Lenovo ThinkServer RD440 User Manual

Contents
Safetyinformation..........iii
Productsthatarenotassessed.........x
Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1
Introduction.................1
Serverdocumentation.............2
Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...5
Chapter3.Productoverview......7
Serverpackage...............7
Features..................8
Specifications...............12
Software.................12
ThinkServerEasyStartup.........13
ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater.13
LenovoThinkServerEnergyManager....13
BIOSandTMMupdateutilities......13
RAIDconfigurationutilities........13
Remotemanagementsoftware......13
ThinkServerSmartGridTechnology....13
Diagnosticprograms..........14
Locations.................14
Machinetype,model,andserialnumber
label.................14
Frontviewoftheserver.........16
Frontpanel..............22
Diagnosticmodule...........24
Rearviewoftheserver.........29
Servercomponents...........34
Hot-swaphard-disk-drivestatusLEDs...39
Hot-swapredundantpowersupplystatus
LED.................40
RAIDcard...............40
Expandercard.............43
Hot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane....44
Connectingthecables..........48
Systemboardcomponents........53
Systemboardjumpersandswitches....56
SystemboardLEDs...........60
Chapter4.Turningonandturningoff
theserver...............63
Turningontheserver............63
Turningofftheserver............63
Chapter5.Configuringtheserver..65
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........65
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....65
ViewinginformationintheSetupUtility
program...............65
SetupUtilityprograminterface......66
Settingthesystemdateandtime.....68
Usingpasswords............69
Selectingastartupdevice........70
ConfiguringtheTPMfunction.......70
SettingthemodeoftheEthernetconnectors.71
ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......71
UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS......72
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...73
FeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartup
program...............74
StartingtheThinkServerEasyStartup
program...............74
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram
onaWindowsoperatingsystem......76
ConfiguringRAID..............76
AboutRAID..............77
ConfiguringRAIDusingtheThinkServer
EasyStartupprogram..........78
ConfiguringtheThinkServerRAID300...79
ConfiguringtheadvancedSATA/SAShardware
RAID.................84
ConfiguringtheEthernetcontrollers......85
Updatingthefirmware............85
UsingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram....85
Chapter6.Installing,removing,or
replacinghardware..........87
Guidelines................87
Precautions..............87
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....88
Systemreliabilityguidelines........89
Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.89
Removingtheservercover..........89
Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel....91
Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware...92
Removingandreinstallingtherackhandles.93
Removingandreinstallingthecooling
shroud................97
Removingandreinstallingtheleftcage...99
Installingorremovingamemorymodule...101
InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard....107
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID
500UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID....110
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Lenovo ThinkServer RD440 Specifications

General

Brand	Lenovo
Model	ThinkServer RD440
Category	Server
Language	English