Lenovo ThinkServer RD230 User Manual

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Statement11CAUTION:Thefollowinglabelindicatesapotentialheathazard.Statement12DANGEROverloadingabranchcircuitisapotentialrehazardandashockhazardunderc

SymptomAction3.ReplacetheDVDdrive.TheDVDdrivetrayisnotworking.1.Makesurethattheserveristurnedon.2.Inserttheendofastraightenedpaperclipintothemanualtra

SymptomActionAproblemoccursonlyoccasionallyandisdifculttodiagnose.1.Makesurethat:•Allcablesandcordsareconnectedsecurelytotherearoftheserverandattache

•SeethepartslistingintheHardwareMaintenanceManualtodeterminewhichcomponentsarecustomerreplaceableunits(CRUs)andwhichcomponentsareeldreplaceableunits(

SymptomActionTheserveremitsacontinuousbeepduringthePOST,indicatingthatthestartup(boot)microprocessorisnotworkingcorrectly.1.Makesurethattheserversuppo

SymptomActionThemonitorhasscreenjitter,orthescreenimageiswavy,unreadable,rolling,ordistorted.1.Ifthemonitorself-testsshowthatthemonitorisworkingcorrec

SymptomAction3.Replacethedevicethatyoujustinstalled.ALenovooptionaldevicethatusedtoworkdoesnotworknow.1.Makesurethatallofthehardwareandcableconnection

SymptomAction5.Ifyoujustinstalledanoptionaldevice,removeit,andrestarttheserver.Iftheservernowstarts,youmighthaveinstalledmoredevicesthanthepowersupply

Softwareproblems•FollowthesuggestedactionsintheorderinwhichtheyarelistedintheActioncolumnuntiltheproblemissolved.•SeethepartslistingintheHardwareMaint

3.Removetheadaptersanddisconnectthecablesandpowercordstoallinternalandexternaldevicesuntiltheserverisattheminimumcongurationthatisrequiredfortheserve

ChecktheLEDsonallthepowersupplies.IftheLEDsindicatethatthepowersuppliesareworkingcorrectly,dothefollowing:1.Turnofftheserver.2.Makesurethattheserveris

Statement16CAUTION:Toreducetheriskofelectricshockorenergyhazards:•Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledbytrainedservicepersonnelinarestricted-accesslocation,as

Messagesarelistedontheleftsideofthescreen,anddetailsabouttheselectedmessagearedisplayedontherightsideofthescreen.Tomovefromoneentrytothenext,usetheUpA

AppendixA.RAIDbatterycardassemblySpecicationsThefollowingtableprovidesspecicationsoftheRAIDbatterycardassembly.BatterytechnologyLiONBatteryoperating

Thedataretentiontimeforthebatterycardassemblyisasfollows:BBUnameDataretentiontimeThinkServer8708ELPSASRAIDAdapterBattery(iBBU05)•72hoursfor256Mbytes,u

AppendixB.Gettinginformation,help,andserviceThischaptercontainsinformationabouthelp,service,andtechnicalassistanceforproductsmanufacturedbyLenovoandwh

•Driversandsoftware•Diagnosticsolutions•Productandservicewarranty•Productandpartsdetails•Userguidesandmanuals•Knowledgebaseandfrequentlyaskedquestions

Thewarrantydoesnotcoverthefollowing:•ReplacementoruseofpartsnotmanufacturedfororbyLenovoornon-warrantedLenovoparts•Identicationofsoftwareproblemsourc

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AppendixC.NoticesLenovomaynotoffertheproducts,services,orfeaturesdiscussedinthisdocumentinallcountries.ConsultyourlocalLenovorepresentativeforinformat

TrademarksLenovo,theLenovologo,andThinkServeraretrademarksofLenovointheUnitedStates,othercountries,orboth.IntelandIntelXeonaretrademarksofIntelCorpora

CollectingandrecyclingadisusedLenovocomputerormonitorIfyouareacompanyemployeeandneedtodisposeofaLenovocomputerormonitorthatisthepropertyofthecompany,y

Statement20CAUTION:Alithiumionbatteryisprovided.T oavoidpossibleexplosion,donotburnthebattery.ReplacethebatteryonlywiththeLenovo-approvedpart.Recycleo

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwanBatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropeanUnionNotice:ThismarkappliesonlytocountrieswithintheEuropeanUnion(EU).Batt

ParticulatecontaminationAttention:Airborneparticulates(includingmetalakesorparticles)andreactivegasesactingaloneorincombinationwithotherenvironmental

endoflifeperthisDirective.Usersofelectricalandelectronicequipment(EEE)withtheWEEEmarkingperAnnexIVoftheWEEEDirectivemustnotdisposeofendoflifeEEEasunso

potenzialeeffettodellaEEEsull'ambienteesullasaluteumanadovutoallapresenzadisostanzepericolose.PerulterioriinformazionisullaWEEEvisitareilsito:htt

utstyr(WEEE).DirektivetfastsetterrammeneforreturogresirkuleringavbruktutstyrinnenforEU.Dettemerketbenyttespåforskjelligeprodukterforåangiatproduktetik

RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective(RoHS)ThistopicprovidesstatementsabouttheRestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective(RoHS).ChinaRoHSAppendixC.N

TurkishstatementofcomplianceTheLenovoproductmeetstherequirementsoftheRepublicofTurkeyDirectiveontheRestrictionoftheUseofCertainHazardousSubstancesinEl

EuropeanUnion-CompliancetotheElectromagneticCompatibilityDirectiveThisproductisinconformitywiththeprotectionrequirementsofEUCouncilDirective2004/108/E

NachdemEMVG:„GerätedürfenanOrten,fürdiesienichtausreichendentstörtsind,nurmitbesondererGenehmigungdesBundesministersfürPostundTelekommunikationoderdes

IndexAavailability9Bbackplanelocatingconnectors18basicguidelines19bays8Ccablesrearconnectors67conguration68Ethernetcontroller84minimum97updatingserve

Chapter1.GeneralinformationThischapterprovidessomegeneralinformationaboutyourserver.Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:•“Introduction”onpage1•“Serv

Ggaseouscontamination8,109generalproblems88Germanglossstatement114gettinghelp101gettinginformation101gettingservice101gigabitEthernetcontroller,congu

problems93,95specications9powercordconnector12powersupply8installing60removing58problemsCD-ROM,DVD-ROMdrive87DIMM89Ethernetcontroller96general88hardd

serverconguration71updatingrmware84updatingtheserverconguration68USBportproblems95USBconnector12usingdocumentation101EasyStartup80passwords79SetupU

PrinteddocumentsThefollowingdocumentsareprintedoutandincludedinyourserverpackage.•ReadMeFirstThisisamultilingualdocumentyoushouldreadrst.Thisdocument

•RemoteManagementUserGuideThisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutserverremotemanagement.ThisdocumentisinEnglishonly.•MegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuideThisdocu

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Chapter2.ServersetuproadmapThischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.Theserversetupprocedurevariesdependingonthecongurat

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Chapter3.FeaturesandtechnologiesWhatisincludedwithyourserverTheRD230serverpackageincludestheserver,apowercord,documentation,thedocumentationDVD,andsof

NoteBeforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:•TheImportantNoticesthatcomeswithyourproduct•TheSafetyInfo

Table2.FeaturesandspecicationsMicroprocessor(s):SupportsuptotwoIntelXeondual-core,quad-core,orhex-coremicroprocessors.Forthespecictypeandspeedinform

Table2.Featuresandspecications(continued)sound-powerlevel,inbels,forarandomsampleofsystem.3.Thereisnokeyboardconnectorormouseconnectorontheserver.You

•Power-onself-test(POST)•RedundantEthernetconnectionwithfailovercapability(requiresanoptionalEthernetcard)•Standbyvoltageforsystem-managementfeaturesa

Chapter4.Locatingparts,controls,LEDs,andconnectorsThischapterprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocateyourserverparts,controls,light-emittingdiodes(LEDs),and

ConnectorDescriptionPowercordconnectorUsedtoconnectthepowercord.EthernetconnectorUsedtoattachanEthernetcableforalocalareanetwork(LAN).SerialportUsedto

Table3.FrontcontrolpanelLEDs(continued)LEDStateColorDescriptionOnGreenLANislinked.BlinkingGreenLANisactive.Ethernet2statusLEDOffOffLANisnotlinked.OnRe

Table6.HarddiskdriveLEDsfortheadd-onSASRAIDadapterconguration(somemodels)DescriptionGreenLED1(bottom)AmberLED2(top)Harddiskdriveisnotpresent.OffOffHa

LocatingservercomponentsThefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationsofthemajorcomponentsinyourserver.Figure4.Servercomponentlocations1Lefthandleofthechas

Figure5.Locatingmajorpartsonthesystemboard1Memoryslot(CPU1DIMMCHA1)13SATAconnector12Memoryslot(CPU1DIMMCHA0)14SATAconnector23Memoryslot(CPU1DIMMCHB0)1

Figure6.Locatingotherconnectorsonthesystemboard1J47(systemfan1connector)7J35(forfrontcontrolcable)2J48(systemfan2connector)8JP1(ClearCMOSjumper)3J50(s

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

LocatingconnectorsonthebackplaneThefollowingillustrationshowstheconnectorlocationsonthebackplane.Figure7.Backplaneconnectorlocations1Powerconnector23O

Chapter5.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardwareThischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstall,remove,orreplacehardwareforyourserver.Thischaptercontain

•Youdonothavetoturnofftheservertoinstallorreplacehot-swapfans,redundanthot-swapacpowersupplies,orhot-plugUSBdevices.However,youmustturnofftheserverbef

WorkinginsidetheserverwiththepoweronAttention:Staticelectricitythatisreleasedtointernalservercomponentswhentheserveristurnedonmightcausetheservertohal

4.Loosenthethumbscrewintherearoftheservercover1.Then,slidetheservercovertotherearuntilyoucanliftituptocompletelyremoveitfromthechassis2.Notes:a.Thethu

Note:Allmemorymoduletypesandcapacitiesmustbeconsistent.Table9.DIMMinstallationruleswhenasinglemicroprocessor(CPU0)isinstalledDIMMslotOneDIMMTwoDIMMsTh

4.Opentheretainingclipsofthememoryslotintowhichyouwanttoinstallthememorymodule.Figure9.Openingtheretainingclipsofthememoryslot5.Touchthestatic-protect

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareco

RemovingtheopticaldriveAttention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpag

7.Removetheopticaldriveretentiontabbyremovingthetwoscrewsthatsecurethetab.Savetheretentiontabtousewhenyouinstallanewopticaldrive.Figure13.Removingtheo

Optional-deviceproblems...92Powerproblems...93Serialportproblems...94Softwareproblems...95UniversalSerialBus(USB)portpro

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

4.Installthetwoscrewstosecuretheretentiontabtotherearofthenewopticaldrive.Then,connectthesignalcable1andthepowercable2totherearofthenewopticaldrive.Fi

5.Routethecablesthroughthedrivebayholeinthefrontandthenslidetheopticaldriveintothedrivebayuntilitsnapsintoposition.Figure15.Installingtheopticaldrive6

1.Rotatethedrivetrayhandle2oftheharddiskdrivetrayassembly1totheopenposition.Then,graspthehandleandpullthedrivetrayassemblywiththeharddiskdriveoutofthe

3.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheremovedharddiskdrive,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseanypackagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.Whattodon

2.Removethescrewsthatsecuretheplasticllerandthenremovetheplasticller.Figure19.Removingtheller3.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenewha

5.Alignthescrewholesinbothsidesoftheharddiskdrivewiththecorrespondingholesinthetray.Then,installthescrewstosecuretheharddiskdriveinthetray.Figure20.In

Whattodonext:•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage67.Instal

5.Presstherisercardassembly(mighthavingaPCIcardinstalled)downintotheappropriatePCIcardslotonthesystemboard.Then,closetheretentiontabtosecurethePCIcard

Note:Useanydocumentationthatcomeswiththerisercardassemblyandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditiontotheinstructionsinthissection.1.Removeallmediafromthedri

SafetyinformationNote:Beforeusingtheproduct,besuretoreadandunderstandthemultilingualsafetyinstructionsonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswiththeproduct.Ant

5.Removethefasteningscrewthatsecurestherisercardassembly1andlifttherisercardassemblystraightupbyitsedgestoremoveit2.Figure23.Removingtherisercardassem

2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage21.3.Removetherisercardassembly.See“Removingtherisercardassembly”onpage36.4.InstallthePCIcardi

5.RemovethePCIcardfromthePCIcardslotontherisercardassembly.Figure25.RemovingthePCIcardfromtherisercardassemblyIfyouareinstructedtoreturnthePCIcard,fol

•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage67.InstallingtheEthernetcardAttention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbef

RemovingthesystemboardbatteryAttention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”onpageiiiand“Guidelines

Statement2DANGERDangerofexplosionifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.Whenreplacingthelithiumcoincellbattery,useonlythesameoranequivalenttypethatisrecommend

Notes:1.UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeRAIDcontrollerandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditiontotheinstructionsinthissection.2.Whenyoudisconnectthepowe

Notes:a.ThebatterycardassemblyprotectstheintegrityofthecacheddataontheRAIDcontrollerbyprovidingbackuppowerupto72hoursinthecaseofacompleteacpowerfailur

a.Notethetopviewandthebottomviewofthebatterycardassembly.Then,insertthebatterypackharnessconnectorintothe5-pinJ3batterypackharnessconnectoronthebacksi

c.HoldthebatterycardassemblywiththebatterysideupandtheJ2board-to-boardconnectorliningupwiththeJ7BBUconnector1ontheRAIDcontroller.Carefullypressthebatt

PrzedskorzystaniemzproduktunależyzapoznaćsięzwielojęzycznymiinstrukcjamibezpieczeństwaznajdującymisięnapłycieDVDzdokumentacjądostarczonąwrazzproduktem

InstallingtheThinkServer8708EM2RAIDAdapterAttention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”onpageiiia

ToinstallthebatterycardassemblyontotheRAIDcontroller,dothefollowing:a.Notethetopviewandbottomviewofthebatterycardassembly.Then,insertthebatterypackhar

c.HoldthebatterycardassemblywiththebatterysideupandtheJ5board-to-boardconnectorliningupwiththeJ10BBUconnector1ontheRAIDcontroller.Carefullypressthebat

7.InstalltheRAIDcontrollerintoanappropriatePCIcardslotontherisercardassembly.Then,installthescrewtosecuretheRAIDcontrollerinplace.Figure36.Installingt

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheThinkServerRAID700Adapter(hereafterreferredtoastheRAIDcontrollerwithinthistopic)andthebatterycardassembl

a.Notethebottomviewofthebatterycardassembly.Figure38.Bottomviewofthebatterycardassembly1J1board-to-boardconnector2J2remoteconnector(reservedforuse)b.W

6.ConnecttheminiSASsignalcabletoports0-3ontheRAIDcontroller.Note:Usethe400mm(15.75inches)miniSASsignalcable.Figure40.ConnectingtheminiSASsignalcableto

9.Connecttheotherendofthe400mm(15.75inches)miniSASsignalcabletotheminiSASsignalcableconnector1onthebackplaneofyourserver.Figure42.MiniSASsignalcableco

3.Removetheeightscrewsthatsecuretheheatsinkassembly1-8andgentlyliftouttheheatsinkassembly.Figure43.Removingtheheatsinkassembly1-8Screws9Airow10Indica

CAUTION:Theheatsinkandmicroprocessormightbeveryhot.Turnofftheserverandwaitthreetoveminutestolettheservercoolbeforeremovingtheservercover.Toinstallthe

Statement1DANGERElectricalcurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.Toavoidashockhazard:•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperform

Whattodonext:•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage67.Removi

3.Removethefourscrews1and2thatsecurethepowersupply.Figure45.RemovingthescrewsthatsecurethepowersupplyChapter5.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware5

4.Disconnectthepowercablesfromconnectors3,4,and5onthesystemboard,andfromconnectors1and2onthebackplane.Figure46.Disconnectingthepowercables5.Disconnect

DANGERHazardousmovingparts.Keepngersandotherbodypartsaway.Statement8CAUTION:Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattache

3.Carefullyplacethepowersupplyintotheserverbyaligningthescrewholesinthepowersupplywiththecorrespondingholesinthechassis.Then,installthefourscrews1and2

4.Connectthepowercablestothesystemboardconnectors3,4,and5,andtothebackplaneconnectors1and2.Figure48.Connectingthepowercables5.Connectthepowercablestoa

2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage21.3.Removetheheatsinkassembly.See“Removingtheheatsinkassembly”onpage55.4.Liftthesmallhandlean

microprocessoroptionkitanddisposeoftheoldone.Thenewheatsinkhasgreasealreadyappliedforboththerstandsecondmicroprocessors.Foroptimalperformance,followt

6.Removetheprotectivecoverfromthemicroprocessorsocket.Toavoiddamagingthepinsinthemicroprocessorsocket,donottouchthepinswhileremovingthecover.Figure52.

Figure54.InstallingthemicroprocessorWhattodonext:•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completin

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

endwitharedconnector,andsoon.See“Rearview”onpage11foranillustrationoftheI/Oconnectorsontherearoftheserver.TurningontheserverWhentheserverisconnectedto

Theservercanbeturnedoffinanyofthefollowingways:•Youcanturnofftheserverfromtheoperatingsystem,ifyouroperatingsystemsupportsthisfeature.Afteranorderlysh

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Chapter6.ConguringtheserverThefollowingcongurationprogramscomewiththeserver:•SetupUtilityprogram:TheSetupUtilityprogramispartoftheserverrmware.Youc

•ResolvecongurationconictsStartingtheSetupUtilityprogramTostarttheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:1.Approximatelythreeminutesaftertheserverisconn

Table13.ItemsundertheMainmenuItemOptionDescriptionAMIBIOSViewtheBIOSversionandcreationdateinformation.ProcessorViewmicroprocessorinformation.SystemMem

Table15.SubmenusundertheCPUConguration(continued)ItemOptionDescriptionIntel®VirtualizationTechDisabled/[Enabled]EnableordisabletheIntelVirtualization

Table16.SubmenusundertheMassStorageControllerCongurationItemOptionDescriptionSATACongurationDisabled/[Enabled]EnableordisabletheintegratedSATAcontro

Table19.SubmenusundertheHardwareHealthConguration(continued)ItemOptionDescriptionH/WHealthFunctionDisabled/[Enabled]Enableordisablethehardwaremonitor

Table21.SubmenuundertheIntelVT-dCongurationItemOptionDescriptionIntelVT-dDisabled/[Enabled]EnableordisablethevirtualizationtechnologyforI/Odevices.No

Statement6CAUTION:Ifyouinstallastrain-reliefbracketoptionovertheendofthepowercordthatisconnectedtothedevice,youmustconnecttheotherendofthepowercordtoa

Table24.ItemsundertheBootmenuItemSub-itemOptionDescriptionQuickBoot[Disabled]/EnabledEnableordisablethequickbootfeature.QuietBoot[Enabled]/DisabledEna

Table26.ItemsundertheChipsetmenu(continued)ItemSub-itemOptionDescriptionSouthBridgeCongurationRestoreonACPowerLossPowerOff/PowerOn/[LastState]Ifthepo

Note:Apasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto6(1to6)alphabeticandnumericcharacters.Formoreinformation,see“Passwordconsiderations”onpage79.RAIDcontrollersThe

TheEasyStartupprogramhasthefollowingfeatures:•Self-bootingDVD•Easy-to-use,language-selectableinterface•Integratedhelpsystem•Automatichardwaredetection

Ifyoucontinuetothemainprograminterface,youwillhavethefollowingselectableoptions:•Compatibilitynotes:ThisselectionprovidesinformationabouttheRAIDcontro

•Startinstallation:Thistaskstartstheactualinstallationprocess.First,thediskispreparedusingthediskandpartitioninformationyouspecied.Thenyouareprompted

3.Whennishallthesettings,pressEnter.Awarningmessagewillbedisplayed.PressYtoconrmyoursettingsandcreatethevolume.DeletingtheRAIDvolumeThissectionprovi

Toupdateyoursystem,dothefollowing:1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.2.ClickDownload&Drivers➙ThinkServerandthenfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpaget

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Chapter7.TroubleshootingThischapterdescribesthediagnostictoolsthatareavailabletohelpyousolveproblemsthatmightoccurintheserver.Ifyoucannotdiagnoseandco