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Lenovo ThinkServer RD650 User Manual

Lenovo ThinkServer RD650 User Manual (418 pages)

12 Gb/s MegaRAID SAS

Brand: Lenovo | Category: Server | Size: 16.04 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
3
Chapter 1: Overview

12
- SAS Technology
  12
- March
  12
- Serial-Attached SCSI Device Interface
  13
- Serial ATA III Features
  13
- Solid State Drive Features
  13
  - SSD Guard
    14
- Dimmer Switch Features
  14
- UEFI 2.0 Support
  14
- Configuration Scenarios
  14
  - Valid Drive MIX Configurations with Hdds and Ssds
    16
- Technical Support
  17
Chapter 2: Introduction to RAID

18
- Components and Features
  18
  - Drive Group
    18
  - Virtual Drive
    18
  - Fault Tolerance
    19
    
    Multipathing
    19
  - Consistency Check
    20
  - Replace
    20
  - Background Initialization
    21
  - Patrol Read
    21
  - Disk Striping
    21
  - Disk Mirroring
    22
  - Parity
    22
  - Disk Spanning
    23
  - Hot Spares
    24
  - Disk Rebuilds
    25
  - Rebuild Rate
    25
  - Hot Swap
    26
  - Drive States
    26
  - Virtual Drive States
    26
  - Beep Codes
    26
  - Enclosure Management
    27
- RAID Levels
  27
  - Summary of RAID Levels
    27
  - Selecting a RAID Level
    28
  - Raid 0
    28
  - Raid 1
    29
  - Raid 5
    30
  - Raid 6
    30
  - Raid 00
    31
  - Raid 10
    32
  - Raid 50
    33
  - Raid 60
    34
- RAID Configuration Strategies
  35
- RAID Availability
  38
  - RAID Availability Concept
    38
- Configuration Planning
  39
- Number of Drives
  39
- March
  40
Chapter 3: Safestore Disk Encryption

41
- Terminology
  41
- Workflow
  42
  - Enable Security
    42
  - Change Security
    43
  - Create Secure Virtual Drives
    43
  - Import a Foreign Configuration
    44
- Instant Secure Erase
  44
Chapter 4: Ctrl-R Utility

46
Chapter 5: The HII Configuration Utility

95
- Starting the HII Configuration Utility
  95
- Critical Boot Error Message
  96
- Managing Configurations
  96
  - Creating a Virtual Drive from a Profile
    97
  - Manually Creating a Virtual Drive
    100
  - Creating a Cachecade Virtual Drive
    104
  - Viewing Drive Group Properties
    105
  - Viewing Global Hot Spare Drives
    105
  - Clearing a Configuration
    106
  - Make Unconfigured Good and Make JBOD
    106
    
    Make Unconfigured Good
    107
    
    Make JBOD
    107
  - Managing Foreign Configurations
    107
    
    Previewing and Importing a Foreign Configuration
    108
    
    Clearing a Foreign Configuration
    110
- Managing Controllers
  110
  - Viewing Advanced Controller Management Options
    112
  - Viewing Advanced Controller Properties
    113
  - Managing Megaraid Advanced Software Options
    115
  - Scheduling a Consistency Check
    116
  - Saving or Clearing Controller Events
    117
  - Enabling or Disabling Drive Security
    118
  - Changing a Security Key
    120
  - Saving the TTY Log
    121
  - Managing and Changing Link Speeds
    122
  - Setting Cache and Memory Properties
    123
  - Running a Patrol Read
    124
  - Changing Power Save Settings
    125
  - Setting Emergency Spare Properties
    126
  - Changing Task Rates
    127
  - Upgrading the Firmware
    128
- Managing Virtual Drives
  130
  - Selecting Virtual Drive Operations
    131
    
    Locating Physical Drives in a Virtual Drive
    131
    
    Deleting a Virtual Drive
    132
    
    Reconfiguring a Virtual Drive
    132
    
    Initializing a Virtual Drive
    134
    
    Erasing a Virtual Drive
    134
    
    Enabling and Disabling SSD Caching
    135
    
    Securing a Virtual Drive
    135
    
    Running a Consistency Check
    135
    
    March
    135
    
    Expanding a Virtual Drive
    136
    
    Disabling Protection on a Virtual Drive
    136
  - Managing Cachecade Virtual Drives
    136
  - Viewing Associated Drives
    137
  - Viewing and Managing Virtual Drive Properties and Options
    137
- Managing Physical Drives
  140
  - Performing Drive Operations
    141
    
    Locating a Drive
    142
    
    Making a Drive Unconfigured Bad, Unconfigured Good, or JBOD
    142
    
    Replacing a Drive
    143
    
    Placing a Drive Offline
    144
    
    Placing a Drive Online
    144
    
    Assigning a Global Hotspare Drive
    144
    
    Assigning a Dedicated Hotspare Drive
    145
    
    Unassigning a Hotspare Drive
    145
    
    Initializing or Erasing a Drive
    146
    
    Rebuilding a Drive
    147
    
    Securely Erasing a Drive
    147
  - Viewing Advanced Drive Properties
    147
- Managing Hardware Components
  149
  - Managing Batteries
    151
    
    Setting Automatic Learn Cycle Properties
    153
  - Managing Enclosures
    153
Chapter 6: Storcli

155
- Overview
  155
- Support for Megacli Commands
  155
- Devices Supported by the Storcli Tool
  155
- Installation
  155
- Storcli Command Syntax
  157
- Working with the Storage Command Line Tool
  159
  - System Commands
    159
    
    System Show Commands
    159
  - Controller Commands
    160
    
    Show and Set Controller Properties Commands
    160
    
    Controller Show Commands
    164
    
    Controller Background Tasks Operation Commands
    165
    
    Premium Feature Key Commands
    168
    
    Controller Security Commands
    169
    
    Flashing Controller Firmware Command
    170
    
    Controller Cache Command
    170
  - Drive Commands
    171
    
    Drive Show Commands
    171
    
    Missing Drives Commands
    172
    
    Set Drive State Commands
    172
    
    Drive Initialization Commands
    173
    
    Drive Firmware Download Commands
    174
    
    Locate Drives Commands
    174
    
    Prepare to Remove Drives Commands
    174
    
    Drive Security Command
    175
    
    Drive Secure Erase Commands
    175
    
    March
    175
    
    Rebuild Drives Commands
    176
    
    Drive Copyback Commands
    176
    
    Hot Spare Drive Commands
    177
  - Virtual Drive Commands
    178
    
    Add Virtual Drives Commands
    178
    
    Delete Virtual Drives Commands
    181
    
    Virtual Drive Show Commands
    182
    
    Preserved Cache Commands
    182
    
    Change Virtual Properties Commands
    183
    
    Virtual Drive Initialization Commands
    184
    
    Virtual Drive Erase Commands
    185
    
    Virtual Drive Migration Commands
    185
    
    Virtual Drive Consistency Check Commands
    186
    
    Background Initialization Commands
    187
    
    Virtual Drive Expansion Commands
    188
    
    Display the Bad Block Table
    189
    
    Clear the LDBBM Table Entires
    189
  - Foreign Configurations Commands
    189
  - BIOS-Related Commands
    190
    
    OPROM BIOS Commands
    190
  - Drive Group Commands
    191
    
    Drive Group Show Commands
    191
  - Dimmer Switch Commands
    192
    
    Change Virtual Drive Power Settings Commands
    192
  - BBU Commands
    193
  - Cachevault Commands
    195
  - Enclosure Commands
    195
  - PHY Commands
    196
  - Logging Commands
    197
- Frequently Used Tasks
  198
  - Showing the Version of the Storage Command Line Tool
    198
  - Showing Storcli Help
    198
  - Showing System Summary Information
    198
  - Showing Free Space in a Controller
    198
  - Adding Virtual Drives
    198
  - Setting the Cache Policy in a Virtual Drive
    199
  - Showing Virtual Drive Information
    199
  - Deleting Virtual Drives
    199
  - Flashing Controller Firmware
    199
Chapter 7: Megaraid Storage Manager Overview and Installation

201
Chapter 8: Megaraid Storage Manager Window and Menus

228
- Starting the Megaraid Storage Manager Software
  228
- Discovery and Login
  228
- LDAP Support
  232
- Configuring LDAP Support Settings
  234
- Megaraid Storage Manager Main Menu
  235
  - Dashboard / Physical View/ Logical View
    235
  - Physical Drive Temperature
    237
  - Shield State
    238
  - Shield State Physical View
    238
  - Logical View Shield State
    239
  - Viewing the Physical Drive Properties
    239
  - Viewing Server Profile of a Drive in Shield State
    240
  - Displaying the Virtual Drive Properties
    241
    
    Parity Size
    241
    
    Mirror Data Size
    242
    
    Metadata Size
    243
  - Emergency Spare
    243
    
    Emergency Spare for Physical Drives
    243
    
    Emergency Spare Property for Controllers
    244
    
    Commissioned Hotspare
    245
  - SSD Disk Cache Policy
    246
    
    Virtual Drive Settings
    247
    
    Set Virtual Drive Properties
    248
  - Non-SED Secure Erase Support
    249
    
    Group Show Progress for Drive Erase
    251
    
    Virtual Drive Erase
    251
    
    Group Show Progress for Virtual Drive Erase
    253
  - Rebuild Write Cache
    254
  - Background Suspend/Resume Support
    254
  - Enclosure Properties
    256
- GUI Elements in the Megaraid Storage Manager Window and Menus
  257
  - Device Icons
    257
  - Properties and Graphical View Tabs
    258
  - Event Log Panel
    259
  - Menu Bar
    259
Chapter 9: Configuration

261
Chapter 10: Monitoring Controllers and Their Attached Devices

290
- Alert Delivery Methods
  290
  - Vivaldi Log/Megaraid Storage Manager Log
    290
  - System Log
    291
  - Pop-Up Notification
    292
  - Email Notification
    292
- Configuring Alert Notifications
  293
- March
  293
- Editing Alert Delivery Methods
  295
- Changing Alert Delivery Methods for Individual Events
  296
- Changing the Severity Level for Individual Events
  297
- Roll Back to Default Individual Event Configuration
  298
- Entering or Editing the Sender Email Address and SMTP Server
  298
- Authenticating the SMTP Server
  299
- Adding Email Addresses of Recipients of Alert Notifications
  300
- Testing Email Addresses of Recipients of Alert Notifications
  301
- Removing Email Addresses of Recipients of Alert Notifications
  301
- Saving Backup Configurations
  301
- Loading Backup Configurations
  301
- Monitoring Server Events
  302
- Monitoring Controllers
  302
- Monitoring Drives
  303
- Running a Patrol Read
  304
  - Patrol Read Task Rates
    306
- Monitoring Virtual Drives
  306
- Monitoring Enclosures
  308
- Monitoring Battery Backup Units
  308
- Battery Learn Cycle
  309
  - Setting Automatic Learn Cycle Properties
    310
  - Starting a Learn Cycle Manually
    311
- Monitoring Rebuilds and Other Processes
  311
Chapter 11: Maintaining and Managing Storage Configurations

313
- Initializing a Virtual Drive
  313
  - Running a Group Initialization
    313
- Running a Consistency Check
  314
- Scanning for New Drives
  318
- Rebuilding a Drive
  318
  - New Drives Attached to a Megaraid Controller
    319
- Making a Drive Offline or Missing
  319
- Removing a Drive
  320
- Upgrading Firmware
  320
Chapter 12: Using Megaraid Advanced Software

322

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Lenovo ThinkServer RD650 User Manual And Hardware Maintenance Manual

Lenovo ThinkServer RD650 User Manual And Hardware Maintenance Manual (240 pages)

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Lenovo ThinkServer RD650 User Manual And Hardware Maintenance Manual

Lenovo ThinkServer RD650 User Manual And Hardware Maintenance Manual (262 pages)

Brand: Lenovo | Category: Desktop | Size: 35.61 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
3
Read this First: Safety Information
7
Safety Inspection Guide
14
Chapter 1. General Information

17
- Server Documentation
  18
Chapter 2. Server Setup Road Map

21
Chapter 3. Product Overview

23
- Specifications
  28
- The Server
  36
- Front Panel
  41
- Server Components
  45
- System Board Components
  64
- System Board Jumpers and Switches
  68
- Power Supply Status Leds
  73
- Connecting Cables
  73
- Turning on the Server
  75
- Turning off the Server
  75
Chapter 4 .Turningonandturningoff

77
Chapter 5. Configuring the Server

77
- Setting the System Date and Time
  80
- Using Passwords
  80
- Selecting a Startup Device
  81
- Exiting the Setup Utility Program
  82
- Updating or Recovering the Bios
  83
- Configuring Raid
  84
- About Raid
  84
Chapter 6. Replacing Hardware

89
- Installing or Removing a Memory Module
  100
- Installing a Memory Module
  105
- Replacing the Riser Card
  107
- Removing a Pcie Card
  122
- Installing or Replacing the Microprocessor
  157
- Replacing the Backplane
  180
- Replacing the Front Panel Board
  189
- Installing or Replacing the Optical Drive
  198
- Replacing the Optical Drive
  203
- Information
  212
- Completing the Parts Replacement
  222
- Memory Module Problems
  230
- Help and Service
  234
- Before You Call
  234
- Calling for Service
  234
- Recycling Information for Brazil
  242
- Battery Recycling Information for Taiwan
  242
- Battery Recycling Information for the European Union
  243
Appendix C. Restriction of Hazardous Substances (Rohs) Directive

245
- Statements
  249
- German Ordinance for Work Gloss Statement
  250
- Information
  251
Appendix F. Notices

253
- Index
  255

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Machine Types: 70D0, 70D1, 70D2, 70D3, 70D4, 70D5, 70DR, 70DS, 70DT, and 70DU

Brand: Lenovo | Category: Server | Size: 28.25 MB

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Table of Contents
3
Safety Information
5
Chapter 1. General Information

15
Chapter 2. Server Setup Road Map

19
Chapter 3. Product Overview

21
- Specifications
  26
- Front Panel
  37
- Server Components
  42
- System Board Components
  57
- Connecting Cables
  65
Chapter 4. Turning on and Turning off

67
Chapter 5. Configuring the Server

69
- Setting the System Date and Time
  72
- Using Passwords
  72
- Selecting a Startup Device
  73
- Configuring Raid
  76
- Updating the Firmware
  79
Chapter 6. Replacing Hardware

81
- Installing a Memory Module
  97
- Replacing the Riser Card
  99
- Help and Service
  208
- Calling for Service
  208
- Recycling Information for Brazil
  214
- Electronic Emission Notices
  216

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Lenovo ThinkServer RD650 Operating System Installation Manual (122 pages)

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Lenovo ThinkServer RD650 Safety, Warranty, And Support Information

Lenovo ThinkServer RD650 Safety, Warranty, And Support Information (50 pages)

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Safety Information

5
Chapter 1. Information Resources

17
Chapter 2. Help and Service

21
- Worldwide Lenovo Support Telephone List
  22
- Using Other Services
  28
Chapter 3. Lenovo Limited Warranty

31
Chapter 4. Customer Replaceable Units (Crus)

43
Chapter 5. Notices

45

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