Lenovo ThinkSystem SR635 - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

Contents
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Safety inspection checklist . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . 1
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Particulate contamination . . . . . . . . . . 7
Firmware updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Tech Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Security advisories . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Power on the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Power off the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Chapter 2. Server components . . . . 13
Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Operator information panel . . . . . . . . . . 15
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Rear view LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
System board components . . . . . . . . . . 21
System board LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
System board jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Internal cable routing. . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Power/Sideband cable routing . . . . . . . 28
Server model with four 3.5-inch SAS/SATA
drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Server model with eight 2.5-inch SAS/SATA
drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Server model with six 2.5-inch SAS/SATA
drives and four 2.5-inch NVMe drives . . . . 47
Server model with ten 2.5-inch SAS/SATA/
NVMe drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
M.2 module cable routing . . . . . . . . . 67
Super capacitor cable routing . . . . . . . 69
VGA/USB/Front panel connector . . . . . . 70
Intrusion switch cable routing . . . . . . . 72
Parts list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Power cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Chapter 3. Hardware replacement
procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Installation Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Safety inspection checklist. . . . . . . . . 80
System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . 81
Working inside the server with the power on . . 81
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . 82
Technical rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Technical rules for processor and heat sink . . 82
Technical rules for power supply . . . . . . 83
Technical rules for system fans . . . . . . . 85
Technical rules for GPU adapters . . . . . . 85
Technical rules for drives . . . . . . . . . 87
Technical rules for HBA/RAID adapters . . . . 88
Technical rules for PCIe NVMe adapter . . . . 88
Technical rules for Ethernet adapters. . . . . 88
Top cover replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Remove the top cover . . . . . . . . . . 89
Install the top cover . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Air baffle replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Remove the air baffle . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Install the air baffle . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Rack latches replacement. . . . . . . . . . . 94
Remove the rack latches . . . . . . . . . 94
Install the rack latches . . . . . . . . . . 97
Security bezel replacement . . . . . . . . . . 99
Remove the security bezel . . . . . . . . . 99
Install the security bezel. . . . . . . . . . 100
System fan replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Remove a system fan. . . . . . . . . . . 102
Install a system fan. . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Memory module replacement . . . . . . . . . 105
Remove a memory module . . . . . . . . 105
Memory module installation rules . . . . . . 107
Install a memory module . . . . . . . . . 109
Hot-swap drive replacement . . . . . . . . . . 110
Remove a hot-swap drive . . . . . . . . . 111
Install a hot-swap drive . . . . . . . . . . 112
OCP 3.0 Ethernet adapter replacement . . . . . 113
Remove the OCP 3.0 Ethernet adapter . . . . 113
Install the OCP 3.0 Ethernet adapter . . . . . 114
Internal riser assembly replacement . . . . . . . 115
Remove the internal riser assembly . . . . . 115
Install the internal riser assembly . . . . . . 116
Riser card replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Remove a riser card . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Install a riser card . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
PCIe adapter replacement. . . . . . . . . . . 121
Remove a PCIe adapter . . . . . . . . . . 122
Install a PCIe adapter . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Intrusion switch replacement . . . . . . . . . 128
Remove an intrusion switch . . . . . . . . 128
Install an intrusion switch . . . . . . . . . 129
GPU replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Remove a GPU adapter . . . . . . . . . . 130
Install a GPU adapter . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Backplane replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . 131
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