiesandlicensesinformationontheLenovoWebsiteat:
https://support.lenovo.com/documents/LNVO-DOCS
EighthEdition(January2017)
©CopyrightLenovo20152017.
LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuanttoaGeneralServices
Administration“GSA”contractusereproductionordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContractNo.
GS-35F-05925.

Contents
Safety..................v
Safetystatements..............vi
Chapter1.TheLenovoSystemx3550
M5server................1
Relateddocumentation............4
Noticesandstatementsinthisdocument.....5
Serverfeaturesandspecifications........5
Railandsupportedrackspecifications...10
Whatyourserveroffers...........11
Reliabilityavailabilityandserviceability.....15
SystemsDirector..............16
ServercontrolsLEDsandpower.......17
Frontview...............17
Operatorinformationpanel........19
LCDoperatingpanelassembly......19
Rearview...............22
Servercomponents...........24
Serverpowerfeatures..........30
Chapter2.Configuring........33
Updatingthefirmware............33
Configuringtheserver............34
UsingtheServerGuideSetupandInstallation
CD.................35
UsingtheSetuputility..........36
UsingtheBootManager.........41
Startingthebackupserverfirmware....41
TheUpdateXpressSystemPackInstaller..41
Usingtheintegratedmanagementmodule..41
Usingtheremotepresenceandblue-screen
capturefeatures............43
Usingtheembeddedhypervisor......44
ConfiguringtheEthernetcontroller.....45
EnablingFeaturesonDemandEthernet
software...............45
EnablingFeaturesonDemandRAID
software...............45
ConfiguringRAIDarrays.........46
LenovoToolsCenterSuiteCLIprogram...46
UpdatingSystemsDirector........46
UsingLenovoXClarityAdministrator....47
UpdatingtheUniversalUniqueIdentifier
(UUID)................48
UpdatingtheDMI/SMBIOSdata......50
Chapter3.Troubleshooting......53
Starthere.................53
Diagnosingaproblem..........53
Undocumentedproblems........55
Servicebulletins..............55
Checkoutprocedure............56
Aboutthecheckoutprocedure......56
Performingthecheckoutprocedure....56
Diagnostictools..............57
Lightpathdiagnostics..........59
Eventlogs...............64
POST................67
DynamicSystemAnalysis........67
Automatedservicerequest(callhome).....69
ElectronicServiceAgent.........70
Errormessages..............70
Troubleshootingbysymptom.........70
CD/DVDdriveproblems.........70
Generalproblems............71
Harddiskdriveproblems.........72
Hypervisorproblems..........73
Intermittentproblems..........74
KeyboardmouseorUSB-deviceproblems.74
Memoryproblems...........75
Microprocessorproblems........77
Monitorandvideoproblems.......77
Networkconnectionproblems.......79
Optional-deviceproblems........80
Powerproblems............81
Serial-deviceproblems.........85
ServerGuideproblems..........86
Softwareproblems...........87
UniversalSerialBus(USB)portproblems..87
Videoproblems............88
Solvingpowerproblems...........88
SolvingEthernetcontrollerproblems......89
Solvingundeterminedproblems........90
Problemdeterminationtips..........91
Recoveringtheserverfirmware(UEFIupdate
failure)..................92
In-bandmanualrecoverymethod.....92
In-bandautomatedbootrecoverymethod..94
Out-of-bandmethod..........94
Automatedbootrecovery(ABR)........94
Nx-bootfailure...............94
Chapter4.PartslistingLenovo
Systemx3550M5Type5463.....97
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Replaceableservercomponents........97
Structuralparts.............110
Powercords...............112
Chapter5.Removingandreplacing
components.............115
Installingoptionaldevices..........115
Installationguidelines..........116
Updatingtheserverconfiguration.....118
InstructionsforBusinessPartners.....118
SendingDSAdatatoLenovo.......119
Returningadeviceorcomponent.......119
Removingandreplacingservercomponents...119
Removingandreplacingconsumableand
structuralparts..............119
Removingthecover...........119
Replacingthecover...........120
Removingtheairbaffle.........122
Replacingtheairbaffle.........122
RemovingaRAIDadapterbatteryorflash
powermodule.............123
ReplacingaRAIDadapterbatteryorflash
powermodule.............127
RemovingaRAIDadapterbatteryorflash
powermoduleholder..........131
ReplacingaRAIDadapterbatteryorflash
powermoduleholder..........132
RemovingtheEIAbracket........133
ReplacingtheEIAbracket........134
RemovingandreplacingTier1CRUs......135
Removinghot-swapharddiskdrives....135
Replacinghot-swapharddiskdrives....136
Removingsimple-swapharddiskdrives...138
Replacingsimple-swapharddiskdrives...138
Removingthe2.5-inchhot-swaprearhard
diskdrivekit..............140
Replacingthe2.5-inchhot-swaprearhard
diskdrivekit..............143
RemovingtheDVDdrive.........146
ReplacingtheDVDdrive.........149
RemovingtheDVDdrivecable......153
ReplacingtheDVDdrivecable......156
Removingamemorymodule.......159
Memorymoduleinstallation........160
RemovingtheSDadapter........168
ReplacingtheSDadapter........168
RemovingaPCIriser-cardassembly....169
ReplacingaPCIriser-cardassembly....172
Removinganadapter..........176
Replacinganadapter..........178
RemovingaServeRAIDSAS/SATA
controller...............184
ReplacingaServeRAIDSAS/SATA
controller...............185
RemovingtheServeRAIDadaptermemory
module................189
ReplacingtheServeRAIDadaptermemory
module................190
Removingathermalkit(hot-swapfan)...191
Replacingathermalkit(hot-swapfan)...192
Removingapowersupply........194
Replacingapowersupply........198
Removingahot-swapharddiskdrive
backplane...............205
Replacingahot-swapharddiskdrive
backplane...............208
Removingasimple-swapharddiskdrive
backplate...............215
Replacingasimple-swapharddiskdrive
backplate...............217
RemovingaUSBembeddedhypervisorflash
device................221
ReplacingaUSBembeddedhypervisorflash
device................222
Removingthesystembattery.......223
Replacingthesystembattery.......226
Removingthemediacage........228
Replacingthemediacage........231
RemovingthefrontUSBconnector
assembly...............234
ReplacingthefrontUSBconnector
assembly...............236
Removingthefrontvideoconnector
assembly...............238
Replacingthefrontvideoconnector
assembly...............240
Removingtheoperatorinformationpanel
assembly...............242
Replacingtheoperatorinformationpanel
assembly...............244
RemovingtheLCDsysteminformationdisplay
panel................246
ReplacingtheLCDsysteminformationdisplay
panel................248
RemovingtheCOMportbracket......250
ReplacingtheCOMportbracket......251
Removingthesecuritybezel.......253
Replacingthesecuritybezel.......254
RemovingandreplacingTier2CRUs......255
Removingamicroprocessorandheatsink..255
Replacingamicroprocessorandheatsink..260
Removingthesystemboard.......268
Replacingthesystemboard.......271
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AppendixA.Integratedmanagement
module2.1(IMM2.1)error
messages..............277
IMMEventsthatautomaticallynotifySupport..278
ListofIMMevents.............284
AppendixB.UEFI/POSTdiagnostic
codes................841
ListofUEFIevents.............842
AppendixC.DSAdiagnostictest
results................865
DSABroadcomnetworktestresults......865
TestresultsfortheDSABroadcomnetwork
test.................865
DSABrocadetestresults..........875
TestresultsfortheDSABrocadetest....875
DSAcheckpointpaneltestresults.......884
TestresultsfortheDSAcheckpointpanel
test.................884
DSACPUstresstestresults.........886
TestresultsfortheDSACPUstresstest...886
DSAEmulexadaptertestresults........889
TestresultsfortheDSAEmulexadapter
test.................889
DSAEXAportpingtestresults........893
TestresultsfortheDSAEXAportpingtest..893
DSAharddrivetestresults..........896
TestresultsfortheDSAharddrivetest...896
DSAIntelnetworktestresults.........897
TestresultsfortheDSAIntelnetworktest..897
DSALSIharddrivetestresults........904
TestresultsfortheDSALSIharddrivetest..904
DSAMellanoxadaptertestresults.......905
TestresultsfortheDSAMellanoxadapter
test.................906
DSAmemoryisolationtestresults.......908
TestresultsfortheDSAmemoryisolation
test.................908
DSAmemorystresstestresults........986
TestresultsfortheDSAmemorystresstest..986
DSANvidiaGPUtestresults.........989
TestresultsfortheDSANvidiaGPUtest...990
DSAopticaldrivetestresults.........996
TestresultsfortheDSAopticaldrivetest..996
DSAsystemmanagementtestresults....1001
TestresultsfortheDSAsystemmanagement
test................1001
DSAtapedrivetestresults.........1016
TestresultsfortheDSAtapedrivetest..1016
AppendixD.Gettinghelpand
technicalassistance........1023
Beforeyoucall..............1023
Usingthedocumentation.........1024
GettinghelpandinformationfromtheWorldWide
Web..................1024
HowtosendDSAdata..........1024
Creatingapersonalizedsupportwebpage..1024
Softwareserviceandsupport........1025
Hardwareserviceandsupport.......1025
Taiwanproductservice..........1025
AppendixE.Notices.........1027
Trademarks...............1028
Importantnotes.............1028
Recyclinginformation...........1028
Particulatecontamination.........1029
Telecommunicationregulatorystatement...1029
Electronicemissionnotices.........1030
FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)
statement..............1030
IndustryCanadaClassAemissioncompliance
statement..............1030
Avisdeconformitéàlaréglementation
d'IndustrieCanada..........1030
AustraliaandNewZealandClassA
statement..............1030
EuropeanUnionEMCDirectiveconformance
statement..............1030
GermanyClassAstatement......1031
Japaneseelectromagneticcompatibility
statements.............1032
KoreaCommunicationsCommission(KCC)
statement..............1032
RussiaElectromagneticInterference(EMI)
ClassAstatement..........1033
People’sRepublicofChinaClassAelectronic
emissionstatement..........1033
TaiwanClassAcompliancestatement..1033
TaiwanBSMIRoHSdeclaration.....1034
AppendixF .Powercordsafety
statement..............1035
Index.................1037
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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
Electricalcurrentfrompowertelephoneandcommunicationcablesishazardous.
Toavoidashockhazard:
•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallationmaintenanceorreconfiguration
ofthisproductduringanelectricalstorm.
•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.
•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.
•Whenpossibleuseonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.
•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceoffirewaterorstructuraldamage.
•Disconnecttheattachedpowercordstelecommunicationssystemsnetworksandmodems
beforeyouopenthedevicecoversunlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationand
configurationprocedures.
•Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingtablewheninstallingmovingor
openingcoversonthisproductorattacheddevices.
ToConnect:ToDisconnect:
1.TurneverythingOFF.
2.Firstattachallcablestodevices.
3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.
4.Attachpowercordstooutlet.
5.TurndeviceON.
1.TurneverythingOFF.
2.Firstremovepowercordsfromoutlet.
3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.
4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.
Statement2
CAUTION:
WhenreplacingthelithiumbatteryuseonlyPartNumber33F8354oranequivalenttypebattery
recommendedbythemanufacturer.Ifyoursystemhasamodulecontainingalithiumbatteryreplace
itonlywiththesamemoduletypemadebythesamemanufacturer.Thebatterycontainslithiumand
canexplodeifnotproperlyusedhandledordisposedof.Donot:
•Throworimmerseintowater
•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)
•Repairordisassemble
Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.
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Statement3
CAUTION:
Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMsDVDdrivesfiberopticdevicesortransmitters)are
installednotethefollowing:
•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto
hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.
•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespecifiedherein
mightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.
DANGER
SomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3Blaserdiode.Notethefollowing.
Laserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeamdonotviewdirectlywithoptical
instrumentsandavoiddirectexposuretothebeam.
Statement4
CAUTION:Usesafepracticeswhenlifting.
≥18kg(39.7lb)≥32kg(70.5lb)≥55kg(121.2lb)
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Statement5
CAUTION:
Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerswitchonthepowersupplydonotturnoff
theelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanonepower
cord.T oremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedeviceensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected
fromthepowersource.
Statement6
CAUTION:
Ifyouinstallastrain-reliefbracketoptionovertheendofthepowercordthatisconnectedtothe
deviceyoumustconnecttheotherendofthepowercordtoaneasilyaccessiblepowersource.
Statement8
CAUTION:
Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.
Hazardousvoltagecurrentandenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabel
attached.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethesecomponents.Ifyoususpectaproblemwith
oneofthesepartscontactaservicetechnician.
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Statement12
CAUTION:
Thefollowinglabelindicatesahotsurfacenearby.
Statement13
DANGER
Overloadingabranchcircuitispotentiallyafirehazardandashockhazardundercertain
conditions.Toavoidthesehazardsensurethatyoursystemelectricalrequirementsdonotexceed
branchcircuitprotectionrequirements.Refertotheinformationthatisprovidedwithyourdevice
forelectricalspecifications.
Statement15
CAUTION:
Makesurethattherackissecuredproperlytoavoidtippingwhentheserverunitisextended.
Statement17
CAUTION:
Thefollowinglabelindicatesmovingpartsnearby.
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Statement26
CAUTION:
Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mounteddevices.
Statement27
CAUTION:
Hazardousmovingpartsarenearby.
RackSafetyInformationStatement2
DANGER
•Alwayslowerthelevelingpadsontherackcabinet.
•Alwaysinstallstabilizerbracketsontherackcabinet.
•Alwaysinstallserversandoptionaldevicesstartingfromthebottomoftherackcabinet.
•Alwaysinstalltheheaviestdevicesinthebottomoftherackcabinet.
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Chapter1.TheLenovoSystemx3550M5server
ThispublicationcontainsinformationandinstructionsforsettingupyourLenovoSystemx3550M5server
instructionsforinstallingsomeoptionaldevicescablingandconfiguringtheserverremovingandreplacing
devicesanddiagnosticsandtroubleshootinginformation.
Inadditiontotheinstructionsin“Installingoptionaldevices”onpage115forinstallingoptionalhardware
devicesupdatingfirmwareanddevicedriversandcompletingtheinstallationLenovoBusinessPartners
mustalsocompletethestepsin“InstructionsforBusinessPartners”onpage118.
TheLenovoSystemx3550M5serverisa1-U-high1rackmodelserverforhigh-volumenetworktransaction
processing.Thishigh-performancemulticoreserverisideallysuitedfornetworkingenvironmentsthat
requiresuperiormicroprocessorperformanceinput/output(I/O)flexibilityandhighmanageability.
Performanceeaseofusereliabilityandexpansioncapabilitieswerekeyconsiderationsinthedesignof
theserver.Thesedesignfeaturesmakeitpossibleforyoutocustomizethesystemhardwaretomeetyour
needstodayandprovideflexibleexpansioncapabilitiesforthefuture.
Theservercomeswithalimitedwarranty.ForinformationaboutthetermsofthewarrantyseetheWarranty
Informationdocumentthatcomeswiththeserver.
Theservercontainsnextgenerationtechnologieswhichhelpincreaseperformanceandreliability.Formore
informationsee“Whatyourserveroffers”onpage11and“Reliabilityavailabilityandserviceability”
onpage15.
Youcanobtainup-to-dateinformationabouttheserverandotherLenovoserverproductsat
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/systems/.Athttp://www.ibm.com/support/mysupport/youcancreatea
personalizedsupportpagebyidentifyingLenovoproductsthatareofinteresttoyou.Fromthispersonalized
pageyoucansubscribetoweeklyemailnotificationsaboutnewtechnicaldocumentssearchforinformation
anddownloadsandaccessvariousadministrativeservices.
IfyouparticipateintheLenovoclientreferenceprogramyoucanshareinformationaboutyour
useoftechnologybestpracticesandinnovativesolutions;buildaprofessionalnetwork;andgain
visibilityforyourbusiness.FormoreinformationabouttheLenovoclientreferenceprogramsee
http://www.ibm.com/ibm/clientreference/.
Thehot-swapserverconfigurationsincludeeight2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrivemodelsten2.5-inch
hot-swapharddiskdrivemodelstwelve2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrivemodels(twolocatedattherear)
orfour3.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrivemodels.Thesimple-swapserverconfigurationsincludeeight
2.5-inchsimple-swapharddiskdrivemodelsorfour3.5-inchsimple-swapharddiskdrivemodels.The
LenovoSystemx3550M5Type5463serversupports2.5-inchhot-swapSerialAttachedSCSI(SAS)orSATA
harddiskdrives2.5-inchsimple-swapSATAharddiskdrives3.5-inchhot-swapSerialAttachedSCSI(SAS)
orSATAharddiskdrivesor3.5-inchsimple-swapSATAharddiskdrives.
Notes:
•Theillustrationsinthisdocumentmightdifferslightlyfromyourmodel.
•Theten2.5-inchsimple-swapharddiskdrivemodelisnotsupported.
Thefollowingillustrationshowsaserverwitheight2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrivebays.
1.Racksaremarkedinverticalincrementsof4.45centimeters(1.75inches)each.Eachincrementisreferredtoasa
unitora“U”.A1-U-highdeviceisapproximately4.45centimeters(1.75inches)tall.
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Drive bay 0 Drive bay 2 Drive bay 4 Drive bay 6
Drive bay 1 Drive bay 3 Drive bay 5 Drive bay 7
Figure1.Eight2.5-inchhot-swapharddisdrivemodelfrontview
Thefollowingillustrationshowsaserverwithten2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrivebays.
Drive bay 0 Drive bay 2 Drive bay 4 Drive bay 6
Drive bay 1 Drive bay 3 Drive bay 5 Drive bay 7
Drive bay 8
Drive bay 9
Figure2.Ten2.5-inchhot-swapharddisdrivemodelfrontview
Thefollowingillustrationsshowaserverwithtwelve2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrivebays(twolocated
attherear).
Drive bay 0 Drive bay 2 Drive bay 4 Drive bay 6
Drive bay 1 Drive bay 3 Drive bay 5 Drive bay 7
Drive bay 8
Drive bay 9
Figure3.Twelve2.5-inchhot-swapharddisdrivemodelfrontview
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Thefollowingillustrationshowsaserverwithfour3.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrivebays.
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Drive bay 0 Drive bay 1 Drive bay 2 Drive bay 3
Figure5.Four3.5-inchhot-swapharddisdrivemodelfrontview
Thefollowingillustrationshowsaserverwitheight2.5-inchsimple-swapharddiskdrivebays.
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IffirmwareanddocumentationupdatesareavailableyoucandownloadthemfromtheLenovoWebsite.
Theservermighthavefeaturesthatarenotdescribedinthedocumentationthatcomeswiththeserverand
thedocumentationmightbeupdatedoccasionallytoincludeinformationaboutthosefeaturesortechnical
updatesmightbeavailabletoprovideadditionalinformationthatisnotincludedintheserverdocumentation.
Tocheckforupdatesgotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
Recordinformationabouttheserverinthefollowingtable.
ProductnameLenovoSystemx3550M5server
MachinetypeType5463
Modelnumber_____________________________________________
Serialnumber_____________________________________________
ThemodelnumberandserialnumberareontheIDlabelonthefrontoftheserverasshowninthefollowing
illustration.
Note:Theillustrationsinthisdocumentmightdifferslightlyfromyourhardware.
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Figure8.IDlabel
InadditionthesystemservicelabelwhichisonthecoveroftheserverprovidesaQRcodeformobile
accesstoserviceinformation.YoucanscantheQRcodeusingaQRcodereaderandscannerwithamobile
deviceandgetquickaccesstotheLenovoServiceInformationwebsite.TheLenovoServiceInformation
websiteprovidesadditionalinformationforpartsinstallationandreplacementvideosanderrorcodes
forserversupport.
ThefollowingillustrationshowstheQRcode(http://ibm.co/1tugHQX):
Figure9.QRcode
YoucandownloadanServerGuideSetupandInstallationCDtohelpyouconfigurethehardwareinstall
devicedriversandinstalltheoperatingsystem.
Foralistofsupportedoptionaldevicesfortheserverseehttp://www.lenovo.com/serverproven/.
SeetheRacInstallationInstructionsdocumentthatcomeswithyourserverforcompleterackinstallation
andremovalinstructions.
Relateddocumentation
ThisInstallationandServiceGuidecontainsgeneralinformationabouttheserverincludinghowtosetupand
cabletheserverhowtoinstallsupportedoptionaldeviceshowtoconfiguretheserverandinformationto
helpyousolveproblemsyourselfandinformationforservicetechnicians.Themostrecentversionofthe
InstallationandServiceGuideisalwaysavailableat:
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systemx/documentation/index.jsp
Forsafetyinformationwarrantieslicensesandproductdocumentationgoto:
https://support.lenovo.com/documents/LNVO-DOCS
Forwarrantylookup(typedurationstatus)goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/warranty
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TheToolsCenterforSystemxandBladeCenterisanonlineinformationcenterthatcontainsinformation
abouttoolsforupdatingmanaginganddeployingfirmwaredevicedriversandoperatingsystems.The
ToolsCenterforSystemxandBladeCenterisathttp://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/toolsctr/v1r0/.
Theservermighthavefeaturesthatarenotdescribedinthedocumentationthatyoureceivedwiththe
server.Thedocumentationmightbeupdatedoccasionallytoincludeinformationaboutthosefeaturesor
technicalupdatesmightbeavailabletoprovideadditionalinformationthatisnotincludedintheserver
documentation.TheseupdatesareavailablefromtheLenovowebsite.Tocheckforupdatesgoto
http://www.lenovo.com/support.
Noticesandstatementsinthisdocument
ThecautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentarealsointhemultilingualSafetyInformation
documentwhichisavailableathttps://support.lenovo.com/documents/LNVO-DOCS.Eachstatementis
numberedforreferencetothecorrespondingstatementinyourlanguageintheSafetyInformationdocument.
Thefollowingnoticesandstatementsareusedinthisdocument:
•Note:Thesenoticesprovideimportanttipsguidanceoradvice.
•Important:Thesenoticesprovideinformationoradvicethatmighthelpyouavoidinconvenientor
problemsituations.
•Attention:Thesenoticesindicatepotentialdamagetoprogramsdevicesordata.Anattentionnoticeis
placedjustbeforetheinstructionorsituationinwhichdamagemightoccur.
•Caution:Thesestatementsindicatesituationsthatcanbepotentiallyhazardoustoyou.Acaution
statementisplacedjustbeforethedescriptionofapotentiallyhazardousproceduresteporsituation.
•Danger:Thesestatementsindicatesituationsthatcanbepotentiallylethalorextremelyhazardous
toyou.Adangerstatementisplacedjustbeforethedescriptionofapotentiallylethalorextremely
hazardousproceduresteporsituation.
Serverfeaturesandspecifications
Thefollowinginformationisasummaryofthefeaturesandspecificationsoftheserver.Dependingonthe
modelsomefeaturesmightnotbeavailableorsomespecificationsmightnotapply.
Microprocessor(dependingonthemodel):
•SupportsuptotwoIntel®Xeon®E5-2600v3seriesmulti-coremicroprocessors(oneinstalled)
•Level-3cache
•TwoQuickPathInterconnect(QPI)linksspeedupto9.6GTpersecond
Notes:
•UsetheSetuputilityprogramtodeterminethetypeandspeedofthemicroprocessors.
•Foralistofsupportedmicroprocessorsseehttp://www.lenovo.com/serverproven/.
Memory(dependingonthemodel):
•Minimum:4GB
•Maximum:1.5TB
–768GBusingregisteredDIMMs(RDIMMs)
–1.5TBusingloadreductionDIMMs(LRDIMMs)
•Type:
–PC4-12800(DDR4-1600)PC4-14900(DDR4-1866)orPC4-17000(DDR4-2133)
–Single-rankdual-rankorquad-rank
–RDIMMorLRDIMM
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•Slots:24dualinline
•Supports(dependingonthemodel):
–4GB8GB16GBand32GBregisteredDIMMs
–32GBand64GBloadreductionDIMM
Integratedfunctions:
•Integratedmanagementmodule2.1(IMM2.1)whichconsolidatesmultiplemanagementfunctions
inasinglechip.
•BroadcomBCM5719QuadPortGigabitEthernetcontrollerwithWakeonLANsupport
•SevenorsixUniversalSerialBus(USB)ports(dependingonthemodel)
–TwoUSBportsonthefront(oneUSB2.0portandoneUSB3.0port)orthreeUSBportsonthe
front(twoUSB2.0portsandoneUSB3.0port).
–ThreeUSBportsontherear(oneUSB2.0portandtwoUSB3.0ports)
–OneinternalUSB3.0portusedforHypervisorUSBkey
•Fournetworkports(four1GbEthernetportsonthesystem)
•SupportsuptooneoptionalML2networkdaughtercards
•OneSystemManagementRJ-45onthereartoconnecttoasystemsmanagementnetwork.This
systemmanagementconnectorisdedicatedtotheintegratedmanagementmodule2.1(IMM2.1)
functions.
•Optionalserialport
Harddiskdriveexpansionbays(dependingonthemodel):
•Ten2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrivebayswithoptiontoaddtwoadditionalrear2.5-inchhot-swap
harddiskdrivebays.
•Eight2.5-inchhot-swaporsimple-swapharddiskdrivebays.
•Four3.5-inchhot-swaporsimple-swapSATAharddiskdrivebays.
Attention:Asageneralconsiderationdonotmixstandard512-byteandadvanced4-KBformatdrives
inthesameRAIDarraybecauseitmightleadtopotentialperformanceissues.
SATAopticaldrives(optional):
•DVD-ROM
•Multi-burner
RAIDcontrollers(dependingonthemodel):
•AServeRAIDM5225SAS/SATAadapterthatprovidesRAID01and10withoptionalFoDRAID
5/50andSED(SelfEncryptingDrive)upgrade.
•AServeRAIDN2215SAS/SATAadapterthatprovidesRAID01and10withoptionalFoDRAID
5/50andSED(SelfEncryptingDrive)upgrade.
•AServeRAIDM1215SAS/SATAadapterthatprovidesRAID01and10withoptionalFoDRAID
5/50andSED(SelfEncryptingDrive)upgrade.
•AServeRAIDM5210SAS/SATAadapterthatprovidesRAID01and10.Optionalupgrade:
–RAID5/50(1GBCache)withoptionalFoDRAID6/60andSEDupgrade
–RAID5/50(1GBFlash)withoptionalFoDRAID6/60andSEDupgrade
–RAID5/50(2GBFlash)withoptionalFoDRAID6/60andSEDupgrade
–RAID5/50(4GBFlash)withoptionalFoDRAID6/60andSEDupgrade
–FoDRAID6/60Upgrade
–FoDZeroCache/RAID5/50
–FoDPerformanceAccelerator
–FoDSSDCachingEnabler
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