Lenovo ThinkServer RD530 - 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
ThinkServer EasyStartup . . . . . . . . . 11
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 . . . . 12
Diagnostic programs . . . . . . . . . . 13
Locations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Machine type, model, and serial number
label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13
Front view of the server . . . . . . . . . 14
Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Intelligent Diagnostics Module . . . . . . . 20
Rear view of the server . . . . . . . . . 21
Server components . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Hot-swap hard disk drive status LEDs . . . 27
RAID card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Hot-swap hard disk drive backplane . . . . 29
Mini-SAS to mini-SAS signal cable
connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
32
System board components . . . . . . . . 33
System board jumpers and switches . . . . 37
System board LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Chapter 4. Turning on and turning off
the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45
Turning on the server . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Turning off the server . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Chapter 5. Configuring the server . . 47
Using the Setup Utility program . . . . . . . . 47
Starting the Setup Utility program . . . . . 47
Viewing information in the Setup Utility
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
47
Setup Utility program interface . . . . . . 48
Setting the system date and time . . . . . 50
Using passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Selecting a startup device . . . . . . . . 52
Configuring the TPM function . . . . . . . 52
Setting the mode of the Ethernet connector
0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
53
Exiting the Setup Utility program . . . . . . 53
Updating or recovering the BIOS. . . . . . 53
Using the ThinkServer EasyStartup program . . . 55
Features of the ThinkServer EasyStartup
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55
Starting the ThinkServer EasyStartup
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
56
Using the ThinkServer EasyStartup program
on a Windows operating system . . . . . .
57
Configuring RAID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
About RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Configuring RAID using the ThinkServer
EasyStartup program . . . . . . . . . .
60
Configuring the advanced SATA or SAS
hardware RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60
Configuring the Ethernet controllers . . . . . . 61
Updating the firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Using the Firmware Updater program . . . . 61
Using the Lenovo ThinkServer EasyManage
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
61
Chapter 6. Installing, removing, or
replacing hardware . . . . . . . . . .
63
Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . 64
System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . 65
Working inside the server with the power on . 65
Removing the server cover . . . . . . . . . . 65
Installing, removing, or replacing hardware . . . 67
Removing and reinstalling the rack handles . 67
Removing and reinstalling the cooling
shroud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
69
Installing or removing a memory module. . . 71
Installing or removing the Ethernet card . . . 79
Replacing the RAID card . . . . . . . . . 83
Installing or removing the ThinkServer RAID
500 Upgrade Key for Advanced RAID . . . .
86
Installing or removing the ThinkServer RAID
700 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
89
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