Lenovo ThinkServer RD550 - Page 24

Input/Output(I/O)features
•Ontherearpanel:
–OneDisplayPortconnector
–OneRJ-45Ethernetconnectorforsystemmanagement
–Oneserialconnector
–TwoUSB3.0connectors
•Onthefrontpanel(availableonsomemodels):
–OneDisplayPortconnector
–TwoUSB2.0connectors
Notes:
•IfyouconnecttwoDisplayPortconnectorstoyourserver,onlytheDisplayPortconnectoronthefront
panelwillbeenabled.
•Ifyouuseavideographicsarray(VGA)monitor,itisrecommendedthatyoupurchaseacompatible
DisplayPorttoVGAdonglefromLenovo.
Forthelocationinformationabouttheconnectors,refertotherelatedtopicsin“Locations”onpage16
.
Videosubsystem
AnintegratedgraphicscontrollerintheThinkServerSystemManagerPremium(TSMPremium)module,
whichalsoisknownastheBaseboardManagementController(BMC)chip,onthesystemboardtosupport
DisplayPortconnectorsforconnectingvideodevices
•Integratedgraphicscontroller:On-boardASPEEDAST2400
•16MBofvideomemorycache
Ethernetconnectivity
ThereisoneRJ-45Ethernetconnectorontherearpanelwith10megabitspersecond(Mbps),100Mbps,or
1000Mbpsnetworkconnectivity.TheEthernetconnectorisforsystemmanagement.
YoucaninstallanEthernetcardoranAnyFabricadaptertoenablemoreEthernetconnectors.However,you
mustinstalladevicedrivertoenabletheoperatingsystemtorecognizetheEthernetconnectors.Thedevice
driversareavailablefordownloadat:
http://www.lenovo.com/drivers
Formoreinformation,see“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage21.
Reliability,availability,andserviceability
Reliability,availability,andserviceability(hereinafterreferredtoasRAS)arethreeimportantserverdesign
features.TheRASfeatureshelpyoutoensuretheintegrityofthedatastoredontheserver,theavailabilityof
theserverwhenyouneedit,andtheeasewithwhichyoucandiagnoseandcorrectproblems.
YourserverhasthefollowingRASfeatures:
10ThinkServerRD550UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual