Contents
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Safety inspection checklist . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . 1
Compute node package contents. . . . . . . . . 3
Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Particulate contamination . . . . . . . . . . 9
Management options. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Chapter 2. Compute node
components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Compute node controls, connectors, and
LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Light path diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . 18
System-board layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
System-board connectors . . . . . . . . . 19
System-board switches . . . . . . . . . . 20
KVM cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Parts list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Chapter 3. Compute node hardware
setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Compute node setup checklist . . . . . . . . . 27
Installation Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Safety inspection checklist. . . . . . . . . 29
System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . 30
Working inside the compute node with the
power on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . 31
Install compute node hardware options . . . . . 31
Remove the compute node cover . . . . . . 32
Remove the air baffle . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Install a 2.5-inch drive backplane . . . . . . 34
Install a 2.5-inch hot-swap drive . . . . . . 35
Install a DIMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Install an I/O expansion adapter. . . . . . . 41
Install an M.2 drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Install a processor-heat-sink module. . . . . 47
Install the interposer card . . . . . . . . . 49
Install a RAID adapter. . . . . . . . . . . 52
Install the air baffle . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Install the compute node cover . . . . . . . 61
Install a compute node . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Power on the compute node . . . . . . . . . . 65
Validate compute node setup . . . . . . . . . 65
Power off the compute node. . . . . . . . . . 65
Chapter 4. System configuration . . . 67
Set the network connection for the Lenovo XClarity
Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Update the firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Configure the firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Memory configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Configure Persistent Memory Module
(PMem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
RAID configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Deploy the operating system. . . . . . . . . . 79
Back up the compute node configuration . . . . . 80
Update the Vital Product Data (VPD). . . . . . . 80
Update the Universal Unique Identifier
(UUID). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Update the asset tag . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Chapter 5. Resolving installation
issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Appendix A. Getting help and
technical assistance . . . . . . . . . . 89
Before you call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Collecting service data . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Contacting Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
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