Lenovo ThinkServer RD430 - Chapter 1. General Information

Contents
Safetyinformation..........iii
Safetyinspectionguide............x
Groundingrequirements............xi
Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1
Introduction.................1
Serverdocumentation.............1
Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...5
Chapter3.Productoverview......7
Serverpackage...............7
Features..................8
Specifications...............11
Software.................12
ThinkServerEasyStartup.........12
ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater.12
LenovoThinkServerEasyManage.....12
BIOSandTMMupdateutilities......12
RAIDconfigurationutilities........12
Remotemanagementsoftware......12
LenovoRackPlanner..........12
ThinkServerSmartGridTechnology....13
Diagnosticprograms..........13
Locations.................13
Machinetype,model,andserialnumber
label.................13
Frontviewoftheserver.........15
Frontpanel..............21
Diagnosticmodule...........23
Rearviewoftheserver.........26
Servercomponents...........31
Hot-swapharddiskdrivestatusLEDs...36
RAIDcard...............37
Expandercard.............38
Hot-swapharddiskdrivebackplane....39
Mini-SAStomini-SASsignalcable
connections..............43
Systemboardcomponents........48
Systemboardjumpersandswitches....51
SystemboardLEDs...........55
Chapter4.Turningonandturningoff
theserver...............57
Turningontheserver............57
Turningofftheserver............57
Chapter5.Configuringtheserver..59
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........59
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....59
ViewinginformationintheSetupUtility
program...............59
SetupUtilityprograminterface......60
Settingthesystemdateandtime.....62
Usingpasswords............63
Selectingastartupdevice........64
ConfiguringtheTPMfunction.......64
SettingthemodeoftheEthernetconnector
0..................65
ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......65
UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS......65
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...67
FeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartup
program...............68
StartingtheThinkServerEasyStartup
program...............68
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram
onaWindowsoperatingsystem......69
ConfiguringRAID..............70
AboutRAID..............70
ConfiguringRAIDusingtheThinkServer
EasyStartupprogram..........72
ConfiguringtheThinkServerRAID300...72
ConfiguringtheadvancedSATA/SAShardware
RAID.................77
ConfiguringtheEthernetcontrollers......78
Updatingthefirmware............78
UsingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram....78
UsingtheLenovoThinkServerEasyManage
program.................79
Chapter6.Installing,removing,or
replacinghardware..........81
Guidelines................81
Precautions..............81
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....82
Systemreliabilityguidelines........83
Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.83
Removingtheservercover..........83
Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel....85
Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware...86
Removingandreinstallingtherackhandles.87
Removingandreinstallingthecooling
shroud................91
Removingandreinstallingtheleftcage...93
Installingorremovingamemorymodule...95
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