Lenovo DX8200N User manual

LenovoStorageDX8200N

ServiceabilityGuide

MachineType:5128

FirstEdition(May2017)

©CopyrightLenovo2017.

LIMITEDANDESTICTEDIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuanttoaGeneralServices

Administration“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContractNo.

GS-35F-05925.

Contents

Chapter1.Introdction.........1

PCIeadapters................1

Bootvolume................2

Chapter2.Conﬁgration........3

Conﬁgurationtools..............3

UpdatingthedefaultVitalProductData

information.................3

ConﬁguringtheUEFIsettings..........3

ConﬁguringtheN2215andN2226HBAboot

support..................4

Chapter3.Maintenance.........9

Systemboard................9

Adapters..................9

Drives...................9

FeaturesonDemand............10

Updatingtheﬁrmware............11

Disasterrecovery..............11

Turningoffthesystemduringmaintenance...11

Chapter4.Trobleshooting......13

AppendixA.Notices..........15

Trademarks................15

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Chapter1.Introdction

Lenovo®StorageDX8200Nisasoftware-deﬁnedstoragesystemwhichisdesignedbasedonLenovo

Systemx3650M5serverandispreinstalledwiththeNexenta™NexentaStor™software.Formoreinformation

abouttheLenovoSystemx3650M5servers,refertotheInstallationandServiceGuide,whichisavailablefor

downloadat:

http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com

PCIeadapters

ThefollowingﬁgureandtableshowthePCIeslotpositionontherearoftheserverandtheallocation

ofadapters.

Figure1.PCIeslotpositionontherearofx3650M5server

able1.Fixedadapter

AdapterConnectorPartnmberDescription

N2215SAS/SATAHBADedicatedslotlessAIDconnectoron

systemboard(notshownontheﬁgure)

47C8674Connectedto

two1TBdrives

onthefront

able2.FlexibleadaptersonthePCIeslots

AdapterPCIeslotPartnmberDescription

N2226SAS/SATAHBASlot1,600AE917Connectedto

externalJBOD

QLogic16GbFCSingle-portHBASlot4,5,6,800Y3338—

QLogic16GbFCDual-portHBASlot4,5,6,800Y3342—

QLogic8GbFCSingle-portHBASlot4,5,6,842D0502—

QLogic8GbFCDual-portHBASlot4,5,6,842D0511—

Emulex16GbFCSingle-portHBASlot4,5,6,881Y1656—

Emulex16GbFCDual-portHBASlot4,5,6,881Y1663—

Emulex8GbFCSingle-portHBASlot4,5,6,842D0486—

Emulex8GbFCDual-portHBASlot4,5,6,842D0495—

IntelX520DualPort10GbESFP+

Adapter

Slot4,5,6,849Y7963—

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able2.FlexibleadaptersonthePCIeslots(continued)

AdapterPCIeslotPartnmberDescription

IntelX540-T2DualPort10GBaseT

Adapter

Slot4,5,6,849Y7973—

IntelI350-T4ML2QuadPortGbE

Adapter

Slot3(ML2)00D1997—

IntelI350-T22xGbEBaseTAdapterSlot4,5,6,800AG513—

Bootvolme

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthebootvolumeconﬁgurationofthedrives.

Figure2.Bootvolumeconﬁguration

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Chapter2.Conﬁgration

Afterreplacingthesystemboard,updatethedefaultVitalProductData(VPD)informationandconﬁgurethe

UEFIsettingsandHBAbootsupportfortheLenovoStorageDX8200N(5128)storagesystem.

Conﬁgrationtools

Youcanusethefollowingconﬁgurationtools:

•LenovoAdvancedSettingUtility(ASU)

•IPMItool

LenovoAdvancedSettingUtility

ASUhelpsyoutoconﬁguretheUEFIsettingswiththecommandline.

FormoreinformationabouttheASU,goto:

https://support.lenovo.com/documents/LNVO-ASU

IPMItool

IPMItoolprovidesasimplecommand-lineinterfacetoIntelligentPlatformManagementInterface(IPMI)

enableddevices.

FormoreinformationabouttheIPMItool,goto:

https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/HT106995

UpdatingthedefaltVitalProdctDatainformation

YoucanuseASUandIPMItooltoupdatetheVPDinformation.

Tochangethemachinetype,usethefollowingcommands:

asu64setSYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysInfoProdName5128A1C–host<IMM_HOST_IP>–user<USERID>–password

asu64setSYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysInfoProdIdentier"LenovoStorageDX8200N"–host<IMM_HOST_IP>–user

<USERID>–password<PASSW0RD>

ipmitool-Ilanplus-H<IMM_HOST_IP>-U<USERID>-P<PASSW0RD>raw0x3a0x0c0x0e0x010x100x4c0x65

0x6e0x6f0x760x6f0x200x530x740x6f0x720x610x670x650x200x440x580x380x320x300x300x4E

0x3a0x200x20

Inthecommandlines,<IMM_HOST_IP>representsIMMIP ,<USERID>representsIMMuserID,and<PASSW0RD>

representsIMMpassword.

ConﬁgringtheUEFIsettings

ForthequickstepsofconﬁguringtheUEFIsettings,seeM5128_UEFI_setting.readmeand

M5128_UEFI_setting.asuontheLenovoSupportWebsiteat:

http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com

YoucanusethefollowingcommandstoconﬁguretheUEFIsettingswithASU.

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•Toloadthedefaultsettings:

asu64loaddefault

•Tochangetheoperatingmode:

asu64setOperatingModes.ChooseOperatingMode"MaximumPerformance"

•TodisabletheUSB3.0function:

asu64setDevicesandIOPorts.xHCIModeDisabled–override

•Tooptimizetheperformancesettings:

asu64setBootModes.SystemBootMode"LegacyMode"

asu64setBootOrder.BootOrder"CD/DVDRom=HardDisk0=PXENetwork"

asu64setDevicesandIOPorts.SetOptionROMExecutionOrder"Ethernet1=Ethernet2=Ethernet3=Ethernet

4=Video=Slot3=Slot4=Slot5=Slot9"

asu64setProcessors.IntelVirtualizationTechnologyDisable

asu64setProcessors.EnergyEfcientTurboDisable

asu64setDevicesandIOPorts.IntelVTforDirectedIOVT -dDisable

ConﬁgringtheN2215andN2226HBAbootspport

InaLenovoStorageDX8200Nstoragesystem,oneN2215HBAisconnectedtotheinternalOSdrives,and

atleastoneN2226HBAisconnectedtotheexternalJBOD.ThebootpriorityoftheN2215HBAmustbe

higherthantheN2226HBAtoensurethatthesystemstartscorrectly.ToconﬁguretheN2215andN2226

HBAbootsupport,dothefollowing:

1.Duringinitializing,pressCtrl+CtostarttheAvagoConﬁgUtility.

2.Doeitherofthefollowing:

•ConﬁgurethebootsupportofN2226HBA:

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a.UsetheupanddownarrowkeystoselecttheN2226HBA,andthenpressEnter.

b.ChangeBootSpporttoEnableOSOnly.

epeatstepsaandbtoconﬁgurealloftheinstalledN2226HBAs.

•ChangethebootorderofN2215HBA:

Chapter2.Conﬁguration5

a.UsethearrowkeystoselecttheN2215HBA,andmovethecursortoBootOrder.

b.Press-andchangethevalueofBootOrderto0.

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