Lenovo System x3250 M5 - Chapter 1. The Lenovo System x3250 M5 Type 5458 server

Chapter1.TheLenovoSystemx3250M5Type5458server
ThisInstallationandServiceGuidecontainsinformationandinstructionsforsettingupyourLenovoSystem
x3250M5Type5458server,instructionsforinstallingsomeoptionaldevices,cablingandconfiguringthe
server,removingandreplacingdevices,anddiagnosticsandtroubleshootinginformation.
InadditiontotheinstructionsinChapter2“Installingoptionaldevices”onpage23forinstallingoptional
hardwaredevices,updatingfirmwareanddevicedrivers,andcompletingtheinstallation,BusinessPartners
mustalsocompletethestepsin“InstructionsforBusinessPartners”onpage23
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TheLenovoSystemx3250M5Type5458serverisa1-U
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-highrackmodelserverforhigh-volume
networktransactionprocessing.Thishigh-performance,multi-coreserverisideallysuitedfornetworking
environmentsthatrequiresuperiormicroprocessorperformance,input/output(I/O)flexibility,andhigh
manageability.
Performance,easeofuse,reliability,andexpansioncapabilitieswerekeyconsiderationsinthedesignof
theserver.Thesedesignfeaturesmakeitpossibleforyoutocustomizethesystemhardwaretomeetyour
needstodayandprovideflexibleexpansioncapabilitiesforthefuture.
Theservercomeswithalimitedwarranty.Forinformationaboutthetermsofthewarrantyandgettingservice
andassistance,seetheLenovoWarrantyInformationdocumentthatcomeswiththeserver.
TheservercontainsX-Architecturenextgenerationtechnologies,whichhelpincreaseperformanceand
reliability.Formoreinformation,see“Whatyourserveroffers”onpage10
and“Reliability,availability,
andserviceability”onpage13
.
Youcanobtainup-to-dateinformationabouttheserverandotherLenovoserverproductsat
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/systems/.Athttp://www.lenovo.com/support,youcancreateapersonalized
supportpagebyidentifyingLenovoproductsthatareofinteresttoyou.Fromthispersonalizedpage,you
cansubscribetoweeklyemailnotificationsaboutnewtechnicaldocuments,searchforinformationand
downloads,andaccessvariousadministrativeservices.
IfyouparticipateintheLenovoclientreferenceprogram,youcanshareinformationaboutyour
useoftechnology,bestpractices,andinnovativesolutions;buildaprofessionalnetwork;andgain
visibilityforyourbusiness.FormoreinformationabouttheLenovoclientreferenceprogram,see
http://www.ibm.com/ibm/clientreference/.
Thehot-swapservermodelssupportuptoeight2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrivesorfour3.5-inchhot-swap
harddiskdrives.Thesimple-swapservermodelssupportuptoeight2.5-inchsimple-swapharddiskdrives
orfour3.5-inchsimple-swapharddiskdrives.TheLenovoSystemx3250M5Type5458serversupports
2.5-inchhot-swaporsimple-swapSerialAttachedSCSI(SAS)orSATAharddiskdrives,or3.5-inchhot-swap
SerialAttachedSCSI(SAS)orSATAharddiskdrives,or3.5-inchsimple-swapSATAharddiskdrives.
Iffirmwareanddocumentationupdatesareavailable,youcandownloadthemfromtheLenovowebsite.The
servermighthavefeaturesthatarenotdescribedinthedocumentationthatcomeswiththeserver,and
thedocumentationmightbeupdatedoccasionallytoincludeinformationaboutthosefeatures,ortechnical
updatesmightbeavailabletoprovideadditionalinformationthatisnotincludedintheserverdocumentation.
Tocheckforupdates,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
Note:Theillustrationsinthisdocumentmightdifferslightlyfromyourmodel.
1.Racksaremeasuredinverticalincrementsof4.45cm(1.75inches)each.Eachincrementiscalleda"U."A1-U-high
deviceis1.75inchestall
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