What your server offers
The server uses the following features and technologies.
Basic System Management
The TMM combines service processor functions, video controller, and remote presence and blue-screen capture features in a single chip. The TMM provides advanced service-processor control, monitoring, and alerting function. If an environmental condition exceeds a threshold or if a system component fails, the TMM lights LEDs to help you diagnose the problem, records the error in the TMM event log, and alerts you to the problem. Optionally, the TMM also provides a virtual presence capability for remote server management capabilities. The TMM provides remote server management through the following industry-standard interfaces:- Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) version 2.0
- Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) version 3.0
- Common Information Model (CIM)
- Web browser
For additional information, see the TMM User Guide at the the Lenovo Support Portal.
Lenovo ThinkServer Diagnostics (LTD)
The Lenovo ThinkServer Diagnostics enables you to diagnose server problems offline, perform some diagnostic tests, and collect system information. Examples of the system information include basic operating-system information, hardware information, SEL, RAID log, and so on. Depending on the model, your server might come with one of the following diagnostic program editions:- Lenovo ThinkServer Diagnostics Standalone Edition (LTDS)
Lenovo ToolsCenter Suite CLI
Lenovo ToolsCenter Suite CLI consists of individual application modules that utilize a command-line interface (CLI) to help you manage servers. With the inventory application module, Lenovo ToolsCenter Suite CLI enables you to get inventory and system information for ThinkServer servers.
For more information about Lenovo ToolsCenter Suite CLI, go to:
Large data-storage capacity and hot-swap capability (6 drive bays per node)
The server supports a maximum of twenty-four 2.5-inch hot-swap Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) or Serial ATA (SATA) hard disk drives.
Large system-memory capacity
The server supports up to 32 GB RDIMMs memory module. The memory controller supports error correcting code (ECC) for up to 4 industry-standard PC4-19200 (DDR4-2400), DDR4 (fourth-generation double-data-rate).
Lenovo Partner Pack for Microsoft System Center Configurations management
The Lenovo Partner Pack for Microsoft System Center Configurations Management (SCCM) program helps you manage the firmware components in your ThinkServer server. The firmware components include TMM, BIOS, Deployment Manager Application, Windows Driver Package for Deployment Manager, and Linux Driver Package for Deployment Manager. The program also enables users to send e-mail alerts to related recipients when certain events are detected. For detailed information about using the program, refer to the help system of the program.
Lenovo Partner Pack for Microsoft System Center Operations management
The Lenovo Partner Pack for Microsoft System Center Operations Management program automatically detects the managed servers of your ThinkServer server and provides detailed system information about the managed servers. The system information includes component inventory, component status, and sensor status. The program also enables users to perform management tasks, such as restarting or turning off your ThinkServer server, launching a remote console, and accessing the Thinkserver Management Module (TMM) interface. For detailed information about using the program, refer to the help system of the program.
Lenovo Partner Pack for VMware vCenter
The Lenovo Partner Pack for VMware vCenter program provides detailed system information about the managed servers of your ThinkServer server in the VMware virtualized environment. The system information includes the inventory and status of components such as microprocessors, memory modules, fans, and temperature sensors. The program enables users to perform tasks such as launching a remote console and accessing the Thinkserver Management Module (TMM) interface. The program also provides an easy way to update the firmware and send e-mail alerts to related recipients when certain events are detected. For detailed information about using the program, refer to the help system of the program.
Lenovo ThinkServer Power Planner
The Lenovo Thinkserver Power Planner program provides information about the power consumption and electric current calculation based on the different configurations of servers and other devices. The program also helps to plan servers and devices deployment in an efficient way. For detailed information about using the Lenovo ThinkServer Power Planner program, refer to the help system of the program.
Lenovo XClarity Administrator
Lenovo XClarity Administrator is a centralized resource-management solution that enables administrators to deploy infrastructure faster and with less effort. The solution seamlessly integrates into System x, ThinkServer, and NeXtScale servers, as well as the Flex System converged infrastructure platform.
Lenovo XClarity Administrator provides:Automated discovery
Agent-free hardware management
Monitoring
Administrators are able to find the right information and accomplish critical tasks faster through an uncluttered, dashboard-driven graphical user interface (GUI). Centralizing and automating foundational infrastructure deployment and lifecycle management tasks across large pools of systems frees up administrator time, and makes resources available to end-users faster.
Lenovo XClarity is easily extended into the leading virtualization management platforms from Microsoft and VMware using software plug-ins, called Lenovo XClarity Integrators. The solution improves workload uptime and service-level assurance by dynamically relocating workloads from affected hosts in the cluster during rolling server reboots or firmware updates, or during predicted hardware failures.
For more information about Lenovo XClarity Administrator, see the the Lenovo XClarity website and the Lenovo XClarity Administrator Information Center website.
Installing Lenovo XClarity Administrator
Installing Lenovo XClarity Administrator for the first time
The initial setup of Lenovo XClarity Administrator involves preparing the network, installing and configuring the Lenovo XClarity Administrator virtual appliance, managing systems, and optionally setting up automatic problem notification.
There are a number of different ways to connect manageable systems to the network and to set up the Lenovo XClarity Administrator to manage those systems based on the network topology that is implemented in your environment. For guidance for installing the Lenovo XClarity Administrator in VMware ESXi-based and Hyper-V environments, see Installing and setting up Lenovo XClarity Administrator.
Free 90-day trial
Lenovo XClarity Administrator offers a free, 90-day trial license that enables you to use all available features (including operating-system deployment, firmware maintenance, and configuration management) for a limited time.
After 90 days, you can continue to use Lenovo XClarity Administrator to manage and monitor your hardware for free; however, you must purchase a full-function-enablement license to continue using Lenovo XClarity Administrator to configure your hardware using Configuration Patterns and to deploy operating systems. You can purchase Lenovo XClarity Administrator licenses from your Lenovo seller or business partner.
For information about installing the license, see Updating the Lenovo XClarity Administrator management server.
Updating Lenovo XClarity Administrator
You can download or import Lenovo XClarity Administrator updates and install the updates from the Lenovo XClarity Administrator web interface. For information about updating a Lenovo XClarity Administrator, see Updating the Lenovo XClarity Administrator management server.Ensure that you carefully read the Installation and Setup Instructions in the Invgy_sw_lxca_***_anyos_noarch.txt file that is provided in the update package .zip file.
Multi-core processing
The server supports Intel Xeon E5-26xx v4 series multi-core microprocessors. The server comes with one microprocessor installed.
PCI adapter capabilities
The server has three PCI interface slots: low-profile half-length, OCP type mezzanine, and customized mezzanine.
Cooling and optional power capabilities
The server supports five speed-controlled simple-swap fans for a full configuration. The server comes with two 1200 or 1600-watt hot-swap power supply installed. The server supports a maximum of two 1600-watt hot-swap power supplies. For redundancy support on hot-swap models, two power-supplies must be installed in the server. Two power supplies enables continued operation if one of the power supplies fails.
RAID support
The RAID adapter provides hardware redundant array of independent disks (RAID) support to create configurations. The standard RAID adapter provides RAID levels 0, 1, and 10.
NoteOne of the RAID levels must be chosen for configuration when the RAID adapter is installed.
During RAID rebuild process, HDD is considered as non-useable. HDD tray Amber LED will blink and Global HDD status LED will be on. This EVENT will be logged in BMC. When the rebuild process is completed, HDD tray Amber LED and Global HDD status LED will be off. User can refer to HBA utility to confirm current HDD/RAID status.
Systems-management capabilities
The server comes with a TMM. When the TMM is used with the systems-management software that comes with the server, you can manage the functions of the server locally and remotely. The TMM also provides system monitoring, event recording, and network alert capability. The systems-management connector for the TMM is located on the rear of the server.
UEFI-compliant server firmware
The UEFI firmware offers several features, including Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) version 2.1 compliance, enhanced reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) capabilities, and basic input/output system (BIOS) compatibility support. UEFI replaces the BIOS and defines a standard interface between the operating system, platform firmware, and external devices. The server is capable of booting UEFI-compliant operating systems, BIOS-based operating systems, and BIOS-based adapters as well as UEFI-compliant adapters.