Lenovo System x3550 M5 Installation and maintenance instructions

LenovoSystemx3550M5
InstallationandServiceGuide
MachineType:8869

Note:eforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,readthegeneralinformationinAppendix
D“Gettinghelpandtechnicalassistance”onpage1107,AppendixE“Notices”onpage1111,thesafety
information,warranties,andlicensesinformationontheLenovoWebsiteat:
https://support.lenovo.com/documents/LNVO-DOCS
SixthEdition(May2017)
©CopyrightLenovo2016,2017.
LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuanttoaGeneralServices
Administration“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContractNo.
GS-35F-05925.

Contents
Saety..................v
Safetystatements..............vi
Chapter1.TheLenovoSystemx3550
M5server................1
Relateddocumentation............5
Noticesandstatementsinthisdocument.....5
Serverfeaturesandspecifications........5
Railandsupportedrackspecifications...10
Whatyourserveroffers...........11
Reliability,availability,andserviceability.....15
Servercontrols,LEDs,andpower.......16
Frontview...............16
Operatorinformationpanel........19
LCDoperatingpanelassembly......19
Rearview...............22
Servercomponents...........24
Serverpowerfeatures..........30
Chapter2.Configuring........33
Updatingthefirmware............33
Configuringtheserver............34
UsingtheServerGuideSetupandInstallation
CD.................35
UsingtheSetupUtility..........36
UsingtheootManager.........41
Startingthebackupserverfirmware....41
TheUpdateXpressSystemPackInstaller..41
Usingtheintegratedmanagementmodule..41
Usingtheremotepresenceandblue-screen
capturefeatures............43
Usingtheembeddedhypervisor......45
ConfiguringtheEthernetcontroller.....45
EnablingFeaturesonDemandEthernet
software...............45
EnablingFeaturesonDemandRAID
software...............46
ConfiguringRAIDarrays.........46
LenovoToolsCenterSuiteCLIprogram...46
UsingLenovoXClarityAdministrator....47
UpdatingtheUniversalUniqueIdentifier
(UUID)................47
UpdatingtheDMI/SMIOSdata......49
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.........69
Errormessages..............70
Troubleshootingbysymptom.........70
CD/DVDdriveproblems.........70
Generalproblems............71
Harddiskdriveproblems.........71
Hypervisorproblems..........73
Intermittentproblems..........74
Keyboard,mouse,orUS-deviceproblems.74
Memoryproblems...........75
Microprocessorproblems........76
Monitorandvideoproblems.......77
Networkconnectionproblems.......79
Optional-deviceproblems........80
Powerproblems............80
Serial-deviceproblems.........85
ServerGuideproblems..........86
Softwareproblems...........86
UniversalSerialus(US)portproblems..87
Videoproblems............87
Solvingpowerproblems...........87
SolvingEthernetcontrollerproblems......89
Solvingundeterminedproblems........89
Problemdeterminationtips..........90
Recoveringtheserverfirmware(UEFIupdate
failure)..................91
In-bandmanualrecoverymethod.....92
In-bandautomatedbootrecoverymethod..93
Out-of-bandmethod..........93
Automatedbootrecovery(AR)........93
Nx-bootfailure...............94
Chapter4.Partslisting,Lenovo
Systemx3550M5Type8869.....95
Replaceableservercomponents........95
Structuralparts.............112
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Powercords...............113
Chapter5.Removingandreplacing
components.............115
Installingoptionaldevices..........115
Installationguidelines..........116
Updatingtheserverconfiguration.....118
InstructionsforusinessPartners.....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....136
Replacinghot-swapharddiskdrives....136
Removingsimple-swapharddiskdrives...138
Replacingsimple-swapharddiskdrives...138
Removingtherear2.5-inchhot-swap-drive
kit..................140
Replacingtherear2.5-inchhot-swap-drive
kit..................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................191
ReplacingtheServeRAIDadaptermemory
module................192
Removingathermalkit(hot-swapfan)...193
Replacingathermalkit(hot-swapfan)...194
Removingapowersupply........196
Replacingapowersupply........201
Removingahot-swapharddiskdrive
backplane...............208
Replacingahot-swapharddiskdrive
backplane...............212
Removingasimple-swapharddiskdrive
backplate...............221
Replacingasimple-swapharddiskdrive
backplate...............223
RemovingaUSembeddedhypervisorflash
device................227
ReplacingaUSembeddedhypervisorflash
device................228
Removingthecoin-cellbattery......229
Replacingthecoin-cellbattery......232
Removingthemediacage........234
Replacingthemediacage........237
RemovingthefrontUSconnector
assembly...............240
ReplacingthefrontUSconnector
assembly...............242
Removingthefrontvideoconnector
assembly...............244
Replacingthefrontvideoconnector
assembly...............246
Removingtheoperatorinformationpanel
assembly...............248
Replacingtheoperatorinformationpanel
assembly...............251
RemovingtheLCDsysteminformationdisplay
panel................253
ReplacingtheLCDsysteminformationdisplay
panel................255
RemovingtheCOMportbracket......257
ReplacingtheCOMportbracket......258
Removingthesecuritybezel.......260
Replacingthesecuritybezel.......261
RemovingandreplacingTier2CRUs......262
Forservicetechnicianonly:removinga
microprocessorandheatsink.......263
Forservicetechnicianonly:replacinga
microprocessorandheatsink.......267
Forservicetechnicianonly:removingthe
systemboard.............276
Forservicetechnicianonly:replacingthe
systemboard.............279
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AppendixA.Integratedmanagement
module2.1(IMM2.1)error
messages..............285
IMMEventsthatautomaticallynotifySupport..286
ListofIMMevents.............292
AppendixB.UEFI/POSTdiagnostic
codes................925
ListofUEFIevents.............926
AppendixC.DSAdiagnostictest
results................949
DSAroadcomnetworktestresults......949
TestresultsfortheDSAroadcomnetwork
test.................949
DSArocadetestresults..........959
TestresultsfortheDSArocadetest....959
DSAcheckpointpaneltestresults.......968
TestresultsfortheDSAcheckpointpanel
test.................968
DSACPUstresstestresults.........970
TestresultsfortheDSACPUstresstest...970
DSAEmulexadaptertestresults........973
TestresultsfortheDSAEmulexadapter
test.................973
DSAEXAportpingtestresults........977
TestresultsfortheDSAEXAportpingtest..977
DSAharddrivetestresults..........980
TestresultsfortheDSAharddrivetest...980
DSAIntelnetworktestresults.........981
TestresultsfortheDSAIntelnetworktest..981
DSALSIharddrivetestresults........988
TestresultsfortheDSALSIharddrivetest..988
DSAMellanoxadaptertestresults.......989
TestresultsfortheDSAMellanoxadapter
test.................990
DSAmemoryisolationtestresults.......992
TestresultsfortheDSAmemoryisolation
test.................992
DSAmemorystresstestresults.......1070
TestresultsfortheDSAmemorystress
test................1070
DSANvidiaGPUtestresults........1073
TestresultsfortheDSANvidiaGPUtest..1074
DSAopticaldrivetestresults........1080
TestresultsfortheDSAopticaldrivetest.1080
DSAsystemmanagementtestresults....1085
TestresultsfortheDSAsystemmanagement
test................1085
DSAtapedrivetestresults.........1100
TestresultsfortheDSAtapedrivetest..1100
AppendixD.Gettinghelpand
technicalassistance........1107
eforeyoucall..............1107
Usingthedocumentation.........1108
GettinghelpandinformationfromtheWorldWide
Web..................1108
HowtosendDSAdata..........1108
CreatingapersonalizedsupportWebpage..1108
Softwareserviceandsupport........1109
Hardwareserviceandsupport.......1109
Taiwanproductservice..........1109
AppendixE.Notices.........1111
Trademarks...............1112
Importantnotes.............1112
Recyclinginformation...........1112
Particulatecontamination.........1113
Telecommunicationregulatorystatement...1113
Electronicemissionnotices.........1114
FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)
statement..............1114
IndustryCanadaClassAemissioncompliance
statement..............1114
Avisdeconformitéàlaréglementation
d'IndustrieCanada..........1114
AustraliaandNewZealandClassA
statement..............1114
EuropeanUnionEMCDirectiveconformance
statement..............1114
GermanyClassAstatement......1115
Japaneseelectromagneticcompatibility
statements.............1116
KoreaCommunicationsCommission(KCC)
statement..............1116
RussiaElectromagneticInterference(EMI)
ClassAstatement..........1117
People’sRepublicofChinaClassAelectronic
emissionstatement..........1117
TaiwanClassAcompliancestatement..1117
TaiwanSMIRoHSdeclaration.....1118
AppendixF .Powercordsaety
statement..............1119
Index.................1121
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Saety
eforeinstallingthisproduct,readtheSafetyInformation.
Antesdeinstalaresteproduto,leiaasInformaçõesdeSegurança.
Læssikkerhedsforskrifterne,førduinstallererdetteprodukt.
Leesvoordatuditproductinstalleerteerstdeveiligheidsvoorschriften.
Ennenkuinasennattämäntuotteen,lueturvaohjeetkohdastaSafetyInformation.
Avantd'installerceproduit,lisezlesconsignesdesécurité.
VorderInstallationdiesesProduktsdieSicherheitshinweiselesen.
Primadiinstallarequestoprodotto,leggereleInformazionisullaSicurezza.
Lessikkerhetsinformasjonen(SafetyInformation)førduinstallererdetteproduktet.
Antesdeinstalaresteproduto,leiaasInformaçõessobreSegurança.
©CopyrightLenovo2016,2017v

Antesdeinstalaresteproducto,lealainformacióndeseguridad.
Lässäkerhetsinformationeninnanduinstallerardenhärprodukten.
Saetystatements
Thesestatementsprovidethecautionanddangerinformationthatisusedinthisdocumentation.
Important:Eachcautionanddangerstatementinthisdocumentationislabeledwithanumber.Thisnumber
isusedtocrossreferenceanEnglish-languagecautionordangerstatementwithtranslatedversionsofthe
cautionordangerstatementintheSafetyInformationdocument.
Forexample,ifacautionstatementislabeledStatement1,translationsforthatcautionstatementareinthe
SafetyInformationdocumentunderStatement1.
esuretoreadallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentationbeforeyouperformtheprocedures.
Readanyadditionalsafetyinformationthatcomeswithyoursystemoroptionaldevicebeforeyouinstall
thedevice.
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Statement1
DANGER
Electricalcurrentrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.
Toavoidashockhazard:
•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperorminstallation,maintenance,orreconfiguration
othisproductduringanelectricalstorm.
•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.
•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.
•Whenpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.
•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceofire,water,orstructuraldamage.
•Disconnecttheattachedpowercords,telecommunicationssystems,networks,andmodems
beoreyouopenthedevicecovers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationand
configurationprocedures.
•Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedintheollowingtablewheninstalling,moving,or
openingcoversonthisproductorattacheddevices.
ToConnect:ToDisconnect:
1.TurneverythingOFF.
2.First,attachallcablestodevices.
3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.
4.Attachpowercordstooutlet.
5.TurndeviceON.
1.TurneverythingOFF.
2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlet.
3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.
4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.
Statement2
CAUTION:
Whenreplacingthelithiumbattery,useonlyPartNumber33F8354oranequivalenttypebattery
recommendedbythemanuacturer.Iyoursystemhasamodulecontainingalithiumbattery,replace
itonlywiththesamemoduletypemadebythesamemanuacturer.Thebatterycontainslithiumand
canexplodeinotproperlyused,handled,ordisposedo.Donot:
•Throworimmerseintowater
•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)
•Repairordisassemble
Disposeothebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.
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Statement3
CAUTION:
Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,DVDdrives,fiberopticdevices,ortransmitters)are
installed,notetheollowing:
•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversothelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto
hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.
•Useocontrolsoradjustmentsorperormanceoproceduresotherthanthosespecifiedherein
mightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.
DANGER
SomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3Blaserdiode.Notetheollowing.
Laserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeam,donotviewdirectlywithoptical
instruments,andavoiddirectexposuretothebeam.
Statement4
CAUTION:Usesaepracticeswhenliting.
≥18kg(39.7lb)≥32kg(70.5lb)≥55kg(121.2lb)
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Statement5
CAUTION:
Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerswitchonthepowersupplydonotturno
theelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanonepower
cord.Toremoveallelectricalcurrentromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected
romthepowersource.
Statement6
CAUTION:
Iyouinstallastrain-reliebracketoptionovertheendothepowercordthatisconnectedtothe
device,youmustconnecttheotherendothepowercordtoaneasilyaccessiblepowersource.
Statement8
CAUTION:
Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathastheollowinglabelattached.
Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabel
attached.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethesecomponents.Iyoususpectaproblemwith
oneotheseparts,contactaservicetechnician.
DONOTopenupthechassisoranyotherpartsoanyUPSunit.Thiswillvoidtheunitwarranty.Only
replacepartsorwhichaserviceablepartexists,thatisservicinganyUPSunitislimitedtoFRU/
CRUreplacementparts.
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Statement12
CAUTION:
Theollowinglabelindicatesahotsuracenearby.
Statement13
DANGER
Overloadingabranchcircuitispotentiallyafirehazardandashockhazardundercertain
conditions.Toavoidthesehazards,ensurethatyoursystemelectricalrequirementsdonotexceed
branchcircuitprotectionrequirements.Reertotheinormationthatisprovidedwithyourdevice
orelectricalspecifications.
Statement15
CAUTION:
Makesurethattherackissecuredproperlytoavoidtippingwhentheserverunitisextended.
Statement17
CAUTION:
Theollowinglabelindicatesmovingpartsnearby.
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Statement26
CAUTION:
Donotplaceanyobjectontoporack-mounteddevices.
Statement27
CAUTION:
Hazardousmovingpartsarenearby.
RackSaetyInormation,Statement2
DANGER
•Alwayslowerthelevelingpadsontherackcabinet.
•Alwaysinstallstabilizerbracketsontherackcabinet.
•Alwaysinstallserversandoptionaldevicesstartingromthebottomotherackcabinet.
•Alwaysinstalltheheaviestdevicesinthebottomotherackcabinet.
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C004
CAUTION:
Lead-acidbatteriescanpresentariskoelectricalburnromhigh,short-circuitcurrent.Avoidbattery
contactwithmetalmaterials;removewatches,rings,orothermetalobjects,andusetoolswith
insulatedhandles.Toavoidpossibleexplosion,donotburn.
ExchangeonlywiththeLenovo-approvedpart.Recycleordiscardthebatteryasinstructedby
localregulations.IntheUnitedStates,Lenovohasaprocessorthecollectionothisbattery.For
inormation,call1-800-426-4333.HavetheLenovopartnumberorthebatteryunitavailablewhen
youcall.
DONOTmixoldandnewbatteriesinanUninterruptiblePowerSupplyunit.
DONOTopenupanybatterypackretrievedromanUninterruptiblePowerSupplyunit.
WearsaetygogglesoryourownprotectionwhenreplacingbatteriesoanUninterruptiblePower
Supplyunit.(C004)
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Chapter1.TheLenovoSystemx3550M5server
ThispublicationcontainsinformationandinstructionsforsettingupyourLenovoSystemx3550M5server,
instructionsforinstallingsomeoptionaldevices,cablingandconfiguringtheserver,removingandreplacing
devices,anddiagnosticsandtroubleshootinginformation.
Inadditiontotheinstructionsin“Installingoptionaldevices”onpage115forinstallingoptionalhardware
devices,updatingfirmwareanddevicedrivers,andcompletingtheinstallation,LenovousinessPartners
mustalsocompletethestepsin“InstructionsforusinessPartners”onpage118.
TheLenovoSystemx3550M5serverisa1-U-high1rackmodelserverforhigh-volumenetworktransaction
processing.Thishigh-performance,multicoreserverisideallysuitedfornetworkingenvironmentsthat
requiresuperiormicroprocessorperformance,input/output(I/O)flexibility,andhighmanageability.
Performance,easeofuse,reliability,andexpansioncapabilitieswerekeyconsiderationsinthedesignof
theserver.Thesedesignfeaturesmakeitpossibleforyoutocustomizethesystemhardwaretomeetyour
needstodayandprovideflexibleexpansioncapabilitiesforthefuture.
Theservercomeswithalimitedwarranty.Forinformationaboutthetermsofthewarranty,seetheSafety,
Support,andWarrantyInformationdocumentthatcomeswiththeserver.
Theservercontainsnextgenerationtechnologies,whichhelpincreaseperformanceandreliability.Formore
information,see“Whatyourserveroffers”onpage11and“Reliability,availability,andserviceability”
onpage15.
Youcanobtainup-to-dateinformationabouttheserverandotherLenovoserverproductsat
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/systems/.Athttp://www.ibm.com/support/mysupport/,youcancreatea
personalizedsupportpagebyidentifyingLenovoproductsthatareofinteresttoyou.Fromthispersonalized
page,youcansubscribetoweeklyemailnotificationsaboutnewtechnicaldocuments,searchforinformation
anddownloads,andaccessvariousadministrativeservices.
IfyouparticipateintheLenovoclientreferenceprogram,youcanshareinformationaboutyour
useoftechnology,bestpractices,andinnovativesolutions;buildaprofessionalnetwork;andgain
visibilityforyourbusiness.FormoreinformationabouttheLenovoclientreferenceprogram,see
http://www.ibm.com/ibm/clientreference/.
Thehot-swapserverconfigurationsincludeeight2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrivemodels,ten2.5-inch
hot-swapharddiskdrivemodels,twelve2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrivemodels(twolocatedattherear),
orfour3.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrivemodels.Thesimple-swapserverconfigurationsincludeeight
2.5-inchsimple-swapharddiskdrivemodelsorfour3.5-inchsimple-swapharddiskdrivemodels.The
LenovoSystemx3550M5Type8869serversupports2.5-inchhot-swapSerialAttachedSCSI(SAS)orSATA
harddiskdrives,2.5-inchsimple-swapSATAharddiskdrives,3.5-inchhot-swapSerialAttachedSCSI(SAS)
orSATAharddiskdrives,or3.5-inchsimple-swapSATAharddiskdrives.
Notes:
•Theillustrationsinthisdocumentmightdifferslightlyfromyourmodel.
•Theten2.5-inchsimple-swapharddiskdrivemodelisnotsupported.
1.Racksaremarkedinverticalincrementsof4.45centimeters(1.75inches)each.Eachincrementisreferredtoasa
unit,ora“U”.A1-U-highdeviceisapproximately4.45centimeters(1.75inches)tall.
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Thefollowingillustrationshowsaserverwitheight2.5-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
Figure1.Frontviewoftheeight2.5-inhhot-swapharddiskdrivemodelwithadvanedmediaage
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.Frontviewoftheten2.5-inhhot-swapharddiskdrivemodel
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.Frontviewofthetwelve2.5-inhhot-swapharddiskdrivemodel
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Thefollowingillustrationshowsaserverwithfour3.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrivebays.
Drive bay 0 Drive bay 1 Drive bay 2 Drive bay 3
Figure5.Frontviewofthefour3.5-inhhot-swapharddiskdrivemodel
Thefollowingillustrationshowsaserverwitheight2.5-inchsimple-swapharddiskdrivebays.
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Figure6.Frontviewoftheeight2.5-inhsimple-swapharddiskdrivemodelwithadvanedmediaage
Thefollowingillustrationshowsaserverwithfour3.5-inchsimple-swapharddiskdrivebays.
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Figure7.Frontviewofthefour3.5-inhsimple-swapharddiskdrivemodel
Iffirmwareanddocumentationupdatesareavailable,youcandownloadthemfromtheLenovoWebsite.
Theservermighthavefeaturesthatarenotdescribedinthedocumentationthatcomeswiththeserver,and
thedocumentationmightbeupdatedoccasionallytoincludeinformationaboutthosefeatures,ortechnical
updatesmightbeavailabletoprovideadditionalinformationthatisnotincludedintheserverdocumentation.
Tocheckforupdates,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
Recordinformationabouttheserverinthefollowingtable.
ProductnameLenovoSystemx3550M5server
MachinetypeType8869
Modelnumber_____________________________________________
Serialnumber_____________________________________________
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ThemodelnumberandserialnumberareontheIDlabelonthefrontoftheserver,asshowninthefollowing
illustration.
Note:Theillustrationsinthisdocumentmightdifferslightlyfromyourserver.
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Figure8.IDlabel
TheMACaddresslabelisonthetopsideoftheuserinformationtag.
Figure9.MACaddresslabel
Inaddition,thesystemservicelabel,whichisonthecoveroftheserver,providesaQRcodeformobile
accesstoserviceinformation.YoucanscantheQRcodeusingaQRcodereaderandscannerwitha
mobiledeviceandgetquickaccesstotheLenovoServiceInformationWebsite.TheLenovoService
InformationWebsiteprovidesadditionalinformationforpartsinstallationandreplacementvideos,and
errorcodesforserversupport.
ThefollowingillustrationshowstheQRcode:
Figure10.QRode
YoucandownloadaServerGuideSetupandInstallationCDtohelpyouconfigurethehardware,install
devicedrivers,andinstalltheoperatingsystem.
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Foralistofsupportedoptionaldevicesfortheserver,seehttp://www.lenovo.com/serverproven/.
Relateddocumentation
ThisInstallationandServieGuidecontainsgeneralinformationabouttheserverincludinghowtosetupand
cabletheserver,howtoinstallsupportedoptionaldevices,howtoconfiguretheserver,andinformationto
helpyousolveproblemsyourselfandinformationforservicetechnicians.Themostrecentversionofthe
InstallationandServieGuideisalwaysavailableat:
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systemx/documentation/index.jsp
Forsafetyinformation,warranties,licenses,andproductdocumentation,goto:
https://support.lenovo.com/documents/LNVO-DOCS
Forwarrantylookup(type,duration,status),goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/warranty
TheToolsCenterforSystemxandladeCenterisanonlineinformationcenterthatcontainsinformation
abouttoolsforupdating,managing,anddeployingfirmware,devicedrivers,andoperatingsystems.The
ToolsCenterforSystemxandladeCenterisathttp://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/toolsctr/v1r0/.
Theservermighthavefeaturesthatarenotdescribedinthedocumentationthatyoureceivedwiththe
server.Thedocumentationmightbeupdatedoccasionallytoincludeinformationaboutthosefeatures,or
technicalupdatesmightbeavailabletoprovideadditionalinformationthatisnotincludedintheserver
documentation.TheseupdatesareavailablefromtheLenovoWebsite.Tocheckforupdates,goto
http://www.lenovo.com/support.
Noticesandstatementsinthisdocument
ThecautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentarealsointhemultilingualSafetyInformation
document,whichisavailableathttps://support.lenovo.com/documents/LNVO-DOCS.Eachstatementis
numberedforreferencetothecorrespondingstatementinyourlanguageintheSafetyInformationdocument.
Thefollowingnoticesandstatementsareusedinthisdocument:
•Note:Thesenoticesprovideimportanttips,guidance,oradvice.
•Important:Thesenoticesprovideinformationoradvicethatmighthelpyouavoidinconvenientor
problemsituations.
•Attention:Thesenoticesindicatepotentialdamagetoprograms,devices,ordata.Anattentionnoticeis
placedjustbeforetheinstructionorsituationinwhichdamagemightoccur.
•Caution:Thesestatementsindicatesituationsthatcanbepotentiallyhazardoustoyou.Acaution
statementisplacedjustbeforethedescriptionofapotentiallyhazardousproceduresteporsituation.
•Danger:Thesestatementsindicatesituationsthatcanbepotentiallylethalorextremelyhazardous
toyou.Adangerstatementisplacedjustbeforethedescriptionofapotentiallylethalorextremely
hazardousproceduresteporsituation.
Servereaturesandspecifications
Thefollowinginformationisasummaryofthefeaturesandspecificationsoftheserver.Dependingonthe
model,somefeaturesmightnotbeavailable,orsomespecificationsmightnotapply.
Microprocessor(dependingonthemodel):
•SupportsuptotwoIntel®Xeon®multi-coremicroprocessors(oneinstalled)
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•Level-3cache
•TwoQuickPathInterconnect(QPI)linksspeedupto9.6GTpersecond
Notes:
•UsetheSetupUtilityprogramtodeterminethetypeandspeedofthemicroprocessors.
•Foralistofsupportedmicroprocessors,seehttp://www.lenovo.com/serverproven/.
Memory(dependingonthemodel):
•Minimum:8G
•Maximum:1.5T
–768GusingregisteredDIMMs(RDIMMs)
–1.5TusingloadreductionDIMMs(LRDIMMs)
•Type:
–PC4-19200(DDR4-2400)
–Single-rank,dual-rank,orquad-rank
–RDIMMorLRDIMM
•Slots:24dualinline
•Supports(dependingonthemodel):
–8G,16G,and32GRDIMMs
–64GLRDIMM
Note:Ifyourservercomeswith2400MHzmemorymodulesandaCPUthatsupportsamaximumof
2133MHzmemory,thedatarateofyourmemorymoduleswillbelimitedto2133MHz.
Integratedunctions:
•Integratedmanagementmodule2.1(IMM2.1),whichconsolidatesmultiplemanagementfunctions
inasinglechip.
•roadcomCM5719QuadPortGigabitEthernetcontrollerwithWakeonLANsupport
•FourtosixUniversalSerialus(US)portsdependingonthemodel
–UptothreeUS2.0portsinthefront
–TwoUS3.0portsintherear
–OneinternalUS2.0portusedforhypervisorUSkey
•Fournetworkports(four1GbEthernetportsonthesystem)
•OneoptionalML2networkdaughtercard
•OneSystemManagementRJ-45connectoronthereartoconnecttoasystemmanagementnetwork
Thissystemmanagementconnectorisdedicatedtotheintegratedmanagementmodule2.1(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:Asageneralconsideration,donotmixstandard512-byteandadvanced4-Kformatdrives
inthesameRAIDarraybecauseitmightleadtopotentialperformanceissues.
SATAopticaldrives(optional):
•DVD-ROM
•Multi-burner
RAIDcontrollers(dependingonthemodel):
•TheServeRAIDN2215SAS/SATAadaptersupportsJODmode.
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