Contents
Safetyinformation..........iii
Safetyinspectionguide............x
Groundingrequirements............xi
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..............19
Diagnosticmodule...........21
Rearviewoftheserver.........26
Servercomponents...........30
Hot-swaphard-disk-drivestatusLEDs...34
RAIDcard...............35
Expandercard.............37
Hot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane....38
Mini-SAStomini-SASsignalcable
connections..............41
Systemboardcomponents........44
Systemboardjumpersandswitches....47
SystemboardLEDs...........52
Chapter4.Turningonandturningoff
theserver...............55
Turningontheserver............55
Turningofftheserver............55
Chapter5.Configuringtheserver..57
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........57
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....57
ViewinginformationintheSetupUtility
program...............57
SetupUtilityprograminterface......58
Settingthesystemdateandtime.....60
Usingpasswords............61
Selectingastartupdevice........62
ConfiguringtheTPMfunction.......62
SettingthemodeoftheEthernetconnectors.63
ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......63
UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS......64
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...65
FeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartup
program...............66
StartingtheThinkServerEasyStartup
program...............66
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram
onaWindowsoperatingsystem......68
ConfiguringRAID..............68
AboutRAID..............68
ConfiguringRAIDusingtheThinkServer
EasyStartupprogram..........70
ConfiguringtheadvancedSATAorSAS
hardwareRAID.............70
ConfiguringtheEthernetcontrollers......71
Updatingthefirmware............71
UsingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram....71
UsingtheLenovoThinkServerEasyManage
program.................71
Chapter6.Installing,removing,or
replacinghardware..........73
Guidelines................73
Precautions..............73
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....74
Systemreliabilityguidelines........74
Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.75
Removingtheservercover..........75
Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel....77
Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware...78
Removingandreinstallingtherackhandles.78
Removingandreinstallingthecooling
shroud................80
Removingandreinstallingtheleftcage...82
Installingorremovingamemorymodule...84
InstallingorremovinganEthernetcard...90
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID
500UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID....95
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