Lenovo ThinkServer RD330 - 3.3 Terminology; 3.4 Workflow

9Systemboardbattery
Yourserverhasaspecialtypeofmemorythatmaintainsthedate,time,andcongurationinformationfor
built-infeatures.Thesystemboardbatterykeepstheinformationactivewhenyouturnofftheserver.
10PlatformControllerHub(PCH)
ThischiponthesystemboardservesasaPCH,whichprovidesthedatabufferingandinterfacearbitration
requiredtoensurethatsysteminterfacesoperateefcientlyandprovidesthebandwidthnecessaryfor
thesystemtoachievepeakperformance.Thechipsupportsandprovidesmanyfeatures,includingthe
onboardSASsoftwareRAID.
11InternalUSBTypeAconnector1
13InternalUSBTypeAconnector2
UsedtoconnectadevicethatusesaUSBTypeAconnector.Forexample,insomesituations,youmight
wanttoconnectaUSBkeydirectlytothesystemboard.Inthiscase,youcanconnectittoaninternal
USBTypeAconnector.
12TMMPremiumconnector
UsedtoconnectaserveroptionnamedThinkServerManagementModulePremium(TMMPremium)to
enableadvancedremotemanagementfunctionsonyourserver.See“InstallingorremovingtheThinkServer
ManagementModulePremium”onpage100.
14TPMconnector
UsedtoconnectaThinkServerTrustedPlatformModule(TPM),whichisasecuritychip,toenhanceserver
security.See“InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerTrustedPlatformModule”onpage103.
15iButtonsocket
YourserversupportsThinkServerRAID300,whichincludesonboardSASsoftwareRAIDlevels0,1,and10.
YoualsocanactivateonboardSASsoftwareRAID5byinstallingaThinkServerRAID300UpgradeKeyfor
AdvancedRAIDintheiButtonsocket.Formoreinformation,see“InstallingorremovingtheThinkServer
RAID300UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID”onpage96.
16ThinkServerManagementModule
WiththeintegratedThinkServerManagementModule(hereinafterreferredtoastheTMM),nomatterwhat
conditiontheserveroperatingsystemisinandnomatteriftheserverisonoroff,aslongastheserver
isconnectedtonetworkandanacpowersource,theinteractionwiththeTMMcontrolledserverscanbe
achievedthroughsystemnetwork.TheusercanobtaintheserverhardwarehealthinformationandSEL,
andisabletoconducttheoperationsincludingturningonorofftheserver,restartingtheserver,locking
thepowerswitchonthefrontpanel,andsoon.Thispartoftheservermanagementisindependentofthe
operatingsystemandiscalledout-of-bandmanagement.
17Risercardassembly1slot
Usedtoinstalltherisercardassembly1.
18Risercardassembly2slot
Usedtoinstalltherisercardassembly2.
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