Contents
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Safety statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Chapter 1. The Lenovo System x3500
M4 Type 7383 server . . . . . . . . . . 1
The Lenovo Documentation CD . . . . . . . . .
Hardware and software requirements . . . . .
The Documentation Browser . . . . . . . .
Related documentation . . . . . . . . . . . .
Notices and statements in this document . . . . .
Server features and specifications . . . . . . . .
What your server offers . . . . . . . . . . .
Reliability, availability, and serviceability. . . . .
Systems Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Server controls, LEDs, and power . . . . . . .
Front view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Operator information panel . . . . . . . .
Light path diagnostics panel . . . . . . .
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Server power features . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 2. Installing optional
devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Instructions for Lenovo Business Partners . . . .
Sending DSA data to Lenovo . . . . . . . . .
Server components . . . . . . . . . . . . .
System-board internal connectors . . . . .
System-board external connectors . . . . .
System-board switches and jumpers . . . .
System-board LEDs and controls . . . . .
Hard disk drive backplane connectors
Installation guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . .
System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . .
Working inside the server with the power on .
Handling static-sensitive devices
Opening the bezel media door . . . . . . . .
Removing the left-side cover . . . . . . . . .
Removing the air baffle . . . . . . . . . . .
Removing the fan cage assembly . . . . . . .
Installing a simple-swap fan . . . . . . . . .
Hard disk drive installation . . . . . . . . . .
Installing a 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk
drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installing a 3.5-inch hot-swap hard disk
drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installing a 3.5-inch simple-swap hard disk
drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installing a DVD drive . . . . . . . . . .
Installing an optional tape drive . . . . . .
Memory module installation . . . . . . . . .
DIMM installation sequence. . . . . . . .
Memory mirrored channel . . . . . . . .
Memory rank sparing . . . . . . . . . .
Installing a DIMM . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installing a PCI-X bracket . . . . . . . . . .
Installing an adapter . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installing an adapter on the PCI-X bracket . .
Installing an optional ServeRAID adapter memory
module
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installing a RAID adapter battery or flash power
module remotely in the server . . . . . . . . .
Installing the microprocessor 2 expansion board .
Installing a microprocessor and heat sink . . . .
Installing a hot-swap power supply
Installing a USB embedded hypervisor flash
device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Completing the installation . . . . . . . . . .
Replacing the fan cage assembly . . . . .
Replacing the left-side cover . . . . . . .
Connecting the cables . . . . . . . . . .
Updating the server configuration . . . . .
Chapter 3. Configuration information
and instructions . . . . . . . . . . .
Updating the firmware. . . . . . . . . . . .
Configuring the server . . . . . . . . . . . .
Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation
CD
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Using the Setup utility . . . . . . . . . .
Using the Boot Manager . . . . . . . . .
Starting the backup server firmware . . . .
Changing the Power Policy option to the
default settings after loading UEFI defaults . .
Using the Integrated Management Module II
(IMM2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Using the remote presence and blue-screen
capture features . . . . . . . . . . . .
Using the embedded hypervisor . . . . . .
Configuring the Ethernet controller . . . . .
Enabling Features on Demand Ethernet
software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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