Lenovo ThinkServer TD230 - Chapter 1. Introduction; Target Audience; Terminology; Safety Information

Chapter1.Introduction
TheLenovo®ThinkServer®RemoteManagementModuleworksasanintegratedsolutiononyourserver
system.Basedonanembeddedoperatingsystem,theLenovoThinkServerRemoteManagementModule
add-oncardprovidesbothexceptionalstabilityandpermanentavailabilityindependentofthepresentstate
oftheserver’soperatingsystem.Asasystemadministrator,youcanusetheLenovoThinkServerRemote
ManagementModuletogainlocation-independentremoteaccesstorespondtocriticalincidentsand
toundertakenecessarymaintenance.
DesignedtoworkwiththeBaseboardManagementController(BMC),thissmallform-factormezzaninecard
enablesservercontrolviaabuilt-inWebConsolefromanywhere,anytime.
ThisUserGuidedescribeshowtousetheLenovoThinkServerRemoteManagementModule(hereinafter
referredtoasRemoteManagementModule).Itprovidesanoverviewofthefeaturesofthemoduleand
instructionsonhowtosetupandoperatetheRemoteManagementModule.
Targetaudience
ThisGuideisintendedforsystemtechnicianswhoareresponsibleforinstalling,troubleshooting,upgrading,
andrepairingtheRemoteManagementModule.Asasystemadministrator,youcanuseittoworkonthe
RemoteManagementModuletogainlocation-independentremoteaccesstorespondtocriticalincidents.
Terminology
Thefollowingtableliststheterminologyusedinthisdocumentandthedescription.
Word/Acronym
Denition
BMCBaseboardManagementController
DHCPDynamicHostCongurationProtocol
IPMI
IntelligentPlatformManagementInterface
KVMKeyboard,VideoandMouse
MACMediaAccessController
TCP/IPTransmissionControlProtocol/InternetProtocol
Safetyinformation
BeforeworkingwithyourRemoteManagementModuleserverproduct—whetheryouareusingthis
guideoranyotherresourceasareference—paycloseattentiontothesafetyinstructions.Youmust
adheretotheassemblyinstructionsinthisguidetoensureandmaintaincompliancewithexistingproduct
certicationsandapprovals.Useonlythedescribedregulatedcomponentsspeciedinthisguide.Useof
otherproducts/componentswillvoidtheULlistingandotherregulatoryapprovalsoftheproductandwill
mostlikelyresultinnoncompliancewithproductregulationsintheregion(s)inwhichtheproductissold.
Warnings:
•Systempoweron/off:TheserverpowerbuttonDOESNOTturnoffthesystempowerorRemote
ManagementModulepower.ToremovepowerfromtheRemoteManagementModuleyoumustunplug
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