ThinkServerRD430UserGuideMachineTypes:3057,3059,3061,3064,3065,3069,3070,3071,and4306
Statement11CAUTION:Thefollowinglabelindicatesapotentialheathazard.Statement12DANGEROverloadingabranchcircuitisapotentialrehazardandashockhazardunderc
5.Disconnectthefollowingsignalcablesfromthesignalcableconnectorsonthebackplaneforservermodelswith123.5-inchharddiskdrivebays.•Signalcableforthefrontco
a.Oneachsideoftheserver,insertthesignalcableoftherackhandleintothehole1inthechassisandthenpushthesignalcablethroughtheholeintothechassis.Whenthesignal
c.Connectthesignalcableofeachrackhandletothecorrespondingsignalcableconnectoronthebackplaneforservermodelswith123.5-inchharddiskdrivebays.Figure49.Con
2.Toreinstalltherackhandles,insertthesmalltab1ontherackhandleintothehole2inthechassis.Then,alignthescrewholeintherackhandlewiththecorrespondingholeint
2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaat,clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstr
Attention:Forpropercoolingandairow,reinstallthecoolingshroudbeforeturningontheserver.Operatingtheserverwiththecoolingshroudremovedmightdamageserverco
8.Removethetwoscrewsthatsecuretheleftcageandthenslidetheleftcageoutofthefrontofthechassis.Figure54.Removingtheleftcage9.Toreinstalltheleftcage,careful
10.Ensurethatthetwoscrewholesintherearoftheleftcagearealignedwiththecorrespondingholesinthechassis.Then,installthetwoscrewstosecuretheleftcageinpositi
•ThemaximumsystemmemoryforUDIMMsis48GB(twomicroprocessorsinstalledandone4GBUDIMMinstalledineachofthe12memoryslots).Formoreinformationaboutthememorymod
Thefollowingtableexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationrulesforserversthathaveonlyonemicroprocessor(CPU1)installed.The“X”markindicatesthememoryslot(s)int
Statement16CAUTION:Toreducetheriskofelectricshockorenergyhazards:•Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledbytrainedservicepersonnelinarestricted-accesslocation,as
Thefollowingtableexplainsthememorymoduleinstallationrulesforserversthathavetwomicroprocessors(CPU1andCPU2)installed.The“X”markindicatesthememoryslot(s
Toinstallamemorymodule,dothefollowing:1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectallpowercordsfromelectrical
9.Positionthenewmemorymoduleoverthememoryslot.Ensurethatthenotch1onthenewmemorymoduleisalignedwiththekey2inthememoryslot.Then,pressthenewmemorymodules
6.Disconnectanycablesthatmightimpedeyouraccesstothememoryslots.7.Locatethememorymodulethatyouwanttoremoveandopentheretainingclipsonbothendsofthememory
•Dependingonthespecictype,yourRAIDcardmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeRAIDcardandfollowthoseins
8.NotethedottedlinesinthefollowingillustrationtoproperlypositionthenewRAIDcardnearthelongerPCIExpresscardslotontherisercardassembly1.Then,carefullypre
•TheRAIDcardisextremelysensitivetoESD.Ensurethatyoureadandunderstand“Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices”onpage82rstandcarefullyperformtheoperation.•Depe
11.IfyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldRAIDcard,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseanypackagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.Whattodonext:•Tow
6.LocatetheRAID5keyconnectorontheThinkServerRAID500AdapterandthencarefullyinserttheTR500Keyintotheconnector.Ifnecessary,youcanremovetheThinkServerRAID
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareco
Statement20CAUTION:Alithiumionbatteryisprovided.Toavoidpossibleexplosion,donotburnthebattery.ReplacethebatteryonlywiththeLenovo-approvedpart.Recycleor
alternativetousinganuninterruptiblepowersupply,andasecondleveloffaulttolerancewhenusedinconjunctionwithanuninterruptiblepowersupply.Thetemperatureofth
8.PositiontheTR700BatteryabovetheThinkServerRAID700Adaptersothattheboard-to-boardconnector1onthebottomoftheTR700Batteryisalignedwiththeconnector2onthe
•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeTR700Batteryandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditiontotheinstructionsinthistopic.ToremovetheTR700Battery,dothefollowin
Notes:•TheservermusthaveaRAIDcardandanexpandercardinstalledtosupportmorethaneightharddiskdrives.•TheexpandercardisextremelysensitivetoESD.Ensurethatyo
6.TherearetwoPCIExpresscardslotsontherisercardassembly1andtheshorteroneisforinstallingtheexpandercard.Removetheslotbracketfortheshorterslotandstoreiti
9.Connectcablesdependingonyourspecicserverconguration.See“Mini-SAStomini-SASsignalcableconnections”onpage43.10.Reinstalltherisercardassembly1.See“Re
6.TherearetwoPCIExpresscardslotsontherisercardassembly1andtheexpandercardisinstalledintheshorterslot.Disconnectcablesfromtheexpandercard.Then,graspthe
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallanEthernetcard.Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanothercom
Note:Dependingonthespecictype,theEthernetcardanditsbracketmightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustrations.a.CarefullyremovethescrewsthatsecuretheEthe
8.PositiontheEthernetcardnearthePCIExpresscardslotforwhichyouhaveremovedtheslotbracket.Then,carefullypresstheEthernetcardstraightintotheslotuntilitiss
Chapter1.GeneralinformationThischapterprovidessomegeneralinformationaboutyourproduct.Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:•“Introduction”onpage1•“Serv
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveanEthernetcard.Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanothercomp
8.IfyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldEthernetcard,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseanypackagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.Whattodonext:•
6.InsertonesideoftheTR300KeyunderoneoftheretainingclipsontheiButtonsocket.Then,carefullypresstheothersideoftheTR300Keystraightdownuntilitsnapsintoposi
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremovetheTR300Keyifyourserverhasoneinstalledonthesystemboard.Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensure
5.Opentheretainingclip1ontheiButtonsockettoreleasetheTR300KeyandthencompletelyremovetheTR300KeyfromtheiButtonsocket.Figure79.RemovingtheTR300Key6.Ifyo
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerManagementModulePremiumThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorremovetheThinkServerManagementModulePremium(TMMP
5.LocatetheTMMPremiumconnectoronthesystemboardandtheninserttheTMMPremiumintotheTMMPremiumconnector.Note:EnsurethattheTMMPremiumissecurelyseatedonthesy
Notes:•IfyouremovetheTMMPremium,theiKVMfunctionforserverremotemanagementwillbeunavailable.•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeTMMPremiumandfollowthose
Whattodonext:•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage174.I
6.InserttheTPMintotheTPMconnectoronthesystemboard.Figure82.InstallingtheTPM7.Ifyouhavelifteduptherisercardassembly1,reinstallitintothechassis.See“Repl
Recordinformationaboutyourserverinthefollowingtable.Youwillneedtheinformationifyoueverneedtohaveyourserverserviced.Forwheretondtheproductinformationl
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanothercomputerforreference.Notes:•IfyouremovetheTPM,theTPMfunctionw
5.RemovetheTPMinstalledontheTPMconnectorbyliftingitstraightup.Note:CarefullyhandletheTPMbyitsedges.Figure83.RemovingtheTPM6.Ifyouhavelifteduptheriserc
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplaceahot-swapredundantpowersupply.Thehot-swapredundantpowersupplyaddsasecondsourceofpowertotheserver.W
•Ifyouareinstallingahot-swapredundantpowersupply,locatethebayforthepowersupplyintherearofyourserver.Insertangerintotheholeinthemetalshieldthatprotect
2.Ifyouarereplacingahot-swapredundantpowersupply,pressthereleasetab1inthedirectionasshownandcarefullypullthehandle2atthesametimetoslidethefailinghot-s
5.Connectthepowercordtothepowercordconnectoronthenewhot-swapredundantpowersupply.Then,checkthestatusLEDnearthepowercordconnector.WhentheLEDislitingree
6.Ifyouarereplacingaheatsink,removethefourscrewsthatsecuretheheatsinktothesystemboard.Itisrecommendedthatyoucarefullyremovethefourscrewsfromthesystemb
10.Installthefourscrewstosecurethenewheatsinkonthesystemboard.Itisrecommendedthatyoucarefullyinstallthefourscrewsusingthefollowingmethodtoavoidanyposs
Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightcomewithoneortwomicroprocessors.Forservermodelswithonemicroprocessor,themicroprocessorisinstalledinthemicroprocesso
6.Gentlypressdownthesmallhandleonthemicroprocessorsocketandthenpullthehandlealittlebitoutwardtoreleaseitfromthesecuredposition.Then,pivotthehandleupwa
DocumentationDVDThedocumentationDVD,whichcomeswithyourserver,containsvariousdocumentsforyourserverinPortableDocumentFormat(PDF)andHyperTextMarkupLangu
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
CAUTION:Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,DVDdrives,beropticdevices,ortransmitters)areinstalled,notethefollowing:•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecover
•Ifyouarereplacinganopticaldrive,disconnectthesignalcableandthepowercablefromtherearoftheopticaldrive.Presstherearoftheretainingbracket1inthedirection
7.Removetheretainingbracketfromtheoldopticaldriveorthedummyopticaldrivetray.Then,installitonthesideofthenewopticaldrive.Figure101.Installingtheoptical
8.Slidethenewopticaldrivewiththeretainingbracketintothedrivebayfromthefrontuntilitsnapsintoposition.Figure102.Installingtheopticaldriveforservermodels
DocumentonlyfortrainedservicepersonnelThefollowingdocumentisintendedonlyfortrainedservicepersonnelofLenovo.HardwareMaintenanceManualThisdocumentprovid
9.Connectthesignalcable1andthepowercable2totherearofthenewopticaldrive.Figure104.Connectingcablestotherearoftheopticaldrive10.Ifyouareinstructedtoretu
•Forharddiskdriveswithdifferentcapacities,installtheharddiskdrivesfollowingtheorderoftheharddiskdrivebaysaswellastheorderfromthelowestcapacitytothehig
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Figure108.Removingthe2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdriveordummytray3.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenewhot-swapharddiskdrivetoanyunpaintedsu
Figure110.Installingthe2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrive5.Checkthehot-swapharddiskdrivestatusLEDstoensurethattheharddiskdriveisoperatingcorrectly.Youmight
Replacingthebackplaneforservermodelswitheight3.5-inchharddiskdrivebaysAttention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Saf
8.Carefullyliftthebackplanestraightupalittlebitsothatthesmallhooks1onthechassisarealignedwiththecorrespondingholesinthebackplane.Then,slowlyandcareful
11.Pressthebuttons1toputthelatchesonthechassistotheclosedpositionsothatthelatchessecurethenewbackplaneinplace.Figure114.Securingthebackplaneforserverm
2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaat,clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstr
10.Reinstallallthehot-swapharddiskdrivesanddummytrays(ifany)intheharddiskdrivebays.See“Installingorreplacingahot-swapharddiskdrive”onpage148.11.Refert
Chapter2.ServersetuproadmapThischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.Theserversetupprocedurevariesdependingonthecongurat
7.Removethethreescrewsthatsecurethebackplaneandthencarefullyliftthebackplaneoutofthechassis.Figure117.Removingthebackplaneforservermodelswith2.5-inchh
9.Notetheorientationofthenewbackplane.Carefullypressthenewbackplanestraightdownintothechassissothatitissecuredinplacebythetabs1onthechassisandthethree
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareco
11.Positionthenewrisercardassembly1onthechassisandalignitwiththerisercardassembly1slotonthesystemboardandaligntherearofitwiththecorrespondingrailguide
2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaat,clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstr
10.Positionthenewrisercardassembly2onthechassisandalignitwiththerisercardassembly2slotonthesystemboardandaligntherearofitwiththecorrespondingrailguide
Notes:•ThefrontpanelboardisextremelysensitivetoESD.Ensurethatyoureadandunderstand“Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices”onpage82rstandcarefullyperformtheop
8.Carefullypositionthenewfrontpanelboardonthechassissothatthefrontcontrols,connectors,andLEDsarethroughthecorrespondingholesinthefrontbezelandthetwosc
8.DisconnectthefrontpanelcableandthefrontpanelUSBcablefromtherearofthefrontpanelboard.9.Removethetwoscrewsthatsecurethefrontpanelboardandthencarefully
Whattodonext:•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.•Tocompletethereplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage174.Replac
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6.Pressthereleasetab1inthedirectionasshownandthenpushthediagnosticmoduleoutofthefrontofthechassis.Figure127.Removingthediagnosticmoduleforservermodels
10.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheolddiagnosticmodule,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseanypackagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.Whattodon
12.Slidethenewdiagnosticmoduleintothecagefromthefrontuntilitsnapsintoposition.Figure130.Installingthediagnosticmoduleintotheleftcageofservermodelswith
Toreplaceasystemfan,dothefollowing:1.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage83.Note:Thesystemfansarehot-swapandyoucanreplaceafailingsys
5.Positionthenewsystemfanabovetheplacefortheremovedfailingsystemfansothatthesystemfanconnectoronthebottomofthenewsystemfanisfacingtherearofthechassis.
DANGERDangerofexplosionifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.Whenreplacingthelithiumcoincellbattery,useonlythesameoranequivalenttypethatisrecommendedbytheman
5.Removetheoldsystemboardbattery.Figure133.Removingthesystemboardbattery6.Installanewsystemboardbattery.Figure134.Installingthesystemboardbattery7.Ify
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanothercomputerforreference.Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermight
3.Ifyouhaveremovedthecoolingshroud,reinstallit.See“Removingandreinstallingthecoolingshroud”onpage91.4.Forservermodelswith2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrive
7.Installtheserverintoarackcabinetusingtherailkitthatcomeswiththeserver.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.8.Reconnectexternalca
Chapter3.ProductoverviewThischapterprovidesinformationabouttheserverpackage,features,specications,softwareprograms,andcomponentlocations.Thischapterc
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Chapter7.TroubleshootinganddiagnosticsThischapterprovidesinformationaboutbasictroubleshootinganddiagnosticmethodstohelpyousolveproblemsthatmightoccuri
UsingadiagnosticprogramThefollowingdiagnosticprogramsareavailableforyoutodiagnoseserverproblems:•ThinkServerDiagnosticTool•ThinkServerSystemProleColl
SymptomActionTheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDdoesnotstart.1.EnsurethattheserversupportstheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramandhasabootableDVDdriveinstalledora
SymptomAction4.Replacethesignalcablefortheopticaldrive.5.Replacethepowercablefortheopticaldrive.6.Replacethepowercableforthebackplane.7.Replacetheopti
SymptomAction6.Ensurethatthecableconnectioniscorrect.See“Mini-SAStomini-SASsignalcableconnections”onpage43.7.Reconnectthebackplanepowercableandrepeats
Keyboard,mouse,andUSBdeviceproblemsFollowthesuggestedactionsforthecorrespondingsymptomintheorderinwhichtheyarelisteduntiltheproblemissolved.Ifnoneofth
Chapter8.Gettinginformation,help,andserviceThischaptercontainsinformationabouthelp,service,andtechnicalassistanceforproductsmanufacturedbyLenovoandwhe
•Diagnosticsolutions•Productandservicewarranty•Productandpartsdetails•Userguidesandmanuals•KnowledgebaseandfrequentlyaskedquestionsHelpandserviceThist
Forthewarrantytypeanddurationforyourproduct,refertotheWarrantyandSupportInformationonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyouserver.Youmustretainyourproofo
Note:Beforeusingtheinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:•TheReadMeFirstthatcomeswithyourproduct•“Safetyinformation
FeaturesThistopicprovidesgeneralinformationabouttheserverfeaturesforavarietyofmodels.Dependingonyourspecicmodel,somefeaturesmightvaryorunavailable.Fo
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AppendixA.NoticesLenovomaynotoffertheproducts,services,orfeaturesdiscussedinthisdocumentinallcountries.ConsultyourlocalLenovorepresentativeforinformat
TrademarksLenovo,theLenovologo,andThinkServeraretrademarksofLenovointheUnitedStates,othercountries,orboth.IntelandIntelXeonaretrademarksofIntelCorpora
BatteryreturnprogramThisproductmaycontainalithiumorlithiumionbattery.Consultyourusermanualorservicemanualforspecicbatteryinformation.Thebatterymustbe
PerchlorateMaterial-specialhandlingmayapply,Seehttp://www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorateParticulatecontaminationAttention:Airborneparticulates
withineachgeography.Thislabelisappliedtovariousproductstoindicatethattheproductisnottobethrownaway,butratherputintheestablishedcollectionsystemsforrec
UnitedKingdomtelecommunicationssafetyrequirementNoticetoCustomersThisapparatusisapprovedunderapprovalnumberNS/G/1234/J/100003forindirectconnectiontopu
DiesesGerätistberechtigt,inÜbereinstimmungmitdemDeutschenEMVGdasEG-Konformitätszeichen-CE-zuführen.VerantwortlichfürdieKonformitätserklärungnachParagr
•Lowpowermemorystates•Liquidcoolingcapability196ThinkServerRD430UserGuide
IndexAaboutRAID70AdvancedmenuSetupUtilityprogram60advancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDconguring78ambienttemperaturelimitLED24,27BBIOSandTMMupdateutilitiessof
Input/Output(I/O)features•Oneserialconnectorontherearpanel•OneVideoGraphicsArray(VGA)connectoronthefrontpanelinsomemodelsandoneVGAconnectorontherearpa
Ggaseouscontamination192Germanglossstatement193gettinghelp185gettinginformation185gettingservice185guidelines81Hhardwareinstalling81removing81replacin
memoryfeatures8memorymoduleinstallationrules95installing98removing100memorymoduleinstallationguidelines95memorymodulestatusLED25,27microprocessorfeatu
SSave&ExitmenuSetupUtilityprogram62SecuritymenuSetupUtilityprogram61servercomponentslocations32servercongurationupdating177servercoverinstalling1
ThinkServerEasyStartupprogramproblems180troubleshootingprocedure179turningofftheserver57turningontheserver57TÜVglossstatement193Uupdatingrmware79serv
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TheBIOSSetupUtilityprogramhelpsyouviewtheserverinformationandconguretheserverinthepre-operatingsystemenvironment.See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpa
aTMMPremiumfromLenovoandinstallitontheTMMPremiumconnector(alsoknownasiKVMconnector)onthesystemboardofyourservertoenabletheiKVMfunctionandactivatethead
SoftwareThistopicprovidesinformationaboutthesoftwareprogramsthatyoucanusetohelpyousetup,use,andmaintaintheserver.ThinkServerEasyStartupTheThinkServerE
consumptionandelectriccurrentcalculations,andreportstohelpequipmentmanagerssignicantlyincreaseefciencyindeployingtheequipmentandconvenientlymanageth
Themachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabelisattachedonthepull-outinformationcardinthefollowingservermodels:•Servermodelswitheight3.5-inchharddiskdriveb
Forservermodelswith123.5-inchharddiskdrivebays,themachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabelisattachedontheleftsideoftheserver.Figure4.Labelonservermodels
Frontviewofservermodelswitheight3.5-inchharddiskdrivebaysThefollowingillustrationshowsthefrontviewofservermodelswitheight3.5-inchharddiskdrivebays.Fig
3Pull-outinformationcardThemachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabeloftheserverisattachedonthepull-outinformationcard.See“Machinetype,model,andserialnumb
ContentsSafetyinformation...iiiChapter1.Generalinformation...1Introduction...1Serverdocumentation...2Chapter2.Servers
13.5-inchharddiskdriveareaTheEMIintegrityandcoolingoftheserverareprotectedbyhavingalldrivebayscoveredoroccupied.Thenumberoftheinstalledharddiskdrivesi
PowerstatusLEDColorDescriptionOnGreenTheserverison.OffNoneTheserverisoff.BlinkingGreenTheserverisinACPIS1mode,whichalsoisknownasPowerOnSuspend(POS)mod
Frontviewofservermodelswith2.5-inchharddiskdrivebaysThefollowingillustrationshowsthefrontviewofservermodelswith2.5-inchharddiskdrivebays.Figure9.Front
4SlimopticaldriveSomeservermodelscomewithaslimSATAopticaldrive.5Rackhandle(left)8Rackhandle(right)Ifyourserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,youcanusethera
1PowerswitchwithpowerstatusLEDYoucanpressthepowerswitchtoturnontheserverwhenyounishsettinguptheserver.Youalsocanholdthepowerswitchforseveralsecondsto
5SystemerrorLEDThesystemerrorLEDhelpsyoutodetermineifthereareanysystemerrors.SystemerrorLEDColorDescriptionActionThetemperatureoftheserverreachedtheno
Someservermodelscomewithoneofthefollowingdiagnosticmodules:•IntelligentDiagnosticsModule(IDM)•IntelligentDiagnosticsModulePremium(IDMPremium)Manyerror
LEDStatusDescriptionActionSolidoffThememorymodulesareoperatingatanormaltemperature.4MemorymodulestatusLEDSolidon(amber)Oneormorememorymodulesareoverhe
1SystemfanerrorLEDsLEDStatusDescriptionActionSolidoffThesystemfansareoperatingcorrectly.SystemfanerrorLEDSolidon(amber)Oneormoresystemfansarerunningat
2CPU1DIMMstatusLEDs3CPU2DIMMstatusLEDsWhenaDIMMstatusLEDislitinamber,itindicatesthatthecorrespondingmemorymoduleisoverheated.Thefollowingillustrations
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID700Battery...107Installingorremovingtheexpandercard...110InstallingorremovinganEthernetcard...114Inst
6PowersupplyerrorLEDsLEDStatusDescriptionActionSolidoffThepowersupplyisworkingcorrectly.PowersupplyerrorLEDSolidon(amber)Thepowersupplyislikelytofailo
1Hot-swapredundantpowersupply2(availableinsomemodels)2Hot-swapredundantpowersupply1Thehot-swapredundantpowersupplieshelpyouavoidsignicantinterruption
4PCIExpresscardareaforcardsontherisercardassembly1TherearetwoPCIExpresscardslotsontherisercardassembly1.Figure18.Risercardassembly1Note:ForaRAIDcard,i
589Ethernetconnectors(RJ-45)UsedtoattachanEthernetcableforaLAN.EachEthernetconnectorhastwostatusLEDstohelpyouidentifytheEthernetconnectivity,activity,
11IDLEDWhenyoupresstheIDbuttononthefrontoftheserver,theIDLEDsonboththefrontandrearoftheserverarelittohelpyoulocatetheserveramongotherservers.Youalsoca
Componentsofservermodelswitheight3.5-inchharddiskdrivebaysFigure20.Componentsofservermodelswitheight3.5-inchharddiskdrivebays1Coolingshroud12Pull-outi
Componentsofservermodelswith123.5-inchharddiskdrivebaysFigure21.Componentsofservermodelswith123.5-inchharddiskdrivebays1Coolingshroud10Backplaneforser
Componentsofservermodelswith2.5-inchharddiskdrivebaysFigure22.Componentsofservermodelswith2.5-inchharddiskdrivebays1Coolingshroud13Slimopticaldrive(av
Hot-swapharddiskdrivestatusLEDsEachhot-swapharddiskdrivehastwostatusLEDsonthefront.Figure23.3.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrivestatusLEDsFigure24.2.5-inchho
RAIDcardThistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatetheconnectorsontheRAIDcardifyourserverhasaRAIDcardinstalledinthelongerslotoftherisercardassembly1.S
SafetyinformationNote:Beforeusingtheproduct,besuretoreadandunderstandthemultilingualsafetyinstructionsonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswiththeproduct.Ant
ThinkServerRAID700Adapter(alsoknownasThinkServer9260-8iSASRAIDAdapter)ThefollowingillustrationshowstheconnectorsontheThinkServerRAID700Adapter.Figure2
Thefollowingillustrationshowstheconnectorsontheexpandercard.Eachconnectorontheexpandercardisusedtoconnectamini-SAStomini-SASsignalcable.Fordetailedinf
Thefollowingillustrationsshowtheconnectorsonthebackplaneforservermodelswitheight3.5-inchharddiskdrivebays.Figure28.Frontviewofthebackplaneforservermod
Backplaneforservermodelswith123.5-inchharddiskdrivebaysThistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatetheconnectorsonthebackplaneforservermodelswith123.5-
3Mini-SASports4-7Usedtoconnectthemini-SASconnectorononeendofamini-SAStomini-SASsignalcabletosupporttheharddiskdrive4toharddiskdrive7.4Mini-SASports0-3
Figure33.Rearviewofthebackplaneforservermodelswith2.5-inchharddiskdrivebays18-pinpowerconnector3Mini-SASports0-32Mini-SASports4-74Opticaldrivepowercon
Note:TheoptionkitforaRAIDcardisdesignedfordifferenttypesofserversandmightcontainadditionalcablesthatarenotrequiredforyourserver.Toconnectcablesfromthe
2.Useanothermini-SAStomini-SASsignalcableandconnectthemini-SASconnectorononeendofthecabletotheport1ontheThinkServerRAID500Adapter.Then,connectthemini-
Usethefollowinginstructionstoconnectcablesfromtheexpandercardtothebackplanesfor2.5-inchharddiskdrives:1.Forharddiskdrive0toharddiskdrive3,useamini-SAS
Usethefollowinginstructionstoconnectcablesfromtheexpandercardtothebackplanefor123.5-inchharddiskdrives:1.Forharddiskdrive0toharddiskdrive3,useamini-SA
PrzedskorzystaniemzproduktunależyzapoznaćsięzwielojęzycznymiinstrukcjamibezpieczeństwaznajdującymisięnapłycieDVDzdokumentacjądostarczonąwrazzproduktem
connectthemini-SASconnectorontheotherendofthecabletothemini-SASports0-3onthebackplane.2.Ifyourserverhasmorethanfourharddiskdrivesinstalled,forharddisk
7SASconnector4-722Backplanepowerconnector28SASconnector0-323Microprocessorsocket29Systemboardbattery24Systemfan5connector10PlatformControllerHub(PCH)2
10PlatformControllerHub(PCH)Thischipsupportsandprovidesmanyfeatures.ItservesasaPCH,whichprovidesthedatabufferingandinterfacearbitrationrequiredtoensur
21Backplanepowerconnector122Backplanepowerconnector2Usedtoconnectthepowercable(s)fromthebackplane.24262830SystemfanconnectorsTherearefourhot-swapsyste
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthestatusofthejumpersandswitchesonthesystemboardofyourserver.Youcancongure,recover,enable,ordisablesomespecicfeaturesof
2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaat,clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstr
3SystemboardswitchesTherearefourswitchesonthesystemboardofyourserver.Figure40.Systemboardswitches1BIOSrecoveryswitch3ManagementEngine(ME)inforceupdate
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareco
Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.TheserverisdesignedsothatLEDsremainlitwhentheserverisconn
Chapter4.TurningonandturningofftheserverThischapterprovidesinformationaboutturningonandturningofftheserver.TurningontheserverTheservercanbeturnedonino
Statement1DANGERElectricalcurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.Toavoidashockhazard:•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperform
•Theservermightbeturnedoffasanautomaticresponsetoacriticalsystemfailure.Notes:•Whenyouturnofftheserverandleaveitconnectedtoanacpowersource,theserveral
Chapter5.ConguringtheserverThischapterprovidesthefollowinginformationtohelpyouconguretheserver:•“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage59•“UsingtheThink
–SelectSATA/SASCongurationandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoviewinformationabouttheinstalledSATAorSASdevices,suchasaharddiskdriveoranopticaldrive.
Notes:•Enabledmeansthatthefunctioniscongured.•Disabledmeansthatthefunctionisnotcongured.TheAdvancedmenucontainsthefollowingsubmenus.Formoreinformati
TheServerManagementmenucontainsthefollowingsubmenus.Formoreinformation,enterthecorrespondingsubmenuandrefertotheinstructionsonthescreen.•EraseSEL:Eras
3.UsetheTabkeytoswitchbetweendataelementsandtypethenumbersfromthekeyboardtosetthesystemdateandtime.4.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogr
2.OntheSecuritymenu,selectAdministratorPasswordtosetanadministratorpasswordorselectUserPasswordtosetauserpassword.3.See“Passwordconsiderations”onpage6
4.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.TheserverwillrestarttoenabletheTPMfunction.SettingthemodeoftheEthernetconnector0TheEthernetconne
YoualsocanusetheFirmwareUpdaterprogramtohelpyoukeeptheserverrmwareup-to-date.See“Updatingthermware”onpage79.Updating(ashing)theBIOSThistopicprovide
2.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareco
Statement3CAUTION:Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,DVDdrives,beropticdevices,ortransmitters)areinstalled,notethefollowing:•Donotremovethecovers.Removi
FeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramThistopicliststhefeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramhasthefollowingf
Readtheexplanationsonthescreenandselectadesiredoption.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.IfthisisthersttimeyouareusingtheThinkServerEasyStartuppro
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramonaWindowsoperatingsystemYoucanruntheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDonaWindowsoperatingsystemwiththeInternetExplorer®6.
WhenagroupofindependentphysicalharddiskdrivesaresetuptouseRAIDtechnology,theyareinaRAIDarray.Thisarraydistributesdataacrossmultipleharddiskdrives,butt
•RAID50:acombinationofRAID0andRAID5RAID50usesdistributedparityanddiskstriping.ARAID50drivegroupisaspanneddrivegroupinwhichdataisstripedacrossmultipleR
BeforeconguringRAIDforyourserver,observethefollowingprecautions:•Useharddiskdrivesthatareofthesametype(SATAorSAS)andhavethesamecapacitywithinasingleR
AfterenteringtheLSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityprogram,youcanseetheManagementMenuonthescreen.TheManagementMenucontainsthefollowingmenuitems:•Congu
Creating,adding,ordeletingaRAIDarrayThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreate,add,ordeleteaRAIDarrayusingtheLSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityprogram
ToinitializeavirtualdriveusingtheLSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:1.StarttheLSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityprogram.See“Star
ToconguretherebuildrateusingtheLSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:Note:Usingarebuildrateof0or100percentisnotrecommended.Thedefa
Statement6CAUTION:Ifyouinstallastrain-reliefbracketoptionovertheendofthepowercordthatisconnectedtothedevice,youmustconnecttheotherendofthepowercordtoa
ToinstallandusetheMegaRAIDStorageManagerprogram,refertothefollowingchaptersintheMegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuideonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserv
TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramsimpliestheprocessofconguringRAIDandinstallingsupportedoperatingsystemsanddevicedriversonyourserver.See“UsingtheThin
80ThinkServerRD430UserGuide
Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardwareThischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstall,remove,orreplacehardwareforyourserver.Thischaptercontain
•Haveasmallat-bladescrewdriveravailable.•Youdonothavetoturnofftheservertoinstallorreplaceahot-swapredundantpowersupply,hot-swapharddiskdrives,orhot-p
–AttachtheESDgroundcliptoanyframeground,groundbraid,orgreen-wireground.–Whenworkingonadouble-insulatedorbattery-operatedsystem,useanESDcommongroundorr
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanothercomputerforreference.Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermight
6.Fullyopenthecoverlatch1andslidetheservercovertotherearuntilitisdisengagedfromthechassis.Then,lifttheservercoveroffthechassisandsetitaside.Note:Itisr
1.Removethethreescrews1thatsecurethefrontbezelandthenpivotthefrontbezeloutwardtoremoveitfromthechassis.Figure44.Removingthefrontbezel2.Toreinstallthef
Notes:•UseonlypartsprovidedbyLenovo.•Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.TheEMIintegrityandcooling
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