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Summary of Contents for ThinkSystem HR650X

Page 1: ...ThinkSystem HR650X User Guide and Hardware Maintenance Manual V1 0 Please read this manual before using the product ...

Page 2: ...SSEMBLY MAIN COMPONENTS 19 2 2 INSTALLING REMOVING AND REPLACING HARDWARE 19 2 2 1 EXPLODED DRAWING 20 2 2 2 REMOVING AND REINSTALLING THE RACK HANDLE 21 2 2 3 REMOVING AND REINSTALLING THE SERVER COVER 21 2 2 4 REMOVING AND REINSTALLING THE COOLING SHROUD 21 2 2 5 REMOVING AND REINSTALLING THE BACK PLANE 22 2 2 6 REMOVING AND REINSTALLING THE SUPERCAP ON THE COOLING SHROUD 22 2 2 7 REMOVING OR IN...

Page 3: ...IOS Setup 37 3 1 BIOS Setup Description 37 3 2 BIOS Setup Main Menu 37 3 3 Main Menu 37 Chapter 4 BMC Setup 78 4 1 Overview of the Lenovo ThinkSystem Management Module 78 4 2 Configuration of the ThinkSystem Remote Management Module 79 4 3 ThinkSystem Remote Management Module Quick Start 80 Prestart 80 Log on 82 Navigation 83 Log out 85 4 4 ThinkSystem Remote Management Module Web Console Options ...

Page 4: ...ttings 96 4 9 7 Network settings 97 4 9 8 PAM Order Settings 97 4 9 9 Platform Event Filter 98 4 9 10 RAID Management 98 4 9 11 Services 99 4 9 12 SMTP Settings 99 4 9 13 SSL Settings 100 4 9 14 System Firewall 101 4 9 15 User Management 101 4 9 16 Video Recording 102 4 9 17 Web Server Instances 102 4 10 Remote Control 103 4 11 Image Redirection 103 4 12 Power Control 104 4 13 Maintenance 104 4 13...

Page 5: ...YSTEM CONFIGURATION 110 5 4 4 REPLACING THE SYSTEM BOARD BATTERY 110 5 4 5 COMMON PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED WHILE OPERATING AND USING THE SYSTEM 111 Chapter 6 SAS SATA NVME install guide 112 6 1 4 SAS SATA Bay 8 Anybay Bay 112 6 2 8 SAS SATA Bay 4 Anybay Bay 112 6 3 12 Anybay Bay 113 Chapter 7 ErP Lot 9 Comliance Mode 114 7 1 You can enable the ErP Lot 9 compliance mode in the Setup Utility program to ...

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Page 9: ...s telecommunications systems networks and modems before you open the device covers unless otherwise instructed in the installation and configuration procedures Connect and disconnect cables as described in the following table when installing moving or opening covers on this Product or the attached devices The power button on the front panel does not disconnect the internal system from the AC power...

Page 10: ...g 121 32 kg 70 5 lb 55 kg 121 2 lb 100 kg 220 5 lb CAUTION Use safe practices when lifting Statement 5 CAUTION The power control button on the device and the power switch on the power supply do not turn off the electrical current supplied to the device The device may have more than one power cord To remove all electrical current from the device ensure that all power cords are disconnected from the...

Page 11: ...otential fire hazard and shock hazard under certain conditions To avoid these hazards ensure that your system electrical requirements do not exceed branch current ratings at the installation site Statement 13 CAUTION Ensure that the rack is secured properly to avoid tipping when the server unit is extended on the rails Statement 14 CAUTION Some accessory or option board outputs exceed Class 2 or l...

Page 12: ...ters in length Torque the wiring terminal screws to 1 4 newton meters 12 inch pounds Provide a readily available approved and rated disconnect device in the field wiring Statement 17 CAUTION This Product contains a Class 1M laser Do not view directly with optical instruments Statement 18 CAUTION Do not place any object on top of rack mounted products Statement 19 CAUTION Hazardous moving parts Kee...

Page 13: ...d high speed storage subsystems 4 Uses highly reliable server dedicated power supply to ensure uninterrupted and stable operation 1 2 2 HIGHLY AVAILABILITY 1 Supports two Intel Xeon Skylake Server 2S processors The new processor supports up to 28 cores up to 10 4 GT s UPI hence significantly improving data processing capabilities and meeting performance standards for servers in multi threaded mult...

Page 14: ...erver 2008 SP2 x86 Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1 including Hyper V Windows 8 1 Windows Server 2012 including Hyper V Windows Server 2012 R2 SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 SP3 SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 12 SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 SP2 SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 SP3 RedHat RHEL 6 5 CentOS 5 4 32bit CentOS 6 3 64bit Citrix XenServer 6 2 operating system Note The supported operating s...

Page 15: ...umidity 8 90 RH non condensing Relative humidity operating 8 90 non condensing Relative humidity transport storage 8 to 90 non condensing in original shipping package 8 to 90 non condensing without original shipping packaging Power supply voltage 200 240V 50Hz 60Hz 100 127V 50Hz 60Hz Power 750W 1 1 hot swap redundant power supply 550W 1 1 hot swap redundant power supply Dimensions 86 5mm 482mm 763...

Page 16: ...l you have read and understood all warnings and cautions stated in the Lenovo Server User Guide Read Me First hereinafter referred to as Read Me First All removals should be performed strictly as instructed Note All pictures in this chapter are for reference only and may differ from actual product appearance 2 1 STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS 2 1 1 FRONT VIEW OF THE SERVER Front view of the server 12 ...

Page 17: ...th PCIe card slot 3 Hot swap power supply 1 4 Hot swap power supply 2 optional 5 Serial connector 6 VGA connector 7 System ID button with LED 8 USB3 0 connector x2 9 3 5 inch HDD 1 10 3 5 inch HDD 2 11 Network connector system management 12 OCP Mezz card 13 Full high full half length PCIe card 2 1 3 FRONT CONTROL PANEL ...

Page 18: ... 2 Off the server is not identified 3 Press 5 secs initiate BMC reset 1 Steady green light the network is connected 3 Network status LED 2 Blinking green light the network is connected and active 3 Off the server is disconnected from the network or the server is off 4 System health LED 1 Steady yellow light key component failure 2 Off the server is off or the server is on and is working correctly ...

Page 19: ...ing operations should be performed on ESD workbenches Where ESD workbenches are not available minimize ESD damage by doing the following 1 Wear an ESD wrist strap and connect it to a metal part of the server 2 Touch the metal casing of the server chassis before handling other server components 3 Ensure that part of your body is in contact with the metal chassis when removing or installing a compon...

Page 20: ...dule 5 Rear back plane 6 Supercap 7 OCP shroud 8 OCP Mezz card 9 PSU 10 Rear 3 5 inch HDD module t 11 Chassis 12 MB Assembly 13 GPU fan duct 14 Cooling shroud 15 3 5 inch HDD tray module 16 HDD dummy 17 System fan cage 18 Fan module 19 Back plane 20 DIMM 21 CPU 22 CPU heat sink ...

Page 21: ... Me First To remove the server cover do the following 1 Turn off all attached devices and the server 2 Disconnect the AC power cord from the electrical outlet 3 Unlock the latch with screwdriver Step 1 4 Push and rotate the latch step 2 5 Pull the cover backwards by rotating the latch to slide it out then lift to remove the cover Step 3 To reinstall reverse the steps above 2 2 4 REMOVING AND REINS...

Page 22: ...nger on back plane pulling out from the location pin and slide to right side Step 1 6 Pull out and remove the whole back plane Step 2 To reinstall reverse the steps above 2 2 6 REMOVING AND REINSTALLING THE SUPERCAP ON THE COOLING SHROUD Do not proceed before reading and understanding the Safety Precautions section of this chapter and Read Me First To remove the supercap do the following 1 Turn of...

Page 23: ...e the server cover See Removing and reinstalling the server cover 4 Remove the cooling shroud See Removing and reinstalling the cooling shroud 5 Open the retaining clips of the appropriate memory slot Open the retaining clips of the memory slot 6 Ensure that notch 1 on the new memory module is aligned with key 2 in the memory slot then insert the memory module 7 Press the top of the new memory mod...

Page 24: ... attached devices and the server 2 Disconnect the AC power cord from the electrical outlet 3 Remove the server cover See Removing and reinstalling the server cover 4 Disconnect all cables connected to the PCIe cards and rear HDD module 5 Grasp the assembly with both hands and carefully lift it straight up and off the chassis Removing the FHFL module Removing the riser x8 from FHFL module To reinst...

Page 25: ...Remove the Riser assembly See Replacing the Riser 1 2 5 Push down the latch Step1 and turn the plastic lock Step 2 on the PCIe cage module 6 Pull the PCIe card outwards to remove it Step 3 Removing PCIe card To remove a half high half length PCIe card do the following 1 Turn off all attached devices and the server 2 Disconnect the AC power cord from the electrical outlet 3 Remove the server cover ...

Page 26: ...Refer to the table below for the specifications and the assigned slots for PCIe cards supported by HR650X Slot no Supported size Slot specifications Remark 1 Full height 8 x16 Support 1xCPU config Full half length 2 Full height 8 Support 1xCPU config Full half length 3 Full height 8 Support 1xCPU config half length 4 Half height 8 Support 1xCPU config half length 5 Full height 8 x16 Does not suppo...

Page 27: ...dule 5 Lift up the rear HDD module To reinstall reverse the steps above 2 2 11 INSTALLING OR REPLACING A CPU HEAT SINK AND CPU DUMMY Do not proceed before reading and understanding the Safety Precautions section of this chapter and Read Me First To install a CPU and heat sink do the following 1 Turn off all attached devices and the server 2 Disconnect the AC power cord from the electrical outlet 3...

Page 28: ...d When replacing the microprocessor please apply the blue thermal grease PN 01KP765 Don t apply the grey thermal grease PN 41Y9292 2 When handling the new heat sink do not touch the thermal grease on the bottom of it 3 To apply appropriate amount about 0 65g of thermal grease to the top of the newly installed microprocessor Either too much or too less application of thermal grease can cause a ther...

Page 29: ... then lift the OCP card off the system board Removing a OCP card To reinstall reverse the steps above 2 2 13 INSTALLING OR REPLACING THE DUMMY TRAY FOR A HOT SWAP DRIVE Do not proceed before reading and understanding the Safety Precautions section of this chapter and Read Me First Note The diagrams below are relevant for servers with 3 5 inch hard drive configuration only To remove the dummy tray ...

Page 30: ...30 Removing the dummy tray of a 3 5 inch dummy tray To reinstall reverse the steps above ...

Page 31: ...h the release latch of the hot swap drive See Figure below to open the handle of the drive Pushing the release latch of a 3 5 inch hot swap drive 2 Rotate and pull the handle to slide the drive out of the chassis Removing a 3 5 inch hot swap drive To reinstall reverse the steps above Special Note Install the hot swap drives into the available bays in the order numbered in the diagrams below Instal...

Page 32: ...cord To remove 1 Disconnect the power cord 2 Push the latch and pull hot swap power supply out 2 2 16 INSTALLING OR REPLACING A SYSTEM FAN Do not proceed before reading and understanding the Safety Precautions section of this chapter and Read Me First To remove a system fan do the following 1 Remove the server cover See Removing and reinstalling the server cover 2 Lift the system fan module out of...

Page 33: ...stall reverse the steps above 2 2 18 INSTALLING THE M 2 STORAGE MODULE Do not proceed before reading and understanding the Safety Precautions section of this chapter and Read Me First 1 Turn off all attached devices and the server 2 Disconnect the AC power cord from the electrical outlet 3 To assemble the M 2 storage module I M 2 storage insert to the connectors Step 1 II Clip the M 2 storages Ste...

Page 34: ...ng and reinstalling the server cover 5 Insert the M 2 storage module through the guide pins between the PSU cage and left Riser2 6 Plugs the SATA cable and power cable to SATA port 0 1 and power connector To reinstall reverse the steps above ...

Page 35: ...nstalling or replacing a hot swap power supply 4 Remove the server cover See Removing and reinstalling the server cover 5 Remove the Riser assembly See Replacing the Riser 1 2 6 Remove the system fan See installing or replacing a system fan cage 7 Grab the plungers handle position 1 2 8 Slide to front side and lift up the MB assembly To install 1 Handle the MB assembly through grabbing the plunger...

Page 36: ...ed length of 730 mm which may be used with cable management clips at full length The Rail Kit Installation Guide may be found in the rail kit package Refer to the Rail Kit Installation Guide for rail kit installation instructions Warning Installation of the rail kit should be performed by two or more people Some risk is involved when moving and installing the server Be sure to follow the instructi...

Page 37: ...ription Main Basic BIOS parameter setting Advanced Advance BIOS parameter setting Server Mgmt Server management parameter setting Security Security parameter setting Boot Boot option parameter setting Save Exit Save parameter and exit 3 3 Main Menu Item Option Description BIOS Information BIOS Vendor Read Only Display BIOS Vendor Core Version Read Only Display Core Version Compliancy Read Only Dis...

Page 38: ...MM SS Set the Time Use Tab to switch between Time elements Processor Information Table Sub of Main Menu Item Option Description Processor BSP Revision Read Only Display Processor BSP Revision Processor Socket Read Only Display Processor Socket0 Socket1 Processor ID Read Only Display current Processor ID Processor Frequency Read Only Display current Processor Frequency Processor Max Ratio Read Only...

Page 39: ... Information Sub of Main Menu Socket0 ChA Dimm0 DIMM is Present DIMM Status Enabled DIMM Details 2400MT s Samsung DRx4 16GB RDIMM Socket1 ChA Dimm0 DIMM is Present DIMM Status Enabled DIMM Details 2400MT s Samsung DRx4 16GB RDIMM Empty Empty Advanced Menu Item Option Description iSCSI Configuration In iSCSI Configuration Table Configure the iSCSI parameters Intel Virtual RAID on CPU In Intel Virtu...

Page 40: ...able Processor Configuration Chipset Configuration In Chipset Configuration Chipset Configuration SATA Configuration In SATA Configuration SATA Configuration Memory Configuration In Memory Configuration Memory Configuration PCIE per port control In PCIE per port control PCIE per port control iSCSI Configuration Table Sub of Advanced Menu Item Description iSCSI Initiator Name The worldwide unique n...

Page 41: ... Support Disable Enable Enables or Disables BIOS support for security device O S will not show Security Device TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be available NO Security Device Found Serial Port Console Redirection Table Sub of Advanced Menu Item Description AST2500 Super IO Configuration One Blank Line COM0 Configuration Serial Port Disabled Enabled Enable or Disable Serial Port COM D...

Page 42: ...RQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 Select an optimal settings for Super IO Device One Blank Line COM0 Console Redirection Disabled Enabled Console Redirection Enable or Disable Console Redirection Settings The settings specify how the host computer and the remote computer which the user is using will exchange data Both computers should have the same or compatible settings COM0 SOL Console Redirection Setting...

Page 43: ...re RTS CTS Flow control can prevent data loss from buffer overflow When sending data if the receiving buffers are full a stop signal can be sent to stop the data flow Once the buffers are empty a start signal can be sent to re start the flow Hardware flow control uses two wires to send start stop signals VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Disabled Enabled Enable VT UTF8 Combination Key Support for ANSI VT1...

Page 44: ...Space A parity bit can be sent with the data bits to detect some transmission errors Even parity bit is 0 if the num of 1 s in the data bits is even Odd parity bit is 0 if num of 1 s in the data bits is odd Mark parity bit is always 1 Space Parity bit is always 0 Mark and Space Parity do not allow for error detection They can be used as an additional data bit Stop Bits 1 2 Stop bits indicate the e...

Page 45: ...y Console Redirection Settings Legacy Console Redirection Settings Legacy Serial Redirection Port COM0 CO M1 Select a COM port to display redirection of Legacy OS and Legacy OPROM Messages One Blank line Serial Port for Out of Band Management Windows Emergency Management Services EMS Console Redirection Disabled Enabled Console Redirection Enable or Disable Console Redirection Settings The setting...

Page 46: ...u PCI SubsystemSettings PCI PCI X and PCI Express Settings PCI Bus Driver Version A5 01 11 One Blank line PCI Devices Common Settings Above 4G Decoding Disabled Enabled Enables or Disables 64bit capable Devices to be Decoded in Above 4G Address Space Only if System Supports 64 bit PCI Decoding SR IOV Support Disabled Enabled If system has SR IOV capable PCIe Devices this option Enables or Disables...

Page 47: ...tion settings etc Compatibility Support Module Configuration One blank line CSM Support Disabled Enabled Enable Disable CSM Support One blank line CSM16 Module Version 7 8 One blank line GateA20 Active Upon Request Always UPON REQUEST GA20 can be disabled using BIOS services ALWAYS do not allow disabling GA20 this option is useful when any RT code is executed above 1MB Option ROM Messages Force BI...

Page 48: ...devices other than Network Storage or Video NVMe Configuration Table Sub of Advanced Menu NVMe Configuration NVMe Device Options Settings NVMe controller and Drive information No NVME Device Found USB Configuration Table Sub of Advanced Menu USB Configuration USB Configuration Parameters USB Configuration One blank line USB Module Version 17 One blank line USB Controllers 1 XHCI USB Devices 1 Driv...

Page 49: ...able Ena ble Enable Disable this USB Physical Connector physical port Once disabled any USB devices plug into the connector will not be detected by BIOS or OS USB HS Physical Connector 2 Disable Disable Ena ble Enable Disable this USB Physical Connector physical port Once disabled any USB devices plug into the connector will not be detected by BIOS or OS USB HS Physical Connector 3 Disable Disable...

Page 50: ...ut 10 sec 20 sec 30 sec 40 sec USB mass storage device Start Unit command time out Device power up delay Auto Manual Maximum time the device will take before it properly reports itself to the Host Controller Auto uses default value for a Root port it is 100 ms for a Hub port the delay is taken One blank line Mass Storage Devices AMI Virtual CDROM0 1 00 Auto Floppy Forced FDD Hard Disk CD ROM Mass ...

Page 51: ...P states Lower Limit Default Max Non Turbo P states Lower Limit Hardware P States Disable Native Mode Out of Band Mode Native Mode with No Legacy Support Disable Hardware chooses a P state based on OS Request Legacy P States Native Mode Hardware chooses a P state based on OS guidance Out of Band Enhanced Halt State C1E Disable Enable Enables the Enhanced C1E state of the CPU takes effect after reb...

Page 52: ...ding Software Method to Enable Disable Logical Processor threads Socket0 Core Disable Bitmap Hex 0 0 Enable all cores FFFFFFF Disable all cores Socket1 Core Disable Bitmap Hex 0 0 Enable all cores FFFFFFF Disable all cores Hardware Prefetcher Enable Disable MLC Streamer Prefetcher MSR 1A4h Bit 0 Adjacent Cache Prefetch Enable Disable MLC Spatial Prefetcher MSR 1A4h Bit 1 DCU Streamer Prefetcher En...

Page 53: ...A Disable Enable Select Dma Enable Disable for each CB device No Snoop Disable Enable No Snoop Enable Disable for each CB device IOAT Function 2 Items DMA Disable Enable Select Dma Enable Disable for each CB device No Snoop Disable Enable No Snoop Enable Disable for each CB device IOAT Function 3 Items DMA Disable Enable Select Dma Enable Disable for each CB device No Snoop Disable Enable No Snoop...

Page 54: ... Enable Disable for each CB device IOAT Function 7 Items DMA Disable Enable Select Dma Enable Disable for each CB device No Snoop Disable Enable No Snoop Enable Disable for each CB device Sck1 IOAT Config DCA Disable Enable DCA Enable Disable for this specific socket IOAT Function 0 Items DMA Disable Enable Select Dma Enable Disable for each CB device No Snoop Disable Enable No Snoop Enable Disabl...

Page 55: ...le Disable for each CB device IOAT Function 4 Items DMA Disable Enable Select Dma Enable Disable for each CB device No Snoop Disable Enable No Snoop Enable Disable for each CB device IOAT Function 5 Items DMA Disable Enable Select Dma Enable Disable for each CB device No Snoop Disable Enable No Snoop Enable Disable for each CB device IOAT Function 6 Items DMA Disable Enable Select Dma Enable Disab...

Page 56: ...able Non Isoch VT_D Engine Pass Through DMA support ATS Enable Disable Enable Disable Non Isoch VT_D Engine ATS support Posted Interrupt Enable Disable Enable Disable VT_D posted interrupt Coherency Support Non Isoch Enable Disable Enable Disable Non Isoch VT_D Engine Coherency support Execute Disable Bit Disable Enable When disabled forces the XD feature flag to always return 0 Chipset Configurat...

Page 57: ...gable sSATA Port 2 Not Installed Hot Plug Disable Enable Designates this port as Hot Pluggable sSATA Port 3 Not Installed Hot Plug Disable Enable Designates this port as Hot Pluggable sSATA Port 4 Not Installed Hot Plug Disable Enable Designates this port as Hot Pluggable sSATA Port 5 Not Installed Hot Plug Disable Enable Designates this port as Hot Pluggable SATA Port 0 Not Installed Hot Plug Dis...

Page 58: ...mory RAS Settings Memory RAS Configuration Setup One blank line Static Virtual Lockstep Mode Disable Ena ble Enable Static Virtual Lockstep mode Mirror mode Disable Mirror Mode 1LM Mirror Mode 2LM Mirror Mode will set entire 1LM 2LM memory in system to be mirrored consequently reducing the memory capacity by half Mirror Enable will disable XPT Prefetch Enable Partial Mirror Disable Partial Mirror ...

Page 59: ...00 1066 1200 1333 1400 1600 1800 1866 2000 2133 2200 2400 2600 2666 2800 OvrClk 2933 OvrClk 3000 OvrClk 3200 OvrClk 3400 OvrClk 3466 OvrClk 3600 OvrClk 3733 OvrClk 3800 OvrClk 4000 OvrClk 4200 OvrClk 4266 OvrClk 4400 OvrClk Maximum Memory Frequency Selections in Mhz Do not select Reserved Numa Disable Enable Enable or Disable Non uniform Memory Access NUMA SNC Disable Enable Auto Sub NUMA Clusteri...

Page 60: ...1C PCI E Port Auto Disable Enable In auto mode the BIOS twill remove the EXP port if there is no device or errors on that device and the device is not HP capable Disable is used to disable the Link Speed Auto Gen 1 2 5 GT s Gen 2 5 GT s Gen 3 8 GT s Choose Link Speed for this PCIe port Socket 0 PcieBr2D00F0 Port 2A PCI E Port Auto Disable Enable In auto mode the BIOS twill remove the EXP port if t...

Page 61: ...that device and the device is not HP capable Disable is used to disable the Link Speed Auto Gen 1 2 5 GT s Gen 2 5 GT s Gen 3 8 GT s Choose Link Speed for this PCIe port Socket 0 PcieBr5D00F0 MCP 1 PCI E Port Auto Disable Enable In auto mode the BIOS twill remove the EXP port if there is no device or errors on that device and the device is not HP capable Disable is used to disable the Link Speed A...

Page 62: ...s Choose Link Speed for this PCIe port Socket 1 PcieBr1D02F0 Port 1C PCI E Port Auto Disable Enable In auto mode the BIOS twill remove the EXP port if there is no device or errors on that device and the device is not HP capable Disable is used to disable the Link Speed Auto Gen 1 2 5 GT s Gen 2 5 GT s Gen 3 8 GT s Choose Link Speed for this PCIe port Socket 1 PcieBr1D03F0 Port 1D PCI E Port Auto D...

Page 63: ...there is no device or errors on that device and the device is not HP capable Disable is used to disable the Link Speed Auto Gen 1 2 5 GT s Gen 2 5 GT s Gen 3 8 GT s Choose Link Speed for this PCIe port Socket 1 PcieBr3D02F0 Port 3C PCI E Port Auto Disable Enable In auto mode the BIOS twill remove the EXP port if there is no device or errors on that device and the device is not HP capable Disable i...

Page 64: ...Disable is used to disable the Link Speed Auto Gen 1 2 5 GT s Gen 2 5 GT s Gen 3 8 GT s Choose Link Speed for this PCIe port Server Management Menu Item Option Description Server Management BMC Self Test Status Read Only Ok Display PASSED BMC Device ID Read Only Display BMC Device ID BMC Device Revision Read Only Display BMC Device Revision IPMI Version Read Only Display IPMI Version One Blank Lin...

Page 65: ...ystem should respond if the OS Boot Watchdog Timer expires Not available if OS Boot Watchdog Timer is disabled Serial Mux Enabled Disabled Press Enter to enable or disable Serial Mux configuration One Blank Line BMC DNS Configuration In BMC DNS Configuration Table Press Enter to Configure BMC DNS System Event Log In System Event Log Table Press Enter to change the SEL event log configuration BMC s...

Page 66: ... name is Serial name One blank line Register BMC shared Disabled Enabled If bonding mode show Bonding Enabled Disabled Register Method Nsupdate DHCP Client FQDN Hostname If bonding mode show Register method Nsupdate DHCP Client FQDN Hostname dedicated Disabled Enabled If bonding mode hide the item Register Method Nsupdate DHCP Client FQDN Hostname If bonding mode hide the item One blank line Domai...

Page 67: ...ions to a full SEL One blank line Custom EFI Logging Options Log EFI Status Codes Disabled Both Error code Progress code Disable the logging of EFI Status Codes or log only error code or only progress code or both One blank line NOTE All values changed here do not take effect until computer is restarted Bmc self test log Table Sub of Server Management Menu Bmc self test log logs the report returne...

Page 68: ... to BMC FRU spec Chassis Serial Number Read Only Please refer to BMC FRU spec System UUID Read Only Please refer to BMC FRU spec BMC network configuration Table Sub of Server Management Menu BMC network configuration Configure IPV4 support One blank line NCSI Switch Don t Change OCP MEZZ Card Type A Riser1 Pcie Lan NCSI Cable LAN share NCSI connects to on board LAN SFP share NCSI connects to on bo...

Page 69: ... modify any BMC network parameters during BIOS phase Current Configuration Address source DHCP Station IP address Enter station IP address Subnet mask Enter subnet mask Station MAC address Router IP address Enter router IP address Router MAC address Enter router MAC address VLAN_ID VLAN ID 12 bit Range 0 4095 0 if VLAN ID not used VLAN ID 0 1 4095 are reserved VLAN ID s One blank line Configure IP...

Page 70: ...configure LAN channel parameters statically or dynamically by BIOS or BMC Unspecified option will not modify any BMC network parameters during BIOS Current Configuration Address source DHCP Station IPV6 address Prefix length IPV6 Router IP address IPV6 address status IPV6 DHCP Algorithm View System Event Log Table Sub of Server Management Menu View remaining System Event Log Press Enter to view th...

Page 71: ...umber User Privilege Limit Reserved Enter BMC User Privilege Limit for Selected Channel One blank line Delete User BMC Delete User Details One blank line User Name Enter BMC User Name User Password Enter BMC User Password If the password has been forgotten just enter anything and change the password later One blank line Change User Settings Press Enter to Change User Settings BMC Change User Setti...

Page 72: ...be dropped if no ACK NACK received by time retries expire SOL Retry Interval 50 Range 0 255 Retry Interval in 10 ms increments 0 Retries sent back to back Security Menu Item Option Description Password Description One Blank Line If ONLY the Administrator s password is set then this only limits access to Setup and is only asked for when entering Setup If ONLY the User s password is set then this is...

Page 73: ...de Secure Boot Variables can be configured without authentication Key Management Enables experienced users to modify Secure Boot variables For MLK BIOS only Provision Factory Default keys Disabled Enabled Install factory default Secure Boot keys when System is in Setup Mode For MLK BIOS only One blank line Enroll all Factory Default keys Yes No Force System to User Mode install Factory Default key...

Page 74: ...A2048 bin d EFI_CERT_SHA256 bin 2 Authenticated UEFI Variable Key source Default Custom Mixed modified from Setup menu For MLK BIOS only Delete key is only available when applicable Authorized Signatures 0 0 Set New Key Append Key Delete key Enroll Factory Defaults or load the keys from a file with 1 Public Key Certificate in a EFI_SIGNATURE_LIST b EFI_CERT_X509 DER encoded c EFI_CERT_RSA2048 bin ...

Page 75: ...URE_LIST b EFI_CERT_X509 DER encoded c EFI_CERT_RSA2048 bin d EFI_CERT_SHA256 bin 2 Authenticated UEFI Variable Key source Default Custom Mixed modified from Setup menu For MLK BIOS only Delete key is only available when applicable Boot Menu Item Option Description Boot Configuration Setup Prompt Timeout Number of seconds to wait for setup activation key 65535 0xFFFF means indefinite waiting Bootu...

Page 76: ...er of the legacy devices in this group One Blank Line New Boot Option Policy Default Place First Place Last Controls the placement of newly detected UEFI boot options Save Exit Menu Item Option Description Save Options Save Changes and Exit Exit system setup after saving the changes Discard Changes and Exit Exit system setup without saving any changes One Blank Line Save Changes and Reset Reset th...

Page 77: ...Restore Load Default values for all the setup options Save as User Defaults Save the changes done so far as User Defaults Restore User Defaults Restore the User Defaults to all the setup options One Blank Line Boot Override List bootable device ...

Page 78: ...rver through the network Features of the ThinkSystem Remote Management Module The ThinkSystem Remote Management Module is easily accessible by remote KVM and controllable via LAN or Internet It will digitize and compress the collected video signal keyboard mouse signals and then send to the remote console Embedded with remote access and related control software the module also allows integrated re...

Page 79: ...the following 1 Press F1 as soon as you see the logo screen 2 From the BIOS setup menu select Server Management BMC Network Configuration Configuration Address Source 3 From the Configuration option you can choose STATIC or DHCP to set IP address source and Subnet mask etc 4 When you finish the configuration F10 to save the settings Table 1 IPMI 2 0 Configuration submenu Configuration Address Sour...

Page 80: ...is lenovo Besides lenovo other user names and passwords are also accepted The default user name and password are as follows Username lenovo Password len0vO The Remote Management Module is accessible through the standard HTML5 Web browser with HTTP and HTTPS HTTP HTTPS The embedded Web server provides full access permission You can access the Remote Management Module via encrypted HTTPS protocol or...

Page 81: ...o 2017 81 Figure 2 Configuring IE ESC step 2 Figure 3 Configuring IE ESC step 3 For making the remote console KVM window of the managed server works you must install Java runtime environment JRE V6 0 Update 24 or later ...

Page 82: ...er to the following example https 10 223 131 36 The Web browser will then be directed to the logon page of the Remote Management Module 2 On the logon page of the Remote Management Module enter the user name and password For example Username ADMIN Password ADMIN 3 Click OK to view the home page of the Remote Management Module After a successful initial logon the system administrator can create new...

Page 83: ...the specific system information and take the relevant tasks listed in the following table Table 2 Tabs on the ThinkSystem Remote Management Module home page Tabb Comments Dashboard Displays the overall information about the device status Sensor Displays all sensors status System Inventory This tab contains the following submenus CPU DIMM HDD PSU PCIE FRU Information Display FRU information include...

Page 84: ...n the network to host as media through BMC Power Control Control power Maintenance Maintenance BMC configuration and firmware Sign out Terminate the current Web Console session Note If the remote console KVM window is active it will close automatically when you are logging out After logout the Web console will back to logon screen There also are tabs on the top of the home page Table 3 Tabs on the...

Page 85: ...tic Timeout If the Web console detects no user activity within five minutes the current session will be automatically terminated If the user has opened the KVM remote console window then the Web session will not automatically timeout When the automatic timeout happens the system will inform the user to log on again if the user wants to access the Web console to take operations ...

Page 86: ...er Dashboard displays the overall information about the device status Launch the remote console redirection window from this page To launch it you must have Administrator privilege or KVM privilege Figure dashboard information 4 4 2 Dashboard Information The dashboard Information page shows the summary of the general information as table 4 Table 4 dashboard information page Dashboard Category Desc...

Page 87: ...splay system inventory 4 5 Sensor 4 5 1 Sensor Reading A list of sensor readings will be displayed here Click on a record to show more information about that particular sensor including thresholds and a graphical representation of all associated events ...

Page 88: ...right Lenovo 2017 88 4 6 System Inventory 4 6 1 CPU This page gives detailed information for the CPU present in this system 4 6 2 DIMM This page gives detailed information for the DIMM present in this system ...

Page 89: ... Copyright Lenovo 2017 89 4 6 3 HDD This page gives detailed information for the HDD present in this system 4 6 4 PSU This page gives detailed information for the PSU present in this system ...

Page 90: ... Replaceable Unit FRU Information This page displays the BMC FRU file information On selecting any particular FRU Device ID its corresponding FRU information will be displayed It displays the FRU device name for the selected FRU device ID This page displays the Chassis Board and Product details if available for the items shown in each field ...

Page 91: ...MI Event Log This page displays the list of events incurred by different sensors on this device Click on a record to see the details of that entry Also use the sensor type or sensor name filter options to view those specific events logged in the device ...

Page 92: ... Copyright Lenovo 2017 92 4 8 2 System Log This page displays logs of system events for this device 4 8 3 Audit Log This page displays logs of audit events for this device ...

Page 93: ... Copyright Lenovo 2017 93 4 8 4 Video Log This page displays logs of available recorded video files 4 9 Settings ...

Page 94: ... Copyright Lenovo 2017 94 4 9 1 Date Time This page is used to set the date and time on the BMC 4 9 2 External User Services This field is used to set LDAP Active Directory and RADIUS ...

Page 95: ...novo 2017 95 4 9 3 KVM Mouse Setting This page is used to set KVM mouse emulation from local window to remote screen 4 9 4 Log Settings This field is used to configure the log policy for the event log other settings ...

Page 96: ...96 4 9 5 Manage Licenses This field is used to display the available services and it s validity period and new incenses update 4 9 6 Media Redirection Settings This page is used to configure the media into BMC for redirection ...

Page 97: ...2017 97 4 9 7 Network settings This page is used to configure the network settings for the available LAN channels 4 9 8 PAM Order Settings This page is used to configure the PAM order for user authentication into the BMC ...

Page 98: ...m for configuring the BMC to take selected actions on event messages that it receives or has internally generated 4 9 10 RAID Management This field is allows you to view the Storage Summary RAID Controller information Physical Device Information Logical Device Information BBU Information and Event Log ...

Page 99: ...7 99 4 9 11 Services This page list all services running on the BMC click icon on the right side of service to view and modify the service configuration 4 9 12 SMTP Settings This page is used to configure the SMTP settings ...

Page 100: ... Copyright Lenovo 2017 100 4 9 13 SSL Settings This field is used to configure SSL certificate into the BMC ...

Page 101: ...01 4 9 14 System Firewall This field is used to configure firewall setting 4 9 15 User Management This page is used to manage users By clicking user icon administrator can add a new user and modify or delete the existing users ...

Page 102: ...ng This field is used to configure the video recording function of the KVM server and SOL setting 4 9 17 Web Server Instances This page allows you to provide the number of backend web server instances that would be launched to provide load balancing ...

Page 103: ... Copyright Lenovo 2017 103 4 10 Remote Control This page is used to launch KVM 4 11 Image Redirection This page is used to simulate CD DVD Floppy HDD images into BMC for redirection ...

Page 104: ... Copyright Lenovo 2017 104 4 12 Power Control This page allows you to view and control the power of your server 4 13 Maintenance This group of pages allows you to do maintenance tasks on the device ...

Page 105: ...t Lenovo 2017 105 4 13 1 Backup Configuration This page allows you to select the specific configuration items to be backup 4 13 2 Firmware Information This page is used to view the Firmware Information settings ...

Page 106: ... Copyright Lenovo 2017 106 4 13 3 Firmware Update This wizard takes you through the process of firmware upgradation ...

Page 107: ...e Configuration This page allows the user to configure the preserve configuration items which will be used by the restore factory defaults to preserve the existing configuration without overwriting with defaults Firmware Upgrade configuration ...

Page 108: ... Copyright Lenovo 2017 108 4 13 5 Restore Configuration This page allows user to restore the configuration files from the client system to the BMC ...

Page 109: ...irement for the newly installed program Refer to the user guide provided with the program 2 Verify that the program is legal The use of illegal programs is not recommended they can cause the system errors 3 If the program is run from a USB flash drive ensure that the program on the drive is a complete copy 4 If the program is run from a compact disc ensure that the disc is free from damage 5 If th...

Page 110: ...lay screen do the following 1 Verify that the monitor signal cable is correctly connected to the server plug the ends of the signal cable securely into the adapter at the front of the server and into the corresponding connector at the rear of the monitor Make sure that the power outlet used is working properly 2 Some monitors have relatively noisy displays these monitors should be replaced 3 If th...

Page 111: ... 32b RHEL5 RHEL6 32b SLES10 SLES11 32b 4 When installing a Linux OS turn off UTC time synchronization Under a Linux OS enabling UTC time synchronization can result in an 8 hour time difference between BMC and Linux 5 The BIOS Setup menu is not displayed on full screen This is due to changes in terminal resolution when console redirection is enabled To display the BIOS Setup menu on full screen go ...

Page 112: ...guide 6 1 4 SAS SATA Bay 8 Anybay Bay Install SAS SATA HDD install from slot0 to slot11 Install NVME SSD install from NVME11 to NVME4 6 2 8 SAS SATA Bay 4 Anybay Bay Install SAS SATA HDD install from slot0 to slot11 Install NVME SSD install from NVME11 to NVME8 ...

Page 113: ... Copyright Lenovo 2017 113 6 3 12 Anybay Bay Install SAS SATA HDD install from slot0 to slot11 Install NVME SSD install from NVME11 to NVME0 ...

Page 114: ...liance mode in the Setup Utility program to reduce the consumption of electricity Start into the BIOS setup interface 1 Turn on or restart the server system 2 Before the OS starts up Repeatedly press and release F1 key until entry into BIOS setting up The server had entered into BIOS setup interface ...

Page 115: ...rt the BIOS Setup program 2 Select the advanced Advanced power management Power Technology and press Enter change from Custom to Energy Efficient After change this BIOS setting it shows that Power Technology is Energy Efficient 9 then the server will restart Then the ErP Lot 9 compliance mode is ready ...

Page 116: ... Copyright Lenovo 2017 116 7 2 Make system load default 1 Start the BIOS Setup program 2 Press F9 and select Yes then press F10 and select Yes ...

Page 117: ...Module DMA Direct Memory Access The DMA channel allows certain types of data to be communicated directly between the RAM and device while bypassing the microprocessor DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory RAMs for computers are usually in the form of DRAM chips ECC Error Checking and Correction EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility EMI Electromagnetic Interference ESD Electrostatic Discharge FAT File Allo...

Page 118: ...gh it LUN Logical Unit Number MB Megabytes Equivalent to 1 048 576 bytes MBR Master Boot Record MHZ Megahertz MTBF Mean Time Before Failures NIC Network Interface Controller 87 98 NTFS NT File System PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect POST Power On Self Test After booting up and before loading the operating system POST is performed to examine the various components of the system RAM Random Acce...

Page 119: ... Copyright Lenovo 2017 119 SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol UPS Uninterrupted Power Supply USB Universal Serial Bus ...

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