Lenovo ThinkServer RD550 Reference guide

ThinkServerRD550andRD650
Safety,Warranty,andSupportInformation
MachineTypes:70CV,70CW,70CX,70CY,70D0,70D,70D2,70D3,70D4,
70D5,70DR,70DS,70DT,and70DU

Note:Beforeusingtheinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadand
understandthefollowing:
•“Safetyinformation”onpageiii
•Chapter3“LenovoLimitedWarranty”onpage5
•Chapter5“Notices”onpage29
ThirdEdition(August2015)
©CopyrightLenovo201,2015.
LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:Ifdataorsoftwareisdelivered
pursuantaGeneralServicesAdministration“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,or
disclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContractNo.GS-35F-05925.

Contents
Safetyinformation...................iii
Chapter1.Informationresources...............1
Documentation.....................
ThinkServerWebsite...................3
LenovoSupportWebsite..................3
Recordingyourserverinformation...............3
Chapter2.Helpandservice.................5
RegisteringyourserverwithLenovo...............5
Beforeyoucall......................5
Callingforservice.....................5
WorldwideLenovoSupporttelephonelist............6
Usingotherservices...................2
Purchasingadditionalservices...............3
Chapter3.LenovoLimitedWarranty.............15
Part-GeneralTerms..................5
Part2-Country-specificTerms...............9
Part3-WarrantyServiceInformation.............22
SuplementodeGarantíaparaMéxico.............24
Chapter.CustomerReplaceableUnits(CRUs).........27
Chapter5.Notices...................29
Additionalnoticeinformation................30
EuropeanUnioncompliancemark..............30
Eurasiancompliancemark.................30
Trademarks......................30
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Safetyinformation
Note:Beforeusingtheproduct,besuretoreadandunderstandthemultilingual
safetyinstructionsonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswiththeproduct.
Antesdeusaroproduto,leiaeentendaasinstruçõesdesegurançamultilíngues
noDVDdedocumentaçãoqueoacompanha.
Предидаизползватетозипродукт,задължителнопрочететеивникнетев
многоезичнитеинструкциизабезопасноствDVDдискасдокументация,
койтосепредоставяспродукта.
Prijeupotrebeovogproizvodaobaveznopročitajtevišejezičnesigurnosneupute
kojesenalazenaDVD-usdokumentacijomkojidobivateuzproizvod.
Předpoužitímproduktujetřebasipřečístaporozumětbezpečnostnímpokynům
uvedenýmnadiskuDVDsdokumentací,kterýjedodávánsproduktem.
Førdubrugerproduktet,skaldusørgeforatlæseogforstådesikkerhedsforskrifter,
derfindespåfleresprog,pådendokumentations-dvd,derfølgermedproduktet.
LuetuotteenmukanatoimitetullaDVD-tietolevylläolevatmonikielisetturvaohjeet
ennentämäntuotteenkäyttöä.
Avantd'utiliserleproduit,veillezàbienlireetcomprendrelesinstructionsde
sécuritémultilinguesfigurantsurleDVDdedocumentationfourniavecleproduit.
Πρινχρησιμοποιήσετετοπροϊόν,βεβαιωθείτεότιέχετεδιαβάσεικαικατανοήσει
τιςοδηγίεςασφάλειας,οιοποίεςείναιδιαθέσιμεςσεδιάφορεςγλώσσεςστοDVD
τεκμηρίωσηςπουσυνοδεύειτοπροϊόν.
VorVerwendungdesProduktssolltenSieunbedingtdiemehrsprachigen
SicherheitsanweisungenaufderDokumentations-DVDlesen,dieimLieferumfang
desProduktsenthaltenist.
Atermékhasználataelőttmindenképpenolvassaelésértelmezzeatermékhez
kapottdokumentációsDVDlemezentalálható,többnyelvenelolvashatóbiztonsági
előírásokat.
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Primadiutilizzareilprodotto,accertarsidileggereecomprendereleinformazioni
sullasicurezzamultilinguedisponibilisulDVDdidocumentazionefornitoconil
prodotto.
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。
제품을사용하기전에제품과함께제공되는문서DVD의다국어안전지침
을주의깊게읽어보십시오.
Voordatuhetproductgebruikt,moetuervoorzorgendatudemeertalige
veiligheidsinstructiesopdedocumentatie-dvdvanhetproducthebtgelezenen
begrijpt.
Przedskorzystaniemzproduktunależyzapoznaćsięzwielojęzycznymi
instrukcjamibezpieczeństwaznajdującymisięnapłycieDVDzdokumentacją
dostarczonąwrazzproduktem.
Antesdeutilizaroproduto,leiaatentamenteasinstruçõesdesegurança
multilinguesqueconstamnoDVDdedocumentaçãofornecidocomoproduto.
Înaintedeautilizaprodusul,asiguraţi-văcăaţicititşiînţelesinstrucţiunilede
siguranţăînmaimultelimbidepeDVD-ulcudocumentaţiecareînsoţeşte
produsul.
Førdubrukerproduktet,måduleseogforstådenflerspråklige
sikkerhetsinformasjonenpåDVDenmeddokumentasjonsomfølgermed
produktet.
Преждечемиспользоватьэтотпродукт,внимательноознакомьтесьс
инструкциямипотехникебезопасностинаразныхязыках,которыеможно
найтинаDVD-дискесдокументациейвкомплектеспродуктом.
在使用本产品之前，请务必先阅读和了解产品附带的文档DVD中的多语言安
全说明。
Prenegotoupotrebiteproizvodobaveznopaljivoproitajteiprouiteviejeziko
uputstvozabezbednostnadokumentacionomDVD-ukojistedobiliuzproizvod.
PredpouvanmproduktusipretajteviacjazynbezpenostnpokynynadiskuDVDs
dokumentcioudodanomsproduktom.
Predenzačneteuporabljatiizdelek,jepomembno,daprebereteinrazumete
večjezičnavarnostnanavodilanaDVD-juzdokumentacijo,kistegaprejeliskupaj
zizdelkom.
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Antesdeutilizarelproducto,asegúresedeleerycomprenderlasinstrucciones
deseguridadmultilingüesdelDVDdedocumentaciónqueseproporcionacon
elproducto.
Varnogamedattläsasäkerhetsinstruktionernapådokumentations-DVD-skivan
somföljermedprodukteninnandubörjaranvändaprodukten.
使用本產品之前，請務必閱讀並瞭解產品隨附的文件DVD上的多國語言版
本安全資訊。
Buürünükullanmadanönce,ürünlebirliktegönderilenbelgeDVD'siüzerindeki
çokdiliçerengüvenlikyönergeleriniokuyupanladýðýnýzdaneminolun.
Передвикористаннямцьогопродуктууважноознайомтесязінструкціями
зтехнікибезпекинарізнихмовах,щоможназнайтинаDVD-дискуз
документацієювкомплектізпродуктом.
Important:
Ensurethatyoureadandunderstandallcautionanddangerstatementsin
thisdocumentbeforeyouperformtheprocedures.Readandunderstandany
additionalsafetyinformationthatisincludedwiththeserveroroptionaldevice
beforeyouinstall,remove,orreplacethedevice.
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Statement1
DANGER
Electricalcurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.
Toavoidashockhazard:
•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,
orreconfigurationofthisproductduringanelectricalstorm.
•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.
•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothis
product.
•Whenpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.
•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceoffire,water,orstructural
damage.
•Disconnecttheattachedpowercords,telecommunicationssystems,networks,
andmodemsbeforeyouopenthedevicecovers,unlessinstructedotherwisein
theinstallationandconfigurationprocedures.
•Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingtablewhen
installing,moving,oropeningcoversonthisproductorattacheddevices.
Toconnect:Todisconnect:
.TurneverythingOFF.
2.First,attachallcablestodevices.
3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.
4.Attachpowercordstooutlet.
5.TurndevicesON.
.TurneverythingOFF.
2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlet.
3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.
4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.
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Statement2
DANGER
Dangerofexplosionifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.
Whenreplacingthelithiumcoincellbattery,useonlythesameoran
equivalenttypethatisrecommendedbythemanufacturer.Thebattery
containslithiumandcanexplodeifnotproperlyused,handled,ordisposed
of.
Donot:
•Throworimmerseintowater
•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)
•Repairordisassemble
Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.
Statement3
CAUTION:
Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,DVDdrives,fiberopticdevices,or
transmitters)areinstalled,notethefollowing:
•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproduct
couldresultinexposuretohazardouslaserradiation.Thereareno
serviceablepartsinsidethedevice.
•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthan
thosespecifiedhereinmightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.
DANGER
SomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3Blaser
diode.Notethefollowing.
Laserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeam,donotview
directlywithopticalinstruments,andavoiddirectexposuretothebeam.
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Statement
≥8kg(39.7lb)≥32kg(70.5lb)≥55kg(2.2lb)
<32kg(70.5lb)<55kg(2.2lb)<00kg(220.5lb)
CAUTION:
Usesafepracticeswhenlifting.
Statement5
CAUTION:
Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerswitchonthepower
supplydonotturnofftheelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.The
devicealsomighthavemorethanonepowercord.Toremoveallelectrical
currentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnectedfrom
thepowersource.
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Statement6
CAUTION:
Ifyouinstallastrain-reliefbracketoptionovertheendofthepowercord
thatisconnectedtothedevice,youmustconnecttheotherendofthe
powercordtoapowersourcethatiseasilyaccessibleincaseitneedsto
bedisconnected.
Statement7
CAUTION:
Ifthedevicehasdoors,ensurethatyouremoveorsecurethedoorsbefore
movingorliftingthedevicetoprotectagainstpersonalinjury.Thedoorswill
notsupporttheweightofthedevice.
Statement8
CAUTION:
Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowing
labelattached.
Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponent
thathasthislabelattached.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethese
components.Ifyoususpectaproblemwithoneoftheseparts,contactaservice
technician.
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Statement9
CAUTION:
Disconnectthehot-swapfancablesbeforeremovingthefanfromthedevice
toprotectagainstpersonalinjury.
Statement10
CAUTION:
Thefollowinglabelindicatesasharp-edgehazard.
Statement11
CAUTION:
Thefollowinglabelindicatesapotentialheathazard.
Statement12
DANGER
Overloadingabranchcircuitisapotentialfirehazardandashockhazardunder
certainconditions.Toavoidthesehazards,ensurethatyoursystemelectrical
requirementsdonotexceedbranchcurrentratingsattheinstallationsite.
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Statement13
CAUTION:
Ensurethattherackissecuredproperlytoavoidtippingwhentheserver
unitisextendedontherails.
Statement1
CAUTION:
SomeaccessoryoroptionboardoutputsexceedClass2orlimitedpower
sourcelimits.Y oumustinstalltheappropriateinterconnectingcablingin
accordancewithyourlocalelectricalcoderequirements.
Statement15
CAUTION:
Thepower-controlbuttononthedevicemayputthedeviceinstandbymode
insteadofturningoffthedevice.Inaddition,thedevicemighthavemultiple
connectionstodcpower.Toremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,
ensurethatallconnectionstodcpoweraredisconnectedatthedcpower
inputterminals.
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Statement16
CAUTION:
Toreducetheriskofelectricshockorenergyhazards:
•Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledbytrainedservicepersonnelina
restricted-accesslocation,asdefinedbyyourlocalelectricalcodeand
thelatesteditionofIEC60950.
•Thebranchcircuitovercurrentprotectionmustberatedinaccordance
withlocalelectricalcoderequirements.
•Use1.3mm2or16AmericanWireGauge(AWG)copperconductoronly,
notexceeding3metersinlength.
•Torquethewiring-terminalscrewsto1.newton-metersor12
inch-pounds.
•Provideareadilyavailable,approvedandrateddisconnectdeviceinthe
fieldwiring.
Statement17
CAUTION:
ThisproductcontainsaClass1Mlaser.Donotviewdirectlywithoptical
instruments.
Statement18
CAUTION:
Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mountedproducts.
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Statement19
CAUTION:
Hazardousmovingparts.Keepfingersandotherbodypartsaway.
Statement20
CAUTION:
Alithiumionbatteryisprovided.T oavoidpossibleexplosion,donotburnthe
battery.ReplacethebatteryonlywiththeLenovo-approvedpart.Recycleor
discardthebatteryasinstructedbylocalregulations.
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Chapter1.Informationresources
Youcanusetheinformationinthischaptertoaccessusefulresourcesrelatingto
yourneedswhenusingtheLenovo®ThinkServer®product.
Documentation
Thistopicprovidesageneraldescriptionofeachdocumentforyourserverand
instructionsonhowtoobtainallthedocuments.
Printeddocument
Thefollowingdocumentisprintedoutandincludedinyourserverpackage.
ReadMeFirst
Thisisamultilingualdocumentyoushouldreadfirst.Thisdocumentguidesyouto
readthecompletewarranty,support,andsafetyinformationonthedocumentation
DVDthatcomeswithyourserverbeforeusingtheproduct.Thisdocumentalso
providesinformationabouthowtofindthemostup-to-dateinformationonthe
LenovoSupportWebsite.
RackInstallationInstructions(availableonsomemodels)
Thisdocumentprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallyourserverintoastandard
rackcabinetbyusingtherailkit(ifavailable)shippedwiththeserver.
Note:Dependingonthemodel,aprintedEnglishversionofthisdocumentmight
beincludedinyourserverpackage.PDFversionsofotherlanguagesareprovided
onthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswiththeserver.
DocumentationDVD
ThedocumentationDVD,whichcomeswithyourserver,containsvarious
documentsforyourserverinPortableDocumentFormat(PDF)andHyperText
MarkupLanguage(HTML).ThedocumentationDVDisnotbootable.Toviewthe
documentsontheDVD,youwillneedacomputerwithaWebbrowserandthe
AdobeReaderprogram,whichisavailablefordownloadat:
http://www.adobe.com
TostartthedocumentationDVD,inserttheDVDintotheopticaldrive.TheDVDis
AutoPlayenabledandstartsautomaticallyinmostenvironments.IftheDVDfails
tostartorifyouareusingaLinux®operatingsystem,openthelaunch.htmfile
locatedintherootdirectoryoftheDVD.
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Note:LenovomaintainspagesontheWorldWideWeb,whereyoucangetthe
latesttechnicalinformationanddownloaddocumentationordevicedriversand
updates.SomeinformationinthedocumentsonthedocumentationDVDmight
changewithoutnoticeafterthefirstreleaseoftheDVD.Youcanalwaysobtainall
themostup-to-datedocumentationforyourserverfromtheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals
ThefollowingdocumentsareonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyour
server:
•Safety,Warranty,andSupportInformation
ThisdocumentincludestheLenovowarrantystatement,CustomerReplaceable
Units(CRUs)information,andinformationabouthowtocontacttheLenovo
CustomerSupportCenter.Thisdocumentalsoincludesallthesafety
statementsthatyoushouldreadandunderstandbeforeusingtheproduct.
•LenovoLicenseAgreement
ThisdocumentincludesthetermsandconditionsoftheLenovoLicense
Agreement.
•UserGuideandHardareMaintenanceManual
Thisdocumentprovidesdetailedinformationtohelpyougetfamiliarwithyour
serverandhelpyouuse,configure,andmaintainyourserver.
•RackInstallationInstructions
Thisdocumentprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallyourserverintoa
standardrackcabinetbyusingtherailkit(ifavailable)shippedwiththeserver.
•ThinkServerSystemManagerUserGuide
Thisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutserverremotemanagement.
ThisdocumentisinEnglishonly.Youmightfindthisdocumentonthe
documentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.Ifnot,downloaditfromthe
LenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals
Note:Toobtainadvancedremotemanagementfunctions,installaThinkServer
SystemManagerPremium(TSMPremium)ontheTSMPremiumconnector
onthesystemboard.
•MegaRAIDSASSoftareUserGuide
ThisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutRedundantArrayofIndependent
Disks(RAID)andhowtousetheutilityprogramstoconfigure,monitor,and
maintainyourserverRAIDandrelateddevices.ThisdocumentisinEnglish
only.
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•Otherdocuments
YoumightfindotherdocumentsfortheHostBusAdapter(HBA),Ethernet
card,orotheroptionalpartsonthedocumentationDVD.
Ifyoususpectasoftwareproblem,refertothedocumentation,includingreadme
filesandonlinehelp,thatcomeswiththeoperatingsystemorsoftwareprogram.
ThinkServerWebsite
TheThinkServerWebsiteprovidesup-to-dateinformationandservicestohelp
youbuy,use,upgrade,andmaintainyourserver.Youalsocandothefollowingby
visitingtheThinkServerWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver
•Shopforserversaswellasupgradesandaccessoriesforyourserver.
•Purchaseadditionalservicesandsoftware.
•Purchaseupgradesandextendedhardwarerepairservices.
•AccesstheLenovoLimitedWarranty(LLW).
•Accesstheonlinemanualsforyourproducts.
•Accesstroubleshootingandsupportinformationforyourservermodeland
othersupportedproducts.
•Downloadthelatestdevicedriversandsoftwareupdatesforyourservermodel.
•Findtheserviceandsupportphonenumbersforyourcountryorregion.
•FindaServiceProviderlocatednearyou.
LenovoSupportWebsite
TechnicalsupportinformationisavailableontheLenovoSupportWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
ThisWebsiteisupdatedwiththelatestsupportinformationsuchasthefollowing:
•Driversandsoftware
•Diagnosticsolutions
•Productandservicewarranty
•Productandpartsdetails
•Userguidesandmanuals
•Knowledgebaseandfrequentlyaskedquestions
Recordingyourserverinformation
Recordinginformationaboutyourservercanbehelpfulifyoueverneedtohave
yourserverserviced.
Chapter.Informationresources3

Theproductname,machinetypeandmodel,andserialnumberarelabeledon
yourserver.Theinformationhelpssupporttechnicianstoidentifyyourserverand
providefasterservice.Usethefollowingtabletorecordtheinformation.
Productname________________________________________
Machinetypeandmodel(MT-M)________________________________________
Serialnumber(S/N)________________________________________
Dateofpurchase________________________________________
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