Lenovo ThinkServer RD340 Operating instructions

ThinkServerRD340
UserGuideandHardwareMaintenance
Manual
MachineTypes:70A8,70A9,70AA,70AB,70AC,and70AD

Note:Beforeusingtheinformationandtheroductitsuorts,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:
•TheReadMeFirstthatcomeswithyourroduct
•“Safetyinformation”onageiii
•AendixA“Notices”onage187
FourthEdition(February015)
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Contents
Safetyinformation..........iii
Productsthatarenotassessed.........x
Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1
Introduction.................1
Serverdocumentation.............2
Chapter.Serversetuproadmap...5
Chapter3.Productoverview......7
Serverackage...............7
Features..................7
Secifications...............11
Software.................11
ThinkServerEasyStartu.........12
ThinkServerEasyUdateFirmwareUdater.12
BIOSandTMMudateutilities......12
RAIDconfigurationutilities........12
Remotemanagementsoftware......12
ThinkServerSmartGridTechnology....12
LenovoThinkServerEnergyManager....13
LenovoThinkServerPowerPlanner.....13
LenovoThinkServerDiagnostics......13
Locations.................13
Machinetye,model,andserialnumber
label.................13
Frontviewoftheserver.........15
Frontanel..............19
IntelligentDiagnosticsModule.......22
Rearviewoftheserver.........23
Servercomonents...........25
Hot-swahard-disk-drivestatusLEDs...30
Hot-swaredundantowersulystatus
LED.................30
RAIDcard...............31
Hot-swahard-disk-drivebacklane....33
Connectingthecables..........36
Systemboardcomonents........38
Systemboardjumersandswitches....42
SystemboardLEDs...........46
Chapter4.Turningonandturningoff
theserver...............49
Turningontheserver............49
Turningofftheserver............49
Chapter5.Configuringtheserver..51
UsingtheSetuUtilityrogram........51
StartingtheSetuUtilityrogram.....51
ViewinginformationintheSetuUtility
rogram...............51
SetuUtilityrograminterface......52
Settingthesystemdateandtime.....54
Usingasswords............55
Selectingastartudevice........56
ConfiguringtheTPMfunction.......56
SettingthemodeoftheEthernetconnectors.57
ExitingtheSetuUtilityrogram......57
UdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS......58
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStarturogram...59
FeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartu
rogram...............60
StartingtheThinkServerEasyStartu
rogram...............60
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStarturogram
onaWindowsoeratingsystem......62
ConfiguringRAID..............62
AboutRAID..............63
ConfiguringRAIDusingtheThinkServer
EasyStarturogram..........64
ConfiguringtheThinkServerRAID300...65
ConfiguringtheadvancedSATA/SAShardware
RAID.................70
ConfiguringtheEthernetcontrollers......70
Udatingthefirmware............71
UsingtheFirmwareUdaterrogram....71
Chapter6.Installing,removing,or
replacinghardware..........73
Guidelines................73
Precautions..............73
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....74
Systemreliabilityguidelines........75
Workinginsidetheserverwiththeoweron.75
Removingtheservercover..........75
Installing,removing,orrelacinghardware...77
Removingandreinstallingtherackhandles.77
Removingandreinstallingthecooling
shroud................79
Installingorremovingamemorymodule...81
InstallingorremovingtheEthernetcard...87
InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard....90
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID
500UgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID....95
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID
700Battery..............98
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InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID
300UgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID....101
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServer
ManagementModulePremium......105
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerTrusted
PlatformModule............108
Installingorrelacingahot-swaredundant
owersuly.............111
Installingorrelacingaheatsink......115
Installingorrelacingthemicrorocessor..118
Installingorrelacingahot-swaharddisk
drive.................127
Installingorrelacinga2.5-inchsolid-state
drive.................131
Installingorrelacingtheoticaldrive...138
Installinganexternaltaedrive......144
RelacingthePCIExresssolid-state
drive.................145
RelacingtheThinkServerRAIDSuer
CaacitorModule............147
Relacingthehot-swahard-disk-drive
backlane...............150
RelacingtheIntelligentDiagnostics
Module................154
Relacingasystemfan.........156
Relacingthefrontanelboard......158
Relacingtherisercardassembly1....160
Relacingthecoin-cellbattery......162
Relacingthesystemboard.......164
Comletingtheartsrelacement.......170
Reinstallingtheservercoverandreconnecting
cables................171
Udatingtheserverconfiguration.....175
Chapter7.Troubleshootingand
diagnostics.............177
Troubleshootingrocedure..........177
ViewingthestatusanddiagnosticLEDs.....177
Viewingthesystemeventlog.........178
Basictroubleshootingtables.........178
ThinkServerEasyStarturogram
roblems...............178
Oticaldriveroblems..........178
Hard-disk-driveroblems........180
Memorymoduleroblems........180
Keyboard,mouse,andUSBdevice
roblems...............181
Chapter8.Gettinginformation,help,
andservice.............183
Informationresources............183
Usingthedocumentation.........183
ThinkServerWebsite..........183
LenovoSuortWebsite.........183
Helandservice..............184
Beforeyoucall.............184
Callingforservice............184
Usingotherservices..........185
Purchasingadditionalservices......185
AppendixA.Notices.........187
Trademarks................188
Imortantnotes..............188
Particulatecontamination..........188
PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice..189
Recyclinginformation............189
Batteryreturnrogram..........189
RecyclinginformationforBrazil......190
Requirementforbatteriescontaining
erchlorate..............190
ImortantWEEEinformation.........191
RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective
(RoHS)..................191
ChinaRoHS..............192
EuroeanUnionRoHS..........192
IndiaRoHS..............193
TurkishRoHS.............193
UkraineRoHS.............193
GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement...193
Exortclassificationnotice..........193
Electronicemissionnotices..........193
FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)
Statement...............193
Eurasiancomliancemark..........195
JaanVCCIClassAcomliancestatement...195
ENERGYSTARmodelinformation.......196
Index.................197
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Safetyinformation
Note:Beforeusingtheroduct,besuretoreadandunderstandthemultilingualsafetyinstructionsonthe
documentationDVDthatcomeswiththeroduct.
Antesdeusaroroduto,leiaeentendaasinstruçõesdesegurançamultilínguesnoDVDdedocumentação
queoacomanha.
Предидаизползватетозипродукт,задължителнопрочететеивникнетевмногоезичнитеинструкции
забезопасноствDVDдискасдокументация,койтосепредоставяспродукта.
PrijeuotrebeovogroizvodaobaveznoročitajtevišejezičnesigurnosneuutekojesenalazenaDVD-us
dokumentacijomkojidobivateuzroizvod.
PředoužitímroduktujetřebasiřečístaorozumětbezečnostnímokynůmuvedenýmnadiskuDVDs
dokumentací,kterýjedodávánsroduktem.
Førdubrugerroduktet,skaldusørgeforatlæseogforstådesikkerhedsforskrifter,derfindesåflere
srog,ådendokumentations-dvd,derfølgermedroduktet.
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käyttöä.
Avantd'utiliserleroduit,veillezàbienlireetcomrendrelesinstructionsdesécuritémultilinguesfigurant
surleDVDdedocumentationfourniavecleroduit.
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οποίεςείναιδιαθέσιμεςσεδιάφορεςγλώσσεςστοDVDτεκμηρίωσηςπουσυνοδεύειτοπροϊόν.
VorVerwendungdesProduktssolltenSieunbedingtdiemehrsrachigenSicherheitsanweisungenaufder
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AtermékhasználataelőttmindenkéenolvassaelésértelmezzeatermékhezkaottdokumentációsDVD
lemezentalálható,többnyelvenelolvashatóbiztonságielőírásokat.
Primadiutilizzareilrodotto,accertarsidileggereecomrendereleinformazionisullasicurezzamultilingue
disonibilisulDVDdidocumentazionefornitoconilrodotto.
製品をご使用になる前に、製品に付属のDocumentationDVDに収録されているマルチリンガルの「安
全に正しくご使用いただくために」を読んで理解してください。
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Voordatuhetroductgebruikt,moetuervoorzorgendatudemeertaligeveiligheidsinstructiesode
documentatie-dvdvanhetroducthebtgelezenenbegrijt.
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znajdującymisięnałycieDVDzdokumentacjądostarczonąwrazzroduktem.
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Înaintedeautilizarodusul,asiguraţi-văcăaţicititşiînţelesinstrucţiuniledesiguranţăînmaimultelimbide
eDVD-ulcudocumentaţiecareînsoţeşterodusul.
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DVDdedocumentaciónqueseroorcionaconelroducto.
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innandubörjaranvändarodukten.
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Buürünükullanmadanönce,ürünlebirliktegönderilenbelgeDVD'siüzerindekiçokdiliçerengüvenlik
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Important:Fortranslatedversionsofthecautionordangerstatement,refertotheSafety,Warranty,and
SupportInformationdocument.
Ensurethatyoureadandunderstandallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentbeforeyouerform
therocedures.Readandunderstandanyadditionalsafetyinformationthatisincludedwiththeserveror
otionaldevicebeforeyouinstall,remove,orrelacethedevice.
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Statement1
DANGER
Electricalcurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.
Toavoidashockhazard:
•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orreconfigurationofthis
productduringanelectricalstorm.
•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.
•Ensurethatallpowercordconnectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.
•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.
•Whenpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.
•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceoffire,water,orstructuraldamage.
•Disconnecttheattachedpowercords,telecommunicationssystems,networks,andmodemsbeforeyou
openthedevicecovers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationandconfigurationprocedures.
•Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingtablewheninstalling,moving,oropening
coversonthisproductorattacheddevices.
Toconnect:Todisconnect:
1.TurneverythingOFF.
2.First,attachallcablestodevices.
3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.
4.Attachowercordstooutlets.
5.TurndevicesON.
1.TurneverythingOFF.
2.First,removeowercordsfromoutlets.
3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.
4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.
Statement
DANGER
Dangerofexplosionifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.
Whenreplacingthelithiumcoincellbattery,useonlythesameoranequivalenttypethatis
recommendedbythemanufacturer.Thebatterycontainslithiumandcanexplodeifnotproperly
used,handled,ordisposedof.
Donot:
•Throworimmerseintowater
•Heattomorethan100°C(1°F)
•Repairordisassemble
Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.
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Statement3
CAUTION:
Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,DVDdrives,fiberopticdevices,ortransmitters)are
installed,notethefollowing:
•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto
hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.
•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespecifiedherein
mightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.
DANGER
SomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3Blaserdiode.Notethefollowing:
Laserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeam,donotviewdirectlywithoptical
instruments,andavoiddirectexposuretothebeam.
Statement4
≥18kg(39.7lb)≥32kg(70.5lb)≥55kg(121.2lb)
<32kg(70.5lb)<55kg(121.2lb)<100kg(220.5lb)
CAUTION:
Usesafepracticeswhenlifting.
Statement5
CAUTION:
Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerswitchonthepowersupplydonotturnoff
theelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanonepower
cord.Toremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected
fromthepowersource.
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Statement6
CAUTION:
Ifyouinstallastrain-reliefbracketoptionovertheendofthepowercordthatisconnectedtothe
device,youmustconnecttheotherendofthepowercordtoapowersourcethatiseasilyaccessible
incaseitneedstobedisconnected.
Statement7
CAUTION:
Ifthedevicehasdoors,ensurethatyouremoveorsecurethedoorsbeforemovingorliftingthe
devicetoprotectagainstpersonalinjury.Thedoorswillnotsupporttheweightofthedevice.
Statement8
CAUTION:
Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.
Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabel
attached.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethesecomponents.Ifyoususpectaproblemwith
oneoftheseparts,contactaservicetechnician.
Statement9
CAUTION:
Disconnectthehot-swapfancablesbeforeremovingthefanfromthedevicetoprotectagainst
personalinjury.
Statement10
CAUTION:
Thefollowinglabelindicatesasharp-edgehazard.
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Statement11
CAUTION:
Thefollowinglabelindicatesapotentialheathazard.
Statement1
DANGER
Overloadingabranchcircuitisapotentialfirehazardandashockhazardundercertainconditions.To
avoidthesehazards,ensurethatyoursystemelectricalrequirementsdonotexceedbranchcurrentratings
attheinstallationsite.
Statement13
CAUTION:
Ensurethattherackissecuredproperlytoavoidtippingwhentheserverunitisextendedontherails.
Statement14
CAUTION:
SomeaccessoryoroptionboardoutputsexceedClassorlimitedpowersourcelimits.You
mustinstalltheappropriateinterconnectingcablinginaccordancewithyourlocalelectricalcode
requirements.
Statement15
CAUTION:
Thepower-controlbuttononthedevicemayputthedeviceinstandbymodeinsteadofturningoff
thedevice.Inaddition,thedevicemighthavemultipleconnectionstodcpower.T oremoveall
electricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallconnectionstodcpoweraredisconnectedat
thedcpowerinputterminals.
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Statement16
CAUTION:
Toreducetheriskofelectricshockorenergyhazards:
•Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledbytrainedservicepersonnelinarestricted-accesslocation,as
definedbyyourlocalelectricalcodeandthelatesteditionofIEC60950.
•Thebranchcircuitovercurrentprotectionmustberatedinaccordancewithlocalelectricalcode
requirements.
•Use1.3mmor16AmericanWireGauge(AWG)copperconductoronly,notexceeding3meters
inlength.
•Torquethewiring-terminalscrewsto1.4newton-metersor1inch-pounds.
•Provideareadilyavailable,approvedandrateddisconnectdeviceinthefieldwiring.
Statement17
CAUTION:
ThisproductcontainsaClass1Mlaser.Donotviewdirectlywithopticalinstruments.
Statement18
CAUTION:
Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mountedproducts.
Statement19
CAUTION:
Hazardousmovingparts.Keepfingersandotherbodypartsaway.
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Statement0
CAUTION:
Alithiumionbatteryisprovided.T oavoidpossibleexplosion,donotburnthebattery.Replacethe
batteryonlywiththeLenovo-approvedpart.Recycleordiscardthebatteryasinstructedbylocal
regulations.
Productsthatarenotassessed
Tyicalroductsthatarenotassessedincludebutnotlimitedtothefollowing:
•ServerandIT-rackcomonents(forexamle,uninterrutibleowersuliesandcurrentdistribution
systems)
•DevicesinITrooms(forexamle,bulkstorageunitsandnetworkroducts)
•Industriallow-voltageswitchgear
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Chapter1.Generalinformation
Thischaterrovidessomegeneralinformationaboutyourroduct.
Thischatercontainsthefollowingitems:
•“Introduction”onage1
•“Serverdocumentation”onage2
Introduction
ThisdocumentationforyourLenovo®ThinkServer®roductcontainsinformationabouttheserverfeatures,
secifications,comonentlocations,configurationinstructions,hardwarerelacementrocedures,and
basictroubleshootinganddiagnostics.
YourservercomeswithadocumentationDVDthatcontainsvariousserverdocumentstohelyouuseand
maintaintheserver.Meanwhile,yourservercomeswithaThinkServerEasyStartupDVDthatrovidesa
convenientsolutionforconfiguringtheserverandinstallinganoeratingsystem.
TheLenovoLimitedWarranty(LLW)containsthewarrantytermsthatalytotheroductyouurchasedfrom
Lenovo.ReadtheLLWonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.Arintablegenericversion
ofthelatestLLWalsoisavailableinmorethan30languagesathtt://www.lenovo.com/warranty/llw_01.If
youcannotobtaintheLLWthroughthedocumentationDVDorLenovoWebsite,contactyourlocalLenovo
officeorresellertoobtainarintedversionoftheLLW,freeofcharge.
Forwarrantyservice,consulttheworldwideLenovoSuorttelehonelist.Telehonenumbersaresubject
tochangewithoutnotice.Themostu-to-datetelehonelistforLenovoSuortisalwaysavailableonthe
Websiteathtt://www.lenovo.com/suort/hone.Ifthetelehonenumberforyourcountryorregionisnot
listed,contactyourLenovoresellerorLenovomarketingreresentative.
Toobtainthemostu-to-dateinformationabouttheserver,goto:
htt://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver
LenovomaintainsagesontheWorldWideWeb,whereyoucangetthelatesttechnicalinformationand
downloaddocumentationordevicedriversandudates.ToaccesstheLenovoSuortWebsite,goto:
htt://www.lenovo.com/suort
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Recordinformationaboutyourserverinthefollowingtable.Youwillneedtheinformationifyoueverneed
tohaveyourserverserviced.
Forwheretofindtheroductinformationlabelonthechassis,see“Machinetye,model,andserialnumber
label”onage13.
Productname______________________________________________
Machinetypeandmodel(MT-M)______________________________________________
Serialnumber(S/N)______________________________________________
Dateofpurchase______________________________________________
YoucanregisteryourserverwithLenovobyfollowingtheinstructionsat:
htt://www.lenovo.com/register
Whenyouregisteryourserver,informationisenteredintoadatabase,whichenablesLenovotocontact
youincaseofarecallorothersevereroblem.AfteryouregisteryourserverwithLenovo,youwillreceive
quickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhel.Inaddition,somelocationsofferextendedrivilegesand
servicestoregisteredusers.
Serverdocumentation
Thistoicrovidesgeneraldescritionsofthevariousdocumentationforyourserverandinstructionson
howtoobtainallthedocumentation.
Printeddocuments
Thefollowingdocumentsarerintedoutandcontainedinyourserverackage.
•ReadMeFirst
Thisisamultilingualdocumentyoushouldreadfirst.Thisdocumentguidesyoutoreadthecomlete
warranty,suort,andsafetyinformationonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserverbefore
usingtheroduct.Thisdocumentalsorovidesinformationabouthowtofindthemostu-to-date
informationontheLenovoSuortWebsite.
•RackInstallationInstructions
Thisdocumentrovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallyourserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusing
therailkitshiedwiththeserver.
Note:ArintedEnglishversionofthisdocumentisincludedinyourserverackage.PDFversionsof
otherlanguagesarerovidedonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswiththeserver.
ThinkServerRD340UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

DocumentationDVD
ThedocumentationDVD,whichcomeswithyourserver,containsvariousdocumentsforyourserverin
PortableDocumentFormat(PDF)andHyerTextMarkuLanguage(HTML).ThedocumentationDVDisnot
bootable.ToviewthedocumentsontheDVD,youwillneedacomuterwithaWebbrowserandtheAdobe
Readerrogram,whichisavailablefordownloadat:
htt://www.adobe.com
TostartthedocumentationDVD,inserttheDVDintotheoticaldrive.TheDVDisAutoPlayenabledand
startsautomaticallyinmostMicrosoft®Windows®environments.IftheDVDfailstostartorifyouareusinga
Linux®oeratingsystem,oenthelaunch.htmfilelocatedintherootdirectoryoftheDVD.
Note:LenovomaintainsagesontheWorldWideWeb,whereyoucangetthelatesttechnicalinformation
anddownloaddocumentationordevicedriversandudates.Someinformationinthedocumentsonthe
documentationDVDmightchangewithoutnoticeafterthefirstreleaseoftheDVD.Youcanalwaysobtainall
themostu-to-datedocumentationforyourserverfromtheLenovoWebsiteat:
htt://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals
ThefollowingdocumentsareonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver:
•Safety,Warranty,andSupportInformation
Thisisamultilingualdocumentthatincludesallthesafetystatementsforyourroductinmorethan30
languages.Besuretoreadandunderstandallthesafetystatementsbeforeusingtheroduct.This
documentalsoincludestheLenovowarrantystatement,CustomerRelaceableUnits(CRUs)information,
andinformationabouthowtocontacttheLenovoCustomerSuortCenter.
•LenovoLicenseAgreement
ThisdocumentincludesthetermsandconditionsoftheLenovoLicenseAgreement.
•serGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual
Thisdocumentrovidesdetailedinformationtohelyougetfamiliarwithyourserverandhelyou
use,configure,andmaintainyourserver.Someinformationinthisdocument,ifsecified,isintended
forservicetechniciansonly.
•RackInstallationInstructions
Thisdocumentrovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallyourserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusing
therailkitshiedwiththeserver.
•ThinkServerManagementModuleserGuide
Thisdocumentrovidesinformationaboutserverremotemanagement.ThisdocumentisinEnglishonly.
YoumightfindthisdocumentonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.Ifnot,downloadit
fromtheLenovoWebsiteat:
htt://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals
Note:Toobtainadvancedremotemanagementfunctions,installaThinkServerManagementModule
Premium(TMMPremium)ontheTMMPremiumconnectoronthesystemboard.See“Installingor
removingtheThinkServerManagementModulePremium”onage105.
•MegaRAIDSASSoftwareserGuide
ThisdocumentrovidesinformationaboutRedundantArrayofIndeendentDisks(RAID)andhowto
usetheutilityrogramstoconfigure,monitor,andmaintainyourserverRAIDandrelateddevices.This
documentisinEnglishonly.
Note:RefertothisdocumentforhardwareRAIDinformationifyouhavearequiredRAIDcardinstalledin
theserver.See“InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard”onage90.ForinformationabouttheThinkServer
RAID300(alsoknownastheonboardSASsoftwareRAID),see“ConfiguringtheThinkServerRAID
300”onage65.
Chater1.Generalinformation3

Sulementarydocuments
Deendingonyourserver,yourdocumentationDVDmightcontainsulementarydocumentsrovidedby
Lenovo,includingdocumentsforEthernetcards,hostbusadaters(HBAs),orotherotionalarts.
4ThinkServerRD340UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

Chapter.Serversetuproadmap
Thischaterrovidesageneralroadmatoguideyouthroughsettinguyourserver.
Theserverseturocedurevariesdeendingontheconfigurationoftheserverwhenitwasdelivered.In
somecases,theserverisfullyconfiguredandyouneedtoconnecttheservertothenetworkandanacower
source,andthenyoucanturnontheserver.Inothercases,theserverneedstohavehardwarefeatures
installed,requireshardwareandfirmwareconfiguration,andrequiresanoeratingsystemtobeinstalled.
Thegeneralrocedureforsettinguyourserveris:
1.Unacktheserverackage.See“Serverackage”onage7.
2.Installanyrequiredhardwareorserverotion.SeetherelatedtoicsinChater6“Installing,removing,
orrelacinghardware”onage73.
3.Installyourserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusingtherailkitshiedwiththeserver.SeeRack
InstallationInstructionsthatcomeswithyourserver.
4.ConnecttheEthernetcableandowercordstotheserver.See“Rearviewoftheserver”onage
23tolocatetheconnectors.
5.Turnontheservertoverifyoeration.See“Turningontheserver”onage49.
6.ReviewtheUnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)settingsandcustomizeasneeded.See“Using
theSetuUtilityrogram”onage51.
7.ConfigureRAIDandinstalltheoeratingsystemandbasicdrivers.See“UsingtheThinkServer
EasyStarturogram”onage59and“ConfiguringRAID”onage62.
8.Installanyadditionaldriversneededforaddedfeatures.Refertotheinstructionsthatcomewiththe
hardwareotion.
9.ConfigureEthernetsettingsintheoeratingsystembyreferringtotheoeratingsystemhel.Thisste
isnotrequirediftheoeratingsystemwasinstalledusingtheThinkServerEasyStarturogram.
10.Checkforfirmwareanddriverudates.See“Udatingthefirmware”onage71.
11.Installotheralications.Refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththealicationsthatyouwantto
install.
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Chapter3.Productoverview
Thischaterrovidesinformationabouttheserverackage,features,secifications,softwarerograms,
andcomonentlocations.
Thischatercontainsthefollowingitems:
•“Serverackage”onage7
•“Features”onage7
•“Secifications”onage11
•“Software”onage11
•“Locations”onage13
Serverpackage
Theserverackageincludestheserver,arailkit,owercords,rinteddocumentation,adocumentation
DVD,andsoftwaremedia.
Note:Deendingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationinthistoic.
ID
CPU
Mem
PSU
Figure1.Serverpackage
1Server
2Materialbox(includingowercords,rinteddocumentation,adocumentationDVD,andsoftwaremedia)
3Railkit
Features
Thistoicrovidesgeneralinformationabouttheserverfeaturesforvariousmodels.Deendingonyour
secificmodel,somefeaturesmightvaryornotbeavailable.Forinformationaboutyoursecificmodel,use
theSetuUtilityrogram.See“ViewinginformationintheSetuUtilityrogram”onage51.Youalsocan
refertotheProductsSpecificationsReferencedocumentforThinkServerroductsat:
htt://www.lenovo.com/sref/
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Microprocessor
OneortwoIntel®Xeon®microrocessors(internalcachesizevariesbymodel)
ForalistofThinkServermicrorocessorotions,goto:
htt://lenovoquickick.com/usa/home/thinkserver/rack-and-tower-server
Memory
Yourserverhas12memoryslots.Formoreinformation,see“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onage81.
Powersupply
Oneortwo550-watthot-swaredundantowersulies(Universalinutandcomliantwith80PLUSGold)
Note:Ifyouareusinguninterrutibleowersulies(UPS),ensurethatyouuseonlyure-sineUPSes
withyourThinkServerserver.
Systemfans
Yourservercomeswithsixsystemfanstorovideroersystemcoolingandairflow.
Internaldrives
Internaldrivesaredevicesthatyourserverusestoreadandstoredata.Theinternaldrivessuorted
byyourservervarybymodel.
•Harddiskdrive
–Utofour3.5-inchhot-swaSerialAdvancedTechnologyAttachment(SATA)orSerialAttached
SCSI(SAS)harddiskdrives(SCSIistheacronymforSmallComuterSystemInterface)orSATA
solid-statedrives
–Utosix2.5-inchhot-swaSATAorSASharddiskdrivesorSATAsolid-statedrives(forservermodels
withaslimoticaldrive)
–Utoeight2.5-inchhot-swaSATAorSASharddiskdrivesorSATAsolid-statedrives(forserver
modelswithoutaslimoticaldrive)
–SuortPCIExresssolid-statedrives
Thefollowingservermodelsalsoareavailable:
–Servermodelswithoutharddiskdrivesorsolid-statedrives
–Servermodelswithoutharddiskdrives,solid-statedrives,backlanes,RAIDcards,andrelatedcables
Note:Theterm“2.5-inchhot-swaharddiskdrives”or“2.5-inchharddiskdrives”hereinafterreferstoall
thesuortedtyesof2.5-inchharddiskdrives,includingsolid-statedrives.
•Oticaldrive
–OneslimSATAoticaldriveinsomemodels
Forthelocationinformationabouttheinternaldrivesordrivebays,see“Servercomonents”onage25.
Externaldrives
Yourserversuortsexternaltaedrivesthatenableyoutostoredataontaes.Toinstallanexternaltae
drive,see“Installinganexternaltaedrive”onage144.
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