Contents
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . 1
Server package contents . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Identifying your server . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
XClarity Controller network (XCC) access label. . . . 3
Quick response code . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Particulate contamination . . . . . . . . . 11
Management options. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Chapter 2. Server components . . . . 15
Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Operator panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Power Supply LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
System board components . . . . . . . . . . 21
Internal cable routing. . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Internal cable routing guides . . . . . . . . 24
I/O expansion cage cable routing . . . . . . 27
3-slot PCIe expansion cage 1 cable routing . . 31
4-slot PCIe expansion cage 1 cable routing . . 34
Video and USB cable routing . . . . . . . . 37
3-slot PCIe expansion cage 2 cable routing . . 40
4-slot PCIe expansion cage 2 cable routing . . 43
Drive cage cable routing (onboard RAID
controller) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
RAID adapter cable routing . . . . . . . . 49
Fan cage cable routing . . . . . . . . . . 53
Parts list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Power cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Chapter 3. Server hardware setup . . 59
Server setup checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Installation Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . 61
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . 61
Install the server in a rack . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Cable the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Power on the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Validate server setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Power off the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Chapter 4. System configuration . . . 65
Set the network connection for the Lenovo XClarity
Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Update the firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Configure the firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Memory configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Deploy the operating system. . . . . . . . . . 71
Back up the server configuration . . . . . . . . 72
Update the Vital Product Data (VPD). . . . . . . 73
Update the Universal Unique Identifier
(UUID). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Update the asset tag . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Chapter 5. Resolving installation
issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Appendix A. GPU adapter population
rules and processor mapping . . . . . 81
GPU processor mapping and adapter population
rules (3-slot PCIe expansion cage) . . . . . . . 81
GPU processor mapping and adapter population
rules (4-slot PCIe expansion cage) . . . . . . . 82
Appendix B. Getting help and
technical assistance . . . . . . . . . . 85
Before you call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Collecting service data . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Contacting Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Appendix C. Trademarks . . . . . . . 89
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
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