Lenovo System x3500 M4 - Chapter 1. The Lenovo System X3500 M4 Type 7383 Server

Chapter1.TheLenovoSystemx3500M4Type7383server
ThisInstallationandServiceGuidecontainsinformationandinstructionsforsettingupyourLenovoSystem
x3500M4Type7383server,instructionsforinstallingsomeoptionaldevices,cablingandconfiguringthe
server,removingandreplacingdevices,anddiagnosticsandtroubleshootinginformation.
InadditiontotheinstructionsinChapter2“Installingoptionaldevices”onpage25forinstallingoptional
hardwaredevices,updatingfirmwareanddevicedrivers,andcompletingtheinstallation,BusinessPartners
mustalsocompletethestepsin“InstructionsforLenovoBusinessPartners”onpage25
.
TheLenovoSystemx3500M4Type7383serverisa5U
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highperformanceserver.Itcanbeupgraded
toasymmetricmultiprocessing(SMP)serverthroughamicroprocessorupgrade.Itisideallysuitedfor
networkingenvironmentsthatrequiresuperiormicroprocessorperformance,efficientmemorymanagement,
flexibility,andlargeamountsofreliabledatastorage.
Performance,easeofuse,reliability,andexpansioncapabilitieswerekeyconsiderationsinthedesignof
theserver.Thesedesignfeaturesmakeitpossibleforyoutocustomizethesystemhardwaretomeetyour
needstodayandprovideflexibleexpansioncapabilitiesforthefuture.
Theservercomeswithalimitedwarranty.Forinformationaboutthetermsofthewarrantyandgettingservice
andassistance,seetheWarrantyInformationdocumentthatcomeswiththeserver.
Theservercontainsnextgenerationtechnologies,whichhelpincreaseperformanceandreliability.Formore
information,see“Whatyourserveroffers”onpage11
and“Reliability,availability,andserviceability”
onpage15
.
Youcanobtainup-to-dateinformationabouttheserverandotherserverproductsat
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/.
Iffirmwareanddocumentationupdatesareavailable,youcandownloadthemfromtheLenovowebsite.The
servermighthavefeaturesthatarenotdescribedinthedocumentationthatcomeswiththeserver,and
thedocumentationmightbeupdatedoccasionallytoincludeinformationaboutthosefeatures,ortechnical
updatesmightbeavailabletoprovideadditionalinformationthatisnotincludedintheserverdocumentation.
Tocheckforupdates,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
Note:Theillustrationsinthisdocumentmightdifferslightlyfromyourmodel.
Recordinformationabouttheserverinthefollowingtable.
1.Racksaremeasuredinverticalincrementsof4.45cm(1.75inches)each.Eachincrementiscalleda"U."A1-U-high
deviceis1.75inchestall
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