Lenovo 6528 Server User Manual


 
Contents
Safety ............................vii
Chapter 1. Introduction ......................1
Notices and statements in this document................2
Related documentation ......................3
Chapter 2. Server setup roadmap..................5
Chapter 3. What is included with your server .............7
Features and technologies .....................7
Specifications .........................10
Software ...........................11
EasyStartup .........................11
EasyManage.........................11
Reliability, availability, and serviceability ................12
Chapter 4. Server controls, LEDs, and power.............15
Front view ..........................15
Rear view ...........................18
System-board internal connectors ..................19
System-board external connectors..................20
System-board switches and jumpers .................21
System-board LEDs .......................22
Power-supply LEDs .......................24
Server power features ......................26
Turning on the server .....................26
Turning off the server .....................28
Chapter 5. Installing and replacing optional devices ..........29
Installation guidelines ......................29
System reliability guidelines ...................30
Working inside the server with the power on .............30
Handling static-sensitive devices .................31
Server components .......................32
Removing the side cover .....................32
Installing the side cover......................33
Removing the two-piece bezel ...................34
Installing the lower bezel .....................36
Installing the upper bezel .....................37
Removing a memory module....................37
Installing a memory module ....................38
Unbuffered DIMMs (UDIMMs) ..................39
Registered DIMMs (RDIMMs) ..................40
Removing and installing internal drives ................43
Removing a DVD drive .....................44
Installing a DVD drive .....................45
Removing a tape drive .....................47
Installing a tape drive .....................48
Removing a hot-swap hard disk drive ...............49
IDs for hot-swap hard disk drives .................50
Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive ................51
Removing a simple-swap hard disk drive ..............53
Installing a simple-swap hard disk drive ...............54
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