Lenovo ThinkServer TS150 User Manual

Contents
Read this first: safety information . . . . iii
Products that are not assessed. . . . . . . . . . ix
Safety inspection guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Grounding requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Chapter 1. General information . . . . . 1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Server documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Chapter 2. Server setup road map . . . 5
Server setup procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Turning on the server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Turning off the server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Chapter 3. Product overview . . . . . . 7
In the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Features and specifications of your server . . . . . 7
Operating environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Software programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
ThinkServer EasyStartup . . . . . . . . . 10
ThinkServer EasyUpdate Firmware Updater . . 10
Lenovo ThinkServer Diagnostics . . . . . . 10
Lenovo ThinkServer Power Planner . . . . . 10
Lenovo XClarity Essentials OneCLI . . . . . 10
Component locations . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Machine type, model, and serial number
label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Front view of the server . . . . . . . . . . 11
Rear view of the server . . . . . . . . . . 12
Server locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Server components . . . . . . . . . . . 16
RAID card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
System board components . . . . . . . . 19
System board jumper. . . . . . . . . . . 22
Chapter 4. Configuring the server. . . 25
Using the Setup Utility program . . . . . . . . 25
Starting the Setup Utility program . . . . . . 25
Setup Utility program interface . . . . . . . 25
Using passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Selecting a startup device . . . . . . . . . 29
Configuring the TPM function . . . . . . . 30
Exiting the Setup Utility program . . . . . . 30
Updating or recovering the BIOS . . . . . . 30
Using the ThinkServer EasyStartup program . . . 31
Features of the ThinkServer EasyStartup
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Starting the ThinkServer EasyStartup
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Configuring RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
About RAID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
RAID for your server . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Configuring onboard SATA software RAID . . 35
Configuring advanced SATA or SAS hardware
RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Chapter 5. Replacing hardware . . . . 39
Purchasing ThinkServer options . . . . . . . . 39
Getting familiar with important guidelines . . . . . 39
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . 40
System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . 40
Preparing your server and removing the server
cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Removing and installing hardware . . . . . . . 42
Front bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Internal drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Memory module . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
PCIe card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 520i upgrade key . . 74
Front USB assembly . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Thermal sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
SD module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Front fan assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Rear fan assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Intrusion switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Power supply assembly . . . . . . . . . . 85
Coin-cell battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
For service technician only: replacing the heat
sink and fan assembly . . . . . . . . . . 89
For service technician only: replacing the
CPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
For service technician only: replacing the
system board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Completing the parts replacement . . . . . . . 96
Chapter 6. Troubleshooting and
diagnostics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Troubleshooting procedure . . . . . . . . . . 99
Basic troubleshooting tables. . . . . . . . . . 99
Lenovo ThinkServer EasyStartup program
problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Optical drive problems . . . . . . . . . . 101
Storage drive problems . . . . . . . . . . 102
Memory module problems . . . . . . . . . 102
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Lenovo ThinkServer TS150 Specifications

General

Bus type	DMI3
Scalability	1S
Processor cache	8 MB
Processor cores	4
Processor model	E3-1225V5
System bus rate	8 GT/s
Processor series	Intel Xeon E3-1200 v5
Processor socket	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Processor codename	Skylake
Execute Disable Bit	Yes
Processor frequency	3.3 GHz
Processor cache type	Smart Cache
Processor lithography	14 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Processor package size	37.5 x 37.5 mm
Processor boost frequency	3.7 GHz
Processor operating modes	64-bit
PCI Express configurations	1x16, 1x8+2x4, 2x8
Supported instruction sets	AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 W
Number of processors installed	1
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	16
Memory types supported by processor	DDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM
Memory voltage supported by processor	1.35 V
Memory channels supported by processor	Dual
Memory clock speeds supported by processor	1333, 1600, 1866, 2133 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)	34.1 GB/s
Maximum internal memory supported by processor	64 GB
HDD size	3.5 \
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
HDD interface	Serial ATA
Optical drive type	DVD-ROM
Total storage capacity	2000 GB
Maximum storage capacity	24 TB
Number of HDDs installed	2
Internal memory	8 GB
Memory clock speed	2133 MHz
Internal memory type	DDR4-SDRAM
Memory layout (slots x size)	1 x 8 GB
On-board graphics card ID	0x191D
On-board graphics card model	Intel® HD Graphics P530
On-board graphics card family	Intel® HD Graphics
Maximum on-board graphics card memory	1.7 GB
On-board graphics card OpenGL version	4.4
On-board graphics card base frequency	400 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX version	12.0
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)	1150 MHz
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)	3
Cabling technology	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
USB 2.0 ports quantity	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	8
PCI Express slots version	3.0
Operating altitude	0 - 3048 m
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 60 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90 %
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	8 - 80 %
Power supply	400 W
Power supply input frequency	50 - 60 Hz
Redundant power supply (RPS) support	-
Chassis type	Tower
Operating system installed	Windows Server 2012 Foundation
Compatible operating systems	Windows Server 2012/2012 R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux 11/12, Windows 10, Canonical Ubuntu 14.04, VMware vSphere 2015
Processor ARK ID	88168
Intel Secure Key Technology version	1.00
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)	No

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	431 mm
Width	175 mm
Height	375 mm
Weight	12500 g