Lenovo System x3550 M5 - System Reliability Guidelines

•Youdonothavetoturnofftheservertoinstallorreplacehot-swappowersupplies,hot-swapfans,or
hot-plugUniversalSerialBus(USB)devices.However,youmustturnofftheserverbeforeyouperform
anystepsthatinvolveremovingorinstallingadaptercablesandyoumustdisconnectthepowersource
fromtheserverbeforeyouperformanystepsthatinvolveremovingorinstallingarisercard.
•Blueonacomponentindicatestouchpoints,whereyoucangripthecomponenttoremoveitfromor
installitintheserver,openorclosealatch,andsoon.
•Orangeonacomponentoranorangelabelonornearacomponentindicatesthatthecomponentcanbe
hot-swapped,whichmeansthatiftheserverandoperatingsystemsupporthot-swapcapability,youcan
removeorinstallthecomponentwhiletheserverisrunning.(Orangecanalsoindicatetouchpointson
hot-swapcomponents.)Seetheinstructionsforremovingorinstallingaspecifichot-swapcomponentfor
anyadditionalproceduresthatyoumighthavetoperformbeforeyouremoveorinstallthecomponent.
•Whenyouarefinishedworkingontheserver,reinstallallsafetyshields,guards,labels,andgroundwires.
Systemreliabilityguidelines
Tohelpensurepropersystemcoolingandsystemreliability,makesurethatthefollowingrequirements
aremet.
•Eachofthedrivebayshasadriveorafillerpanelandelectromagneticcompatibility(EMC)shield
installedinit.
•Eachofthepower-supplybayshasapowersupplyorafillerinstalledinit.
•Iftheserverhasredundantpower,eachofthepower-supplybayshasapowersupplyinstalledinit.
•Thereisadequatespacearoundtheservertoallowtheservercoolingsystemtoworkproperly.Leave
approximately50mm(2.0inches)ofopenspacearoundthefrontandrearoftheserver.Donotplace
objectsinfrontofthefans.Forpropercoolingandairflow,replacetheservercoverbeforeyouturnon
theserver.Operatingtheserverforextendedperiodsoftime(morethan30minutes)withtheserver
coverremovedmightdamageservercomponents.
•Youhavefollowedthecablinginstructionsthatcomewithoptionaladapters.
•Youhavereplacedafailingfanassoonasyouremovetheoldone.
•Youhavereplacedahot-swapdrivewithin2minutesofremoval.
•Youhavereplacedafailedhot-swappowersupplywithin2minutesofremoval.
•Youdonotoperatetheserverwithouttheairbaffleinstalled.Operatingtheserverwithouttheairbaffle
mightcausethemicroprocessortooverheat.
•Microprocessorsocket2alwayscontainseitherasocketcoveroramicroprocessorandheatsink.
•Youhaveinstalledthefan6andfan8whenyouinstalledthesecondmicroprocessoroption.
Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron
Usethisinformationwhenworkinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.
Attention:Staticelectricitythatisreleasedtointernalservercomponentswhentheserverispowered-on
mightcausetheservertohalt,whichmightresultinthelossofdata.Toavoidthispotentialproblem,
alwaysuseanelectrostatic-dischargewriststraporothergroundingsystemwhenyouworkinsidethe
serverwiththepoweron.
Youmighthavetohavetheserverturnedonwhilethecoverisoff,tolookatlightpathdiagnosticsLEDsor
replacehotswapcomponents.Followtheseguidelineswhenyouworkinsideaserverthatisturnedon:
•Avoidwearingloose-fittingclothingonyourforearms.Buttonlong-sleevedshirtsbeforeworkinginside
theserver;donotwearcufflinkswhileyouareworkinginsidetheserver.
•Donotallowyournecktieorscarftohanginsidetheserver.
•Removejewelry,suchasbracelets,necklaces,rings,andloose-fittingwristwatches.
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