Lenovo ThinkServer RD340 User Manual

ForalistofThinkServersolid-statedriveoptions,goto:
http://lenovoquickpick.com/usa/home/thinkserver/rack-and-tower-server
Youcaninstallorreplaceahot-swapsolid-statedrivewithoutturningofftheserver,whichhelpsyouavoid
significantinterruptiontotheoperationofthesystem.
TheEMIintegrityandcoolingoftheserverareprotectedbyhavingalldrivebayscoveredoroccupied.The
numberoftheinstalledharddiskdrivesorsolid-statedrivesinyourservervariesdependingontheserver
model.Thevacantbaysareoccupiedbydummyhard-disk-drivetrays.Whenyouinstallahot-swaphard
diskdriveorsolid-statedrive,savetheremoveddummyhard-disk-drivetrayfromthedrivebayincaseyou
laterremovethehot-swapharddiskdriveorsolid-statedriveandneedthedummytraytocovertheplace.
Attention:AnunoccupieddrivebaywithoutanyotherprotectionmightimpacttheEMIintegrityandcooling
oftheserver,whichmightresultinoverheatingorcomponentdamage.TomaintaintheEMIintegrityand
coolingoftheserver,installanewhot-swapharddiskdriveorsolid-statedriveassoonasyouremovethe
failingoneorthedummytray.
Beforeyoubegin,reviewthefollowingsolid-statedriveinstallationrules:
•Followtheorderofthehard-disk-drivebayswheninstallingasolid-statedrive.See“Servercomponents”
onpage25
tolocatethehard-disk-drivebaysinyourserver.
•ForRAIDconfiguration,thesolid-statedrivesmustbethesametypewiththesamecapacityiftheyare
withinasingleRAIDarray.Formoreinformation,see“ConfiguringRAID”onpage62.
•Forsolid-statedriveswithdifferentcapacities,installthesolid-statedrivebyfollowingtheorderofthe
hard-disk-drivebaysaswellastheorderfromthelowestcapacitytothehighestcapacity.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
Notes:
•Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightcomewith3.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrivesor2.5-inch
hot-swapharddiskdrives.Theillustrationsinthistopicarebasedonservermodelswith3.5-inch
hot-swapharddiskdrives.Forothermodels,thereplacementprocedureissimilar.
•Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
•Useanydocumentationthatcomeswiththesolid-statedriveandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthistopic.
Installinga2.5-inchsolid-statedriveintoa3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebay
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”
onpageiii
and“Guidelines”onpage73.
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalla2.5-inchsolid-statedriveintoa3.5-inchhard-disk-drive
bay.
Note:Ensurethatyouhavea3.5-inchto2.5-inchdriveadapteranda3.5-inchdrivebracketavailable
beforetheinstallation.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
Toinstalla2.5-inchsolid-statedriveintoa3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebay,dothefollowing:
1.Locatetheappropriatehard-disk-drivebay.See“Servercomponents”onpage25.
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Lenovo ThinkServer RD340 Specifications

General

Brand	Lenovo
Model	ThinkServer RD340
Category	Server
Language	English