Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 - 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
ThinkServer EasyStartup . . . . . . . . . 12
ThinkServer EasyUpdate Firmware Updater . 13
BIOS and TMM update utilities . . . . . . 13
RAID configuration utilities . . . . . . . . 13
Lenovo ThinkServer EasyManage . . . . . 13
Remote management software . . . . . . 13
Diagnostic programs . . . . . . . . . . 13
Locations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Machine type, model, and serial number
label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13
Front view of the server . . . . . . . . . 15
Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Intelligent Diagnostics Module . . . . . . . 18
Rear view of the server . . . . . . . . . 19
Server locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Server components . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Hot-swap hard-disk-drive status LEDs . . . 32
RAID card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Hot-swap hard-disk-drive backplane . . . . 35
System board components . . . . . . . . 45
System board jumpers . . . . . . . . . . 48
System board LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Chapter 4. Turning on and turning off
the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55
Turning on the server . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Turning off the server . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Chapter 5. Configuring the server . . 57
Using the Setup Utility program . . . . . . . . 57
Starting the Setup Utility program . . . . . 57
Viewing information in the Setup Utility
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
57
Setup Utility program interface . . . . . . 58
Setting the system date and time . . . . . 66
Using passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Configuring the TPM function . . . . . . . 68
Selecting a startup device . . . . . . . . 68
Exiting the Setup Utility program . . . . . . 69
Updating or recovering the BIOS. . . . . . 69
Using the ThinkServer EasyStartup program . . . 70
Features of the ThinkServer EasyStartup
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
71
Starting the ThinkServer EasyStartup
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
71
Configuring RAID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
About RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
RAID for your server. . . . . . . . . . . 74
Configuring RAID using the ThinkServer
EasyStartup program . . . . . . . . . .
75
Configuring the onboard SATA software
RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
76
Configuring the advanced SATA or SAS
hardware RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . .
81
Configuring the Ethernet controllers . . . . . . 82
Updating the firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Using the Firmware Updater program . . . . 82
Using the Lenovo ThinkServer EasyManage
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
82
Chapter 6. Installing, removing, or
replacing hardware . . . . . . . . . .
85
Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . 86
System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . 86
Working inside the server with the power on . 87
Removing the server cover . . . . . . . . . . 87
Removing and reinstalling the front bezel . . . . 89
Removing and reinstalling the PCI card bracket
assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
91
Installing, removing, or replacing hardware . . . 94
Installing or removing a memory module. . . 94
Installing or removing a PCI card . . . . . . 98
Installing or removing the Ethernet card . . . 101
Installing or removing the RAID card . . . . 103
For the ThinkServer RAID 500 Adapter:
Installing or removing the ThinkServer RAID
500 Upgrade Key for Advanced RAID . . . .
105
For the ThinkServer RAID 700 Adapter:
Installing or removing the ThinkServer RAID
700 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
108
Installing or removing the ThinkServer RAID
100 upgrade key for Advanced RAID . . . .
111
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