Lenovo DX8200N User manual

LenovoStorageDX8200N
ServiceabilityGuide
MachineType:5128

FirstEdition(May2017)
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Contents
Chapter1.Introdction.........1
PCIeadapters................1
Bootvolume................2
Chapter2.Configration........3
Configurationtools..............3
UpdatingthedefaultVitalProductData
information.................3
ConfiguringtheUEFIsettings..........3
ConfiguringtheN2215andN2226HBAboot
support..................4
Chapter3.Maintenance.........9
Systemboard................9
Adapters..................9
Drives...................9
FeaturesonDemand............10
Updatingthefirmware............11
Disasterrecovery..............11
Turningoffthesystemduringmaintenance...11
Chapter4.Trobleshooting......13
AppendixA.Notices..........15
Trademarks................15
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Chapter1.Introdction
Lenovo®StorageDX8200Nisasoftware-definedstoragesystemwhichisdesignedbasedonLenovo
Systemx3650M5serverandispreinstalledwiththeNexenta™NexentaStor™software.Formoreinformation
abouttheLenovoSystemx3650M5servers,refertotheInstallationandServiceGuide,whichisavailablefor
downloadat:
http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com
PCIeadapters
ThefollowingfigureandtableshowthePCIeslotpositionontherearoftheserverandtheallocation
ofadapters.
Figure1.PCIeslotpositionontherearofx3650M5server
able1.Fixedadapter
AdapterConnectorPartnmberDescription
N2215SAS/SATAHBADedicatedslotlessAIDconnectoron
systemboard(notshownonthefigure)
47C8674Connectedto
two1TBdrives
onthefront
able2.FlexibleadaptersonthePCIeslots
AdapterPCIeslotPartnmberDescription
N2226SAS/SATAHBASlot1,600AE917Connectedto
externalJBOD
QLogic16GbFCSingle-portHBASlot4,5,6,800Y3338—
QLogic16GbFCDual-portHBASlot4,5,6,800Y3342—
QLogic8GbFCSingle-portHBASlot4,5,6,842D0502—
QLogic8GbFCDual-portHBASlot4,5,6,842D0511—
Emulex16GbFCSingle-portHBASlot4,5,6,881Y1656—
Emulex16GbFCDual-portHBASlot4,5,6,881Y1663—
Emulex8GbFCSingle-portHBASlot4,5,6,842D0486—
Emulex8GbFCDual-portHBASlot4,5,6,842D0495—
IntelX520DualPort10GbESFP+
Adapter
Slot4,5,6,849Y7963—
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able2.FlexibleadaptersonthePCIeslots(continued)
AdapterPCIeslotPartnmberDescription
IntelX540-T2DualPort10GBaseT
Adapter
Slot4,5,6,849Y7973—
IntelI350-T4ML2QuadPortGbE
Adapter
Slot3(ML2)00D1997—
IntelI350-T22xGbEBaseTAdapterSlot4,5,6,800AG513—
Bootvolme
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthebootvolumeconfigurationofthedrives.
Figure2.Bootvolumeconfiguration
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Chapter2.Configration
Afterreplacingthesystemboard,updatethedefaultVitalProductData(VPD)informationandconfigurethe
UEFIsettingsandHBAbootsupportfortheLenovoStorageDX8200N(5128)storagesystem.
Configrationtools
Youcanusethefollowingconfigurationtools:
•LenovoAdvancedSettingUtility(ASU)
•IPMItool
LenovoAdvancedSettingUtility
ASUhelpsyoutoconfiguretheUEFIsettingswiththecommandline.
FormoreinformationabouttheASU,goto:
https://support.lenovo.com/documents/LNVO-ASU
IPMItool
IPMItoolprovidesasimplecommand-lineinterfacetoIntelligentPlatformManagementInterface(IPMI)
enableddevices.
FormoreinformationabouttheIPMItool,goto:
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/HT106995
UpdatingthedefaltVitalProdctDatainformation
YoucanuseASUandIPMItooltoupdatetheVPDinformation.
Tochangethemachinetype,usethefollowingcommands:
asu64setSYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysInfoProdName5128A1C–host<IMM_HOST_IP>–user<USERID>–password
<PASSW0RD>
asu64setSYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysInfoProdIdentier"LenovoStorageDX8200N"–host<IMM_HOST_IP>–user
<USERID>–password<PASSW0RD>
ipmitool-Ilanplus-H<IMM_HOST_IP>-U<USERID>-P<PASSW0RD>raw0x3a0x0c0x0e0x010x100x4c0x65
0x6e0x6f0x760x6f0x200x530x740x6f0x720x610x670x650x200x440x580x380x320x300x300x4E
0x3a0x200x20
Inthecommandlines,<IMM_HOST_IP>representsIMMIP ,<USERID>representsIMMuserID,and<PASSW0RD>
representsIMMpassword.
ConfigringtheUEFIsettings
ForthequickstepsofconfiguringtheUEFIsettings,seeM5128_UEFI_setting.readmeand
M5128_UEFI_setting.asuontheLenovoSupportWebsiteat:
http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com
YoucanusethefollowingcommandstoconfiguretheUEFIsettingswithASU.
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•Toloadthedefaultsettings:
asu64loaddefault
•Tochangetheoperatingmode:
asu64setOperatingModes.ChooseOperatingMode"MaximumPerformance"
•TodisabletheUSB3.0function:
asu64setDevicesandIOPorts.xHCIModeDisabled–override
•Tooptimizetheperformancesettings:
asu64setBootModes.SystemBootMode"LegacyMode"
asu64setBootOrder.BootOrder"CD/DVDRom=HardDisk0=PXENetwork"
asu64setDevicesandIOPorts.SetOptionROMExecutionOrder"Ethernet1=Ethernet2=Ethernet3=Ethernet
4=Video=Slot3=Slot4=Slot5=Slot9"
asu64setProcessors.IntelVirtualizationTechnologyDisable
asu64setProcessors.EnergyEfcientTurboDisable
asu64setDevicesandIOPorts.IntelVTforDirectedIOVT -dDisable
ConfigringtheN2215andN2226HBAbootspport
InaLenovoStorageDX8200Nstoragesystem,oneN2215HBAisconnectedtotheinternalOSdrives,and
atleastoneN2226HBAisconnectedtotheexternalJBOD.ThebootpriorityoftheN2215HBAmustbe
higherthantheN2226HBAtoensurethatthesystemstartscorrectly.ToconfiguretheN2215andN2226
HBAbootsupport,dothefollowing:
1.Duringinitializing,pressCtrl+CtostarttheAvagoConfigUtility.
2.Doeitherofthefollowing:
•ConfigurethebootsupportofN2226HBA:
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a.UsetheupanddownarrowkeystoselecttheN2226HBA,andthenpressEnter.
b.ChangeBootSpporttoEnableOSOnly.
epeatstepsaandbtoconfigurealloftheinstalledN2226HBAs.
•ChangethebootorderofN2215HBA:
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a.UsethearrowkeystoselecttheN2215HBA,andmovethecursortoBootOrder.
b.Press-andchangethevalueofBootOrderto0.
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