ThinkServer RD120 Types 6444, 6445, 6446, and
Installation Guide
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ThinkServer RD120 Types 6444, 6445, 6446, and
Installation Guide
First Edition October Copyright Lenovo
Contents
Chapter 3. Server controls, LEDs, and power
Chapter 4. Configuring the server
Appendix A. Getting help and technical assistance
Safety
Each caution and danger statement in this document is labeled with a number. This number is used to cross reference an English-language caution or danger statement with translated versions of the caution or danger statement in the Safety Information document
Statement DANGER
Statement
Appareil A Laser de Classe
Class 1 Laser Product Laser Klasse Laser Klass Luokan 1 Laserlaite `
≥ 18 kg 39.7 lb
≥ 32 kg 70.5 lb
≥ 55 kg 121.2 lb
Statement
This server is suitable for use on an IT power-distribution system whose maximum phase-to-phase voltage is 240 V under any distribution fault condition
Chapter 1. Introduction
The Lenovo ThinkServer Documentation DVD
Hardware and software requirements
Notices and statements in this document
Features and specifications
Microprocessor
Table 1. Features and specifications
Major components of the server
Power backplane
Installation guidelines
Chapter 2. Installing optional devices
System reliability guidelines
Working inside the server with the power on
Removing the cover
Handling static-sensitive devices
Installing a memory module
DIMM connectors
Pair
1 1 and 2 7 and 3 2 and 4 8 and 5 3 and 6 9 and
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Memory mirroring
1 1, 4, 7, and 2 2, 5, 8, and 3 3, 6, 9, and
Online-spare memory
Table 5. Online-spare DIMM configurations, basic scheme
In the configuration that you use, install the largest DIMMs first
3.5-inch drives
Installing a hard disk drive
2.5-inch drives
Installing a tape drive
Installing an additional microprocessor
Microprocessor
connector
Chapter 2. Installing optional devices
Microprocessor
Microprocessor socket dust cover
4. Remove the microprocessor air baffle
Note The microprocessor fits only one way on the socket
8. Install a heat sink on the microprocessor
Low-profile PCI Express adapter
Installing an adapter
PCI riser card
Release tabs
Access holes
Battery
Installing a Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine
Hard disk drive cable connector 4
Hard disk drive cable connector 0
3. Remove the cover 4. Remove the PCI riser-card assembly
Replacing the ServeRAID SAS controller
Completing the installation
Installing the cover
Connecting the cables
Front view
Rear view
Updating the server configuration
If you have installed or removed a hard disk drive, see “Usingthe RAID configuration programs” on page 44 for information about reconfiguring the disk arrays
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Front view
Chapter 3. Server controls, LEDs, and power
Hard disk drive activity LED
Power-on LED
System-error LED
Power-control button
Chapter 3. Server controls, LEDs, and power
Rear view
Server power features
Turning on the server
Turning off the server
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Chapter 4. Configuring the server
Using the ThinkServer EasyStartup program
User Guide on the ThinkServer Documentation DVD
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Using ThinkServer EasyManage products
Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program
Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controllers
Using the IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility program
Using the RAID configuration programs
Configuring the RAID controller
Using ServeRAID Manager
Starting the IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility program
IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility menu choices
Viewing the configuration
2. Click Express configuration
2. Click Custom configuration
BIOS update and configuration
Using the baseboard management controller
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 4 configuration
Linux configuration
LILO configuration If you are using LILO, complete the following steps
Original /etc/lilo.conf contents
2. Run the lilo command to store and activate the LILO configuration
Original /boot/grub/grub.conf contents
Modified /boot/grub/grub.conf contents
SUSE SLES 9.0 configuration
c. Append the following text to the first title line
Original /boot/grub/menu.lst contents
Modified /boot/grub/menu.lst contents
b. Add the following line before the first title line
COM1 and that redirectbaudrate is set to
Microsoft Windows 2003 Standard Edition configuration
Installing the OSA SMBridge management utility program
3. Type mount/mnt/cdrom
3. Follow the prompts to complete the installation
Using the baseboard management controller utility programs
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v Diagnostics DVD
Chapter 5. Solving problems
Diagnostic tools overview
POST beep codes
Other beep codes
Failing device or
POST error codes
problem found
POST
Action
EasyStartup problems
Symptom
Table 8. ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD
CD-RW/DVD drive problems
Troubleshooting tables
Hard disk drive problems
General problems
the Hardware Maintenance Manual
Intermittent problems
USB keyboard, mouse, or pointing-device problems
Hardware Maintenance Manual
Memory problems
LEDs” in the Hardware Maintenance Manual
Microprocessor problems
Monitor problems
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Power problems
Optional-device problems
Hardware Maintenance Manual
Symptom
Serial port problems
Software problems
Universal Serial Bus USB port problems
Video problems
Light path diagnostics
Light path diagnostics LEDs
Diagnosing problems using light path diagnostics
Description
Action
the User Guide on the ThinkServer Documentation DVD for
Action
Description
Using the documentation
Appendix A. Getting help and technical assistance
Before you call
Getting help and information from the World Wide Web
Calling for service
Appendix A. Getting help and technical assistance
Using other services
Purchasing additional services
Lenovo product service
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Appendix B. Notices
Lenovo United States, Inc 1009 Think Place - Building One
Morrisville, NC U.S.A Attention Lenovo Director of Licensing
Important notes
Trademarks
Appendix B. Notices
Waste electrical and electronic equipment WEEE notices
For the European Union
Battery return program
For California
German Ordinance for Work gloss statement
Electronic emissions notices
Federal Communications Commission FCC statement
Australia and New Zealand Class A statement
United Kingdom telecommunications safety requirement
Industry Canada Class A emission compliance statement
Avis de conformité à la réglementation dIndustrie Canada
Das Gerät erfüllt die Schutzanforderungen nach EN 55024 und EN
Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference VCCI statement
Deutschland
Betriebsmittein
Korean Class A warning statement
Taiwanese Class A warning statement Chinese Class A warning statement
Index A
See SAS
software problems
connectors
Index
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1P P/N 46U0862
Part Number 46U0862 Printed in USA
