Lenovo RD540 manual Contents

Contents

Safety information	iii
Safety inspection guide	x
Grounding requirements	xi
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	11
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	12
Locations	13
Machine type, model, and serial number
label	13
Front view of the server	14
Front panel	18
Intelligent Diagnostics Module	21
Rear view of the server	22
Server components	25
Hot-swaphard-disk-drive status LEDs . . .	30
RAID card	30
Hot-swaphard-disk-drive backplane . . . .	33
Mini-SAS to mini-SAS signal cable
connections	37
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 advanced SATA or SAS
hardware RAID	64
Configuring the Ethernet controllers	65
Updating the firmware	65
Using the Firmware Updater program . . . .	65
Using the Lenovo ThinkServer EasyManage
program	66

Chapter 6. Installing, removing, or
replacing hardware	67
Guidelines	67
Precautions	67
Handling static-sensitive devices	68
System reliability guidelines	69
Working inside the server with the power on .	69
Removing the server cover	69
Installing, removing, or replacing hardware . . .	71
Removing and reinstalling the rack handles .	71
Removing and reinstalling the cooling
shroud	73
Installing or removing a memory module. . .	75
Installing or removing the Ethernet card . . .	81
Replacing the RAID card	85
Installing or removing the ThinkServer RAID
500 Upgrade Key for Advanced RAID . . . .	88
Installing or removing the ThinkServer RAID
700 Battery	91

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