Contents
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Safety inspection checklist . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . 1
Typical vSAN architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
VX deployment architecture . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Configuration 1. Four-socket Performance . . . 8
Configuration 2. Four-Socket Upgradable . . . 12
Configuration 3. Four-Socket Upgradable /
Storage Rich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Management options. . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Lifecycle management . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Recommended procedure for updating a
ThinkAgile VX cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Firmware updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Tech Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Security advisories . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Chapter 2. Server components . . . . 23
Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Front operator panel . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Internal connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
System-board connectors . . . . . . . . . 32
Storage-board-assembly connectors . . . . 33
I/O tray connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Storage interposer connectors . . . . . . . 38
RAID card connectors . . . . . . . . . . 38
Drive backplane connectors . . . . . . . . 39
Internal cable routing. . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Cable routing for common components . . . 42
Cable routing for drives . . . . . . . . . . 45
Parts list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Power cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Chapter 3. Network/Infrastructure
Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Chapter 4. Server setup checklist. . . 63
Server package contents . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Cable the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Power on the server (connect input power) . . . . 64
Power off the server (disconnect input power) . . . 65
Chapter 5. System configuration . . . 67
Set the network connection for the Lenovo XClarity
Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Management options. . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Manage the lifecycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Update the firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Configure the firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Memory configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
(DCPMM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
RAID configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Install the operating system . . . . . . . . . . 75
Back up the server configuration . . . . . . . . 76
Chapter 6. Installing and configuring
vCSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Using the ThinkAgile Installer . . . . . . . . . 77
Downloading and setting up the ThinkAgile
Installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Running the ThinkAgile Installer . . . . . . . 78
Installing and configuring vCSA manually . . . . . 81
Adding the ThinkAgile VX7820 Appliance/VX 4U
Certified Node to an existing vCSA instance. . . . 82
Chapter 7. Installing and setting up
Lenovo XClarity Administrator. . . . . 83
Deploying Lenovo XClarity Administrator . . . . . 83
Managing ThinkAgile VX7820 Appliance/VX 4U
Certified Node Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Chapter 8. Installing and setting up
Lenovo XClarity Integrator. . . . . . . 87
Deploying Lenovo XClarity Integrator for VMware
vCenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Chapter 9. Hardware replacement
procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Installation Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . 90
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . 91
Adapter replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Remove a PCIe adapter from slot 1 to 4 . . . 92
Remove a PCIe adapter from slot 5 to 8 . . . 93
Remove a LOM adapter from slot 9 . . . . . 95
Remove a PCIe adapter from slot 10 to 15 . . 96
Remove an I/O adapter from slot 16 to 17 . . . 97
Install a PCIe adapter in slot 1 to 4. . . . . . 99
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