Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 Series Setup Manual

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Contents

ContentsChapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . 1Server package contents . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Management options. . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Chapter 2. Server components . . . . 21Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Front I/O assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Rear view LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29System board components . . . . . . . . . . 32System board LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Internal cable routing. . . . . . . . . . . . . 35GPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Backplane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Parts list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121Power cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124Chapter 3. Server hardwaresetup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125Server setup checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . 125Installation Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . 126System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . 127Working inside the server with the poweron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . 127Install server hardware options . . . . . . . . . 128Remove the security bezel . . . . . . . . . 128Remove the top cover . . . . . . . . . . 129Remove the air baffle . . . . . . . . . . . 131Remove the system fan cage . . . . . . . . 133Install a processor-heat-sink module . . . . . 134Install a memory module . . . . . . . . . 136Install the 2.5-inch-drive backplane . . . . . 153Install the 3.5-inch-drive backplane . . . . . 156Install the rear hot-swap drive assembly . . . 158Install the RAID adapter . . . . . . . . . . 159Install the M.2 backplane and M.2 drive. . . . 160Install a GPU with the GPU thermal kit . . . . 165Install a PCIe adapter . . . . . . . . . . . 168Install the LOM adapter . . . . . . . . . . 174Install the serial port module . . . . . . . . 175Install the system fan cage . . . . . . . . . 177Install a system fan. . . . . . . . . . . . 177Install the U.2 24-Bay/20-Bay upgrade kit . . . 179Install a hot-swap power supply . . . . . . 181Install the air baffle . . . . . . . . . . . . 186Install the RAID super capacitor module . . . 188Install the top cover . . . . . . . . . . . 189Install a hot-swap drive . . . . . . . . . . 190Install the server in a rack . . . . . . . . . . . 194Cable the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194Turn on the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194Validate server setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194Turn off the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194Chapter 4. System configuration . . . 197Set the network connection for the Lenovo XClarityController . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197Update the firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198Configure the firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . 201Memory configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . 202Configure DC Persistent Memory Module(DCPMM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202RAID configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207Install the operating system . . . . . . . . . . 207Back up the server configuration . . . . . . . . 208Chapter 5. Resolving installationissues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209Appendix A. Getting help andtechnical assistance . . . . . . . . . . 213Before you call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213Collecting service data . . . . . . . . . . . . 214Contacting Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215Appendix B. Trademarks . . . . . . . 217Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219© Copyright Lenovo 2017, 2020 i