Lenovo ThinkServer RD440 User Manual

ThinkServerRD440UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManualMachineTypes:70AE,70AF,70AG,70AH,70AJ,70AK,70B2,and70B3

Statement11CAUTION:Thefollowinglabelindicatesapotentialheathazard.Statement12DANGEROverloadingabranchcircuitisapotentialfirehazardandashockhazardunderc

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanothercomputerforreference.Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermight

6.Fullyopenthecoverlatch1andslidetheservercovertotherearuntilitisdisengagedfromthechassis.Then,lifttheservercoveroffthechassisandsetitaside.Note:Itisr

1.Removethethreescrews1thatsecurethefrontbezelandthenpivotthefrontbezeloutwardtoremoveitfromthechassis.Figure45.Removingthefrontbezel2.Toreinstallthef

Notes:•UseonlypartsprovidedbyLenovo.•Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.TheEMIintegrityandcooling

5.Disconnectthefollowingsignalcablesfromthesignalcableconnectorsonthebackplaneforservermodelswithtwelve3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays.•Signalcableforthef

a.Oneachsideoftheserver,insertthesignalcableoftherackhandleintothehole1inthechassisandthenpushthesignalcablethroughtheholeintothechassis.Whenthesignal

c.Connectthesignalcableofeachrackhandletothecorrespondingsignalcableconnectoronthebackplaneforservermodelswithtwelve3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays.Figure

2.Toreinstalltherackhandles,insertthesmalltab1ontherackhandleintothehole2inthechassis.Then,alignthescrewholeintherackhandlewiththecorrespondingholeint

2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaflat,clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstr

Attention:Forpropercoolingandairflow,reinstallthecoolingshroudbeforeturningontheserver.Operatingtheserverwiththecoolingshroudremovedmightdamageserverco

Statement16CAUTION:Toreducetheriskofelectricshockorenergyhazards:•Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledbytrainedservicepersonnelinarestricted-accesslocation,as

8.Removethetwoscrewsthatsecuretheleftcageandthenslidetheleftcageoutofthefrontofthechassis.0 1 2 3 4

10.Ensurethatthetwoscrewholesintherearoftheleftcagearealignedwiththecorrespondingholesinthechassis.Then,installthetwoscrewstosecuretheleftcageinpositi

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationsofallmemoryslotsonasystemboardthathastwomicroprocessors(alsoknownasCPUs)installed.Figure58.Memoryslotsonthesy

Thefollowingtableexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationrulesforserversthathaveonlyonemicroprocessor(CPU1)installed.The“X”markindicatesthememoryslotsintow

Thefollowingtableexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationrulesforserversthathavetwomicroprocessors(CPU1andCPU2)installed.The“X”markindicatesthememoryslotsi

2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaflat,clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstr

10.Reconnectanycablesthatyouhavedisconnected.Whattodonext:•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“

Whattodonext:•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage199.I

6.TherearetwoPCIExpresscardslotsontherisercardassembly1andthelongeroneisforinstallingtheRAIDcard.Removetheslotbracketforthelongerslotandstoreitincasey

10.Connectcablesdependingonyourspecificserverconfiguration.See“Connectingthecables”onpage47.11.Reinstalltherisercardassembly1.See“Replacingtherisercarda

Statement20CAUTION:Alithiumionbatteryisprovided.Toavoidpossibleexplosion,donotburnthebattery.ReplacethebatteryonlywiththeLenovo-approvedpart.Recycleor

5.Removetherisercardassembly1andlayitupsidedownonaflat,clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.See“Replacingtherisercardassembly1”onpage176.6.Ifthereisanexpa

TheTR500KeyexpandsthecapabilityoftheThinkServerRAID500AdapterbyactivatingRAID5andRAID50foradvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAID.YoucanpurchaseaTR500KeyfromLeno

6.LocatetheRAID5keyconnectorontheThinkServerRAID500AdapterandthencarefullyinserttheTR500Keyintotheconnector.Ifnecessary,youcanremovetheThinkServerRAID

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareco

alternativetousinganuninterruptiblepowersupply,andasecondleveloffaulttolerancewhenusedwithanuninterruptiblepowersupply.ThetemperatureoftheTR700Battery

8.PositiontheTR700BatteryabovetheThinkServerRAID700Adaptersothattheboard-to-boardconnector1onthebottomoftheTR700Batteryisalignedwiththeconnector2onthe

•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeTR700Batteryandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditiontotheinstructionsinthistopic.ToremovetheTR700Battery,dothefollowin

Notes:•TheservermusthaveaRAIDcardandanexpandercardinstalledtosupportmorethaneightharddiskdrives.•TheexpandercardissensitivetoESD.Ensurethatyoureadandu

6.TherearetwoPCIExpresscardslotsontherisercardassembly1andtheshorteroneisforinstallingtheexpandercard.Removetheslotbracketfortheshorterslotandstoreiti

9.Connectcablesdependingonyourspecificserverconfiguration.See“Connectingthecables”onpage47.10.Reinstalltherisercardassembly1.See“Replacingtherisercardas

Chapter1.GeneralinformationThischapterprovidessomegeneralinformationaboutyourproduct.Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:•“Introduction”onpage1•“Serv

6.TherearetwoPCIExpresscardslotsontherisercardassembly1andtheexpandercardisinstalledintheshorterslot.Disconnectcablesfromtheexpandercard.Then,graspthe

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallanEthernetcard.Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanothercom

Note:Dependingonthespecifictype,theEthernetcardanditsbracketmightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustrations.a.CarefullyremovethescrewsthatsecuretheEthe

8.PositiontheEthernetcardnearthePCIExpresscardslotforwhichyouhaveremovedtheslotbracket.Then,carefullypresstheEthernetcardstraightintotheslotuntilitiss

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveanEthernetcard.Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanothercomp

8.IfyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldEthernetcard,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseanypackagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.Whattodonext:•

6.InsertonesideoftheTR300KeyunderoneoftheretainingclipsontheiButtonsocket.Then,carefullypresstheothersideoftheTR300Keystraightdownuntilitsnapsintoposi

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremovetheTR300Keyifyourserverhasoneinstalledonthesystemboard.Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensure

5.Opentheretainingclip1ontheiButtonsockettoreleasetheTR300KeyandthencompletelyremovetheTR300KeyfromtheiButtonsocket.Figure80.RemovingtheTR300Key6.Ifyo

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerManagementModulePremiumThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorremovetheThinkServerManagementModulePremium(TMMP

Recordinformationaboutyourserverinthefollowingtable.Youwillneedtheinformationifyoueverneedtohaveyourserverserviced.Forwheretofindtheproductinformationl

5.LocatetheTMMPremiumconnectoronthesystemboardandtheninserttheTMMPremiumintotheTMMPremiumconnector.Note:EnsurethattheTMMPremiumissecurelyseatedonthesy

Notes:•IfyouremovetheTMMPremium,theiKVMfunctionforserverremotemanagementwillbeunavailable.•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeTMMPremiumandfollowthose

Whattodonext:•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage199.I

6.InserttheTPMintotheTPMconnectoronthesystemboard.Figure83.InstallingtheTPM7.Ifyouhaveliftedtherisercardassembly1,reinstallitintothechassis.See“Replac

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanothercomputerforreference.Notes:•IfyouremovetheTPM,theTPMfunctionw

5.RemovetheTPMinstalledontheTPMconnectorbyliftingitstraightup.Note:CarefullyhandletheTPMbyitsedges.Figure84.RemovingtheTPM6.Ifyouhaveliftedtherisercar

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplaceahot-swapredundantpowersupply.Thehot-swapredundantpowersupplyaddsasecondsourceofpowertotheserver.W

•Ifyouareinstallingahot-swapredundantpowersupply,locatethebayforthepowersupplyintherearofyourserver.Insertafingerintotheholeinthemetalshieldthatprotect

2.Ifyouarereplacingahot-swapredundantpowersupply,pressthereleasetab1inthedirectionasshownandcarefullypullthehandle2atthesametimetoslidethefailinghot-s

5.Connectthepowercordtothepowercordconnectoronthenewhot-swapredundantpowersupply.Then,checkthestatusLEDnearthepowercordconnector.WhentheLEDislitingree

DocumentationDVDThedocumentationDVD,whichcomeswithyourserver,containsvariousdocumentsforyourserverinPortableDocumentFormat(PDF)andHyperTextMarkupLangu

6.Ifyouarereplacingaheatsink,removethefourscrewsthatsecuretheheatsinktothesystemboard.Itisrecommendedthatyoucarefullyremovethefourscrewsfromthesystemb

10.Installthefourscrewstosecurethenewheatsinkonthesystemboard.Itisrecommendedthatyoucarefullyinstallthefourscrewsusingthefollowingmethodtoavoidanyposs

Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightcomewithoneortwomicroprocessors.Forservermodelswithonemicroprocessor,themicroprocessorisinstalledinthemicroprocesso

6.Gentlypressdownthesmallhandleonthemicroprocessorsocketandthenpullthehandleslightlyoutwardtoreleaseitfromthesecuredposition.Then,pivotthehandleupward

9.Removetheprotectivecoverthatprotectsthegoldcontactsonthebottomofthenewmicroprocessor.Donottouchthepinsonthemicroprocessorsocketandthegoldcontactsont

11.Carefullyclosethemicroprocessorretainer.Then,carefullyclosethesmallhandletolocktheretainerintopositionandsecurethenewmicroprocessorinthesocket.Figu

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanothercomputerforreference.Notes:•Ensurethatthenewmicroprocessorist

7.Ensurethatthesmallhandleandthemicroprocessorretainerareinthefullyopenposition.Touchonlytheedgesofthemicroprocessorandcarefullyliftitstraightupandout

10.Notetheorientationofthenewmicroprocessor.Holdthenewmicroprocessorbyitsedgesandalignthenotches1onitwiththetabs2inthemicroprocessorsocket.Then,carefu

11.Carefullyclosethemicroprocessorretainer.Then,carefullyclosethesmallhandletolocktheretainerintopositionandsecurethenewmicroprocessorinthesocket.Figu

SupplementarydocumentsDependingonyourserver,yourdocumentationDVDmightcontainsupplementarydocumentsprovidedbyLenovo,includingdocumentsforEthernetcards,

TheEMIintegrityandcoolingoftheserverareprotectedbyhavingalldrivebayscoveredoroccupied.Thenumberoftheinstalledharddiskdrivesorsolid-statedrivesinyourse

2.Pressthereleasebutton1toopenthehandleofthedummyhard-disk-drivetray.Figure100.Openingthehandleofthedummyhard-disk-drivetray3.Pullthehandleandcarefull

5.Positionthe2.5-inchsolid-statedrivetothe3.5-inchto2.5-inchdriveadapterasshowninthefollowingillustration.Figure102.Positioningthe2.5-inchsolid-stated

8.Alignthescrewholesinthedriveadapterandthesolid-statedrivewiththecorrespondingholesinthedrivebracket.Then,installthefivescrewstosecurethedriveadaptera

hard-disk-drivestatusLEDs”onpage39.Ifthesolid-statedriveisfaulty,reinstallorreplaceituntilitisoperatingcorrectly.11.Savetheremoveddummyhard-disk-drive

3.Pullthehandleandcarefullyslidethebracketwiththesolid-statedriveoutofthefrontofthechassis.IDMemCPUPSUFigure107.Removingthebracketwiththesolid-statedr

5.Removethetwoscrewsthatsecurethesolid-statedrive.Figure109.Removingthescrewsthatsecurethesolid-statedrive6.Liftthesolid-statedriveuptoremoveitfromthe

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacetheopticaldrive.Thistopicappliesonlytothefollowingservermodels:•Servermodelswitheight3.5-inchhard-

•Ifyouarereplacinganopticaldrive,disconnectthesignalcableandthepowercablefromtherearoftheopticaldrive.Presstherearoftheretainingbracket1inthedirection

7.Removetheretainingbracketfromtheoldopticaldriveorthedummyopticaldrivetray.Then,installitonthesideofthenewopticaldrive.Figure113.Installingtheoptical

Chapter2.ServersetuproadmapThischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.Theserversetupprocedurevariesdependingontheconfigurat

8.Slidethenewopticaldrivewiththeretainingbracketintothedrivebayfromthefrontuntilitsnapsintoposition.Figure114.Installingtheopticaldriveforservermodels

9.Connectthesignalcable1andthepowercable2totherearofthenewopticaldrive.Figure116.Connectingcablestotherearoftheopticaldrive10.Ifyouareinstructedtoretu

2.Connectoneendofamini-SASsignalcabletothemini-SASconnector1ontherearoftheexternaltapedrive.Figure117.Mini-SASconnector1ontheexternaltapedrive3.Connec

5.RemovetherisercardassemblywherethePCIExpresssolid-statedriveisinstalledandlaytherisercardassemblyupsidedownonaflat,clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.

Note:CarefullyhandlethePCIExpresssolid-statedrivebyitsedges.9.Dooneofthefollowing:•ToinstallthenewPCIExpresssolid-statedriveontherisercardassembly1,no

•ToinstallthenewPCIExpresssolid-statedriveontherisercardassembly2,notethedottedlinesinthefollowingillustrationtohelpyoucorrectlypositionthePCIExpresss

Notes:•Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeThinkServerRAIDSupe

6.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenewThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModuletoanyunpaintedsurfaceontheoutsideoftheserver.Then,takethenewThi

Whattodonext:•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.•Tocompletethereplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage199.Instal

Figure126.Openingthehandleofa3.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdriveordummytray0 1 2 3 4 5

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Figure128.Removingthe3.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdriveordummytrayFigure129.Removingthe2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdriveordummytray3.Touchthestatic-protectivep

Figure130.Installingthe3.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdriveFigure131.Installingthe2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrive5.Checkthehot-swaphard-disk-drivestatusLEDstoe

•Ifyouareinstallingahot-swapharddiskdrive,savetheremovedhard-disk-drivedummytrayincaseyoulaterremovethehot-swapharddiskdriveandneedadummytraytocoverth

7.Presseachofthetwolatchesonthechassisinthedirectionasshownuntilthelatchsnapsintotheopenpositionandwillnotinterferewithliftingthebackplane.Figure132.R

10.Notetheorientationofthenewbackplaneandpositionitonthechassissothatthesmallhooks1onthechassispassthroughthecorrespondingholesinthenewbackplane.Then,

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.•Tocompletethereplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage199.Replacingthebackpla

9.Notetheorientationofthenewbackplaneandpositionitonthechassissothatthesmallhooks1onthechassispassthroughthecorrespondingholesinthenewbackplane.Then,c

5.Removealltheinstalled2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrivesanddummytrays(ifany)fromthehard-disk-drivecage(rightcageormiddlecage).See“Installingorreplacingah

9.Notetheorientationofthenewbackplane.Carefullypressthenewbackplanestraightdownintothechassissothatitissecuredinplacebythetabs1onthechassisandthethree

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareco

Chapter3.ProductoverviewThischapterprovidesinformationabouttheserverpackage,features,specifications,softwareprograms,andcomponentlocations.Thischapterc

11.Positionthenewrisercardassembly1onthechassisandalignitwiththerisercardassembly1slotonthesystemboardandaligntherearofitwiththecorrespondingrailguide

2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaflat,clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstr

10.Positionthenewrisercardassembly2onthechassisandalignitwiththerisercardassembly2slotonthesystemboardandaligntherearofitwiththecorrespondingrailguide

Notes:•ThefrontpanelboardissensitivetoESD.Ensurethatyoureadandunderstand“Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices”onpage86firstandcarefullyperformtheoperation.•

8.Carefullypositionthenewfrontpanelboardonthechassissothatthefrontcontrols,connectors,andLEDsarethroughthecorrespondingholesinthefrontbezelandthetwosc

8.DisconnectthefrontpanelcableandthefrontpanelUSBcablefromtherearofthefrontpanelboard.9.Removethetwoscrewsthatsecurethefrontpanelboardandthencarefully

Whattodonext:•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.•Tocompletethereplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage199.Replac

6.Pressthereleasetab1inthedirectionasshownandthenpushthediagnosticmoduleoutofthefrontofthechassis.Figure148.Removingthediagnosticmoduleforservermodels

10.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheolddiagnosticmodule,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseanypackagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.Whattodon

12.Slidethenewdiagnosticmoduleintothecagefromthefrontuntilitsnapsintoposition.Figure151.Installingthediagnosticmoduleintotheleftcageofservermodelswith

Note:Beforeusingtheinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:•TheReadMeFirstthatcomeswithyourproduct•“Safetyinformation

FeaturesThistopicprovidesgeneralinformationabouttheserverfeaturesforvariousmodels.Dependingonyourspecificmodel,somefeaturesmightvaryorunavailable.Forin

Toreplaceasystemfan,dothefollowing:1.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage87.Note:Thesystemfansarehot-swapandyoucanreplaceafailingsys

5.Positionthenewsystemfanabovetheplacefortheremovedfailingsystemfansothatthesystemfanconnectoronthebottomofthenewsystemfanisfacingtherearofthechassis.

DANGERDangerofexplosionifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.Whenreplacingthelithiumcoincellbattery,useonlythesameoranequivalenttypethatisrecommendedbytheman

5.Removetheoldcoin-cellbattery.Figure154.Removingthecoin-cellbattery6.Installanewcoin-cellbattery.Figure155.Installingthecoin-cellbattery7.Ifyouhaveli

CAUTION:Theheatsinksandmicroprocessorsmightbeveryhot.Turnofftheserverandwaitthreetofiveminutestolettheservercoolbeforeremovingtheservercover.Beforeyoub

9.Removethepowersupplycoolingshroud.Figure157.Removingthepowersupplycoolingshroud10.Removeallmemorymodules.See“Removingamemorymodule”onpage104.11.Remo

14.Disconnectallcablesfromthesystemboard.Then,removethetenscrewsthatsecurethesystemboardfollowingtherecommendednumericalsequenceasshown.Figure158.Remo

15.Gentlylifteachedgeofthesystemboardslightlyupwardsothatthesystemboardisreleasedfromthemountingstudsonthechassis.Then,movethesystemboardtothefrontoft

18.Installthetenscrewsfollowingtherecommendednumericalsequenceasshowntosecurethenewsystemboardonthechassis.Figure161.Installingthescrewstosecurethesys

b.Positionthemicroprocessorsocketcoverabovethemicroprocessorsocketsothatthesmalltriangle1onthesocketcoverfacesthesmalltriangle2onthemicroprocessorreta

–OneslimSATAopticaldriveinsomemodelsExternaldrivesYourserversupportsexternaltapedrivesthatenableyoutostoredataintapes.Toinstallanexternaltapedrive,see

23.Notetheorientationofthepowersupplycoolingshroudandinstallitintothechassisbyinsertingthetwosmalltabs1onthebottomoftheshroudintothecorrespondingholes

30.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldsystemboard,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseanypackagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.Whattodonext:•

2.Ensurethatallinternalcablesareconnectedandroutedcorrectlyandsecuredbyanycableclipsortiesintheserver.Keepcablesclearofthehingesandsidesofthechassisto

5.Ensurethatthecoverlatchisintheopenposition.Placetheservercoverabovethechassissothatthecoverlatchisalignedwiththecoverlatchslotinthechassis.Then,lowe

Attention:Toavoidcomponentdamage,connectthepowercordslast.Note:Inmostareasoftheworld,LenovorequiresthereturnofthedefectiveCRU.Informationaboutthiswill

Chapter7.TroubleshootinganddiagnosticsThischapterprovidesinformationaboutbasictroubleshootinganddiagnosticmethodstohelpyousolveproblemsthatmightoccuri

UsingadiagnosticprogramThefollowingdiagnosticprogramsareavailableforyoutodiagnoseserverproblems:•ThinkServerDiagnosticTool•ThinkServerSystemProfileColl

SymptomActionTheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDdoesnotstart.1.EnsurethattheserversupportstheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramandhasabootableDVDdriveinstalledora

SymptomAction4.Replacethesignalcablefortheopticaldrive.5.Replacethepowercablefortheopticaldrive.6.Replacethepowercableforthebackplane.7.Replacetheopti

SymptomAction6.Ensurethatthecableconnectioniscorrect.See“Connectingthecables”onpage47.7.Reconnectthebackplanepowercableandrepeatstep1throughstep4.8.Re

•Securityfeatures–Administratorpasswordanduserpasswordtohelpyouprotectunauthorizedaccesstotheserver(see“Usingpasswords”onpage67)–Hot-swapredundantpowe

Keyboard,mouse,andUSBdeviceproblemsFollowthesuggestedactionsforthecorrespondingsymptomintheorderinwhichtheyarelisteduntiltheproblemissolved.Ifnoneofth

Chapter8.Gettinginformation,help,andserviceThischaptercontainsinformationabouthelp,service,andtechnicalassistanceforproductsmanufacturedbyLenovoandwhe

•Diagnosticsolutions•Productandservicewarranty•Productandpartsdetails•Userguidesandmanuals•KnowledgebaseandfrequentlyaskedquestionsHelpandserviceThist

Forthewarrantytypeanddurationforyourproduct,refertotheSafety,Warranty,andSupportInformationonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.Youmustretainy

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AppendixA.NoticesLenovomaynotoffertheproducts,services,orfeaturesdiscussedinthisdocumentinallcountries.ConsultyourlocalLenovorepresentativeforinformat

TrademarksLenovo,theLenovologo,andThinkServeraretrademarksofLenovointheUnitedStates,othercountries,orboth.IntelandIntelXeonaretrademarksofIntelCorpora

BatteryreturnprogramThisproductmaycontainalithiumorlithiumionbattery.Consultyourusermanualorservicemanualforspecificbatteryinformation.Thebatterymustbe

PerchlorateMaterial-specialhandlingmayapply,Seehttp://www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorateParticulatecontaminationAttention:Airborneparticulates

withineachgeography.Thislabelisappliedtovariousproductstoindicatethattheproductisnottobethrownaway,butratherputintheestablishedcollectionsystemsforrec

YourserversupportsonboardSATAsoftwareRAID.IfarequiredRAIDcardisinstalled,yourserveralsosupportsadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDconfigurations.Fordetailedin

ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemu

EinhaltungdesGesetzesüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonBetriebsmitteinDiesesProduktentsprichtdem„GesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichke

FormoreinformationaboutENERGYSTARratingsforLenovoservers,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com.ByusingENERGYSTARcompliantproductsandtakingadvantageofthepower-mana

IndexAaboutRAID75AdvancedmenuSetupUtilityprogram64advancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDconfiguring82ambienttemperaturelimitLED25,28BBIOSandTMMupdateutilitiessof

locations22frontpanelboardreplacing180frontviewoftheserverlocations16Ggaseouscontamination216Germanglossstatement217gettinghelp209gettinginformation20

Mmachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabellocations14MainmenuSetupUtilityprogram64MegaRAIDStorageManagerprograminstallingandusing81memoryfeatures8memorym

risercardassembly1176risercardassembly2178solid-statedrive147,152systemboard191systemfan187ThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModule163risercardassembly1rep

installing130removing131SetupUtilityprogram68TR300Keyinstalling123removing124TR500Keyinstalling109removing110TR700Batteryinstalling112removing113troub

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SpecificationsThistopicliststhephysicalspecificationsforyourserver.DimensionsWidthwithoutrackhandles:442mm(17.4inches)Widthwithrackhandles:482.4mm(19inc

alsoisontheDVDandcanbeaccesseddirectlyfromtheprograminterface.Fordetailedinformation,see“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage71.ThinkServerEas

DiagnosticprogramsThefollowingdiagnosticprogramsareavailableforyoutodiagnoseserverproblems:•ThinkServerDiagnosticTool•ThinkServerSystemProfileCollectio

Themachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabelisattachedonthepull-outinformationcardinthefollowingservermodels:•Servermodelswitheight3.5-inchhard-disk-driv

Forservermodelswithtwelve3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays,themachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabelisattachedontheleftsideoftheserver.Figure4.Labelonserver

Frontviewofservermodelswitheight3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebaysThefollowingillustrationshowsthefrontviewofservermodelswitheight3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays

ContentsSafetyinformation...iiiProductsthatarenotassessed...xChapter1.Generalinformation...1Introduction...1Serverdocumen

3Pull-outinformationcardThemachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabeloftheserverisattachedonthepull-outinformationcard.See“Machinetype,model,andserialnumb

13.5-inchhard-disk-driveareaTheEMIintegrityandcoolingoftheserverareprotectedbyhavingalldrivebayscoveredoroccupied.Thenumberoftheinstalledharddiskdrive

PowerstatusLEDColorDescriptionOnGreenTheserverison.OffNoneTheserverisoff.BlinkingGreenTheserverisinACPIS1mode,whichalsoisknownasPowerOnSuspend(POS)mod

Frontviewofservermodelswith2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebaysThefollowingillustrationshowsthefrontviewofservermodelswith2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays.Figure9.F

4SlimopticaldriveSomeservermodelscomewithaslimSATAopticaldrive.5Rackhandle(left)8Rackhandle(right)Ifyourserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,youcanusethera

1PowerbuttonwithpowerstatusLEDYoucanpressthepowerbuttontoturnontheserverwhenyoufinishsettinguptheserver.Youalsocanholdthepowerbuttonforseveralsecondsto

5SystemerrorLEDThesystemerrorLEDhelpsyoutodetermineifthereareanysystemerrors.•Off:Theserverisoffortheserverisonandworkingcorrectly.•Amber:Theserverhas

•IntelligentDiagnosticsModulePremium(IDMPremium)ManyerrorsarefirstindicatedbyaliterrorLEDonthediagnosticpaneloftheserver.IfanLEDislit,oneormoreLEDselse

Table1.Potentialerrorsandcorrespondingsolutions(continued)LEDStatusPotentialerrorSolution4MemorymodulestatusLEDSolidon(amber)Oneormorememorymodulesare

1SystemfanerrorLEDsThesystemfanerrorLEDshelpyoutodetermineifthereareanysystemfanerrors.StatusDescriptionActionSolidoffThesystemfansareoperatingcorrect

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID700Battery...111Installingorremovingtheexpandercard...114InstallingorremovinganEthernetcard...118Inst

2CPU1DIMMstatusLEDs3CPU2DIMMstatusLEDsTheDIMMstatusLEDshelpyoutodetermineifthereareanymemorymoduleerrors.StatusDescriptionActionSolidoffThememorymodul

5MicroprocessorstatusLEDs(alsoknownasCPUstatusLEDs)ThemicroprocessorstatusLEDhelpsyoutodetermineifthemicroprocessorisrunningatanormaltemperature.Statu

Thefollowingillustrationshowstherearviewoftheserver.Figure16.Rearviewoftheserver1Hot-swapredundantpowersupply2(availableinsomemodels)7VGADB-15connecto

3PCIExpresscardareaforcardsontherisercardassembly2TherearethreePCIExpresscardslotsontherisercardassembly2forinstallingEthernetcardsorothersupportedPCI

4PCIExpresscardareaforcardsontherisercardassembly1TherearethreePCIExpresscardslotsontherisercardassembly1.Figure18.Risercardassembly1PCIExpresscardslo

589Ethernetconnectors(RJ-45)UsedtoattachanEthernetcableforaLAN.EachEthernetconnectorhastwostatusLEDstohelpyouidentifytheEthernetconnectivity,activity,

ServercomponentsThistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethecomponentsofyourserver.Formoreinformationaboutmajorcomponents,seetherelatedtopicsin“Loca

Componentsofservermodelswitheight3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebaysMEM 1PSU 1 21 2 3 4 5 6 7 8MEM 21 2 3 4

Componentsofservermodelswithtwelve3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebaysIDFigure21.Componentsofservermodelswithtwelve3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays1Coolingshroud10H

Componentsofservermodelswith2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebaysIDPSUMemCPU0 1 2 3 4 5

SafetyinformationNote:Beforeusingtheproduct,besuretoreadandunderstandthemultilingualsafetyinstructionsonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswiththeproduct.Ant

mightrequiresometechnicalskillsortools,orrequestthatatechnicianinstalltheoptional-serviceCRUunderthetermsoftheapplicablewarrantyservicetypeforyourcoun

Hot-swaphard-disk-drivestatusLEDsEachhot-swapharddiskdrivehastwostatusLEDsonthefront.Figure23.3.5-inchhot-swaphard-disk-drivestatusLEDsFigure24.2.5-in

RAIDcardThistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatetheconnectorsontheRAIDcardifaRAIDcardinstalledisinthelongerslotoftherisercardassembly1.Someservermo

ThinkServerRAID700Adapter(alsoknownasThinkServer9260-8iSASRAIDAdapter)ThefollowingillustrationshowstheconnectorsontheThinkServerRAID700Adapter.Figure2

ThinkServerRAID710Adapter(alsoknownas9270CV-8iRAIDadapter)ThefollowingillustrationshowstheconnectorsontheThinkServerRAID710Adapter.Figure27.ThinkServe

Thefollowingillustrationshowstheconnectorsontheexpandercard.Eachconnectorontheexpandercardisusedtoconnectamini-SAStomini-SASsignalcable.Fordetailedinf

Thefollowingillustrationsshowtheconnectorsonthebackplaneforservermodelswitheight3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays.Figure29.Frontviewofthebackplaneforserverm

Backplaneforservermodelswithtwelve3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebaysThistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatetheconnectorsonthebackplaneforservermodelswith

3Mini-SASports4-7Usedtoconnectthemini-SASconnectorononeendofamini-SAStomini-SASsignalcabletosupporttheharddiskdrive4toharddiskdrive7.4Mini-SASports0-3

Figure34.Rearviewofthebackplaneforservermodelswith2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays18-pinpowerconnector3Mini-SASports0-32Mini-SASports4-74Opticaldrivepowerc

PrzedskorzystaniemzproduktunależyzapoznaćsięzwielojęzycznymiinstrukcjamibezpieczeństwaznajdującymisięnapłycieDVDzdokumentacjądostarczonąwrazzproduktem

Note:TheoptionkitforaRAIDcardisdesignedfordifferenttypesofserversandmightcontainadditionalcablesthatarenotrequiredforyourserver.Figure35.Connectingcab

UsethefollowinginstructionstoconnectcablesfromtheRAIDcardtotheexpandercardfirst:•IfyouareusingaThinkServerRAID500Adapter,dothefollowing:1.Useamini-SASt

Usethefollowinginstructionstoconnectcablesfromtheexpandercardtothebackplanesfor2.5-inchharddiskdrives:1.Forharddiskdrive0toharddiskdrive3,useamini-SAS

Usethefollowinginstructionstoconnectcablesfromtheexpandercardtothebackplanefortwelve3.5-inchharddiskdrives:1.Forharddiskdrive0toharddiskdrive3,useamin

connectthemini-SASconnectorontheotherendofthecabletothemini-SASports0-3onthebackplane.2.Ifyourserverhasmorethanfourharddiskdrivesinstalled,forharddisk

7SASconnector4-723Systemfan6connector8SASconnector0-324Microprocessorsocket29Coin-cellbattery25Systemfan5connector10PlatformControllerHub(PCH)26Memory

10PlatformControllerHub(PCH)Thischipsupportsandprovidesmanyfeatures.ItservesasaPCH,whichprovidesthedatabufferingandinterfacearbitrationrequiredtoensur

21Backplanepowerconnector122Backplanepowerconnector2Usedtoconnectthepowercablesfromthebackplane.2325272931SystemfanconnectorsTherearefivehot-swapsystem

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthestatusofthejumpersandswitchesonthesystemboardofyourserver.Youcanconfigure,recover,enable,ordisablesomespecificfeaturesof

2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaflat,clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstr

Statement1DANGERElectricalcurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.Toavoidashockhazard:•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperform

3SystemboardswitchesTherearefourswitchesonthesystemboardofyourserver.Figure41.Systemboardswitches1BIOSrecoveryswitch3ManagementEngine(ME)inforceupdate

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareco

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.TheserverisdesignedsothatLEDsremainlitwhentheserverisconn

Chapter4.TurningonandturningofftheserverThischapterprovidesinformationaboutturningonandturningofftheserver.TurningontheserverTheservercanbeturnedonino

•Theservermightbeturnedoffasanautomaticresponsetoacriticalsystemfailure.Notes:•Whenyouturnofftheserverandleaveitconnectedtoanacpowersource,theserveral

Chapter5.ConfiguringtheserverThischapterprovidesthefollowinginformationtohelpyouconfiguretheserver:•“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage63•“UsingtheThink

–SelectSATA/SASConfigurationandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoviewinformationabouttheinstalledSATAorSASdevices,suchasaharddiskdriveoranopticaldrive.

Notes:•Enabledmeansthatthefunctionisconfigured.•Disabledmeansthatthefunctionisnotconfigured.TheAdvancedmenucontainsthefollowingsubmenus.Formoreinformati

•EraseSEL:Erasesystemeventlog(SEL).•SystemInformation:Viewbasicinformationaboutyourserver.•BMCNetworkConfiguration:SetBMCconfigurationparameters.•System

3.UsetheTabkeytoswitchbetweendataelementsandtypethenumbersfromthekeyboardtosetthesystemdateandtime.4.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogr

Statement3CAUTION:Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,DVDdrives,fiberopticdevices,ortransmitters)areinstalled,notethefollowing:•Donotremovethecovers.Removi

2.OntheSecuritymenu,selectAdministratorPasswordtosetanadministratorpasswordorselectUserPasswordtosetauserpassword.3.See“Passwordconsiderations”onpage6

4.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.TheserverwillrestarttoenabletheTPMfunction.SettingthemodeoftheEthernetconnectorsTherearethreeRJ-

UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOSThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoupdatetheBIOSandhowtorecoverfromaPOSTandBIOSupdatefailure.Systemprogramsarethebasiclaye

•CheckandreconfiguretheBIOSsettingsforyourspecificneedsbasedonyournoteorreferto“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage63.RecoveringfromaBIOSupdatefailureIft

IfyoudonothaveaThinkServerEasyStartupDVD,youalsocandownloadanISOimagefromtheLenovoSupportWebsiteandmakeadiscbyyourself.TodownloadtheThinkServerEasySta

3.Afterselectingthelanguageandkeyboardlayout,clickOK.Then,youwillseeoneormoreremindersormessagesaboutconfiguringstoragedevices.ClickNextuntilyouarepres

•DownloaddriversThismenuhelpsyoudownloadtherequireddevicedriversfromtheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDtoaremovablestoragedevicesothatyoucaneasilygetthedrive

•“ConfiguringRAIDusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage76•“ConfiguringtheThinkServerRAID300”onpage76•“ConfiguringtheadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAID”on

•RAID10:acombinationofRAID0andRAID1RAID10consistsofstripeddataacrossmirroredspans.ARAID10drivegroupisaspanneddrivegroupthatcreatesastripedsetfromaseri

10bydefault.YoualsocanactivateRAID5byinstallingaThinkServerRAID300UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID.See“InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID300UpgradeKeyfor

Statement6CAUTION:Ifyouinstallastrain-reliefbracketoptionovertheendofthepowercordthatisconnectedtothedevice,youmustconnecttheotherendofthepowercordtoa

AfterenteringtheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram,youcanseetheManagementMenuonthescreen.TheManagementMenucontainsthefollowingmenuitems:•Configu

Creating,adding,ordeletingaRAIDarrayThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreate,add,ordeleteaRAIDarrayusingtheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram

ToinitializeavirtualdriveusingtheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:1.StarttheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram.See“Star

ToconfiguretherebuildrateusingtheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:Note:Usingarebuildrateof0or100percentisnotrecommended.Thedefa

ToinstallandusetheMegaRAIDStorageManagerprogram,refertothefollowingchaptersintheMegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuideonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserv

TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramsimplifiestheprocessofconfiguringRAIDandinstallingsupportedoperatingsystemsanddevicedriversonyourserver.See“UsingtheThin

84ThinkServerRD440UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardwareThischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstall,remove,orreplacehardwareforyourserver.Thischaptercontain

•Haveasmallflat-bladescrewdriveravailable.•Youdonothavetoturnofftheservertoinstallorreplaceahot-swapredundantpowersupply,hot-swapharddiskdrives,orhot-p

–AttachtheESDgroundcliptoanyframeground,groundbraid,orgreen-wireground.–Whenworkingonadouble-insulatedorbattery-operatedsystem,useanESDcommongroundorr