Lenovo x3250 m6 Installation and maintenance instructions

LenovoSystemx3250M6
InstallationandServiceGuide
MachineTypes:3633and3943

Note:Beforeusingtisinformationandteproductitsupports,ensuretatyoureadteWarranty
Information,teSafetyInformation,andEnvironmentalNoticesandUserGuideonteLenovo®
DocumentationCDtatcomeswityourproduct.
FirstEdition(April2016)
©CopyrightLenoo2016.
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Contents
Safety..................
Guidelinesfortrainedservicetecnicians.....vi
Inspectingforunsafeconditions.......vi
Guidelinesforservicingelectricalequipment.vii
Safetystatements.............viii
Chapter1.Documentationandnotice
types...................1
TeLenovoSystemxDocumentationCD.....1
Systemrequirements...........1
DocumentationBrowser..........1
Relateddocumentation............2
Noticesintisdocument...........2
Chapter2.AbouttheLenooSystem
x3250M6serer.............5
Serverfeaturesandspecifications........6
Watyourserveroffers............9
Reliability,Availability,andServiceability....12
Turningonorturningoffteserver.......13
Turningonteserver..........13
Turningoffteserver..........13
Chapter3.Componentlocations...15
Frontview................15
Rearview.................17
Operatorinformationpanel..........18
Servercomponents.............19
System-boardconnectors..........21
System-boardswitcesandjumpers......22
System-boardLEDs............24
Chapter4.Configuration
information..............25
Updatingtefirmware............25
Configuringteserver............26
UsingteServerGuideSetupandInstallation
CD.................27
UsingteSetupUtilityprogram......28
UsingteBootManagerprogram.....34
Startingtebackupserverfirmware....34
UpdateXpressSystemPackInstaller....34
CangingtePowerPolicyoptiontote
defaultsettingsafterloadingUEFIdefaults..34
UsingteIntegratedManagementModuleII
(IMM2)................35
Usingteremotepresenceandblue-screen
capturefeatures............36
Usingteembeddedypervisor......37
Eternetcontrollerinformation.......38
EnablingFeaturesonDemandEternetand
DemandRAIDsoftware.........38
AccessingRAIDconfigurationutility....39
LenovoToolsCenterSuiteCLIprogram...39
UsingLenovoXClarityAdministrator....39
UpdatingteUniversalUniqueIdentifier
(UUID)................40
UpdatingteDMI/SMBIOSdata......42
ConfiguringonboardSATAsoftwareRAID....44
EnablingteonboardSATARAID
functionality..............44
CreatingRAIDvolumes.........44
DeletingRAIDvolumes.........45
Markingdisksasspare.........45
Chapter5.Troubleshooting......47
Startere.................47
Diagnosingaproblem..........47
Openinganonlineservicerequest.....49
Servicebulletins..............49
Ceckoutprocedure............50
Precautionsbeforeperformingtececkout
procedure...............50
Performingtececkoutprocedure....50
Diagnostictools..............51
Ligtpatdiagnostics..........53
ErrorLEDs..............53
Power-supplyLEDs...........54
SystempulseLEDs...........55
Eventlogs...............56
POST................58
DynamicSystemAnalysis........58
Automatedservicerequest(callome).....60
ElectronicServiceAgent.........60
Errormessages..............60
Troublesootingbysymptom.........61
Generalproblems............61
Opticaldriveproblems..........62
Harddiskdriveproblems.........62
Hypervisorproblems..........64
Intermittentproblems..........64
Keyboard,mouse,orUSB-deviceproblems.65
Memoryproblems...........65
Monitorproblems............66
Networkconnectionproblems.......68
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Optional-deviceproblems........68
Operatingsystembootproblem......68
Powerproblems............69
Serialportproblems...........70
ServerGuideproblems..........70
Softwareproblems...........71
USBconnectorproblems.........71
Solvingpowerproblems...........71
SolvingEternetcontrollerproblems......72
Solvingundeterminedproblems........72
Problemdeterminationtips..........73
Recoveringteserverfirmware(UEFIupdate
failure)..................74
In-bandmanualrecoverymetod.....75
In-bandautomatedbootrecoverymetod..75
Out-of-bandmetod..........76
Automatedbootrecovery(ABR)........76
Nx-bootfailure...............76
Chapter6.Partslisting,Lenoo
Systemx3250M6...........77
Replaceableservercomponents........77
Structuralparts.............83
Powercords...............83
Chapter7.Remoingandinstalling
serercomponents..........87
Beforeremovingorinstallingservercomponents.87
Systemreliabilityguidelines........87
Workinginsideteserverwittepoweron.87
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....88
Removingandinstallingservercomponents...88
Removingandinstallingstructuralparts...88
RemovingandinstallingTier1CRUs....96
RemovingandinstallingTier2CRUs....145
Internalcablerouting..........158
Completingtepartsreplacement.....172
InstructionsforBusinessPartners.....173
SendingDSAdatatoLenovo.......173
Returningadeviceorcomponent.....174
AppendixA.IntegratedManagement
ModuleII(IMM2)errormessages.175
ListofIMMevents.............176
IMMEventstatautomaticallynotifySupport..487
AppendixB.UEFI(POST)error
codes................491
ListofUEFIevents.............491
AppendixC.DSAdiagnostictest
results................503
DSABroadcomnetworktestresults......503
TestresultsforteDSABroadcomnetwork
test.................503
DSABrocadetestresults..........513
TestresultsforteDSABrocadetest....513
DSAceckpointpaneltestresults.......522
TestresultsforteDSAceckpointpanel
test.................522
DSACPUstresstestresults.........524
TestresultsforteDSACPUstresstest...524
DSAEmulexadaptertestresults........527
TestresultsforteDSAEmulexadapter
test.................527
DSAEXAportpingtestresults........531
TestresultsforteDSAEXAportpingtest..531
DSAarddrivetestresults..........534
TestresultsforteDSAarddrivetest...534
DSAIntelnetworktestresults.........535
TestresultsforteDSAIntelnetworktest..535
DSALSIarddrivetestresults........542
TestresultsforteDSALSIarddrivetest..542
DSAMellanoxadaptertestresults.......543
TestresultsforteDSAMellanoxadapter
test.................544
DSAmemoryisolationtestresults.......546
TestresultsforteDSAmemoryisolation
test.................546
DSAmemorystresstestresults........624
TestresultsforteDSAmemorystresstest..624
DSANvidiaGPUtestresults.........627
TestresultsforteDSANvidiaGPUtest...628
DSAopticaldrivetestresults.........634
TestresultsforteDSAopticaldrivetest..634
DSAsystemmanagementtestresults.....639
TestresultsforteDSAsystemmanagement
test.................639
DSAtapedrivetestresults..........655
TestresultsforteDSAtapedrivetest...655
AppendixD.Gettinghelpand
technicalassistance........661
Beforeyoucall...............661
Usingtedocumentation..........662
GettingelpandinformationfromteWorldWide
Web...................662
HowtosendDSAdata...........662
Creatingapersonalizedsupportwebpage...662
Softwareserviceandsupport.........663
Hardwareserviceandsupport........663
Taiwanproductservice...........663
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AppendixE.Notices.........665
Trademarks................666
Importantnotes..............666
Recyclinginformation............667
Particulatecontamination..........667
Telecommunicationregulatorystatement....667
Electronicemissionnotices..........668
FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)
statement...............668
IndustryCanadaClassAemissioncompliance
statement...............668
Avisdeconformitéàlaréglementation
d'IndustrieCanada...........668
AustraliaandNewZealandClassA
statement...............668
EuropeanUnionEMCDirectiveconformance
statement...............668
GermanyClassAstatement.......669
JapanVCCIClassAstatement......669
Japanesestatementforacpowerconsumption
forJEITAarmonicsguideline.......670
Japanesestatementofcompliancefor
productslesstanorequalto20Aperpase
forJEITAarmonicsguideline.......670
KoreaCommunicationsCommission(KCC)
statement...............670
RussiaElectromagneticInterference(EMI)
ClassAstatement...........670
People'sRepublicofCinaClassAelectronic
emissionstatement...........670
TaiwanClassAcompliancestatement...671
TaiwanBSMIRoHSdeclaration......672
Index.................673
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Safety
Beforeinstallingtisproduct,readteSafetyInformation.
Antesdeinstalaresteproduto,leiaasInformaçõesdeSegurança.
Læssikkeredsforskrifterne,førduinstallererdetteprodukt.
Leesvoordatuditproductinstalleerteerstdeveiligeidsvoorscriften.
Ennenkuinasennattämäntuotteen,lueturvaojeetkodastaSafetyInformation.
Avantd'installerceproduit,lisezlesconsignesdesécurité.
VorderInstallationdiesesProduktsdieSicereitsinweiselesen.
Primadiinstallarequestoprodotto,leggereleInformazionisullaSicurezza.
Lessikkeretsinformasjonen(SafetyInformation)førduinstallererdetteproduktet.
Antesdeinstalaresteproduto,leiaasInformaçõessobreSegurança.
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Antesdeinstalaresteproducto,lealainformacióndeseguridad.
Lässäkeretsinformationeninnanduinstallerardenärprodukten.
Bu ürünü kurmadan önce güvenlik bilgilerini okuyun.
Guidelinesfortrainedsericetechnicians
Tissectioncontainsinformationfortrainedservicetecnicians.
Inspectingforunsafeconditions
Usetisinformationtoelpyouidentifypotentialunsafeconditionsinadevicetatyouareworkingon.
Eacdevice,asitwasdesignedandmanufactured,asrequiredsafetyitemstoprotectusersandservice
tecniciansfrominjury.Teinformationintissectionaddressesonlytoseitems.Usegoodjudgment
toidentifypotentialunsafeconditionstatmigtbecausedbyunsupportedalterationsorattacmentof
unsupportedfeaturesoroptionaldevicestatarenotaddressedintissection.Ifyouidentifyanunsafe
condition,youmustdetermineowseriousteazardisandweteryoumustcorrectteproblembefore
youworkonteproduct.
Considertefollowingconditionsandtesafetyazardstatteypresent:
•Electricalazards,especiallyprimarypower.Primaryvoltageonteframecancauseseriousorfatal
electricalsock.
•Explosiveazards,sucasadamagedCRTfaceorabulgingcapacitor.
•Mecanicalazards,sucaslooseormissingardware.
Toinspectteproductforpotentialunsafeconditions,completetefollowingsteps:
1.Makesuretattepowerisoffandtepowercordsaredisconnected.
2.Makesuretatteexteriorcoverisnotdamaged,loose,orbroken,andobserveanysarpedges.
3.Cecktepowercords:
•Makesuretattetird-wiregroundconnectorisingoodcondition.Useametertomeasure
tird-wiregroundcontinuityfor0.1omorlessbetweenteexternalgroundpinandteframeground.
•Makesuretattepowercordsaretecorrecttype.
•Makesuretatteinsulationisnotfrayedorworn.
4.Removetecover.
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5.Ceckforanyobviousunsupportedalterations.Usegoodjudgmentastotesafetyofanyunsupported
alterations.
6.Ceckinsidetesystemforanyobviousunsafeconditions,sucasmetalfilings,contamination,water
oroterliquid,orsignsoffireorsmokedamage.
7.Ceckforworn,frayed,orpincedcables.
8.Makesuretattepower-supplycoverfasteners(screwsorrivets)avenotbeenremovedortampered
wit.
Guidelinesforsericingelectricalequipment
Observeteseguidelineswenyouserviceelectricalequipment.
•Ceckteareaforelectricalazardssucasmoistfloors,nongroundedpowerextensioncords,and
missingsafetygrounds.
•Useonlyapprovedtoolsandtestequipment.Someandtoolsaveandlestatarecoveredwitasoft
materialtatdoesnotprovideinsulationfromliveelectricalcurrent.
•Regularlyinspectandmaintainyourelectricalandtoolsforsafeoperationalcondition.Donotuse
wornorbrokentoolsortesters.
•Donottouctereflectivesurfaceofadentalmirrortoaliveelectricalcircuit.Tesurfaceisconductive
andcancausepersonalinjuryorequipmentdamageifittoucesaliveelectricalcircuit.
•Somerubberfloormatscontainsmallconductivefiberstodecreaseelectrostaticdiscarge.Donotuse
tistypeofmattoprotectyourselffromelectricalsock.
•Donotworkaloneunderazardousconditionsornearequipmenttatasazardousvoltages.
•Locateteemergencypower-off(EPO)switc,disconnectingswitc,orelectricaloutletsotatyoucan
turnofftepowerquicklyinteeventofanelectricalaccident.
•Disconnectallpowerbeforeyouperformamecanicalinspection,worknearpowersupplies,orremove
orinstallmainunits.
•Beforeyouworkonteequipment,disconnecttepowercord.Ifyoucannotdisconnecttepower
cord,avetecustomerpower-offtewallboxtatsuppliespowertoteequipmentandlockte
wallboxinteoffposition.
•Neverassumetatpowerasbeendisconnectedfromacircuit.Ceckittomakesuretatitasbeen
disconnected.
•Ifyouavetoworkonequipmenttatasexposedelectricalcircuits,observetefollowingprecautions:
–Makesuretatanoterpersonwoisfamiliarwittepower-offcontrolsisnearyouandisavailableto
turnofftepowerifnecessary.
–Wenyouworkwitpowered-onelectricalequipment,useonlyoneand.Keepteoterandinyour
pocketorbeindyourbacktoavoidcreatingacompletecircuittatcouldcauseanelectricalsock.
–Wenyouuseatester,settecontrolscorrectlyanduseteapprovedprobeleadsandaccessories
fortattester.
–Standonasuitablerubbermattoinsulateyoufromgroundssucasmetalfloorstripsandequipment
frames.
•Useextremecarewenyoumeasureigvoltages.
•Toensurepropergroundingofcomponentssucaspowersupplies,pumps,blowers,fans,andmotor
generators,donotservicetesecomponentsoutsideofteirnormaloperatinglocations.
•Ifanelectricalaccidentoccurs,usecaution,turnofftepower,andsendanoterpersontogetmedical
aid.
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Safetystatements
Tesestatementsprovidetecautionanddangerinformationtatisusedintisdocumentation.
Important:Eaccautionanddangerstatementintisdocumentationislabeledwitanumber.Tisnumber
isusedtocrossreferenceanEnglis-languagecautionordangerstatementwittranslatedversionsofte
cautionordangerstatementinteSafetyInformationdocument.
Forexample,ifacautionstatementislabeledStatement1,translationsfortatcautionstatementareinte
SafetyInformationdocumentunderStatement1.
Besuretoreadallcautionanddangerstatementsintisdocumentationbeforeyouperformteprocedures.
Readanyadditionalsafetyinformationtatcomeswityoursystemoroptionaldevicebeforeyouinstall
tedevice.
Statement1
DANGER
Electricalcurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.
Toaoidashockhazard:
•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orreconfiguration
ofthisproductduringanelectricalstorm.
•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.
•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.
•Whenpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.
•Neerturnonanyequipmentwhenthereiseidenceoffire,water,orstructuraldamage.
•Disconnecttheattachedpowercords,telecommunicationssystems,networks,andmodems
beforeyouopenthedeicecoers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationand
configurationprocedures.
•Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingtablewheninstalling,moing,or
openingcoersonthisproductorattacheddeices.
ToConnect:ToDisconnect:
1.TurneverytingOFF.
2.First,attacallcablestodevices.
3.Attacsignalcablestoconnectors.
4.Attacpowercordstooutlet.
5.TurndeviceON.
1.TurneverytingOFF.
2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlet.
3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.
4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.
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Statement2
CAUTION:
Whenreplacingthelithiumbattery,useonlyPartNumber33F8354oranequialenttypebattery
recommendedbythemanufacturer.Ifyoursystemhasamodulecontainingalithiumbattery,replace
itonlywiththesamemoduletypemadebythesamemanufacturer.Thebatterycontainslithiumand
canexplodeifnotproperlyused,handled,ordisposedof.
Donot:
•Throworimmerseintowater
•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)
•Repairordisassemble
Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.
Statement3
CAUTION:
Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,DVDdries,fiberopticdeices,ortransmitters)are
installed,notethefollowing:
•Donotremoethecoers.Remoingthecoersofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto
hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenosericeablepartsinsidethedeice.
•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespecifiedherein
mightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.
DANGER
SomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3Blaserdiode.Notethefollowing.
Laserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeam,donotiewdirectlywithoptical
instruments,andaoiddirectexposuretothebeam.
Class 1 Laser Product
Laser Klasse 1
Laser Klass 1
Luokan 1 Laserlaite
Appareil A Laser de Classe 1
`
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Statement4
CAUTION:
Usesafepracticeswhenlifting.
≥18kg(39.7lb)≥32kg(70.5lb)≥55kg(121.2lb)
Statement5
CAUTION:
Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeiceandthepowerswitchonthepowersupplydonotturnoff
theelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedeice.Thedeicealsomighthaemorethanonepower
cord.Toremoeallelectricalcurrentfromthedeice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected
fromthepowersource.
1
2
Statement6
CAUTION:
Ifyouinstallastrain-reliefbracketoptionoertheendofthepowercordthatisconnectedtothe
deice,youmustconnecttheotherendofthepowercordtoaneasilyaccessiblepowersource.
Statement8
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CAUTION:
Neerremoethecoeronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.
Hazardousoltage,current,andenergyleelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabel
attached.Therearenosericeablepartsinsidethesecomponents.Ifyoususpectaproblemwith
oneoftheseparts,contactasericetechnician.
Statement12
CAUTION:
Thefollowinglabelindicatesahotsurfacenearby.
Statement26
CAUTION:
Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mounteddeices.
Statement27
CAUTION:
Hazardousmoingpartsarenearby.
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RackSafetyInformation,Statement2
DANGER
•Alwayslowertheleelingpadsontherackcabinet.
•Alwaysinstallstabilizerbracketsontherackcabinet.
•Alwaysinstallserersandoptionaldeicesstartingfromthebottomoftherackcabinet.
•Alwaysinstalltheheaiestdeicesinthebottomoftherackcabinet.
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Chapter1.Documentationandnoticetypes
Tistopicprovidesgeneraldescriptionsoftevariousdocumentationandnoticesforyourserverand
instructionsonowtoobtainalltedocumentation.
TheLenooSystemxDocumentationCD
TeLenovoSystemxDocumentationCDcontainsdocumentationforteserverinPortableDocument
Format(PDF)andincludesteLenovoDocumentationBrowsertoelpyoufindinformationquickly.
Systemrequirements
TeLenovoSystemxDocumentationCDastefollowingsystemrequirements:
•Microprocessor:atleast100MHz
•Randomaccessmemory(RAM):atleast32MB
•Operatingsystem:Microsoft®Windows®orRedHat®EnterpriseLinux®
•PDFreader:AdobeAcrobatReaderDCorXpdf
DocumentationBrowser
TeDocumentationBrowserenablesyoutobrowsetecontentsofteCDbyviewingdocument
descriptionsandreadingtedocumentswitaPDFreader(AdobeAcrobatReaderDCorXpdf).
TeDocumentationBrowserautomaticallydetectsteregionalsettingsinuseinyourserveranddisplays
tedocumentsintelanguagefortatregion(ifavailable).Ifadocumentisnotavailableintelanguagefor
tatregion,teEnglis-languageversionisdisplayed.
UseoneoftefollowingprocedurestostartteDocumentationBrowser:
•IfAutostartisenabled,inserttedocumentationCDintoteCDorDVDdrive.TeDocumentation
Browserstartsautomatically.
•IfAutostartisdisabledorisnotenabledforallusers,dooneoftefollowing:
–ForWindows:insertteCDintoteCDorDVDdriveandclickStart➙Run.InteOpenfield,type:
e:\win32.bat
wereeistedriveletterofteCDorDVDdrive,andclickOK.
–ForRedHatEnterpriseLinux:insertteCDintoteCDorDVDdrive;ten,runtefollowingcommand
fromte/mnt/cdromdirectory:
shrunlinux.sh
AfterteDocumentationBrowserstarts,selectyourserverfromteProductmenu.TeAailableTopics
listdisplaysalltedocumentsforteserver.Somedocumentsmigtbeinfolders.Aplussign(+)indicates
eacfolderordocumenttatasadditionaldocumentsunderit.Clickteplussigntodisplayteadditional
documents.
Afteryouselectadocument,adescriptionoftedocumentisdisplayedunderTopicDescription.Toselect
moretanonedocument,pressandoldteCtrlkeywileyouselecttedocuments.ClickViewtoopen
teselecteddocumentordocumentsinAcrobatReaderorXpdf.Ifyouselectedmoretanonedocument,
allteselecteddocumentsareopenedinAcrobatReaderorXpdf.
Tosearcalltedocuments,typeawordorwordstringinteSearchfieldandclickSearch.Te
documentsinwictewordorwordstringappearsarelistedinorderoftemostoccurrences.Clicka
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documenttoviewit,andpressCtrl+FtouseteAcrobatsearcfunction,orpressAlt+FtouseteXpdf
searcfunctionwitintedocument.
ClickHelpfordetailedinformationaboutusingteDocumentationBrowser.
Relateddocumentation
Refertotedocumentationintistopictoelpyouuseandmaintainyourserver.
InstallationandService
Guide
Tisdocumentcontainsgeneralinformationaboutteserverincludingowtosetup
andcableteserver,owtoinstallsupportedoptionaldevices,owtoconfigurete
server,andinformationtoelpyousolveproblemsyourselfandinformationforservice
tecnicians.YoucanviewtedocumentonteLenovoWebsite.
ImportantNotices
(printed)
Tisdocumentcomeswitteserver.Itcontainsinformationabouttesafety,
environmental,andelectronicemissionnoticesforyourLenovoproduct.
RackInstallation
Instructions
(printed)
Tisdocumentcontainsinstructionsforinstallingteserverinarackandcomeswit
terackkit.
Safety,Support,and
WarrantyInformation
(printed)
Tisdocumentcomeswitteserver.Itcontainswarrantytermsandapointertote
LenovoStatementofLimitedWarrantyonteLenovoWebsite.
TefollowingdocumentationisinPDFonteLenovoDocumentationCD.
EnvironmentalNoticesand
UserGuide
Itcontainstranslatedenvironmentalnotices.
enovoicenseAgreement
forMachineCodeItprovidestranslatedversionsofteenovoicenseAgreementforMachineCodefor
yourproduct.
SafetyInformationItcontainstranslatedcautionanddangerstatements.Eaccautionanddanger
statementtatappearsintedocumentationasanumbertatyoucanusetolocate
tecorrespondingstatementinyourlanguageinteSafetyInformationdocument.
RackSafetyInformationTismultilingualdocumentprovidestranslatedversionsoftecautionanddanger
statementstatappearinterackdocumentation.Eaccautionanddangerstatement
asanassignednumber,wicyoucanusetolocatetecorrespondingstatement
inyournativelanguage.
SafetyInformationabelsTisdocumentprovidesteSimplifiedCinese,Mongolian,Tibetan,Uygur,andZuang
translatedversionsofteproductsafetylabels.
icensesandAttributions
Documents
Itprovidesteopensourcenotices.
Dependingonteservermodel,additionaldocumentationmigtbeincludedonteLenovoSystem
xDocumentationCD.
TeSystemxandBladeCenterToolsCenterisanonlineinformationcentertatcontainsinformationabout
toolsforupdating,managing,anddeployingfirmware,devicedrivers,andoperatingsystems.TeSystemx
andBladeCenterToolsCenterisatttps://support.lenovo.com/us/en/documents/LNVO-CENTER.
Noticesinthisdocument
TecautionanddangernoticesintisdocumentarealsointemultilingualSafetyInformationdocument,
wicisonteLenovoSystemxDocumentationCD.Eacnoticeisnumberedforreferencetote
correspondingnoticeinyourlanguageinteSafetyInformationdocument.
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Tefollowingnoticesandnoticesareusedintisdocument:
•Note:Tesenoticesprovideimportanttips,guidance,oradvice.
•Important:Tesenoticesprovideinformationoradvicetatmigtelpyouavoidinconvenientor
problemsituations.
•Attention:Tesenoticesindicatepotentialdamagetoprograms,devices,ordata.Anattentionnoticeis
placedjustbeforeteinstructionorsituationinwicdamagemigtoccur.
•CAUTION:Tesenoticesindicatesituationstatcanbepotentiallyazardoustoyou.Acautionnoticeis
placedjustbeforetedescriptionofapotentiallyazardousprocedure,step,orsituation.
•DANGER:Tesenoticesindicatesituationstatcanbepotentiallyletalorextremelyazardousto
you.Adangernoticeisplacedjustbeforetedescriptionofapotentiallyletalorextremelyazardous
procedure,step,orsituation.
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Chapter2.AbouttheLenooSystemx3250M6serer
Tiscapterprovidesasummaryofserverfeatures,tecnologiesteserveroffers,andinstructionson
turningonandturningoffteserver.
Generalinformation
TeLenovoSystemx3250M6serverisa1-U1-igrackmodelserverforig-volumenetworktransaction
processing.Tisig-performance,multi-coreserverisideallysuitedfornetworkingenvironmentstat
requiresuperiormicroprocessorperformance,input/output(I/O)flexibility,andigmanageability.
Teot-swapservermodelssupportuptoeigt2.5-incot-swaparddiskdrivesorfour3.5-inc
ot-swaparddiskdrives.Tesimple-swapservermodelssupportuptoeigt2.5-incsimple-swap
arddiskdrivesorfour3.5-incsimple-swaparddiskdrives.TeLenovoSystemx3250M6server
supports2.5-incot-swaporsimple-swapSerialAttacedSCSI(SAS)orSATAarddiskdrives,or3.5-inc
ot-swapSASorSATAarddiskdrives,or3.5-incsimple-swapSATAarddiskdrives.
Foralistofsupportedoptionaldevicesforteserver,goto:
ttp://www.lenovo.com/serverproven/
Recordinformationaboutteserverintefollowingtable.
Table1.Recordofthesysteminformation
ProductnameMachinetypesModelnumberSerialnumber
LenovoSystemx3250M6
server
Type3633and3943
TemodelnumberandserialnumberareonteIDlabelonterackreleaselatcofteserver,assownin
tefollowingillustration.
Figure1.IDlabelonthefrontoftheserver
Performance,easeofuse,reliability,andexpansioncapabilitieswerekeyconsiderationsintedesignof
teserver.Tesedesignfeaturesmakeitpossibleforyoutocustomizetesystemardwaretomeetyour
needstodayandprovideflexibleexpansioncapabilitiesfortefuture.
BusinessPartnersmustalsocompletetestepsin“InstructionsforBusinessPartners”onpage173.
1.Racksaremeasuredinverticalincrementsof4.45cm(1.75inces)eac.Eacincrementiscalleda"U."A1-U-ig
deviceis1.75incestall
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Warrantyandsericeinformation
Teservercomeswitalimitedwarranty.Forinformationabouttetermsoftewarrantyandgettingservice
andassistance,seeteLenovoWarrantyInformationdocumenttatcomeswitteserver.
Tesystemservicelabel,wicisontecoverofteserver,providesaQRcodeformobileaccesstoservice
information.YoucanscanteQRcodeusingaQRcodereaderandscannerwitamobiledeviceandget
quickaccesstoteLenovoServiceInformationWebsite.TeLenovoServiceInformationWebsiteprovides
additionalinformationforpartsinstallationandreplacementvideos,anderrorcodesforserversupport.
Iffirmwareanddocumentationupdatesareavailable,youcandownloadtemfromteLenovoWebsite.
Teservermigtavefeaturestatarenotdescribedintedocumentationtatcomeswitteserver,and
tedocumentationmigtbeupdatedoccasionallytoincludeinformationabouttosefeatures,ortecnical
updatesmigtbeavailabletoprovideadditionalinformationtatisnotincludedinteserverdocumentation.
Toceckforupdates,gotottp://www.lenovo.com/support.
Youcanobtainup-to-dateinformationaboutteserverandoterLenovoserverproductsat
ttp://sop.lenovo.com/us/en/systems/.Atttp://www.lenovo.com/support,youcancreateapersonalized
supportpagebyidentifyingLenovoproductstatareofinteresttoyou.Fromtispersonalizedpage,you
cansubscribetoweeklyemailnotificationsaboutnewtecnicaldocuments,searcforinformationand
downloads,andaccessvariousadministrativeservices.
Technologiesandsoftwareinformation
TeservercontainsX-Arcitecturenextgenerationtecnologies,wicelpincreaseperformanceand
reliability.Formoreinformation,see“Watyourserveroffers”onpage9and“Reliability,Availability,and
Serviceability”onpage12.
IfyouparticipateinteLenovoclientreferenceprogram,youcansareinformationaboutyour
useoftecnology,bestpractices,andinnovativesolutions;buildaprofessionalnetwork;andgain
visibilityforyourbusiness.FormoreinformationaboutteLenovoclientreferenceprogram,goto
ttp://www.ibm.com/ibm/clientreference/.
Sererfeaturesandspecifications
Tefollowinginformationisasummaryofteserverfeaturesandspecificationsofteserver.Dependingon
temodel,somefeaturesmigtnotbeavailable,orsomespecificationsmigtvary.
Microprocessor(dependingonthemodel):
•OneIntel®quad-core(Xeon®E3-1200v5series)ordual-core(Pentium®series,Celeron®,orCore™i3
series)microprocessor
•Multi-cippackagemicroprocessorarcitecture
•DesignedforLandGridArray(LGA)1151socket
•Scalableuptofourcores
•SupportIntelFlexMemoryTecnology
Fortespecifictypeandspeedofteservermicroprocessor,viewteinformationinteSetupUtility
program.See“UsingteSetupUtilityprogram”onpage28.
Foralistofsupportedmicroprocessors,goto:
ttp://www.lenovo.com/serverproven/
Memory:
•Minimum:4GB
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