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–OneslimSATAopticaldriveinsomemodels
Externaldrives
Yourserversupportsexternaltapedrivesthatenableyoutostoredataintapes.Toinstallanexternaltape
drive,see“Installinganexternaltapedrive”onpage161.
Expansionslot
•Tworisercardassemblyslotsonthesystemboard
•TwoPeripheralComponentInterconnect(PCI)Expresscardslotsontherisercardassembly1
•ThreePCIExpresscardslotsontherisercardassembly2
Fordetailedinformation,see“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage29
.
Input/Output(I/O)features
•Oneserialconnectorontherearpanel
•OneVideoGraphicsArray(VGA)connectoronthefrontpanelinsomemodelsandoneVGAconnector
ontherearpanel
•SixUSB2.0connectors(twoonthefrontpanelandfourontherearpanel)
•ThreeRJ-45Ethernetconnectorsontherearpanel(Ethernetconnector0isforsystemmanagement)
Forthelocationinformationabouttheconnectors,refertotherelatedtopicsin“Locations”onpage14.
Videosubsystem
AnintegratedgraphicscontrollerintheThinkServerManagementModule(TMM),whichalsoisknown
astheBaseboardManagementController(BMC)chip,onthesystemboardtosupportVGAconnectors
forconnectingvideodevices
Ethernetconnectivity
TherearethreeRJ-45Ethernetconnectorsontherearpanelwith10megabitspersecond(Mbps),100
Mbps,or1000Mbpsnetworkconnectivity.TheEthernetconnector0isforsystemmanagementbydefault.
However,youalsocansettheEthernetconnector1or2forsystemmanagementuseintheSetupUtility
program.See“SettingthemodeoftheEthernetconnectors”onpage71
.
Formoreinformation,see“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage29
.
Reliability,availability,andserviceability
Reliability,availability,andserviceability(hereinafterreferredtoasRAS)arethreeimportantserverdesign
features.TheRASfeatureshelpyoutoensuretheintegrityofthedatastoredontheserver,theavailabilityof
theserverwhenyouneedit,andtheeasewithwhichyoucandiagnoseandcorrectproblems.
YourserverhasthefollowingRASfeatures:
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