Lenovo ThinkServer RD440 - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . iii
Products that are not assessed . . . . . . . . . x
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
ThinkServer EasyStartup . . . . . . . . . 12
ThinkServer EasyUpdate Firmware Updater . 13
Lenovo ThinkServer EasyManage . . . . . 13
BIOS and TMM update utilities . . . . . . 13
RAID configuration utilities . . . . . . . . 13
Remote management software . . . . . . 13
ThinkServer Smart Grid Technology . . . . 13
Diagnostic programs . . . . . . . . . . 14
Locations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Machine type, model, and serial number
label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
14
Front view of the server . . . . . . . . . 16
Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Diagnostic module . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Rear view of the server . . . . . . . . . 29
Server components . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Hot-swap hard-disk-drive status LEDs . . . 39
RAID card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Expander card . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Hot-swap hard-disk-drive backplane . . . . 43
Connecting the cables . . . . . . . . . . 47
System board components . . . . . . . . 52
System board jumpers and switches . . . . 55
System board LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Chapter 4. Turning on and turning off
the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
61
Turning on the server . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Turning off the server . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Chapter 5. Configuring the server . . 63
Using the Setup Utility program . . . . . . . . 63
Starting the Setup Utility program . . . . . 63
Viewing information in the Setup Utility
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
63
Setup Utility program interface . . . . . . 64
Setting the system date and time . . . . . 66
Using passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Selecting a startup device . . . . . . . . 68
Configuring the TPM function . . . . . . . 68
Setting the mode of the Ethernet connectors . 69
Exiting the Setup Utility program . . . . . . 69
Updating or recovering the BIOS. . . . . . 70
Using the ThinkServer EasyStartup program . . . 71
Features of the ThinkServer EasyStartup
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
72
Starting the ThinkServer EasyStartup
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
72
Using the ThinkServer EasyStartup program
on a Windows operating system . . . . . .
74
Configuring RAID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
About RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Configuring RAID using the ThinkServer
EasyStartup program . . . . . . . . . .
76
Configuring the ThinkServer RAID 300 . . . 76
Configuring the advanced SATA/SAS hardware
RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
82
Configuring the Ethernet controllers . . . . . . 82
Updating the firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Using the Firmware Updater program . . . . 83
Using the Lenovo ThinkServer EasyManage
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
83
Chapter 6. Installing, removing, or
replacing hardware . . . . . . . . . .
85
Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . 86
System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . 87
Working inside the server with the power on . 87
Removing the server cover . . . . . . . . . . 87
Removing and reinstalling the front bezel . . . . 89
Installing, removing, or replacing hardware . . . 90
Removing and reinstalling the rack handles . 91
Removing and reinstalling the cooling
shroud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
95
Removing and reinstalling the left cage . . . 97
Installing or removing a memory module. . . 99
Installing or removing the RAID card . . . . 105
Installing or removing the ThinkServer RAID
500 Upgrade Key for Advanced RAID . . . .
108
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