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SETUP FLOW

This section visually describes the setup flow operated by Express Setup.

Loading parameters (Step 2)

Select the operating system (Step 3)

RAID configuration (Step 4)

Windows Confirm Setting / Input
(Steps 5 to 10)

Save parameters (Step 11)

Start Express Setup (Step 12)

RAID Configuration

Perform

Create the OS partition / format

Copying Windows driver

↓

Copying Selected Application

Remove the Floppy Disk and CD/DVD-ROM
from the Drive

Insert the Windows CD-ROM

Agree Software License Agreement

Insert Service Pack CD-ROM (When you
apply the Service Pack)

Install OS Automatically

↓

Log on Automatically

The installation is completed.

: Process that requires input or selection

: Process that proceeds automatically

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Summary of Contents for NovaScale T860 E1

Page 1: ...NovaScale T860 E1 User s Guide NOVASCALE REFERENCE 86 A1 13FA 00...

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Page 3: ...NOVASCALE NovaScale T860 E1 User s Guide Hardware February 2008 BULL CEDOC 357 AVENUE PATTON B P 20845 49008 ANGERS CEDEX 01 FRANCE REFERENCE 86 A1 13FA 00...

Page 4: ...product may vary the suitability of specific product configurations and applications must be determined by the customer and is not warranted by Bull Trademarks NEC ESMPRO NEC DianaScope NEC MWA and E...

Page 5: ...erboard 2 12 Standard Features 2 14 Peripheral Bays 2 15 AC LINK Feature 2 15 Security 2 15 EXPRESSBUILDER 2 16 NEC ESMPRO 2 17 Maintenance Tools 2 17 System Diagnostic Utility 2 17 Remote Management...

Page 6: ...ivers 5 16 Solving Problems Settings 5 22 Installing Maintenance Utilities 5 26 Updating the System Applying Service Pack 5 26 Making Backup Copies of System Information 5 26 Installing with the OEM F...

Page 7: ...tion 8 24 Memory Dump 8 25 Recovery for Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions and Windows Server 2003 8 26 Maintenance Tools 8 27 Starting the Maintenance Tools 8 27 Maintenance Tools Functions 8 29 Mainte...

Page 8: ...ILDER D 1 Service Packs Which the EXPRESSBUILDER Supports D 1 Installing a Service Pack D 1 Updating the System D 1 Re installing to the Hard disk drive which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk D 2 Mou...

Page 9: ...tion to Multiple Logical Drives E 8 Procedure for License Authentication E 9 Updating the System Applying Service Pack E 9 Driver Installation and Advanced Settings E 13 PROSet E 13 Network Driver E 1...

Page 10: ...sonal injury including burns or property damage Precautions and notices against hazards are presented with one of the following three symbols The individual symbols are defined as follows This symbol...

Page 11: ...arning that cannot be specifically identified Indicates that improper use may cause loss of eyesight due to laser beam Prohibited Actions Indicates a general prohibited action that cannot be specifica...

Page 12: ...nect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Momentary voltage drop preventio...

Page 13: ...erver This is your assurance to receive state of the art high quality hardware to meet your needs both now and in the future Read this User s Guide thoroughly to fully understand how to handle this se...

Page 14: ...ing Your Server tells you how to configure the system and provides instructions for running the BIOS SETUP Utility and the RAID configuration utility which is used to configure the RAID drives in your...

Page 15: ...vides a table to be filled with your server configuration Text Conventions The following conventions are used throughout this User s Guide For safety symbols see SAFETY INDICATIONS provided earlier IM...

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Page 17: ...1 1 Chapter 1 Notes on Using Your Server This chapter includes information necessary for the proper and safe operation of your server...

Page 18: ...ts or their vicinity in your server to inform the user that a hazardous situation may arise when operating the server Do not intentionally remove or damage any of the labels If you find any labels tot...

Page 19: ...the power plug from the outlet then contact your service representative Using the server in such conditions may cause a fire Keep needles or metal objects away from the server Do not insert needles or...

Page 20: ...connector could damage the cables and connectors and result in an electrical shock hazard or a fire Insert the power plug into the outlet as far as it goes Heat generation resulting from a halfway in...

Page 21: ...this instruction may cause a fire a dusty place a humid place such as near a boiler a place exposed to direct sunlight an unstable place Do not connect any interface cable with the power cord of the s...

Page 22: ...sure to power off the server and disconnect the power plug from the power outlet before cleaning or installing removing internal optional devices Touching any internal device of the server with its po...

Page 23: ...rver including the cables Failure to follow this warning may cause a fire or an electric shock Keep animals away from the server Failure to follow this warning may cause a fire or an electric shock Do...

Page 24: ...nal devices supported by the server Some non supported devices may be physically installed connected but cause failures of the server as well as malfunctions of the server Check and adjust the system...

Page 25: ...tten on the hard disk drive and may be restored by special software and used for unexpected purposes We strongly recommend that a software or service both available at stores for data erasure is used...

Page 26: ...eriod of time and require replacement such as batteries fans the internal CD RW DVD ROM drive the floppy disk drive and the mouse For stable operation of the server we recommend you replace these comp...

Page 27: ...If it does take the recommended measure to try and correct the issue 3 Check if the software required for the operation of the server is properly installed If the server still appears to fail after yo...

Page 28: ...g bright lights and to make the display contents easy to see You will not be able to keep a good working posture and you will feel more tired than you should if you operate a display unit without adju...

Page 29: ...1 Chapter 2 General Description This chapter provides information that you should be familiar with before using the server It includes names and functions of the components and features of the server...

Page 30: ...ased system Front View As application requirements increase you can expand your server with additional memory add in boards and peripheral devices tape devices and hard disk drives The server features...

Page 31: ...2 3 SYSTEM CHASSIS Names and functions of the components are shown below Front View With Front Door Closed 1 2 1 2 4 5 6 7 1 2 3...

Page 32: ...ACCESS lamp green Lights green when the server is connected to the network The blinking pattern indicates the network activity Numbers printed near the lamps indicate the LAN port numbers 5 DISK ACCE...

Page 33: ...ins a factory installed hot swap 3 5 inch HDD cage When the optional 3 5 inch HDD cage is additionally installed in the server up to eight hard disk drives can be installed either SAS or SATA drives 1...

Page 34: ...onal hot swap 2 5 inch HDD cage can contain up to eight 2 5 inch hard disk drives With two of these cages up to 16 hard disk drives can be installed SAS drives only 1 2 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 5 6 7 8 6 9 4 1...

Page 35: ...port 0 4 Cover open sensor The cover open sensor detects the opening of the front door 5 Power switch The power switch is used to turn on off the power If you press the switch once the POWER SLEEP la...

Page 36: ...2 8 Rear View 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 14 12 14 12 14 13 3 13 2 15...

Page 37: ...the slots 8 Mouse connector Used to connect with the mouse 9 Keyboard connector Used to connect with the keyboard 10 Serial port A connector The serial port A connector is used to connect the server...

Page 38: ...f the chassis with the 3 5 inch HDD cage installed With the 2 5 inch HDD cage up to eight hard disk drive can be installed With a standard air cooling heat sink installed With a water cooling heat sin...

Page 39: ...ant fan unit contains three fans Option A front Option B PCI HDD cage and Option A rear 5 5 25 inch device bays 3 slots Up to two devices can be installed additionally An optical disk drive is factory...

Page 40: ...2 12 MOTHERBOARD 5 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 28 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 29 28...

Page 41: ...14 IDE connector for optical disk drive 15 CMOS Clear Jumper switch 16 BIOS Password Clear Jumper switch 17 SGPIO1 and SGPIO2 connectors 18 Lithium battery 19 SATA2 connector SATA1 and SATA2 from top...

Page 42: ...0 Five integrated I O expansion PCI slots PCI Express x8 2 slots PCI Express x4 1 slot x8 connector PCI X 64 bit 133 MHz 1 slot PCI 32 bit 33 MHz 1 slot SATA2 x2 channels not for hard disk drive Ultra...

Page 43: ...d to an uninterruptible power supply UPS unit the server supports the power linkage feature that enables control over the power supply from the UPS to the server The AC LINK feature can be enabled or...

Page 44: ...function to update the system BIOS or firmware of the server See Chapter 6 To update the Windows System Update the system in Windows Autorun Menu Windows based EXPRESSBUILDER feature updates several r...

Page 45: ...ation and the setups using NEC ESMPRO see Chapter 6 The available functions of NEC ESMPRO depend on the OS you have installed Ask your service representative for details Maintenance Tools The Maintena...

Page 46: ...hdog timer Monitoring of the periodic SMI timer Remote management by using a Web browser e g resetting the server power on off viewing the System Event Log SEL Remote KVM and remote device features An...

Page 47: ...ovided security key Some software provides a command to eject the optical disk drive tray or a media in the drive Before executing such a command make sure that the front door is open Otherwise the dr...

Page 48: ...ice is powered on 2 Press the POWER switch on the front of the computer chassis The POWER SLEEP lamp lights green After a while characters appear on the screen IMPORTANT If the power cord is connected...

Page 49: ...rom the BIOS Setup utility such as the start up message while in progress A full screen logo appears on the display unit while POST is in progress To display the POST check results press Esc You do no...

Page 50: ...and expansion memory appears at top left on the display unit screen The memory check may take a few minutes to complete depending on the size of the memory installed in the server It may take approxi...

Page 51: ...in card it displays a message prompting you to launch the add in card BIOS configuration utility Ignore the message The POST will automatically proceed a few seconds later Refer to the manual that co...

Page 52: ...e manual for the application that controls the UPS IMPORTANT Always allow the POST to complete before turning off the server 1 Shut down the OS 2 Press the POWER switch on the front of the server The...

Page 53: ...ou plug in the headphone jack Setting and Removing the Disc 1 Make sure that the power of the server is on the POWER SLEEP lamp is lit in green before setting the disc in the optical disk drive 2 Pres...

Page 54: ...the Open Close button If the access LED is lit the disc is being accessed Confirm that the access LED is not lit before pressing the Open Close button Your OS may have a command to eject the tray When...

Page 55: ...proximately 1 2 mm in diameter and 100 mm in length a straightened large paper clip will make a substitute into the emergency hole on the front of the optical disk drive and gently push it in until th...

Page 56: ...the tray Do not scratch the disc or write anything directly on it with a pencil or ball point pen Keep the disc away from cigarette smoke Do not leave the disc in a high temperature place e g place e...

Page 57: ...3 1 Chapter 3 Setting Up Your Server This chapter describes how to set up your server appropriately for your system on a step by step basis...

Page 58: ...ect the power cord to the server Turning on the server Power on the server to start the software setups Setups depend on the optional internal devices installed and on the peripheral devices connected...

Page 59: ...h the carrier immediately INSTALLING OPTIONAL DEVICES To install any optional device see Chapter 9 Upgrading Your Server for the installation procedure Proceed to the next section if you have no optio...

Page 60: ...lose enough to connect the mouse and the display Install the server on the floor or on a rigid flat desk Open the stabilizers to secure the server Place having a space enough to fully open the front d...

Page 61: ...rver Places with drastic changes in temperature e g near a heater air conditioner or refrigerator Places with strong vibration Places where corrosive gases are present near chemicals or where chemical...

Page 62: ...aged cable connector Do not use any unauthorized interface cable Do not use the server with any loose interface connection Do not step on the interface cable or place any heavy object on it IMPORTANT...

Page 63: ...d line is prohibited Keyboard Mouse Display unit Hub multiport repeater Device with the serial interface e g modem Direct connection to the leased line is prohibited Connect to an appropriate power so...

Page 64: ...nstructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages 1 3 to 1 8 for details Do not plug the power cord into an improp...

Page 65: ...PS for details When the power cord from the server is connected to a UPS change the BIOS SETUP utility of the server to link with power supply from the UPS Change the AC LINK parameter under the Serve...

Page 66: ...installed peripheral devices and boots the operating system if installed See Chapter 2 for a detailed description of the POST If the server halts before completing the POST the POST emits a beep code...

Page 67: ...on includes the current BIOS settings and any specific information for the server Save the information after the system setup completion Without the backup data you will not be able to recover the inf...

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Page 69: ...IOS SETUP The SETUP utility is provided to make the basic hardware configuration for the server This utility is pre installed in the flash memory of the server and ready to run The server is factory c...

Page 70: ...n menu If you have previously set a password with the SETUP utility the password entry screen appears Enter the password Enter password Up to three password entries will be accepted If you fail to ent...

Page 71: ...Main Advanced Security Server Boot or Exit menu and Changes the value parameter of the selected item When a submenu option an option preceded by is selected these keys are disabled Enter Press Enter...

Page 72: ...enu Sets the information on the device connected to each channel on the submenu We recommend you leave the items as they are at the shipment Processor Settings Select submenu Shows the processor setti...

Page 73: ...ology Enabled Disabled Enables or disables the Intel R SpeedStep technology Factory set Advanced Option Parameter Description Your Setting Memory Configuration Displays the Memory Configuration submen...

Page 74: ...nd 22 DIMM Group 4 DIMM sockets 32 and 42 DIMM Group 5 DIMM sockets 13 and 23 DIMM Group 6 DIMM sockets 33 and 43 Memory Retest Yes No Causes the BIOS to retest all the memory on the next boot Extende...

Page 75: ...he device expansion ROM LAN2 Option ROM Scan Disabled Enabled When Enabled initializes the device expansion ROM Factory set Peripheral Configuration IMPORTANT Note that the interrupt and or base I O a...

Page 76: ...rial port Wake On RTC Alarm Disabled Enabled Enables or disables the remote power on function using the RTC alarm feature Factory set IMPORTANT If the AC power is turned off while the Wake On Ring fea...

Page 77: ...ith a Supervisor password Set User Password Up to eight alphanumerics Press Enter to display the user password entry screen With this password access to the SETUP menu is restricted Password on boot D...

Page 78: ...Disabled if the system is booted from the OS and no NEC ESMPRO Agent is installed Boot Monitoring Policy Retry 3 Times Always Reset Specifies the action when a timeout occurs during the boot monitorin...

Page 79: ...Option Parameter Description Your Setting BIOS Version Displays the current BIOS version View only Board Part Number Displays the part number of the motherboard View only Board Serial Number Displays...

Page 80: ...rate used for the interface with successive remote consoles Flow Control None Xon Xoff CTS RTS CTS RTS CD Specifies the flow control method Terminal Type PC ANSI VT100 VT UTF8 Specifies the remote con...

Page 81: ...s item to Enabled to use Telnet communication as a command line interface Telnet Port Number 23 Specifies the TCP port number to be used for Telnet communication SSH Disabled Enabled Set this item to...

Page 82: ...ther indication Optional PCI board connected to the riser module 1 When BIOS detects a bootable device it displays the information on the device in the relevant indication To boot the server from a de...

Page 83: ...ct Yes SETUP is terminated and the modified information is stored The server reboots automatically Load Setup Defaults Select this item to return all the SETUP values to the default values Selecting L...

Page 84: ...drives HDD to be handled collectively RAID can configure several HDDs as a single array disk group to operate the HDDs effectively This can bring higher performance than a single HDD of a large capac...

Page 85: ...PORTANT To use RAID 5 or RAID 6 you need to install the optional RAID Upgrade Kit To configure RAID6 using Express Setup at least four hard disk drives of same capacity must be installed NOTE For more...

Page 86: ...08 GB VD1 3 16 GB VD1 2 16 GB VD1 1 16 GB VD0 1 20GB VD0 2 20GB VD0 3 20GB VD0 RAID5 40 GB VD1 RAID5 32 GB Parity Parity implies data redundancy A single set of redundant data is created from the data...

Page 87: ...2 RAID10 Spanning of RAID1 Yes Four or more HDDs required Capacity capacity of single HDD number of HDDs 2 RAID50 Spanning of RAID5 Yes Six or more HDDs required Capacity capacity of single HDD numbe...

Page 88: ...tripe 1 Stripe 2 RAID5 In RAID5 data is distributed to HDDs by striping and at the same time the parity redundant data is distributed to the HDDs This mode is called striping with distributed parity E...

Page 89: ...efective data is still available RAID Controller HDD 1 HDD 2 Stripe 1 HDD 3 Stripe 4 Stripe 2 Parity P 3 4 Parity P 1 2 Parity Q 3 4 Parity P 5 6 Parity Q 5 6 Stripe 5 HDD 4 Parity Q 1 2 Stripe 3 Stri...

Page 90: ...e high disk access performance of RAID0 and in addition the high reliability of RAID5 can be achieved RAID Controller HDD 1 HDD 2 Stripe 1 HDD 3 Stripe 6 Stripe 2 Parity 5 6 Parity 1 2 Stripe 5 Parity...

Page 91: ...start the rebuild The auto rebuild can be of two types as follows Standby rebuild Automatic rebuild by using hot spares In a configuration including hot spares the rebuild is performed automatically i...

Page 92: ...ngs use the Universal RAID Utility If the system is restarted while running Patrol Read Patrol Read resumes from the point where it was stopped Consistency Check The Consistency Check is used to check...

Page 93: ...itialize for RAID5 only Yes is specified for Disable BGI in VD Definition Virtual disk is in degraded or offline state Background Initialize is performed if a RAID6 virtual disk is partially degraded...

Page 94: ...er execution RAID level Number of HDDs RAID level Number of HDDs Description RAID0 x RAID0 x Capacity increased equivalent to HDDs RAID0 1 RAID1 2 Capacity remains unchanged RAID0 x RAID5 x Capacity i...

Page 95: ...n to execute the Reconstruction During the Reconstruction do not shutdown or reboot the server If the server is shutdown by an unforeseen accident such as a power interruption turn on the power again...

Page 96: ...Indication of the HDD allocation status Creation of the virtual disk Setting the RAID level Setting the Stripe Block size Setting the Read Policy Write Policy IO Policy Indication of the configuration...

Page 97: ...OS Enclosure number and slot number shown in Physical Drives box X X X shown in the Physical Drives box represents Connector number Enclosure number Slot number With this server the Connector number i...

Page 98: ...ld MMM DD YYYY Copyright c xxxx LSI Corporation HA X Bus X Dev X MegaRAID SAS PCI 8708EM2 FW package X X X XXXX X Logical Drive s found on the host adapter X Logical Drive s handled by BIOS Press Ctrl...

Page 99: ...ck Start The WebBIOS Top Menu appears IMPORTANT X X X shown in the Physical Drives box represents the Connector number Enclosure number Slot number With this server the Connector number is not support...

Page 100: ...4 32 Adapter Properties When you click Adapter Properties on the WebBIOS Top Menu the configuration information is displayed Click Next to see the detailed settings of this controller...

Page 101: ...itted Reconstruction Rate 30 Recommended value 30 Permitted Adapter BIOS Enabled Disabled Prohibited Coercion Mode None 128MB way 1GB way Prohibited PDF Interval 300 Prohibited Alarm Control Disabled...

Page 102: ...the Battery Status screen shown below IMPORTANT You cannot change the Auto Learn Period Next Learn Time and Learn Delay Interval values NOTES The Status field shows Charging when the battery is charg...

Page 103: ...er configuration information the Foreign Configuration screen shown below appears To use the HDD as new one click Clear to clear the configuration information in HDD If you use the Universal RAID Util...

Page 104: ...on Virtual Disks on the WebBIOS Top Menu the screen that appears can be used to operate the configured VD IMPORTANT If no virtual disk exists the upper right column of the screen is blank Use this men...

Page 105: ...Physical Disks on the WebBIOS Top Menu the screen that appears can be used to operate the physical drive HDD IMPORTANT If no physical disk exists the upper right column of the screen is blank Use this...

Page 106: ...e to check the Physical Drive Properties The example shown below is an example of the physical drive 0 0 0 properties check 1 Click the Physical Drive you want to check 2 Click the checkbox for Proper...

Page 107: ...ch adapter Clicking Adapter Selection on the WebBIOS top menu opens the Adapter Selection screen again Physical View Logical View If the virtual disk has been configured using the RAID Controller the...

Page 108: ...4 40 Exit When you click Exit on the WebBIOS Top Menu you are prompted for confirmation Click Yes to exit from WebBIOS The screen as shown below appears when WebBIOS is terminated Restart the server...

Page 109: ...OS Top Menu the screen shown below appears Select the relevant operation and click Next Clear Configuration Allows you to clear the existing configuration New Configuration Clears the existing configu...

Page 110: ...nfiguration RAID level size and others Auto Configuration with Redundancy Automatically creates a redundant virtual disk Auto Configuration without Redundancy Automatically creates a non redundant vir...

Page 111: ...sk Group hold Ctrl and select the relevant physical drives HDDs 2 Once the selection is completed click Add to Array 3 A new DG is defined in the Disk Groups frame To define the new DG click Accept DG...

Page 112: ...ight 7 After the Span has been defined click Next at the lower right of the screen IMPORTANT To configure RAID0 1 5 or 6 perform the Span Definition to a single DG only If you need to perform a Span D...

Page 113: ...sk VD in the DG that has been created in previous step When the DG is defined the VD Definition screen is displayed In the Next LD Possible RAID Levels column the available RAID levels and maximum siz...

Page 114: ...Next IMPORTANT The value shown in Select Size indicates the maximum size allowed for RAID1 or RAID6 You need to specify the maximum size for RAID0 or RAID5 according to Next LD Possible RAID Levels To...

Page 115: ...n appears Click Yes to save the configuration 9 The confirmation message All data on the new Virtual Disks will be lost Want to Initialize appears Select Yes 10 The Virtual Disks operation screen is d...

Page 116: ...four HDDs IMPORTANT Do not attempt to configure a RAID00 or RAID60 They are not supported 1 Click Configuration Wizard on the WebBIOS Top Menu to start the Wizard 2 To add physical drives HDD to a Di...

Page 117: ...to the right and click Accept DG 4 A new DG is defined in the Disk Groups frame Define another DG in the same way Once the DGs have been defined click Next 5 Configure a RAID10 spanning of RAID1 using...

Page 118: ...click Add to SPAN The DG is defined in the Span field to the right 7 Select DG1 and click Add to SPAN When the two DGs are defined in the Span field to the right click Next 8 The VD Definition screen...

Page 119: ...appears Click Yes to save the configuration 12 The confirmation message All data on the new Virtual Disks will be lost Want to Initialize appears Normally select Yes 13 Virtual Disks operation screen...

Page 120: ...RAID5 option that may appear in the RAID Level box If you select it you will fail to save the configuration information and you will need to define a VD again from the start The Write Policy includes...

Page 121: ...53 You can change the parameters for the VD definition except for the RAID level and Stripe Size On the WebBIOS Top Menu click Virtual Disks specify the parameters in the Policies frame and click Chan...

Page 122: ...n the WebBIOS Top Menu 3 Select a VD on which to perform a Check Consistency from the upper right frame of the Virtual Disks screen 4 Click the checkmark column for Check Consistency from the lower ri...

Page 123: ...the Virtual Disks screen 7 Click Home to return to the Top Menu IMPORTANT Click Home while a background task such as Consistency Check Rebuild or Reconstruction is being executed When the progress in...

Page 124: ...e virtual disk as described below 1 Start WebBIOS Make sure that the status for the replaced HDD is indicated as UNCONF GOOD in the right frame of the Top Menu In the example below the hard disk drive...

Page 125: ...ck Home to go back to the WebBIOS Top Menu IMPORTANT Click Home while a background task such as Consistency Check Rebuild or Reconstruction is being executed When the progress indication is displayed...

Page 126: ...virtual disk configured with three HDDs and assign a newly added HDD as Hot Spare 1 Start WebBIOS Make sure that the status for the added HDD is indicated as UNCONF GOOD in the right frame of the Top...

Page 127: ...r all the DGs Dedicated HSP Indicates the Hot Spare available only for the specific DG You need to specify the target DG NOTE Do not check Enclosure Affinity which defines the hot spare to the specifi...

Page 128: ...4 60 6 Click Home to go back to the WebBIOS Top Menu...

Page 129: ...a HDD to a RAID5 virtual disk configured with three HDDs to make a RAID5 virtual disk configured with four HDDs 1 Start WebBIOS Make sure that the status for the added HDD is indicated as UNCONF GOOD...

Page 130: ...ruction are displayed 5 Select Migration with addition 6 Specify the RAID level to be used after the reconstruction Information of HDDs in the disk group in which a VD is defined Migration Only Allows...

Page 131: ...WebBIOS Top Menu IMPORTANT The capacity of virtual disk may be incorrectly displayed after reconstruction In this case perform Scan Devices from the Top Menu Click Home while a background task such a...

Page 132: ...versal RAID Utility Virtual Disk and Logical Drive WebBIOS manages the Virtual Disk using a number of 0 origin You can see a Virtual Disk number where VD X is displayed in Virtual Drives The Universal...

Page 133: ...g value of WebBIOS Universal RAID Utility level 80 to 100 High 31 to 79 Middle Rebuild Priority Rebuild Rate WebBIOS 0 to 30 Low 80 to 100 High 31 to 79 Middle Patrol Read Priority Patrol Read Rate We...

Page 134: ...e following describes how to clear these passwords You can also use the following procedure to clear the CMOS data in the server IMPORTANT Clearing the CMOS data resumes the factory set configuration...

Page 135: ...ely Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages 1 3 to 1 8 for details Make sure to complete the installation Do not pinch your fingers with mech...

Page 136: ...Setup utility and configure the motherboard again Clearing the Password 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal in Chapter 9 to prepare 2 Remove the left side cover see Chapter 9 3 C...

Page 137: ...2003 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server2003 R2 Enterprise Edition To use the server with the o...

Page 138: ...e installation parameters If you want to set up the server using parameters defined previously execute the Express Setup using an existing parameters file NOTES If you want to create a parameters file...

Page 139: ...ng the Express Setup About the Windows family This computer supports the following Windows editions Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition here...

Page 140: ...n OS installation media with Service Pack 2 OS installation media No Service Pack Service Pack 2 OS installation media No Service Pack Windows Server 2003 R2 OS installation media with Service Pack 2...

Page 141: ...he board About the Hardware Components When you install Windows Server 2003 Express Setup requires several preparations if this computer uses the following hardware components Installing on the Mirror...

Page 142: ...e large enough to store the dump file in the boot drive is required The correct debug information might not be able to be collected due to a virtual memory shortage if the paging file is insufficient...

Page 143: ...t Express Setup Step 12 Next RAID Configuration Perform Create the OS partition format Copying Windows driver Copying Selected Application Remove the Floppy Disk and CD DVD ROM from the Drive Insert t...

Page 144: ...SSBUILDER DVD into the CD RW DVD ROM drive of the server 3 Press the RESET switch or press Ctrl Alt and Delete to reboot from the EXPRESSBUILDER You may also turn off and then on again to reboot the s...

Page 145: ...disk drive is connected select this item Load parameters 1 Insert the floppy disk containing the parameters file 2 Select Load parameters and enter the file path of the parameters file into the text...

Page 146: ...se only physical devices that have an identical model number to configure a logical drive If the process does not finish normally it may be because the driver is not available in the EXPRESSBUILDER Se...

Page 147: ...he 1st partition contents are deleted The data in the other partition is kept if the system has two or more partitions See the figure below First Partition Deleted Second Partition Retained Third Part...

Page 148: ...ter Network Protocol step is displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and click Next 11 Enter the domain or workgroup name to be used The Enter domain and account step is displayed Confirm...

Page 149: ...he Select Windows component step is displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and click Next 13 Select the installing applications The Setting applications step is displayed Confirm the par...

Page 150: ...etup step 16 Copy the optional Mass Storage Driver module If you install an optional Mass Storage Driver the message will be shown Insert the CD ROM or floppy disk attached to the Mass Storage Driver...

Page 151: ...ROM drive 2 Follow the message to insert Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 into the CD RW DVD ROM drive IMPORTANT If you are installing the Windows CD ROM that contains Service Pack 2 to your system...

Page 152: ...o close the dialog Clicking the OK button will cause a temporary loss of network connectivity Follow the procedure below to install PROSet 1 Insert the EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the CD RW DVD ROM drive...

Page 153: ...w to setup 1 The Intel R PROSet dialog box appears Procedure using the standard start menu Click the Start menu point to Control Panel Administrative tools and click Computer Management and then doubl...

Page 154: ...et is installed 1 The Intel PROSet dialog box appears Procedure using a standard start menu Click the Start menu point to Control Panel and click Intel PROSet Procedure using the classic start menu 1...

Page 155: ...ded with the board Installation of the Optional Network Board Driver 1 Start the Device Manager 2 Click Network adapters and double click Network Adapter Name The Network Adapter Name Properties appea...

Page 156: ...installation If the dialog message Digital Signature could not been found appears select Yes to continue 5 Remove the EXPRESSBUILDER DVD from the CD RW DVD ROM drive follow the on screen instructions...

Page 157: ...GB RAM tuning feature and the Physical Address Extension switch Below is the example on how to add PAE switch to Boot ini file 1 Click Start point to Settings and then click Control Panel 2 In Control...

Page 158: ...is larger than 2GB Complete Memory Dump cannot be specified so specify Kernel Memory Dump instead Specify a drive where there is a free area larger than the size of the memory capacity mounted on the...

Page 159: ...PORTANT The above mentioned paging file size is recommended for collecting debug information memory dump A paging file with an initial size large enough to store the dump file in the boot drive is req...

Page 160: ...e location in which to store the diagnostic information in the Log File Path box The diagnostic information will be stored with the file name DRWTSN32 LOG NOTE You can not specify a network path Speci...

Page 161: ...nt The Windows Components Wizard dialog box appears 4 Click Management and Monitoring Tools and then click Details The Management and Monitoring Tools dialog appears 5 Click to select the Network Moni...

Page 162: ...dified system configuration Recovered the system using recovery process See the Updating the System Applying Service Pack section in Appendix D for details on the update process Making Backup Copies o...

Page 163: ...gure the RAID system before running the EXPRESSBUILDER 3 Boot the system from the EXPRESSBUILDER DVD 4 Select Load the optional driver into the EXPRESSBUILDER from the Top menu click Next Setting the...

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Page 165: ...6 1 Chapter 6 Installing and Using Utilities This section describes how to use the EXPRESSBUILDER DVD that comes with your server and to install the utilities stored on the EXPRESSBUILDER...

Page 166: ...you select this item the Top menu appears IMPORTANT This tool is a Configuration Tool built on Windows PE 2 0 technology An automatic reboot occurs after 72 hours from the start The configuration wit...

Page 167: ...Updating You can update the system BIOS using a floppy disk prepare a 3 5 floppy disk ROM DOS Startup FD The ROM DOS Startup FD is used to start the ROM DOS system Test and diagnostics This function...

Page 168: ...Vista or Windows Server 2003 or later Some documents are provided in PDF format Use the Adobe Reader to view or print these documents If the menu does not appear select My computer by using the Explo...

Page 169: ...en using a floppy disk a USB floppy disk drive is required IMPORTANT You cannot create a Parameters file for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions NOTE You can install Windows Server 2003 without...

Page 170: ...6 6 4 Click Parameter File Creator The Parameter File Creator is displayed...

Page 171: ...Load Parameters step is displayed Select Do not load parameters from the menu and click Next 6 Select the Operating System to install Select Install the Windows 32bit editions from the menu and click...

Page 172: ...Creator displays the upper limit that the RAID controller can support The total of The number of physical devices used to create the logical drive and The number of the physical devices specified as t...

Page 173: ...Create a new partition at Windows system drive settings the contents of the hard disk will be deleted If Use existing partitions is selected the EXPRESSBUILDER installs the Operating System to the 1st...

Page 174: ...NT The Computer name and User name are required parameters NOTE Even if you set no value into Administrator password Confirm password zzzzzz is displayed 10 Enter the network protocol settings The Ent...

Page 175: ...sed The Enter domain and account step is displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and click Next 12 Select the components to install The Select Windows component step is displayed Confirm...

Page 176: ...s modify if necessary and click Next 14 Save the parameters The Save parameters step is displayed If you want to save the parameters set the free formatted floppy disk Select Save parameters enter the...

Page 177: ...ck Yes to exit the Parameter File Creator NOTES If you wish to modify the existing information file parameters file click Load Parameters at the Load Parameters screen Refer to the help to modify the...

Page 178: ...Some features of the ESMPRO Manager include Hardware and software server configuration Hardware resources mounted in the servers such as the processor memory disks RAID System and LAN boards Software...

Page 179: ...nstall these software from the Autorun Menu Click Setup Windows Install the NET Framework Ver 2 0 Redistributable Package x86 If CPU architecture is x64 Install the NET Framework Ver2 0 Redistributabl...

Page 180: ...server Refer to the online documentation for more information on the features and the installation of NEC DianaScope NOTES One server license is required for each server managed remotely using NEC Dia...

Page 181: ...en you have changed the hardware configuration or BIOS configuration select System Information Management and then Save of the Off line Maintenance Utility to make a backup copy of the system informat...

Page 182: ...server with a dry soft cloth Follow the procedure below if stains remain on the surfaces IMPORTANT To avoid altering the material and color of the server do not use volatile solvents such as thinner...

Page 183: ...very 6 months Cleaning the interior of the server implies powering off the server and removing the left side cover You will need a small vacuum cleaner with a plastic tipped nozzle and electrostatic p...

Page 184: ...e ball from the mouse Cover the bottom of the mouse with your hand and turn your hand holding the mouse the mouse is on your palm with the button upward The mouse ball is released onto your palm Mouse...

Page 185: ...e of the Optical Disc with your fingers 4 Wipe the tray with a dry soft cloth IMPORTANT Do not wipe the lens of the Optical Disc Drive Doing so may damage the lens and may cause a malfunction of the d...

Page 186: ...he local console keyboard of the server itself and using the management PC via the serial port remote console IMPORTANT Use the serial port to execute System Diagnostics with remote console The LAN co...

Page 187: ...indow title Diagnostics tool title Shows the name and version of the diagnostic tool Test window title Shows the diagnostics progress Test End is displayed when the diagnostics are completed Test resu...

Page 188: ...fo Shows the log information of the diagnostics It can be saved on a floppy disk To save it on a floppy disk insert a formatted floppy disk in the floppy disk drive and select Save F Option Runs the v...

Page 189: ...IMPORTANT If the server needs to be relocated or stored contact your service representative Make sure to make a backup copy of your valuable data in the hard disk drive if any Make sure not to shock...

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Page 191: ...does not operate as expected read this chapter before contacting your service representative NOTE For provision against an unexpected failure we recommend you install the Off line Maintenance Utility...

Page 192: ...SMPRO to monitor the occurrence of a fault during the system operation Especially take note on whether any alert is reported on the Operation Window DataViewer or AlertViewer of NEC ESMPRO Manager Exa...

Page 193: ...The STATUS lamp lights green when the server is operating successfully When the STATUS lamp is unlit or lit flashing amber it indicates that the server has failed The following table lists indications...

Page 194: ...indication does not change and the fans seem to be operating normally contact your service representative A voltage alarm was detected On amber All the power supply units have failed Contact your serv...

Page 195: ...tain period of time or to select the power saving mode with a command DISK ACCESS Lamp The DISK ACCESS lamp indicates the state of hard disk drives in the hard disk drive bay This lamp lights in green...

Page 196: ...hard disk drive is being rebuilt this status is not a failure If the defective hard disk drive is replaced with a new one in the RAID System configuration the data is automatically rebuilt auto rebuil...

Page 197: ...ction The defective power unit can be hot swapped with a new one without shutting down the server The POWER FAIL lamp flashes green if the power supply unit receives AC power through the power cord AC...

Page 198: ...ntroller may be defective Contact your service representative Speed lamp for data transmission ports This lamp indicates whether each of the standard network ports is operated through the 1000BASE T 1...

Page 199: ...ebooted in response to a keyboard instruction simultaneous key entry of Ctrl Alt Delete Immediately after the system was rebooted in response to an OS instruction During the hardware initialization fo...

Page 200: ...d at offset 0231 Shadow Ram Failed at offset 0232 Extended RAM Failed at address line Contact your service representative 0250 System battery is dead Replace and run SETUP Contact your service represe...

Page 201: ...with error taken off line 0B51 Processor 2 with error taken off line 0B5F Forced to use Processor with error The system start was forced Contact your service representative 0B60 DIMM group 1 has been...

Page 202: ...Fatal hardware error Turn off the power once and then on again to start the server If it does not correct the error contact your service representative 0B9A BMC not responding Update the RMC firmware...

Page 203: ...1 DRAM address error 1 3 4 3 DRAM test Low Byte error 1 4 1 1 DRAM test High Byte error Check if the DIMMs are properly connected If the error persists contact your service representative to replace a...

Page 204: ...If the power cord is plugged to a UPS make sure the UPS is powered on and that it outputs power See the manual that comes with the UPS for details Power supply to the server must be linked with the co...

Page 205: ...installed Refer to the manual that comes with your OS to check that the keyboard and mouse drivers are installed These drivers are installed along with the OS Some operating systems allow you to chang...

Page 206: ...g SCSI ID and terminator are required Refer to the manual that comes with the SCSI device for details Is the cable length exceeded Refer to the manual that comes with the SCSI device for details Are t...

Page 207: ...ases an event log is registered as follows when you install Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Event Source Service Control Manager Event Type Error Event ID 7011 Description Timeout 30000 milliseconds...

Page 208: ...tem installation See Chapter 6 During installation the following warning is registered in the System Log of the EventViewer Error detected on the device Device CdRom0 during the paging operation This...

Page 209: ...ied Is the transfer speed correct Open the network properties dialog box in the control panel to specify identical link speed and duplex values than the ones specified for the HUB The Telnet Service i...

Page 210: ...o check Boot If OS installation default is selected at the BOOT Selection screen the following message is displayed After this message appears check the error and take the appropriate corrective actio...

Page 211: ...cases the size of the created system partition is about 8MB smaller than the specified size It is not a problem for system operation Specified to join the Domain but the system is installed as Workgr...

Page 212: ...power ON When the RAID System is connected correctly but is not recognized it may be faulty Contact your service representative or the dealer that you purchased this controller from Rebuilding cannot...

Page 213: ...stem Windows XP or later or Windows 2003 or later The Windows Autorun menu is supported by Windows XP Windows 2003 or later If your system runs on Windows Autorun Menu on Windows 2000 system you need...

Page 214: ...information refer to Windows Online Help Collecting the Configuration Information This section describes how to collect the information on the hardware configuration and the inside specifications In...

Page 215: ...to Chapter 5 for detail If you saved the dump to a DAT label the tape as NTBackup or ARCServe IMPORTANT Consult with your service representative before dumping the memory Dumping the memory while the...

Page 216: ...2003 If the system fails to start for some reason recover the system using the recovery console However recovery using this method should be performed only by a system administrator or a user who has...

Page 217: ...EXPRESSBUILDER You may also turn off and then on again to reboot the server The system boots up displaying the Boot Selection menu IMPORTANT The initial selection of the menu is Os installation Os in...

Page 218: ...8 28 5 Select English The tool menu is displayed Using a local console Using a remote console 6 The tool starts...

Page 219: ...d with the SETUP utility to a text file System Information Viewer Allows to view information on the processor and the BIOS and to export it to a text file System Information Management Allows to make...

Page 220: ...cope IMPORTANT Do not change the boot device order in the BOOT menu in the BIOS SETUP The EXPRESSBUILDER cannot be used if the Optical Disc Drive is not the first device in the boot order Use the stan...

Page 221: ...starting the OS press and hold Ctrl and Alt and press Delete This restarts the server IMPORTANT Resetting the server clears the DIMM memory and the data being processed To reset the server when it is...

Page 222: ...the power once to load the OS and power off again in the normal way If the processor is excessively heated the circuit for protecting expensive components starts If so the POWER SLEEP switch cannot b...

Page 223: ...propriate devices or cables will be charged When you made any changes to the hardware configuration make sure to update the system see Chapter 5 for details SAFETY NOTES Observe the following notes to...

Page 224: ...its edge to avoid touching any terminals or components To store or carry any component place it in an anti static bag CONFIRMATION AFTER INSTALLATION REMOVAL Confirm the following after installing an...

Page 225: ...Shut down the OS 2 Press the POWER switch to turn off the power of the server The POWER SLEEP lamp goes off 3 Pull out all the power cords from the AC inlet on the server 4 Remove all the cables conn...

Page 226: ...move the left side cover as described as described in the following procedure WARNING Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may result in dea...

Page 227: ...t the hooks on the side cover are inserted into the frames and holes of the server securely IMPORTANT After one or more optional devices are installed or removed completely install the removed side co...

Page 228: ...iency and can affect performance or cause damage due to overheating Removal Follow these steps to remove the CPU duct cover 5 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier t...

Page 229: ...does not contact with any cables or components on motherboard Adjust the CPU duct cover until the tab on the right end of the duct cover is engaged with the slot on the chassis NOTE Make sure that the...

Page 230: ...ard disk drive having the thickness of 1 inch can be installed on each of the slots Installing an optional 3 5 inch HDD cage allows the server to be equipped with up to eight hard disk drives See 3 5...

Page 231: ...rver only by opening the front door In the RAID system hard disk drives may be installed or removed with the power of the server being on 1 Release the lock of the front door by using the security key...

Page 232: ...e 5 Securely hold the hard disk drive with tray and handle and insert it into the slot IMPORTANT Push the hard disk drive until the hook of the handle hits the frame Hold the hard disk drive carrier w...

Page 233: ...the handle and the tray NOTE Make sure that the hook of the handle is hanged on the frame 7 Close the door opened in step 1 IMPORTANT To use the hard disk drives installed in the slots you have to co...

Page 234: ...m However the actual data remains written on the hard disk drive Data not erased completely may be restored by special software and used for unexpected purposes It is strongly recommended that the sof...

Page 235: ...ID6 The auto rebuild is automatically started only by the hot swap of a defective hard disk drive or disk replacement in the power on state During the auto rebuild the disk lamp on the hard disk drive...

Page 236: ...HW RAID0 1 Installing an additional 2 5 inch HDD cage allows the server to be equipped with up to 16 hard disk drives The port numbers for additional 2 5 inch HDD cage are assigned as PORT8 to PORT15...

Page 237: ...ront door In the RAID System hard disk drives may be installed or removed with the power of the server being on 1 Release the lock of the front door by using the security key to open the front door 2...

Page 238: ...ing EMI shield to prevent malfunction due to static electricity or noise Push the spring with your finger so that the spring is not caught with the chassis frame IMPORTANT Push the hard disk drive unt...

Page 239: ...e handle is locked with a click IMPORTANT Note that your fingers may not be caught between the handle and the tray NOTE Make sure that the hook of the handle is hanged on the frame 7 Close the door op...

Page 240: ...mmand of the operating system However the actual data remains written on the hard disk drive and may be restored by special software and used for unexpected purposes We strongly recommend that a softw...

Page 241: ...ld function can copy the information saved in a defective hard disk drive into the newly replaced disk to recover the server as it was before the occurrence of the fault The auto rebuild function is v...

Page 242: ...s hard disk drives If the hard disk drive to be configured in the RAID System has your valuable data stored make sure to make a backup copy of the data in another hard disk drive before installing the...

Page 243: ...t with a disk expansion unit Refer to the manual coming with the disk expansion unit for details After connecting the disk expansion unit use WebBIOS or Universal RAID Utility to set the disk expansio...

Page 244: ...he following procedure 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Loosen a screw securing the blank cover to remove the cover from the chassis IMPORTANT Ke...

Page 245: ...supply unit may have failed Contact your service representative to ask for maintenance 5 Turn on the power of the server The POWER FAIL lamps on the power supply units go on 6 Make sure that no error...

Page 246: ...and determine which module needs to be replaced 2 Shutdown the system and power off the server 3 Disconnect the power cord from the failed power supply unit 4 While pressing down on the lever grasp t...

Page 247: ...defective IMPORTANT Be sure to ask your service representative for replacement of a cooling fan unit if any of them is faulty A redundant fan unit cannot be installed together with awater cooling heat...

Page 248: ...ert the Option A fan unit into the slot for additional front fan Insert the groove of the Option A fan unit along with the guide of the factory installed front fan and push it to the end 5 Remove the...

Page 249: ...ock lift the dummy fan cover slowly to remove it 7 Insert the Option A fan unit into the slot for additional rear fan Insert the groove of the Option A fan unit along with the guide of the factory ins...

Page 250: ...9 28 8 Install the fan box in the chassis 9 Insert the Option B fan unit into the additional slot for PCI HDD cage Fan cable Option B fan unit Fan box...

Page 251: ...easy installation remove the hot swap fan from the cooling fan unit during installation 10 The cooling fan unit is locked with locking tabs Insert the tabs into the holes on the frame of the server a...

Page 252: ...ake care to connect the cable to the proper connector Otherwise NEC ESMPRO will fail to monitor the server 12 Reassemble the removed components Jumper pin for Option A front fan JFAN7 connector Jumper...

Page 253: ...2 Remove the side cover and other components according to the User Guide of the server Preparation Removal of CPU duct and heat sink Remove the factory installed CPU duct The factory installed heat s...

Page 254: ...t sink 1 Remove the protector and the tape for protecting the cooling sheet from the bottom of the heat sink 2 Install the heat sink so that the radiator faces the rear of the unit Pay attention to th...

Page 255: ...ns on the motherboard for proper connection Water cooled heat sink for CPU1 Connect cable P1 to connector FAN5 Connect cable P2 to connector FAN1 Water cooled heat sink for CPU2 when two processors ar...

Page 256: ...9 34 Detach the top cover from the detached CPU duct Install the CPU duct Install the CPU duct provided with the water cooled heat sink This completes the installation...

Page 257: ...CD ROM from the optical drive and power off the server Programming complete reboot sever for normal operation SDR update has already done Please remove update media and power off on 5 Disconnect the...

Page 258: ...TA2 300 750 GB 7 200 rpm SATA2 300 36 3 GB 15000 rpm SAS 73 2 GB 15000 rpm SAS 146 5 GB 15000 rpm SAS 300 GB 15000 rpm SAS Note A SAS drive cannot coexist with a SATA drive To use RAID 5 RAID 6 or RAI...

Page 259: ...HDD cage in the 3 5 inch hard disk drive bay as described in the following procedure 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Release the lock of the fro...

Page 260: ...nding power connectors on the rear of the HDD cage Connect one end of the SAS SATA cable to the SAS SATA connector on the rear of the HDD cage and the other end to the second SAS SATA connector on the...

Page 261: ...nnector Used to connect with the factory installed 3 5 inch HDD cage PORT0 to PORT3 SGPIO2 Connector Used to connect with the additional 3 5 inch HDD cage PORT4 to PORT7 SGPIO1 connector SGPIO2 connec...

Page 262: ...inch HDD cage to the chassis Fix the HDD cage to the server with four fixing screws 8 Install the components which had been removed Removal To remove the HDD cage follow the installation procedure in...

Page 263: ...B 15000 rpm SAS 146 5 GB 15000 rpm SAS 300 GB 15000 rpm SAS To use RAID 5 RAID 6 or RAID 10 with Internal RAID Controller SAS SATA HW RAID0 1 you need to install the optional RAID Upgrade Kit A hard d...

Page 264: ...rear of 3 5 inch HDD cage NOTE To disconnect SGPIO cable or SAS SATA cable hold the connector unlock it then pull it out Pulling the cable by the cord may damage the connector 5 Remove the four screws...

Page 265: ...9 43 7 Remove the two flat countersunk screws from the front of the server chassis...

Page 266: ...9 44 8 Slowly and carefully lay the server down on its right side 9 Remove the two hexagon set screws from the bottom of the chassis 10 Remove the two screws from the side of the HDD cage frame...

Page 267: ...9 45 11 Move the HDD cage frame by lifting the frame along the L shaped groove 12 Secure the HDD cage frame with two screws...

Page 268: ...9 46 13 Rotate the stabilizer on bottom of chassis and secure the HDD cage frame with two screws 14 Slowly and carefully raise the chassis...

Page 269: ...front of the chassis with the two flat countersunk screws removed in Step 7 16 Insert the 2 5 inch HDD cage into the lowest slot and secure it with four screws that had been removed from the 3 5 inch...

Page 270: ...ure the dummy cover for FDD slot removed in Step 6 with two screws 19 Remove the dummy connector cover from the SAS SATA connectors on the rear of the 2 5 inch HDD cage 20 Connect the power cable SAS...

Page 271: ...cage to the right connector on the Internal RAID Controller Connect the other SAS SATA cable from the nearest connector to the left connector on the Internal RAID Controller SGPIO cable Connect the S...

Page 272: ...for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Release the lock of the front door by using the security key and open the front door 3 Remove the side cover 4 Remove the dummy cover from t...

Page 273: ...9 51 5 Insert the HDD cage to the corresponding slot 6 Fix the 2 5 inch HDD cage to the chassis Fix the HDD cage to the server with four fixing screws...

Page 274: ...r on the rear of the 2 5 inch HDD cage to the connector on the optional RAID controller Connect the other SAS SATA cable from the nearest connector to the connector on the other optional RAID controll...

Page 275: ...Two single height devices or one double height device can be installed Set the SCSI termination to OFF for the device to be installed and assign a unique SCSI ID not duplicated or corrupted with that...

Page 276: ...5 inch device by using the four screws coming with the device IMPORTANT Always use the screws coming with the 5 25 inch device Using longer screws or screws of a different diameter may cause the devic...

Page 277: ...paring it with the factory installed optical disk drive 9 Connect the interface and power cables to the 5 25 inch device installed from the left side of the server See Chapter 10 for cable connection...

Page 278: ...floppy disk drive 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Remove the side cover and open the front mask as described earlier in this chapter 3 Remove th...

Page 279: ...two screws that come with the drive 6 Close the front mask 7 Fold the four stabilizers at the bottom of the server toward the inside 8 Lay the server down slowly and gently on its right side 9 Pass th...

Page 280: ...es with the internal USB floppy disk drive to the connector for USB device located on the motherboard NOTE If any other USB device has already been installed in the server this step is unnecessary 12...

Page 281: ...n and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Remove the side cover and open the front mask as described earlier in this chapter 3 Remove the two fixing screws and remove the dummy panel for floppy dis...

Page 282: ...the 4 pin connector of the USB interface cable to the internal USB floppy disk drive NOTE Pay attention to orientation of the connector The USB connector can be inserted only one way 6 Insert the int...

Page 283: ...rive 8 Close the front mask 9 Fold the four stabilizers at the bottom of the server toward the inside 10 Lay the server down slowly and gently on its right side 11 Pass the 10 pin connector side of US...

Page 284: ...oard NOTE If any other USB device has already been installed in the server this step is unnecessary 13 Install the left side cover you have removed earlier Removal To remove the internal USB floppy di...

Page 285: ...l PCI boards in PCI slots the SCSI cable should not pass between PCI boards If the cable touches the IC and elements on the PCI board the PCI board or the cable may be damaged Depending on the type of...

Page 286: ...E SX 1000BASE T 1000BASE T adapter PCI EXPRESS x1 1 max Teaming with any other NIC is unavailable 1000BASE T 2CH 1000BASE T adapter 2 ch 64 bit 133 MHz PCI X 1000BASE T 2CH 1000BASE T adapter 2ch PCI...

Page 287: ...configure the Teaming feature of AFT Adapter Fault Tolerance ALB Adaptive Load Balancing with the onboard LAN controllers But it is impossible to configure the Teaming function of the same AFT ALB wi...

Page 288: ...roove of the guide rail on the server and then connect the board to the slot 5 Push the board until the board connector is fully inserted in the slot IMPORTANT If the board cannot be inserted easily r...

Page 289: ...9 67 Removal To remove the board follow the installation procedure in the reverse order Then install the additional slot cover...

Page 290: ...o CPUs must have the same clock frequency Make sure the CPU type is appropriate for your server NOTE If a different revision of the processor is installed in the multiprocessor system Windows logs the...

Page 291: ...bare hands In addition do not put a CPU directly on a desk For more details on static electricity see Static Precautions 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to...

Page 292: ...ORTANT Make sure the orientation of the CPU is correct A pin mark is placed on the CPU and on the CPU socket to prevent an incorrect insertion Check the pin marks on CPU and socket before inserting CP...

Page 293: ...ed menu to Yes This setting is required to change the hardware configuration data See Chapter 4 for details 13 If the CPUs are additionally installed to configure a multi processor system provide the...

Page 294: ...eft and right lightly to make sure that the heat sink is not stuck to the CPU Removing the heat sink together with the CPU may cause the CPU and or socket to be damaged If a CPU is removed or replaced...

Page 295: ...all the heat sink as described in the following procedures 1 Remove the protective cover from the heat sink 2 Put the heat sink on the CPU If you are going to use the water cooling heat sink see Water...

Page 296: ...motherboard NOTES If the heat sink is not aligned with the motherboard remove it and install it again The following probably causes the heat sink not to be correctly placed The CPU is not positioned c...

Page 297: ...ooling Heat Sink Install the water cooling heat sink on the CPU as described in the following procedure 1 Peel off the tape and remove the protector on the bottom Remove the protector on the side as w...

Page 298: ...9 76 2 Put the water cooling heat sink on the CPU 3 Fix the water cooling heat sink with screws To know how to fix the water cooling heat sink see step 11 of the CPU installation procedure...

Page 299: ...witch setting Water cooling heat sink Standard heat sink If you fail to connect the cables properly or to set the jumper switch correctly the liquid leak and pump rotation of the water cooled heat sin...

Page 300: ...9 78 6 Install the CPU duct cover Removal Water Cooling Heat Sink To remove the water cooling heat sink from the CPU follow the installation procedure in the reverse order...

Page 301: ...IMM 31 and DIMM 41 Group 3 DIMM 12 and DIMM 22 Group 4 DIMM 32 and DIMM 42 Group 5 DIMM 13 and DIMM 23 Group 6 DIMM 33 and DIMM 43 IMPORTANT DIMMs are easily affected by static electricity Before hand...

Page 302: ...et NOTE Make sure the orientation of the DIMM is correct The terminal side of the DIMM has a key to prevent incorrect insertion The levers are automatically closed when the DIMM is inserted into the D...

Page 303: ...Remove the CPU duct cover 4 Open the levers at the both ends of the socket You can then remove the DIMM 5 Install the components removed earlier 6 Turn on the power of the server Then make sure that...

Page 304: ...guration The chipkill ECC memory feature can operate in any configuration The memory area on the motherboard of the server is divided into two memory branches as shown in the figure below The memory m...

Page 305: ...the same capacity Run SETUP see Chapter 4 change parameters appropriately in the Mirror menu selected as shown below save the settings and exit from SETUP Advanced Memory Configuration Memory RAS Feat...

Page 306: ...4 GB 4 GB 4 GB 20 GB 10 GB 14 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB 24 GB 12 GB 15 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB 48 GB 24 GB Notes on Configuring Memory Mirroring In memory mirroring configuration the menus r...

Page 307: ...nges the running DIMM from the failed one to a DIMM in the standby group to continue the processing NOTE The operating system recognizes the memory devices as those with capacities less than the actua...

Page 308: ...o anther memory branch Specification of arbitrary memory devices as spare The group of the largest number within a specific memory branch can be specified as spare The table below lists examples of DI...

Page 309: ...10 1 Chapter 10 Internal Cabling Diagrams Internal cable connections of the server are shown below...

Page 310: ...more hard disk drives are to be connected One of the connectors on the Internal RAID Controller PCIe 6 is connected to the additional HDD cage IDE device Optical disk drive 5 25 inch device bay 3 5 in...

Page 311: ...er is equipped with a terminator Set to Disabled all the terminators of the connected devices For other settings refer to the manual provided with the device The SCSI transfer rate among other setting...

Page 312: ...on unit for more information Connect the disk expansion unit use WebBIOS or the Universal RAID Utility to set the disk expansion unit in a RAID System RAID0 RAID1 or RAID5 For more information refer t...

Page 313: ...nected are shown in the figures below Standard Configuration Installing a 3 5 inch HDD Cage Power supply Motherboard 5 25 inch device bay Option Optical disk drive Power supply Power cable 3 5 inch ha...

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Page 315: ...25 inch device bay 3 slots An optical disk drive is factory installed 3 5 inch floppy disk drive bay 1 slot Hard disk drive bay 3 5 inch disk 4 slots 4 slots with optional HDD cage 2 5 inch disk 8 sl...

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Page 317: ...uses 3 5 inch floppy disks You can use the following two types of 3 5 inch floppy disks 2HD floppy disk double sided high density track type Stores data of 1 44MB 2DD floppy disk double sided double d...

Page 318: ...otect switch provided on its back Disk format To write data into a floppy disk the floppy disk must be formatted Formatting is to initialize the floppy disk and make it available for the system enviro...

Page 319: ...ndling of data with the DAT DLT or AIT optionally available for the server Saving your valuable data When you save your valuable data or programs into the cartridge tape you should make two copies a p...

Page 320: ...the manual provided with the software Use the mouse on a clean desk Using the mouse on a dusty or dirty desk disturbs smooth movement or normal operation of the mouse When your mouse movement seems du...

Page 321: ...factory set IRQs are assigned as follows IRQ Peripheral Device Controller 0 System timer 1 2 3 COM2 serial port 4 COM1 serial port 5 PCI 6 PCI 7 PCI 8 Real time clock 9 ACPI Compliant System 10 PCI 1...

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Page 323: ...age Driver of Parameter File Creator in Chapter 6 Controllers supporting installation of OS with Express Setup RAID controller 128 MB RAID0 1 RAID controller 128 MB RAID0 1 5 6 Other controllers Disk...

Page 324: ...Dump file Size Mounted Memory Size 1MB Application Size Required Size IMPORTANT The above mentioned paging file size is recommended for collecting debug information memory dump A paging file with an i...

Page 325: ...menu which appears when running the server with the EXPRESSBUILDER If you have only the server to create Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER use this procedure If Windows Serv...

Page 326: ...e 3 5 inch floppy disk 2 Start the Operating System 3 Insert the EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the CD RW DVD ROM drive of the server The Menu appears 4 Click Create drive disk and select OEM Disk for Window...

Page 327: ...as been pressed 5 When the following message is displayed press S Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system or you have chosen to manually specify...

Page 328: ...s Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition DISC 2 In this case note that the Windows setup screen is not displayed 11 Insert the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition DISC 2 CD ROM into the CD RW DVD ROM dri...

Page 329: ...l the operating system when the following message appears The following list shows the existing partitions and unpartitioned space on this computer Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to select an item in...

Page 330: ...drive letter you want to assign 6 Click OK 7 If the following message appears click Yes Changing the drive letter of a volume may cause programs to no longer run Are you sure you want to change this...

Page 331: ...ServicePack2 or more If you install the Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions CD ROM which contains Service Pack 2 you do not have to apply Hotfix for Windows x64 or Hotfix for Windows Server 2003 KB921411...

Page 332: ...nto the CD RW DVD ROM drive of the server 3 Click Start menu and Run and then execute the following command When Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions is used 001 win winnt w2k3amd qfe jpn kb921411 exe 4 W...

Page 333: ...e g administrator 2 Insert the EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the CD RW DVD ROM drive of server The Windows Autorun Menu will be displayed 3 Left click on Setup Windows and then click Update the system NOTE...

Page 334: ...OK Hide extensions for known file types Hide protected operating system files Recommended When the message You have chosen to display protected operating system files is displayed click Yes 4 Make sur...

Page 335: ...Connection is prohibited If you make no changes to the parameters click the Cancel button to close the dialog Clicking the OK button will cause a temporary loss of network connectivity Follow the proc...

Page 336: ...w to setup 1 The Intel R PROSet dialog box appears Procedure using the standard start menu Click the Start menu point to Control Panel Administrative tools and click Computer Management and then doubl...

Page 337: ...g box appears Procedure using a standard start menu Click the Start menu point to Control Panel and click Intel PROSet Procedure using the classic start menu 1 Click Start menu point to Settings and c...

Page 338: ...er names show the Optional Network Board 3 Click the Driver tab and click Update Driver The Hardware Update Wizard appears 4 Select the Install from a list or specific location Advanced radio button a...

Page 339: ...g a SCSI controller driver update your system with the EXPRESSBUILDER DVD attached to your system The SCSI controller driver will be installed automatically Installing the Disk Array Controller Driver...

Page 340: ...s Server 2003 x64 Editions must be activated before use Windows activation process is as follows 1 Click Run on Start menu Type the following in the Open box and click OK oobe msoobe a 2 When the foll...

Page 341: ...D 19 The following screen is displayed 3 Process with the Windows activation according to the following message...

Page 342: ...D 20 SETTING FOR COLLECTING MEMORY DUMP DEBUG INFORMATION Set the memory dump collection using the procedure described in Chapter 5...

Page 343: ...the EXPRESSBUILDER RAID controller 128 MB RAID0 1 RAID controller 128 MB RAID0 1 5 6 Other controllers Disk Array Controller External SAS HDD SCSI Controller several are available SAS Controller Optio...

Page 344: ...Do not mount an MO device on your server during the Windows installation About Removable Media Do not set any removable media such as a DAT into the device mounted on this computer during the Windows...

Page 345: ...insufficient so set a size large enough for the entire system The maximum paging file size which can be set on one partition is 4095MB If the above paging file size exceeds 4095MB specify 4095MB for t...

Page 346: ...R DVD Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition CD ROM Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition CD ROM Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Service Pack 2 CD ROM User s Guid...

Page 347: ...l boot from the DVD ROM and the EXPRESSBUILDER starts 5 Select Create the OEM Disk for Windows from Tools Menu step 6 Select Create an Windows Server 2003 OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER at Create OEM Dis...

Page 348: ...tep again 4 Press F6 during the few seconds in which the window is in one of the following states Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware configuration is displayed A screen with a solid blue bac...

Page 349: ...n the installation of Windows Server 2003 is finished the system reboots automatically Windows Server 2003 has been installed Go on the step 14 Windows Server 2003 R2 has been installed Go on the step...

Page 350: ...and unpartitioned space on this computer Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to select an item in the list Cannot modify the drive letter of your system or boot volume Confirm the proper drive letter is as...

Page 351: ...ry process The system update brings the correction program provided by Microsoft to be applied to reinforce the system security We recommend this system update It is necessary to use ServicePack2 or m...

Page 352: ...the English version of Windows Server 2003 R2 is used 004 win winnt dotnet qfe enu kb921411 exe When the Simplified Chinese version of Windows Server 2003 R2 is used 004 win winnt dotnet qfe chs kb92...

Page 353: ...he CD RW DVD ROM drive of server The Windows Autorun Menu will be displayed 3 Left click on Setup Windows and then click Update the system NOTE You can also right click the Autorun Menu Follow the on...

Page 354: ...k OK Hide extensions for known file types Hide protected operating system files Recommended When the message You have chosen to display protected operating system files is displayed click Yes 4 Make s...

Page 355: ...Explorer Procedure using a classic start menu Click Start menu point to Programs Accessories and click Windows Explorer 3 Run dxsetup exe in the following directory 004 win winnt dotnet dl3 proset wi...

Page 356: ...d specify a Link Speed Duplex Settings value identical to the value specified for the HUB 7 Click Apply and click OK Specify the other network driver using the same procedure This procedure can also b...

Page 357: ...installation If the dialog message Digital Signature could not been found appears select Yes to continue 5 Remove the EXPRESSBUILDER DVD from the CD RW DVD ROM drive follow the on screen instructions...

Page 358: ...TE When you use Windows Server 2003 R2 the activation process is not needed 1 Click Run on Start menu Type the following in the Open box and click OK oobe msoobe a 2 When the following screen is displ...

Page 359: ...E 17...

Page 360: ...RAM tuning feature and the Physical Address Extension switch Below is the example on how to add PAE switch to Boot ini file 1 Click Start point to Settings and then click Control Panel 2 In Control P...

Page 361: ...E 19 SETTING FOR COLLECTING MEMORY DUMP DEBUG INFORMATION Set the memory dump collection using the procedure described in Chapter 5...

Page 362: ...ears close the menu 3 Copy the following EXPRESSBUILDER files to a hard disk drive by using the Explorer root folder 004 copy version xml ar_menu copy this sub folder doc copy this sub folder win copy...

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Page 364: ...stalled 4 Size Serial No Date Installed Monitor Type Model name Serial No Date Installed Hard Disk Drive Bay 1 Type Serial No Capacity Date Installed Type number Bay 2 Type Serial No Capacity Date Ins...

Page 365: ...al No Date Installed PCI Slot 3 Model name Serial No Date Installed PCI Slot 4 Model name Serial No Date Installed PCI Slot 5 Model name Serial No Date Installed AGP Board Slot Model name Serial No Da...

Page 366: ...rmware version OS Name Version Application of RUR media Apply Name Version File system FAT HPFS NTFS Others Bundled software installed Licensed software installed Application running when a failure oc...

Page 367: ...mailing address below NAME __________________________________________________________ DATE ______________ COMPANY ___________________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS _...

Page 368: ..._____________________________ DATE ______________ COMPANY ___________________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS __________________________________________________________...

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Page 370: ...BULL CEDOC 357 AVENUE PATTON B P 20845 49008 ANGERS CEDEX 01 FRANCE REFERENCE 86 A1 13FA 00...

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