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1. Setup Procedure

 

 
 

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Chapter 1  Installing OS 

1.14.2 

 

System information 

 Run 

POST. 

1.

While the following message appears, press 

F4

 

 Press <F2> SETUP, <F4> ROM Utility, <F12> Network

 

 

 

When POST completes, the keyboard selection menu appears. 

2.

If you select your keyboard layout, the following menu will appear. 

 

 Choose 

Maintenance Utility

 – 

System Information Viewer

 – 

Display System Information

 – 

3.

System Information

. Write down the following system information. 

    “Product Name” 
    “FR Number” 
    “Serial Number” 

 Press 

ESC

 several times until the following menu appears. 

4.

 

 

1.14.3 

 

BMC Configuration 

 Choose 

BMC Configuration

 – 

BMC Configuration

. Write down the BMC Configurations that have 

1.

changed. 
< Example > 
    “Network : CPU/IO module0”-“IPvx Property” 
    “Network : CPU/IO module1”-“IPvx Property” 
    “User Management”-“User Account” 

 Press 

ESC

 several times until the following menu appears. 

2.

 

 

Choose “Exit” to exit. 

3.

 

Off-line TOOL MENU 

Maintenance Utility 
BMC Configuration 
Exit 

Off-line TOOL MENU 

Maintenance Utility 
BMC Configuration 
Exit 

Off-line TOOL MENU 

Maintenance Utility 
BMC Configuration 
Exit 

Summary of Contents for EXP320R

Page 1: ... Chapter 3 Configuring the Separate Log Server Installation Guide VMware Express5800 R320e E4 Express5800 R320e M4 Express5800 R320f E4 Express5800 R320f M4 EXP320R EXP320S NEC Express Server Express5800 Series 30 103 01 138 01 December 2017 NEC Corporation 2017 ...

Page 2: ...mmary of EXPRESSBUILDER Chapter 4 Appendix Specifications Installation Guide Chapter 1 Installing OS Installation of OS and drivers and precautions for installation Chapter 2 Installing Bundled Software Installation of bundled software such as NEC ESMPRO Chapter 3 Configuring the Separate Log Server Configure the log server using other than ftSys Management Appliance Maintenance Guide Chapter 1 Ma...

Page 3: ...Host Client 42 1 8 4 Firewall setting for the ESXi host 43 1 9 Installing ftSys Management Appliance 44 1 9 1 Checking the Installation Destination Disk 44 1 9 2 Installing ftSys Management Appliance 46 1 10 Installing ft control software 54 1 11 Setup after installing ft control software 60 1 11 1 Log Server 60 1 11 2 Installing Additional Packages 62 1 11 3 Checking status of ft server 63 1 12 C...

Page 4: ...76 1 1 1 Preinclination 77 1 1 2 Install NEC ESMPRO Agent 78 2 Bundled Software for Management PC 80 2 1 NEC ESMPRO Manager 80 Chapter 3 Configuring the Separate Log Server 81 1 Steps for Configuring the Separate Log Server 82 1 1 Setting Firewall for Log Server 82 1 2 Setting Syslog for Log Server 83 1 3 Installing Reporting Function onto Log Server 84 Glossary 85 Revision Record 86 ...

Page 5: ...ta loss and other serious malfunctions could occur Note Indicates items that must be confirmed when handling hardware or operating software Tips Indicates information that is helpful to keep in mind when using this server Optical disk drive This server is equipped with one of the following drives These drives are referred to as optical disk drive in this document DVD Super MULTI drive Abbreviation...

Page 6: ...ss5800 R320e E4 R320e M4 R320f E4 R320f M4 Installation Guide VMware 6 POST POST described in this document refers to the following Power On Self Test BMC BMC described in this document refers to the following Baseboard Management Controller ...

Page 7: ...other countries Adobe the Adobe logo and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated PCI Express is a trademark of Peripheral Component Interconnect Special Interest Group VMware products are covered by one or more patents listed at http www vmware com go patents VMware is a registered trademark or trademark of VMware Inc in the United States and or other jurisdictions U S Patent Numbers ...

Page 8: ...5 Regardless of article 4 NEC Corporation assumes no responsibility for effects resulting from your operations 6 The sample values used in this document are not the actual values Keep this document for future use Latest editions This document was created based on the information available at the time of its creation The screen images messages and procedures are subject to change without notice Sub...

Page 9: ...f M4 Installing OS This chapter describes how to install OS Read through this chapter to set up the system correctly 1 Setup Procedure Describes how to set up VMware ESXi 2 Procedures after Completion of Installation Describes how to confirm kernel version and ft control software version and precautions when changing configuration after setup ...

Page 10: ...ents for Setup 1 2 Preparations for Setup Use Internal Hard Disk Drive or Use External Storage 1 3 Enabling Internal Hard Disk Drive 1 4 Enabling Fibre Channel card 1 6 Disabling OS Boot Monitoring Function 1 8 Installing VMware ESXi 1 9 Installing ftSys Management Appliance 1 10 Installing ft control software 1 11 Setup after installing ft control software Use External Storage Use Internal Hard D...

Page 11: ...gin with the My VMware account is required ESXi ISO image Includes VMware Tools Name VMware VMvisor Installer 201704001 5310538 x86_64 iso Important The VMware ESXi version corresponding to the ft control software version is as shown above The ft control software and VMware ESXi versions are designed to be paired Thus do not install any other VMware ESXi version VMware Host Client This component i...

Page 12: ...ot prepare setup cannot be performed properly 1 2 1 Prepare NEC Express5800 ft series The components shown below are required for setup CPU IO module 0 System POWER LED POWER switch CPU IO module 1 DISK ACCESS LED DUMP NMI switch FRONT PRIMARY LED To install VMware ESXi on internal hard disk drive only one hard disk drive should be installed in this slot Module POWER LED AC inlet A REAR AC inlet B...

Page 13: ...stalled the destination disk to install an OS cannot be identified If the hard disk drive is not a new one physically format it Refer to Chapter 3 3 SAS Configuration Utility in Maintenance Guide for physical formatting When installing or reinstalling VMware ESXi to the external storage Disconnect all power cords from outlet Remove all the LAN cables Remove all the internal hard disk drives Remove...

Page 14: ...Guide VMware 14 Chapter 1 Installing OS 1 2 2 Prepare external storage device Note the following when installing VMware ESXi on the external storage device Disk size required for installation Secure at least 25 GB area in boot LUN to install the ESXi host and the ft control system ...

Page 15: ...ered on Detach the front bezel 2 Press the POWER switch that is located on the front side of the server 3 Note Make sure that Module POWER LEDs on both CPU IO modules 0 and 1 are blinking then press the POWER switch Lift the acrylic cover and press the POWER switch Important Do not turn off the power before the NEC logo appears After a while the NEC logo will appear on the screen Tips While the NE...

Page 16: ... SETUP will start after POST and the Main menu appears You can also start SETUP by pressing F2 while expanding option ROM Tips For System Time use Coordinated Universal Time UTC The specified UTC time is applied to the ESXi host to be installed later In ftSys Management Appliance or other guest OS set the time zone for each system Move the cursor to the Boot position to display the Boot menu 5 Che...

Page 17: ...g OS When you move the cursor onto Advanced the Advanced menu appears 6 Choose PCI Configuration and press Enter Move the cursor onto PCI Device Controller and Option ROM Settings and press Enter 7 Move the cursor onto SAS Option ROM Scan and press Enter 8 Parameters will be displayed Select Enabled and press Enter ...

Page 18: ...se steps for all items other than SAS Option ROM Scan Make sure that SAS Option ROM Scan shows Enabled and all other items show Disabled 11 This is the end of steps for enabling internal hard disk drive Check the settings of XHCI Mode Press ESC key two times to display the top of the Advanced 12 menu Move the cursor onto USB Configuration and press Enter 13 Confirm that XHCI Mode is set to Auto If...

Page 19: ... is located on the front side of the server 3 Note Make sure that Module POWER LEDs on both CPU IO modules 0 and 1 are blinking then press the POWER switch Lift the acrylic cover and press the POWER switch Important Do not turn off the power before the NEC logo appears After a while the NEC logo will appear on the screen Tips While the NEC logo is displayed on the screen the server performs a powe...

Page 20: ... SETUP will start after POST and the Main menu appears You can also start SETUP by pressing F2 while expanding option ROM Tips For System Time use Coordinated Universal Time UTC The specified UTC time is applied to the ESXi host to be installed later In ftSys Management Appliance or other guest OS set the time zone for each system Move the cursor to the Boot position to display the Boot menu 5 Che...

Page 21: ...sor onto Advanced the Advanced menu appears 6 Choose PCI Configuration and press Enter Move the cursor onto PCI Device Controller and Option ROM Settings and press Enter 7 Move the cursor onto PCI Slot x Option ROM x the slot where Fibre Channel card is installed and 8 press Enter Parameters will be displayed Select Enabled and press Enter ...

Page 22: ...er than PCI Slot x Option ROM for the PCI slot in which Fibre Channel card is installed Make sure that PCI Slot x Option ROM for the PCI slot in which Fibre Channel card is installed shows 11 Enabled and all other items show Disabled This is the end of steps for enabling Fibre Channel card Check the settings of XHCI Mode Press ESC key two times to display the top of the Advanced 12 menu Move the c...

Page 23: ...ips For details of operations for BIOS Setup Utility and parameters for Legacy memory Copy function refer to Chapter 3 1 System BIOS in Maintenance Guide Important Some models may not show the Legacy memory copy items If the BIOS version is lower than 8 1 71 in the R320e M4 model and R320e E4 model upgrade BIOS to the latest version by referring to Chapter 1 4 1 6 BIOS update in the Maintenance Gu...

Page 24: ... VMware 24 Chapter 1 Installing OS Among the parameters choose Disabled and press Enter 2 The current display of the configuration for Legacy memory copy will be changed to Disabled 3 Disable OS boot monitoring feature Go to 1 6 Disabling OS Boot Monitoring Function and continue setup ...

Page 25: ...led the system will be forcibly restarted while OS setup screen is shown and the setup will be unsuccessful BIOS may repeat OS setup in an invalid manner If setup fails you must re install the operating system Tips For details of operations for BIOS Setup Utility and parameters for boot monitoring function refer to Chapter 3 1 System BIOS in Maintenance Guide When you move the cursor onto Server t...

Page 26: ... below Select Yes to save parameters and press Enter and exit SETUP 5 Now OS Boot Monitoring function is disabled System reboots when SETUP completes Tips When installing VMware ESXi power off the server for preparation of installation To continue with the setup procedure proceed to 1 7 Setting HBA configuration by using QLogic on the next page if the Fibre Channel card is enabled and to 1 8 Insta...

Page 27: ...AC inlet A 2 Connect a power cord to AC inlet B Note Wait at least 15 seconds after step 1 and then perform step 2 If you disconnect a power cord wait for at least 30 seconds before connecting it again Tips See Chapter 1 1 2 Preparations for Setup for AC inlet connector Important Make sure that the PRIMARY LED on CPU IO module 0 is lit Press the POWER switch that is located on the front side of th...

Page 28: ...4 Installation Guide VMware 28 Chapter 1 Installing OS 2 2 Select Configuration Settings and then press Enter 2 3 Select Adapter Settings and then press Enter 2 4 Select Host Adapter BIOS and then press Enter to change the setting to Enabled The default is Disabled ...

Page 29: ...lation Guide VMware 29 Chapter 1 Installing OS 2 5 Press ESC once to return to the Configuration Settings screen 2 6 Select Selectable Boot Settings and then press Enter 2 7 Select Selectable Boot and then press Enter to change the setting to Enabled The default is Disabled ...

Page 30: ...Port Name Lun and then press Enter 2 9 The storage devices that are recognized by the Fibre Channel card are displayed in the Select Fibre Channel Device window Select the storage device to boot and then press Enter 2 10 In the Select LUN window select LUN to boot and then press Enter Note This window is not displayed if there is only one LUN ...

Page 31: ...n steps 2 9 and 2 10 respectively are applied to Primary Boot Port Name Lun Note The images shown in steps 2 9 through 2 11 are examples The information displayed varies depending on the product name of external storage and settings such as logical disk settings 2 12 Press ESC twice to display the confirmation window Select Save changes and then press Enter ...

Page 32: ... cords from the server Note Make sure that System POWER LED is unlit before disconnecting the power cord Connect power cords in the following order to start the system from CPU IO module 1 4 1 Connect a power cord to AC inlet B 2 Connect a power cord to AC inlet A Note Wait at least 15 seconds after step 1 and then perform step 2 If you disconnect a power cord wait for at least 30 seconds before c...

Page 33: ...R LEDs on both CPU IO modules 0 and 1 are blinking then press the POWER switch After configuring the settings for the CPU IO module 1 set the CPU IO module 0 as primary 6 Press the POWER switch on front panel to turn off the server Then disconnect all the power cords from the server Note Make sure that System POWER LED is unlit before disconnecting the power cord Connect the power cord to the serv...

Page 34: ... CPU IO modules 0 and 1 are blinking then press the POWER switch Immediately after powering on the server insert the VMware ESXi Install DVD into the DVD drive of 2 the server If the Boot Menu screen appears after booting the server select ESXi x x x xxxx standard installer 3 and press Enter The Installer will automatically starts in a few seconds even if Enter is not pressed Press the SHIFT O key...

Page 35: ...eferVmklinux TRUE and press the 5 ENTER key Tips In the command prompt line at the bottom of the screen input one byte Space after the character string displayed by default and input preferVmklinux TRUE ex runweasel preferVmklinux TRUE When an installation confirmation message appears press Enter 6 When the End User License Agreement EULA screen for VMware ESXi appears press F11 7 ...

Page 36: ...e installer of VMware ESXi recognizes the built in disk as a local disk Therefore the inserted built in hard disk drive appears under the Local category Important Note the following when reinstalling VMware ESXi If any data is contained in the destination hard disk drive the installer does not display a message to prompt you to save data because the installer of VMware ESXi cannot recognize the St...

Page 37: ...pace bar to determine it and then press Enter When the keyboard layout selection screen appears select your desired keyboard layout and press 10 Enter When the root password entry screen appears enter the password and press Enter 11 When the installation confirmation screen appears press F11 to start the installation 12 In the Installation Complete screen press Enter The VMware ESXi Install DVD is...

Page 38: ...Automatic boot in x seconds x indicates the number of seconds appears at the lower left of the screen Enter preferVmklinux TRUE in command prompt at the bottom of the screen 15 Tips In the command prompt line at the bottom of the screen input one byte Space after the character string displayed by default and input preferVmklinux TRUE ex installerDiskDumpSlotSize 2560 no auto partition bootUUID xxx...

Page 39: ...h of them Connect LAN cables to Port 1 connectors 1Gigabit on CPU IO modules 0 and 1 At installation the standard switch vSwitch0 is created on this connector R320e E4 Model R320f E4 Model R320e M4 Model R320f M4 Model When the installed VMware ESXi boots press F2 and log in to the system as a root user On the System Customization menu configure each item as shown below Connect LAN cable here Conn...

Page 40: ...DNS server after completion of installation If the host name is changed perform steps described in Chapter 1 2 3 1 If the network settings of the ESXi host or root user password has been changed Select Configure Management Network and press Enter 1 Select DNS Configuration and press Enter 2 Enter Primary DNS Server Alternate DNS Server and Hostname and press Enter 3 In the Configure Management Net...

Page 41: ...uration that is created at installation of the ESXi host before the setup procedure described in this guide completes If you need to add standard switch perform it after setup process completes Note Set Configuration Management Network and Troubleshooting Options according to your environment Tips If IPv6 is disabled in Configure Management Network the system reboots automatically ...

Page 42: ...put the following URL in the Web browser and connect to the ESXi host https ESXi host name or IP address ui If connection to the ESXi host is made successfully the Host Client screen appears as shown below Input the user name and password of the system administrator and log into the ESXi host Important Use the terminal with the DNS server specified in the OS network setting for Host Client ...

Page 43: ...i host from the Web browser select Networking of Navigator and select the syslog item shown in the table from the Firewall rules tab Select Enable from the Actions menu or the items displayed by right clicking 2 Check that the syslog items are not disabled displayed in gray but enabled displayed in black From the Actions menu or Disable displayed by right clicking check again that the syslog is en...

Page 44: ... the ESXi host to vCenter Server until the installation has been completed 1 9 1 Checking the Installation Destination Disk Note ftSys Management Appliance must be installed on the disk where the ESXi host exists If several disks are contained in your system perform the steps below in advance 1 Connect to the ESXi host from the Web browser select Storage of Navigator and select the datastore name ...

Page 45: ... extent information in Details of VMFS Example when installed to internal hard disk drive Example when installed to external storage Note Make sure the storage has the same name as that you have written down in Chapter 1 1 8 Installing VMware ESXi Tips On the Storage screen displayed in Chapter 1 1 9 2 Installing ftSys Management Appliance you cannot confirm the property of storage You need to con...

Page 46: ...l software installation DVD into the DVD drive of the machine to be connected to the ESXi host from the Web browser 2 Connect from the Web browser to the ESXi host select Virtual Machines of Navigator and select the Create Register VM tab 3 The New virtual machine screen appears Select Deploy a virtual machine from an OVF or OVA file from the Select Creation Type list and select Next ...

Page 47: ...select the ova file appliance ova of the installation DVD in the display area of Click to Select files or drag drop and select Next Note For naming ftSys Management Appliance it is recommended to create a consistent naming convention in the light of the system operations management The character string ftSysMgt is a prefix automatically added by Installer Ex ftSysMgt ESXi host name ...

Page 48: ... datastore name you have selected at installation of ESXi Note For the storage that was selected when installing the ESXi host select the data store name that was checked in 1 9 1 Checking the Installation Destination Disk of this chapter 6 Select the options from Deployment Options as described below Check Input the network name Example VM Network to be used for the virtual machine in Network map...

Page 49: ...1 Setup Procedure Express5800 R320e E4 R320e M4 R320f E4 R320f M4 Installation Guide VMware 49 Chapter 1 Installing OS 7 Select Finish in Ready to complete ...

Page 50: ...he ESXi host that the power is ON and that the status is Normal The deployment of the ft management appliance has been completed 9 The remote console screen VMRC of the ft management appliance is used for the subsequent settings Connect from the Web browser to the ESXi host select Virtual Machines of Navigator and select the ft management appliance from the list Select Launch remote console from t...

Page 51: ...elect Virtual Machines of the Host Client navigator Console tab and Download VMRC to obtain the installation file in an environment where the Internet can be connected in advance and install VMRC to the client machine in which the Host Client Web browser is used If the Internet cannot be connected access the following website from another environment where the Internet can be connected and obtain ...

Page 52: ... check that the DNS server is specified in the OS network setting of the terminal in which Host Client is used If the DNS server is not specified restart VMRC after specifying the DNS server or use the terminal in which the DNS server is set 11 To specify a time zone Log into the login prompt screen for the ft management appliance with User root Password 1 and set the time zone appropriate to cust...

Page 53: ... timedatectl ex Time zone America Phoenix MST 0700 If the appropriate time zone is not the one shown above please check the time zone using the following command timedatectl list timezones 12 To change the initial password Log into the login prompt screen for the ft management appliance with User root Password 2 and change the password as required by the following command 2 The initial password is...

Page 54: ...on has been completed To install ft control software on the internal hard disk drive insert a hard disk drive in slot 0 of the 1 CPU IO module 1 Insert the ft control software installation DVD into the DVD drive of the machine to be connected to the 2 ESXi host from the Web browser Connect from the Web browser to the ESXi host select the ft management appliance from Virtual 3 Machines of Navigator...

Page 55: ... ftSys Management Appliance console 6 opt ft sbin ft install dev cdrom Important Do not collect a snapshot of the ft management appliance by using the snapshot function of VMware before installing the ft control software If ft install is executed after collecting a snapshot the ft management appliance may not start up The EULA End User License Agreement information appears Press the Enter key or s...

Page 56: ...Enter key Name or IP address of the host machine Administrative password for xxx xxx xxx xxx The confirmation message appears Input Y 11 Please refer to your system documentation before proceeding Do you want to continue Y n _ The confirmation message appears again Input Y 12 Do you want to continue Y n _ The following message appears and the installation starts 13 Installing to host xxx xxx xxx x...

Page 57: ...s 16 Note If disk duplexing is in progress after the ESXi host starts up the FT lamp does not turn ON Wait for a while until the disk duplexing is completed Tips When installing ft control software to an internal hard disk drive the PRIMARY LED of the CPU IO module switches from 0 to 1 However there is no problem continuing with the setup When installing ft control software to an external storage ...

Page 58: ... Time and confirm that the Synchronize guest time with host check box is on You must not change this setting because it is set by installation of the ft control software Tips If you need accurate clock management with the ftSys Management Appliance set up NTP on the ESXi host If accurate clock management is active with NTP on the ESXi host clock management more accurate than that by the ftSys Mana...

Page 59: ...1 Setup Procedure Express5800 R320e E4 R320e M4 R320f E4 R320f M4 Installation Guide VMware 59 Chapter 1 Installing OS ...

Page 60: ...inux server separately See Chapter 3 1 Steps for Configuring the Separate Log Server of this manual for how to configure the Linux server The case of using ftSys Management Appliance as the Log Server The case of using other Linux server as the Log Server Note If the log server is restarted alone the log generated during restart is not transferred to log server If the log server is restarted due t...

Page 61: ...rname root Connect to ftESXi failed Server SHA 1 thumbprint 48 01 F6 82 E1 92 F7 35 BE C4 37 E3 9C 89 58 E6 03 9B FE 95 not trusted If the above error message is output execute the esxcli command with thumbprint option Specify the thumbprint shown in the error message for the thumbprint option esxcli thumbprint 48 01 F6 82 E1 92 F7 35 BE C4 37 E3 9C 89 58 E6 03 9B FE 95 s ftESXi storage mpm list F...

Page 62: ...nt dev cdrom mnt cdrom Run the installer of additional package 6 When ftSys Management Appliance is set as the log server mnt cdrom NEC install sh When a separate Linux server is set as the log server mnt cdrom NEC install sh a Select a keyboard layout us for English 101 or jp for Japanese 106 and press Enter 7 Please choose a keyboard layout us 101 jp 106 Tips Select the keyboard layout of the ma...

Page 63: ...confirm if the system is running normally 2 opt ft sbin ft verify The results list for each of the configuration is output If all items show PASS it indicates that the installation has been completed successfully Output example ftSys Management Appliance hosted by xxx xxx xxx xxx PASS Host is configured with enough memory PASS ftSys installed on host PASS Host software version matches appliance x ...

Page 64: ...k configuration for a port is duplicated When you change the network configuration or configure the duplication setting by adding a LAN card it is necessary to configure the settings from Host Client For detailed procedures refer to the User s Guide packaged with this guide and VMware vSphere documents from the following Website https docs vmware com en VMware vSphere index html The contents of th...

Page 65: ...Monitoring Function Enables OS Boot Monitoring feature Set OS Boot Monitoring feature to Enabled on BIOS SETUP according to Chapter 1 1 6 Disabling OS Boot Monitoring Function Then specify the timeout time for OS Boot Monitoring Timeout parameter appropriately Tips Specify the timeout time in seconds Default setting is 600 seconds 10 minutes ...

Page 66: ...tem information 1 14 1 BIOS SETUP Power on the server and run POST 1 Press F2 while the following message is displayed on the screen 2 Press F2 SETUP F4 ROM Utility F12 Network When POST completes write down the new setting values 3 Example Advanced PCI Configuration PCI Device Controller and Option ROM Settings SAS Option ROM Scan PCIx Slot Option ROM Security Server OS Boot Monitoring Server Pow...

Page 67: ...em Information Write down the following system information Product Name FR Number Serial Number Press ESC several times until the following menu appears 4 1 14 3 BMC Configuration Choose BMC Configuration BMC Configuration Write down the BMC Configurations that have 1 changed Example Network CPU IO module0 IPvx Property Network CPU IO module1 IPvx Property User Management User Account Press ESC se...

Page 68: ... E1000 or E1000E For the network adapter type specify a type other than E1000 or E1000E Important The optical disk drive on the main unit is available only for installation of VMware ESXi If it is used to install the virtual machine the ESXi host s system area may be destroyed Note With the virtual machine the optical disk drive on the main unit i e host device is not available To use the DVD driv...

Page 69: ...lt of the esxcli command esxcli s ftESXi storage mpm list Enter username root Connect to ftESXi failed Server SHA 1 thumbprint 48 01 F6 82 E1 92 F7 35 BE C4 37 E3 9C 89 58 E6 03 9B FE 95 not trusted If the above error message is output execute the esxcli command with thumbprint option Specify the thumbprint shown in the error message for the thumbprint option esxcli thumbprint 48 01 F6 82 E1 92 F7...

Page 70: ... may fail if the necessary process does not run immediately after the system startup In this case wait for a while several minutes or so and try again Run the following command on the ftSys Management Appliance 1 opt ft bin ftsmaint v ftsys ftsmaint version X X X XXX The version of the ft control software in operation is displayed Check that this version is the same as that of Host software versio...

Page 71: ... unable to login to ESXi host Perform the following settings Log in to ftSys Management Appliance as a root user 1 Run the configure appliance command Then enter the IP address or hostname of ESXi host root 2 user name and root user s password opt ft sbin configure appliance Note Execution example When the IP address of log server is 192 168 0 7 opt ft sbin configure appliance Enter Name or IP add...

Page 72: ...ddress of log server is 192 168 0 7 opt ft sbin build loghost Default Network Retry Timeout 180 Local Log Output scratch log Local Log Output Is Configured true Local Log Output Is Persistent true Local Logging Default Rotation Size 1024 Local Logging Default Rotations 8 Log To Unique Subdirectory false Remote Host 192 168 0 7 Reload the syslog daemon 4 esxcli s IP address or hostname of ESXi host...

Page 73: ...Manager Express Report Service Auto 31136 tcp HTTPS Via the Manager Express Report Service Auto 31138 tcp Express Report Service Internet email Auto 25 tcp smtp 110 tcp pop3 Express Report Service HTTPS Auto 443 tcp https Port opening default Adding New Firewall Rules Important Do NOT change or delete the default firewall rules Only add individual rules as necessary To handle the Firewall settings...

Page 74: ...s configured with enough memory PASS ftSys installed on host PASS Host software version matches appliance x x x xxx PASS ftSys Management Appliance firewall settings PASS Host Firmware Boot Type requires Legacy BIOS PASS Host Legacy memory copy BIOS setting PASS ftSys Management Appliance installed on boot volume PASS Multiple paths to storage PASS Network Configuration PASS Host ftSys service sta...

Page 75: ...Bundled Software This chapter provides brief explanation of bundled software and how to install them 1 Bundled Software for the Server Describes the bundled software to be installed in the server system 2 Bundled Software for Management PC Describes the bundled software to be installed in Management PC that is used to monitor and manage the server system 2 2 ...

Page 76: ...User s Guide NEC esmpro sa doc lnx_esm_users_e pdf included in ft control software Install DVD NEC ESMPRO Agent is stored in ft control software Install DVD Described below are procedures to configure ft Management Appliance as the log server If you use any other server as the log server see Chapter 3 1 Steps for Configuring the Separate Log Server for the log server Note See Chapter 1 1 11 1 Log ...

Page 77: ...l is enabled snmpd service In case of enabled restart snmpd systemctl restart snmpd service In case of disabled change the setting of snmpd and start snmpd systemctl enable snmpd service systemctl start snmpd service 4 Allow to receive the snmp udp port on the ft management appliance firewall cmd permanent add rich rule rule family ipv4 port port 161 protocol udp accept firewall cmd reload Third c...

Page 78: ...cessary by mkdir command mkdir mnt cdrom mount dev cdrom mnt cdrom 6 Run the following command to change the directory that contains NEC ESMPRO Agent cd mnt cdrom NEC esmpro sa 7 Run the following command to install NEC ESMPRO Agent rpm ivh Esmpro 8 Run the following command to change setting of ESMstrg systemctl disable ESMstrg 9 Running the following command displays the messages as shown below ...

Page 79: ...he Control Panel ESMamsadm of NEC ESMPRO Agent User s Guide 2 Set a trap notification destination IP see Chapter 3 Report Features 2 1 1 Base Setting of Manager SNMP of NEC ESMPRO Agent User s Guide 14 You register BMC of this server and ftSys Management Appliance with NEC ESMPRO Manager Refer to Chapter1 Setup for Managed Component in which EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3 is integrated of NEC ESMPRO Manage...

Page 80: ...sed to manage the server system 2 1 NEC ESMPRO Manager NEC ESMPRO Manager remotely controls and monitors the server hardware Install NEC ESMPRO Manager on management PC To use these features install the bundled software such as NEC ESMPRO Agent on the server For details about the system requirements of NEC ESMPRO Manager and how to install it refer to NEC ESMPRO Manager Installation Guide xxx doc ...

Page 81: ...ess5800 R320e E4 R320e M4 R320f E4 R320f M4 Configuring the Separate Log Server This chapter provides how to configure the log server other than ftSys Management Appliance 1 Steps for Configuring the Separate Log Server Describes how to configure the log server other than ftSys Management Appliance 3 3 3 ...

Page 82: ... Server or Host Name has been Changed so that the Linux server log server can be detected After configuring the server as described above provide the following settings according to your environment Tips If the separate log server is used some event logs related to internal hard disk drive are not reported because these logs are output to syslog of ftSys Management Appliance If you install NEC ESM...

Page 83: ...ge info mail none authpriv none cron none local4 none local6 notice var log messages 3 Restart syslog service syslog restart Examples of setting an environment to use rsyslog 1 To set the 514 udp port in waiting state edit etc sysconfig rsyslog Before the change Provides UDP syslog reception ModLoad imudp so UDPServerRun 514 After the change Provides UDP syslog reception ModLoad imudp so UDPServer...

Page 84: ...port table ftexp report table language ID version rpm e ftexp report table language ID When report table is uninstalled restart NEC ESMPRO Agent opt nec esmpro_sa bin ESMRestart 1 Log in to the log server as a root user 2 Mount the ft control software Install DVD When mnt cdrom directory exists the making of the directory is unnecessary by mkdir command mkdir mnt cdrom mount dev cdrom mnt cdrom 3 ...

Page 85: ...PE ENGINE 3 and ExpressUpdate Agent ExpressUpdate Agent Software for performing ExpressUpdate This is installed to the server Flash FDD An optional USB device that can use as a floppy disk drive I O module An I O subsystem logically configured in a CPU IO module It includes hard disk drives PCI cards BMC and 1G 10G LAN NEC ESMPRO Standard software for the server management This consists of several...

Page 86: ...4 R320f M4 Installation Guide VMware 86 Revision Record Revision Document Number Date Issued Description 30 102 01 138 01 June 2016 Newly created 30 103 01 138 01 December 2017 Added the description about Express5800 R320f E4 R320f M4 and VMware ESXi 6 5 ...

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