Lenovo ThinkAgile CP 4000 Series User manual

Lenovo ThinkAgile CP
Hardware Installation Guide
Models: CP 4000, CP 6000

Lenovo ThinkAgile CP Hardware Installation
Guide
Models: CP 4000, CP 6000

Note
Before using this infor ation and the product it supports, be sure to read and understand the safety
infor ation and the safety instructions, which are available at the following address:
http://thinksyste .lenovofiles.co /help/topic/safety_docu entation/pdf_files.ht l
In addition, be sure that you are fa iliar with the ter s and conditions of the Lenovo warranty for your
solution, which can be found at the following address:
http://datacentersupport.lenovo.co /warrantylookup
First Edition (August 2018)
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Contents
Figures v
Tables vii
Chapter 1 ThinkAgile CP overview 1
ThinkAgile CP 4000 Series overview . . . . . . . . 1
ThinkAgile CP 6000 Series overview . . . . . . . . 3
ThinkAgile CP solution co ponents . . . . . . . . 5
Storage block parts list . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Co pute block parts list . . . . . . . . . . 7
Power cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Chapter 2 Setting up ThinkAgile
CP 11
Installing ThinkAgile CP hardware in a rack . . . . 11
Installing the ThinkAgile CP co pute block . . 12
Installing the ThinkAgile CP storage block. . . 17
Installing the ThinkAgile CP interconnect . . . 21
Installing the top-of-rack switch (optional). . . 25
Cabling the co ponents . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Cabling a single Interconnect configuration . . 29
Cabling a redundant Interconnect
configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Chapter 3 Getting help and
technical assistance 41
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Figures
1. Storage block co ponents . . . . . . . . . 6
2. Co pute node co ponents. . . . . . . . . 7
3. ThinkAgile CP slide box contents. . . . . . 12
4. Slides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
5. Left slide rear installation . . . . . . . . . 13
6. Left slide front installation. . . . . . . . . 14
7. Front latches on slides . . . . . . . . . . 14
8. ThinkAgile CP enclosure . . . . . . . . . 15
9. ThinkAgile CP enclosure installation . . . . 15
10. Enclosure installation into rack. . . . . . . 16
11. Screw pin types included with rail kit . . . . 17
12. Installing the rail in the rack . . . . . . . . 18
13. Re oval of side cover . . . . . . . . . . 19
14. Installing the enclosure into the rack . . . . 19
15. Installing screws on front of enclosure . . . . 20
16. Reinstalling the side cover . . . . . . . . 20
17. Attaching ounting brackets to switch . . . 26
18. Securing switch to rack posts . . . . . . . 26
19. Installing power cord retention clip . . . . . 27
20. BMC anage ent network connectivity in a single
Interconnect configuration . . . . . . . . 29
21. SIC co pute node and network interconnect
connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
22. SIC storage block and network interconnect
connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
23. Custo er data center connection: single
direct link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
24. Custo er data center connection: dual direct
link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
25. BMC anage ent network connectivity in a
redundant interconnect configuration . . . . 35
26. RIC co pute node and network interconnect
connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
27. RIC storage block and network interconnect
connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
28. Inter-interconnect link network
connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
29. Custo er data center network
connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
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Tables
1. Storage block parts listing . . . . . . . . . 6
2. Parts listing, co pute node . . . . . . . . . 8
3. 10 Gbps interconnect ports . . . . . . . . 38
4. 40 Gbps interconnect ports . . . . . . . . 38
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