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ThinkServerRS140
UserGuideandHardwareMaintenance
Manual
MachineTypes:70F2,70F3,70F8,and70F9
Note:Beforeusingtheinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:
•TheReadMeFirstthatcomeswithyourproduct
•“Safetyinformation”onpageiii
•AppendixA“Notices”onpage125
FourthEdition(August2015)
©CopyrightLenovo2014,2015.
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Contents
Safetyinformation..........iii
Productsthatarenotassessed.........x
Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1
Introduction.................1
Serverdocumentation.............2
Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...5
Chapter3.Productoverview......7
Serverpackage...............7
Features..................7
Specifications...............10
Software.................11
ThinkServerEasyStartup.........11
ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater.11
LenovoThinkServerPowerPlanner.....11
BIOSupdateutility...........11
RAIDconfigurationutilities........11
LenovoThinkServerDiagnostics......11
Locations.................12
Machinetype,model,andserialnumber
label.................12
Frontviewoftheserver.........12
Frontpanel..............13
Rearviewoftheserver.........15
Serverlock..............18
Servercomponents...........18
RAIDcard...............22
Connectingthecables..........23
Systemboardcomponents........33
Chapter4.Turningonandturningoff
theserver...............37
T urningontheserver............37
T urningofftheserver............37
Chapter5.Configuringtheserver..39
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........39
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....39
ViewinginformationintheSetupUtility
program...............39
SetupUtilityprograminterface......39
Settingthesystemdateandtime.....43
Usingpasswords............43
ConfiguringtheTPMfunction.......44
Selectingastartupdevice........44
ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......45
UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS......45
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...46
FeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartup
program...............46
StartingtheThinkServerEasyStartup
program...............47
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram
onaWindowsoperatingsystem......48
ConfiguringRAID..............49
AboutRAID..............49
RAIDforyourserver...........51
ConfiguringthesystemBIOStoenable
onboardSATARAIDfunctionality......51
ConfiguringtheadvancedSAT AorSAS
hardwareRAID.............53
ConfiguringtheEthernetcontrollers......54
Updatingthefirmware............54
UsingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram....55
Chapter6.Installing,removing,or
replacinghardware..........57
Guidelines................57
Precautions..............57
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....58
Systemreliabilityguidelines........59
Removingtheservercover..........59
Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware...60
Removingandreinstallingtherackhandles.61
Removingandreinstallingthefanduct...61
Installingorremovingamemorymodule...63
InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard....66
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID
500UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID....70
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID
700Battery..............72
Installingorremovingtheslimopticaldrive..75
Replacingtherisercardassembly.....79
ReplacingtheEthernetcard........81
Replacingthepowersupplyassembly...84
Removingandreinstallingthe
slim-optical-drivebracket........86
Replacinga2.5-inchharddiskdrive....88
Replacinga3.5-inchharddiskdrive....91
Replacingthefrontpanelboard......94
Replacingasystemfan.........96
Replacingtheheatsink.........98
Replacingthemicroprocessor.......100
Replacingthecoin-cellbattery......103
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Safetyinformation
Note:Beforeusingtheproduct,besuretoreadandunderstandthemultilingualsafetyinstructionsonthe
documentationDVDthatcomeswiththeproduct.
Antesdeusaroproduto,leiaeentendaasinstruçõesdesegurançamultilínguesnoDVDdedocumentação
queoacompanha.
Предидаизползватетозипродукт ,задължителнопрочететеивникнетевмногоезичнитеинструкции
забезопасноствDVDдискасдокументация,койтосепредоставяспродукта.
PrijeupotrebeovogproizvodaobaveznopročitajtevišejezičnesigurnosneuputekojesenalazenaDVD-us
dokumentacijomkojidobivateuzproizvod.
PředpoužitímproduktujetřebasipřečístaporozumětbezpečnostnímpokynůmuvedenýmnadiskuDVDs
dokumentací,kterýjedodávánsproduktem.
Førdubrugerproduktet,skaldusørgeforatlæseogforstådesikkerhedsforskrifter,derfindespåflere
sprog,pådendokumentations-dvd,derfølgermedproduktet.
LuetuotteenmukanatoimitetullaDVD-tietolevylläolevatmonikielisetturvaohjeetennentämäntuotteen
käyttöä.
Avantd'utiliserleproduit,veillezàbienlireetcomprendrelesinstructionsdesécuritémultilinguesfigurant
surleDVDdedocumentationfourniavecleproduit.
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VorVerwendungdesProduktssolltenSieunbedingtdiemehrsprachigenSicherheitsanweisungenaufder
Dokumentations-DVDlesen,dieimLieferumfangdesProduktsenthaltenist.
AtermékhasználataelőttmindenképpenolvassaelésértelmezzeatermékhezkapottdokumentációsDVD
lemezentalálható,többnyelvenelolvashatóbiztonságielőírásokat.
Primadiutilizzareilprodotto,accertarsidileggereecomprendereleinformazionisullasicurezzamultilingue
disponibilisulDVDdidocumentazionefornitoconilprodotto.
製品をご使用になる前に、製品に付属のDocumentationDVDに収録されているマルチリンガルの「安
全に正しくご使用いただくために」を読んで理解してください。
제품을사용하기전에제품과함께제공되는문서DVD의다국어안전지침을주의깊게읽어보십시오.
Voordatuhetproductgebruikt,moetuervoorzorgendatudemeertaligeveiligheidsinstructiesopde
documentatie-dvdvanhetproducthebtgelezenenbegrijpt.
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Przedskorzystaniemzproduktunależyzapoznaćsięzwielojęzycznymiinstrukcjamibezpieczeństwa
znajdującymisięnapłycieDVDzdokumentacjądostarczonąwrazzproduktem.
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Înaintedeautilizaprodusul,asiguraţi-văcăaţicititşiînţelesinstrucţiuniledesiguranţăînmaimultelimbide
peDVD-ulcudocumentaţiecareînsoţeşteprodusul.
Førdubrukerproduktet,måduleseogforstådenflerspråkligesikkerhetsinformasjonenpåDVDenmed
dokumentasjonsomfølgermedproduktet.
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безопасностинаразныхязыках,которыеможнонайтинаDVD-дискесдокументациейвкомплектес
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dokumentacionomDVD-ukojistedobiliuzproizvod.
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produktom.
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naDVD-juzdokumentacijo,kistegaprejeliskupajzizdelkom.
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innandubörjaranvändaprodukten.
使用本產品之前，請務必閱讀並瞭解產品隨附的文件DVD上的多國語言版本安全資訊。
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мовах,щоможназнайтинаDVD-дискуздокументацієювкомплектізпродуктом.
Important:Fortranslatedversionsofthecautionordangerstatement,refertotheSafety,Warranty,and
SupportInformationdocument.
Ensurethatyoureadandunderstandallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentbeforeyouperform
theprocedures.Readandunderstandanyadditionalsafetyinformationthatisincludedwiththeserveror
optionaldevicebeforeyouinstall,remove,orreplacethedevice.
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Statement3
CAUTION:
Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,DVDdrives,fiberopticdevices,ortransmitters)are
installed,notethefollowing:
•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto
hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.
•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespecifiedherein
mightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.
DANGER
SomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3Blaserdiode.Notethefollowing:
Laserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeam,donotviewdirectlywithoptical
instruments,andavoiddirectexposuretothebeam.
Statement4
≥18kg(39.7lb)≥32kg(70.5lb)2lb)
<32kg(70.5lb)<55kg(121.2lb)20.5lb)
CAUTION:
Usesafepracticeswhenlifting.
Statement5
CAUTION:
Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerswitchonthepowersupplydonotturnoff
theelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanonepower
cord.Toremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected
fromthepowersource.
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Statement6
CAUTION:
Ifyouinstallastrain-reliefbracketoptionovertheendofthepowercordthatisconnectedtothe
device,youmustconnecttheotherendofthepowercordtoapowersourcethatiseasilyaccessible
incaseitneedstobedisconnected.
Statement7
CAUTION:
Ifthedevicehasdoors,ensurethatyouremoveorsecurethedoorsbeforemovingorliftingthe
devicetoprotectagainstpersonalinjury.Thedoorswillnotsupporttheweightofthedevice.
Statement8
CAUTION:
Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.
Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabel
attached.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethesecomponents.Ifyoususpectaproblemwith
oneoftheseparts,contactaservicetechnician.
Statement9
CAUTION:
Disconnectthehot-swapfancablesbeforeremovingthefanfromthedevicetoprotectagainst
personalinjury.
Statement10
CAUTION:
Thefollowinglabelindicatesasharp-edgehazard.
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Statement16
CAUTION:
Toreducetheriskofelectricshockorenergyhazards:
•Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledbytrainedservicepersonnelinarestricted-accesslocation,as
definedbyyourlocalelectricalcodeandthelatesteditionofIEC60950.
•Connecttheequipmenttoareliablyearthedsafetyextralowvoltage(SELV)source.AnSELV
sourceisasecondarycircuitthatisdesignedsothatnormalandsinglefaultconditionsdonot
causethevoltagestoexceedasafelevel(60Vdirectcurrent).
•Thebranchcircuitovercurrentprotectionmustberatedinaccordancewithlocalelectricalcode
requirements.
•Use1.3mm 2or16AmericanWireGauge(AWG)copperconductoronly,notexceeding3meters
inlength.
•Torquethewiring-terminalscrewsto1.4newton-metersor12inch-pounds.
•Provideareadilyavailable,approvedandrateddisconnectdeviceinthefieldwiring.
Statement17
CAUTION:
ThisproductcontainsaClass1Mlaser.Donotviewdirectlywithopticalinstruments.
Statement18
CAUTION:
Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mountedproducts.
Statement19
CAUTION:
Hazardousmovingparts.Keepfingersandotherbodypartsaway.
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Chapter1.Generalinformation
Thischapterprovidessomegeneralinformationaboutyourproduct.
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:
•“Introduction”onpage1
•“Serverdocumentation”onpage2
Introduction
ThisdocumentationforyourLenovo ®ThinkServer®productcontainsinformationabouttheserverfeatures,
specifications,componentlocations,configurationinstructions,hardwarereplacementprocedures,and
basictroubleshootinganddiagnostics.
YourservercomeswithadocumentationDVDthatcontainsvariousserverdocumentstohelpyouuseand
maintaintheserver.Meanwhile,yourservercomeswithaThinkServerEasyStartupDVDthatprovidesa
convenientsolutionforconfiguringtheserverandinstallinganoperatingsystem.
TheLenovoLimitedWarranty(LLW)containsthewarrantytermsthatapplytotheproductyoupurchasedfrom
Lenovo.ReadtheLLWonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.Aprintablegenericversion
ofthelatestLLWalsoisavailableinmorethan30languagesathttp://www.lenovo.com/warranty/llw_02.If
youcannotobtaintheLLWthroughthedocumentationDVDorLenovoWebsite,contactyourlocalLenovo
officeorresellertoobtainaprintedversionoftheLLW,freeofcharge.
Forwarrantyservice,consulttheworldwideLenovoSupporttelephonelist.T elephonenumbersaresubject
tochangewithoutnotice.Themostup-to-datetelephonelistforLenovoSupportisalwaysavailableonthe
Websiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/support/phone.Ifthetelephonenumberforyourcountryorregionisnot
listed,contactyourLenovoresellerorLenovomarketingrepresentative.
T oobtainthemostup-to-dateinformationabouttheserver,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver
LenovomaintainspagesontheWorldWideWeb,whereyoucangetthelatesttechnicalinformationand
downloaddocumentationordevicedriversandupdates.T oaccesstheLenovoSupportWebsite,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
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Recordinformationaboutyourserverinthefollowingtable.Y ouwillneedtheinformationifyoueverneed
tohaveyourserverserviced.
Forwheretofindtheproductinformationlabelonthechassis,see“Machinetype,model,andserialnumber
label”onpage12 .
Productname ______________________________________________
Machinetypeandmodel(MT -M) ______________________________________________
Serialnumber(S/N) ______________________________________________
Dateofpurchase ______________________________________________
YoucanregisteryourserverwithLenovobyfollowingtheinstructionsat:
http://www.lenovo.com/register
Whenyouregisteryourserver,informationisenteredintoadatabase,whichenablesLenovotocontact
youincaseofarecallorothersevereproblem.AfteryouregisteryourserverwithLenovo,youwillreceive
quickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp.Inaddition,somelocationsofferextendedprivilegesand
servicestoregisteredusers.
Serverdocumentation
Thistopicprovidesgeneraldescriptionsofthevariousdocumentationforyourserverandinstructionson
howtoobtainallthedocumentation.
Printeddocument
Thefollowingdocumentisprintedoutandcontainedinyourserverpackage.
ReadMeFirst
Thisisamultilingualdocumentyoushouldreadfirst.Thisdocumentguidesyoutoreadthecomplete
warranty,support,andsafetyinformationonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserverbefore
usingtheproduct.Thisdocumentalsoprovidesinformationabouthowtofindthemostup-to-date
informationontheLenovoSupportWebsite.
DocumentationDVD
ThedocumentationDVD,whichcomeswithyourserver,containsvariousdocumentsforyourserverin
PortableDocumentFormat(PDF)andHyperT extMarkupLanguage(HTML).ThedocumentationDVDisnot
bootable.T oviewthedocumentsontheDVD,youwillneedacomputerwithaWebbrowserandtheAdobe
Readerprogram,whichisavailablefordownloadat:
http://www.adobe.com
T ostartthedocumentationDVD,inserttheDVDintotheopticaldrive.TheDVDisAutoPlayenabledand
startsautomaticallyinmostMicrosoft ®Windows®environments.IftheDVDfailstostartorifyouareusinga
Linux®operatingsystem,openthelaunch.htmfilelocatedintherootdirectoryoftheDVD.
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Note:LenovomaintainspagesontheWorldWideWeb,whereyoucangetthelatesttechnicalinformation
anddownloaddocumentationordevicedriversandupdates.Someinformationinthedocumentsonthe
documentationDVDmightchangewithoutnoticeafterthefirstreleaseoftheDVD.Y oucanalwaysobtainall
themostup-to-datedocumentationforyourserverfromtheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals
ThefollowingdocumentsareonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver:
•Safety,Warranty,andSupportInformation
Thisisamultilingualdocumentthatincludesallthesafetystatementsforyourproductinmorethan30
languages.Besuretoreadandunderstandallthesafetystatementsbeforeusingtheproduct.This
documentalsoincludestheLenovowarrantystatement,CustomerReplaceableUnits(CRUs)information,
andinformationabouthowtocontacttheLenovoCustomerSupportCenter.
•LenovoLicenseAgreement
ThisdocumentincludesthetermsandconditionsoftheLenovoLicenseAgreement.
•UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual
Thisdocumentprovidesdetailedinformationtohelpyougetfamiliarwithyourserverandhelpyou
use,configure,andmaintainyourserver.Someinformationinthisdocument,ifspecified,isintended
forservicetechniciansonly.
•MegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuide
ThisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)andhowto
usetheutilityprogramstoconfigure,monitor,andmaintainyourserverRAIDandrelateddevices.This
documentisinEnglishonly.
Note:RefertothisdocumentforhardwareRAIDinformationifyouhavearequiredRAIDcardinstalledin
theserver.See“InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard”onpage66 .
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Chapter3.Productoverview
Thischapterprovidesinformationabouttheserverpackage,features,specifications,softwareprograms,
andcomponentlocations.
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:
•“Serverpackage”onpage7
•“Features”onpage7
•“Specifications”onpage10
•“Software”onpage11
•“Locations”onpage12
Serverpackage
Theserverpackageincludestheserver,thepowercord,printeddocumentation,adocumentationDVD,and
softwaremedia.
Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromthefollowingillustration.
Figure1.Serverpackage
1Server
2Materialbox(includingprinteddocumentation,adocumentationDVD,andsoftwaremedia)
3Powercord
4Railkit
Features
Thistopicprovidesgeneralinformationabouttheserverfeaturesforvariousmodels.Dependingonyour
specificmodel,somefeaturesmightvaryorunavailable.Forinformationaboutyourspecificmodel,usethe
SetupUtilityprogram.See“ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage39.Youalsocanrefer
totheProductsSpecificationsReferencedocumentforThinkServerproductsat:
http://www.lenovo.com/psref/
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Microprocessor
Yourservercomeswithoneofthefollowingmicroprocessors(internalcachesizevariesbymodeltype):
•Intel ®Celeron®microprocessor
•IntelCore ™i3microprocessor
•IntelPentium ®microprocessor
•IntelXeon ®microprocessor
ForalistofThinkServermicroprocessoroptions,goto:
http://lenovoquickpick.com/usa/home/thinkserver/rack-and-tower-server
Memory
Yourserverhasfourmemoryslots.Formoreinformation,see“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage63.
Powersupply
Yourservercomeswitha300-wattautomaticvoltage-sensingpowersupply.
Note:Ifyouareusinguninterruptiblepowersupplies(UPS),ensurethatyouuseonlypure-sineUPSes
withyourThinkServerserver.
Systemfan
Yourserverhasthreesystemfans.
Internaldrive
Internaldrivesaredevicesthatyourserverusestoreadandstoredata.Theinternaldrivessupported
byyourservervarybymodel.
•Harddiskdrive
–Uptotwo3.5-inchSerialAdvancedT echnologyAttachment(SA TA)orSerialAttachedSCSI(SAS)hard
diskdrives(SCSIistheacronymforSmallComputerSystemInterface)
–Uptofour2.5-inchSA TAorSASharddiskdrivesorSAT Asolid-statedrives
Note:Theterm“2.5-inchharddiskdrives”hereinafterreferstoallthesupportedtypesof2.5-inchhard
diskdrives,includingsolid-statedrives.
•Opticaldrive
OneslimSATAopticaldrive(availableonsomemodels)
Expansionslot
OnePeripheralComponentInterconnect(PCI)Expresscardslotontherisercardassembly
Fordetailedinformation,see“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage15.
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Input/Output(I/O)features
•FourUSB2.0connectors(twoonthefrontpanelandtwoontherearpanel)
•FourUSB3.0connectorsontherearpanel
•OneDisplayPort ®connectorontherearpanel
•Oneserialconnectorontherearpanel
•Onevideographicsarray(VGA)connectorontherearpanel
•ThreeRJ-45Ethernetconnectors(oneontherearpanelforsystemmanagementandtwoontheEthernet
card)
Forthelocationinformationabouttheconnectors,refertotherelatedtopicsin“Locations”onpage12.
Videosubsystem
IntegratedgraphicsforaVGAconnectorandaDisplayPortconnector
Ethernetconnectivity
TherearethreeRJ-45Ethernetconnectorsontherearpanelwith10megabitspersecond(Mbps),100
Mbps,or1000Mbpsnetworkconnectivity.Formoreinformation,see“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage15.
Reliability,availability,andserviceability
Reliability,availability,andserviceability(hereinafterreferredtoasRAS)arethreeimportantserverdesign
features.TheRASfeatureshelpyoutoensuretheintegrityofthedatastoredontheserver,theavailabilityof
theserverwhenyouneedit,andtheeasewithwhichyoucandiagnoseandcorrectproblems.
YourserverhasthefollowingRASfeatures:
•Securityfeatures
–Administratorpasswordanduserpasswordtohelpyouprotectunauthorizedaccesstotheserver
(see“Usingpasswords”onpage43)
–ThinkServerT rustedPlatformModule(TPM),whichisasecuritychip,tohelpenhanceserversecurity
Note:TheTPMisonlyavailableinsomemodels.
–RedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)configurationforimprovingdatastoragereliabilityand
faulttolerance(see“ConfiguringRAID”onpage49)
–Remotemonitoringorcontrolbyanadministratortoprovideprotectionorhelp
•Basicsystemmanagementfeatures
–Abilitytostorethepower-onself-test(POST)hardwaretestresults
–BIOSSetupUtilityprogram
TheBIOSSetupUtilityprogramhelpsyouviewtheserverinformationandconfiguretheserverinthe
pre-operatingsystemenvironment.See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage39 .
–PrebootExecutionEnvironment(PXE)
TheIntelPXEtechnologyenablesyoutostartyourcomputers,loadanoperatingsystem,ordeploy
executableimagesfromaremoteserverbyusinganetworkinterface.Theoperationcanbedone
independentlyoflocaldatastoragedevices(suchasharddiskdrives)oroperatingsystems.
Chapter3.Productoverview9
–RAID
YourserversupportsonboardSA TAsoftwareRAID.IfarequiredRAIDcardisinstalled,yourserver
alsosupportsadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDconfigurations.Fordetailedinformation,see
“ConfiguringRAID”onpage49 .
Note:TheonboardRAIDisasoftwareRAIDinsteadofahardwareRAID.
–Softwareprograms
Formoreinformationaboutthesoftwareprograms,see“Software”onpage11 .
–WakeonLAN
WakeonLANisanEthernetcomputernetworkingstandardthatallowsacomputertobeturnedon
orwokenupbyanetworkmessage.Themessageisusuallysentbyaprogramrunningonanother
computeronthesamelocalareanetwork.
Specifications
Thistopicliststhephysicalspecificationsforyourserver.
Dimensions
Widthwithoutrackhandles:430mm(16.9inches)
Depth:411mm(16.2inches)
Height:43.5mm(1.71inches)
Weight
Theproductweightvariesdependingondifferentsystemconfigurations.
Rangeofproductweightwithpackage:11.63kg(25.64lb)to13.16kg(29.01lb)
Environment
•Airtemperature:
Operating:10°Cto35°C(50°Fto95°F)
Storage:-40°Cto70°C(-40°Fto158°F)inoriginalshippingpackage
•Altitude:0to3048m(0to10000ft)inanunpressurizedenvironment
•Humidity:
Operating:10%to80%(non-condensing)
Storagewithoutpackage:10%to80%(non-condensing)
Storagewithpackage:10%to90%(non-condensing)
Electricalinput
•Universalinput:
–Lowrange:
Minimum:100Vac
Maximum:127Vac
Inputfrequencyrange:50to60Hz
–Highrange:
Minimum:200Vac
Maximum:240Vac
Inputfrequencyrange:50to60Hz
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3Rackhandle(right)
4Rackhandle(left)
Ifyourserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,youcanusetherackhandlestohelpyouslidetheserveroutof
therackcabinet.Youalsocanusetherackhandlesandscrewstosecuretheserverintherackcabinet
sothattheservercannotslideout,especiallyinvibration-proneareas.Formoreinformation,refertothe
documentationthatcomeswithyourrailkit.
Frontpanel
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthecontrols,connectors,andLEDsonthefrontpaneloftheserver.T olocate
thefrontpanel,see“Frontviewoftheserver”onpage12.
Figure4.Frontpanel
1PowerbuttonwithpowerstatusLED2IDbuttonwithIDLED
3Hard-disk-drivestatusLED 4NetworkInterfaceController(NIC)statusLED
5SystemerrorLED6FrontUSB2.0connector1
7FrontUSB2.0connector2
1PowerbuttonwithpowerstatusLED
Pressthepowerbuttontoturnontheserverwhenyoufinishsettinguptheserver.Holdthepowerbutton
forseveralsecondstoturnofftheserverifyoucannotturnitofffromtheoperatingsystem.SeeChapter
4“Turningonandturningofftheserver”onpage37.ThepowerstatusLEDhelpsyoutodeterminethe
currentpowerstatus.
PowerstatusLED Color Description
OnGreen Theserverison.
Off None Theserverisoff.
2IDbuttonwithIDLED
WhenyoupresstheIDbuttononthefrontpanel,theIDLEDsonboththefrontandrearoftheserverarelit
tohelpyoulocatetheserveramongotherservers.
IDLED Color Description
On Blue Theserverisidentified.
Off None TheIDLEDisnotinuseortheserverisnotidentified.
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3Hard-disk-drivestatusLED
Thehard-disk-drivestatusLEDhelpsyoutodeterminetheactivityoftheharddiskdrive.
Hard-disk-drivestatusLED Color Description
Off NoneTheharddiskdriveisnotinuse.
Blinking Green Theharddiskdriveisactiveanddataisbeing
transferred.
4NICstatusLED
TheNICstatusLEDindicatestheLANstatusfortheEthernetconnector1andEthernetconnector2onthe
rearpaneloftheserver.
NICstatusLEDColor Description
OnGreen TheserverisconnectedtoaLAN.
Off None TheserverisdisconnectedfromaLAN.
Blinking Green TheLANisconnectedandactive.
5SystemerrorLED
ThesystemerrorLEDhelpsyoutodetermineifthereareanysystemerrors.
SystemerrorLEDColor Description
OnGreenThebootingprocessstopsbecauseofaPOSTerror.
Off None Theserverisoffortheserverisonandworking
correctly.
6FrontUSB2.0connector1
7FrontUSB2.0connector2
UsedtoattachaUSB-compatibledevice,suchasaUSBkeyboard,mouse,scanner,orprinter.Ifyouhave
morethaneightUSBdevices,youcanpurchaseaUSBhub,whichyoucanusetoconnectadditional
USBdevices.
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Rearviewoftheserver
Thefollowingillustrationshowstherearviewoftheserver.
Figure5.Rearviewoftheserver
1Powercordconnector 2Serialconnector
3Ethernetconnector1(RJ-45)4Ethernetconnector2(RJ-45)
5USB3.0connectors(4)6Ethernetconnector0forsystemmanagement(RJ-45)
7PCIExpresscardslotforthecardinstalledon
therisercardassembly
8Security-lockslot
9IDLED 10FrontUSB2.0connectors(2)
11DisplayPortconnector 12VGADB-15connector
13Powercordretainer
1Powercordconnector
Usedtoconnectthepowercord.
2Serialconnector
Usedtoattachadevicethatusesa9-pinserialconnector.
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346Ethernetconnectors(RJ-45)
UsedtoattachanEthernetcableforaLAN.EachEthernetconnectorhastwostatusLEDstohelpyou
identifytheEthernetconnectivity,activity,andconnectionspeed.
Notes:
•TheEthernetconnector0(callout 6)markedwith“MGMT”isforsystemmanagementbydefault.
•TheEthernetconnector0doesnotsupporttheIntelVirtualizationT echnology.
Figure6.EthernetstatusLEDs
Table1.EthernetstatusLED1
ColorStatus Description
Amber On Theconnectionspeedis1000Mbps.
GreenOn Theconnectionspeedis100Mbps.
None Off Theconnectionspeedis10Mbps.
Table2.EthernetstatusLED2
ColorStatus Description
Amber On TheserverisconnectedtoaLAN.
Amber Off TheserverisdisconnectedfromaLAN.
AmberBlinkingnnectedandactive.
510USBconnectors
UsedtoattachaUSB-compatibledevice,suchasaUSBkeyboard,mouse,scanner,orprinter.Ifyouhave
morethaneightUSBdevices,youcanpurchaseaUSBhub,whichyoucanusetoconnectadditional
USBdevices.
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7PCIExpresscardslot
TherearetwoPCIExpresscardslotsontherisercardassembly.TheEthernetcardisinstalledintheslot1
ontherisercardassembly.Theslot2isusedtoinstallahalf-length,full-heightPCIExpresscard,suchasa
RAIDcardoraThinkServerHostBusAdapter(HBA).
Figure7.Locatingtheslotsontherisercardassembly
8Security-lockslot
Usedtoattachacablelocktosecureyourservertoadesk,table,orothernon-permanentfixture.
9IDLED
WhenyoupresstheIDbuttononthefrontoftheserver,theIDLEDsonboththefrontandrearoftheserver
arelittohelpyoulocatetheserveramongotherservers.
IDLED Color Description
On Blue Theserverisidentified.
Off None TheIDLEDisnotinuseortheserverisnotidentified.
11DisplayPortconnector
Usedtoattachahigh-performancemonitor,adirect-drivemonitor,orotherdevicesthatuseaDisplayPort
connector.
12VGADB-15connector
UsedtoattachaVGA-compatiblevideodevice,suchasaVGAmonitor.
Note:T oconnectaVGAcabletothisconnector,thephysicalthicknessofthewholeconnectorontheendof
theVGAcablemustbelessthan17mm(0.67inch).
13Powercordretainer
Usedtosecurethepowercord.
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Serverlock
YoucanuseaKensington-stylecablelocktosecureyourservertoadesk,table,orothernon-permanent
xture.Thecablelockattachestothesecurity-lockslotattherearofyourserverandisoperatedwithakey
orcombinationdependingonthetypeselected.Thecablelockalsolockstheservercover.Thisisthesame
typeoflockusedwithmanynotebookcomputers.YoucanordersuchacablelockdirectlyfromLenovoby
searchingforKensingtonat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
Figure8.Kensington-stylecablelock
Servercomponents
Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethecomponentsofyourserver.Formoreinformation
aboutmajorcomponents,seetherelatedtopicsin“Locations”onpage12 .
Toremovetheservercoverandgainaccesstotheinsideoftheserver,see“Removingtheservercover”
onpage59 .
Thechassiscongurationvariesbymodel.Thefollowingillustrationsshowthetwochassiscongurations
basedonthesupportedharddiskdrives.
•“Componentsofservermodelswithtwo3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays”onpage19
•“Componentsofservermodelswithfour2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays”onpage20
Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
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Componentsofservermodelswithtwo3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays
1
6
8
4
3
2
5
7
17
9
13
10
11
12
14
15
18
16
Figure9.Componentsofservermodelswithtwo3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays
1Servercover 2Risercardassembly
3Ethernetcard
5Systemfan1 6Powersupplyassembly
7Systemfan3 8Heatsink
9Rackhandle(right) 10Microprocessor
11Slim-optical-drivebracket12Slimopticaldrive
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13Harddiskdrive1emorymodules
15Harddiskdrive0ontpanelboard
17Systemfan2oard
Componentsofservermodelswithfour2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays
1
6
4
3
2
5
7
19
9
13
14
16
11
12
15
17
20
8
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18
Figure10.Componentsofservermodelswithfour2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays
1Servercover 2Risercardassembly
3Ethernetcard
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5Systemfan1 6Powersupplyassembly
7Systemfan3 8Heatsink
9Rackhandle(right) 10Microprocessor
11Slim-optical-drivebracket12Slimopticaldrive
132.5-inchharddiskdrive3142.5-inchharddiskdrive2
15Memorymodules162.5-inchharddiskdrive1
172.5-inchharddiskdrive018Frontpanelboard
19Systemfan2mboard
CRUidentification
CRUsarepartsthatcanbeupgradedorreplacedbythecustomer.IfaCRUisdeterminedtobedefective
duringthewarrantyperiod,areplacementCRUwillbeprovidedtothecustomer.Customersareresponsible
forinstallingtheself-serviceCRUsforthisproduct.Customersalsocaninstalloptional-serviceCRUs,which
mightrequiresometechnicalskillsortools,orrequestthatatechnicianinstalltheoptional-serviceCRU
underthetermsoftheapplicablewarrantyservicetypeforyourcountryorregion.
Non-CRUsmustbereplacedonlybytrainedservicetechnicians.
ThefollowingtableliststhemajorFRUsinyourserverandtheCRUidentificationinformation.Foracomplete
listingofFRUinformation,suchasFRUpartnumbersandsupportedservermodels,goto:
http:/www.lenovo.com/serviceparts-lookup
Notes:
•BeforeservicingaLenovoproduct,ensurethatyoureadandunderstand“Safetyinformation”onpageiii .
•UseonlypartsprovidedbyLenovo.
FRUdescription Self-serviceCRUOptional-serviceCRU
Coin-cellbattery YesNo
Ethernetcard
Fanduct
Frontpanelboard
Harddiskdrive
Heatsink
Memorymodule
Microprocessor
PCIcard(availableonsomemodels) YesNo
Powersupplyassemblyo
Rackhandles
Risercardassembly
Slimopticaldrive(availableonsomemodels) YesNo
Systemboard NoNo
Systemfan NoNo
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FRUdescription Self-serviceCRUOptional-serviceCRU
ThinkServerRAID500UpgradeKeyforAdvanced
RAID(availableonsomemodels)
YesNo
ThinkServerRAID700Battery(availableonsome
models)
YesNo
RAIDcard
SomeservermodelscomewithaRAIDcardinstalledinthelongerslotoftherisercardassemblytoprovide
advancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDfunctions.YoualsocanpurchaseasupportedRAIDcardfromLenovo
andinstallitintotheserver.See“InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard”onpage66.
Note:TheoptionkitforaRAIDcardisdesignedfordifferenttypesofserversandmightcontainadditional
cablesthatarenotrequiredforyourserver.
YourserversupportsthefollowingRAIDcards:
•ThinkServerRAID500Adapter(alsoknownasThinkServer9240-8iRAID0/1Adapter)
•ThinkServerRAID700Adapter(alsoknownasThinkServer9260-8iSASRAIDAdapter)
ThinkServerRAID500Adapter(alsoknownasThinkServer9240-8iRAID0/1Adapter)
ThefollowingillustrationshowstheconnectorsontheThinkServerRAID500Adapter.
Figure11.ThinkServerRAID500Adapter
1Port0
3TR500keyconnector
1Port0
Usedtoconnectamini-SASsignalcable.
2Port1
Usedtoconnectamini-SASsignalcable.
3TR500keyconnector
UsedtoconnectaThinkServerRAID500UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID.See“Installingorremovingthe
ThinkServerRAID500UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID”onpage70.
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ThinkServerRAID700Adapter(alsoknownasThinkServer9260-8iSASRAIDAdapter)
ThefollowingillustrationshowstheconnectorsontheThinkServerRAID700Adapter.
Figure12.ThinkServerRAID700Adapter
1Ports7-4
3ThinkServerRAID700Batteryconnector
1Ports7-4
Usedtoconnectamini-SASsignalcable.
2Ports3-0
Usedtoconnectamini-SASsignalcable.
3ThinkServerRAID700Batteryconnector
UsedtoconnectaThinkServerRAID700Battery.See“InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID700
Battery”onpage72.
Connectingthecables
Note:YourserversupportsbothSATAandSASharddiskdrives.ForservermodelswithSASharddisk
drives,aRAIDcardmustbeinstalled.ForservermodelswithSATAharddiskdrives,youcanconnectthe
SAT AharddiskdrivestoaRAIDcardortheSAT Aconnectorsonthesystemboard.
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonthefollowingcableconnections:
•“Connectingthe2.5-inchharddiskdrivesandslimopticaldrivewithaRAIDcard”onpage23
•“Connectingthe2.5-inchharddiskdrivesandslimopticaldrivewithoutaRAIDcard”onpage26
•“Connectingthe3.5-inchharddiskdrivesandslimopticaldrivewithaRAIDcard”onpage28
•“Connectingthe3.5-inchharddiskdrivesandslimopticaldrivewithoutaRAIDcard”onpage30
Connectingthe2.5-inchharddiskdrivesandslimopticaldrivewithaRAIDcard
Note:Ifyouareconnectingthe2.5-inchharddiskdriveswithaThinkServer9207-8i6GHBA,theprocedure
issimilar.
T oconnectthe2.5-inchharddiskdrivesandslimopticaldrivewithaRAIDcard:
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1.Connectthemini-SASconnectorofthemini-SASto2.5-inchSAScombocabletotheRAIDcard.
Note:FortheRAID500Adapter,connectthemini-SASconnectortoPort0.FortheRAID700Adapter,
connectthemini-SASconnectortoPorts3-0.See“RAIDcard”onpage22.
Figure13.Connectingthemini-SASconnectortotheRAIDcard
2.ConnectoneendoftheSAS-hard-disk-drive-LEDcabletothehard-disk-drive-activity-LEDconnector
ontheRAIDcard,ifsupported.
3.InstalltheRAIDcardtotherisercardassembly.See“InstallingtheRAIDcard”onpage66.
4.ConnecttheotherendoftheSAS-hard-disk-drive-LEDcabletothehard-disk-drive-LEDconnectoron
thesystemboard.See“Systemboardcomponents”onpage33 .
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5.Dothefollowingtoconnecttheharddiskdrives:
a.12:ConnecttheSATAcomboconnectors0and1ofthemini-SASto2.5-inchSAScombocableto
theharddiskdrives0and1respectively.
b.3:Connectthepowerconnector1ofthemini-SASto2.5-inchSAScombocabletothe4-pinpower
connectorwhichisnearthememorymodulesonthesystemboard.
c.45:ConnecttheSATAcomboconnectors2and3ofthemini-SASto2.5-inchSAScombocableto
theharddiskdrives2and3respectively.
d.6:Connectthepowerconnector2ofthemini-SASto2.5-inchSAScombocabletotheother
available4-pinpowerconnectoronthesystemboard.
Formoreinformation,see“Systemboardcomponents”onpage33.
Figure14.Connectingthe2.5-inchharddiskdrives
6.Ifyouhaveaslimopticaldrive,installtheslim-optical-drivebracket,andtheninstalltheslimoptical
drive.See“Removingandreinstallingtheslim-optical-drivebracket”onpage86and“Installingthe
slimopticaldrive”onpage75 .
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7.Dothefollowingtoconnecttheslimopticaldrive:
a.1:ConnectoneendoftheavailableSAT AcabletotheSATA4connectoronthesystemboard.
See“Systemboardcomponents”onpage33.
b.2:ConnecttheotherendoftheSATAcabletotherearoftheslimopticaldrive.
c.3:Connecttheslim-optical-drivepowerconnectorofthemini-SASto2.5-inchSAScombocableto
thepowerconnectorattherearoftheslimopticaldrive.
Note:EnsurethattheSATAcableandthepowercablefortheslimopticaldriveareroutedunderthe
powersupplycableandthemini-SASto2.5-inchSAScombopowercable.
Figure15.Connectingtheslimopticaldrive
8.Routethecablesusingthecabletiesinthechassis.See“Reinstallingtheservercoverandreconnecting
cables”onpage110.
Connectingthe2.5-inchharddiskdrivesandslimopticaldrivewithoutaRAIDcard
Toconnectthe2.5-inchharddiskdrivesandslimopticaldrivewithoutaRAIDcard:
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1.Dothefollowingtoconnecttheharddiskdrives:
a.12:ConnecttheSATAcomboconnectors0and1ofthecomboSAScabletotheharddisk
drives0and1respectively.
b.3:Connectthepowerconnector1ofthecomboSAScabletothe4-pinpowerconnectorwhichis
nearthememorymodulesonthesystemboard.
c.45:ConnecttheSATAcomboconnectors2and3ofthecomboSAScabletotheharddisk
drives2and3respectively.
d.6:Connectthepowerconnector2ofthecomboSAScabletotheotheravailable4-pinpower
connectoronthesystemboard.
Formoreinformation,see“Systemboardcomponents”onpage33.
Figure16.Connectingthe2.5-inchharddiskdrives
2.ConnecttheSATAconnectors0to3ofthecomboSAScabletothecorrespondingSATAconnectors0
to3respectivelyonthesystemboard.See“Systemboardcomponents”onpage33.
Figure17.Connectingthe2.5-inchharddiskdriveSATAcables
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3.Ifyouhaveaslimopticaldrive,installtheslimslim-optical-drivebracketandtheninstalltheslimoptical
drive.See“Removingandreinstallingtheslim-optical-drivebracket”onpage86and“Installingthe
slimopticaldrive”onpage75.
4.Dothefollowingtoconnecttheslimopticaldrive:
a.1:ConnectoneendoftheavailableSATAcabletotheSATA4connectoronthesystemboard.
See“Systemboardcomponents”onpage33.
b.2:ConnecttheotherendoftheSATAcabletotherearoftheslimopticaldrive.
c.3:Connecttheslim-optical-drivepowerconnectorofacomboSAScabletothepowerconnector
attherearoftheslimopticaldrive.
Note:EnsurethattheSATAcableandthepowercablefortheslimopticaldriveareroutedunderthe
powersupplycableandthecomboSASpowercable.
Figure18.Connectingtheslimopticaldrive
5.Routethecablesusingthecabletiesinthechassis.See“Reinstallingtheservercoverandreconnecting
cables”onpage110.
Connectingthe3.5-inchharddiskdrivesandslimopticaldrivewithaRAIDcard
Note:Ifyouareconnectingthe3.5-inchharddiskdriveswithaThinkServer9207-8i6GHBA,theprocedure
issimilar.
Toconnectthe3.5-inchharddiskdrivesandtheslimopticaldrivewithaRAIDcard:
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1.Connectthemini-SASconnectorofthemini-SASto3.5-inchSAScombocabletotheRAIDcard.
Note:FortheRAID500Adapter,connectthemini-SASconnectortoPort0.FortheRAID700Adapter,
connectthemini-SASconnectortoPorts3-0.See“RAIDcard”onpage22.
Figure19.Connectingthemini-SASconnectortotheRAIDcard
2.ConnecttheSAS-hard-disk-drive-LEDcabletothehard-disk-drive-activity-LEDconnectoronthe
RAIDcard,ifsupported.
3.InstalltheRAIDcardtotherisercardassembly.See“InstallingtheRAIDcard”onpage66.
4.ConnecttheotherendoftheSAS-hard-disk-drive-LEDcabletothehard-disk-drive-LEDconnectoron
thesystemboard.See“Systemboardcomponents”onpage33.
5.Dothefollowingtoconnecttheharddiskdrives:
a.1:ConnecttheSATAcomboconnector0ofthemini-SASto3.5-inchSAScombocabletothe
harddiskdrive0.
b.2:Connectthepowerconnectorofthemini-SASto3.5-inchSAScombocabletothe4-pinpower
connectorwhichisnearthememorymodulesonthesystemboard.
c.3:ConnecttheSATAcomboconnector1ofthemini-SASto3.5-inchSAScombocabletothe
harddiskdrive1.
d.4:Connecttheotherpowerconnectorofthemini-SASto3.5-inchSAScombocabletotheother
available4-pinpowerconnectoronthesystemboard.
Formoreinformation,see“Systemboardcomponents”onpage33.
Figure20.Connectingthemini-SASto3.5-inchSAScombocabletotheharddiskdrives
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6.Ifyouhaveaslimopticaldrive,installtheslim-optical-drivebracket,andtheninstalltheslimoptical
drive.See“Removingandreinstallingtheslim-optical-drivebracket”onpage86and“Installingthe
slimopticaldrive”onpage75.
7.Dothefollowingtoconnecttheslimopticaldrive:
a.1:ConnectoneendoftheavailableSATAcabletotheSATA4connectoronthesystemboard.
See“Systemboardcomponents”onpage33.
b.2:ConnecttheotherendoftheSAT Acabletotherearoftheslimopticaldrive.
c.3:Connecttheslim-optical-drivepowerconnectorofthemini-SASto3.5-inchSAScombocableto
thepowerconnectorattherearoftheslimopticaldrive.
Figure21.Connectingtheslimopticaldrive
Note:EnsurethattheSATAcableandthepowercablefortheslimopticaldriveareroutedunderthe
powersupplycableandthemini-SAStoSAScombopowercable.
8.Routethecablesusingthecabletiesinthechassis.See“Reinstallingtheservercoverandreconnecting
cables”onpage110.
Connectingthe3.5-inchharddiskdrivesandslimopticaldrivewithoutaRAIDcard
T oconnectthe3.5-inchharddiskdrivesandslimopticaldrivewithoutaRAIDcard:
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1.Dothefollowingtoconnecttheharddiskdrives:
a.1:ConnecttheSATAcomboconnectorofthecomboSAScabletotheharddiskdrive0.
b.2:ConnecttheSATAconnectorofthecomboSAScabletotheSATA0connectoronthesystem
board.
c.3:ConnectthepowerconnectorofthecomboSAScabletothe4-pinpowerconnectorwhichis
nearthememorymodulesonthesystemboard.
d.4:ConnecttheSATAcomboconnectoroftheothercomboSAScabletotheharddiskdrive1.
e.5:ConnecttheSATAconnectorofthiscomboSAScabletotheSATA1connectoronthesystem
board.
f.6:ConnectthepowerconnectorofthiscomboSAScabletotheotheravailable4-pinpower
connectoronthesystemboard.
Formoreinformation,see“Systemboardcomponents”onpage33.
Figure22.Connectingthe3.5-inchharddiskdrivestothesystemboard
2.Ifyouhaveaslimopticaldrive,installtheslim-optical-drivebracket,andtheninstalltheslimoptical
drive.See“Removingandreinstallingtheslim-optical-drivebracket”onpage86and“Installingthe
slimopticaldrive”onpage75.
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3.Dothefollowingtoconnecttheslimopticaldrive:
a.1:ConnectoneendoftheavailableSATAcabletotheSATA4connectoronthesystemboard.
b.2:ConnecttheotherendoftheSATAcabletotherearoftheslimopticaldrive.
c.3:Connecttheslim-optical-drivepowerconnectorofacomboSAScabletothepowerconnector
attherearoftheslimopticaldrive.
Formoreinformation,see“Systemboardcomponents”onpage33.
Note:EnsurethattheSATAcableandthepowercablefortheslimopticaldriveareroutedunderthe
powersupplycableandthecomboSASpowercable.
Figure23.Connectingtheslimopticaldrive
4.Routethecablesusingthecabletiesinthechassis.See“Reinstallingtheservercoverandreconnecting
cables”onpage110.
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Systemboardcomponents
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthecomponentlocationsonthesystemboard.
Figure24.Systemboardcomponents
14-pinpowerconnector2DIMM1
3DIMM2
5DIMM4nector
7IDLEDpowerconnector 8System-error-LED-cableconnector
9Systemfan3connector104-pinpowerconnectors(2)
1114-pinpowerconnector 12SATAconnector3
13SATAconnector014SATAconnector4
15SATAconnector116SATAconnector2
17Systemfan2connector 18Frontpanelconnector
19Hard-disk-drive-LEDconnector 20InternalUSB2.0connector
21ClearCMOS(ComplementaryMetalOxide
Semiconductor)/Recoveryjumper
22ManageabilityEngine(ME)disablejumper
23T rustedCryptographyModule(TCM)connector 24Risercardassemblyslot
25Systemfan1connector26Coin-cellbattery
14-pinpowerconnector
Usedtoconnecttheauxiliarypowerconnectorofthepowersupply.
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2345Memoryslots
Therearefourmemoryslotsonthesystemboard.Fordetailedinformation,see“Memorymoduleinstallation
rules”onpage63.
6Thermalsensorconnector
Usedtoconnectthethermalsensorcable.
7IDLEDpowerconnector
UsedtoprovidepowertotheIDLEDonthefrontpanel.
8System-error-LED-cableconnector
UsedtoconnecttheSystem-error-LEDcable.
91725Systemfanconnectors
Therearethreesystemfansinstalledinyourserver.Eachsystemfanconnectorisusedtoconnecta
correspondingsystemfan.
104-pinpowerconnectors(2)
Usedtoprovidepowertoyourharddiskdrives.
1114-pinpowerconnector
Usedtoconnectthepowerconnectorofthepowersupplytoprovidemainpowertoyourserver.
12131516SA T Aconnectors0-3
UsedtoconnectSAT Asignalcablesfortheharddiskdrives.
14SATAconnector4
Usedtoconnectthesignalcableoftheslimopticaldriveifyourserverhasaslimopticaldriveinstalled.
18Frontpanelconnector
Usedtoconnectthefrontpanelcable.
19Hard-disk-drive-LEDconnector
Usedtoconnectthehard-disk-drive-LEDcable.
20InternalUSB2.0connector
UsedtoconnectthetwoUSBconnectorsonthefrontpanel.
21ClearCMOS(ComplementaryMetalOxideSemiconductor)/Recoveryjumper
UsedtoclearCMOSandturntheBIOSsettingsintothefactorydefaultsettings.
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22MEdisablejumper
UsedtoenableordisabletheME.
23TrustedCryptographyModule(TCM)connector
UsedtoinstalltheTCM.
24Risercardassemblyslot
Usedtoinstalltherisercardassembly.
26Coin-cellbattery
Yourserverhasaspecialtypeofmemorythatmaintainsthedate,time,andconfigurationinformationfor
built-infeatures.Thecoin-cellbatterykeepstheinformationactivewhenyouturnofftheserver.
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Chapter4.Turningonandturningofftheserver
Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutturningonandturningofftheserver.
Turningontheserver
Aftertheserverisconnectedtoanacpowersource,youcanturnontheserverbypressingthepowerbutton.
Turningofftheserver
CAUTION:
Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerswitchonthepowersupplydonotturnoff
theelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanonepower
cord.Toremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected
fromthepowersource.
Theservercanbeturnedoffinoneofthefollowingways:
•T urnofftheserverfromtheoperatingsystemifyouroperatingsystemsupportsthisfeature.Afteran
orderlyshutdownoftheoperatingsystem,theserverwillturnoffautomatically.Forinstructionsonhow
toshutdownyourspecificoperatingsystem,refertotherelateddocumentationorhelpsystemfor
theoperatingsystem.
•Pressthepowerbuttononthefrontofthechassistostartanorderlyshutdownoftheoperatingsystem
andturnofftheserver,ifyouroperatingsystemsupportsthisfeature.
•Iftheoperatingsystemstopsfunctioning,youcanpressandholdthepowerbuttonformorethanfour
secondstoturnofftheserver.
•Theservermightbeturnedoffasanautomaticresponsetoacriticalsystemfailure.
Note:Forinformationaboutyourspecificoperatingsystem,refertotherelateddocumentationorhelp
systemfortheoperatingsystem.
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Chapter5.Configuringtheserver
Thischapterprovidesthefollowinginformationtohelpyouconfiguretheserver:
•“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage39
•“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage46
•“ConfiguringRAID”onpage49
•“ConfiguringtheEthernetcontrollers”onpage54
•“Updatingthefirmware”onpage54
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram
ThistopicprovidesinformationaboutusingtheSetupUtilityprogram.
TheSetupUtilityprogramispartoftheserverfirmware.YoucanusetheSetupUtilityprogramtoviewand
changetheconfigurationsettingsofyourserver,regardlessofwhichoperatingsystemyouareusing.
However,theoperatingsystemsettingsmightoverrideanysimilarsettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram.
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtostarttheSetupUtilityprogram.
T ostarttheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:
1.Connecttheservertoanacpowersourceandpressthepowerbuttononthefrontpaneltoturnonthe
server.See“T urningontheserver”onpage37 .
2.PresstheF1keyassoonasyouseethelogoscreen.Then,waitforseveralseconds,andtheSetup
Utilityprogramopens.Ifyouhavesetapassword,youneedtotypethecorrectpasswordtoenterthe
SetupUtilityprogram.Forpasswordinformation,see“Usingpasswords”onpage43 .
ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram
TheSetupUtilityprogrammenulistsvariousitemsaboutthesystemconfiguration.Selectadesireditem
toviewinformationorchangesettings.
WhenworkingwiththeSetupUtilityprogram,youmustusethekeyboard.Thekeysusedtoperformvarious
tasksaredisplayedontherightbottompaneofeachscreen.Y oualsocanpresstheF1keyforgeneralhelp
aboutthekeys.Formostitems,thecorrespondinghelpmessageisdisplayedontherighttoppaneofthe
screenwhentheitemisselected.Iftheitemhassubmenus,youcandisplaythesubmenusbypressingEnter.
YoucanviewthefollowinginformationaboutyourspecificservermodelfromtheSetupUtilityprogram:
•TheMainmenulistsinformationabouttheBIOSversion,microprocessortypeandcorefrequency,
memorysize,installedSATAdevices,andsystemdateandtime.
•TheAdvancedmenulistsinformationabouttheinstalledmicroprocessoranditssupportedtechnologies.
SetupUtilityprograminterface
ThistopicprovidesinformationaboutthemenusanditemsintheSetupUtilityprogram.
DependingontheversionofyoursystemBIOS,somemenuoriteminformationmightdifferslightlyfrom
theinformationinthistopic.
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Notes:
•Thedefaultsettingsalreadyareoptimizedforyou.Usethedefaultvalueforanyitemyouarenotfamiliar
with.Donotchangethevalueofunfamiliaritemstoavoidunexpectedproblems.Ifyouconsider
changingtheserverconfiguration,proceedwithextremecaution.Settingtheconfigurationincorrectly
mightcauseunexpectedresults.IfyoucannotturnontheserverbecauseofincorrectBIOSsettings,
usetheClearCMOSjumpertorestoretheBIOSsettingstothefactorydefaultsettings.See“System
boardcomponents”onpage33 .
•Ifyouhavechangedanyhardwareintheserver,youmightneedtoreflashtheBIOS.
ThefollowingmenusarelistedontheBIOSSetupUtilityscreen:
•Main:See“Mainmenu”onpage40 .
•Devices:See“Devicesmenu”onpage40.
•Advanced:See“Advancedmenu”onpage40.
•Power:See“Powermenu”onpage41.
•Security:See“Securitymenu”onpage41 .
•Startup:See“Startupmenu”onpage42.
•Exit:“Exitmenu”onpage42.
Mainmenu
AfterenteringtheSetupUtilityprogram,youcanseetheMainmenu,whichlistsbasicinformationaboutthe
BIOS,totalmemorysize,andsystemdateandtime.
TosetthesystemdateandtimeontheMainmenu,see“Settingthesystemdateandtime”onpage43.
Devicesmenu
YoucanvieworchangevariousdevicessettingsontheDevicesmenuintheSetupUtilityprogram.Oneach
submenu,pressEntertoviewtheinformationorshowselectableoptionsandselectadesiredoptionby
usingtheupanddownarrowkeys.Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyiftheserversupportsthe
correspondingfeatures.
Notes:
•Enabledmeansthatthefunctionisconfigured.
•Disabledmeansthatthefunctionisnotconfigured.
TheDevicesmenucontainsthefollowingsubmenus.Formoreinformation,enterthecorresponding
submenuandrefertotheinstructionsonthescreen.
•SerialPortSetup:Viewandsetserialconnectorconfigurationparameters.
•USBSetup:ViewandsetUSBconfigurationparameters.
•ATADriveSetup:ViewandsetSATAhard-disk-driveconfigurationparameters.
•VideoSetup:Viewandsettheprimaryvideoadaptertype.
•NetworkSetup:EnableordisabletheonboardEthernetcontrollerandothernetworkfunctions.
Advancedmenu
YoucanvieworchangevariousservercomponentsettingsontheAdvancedmenuintheSetupUtility
program.TheAdvancedmenucontainsvariousconfigurationsubmenusanditems.Oneachsubmenu,
pressEntertoshowselectableoptionsandselectadesiredoptionbyusingtheupanddownarrow
keysortypedesiredvaluesfromthekeyboard.Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyiftheserver
supportsthecorrespondingfeatures.
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Notes:
•Enabledmeansthatthefunctionisconfigured.
•Disabledmeansthatthefunctionisnotconfigured.
TheAdvancedmenucontainsthefollowingsubmenus.Formoreinformation,enterthecorresponding
submenuandrefertotheinstructionsonthescreen.
•CPUSetup:ViewandsetCPUconfigurationparameters.
•Intel ®Manageability:ViewandsetIntelvPROfeatures.
Powermenu
YoucanvieworchangevariousserverpowermanagementsettingsonthePowermenuintheSetupUtility
program.ThePowermenucontainsvariousconfigurationsubmenusanditems.Foreachsubmenuand
item,pressEntertoshowselectableoptionsandselectadesiredoptionbyusingtheupanddownarrow
keysortypedesiredvaluesfromthekeyboard.Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyiftheserver
supportsthecorrespondingfeatures.
ThePowermenucontainsthefollowingitems:
•AfterPowerLoss:Viewandconfigurethesystemperformanceafteracpowersourceisremoved
andrestored.
•EnhancedPowerSavingMode:EnableordisableEnhancedPowerSavingMode.
ThePowermenucontainsthefollowingsubmenus:
•IntelligentCoolingEngine(ICE):Enablethesystemtoentertheloweracousticlevelorbetterthermal
level.
•AutomaticPowerOn:EnableordisabletheAutomaticPowerOnfunction.
Securitymenu
YoucansetpasswordsandconfiguretheTPMfunctionontheSecuritymenuintheSetupUtilityprogram.
Foreachmenuitem,pressEntertoshowselectableoptionsandselectadesiredoptionbyusingtheupand
downarrowkeysortypedesiredvaluesfromthekeyboard.Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyif
theserversupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.
Notes:
•Enabledmeansthatthefunctionisconfigured.
•Disabledmeansthatthefunctionisnotconfigured.
TheSecuritymenucontainsthefollowingmainitems:
•AdministratorPassword:Viewthestatusofanadministratorpassword.
•Power-OnPassword:Viewthestatusofauserpassword.
•SetAdministratorPassword:Setanadministratorpasswordtoprotectagainstunauthorizedaccessto
yourserver.See“Usingpasswords”onpage43 .
•SetPower-OnPassword:Setauserpasswordtoprotectagainstunauthorizedaccesstoyourserver.
See“Usingpasswords”onpage43 .
TheSecuritymenucontainsthefollowingsubmenus:
•TCGFeatureSetup:ConfiguretheTPMfunction.See“ConfiguringtheTPMfunction”onpage44 .
•SystemEventLog:Viewandclearthesystemeventlog.
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•SecureBoot:Viewandsetsecurebootconfigurationparameters.
Startupmenu
TheStartupmenuintheSetupUtilityprogramprovidesaninterfacetohelpyouvieworchangetheserver
startupoptions,includingthestartupsequenceandbootpriorityforvariousdevices.Aftertheserver
restarts,changesinthestartupoptionstakeeffect.
Thestartupsequencespecifiestheorderinwhichtheserverchecksdevicestofindabootrecord.Theserver
startsfromthefirstbootrecordthatitfinds.Forexample,youcandefineastartupsequencethatchecksa
discintheopticaldrive,thencheckstheharddiskdrive,andthenchecksanetworkdevice.Forinformation
aboutsettingthestartupsequenceorselectingastartupdevice,see“Selectingastartupdevice”onpage44 .
TheStartupmenucontainsvariousconfigurationsubmenusanditems.Foreachsubmenuanditem,press
Entertoshowselectableoptionsandselectadesiredoptionbyusingtheupanddownarrowkeysortype
desiredvaluesfromthekeyboard.Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyiftheserversupportsthe
correspondingfeatures.
TheStartupmenucontainsthefollowingsubmenus:
•PrimaryBootSequence:Thissequenceisusedwhenthesystemispoweredupnormally.
•AutomaticBootSequence:Thissequenceisusedwhenacommunicationdevicewakesupthesystem.
•ErrorBootSequence:Thissequenceisusedwhenanerroroccurs.
TheStartupmenucontainsthefollowingitems:
•CSM:IfyouselectEnabled,youcaninstallanon-UEFIoperatingsystem.IfyouselectDisabled,you
caninstallaUEFIoperatingsystem.
•BootMode:Choosethebootpolicy.
•BootPriority:Setthebootpriorityofoperatingsystems.
•OptionsKeysDisplay:IfyouselectEnabled,theoptionkeyswillbedisplayedonthelogoscreen.Ifyou
selectDisabled,theoptionkeyswillnotbedisplayedonthelogoscreen.
•OptionsKeysDisplayStyle:ThisitemcontrolstheoptionkeysdisplaystylewhenyouselectEnabled
fortheOptionKeysDisplayitem.
–IfyouselectLegacy,themessage“PressF1toenterSetup,F12todisplayBootMenu”willbe
displayedonthelogoscreen.
–IfyouselectNormal,themessage“T ointerruptnormalstartup,pressEnter”willbedisplayedon
thelogoscreen.
Exitmenu
AfteryoufinishviewingorchangingsettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram,youcanchooseadesiredaction
fromtheExitmenutosavechanges,discardchanges,orloaddefaultvalues,andexittheprogram.Press
EntertoselecttheitemontheExitmenu,andthenselectYeswhenpromptedtoconfirmtheaction.For
informationaboutexitingtheSetupUtilityprogram,see“ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage45.
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•DowngradingtheBIOStoanearlierversionisnotrecommendedandmightnotbesupported.Anearlier
BIOSversionmightnotcontainthesupportforthelatestsystemconfigurations.
•IfthepowertoyourserverisinterruptedwhilethePOSTandBIOSarebeingupdated,yourservermight
notrestartcorrectly.EnsurethatyouperformtheBIOSupdateprocedureinanenvironmentwitha
steadypowersupply.Besides,ensurethatyourservercanrestartsuccessfullywithoutencountering
hardwareproblems.
•IfyouhaveupdatedtheBIOSfirmware,alltheBIOSsettingsbecomethedefaultsettingsoftheupdated
BIOSversion.Y ouneedtocheckandreconfiguretheBIOSsettingsforyourspecificneeds.
Toupdate(flash)theBIOS,dothefollowing:
1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpagetolocatetheBIOS
updatepackage.
2.DownloadtheBIOSupdatepackageandtheTXTfilethatcontainsinstallationinstructions.
3.PrinttheTXTfileandfollowtheinstructionstoupdate(flash)theBIOS.
4.CheckandreconfiguretheBIOSsettingsforyourspecificneedsbasedonyournoteorreferto“Using
theSetupUtilityprogram”onpage39aftertheBIOSupdateprocessiscompleted.
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram
ThistopicguidesyoutousetheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramtosetupandconfigureyourserver.
TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramsimplifiestheprocessofconfiguringRAIDandinstallingsupported
WindowsandLinuxoperatingsystems,VMwarehypervisors,anddevicedriversonyourserver.Theprogram
workswithyouroperatingsysteminstallationdisctoautomatetheprocessofinstallingtheoperatingsystem
andassociateddevicedrivers.Thisprogramisprovidedwithyourserveronaself-starting(bootable)
ThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.TheuserguidefortheprogramisalsoontheDVDandcanbeaccessed
directlyfromtheprograminterface.
IfyoudonothaveaThinkServerEasyStartupDVD,youalsocandownloadanISOimagefromtheLenovo
SupportWebsiteandmakeadiscbyyourself.
TodownloadtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramimageandburnitintoadisc,dothefollowing:
1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpagetolocatethe
ThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.
2.DownloadtheISOimagefortheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramandthereadmefile.Thereadmefile
containsimportantinformationabouttheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.
3.Printthereadmefileandreaditcarefully.
4.UseanopticaldriveandanyDVDburningsoftwaretocreateabootablediscwiththeISOimage.
FeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram
ThistopicliststhefeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.
TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramhasthefollowingfeatures:
•Containedinaself-starting(bootable)DVD
•Easy-to-use,language-selectableinterface
•Integratedhelpsystemanduserguide
•Automatichardwaredetection
•RAIDconfigurationutility
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TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogrammaininterfaceprovidesthefollowingmenusontheleftpaneof
thescreen:
•Home
Thismenuisthewelcomepagethatcontainssomegeneraldescriptionsabouttheprogramandthe
Lenovocopyrightandtrademarkstatements.
•Compatibilitynotes
ThismenuprovidesinformationabouttheRAIDcontrollers,operatingsystems,andserverconfigurations
supportedbytheversionoftheprogramyouareusing.
•UserGuide
Thismenuprovidesinformationaboutthefeaturesoftheprogramandinstructionsonhowtousethe
program.
•Hardwarelist
Thismenudisplaysalistofhardwaredevicesdetectedbytheprogram.
•ConfigureRAID
ThismenuguidesyoutoconfigureRAIDorviewthecurrentRAIDconfigurationandmakechanges
ifneeded.
•Installoperatingsystem
Thismenudisplaysaseriesofchoicesandpromptstocollectinformationrequiredforoperatingsystem
installation,preparestheharddiskdriveforinstallation,andtheninitiatestheinstallationprocessusing
youroperatingsysteminstallationdisc.
•Downloaddrivers
ThismenuhelpsyoudownloadtherequireddevicedriversfromtheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDtoa
removablestoragedevicesothatyoucaneasilygetthedriversforserverconfigurationwhenyouneed
them.
Note:Themostup-to-datedevicedriversforvariousservermodelsarealwaysavailablefordownloadon
theLenovoSupportWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/drivers
•About
Thismenuprovidestheversioninformationandlegalnotices.
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramonaWindowsoperating
system
YoucanruntheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDonaWindowsoperatingsystemwiththeInternetExplorer ®6.0
Webbrowseroralaterversioninstalled.EntertheoperatingsystemandinserttheThinkServerEasyStartup
DVDintoaninternalorexternalopticaldrive.TheDVDstartsautomaticallyinmostenvironments.IftheDVD
failstostart,openthelaunch.exefilelocatedintherootdirectoryoftheDVD.
Note:YoushouldreadandaccepttheLenovoLicenseAgreementwhenprompted.
YoucandothefollowingwhenusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramonaWindowsoperatingsystem.
Fordetailedinformation,refertothehelpsystem.
•ViewageneralintroductiontoyourThinkServerservermodelandthespecificserverconfiguration
information.
•ViewgeneralguidanceonhowtousetheThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.
•Downloadtherequireddevicedriverstoaremovablestoragedevicesothatyoucaneasilygetthe
driversforserverconfigurationwhenyouneedthem,especiallywhenyoufinishinstallinganoperating
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designedfordifferenttypesofserversandtheUtilitiesandOthersfoldermightcontainadditionalinstallation
packagesthatarenotrequiredtobeinstalledintoyourserver.Formoreinformation,see“Installingand
usingtheMegaRAIDStorageManagerprogram”onpage54 and“ConfiguringtheadvancedSATAorSAS
hardwareRAID”onpage53.
InstallingandusingtheMegaRAIDStorageManagerprogram
YoucaninstallandusetheMegaRAIDStorageManagerprogramtomanagetheRAIDarrayandRAID
controllerinanoperatingsystemenvironmentafterconfiguringRAID.
TheinstallationpackagefortheMegaRAIDStorageManagerprogramisontheThinkServerEasyStartup
DVD.Afteryouentertheoperatingsystem,inserttheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDintotheopticaldrive.
TheinstallationpackagefortheMegaRAIDStorageManagerprogramislocatedintheUtilitiesandOthers
folderintherootdirectoryoftheDVD.
ToinstallandusetheMegaRAIDStorageManagerprogram,refertothefollowingchaptersintheMegaRAID
SASSoftwareUserGuideonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver:
Note:SomeinformationinthesechaptersmightbeintendedfortheadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAID
configurationsandmightnotapplytotheonboardSATAsoftwareconfigurations.
•“MegaRAIDStorageManagerOverviewandInstallation”
•“MegaRAIDStorageManagerWindowandMenus”
•“MonitoringSystemEventsandStorageDevices”
•“MaintainingandManagingStorageConfigurations”
TheMegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuidealsoisavailableontheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals
ConfiguringtheEthernetcontrollers
TheEthernetcontrollersareintegratedonthesystemboard.Theyprovideaninterfaceforconnectingto
a10Mbps,100Mbps,or1000Mbpsnetworkandprovidefull-duplex(FDX)capability,whichenables
simultaneoustransmissionandreceptionofdataonthenetwork.
YoudonothavetosetanyjumpersorconfiguretheEthernetcontrollers.However,youmustinstalladevice
drivertoenabletheoperatingsystemtorecognizethecontrollers.
TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramsimplifiestheprocessofconfiguringRAIDandinstallingsupported
operatingsystemsanddevicedriversonyourserver.See“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”
onpage46.
ThedevicedriversforonboardEthernetcontrollersarealsoavailablefordownloadat:
http://www.lenovo.com/drivers
Updatingthefirmware
ThefirmwareintheserverisperiodicallyupdatedandisavailablefordownloadontheLenovoWebsite.
Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpagetocheckforthelatest
leveloffirmware,suchastheBIOSupdatesanddevicedrivers.
Whenyoureplaceadeviceintheserver,youmighthavetoeitherupdatetheserverwiththelatestversionof
thefirmwarethatisstoredinmemoryonthedeviceorreflashtheBIOSandtheFRU/SDR.
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UsingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram
TheFirmwareUpdaterprogramenablesyoutomaintainyoursystemfirmwareup-to-dateandhelpsyou
avoidunnecessaryoutages.
ToupdateyoursystemfirmwareusingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram,dothefollowing:
Note:Beforedistributingthefirmwareupdatestoaserver,ensurethatyourservercanrestartsuccessfully
withoutencounteringhardwareproblems.
1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpagetolocatethe
FirmwareUpdaterprogram.
2.DownloadtheISOimagefortheFirmwareUpdaterprogramandtheTXTfilethatcontainsthe
installationinstructions.
3.UseanyCDorDVDburningsoftwaretocreateabootablediscwiththeISOimage.
4.PrinttheTXTfileandfollowtheinstructionstousetheFirmwareUpdaterprogramtoupdateyour
systemfirmware.
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Systemreliabilityguidelines
Tohelpensurepropercoolingandsystemreliability,strictlyfollowtheseguidelines:
•Eachofthedrivebayshasadriveoradummytrayinstalled;orthereisanelectromagneticinterface(EMI)
protectivepanelorEMIshieldinstalledtoprotectthedrivecage.
•Leaveadequatespacearoundtheservertoensurethattheservercoolingsystemworkswell.Leave
approximately50mm(2inches)ofopenspacearoundthefrontandrearoftheserver.Donotplace
objectsinfrontofthefans.Forpropercoolingandairflow,installtheservercoverbeforeyouturnon
theserver.Operatingtheserverforextendedperiodsoftime(morethan30minutes)withtheserver
coverremovedmightdamageservercomponents.
•Properlyroutethecables.Forsomeoptions,suchasPCIcards,followthecablinginstructionsthatcome
withtheoptionsinadditiontotheinstructionsinthismanual.
•Ifyourserverhasairductsorairbaffles,donotremovethemwhiletheserverisrunning.Operatingthe
serverwithouttheairductsorairbafflesmightcausethemicroprocessorstooverheat.
•Forserversthatsupportuptotwomicroprocessors,ensurethatthesecondmicroprocessorsocket
alwayscontainsamicroprocessororisprotectedbyamicroprocessorsocketcover.
Removingtheservercover
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage57.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
Toremovetheservercover,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaflat,
clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.
Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware59
2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaflat,
clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage59.
4.Locatethefanductintheserver.Disconnectthe4-pinpowercable1fromthesystemboardandthen
releasethepowercablefromthetabsthatattachthepowercabletothefanduct.Liftthefanduct
outoftheserver.
1
Figure27.Removingthefanduct
5.T oreinstallthefanduct,notetheorientationofthefanductandthenplaceitabovetheheatsink.Then,
lowerthefanductintothechassisuntilitissecuredintoplace.
Figure28.Installingthefanduct
6.Routethe4-pinpowercableunderthetabsonthefanductandthenconnectthe4-pinpowercableto
thesystemboard.See“Systemboardcomponents”onpage33.
7.Goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage110.
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5.Locatethememorymodulethatyouwanttoremoveandopentheretainingclipsonbothendsofthe
memoryslot.Then,graspthememorymodulebyitsedgesandcarefullypullitstraightuptoremoveit
fromthememoryslot.
Figure32.Removingamemorymodule
6.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldmemorymodule,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseany
packagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage110 .
InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorremovetheRAIDcard.Ifyouareinstallingorremoving
anyothertypesofsupportedPCIExpresscards,suchasHBAcards,theprocedureissimilar.
YoucaninstallasupportedRAIDcardintoyourservertoprovideadvancedhardwareRAIDfunctions.For
moreinformation,see“RAIDcard”onpage22and“ConfiguringRAID”onpage49.
InstallingtheRAIDcard
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”
onpageiii and“Guidelines”onpage57.
Attention:EnsurethatyoubackupyourdatabeforeinstallingtheRAIDcardbecauseyoumightneedto
reconfigureRAIDandreinstalltheoperatingsystemafterinstallingtheRAIDcard.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
Notes:
•TheRAIDcardissensitivetoESD.Ensurethatyoureadandunderstand“Handlingstatic-sensitive
devices”onpage58firstandcarefullyperformtheoperation.
•Dependingonthespecifictype,yourRAIDcardmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeRAIDcardandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.
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8.CorrectlypositionthenewRAIDcardnearthePCIExpresscardslotontherisercardassembly.Then,
carefullypressthenewRAIDcardintotheslotuntilitissecurelyseatedanditsbracketalsoissecured
attherearoftheserver.
Figure34.InstallingtheRAIDcard
9.InstallthescrewtosecuretheRAIDcardtothechassis.
Figure35.InstallingthescrewtosecuretheRAIDcard
10.Connectcablesdependingonyourspecificserverconfiguration.See“Connectingthecables”on
page23.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage110 .Then,configure
RAIDforyourserver.See“ConfiguringRAID”onpage49.
•AfteryouinstallaLenovoRAIDcard,dothefollowing:
1.CheckthefirmwareversionofthenewRAIDcardfirmwarebypressingCtrl+Hwhenstartingthe
SetupUtilityprogram.
2.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpagetoverifyifthereis
anupdatedfirmwareversionfortheRAIDcard.Ifavailable,downloadandinstallthelatestfirmware
versiontoyourserver.
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