Contents
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Safety inspection checklist . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . 1
Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Tech Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Security advisories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Technical specifications. . . . . . . . . . . 4
Mechanical specifications . . . . . . . . . 10
Environmental specifications . . . . . . . . 10
Management options. . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Chapter 2. Server components . . . . 19
Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Top view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Front I/O module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
System-board-assembly layout . . . . . . . . 35
System-board-assembly connectors. . . . . 36
System-board-assembly switches. . . . . . 38
System LEDs and diagnostics display . . . . . . 40
Chapter 3. Parts list . . . . . . . . . . 41
Power cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Chapter 4. Unboxing and setup . . . . 47
Server package contents . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Identify the server and access the Lenovo XClarity
Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Server setup checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Chapter 5. Hardware replacement
procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Installation Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Safety inspection checklist. . . . . . . . . 52
System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . 53
Working inside the server with the power on . . 54
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . 54
Memory module installation rules and order . . . . 56
DDR5 DIMMs installation order . . . . . . . 58
Technical rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
PCIe slots and adapters . . . . . . . . . . 61
Technical rules for drives . . . . . . . . . 64
Thermal rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Power on and power off the server . . . . . . . 68
Power on the server . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Power off the server . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Server replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Remove the server from the rack . . . . . . 69
Install the server to the rack . . . . . . . . 72
Air baffle replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Remove the air baffle . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Install the air baffle . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Backplane replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Remove the front 2.5-inch drive backplane . . 80
Install the front 2.5-inch drive backplane . . . 81
Remove the front 3.5-inch drive backplane . . 82
Install the front 3.5-inch drive backplane . . . 84
Remove the front 16-EDSFF drive
backplane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Install the front 16-EDSFF drive backplane . . 86
Remove the 2.5-inch rear drive backplane. . . 88
Install the 2.5-inch rear drive backplane . . . 90
Remove the 7mm drive backplanes . . . . . 91
Install the 7mm drive backplanes . . . . . . 93
CMOS battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . 94
Remove the CMOS battery . . . . . . . . 94
Install the CMOS battery . . . . . . . . . 97
EDSFF cage replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Remove an EDSFF cage . . . . . . . . . 99
Install an EDSFF cage . . . . . . . . . . 100
Front I/O module replacement . . . . . . . . . 102
Remove the front I/O module . . . . . . . . 102
Install the front I/O module. . . . . . . . . 103
Remove the integrated diagnostics panel
assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Install the integrated diagnostics panel
assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Remove the external LCD cable (4 x 3.5''
chassis) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Install the external LCD cable (4 x 3.5''
chassis) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Heat sink Torx T30 nut replacement . . . . . . . 112
Remove a heat sink Torx T30 nut . . . . . . 112
Install a heat sink Torx T30 nut . . . . . . . 113
Hot-swap drive replacement . . . . . . . . . . 115
Remove a 2.5/3.5-inch hot-swap drive . . . . 115
Install a 2.5/3.5-inch hot-swap drive . . . . . 117
Remove a hot-swap EDSFF drive . . . . . . 119
Install a hot-swap EDSFF drive . . . . . . . 121
Hot-swap power supply unit replacement . . . . 123
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