Lenovo RD430 - 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
ThinkServer EasyStartup . . . . . . . . . 12
ThinkServer EasyUpdate Firmware Updater . 12
Lenovo ThinkServer EasyManage . . . . . 12
BIOS and TMM update utilities . . . . . . 12
RAID configuration utilities . . . . . . . . 12
Remote management software . . . . . . 12
Lenovo Rack Planner . . . . . . . . . . 12
ThinkServer Smart Grid Technology . . . . 13
Locations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Machine type, model, and serial number
label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13
Front view of the server . . . . . . . . . 15
Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Diagnostic module . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Rear view of the server . . . . . . . . . 26
Server components . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Hot-swap hard disk drive status LEDs . . . 35
RAID card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Expander card . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Hot-swap hard disk drive backplane . . . . 38
Mini-SAS to mini-SAS signal cable
connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
42
System board components . . . . . . . . 47
System board jumpers and switches . . . . 50
System board LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Chapter 4. Turning on and turning off
the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
57
Turning on the server . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Turning off the server . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Chapter 5. Configuring the server . . 59
Using the Setup Utility program . . . . . . . . 59
Starting the Setup Utility program . . . . . 59
Viewing information in the Setup Utility
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
59
Setup Utility program interface . . . . . . 60
Setting the system date and time . . . . . 62
Using passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Selecting a startup device . . . . . . . . 64
Configuring the TPM function . . . . . . . 64
Setting the mode of the Ethernet connector
0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65
Exiting the Setup Utility program . . . . . . 65
Updating or recovering the BIOS. . . . . . 65
Using the ThinkServer EasyStartup program . . . 67
Features of the ThinkServer EasyStartup
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
67
Starting the ThinkServer EasyStartup
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
68
Using the ThinkServer EasyStartup program
on a Windows operating system . . . . . .
69
Configuring RAID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
About RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Configuring RAID using the ThinkServer
EasyStartup program . . . . . . . . . .
72
Configuring the ThinkServer RAID 300 . . . 72
Configuring the advanced SATA/SAS hardware
RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
77
Configuring the Ethernet controllers . . . . . . 78
Updating the firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Using the Firmware Updater program . . . . 78
Using the Lenovo ThinkServer EasyManage
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
79
Chapter 6. Installing, removing, or
replacing hardware . . . . . . . . . .
81
Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . 82
System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . 83
Working inside the server with the power on . 83
Removing the server cover . . . . . . . . . . 83
Removing and reinstalling the front bezel . . . . 85
Installing, removing, or replacing hardware . . . 86
Removing and reinstalling the rack handles . 87
Removing and reinstalling the cooling
shroud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
91
Removing and reinstalling the left cage . . . 93
Installing or removing a memory module. . . 95
Installing or removing the RAID card . . . . 101
Installing or removing the ThinkServer RAID
500 Upgrade Key for Advanced RAID . . . .
105
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