Lenovo ThinkSystem SR635 V3 - default chapter; Table of Contents

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Chapter 2. Server components . . . . 17
Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Top view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Front I/O module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
System-board-assembly layout . . . . . . . . 31
System-board-assembly connectors. . . . . 33
System-board-assembly switches. . . . . . 34
System LEDs and diagnostics display . . . . . . 36
Chapter 3. Parts list . . . . . . . . . . 37
Power cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Chapter 4. Unboxing and setup . . . . 41
Server package contents . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Identify the server and access the Lenovo XClarity
Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Server setup checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Chapter 5. Hardware replacement
procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Installation Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Safety inspection checklist. . . . . . . . . 46
System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . 47
Working inside the server with the power on . . 48
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . 48
Technical rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Memory module installation rules and order . . 49
PCIe slots and adapters . . . . . . . . . . 50
Technical rules for drives . . . . . . . . . 53
Thermal rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Power on and power off the server . . . . . . . 59
Power on the server . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Power off the server . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Backplane replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Remove the front 2.5-inch drive backplane . . 60
Install the front 2.5-inch drive backplane . . . 61
Remove the front 16-EDSFF drive
backplane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Install the front 16-EDSFF drive backplane . . 63
Remove the rear 2.5-inch drive backplane. . . 64
Install the rear 2.5-inch drive backplane . . . 66
Remove the 7mm drive backplanes . . . . . 68
Install the 7mm drive backplanes . . . . . . 70
CMOS battery (CR2032) replacement . . . . . . 71
Remove the CMOS battery . . . . . . . . 71
Install the CMOS battery . . . . . . . . . 73
EDSFF cage replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Remove an EDSFF cage . . . . . . . . . 75
Install an EDSFF cage . . . . . . . . . . 76
Front I/O module replacement . . . . . . . . . 78
Remove the front I/O module . . . . . . . . 78
Install the front I/O module . . . . . . . . . 80
Remove the Integrated Diagnostics Panel
assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Install the Integrated Diagnostics Panel
assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Fan board replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Remove the fan board . . . . . . . . . . 84
Install the fan board . . . . . . . . . . . 86
GPU replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Remove a GPU adapter . . . . . . . . . . 87
Install a GPU adapter . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Server replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Remove the server from rack . . . . . . . . 91
Install the server to rack . . . . . . . . . . 94
Hot-swap drive replacement . . . . . . . . . . 99
Remove a 2.5-inch hot-swap drive . . . . . 99
Install a 2.5-inch hot-swap drive . . . . . . 100
Remove a hot-swap EDSFF drive . . . . . . 102
Install a hot-swap EDSFF drive . . . . . . . 104
Hot-swap power supply unit replacement . . . . 106
Remove a hot-swap power supply unit . . . . 106
Install a hot-swap power supply . . . . . . 108
Internal CFF HBA/RAID adapter replacement . . . 110
Remove the internal CFF HBA/RAID
adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Install the internal CFF HBA/RAID adapter. . . 111
Intrusion switch replacement . . . . . . . . . 112
Remove an intrusion switch . . . . . . . . 112
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