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Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 User Guide and Manual

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Easily integrate cost-effective Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 systems into your existing HP enterprise management environment. This comprehensive guide demonstrates full compatibility, allowing IT administrators to adopt new hardware without disrupting established workflows or requiring additional software licenses. Detailed steps walk through seamless discovery, health monitoring, remote access, and advanced fault management using familiar tools. Ideal for infrastructure managers expanding their server capacity who demand reliable integration with current systems.

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INTEGRATION ANALYSIS AND GUIDE: LENOVO THINKSERVER TS430 IN AN HP ENVIRONMENT

You are expanding your IT infrastructure and it’s time to select new server hardware. You’ve heard about the new Lenovo servers that can deliver everything you need for an excellent price; same rack and tower form factors, same memory, drives, and processors running the same operating systems. You’d like to take advantage of the price/performance advantages of these Lenovo servers but you’re concerned they might not easily fit into your existing management environment. The great news is that these servers will fit right in. As an example, we looked at placing a Lenovo Think Server TS430, equipped with the Lenovo Remote Management Module (RMM), into a representative HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) environment. Our findings? The Lenovo Think Server TS430 offers the management capabilities an IT administrator needs to effectively co-exist in an HP SIM environment. There was no need to replace or augment the pre-existing management software. The TS430 joined the HP SIM- managed group easily, and the IT administrator could access many of the same management features directly through HP SIM, or through the advanced Lenovo Remote Management Module. In this report, we demonstrate the use of HP SIM managing the TS430. We show you how to easily integrate the Lenovo Think Server platform into your existing HP environment. We also show you the key management features that are available, and provide a step-by-step guide to accessing the available management features of the server.

FEBRUARY 2012

A PRINCIPLED TECHNOLOGIES TEST REPORT

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Page 1 INTEGRATION ANALYSIS AND GUIDE: LENOVO THINKSERVER TS430 IN AN HP ENVIRONMENT You are expanding your IT infrastructure and it’s time to select new server hardware. You’ve heard about the new Lenovo se...
Page 2 A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN IT ADMINISTRATOR As a busy IT administrator, you juggle a wide range of tasks, from keeping up with server maintenance to handling emergencies to planning new upgrades. You use...
Page 3 HOW WE TESTED Our test bed consisted of three HP Pro Liant servers and a single Lenovo Think Server TS430. We used an HP server as the central management server running the HP SIM management software....
Page 4 up to 30 percent over previous-generation Intel processors. Features such as Turbo Boost 2.0 further increase processor performance when you need it most. A storage capacity of 16TB SATA or 4.8TB NL S...
Page 5 DISCOVERY AND CONFIGURATION Discovery of the Lenovo Think Server TS430 with RMM in HP Systems Insight Manager is as easy as connecting the new server into your existing network infrastructure. Once DH...
Page 6 Figure 2. Configure Settings, run manual discovery, or enable schedule for auto-discovery. Once the discovery is complete, you can select the newly discovered system and run the Managed System Setup W...
Page 7 The main HP Insight Control console now displays the TS430 under Systems and Events Collection in the All Systems group. You should see an entry for the server itself and a separate entry for the Remo...
Page 8 6. Restart HP Systems Insight Manager and you should be able to see the newly added MIB under OptionsEventsSNMP Trap Settings… 7. Go into the Lenovo Remote Management Module Web GUI (accessible with...
Page 9 For this guide, we made changes to the Lenovo system in order to show how these events would change on the status monitor. We simulated a loss of connectivity by unplugging the Ethernet cable. Figure ...
Page 10 Figure 6. The Events tab showing that the network link is down. To view the system status in more detail, launch the Properties window for more views into the system. The Properties window displays Id...
Page 11 Figure 7. Disk Drive(s) Status screen based on WMI. You can also see Memory Utilization, Process Information, System Drivers with Status and System Services running on the Lenovo system. In the Proper...
Page 12 Figure 8. The Disk(s) Configuration screen. Monitoring features of the RMM The Lenovo RMM provides additional hardware monitoring features, including more detailed information on temperature, power re...
Page 13 INVENTORY In our study, we looked at inventory reports for the Lenovo Think Server TS430 in HP SIM. The inventory report shows information such as OS version, CPU information, physical disk drive and ...
Page 14 Similar to what Figure 9 shows, HP SIM not only displays critical warnings if a fan functions incorrectly, but also reports when temperature sensors on the Lenovo TS430 detect an abnormal increase in ...
Page 15 Figure 10. Configuring email alert settings on the Lenovo Remote Management Module. 5. To save your email settings, click Apply Changes. To ensure that you entered the configuration information correc...
Page 16 Figure 11. Selecting the local server IP address. 3. In the menu bar, select ToolsConfigure Alerts. 4. In the Alert Settings tab, you can set email alerts for all events based on severity level, or y...
Page 17 a. To enable email alerts for all events within a specific severity level, select the appropriate severity level, click Edit…, select email as the alert delivery method, and click OK. b. To enable ema...
Page 18 Figure 14. Entering your mail server information to configure alerts. 6. Select the Email tab and enter the desired recipient email address that will receive the alert. Press Add… to add each email ad...
Page 19 The Lenovo Think Server Remote Management Module also allows for upgrading the BIOS or BMC, as well as starting, shutting down, or power cycling the TS430. Updating BIOS/BMC from the RMM In addition t...
Page 20 4. Click Create Image. 5. Browse to the location of the files that need to be copied or the application installation directory you would like to access. 6. Click Open to select the directory. 7. Click...
Page 21 1. In the System and Event Collections pane, expand All Systems, and click the desired IP address for i LO of the Lenovo system. 2. Click Tools & Links. 3. Click Remote Management Module. 4. For t...
Page 22 Accessing and changing BIOS settings Using the KVM remote console, you can reboot the machine and press F1 when prompted to access the BIOS. This allows for the remote modification of any BIOS setting...
Page 23 Upgrading additional firmware Download the Firmware Updater for Think Server Easy Update 1.6 from the Lenovo Web site (http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/default.page) and create a CD. Apply th...
Page 24 APPENDIX A – SYSTEM CONFIGURATION INFORMATION Figures 17 and 18 provide detailed configuration information about the test servers. System Lenovo Think Server TS430 HP Pro Liant ML350 G5 Power supplies...
Page 25 System Lenovo Think Server TS430 HP Pro Liant ML350 G5 Memory module(s) Total RAM in system (GB) 16 8 Vendor and model number Hynix™ HMT351U7BFR8C Samsung M395T5750EZ4-CE66 Type PC3-10600E PC2-5300 Sp...
Page 26 System Lenovo Think Server TS430 HP Pro Liant ML350 G5 Optical drive(s) Vendor and model number TSSTcorp TS-H353C HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM-H60L Type SATA DVD+R DL USB ports Number 6 4 Type 2.0 2.0 Figure 17. ...
Page 27 System HP Pro Liant ML110 G7 HP Pro Liant ML310 G5p BIOS name and version HP J01 (04/21/2011) HP BIOS W08 (10/25/2010) BIOS settings Default Default Memory module(s) Total RAM in system (GB) 16 8 Vend...
Page 28 System HP Pro Liant ML110 G7 HP Pro Liant ML310 G5p Optical drive(s) Vendor and model number N/A N/A Type N/A N/A USB ports Number 8 4 Type 2.0 2.0 Figure 18. Configuration information for the remaini...
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Frequently Asked Questions

Does integrating a Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 require replacing my existing HP management software?

No, the Lenovo server can easily integrate into an existing HP SIM environment without needing to replace or augment your current pre-existing management software.

What features does the built-in Lenovo Remote Management Module (RMM) provide?

The RMM offers a complete solution including optional virtual media and KVM console access, allowing remote maintenance and hardware monitoring that can alert you to faltering components.

Are all server management features available through HP SIM when using a TS430?

Some management features, like fan monitoring, may not be readily available directly through HP SIM, but the full functionality is accessible via the RMM in the TS430 itself.

How can I work on a server remotely without being physically present?

The RMM provides KVM access, enabling you to work on the server remotely as if you were right beside it.