Contents
Readthisfirst:safetyinformation..iii
Productsthatarenotassessed.........x
Saetyinspectionguide............x
Groundingrequirements............xi
Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1
Introduction.................1
Serverdocumentation.............2
Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...5
Serversetupprocedure............5
Turningontheserver.............5
Turningotheserver.............5
Chapter3.Productoverview......7
Inthebox.................7
Featuresandspecificationsoyourserver.....7
Operatingenvironment...........10
Sotwareprograms.............10
ThinkServerEasyStartup.........10
ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater.10
LenovoThinkServerPowerPlanner.....11
LenovoThinkServerDiagnostics......11
LenovoToolsCenterSuiteCLI.......11
Componentlocations............11
Machinetype,model,andserialnumber
label.................11
Frontviewotheserver.........13
Frontpanel..............14
Rearviewotheserver.........15
Serverlocks..............17
Servercomponents...........19
Hot-swapdriveactivityandstatusLEDs...21
Powerconversionboard.........22
Powerdistributionboard.........23
Hot-swappowersupplystatusLEDs....24
RAIDcard...............24
LenovoThinkServerSAS12GExpanderPCIe
Card.................26
Backplane..............27
Systemboardcomponents........30
Chapter4.Configuringtheserver..35
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........35
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....35
SetupUtilityprograminterace......35
Usingpasswords............38
ConfiguringtheTPMunction.......40
Selectingastartupdevice........40
ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......40
UpdatingtheBIOS...........40
ConfiguringtheEthernetcontrollers....41
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.41
ConfiguringRAID..............44
AboutRAID..............44
RAIDoryourserver...........45
ConfiguringonboardSATAsotwareRAID..46
ConfiguringadvancedSATAorSAShardware
RAID.................48
Chapter5.Replacinghardware....51
PurchasingThinkServeroptions........51
Gettingamiliarwithimportantguidelines....51
Precautions..............51
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....52
Systemreliabilityguidelines........52
Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.53
Preparingyourserverinadvanceandremovingthe
servercover................53
Removingandinstallinghardware.......54
Frontbezel..............55
Memorymodule............56
PCIecard...............58
Opticaldrive..............60
Non-hot-swapdrive...........66
Tapedrive...............69
Solid-statedrive(2.5-inch)........72
Hot-swapdrive.............75
Hot-swappowersupply.........78
Powerconversionboard.........81
Backplane..............83
Non-hot-swappowersupply.......88
Intrusionswitch............90
Frontpanelboardassembly........91
Frontsysteman............93
Rearsysteman............95
Heatsinkandanassembly........97
Securedigitalmodule..........99
ThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModule..102
ThunderboltMemoryModule.......105
LenovoThinkServerRAID520iupgrade
key.................106
CPU.................108
Coin-cellbattery............110
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