Lenovo System x3500 M5 Type 5464 - Chapter 1. The Lenovo System X3500 M5 Type 5464 Server

Chapter1.TheLenovoSystemx3500M5Type5464server
ThisInstallationandServiceGuidecontainsinformationandinstructionsforsettingupyourLenovoSystem
x3500M5Type5464server,instructionsforinstallingsomeoptionaldevices,cablingandconfiguringthe
server,removingandreplacingdevices,anddiagnosticsandtroubleshootinginformation.
InadditiontotheinstructionsinChapter2“Installingoptionaldevices”onpage23forinstallingoptional
hardwaredevices,updatingfirmwareanddevicedrivers,andcompletingtheinstallation,BusinessPartners
mustalsocompletethestepsin“InstructionsforBusinessPartners”onpage23
.
TheLenovoSystemx3500M5Type5464serverisnextgeneration2Shighperformance5U
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towerserver
withtower-to-rackconversioncapability,whichisdesignedforcomputationalintensivecomputing.This
high-performanceserverisideallysuitedforenterpriseenvironmentsthatrequiresuperiorinput/output
(I/O)flexibilityandhighmanageability.
Performance,easeofuse,reliability,andexpansioncapabilitieswerekeyconsiderationsinthedesignof
theserver.Thesedesignfeaturesmakeitpossibleforyoutocustomizethesystemhardwaretomeetyour
needstodayandprovideflexibleexpansioncapabilitiesforthefuture.
Theservercomeswithalimitedwarranty.Forinformationaboutthetermsofthewarrantyandgettingservice
andassistance,seetheLenovoWarrantyInformationdocumentthatcomeswiththeserver.
TheservercontainsLenovonextgenerationtechnologies,whichhelpincreaseperformanceandreliability.
Formoreinformation,see“Whatyourserveroffers”onpage9
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.
Ifyouparticipateintheclientreferenceprogram,youcanshareinformationaboutyouruseoftechnology,
bestpractices,andinnovativesolutions;buildaprofessionalnetwork;andgainvisibilityforyourbusiness.
Formoreinformationabouttheclientreferenceprogram,seehttp://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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