Chapter 1. The System X3530 M4 7160 Server - Lenovo x3530 M4 Installation And Service Manual

Chapter 1. The System x3530 M4 7160 server

This Installation and Service Guide contains information and instructions for setting up your System x3530
M4 Type 7160 server, instructions for installing some optional devices, cabling and configuring the server,
removing and replacing devices, and diagnostics and troubleshooting information.
In addition to the instructions in Chapter 2 "Installing optional devices" on page 23 for installing optional
hardware devices, updating firmware and device drivers, and completing the installation, IBM Business
Partners must also complete the steps in "Instructions for Business Partners" on page 23.
The System x3530 M4 7160 is a 1-U-high rack model, two-socket server for virtualization, database, and
computational intensive computing. It is the next generation enterprise server based on Intel's Romley-EN
technology. This high-performance, scalable server is ideally suited for enterprise environments that require
superior input/output (I/O) flexibility, scalability, and high manageability.
Performance, ease of use, reliability, and expansion capabilities were key considerations in the design of
the server. These design features make it possible for you to customize the system hardware to meet your
needs today and provide flexible expansion capabilities for the future.
The server comes with a limited warranty. For information about the terms of the warranty and getting service
and assistance, see the IBM Warranty Information document that comes with the server.
The server contains IBM next generation technologies, which help increase performance and reliability. For
more information, see "What your server offers" on page 8 and "Reliability, availability, and serviceability"
on page 12.
You can obtain up-to-date information about the server and other IBM server products at
http://www.ibm.com/systems/x/. At http://www.ibm.com/support/mysupport/, you can create a
personalized support page by identifying IBM products that are of interest to you. From this personalized
page, you can subscribe to weekly e-mail notifications about new technical documents, search for
information and downloads, and access various administrative services.
If you participate in the IBM client reference program, you can share information about your use of technology,
best practices, and innovative solutions; build a professional network; and gain visibility for your business.
For more information about the IBM client reference program, see http://www.ibm.com/ibm/clientreference/.
The server supports up to eight 2.5-inch simple-swap or hot-swap drives, or four 3.5-inch simple-swap or
hot-swap drives, using the supported drive backplane configurations. It supports 2.5-inch hot-swap Serial
Attached SCSI (SAS) or SATA hard disk drives, 2.5-inch simple-swap SATA or solid-state hard disk drives,
3.5-inch hot-swap SAS or SATA hard disk drives, or 3.5-inch simple-swap SATA hard disk drives. The
illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware.
Note: The simple-swap models do not support hard disk drive status reporting with system management
features. Hard disk drive status reporting can be managed by ServeRAID software. See the RAID
documentation in the IBM ServeRAID Support CD for information about RAID controllers.
The following illustration shows the front of the server model with eight 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive
bays.
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