Lenovo RD430 manual Contents

Contents

Safety information		iii
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		11
Software		12
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
Lenovo Rack Planner		12
ThinkServer Smart Grid Technology . . . .		13
Locations		13
Machine type, model, and serial number
label		13
Front view of the server		15
Front panel		21
Diagnostic module		23
Rear view of the server		26
Server components		31
Hot-swap hard disk drive status LEDs . . .		35
RAID card		36
Expander card		37
Hot-swap hard disk drive backplane . . . .		38
Mini-SAS to mini-SAS signal cable
connections		42
System board components		47
System board jumpers and switches . . . .		50
System board LEDs		54
Chapter 4. Turning on and turning off
the server		57
Turning on the server		57
Turning off the server		57
Chapter 5. Configuring the server . .		59
Using the Setup Utility program		59
Starting the Setup Utility program		59

Viewing information in the Setup Utility
program	59
Setup Utility program interface	60
Setting the system date and time	62
Using passwords	63
Selecting a startup device	64
Configuring the TPM function	64
Setting the mode of the Ethernet connector
0	65
Exiting the Setup Utility program	65
Updating or recovering the BIOS	65
Using the ThinkServer EasyStartup program . . .	67
Features of the ThinkServer EasyStartup
program	67
Starting the ThinkServer EasyStartup
program	68
Using the ThinkServer EasyStartup program
on a Windows operating system	69
Configuring RAID	70
About RAID	70
Configuring RAID using the ThinkServer
EasyStartup program	72
Configuring the ThinkServer RAID 300 . . .	72
Configuring the advanced SATA/SAS hardware
RAID	77
Configuring the Ethernet controllers	78
Updating the firmware	78
Using the Firmware Updater program . . . .	78
Using the Lenovo ThinkServer EasyManage
program	79

Chapter 6. Installing, removing, or
replacing hardware	81
Guidelines	81
Precautions	81
Handling static-sensitive devices	82
System reliability guidelines	83
Working inside the server with the power on .	83
Removing the server cover	83
Removing and reinstalling the front bezel . . . .	85
Installing, removing, or replacing hardware . . .	86
Removing and reinstalling the rack handles .	87
Removing and reinstalling the cooling
shroud	91
Removing and reinstalling the left cage . . .	93
Installing or removing a memory module. . .	95
Installing or removing the RAID card . . . .	101
Installing or removing the ThinkServer RAID
500 Upgrade Key for Advanced RAID . . . .	105

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