Lenovo System x3500 M4 - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

Contents
Safety..................v
Safetystatements..............vi
Chapter1.TheLenovoSystemx3500
M4Type7383server..........1
TheLenovoDocumentationCD.........3
Hardwareandsoftwarerequirements.....3
TheDocumentationBrowser........3
Relateddocumentation............4
Noticesandstatementsinthisdocument.....5
Serverfeaturesandspecifications........5
Whatyourserveroffers...........11
Reliability,availability,andserviceability.....15
SystemsDirector..............16
Servercontrols,LEDs,andpower.......17
Frontview...............17
Operatorinformationpanel........18
Lightpathdiagnosticspanel.......20
Rearview...............21
Serverpowerfeatures..........23
Chapter2.Installingoptional
devices................25
InstructionsforLenovoBusinessPartners....25
SendingDSAdatatoLenovo.........26
Servercomponents.............26
System-boardinternalconnectors.....27
System-boardexternalconnectors.....29
System-boardswitchesandjumpers....29
System-boardLEDsandcontrols.....31
Harddiskdrivebackplaneconnectors...33
Installationguidelines............35
Systemreliabilityguidelines........36
Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.37
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....37
Openingthebezelmediadoor........38
Removingtheleft-sidecover.........40
Removingtheairbaffle...........41
Removingthefancageassembly.......42
Installingasimple-swapfan.........44
Harddiskdriveinstallation..........47
Installinga2.5-inchhot-swapharddisk
drive.................53
Installinga3.5-inchhot-swapharddisk
drive.................55
Installinga3.5-inchsimple-swapharddisk
drive.................56
InstallingaDVDdrive..........57
Installinganoptionaltapedrive......59
Memorymoduleinstallation.........60
DIMMinstallationsequence........63
Memorymirroredchannel........64
Memoryranksparing..........65
InstallingaDIMM............66
InstallingaPCI-Xbracket..........68
Installinganadapter............70
InstallinganadapteronthePCI-Xbracket..73
InstallinganoptionalServeRAIDadaptermemory
module.................74
InstallingaRAIDadapterbatteryorflashpower
moduleremotelyintheserver.........75
Installingthemicroprocessor2expansionboard.77
Installingamicroprocessorandheatsink....83
Thermalgrease............91
Installingahot-swappowersupply......92
InstallingaUSBembeddedhypervisorflash
device..................95
Completingtheinstallation..........96
Replacingthefancageassembly.....97
Replacingtheairbaffle.........99
Replacingtheleft-sidecover.......99
Connectingthecables..........100
Updatingtheserverconfiguration.....102
Chapter3.Configurationinformation
andinstructions...........103
Updatingthefirmware............103
Configuringtheserver............104
UsingtheServerGuideSetupandInstallation
CD.................105
UsingtheSetuputility..........107
UsingtheBootManager.........113
Startingthebackupserverfirmware....113
TheUpdateXpressSystemPackInstaller..113
ChangingthePowerPolicyoptiontothe
defaultsettingsafterloadingUEFIdefaults..113
UsingtheIntegratedManagementModuleII
(IMM2)................114
Usingtheremotepresenceandblue-screen
capturefeatures............115
Usingtheembeddedhypervisor......117
ConfiguringtheEthernetcontroller.....118
EnablingFeaturesonDemandEthernet
software...............118
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