Lenovo ThinkServer RD340 - 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
ThinkServer EasyStartup . . . . . . . . . 12
ThinkServer EasyUpdate Firmware Updater . 12
Lenovo ThinkServer EasyManage . . . . . 12
BIOS and TMM update utilities . . . . . . 12
RAID configuration utilities . . . . . . . . 12
Remote management software . . . . . . 12
ThinkServer Smart Grid Technology . . . . 12
Diagnostic programs . . . . . . . . . . 13
Locations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Machine type, model, and serial number
label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13
Front view of the server . . . . . . . . . 15
Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Intelligent Diagnostics Module . . . . . . . 22
Rear view of the server . . . . . . . . . 23
Server components . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Hot-swap hard-disk-drive status LEDs . . . 30
RAID card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Hot-swap hard-disk-drive backplane . . . . 33
Connecting the cables . . . . . . . . . . 36
System board components . . . . . . . . 38
System board jumpers and switches . . . . 42
System board LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Chapter 4. Turning on and turning off
the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
49
Turning on the server . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Turning off the server . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Chapter 5. Configuring the server . . 51
Using the Setup Utility program . . . . . . . . 51
Starting the Setup Utility program . . . . . 51
Viewing information in the Setup Utility
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
51
Setup Utility program interface . . . . . . 52
Setting the system date and time . . . . . 54
Using passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Selecting a startup device . . . . . . . . 56
Configuring the TPM function . . . . . . . 56
Setting the mode of the Ethernet connectors . 57
Exiting the Setup Utility program . . . . . . 57
Updating or recovering the BIOS. . . . . . 58
Using the ThinkServer EasyStartup program . . . 59
Features of the ThinkServer EasyStartup
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60
Starting the ThinkServer EasyStartup
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60
Using the ThinkServer EasyStartup program
on a Windows operating system . . . . . .
62
Configuring RAID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
About RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Configuring RAID using the ThinkServer
EasyStartup program . . . . . . . . . .
64
Configuring the ThinkServer RAID 300 . . . 64
Configuring the advanced SATA/SAS hardware
RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
70
Configuring the Ethernet controllers . . . . . . 70
Updating the firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Using the Firmware Updater program . . . . 71
Using the Lenovo ThinkServer EasyManage
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
71
Chapter 6. Installing, removing, or
replacing hardware . . . . . . . . . .
73
Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . 74
System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . 75
Working inside the server with the power on . 75
Removing the server cover . . . . . . . . . . 75
Installing, removing, or replacing hardware . . . 77
Removing and reinstalling the rack handles . 77
Removing and reinstalling the cooling
shroud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
79
Installing or removing a memory module. . . 81
Installing or removing the Ethernet card . . . 87
Installing or removing the RAID card . . . . 90
Installing or removing the ThinkServer RAID
500 Upgrade Key for Advanced RAID . . . .
95
Installing or removing the ThinkServer RAID
700 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
98
Installing or removing the ThinkServer RAID
300 Upgrade Key for Advanced RAID . . . .
101
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