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NEC Express5800/120Eh

User's Guide

3rd Edition

5-2007

ONL-4152dN-120Eh-100-99-0704

Summary of Contents for Express 5800/120Eh N8100 SERIES

Page 1: ...N8100 1235F 1236F 1321F 1322F 1287F 1288F 1352F N8100 1237F 1238F 1323F 1324F 1290F 1291F 1293F NEC Express5800 120Eh User s Guide 3rd Edition 5 2007 ONL 4152dN 120Eh 100 99 0704...

Page 2: ...Statement accompanying each product However actual performance of each such product is dependent upon factors such as system configuration customer data and operator control Since implementation by cu...

Page 3: ...rns or property damage if the instruction is ignored Precautions and notices against hazards are presented with one of the following three symbols The individual symbols are defined as follows This sy...

Page 4: ...ng 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 specifically...

Page 5: ...allation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the int...

Page 6: ...R2 Enterprise Edition operating system or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition operating system and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition operating system Windows Vista stands for...

Page 7: ...ase of this server is your assurance of receiving 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 handling of...

Page 8: ...ow to configure the system and provides instructions for running the BIOS SETUP Utility and the RAID configuration utility which is used to configure RAID drives in your system This chapter also provi...

Page 9: ...xt Conventions The following conventions are used throughout this manual For safety symbols see SAFETY INDICATIONS provided earlier IMPORTANT Items that are mandatory or require attention when using t...

Page 10: ...ird Party 1 9 Disposal and Consumables 1 10 User Support 1 11 Chapter 2 General Description 2 1 Overview 2 2 System Chassis 2 3 Front View 2 3 Rear View 2 6 Internal View 2 8 Mother Board 2 10 Standar...

Page 11: ...ge 4 4 Configuration Examples 4 5 Menu and Parameter Descriptions 4 9 Setup Utility 4 31 Running Setup Utility 4 31 Menu Tree 4 33 Operating Procedures for Setup Utility 4 34 Add in Card s BIOS 4 44 C...

Page 12: ...se Array Manager 6 19 MegaRAID Storage Manager Server 6 19 Setup with Express Setup 6 19 Manual Setup 6 19 MegaRAID Storage Manager Management PC 6 19 Power Console Plus 6 20 Major Functions 6 20 Comp...

Page 13: ...8 22 Problems with Disk Array Configuration 8 25 Problems with Master Control Menu 8 26 Collecting Event Log 8 26 Collect Configuration Information 8 27 Collecting Dr Watson Diagnostic Information 8...

Page 14: ...nd I O Port Address C 1 Appendix D Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions D 1 Before Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions D 1 Optional Board Supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER D 1 Installing...

Page 15: ...k which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk E 2 Manual Installation when N8103 80F Keeps Connection E 2 Mounting MO Device E 2 About Removable Media E 2 Application of Service Pack E 2 Creating Partitio...

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

Page 18: ...ssible danger 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...

Page 19: ...ct 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...

Page 20: ...tor could damage the cables and connectors to 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 inserted p...

Page 21: ...ay 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 server plugged to a...

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

Page 23: ...n electric shock Keep animals away from the server Failure to follow this warning may cause a fire or an electric shock Do not leave the CD tray open If dust gets on the lens of DVD ROM drive the driv...

Page 24: ...tem operation When you have just turned off the server wait at least 10 seconds before turning it back on If the server is connected to the UPS set at least 10 seconds delay in the power on schedule F...

Page 25: ...s 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 software or service both available...

Page 26: ...period of time and require replacement such as fans internal batteries the internal DVD ROM drive the floppy disk drive and the mouse For stable operation of the server NEC recommends you replace thes...

Page 27: ...e description If it does take the recommended measure for it 3 Check if the software required for operation of the server is properly installed If the server still appears to fail after you have taken...

Page 28: ...adjustment is important to prevent the screen from reflecting bright lights and to make the display contents easy to see You will not be able to keep good working posture and you will feel more tired...

Page 29: ...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: ...ble as a tower based system Front View As application requirements increase you can expand your server with an additional memory add in boards and peripheral devices tape devices and hard disk drives...

Page 31: ...General Description 2 3 SYSTEM CHASSIS Names and functions of the components are shown below Front View SAS Model 1 Additional slot 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 9 7 8 Additional slot 2 11...

Page 32: ...2 4 General Description SATA Model 1 Additional slot 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 9 7 8 Additional slot 2 11...

Page 33: ...ected 5 POWER SLEEP lamp green Lights green when the server is powered on Blinks green when the system is placed in the sleep mode 6 POWER SLEEP switch The POWER SLEEP switch is used to turn the power...

Page 34: ...et is connected with the power cord 2 Fixing screws 2 Secures the left side cover 3 Cover lock plate Installing a theft prevention device protects the internal components of the workstation from being...

Page 35: ...connector 7 Monitor connector The monitor connector is connected with the display unit 8 1000 100 10 lamp 1000 100 10 lamp indicates the transfer rate of LAN port 9 100 10 lamp 100 10 lamp indicates t...

Page 36: ...2 8 General Description Internal View SAS Model 1 2 4 5 1 6 7 8 3 2 3 1 5 2 10 9...

Page 37: ...s 5 CPU heat sink 5 1 CPU 1 5 2 CPU 2 additional 6 DVD ROM drive 7 5 25 inch device bay A standard DVD ROM drive is factory installed in the bottom slot 8 Hard disk drive bay For SAS model the HDD cag...

Page 38: ...2 10 General Description MOTHER BOARD 20 2 4 1 3 1 1 1 2 4 2 2 5 5 5 4 6 7 5 0 to 5 3 18 19 4 4 17 16 15 13 12 5 11 10 9 8 4 3 14 12 1 to 12 4 12 6 4 5...

Page 39: ...D select jumper switch Not provided for SATA model See Chapters 4 and 9 for switch setting 8 Disk LED connector 9 USB port connector 10 USB device connector 11 IDE connector 12 Serial ATA connector 12...

Page 40: ...quired High reliability Many Available Features El Torito Bootable CD ROM no emulation mode format support Remote power on feature AC LINK feature Disk array SATA IPMI v2 0 compliant Baseboard Managem...

Page 41: ...the Advanced menu of the BIOS setup utility SETUP See Chapter 4 The remote power on feature is not available in the following cases Press the POWER SLEEP switch once to start the OS and turn off the s...

Page 42: ...install the utilities NEC EXPRESSBUILDER includes some management software for Windows NEC ESMPRO NEC DianaScope and so on and maintenance utilities for DOS System diagnostics Off line Maintenance Ut...

Page 43: ...rver license is required The Remote Management performs the following Monitoring of temperature voltage and fans Generation of SEL system event log at occurrence of hardware failure Monitoring of OS s...

Page 44: ...essories including the keyboard and the mouse POWER Switch Use the POWER SLEEP switch to turn on off the server Power On Press the POWER switch on the front of the computer chassis The POWER SLEEP lam...

Page 45: ...Setup utility such as the start up message while in progress With the factory setup of the server the NEC logo appears on the display unit while POST is in progress To display the POST check results...

Page 46: ...server Also it may take approximately one minute for the screen display to appear after rebooting the server 2 Some messages appear upon completion of the memory check These messages appear to indicat...

Page 47: ...on of POST Up to three password entries will be accepted Three incorrect password entries disable the server to boot In such a case turn off the power and wait about ten seconds before turning on to b...

Page 48: ...tion of Windows Server is not available Do not select Standby in the Windows shutdown menu SLEEP Switch The POWER SLEEP switch allows you to save almost all power of the server power saving mode or sl...

Page 49: ...2 Press the Open Close button on the front of the DVD ROM drive The tray comes out 3 Put the disc on the tray carefully and securely with the character printed surface facing upward 4 Press the Open C...

Page 50: ...mately 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 DVD ROM drive and gently push it in until the tray is...

Page 51: ...nted side upward and gently put it on 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...

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Page 53: ...Chapter 3 Setting Up Your Server This chapter describes how to set up your server appropriate for your system on a step by step basis...

Page 54: ...cord Connect the power cord to the server Turning on the server Power on the server to start software setups Setups depend on the optional internal devices installed and the peripheral devices connect...

Page 55: ...amage claim with 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 yo...

Page 56: ...trates a site suitable for installing the server It is recommended that the server should be used in a room where temperature is in the range between 15 to 25 C Clean and tidy room Allow clearance of...

Page 57: ...e near chemicals or with possibilities of chemicals sprayed over On a non antistatic carpet Places with possibilities of falling objects Places where a power outlet that shares the ground line with an...

Page 58: ...the server with any loose interface connection Do not step on the interface cable or place any heavy object on it IMPORTANT Power off the server and a peripheral device before connection Connecting a...

Page 59: ...unit Hub multiport repeater Device with the USB interface e g terminal adapter Finally connect the power cord to the receptacle Hub multiport repeater Management LAN port 100BASE TX 10BASE T LAN ports...

Page 60: ...llowing instructions 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 in to...

Page 61: ...comes with the UPS 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 a parameter for AC LI...

Page 62: ...ng to the next step To use the server with no optional devices installed besides the graphic board install a desired OS to the server 1 Make sure all external devices such as a video display keyboard...

Page 63: ...e POST displays the amount of memory it was able to access and test Depending on the amount of installed memory it may take several minutes to complete the memory test NOTE The factory set is defined...

Page 64: ...N The system information includes the current BIOS settings and any specific information for the server Save the information after completing the system setup Without the backup data you will not be a...

Page 65: ...system FLASH memory If your system has been factory configured the BIOS Setup utility or RAID Configuration Utility do not need to be run unless you want to change the password or security features a...

Page 66: ...ow IMPORTANT The BIOS Setup utility is intended for system administrator use only The BIOS Setup utility allows you to set a password The server is provided with two levels of password Supervisor and...

Page 67: ...t a password with the BIOS Setup utility the password entry screen appears Enter the password Enter password Up to three password entries will be accepted If you fail to enter the password correctly f...

Page 68: ...e between menus and Select the previous value or the next value for the field Enter Execute command or select submenu Esc Exit the current menu and return to the previous menu F1 Get Help about an ite...

Page 69: ...the status indications To configure the SW RAID on board with SATA hard disk drives Select Advanced Peripheral Configuration SATA Controller Mode Option Enhanced Then select Advanced Peripheral Config...

Page 70: ...anced Memory Configuration and check the status indications The on screen DIMM group numbers and socket locations on the mother board are associated as shown in the following figure To clear the memor...

Page 71: ...g Configuration Clear all Event Logs press Enter and select Yes Security To set passwords on the BIOS Select Security Set Supervisor Password and enter a password Select Security Set User Password and...

Page 72: ...RAID Enable Enabled Leaving this parameter as the factory set value Disabled may destroy the data in hard disk drive To save the current configuration data Select Exit Exit Saving Changes or Save Chan...

Page 73: ...ty Server Boot Exit To set minute functions select a submenu from the above menus The following describes available functions and parameters as well as the factory set for each menu Main If BIOS SETUP...

Page 74: ...may be changed However leave the items as they are at the shipment Processor Settings Shows the processor settings submenu See the next page Language English US Fran ais Deutsch Espa ol Italiano Selec...

Page 75: ...oot Processor Speed Setting nnn GHz Displays clock speed for the processor View only Processor 1 CPUID Numeral 0Fxx Disabled Not Installed Displays CPU ID for processor 1 Disabled indicates that the p...

Page 76: ...Disable Bit Disabled Enabled Displayed only when the CPU supports Execute Disable Bit Specify whether to enable or disable this feature Intel R Virtualization Tech Disabled Enabled Specify whether to...

Page 77: ...Boot time Diagnostic Screen Disabled Enabled Specify whether the power on self test POST running screen is displayed or not on booting If disabled the BIOS will display the NEC logo during POST Press...

Page 78: ...d indicates that one or more memory devices are defected Not Installed indicates that no memory devices are installed On screen group numbers and DIMM slockets on mother board are associated as follow...

Page 79: ...ROM Enabled Disabled Displays the submenu to specify whether to enable or disable the BIOS on the device board connected to PCI slot Set this item to Enabled when installing graphics accelerator board...

Page 80: ...scan of onboard video controller automatically or forcibly Factory set Onboard LAN Option Parameter Description Your Setting LAN Controller Disabled Enabled Specify whether the onboard LAN controller...

Page 81: ...ppears Reassign any item with the yellow asterisk properly Option Parameter Description Your Setting Serial Port A Disabled Enabled Selects whether serial port A is enabled or disabled Base I O addres...

Page 82: ...hard disk drive and controls it as the normal hard disk drive Enhanced Automatically detects SATA hard disk drive and controls it in native IDE mode SATA AHCI Disabled Enabled This option is available...

Page 83: ...disabled Wake On LAN PME Disabled Enabled Specify whether the remote power on function through a network is enabled or disabled Wake On Ring Disabled Enabled Specify whether the remote power on funct...

Page 84: ...f Security Press Enter on Set Supervisor Password or Set User Password to display the dialog to set change password IMPORTANT User password can be set only when Supervisor password is already set Set...

Page 85: ...SETUP Set User Password Up to eight alphanumerics Press Enter to display the user password input screen For this password accessing to the SETUP menu is restricted Password on boot Disabled Enabled S...

Page 86: ...tion Parameter Description Your Setting System Management Displays submenu Console Redirection Displays submenu Event Log Configuration Displays submenu Assert NMI on SERR Disabled Enabled Indicates w...

Page 87: ...ce of timeout and OS boot is retried up to three times Then the boot is tried from the service partition for three times The failure in the third boot causes the system to stop booting If Always Reset...

Page 88: ...e table below shows the operation when the AC power to the server is turn off once and then on again depending on the setting of AC LINK Setting of AC LINK System status before AC power off Stay Off L...

Page 89: ...ly Chassis Serial Number Displays the chassis serial number View only Onboard LAN1 MAC Address Displays the MAC address of onboard network controller 1 View only Onboard LAN2 MAC Address Displays the...

Page 90: ...is connected ACPI Redirection Port Disabled Serial Port A Serial Port B Specify the serial port to which an ACPI console is connected Baud Rate 9600 19 2k 38 4k 57 6k 115 2k Specify the baud rate used...

Page 91: ...ears if you select Event Log Configuration on the Server menu and press Enter See the table below for the items Option Parameter Description Your Setting Clear all Event Logs Enter Press Enter and sel...

Page 92: ...evices in the order set in this menu on booting Finding the boot software the server starts the software The priority of the boot devices can be changed by using the and keys Move the cursor to the de...

Page 93: ...iscarding Changes Select this item to terminate SETUP without saving the newly selected information in CMOS nonvolatile memory When the confirmation message Save before exiting appears select No to te...

Page 94: ...ect Advanced Peripheral Configuration SATA Controller Mode Option Enhanced Load Custom Defaults Select this item and press Enter to load the custom defaults stored This menu does not appear if the Cus...

Page 95: ...ogic Software RAID Setup Utility 1 When the following screen appears after you have powered on the server press Esc The POST screen appears 2 Check the description as shown below on the POST screen th...

Page 96: ...lity TOP Menu Management Menu Exiting from LSI Logic Software RAID Setup Utility Press Esc in the TOP menu of LSI Logic Software RAID Setup Utility When a confirmation message appears select Yes When...

Page 97: ...ult setting Logical Drive Logical drive operation Logical Drives Select logical drive when multiple logical drives exist Initialize Initialize logical drive Check Consistency Check logical drive redun...

Page 98: ...ity 1 Run LSI Logic Software RAID Setup Utility 2 Select Configure New Configuration from the TOP menu Management Menu Select View add Configuration to add configuration IMPORTANT Creating a configura...

Page 99: ...creen Upon completion of SCAN DEVICE the New Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU screen appears 4 Move the cursor onto the hard disk drive to be packed by using cursor key and then press Space to selec...

Page 100: ...RA or Span by using cursor keys Then press Enter to fix the selection and set each value 1 RAID Sets RAID level Parameter Remarks 0 RAID0 1 RAID1 10 Spanning of RAID1 The selectable RAID level varies...

Page 101: ...ck to the Save Configuration screen and then select Yes to save the configuration 11 When the confirmation message shows that the configuration has been saved press Esc to return to the TOP menu scree...

Page 102: ...as been initialized See Check Consistency for details 17 Press Esc to return to the TOP menu and exit from LSI Logic Software RAID Setup Utility IMPORTANT Be sure to execute Check Consistency after cr...

Page 103: ...cursor onto the hard disk drive displaying FAIL and then press Space to select it Multiple hard disk drives can be selected simultaneous rebuilding 5 The FAIL indication for the hard disk drive select...

Page 104: ...s hot spare and then turn on the server 2 Run LSI Logic Software RAID Setup Utility 3 Select Objects Physical Drive from the TOP menu The Objects PHYSICAL DRIVE SELECTION MENU screen appears 4 Move th...

Page 105: ...ware RAID Setup Utility IMPORTANT Select Objects Physical Drive Port X Force Offline to cancel the hot spare setting When two or more hard disk drives of the same capacity are assigned as hot spare re...

Page 106: ...ked and press Space to select it 4 When logical drive has been selected press F10 to start consistency check 5 A confirmation screen for execution appears Select Yes The consistency check starts When...

Page 107: ...il fail if you select the configuration information on the disk array controller In this case execute Clear Configuration to create configuration again LSI Logic Software RAID Setup Utility cannot del...

Page 108: ...the start up message of the BIOS SETUP Utility of the mother board It then displays the utility start up message for optional PCI boards one by one The start up message appears for the optional PCI b...

Page 109: ...ets SATA RAID Enabled in the Advanced Peripheral Configuration menu to Disabled If the SATA hard disk drives are installed in your server and the onboard SATA RAID feature is used change the parameter...

Page 110: ...not pinch your finger with mechanical components Avoid installation in extreme temperature conditions IMPORTANT Components inside the server are easily affected by static electricity Handle a componen...

Page 111: ...onboard SATA RAID feature is used change the parameter of the SATA RAID Enabled in the Advanced Peripheral Configuration menu from Disabled to Enabled before exiting BIOS Setup Leaving this parameter...

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Page 113: ...andard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition To use the server with the other o...

Page 114: ...iguration disk is able to have some parameters files that include the configuration information for the server setup If you want to set up the server as before execute the Express Setup with the param...

Page 115: ...ver 2003 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition hereinafter referred to as Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 200...

Page 116: ...guration Diskette Creator in Chapter 6 SAS Hard Disk Model Controllers supporting installation of OS with Express Setup N8103 91 Disk Array Controller Internal SAS HDD N8103 99 Disk Array Controller 0...

Page 117: ...e that is mirrored using Disk Management invalid the mirroring before operating the installation to set back to the basic disk and valid the mirroring again after the installation has completed Creati...

Page 118: ...paging file with 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 the paging file size The ma...

Page 119: ...eep the current partition remained see Appendix E to re install the system Disk Configuration Concerning the area displayed as EISA In disk area an area displayed as EISA may exist This area is mainte...

Page 120: ...Array Configuration Screen Creating Maintenance Partition and Installing Utilities Operating System Installation Menu Create the OS partition after the reboot Confirm the specification and input the v...

Page 121: ...een Used to select a menu F1 Displays help ENTER Used to select OK or to decide each item ESC Used to select Cancel 1 Turn the power of peripheral device on and then turn on the server NOTES Do not mo...

Page 122: ...rs file is specified the message Do you want to review or modify the Setup File parameters appears 2 If you want to modify or confirm the parameters file click Review If not click Skip Click Review Go...

Page 123: ...Partition Retained Fourth Partition Retained You can not re install the system with the existing partition that is upgraded to Dynamic Disk remained Do not select Use Existing Partition at System Par...

Page 124: ...the floppy disk drive Insert Windows Server 2003 CD ROM into the DVD ROM drive Agree Software License Agreement screen appears 13 Read the agreement carefully and click I agree or press F8 if you do...

Page 125: ...er 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition DISC 2 into the DVD ROM drive after the OS installation Hereinafter proceed operations according to the message When the installation has finished remove Microsoft Window...

Page 126: ...necessary to utilize these features Follow the procedure below to install PROSet 1 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the DVD ROM drive 2 The Windows Explorer dialog starts The procedure in th...

Page 127: ...not work normally If you want to utilize AFT ALB feature follow the procedure below to setup 1 The Intel R PROSet dialog box appears The procedure in the case of the standard start menu Click Start me...

Page 128: ...not installed 1 The Local Area Connection Properties dialog box appears The procedure in the case of the standard start menu 1 Click Start menu Click Control Panel Click Network Connections and Click...

Page 129: ...click the Network Adapter Name in the Network Adapter list 2 Click the Link and specify the Speed and Duplex value the same as the value specified for HUB 3 Click Apply and click OK Also add or delet...

Page 130: ...the Optional Network Board Driver Installation of the Optional Network Board Driver 1 Start Device Manager 2 Click Network adapters and Double click Network Adapter Name Network Adapter Name Propertie...

Page 131: ...ect the controller and take the following steps to install the driver 1 Start Device Manager from Start menu Control Panel Administrative Tools Computer Management 2 Double click LSI Logic Megaraid SC...

Page 132: ...ger lists as Other device 3 Click Update Driver 4 When the Update Device Driver Wizard appears select Install from a list or specific location Advanced and click Next 5 Select Don t search I will choo...

Page 133: ...e 4GB 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 Cont...

Page 134: ...ory Dump The staff of maintenance service representative is in charge of collecting memory dump Customers need only to specify the memory dump If any trouble occur after specifying the process below t...

Page 135: ...Verify the size of the empty space in the debugging information memory dump write destination drive Windows Server 2003 To specify Complete Memory Dump to write the debug information is recommended If...

Page 136: ...d click Set IMPORTANT The above mentioned paging file size is recommended for collecting debug information memory dump The paging file with initial size large enough to store the dump file in the boot...

Page 137: ...dows dialog box appears 3 Specify the location 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 s...

Page 138: ...nitoring Tools and then click Details The Management and Monitoring Tools dialog appears 5 Click to select the Network Monitor Tools check box and then click OK 6 The Windows Components Wizard dialog...

Page 139: ...System from the menu and the setup will start After that follow the message to continue the setup process Making Backup Copies of System Information The system information includes the current BIOS se...

Page 140: ...system has new mass storage device not to be supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER you have to set as follows 1 Read the manual supplied with the mass storage device before setting the server 2 If the mass...

Page 141: ...Chapter 6 Installing and Using Utilities This section describes how to use the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM that comes with your server and to install the utilities stored on the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER...

Page 142: ...ntative for the server certified operating systems NOTE Before using NEC EXPRESSBUILDER for initial setup complete the hardware configuration NEC EXPRESSBUILDER includes two distinct programs One can...

Page 143: ...indows based This program is called as Master Control Menu that can run under the Microsoft Windows system Windows 95 or later and Windows NT 4 0 or later You can install the several applications and...

Page 144: ...T Do not remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM while NEC EXPRESSBUILDER is running 1 Turn on peripheral devices and the server in this order 2 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM supplied with your se...

Page 145: ...upport the installation of Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Tools Tools is also intended for initial setup of the server It provides more installation options than Express Setup and permits the user t...

Page 146: ...s Executes various tests on the server system to check if the server functions are normal and if the connection between the server and additional board is normal After the System Diagnostics is execut...

Page 147: ...may be identified from the operating system In order to retain the Configuration Data do not delete the partition NOTES The maintenance partition once created will not be recreated again When the main...

Page 148: ...sk that is distributed from NEC customer service representative After rebooting the system an update program is started automatically from the floppy disk and the various BIOS and firmware programs ar...

Page 149: ...r computer than the server or on any other server obtained without the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Doing so may cause a failure of the server To use the remote console feature a floppy disk containing a config...

Page 150: ...e system To use the remote console feature a floppy disk containing a configuration information file must be inserted in the floppy disk drive You can create a configuration information file by using...

Page 151: ...y sets up the server Tools Launch the features of NEC EXPRESSBUILDER individually Help Help message on NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Quit Quit NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Setup The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER checks the hardware...

Page 152: ...mote console operation among those described in section NEC EXPRESSBUILDER for DOS based with Local Console are displayed See the previous subsection for detailed explanation of menu items IMPORTANT T...

Page 153: ...rovided in the PDF format Use the Adobe Acrobat Reader to read these documents Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the DVD ROM drive Master Control Menu appears on the screen automatically If th...

Page 154: ...skette to setup the servers from NEC EXPRESSBUILDER IMPORTANT You can not create Configuration Diskette for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions NOTE You can install Windows Server 2003 without...

Page 155: ...n Diskette Creator window is displayed 5 Click Create New Information files from the File menu The Disk Environment dialog box will be displayed 6 Specify each item and click OK The dialog boxes to sp...

Page 156: ...ut file name for the Setup File in File Name 9 Insert the floppy disk formatted by 1 44MB into the floppy disk drive and click OK Now Configuration Diskette has been created Configuration Diskette is...

Page 157: ...The dialog boxes to specify setup information will be displayed in order such as Disk Environment dialog box 4 Follow the message to specify each item on the dialog box and click on Next NOTE If you...

Page 158: ...Some features of NEC ESMPRO Manager include Hardware and software server configuration Hardware resources mounted in servers such as the CPU memory disks disk arrays and LAN boards Software resources...

Page 159: ...s running Before attempting to operate MSM read the MegaRAID Storage Manager User s Guide contained in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM The manual explains the MSM installation procedure and notes on operati...

Page 160: ...oring and fan monitoring Enabling the settings of Write Read and Cache policies for each logical drive Supporting the save and restore functions for configuration Enabling the display of the SCSI tran...

Page 161: ...ice Monitor MegaRAID Server MegaRAID Client Management PC Management PC that monitors and controls servers via the network TCP IP When managing array on Terminal Server working on Windows NT Server Ve...

Page 162: ...a server Hardware Machine NEC Express5800 series connected with the AMI disk array controller A Memory Size large enough for OS operation 8MB or more Free space of the hard disk drive 5MB or more Dis...

Page 163: ...series PC AT compatible machine which contains Intel Pentium or a CPU at least equivalent to it Memory Size large enough for OS operation 8MB or more Free space of the hard disk drive 5 MB or more Di...

Page 164: ...e remote management of this server See the online documents for details on the functions and installation of NEC DianaScope NOTE You need the server license to activate DianaScope for this product The...

Page 165: ...are 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 information Also make a backup copy o...

Page 166: ...mble repair or alter the server Do not look into the DVD ROM drive Do not remove the lithium battery Disconnect the power plug before working with the server CAUTION Observe the following instructions...

Page 167: ...rver must be kept dry Do not moisten them with water 1 Make sure that the server is off powered the POWER SLEEP lamp goes off 2 Unplug the power cord of the server from a power outlet 3 Wipe off dust...

Page 168: ...months Cleaning the interior of the server entails powering off the server and removing the left side cover You will need a small vacuum cleaner with plastic tipped nozzle and electrostatic protection...

Page 169: ...ove it 4 Take out the 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...

Page 170: ...om the tray NOTE Do not touch the signal side of the disc with your hand 4 Wipe the tray with a dry soft cloth IMPORTANT Do not wipe the lens of the DVD ROM drive Doing so may damage the lens and may...

Page 171: ...m Test Items The following items are tested in system diagnostics Memory CPU cache memory Hard disk drive used as a system IMPORTANT When executing the system diagnostics make sure to disconnect the L...

Page 172: ...ion is not for System Diagnostics Procedures to start the diagnostics program are as follows 1 Shutdown the OS and power off the server Then unplug the power cord 2 Disconnect all the LAN cables from...

Page 173: ...ows the name and version of the diagnostic tool Test window title Shows the progress of the diagnostics Test End is displayed when the diagnostics completes Test result Shows the start end and elapsed...

Page 174: ...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 to the floppy disk drive and select Save F Option Optional features...

Page 175: ...to be relocated stored due to a change in the floor layout to a great extent contact your service representative Make sure to make a backup copy of your valuable data in the hard disk drive if any Ma...

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Page 177: ...erver does not operate as expected read this chapter before assuming a failure NOTE For provision against an unexpected failure it is recommended to install the Off line Maintenance Utility NEC ESMPRO...

Page 178: ...NEC ESMPRO during the system operation Especially take note on whether any alert is reported to NEC ESMPRO Manager on the language PC Check whether any alert is reported on the Operation Window Data V...

Page 179: ...ng describes lamps on the server and their indications See Chapter 2 for each location SAS model SATA model Access lamp POWER SLEEP lamp DISK Access lamp Disk lamp FRONT REAR LINK ACT lamp 1000 100 10...

Page 180: ...for the floppy disk drive and the DVD ROM drive light when access is made to a media in the drive DISK Access Lamp The DISK access lamp indicates the state of hard disk drive This lamp lights in gree...

Page 181: ...the lamp is off the network port is operated through 10BASE T Hard Disk Drive Lamp The optional hot swap SCSI hard disk drive bay can contain four 1 inch height hard disk drives Each hard disk drive...

Page 182: ...on amber if the rebuild fails IMPORTANT To abort rebuilding power off the server In such a case restart the server hot swap the failed hard disk drive and restart rebuilding Observe the following not...

Page 183: ...d instruction simultaneous key entry of Ctrl Alt Delete Immediately after the system is rebooted in response to an OS instruction During hardware initialization following restart of the POST When the...

Page 184: ...f the error cannot be corrected in spite of the start of SETUP contact your service representative 0230 System RAM Failed at offset 0231 Shadow Ram Failed at offset 0232 Extended RAM Failed at address...

Page 185: ...d 0B65 DIMM group 6 has been disabled Contact your service representative 0B70 The error occurred during temperature sensor reading Contact your service representative 0B71 System Temperature out of t...

Page 186: ...f the error cannot be corrected contact your service representative 0B9B Private I2C bus not responding 0B9C BMC internal exception 0B9D BMC A D timeout error 0B9E SDR repository corrupt 0B9F SEL corr...

Page 187: ...ity check error 1 3 4 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 repre...

Page 188: ...ng See Configuring Mother Board Jumpers in Chapter 4 for the positions of the jumper switches Fail to power on the server T Is the server is properly supplied with power Check if the power cord is con...

Page 189: ...memory boards or PCI devices Operation of the server with unauthorized devices is not guaranteed Fail to access to internal or external devices or such devices fail to operate T Are cables properly co...

Page 190: ...drive tray The tray is provided with a holder to secure the DVD CD ROM Make sure that the DVD CD ROM is placed properly in the holder T Is the DVD CD ROM applicable to the server The DVD CD ROM for Ma...

Page 191: ...Are SCSI devices properly configured When the server has external SCSI devices connected hard disk drive settings including SCSI ID and terminator are required Refer to the manual that comes with the...

Page 192: ...0A 6E89CFD8B1D7 to the user NT AUTHORITY LOCAL SERVICE SID S 1 5 19 This security permission can be modified using the component Services administrative tool It is not a problem in operating the syste...

Page 193: ...C by searching the SMBIOS for Type 38 record But either no record was found or the record was not compatible with the version of the device driver If a SMBIOS Type 38 record was detected the Dump Data...

Page 194: ...See Chapter 6 During installation the following warning is registered in the System Log of the Event Viewer Error detected on the device Device CdRom0 during the paging operation There is no problem...

Page 195: ...LAN controller may be disabled with the BIOS Setup utility of the server Check the setting with the BIOS setup utility T Have the protocol and service already configured Install the distinctive networ...

Page 196: ...the steps below and then shut down the system After restart the Remote Power On Off function is enabled unless the AC power is turned off 1 Select Start Administrative Tools Computer Management 2 Sele...

Page 197: ...ng message appears After this message appears check the error and take the appropriate corrective action according to the message listed in the table below Message Cause and Remedy This machine is not...

Page 198: ...s R When the message appears again even if you press R restart the Express Setup from the beginning In case the same result occurred after the restart of installation contact Maintenance Service Compa...

Page 199: ...n during the installation it will install the system as Workgroup Open System in Control Panel to specify joining the Domain Entered the incorrect Product ID CD key Even if you entered the incorrect P...

Page 200: ...fy the details from Control Panel Not more than two Network adapter is connected but the detailed specification of the protocol are all set by default e g Specified IP Address on TCP IP but DHCP is sp...

Page 201: ...array controller may be failed Contact your service representative Rebuild fails T Is the capacity of the hard disk drive to be rebuilt sufficient The hard disk drive to be rebuilt should have the sam...

Page 202: ...ollecting Event Log This section describes on how to collect the log of various events that occurred on the server IMPORTANT If STOP error system error or stall occurred follow the procedure below aft...

Page 203: ...gnostic Information Dr Watson collects diagnostic information related to application errors The location to save the information can be specified as you like For more information refer to Chapter 5 Me...

Page 204: ...arting the Off line Maintenance Utility The Off line Maintenance Utility may be started in the following ways From the CD ROM Set the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM in the DVD ROM drive and reboot the syst...

Page 205: ...stem errors and events to determine a maintenance part BIOS Setup Viewer Provides the functions to export the current configuration data defined with the SETUP utility to a text file System Informatio...

Page 206: ...urn on the power back again wait approximately 10 seconds after turning off the power forced shutdown IMPORTANT If the remote power on function is used cycle the power once to load the OS and turn off...

Page 207: ...ny liability for damage to optional devices or the server or malfunctions of the server resulted from installation by the user NEC recommends you ask your service representative for installing or remo...

Page 208: ...disassemble repair or alter the server Do not remove the lithium battery Disconnect the power plug before working with the server CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Fa...

Page 209: ...tic electricity Select a suitable work space Work with the server on the anti static or concrete floor When you work with the server on a carpet where static electricity is likely to be generated make...

Page 210: ...val of a component depending on the following procedure 1 Shut down the OS or press the POWER SLEEP switch to turn off the power of the server The POWER SLEEP lamp goes off 2 Pull out the power cord f...

Page 211: ...ver The left side cover should be removed to access to built in devices in the server Removal Remove the left side cover in the following procedure 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Rem...

Page 212: ...Upgrading Your Server 4 Lay the server slowly and gently so that its right cover faces the floor 5 Remove the two screws from the rear of the server 6 Hold the left side cover securely to remove it Sc...

Page 213: ...y sliding the cover toward the front of the server also make sure that the hooks on the front side are engaged with the frame of the server Otherwise you will fail to install the cover securely Finall...

Page 214: ...ing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Remove the left side cover as described earlier in this chapter 3 Pull the release tabs 4 at the left end of the front mask toward you s...

Page 215: ...nt mask from the chassis Installation The front mask can be installed in the reverse order of the removal Insert the four tabs at the right end of the front mask into the holes on the front of the ser...

Page 216: ...s hard drive may cause a failure in the server as well as the hard disk drive Repair of any failure or damage in the server caused by such a hard disk drive will be charged The SAS hard disk drives i...

Page 217: ...9 11 Setting SAS Software Set the SAS SWRAID jumper switch as shown in the figure below Use SETUP utility to configure the Software RAID see Chapter 4 When using as a single disk drive When using as...

Page 218: ...e manual supplied with the hard disk drive Hard Disk Drive Bay to Install First hard disk drive Bottom Second hard disk drive Lower middle Third hard disk drive Upper middle Fourth hard disk drive Top...

Page 219: ...ur Server 9 13 4 Lay the server so that its right cover faces the floor Lay the server slowly and gently 5 Connect the SAS cable and power cable as shown in the figure below SAS cable Power cable 2 pi...

Page 220: ...9 14 Upgrading Your Server 6 Connect the SAS cable to the SAS connector 7 Install the left side cover 8 Raise the server and open the front mask...

Page 221: ...re that the hooks of the hard disk drive are engaged with the frame of the HDD cage 1 2 NOTE The slots of the HDD cage contain trays without hard disk drive To install the hard disk drive first remove...

Page 222: ...ommand of the operating system 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 stro...

Page 223: ...be charged Setting SATA Software RAID Run the system BIOS SETUP utility select Peripheral Configuration SATA Controller Mode Option and change parameter to Enhanced from factory set Compatible When th...

Page 224: ...f hard disk drives according to the manual supplied with the hard disk drive Hard Disk Drive Bay to Install First hard disk drive Bottom Second hard disk drive Lower middle Third hard disk drive Upper...

Page 225: ...t Mask described earlier in this chapter and open the front mask 4 Disconnect the interface cable and power cord from the hard disk drive if connected 5 Remove two screws on the front panel securing t...

Page 226: ...ve with those of the hard disk drive bay and secure the hard disk drive with four screws two each for right and left sides IMPORTANT Use the screws provided with the hard disk drive Using screws longe...

Page 227: ...the SCSI interface and or power cables remove them Keep the removed caps for future use Put the mating caps on the unused power connectors and bundle the cables with a repeat tie 11 Assemble the serv...

Page 228: ...the section Front Mask described earlier in this chapter and open the front mask 3 Follow Steps 5 and 6 of the installation procedure to remove the hard disk drive carrier 4 Follow Step 8 of the insta...

Page 229: ...body Do not make bare hands contact with terminals and components on the PCI board In addition do not put the PCI board on a desk directly See Static Precautions in this chapter for details of the st...

Page 230: ...max 3 max with N8103 80 N8103 90 Disk array controller for external SAS PCI EXPRESS x4 1 max Cannot connect with internal hard disk drive 3 max with N8103 80 90 99 N8103 99 Disk array controller 0 ch...

Page 231: ...PCI EXPRESS x4 1 max N8103 102 Additional battery for N8103 101 1 max N8103 80 Disk array controller 1 ch 64 bit 66MHz PCI 1 max Cannot connect with internal hard disk drive 2 max with N8103 81 86 N81...

Page 232: ...before installing the disk array controller board and configuring the array Use hard disk drives of the same capacity and revolution for each pack to configure them in the array The disk array configu...

Page 233: ...ce this side to top of the server and connect black cable pin only LED connector Black cable Black Red Mother board To mother board To option board or additional HDD cage Before connection LED connect...

Page 234: ...9 28 Upgrading Your Server N8103 101 N8103 105 Black cable Red cable Red Black Black cable Red cable Red Black...

Page 235: ...Upgrading Your Server 9 29 N8154 11 Additional HDD Cage Black cable Red cable Additional HDD cage Red Black...

Page 236: ...tallation set the switches and jumpers on the installed board appropriately referring to the manual provided with the board if necessary 2 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal descri...

Page 237: ...be installed well remove the board once and then install it again Note that adding an excess force to the board may cause it to be damaged 6 Assemble the server 7 Turn on the power of the server Make...

Page 238: ...n the board the PCI bus start messages banners appear in the ascending order of the PCI bus numbers Removal Remove the board from the PCI board slot in the following procedure 1 See the section Prepar...

Page 239: ...mponents on the DIMM In addition do not put the DIMM on a desk directly See Static Precautions for details of the static electricity Do not use any DIMM not approved by NEC If an unapproved third part...

Page 240: ...acity Dual rank memory configuration Physical memory capacity Number of DIMMs Physical memory capacity 2 Logical memory capacity The server supports the following DIMMs N8102 250 Additional 1 GB memor...

Page 241: ...oller is specified as spare memory NOTES If both Group 1 and Group 2 contain DIMMs the Group 2 is specified as spare memory If all groups contain DIMMs the Group 3 is specified as spare memory You may...

Page 242: ...t side faces upward and bring it down slowly and gently 4 Remove the cooling fan 5 Open the levers at both ends of the socket 6 Push the DIMM to the socket straight NOTE Make sure of the orientation o...

Page 243: ...pter 8 10 Run the BIOS SETUP and select Advanced Memory Configuration to verify that the installed DIMM shows the status Normal See Chapter 4 for details 11 Select Yes for Reset Configuration Data on...

Page 244: ...DIMM to be removed 3 Remove the DIMM 4 Assemble the server 5 Turn on the power of the server Make sure that no error message appears in the POST If POST displays an error message take a note on the m...

Page 245: ...Server 9 39 Installation of Duct When installing additional 4 GB or 8 GB DIMM an optional duct must be installed Take the following steps to install a duct 1 Remove the fan 2 Remove the set screw from...

Page 246: ...port bracket to the fan guard with two screws a screw removed in Step 2 and a screw for fixing the fan guard coming with the additional DIMM 4 Fix the duct to the duct support bracket with metric scre...

Page 247: ...Upgrading Your Server 9 41 Use three screws as shown in the figure below 5 Reinstall the fan in the same location as before...

Page 248: ...PU pins by a bare hand or place the CPU directly on the desk For static notes see the section Anti static Measures described earlier Do not operate the system until confirming that the additionally in...

Page 249: ...Remove the HDD cage before starting installation of CPU 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Remove the left side cover 3 Firmly hold the server wit...

Page 250: ...e the holder 7 Put the CPU on the socket slowly and carefully IMPORTANT Make sure of the orientation of CPU A pin mark is placed on CPU and CPU socket to prevent an incorrect insertion Check the pin m...

Page 251: ...Upgrading Your Server 9 45 8 Push the CPU lightly to the socket and push down the holder 9 Push down the lever to secure the CPU 10 Put the heat sink on CPU...

Page 252: ...at sink not to be level Do not move the secured heat sink 13 Set Reset Configuration Data on the Advanced menu to Yes This setting is required to change the hardware configuration data See Chapter 4 f...

Page 253: ...to the left and right lightly to make sure that the heat sink can be apart from the CPU Removing the heat sink with it adhering to the CPU may cause the CPU and or socket to be damaged Do the followi...

Page 254: ...TES If a SCSI device is installed the optional SCSI controller board and internal SCSI cable are required See Chapter 10 for details To install an optional IDE device move the DVD ROM drive to additio...

Page 255: ...nce OFF If the terminator is not connected to the optional internal SCSI cable set the termination resistance to ON IMPORTANT SCSI ID for the device you are installing must be unique 2 See the section...

Page 256: ...a click occurs to lock it 7 Connect the interface and power cables to the 5 25 inch device installed from one side of the server See Chapter 10 for details 8 Assemble the server 9 Set the parameters i...

Page 257: ...paring for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 3 Remove the left side cover and front mask as described earlier in this chapter 4 Remove all the cables from the factory installed DVD...

Page 258: ...the DVD ROM drive has been removed with the release table on both sides of the device Push the device until a click occurs to lock it 8 Remove the two screws from dummy cover of the additional slot 1...

Page 259: ...rver See Chapter 10 for details 11 Assemble the server 12 Set the parameters including the transfer rate using the BIOS utility of the IDE controller Refer to the manual provided with the IDE controll...

Page 260: ...powered on hot swap feature Installation Install the HDD cage in the following procedure 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Remove the left side c...

Page 261: ...9 55 5 Hold the lever and pull out the hard disk drive carrier 6 Pull out the remaining three hard disk drive carrier in the same manner 7 Hold the HDD cage and insert it slowly into the server as sho...

Page 262: ...server with four screws removed in steps 4 to 6 IMPORTANT Carefully keep the removed drive carriers or screws for future use NOTE The location of screw holes depends on the cage Install the HDD cage...

Page 263: ...of the server toward inside 11 Lay the server so that its right cover faces the floor Lay the server slowly and gently 12 Make sure that the disk array controller is installed in the server If not in...

Page 264: ...number of destination port is attached to SATA cable Connect the SATA cable to the port connector having the same number as that of SATA cable NOTE The figure below shows an example when connecting to...

Page 265: ...se the hard disk drive that is authorized by NEC Consult with your service representative for available hard disk drive NOTE Make sure of the orientation of the hard disk drive tray before inserting t...

Page 266: ...rive tray is unlocked Securely hold the tray and the lever and insert the tray straight into the HDD cage IMPORTANT Removing more than one hard disk drive while the server is powered on destroys the l...

Page 267: ...Chapter 10 Internal Cabling Diagrams Internal cable connections of the server are shown below NOTE See Chapter 2 for detail connector locations on the mother board...

Page 268: ...added is described below Installation of SAS Disks If the SAS hard disk drives are added connect the cables as shown in the figure below Fill the drive bay with the hard disk drives from the bottom to...

Page 269: ...Additional HDD Cage is added connect the cables as shown in the figure below Fill the drive bay with the hard disk drives from the bottom to top bay 5 25 inch device bay Fourth hard disk drive Third...

Page 270: ...improves disk access performance compared with using a single hard disk IMPORTANT RAID0 does not have data redundancy When a hard disk drive failure occurs data cannot be restored Logical capacity of...

Page 271: ...a little lower than the total capacity of the four hard disk drives To build a disk array at least two hard disk drives for RAID0 or RAID5 and at least three hard disk drives for RAID5 are required C...

Page 272: ...data onto one hard disk drive the same data is simultaneously stored onto another hard disk drive When a hard disk drive becomes faulty the one with the same data can be used This provides operation...

Page 273: ...Standard Configuration When Using Additional HDD Cage 5 25 inch device bay Fourth hard disk drive Third hard disk drive DVD ROM drive Power supply Mother board Disk array controller SATA2 PCI 1 3 or 4...

Page 274: ...the LED cable provided with the server to the LED connector on the mother board and the disk array controller SATA You can check the disk status disk error or rebuilding of disk array through the dis...

Page 275: ...ion set the termination setting of the 5 25 inch device to off SAS model SATA model 5 25 inch device bay DVD ROM drive Power supply Mother board SATA IDE IDE cable SCSI cable SATA cable Terminator SCS...

Page 276: ...h device bay Fourth hard disk drive Third hard disk drive Second hard disk drive First hard disk drive DVD ROM drive Power supply Mother board IDE cable SATA cable IDE device 5 25 inch device bay Powe...

Page 277: ...of the power cable connection is shown in the figure below The server only uses the power cables shown here SAS model P2 Option device Power supply Mother board Power cable DVD ROM drive P1 P9 Option...

Page 278: ...10 12 Internal Cabling Diagrams SATA model DVD ROM drive Power supply Mother board Power cable Option device P1 Option device P8 P3 P4 P10 P11 P12 P13 P2 P9 Unused connector...

Page 279: ...SATA2 250GB x 4 Hard disk drive hot plug Optional Hot Plug SATA2 HDD x 4 with N8154 09F Auxiliary input device DVD ROM standard DVD ROM x 1 load on tray x6 speed or faster 5 25 inch file bay 3 slots A...

Page 280: ...nt Cabinet design Mini tower External dimensions 198 width 440 height 518 depth mm Weight 16 kg Max 23 kg Power supply 100 to 120 Vac 200 to 240 Vac parallel bi polar receptacle with the ground line P...

Page 281: ...rd disk drive hot plug Optional Hot Plug SATA2 HDD x 4 with N8154 09F Auxiliary input device DVD ROM standard DVD ROM x 1 load on tray x6 speed or faster 5 25 inch file bay 3 slots A DVD ROM drive is...

Page 282: ...inet design Mini tower External dimensions 198 width 440 height 518 depth mm Weight 16 kg Max 23 kg Power supply 100 to 120 Vac 200 to 240 Vac parallel bi polar receptacle with the ground line Power c...

Page 283: ...ress x8 x1 PCI Express x4 x1 PCI Express x1 x1 64 bit 100MHz PCI X x1 32 bit 33MHz PCI x1 Standard On board SAS SW RAID 0 1 Disk array Option Disk array controller IDE single unit Ultra ATA100 x1ch SA...

Page 284: ...xpress x4 x1 PCI Express x1 x1 64 bit 100MHz PCI X x1 32 bit 33MHz PCI x1 Standard On board SAS SW RAID 0 1 Disk array Option Disk array controller IDE single unit Ultra ATA100 x1ch SATA single unit S...

Page 285: ...es with the server contains the NEC ESMPRO utility NEC recommends that you should install the NEC ESMPRO for effective use of the reliability enhancement features of the server Floppy Disk The followi...

Page 286: ...the floppy disk in a dusty place Do not place anything on the floppy disk Do not leave the floppy disk in a high temperature place e g place exposed to direct sunlight or close to a heater Do not lea...

Page 287: ...g system IMPORTANT Formatting a used floppy disk clears all the data contained in it if any Formatting a floppy disk from the DOS command line is not available with the server Use a formatted floppy d...

Page 288: ...its center to edge with a dry soft cloth slowly and gently Use the dedicated cleaner to clean the DVD CD ROM Do not use record spray cleaner benzene or thinner Keep the DVD CD ROM in the dedicated ca...

Page 289: ...ring alphanumeric characters or symbols IMPORTANT Do not pour any liquid such as water or put anything into the keyboard Doing so may cause a failure of the keyboard The keyboard provided with the ser...

Page 290: ...he mouse on a dusty or dirty desk disturbs smooth movement or normal operation of the mouse When your mouse movement seems dull clean your mouse See Chapter 7 Mouse operation includes Click Double cli...

Page 291: ...e listed below Find an appropriate one to install an optional device Interrupt Request The factory set IRQs are assigned as follows IRQ Peripheral Device Controller 0 System timer 3 COM2 4 COM1 5 PCI...

Page 292: ...oller A8 A9 Interrupt controller AC AD Interrupt controller B0 B1 Interrupt controller B2 B3 Advanced power management B4 B5 Interrupt controller B8 B9 Interrupt controller BC BD Interrupt controller...

Page 293: ...ing with the OEM FD for Mass storage device and Installing Optional Mass Storage Driver of Configuration Diskette Creator in Chapter 6 SAS Hard Disk Model Controllers supporting installation of OS wit...

Page 294: ...ynamic Disk note the following issue Do not select the partition that OS had been installed as the partition to install the OS newly Select Use the current File System for the format of OS partition M...

Page 295: ...ntire system Regardless of the size of the mounted memory or the Write debugging information type of memory dump the maximum size of the dump file is The size of the mounted memory 1MB If you install...

Page 296: ...e Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER with the following two procedures Create from the menu which appears when running NEC Express5800 Server with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER If yo...

Page 297: ...rver 2003 x64 Edition OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER from Master Control Menu if you have the computer on which the above operating systems operate Follow the steps below 1 Prepare one 3 5 inch flopp...

Page 298: ...er or SCSI controller is installed in the system press F6 in a few seconds when the window is in either of the following states Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware configuration is displayed...

Page 299: ...is shown press Enter to start Welcome to Setup 9 When the installation of Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition has finished the system reboots automatically 10 The Windows Setup screen will be displayed af...

Page 300: ...tem just in case Re installing the Operation System 1 Start the clean installation following the procedure described in this manual 2 Specify the partition in which you want to install the operating s...

Page 301: ...ement 2 Specify the Disk Management in the left side of the window 3 Right click the volume you want to modify the drive letter and specify the Change Drive Letter and Path 4 Click Yes 5 Choose the As...

Page 302: ...drive Master Control Menu is automatically appeared on the screen 3 Click on Setup with left mouse button and click on Update NEC Express5800 system section 4 Continue your work for system update as t...

Page 303: ...tolerant environment on any trouble and enhances throughput between the switches PROSet is necessary to utilize these features Follow the procedure below to install PROSet 1 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUIL...

Page 304: ...rk normally If you want to utilize AFT ALB feature follow the procedure below to setup 1 The Intel R PROSet dialog box appears The procedure in the case of the standard start menu Click Start menu poi...

Page 305: ...installed 1 The Local Area Connection Properties dialog box appears The procedure in the case of the standard start menu 1 Click Start menu click Control Panel click Network Connections and click Loc...

Page 306: ...k Adapter list 2 Click the Link and specify the Speed and Duplex value the same as the value specified for HUB 3 Click Apply and click OK Also add or delete any protocols and services if necessary You...

Page 307: ...of the Optional Network Board Driver Installation of the Optional Network Board Driver 1 Start Device Manager 2 Click Network adapters and double click Network Adapter Name Network Adapter Name Prope...

Page 308: ...ck Start menu point to Setting and click Control Panel 2 Click Add Remove Programs 3 Select the graphics accelerator driver from the program list and click Change Remove To delete a standard graphics...

Page 309: ...standard graphics accelerator driver DVD ROM Drive Letter WINNT W2K3AMD VIDEO MATROX SETUP EXE To install a graphics accelerator N8105 45 driver DVD ROM Drive Letter WINNT W2K3AMD VIDEO ES1000 SETUP E...

Page 310: ...Optional Network Board Driver Installation of the Optional Network Board Driver 1 Start Device Manager 2 Click Network adapters and Double click Network Adapter Name Network Adapter Name Properties a...

Page 311: ...and take the following steps to install the driver 1 Start Device Manager from Start menu Control Panel Administrative Tools Computer Management 2 Double click LSI Logic Megaraid SCSI 320 1 which Dev...

Page 312: ...ows Server 2003 x64 Editions must be activated before you can use Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Windows activation process is as follows 1 Click Run on Start menu Type as follows in the Open box an...

Page 313: ...Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions D 21 The following screen is displayed 3 Process Windows activation according to the following message...

Page 314: ...D 22 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions SETTING FOR COLLECTING MEMORY DUMP DEBUG INFORMATION Set for collecting memory dump using the procedure described in Chapter 5...

Page 315: ...ss storage device and Installing Optional Mass Storage Driver of Configuration Diskette Creator in Chapter 6 SAS Hard Disk Model Controllers supporting installation of OS with Express Setup N8103 91 D...

Page 316: ...rtition to install the OS newly Select Use the current File System for the format of OS partition Manual Installation when N8103 80F Keeps Connection If you keep those controllers connecting during in...

Page 317: ...le with 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 the paging file size The maximum dump...

Page 318: ...u are going to install Windows Server 2003 you do not need to create it again You can create Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER with the following two procedures Create from the menu...

Page 319: ...s Me 98 95 Windows NT 4 0 You can create Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER from Master Control Menu if you have the computer on which the above operating systems operate Follow the s...

Page 320: ...stalled in the system press F6 in a few seconds when the window is in either of the following states Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware configuration is displayed A screen with a solid blue...

Page 321: ...age is shown press Enter to start Welcome to Setup 9 When the installation of Windows Server 2003 has finished the system reboots automatically Windows Server 2003 has installed Go on the step 13 Wind...

Page 322: ...the parameters and click OK 12 When the installation has completed remove Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 DISC 2 CD ROM from the DVD ROM drive and restart the system 13 When the installation has comp...

Page 323: ...which you want to install 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 ke...

Page 324: ...2 Specify the Disk Management in the left side of the window 3 Right click the volume you want to modify the drive letter and specify the Change Drive Letter and Path 4 Click Yes 5 Choose the Assign a...

Page 325: ...ion again following the procedure described in this manual 4 The drive letter of the re installed system may differ from the one of the previous system If you need to modify the drive letter modify it...

Page 326: ...Master Control Menu is automatically appeared on the screen 3 Click on Setup with left mouse button and click on Update NEC Express5800 system section 4 Continue your work for system update as the fol...

Page 327: ...ant environment on any trouble and enhance throughput between the switches PROSet is necessary to utilize these features Follow the procedure below to install PROSet 1 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD...

Page 328: ...pop up menu 2 Click Configure The property dialog box for network adapter appears 3 Click the Advanced and specify the Link Speed Duplex value the same as the value specified for HUB 4 Click OK on the...

Page 329: ...nitor at Adding Services Network Monitor can monitor the frame or the packet that the computer installing Network Monitor sends or receives This tool is valuable when analyzing network trouble For inf...

Page 330: ...t menu point to Setting and click Control Panel 2 Click Add Remove Programs 3 Select the graphics accelerator driver from the program list and click Change Remove To delete a standard graphics acceler...

Page 331: ...ard graphics accelerator driver DVD ROM Drive Letter WINNT DOTNET VIDEO MATROX SETUP EXE To install a graphics accelerator N8105 45 driver DVD ROM Drive Letter WINNT DOTNET VIDEO ES1000 SETUP EXE NOTE...

Page 332: ...tart Device Manager from Start menu Control Panel Administrative Tools Computer Management 2 Double click LSI Logic Megaraid SCSI 320 1 which Device Manager lists 3 Click the Driver tab and click Upda...

Page 333: ...as Other device 3 Click Update Driver 4 When the Update Device Driver Wizard appears select Install from a list or specific location Advanced and click Next 5 Select Don t search I will choose the dri...

Page 334: ...ted before you can use Windows Server 2003 Windows activation process is as follows NOTE When you use Windows Server 2003 R2 activation process is not needed 1 Click Run on Start menu Type as follows...

Page 335: ...Installing Windows Server 2003 E 21 The following screen is displayed 3 Process Windows activation according to the following message...

Page 336: ...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 Panel...

Page 337: ...Installing Windows Server 2003 E 23 SETTING FOR COLLECTING MEMORY DUMP DEBUG INFORMATION Set for collecting memory dump using the procedure described in Chapter 5...

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Page 339: ...e Installed 4 Size Serial No Date Installed Monitor Type Model name Serial No Date Installed Hard Disk Bay 1 Type Serial No Capacity Date Installed Type number Bay 2 Type Serial No Capacity Date Insta...

Page 340: ...ot 2 Model name Serial 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 Mod...

Page 341: ...le F 3 Software Firmware 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...

Page 342: ...F 4 Product Configuration Record Table This page is intentionally left blank...

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