Lenovo 2577 User Manual

ThinkServerUserGuideMachineTypes:2577,2579,2592,2593,2594,and2595

Statement11CAUTION:Thefollowinglabelindicatesapotentialheathazard.Statement12DANGEROverloadingabranchcircuitisapotentialrehazardandashockhazardunderc

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareco

a.CarefullyremovethescrewsthatsecuretheEthernetcardandthenremovethefull-heightbracketfromtheEthernetcard.Figure53.Removingthefull-heightbracketfromthe

8.PositiontheEthernetcardnearthePCIExpresscardslotforwhichyouhaveremovedtheslotbracket.Then,carefullypresstheEthernetcardstraightintotheslotuntilitiss

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveanEthernetcard.Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanothercomp

8.IfyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldEthernetcard,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseanypackagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.Whattodonext:•

6.LocatetheRAID5keyconnectorontheThinkServerRAID500AdapterandthencarefullyinserttheTR500Keyintotheconnector.Ifnecessary,youcanremovetheThinkServerRAID

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareco

alternativetousinganuninterruptiblepowersupply,andasecondleveloffaulttolerancewhenusedinconjunctionwithanuninterruptiblepowersupply.Thetemperatureofth

8.PositiontheTR700BatteryabovetheThinkServerRAID700Adaptersothattheboard-to-boardconnector1onthebottomoftheTR700Batteryisalignedwiththeconnector2onthe

•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeTR700Batteryandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditiontotheinstructionsinthistopic.ToremovetheTR700Battery,dothefollowin

Statement16CAUTION:Toreducetheriskofelectricshockorenergyhazards:•Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledbytrainedservicepersonnelinarestricted-accesslocation,as

Notes:•TheservermusthaveaRAIDcardandanexpandercardinstalledtosupportmorethaneightharddiskdrives.•TheexpandercardisextremelysensitivetoESD.Ensurethatyo

6.TherearetwoPCIExpresscardslotsontherisercardassembly1andtheshorteroneisforinstallingtheexpandercard.Removetheslotbracketfortheshorterslotandstoreiti

9.Connectcablesdependingonyourspecicserverconguration.See“Mini-SAStomini-SASsignalcableconnections”onpage38.10.Reinstalltherisercardassembly1.See“Re

6.TherearetwoPCIExpresscardslotsontherisercardassembly1andtheexpandercardisinstalledintheshorterslot.Disconnectcablesfromtheexpandercard.Then,graspthe

InstallingtheTMMPremiumAttention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage69

5.LocatetheTMMPremiumconnectoronthesystemboardandtheninserttheTMMPremiumintotheTMMPremiumconnector.Note:EnsurethattheTMMPremiumissecurelyseatedonthesy

Notes:•IfyouremovetheTMMPremium,theiKVMfunctionforserverremotemanagementwillbeunavailable.•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeTMMPremiumandfollowthose

Whattodonext:•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage153.I

6.InserttheTPMintotheTPMconnectoronthesystemboard.Figure66.InstallingtheTPM7.Ifyouhavelifteduptherisercardassembly1,reinstallitintothechassis.See“Repl

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanothercomputerforreference.Notes:•IfyouremovetheTPM,theTPMfunctionw

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

5.RemovetheTPMinstalledontheTPMconnectorbyliftingitstraightup.Note:CarefullyhandletheTPMbyitsedges.Figure67.RemovingtheTPM6.Ifyouhavelifteduptheriserc

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplaceahot-swapredundantpowersupply.Thehot-swapredundantpowersupplieshelpyouavoidsignicantinterruptiont

•Ifyouareinstallingahot-swapredundantpowersupply,locatethebayforthepowersupplyintherearofyourserver.Insertangerintotheholeinthemetalshieldthatprotect

2.Ifyouarereplacingahot-swapredundantpowersupply,pressthereleasetab1inthedirectionasshownandcarefullypullthehandle2atthesametimetoslidethefailinghot-s

5.Connectthepowercordtothepowercordconnectoronthenewhot-swapredundantpowersupply.Then,checkthestatusLEDnearthepowercordconnector.WhentheLEDislitingree

6.Ifyouarereplacingaheatsink,removethefourscrewsthatsecuretheheatsinktothesystemboard.Itisrecommendedthatyoucarefullyremovethefourscrewsfromthesystemb

10.Installthefourscrewstosecurethenewheatsinkonthesystemboard.Itisrecommendedthatyoucarefullyinstallthefourscrewsusingthefollowingmethodtoavoidanyposs

Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightcomewithoneortwomicroprocessors.Forservermodelswithonemicroprocessor,themicroprocessorisinstalledinthemicroprocesso

7.Gentlypressthemicroprocessorretainerasshowntoopenit.Ensurethatthesmallhandlesandthemicroprocessorretainerareinthefullyopenposition.Note:Donotdropany

10.Notetheorientationofthenewmicroprocessor.Holdthenewmicroprocessorbyitsedgesandalignthenotches1onitwiththetabs2inthemicroprocessorsocket.Then,carefu

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

12.Closethemicroprocessorretainer.Pressdownthesmallhandle1rstandthenpushthehandleinwardtosecureit.Then,pressdownthesmallhandle2andthenpushthehandlein

•Ensurethatthenewmicroprocessoristhecorrecttypeyourserversupports.See“Features”onpage8.Whentwomicroprocessorsareinstalled,bothmusthavethesamecorevolta

7.Gentlypressthemicroprocessorretainerasshowntoopenit.Ensurethatthesmallhandlesandthemicroprocessorretainerareinthefullyopenposition.Figure80.Openingt

10.Removethenewmicroprocessorfromtheprotectivecoverthatprotectsthegoldcontactsonthebottomofthenewmicroprocessor.Donottouchthepinsonthemicroprocessorso

12.Closethemicroprocessorretainer.Pressdownthesmallhandle1rstandthenpushthehandleinwardtosecureit.Then,pressdownthesmallhandle2andthenpushthehandlein

DANGERSomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3Blaserdiode.Notethefollowing:Laserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeam,donotviewdirectlywith

•Ifyouarereplacinganopticaldrive,disconnectthesignalcableandthepowercablefromtherearoftheopticaldrive.Presstherearoftheretainingbracket1inthedirection

7.Removetheretainingbracketfromtheoldopticaldriveorthedummyopticaldrivetray.Then,installitonthesideofthenewopticaldrive.Figure87.Installingtheopticald

8.Slidethenewopticaldrivewiththeretainingbracketintothedrivebayfromthefrontuntilitsnapsintoposition.Figure88.Installingtheopticaldriveforservermodelsw

9.Connectthesignalcable1andthepowercable2totherearofthenewopticaldrive.Figure90.Connectingcablestotherearoftheopticaldrive10.Ifyouareinstructedtoretur

Recordinformationaboutyourserverinthefollowingtable.Youwillneedtheinformationifyoueverneedtohaveyourserverserviced.Forwheretondtheproductinformationl

•Forharddiskdriveswithdifferentcapacities,installtheharddiskdrivesfollowingtheorderoftheharddiskdrivebaysaswellastheorderfromthelowestcapacitytothehig

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Figure94.Removingthe2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdriveordummytray3.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenewhot-swapharddiskdrivetoanyunpaintedsur

Figure96.Installingthe2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrive5.Checkthehot-swapharddiskdrivestatusLEDstoensurethattheharddiskdriveisoperatingcorrectly.Youmighth

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanothercomputerforreference.Notes:•Thistopicappliesonlytoservermodel

8.Carefullyliftthebackplanestraightupalittlebitsothatthesmallhooks1onthechassisarealignedwiththecorrespondingholesinthebackplane.Then,slowlyandcareful

11.Pressthebuttons1toputthelatchesonthechassistotheclosedpositionsothatthelatchessecurethenewbackplaneinplace.Figure100.Securingthebackplanefor3.5-inc

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareco

9.Notetheorientationofthenewbackplane.Carefullypressthenewbackplanestraightdownintothechassissothatitissecuredinplacebythetabs1onthechassisandthethree

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareco

DocumentationDVDThedocumentationDVD,whichcomeswithyourserver,containsvariousdocumentsforyourserverinPortableDocumentFormat(PDF)andHyperTextMarkupLangu

11.Positionthenewrisercardassembly1onthechassisandalignitwiththerisercardassembly1slotonthesystemboardandaligntherearofitwiththecorrespondingrailguide

2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaat,clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstr

10.Positionthenewrisercardassembly2onthechassisandalignitwiththerisercardassembly2slotonthesystemboardandaligntherearofitwiththecorrespondingrailguide

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanothercomputerforreference.Notes:•TheRAIDcardisextremelysensitiveto

9.NotethedottedlinesinthefollowingillustrationtoproperlypositionthenewRAIDcardnearthelongerPCIExpresscardslotontherisercardassembly1.Then,carefullypre

Notes:•ThefrontpanelboardisextremelysensitivetoESD.Ensurethatyoureadandunderstand“Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices”onpage70rstandcarefullyperformtheop

8.Carefullypositionthenewfrontpanelboardonthechassissothatthefrontcontrols,connectors,andLEDsarethroughthecorrespondingholesinthefrontbezelandthetwosc

8.DisconnectthefrontpanelcableandthefrontpanelUSBcablefromtherearofthefrontpanelboard.9.Removethetwoscrewsthatsecurethefrontpanelboardandthencarefully

Whattodonext:•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.•Tocompletethereplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage153.Replac

6.Pressthereleasetab1inthedirectionasshownandthenpushthediagnosticmoduleoutofthefrontofthechassis.Figure113.Removingthediagnosticmoduleforservermodels

DocumentonlyfortrainedservicepersonnelThefollowingdocumentisintendedonlyfortrainedservicepersonnelofLenovo.HardwareMaintenanceManualThisdocumentprovid

10.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheolddiagnosticmodule,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseanypackagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.Whattodon

12.Slidethenewdiagnosticmoduleintothecagefromthefrontuntilitsnapsintoposition.Figure116.Installingthediagnosticmoduleintotheleftcageofservermodelswith

Toreplaceasystemfan,dothefollowing:1.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage71.Note:Thesystemfansarehot-swapandyoucanreplaceafailingsys

5.Positionthenewsystemfanabovetheplacefortheremovedfailingsystemfansothatthesystemfanconnectoronthebottomofthenewsystemfanisfacingtherearofthechassis.

•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)•RepairordisassembleDisposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.Thefollowingstatementappliestousersinthesta

6.Installanewsystemboardbattery.Figure120.Installingthesystemboardbattery7.Ifyouhavelifteduptherisercardassembly1,reinstallitintothechassis.See“Replac

2.Ensurethatallinternalcablesareconnectedandroutedcorrectlyandsecuredbyanycableclipsortiesintheserver.Keepcablesclearofthehingesandsidesofthechassisto

5.Ensurethatthecoverlatchisintheopenposition.Placetheservercoverabovethechassissothatthecoverlatchisalignedwiththecoverlatchslotinthechassis.Then,lowe

Attention:Toavoidcomponentdamage,connectthepowercord(s)last.Note:Inmostareasoftheworld,LenovorequiresthereturnofthedefectiveCRU.Informationaboutthiswi

Chapter7.TroubleshootinganddiagnosticsThischapterprovidesinformationaboutbasictroubleshootinganddiagnosticmethodstohelpyousolveproblemsthatmightoccuri

Chapter2.ServersetuproadmapThischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.Theserversetupprocedurevariesdependingonthecongurat

UsingadiagnosticprogramThefollowingdiagnosticprogramsareavailableforyoutodiagnoseserverproblems:•ThinkServerDiagnosticTool•ThinkServerSystemProleColl

SymptomActionTheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDdoesnotstart.1.EnsurethattheserversupportstheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramandhasabootableDVDdriveinstalledora

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

SymptomActionbackplanewithoutbowingorcausingmovementofthebackplane.6.Ensurethatthecableconnectioniscorrect.See“Mini-SAStomini-SASsignalcableconnection

SymptomAction4.(Trainedservicetechnicianonly)Replacethesystemboard.Keyboard,mouse,andUSBdeviceproblemsFollowthesuggestedactionsforthecorrespondingsymp

Chapter8.Gettinginformation,help,andserviceThischaptercontainsinformationabouthelp,service,andtechnicalassistanceforproductsmanufacturedbyLenovoandwhe

•Diagnosticsolutions•Productandservicewarranty•Productandpartsdetails•Userguidesandmanuals•KnowledgebaseandfrequentlyaskedquestionsHelpandserviceThist

Forthewarrantytypeanddurationforyourproduct,refertotheWarrantyandSupportInformationonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyouserver.Youmustretainyourproofo

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AppendixA.NoticesLenovomaynotoffertheproducts,services,orfeaturesdiscussedinthisdocumentinallcountries.ConsultyourlocalLenovorepresentativeforinformat

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TrademarksLenovo,theLenovologo,andThinkServeraretrademarksofLenovointheUnitedStates,othercountries,orboth.IntelandIntelXeonaretrademarksofIntelCorpora

BatteryreturnprogramThisproductmaycontainalithiumorlithiumionbattery.Consultyourusermanualorservicemanualforspecicbatteryinformation.Thebatterymustbe

PerchlorateMaterial-specialhandlingmayapply,Seewww.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorateParticulatecontaminationAttention:Airborneparticulates(includ

withineachgeography.Thislabelisappliedtovariousproductstoindicatethattheproductisnottobethrownaway,butratherputintheestablishedcollectionsystemsforrec

UnitedKingdomtelecommunicationssafetyrequirementNoticetoCustomersThisapparatusisapprovedunderapprovalnumberNS/G/1234/J/100003forindirectconnectiontopu

DiesesGerätistberechtigt,inÜbereinstimmungmitdemDeutschenEMVGdasEG-Konformitätszeichen-CE-zuführen.VerantwortlichfürdieKonformitätserklärungnachParagr

•Lowpowermemorystates•Liquidcoolingcapability174ThinkServerUserGuide

IndexAaboutRAID64AdvancedmenuSetupUtilityprogram54advancedSATAorSAShardwareRAIDconguring66ambienttemperaturelimitLED21,24Bbackplanefor2.5-inchharddis

frontviewoftheserverlocations16Ggaseouscontamination170Germanglossstatement171gettinghelp163gettinginformation163gettingservice163guidelines69Hhardwar

features8installing114replacing118microprocessorstatusLED22,24NNICstatusLED20Oopticaldriveinstalling122replacing122optioncompletingthereplacement153Pp

Chapter3.ProductoverviewThischapterprovidesinformationabouttheserverpackage,features,specications,softwareprograms,andcomponentlocations.Thischapterc

service,getting163setting,changing,deletingpassword57SetupUtilityprogramEthernetconnector059exiting59interface54password57starting53TPM58using53softwa

features9viewinginformationSetupUtilityprogram53WWebsitecompatibleoptions81workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweronguidelines71©CopyrightLenovo2012,201317

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Note:Beforeusingtheinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:•TheReadMeFirstthatcomeswithyourproduct•“Safetyinformation

FeaturesThistopicprovidesgeneralinformationabouttheserverfeaturesforavarietyofmodels.Dependingonyourspecicmodel,somefeaturesmightvaryorunavailable.Fo

Input/Output(I/O)features•Oneserialconnectorontherearpanel•SixUSB2.0connectors(twoonthefrontpanelandfourontherearpanel)•ThreeRJ-45Ethernetconnectorson

–TMM(alsoknownasBMC)andIntelligentPlatformManagementInterface(IPMI)2.0ThesystemboardplatformmanagementsubsystemisbasedontheintegratedTMMfeatures.TheTM

asiKVMconnector)onthesystemboardofyourservertoenabletheiKVMfunctionandactivatetheadvancedsystemmanagementfeatures.–iKVMredirectionTheTMMrmwaresupport

SpecicationsThistopicliststhephysicalspecicationsforyourserver.DimensionsWidthwithoutrackhandles:442mm(17.4inches)Widthwithrackhandles:482.4mm(19inc

alsoisontheDVDandcanbeaccesseddirectlyfromtheprograminterface.Fordetailedinformation,see“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage61.ThinkServerEas

ThinkServerSmartGridTechnologyTheThinkServerSmartGridTechnologyprogramhelpsadministratorstomonitorandmanageserverperformance,especiallythepowerconsump

Themachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabelisattachedonthepull-outinformationcard,whichisasmallplastictabandcanbeslidoutofthefrontofthechassis.Thefollow

FrontviewoftheserverThistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethepartsonthefrontoftheserver.Thefrontviewoftheservervariesbymodel.Theillustrationsinth

13.5-inchharddiskdriveareaTheEMIintegrityandcoolingoftheserverareprotectedbyhavingalldrivebayscoveredoroccupied.Thenumberoftheinstalledharddiskdrivesi

ContentsSafetyinformation...iiiChapter1.Generalinformation...1Introduction...1Serverdocumentation...2Chapter2.Servers

Frontviewofservermodelswith2.5-inchharddiskdrivesThefollowingillustrationshowsthefrontviewofservermodelswith2.5-inchharddiskdrives.Figure6.Frontviewof

4SlimopticaldriveSomeservermodelscomewithaslimSATAopticaldrive(DVD-RWorDVD-ROM).5Rackhandle(left)8Rackhandle(right)Ifyourserverisinstalledinarackcabin

PowerstatusLEDColorDescriptionOnGreenTheserverison.OffNoneTheserverisoff.BlinkingGreenTheserverisinACPIS1mode,whichalsoisknownasPowerOnSuspend(POS)mod

DiagnosticmoduleThistopicprovidesinformationaboutthediagnosticmoduleandthediagnosticLEDsonthepanelofthemodule.Tolocatethediagnosticpanel,see“Frontview

4MemorymodulestatusLEDWhenthememorymodulestatusLEDislitinamber,itindicatesthatoneormorememorymodulesareoverheated.5MicroprocessorstatusLED(alsoknownas

1SystemfanerrorLEDsWhenasystemfanerrorLEDislitinamber,itindicatesthatthecorrespondingsystemfanisoperatingslowlyorhasfailed.Thefollowingillustrationsho

2CPU1DIMMstatusLEDs3CPU2DIMMstatusLEDsWhenaDIMMstatusLEDislitinamber,itindicatesthatthecorrespondingmemorymoduleisoverheated.Thefollowingillustrations

RearviewoftheserverThistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatetheconnectorsandcomponentsontherearofyourserver.Thefollowingillustrationshowstherearview

3PCIExpresscardareaforcardsontherisercardassembly2TherearethreePCIExpresscardslotsontherisercardassembly2forinstallingEthernetcardsorothersupportedPCI

4PCIExpresscardareaforcardsontherisercardassembly1TherearetwoPCIExpresscardslotsontherisercardassembly1.Figure15.Risercardassembly1Notes:•ForaRAIDcard

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID700Battery...94Installingorremovingtheexpandercard...97InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerManagementMo

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

11IDLEDWhenyoupresstheIDbuttononthefrontpanel,theIDLEDsonboththefrontandrearoftheserverarelittohelpyoulocatetheserveramongotherservers.Youalsocanturno

Componentsofservermodelswith3.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrivesFigure17.Componentsofservermodelswith3.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrives1Coolingshroud12Pull-outi

Componentsofservermodelswith2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrivesFigure18.Componentsofservermodelswith2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrives1Coolingshroud13Slimoptic

Hot-swapharddiskdrivestatusLEDsEachhot-swapharddiskdrivehastwostatusLEDsonthefront.Figure19.3.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrivestatusLEDsFigure20.2.5-inchho

RAIDcardThistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatetheconnectorsontheRAIDcardinstalledintheupperslotoftherisercardassembly1.YourservercomeswithaRAIDca

ThinkServerRAID700Adapter(alsoknownasThinkServer9260-8iSASRAIDAdapter)ThefollowingillustrationshowstheconnectorsontheThinkServerRAID700Adapter.Figure2

Thefollowingillustrationshowstheconnectorsontheexpandercard.Eachconnectorontheexpandercardisusedtoconnectamini-SAStomini-SASsignalcable.Fordetailedinf

Thefollowingillustrationsshowtheconnectorsonthebackplanefor3.5-inchharddiskdrives.Figure24.Frontviewofthebackplanefor3.5-inchharddiskdrives1Slot0fora3

Backplanefor2.5-inchharddiskdrivesThistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatetheconnectorsonthebackplanefor2.5-inchharddiskdrives.Thefollowingillustra

SafetyinformationNote:Beforeusingtheproduct,besuretoreadandunderstandthemultilingualsafetyinstructionsonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswiththeproduct.Ant

18-pinpowerconnectorUsedtoconnectapowercabletoprovidepowertothebackplane.2Mini-SASports4-7Usedtoconnectthemini-SASconnectorononeendofamini-SAStomini-S

ToconnectcablesfromtheRAIDcardtothebackplane,dooneofthefollowingdependingonthetypeofyourRAIDcard:•IfyouareusingaThinkServerRAID500Adapter,dothefollowi

2.Useanothermini-SAStomini-SASsignalcableandconnectthemini-SASconnectorononeendofthecabletotheport1ontheThinkServerRAID500Adapter.Then,connectthemini-

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

Figure30.Systemboardcomponents1Frontpanelconnector17Redundantpowersupplyconnector22InternalUSBconnector118Backplanepowerconnector13InternalUSBconnecto

1FrontpanelconnectorUsedtoconnectthefrontpanelcable.2InternalUSBconnector1UsedtoconnectthefrontpanelUSBcable.3InternalUSBconnector2Reservedforthemanuf

13ThinkServerManagementModuleWiththeintegratedThinkServerManagementModule(alsoknownastheBMCchip),nomatterwhatconditiontheserveroperatingsystemisinandn

andtoavoidanypossibledamagetoalivecircuit.Jumperpinsarrangedingroupsonthesystemboardarecalledjumperblocks.Whentwoormorejumperpinsarecappedwithajumper,

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthestatusofthejumpersandswitchesonthesystemboardofyourserver.Youcancongure,recover,enable,ordisablesomespecicfeaturesof

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareco

PrzedskorzystaniemzproduktunależyzapoznaćsięzwielojęzycznymiinstrukcjamibezpieczeństwaznajdującymisięnapłycieDVDzdokumentacjądostarczonąwrazzproduktem

3SystemboardswitchesTherearefourswitchesonthesystemboardofyourserver.Figure33.Systemboardswitches1BIOSrecoveryswitch3ManagementEngine(ME)inforceupdate

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareco

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.TheserverisdesignedsothatLEDsremainlitwhentheserverisconn

Chapter4.TurningonandturningofftheserverThischapterprovidesinformationaboutturningonandturningofftheserver.TurningontheserverTheservercanbeturnedonino

•Forinformationaboutyourspecicoperatingsystem,refertotherelateddocumentationorhelpsystemfortheoperatingsystem.52ThinkServerUserGuide

Chapter5.ConguringtheserverThischapterprovidesthefollowinginformationtohelpyouconguretheserver:•“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage53•“UsingtheThink

•OntheServerManagementmenu,selectSystemInformationtoviewinformationaboutyoursystem.SetupUtilityprograminterfaceThistopicprovidesgeneralinformationabou

Notes:•Enabledmeansthatthefunctioniscongured.•Disabledmeansthatthefunctionisnotcongured.TheAdvancedmenucontainsthefollowingsubmenus.Formoreinformati

TheServerManagementmenucontainsthefollowingsubmenus.Formoreinformation,enterthecorrespondingsubmenuandrefertotheinstructionsonthescreen.•EraseSEL:Eras

3.UsetheTabkeytoswitchbetweendataelementsandtypethenumbersfromthekeyboardtosetthesystemdateandtime.4.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogr

Statement1DANGERElectricalcurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.Toavoidashockhazard:•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperform

2.OntheSecuritymenu,selectAdministratorPasswordtosetanadministratorpasswordorselectUserPasswordtosetauserpassword.3.See“Passwordconsiderations”onpage5

4.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.TheserverwillrestarttoenabletheTPMfunction.SettingthemodeoftheEthernetconnector0TheEthernetconne

YoualsocanusetheFirmwareUpdaterprogramtohelpyoukeeptheserverrmwareup-to-date.See“Updatingthermware”onpage67.Updating(ashing)theBIOSThistopicprovide

7.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycables.Then,reinstalltheservercover.See“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage153.8.Connecttheservertoanacpowersourcea

•DownloadsdevicedriversfromtheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDaccordingtotheoperatingsystemoradd-ondevice•Selectablepartitionsizeandlesystemtype•Supportform

•HomeThismenuisthewelcomepagethatcontainssomegeneraldescriptionsabouttheprogramandtheLenovocopyrightandtrademarkstatements.•CompatibilitynotesThismenu

•Downloadtherequireddevicedriverstoaremovablestoragedevicesothatyoucaneasilygetthedriversforservercongurationwhenyouneedthem,especiallywhenyounishin

•RAID1:mirroringwithoutparityorstripingRAID1usesmirroringsothatdatawrittentoonedriveissimultaneouslywrittentoanotherdrive.Thisisgoodforsmalldatabaseso

•CreatesaRAIDresponselethatcanbeusedtocongureRAIDcontrollersonsimilarlyconguredLenovoserversSee“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage61andvi

ThedevicedriversforonboardEthernetcontrollersalsoareavailablefordownloadat:http://www.lenovo.com/driversUpdatingthermwareThermwareintheserverisperio

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

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

•Haveasmallat-bladescrewdriveravailable.•Youdonothavetoturnofftheservertoinstallorreplaceahot-swapredundantpowersupply,hot-swapharddiskdrives,orhot-p

•Ifyourserverhasairductsorairbafes,donotremovethemwhiletheserverisrunning.Operatingtheserverwithouttheairductsorairbafesmightcausethemicroprocessor(

5.Pressthereleasebutton1inthedirectionasshown.Figure35.Pressingthereleasebutton6.Fullyopenthecoverlatch1andslidetheservercovertotherearuntilitisdiseng

RemovingandreinstallingthefrontbezelAttention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”onpageiiiand“Guidel

2.Toreinstallthefrontbezel,alignthetabsonthebottomedgeofthefrontbezelwiththecorrespondingholesinthechassis.Then,pivotthefrontbezelinwarduntilitsnapsin

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.Toremoveandreinstalltherackhandles,dothefollowing:1.Oneac

2.Toreinstalltherackhandles,insertthesmalltab1ontherackhandleintothehole2inthechassis.Then,alignthescrewholeintherackhandlewiththecorrespondingholeint

2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaat,clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstr

Statement6CAUTION:Ifyouinstallastrain-reliefbracketoptionovertheendofthepowercordthatisconnectedtothedevice,youmustconnecttheotherendofthepowercordtoa

Attention:Forpropercoolingandairow,reinstallthecoolingshroudbeforeturningontheserver.Operatingtheserverwiththecoolingshroudremovedmightdamageserverco

8.Removethetwoscrewsthatsecuretheleftcageandthenslidetheleftcageoutofthefrontofthechassis.Figure43.Removingtheleftcage9.Toreinstalltheleftcage,careful

10.Ensurethatthetwoscrewholesintherearoftheleftcagearealignedwiththecorrespondingholesinthechassis.Then,installthetwoscrewstosecuretheleftcageinpositi

Formoreinformationaboutthememorymodulesinyourspecicservermodel,usetheSetupUtilityprogram.See“ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage53.Fora

Thefollowingillustrationhelpsyoutolocatethememoryslotsonthesystemboard.Thefollowingillustrationshowsthesystemboardwithtwoinstalledmicroprocessors(also

Thefollowingtableprovidesinformationaboutthememorymoduleinstallationrulesforserversthathaveonlyonemicroprocessor(CPU1)installed.The“X”markindicatesthe

Thefollowingtableprovidesinformationaboutthememorymoduleinstallationrulesforserversthathavetwomicroprocessors(CPU1andCPU2)installed.The“X”markindicate

InstallingamemorymoduleAttention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage69

9.Positionthenewmemorymoduleoverthememoryslot.Ensurethatthenotch1onthenewmemorymoduleisalignedwiththekey2inthememoryslot.Then,pressthenewmemorymodules

6.Disconnectanycablesthatmightimpedeyouraccesstothememoryslots.7.Locatethememorymodulethatyouwanttoremoveandopentheretainingclipsonbothendsofthememory