Features - Lenovo ThinkServer TD330 Manual

Expansion slots
The server has six expansion slots on the system board for installing appropriate Peripheral Component
Interconnect (PCI) cards or PCI Express cards. For detailed information, see "System board components"
on page 42.
Input/Output (I/O) features
• One serial connector on the rear panel
• One Video Graphics Array (VGA) DB-15 connector on the rear panel
• Six USB 2.0 connectors (two on the front panel and four on the rear panel)
• Two RJ-45 Ethernet connectors on the rear panel (Ethernet connector 2 is for system management)
For the location information about the connectors, refer to the related topics in "Locations" on page 12.
Video subsystem
An integrated graphics controller in the ThinkServer Management Module (TMM), which also is known as
the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) chip, is installed on the system board to to support a VGA
connector on the rear panel for connecting video devices.
Ethernet connectivity
The server comes with an integrated Intel Gigabit Ethernet controller as well as an Ethernet physical layer
(PHY) of the Open Systems Interconnection model (OSI model). They provide the server with the ability to
support two Ethernet connectors on the rear panel with 10 megabits per second (Mbps), 100 Mbps, or 1000
Mbps network connectivity. For more information, see "Rear view of the server" on page 19.
Reliability, availability, and serviceability
Reliability, availability, and serviceability (hereinafter referred to as RAS) are three important server design
features. The RAS features help you to ensure the integrity of the data stored on the server, the availability of
the server when you need it, and the ease with which you can diagnose and correct problems.
Your server has the following RAS features:
• Security features
– Server locks (see "Server locks" on page 23)
– Administrator password and user password to help protect unauthorized access to the server (see
"Using passwords" on page 57)
– ThinkServer Trusted Platform Module (TPM), which is a security chip, to help enhance server security
Note: The TPM is only available in some models.
– Remote monitoring or control by an administrator to provide protection or help
– Hot-swap redundant power supplies to help avoid significant interruption to the operation of the
system when a power supply fails (available in some models)
• Basic system management features
– Ability to store the power-on self-test (POST) hardware test results
– BIOS Setup Utility program
The BIOS Setup Utility program helps you view the server information and configure the server in the
pre-operating system environment. See "Using the Setup Utility program" on page 53.
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