Lenovo ThinkServer TD340 - Features

Note:Theterm“2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrives”or“2.5-inchharddiskdrives”hereinafterreferstoall
thesupportedtypesof2.5-inchharddiskdrives,includingthesolid-statedrives.
•Opticaldrive
–Uptotwo5.25-inchSATAopticaldrives
–Theserverhastwoopticaldrivebays.Theloweropticaldrivebayisinstalledwitha5.25-inchSATA
opticaldrive.Theupperbayisforasecondaryopticaldriveonly.Someservermodelscomewitha
secondaryopticaldriveinstalledintheupperbay.
•RDXdrive
YourserversupportsaninternalRDXdrivethatenablesyoutostoredataonRDXmedia.Theinternal
RDXdrivemustbeinstalledintheupperopticaldrivebay.ToinstallorreplaceaninternalRDXdrive,see
“InstallingorreplacinganinternalRDXdrive”onpage153
.
Note:IfyourserverisinstalledwithaWindowsServeroperatingsystem,youcanusetheWindows
BackupprogramtobackupthedatastoredonRDXmedia.Fordetailedinformation,refertotheuser
guideoftheRDXdrive.Theuserguideisavailablefordownloadat:
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals
Tolocatetheinternaldrivesordrivebays,see“Servercomponents”onpage28
.
Externaldrives
IfyourserverhasaHostBusAdapterinstalled,anexternaltapedrivecanbeconnectedtostoredataon
tapes.Toconnectanexternaltapedrive,see“Connectinganexternaltapedrive”onpage157
.
Expansionslots
TheserverhassixexpansionslotsonthesystemboardforinstallingappropriatePeripheralComponent
Interconnect(PCI)cardsorPCIExpresscards.Fordetailedinformation,see“Systemboardcomponents”
onpage48
.
Input/Output(I/O)features
•Oneserialconnectorontherearpanel
•OneVideoGraphicsArray(VGA)DB-15connectorontherearpanel
•SixUSB2.0connectors(twoonthefrontpanelandfourontherearpanel)
•TwoRJ-45Ethernetconnectorsontherearpanel(Ethernetconnector2isforsystemmanagement)
Forthelocationinformationabouttheconnectors,refertotherelatedtopicsin“Locations”onpage13.
Videosubsystem
AnintegratedgraphicscontrollerintheThinkServerManagementModule(TMM),whichalsoisknownas
theBaseboardManagementController(BMC)chip,isinstalledonthesystemboardtotosupportaVGA
connectorontherearpanelforconnectingvideodevices.
Ethernetconnectivity
TheservercomeswithanintegratedIntelGigabitEthernetcontrolleraswellasanEthernetphysicallayer
(PHY)oftheOpenSystemsInterconnectionmodel(OSImodel).Theyprovidetheserverwiththeabilityto
supporttwoEthernetconnectorsontherearpanelwith10megabitspersecond(Mbps),100Mbps,or1000
Mbpsnetworkconnectivity.Formoreinformation,see“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage21
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