Lenovo RD430 - Manual (Page 21)

Input/Output (I/O) features
• One serial connector on the rear panel
• One Video Graphics Array (VGA) connector on the front panel in some models and one VGA connector
on the rear panel
• Six USB 2.0 connectors (two on the front panel and four on the rear panel)
• Three RJ-45 Ethernet connectors on the rear panel (Ethernet connector 0 is for system management)
For the location information about the connectors, refer to the related topics in “Locations” on page 13.
Video subsystem
An integrated graphics controller in the ThinkServer Management Module (TMM), which also is known
as the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) chip, on the system board to support VGA connectors
for connecting video devices
Ethernet connectivity
Three RJ-45 Ethernet connectors on the rear panel with 10 megabits per second (Mbps), 100 Mbps, or
1000 Mbps network connectivity.
• Onboard Intel 82574L Gigabit Ethernet controller for dedicated or shared local area network (LAN)
management interface (Ethernet connector 0 is for system management)
• Onboard Intel Gigabit Dual Port Ethernet controller for Ethernet connector 1 and Ethernet connector 2
For more information, see “Rear view of the server” on page 26.
Reliability, availability, and serviceability
Reliability, availability, and serviceability (hereinafter referred to as RAS) are three important server design
features. The RAS features help you to ensure the integrity of the data stored on the server, the availability of
the server when you need it, and the ease with which you can diagnose and correct problems.
Your server has the following RAS features:
• Security features
– Administrator password and user password to help you protect unauthorized access to the server
(see “Using passwords” on page 63)
– Hot-swap redundant power supplies to protect against significant interruption to the operation of the
system when a power supply fails (for server models that come with one power supply, you can
purchase a hot-swap redundant power supply option from Lenovo and install it into your server as the
second power supply for redundancy)
– Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) configuration for improving data storage reliability and
fault tolerance (see “Configuring RAID” on page 70)
– Remote monitoring or control by an administrator to provide protection or help
– ThinkServer Trusted Platform Module (TPM), which is a security chip, to help enhance server security
Note: The TPM is only available in some models.
• Basic system management features
– Ability to store the power-on self-test (POST) hardware test results
– BIOS Setup Utility program
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