Lenovo ThinkSystem SR950 7X12 - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . 1
Server package contents . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Management options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Chapter 2. Server components . . . . 15
Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Front operator panel . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Internal cable routing. . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Cable routing for common components . . . 26
Cable routing for drives . . . . . . . . . . 29
Parts list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Power cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Chapter 3. Server hardware setup . . 45
Server setup checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Installation Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . 47
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . 47
Install server hardware options . . . . . . . . . 48
Remove the front cover . . . . . . . . . . 48
Install the compute system board . . . . . . 49
Install a processor-heat-sink module. . . . . 51
Install a memory module . . . . . . . . . 54
Install a hard disk drive backplane . . . . . . 57
Install a hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . . 62
Install the front cover . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Install an adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Install a riser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Install a power supply. . . . . . . . . . . 81
Install the server in a rack . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Cable the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Power on the server (connect input power) . . . . 85
Validate server setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Power off the server (disconnect input power) . . . 85
Chapter 4. System configuration . . . 87
Set the network connection for the Lenovo XClarity
Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Set front USB port for Lenovo XClarity Controller
connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Update the firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Configure the firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Memory configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Independent memory mode . . . . . . . . 92
Memory mirroring . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Memory sparing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
RAID configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Install the operating system . . . . . . . . . . 93
Back up the server configuration . . . . . . . . 93
Chapter 5. Resolving installation
issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Appendix A. Getting help and
technical assistance . . . . . . . . . . 99
Before you call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Collecting service data . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Contacting Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Appendix B. Component
reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Internal connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
System-board connectors . . . . . . . . . 103
Storage-board-assembly connectors . . . . 103
I/O-tray connectors . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Storage interposer connectors . . . . . . . 107
RAID card connectors . . . . . . . . . . 108
Drive backplane connectors . . . . . . . . 109
Component access . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Adapter replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Compute tray (upper or lower)
replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Compute system board replacement. . . . . 126
Compute system board filler replacement . . . 129
Fan cage replacement . . . . . . . . . . 131
Front cover replacement . . . . . . . . . 139
Hard disk drive replacement . . . . . . . . 140
Hard disk drive backplane replacement. . . . 144
I/O tray replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 151
M.2 backplane replacement . . . . . . . . 154
M.2 drive replacement . . . . . . . . . . 158
Memory air baffle replacement . . . . . . . 161
Memory module replacement . . . . . . . 165
Riser replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Storage interposer replacement. . . . . . . 181
Storage tray replacement . . . . . . . . . 187
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
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