Lenovo ThinkSystem SR860 User manual

ThinkSystem SR860
Maintenance Manual
Machine Type: 7X69, 7X70

Note
Before using this information and the roduct it su orts, be sure to read and understand the safety
information and the safety instructions, which are available at:
htt ://thinksystem.lenovofiles.com/hel /to ic/safety_documentation/ df_files.html
In addition, be sure that you are familiar with the terms and conditions of the Lenovo warranty for your server,
which can be found at:
htt ://datacentersu ort.lenovo.com/warrantylooku
Fourth Edition (April 2018)
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Contents
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Safety ins ection checklist . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . 1
S ecifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Firmware u dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Configuring the LAN over USB interface
manually. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Installing the LAN over USB Windows device
driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Tech Ti s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Security advisories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Power on the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Power off the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Chapter 2. Server components . . . . 11
Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Front o erator anel . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Front o erator anel with LCD dis lay . . . . 15
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
System-board connectors. . . . . . . . . . . 24
Switches, jum ers, and buttons . . . . . . . . 25
System-board LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
PCIe ex ansion tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
4U PCIe riser assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
O tional rocessor and memory ex ansion tray . . 29
PCIe riser cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
2.5-inch drive back lanes . . . . . . . . . . . 33
RAID ada ters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Internal cable routing. . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Guideline for cable routing for 2.5-inch
drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Cable routing for 2.5-inch drives to one
back lane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Cable routing for 2.5-inch drives to two
back lanes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Parts list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Power cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Chapter 3. Hardware replacement
procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Installation Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . 60
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . 61
Re lace com onents in the server . . . . . . . 61
2.5-inch hot-swa drive and drive back lane
re lacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Chassis air baffle re lacement . . . . . . . 65
CMOS battery - CR2032 re lacement . . . . 67
Fan and fan cage re lacement . . . . . . . 71
Front VGA assembly re lacement . . . . . . 76
LOM ada ter re lacement . . . . . . . . . 80
M.2 drive and back lane re lacement . . . . 83
Memory module re lacement . . . . . . . 89
O erator anel tray assembly and front
o erator anel re lacement . . . . . . . . 92
PCIe riser card assembly and ada ter
re lacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Power su ly unit re lacement . . . . . . . 106
Processor and heat sink re lacement . . . . 112
Processor and memory ex ansion tray
re lacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Security bezel re lacement . . . . . . . . 126
System board air baffle and the ower
inter oser re lacement . . . . . . . . . . 128
System board re lacement . . . . . . . . 132
TCM/TPM ada ter re lacement (for China
only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
To cover re lacement . . . . . . . . . . 146
Re lace com onents in the PCIe ex ansion
tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
PCIe ex ansion tray re lacement . . . . . . 149
4U PCIe riser assembly re lacement . . . . . 152
4U PCIe riser card re lacement . . . . . . . 155
4U PCIe riser ower cable assembly
re lacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
PCIe ada ter re lacement . . . . . . . . . 162
Com lete the arts re lacement . . . . . . . . 166
Chapter 4. Problem
determination . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Event logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Light ath diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Power su ly LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . 170
General roblem determination rocedures . . . . 171
Resolving sus ected ower roblems . . . . 172
Resolving sus ected Ethernet controller
roblems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Troubleshooting by sym tom . . . . . . . . . 173
Drive roblems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Fan roblems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Intermittent roblems. . . . . . . . . . . 177
Keyboard, mouse, or USB-device
roblems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Memory roblems . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Monitor and video roblems . . . . . . . . 180
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Network roblems . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Observable roblems. . . . . . . . . . . 181
O tional-device roblems . . . . . . . . . 184
Power on and ower off roblems . . . . . . 185
Processor roblems . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Serial-device roblems . . . . . . . . . . 187
Software roblems. . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Appendix A. Getting help and
technical assistance . . . . . . . . . . 189
Before you call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Collecting service data . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Contacting Su ort . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Appendix B. Notices. . . . . . . . . . 193
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Im ortant notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Particulate contamination . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Telecommunication regulatory statement. . . . . 195
Electronic emission notices . . . . . . . . . . 195
Taiwan BSMI RoHS declaration . . . . . . . 196
Taiwan im ort and ex ort contact information . . . 196
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
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Safety
Before installing this roduct, read the Safety Information.
Antes de instalar este roduto, leia as Informações de Segurança.
在安装本产品之前，请仔细阅读 Safety Information （安全信息）。
Læs sikkerhedsforskrifterne, før du installerer dette rodukt.
Lees voordat u dit roduct installeert eerst de veiligheidsvoorschriften.
Ennen kuin asennat tämän tuotteen, lue turvaohjeet kohdasta Safety Information.
Avant d'installer ce roduit, lisez les consignes de sécurité.
Vor der Installation dieses Produkts die Sicherheitshinweise lesen.
Prima di installare questo rodotto, leggere le Informazioni sulla Sicurezza.
Les sikkerhetsinformasjonen (Safety Information) før du installerer dette roduktet.
Antes de instalar este roduto, leia as Informações sobre Segurança.
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Antes de instalar este roducto, lea la información de seguridad.
Läs säkerhetsinformationen innan du installerar den här rodukten.
Safety inspection checklist
Use the information in this section to identify otentially unsafe conditions with your server. As each machine
was designed and built, required safety items were installed to rotect users and service technicians from
injury.
Important: Electrical grounding of the server is required for o erator safety and correct system function.
Pro er grounding of the electrical outlet can be verified by a certified electrician.
Caution: This equi ment must be installed by trained service ersonnel, as defined by the NEC and IEC
60950-1, Second Edition, the standard for Safety of Information Technology Equi ment. Lenovo assumes
you are qualified in the servicing of equi ment and trained in recognizing hazards in roducts with hazardous
energy levels.
Make sure all ower cords are disconnected from the system when reading the following ste in
this manual: “Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and all
external cables.”
Use the following checklist to verify that there are no otentially unsafe conditions:
1. Make sure that the ower is off and the ower cord is disconnected.
2. Check the ower cord.
• Make sure that the third-wire ground connector is in good condition. Use a meter to measure third-
wire ground continuity for 0.1 ohm or less between the external ground in and the frame ground.
• Make sure that the ower cord is the correct ty e.
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To view the ower cords that are available for the server:
a. Go to:
htt ://dcsc.lenovo.com/#/
b. In the Customize a Model ane:
1) Click Select Options/Parts for a Model.
2) Enter the machine ty e and model for your server.
c. Click the Power tab to see all line cords.
• Make sure that the insulation is not frayed or worn.
3. Check for any obvious non-Lenovo alterations. Use good judgment as to the safety of any non-Lenovo
alterations.
4. Check inside the server for any obvious unsafe conditions, such as metal filings, contamination, water or
other liquid, or signs of fire or smoke damage.
5. Check for worn, frayed, or inched cables.
6. Make sure that the ower-su ly cover fasteners (screws or rivets) have not been removed or tam ered
with.
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Chapter 1. Introduction
The ThinkSystem SR860 is a 4U rack server designed for high-volume network transaction rocessing. This
high- erformance, multi-core server is ideally suited for networking environments that require su erior
rocessor erformance, in ut/out ut (I/O) flexibility, and high manageability.
Figure 1. ThinkSystem SR8 0
The server comes with a limited warranty. For details about the warranty, see:
htt s://datacentersu ort.lenovo.com/documents/ht100742
For details about your s ecific warranty, see:
htt ://datacentersu ort.lenovo.com/warrantylooku
Specifications
The following information is a summary of the features and s ecifications of the server. De ending on the
model, some features might not be available, or some s ecifications might not a ly.
Table 1. Specifications (7X 9 and 7X70)
Specification Description
Dimension 4U server
• Height: 175.0 mm (6.9 inches)
• Width:
– With rack handles: 482.0 mm (19.0 inches)
– Without rack handles: 447.0 mm (17.6 inches)
• De th: 765.9 mm (30.1 inches)
Note: The de th is measured with rack handles installed, but without the security bezel
installed.
Weight (de ending on the
configuration)
39.8 kg (87.7 lb) in maximum.
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Table 1. Specifications (7X 9 and 7X70) (continued)
Processor (de ending on
model)
Su orts multi-core Intel Xeon rocessors, with integrated memory controller and Intel
Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) architecture.
• Two rocessor sockets (ex andable u to four) with minimal requirement of two
installed.
• Designed for LGA 3647 sockets
• Scalable u to 28 cores
• Su orts Intel Extended Memory 32/64 Technology (EM32/64T)
Notes:
• When server installed with two rocessors, only 4U PCIe riser assembly 2 is
su orted.
• When server installed with two rocessors and two AnyBay back lanes, 4U PCIe
riser assembly is not su orted.
• When server installed with four rocessors and two AnyBay back lanes, only one 4U
PCIe riser assembly is su orted.
Memory • Minimum: 16 GB
• Maximum:
– RDIMM: 1.5 TB
– LRDIMM: 3 TB
– 3DS-RDIMM: 6 TB
Note: Some ty es of GPU require the total installed memory to be less than 1 TB.
For s ecific ty es of GPU, see: htt s://su ort.lenovo.com/en/solutions/ht114952.
• DIMM ty es:
– PC4-21300 (single-rank, dual-rank), 2666 MT/s, error correcting code (ECC),
double-data-rate 4 (DDR4) registered DIMM (RDIMM)
– PC4-21300 (quad-rank), 2666 MT/s, error correcting code (ECC), double-data-rate
4 (DDR4) load reduced DIMM (LRDIMM)
– PC4-21300 (octa-rank), 2666 MT/s, error correcting code (ECC), double-data-rate
4 (DDR4) three-dimensional stacking registered DIMM (3DS-RDIMM)
• Slots: 24/48 DIMM slots, two-way interleaved
Drive ex ansion Sixteen 2.5-inch drive bays:
• Eight 2.5-inch hot-swa SATA/SAS drive bays (bay 0-3, 8-11)
• Eight 2.5-inch hot-swa SATA/SAS/NVMe drive bays (bay 4-7, 12-15)
Drive back lane Two ty es of drive back lane:
• 2.5-inch SATA/SAS 8-bay back lane (referred to as “8-bay back lane”)
• 2.5-inch AnyBay 8-bay back lane (referred to as “AnyBay back lane”)
4U PCIe riser card Four ty es of 4U PCIe riser card:
• ThinkSystem SR860 1x16 PCIe FH riser 2
• ThinkSystem SR860 2x8 PCIe FH riser 2
• ThinkSystem SR860 1x16 PCIe FH riser 3
• ThinkSystem SR860 2x8 PCIe FH riser 3
Note: NVIDIA V100 GPU is su orted only when two 2000W ower su ly units are
installed in the server and all rocessors are less than 200W.
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Table 1. Specifications (7X 9 and 7X70) (continued)
Ex ansion slots Fifteen ex ansion slots
• Slot 1 - 2: PCI Ex ress 3.0 for 4U PCIe riser card with the following slots available
de ending on the riser card installed in slot 3:
– ThinkSystem SR860 2x8 PCIe FH riser 2 rovides:
– Slot 1: PCI Ex ress 3.0 x8
– Slot 2: PCI Ex ress 3.0 x8
Note:
– The PCIe riser card uses x16 mechanical connectors with x8 signals.
– The riser card su orts HBA and network/RAID ada ter with external
connection.
– ThinkSystem SR860 1x16 PCIe FH riser 2 rovides:
– Slot 1: GPU
– Slot 2: Not available in the riser card
• Slot 3: PCI Ex ress 3.0 x16 (su orts PCIe switch card or 4U PCIe riser card)
• Slot 4: PCI Ex ress 3.0 x8 (su orts RAID ada ter for SATA/SAS drives)
• Slot 5 - 7: PCI Ex ress 3.0 for PCIe riser card with the following slots available
de ending on the riser card 1 installed:
– x8/x8/x8 PCIe full-height riser assembly rovides:
– Slot 5: PCI Ex ress 3.0 x8 (network ada ters with RJ45 connectors are not
su orted)
– Slot 6: PCI Ex ress 3.0 x8
– Slot 7: PCI Ex ress 3.0 x8
– x8/x8/x8 ML2 PCIe full-height riser assembly rovides:
– Slot 5: PCI Ex ress 3.0 x8 (network ada ters with RJ45 connectors are not
su orted)
– Slot 6: PCI Ex ress 3.0 x8
– Slot 7: Customized slot for x8 ML2 ada ter
– x8/x16 ML2 PCIe full-height riser assembly rovides:
– Slot 5: PCI Ex ress 3.0 x8 (network ada ters with RJ45 connectors are not
su orted)
– Slot 6: Not available in the riser card
– Slot 7: Customized slot for x16 ML2 ada ter
• Slot 8: Customized slot for M.2 back lane
• Slot 9: Customized slot for LOM ada ter
• Slot 10: PCI Ex ress 3.0 x8
• Slot 11: PCI Ex ress 3.0 x8
• Slot 12: PCI Ex ress 3.0 x8 (su orts RAID ada ters for SATA/SAS drives)
• Slot 13: PCI Ex ress 3.0 x16 (su orts PCIe switch card or 4U PCIe riser card)
• Slot 14 - 15: PCI Ex ress 3.0 for 4U PCIe riser card with the following slots available
de ending on the riser card installed in slot 13:
– ThinkSystem SR860 2x8 PCIe FH riser 3 rovides:
– Slot 14: PCI Ex ress 3.0 x8
– Slot 15: PCI Ex ress 3.0 x8
Note:
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Table 1. Specifications (7X 9 and 7X70) (continued)
– The PCIe riser card uses x16 mechanical connectors with x8 signals.
– The riser card su orts HBA and network/RAID ada ter with external
connection.
– ThinkSystem SR860 1x16 PCIe FH riser 3 rovides:
– Slot 14: GPU
– Slot 15: Not available in the riser card
RAID ada ter
(de ending on model)
The following o tions with su ort for RAID levels 0, 1, and 10 are available for this
server:
• ThinkSystem RAID 530-8i PCIe 12 GB Ada ter
• ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i 1 GB Cache PCIe 12 GB Ada ter
• ThinkSystem RAID 930-8i 2 GB Flash PCIe 12 GB Ada ter
• ThinkSystem RAID 930-16i 4 GB Flash PCIe 12 GB Ada ter
• ThinkSystem RAID 930-8e 4 GB Flash PCIe 12 GB Ada ter
Fans • Six (60 mm x 38 mm) internal system fans (N+1 redundancy)
• Two (60 mm x 56 mm) 4U PCIe riser assembly fans (N+1 redundancy)
Integrated functions • Lenovo XClarity Controller rovides service rocessor control and monitoring
functions, video controller, and remote keyboard, video, mouse, and remote drive
ca abilities.
• One system-management RJ-45 connector on the rear to connect to a systems-
management network. This connector is dedicated to the Lenovo XClarity Controller
functions and runs at 1 GB s eed.
• Light- ath diagnostics
• Four universal serial bus (USB) orts:
– Two on the front of the server
– One USB 2.0 with Lenovo XClarity Controller management
– One USB 2.0 or 3.0 (de ending on the model)
– Two USB 3.0 on the rear of the server
• One serial ort
Electrical in ut This server comes with three ty es of ower su ly units:
• 750-watt latinum ower su ly
– in ut ower 115V or 230V ac
• 1100-watt latinum ower su ly
– in ut ower 115V or 230V ac
• 1600-watt latinum ower su ly
– in ut ower 230V ac
• 2000-watt latinum ower su ly
– in ut ower 230V ac
Two ower su lies rovide N+1 redundancy su ort.
CAUTION:
240V dc input (input range: 180-300V dc) is supported in China ON Y. Power
supply with 240V dc input cannot support hot plugging power cord function.
Before removing the power supply with dc input, turn off server or disconnect dc
power sources at the breaker panel or by turning off the power source. Then,
remove the power cord.
Acoustical Noise • Sound ower levels, idle
– 5.8 bels, minimum
– 6.4 bels, ty ical
– 6.6 bels, maximum
• Sound ower levels, o erating
– 6.8 bels, minimum
– 7.0 bels, ty ical
– 7.2 bels, maximum
Note: The declared acoustic noise levels are based on s ecified configurations, which
may change slightly de ending on configurations/conditions.
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Table 1. Specifications (7X 9 and 7X70) (continued)
Heat out ut A roximate heat out ut:
• Minimum configuration: 579 BTU, 169 W (in BTU er hour and watts)
• Maximum configuration: 5320 BTU, 1559 W (in BTU er hour and watts)
Environment ThinkSystem SR860 com lies with ASHRAE class A2 s ecifications. De ending on the
hardware configuration, some solution models com ly with ASHRAE Class A3 or Class
A4 s ecifications. System erformance may be im acted when o erating tem erature
is outside ASHRAE A2 s ecification or fan failed condition.
Note: the GPU cards are not su orted with ASHRAE Class A3 and Class A4
s ecifications.
The ThinkSystem SR860 is su orted in the following environment:
• Air tem erature:
– O erating
– ASHRAE Class A2: 10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F); the maximum ambient
tem erature decreases by 1°C for every 300 m (984 ft) increase in altitude
above 900 m (2,953 ft).
– ASHRAE Class A3: 5°C to 40°C (41°F to 104°F); the maximum ambient
tem erature decreases by 1°C for every 175 m (574 ft) increase in altitude
above 900 m (2,953 ft).
– ASHRAE Class A4: 5°C to 45°C (41°F to 113°F); the maximum ambient
tem erature decreases by 1°C for every 125 m (410 ft) increase in altitude
above 900 m (2,953 ft).
– Server off: 5°C to 45°C (41°F to 113°F)
– Shi ment/storage: -40°C to 60°C (-40°F to 140°F)
• Maximum altitude: 3,050 m (10,000 ft)
• Relative Humidity (non-condensing):
– O erating
– ASHRAE Class A2: 8% to 80%; maximum dew oint: 21°C (70°F)
– ASHRAE Class A3: 8% to 85%; maximum dew oint: 24°C (75°F)
– ASHRAE Class A4: 8% to 90%; maximum dew oint: 24°C (75°F)
– Shi ment/storage: 8% to 90%
• Particulate contamination
Airborne articulates and reactive gases acting alone or in combination with other
environmental factors such as humidity or tem erature might ose a risk to the
server. For information about the limits for articulates and gases, see “Particulate
contamination” on age 194.
Firmware updates
Several o tions are available to u date the firmware for the server.
You can use the tools listed here to u date the most current firmware for your server and the devices that are
installed in the server.
Note: Lenovo ty ically releases firmware in bundles called U dateX ress System Packs (UXSPs). To ensure
that all of the firmware u dates are com atible, you should u date all firmware at the same time. If you are
u dating firmware for both the Lenovo XClarity Controller and UEFI, u date the firmware for Lenovo XClarity
Controller first.
Best ractices related to u dating firmware is available at the following location:
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htt ://lenovo ress.com/LP0656
Important terminology
• In-band update. The installation or u date is erformed using a tool or a lication within an o erating
system that is executing on the server’s core CPU.
• Out-of-band update. The installation or u date is erformed by the Lenovo XClarity Controller collecting
the u date and then directing the u date to the target subsystem or device. Out-of-band u dates have no
de endency on an o erating system executing on the core CPU. However, most out-of-band o erations
do require the server to be in the S0 (Working) ower state.
• On-Target update. The installation or u date is initiated from an O erating System executing on the
server’s o erating system.
• Off-Target update. The installation or u date is initiated from a com uting device interacting directly with
the server’s Lenovo XClarity Controller.
• UpdateXpress System Packs (UXSPs). UXSPs are bundled u dates designed and tested to rovide the
interde endent level of functionality, erformance, and com atibility. UXSPs are server machine-ty e
s ecific and are built (with firmware and device driver u dates) to su ort s ecific Windows Server, Red
Hat Enter rise Linux (RHEL) and SUSE Linux Enter rise Server (SLES) o erating system distributions.
Machine-ty e-s ecific firmware-only UXSPs are also available.
See the following table to determine the best Lenovo tool to use for installing and setting u the firmware:
Note: The server UEFI settings for o tion ROM must be set to Auto or UEFI to u date firmware using
Lenovo XClarity Administrator or Lenovo XClarity Essentials. For more information, see the following Tech
Ti :
htt s://datacentersu ort.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/ht506118
Tool
In-band
update
Out-of-
band
update
On-
target
update
Off-
target
update
Graphical
user
interface
Command-
line interface
Supports
UXSPs
enovo XClarity
Provisioning
Manager
Limited to core system
firmware only.
√ √ √ √
enovo XClarity
Controller
Su orts core system
firmware and most
advanced I/O o tion
firmware u dates
√ √ √ √
enovo XClarity
Essentials OneC I
Su orts all core
system firmware, I/O
firmware, and installed
o erating system
driver u dates
√ √ √ √
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Tool
In-band
update
Out-of-
band
update
On-
target
update
Off-
target
update
Graphical
user
interface
Command-
line interface
Supports
UXSPs
enovo XClarity
Essentials
UpdateXpress
Su orts all core
system firmware, I/O
firmware, and installed
o erating system
driver u dates
√ √ √ √
enovo XClarity
Essentials Bootable
Media Creator
Su orts core system
firmware and I/O
firmware u dates. You
can u date the
Microsoft Windows
o erating system, but
device drivers are not
included on the
bootable image
√ √ √ √
enovo XClarity
Administrator
Su orts core system
firmware and I/O
firmware u dates
√ √ √ √
The latest firmware can be found at the following site:
htt ://datacentersu ort.lenovo.com/us/en/ roducts/servers/thinksystem/sr860/7X69/downloads
• enovo XClarity Provisioning Manager
From Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager, you can u date the Lenovo XClarity Controller firmware, the
UEFI firmware, and the Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager software.
Note: By default, the Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager Gra hical User Interface is dis layed when
you ress F1. If you have changed that default to be the text-based system setu , you can bring u the
Gra hical User Interface from the text-based system setu interface.
Additional information about using Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager to u date firmware is available
at:
htt ://sysmgt.lenovofiles.com/hel /to ic/LXPM/ latform_u date.html
• enovo XClarity Controller
If you need to install a s ecific u date, you can use the Lenovo XClarity Controller interface for a s ecific
server.
Notes:
– To erform an in-band u date through Windows or Linux, the o erating system driver must be installed
and the Ethernet-over-USB (sometimes called LAN over USB) interface must be enabled.
Additional information about configuring Ethernet over USB is available at:
htt ://sysmgt.lenovofiles.com/hel /to ic/com.lenovo.systems.management.xcc.doc/NN1ia_c_
configuringUSB.html
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– If you u date firmware through the Lenovo XClarity Controller, make sure that you have downloaded
and installed the latest device drivers for the o erating system that is running on the server.
S ecific details about u dating firmware using Lenovo XClarity Controller are available at:
htt ://sysmgt.lenovofiles.com/hel /to ic/com.lenovo.systems.management.xcc.doc/NN1ia_c_
manageserverfirmware.html
• enovo XClarity Essentials OneC I
Lenovo XClarity Essentials OneCLI is a collection of command line a lications that can be used to
manage Lenovo servers.Its u date a lication can be used to u date firmware and device drivers for your
servers. The u date can be erformed within the host o erating system of the server (in-band) or remotely
through the BMC of the server (out-of-band).
S ecific details about u dating firmware using Lenovo XClarity Essentials OneCLI is available at:
htt ://sysmgt.lenovofiles.com/hel /to ic/toolsctr_cli_lenovo/onecli_c_u date.html
• enovo XClarity Essentials UpdateXpress
Lenovo XClarity Essentials U dateX ress rovides most of OneCLI u date functions through a gra hical
user interface (GUI). It can be used to acquire and de loy U dateX ress System Pack (UXSP) u date
ackages and individual u dates. U dateX ress System Packs contain firmware and device driver
u dates for Microsoft Windows and for Linux.
You can obtain Lenovo XClarity Essentials U dateX ress from the following location:
htt s://datacentersu ort.lenovo.com/solutions/lnvo-x ress
• enovo XClarity Essentials Bootable Media Creator
You can use Lenovo XClarity Essentials Bootable Media Creator to create bootable media that is suitable
for a lying firmware u dates, running reboot diagnostics, and de loying Microsoft Windows o erating
systems.
You can obtain Lenovo XClarity Essentials BoMC from the following location:
htt s://datacentersu ort.lenovo.com/solutions/lnvo-bomc
• enovo XClarity Administrator
If you are managing multi le servers using the Lenovo XClarity Administrator, you can u date firmware for
all managed servers through that interface. Firmware management is sim lified by assigning firmware-
com liance olicies to managed end oints. When you create and assign a com liance olicy to managed
end oints, Lenovo XClarity Administrator monitors changes to the inventory for those end oints and flags
any end oints that are out of com liance.
S ecific details about u dating firmware using Lenovo XClarity Administrator are available at:
htt ://sysmgt.lenovofiles.com/hel /to ic/com.lenovo.lxca.doc/u date_fw.html
Configuring the AN over USB interface manually
To erform a firmware u date through the o erating system using Lenovo XClarity Essentials OneCLI, the
Lenovo XClarity Controller must be configured to use the LAN over USB interface. The firmware u date
ackage attem ts to erform the setu automatically, if needed. If the automatic setu fails or if you refer to
set u the LAN over USB manually, use one of the following rocedures.
Additional information about using the Lenovo XClarity Controller to enable LAN over USB is available at:
htt ://sysmgt.lenovofiles.com/hel /to ic/com.lenovo.systems.management.xcc.doc/NN1ia_c_
configuringUSB.html
Installing the AN over USB Windows device driver
When you install a Windows o erating system, there might be an unknown RNDIS device in the Device
Manager. Lenovo rovides a Windows INF file that identifies this device.
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Com lete the following ste s to install ibm_rndis_server_os.inf:
Note: You only have to erform these ste s if the server is running a Windows o erating system and the
ibm_rndis_server_os.inf file has not been reviously installed. The file only has to be installed once. It is
required by Windows o erating systems to detect and use the LAN over USB functionality.
Ste 1. Click Administrative Tools ➙ Computer Management ➙ Device Manager and find the RNDIS
Device. Click Properties ➙ Driver ➙ Reinstall driver. Point the server to the \Windows\inf
directory where it can find the ibm_rndis_server_os.inf file and install the device.
Ste 2. Click Administrative Tools ➙ Device Manager. Right-click Network adapters and select Scan
for hardware changes. A small o -u confirms that the Ethernet device is found and installed.
The New Hardware Wizard starts automatically.
Ste 3. When you are rom ted Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software?, select No,
not this time. Click Next to continue.
Ste 4. When you are rom ted What do you want the wizard to do?, select Install from a list or specific
location (Advanced). Click Next to continue.
Ste 5. When you are rom ted Please choose your search and installation options, select Don't search. I
will choose the driver to install. Click Next to continue.
Ste 6. When you are rom ted Select a hardware type, and then click Next, select Network adapters.
Click Next to continue.
Ste 7. When you are rom ted with the statement Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard, click Finish.
A new local area connection a ears. If the message This connection has limited or no
connectivity is dis layed, ignore this message.
Ste 8. Return to the Device Manager. enovo USB Remote NDIS Network Device a ears under
Network Adapters.
Ste 9. Use the Lenovo XClarity Controller interface to view or set the IP address for the LAN ada ter.
Additional information about using the Lenovo XClarity Controller to configure LAN over USB is
available at:
htt ://sysmgt.lenovofiles.com/hel /to ic/com.lenovo.systems.management.xcc.doc/NN1ia_c_
configuringUSB.html
Tech Tips
Lenovo continually u dates the su ort website with the latest ti s and techniques that you can use to solve
issues that you might have with your server. These Tech Ti s (also called retain ti s or service bulletins)
rovide rocedures to work around issues related to the o eration of your server.
To find the Tech Ti s available for your server:
1. Go to htt ://datacentersu ort.lenovo.com and navigate to the su ort age for your server.
2. Click How-tos & Solutions.
Ex and Symptom to choose a category for the ty e is roblem that you are having.
Security advisories
Lenovo is committed to develo ing roducts and services that adhere to the highest security standards in
order to rotect our customers and their data. When otential vulnerabilities are re orted, it is the
res onsibility of the Lenovo Product Security Incident Res onse Team (PSIRT) to investigate and rovide
information to our customers so they may ut mitigation lans in lace as we work toward roviding
solutions.
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The list of current advisories is available at the following site:
htt s://datacentersu ort.lenovo.com/ roduct_security/home
Power on the server
After the server erforms a short self-test ( ower status LED flashes quickly) when connected to in ut ower,
it enters a standby state ( ower status LED flashes once er second).
The server can be turned on ( ower LED on) in any of the following ways:
• You can ress the ower button.
• The server can restart automatically after a ower interru tion.
• The server can res ond to remote ower-on requests sent to the Lenovo XClarity Controller.
For information about owering off the server, see “Power off the server” on age 10.
Power off the server
The server remains in a standby state when it is connected to a ower source, allowing the Lenovo XClarity
Controller to res ond to remote ower-on requests. To remove all ower from the server ( ower status LED
off), you must disconnect all ower cables.
To lace the server in a standby state ( ower status LED flashes once er second):
Note: The Lenovo XClarity Controller can lace the server in a standby state as an automatic res onse to a
critical system failure.
• Start an orderly shutdown using the o erating system (if su orted by your o erating system).
• Press the ower button to start an orderly shutdown (if su orted by your o erating system).
• Press and hold the ower button for more than 4 seconds to force a shutdown.
When in a standby state, the server can res ond to remote ower-on requests sent to the Lenovo XClarity
Controller. For information about owering on the server, see “Power on the server” on age 10.
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Chapter 2. Server components
Use the information in this section to learn about each of the com onents associated with your server.
Identifying your server
When you contact Lenovo for hel , the machine ty e, model, and serial number information hel s su ort
technicians to identify your server and rovide faster service.
Figure 2 “Location of the machine ty e, model, and serial number” on age 11 shows the location of the
label containing the machine ty e, model, and serial number.
Figure 2. Location of the machine type, model, and serial number
The model number and serial number are on the ID label on the front of the server, as shown in the following
illustrations. You can also add other system information labels to the front of the server in the customer label
s aces.
XClarity Controller network access label
In addition, the XClarity Controller network access label is attached to the ull-out information tab located
near the center of the front view, with MAC address accessible with a ull.
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Figure 3. XClarity Controller network access label on the pull-out information tab
Front view
This section contains information about the controls, LEDs, and connectors on the front of the server.
The following illustration shows the controls, LEDs, and connectors on the front of the server.
Figure 4. Front view
Table 2. Components on the server front view
1 VGA connector 7 Network activity LED (green)
2 Drive activity LED (green) 8 Identification button/LED (blue)
3 Drive status LED (yellow) 9 System error LED (yellow)
4 USB 1 (USB 2.0 with Lenovo XClarity Controller
management)
10 Front o erator anel with o tional ull-out LCD
dis lay
5 USB 2 11 Rack release latches
6 Power button/LED (green) 12 2.5-inch drive bays
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