Lenovo System x3750 M4 Installation and maintenance instructions

LenovoSystemx3750M4
InstallationandServiceGuide
MachineType:8753

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheroductitsuorts,readthegeneralinformationinAendix
F“Notices”onage947andtheSafetyInformation,andEnvironmentalNoticesandUser'sGuideonthe
DocumentationCD,andtheWarrantydocumentthatcomeswiththeserver.
SecondEdition(Oct14,2016)
©CopyrightLenoo2016.
LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredursuanttoaGeneralServices
Administration“GSA”contract,use,reroduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContractNo.
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Contents
Safety..................
Guidelinesfortrainedservicetechnicians.....x
Insectingforunsafeconditions.........x
Guidelinesforservicingelectricalequiment....xi
Chapter1.TheLenooSystemx3750
M4Type8753serer..........1
TheLenovoDocumentationCD.........3
Hardwareandsoftwarerequirements.....3
UsingtheDocumentationBrowser......3
Relateddocumentation............4
Brocadedocumentation............4
Noticesandstatementsinthisdocument.....5
Serverfeaturesandsecifications........5
Whatyourserveroffers...........11
LenovoXClarityAdministrator.........16
Reliability,availability,andserviceability.....17
Servercontrols,LEDs,andower.......19
Frontview...............19
Oeratorinformationanel........20
Lightathdiagnostics..........20
Rearview...............22
Serverowerfeatures..........23
Chapter2.Installingoptional
deices................25
InstructionsforBusinessPartners.......25
HowtosendDSAdata...........26
Servercomonents.............26
System-boardinternalconnectors.....28
System-boardexternalconnectors.....28
System-boardswitches,jumers,and
buttons................29
System-boardLEDs...........32
System-boardotional-deviceconnectors..32
Otionalmicrorocessorandmemory
exansiontray.............33
PCIeriser-card.............34
ML2(Ethernet)adaters.........35
Installationguidelines............38
Systemreliabilityguidelines........39
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....39
Removingtheservertocover........40
Removingthemicrorocessorandmemory
exansiontrayassembly...........41
RemovingtheDIMMairbaffle.........42
Removingthemicrorocessorairbaffle.....43
Removingthefancageassembly.......44
Installingamemorymodule.........45
Non-mirroring(indeendentmode).....48
Memorymirroring............49
Memorysaring............50
DIMMinstallationinstructions.......53
Installingdrives..............55
DriveIDs...............56
SuortedSAS/SATAdrivebacklane
configurations.............57
Installing2.5-inchand1.8-inchhot-swa
drives................65
InstallinganotionalCD/DVDdrive.....66
InstallingaPCIeriser-cardassembly......68
Installinganadater............69
Suortedadaters...........70
SuortedRAIDcachecards.......74
Suortedfeaturesondemandsoftware..76
Adaterinstallationinstructions......76
InstallingtheotionalServeRAIDM5210
SAS/SATAController..........78
InstallingtheotionalServeRAIDM5120
SAS/SATAController..........80
InstallingtheotionalServeRAIDN2125
SAS/SATAHostBusAdater.......82
InstallingtheotionalServeRAIDN2215Host
BusAdater..............83
InstallingaRAIDcachecard.........85
InstallingaRAIDadaterflashowermodule..89
Installinganadditionalmicrorocessorandheat
sink...................91
Thermalgrease............98
Installingowersulies...........99
Installinga1400-wattor900-watthot-swa
owersuly.............99
Installinga750-watt-48voltto-60voltdc
owersuly.............102
Installingtheowerinteroserforredundantower
sulycardassembly............106
InstallingaUSBembeddedhyervisorflash
device..................107
Installingthe8x1.8-inchhot-swadrivebacklane
assembly.................108
Installingthe8x2.5-inchhot-swadrive
backlane................111
Installingthe8x2.5-inchhot-swadrivebacklane
withcontrollerexander...........115
Installingthe4x2.5-inchhot-swadrive
backlane................119
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Comletingtheinstallation..........123
RelacingtheDIMMairbaffle.......124
Relacingthemicrorocessorairbaffle...124
Relacingthemicrorocessorandmemory
exansiontrayassembly.........125
Relacingthefancageassembly.....126
Relacingtheservertocover......127
Connectingthecables..........128
Udatingtheserverconfiguration.....129
Chapter3.Configurationinformation
andinstructions...........131
Udatingthefirmware............131
Configuringtheserver............132
UsingtheServerGuideSetuandInstallation
CD.................133
UsingtheSetuutility..........134
UsingtheBootManager.........143
Startingthebackuserverfirmware....144
TheUdateXressSystemPackInstaller..144
Usingtheintegratedmanagementmodule
II..................144
ConfiguringtheLANoverUSBinterface
manually...............148
Usingtheembeddedhyervisor......150
EnablingFeaturesonDemandEthernet
software...............150
EnablingFeaturesonDemandRAID
software...............150
ConfiguringRAIDarrays.........151
AdvancedSettingsUtilityrogram.....151
UdatingtheUniversalUniqueIdentifierand
DMI/SMBIOSdata...........151
Chapter4.Troubleshooting.....157
Starthere.................157
Diagnosingaroblem..........157
Undocumentedroblems........159
Servicebulletins..............159
Checkoutrocedure............159
Aboutthecheckoutrocedure......159
Performingthecheckoutrocedure....160
Diagnostictools..............161
Lightathdiagnostics..........163
Eventlogs...............173
POST................176
DynamicSystemAnalysis........176
Automatedservicerequest(callhome).....178
IBMElectronicServiceAgent.......179
IMM2firstfailuredatacature(FFDC)
feature................179
Errormessages..............180
Troubleshootingbysymtom.........180
CD/DVDdriveroblems.........180
Fanroblems.............181
Hyervisorroblems..........182
Generalroblems............182
Harddiskdriveroblems.........183
Intermittentroblems..........185
Keyboard,mouse,orointing-device
roblems...............186
Memoryroblems...........186
Microrocessorroblems........188
Monitorandvideoroblems.......188
Observableroblems..........189
Otional-deviceroblems........191
Powerroblems............192
Serial-deviceroblems.........193
ServerGuideroblems..........194
Softwareroblems...........195
UniversalSerialBus(USB)ortroblems..196
Videoroblems............196
Solvingowerroblems...........197
SolvingEthernetcontrollerroblems......197
Solvingundeterminedroblems........198
Problemdeterminationtis..........198
RecoveringfromaUEFIudatefailureorUEFI
imagecorrution..............199
Automatedbootrecovery(ABR)........202
Nxbootfailure...............202
Chapter5.Partslisting,Lenoo
Systemx3750M4Type8753....203
Relaceableservercomonents........203
Consumablearts...........211
Structuralarts.............211
Powercords...............213
Chapter6.Remoingandreplacing
components.............215
Returningadeviceorcomonent.......215
Removingandrelacingservercomonents...215
Removingandrelacingconsumablearts..215
Removingandrelacingstructuralarts...215
RemovingandrelacingTier1CRUs....219
RemovingandrelacingTier2CRUs....273
RemovingandrelacingFRUs......283
Internalcablerouting..........304
AppendixA.Bootcodedisplayerror
codes................315
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AppendixB.DSAdiagnostictest
results................319
DSABroadcomnetworktestresults......319
TestresultsfortheDSABroadcomnetwork
test.................319
DSABrocadetestresults..........329
TestresultsfortheDSABrocadetest....329
DSAcheckointaneltestresults.......338
TestresultsfortheDSAcheckointanel
test.................338
DSACPUstresstestresults.........340
TestresultsfortheDSACPUstresstest...340
DSAEmulexadatertestresults........343
TestresultsfortheDSAEmulexadater
test.................343
DSAEXAortingtestresults........347
TestresultsfortheDSAEXAortingtest..347
DSAharddrivetestresults..........350
TestresultsfortheDSAharddrivetest...350
DSAIntelnetworktestresults.........351
TestresultsfortheDSAIntelnetworktest..351
DSALSIharddrivetestresults........358
TestresultsfortheDSALSIhard
driveoututfilename=DSA_LSI_hard_drive
test.................358
DSAMellanoxadatertestresults.......360
TestresultsfortheDSAMellanoxadater
test.................360
DSAmemoryisolationtestresults.......362
TestresultsfortheDSAmemoryisolation
test.................362
DSAmemorystresstestresults........440
TestresultsfortheDSAmemorystresstest..440
DSANvidiaGPUtestresults.........444
TestresultsfortheDSANvidiaGPUtest...444
DSAoticaldrivetestresults.........450
TestresultsfortheDSAoticaldrivetest..451
DSAsystemmanagementtestresults.....455
TestresultsfortheDSAsystemmanagement
test.................455
DSAtaedrivetestresults..........472
TestresultsfortheDSAtaedrivetest...472
AppendixC.UEFI/POSTerror
codes................479
ListofUEFIevents.............479
AppendixD.Integratedmanagement
moduleII(IMM2)errormessages.509
ListofIMMevents.............510
IMMEventsthatautomaticallynotifySuort..936
AppendixE.Gettinghelpand
technicalassistance........943
Beforeyoucall...............943
Usingthedocumentation..........944
GettinghelandinformationfromtheWorldWide
Web...................944
HowtosendDSAdata...........944
Creatingaersonalizedsuortwebage...944
Softwareserviceandsuort.........944
Hardwareserviceandsuort........945
Taiwanroductservice...........945
AppendixF .Notices.........947
Trademarks................948
Imortantnotes..............948
Recyclinginformation............948
Particulatecontamination..........949
Telecommunicationregulatorystatement....949
Electronicemissionnotices..........950
FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)
statement...............950
IndustryCanadaClassAemissioncomliance
statement...............950
Avisdeconformitéàlaréglementation
d'IndustrieCanada...........950
AustraliaandNewZealandClassA
statement...............950
EuroeanUnionEMCDirectiveconformance
statement...............950
GermanyClassAstatement.......951
Jaaneseelectromagneticcomatibility
statements..............952
KoreaCommunicationsCommission(KCC)
statement...............952
RussiaElectromagneticInterference(EMI)
ClassAstatement...........952
Peole'sReublicofChinaClassAelectronic
emissionstatement...........953
TaiwanClassAcomliancestatement...953
TaiwanBSMIRoHSdeclaration......954
Index.................955
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Safety
Thesestatementsrovidethecautionanddangerinformationthatisusedinthisdocumentation.
Beforeinstallingthisroduct,readtheSafetyInformation.
Antesdeinstalaresteroduto,leiaasInformaçõesdeSegurança.
Læssikkerhedsforskrifterne,førduinstallererdetterodukt.
Leesvoordatuditroductinstalleerteerstdeveiligheidsvoorschriften.
Ennenkuinasennattämäntuotteen,lueturvaohjeetkohdastaSafetyInformation.
Avantd'installerceroduit,lisezlesconsignesdesécurité.
VorderInstallationdiesesProduktsdieSicherheitshinweiselesen.
Primadiinstallarequestorodotto,leggereleInformazionisullaSicurezza.
Lessikkerhetsinformasjonen(SafetyInformation)førduinstallererdetteroduktet.
Antesdeinstalaresteroduto,leiaasInformaçõessobreSegurança.
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Bu ürünü kurmadan önce güvenlik bilgilerini okuyun.
Antesdeinstalaresteroducto,lealainformacióndeseguridad.
Lässäkerhetsinformationeninnanduinstallerardenhärrodukten.
Eachcautionanddangerstatementinthisdocumentationislabeledwithanumber.Thisnumberisusedto
crossreferenceanEnglishlanguagecautionordangerstatementwithtranslatedversionsofthecautionor
dangerstatementintheSafetyInformationdocument.
Forexamle,ifacautionstatementislabeledStatement1,translationsforthatcautionstatementareinthe
SafetyInformationdocumentunderStatement1.
Besuretoreadallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentbeforeyouerformtherocedures.Read
anyadditionalsafetyinformationthatcomeswiththeserverorotionaldevicebeforeyouinstallthedevice.
Statement1
DANGER
Electricalcurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.
Toaoidashockhazard:
•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orreconfiguration
ofthisproductduringanelectricalstorm.
•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.
•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.
•Whenpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.
•Neerturnonanyequipmentwhenthereiseidenceoffire,water,orstructuraldamage.
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•Disconnecttheattachedpowercords,telecommunicationssystems,networks,andmodems
beforeyouopenthedeicecoers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationand
configurationprocedures.
•Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingtablewheninstalling,moing,or
openingcoersonthisproductorattacheddeices.
ToConnect:ToDisconnect:
1.TurneverythingOFF.
2.First,attachallcablestodevices.
3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.
4.Attachowercordstooutlet.
5.TurndeviceON.
1.TurneverythingOFF.
2.First,removeowercordsfromoutlet.
3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.
4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.
Statement2
CAUTION:
Whenreplacingthelithiumbattery,useonlyIBMPartNumber33F8354oranequialenttypebattery
recommendedbythemanufacturer.Ifyoursystemhasamodulecontainingalithiumbattery,replace
itonlywiththesamemoduletypemadebythesamemanufacturer.Thebatterycontainslithiumand
canexplodeifnotproperlyused,handled,ordisposedof.Donot:
•Throworimmerseintowater
•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)
•Repairordisassemble
Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.
Statement3
CAUTION:
Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,DVDdries,fiberopticdeices,ortransmitters)are
installed,notethefollowing:
•Donotremoethecoers.Remoingthecoersofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto
hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenosericeablepartsinsidethedeice.
•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespecifiedherein
mightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.
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DANGER
SomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3Blaserdiode.Notethefollowing.
Laserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeam,donotiewdirectlywithoptical
instruments,andaoiddirectexposuretothebeam.
Class 1 Laser Product
Laser Klasse 1
Laser Klass 1
Luokan 1 Laserlaite
Appareil A Laser de Classe 1
`
Statement4
CAUTION:
Usesafepracticeswhenlifting.
Threegrahicillustrationsforsafetyracticeswhenlifting.
≥18kg(39.7lb.)≥32kg(70.5lb.)≥55kg(121.2lb.)
Statement5
CAUTION:
Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeiceandthepowerswitchonthepowersupplydonotturnoff
theelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedeice.Thedeicealsomighthaemorethanonepower
cord.Toremoeallelectricalcurrentfromthedeice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected
fromthepowersource.
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2
Statement6
CAUTION:
Donotplaceanyobjectsontopofarack-mounteddeiceunlessthatrack-mounteddeiceis
intendedforuseasashelf.
Statement8
CAUTION:
Neerremoethecoeronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.
Hazardousoltage,current,andenergyleelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabel
attached.Therearenosericeablepartsinsidethesecomponents.Ifyoususpectaproblemwith
oneoftheseparts,contactasericetechnician.
Statement12
CAUTION:
Thefollowinglabelindicatesahotsurfacenearby.
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Statement26
CAUTION:
Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mounteddeices.
>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.
ThisserverissuitableforuseonanITower-distributionsystemwhosemaximumhase-to-hasevoltage
is240Vunderanydistributionfaultcondition.
Important:Maschinenlärminformations-Verordnung-3.GPSGV,derhöchsteSchalldruckegelbeträgt
70dB(A)oderweniger.
Guidelinesfortrainedsericetechnicians
Thissectioncontainsinformationfortrainedservicetechnicians.
Inspectingforunsafeconditions
UsetheinformationinthissectiontohelyouidentifyotentialunsafeconditionsinaLenovoroduct
thatyouareworkingon.
EachLenovoroduct,asitwasdesignedandmanufactured,hasrequiredsafetyitemstorotectusers
andservicetechniciansfrominjury.Theinformationinthissectionaddressesonlythoseitems.Use
goodjudgmenttoidentifyotentialunsafeconditionsthatmightbecausedbynon-Lenovoalterationsor
attachmentofnon-Lenovofeaturesorotionsthatarenotaddressedinthissection.Ifyouidentifyan
unsafecondition,youmustdeterminehowseriousthehazardisandwhetheryoumustcorrecttheroblem
beforeyouworkontheroduct.
Considerthefollowingconditionsandthesafetyhazardsthattheyresent:
•Electricalhazards,eseciallyrimaryower.Primaryvoltageontheframecancauseseriousorfatal
electricalshock.
•Exlosivehazards,suchasadamagedCRTfaceorabulgingcaacitor.
•Mechanicalhazards,suchaslooseormissinghardware.
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Toinsecttheroductforotentialunsafeconditions,comletethefollowingstes:
1.Makesurethattheowerisoffandtheowercordisdisconnected.
2.Makesurethattheexteriorcoverisnotdamaged,loose,orbroken,andobserveanysharedges.
3.Checktheowercord:
•Makesurethatthethird-wiregroundconnectorisingoodcondition.Useametertomeasure
third-wiregroundcontinuityfor0.1ohmorlessbetweentheexternalgroundinandtheframeground.
•Makesurethattheowercordisthecorrecttye,assecifiedin“Powercords”onage213.
•Makesurethattheinsulationisnotfrayedorworn.
4.Removethetocover.
5.Checkforanyobviousnon-Lenovoalterations.Usegoodjudgmentastothesafetyofanynon-Lenovo
alterations.
6.Checkinsidetheserverforanyobviousunsafeconditions,suchasmetalfilings,contamination,water
orotherliquid,orsignsoffireorsmokedamage.
7.Checkforworn,frayed,orinchedcables.
8.Makesurethattheower-sulycoverfasteners(screwsorrivets)havenotbeenremovedortamered
with.
Guidelinesforsericingelectricalequipment
Thissectioncontainsguidelinestofollowwhenyouserviceelectricalequiment.
Observethefollowingguidelineswhenyouserviceelectricalequiment:
•Checktheareaforelectricalhazardssuchasmoistfloors,nongroundedowerextensioncords,ower
surges,andmissingsafetygrounds.
•Useonlyarovedtoolsandtestequiment.Somehandtoolshavehandlesthatarecoveredwithasoft
materialthatdoesnotrovideinsulationfromliveelectricalcurrents.
•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.
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–Whenyouareworkingwithowered-onelectricalequiment,useonlyonehand.Keetheother
handinyourocketorbehindyourbacktoavoidcreatingacomletecircuitthatcouldcausean
electricalshock.
–Whenyouuseatester,setthecontrolscorrectlyandusethearovedrobeleadsandaccessories
forthattester.
–Standonasuitablerubbermattoinsulateyoufromgroundssuchasmetalfloorstrisandequiment
frames.
•Useextremecarewhenyoumeasurehighvoltages.
•Toensureroergroundingofcomonentssuchasowersulies,ums,blowers,fans,andmotor
generators,donotservicethesecomonentsoutsideoftheirnormaloeratinglocations.
•Ifanelectricalaccidentoccurs,usecaution,turnofftheower,andsendanotherersontogetmedical
aid.
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Chapter1.TheLenooSystemx3750M4Type8753serer
TheLenovo®Systemx3750M4Tye8753serverisa2U-highrackmodel,four-socketserverfor
virtualization,database,andcomutationalintensivecomuting.Itisthenextgenerationenterriseserver
basedontheIntelXeon™EP4SE5-4600V2technology.Thishigh-erformanceserverisideallysuitedfor
enterriseenvironmentsthatrequiresueriorinut/outut(I/O)flexibilityandhighmanageability.
ThisInstallationandServiceGuidecontainsinformationandinstructionsforsettinguyourLenovoSystem
x3750M4Tye8753server,instructionsforinstallingsomeotionaldevices,cablingandconfiguringthe
server,removingandrelacingdevices,anddiagnosticsandtroubleshootinginformation.
Note:ThisdocumentationincludesreferencestoIBM®websites,roducts,andinformationaboutobtaining
service.IBMisLenovo'sreferredserviceroviderfortheSystemxroducts.
InadditiontotheinstructionsinChater2“Installingotionaldevices”onage25forinstallingotional
hardwaredevices,udatingfirmwareanddevicedrivers,andcomletingtheinstallation,BusinessPartners
mustalsocomletethestesin“InstructionsforBusinessPartners”onage25.
Performance,easeofuse,reliability,andexansioncaabilitieswerekeyconsiderationsinthedesignof
theserver.Thesedesignfeaturesmakeitossibleforyoutocustomizethesystemhardwaretomeetyour
needstodayandrovideflexibleexansioncaabilitiesforthefuture.
Theservercomeswithalimitedwarranty.Forinformationaboutthetermsofthewarrantyandgettingservice
andassistance,seetheLenovoWarrantydocumentthatcomeswiththeserver.
Theservercontainsnextgenerationtechnologies,whichhelincreaseerformanceandreliability.Formore
information,see“Whatyourserveroffers”onage11and“Reliability,availability,andserviceability”
onage17.
Youcanobtainu-to-dateinformationabouttheserverandotherLenovoserverroductsat
htt://www.ibm.com/systems/x/.Athtt://www.ibm.com/suort/mysuort/,youcancreatea
ersonalizedsuortagebyidentifyingLenovoroductsthatareofinteresttoyou.Fromthisersonalized
age,youcansubscribetoweeklyemailnotificationsaboutnewtechnicaldocuments,searchforinformation
anddownloads,andaccessvariousadministrativeservices.
Ifyouarticiateintheclientreferencerogram,youcanshareinformationaboutyouruseoftechnology,
bestractices,andinnovativesolutions;buildarofessionalnetwork;andgainvisibilityforyourbusiness.
Formoreinformationabouttheclientreferencerogram,seehtt://www.ibm.com/ibm/clientreference/.
Theserversuortsutosixteen2.5-inchhot-swadrivesorthirty-two1.8-inchhot-swadrives,ora
combinationofboth2.5-inchand1.8-inchdrives,usingthesuorteddrivebacklaneconfigurations.It
suorts2.5-inchhot-swaSerialAttachedSCSI(SAS)orSATAharddiskdrives,2.5-inchhot-swaSATA
solidstatedrives,or1.8-inchhot-swaSATAsolidstatedrives.See“SuortedSAS/SATAdrivebacklane
configurations”onage57foracomletelistofthesuortedconfigurations.Theillustrationsinthis
documentmightdifferslightlyfromyourhardware.
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthefrontoftheserver.
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Iffirmwareanddocumentationudatesareavailable,youcandownloadthemfromtheWorldWideWeb.
Theservermighthavefeaturesthatarenotdescribedinthedocumentationthatcomeswiththeserver,and
thedocumentationmightbeudatedoccasionallytoincludeinformationaboutthosefeatures,ortechnical
udatesmightbeavailabletorovideadditionalinformationthatisnotincludedintheserverdocumentation.
Tocheckforfirmwareudates,gotohtt://www.ibm.com/suortortal/andfordocumentationudates
htt://ublib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systemx/documentation/index.js.
Recordinformationabouttheserverinthefollowingtable.
Table1.Recordoftesysteminformation
ProductnameMachinetypeModelnumberSerialnumber
LenovoSystemx3750M4Tye8753(recordthemodelhere)(recordtheserialnumber
here)
ThemodelnumberandserialnumberareontheIDlabelonthefrontoftheserver,asshowninthefollowing
illustration.
Note:Theillustrationsinthisdocumentmightdifferslightlyfromyourhardware.
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YoucandownloadaLenovoServerGuideSetupandInstallationCDtohelyouconfigurethehardware,
installdevicedrivers,andinstalltheoeratingsystem.
Foralistofsuortedotionaldevicesfortheserver,goto
htt://www.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverroven/comat/us/.
SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsdocumentontheDocumentationCDforcomleterackinstallation
andremovalinstructions.
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TheLenooDocumentationCD
TheLenovoDocumentationCDcontainsdocumentationfortheserver.
TheLenovoDocumentationCDcontainsdocumentationfortheserverinPortableDocumentFormat(PDF)
andincludestheLenovoDocumentationBrowsertohelyoufindinformationquickly.
Hardwareandsoftwarerequirements
Usethisinformationtodeterminetheminimumhardwareandsoftwarerequirements.
TheLenovoDocumentationCDrequiresthefollowingminimumhardwareandsoftware:
•MicrosoftWindowsorRedHatLinux
•100MHzmicrorocessor
•32MBofRAM
•AdobeAcrobatReader3.0(orlater)orxdf,whichcomeswithLinuxoeratingsystems
UsingtheDocumentationBrowser
UsethisinformationtostarttheDocumentationBrowser.
UsetheDocumentationBrowsertobrowsethecontentsoftheCD,readbriefdescritionsofthedocuments,
andviewdocuments,usingAdobeAcrobatReaderorxdf.TheDocumentationBrowserautomatically
detectstheregionalsettingsinuseinyourserveranddislaysthedocumentsinthelanguageforthatregion
(ifavailable).Ifadocumentisnotavailableinthelanguageforthatregion,theEnglish-languageversionis
dislayed.
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.TheAailableT opicslistdislaysallthedocumentsforthe
server.Somedocumentsmightbeinfolders.Alussign(+)indicateseachfolderordocumentthathas
additionaldocumentsunderit.Clickthelussigntodislaytheadditionaldocuments.
Whenyouselectadocument,adescritionofthedocumentisdislayedunderTopicDescription.Toselect
morethanonedocument,ressandholdtheCtrlkeywhileyouselectthedocuments.ClickViewBook
toviewtheselecteddocumentordocumentsinAcrobatReaderorxdf.Ifyouselectedmorethanone
document,alltheselecteddocumentsareoenedinAcrobatReaderorxdf.
Tosearchallthedocuments,tyeawordorwordstringintheSearchfieldandclickSearch.The
documentsinwhichthewordorwordstringaearsarelistedinorderofthemostoccurrences.Clicka
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documenttoviewit,andressCrtl+FtousetheAcrobatsearchfunction,orressAlt+Ftousethexdf
searchfunctionwithinthedocument.
ClickHelpfordetailedinformationaboutusingtheDocumentationBrowser.
Relateddocumentation
Usethisinformationtoidentifyandlocaterelatedserverdocumentation.
ThisInstallationandServiceGuidecontainsgeneralinformationabouttheserverincludinghowtosetuand
cabletheserver,howtoinstallsuortedotionaldevices,howtoconfiguretheserver,andinformationto
helyousolveroblemsyourselfandinformationforservicetechnicians.Thefollowingdocumentationalso
comeswiththeserver:
•WarrantyInformation
Thisdocumentisinrintedformatandcomeswiththeserver.Itcontainswarrantytermsandaointerto
theLenovoStatementofLimitedWarranty.
•ImportantNotices
Thisdocumentisinrintedformatandcomeswiththeserver.Itcontainsinformationaboutthesafety,
environmental,andelectronicemissionnoticesforyourLenovoroduct.
•EnvironmentalNoticesandUserGuide
ThisdocumentisinPDFformatontheLenovoDocumentationCD.Itcontainstranslatedenvironmental
notices.
•LenovoLicenseAgreementforMacineCode
ThisdocumentisinPDFontheLenovoDocumentationCD.ItrovidestranslatedversionsoftheLenovo
LicenseAgreementforMacineCodeforyourroduct.
•LicensesandAttributionsDocument
ThisdocumentisinPDFontheLenovoDocumentationCD.Itrovidestheoensourcenotices.
•SafetyInformation
ThisdocumentisinPDFontheLenovoDocumentationCD.Itcontainstranslatedcautionanddanger
statements.Eachcautionanddangerstatementthataearsinthedocumentationhasanumberthat
youcanusetolocatethecorresondingstatementinyourlanguageintheSafetyInformationdocument.
•RackInstallationInstructions
Thisrinteddocumentcontainsinstructionsforinstallingtheserverinarack.
Deendingontheservermodel,additionaldocumentationmightbeincludedontheLenovoDocumentation
CD.
TheToolsCenterforLenovox86serversisanonlineinformationcenterthatcontainsinformationabouttools
forudating,managing,anddeloyingfirmware,devicedrivers,andoeratingsystems.TheToolsCenterfor
Lenovox86serversisathtt://www.ibm.com/suort/entry/ortal/docdislay?lndocid=LNVO-CENTER.
Theservermighthavefeaturesthatarenotdescribedinthedocumentationthatyoureceivedwiththe
server.Thedocumentationmightbeudatedoccasionallytoincludeinformationaboutthosefeatures,or
technicaludatesmightbeavailabletorovideadditionalinformationthatisnotincludedintheserver
documentation.Tocheckforudates,gotohtt://www.ibm.com/suortortal/.
Brocadedocumentation
UsethisinformationtoidentifyandlocaterelatedBrocadedocumentation.
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ThefollowingsectionintroducesBrocadedocumentsthatyoumightfindusefulfortheinstallationand
administration.
•EN4023UserGuide
–NetworkOSLayer2SwitcingConfigurationGuide-
htt://www.brocade.com/content/html/en/configuration-guide/nos-601a-l2guide/
–NetworkOSCommandReferenceGuide-
htt://www.brocade.com/content/html/en/command-reference-guide/nos-601a-commandref/index.html
–NetworkOSMessageReference-
htt://www.brocade.com/content/html/en/message-reference-guides/nos-601a-messageref/wwhel/
wwhiml/js/html/wwhel.htm
•FC5022UserGuide
–FabricOSAdministrator'sGuide-
htt://www.brocade.com/content/html/en/administration-guide/fos-740-adminguide/
–FabricOSCommandReference-
htt://www.brocade.com/content/html/en/command-reference-guide/fos-741-commandref/wwhel/
wwhiml/js/html/wwhel.htm
–FabricOSMessageReference-
htt://www.brocade.com/content/html/en/message-reference-guides/FOS_740_MESSAGES/wwhel/
wwhiml/js/html/wwhel.htm#href=Title.1.2.html
–AccessGatewayAdministrator'sGuide-
htt://www.brocade.com/content/html/en/administration-guide/fos-740-accessgateway/index.html
Noticesandstatementsinthisdocument
Usethisinformationtounderstandthemostcommondocumentationnoticesandstatementsandhow
theyareused.
ThecautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentarealsointhemultilingualSafetyInformation
document,whichisontheLenovoDocumentationCD.Eachstatementisnumberedforreferencetothe
corresondingstatementinyourlanguageintheSafetyInformationdocument.
Thefollowingnoticesandstatementsareusedinthisdocument:
•Note:Thesenoticesrovideimortanttis,guidance,oradvice.
•Important:Thesenoticesrovideinformationoradvicethatmighthelyouavoidinconvenientor
roblemsituations.
•Attention:Thesenoticesindicateotentialdamagetorograms,devices,ordata.Anattentionnoticeis
lacedjustbeforetheinstructionorsituationinwhichdamagemightoccur.
•Caution:Thesestatementsindicatesituationsthatcanbeotentiallyhazardoustoyou.Acaution
statementislacedjustbeforethedescritionofaotentiallyhazardousroceduresteorsituation.
•Danger:Thesestatementsindicatesituationsthatcanbeotentiallylethalorextremelyhazardous
toyou.Adangerstatementislacedjustbeforethedescritionofaotentiallylethalorextremely
hazardousroceduresteorsituation.
Sererfeaturesandspecifications
Usethisinformationtoviewsecificinformationabouttheserver,suchasserverhardwarefeaturesand
thedimensionsoftheserver.
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Thefollowinginformationisasummaryofthefeaturesandsecificationsoftheserver.Deendingonthe
model,somefeaturesmightnotbeavailable,orsomesecificationsmightnotaly.
Microprocessor(dependingonthemodel):
•SuortsutofourofthefollowingIntelXeonEP4SE5-4600V2versionsofthemicrorocessors.
Note:ThethirdandfourthmicrorocessorsocketsareontheotionalMicrorocessorandMemory
Exansiontraythatyoumusturchasetoinstallutofourmicrorocessors.
–Four-corewith10MBsharedamongcores
–Six-corewith15MB,sharedamongcores
–Eight-coreTurbowith16MBsharedamongcores(deendingonyourmodel)
–Ten-coreTurbowith25MBsharedamongcores(deendingonyourmodel)
–Twelve-coreTurbowith30MBsharedamongcores(deendingonyourmodel)
•Uto30MBLevel-3cache
•TwoQuickPathInterconnect(QPI)linksseeduto8gigatransfers(GT)ersecond,withtwoQPI
linksermicrorocessor(Deendingonthemicrorocessor,linkseedcanrangefrom6.4GT/s,
7.2GT/s,or8GT/s.)
•FourmemorychannelsermicrorocessorthatsuortsthreeDIMMserchannel
•IntelEP4Smicrorocessor+C600serieschiset(PCH)
•HyerThreading(3.3GHz,16MB,130W,8C,rocessordoesnotsuortHyerThreading)
•Uto40PCIeGen3laneserrocessoronthebasesystemboard
Notes:
•UsetheSetuutilitytodeterminethetyeandseedofthemicrorocessorsintheserver.
Memory(dependingonthemodel):
•Connectors:48dualinlinememorymoduleconnectors(24onthebasesystemboardand24onthe
otionalmicrorocessorandmemoryexansiontray)
•Minimum:4GB
•Maximum:uto1.5TBs(768GBonthebasesystemboardand768GBontheotional
microrocessorandmemoryexansiontray)
•Tye:PC3L-12800R1600MHz,PC3-14900R1866MHz,PC3L-12800L1600MHz(LoadReduced),
PC3-14900L1866MHz(LoadReduced),single-rank,double-rank,orquad-rank,ECC,240in,
DDR3registeredSDRAMDIMMsonly
•Suorts4GB,8GB,16GBstandardRDIMMsand32GBLR-DIMMs
•Suorts1.35-voltand1.5-voltregisteredDIMMs(see“Installingamemorymodule”onage45
formoreinformation)
Drieexpansionbays(dependingonthemodel):
•Suortsuto162.5inchdrives,uto321.8-inchdrives,oracombinationofboth2.5-inchand
1.8-inchhot-swadrives,whenyouusethesuortedSAS/SATAbacklaneconfigurationsand/or
requiredRAIDOtionAdateradditions.Thefollowingdrivesaresuorted:
–2.5-inchhot-swaSASorhot-swaSATAharddiskdrive
–1.8-inchhot-swaSATAsolidstatedrive
–2.5-inchhot-swaSATAsolidstatedrive
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