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- Page 1 Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series Hardware Replacement Guide – 1U Models...
- Page 2 First Edition (August 2017) © Copyright Lenovo 2017 LIMITED AND RESTRICTED RIGHTS NOTICE: If data or software is delivered pursuant to a General Services Administration “GSA” contract, use, reproduction, or disclosure is subject to restrictions set forth in Contract No.GS-35F-0925.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Enable Direct Cache Access (DCA) ........................15 Operating mode ..............................16 Power performance bias ............................18 Configure Boot Order ............................. 18 Configure M.2 Mirroring ............................... 19 Appendix A. Notices ......................... 22 Trademarks ..................................23 © Copyright Lenovo 2017 Lenovo Converged HX Series Hardware Replacement Guide... -
Page 4: Chapter 1. Introduction
• Replace the M.2 adapter, page 12 You may request Lenovo install a Tier 2 CRU at no additional charge, while under warranty. Some of the most important Tier 2 parts include Microprocessors and System Motherboards. © Copyright Lenovo 2017... -
Page 5: Chapter 2. Identify Parts
Chapter 2. Identify parts This chapter helps locate parts for the Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series appliances. Figure 1 : Front view of the Lenovo ThinkAgile HX3320 appliance. Figure 1. Lenovo ThinkAgile HX3320 appliance front view Figure 2. Lenovo ThinkAgile HX3320 front view with parts labeled. - Page 6 5) RAID 6) Fans x 7 7) CPU and Heatsink 8) Memory DIMM Figure 4. Rear view of server models with two hot-swap drive bays and one PCIe slot © Copyright Lenovo 2017 Lenovo Converged HX Series Hardware Replacement Guide...
- Page 7 4) Power supply 2 (available on some models) 5) NMI button 6) USB 3.0 connectors 7) VGA connector 8) XCIarity Controller network connector 9) Ethernet connectors on LOM adapter (available on some models) © Copyright Lenovo 2017 Lenovo Converged HX Series Hardware Replacement Guide...
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Page 8: Chapter 3. Hardware Replacement Procedures
Lenovo installs a Tier 1 CRU upon user request, there is a charge. • Tier 2 customer replaceable unit (CRU): Users may install a Tier 2 CRU, or request Lenovo to install it with no additional charge, under a designated warranty service for the server. -
Page 9: Replace A Power Supply Unit (Psu)
Figure 5. Hot-swap power supply Replace a power supply: 1. Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series appliances contain two power supplies. Identify the failed power supply by checking in Prism, XCC or by the indicator lights on the power supply units. 2. Disconnect the power supply power cable carefully. Do not dislodge the other power cable. -
Page 10: Replace A Chassis Fan
Error LED for the replaced fan is off • Amber warning light on the node front panel is off • No error shown in XCC • No error shown in Prism © Copyright Lenovo 2017 Lenovo Converged HX Series Hardware Replacement Guide... -
Page 11: Replace A Network Interface Card (Nic)
Replace a network interface card (NIC) Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series appliances can support up to eight network ports; two or four 10 GbE ports (up to 2 NICs), and two or four 10 GbE ports on the LOM adapter, connected to the motherboard. A node requires network connectivity to function as part of a cluster. -
Page 12: Replace A Host Bus Adapter (Hba)
The CVM won't start because no storage controller resources are detected • The hypervisor or BIOS does not detect the HBA card Figure 8. ThinkSystem 430-16i SAS/SATA 12Gb HBA © Copyright Lenovo 2017 Lenovo Converged HX Series Hardware Replacement Guide... - Page 13 HBA adapter using the “Disable option ROMs” procedure on page 22. 8. Start the node by following the hypervisor specific Node Start procedure described in the Nutanix Hardware Replacement Documentation. © Copyright Lenovo 2017 Lenovo Converged HX Series Hardware Replacement Guide...
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Page 14: Replace A Memory Dimm
Documentation. 11. Verify the DIMM memory failure is resolved: • No error in the post event log • No error shown in XCC • No error shown in Prism © Copyright Lenovo 2017 Lenovo Converged HX Series Hardware Replacement Guide... -
Page 15: Replace The M.2 Adapter
Replace the M.2 Adapter An assembled M.2 backplane and M.2 drive is also known as M.2 module. Lenovo support may ask that the M.2 module or M.2 backplane and M.2 drive be replaced. FIGURE 10. M.2 backplane and two M.2 drives To replace the M.2 backplane and M.2 drive:... -
Page 16: Chapter 4. Software Tools
Knowledge Base articles. Registration is required. Software-centric hardware replacement documentation is available at https://portal.nutanix.com/#/page/docs/list?type=hardware, filter on Lenovo HX series. © Copyright Lenovo 2017 Lenovo Converged HX Series Hardware Replacement Guide... -
Page 17: Chapter 5. Configuration Procedures
The chapter contains configuration procedures used in one or more hardware replacement procedures described in Chapter 3. This chapter also describes procedures to configure firmware for the Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series appliances. Legacy boot mode Use the ASU system tool, or other means, to enable Legacy boot mode, if not already enabled. -
Page 18: Bios Optimization
Figure 12. XCC Console selection of Legacy Boot mode Bios Optimization Lenovo recommends the following BIOS optimization settings for Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series appliances. Enable Direct Cache Access (DCA) Enable DCA mode for the processors to allow the network adapters to place data directly into the CPU cache, which reduces cache misses and can improve performance. -
Page 19: Operating Mode
Note: If necessary, connect a keyboard, monitor, and mouse to the console breakout cable and connect the console breakout cable to the compute node. 2. When the prompt 'Press <F1> Setup' is displayed, press F1 and enter UEFI setup. Follow the instructions on the screen. © Copyright Lenovo 2017 Lenovo Converged HX Series Hardware Replacement Guide... - Page 20 Figure 14 illustrates where to change the setting using UEFI setup. Figure 14. Operating Mode 4. Press Escape key 3 times, and Save Settings. Exit Setup and restart the server so UEFI changes take effect. © Copyright Lenovo 2017 Lenovo Converged HX Series Hardware Replacement Guide...
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Page 21: Power Performance Bias
Use the ASU system tool, or other means, to configure the boot order as follows: 1. CD/DVD Rom 2. Hard Disk 0 3. PXE Network >asu64 set BootOrder.BootOrder=”Legacy Only=CD/DVD Rom=Hard Disk 0=PXE Network” © Copyright Lenovo 2017 Lenovo Converged HX Series Hardware Replacement Guide... -
Page 22: Configure M.2 Mirroring
Follow these steps from the UEFI setup screen: System Settings > Storage > M.2 + Mirroring Kit Configuration Utility > [Configuration Management] > [Create RAID Configuration] > [RAID Level] > Select RAID 1 > CREATE © Copyright Lenovo 2017 Lenovo Converged HX Series Hardware Replacement Guide... - Page 23 Figure 17 illustrates the RAID level selection. Figure 17. Create RAID 1 Configuration for M.2 Mirroring © Copyright Lenovo 2017 Lenovo Converged HX Series Hardware Replacement Guide...
- Page 24 Figure 18 illustrates creation of the virtual disk. Figure 18. Create Virtual Disk confirmation © Copyright Lenovo 2017 Lenovo Converged HX Series Hardware Replacement Guide...
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Page 25: Appendix A. Notices
Lenovo representative for information on the products and services currently available. Any reference to a Lenovo product, program, or service is not intended to state or imply that only that Lenovo product, program, or service may be used. Any functionally equivalent product, program, or service that does not infringe any Lenovo intellectual property right may be used instead. -
Page 26: Trademarks
Lenovo, the Lenovo logo, Flex System, ThinkSystem, ThinkAgile, System x, NeXtScale System, and x Architecture are trademarks of Lenovo in the United States, other countries, or both. Intel and Intel Xeon are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. Nutanix is a registered trademark of Nutanix, Inc.