Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

Contents
Safetyinformation..........iii
Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1
Introduction.................1
Serverdocumentation.............2
Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...5
Chapter3.Productoverview......7
Serverpackage...............7
Features..................7
Specications...............12
Software.................12
ThinkServerEasyStartup.........12
ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater.13
BIOSandTMMupdateutilities......13
RAIDcongurationutilities........13
LenovoThinkServerEasyManage.....13
Remotemanagementsoftware......13
Locations.................13
Machinetype,model,andserialnumber
label.................13
Frontviewoftheserver.........15
Frontpanel..............17
IntelligentDiagnosticsModule.......18
Rearviewoftheserver.........19
Serverlocks..............22
Servercomponents...........25
Hot-swapharddiskdrivestatusLEDs...32
RAIDcard...............33
Hot-swapharddiskdrivebackplane....35
Systemboardcomponents........45
Systemboardjumpers..........48
SystemboardLEDs...........52
Chapter4.Turningonandturningoff
theserver...............55
Turningontheserver............55
Turningofftheserver............55
Chapter5.Conguringtheserver..57
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........57
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....57
ViewinginformationintheSetupUtility
program...............57
SetupUtilityprograminterface......58
Settingthesystemdateandtime.....66
Usingpasswords............67
ConguringtheTPMfunction.......68
Selectingastartupdevice........68
ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......69
UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS......69
UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...70
FeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartup
program...............71
StartingtheThinkServerEasyStartup
program...............71
ConguringRAID..............73
AboutRAID..............73
RAIDforyourserver...........74
ConguringRAIDusingtheThinkServer
EasyStartupprogram..........75
ConguringtheonboardSATAsoftware
RAID.................76
ConguringtheadvancedSATAorSAS
hardwareRAID.............81
ConguringtheEthernetcontrollers......82
Updatingthermware............82
UsingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram....82
UsingtheLenovoThinkServerEasyManage
program.................82
Chapter6.Installing,removing,or
replacinghardware..........85
Guidelines................85
Precautions..............85
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....86
Systemreliabilityguidelines........86
Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.87
Removingtheservercover..........87
Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel....89
RemovingandreinstallingthePCIcardbracket
assembly.................91
Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware...94
Installingorremovingamemorymodule...94
InstallingorremovingaPCIcard......98
InstallingorremovingtheEthernetcard...101
InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard....103
FortheThinkServerRAID500Adapter:
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID
500UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID....105
FortheThinkServerRAID700Adapter:
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID
700Battery..............108
InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID
100upgradekeyforAdvancedRAID....111
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