Lenovo ThinkSystem SN550 - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

Contents
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Safety inspection checklist . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . 1
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Firmware updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Configuring the LAN over USB interface
manually. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Installing the LAN over USB Windows device
driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Tech Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Security advisories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Power on the compute node . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Power off the compute node. . . . . . . . . . 10
Chapter 2. Compute node
components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Power, controls, and indicators. . . . . . . . . 11
Compute node controls, connectors, and
LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
System-board layout . . . . . . . . . . . 13
KVM cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Parts list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Chapter 3. Hardware replacement
procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Installation Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . 22
Working inside the server with the power on . . 22
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . 23
Returning a device or component . . . . . . 23
Updating the compute node configuration . . 23
Compute node replacement . . . . . . . . . . 24
Remove the compute node from the
chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Install the compute node in the chassis . . . . 25
2.5-inch hot-swap drive replacement . . . . . . 26
Remove a 2.5-inch hot-swap drive . . . . . 26
Install a 2.5-inch hot-swap drive . . . . . . 27
2.5-inch drive backplane replacement . . . . . . 28
Remove the 2.5-inch drive backplane . . . . 28
Install a 2.5-inch drive backplane . . . . . . 29
Air baffle replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Remove the air baffle . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Install the air baffle . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Adapter-retention assembly replacement. . . . . 32
Remove the adapter-retention assembly . . . 32
Install the adapter-retention assembly . . . . 34
Bezel replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Remove the bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Install the bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Chassis bulkhead replacement . . . . . . . . . 37
Remove the bulkhead . . . . . . . . . . 37
Install the bulkhead . . . . . . . . . . . 39
CMOS battery - CR2032 replacement . . . . . . 40
Remove the CMOS battery - CR2032 . . . . 40
Install the CMOS battery - CR2032 . . . . . 41
Compute node cover replacement . . . . . . . 42
Remove the compute node cover . . . . . . 42
Install the compute node cover . . . . . . . 43
DIMM replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Remove a DIMM. . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Install a DIMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Fabric connector replacement . . . . . . . . . 49
Remove a fabric connector . . . . . . . . 49
Install a fabric connector . . . . . . . . . 50
Flash power module replacement . . . . . . . . 51
Remove the flash power module . . . . . . 51
Install the flash power module . . . . . . . 52
Front handle replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Remove the front handle . . . . . . . . . 53
Install the front handle . . . . . . . . . . 54
ID label plate replacement. . . . . . . . . . . 55
Remove the ID label plate . . . . . . . . . 55
Install the ID label plate . . . . . . . . . . 56
I/O expansion adapter replacement . . . . . . . 57
Remove an I/O expansion adapter. . . . . . 57
Install an I/O expansion adapter. . . . . . . 58
M.2 backplane replacement . . . . . . . . . . 60
Remove the M.2 backplane . . . . . . . . 60
Install the M.2 backplane . . . . . . . . . 61
M.2 drive replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Remove an M.2 drive . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Adjust the position of the retainer on the M.2
backplane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Install an M.2 drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Processor and heat sink replacement . . . . . . 66
Remove a processor and heat sink . . . . . 66
Install a processor and heat sink . . . . . . 70
RFID tag replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Remove the RFID tag . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Install the RFID tag . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
RAID adapter replacement . . . . . . . . . . 78
Remove a RAID adapter. . . . . . . . . . 78
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