Lenovo ThinkServer RD630 - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . iii
Chapter 1. General information . . . . . 1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Server documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Chapter 2. Server setup road map . . . 5
Chapter 3. Product overview . . . . . . 7
Server package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
ThinkServer EasyStartup . . . . . . . . . 12
ThinkServer EasyUpdate Firmware Updater . 13
Lenovo ThinkServer EasyManage . . . . . 13
BIOS and TMM update utilities . . . . . . 13
RAID configuration utilities . . . . . . . . 13
Remote management software . . . . . . 13
Lenovo Rack Planner . . . . . . . . . . 13
ThinkServer Smart Grid Technology . . . . 14
Diagnostic programs . . . . . . . . . . 14
Locations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Machine type, model, and serial number
label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
14
Front view of the server . . . . . . . . . 16
Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Diagnostic module . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Rear view of the server . . . . . . . . . 26
Server components . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Hot-swap hard disk drive status LEDs . . . 33
RAID card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Expander card . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Hot-swap hard disk drive backplane . . . . 36
Mini-SAS to mini-SAS signal cable
connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
39
System board components . . . . . . . . 42
System board jumpers and switches . . . . 45
System board LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Chapter 4. Turning on and turning off
the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
53
Turning on the server . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Turning off the server . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Chapter 5. Configuring the server . . 55
Using the Setup Utility program . . . . . . . . 55
Starting the Setup Utility program . . . . . 55
Viewing information in the Setup Utility
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55
Setup Utility program interface . . . . . . 56
Setting the system date and time . . . . . 58
Using passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Selecting a startup device . . . . . . . . 60
Configuring the TPM function . . . . . . . 60
Setting the mode of the Ethernet connector
0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
61
Exiting the Setup Utility program . . . . . . 61
Updating or recovering the BIOS. . . . . . 61
Using the ThinkServer EasyStartup program . . . 63
Features of the ThinkServer EasyStartup
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
63
Starting the ThinkServer EasyStartup
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
64
Using the ThinkServer EasyStartup program
on a Windows operating system . . . . . .
65
Configuring RAID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
About RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Configuring RAID using the ThinkServer
EasyStartup program . . . . . . . . . .
67
Configuring the advanced SATA or SAS
hardware RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . .
68
Configuring the Ethernet controllers . . . . . . 68
Updating the firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Using the Firmware Updater program . . . . 69
Using the Lenovo ThinkServer EasyManage
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
69
Chapter 6. Installing, removing, or
replacing hardware . . . . . . . . . .
71
Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . 72
System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . 72
Working inside the server with the power on . 73
Removing the server cover . . . . . . . . . . 73
Removing and reinstalling the front bezel . . . . 75
Installing, removing, or replacing hardware . . . 76
Removing and reinstalling the rack handles . 76
Removing and reinstalling the cooling
shroud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
78
Removing and reinstalling the left cage . . . 80
Installing or removing a memory module. . . 82
Installing or removing an Ethernet card . . . 89
Installing or removing the ThinkServer RAID
500 Upgrade Key for Advanced RAID . . . .
94
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