Lenovo System x3650 M4 HD - Chapter 1. The Lenovo System X3650 M4 HD Type 5460 Server

Chapter1.TheLenovoSystemx3650M4HDType5460server
ThispublicationcontainsinformationandinstructionsforsettingupyourLenovoSystemx3650M4HD
server,instructionsforinstallingsomeoptionaldevices,cablingandconfiguringtheserver,removingand
replacingdevices,anddiagnosticsandtroubleshootinginformation.
InadditiontotheinstructionsinChapter2“Installingoptionaldevices”onpage25forinstallingoptional
hardwaredevices,updatingfirmwareanddevicedrivers,andcompletingtheinstallation,BusinessPartners
mustalsocompletethestepsin“InstructionsforBusinessPartners”onpage25
.
TheLenovoSystemx3650M4HDserverisa2U-high
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rackmodelserverforhigh-volumenetwork
transactionprocessing.Thishigh-performance,multicoreserverisideallysuitedfornetworkingenvironments
thatrequiresuperiormicroprocessorperformance,input/output(I/O)flexibility,andhighmanageability.
Performance,easeofuse,reliability,andexpansioncapabilitieswerekeyconsiderationsinthedesignof
theserver.Thesedesignfeaturesmakeitpossibleforyoutocustomizethesystemhardwaretomeetyour
needstodayandprovideflexibleexpansioncapabilitiesforthefuture.
Theservercomeswithalimitedwarranty.Forinformationaboutthetermsofthewarranty,seetheWarranty
Informationdocumentthatcomeswiththeserver.
TheservercontainsX-Architecturetechnologies,whichhelpincreaseperformanceandreliability.Formore
information,see“Whatyourserveroffers”onpage12
and“Reliability,availability,andserviceability”
onpage15.
Youcanobtainup-to-dateinformationabouttheserverandotherLenovoserverproductsat
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/systems/.Athttp://www.ibm.com/support/mysupport/,youcancreatea
personalizedsupportpagebyidentifyingLenovoproductsthatareofinteresttoyou.Fromthispersonalized
page,youcansubscribetoweeklyemailnotificationsaboutnewtechnicaldocuments,searchforinformation
anddownloads,andaccessvariousadministrativeservices.
IfyouparticipateintheLenovoclientreferenceprogram,youcanshareinformationaboutyour
useoftechnology,bestpractices,andinnovativesolutions;buildaprofessionalnetwork;andgain
visibilityforyourbusiness.FormoreinformationabouttheLenovoclientreferenceprogram,see
http://www.ibm.com/ibm/clientreference/.
Theservercomeswitheither2.5-inchharddiskdrivebaysnor1.8-inchsolidstatedrivebays.Somemodels
comewithtwo2.5-inchharddiskdrivebaysontherearoftheserver.
Note:Theillustrationsinthisdocumentmightdifferslightlyfromyourmodel.
Thefollowingillustrationshowsaserverwith2.5-inchSAS/SATAhot-swapharddiskdrivebays.
1.Racksaremarkedinverticalincrementsof1.75incheseach.Eachincrementisreferredtoasaunit,ora“U”.A
1-U-highdeviceisapproximately1.75inchestall.
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