Lenovo ThinkServer sd350 - Chapter 1: Server Overview and Components

Chapter1.TheLenovoThinkServersd350ServerType5493,
LenovoThinkServern400EnclosureType5495
ThisInstallationandServiceGuidecontainsinformationandinstructionsforsettingupyourLenovo
ThinkServersd350ServerType5493,LenovoThinkServern400EnclosureType5495,instructionsfor
installingsomeoptionaldevices,cablingandconfiguringtheserver,removingandreplacingdevices,
anddiagnosticsandtroubleshootinginformation.
Performance,easeofuse,reliability,andexpansioncapabilitieswerekeyconsiderationsinthedesignof
theserver.Thesedesignfeaturesmakeitpossibleforyoutocustomizethesystemhardwaretomeetyour
needstodayandprovideflexibleexpansioncapabilitiesforthefuture.
Theservercomeswithalimitedwarranty.Forinformationaboutthetermsofthewarrantyandgettingservice
andassistance,seetheLenovoWarrantyInformationdocumentthatcomeswiththeserver.
TheservercontainsX-Architecturenextgenerationtechnologies,whichhelpincreaseperformanceand
reliability.Formoreinformation,see“Whatyourserveroffers”onpage9and“Reliability,availability,and
serviceability”onpage19.
Youcanobtainup-to-dateinformationabouttheserverandotherLenovoserverproductsat
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/systems/.Athttp://www.lenovo.com/support,youcancreateapersonalized
supportpagebyidentifyingLenovoproductsthatareofinteresttoyou.Fromthispersonalizedpage,you
cansubscribetoweeklyemailnotificationsaboutnewtechnicaldocuments,searchforinformationand
downloads,andaccessvariousadministrativeservices.
TheLenovoThinkServersd350ServerType5493,LenovoThinkServern400EnclosureType5495supports
uptotwenty–four2.5-inchhot-swapSerialAttachedSCSI(SAS)orSATAharddiskdrives.
Iffirmwareanddocumentationupdatesareavailable,youcandownloadthemfromtheLenovowebsite.The
servermighthavefeaturesthatarenotdescribedinthedocumentationthatcomeswiththeserver,and
thedocumentationmightbeupdatedoccasionallytoincludeinformationaboutthosefeatures,ortechnical
updatesmightbeavailabletoprovideadditionalinformationthatisnotincludedintheserverdocumentation.
Tocheckforupdates,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
Note:Theillustrationsinthisdocumentmightdifferslightlyfromyourmodel.
Recordinformationabouttheserverinthefollowingtable.
Table1.Recordofthesysteminformation
ProductnameMachineType(s)ModelnumberSerialnumber
LenovoThinkServer
sd350ServerType5493,
LenovoThinkServern400
EnclosureType5495
Type5493and5495
w8
ThemodelnumberandserialnumberareontheIDlabelonthefrontoftheserverandthechassis,as
showninthefollowingillustration.
Note:Theillustrationsinthisdocumentmightdifferslightlyfromyourhardware.
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