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
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