Server power features, Server, Power – Lenovo 6446 User Manual

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supplying

adequate

DC

power

to

the

system.

During

typical

operation,

both

the

ac

and

dc

power

LEDs

are

lit.

For

any

other

combination

of

LEDs,

see

the

Hardware

Maintenance

Manual

on

the

ThinkServer

Documentation

DVD.

Systems-management

Ethernet

connector:

Use

this

connector

to

connect

the

server

to

a

network

for

systems-management

information

control.

This

connector

is

active

only

if

you

have

installed

a

Remote

Supervisor

Adapter

II

SlimLine,

and

it

is

used

only

by

the

Remote

Supervisor

Adapter

II

SlimLine.

Ethernet

activity

LEDs:

When

these

LEDs

are

lit,

they

indicate

that

the

server

is

transmitting

to

or

receiving

signals

from

the

Ethernet

LAN

that

is

connected

to

the

Ethernet

port.

Ethernet

link

LEDs:

When

these

LEDs

are

lit,

they

indicate

that

there

is

an

active

link

connection

on

the

10BASE-T,

100BASE-TX,

or

1000BASE-TX

interface

for

the

Ethernet

port.

Ethernet

connectors:

Use

either

of

these

connectors

to

connect

the

server

to

a

network.

USB

connectors:

Connect

a

USB

device,

such

as

USB

mouse,

keyboard,

or

other

USB

device,

to

any

of

these

connectors.

Video

connector:

Connect

a

monitor

to

this

connector.

The

video

connectors

on

the

front

and

rear

of

the

server

can

be

used

simultaneously.

System-error

LED:

When

this

LED

is

lit,

it

indicates

that

a

system

error

has

occurred.

An

LED

on

the

light

path

diagnostics

panel

is

also

lit

to

help

isolate

the

error.

System-locator

LED:

Use

this

LED

to

visually

locate

the

server

among

other

servers.

Power-on

LED:

When

this

LED

is

lit

and

not

flashing,

it

indicates

that

the

server

is

turned

on.

When

this

LED

is

flashing,

it

indicates

that

the

server

is

turned

off

and

still

connected

to

a

power

source.

When

this

LED

is

off,

it

indicates

that

power

is

not

present,

or

the

power

supply

or

the

LED

itself

has

failed.

Serial

connector:

Connect

a

9-pin

serial

device

to

this

connector.

The

serial

port

is

shared

with

the

baseboard

management

controller

(BMC).

The

BMC

can

take

control

of

the

shared

serial

port

to

perform

text

console

redirection

and

to

redirect

serial

traffic,

using

Serial

over

LAN

(SOL).

SAS

connector:

Connect

a

serial-attached

SCSI

(SAS)

device

to

this

connector.

Server

power

features

When

the

server

is

connected

to

a

power

source

but

is

not

turned

on,

the

operating

system

does

not

run,

and

all

core

logic

except

for

the

service

processor

(the

baseboard

management

controller

or

optional

Remote

Supervisor

Adapter

II

SlimLine)

is

shut

down;

however,

the

server

can

respond

to

requests

from

the

service

processor,

such

as

a

remote

request

to

turn

on

the

server.

The

power-on

LED

flashes

to

indicate

that

the

server

is

connected

to

power

but

is

not

turned

on.

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ThinkServer

RD120

Types

6444,

6445,

6446,

and

6447:

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Guide

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