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ThinkSer ver
Installation and User Guide
Machine T ypes: 1043, 1044, 4010, and 4011
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Not e Befor e using this information and the pr oduct it suppor ts, be sur e t o r ead and understand the following: • The Impor tant Notices that comes with your pr oduct • The Safety Information and the W arr anty and Suppor t Information on the documentation DVD that comes with your pr oduct • Appendix C “Notices” on page 103 F our th Edition (June 2011) © Copyright L enovo 2010, 2011. LIMITED AND RES TRIC TED RIGHT S NO TICE: If data or softwar e is deliver ed pursuant a Gener al Ser vices A
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Contents Safety information . . . . . . . . . . iii Removing or installing the heat sink assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Chapt er 1. Gener al information . . . . . 1 Removing or installing the power supply . . . 55 Intr oduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Removing or installing the micr opr ocessor . . 60 Notices and stat ements in the document . . . . . 1 Completing the par ts r eplacement . . . . . . . 64 Relat ed documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Installing the ser ve
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Optional-device pr oblems . . . . . . . . 88 Using the documentation . . . . . . . . . . 99 P ower pr oblems . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Getting help and information fr om the W orld W ide W eb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Serial por t pr oblems . . . . . . . . . . . 90 L enovo Suppor t W eb sit e . . . . . . . . . . 100 Softwar e pr oblems . . . . . . . . . . . 91 C alling for ser vice . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Universal Serial Bus (USB) por t pr oblems . . 92 Using other ser vic
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Safety information Befor e installing this pr oduct, r ead the Safety Information. © Copyright L enovo 2010, 2011 iii
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Impor tant: Each caution and danger stat ement in this document is labeled with a number . This number is used t o cr oss r efer ence an English-language caution or danger stat ement with tr anslat ed versions of the caution or danger stat ement in the Safety Information manual. F or e xample, if a caution stat ement is labeled “S tat ement 1, ” tr anslations for this caution stat ement ar e in the Safety Information manual under “S tat ement 1. ” Be sur e t o r ead and understand all caution an
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S tat ement 2 C A UTION: When r eplacing the lithium batt er y, use only the batt er y r ecommended by the manufactur er . If your syst em has a module containing a lithium batt er y, r eplace it only with the same module type made by the same manufactur er . The batt er y contains lithium and can e xplode if not pr operly used, handled, or disposed of. Do not: • Thr ow or immerse int o wat er • Heat t o mor e than 100°C (212°F) • Repair or disassemble Dispose of the batt er y as r equir ed by l
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S tat ement 5 C A UTION: The power contr ol butt on on the device and the power switch on the power supply do not turn off the electrical curr ent supplied t o the device. The device also might have mor e than one power cor d. T o r emove all electrical curr ent fr om the device, ensur e that all power cor ds ar e disconnect ed fr om the power sour ce. S tat ement 8 C A UTION: Never r emove the cover on a power supply or any par t that has the following label attached. Hazar dous voltage, curr e
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S tat ement 13 D ANGER Overloading a br anch cir cuit is pot entially a fir e hazar d and a shock hazar d under cer tain conditions. T o avoid these hazar ds, ensur e that your syst em electrical r equir ements do not e x ceed br anch cir cuit pr ot ection r equir ements. Refer t o the information that is pr ovided with your device for electrical specifications. S tat ement 15 C A UTION: Mak e sur e that the r ack is secur ed pr operly t o avoid tipping when the ser ver unit is e xt ended. S tat
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Chapt er 1. Gener al information This chapt er pr ovides some gener al information about your ser ver . This chapt er contains the following t opics: • “Intr oduction” on page 1 • “Notices and stat ements in the document” on page 1 • “Relat ed documentation” on page 2 Intr oduction This Installation and User Guide is for your L enovo® ThinkSer ver® RD230 ser ver (machine types 1043, 1044, 4010, and 4011). This document contains the following information: • Setting up and cabling the ser ver • S
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The following notices and stat ements ar e used in this document: • Not e: These notices pr ovide impor tant tips, guidance, or advice. • Impor tant: These notices pr ovide information or advice that might help you avoid pr oblems or inconvenient situations. • A tt ention: These notices indicat e pot ential damage t o pr ogr ams, devices, or data. An att ention notice is placed just befor e the instruction or situation in which damage could occur . • C aution: These stat ements indicat e situati
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Chapt er 2. Ser ver setup r oadmap This chapt er pr ovides a gener al r oadmap t o guide you thr ough setting up your ser ver . The ser ver setup pr ocedur e varies depending on the configur ation of the ser ver when it was deliver ed. In some cases, the ser ver is fully configur ed and you just need t o connect the ser ver t o the network and an electrical outlet, and then you can turn on the ser ver . In other cases, the ser ver needs t o have har dwar e featur es installed, r equir es har dwa
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4 ThinkSer ver Installation and User Guide
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Chapt er 3. F eatur es and t echnologies What is included with your ser ver The RD230 ser ver package includes the ser ver , a power cor d, documentation, the documentation DVD , and softwar e media. F eatur es The RD230 ser ver offers the following featur es and t echnologies: • Micr opr ocessor(s): The ser ver suppor ts up t o two Int el® Xeon® dual-cor e, quad-cor e, or he x-cor e micr opr ocessors. • BIOS: The ser ver firmwar e defines a standar d int er face between the oper ating syst em,
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T able 3. F eatur es and specifications Micr opr ocessor(s): Suppor ts up t o Optical drive: Envir onment: two Int el Xeon dual-cor e, quad-cor e, • Air t emper atur e: • Slim DVD/RW or he x-cor e micr opr ocessors. F or the – Ser ver on: 10°C t o 35°C (50°F specific type and speed information t o 95°F); altitude: 0 t o 914.4 m Har d disk drive e xpansion bays about the micr opr ocessor , use (3 000 ft) (depending on the model): the Setup Utility pr ogr am. See – Ser ver on: 10°C t o 32°C (50°F
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T able 3. F eatur es and specifications (continued) RAID contr ollers: Electrical input Not es: 1. P ower consumption and heat • Onboar d SA T A Softwar e RAID • Input voltage: output var y depending on the • ThinkSer ver 8708ELP SAS RAID – L ow r ange: number and type of optional Adapt er featur es installed and the Minimum: 100 V ac • ThinkSer ver 8708EM2 RAID power -management optional Maximum: 127 V ac Adapt er featur es in use. Input fr equency r ange: 50 t o • ThinkSer ver RAID 700 Adapt e
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The ser ver has the following RAS featur es: • Advanced Configur ation and P ower Int er face (A CPI) • Advanced Deskt op Management Int er face (DMI) • Aut omatic memor y downsizing on err or det ection • Aut omatic r estar t on non-maskable int errupt (NMI) • A vailability of micr ocode level • Built-in, menu-driven setup, syst em configur ation, and RAID configur ation • Built-in monit oring for fan, t emper atur e, and voltage • Cooling fans with speed-sensing capability • ECC DDR3 SDRAM wit
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Chapt er 4. L ocating par ts, contr ols, LEDs, and connect ors This chapt er pr ovides information t o help you locat e your ser ver par ts, contr ols, light-emitting diodes (LEDs), and connect ors. F r ont view The following illustr ation shows the drives and par ts on the fr ont of the ser ver . Figur e 1. F r ont view of the ser ver 1 Slim optical drive 2 F r ont contr ol panel (see “F r ont contr ol panel” on page 10 ) 3 Mounting point for 3.5-inch har d disk drive Rear view The following il
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Connect or Description P ower cor d connect or Used t o connect the power cor d. E thernet connect or Used t o attach an E thernet cable for a local ar ea network (LAN). Serial por t Used t o attach a device that uses a 9-pin serial por t. USB connect or Used t o attach a device that uses a USB connect or , such as a USB k eyboar d or a USB mouse. VGA monit or connect or Used t o attach a VGA monit or or other devices that use a VGA monit or connect or . F r ont contr ol panel This section pr ov
