Lenovo 6446, 6447, 6445, 6444 Contents, Server controls, LEDs, and power, Configuring the server

Contents

Safety	. .	.	.	v
Chapter 1. Introduction	. .	.	.	1
The Lenovo ThinkServer Documentation DVD	. .	.	.	2
Hardware and software requirements	. .	.	.	2
Notices and statements in this document	. .	.	.	3

Features and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Major components of the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Chapter 2. Installing optional devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Installation guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 System reliability guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Working inside the server with the power on . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Removing the cover . . .	. . .	.	. . .	.	.	.	. . .	.	. . . .	.	. 9
Installing a memory module .	. . .	.	. . .	.	.	.	. . .	.	. . . .	.	10

Memory mirroring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Online-spare memory	.	14
Installing a hard disk drive	.	16
Installing a tape drive	.	17
Installing an additional microprocessor	.	18

Installing an adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Installing a Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine. . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Replacing the ServeRAID SAS controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Completing the installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Installing the cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Connecting the cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Updating the server configuration	.	32
Chapter 3. Server controls, LEDs, and power	.	35
Front view	.	35
Rear view	.	37

Server power features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Turning on the server	.	39
Turning off the server	.	39
Chapter 4. Configuring the server	.	41
Using the ThinkServer EasyStartup program	.	41
Using ThinkServer EasyManage products	.	43
Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program	.	43
Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controllers	.	43
Using the RAID configuration programs	.	44
Using the IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility program	.	44
Using ServeRAID Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Using the baseboard management controller	.	47
Enabling and configuring SOL using the OSA SMBridge management utility
program	.	47
Installing the OSA SMBridge management utility program	.	56
Using the baseboard management controller utility programs	.	58
Chapter 5. Solving problems	.	61

Diagnostic tools overview .	. . . .	.	.	. . . .	.	. . .	.	.	. .	.	.	61
POST beep codes . . .	. . . .	.	.	. . . .	.	. . .	.	.	. .	.	.	61

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