Lenovo ThinkServer RD240 - Event Logs

Connectingthecables
Attention:Topreventdamagetoequipment,connectthepowercordslast.
Iftheservercablesandconnectorpanelhavecolor-codedconnectors,matchthecolorofthecableend
withthecoloroftheconnector.Forexample,matchabluecableendwithabluepanelconnector,ared
cableendwitharedconnector,andsoon.SeeRearviewforanillustrationoftheI/Oconnectorson
therearoftheserver.
Turningontheserver
Whentheserverisconnectedtoanacpowersourcebutisnotturnedon,theoperatingsystemdoesnot
run,andallcorelogicexceptfortheserviceprocessor(theintegratedmanagementmodule)isshutdown;
however,theservercanrespondtorequeststotheserviceprocessor,suchasaremoterequesttoturnon
theserver.Thepower-onLEDashestoindicatethattheserverisconnectedtoanacpowersourcebut
isnotturnedon.
Approximatelyvesecondsaftertheserverisconnectedtoacpower,oneormorefansmightstartrunning
toprovidecoolingwhiletheserverisconnectedtopowerandthepower-onbuttonLEDashesquickly.
Approximatelyonetothreeminutesaftertheserverisconnectedtoacpower,thepower-controlbutton
becomesactive(thepower-onLEDashesslowly),andoneormorefansmightstartrunningtoprovide
coolingwhiletheserverisconnectedtopower.Then,youcanturnontheserverbypressingthepower
buttononthefrontcontrolpanel.See“Frontcontrolpanel”onpage28
.
Updatingtheserverconguration
Whenyouturnontheserverforthersttimeafteryouaddorremoveadevice,youmightreceiveamessage
sayingthatthecongurationhasbeenchanged.TheSetupUtilityprogramstartsautomaticallysothatyou
cansavethenewcongurationsettings.Formoreinformation,seeChapter9“Conguringtheserver”on
page111
.
Someoptionaldeviceshavedevicedriversthatyoumustinstall.Forinformationaboutinstallingdevice
drivers,seethedocumentationthatcomeswitheachdevice.
Theservercomeswithatleastonemicroprocessor.Ifmorethanonemicroprocessorisinstalled,theserver
canoperateasasymmetricmultiprocessing(SMP)server.Youmighthavetoupgradetheoperatingsystem
tosupportSMP.Formoreinformation,seetheoperating-systemdocumentation.
IftheserverhasanoptionalRAIDcontrollerandyouhaveinstalledorremovedaharddiskdrive,seethe
documentationthatcomeswiththeRAIDcontrollerforinformationaboutreconguringthediskarrays.
Turningofftheserver
Whenyouturnofftheserverandleaveitconnectedtoacpower,theservercanrespondtorequeststo
theserviceprocessor,suchasaremoterequesttoturnontheserver.Whiletheserverremainsconnected
toacpower,oneormorefansmightcontinuetorun.Toremoveallpowerfromtheserver,youmust
disconnectitfromthepowersource.
Someoperatingsystemsrequireanorderlyshutdownbeforeyouturnofftheserver.Seeyour
operating-systemdocumentationforinformationaboutshuttingdowntheoperatingsystem.
Statement5
Chapter7.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware91