Lenovo ThinkServer Storage SA120 - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . iii
Products that are not assessed . . . . . . . . . x
Chapter 1. General information . . . . . 1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Chapter 2. Product overview . . . . . . 5
Product package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Locations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Machine type, model, and serial number label . . 8
Front view of the storage array. . . . . . . 10
Rear view of the storage array . . . . . . . 10
Storage array components . . . . . . . . 12
LEDs on the front panel . . . . . . . . . 15
LEDs and connectors on the rear I/O module . 16
Drive-status LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Backplane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Connecting the storage arrays . . . . . . . . 19
Connecting a storage array to a server . . . 19
Connecting two to eight storage arrays to a
server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20
Chapter 3. Turning on and turning off
the storage array . . . . . . . . . . .
25
Turning on the storage array . . . . . . . . . 25
Turning off the storage array . . . . . . . . . 25
Chapter 4. Configuring RAID . . . . . 27
About RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Configuring the advanced SATA/SAS hardware
RAID
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Chapter 5. Updating the firmware . . 29
Using the RS-232 console . . . . . . . . . . 29
Using the ThinkServer Storage Array Utility
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
30
Chapter 6. Installing, removing, or
replacing hardware . . . . . . . . . .
31
Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . 31
System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . 32
Working with the storage array with the power
on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
33
Installing, removing, or replacing hardware . . . 33
Installing or replacing a hot-swap drive . . . 33
Installing or replacing a power supply . . . . 39
Replacing the fan assembly . . . . . . . . 42
Installing or replacing the rear I/O module . . 44
Installing or replacing the 2.5-inch drive cage
(SATA-to-SAS) . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45
Replacing the backplane . . . . . . . . . 48
Installing the storage array into the rack
cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
52
Removing the storage array from the rack
cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55
Chapter 7. Troubleshooting and
diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
59
Troubleshooting procedure . . . . . . . . . . 59
Using a diagnostic program . . . . . . . . . 59
Using the command line interface . . . . . . . 59
Basic troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Chapter 8. Getting information, help,
and service . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
63
Information resources . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Using the documentation. . . . . . . . . 63
ThinkServer Web site . . . . . . . . . . 63
Lenovo Support Web site. . . . . . . . . 63
Help and service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Before you call . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Calling for service. . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Using other services . . . . . . . . . . 65
Purchasing additional services . . . . . . 65
Chapter 9. Lenovo Limited
Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
67
Part 1 - General Terms . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Part 2 - Country-specific Terms . . . . . . . . 69
Part 3 - Warranty Service Information . . . . . . 72
Suplemento de Garantía para México. . . . . . 73
Appendix A. Notices . . . . . . . . . . 75
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Particulate contamination . . . . . . . . . . 76
Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) cable and cord notice . . 77
Important WEEE information . . . . . . . . . 77
Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive
(RoHS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
78
European Union RoHS . . . . . . . . . . 78
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