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. . . . . . . . . . . 3
Mechanical specifications . . . . . . . . . . 8
Environmental specifications . . . . . . . . . 8
Management options. . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Chapter 2. Server components . . . . 19
Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Top view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Top view with standard heat sinks . . . . . . 28
Top view with NeptAir module . . . . . . . 30
Top view with NeptCore module . . . . . . 31
System-board-assembly layout . . . . . . . . 32
System-board-assembly connectors. . . . . 32
System-board-assembly switches. . . . . . 34
System LEDs and diagnostics display . . . . . . 36
Troubleshooting by system LEDs and
diagnostics display. . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Chapter 3. Parts list . . . . . . . . . . 49
Power cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Chapter 4. Unboxing and setup . . . . 53
Server package contents . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Identify the server and access the Lenovo XClarity
Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Server setup checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Chapter 5. Hardware replacement
procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Installation Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Safety inspection checklist. . . . . . . . . 58
System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . 59
Working inside the server with the power on . . 60
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . 60
Memory module installation rules and order . . . . 62
Installation order for E-Cores series
processors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Technical rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
PCIe slots and adapters. . . . . . . . . . 65
Technical rules for drives . . . . . . . . . 70
Thermal rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Power on and power off the server . . . . . . . 74
Power on the server . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Power off the server . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Rail replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Remove the rails from the rack . . . . . . . 75
Install the rails to the rack . . . . . . . . . 77
Server replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Remove the server from the rack (friction
rails) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Install the server to the rack (friction rails) . . . 85
Remove the server from the rack (slide rails) . . 89
Install the server to the rack (slide rails) . . . . 93
Air baffle replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Remove the air baffle . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Install the air baffle . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Backplane replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Remove the front 2.5-inch drive backplane . . 100
Install the front 2.5-inch drive backplane . . . 101
Remove the 2.5-inch rear drive backplane. . . 102
Install the 2.5-inch rear drive backplane . . . 104
CMOS battery (CR2032) replacement . . . . . . 105
Remove the CMOS battery (CR2032) . . . . 105
Install the CMOS battery (CR2032) . . . . . 107
Front adapter assembly replacement . . . . . . 109
Front riser cage replacement . . . . . . . . 109
Front riser card and PCIe adapter
replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Front OCP module and OCP interposer card
replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Front OCP module replacement. . . . . . . 117
OCP interposer card replacement . . . . . . 119
Front I/O module replacement . . . . . . . . . 123
Remove the front I/O module . . . . . . . . 124
Install the front I/O module. . . . . . . . . 125
Heat sink Torx T30 nut replacement . . . . . . . 125
Remove a heat sink Torx T30 nut . . . . . . 126
Install a heat sink Torx T30 nut . . . . . . . 127
Hot-swap drive replacement . . . . . . . . . . 128
Remove a 2.5-inch hot-swap drive . . . . . 129
Install a 2.5-inch hot-swap drive . . . . . . 130
Hot-swap power supply unit replacement . . . . 132
Remove a hot-swap power supply unit . . . . 132
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