Lenovo ThinkServer RD430 - Chapter 1. General Information

Contents
Safetyinformation..........iii
Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1
Introduction.................1
Serverdocumentation.............2
Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...5
Chapter3.Productoverview......7
Serverpackage...............7
Features..................8
Specications...............11
Software.................12
ThinkServerEasyStartup.........12
ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater.12
LenovoThinkServerEasyManage.....12
BIOSandTMMupdateutilities......12
RAIDcongurationutilities........12
Remotemanagementsoftware......12
LenovoRackPlanner..........12
ThinkServerSmartGridTechnology....13
Locations.................13
Machinetype,model,andserialnumber
label.................13
Frontviewoftheserver.........15
Frontpanel..............21
Diagnosticmodule...........23
Rearviewoftheserver.........26
Servercomponents...........31
Hot-swapharddiskdrivestatusLEDs...35
RAIDcard...............36
Expandercard.............37
Hot-swapharddiskdrivebackplane....38
Mini-SAStomini-SASsignalcable
connections..............42
Systemboardcomponents........47
Systemboardjumpersandswitches....50
SystemboardLEDs...........54
Chapter4.Turningonandturningoff
theserver...............57
Turningontheserver............57
Turningofftheserver............57
Chapter5.Conguringtheserver..59
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........59
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....59
ViewinginformationintheSetupUtility
program...............59
SetupUtilityprograminterface......60
Settingthesystemdateandtime.....62
Usingpasswords............63
Selectingastartupdevice........64
ConguringtheTPMfunction.......64
SettingthemodeoftheEthernetconnector
0..................65
ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......65
UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS......65
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...67
FeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartup
program...............67
StartingtheThinkServerEasyStartup
program...............68
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram
onaWindowsoperatingsystem......69
ConguringRAID..............70
AboutRAID..............70
ConguringRAIDusingtheThinkServer
EasyStartupprogram..........72
ConguringtheThinkServerRAID300...72
ConguringtheadvancedSATA/SAShardware
RAID.................77
ConguringtheEthernetcontrollers......78
Updatingthermware............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
InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard....101
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID
500UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID....105
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