Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . 1
Server package contents . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Management options. . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Chapter 2. Server components . . . . 21
Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Front I/O assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Rear view LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
System board components . . . . . . . . . . 32
System board LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Internal cable routing. . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
GPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Backplane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Parts list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Power cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Chapter 3. Server hardware
setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Server setup checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Installation Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . 127
Working inside the server with the power
on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . 127
Install server hardware options . . . . . . . . . 128
Remove the security bezel . . . . . . . . . 128
Remove the top cover . . . . . . . . . . 129
Remove the air baffle . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Remove the system fan cage . . . . . . . . 133
Install a processor-heat-sink module. . . . . 134
Install a memory module . . . . . . . . . 136
Install the 2.5-inch-drive backplane . . . . . 153
Install the 3.5-inch-drive backplane . . . . . 156
Install the rear hot-swap drive assembly . . . 158
Install the RAID adapter . . . . . . . . . . 159
Install the M.2 backplane and M.2 drive. . . . 160
Install a GPU with the GPU thermal kit . . . . 165
Install a PCIe adapter . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Install the LOM adapter . . . . . . . . . . 174
Install the serial port module . . . . . . . . 175
Install the system fan cage . . . . . . . . . 177
Install a system fan. . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Install the U.2 24-Bay/20-Bay upgrade kit . . . 179
Install a hot-swap power supply . . . . . . 181
Install the air baffle . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Install the RAID super capacitor module . . . 188
Install the top cover . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Install a hot-swap drive . . . . . . . . . . 190
Install the server in a rack . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Cable the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Turn on the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Validate server setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Turn off the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Chapter 4. System configuration . . . 197
Set the network connection for the Lenovo XClarity
Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Update the firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Configure the firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Memory configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Configure DC Persistent Memory Module
(DCPMM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
RAID configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Install the operating system . . . . . . . . . . 207
Back up the server configuration . . . . . . . . 208
Chapter 5. Resolving installation
issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Appendix A. Getting help and
technical assistance . . . . . . . . . . 213
Before you call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Collecting service data . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Contacting Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Appendix B. Trademarks . . . . . . . 217
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
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