Lenovo ThinkServer RD340 Owner's manual

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

Note:Beforeusingtheinformationandtheroductitsuorts,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:
•TheReadMeFirstthatcomeswithyourroduct
•“Safetyinformation”onageiii
•AendixA“Notices”onage183
FirstEdition(December013)
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Contents
Safetyinformation..........iii
Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1
Introduction.................1
Serverdocumentation.............2
Chapter.Serversetuproadmap...5
Chapter3.Productoverview......7
Serverackage...............7
Features..................7
Secifications...............11
Software.................11
ThinkServerEasyStartu.........11
ThinkServerEasyUdateFirmwareUdater.12
LenovoThinkServerEasyManage.....12
BIOSandTMMudateutilities......12
RAIDconfigurationutilities........12
Remotemanagementsoftware......12
ThinkServerSmartGridTechnology....12
Diagnosticrograms..........12
Locations.................13
Machinetye,model,andserialnumber
label.................13
Frontviewoftheserver.........14
Frontanel..............19
IntelligentDiagnosticsModule.......21
Rearviewoftheserver.........22
Servercomonents...........24
Hot-swahard-disk-drivestatusLEDs...29
RAIDcard...............29
Hot-swahard-disk-drivebacklane....32
Connectingthecables..........35
Systemboardcomonents........37
Systemboardjumersandswitches....41
SystemboardLEDs...........45
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......57
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStarturogram...59
FeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartu
rogram...............60
StartingtheThinkServerEasyStartu
rogram...............60
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStarturogram
onaWindowsoeratingsystem......62
ConfiguringRAID..............62
AboutRAID..............62
ConfiguringRAIDusingtheThinkServer
EasyStarturogram..........64
ConfiguringtheThinkServerRAID300...64
ConfiguringtheadvancedSATA/SAShardware
RAID.................70
ConfiguringtheEthernetcontrollers......70
Udatingthefirmware............71
UsingtheFirmwareUdaterrogram....71
UsingtheLenovoThinkServerEasyManage
rogram.................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
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID
300UgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID....101
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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
RelacingtheThinkServerRAIDSuer
CaacitorModule............144
Relacingthehot-swahard-disk-drive
backlane...............147
RelacingtheIntelligentDiagnostics
Module................151
Relacingasystemfan.........153
Relacingthefrontanelboard......155
Relacingtherisercardassembly1....157
Relacingthecoin-cellbattery......159
Relacingthesystemboard.......161
Comletingtheartsrelacement.......167
Reinstallingtheservercoverandreconnecting
cables................168
Udatingtheserverconfiguration.....172
Chapter7.Troubleshootingand
diagnostics.............173
Troubleshootingrocedure..........173
ViewingthestatusanddiagnosticLEDs.....173
Usingadiagnosticrogram.........174
Viewingthesystemeventlog.........174
Basictroubleshootingtables.........174
ThinkServerEasyStarturogram
roblems...............174
Oticaldriveroblems..........175
Hard-disk-driveroblems........176
Memorymoduleroblems........177
Keyboard,mouse,andUSBdevice
roblems...............178
Chapter8.Gettinginformation,help,
andservice.............179
Informationresources............179
Usingthedocumentation.........179
ThinkServerWebsite..........179
LenovoSuortWebsite.........179
Helandservice..............180
Beforeyoucall.............180
Callingforservice............180
Usingotherservices..........181
Purchasingadditionalservices......181
AppendixA.Notices.........183
Trademarks................184
Imortantnotes..............184
Particulatecontamination..........184
PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice..185
Recyclinginformation............185
Batteryreturnrogram..........185
Requirementforbatteriescontaining
erchlorate..............186
ImortantWEEEinformation.........186
EuroeanUnionRoHS...........187
GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement...187
Exortclassificationnotice..........187
Electronicemissionnotices..........187
FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)
Statement...............187
Eurasiancomliancemark..........189
ENERGYSTARmodelinformation.......189
Index.................191
iiThinkServerRD340UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

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.
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surleDVDdedocumentationfourniavecleroduit.
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VorVerwendungdesProduktssolltenSieunbedingtdiemehrsrachigenSicherheitsanweisungenaufder
Dokumentations-DVDlesen,dieimLieferumfangdesProduktsenthaltenist.
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
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Voordatuhetroductgebruikt,moetuervoorzorgendatudemeertaligeveiligheidsinstructiesode
documentatie-dvdvanhetroducthebtgelezenenbegrijt.
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Important:Fortranslatedversionsofthecautionordangerstatement,refertotheSafety,Warranty,and
SupportInformationdocument.
Ensurethatyoureadandunderstandallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentbeforeyouerform
therocedures.Readandunderstandanyadditionalsafetyinformationthatisincludedwiththeserveror
otionaldevicebeforeyouinstall,remove,orrelacethedevice.
ivThinkServerRD340UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

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.Y ou
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.
•Connecttheequipmenttoareliablyearthedsafetyextralowvoltage(SELV)source.AnSELV
sourceisasecondarycircuitthatisdesignedsothatnormalandsinglefaultconditionsdonot
causethevoltagestoexceedasafelevel(60Vdirectcurrent).
•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.Toavoidpossibleexplosion,donotburnthebattery.Replacethe
batteryonlywiththeLenovo-approvedpart.Recycleordiscardthebatteryasinstructedbylocal
regulations.
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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”onage64.
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
22tolocatetheconnectors.
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
refertothePersonalSystemsReferencedocumentforThinkServerroductsat:
htt://www.lenovo.com/sref/
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Microprocessor
OneortwoIntel®Xeon®microrocessors(internalcachesizevariesbymodel)
ForalistofThinkServermicrorocessorotions,goto:
htt://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver
Memory
Yourserverhas12memoryslots.Formoreinformation,see“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onage81.
Powersupply
Oneortwo550-watthot-swaredundantowersulies(Universalinutandcomliantwith80PLUSGold)
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)
Note:Theterm“2.5-inchhot-swaharddiskdrives”or“2.5-inchharddiskdrives”hereinafterreferstoall
thesuortedtyesof2.5-inchharddiskdrives,includingsolid-statedrives.
•Oticaldrive
–OneslimSATAoticaldriveinsomemodels
Forthelocationinformationabouttheinternaldrivesordrivebays,see“Servercomonents”onage24.
Expansionslots
•Tworisercardassemblyslotsonthesystemboard
•OnePCIExresscardslotontherisercardassembly1
•OnePCIExresscardslotontherisercardassembly2
Fordetailedinformation,see“Rearviewoftheserver”onage22.
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