Contents
Safetyinformation..........iii
Productsthatarenotassessed.........x
Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1
Introduction.................1
Serverdocumentation.............2
Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...5
Chapter3.Productoverview......7
Serverpackage...............7
Features..................8
Specifications...............12
Software.................12
ThinkServerEasyStartup.........12
ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater.13
LenovoThinkServerEasyManage.....13
BIOSandTMMupdateutilities......13
RAIDconfigurationutilities........13
Remotemanagementsoftware......13
ThinkServerSmartGridTechnology....13
Diagnosticprograms..........14
Locations.................14
Machinetype,model,andserialnumber
label.................14
Frontviewoftheserver.........16
Frontpanel..............22
Diagnosticmodule...........24
Rearviewoftheserver.........29
Servercomponents...........34
Hot-swaphard-disk-drivestatusLEDs...39
RAIDcard...............40
Expandercard.............42
Hot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane....43
Connectingthecables..........47
Systemboardcomponents........52
Systemboardjumpersandswitches....55
SystemboardLEDs...........59
Chapter4.Turningonandturningoff
theserver...............61
Turningontheserver............61
Turningofftheserver............61
Chapter5.Configuringtheserver..63
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........63
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....63
ViewinginformationintheSetupUtility
program...............63
SetupUtilityprograminterface......64
Settingthesystemdateandtime.....66
Usingpasswords............67
Selectingastartupdevice........68
ConfiguringtheTPMfunction.......68
SettingthemodeoftheEthernetconnectors.69
ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......69
UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS......70
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...71
FeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartup
program...............72
StartingtheThinkServerEasyStartup
program...............72
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram
onaWindowsoperatingsystem......74
ConfiguringRAID..............74
AboutRAID..............75
ConfiguringRAIDusingtheThinkServer
EasyStartupprogram..........76
ConfiguringtheThinkServerRAID300...76
ConfiguringtheadvancedSATA/SAShardware
RAID.................82
ConfiguringtheEthernetcontrollers......82
Updatingthefirmware............83
UsingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram....83
UsingtheLenovoThinkServerEasyManage
program.................83
Chapter6.Installingremovingor
replacinghardware..........85
Guidelines................85
Precautions..............85
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....86
Systemreliabilityguidelines........87
Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.87
Removingtheservercover..........87
Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel....89
Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware...90
Removingandreinstallingtherackhandles.91
Removingandreinstallingthecooling
shroud................95
Removingandreinstallingtheleftcage...97
Installingorremovingamemorymodule...99
InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard....105
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID
500UpgradeeyforAdvancedRAID....108
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