Lenovo ThinkServer RD550 User Manual Page 1

ThinkServerRD550UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManualMachineTypes:70CV,70CW,70CX,and70CY

Statement11CAUTION:Thefollowinglabelindicatesapotentialheathazard.Statement12DANGEROverloadingabranchcircuitisapotentialfirehazardandashockhazardunderc

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareco

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanothercomputerforreference.Notes:•Useanydocumentationthatcomeswitht

8.SlidetheAnyFabricadapterfromtherearoftheservertothefronttoconnecttheAnyFabricadaptertotheAnyFabricadapterconnectoronthesystemboard.Then,tightenthesc

6.LoosenthescrewasshownandpresstheAnyFabricadaptertotherearoftheservertodisconnecttheAnyFabricadapterfromthesystemboard.Then,removetheAnyFabricadapter

Notes:•YoucaninstalltwoThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModulesinyourserver.•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModuleandfoll

Note:UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModuleandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditiontotheinstructionsinthistopic.Toremoveth

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareco

8.CarefullypressthePCIecardstraightintothePCIeslotuntilitissecurelyseated.Figure59.InstallingaPCIecard9.Pivotthecardlatchtotheclosedpositiontosecureth

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareco

Installingorremovingtherearbackplane/cagekitTherearbackplane/cagekitenablesyoutoinstalluptotwo2.5-inchharddiskdrivesforyourservermodelswith3.5-inchdri

Statement16CAUTION:Toreducetheriskofelectricshockorenergyhazards:•Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledbytrainedservicepersonnelinarestricted-accesslocation,as

8.Slidetherearbackplane/cagekittotherearoftheserversothatthekitisengagedtotherearofthechassis.Alignthetwoscrewsofthekitwiththecorrespondingholesinthes

4.Locatetherearbackplane/cagekit.See“Servercomponents”onpage25.5.Removetheinstalled2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrivesanddummytrays(ifany)fromtherearbackpl

3.Removealltheinstalledhot-swapharddiskdrivesanddummytrays(ifany)fromtherearbackplane/cagekit.See“Installingorreplacingahot-swapharddiskdrive”onpage11

11.Refertoyournotetoconnectthecablestothenewbackplane.12.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldbackplane,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseanypackagingmat

5.LoosenthetwoscrewsandgrasptheAnyRAIDadapterorthepass-throughboardbyitsedgesandcarefullypullitout.Note:TheAnyRAIDadapterorthepass-throughboardmightfit

7.PositionthenewAnyRAIDadapterorthepass-throughboardnearthebackplane.Then,gentlypresstheAnyRAIDadapterorthepass-throughboardstraightintotheAnyRAIDadap

8.TightenthetwoscrewstosecuretheAnyRAIDadapterorthepass-throughboard.Figure70.Tighteningthescrews9.IfyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldAnyRAIDadapterorthe

Toinstalltheintrusionswitch,dothefollowing:1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectallpowercordsfromelect

Notes:•Ifyouremovetheintrusionswitch,youwillnotgetthewarningmessagewhenloggingintoyourserverwiththecoverremoved.•Useanydocumentationthatcomeswiththein

CAUTION:Theheatsinkmightbeveryhot.Turnofftheserverandwaitseveralminutestolettheservercoolbeforeremovingtheservercover.Note:Useanydocumentationthatcome

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

6.Ifyouarereplacingaheatsink,removethefourscrewsthatsecuretheheatsinktothesystemboard.Itisrecommendedthatyoucarefullyremovethefourscrewsfromthesystemb

10.Installthefourscrewstosecurethenewheatsinkonthesystemboard.Itisrecommendedthatyoucarefullyinstallthefourscrewsusingthefollowingmethodtoavoidanyposs

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanothercomputerforreference.CAUTION:Theheatsinksandmicroprocessorsmi

7.Gentlypressthemicroprocessorretainertoopenit.Ensurethatthesmallhandlesandthemicroprocessorretainerareinthefullyopenposition.Note:Donotdropanythingon

10.Notetheorientationofthenewmicroprocessor.Holdthenewmicroprocessorbyitsedgesandalignthenotches1onitwiththetabs2inthemicroprocessorsocket.Then,carefu

12.Closethemicroprocessorretainer.Then,closethesmallhandle1firstandthenclosethesmallhandle2tolocktheretainerintopositionandsecurethenewmicroprocessorin

Notes:•Ensurethatthenewmicroprocessoristhecorrecttypeyourserversupports.See“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage68.Whentwomicroprocessorsareinstalled,

7.Gentlypressthemicroprocessorretainerasshowntoopenit.Ensurethatthesmallhandlesandthemicroprocessorretainerareinthefullyopenposition.Figure82.Openingt

10.Removethenewmicroprocessorfromtheprotectivecoverthatprotectsthegoldcontactsonthebottomofthenewmicroprocessor.Donottouchthepinsonthemicroprocessorso

12.Closethemicroprocessorretainer.Closethesmallhandle1first.Then,closethesmallhandle2tolocktheretainerintopositionandsecurethenewmicroprocessorinthesoc

7.Checkinsidetheunitforanyobviousunsafeconditions,suchasmetalfilings,contamination,waterorotherliquids,orsignsoffireorsmokedamage.8.Checkforworn,frayed,

•Tocompletethereplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage144.Installingorreplacingahot-swapredundantpowersupplyDependingonthemodel,yourserve

1.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenewhot-swapredundantpowersupplytoanyunpaintedsurfaceontheoutsideoftheserver.Then,takethenewhot-swapre

4.Connectthepowercordtothepowerconnectoronthenewhot-swapredundantpowersupply.Then,checkthestatusLEDnearthepowerconnector.WhentheLEDislitingreen,itindi

Installingorreplacingahot-swapharddiskdriveAttention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”onpageiiiand

2.Pressthereleasebutton1toopenthehandleofthehot-swapharddiskdriveorthedummytray.1Figure91.Openingthehandleofaharddiskdrive1Figure92.Openingthehandleof

5.Slidethenewhot-swapharddiskdriveintothedrivebayfromthefrontuntilitsnapsintopositionandthencompletelyclosethehandle.Figure94.Installingthehot-swaphar

Attention:AnunoccupieddrivebaywithoutanyotherprotectionmightimpacttheEMIintegrityandcoolingoftheserver,whichmightresultinoverheatingorcomponentdamage.

3.Pullthehandleandcarefullyslidethedummyhard-disk-drivetrayoutofthefrontofthechassis.Figure96.Removingthedummyhard-disk-drivetray4.Touchthestatic-prot

6.Alignthetwoscrewholesinthesolid-statedrivewiththecorrespondingholesinthedriveadapter.Then,installthetwoscrewstosecurethesolid-statedrivetothedrivead

9.Slidethebracketwiththesolid-statedriveintothedrivebayfromthefrontuntilitsnapsintopositionandthencompletelyclosethehandle.Figure100.Installingthebrac

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3.Pullthehandleandcarefullyslidethebracketwiththesolid-statedriveoutofthefrontofthechassis.Figure102.Removingthebracketwiththesolid-statedrive4.Remove

5.Removethetwoscrewsthatsecurethesolid-statedrive.Figure104.Removingthescrewsthatsecurethesolid-statedrive6.Liftthesolid-statedriveuptoremoveitfromthe

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanothercomputerforreference.CAUTION:Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,

Figure106.Removingtheopticaldrive6.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenewopticaldrivetoanyunpaintedsurfaceontheoutsideoftheserver.Then,tak

8.Connecttheconnector1totherearoftheopticaldrive.1Figure108.Connectingtheconnector1totherearoftheopticaldrive9.Ifnecessary,connecttheotherendofthesign

5.Locatethehot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane.See“Servercomponents”onpage25.6.Removealltheinstalledhot-swapharddiskdrivesanddummytrays(ifany)fromthehard

12.Refertoyournotetoreconnectthecablestothebackplane.13.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldhot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane,followallpackaginginstruction

5.Graspthetopofthesystemfanwithyourindexfingerandthumbandthenliftthesystemfanoutoftheserver.Figure111.Removingthesystemfan6.Touchthestatic-protectivepa

ReplacingthefrontpanelboardAttention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpa

7.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenewfrontpanelboardtoanyunpaintedsurfaceontheoutsideoftheserver.Then,takethenewfrontpanelboardoutofthe

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

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareco

9.Alignthescrewholesinthenewrisercardwiththecorrespondingonesinthebracket.Then,installthetwoscrewstosecuretherisercardtothebracket.Figure117.Installin

Yourserverhasaspecialtypeofmemorythatmaintainsthedate,time,andconfigurationinformationforbuilt-infeatures.Thecoin-cellbatterykeepstheinformationactivew

5.Removetheoldcoin-cellbattery.Figure119.Removingthecoin-cellbattery6.Installanewcoin-cellbattery.Figure120.Installingthecoin-cellbattery7.Ifyouhaveli

CAUTION:Theheatsinksandmicroprocessorsmightbeveryhot.Turnofftheserverandwaitseveralminutestolettheservercoolbeforeremovingtheservercover.Beforeyoubegi

16.Disconnectallcablesfromthesystemboard.17.Liftthereleasepin1andtheliftinghandle2todisengagethesystemboardfromthechassis.Then,movethesystemboardtothe

19.Installthenewsystemboardintothechassisandpressthesystemboardtotherearoftheserver.Ensurethat:•Thenewsystemboardisengagedbythemountingstudonthechassi

23.Installtheheatsinksonthenewsystemboard.See“Installingorreplacingaheatsink”onpage104.24.Reinstallallpartsthatyouhaveremovedonebyoneinthereversedsequ

2.Positionthemicroprocessorsocketcoverabovethemicroprocessorsocketsothatthesmalltriangle1onthesocketcoverfacesthesmalltriangle2onthemicroprocessorreta

Toreinstalltheservercoverandreconnectcablestoyourserver,dothefollowing:1.Ensurethatallcomponentshavebeenreassembledcorrectlyandthatnotoolsorloosescrew

Recordinformationaboutyourserverinthefollowingtable.Youwillneedtheinformationifyoueverneedtohaveyourserverserviced.Forwheretofindtheproductinformationl

Someoptionaldeviceshavedevicedriversthatyoumustinstall.Forinformationaboutinstallingdevicedrivers,usethedocumentationthatcomeswitheachoptionaldevice.T

Chapter7.TroubleshootinganddiagnosticsThischapterprovidesinformationaboutbasictroubleshootinganddiagnosticmethodstohelpyousolveproblemsthatmightoccuri

ViewingthesystemeventlogThesystemeventlog(SEL)containsinformationaboutallthePOSTandsystemmanagementinterrupt(SMI)events.YoucanviewtheSELtodiagnosesyst

SymptomActionTheopticaldriveisnotrecognized.1.Ensurethat:•Therelatedcablesandconnectorsarenotdamagedandtheconnectorpinsarenotbent.•Theopticaldriveisse

•ThestatusLEDsoneachhot-swapharddiskdrivehelpyoueasilyidentifyaproblem.See“Hot-swap-drivestatusLEDs”onpage44.SymptomActionAnewlyinstalledhot-swaphardd

SymptomActionTheamountofsystemmemorythatisdisplayedislessthanthetotalcapacityoftheinstalledphysicalmemorymodulesandyoususpectamemorymoduleproblem.1.En

SymptomAction3.Replacethemouseorpointingdevice.AUSBdevicedoesnotwork.1.Ensurethat:•TheUSBcableissecurelyconnectedtotheserver.IftheUSBdeviceisconnected

Chapter8.Gettinginformation,help,andserviceThischaptercontainsinformationabouthelp,service,andtechnicalassistanceforproductsmanufacturedbyLenovoandwhe

•Diagnosticsolutions•Productandservicewarranty•Productandpartsdetails•Userguidesandmanuals•KnowledgebaseandfrequentlyaskedquestionsHelpandserviceThist

Thewarrantydoesnotcoverthefollowing:•ReplacementoruseofpartsnotmanufacturedfororbyLenovoornon-warrantedLenovoparts•Identificationofsoftwareproblemsourc

DocumentationDVDThedocumentationDVD,whichcomeswithyourserver,containsvariousdocumentsforyourserverinPortableDocumentFormat(PDF)andHyperTextMarkupLangu

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AppendixA.NoticesLenovomaynotoffertheproducts,services,orfeaturesdiscussedinthisdocumentinallcountries.ConsultyourlocalLenovorepresentativeforinformat

TrademarksLenovo,theLenovologo,ThinkServer,andtheThinkServerlogoaretrademarksofLenovointheUnitedStates,othercountries,orboth.IntelandIntelXeonaretrade

recyclingtheirITproducts.ForinformationonrecyclingLenovoproducts,goto:http://www.lenovo.com/recyclingBatteryreturnprogramThisproductmaycontainalithium

ProductscontainingCR(manganesedioxide)lithiumcoincellbatteriesmaycontainperchlorate.PerchlorateMaterial-specialhandlingmayapply,Seehttp://www.dtsc.ca.

labeledinaccordancewithlocalregulationsconcerningwasteelectricalandelectronicequipment(WEEE).Theseregulationsdeterminetheframeworkforthereturnandrecyc

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

EMVG(früher„GesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonGeräten“).DiesistdieUmsetzungderEU-Richtlinie2004/108/EG(früher89/336/EWG)inderBundesrepu

ENERGYSTARmodelinformationENERGYSTAR®isajointprogramoftheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyandtheU.S.DepartmentofEnergyaimedatsavingmoneyandprotectingt

Index2.5-inchdrivebackplanelocations363.5-inchdrivebackplanelocations35AaboutRAID56advancedSATAorSAShardwareRAIDconfiguring58AdvancedSettingsmenuSetupU

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hot-swapharddiskdriveinstalling119replacing119hot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplanereplacing130hot-swapredundantpowersupplyinstalling116replacing118hot-swa

replacing99passwordconsiderations52setting,changing,deleting53SetupUtilityprogram52powerstatusLED20powersupplyfeatures8powersupplystatusLED45powersupp

startingSetupUtilityprogram49startupdeviceselecting53SetupUtilityprogram53static-sensitivedevicesguidelines62static-sensitivedevices,handling62systemb

Chapter2.ServersetuproadmapThischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.Theserversetupprocedurevariesdependingontheconfigurat

Note:Beforeusingtheinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:•TheReadMeFirstthatcomeswithyourproduct•“Safetyinformation

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

Powersupply•Oneortwo550-watthot-swapredundantpowersupplies(Universalinputandcompliantwith80PLUSPlatinum)•Oneortwo750-watthot-swapredundantpowersupplie

InternaldrivesInternaldrivesaredevicesthatyourserverusestoreadandstoredata.Theinternaldrivessupportedbyyourservervarybymodel.•Internalstoragedrive–Int

Input/Output(I/O)features•Ontherearpanel:–OneDisplayPort®connector–OneRJ-45Ethernetconnectorforsystemmanagement–Oneserialconnector–TwoUSB3.0connectors

•Securityfeatures–Administratorpasswordanduserpasswordtohelpprotectunauthorizedaccesstotheserver(see“Usingpasswords”onpage52)–ThinkServerTrustedPlatfo

–Statuslight-emittingdiodes(LEDs)anddiagnosticLEDsFormoreinformationabouttheLEDsforyourserver,refertotherelatedtopicsin“Locations”onpage16.–Softwarepr

Table1.ASHRAEclassspecificationsASHRAEclassA2ASHRAEclassA3ASHRAEclassA4Airtemperature(operating)10°Cto35°C(50°Fto95°F)5°Cto40°C(41°Fto104°F)5°Cto45°C(4

LenovoPartnerPackforMicrosoftSystemCenterOperationsManagementTheLenovoPartnerPackforMicrosoftSystemCenterOperationsManagementprogramcanautomaticallyde

5.ClickFlashtoapplythebundlefileandupdatethecurrentdevicedrivers.Note:IfyouwanttoinstallaVMwarehypervisororanyothersupportedoperatingsystemusingDeploym

ContentsSafetyinformation...iiiProductsthatarenotassessed...xSafetyinspectionguide...xGroundingrequirements...xiChapter

LenovoThinkServerSystemManagerPremiumLenovoThinkServerSystemManagerPremiumprovidesyouasolutionthatenablesyoutoreceiveallthebenefitsandfeaturesprovidedb

MT-M XXXX- XXXS/N XXXXXXXFigure2.Labelonservermodelswith2.5-inch-drivebaysFrontviewoftheserverThefrontviewoftheservervariesbymodel.Theillustrationsint

2Slimopticaldrive(availableonsomemodels)SomeservermodelscomewithaslimSATAopticaldrive.3Pull-outinformationcardThemachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabe

3Rackhandle(right)5Rackhandle(left)Ifyourserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,youcanusetherackhandlestoslidetheserveroutoftherackcabinet;orusetherackhandle

2SystemhealthLEDThesystemhealthLEDhelpsyoutodetermineifthereareanysystemerrors.•Off:Theserverisoffortheserverisonandworkingcorrectly.•Amber:Theserverh

4SystemIDbuttonwithIDLEDWhenyoupressthesystemIDbutton,theIDLEDsonboththefrontandrearoftheserverarelittohelpyoulocatetheserveramongotherservers.Youalso

Thefollowingillustrationshowstheconnectorsandcomponentsontherearofyourserver.Therearviewoftheservervariesbymodel.12Figure7.Rearviewofservermodelswith3

UsedtoattachanEthernetcableforaLAN.TheEthernetconnectorhastwostatusLEDstohelpyouidentifytheEthernetconnectivity,activity,andconnectionspeed.Ethernetst

10Hot-swapredundantpowersupply2(availableonsomemodels)11Hot-swapredundantpowersupply1Thehot-swapredundantpowersupplieshelpyouavoidsignificantinterrupti

3.RemovethefibercablefromthePCIecard.Figure11.Removingthefibercable4.Reinstallthefibercablereleasetooltotherearoftheserverforfutureuse.ServercomponentsTh

InstallingorremovingaPCIecard...91Installingorremovingtherearbackplane/cagekit...95Replacingtherearbackplane...97ReplacingtheAnyR

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthecomponentsofservermodelswith3.5-inchdrives.Figure12.Componentsofservermodelswith3.5-inchdrives1Oneortwohot-swapredunda

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthecomponentsofservermodelswith2.5-inchdrives.Figure13.Componentsofservermodelswith2.5-inchdrives1Oneortwohot-swapredunda

•BeforeservicingaLenovoproduct,ensurethatyoureadandunderstand“Safetyinformation”onpageiii.•UseonlypartsprovidedbyLenovo.*AvailableonsomemodelsFRUdescr

Note:TheoptionkitforAnyRAIDadapter,RAIDadapter,orpass-throughboardisdesignedfordifferenttypesofserversandmightcontainadditionalcablesthatarenotrequire

LenovoThinkServerRAID510iAnyRAIDAdapterThefollowingillustrationshowstheconnectorsontheLenovoThinkServerRAID510iAnyRAIDAdapter.Figure14.LenovoThinkServ

LenovoThinkServerRAID720iAnyRAIDAdapterThefollowingillustrationshowstheconnectorsontheLenovoThinkServerRAID720iAnyRAIDAdapter.Figure15.ThinkServerRAID

ThinkServerRAID720ixAnyRAIDAdapterFigure16.ThinkServerRAID720ixAnyRAIDAdapter1SATAconnectorUsedtoconnecttheSATAsignalcablefromtherearbackplaneforuptot

LenovoThinkServer9286RAIDadapterFigure17.LenovoThinkServer9286RAIDadapter1ThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModuleconnectorUsedtoconnecttheThinkServerRAIDS

LenovoThinkServerRAID110ipass-throughboardThefollowingillustrationshowstheconnectorsontheLenovoThinkServerRAID110ipass-throughboard.Figure18.LenovoThi

Backplanefor3.5-inchdrivesThefollowingillustrationsshowtheslotsandconnectorsonthebackplanefor3.5-inchdrives.Figure19.Frontviewofthebackplanefor3.5-inc

SafetyinformationNote:Beforeusingtheproduct,besuretoreadandunderstandthemultilingualsafetyinstructionsonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswiththeproduct.Ant

Backplanefortwelve2.5-inchdrivesThefollowingillustrationsshowtheslotsandconnectorsonthebackplaneforuptotwelve2.5-inchdrives.Figure21.Frontviewofthebac

Rearbackplaneforuptotwo2.5-inchdrivesThefollowingillustrationsshowtheslotsandconnectorsontherearbackplaneforuptotwo2.5-inchdrives.0 1Figure23.Frontvie

33343732353831363940Figure25.Systemboardcomponents1Rear-backplanepowerconnector2SATAconnector(opticaldrive)3AnyRAIDconnector14AnyRAIDconnector05Coin-c

2SATAconnector(opticaldrive)Usedtoconnectthesignalcableoftheslimopticaldrive.3AnyRAIDconnector14AnyRAIDconnector0UsedtoconnecttothePCIeconnectorsonthe

15USB3.0connectors(2)UsedtoattachaUSB-compatibledevice,suchasaUSBkeyboard,mouse,scanner,orprinter.IfyouhavemorethansixUSBdevices,youcanpurchaseaUSBhub

33FrontbackplanepowerconnectorUsedtoconnectthepowercablefromthebackplane.SystemboardjumpersThefollowingillustrationshowsthejumpersonthesystemboardofyo

7.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycables.Then,reinstalltheservercover.See“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage144.8.Connecttheservertoanacpowersourcea

SystemfanfaultLEDsThefollowingillustrationshowsthesystemfanfaultLEDsonthesystemboard.Figure27.SystemfanfaultLEDs1-8SystemfanfaultLEDs1to8WhenaSystemfa

Hot-swap-drivestatusLEDsEachhot-swapdrivehastwostatusLEDsonthefront.12Figure28.Hot-swap-drivestatusLEDs1DriveactivityLED2DrivestatusLEDDescriptionOffO

PowersupplystatusLEDsEachhot-swappowersupplyhasthreestatusLEDs.123Figure29.PowersupplystatusLEDsLEDStatusDescriptionActionOffThepowersupplyisdisconnec

PrzedskorzystaniemzproduktunależyzapoznaćsięzwielojęzycznymiinstrukcjamibezpieczeństwaznajdującymisięnapłycieDVDzdokumentacjądostarczonąwrazzproduktem

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Chapter4.TurningonandturningofftheserverThischapterprovidesinformationaboutturningonandturningofftheserver.TurningontheserverTheservercanbeturnedonino

•Forinformationaboutyourspecificoperatingsystem,refertotherelateddocumentationorhelpsystemfortheoperatingsystem.48ThinkServerRD550UserGuideandHardwareM

Chapter5.ConfiguringtheserverThischapterprovidesthefollowinginformationtohelpyouconfiguretheserver:•“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage49•“ConfiguringRAI

TheSetupUtilityprogrammaininterfaceconsistsofthefollowingmenus:•“SystemInformationmenu”onpage50•“AdvancedSettingsmenu”onpage50•“SystemSecuritymenu”onp

•MiscellaneousSettings:Viewandconfiguresomemiscellaneousitems,suchastheNumLockkeyonthekeyboardandthebootstatuscode.SystemSecuritymenuYoucansetpasswords

TheSave&Exitmenucontainsthefollowingitems:•SaveChangesandReset:SavechangesandthencontinuewithfurtherconfigurationintheSetupUtilityprogram.•DiscardC

•Haveatleasteightcharactersinlength•Containatleastonealphabeticcharacterandonenumericcharacter•Notbeyournameoryourusername•Notbeacommonwordoracommonna

3.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.Theserverwillfollowthestartupdevicesequenceyouhaveseteachtimeyouturnontheserver.ConfiguringtheTPM

Systemprogramsarethebasiclayerofsoftwarebuiltintoyourserver.SystemprogramsincludethePOST,theUEFIBIOS,theSetupUtilityprogram,andtheTSMfirmware.ThePOSTis

Statement1DANGERElectricalcurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.Toavoidashockhazard:•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperform

3.CheckandconfiguretheBIOSsettingsforyourspecificneeds.See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage49.•UsingtheBIOSrecoveryjumper1.Removeallmediafromthedrives

RAIDdrivegroupsalsoimprovedatastoragereliabilityandfaulttolerancecomparedwithsingle-drivestoragesystems.Datalossresultingfromadrivefailurecanbeprevent

•RAID50:acombinationofRAID0andRAID5RAID50usesdistributedparityanddiskstriping.ARAID50drivegroupisaspanneddrivegroupinwhichdataisstripedacrossmultipleR

Thisprogramprovidesgraphicaluserinterface(GUI)foryoutocreateandmanagestorageconfigurationsinanoperatingsystemenvironment.•StorageCommandLineTool(StorCL

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Chapter6.ReplacinghardwareThischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacehardwareforyourserver.Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:•“Guidelines”onpage6

•Youdonothavetoturnofftheservertoinstallorreplaceahot-swapredundantpowersupply,hot-swapharddiskdrives,hot-swapsolid-statedrives,orhot-plugUSBdevices.H

•Forserversthatsupportuptotwomicroprocessors,ensurethatthesecondmicroprocessorsocketalwayscontainsamicroprocessororisprotectedbyamicroprocessorsocketc

5.Dothefollowingtoremovetheservercover:a.Useascrewdrivertounscrewthecoverlocktotheopenpositionasshown.b.Fullyopenthecoverlatch.c.Slidetheservercoverto

TheEMIintegrityandcoolingoftheserverareprotectedbyhavingalldrivebaysandPCIecardslotscoveredoroccupied.WhenyouinstallaninternaldriveoraPCIecard,savethe

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

2.Toreinstalltherackhandles,alignthefivescrewholesintherackhandlewiththecorrespondingholesinthechassis.Installthefivescrewstosecuretherackhandleoneachsi

4.Insertafingerintoeachofthetwoholes1inthecoolingshroudandthenliftthecoolingshroudoutoftheserver.Attention:Forpropercoolingandairflow,reinstallthecoolin

3.Notetheorientationofthecoolingshroudandthenplaceitabovetheserversothatthetabsonbothsidesofthecoolingshroudarealignedwiththecorrespondingholesorgapsi

Formoreinformationaboutthememorymodulesinyourspecificservermodel,usetheSetupUtilityprogram.See“ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage49.Fora

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthememorymoduleinstallationrulesforserversthathavetwomicroprocessors(CPU1andCPU2)installed.Figure36.Memorymoduleinstallat

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareco

9.Positionthenewmemorymoduleoverthememoryslot.Ensurethatthenotch1onthenewmemorymoduleisalignedwiththekey2inthememoryslot.Then,pressthenewmemorymodules

7.Locatethememorymodulethatyouwanttoremoveandopentheretainingclipsonbothendsofthememoryslot.Then,graspthememorymodulebyitsedgesandcarefullypullitstrai

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareco

Notes:•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeTSMPremiumandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditiontotheinstructionsinthistopic.•IfyouremovetheTSMPremium,theiKVM

Statement6CAUTION:Ifyouinstallastrain-reliefbracketoptionovertheendofthepowercordthatisconnectedtothedevice,youmustconnecttheotherendofthepowercordtoa

InstallingtheTPMAttention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage61.Before

RemovingtheTPMAttention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage61.Thistopi

InstallingorremovingtheRAID110iupgradekeyTheLenovoThinkServerRAID110iupgradekey(hereinafterreferredtoasRAID110ikey)activatesRAID5fortheonboardSATAsoft

Whattodonext:•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage144.Remov

Whattodonext:•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage144.I

6.LocatetheRAIDupgradekeyconnectorontheLenovoThinkServerRAID510iAnyRAIDAdapterandinserttheRAID510ikeyintotheconnector.EnsurethattheRAID510ikeyissecure

4.LocatetheThinkServerRAID510iAdapter.5.LocatetheRAID510ikeyontheThinkServerRAID510iAdapterandthenremoveitfromtheThinkServerRAID510iAdapter.RemovetheT

Toinstalltheflashmodule,dothefollowing:1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectallpowercordsfromelectrical

5.Removeanypartsordisconnectanycablesthatmightimpedeyouroperation.6.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheflashmoduletoanyunpaintedsurfaceonth

3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage63.4.Removetherisercardassembly2.See“Replacingtherisercardassembly”onpage135.5.LocatetheSDmodu