Lenovo ThinkServer RD340 User Manual

Contents
Safetyinformation..........iii
Productsthatarenotassessed.........x
Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1
Introduction.................1
Serverdocumentation.............2
Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...5
Chapter3.Productoverview......7
Serverpackage...............7
Features..................7
Specifications...............11
Software.................11
ThinkServerEasyStartup.........12
ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater.12
BIOSandTMMupdateutilities......12
RAIDconfigurationutilities........12
Remotemanagementsoftware......12
ThinkServerSmartGridTechnology....12
LenovoThinkServerEnergyManager....13
LenovoThinkServerPowerPlanner.....13
LenovoThinkServerDiagnostics......13
Locations.................13
Machinetype,model,andserialnumber
label.................13
Frontviewoftheserver.........15
Frontpanel..............19
IntelligentDiagnosticsModule.......22
Rearviewoftheserver.........23
Servercomponents...........25
Hot-swaphard-disk-drivestatusLEDs...30
Hot-swapredundantpowersupplystatus
LED.................30
RAIDcard...............31
Hot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane....33
Connectingthecables..........36
Systemboardcomponents........38
Systemboardjumpersandswitches....42
SystemboardLEDs...........46
Chapter4.Turningonandturningoff
theserver...............49
Turningontheserver............49
Turningofftheserver............49
Chapter5.Configuringtheserver..51
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........51
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....51
ViewinginformationintheSetupUtility
program...............51
SetupUtilityprograminterface......52
Settingthesystemdateandtime.....54
Usingpasswords............55
Selectingastartupdevice........56
ConfiguringtheTPMfunction.......56
SettingthemodeoftheEthernetconnectors.57
ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......57
UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS......58
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...59
FeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartup
program...............60
StartingtheThinkServerEasyStartup
program...............60
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram
onaWindowsoperatingsystem......62
ConfiguringRAID..............62
AboutRAID..............63
ConfiguringRAIDusingtheThinkServer
EasyStartupprogram..........64
ConfiguringtheThinkServerRAID300...65
ConfiguringtheadvancedSATA/SAShardware
RAID.................70
ConfiguringtheEthernetcontrollers......70
Updatingthefirmware............71
UsingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram....71
Chapter6.Installing,removing,or
replacinghardware..........73
Guidelines................73
Precautions..............73
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....74
Systemreliabilityguidelines........75
Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.75
Removingtheservercover..........75
Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware...77
Removingandreinstallingtherackhandles.77
Removingandreinstallingthecooling
shroud................79
Installingorremovingamemorymodule...81
InstallingorremovingtheEthernetcard...87
InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard....90
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID
500UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID....95
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID
700Battery..............98
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Lenovo ThinkServer RD340 Specifications

General

Brand	Lenovo
Model	ThinkServer RD340
Category	Server
Language	English