What your server offers, What, Your – Lenovo ThinkServer TD100x User Manual

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What

your

server

offers

The

server

uses

the

following

features

and

technologies:

v

Baseboard

management

controller

(BMC)

The

BMC

provides

basic

service-processor

environmental

monitoring

functions.

If

an

environmental

condition

exceeds

a

threshold

or

if

a

system

component

fails,

the

BMC

provides

LEDs

to

help

you

diagnose

the

problem.

v

High-performance

graphics

controller

The

server

comes

with

an

onboard

high-performance

graphics

controller

that

supports

high

resolutions

and

includes

many

performance-enhancing

features

for

the

operating-system

environment.

v

Diagnostics

CD

The

Diagnostics

CD

provided

with

your

server

contains

the

diagnostic

programs

for

testing

the

major

components

of

the

server.

For

additional

information

about

the

Diagnostics

CD

,

see

the

Hardware

Maintenance

Manual,

which

is

available

on

the

Lenovo

Support

Web

site.

Note:

Changes

are

made

periodically

to

the

Lenovo

Web

site.

The

actual

procedure

might

vary

slightly

from

what

is

described

in

this

document.

1.

Go

to:

http://www.lenovo.com/support.

2.

Enter

your

product

number

(machine

type

and

model

number)

or

select

Servers

and

Storage

from

the

Select

your

product

list.

3.

From

Family

list,

select

ThinkServer

TD100

and

TD100x,

and

click

Continue.

4.

Click

Downloads

and

drivers

to

download

firmware

updates.

v

EasyManage

software

ThinkServer

EasyManage

software

helps

you

maintain

high

performance

while

limiting

downtime.

Through

a

single

console

you

can

monitor

and

configure

alerts

for

security

and

performance,

perform

hardware

failure

prediction,

deploy

operating

systems

and

software,

and

monitor

software

licenses.

You

can

download

and

install

the

EasyManage

software

from

the

Lenovo

Support

Web

site

(http://www.lenovo.com/support).

v

ThinkServer

EasyStartup

DVD

The

Lenovo

ThinkServer

EasyStartup

DVD

that

comes

with

the

server

provides

programs

to

help

you

set

up

the

server

and

install

an

operating

system.

The

EasyStartup

program

detects

installed

hardware

devices

and

guides

you

through

the

process

of

creating

a

response

file

and

performing

an

unattended

installation

of

the

operating

system

and

associated

device

drivers.

v

Integrated

network

support

The

server

comes

with

an

integrated

Broadcom

NetXtreme

Gigabit

Ethernet

controller,

which

supports

connection

to

a

10-Mbps,

100-Mbps,

or

1000-Mbps

network.

For

more

information,

see

“Configuring

the

Broadcom

NetXtreme

Gigabit

Ethernet

controller”

on

page

66.

v

Large

data-storage

capacity

and

hot-swap

capabilities

Hot-swap

models

support

up

to

eight

slim-high,

3.5-inch

hot-swap

hard

disk

drives

in

the

hot-swap

bays.

With

the

hot-swap

feature,

you

can

add,

remove,

or

replace

hard

disk

drives

without

turning

off

the

server.

v

Large

system-memory

capacity

TD100
The

server

supports

up

to

32

GB

(reduced

to

16

GB

in

mirrored

mode)

of

system

memory

.

The

memory

controller

supports

error

correcting

code

(ECC)

for

up

to

Chapter

1.

The

ThinkServer

TD100

and

TD100x

server

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