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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

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 customers of each product may vary the suitability of specific product configurations and applications must be determined by the customer and is not warranted by NEC To allow for design and specificati...

Page 3: ...urns 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 symbol indicates the presence of a hazard if the instruction is ignored An image in the symbol illustrates the hazard type Attention This symbol indicates prohibited actions An image in the symbol illu...

Page 4: ...ing 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 identified Do not disassemble repair or modify the server Otherwise an electric shock or fire may be caused Mandatory Action Unplug the power cord of the server Otherwise an electric shock or fire ma...

Page 5: ...tallation 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 interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circ...

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 Microsoft Windows Vista Business operating system Windows XP x64 Edition stands for Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition operating system Windows XP stands for Microsoft Windows XP Home Edi...

Page 7: ...hase 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 the NEC Express server and appreciate its functions to the maximum extent ...

Page 8: ...how 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 provides information on mother board jumper settings Chapter 5 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup describes how to install the operating system Chapter 6 Installing and Using Utilities des...

Page 9: ...ext 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 the server NOTE Helpful and convenient piece of information IN THE PACKAGE The carton contains various accessories as well as the server itself See the packing list to make sure that you have everythi...

Page 10: ...hird 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 Standard Features 2 12 Power Supply 2 13 Peripheral Bays 2 13 Remote Power On Feature Wake On LAN 2 13 AC LINK Feature 2 13 Security 2 13 NEC EXPRESSBUILDER 2 14 NEC ESMPRO 2 14 Off line Maintenance Utility...

Page 11: ...age 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 Configuring Mother Board Jumpers 4 45 Chapter 5 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 1 About Express Setup 5 2 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 5 3 Installation Notice 5 3 The Flow of Set...

Page 12: ...ise 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 Components 6 20 Server Setup 6 22 Management PC Setup 6 23 NEC DianaScope 6 24 Chapter 7 Maintenance 7 1 Making Backup Copies 7 1 Cleaning 7 2 Cleaning the Server 7 3 Cleaning the Interior 7 4 Cleaning t...

Page 13: ...p 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 27 Memory Dump 8 27 Off line Maintenance Utility 8 28 Starting the Off line Maintenance Utility 8 28 Features of Off line Maintenance Utility 8 29 Resetting the Server 8 30 Forced Shutdown 8 30 Chapt...

Page 14: ...and 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 Service Pack D 2 Updating System D 2 Re installing to the Hard Disk which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk D 2 Manual Installation when N8103 80F Keeps Connection D 2 Mounting MO Device D 2 About Re...

Page 15: ...sk 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 Partition Size E 3 Installing Windows Server 2003 E 4 Creating Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER E 4 Windows Server 2003 Clean Installation E 6 Reinstallation to Multiple Logical Drives E 9...

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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: ...ossible 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 labels totally partially removed or illegible due to damage contact your service representative ...

Page 19: ...ect the power plug from the outlet then contact your service representative Using the server in such conditions may cause a fire Keep needles or metal objects away from the server Do not insert needles or metal objects into ventilation holes in the server or openings in the floppy disk or DVD ROM drive Doing so may cause an electric shock CAUTION Do not access inside your server for a service or r...

Page 20: ...ctor 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 power plug imperfect contact may cause a fire Heat will also be generated if condensation is formed on dusty blades of the halfway inserted plug increasing the possibility of fire Use the authorized p...

Page 21: ...may cause a fire a dusty place a humid place such as near a boiler a place exposed to direct sunlight an unstable place Do not connect any interface cable with the power cord of the server plugged to a power source Make sure to power off the server and unplug the power cord from a power outlet before installing removing any optional internal device or connecting disconnecting any interface cable t...

Page 22: ...Make 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 power cord connected to a power source may cause an electric shock even of the server is off powered Disconnect the power plug from the outlet occasionally and clean the plug with a dry cloth Heat wi...

Page 23: ...an 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 drive may have problems reading your disks Also the CD tray may be broken by contacting any objects Take off the headset before connection To protect your ears take off the headset before connecting it t...

Page 24: ...stem 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 For the disk which does not conform to the CD standard the playback of such a disk with the CD drive is not guaranteed Turn off the power and unplug the power cord from the outlet before relocating th...

Page 25: ...ns 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 at stores for data erasure should be used in order to avoid the trouble explained above For details on data erasure ask your sales representative Provided software To transfer or sell any software ap...

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 these components on a regular basis Consult with your service representative for replacement or the product lives WARNING Do not remove the lithium battery Your server contains the lithium battery Do not...

Page 27: ...he 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 the above actions consult with your service representative immediately Take notes on lamp indications of the server and alarm indications on the display unit before consultation which may provide a ...

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 than you should if you operate a display unit without adjusting horizontal and vertical angles Adjustment of Screen Brightness and Contrast The display unit has brightness and contrast adjustment fun...

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: ...able 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 The server features the following major components A high performance Intel Xeon processor Up to 24GB of memory using 4GB DIMMs Minimum configuration is 1GB of memory Dual channel memory configuratio...

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: ...nected 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 of the server ON OFF If you press this switch once the power is turned on with the lamp going on green If you press the switch again the power is turned off Some OS setting can provide the function ...

Page 34: ...let 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 stolen 1 2 3 2 4 5 6 7 10 8 10 8 12 10 9 13 11 1 11 2 ...

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 the transfer rate of management LAN port 10 LINK ACT lamp The LINK ACT lamp shows the LAN access status 11 LAN connector The LAN connector is connected with a network system on LAN 1000BASE T 100BASE ...

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: ...Ms 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 cage is factory installed 9 PCI guide rail 10 3 5 inch hard disk drive optional 1 2 4 5 1 6 7 8 3 2 3 1 5 2 10 9 ...

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: ...ID 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 1 to 12 4 are not provided for SAS model The last digit shows a channel number 13 Lithium battery 14 Switch LED cable connector 15 CMOS configuration jumper switch 16 Serial port B connector for opt...

Page 40: ...equired 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 Management Controller BMC Self diagnosis BIOS password feature Temperature detection Cooling fan monitoring feature Internal voltage monitoring feature Memory monitoring feature single bit error correction ...

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 server in an appropriate procedure Abnormal previous system shut down No power supply to the server due to turned off breaker disconnected power cord power blackout etc AC LINK Feature When the power ...

Page 42: ...o 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 Utility and so on You can install the applications for Windows from Master Control Menu and install the utilities for DOS from Tools menu See Chapter 6 To read the online documents You can refer to the...

Page 43: ...erver 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 stall by using watchdog timer Notification after occurrence of OS stop error Remote management via LAN WAN by using NEC DianaScope e g resetting the server power on off viewing System Event Log SEL NO...

Page 44: ...cessories 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 lamp lights in green IMPORTANT If the power cord is connected to a power control device such as a UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply make sure that the power control device is powered Do not turn off the ...

Page 45: ...S 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 press Esc You don t always need to check the POST check results Check messages that POST displays when you use the NEC Express server for the first time the server appears to fail the server beeps fo...

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 indicate that the system has detected the CPU keyboard and mouse 3 After a few seconds POST displays the following message prompting you to launch the BIOS SETUP utility stored in the system memory of the s...

Page 47: ...ion 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 boot the server IMPORTANT Do not set a password before installing an OS 7 The OS starts when POST completes POST Error Messages When POST detects an error it displays an error message on the display u...

Page 48: ...ction 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 sleep mode Press the POWER SLEEP switch on the front of the server to place the server in the power saving mode The POWER SLEEP lamp blinks In the power saving mode the server retains the memory data a...

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 Close button or gently push on the tray front The tray is automatically retracted into the DVD ROM drive IMPORTANT If a noisy sound in driving the DVD ROM drive occurs after setting a disc set it agai...

Page 50: ...imately 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 ejected IMPORTANT Do not use a toothpick or plastic stick that is easy to break If the above procedure does not let you take out the DVD CD ROM contact your service representative 3 Hold the tray and...

Page 51: ...inted 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 a high temperature place e g place exposed to direct sunlight or close to a heater When dust or fingerprints are attached on the disc wipe the disc from its center to edge with a dry soft cloth slow...

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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 connected Installing the operating system Install an operating system to the server See Chapter 5 Installing the utilities Install the utilities in the provided NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM See Chapter 6 Makin...

Page 55: ...damage 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 you have no optional devices to install IMPORTANT There are third party products memory modules hard disk drives etc available for the server in the markets However NEC recommends that you should use N...

Page 56: ...strates 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 25ºC Clean and tidy room Allow clearance of at least 150 mm in front of and behind the server 100 to 120 Vac 200 to 240 Vac parallel bi polar wall power outlet with the ground line Room that satisfies the following conditions While operating T...

Page 57: ...ce 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 another especially the one to which a device with large power consumption is connected must be used for the server Places near a device generating intense magnetic field such as a TV radio broadcast co...

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 powered peripheral device to the powered server will cause malfunctions and failures To connect a third party peripheral device or interface cable to the server consult with your service representati...

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 1000BASE T 100BASE TX 10BASE T Device with the USB interface e g terminal adapter FRONT REAR ...

Page 60: ...ollowing 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 an improper power source Do not connect the power cord to an outlet that has an illegal number of connections Insert the power plug into the outlet as far as it goes Use the authorized power cord on...

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 LINK of the Server menu of the BIOS SETUP utility See Chapter 4 for details Connect the battery connector when using UPS Disconnect the connector when moving the UPS to relocate it ...

Page 62: ...ing 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 and mouse have been connected and the power cords are connected 2 Power on the video display and any other external devices 3 Make sure that the floppy disk drive contains no floppy disk and the DVD ...

Page 63: ...he 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 to hide the POST screen with the NEC logo screen You can always change the NEC logo screen to the POST screen by pressing Tab To change the start up screen use the BIOS setup utility See Chapter 4 fo...

Page 64: ...ON 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 able to recover the information You can save the information by the following process 1 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the DVD ROM drive and reboot the system 2 Select Tools 3 Select Off li...

Page 65: ...e 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 add certain types of option boards or devices or upgrade your mother board This chapter also provides information on several system configuration parameters that are set by jumpers on the system board...

Page 66: ...low 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 User With the Supervisor password you can view and change all system parameters of the BIOS Setup utility With the User password system parameters available for viewing and changing are limited Do no...

Page 67: ...et 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 for three consecutive times the server halts You can no longer proceed Power off the server NOTE The server is provided with two levels of password Supervisor and User With the Supervisor password you...

Page 68: ...ve 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 item Press Esc to return to the previous menu F9 Load default configuration values for this menu F10 Save configuration values and exit Indicates the current menu Indicates there are submenus Setup item...

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 Configuration SATA RAID Enabled and configure the RAID drive IMPORTANT Be sure to set to Enabled after executing Load Setup Defaults or CMOS clear Leaving this parameter as the factory set value Disabled m...

Page 70: ...vanced 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 memory DIMM board error information Select Advanced Memory Configuration Memory Retest Yes and reboot To run power on memory test Select Advanced Memory Configuration Extended RAM Step 1MB and reboot DIMM...

Page 71: ...og 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 enter a password Set Supervisor password first then User password External Devices To set up external devices Select Advanced Peripheral Configuration and set up each device Internal Devices To inst...

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 Changes To discard changes to the current configuration data Select Exit Exit Discarding Changes or Discard Changes To load the user defined default Select Exit Load Setup Defaults To load the custom def...

Page 73: ...ity 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 is started the Main menu appears first If you select a menu item preceded by symbol and press Enter the appropriate submenu appears ...

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 Français Deutsch Español Italiano Select which language BIOS displays Factory set IMPORTANT Check and adjust the system clock before the operation if any of the following conditions is applicable After carriage of device After storage of ...

Page 75: ...boot 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 processor is defected Not Installed indicates that no CPU is installed View only Processor 1 L2 Cache Displays L2 cache size for processor 1 Processor 2 CPUID Numeral 0Fxx Disabled Not Installed Displ...

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 enable or disable the virtualization technology of Intel processor Factory set ...

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 Esc to switch to the POST running screen Reset Configuration Data No Yes Select Yes if you want to clear the system configuration data stored in POST This parameter is automatically reset to No at th...

Page 78: ...ed 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 follows Group 1 DIMM A 1 B 1 Group 2 DIMM A 2 B 2 Group 3 DIMM A 3 B 3 Each group is composed of two DIMMs of interleave type Memory Retest No Yes If you select Yes BIOS will clear historical memory status...

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 the disk array controller or SCSI controller is connected with the hard disk drive which contains an OS Set this item to Disabled when the LAN controller which contains ROM BIOS is used but the boar...

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 is enabled or disabled LAN1 Option ROM Scan Disabled Enabled Specify whether the BIOS scan of onboard LAN controller 1 is enabled or disabled LAN2 Option ROM Scan Disabled Enabled Specify whether the...

Page 81: ...appears 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 address 3F8 2F8 3E8 2E8 Selects the base I O address for serial port A Interrupt IRQ 3 IRQ 4 Selects the interrupt for a serial port A Serial Port B Disabled Enabled Selects whether serial port B is enable...

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 only when Enhanced is set for SATA Controller Mode Option Selects whether the SATA AHCI is enabled or disabled SATA RAID Disabled Enabled This option is available only when Enhanced is set for SATA ...

Page 83: ...r 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 function through a serial port is enabled or disabled Wake On RTC Alarm Disabled Enabled Specify whether the scheduling power on function by using RTC alarm feature is enabled or disabled Factory set IMPO...

Page 84: ...of 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 the passwords only after OS is installed If you forget the passwords contact your service representative ...

Page 85: ...f 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 Specify whether the passwords are entered or not on booting At first the supervisor password must be set If the supervisor password is set and this option is disabled BIOS determines that a user is bo...

Page 86: ...ption Parameter Description Your Setting System Management Displays submenu Console Redirection Displays submenu Event Log Configuration Displays submenu Assert NMI on SERR Disabled Enabled Indicates whether PCI SERR is supported or not Assert NMI on PERR Disabled Enabled Indicates whether PCI PERR is supported or not FRB 2 Policy Disable FRB2 Timer Disable BSP Do Not Disable BSP Retry 3 Times Set...

Page 87: ...nce 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 is selected the system is reset after the occurrence of timeout and OS boot is retried repeatedly If no service partition exists in the system OS boot is retried repeatedly from the system partition...

Page 88: ...he 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 Last State Power On Operating Off On On Aborting DC power being off also Off Off On Forced shutdown Off Off On Press the power switch continuously for four seconds or longer This forcibly turns off th...

Page 89: ...nly 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 MAC address of onboard network controller 2 View only Management LAN MAC Address Displays the MAC address of management network controller 2 View only BMC Device ID Displays the device ID of BMC Base...

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 for the interface with successive remote consoles Flow Control None XON XOFF CTS RTS CTS RTS CD Specify the flow control method Terminal Type PC ANSI VT100 VT UTF8 Specify the type of remote console...

Page 91: ...pears 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 select Yes on the confirmation screen to clear the system event log Factory set ...

Page 92: ...devices 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 desired device with the or key and change the priority with the or key IMPORTANT To boot NEC EXPRESSBUILDER set the priority of the devices as shown in the figure above ...

Page 93: ...Discarding 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 terminate SETUP without storage of the modified information Then the server proceeds to Boot menu Selecting Yes allows SETUP to be terminated with storage of the modified information Then the server au...

Page 94: ...lect 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 Custom Defaults are not saved Save Custom Defaults Select this item and press Enter to save the parameters currently being edited as custom defaults When the parameters are saved the Load Custom Default...

Page 95: ...Logic 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 then press Ctrl M or Enter LSI Logic Software RAID Setup Utility starts LSI Logic SoftwareRAID BIOS Version xxxxxx LSI Logic MPT RAID Found at PCI Bus No xx Dev No xx Scanning for port 00 Responding xx...

Page 96: ...ility 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 the above message appears press Ctrl Alt Delete The server is rebooted ...

Page 97: ...ault 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 redundancy View Update Parameters Display logical drive information RAID Display RAID level SIZE Display logical drive capacity Stripe SIZE Display stripe size Stripes Display the number of hard disk driv...

Page 98: ...lity 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 configuration using New Configuration menu clears the existing configuration information To add configuration information to the existing configuration select View add Configuration You cannot create Spanning...

Page 99: ...screen 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 select the hard disk drive The display for the selected hard disk drive changes from READY to ONLINE 5 Press F10 to set Select Configurable Array s 6 Press Space SPAN 1 is set ...

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 depending on the number of hard disk drives that configure a pack 2 Size Sets logical drive size Up to 40 logical drives can be created per disk array controller 3 DWC Sets parameter for Disk Write C...

Page 101: ...ack 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 screen 12 On the TOP menu screen select Objects Logical Drive View Update Parameters to check logical drive information 13 Select Initialize in the TOP menu screen 14 When the Logical Drives screen appear...

Page 102: ...has 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 creating configuration Check Consistency has two modes check and recover and check only ...

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 selected starts blinking 6 When hard disk drive has been selected press F10 to start rebuilding 7 When confirmation screen for execution appears Select Yes The rebuild process starts When the progress bar ...

Page 104: ...as 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 the cursor onto the hard disk drive to be used as hot spare and press Enter 5 The Port X screen appears Select Make HotSpare 6 A confirmation screen appears Select Yes The hard disk drive indication is...

Page 105: ...tware 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 rebuilding is performed in order starting from the one with the smaller CH number ID number ...

Page 106: ...cked 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 the progress bar in the Check Consistency Progress screen indicates 100 the consistency check is completed 6 Press Esc to return to the TOP menu and exit LSI Logic Software RAID Setup Utility IMPORTA...

Page 107: ...ail 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 delete each logical drive Use MegaRAID Storage Manager instead 2 Force Online Puts a hard disk drive being in the FAIL status online Select Objects Physical Drive select hard disk drive Force Online fro...

Page 108: ...s 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 board in the PCI 1 slot first then PCI 2 PCI 3 PCI 4 and finally PCI 5 The message displayed may vary depending on the optional PCI board Refer to the manual that comes with the optional PCI board for...

Page 109: ...sets 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 of the SATA RAID Enabled from Disabled to Enabled before exiting BIOS Setup Leaving this parameter as the factory set value Disabled may destroy the data in hard disk drive NOTE To display the SATA ...

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 component after making your body contact with a metallic frame section of the server to discharge the static electricity on your body Do not make bare hands contact with terminals and components See Static P...

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 as the factory set value Disabled may destroy the data in hard disk drive NOTE To display the SATA RAID Enabled menu select Advanced Peripheral Configuration SATA Controller Mode Option Enhanced ...

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Page 113: ...tandard 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 operating systems described in this section contact your service representative IMPORTANT Before installing the operating system adjust the system date and time by using the BIOS setup utility SETUP S...

Page 114: ...figuration 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 parameters file you have saved that time NOTES The parameters file is not mandatory to set up the system If you want to create a parameters file have a blank floppy disk MS DOS 1 44MB format ready If you ...

Page 115: ...rver 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 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition hereinafter referred to as Windows Server 2003 If you want to install the other OS contact your sales representative Installing Optional Mass Storage Driver To install optiona...

Page 116: ...iguration 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 0ch LSI Logic Embedded MegaRAID embedded on the mother board Other controllers N8103 80F Disk Array Controller SCSI 1ch N8103 75 SCSI Controller N8103 95 SCSI Controller SATA Hard Disk Model Controlle...

Page 117: ...me 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 Creating invalid delete mirror volume can be operated from Disk Management in Computer Management Mounting MO Device Do not mount an MO device on your server during the Windows installation About removable...

Page 118: ...e 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 maximum dump file size for the system with more than 2GB memory mounted is 2048MB 12MB If you install any application program or the like add necessary space to the partition to install these programs ...

Page 119: ...keep 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 maintenance partition for saving configuration information and utilities Do not delete the area Application of Service Pack When using Windows Server 2003 with this equipment surely apply Service Pack 1 Wh...

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 value Copying NEC Modules Copying Selected Application Modules Remove the Floppy Disk and CD ROM from the Drive Insert Windows CD ROM Agree Software License Agreement Install OS Automatically Log on A...

Page 121: ...reen 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 mount an MO device on your server during the Windows installation Do not connect the other hard disk drives except the drive that you want to create as the Windows system drive If you create multiple l...

Page 122: ...ers 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 on the next step Click Skip Go on the step 9 Using a blank disk 1 Click the box under Setup File Name A or press A The dialog box appears 2 Input the file name and click Use 8 Confirm or modify the ...

Page 123: ...d 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 Partition If you specify other than 4095MB for the Installing Partition it is necessary to convert to NTFS If Use Existing Partition at System Partition is selected but the partition other than the one ...

Page 124: ...m 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 agree If you do not agree click I disagree or press F3 IMPORTANT If you do not agree to this agreement the setup terminates and Windows Server 2003 will not be installed If NetWare Gateway and Client...

Page 125: ...ver 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 Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition DISC 2 or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition DISC 2 from the DVD ROM drive and restart the system Now the Setup using Express Setup has completed ...

Page 126: ...s 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 the case of the standard start menu Click Start menu and click Windows Explorer The procedure in the case of the classic start menu Click Start menu point to Programs Accessories and click Windows Expl...

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 menu point to Control Panel administrative tools and click Computer Management and then double click the Network Adapter Name in the Network Adapter list The procedure in the case of the classic start ...

Page 128: ...s 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 Local Area Connection The procedure in the case of the classic start menu 1 Click Start menu Click Settings and Click Network Connections The Network Connections dialog box appears 2 Right click Loc...

Page 129: ...e 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 delete any protocols and services if necessary You can operate the process on the property dialog box for local area network which can be appeared from Network and Dial up Connection NOTE We recommend you...

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 Properties appears NOTE Intel R PRO 1000 is the name of On Board adapter All other names show the Optional Network Board 3 Click Driver tab and click Update Driver Hardware Update Wizard appears 4 Select the ...

Page 131: ...nect 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 SCSI 320 1 which Device Manager lists 3 Click the Driver tab and click Update Driver 4 When the Update Device Driver Wizard appears select Install from a list or specific location Advanced and click Ne...

Page 132: ...ager 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 choose the driver to install and click Next 6 Click Have Disk 7 Insert Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER into the floppy disk drive enter a into copy manufacturer s file from and click ...

Page 133: ...he 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 Control Panel double click System 3 Click the Advanced tab and then click Settings under Setup and Recovery 4 Under System Setup click Edit to open Boot ini 5 Add PAE to Operating Systems section in Boot...

Page 134: ...mory 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 the message to inform that the system is in short of virtual memory may appear but continue to start the system If you restart the system in such case memory dump may not be stored correctly Follow th...

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

Page 136: ...nd 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 drive is required Correct debug information might not be able to be collected due to virtual memory shortage when the paging file is insufficient so set an enough size of the paging file with the en...

Page 137: ...ndows 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 specify network path Specify the path on local computer 4 Specify the location of crash dump file in the Crash Dump box NOTE Crash Dump File is a binary file that can be read with Windows Debugger 5 C...

Page 138: ...onitoring 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 box appears again so click Next 7 If the setup asks to install the disk insert the OS CD ROM into DVD ROM drive and click OK 8 Click Finish in the Windows Component Wizard dialog box 9 Close the Add ...

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 settings and any specific information for the server Save the information after completing the system setup Without the backup data you will not be able to recover the information You can save the info...

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 storage device is disk array controller configure the RAID system before running the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER 3 Boot the system from the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM 4 a When the dialog of Disk array configur...

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: ...entative 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 be booted under DOS for initial setup and one is for use under Windows operating system DOS based with local console Used to set up the server at the first time This program is also used to diagnose ...

Page 143: ...Windows 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 read the documentation from the menu ...

Page 144: ...NT 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 server into the DVD ROM drive of your server 3 Ensure that the floppy disk drive is empty 4 Press the RESET switch or press Ctrl Alt and Delete to reboot from the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER You may also turn o...

Page 145: ...support 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 to quickly create utility support disks run the Off line Maintenance Utility and system diagnostic utility set up a maintenance partition and update the various BIOS programs Tools Menu Save Restore R...

Page 146: ...cs 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 executed a system check program assigned to each model starts See Chapter 7 for details Create Support Disk NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM contains a number of device drivers and utilities that you can put on f...

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 maintenance partition does not exist some menu items do not appear Create Maintenance Partition NEC EXPRESSBUILDER creates about 55MB of the maintenance partition on the system disk or disk array system ...

Page 148: ...isk 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 are updated IMPORTANT Do not turn off the server while the update program is running If the update processing is discontinued the system becomes unable to start Help Displays explanations about various...

Page 149: ...er 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 configuration information file named CSL_LESS CFG must be inserted in the floppy disk drive If CSL_LESS CFG is not found in floppy disk no menu is displayed on the management PC If you fail to configure th...

Page 150: ...he 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 System Management feature in the Tools menu or by NEC DianaScope Configuration menu The configuration information file must be named as CSL_LESS CFG and stored in the root directory of the floppy dis...

Page 151: ...ly 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 configuration of the server The disk array and maintenance partition are automatically configured ...

Page 152: ...emote 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 The following is varied from the Tools menu in the local console mode Test items and operation method of System Diagnostics See Chapter 7 for details ...

Page 153: ...provided 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 the Autorun function is invalid in your system run the MC 1ST EXE file in the CD ROM directly Some items are grayed out when the logon user does not have the authority of the administrator or the item ...

Page 154: ...iskette 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 Configuration Diskette Also you can modify newly create Configuration Diskette during the setup with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Creating Configuration Diskette This section describes about specifying setup i...

Page 155: ...on 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 specify setup information will be displayed in order such as Basic Information dialog box ...

Page 156: ...put 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 used when you install Windows Server 2003 Put a label and keep it where it will not be lost NOTE For the information on the contents of each specifying item refer to the Help If you want to modify th...

Page 157: ...K 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 click on Cancel all the input value will be deleted 5 When User and application setup is displayed check Apply OEM FD for mass storage device 6 When the Save Setup Information dialog box is displayed...

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 such as operating system information and drivers running on each server Server failures On screen real time displays provide the system administrator with the failure type location cause and suggeste...

Page 159: ...is 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 operating MSM Setup with Express Setup You can install MSM with Express Setup contained in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM When you start the Express Setup a dialog to specify an application appears Select MSM on...

Page 160: ...toring 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 transfer rate Components Power Console Plus consists of the following five components SNMP Agent This function is not yet supported Do not install SNMP Agent MegaRAID Service Monitor Enables NEC ESMPRO t...

Page 161: ...vice 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 Version 4 0 Terminal Server Edition prepare PC and install Management PC component Management PC does not guarantee operation on Client which used Terminal Server Terminal Server Emulator WBT Start Pow...

Page 162: ...n 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 Display unit Screen size 1024 768 or larger Required peripheral equipment Network Interface card CD ROM unit Pointing device such as a mouse Software Microsoft Windows NT version 4 0 Windows NT Version ...

Page 163: ...0 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 Display unit Screen size 1024 768 or larger Required peripheral equipment Network Interface card CD ROM unit Pointing device such as a mouse Software Microsoft Windows NT Version 4 0 Windows NT Version...

Page 164: ...he 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 server license below is attached to this product DianaScope Additional Server License 1 ...

Page 165: ...ware 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 of the disk array configuration data if your system is in the array configuration When your hard disk drives have been auto rebuilt due to a failure it is recommended to make a backup copy of the conf...

Page 166: ...emble 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 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 Avoid installation in extreme temperature condition...

Page 167: ...erver 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 from the power cord plug with a dry cloth 4 Soak a soft cloth in neutral detergent that is diluted with cold or lukewarm water and squeeze it firmly 5 Rub off stains on the server with the cloth prep...

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 computer grade canned air and a small brush for cleaning the interior Follow the procedure below to clean the interior of the server WARNING Unplug all power cords Unplug all power cords before perf...

Page 169: ...move 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 onto your palm Mouse ball cover Mouse ball Roller Bottom View 5 Soak a soft cloth in neutral detergent that is diluted with cold or lukewarm water and squeeze it firmly 6 Rub off stains on the mouse ...

Page 170: ...rom 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 cause a malfunction of the drive 5 Push on the tray front to close the tray 6 Wipe the signal side of the disc with a dry soft cloth IMPORTANT Wipe disc from the center to the outside Use only disc c...

Page 171: ...em 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 LAN cable Executing the system diagnostics with the LAN cable connected the network may be influenced NOTE On checking the hard disk drive no data is written into the disk ...

Page 172: ...tion 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 the server 3 Plug the power cord and power on the server 4 Use the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM to start the system The step which the step which local console of the server is used for and remote conso...

Page 173: ...hows 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 time and completion status of the diagnostics Guide line Shows the details of the keys to operate window Test summary window Shows the results of each test that executed the diagnostics Move the cur...

Page 174: ...s 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 can be used from this menu Reboot Reboots the system 8 Select Reboot in the Enduser Menu above The server restarts and the system is started from the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER 9 Exit the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER ...

Page 175: ...s 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 Make sure not to apply a shock to hard disk drives to relocated the server if the contains any 1 Take a media out of the server if any 2 Power off the server the POWER SLEEP lamp goes off 3 Unplug the ...

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Page 177: ...server 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 to the server and client computers ...

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 Viewer or Alert Viewer of NEC ESMPRO Manager Example NEC ESMPRO Manager ...

Page 179: ...ing 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 lamp LINK ACT lamp 100 10 lamp REAR ...

Page 180: ...s 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 green every time any of such hard disk drive is accessed IMPORTANT To indicate the access states of the built in hard disk drives when optional board e g disk mirroring controller or disk array controlle...

Page 181: ...f 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 has a DISK lamp on its front panel The DISK lamp indicates the drive status as follows Lighting green The hard disk drive is installed and powered on Blinking green Indicates that the hard disk drive...

Page 182: ...s 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 notes to use the auto rebuild feature Do not power off the server If the server is powered off before rebuilding hard disk drives the auto rebuild feature will not start When you removed a hard disk dri...

Page 183: ...rd 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 POST detects a hardware failure due to the above reason restart the server once again If the same error message reappears you may assume there is no hardware error To ensure normal operation of the s...

Page 184: ...If 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 line Contact your service representative 0250 System battery is dead Replace and run SETUP Contact your service representative to replace the battery After restarting the computer start the SETUP to...

Page 185: ...ed 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 the range Contact your service representative to replace the fan 0B74 The error occurred during voltage sensor reading 0B75 System voltage out of the range Contact your service representative 0B80 BMC...

Page 186: ...If 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 corrupt Turn off the power once and then on again to start the server If the error cannot be corrected contact your service representative 0BB0 SMBIOS SROM data read error 0BB1 SMBIOS SROM data checksum ...

Page 187: ...city 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 representative to replace DIMM or mother board 1 5 1 1 CPU startup error Contact your service representative to replace the mother board 1 5 2 1 No CPU installed Contact your service representative to rep...

Page 188: ...ing 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 connected to a power outlet or UPS that meets the power specifications for the server Check the power cord for broken shield or bent plugs Make sure the power breaker for the connected power outlet is o...

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 connected Make sure that the interface cables and power cord are properly connected Also make sure that the cables are connected in the correct order T Is the power on order correct When the server has...

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 Macintosh is not available for use For the disk which does not conform to the CD standard the playback of such a disk with the DVD drive is not guaranteed The POWER SLEEP lamp goes on when the power co...

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 SCSI device for details T Is cable length exceeded Refer to the manual that comes with the SCSI device for details T Are the optional SCSI controllers properly configured Use the BIOS Setup utility f...

Page 192: ...00A 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 system There are some cases that an event log is registered as follows when you install Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Event Source Service Control Manager Event Type Error Event ID 7011 Description Tim...

Page 193: ...MC 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 field of the event contains a binary representation of the record If you use Hardware Management which is provided by Windows Server 2003 R2 above shown event log will be registered For more details...

Page 194: ...m 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 on this issue Fail to start the OS T Is the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM in the DVD ROM drive Take out the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM and restart the server T Is the OS broken Use recovery process to rec...

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 network driver for the server Make sure that the protocol such as TCP IP and services are properly specified T Is the transfer speed correct Open the network property dialog box in control panel to specify...

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 Select Device Manager Network Adapter and double click Intel R PRO 1000 EB Network Connection with I O Acceleration n Set as follows in the Detail tab PME ON Wake On Magic Packet ...

Page 197: ...ing 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 supported This NEC EXPRESSBUILDER version is not designed for this server Execute the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER on the compliant server Hard disk access error The hard disk drive is not connected or it is ...

Page 198: ...ss 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 Company and ask them to check the DVD ROM drive Express Setup terminated and asks to input setup information There are some errors on the specified setup information Follow the instruction to input the co...

Page 199: ...in 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 Product ID CD key Express Setup will start However the setup will stop and asks you to re enter the correct value Also in this case input request will occur when rebooting after GUI setup completed du...

Page 200: ...ify 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 specified Are you specifying more than two protocols In this case the situation will be the same as connecting more than two Network adapter so the detailed specification of the protocol are all set by...

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 same capacity of the failed had disk drive T Is RAID0 configured RAID0 has no data redundancy therefore Rebuild is disabled in the RAID0 configuration Replace the failed hard disk drive create the confi...

Page 202: ...Collecting 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 after restarting the system 1 Click Management Tool Event Viewer from the Control Panel 2 Select the type of the log to collect On Application Log the events related to the running application is archiv...

Page 203: ...agnostic 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 Memory Dump If an error occurs the dump file should be saved to acquire necessary information If you saved the dump to DAT write down that it is saved as NTBackup or ARCServe on the label You can speci...

Page 204: ...tarting 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 system After the menu is displayed on the screen select Tools Off line Maintenance Utility The Off line Maintenance Utility program starts from the CD ROM From the floppy disk by using an external floppy...

Page 205: ...ystem 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 Information Viewer Provides the functions to view information on the processor and the BIOS and export it to a text file System Information Management Provides the function to make a back up copy of your data ...

Page 206: ...turn 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 the power again in the normal way If the processor is heated excessively the circuit for protecting expensive components is started If so the POWER SLEEP switch cannot be used to control the power b...

Page 207: ...any 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 removing any optional devices Use the options and cables approved by NEC You will be charged by any repair of a malfunction fault or defect occurring in a server in which one or more component not approv...

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 Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages 1 3 to 1 8 for details Avoid installation in extreme temperature conditions Make sure to complete boar...

Page 209: ...atic 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 sure take anti static measures beforehand Use a work table Place the server on an anti static mat to work with it Clothe Do not wear a wool or synthetic cloth to work with the server Wear anti stati...

Page 210: ...oval 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 from the AC inlet on the server 3 Remove all the cables connected to the server on the rear panel ...

Page 211: ...over 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 Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Unlock the left side cover if required 3 Fold the four stabilizers at the bottom of the server toward inside ...

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 Screws ...

Page 213: ...by 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 Finally install the left side cover and secure it with two screws removed in step 5 of removal procedure Hooks on top Holes Insert a lock plate here Hooks on front side Rear of the left side cover Frame of...

Page 214: ...ring 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 so that the tabs are removed from the frame of the server IMPORTANT If the tabs are pulled out toward you excessively the hooks fixing the right end of the front mask will be damaged Only pull out the...

Page 215: ...ont 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 server push the left end of the front mask to the server and lock the mask with the release tabs ...

Page 216: ...y 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 installed can be used either as a single disk or a Software RAID drive configured by jumper switch setting on mother board HDD cage Hard disk drive Fourth Hard disk drive Third Hard disk drive Second ...

Page 217: ...r 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 a software RAID drive ...

Page 218: ...he 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 2 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 3 Fold the four stabilizers at the bottom of the server toward inside SAS connector Mother board ...

Page 219: ...our 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 pin connector ...

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: ...ure 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 the tray according to the removal procedure described later Install a hard disk drive tray to the vacant slot of the cage to keep the cooling effect of the server To remove the hard disk drive carri...

Page 222: ...command 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 strongly recommended that the software or service both available at stores for data erasure should be used in order to avoid the trouble explained above For details on data erasure ask your sales represe...

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 the SATA RAID menu appears select Enabled to use the SATA Software RAID feature After restarting the system POST displays the message prompting you to launch the Software RAID Utility Run the utility a...

Page 224: ...of 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 middle Fourth hard disk drive Top 2 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare SATA connector Mother board ...

Page 225: ...nt 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 the hard disk drive carrier 6 Hold the lever and pull out the hard disk drive carrier ...

Page 226: ...ive 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 longer than the required length may cause the hard disk drive to be damaged 9 Hold the lever of the hard disk drive carrier and insert it into the slot then secure it with two screws ...

Page 227: ...n 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 server 12 Run BIOS SETUP utility and check to see that the hard disk drive is correctly recognized See Chapter 4 for details ...

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 installation procedure to remove the hard disk drive 5 Reassemble the server Notes on Installing Additional Hard Disk Drives SATA2 N8150 204A 205A 206A 207A 208A 209A If you are using the additional hard ...

Page 229: ...r 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 static electricity The long sized board full length board can be installed only to the PCI slot 2 Care must be taken to avoid damage to the components on the mother board when installing the long sized...

Page 230: ...1 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 64 bit 133MHz PCI X 1 max N8103 80 Disk array controller 1 ch 64 bit 66MHz PCI 1 max Cannot connect with internal hard disk drive 3 max with N8103 90 81 99 N8104 111 100BASE TX adapter 32 bit 33MHz ...

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 N8104 111 100BASE TX adapter 32 bit 33MHz PCI 2 max N8104 86 100BASE TX adapter 32 bit 33MHz PCI 2 max N8104 119 1000BASE T adapter 64 bit 133MHz PCI X N8104 120 1000BASE T adapter 2 ch 64 bit 133MHz PC...

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 configuration improves disk reliability but provides a smaller disk capacity than the total capacity of hard disk drives in the disk array configuration When the disk array controller board is replaced rest...

Page 233: ...ace 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 connector After connection Black Red ...

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: ...stallation 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 described earlier to prepare 3 Remove the left side cover 4 Remove the additional slot cover at the same location height as the installation slot IMPORTANT Store the removed slot cover for future use ...

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 sure that no error message appears in the POST If an error message appears write down the message and contact your service representative for the maintenance 8 Start the BIOS Setup Utility to set the...

Page 238: ...on 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 Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Remove the left side cover 3 Remove the board 4 Assemble the server 5 Turn on the power of the server Make sure that no error message a...

Page 239: ...omponents 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 party s DIMM is installed in the server not only the DIMM but also the server itself may be defected You will be charged by any repair of a malfunction or defect caused by such a device within the warran...

Page 240: ...pacity 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 memory Single rank N8102 251 Additional 2 GB memory Dual rank N8102 252 Additional 4 GB memory Dual rank The use the online spare memory feature install DIMMs according to the table shown below To enable ...

Page 241: ...roller 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 install DIMMs in the memory controller 1 in the similar way as the memory controller 0 The capacity of physical logical memory is calculated for each controller ...

Page 242: ...ft 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 of DIMM The terminal side of the DIMM has key and key slot to prevent incorrect insertion IMPORTANT Use extreme care when installing a DIMM Applying too much pressure can damage the socket If the DIMM...

Page 243: ...apter 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 the Advanced menu This is required to update the hardware configuration information See Chapter 4 for details 12 If Windows Server 2003 is in use set the paging file size to the recommended value or ...

Page 244: ...e 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 message and see the POST error messages listed in Chapter 8 6 Run the BIOS SETUP and select Advanced Memory Configuration Memory Retest Enabled to clear the error information of the removed DIMM See C...

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 the fan guard ...

Page 246: ...pport 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 screws coming with the DIMM Duct support bracket ...

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: ...CPU 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 installed CPU is in normal state Make sure to use the CPU authorized by NEC Installing a third party CPU may cause a failure of the CPU as well as the mother board Repair of the server due to failures ...

Page 249: ...e 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 with your both hands so that its left side faces upward and bring it down slowly and gently 4 Remove the cover IMPORTANT Keep the removed cover for future use HDD cage Heat sink ...

Page 250: ...se 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 marks on CPU and socket before inserting CPU into socket Pin mark ...

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: ...eat 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 for details 14 If the CPUs are additionally installed to configure a multi processor system provide the following settings on Windows Select Device Manager Computer and check the driver If the driver ...

Page 253: ...k 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 following procedure if a CPU is removed or replaced 1 Start SETUP to select menus Main Processor Settings Processor Retest in the order to clear the error information on the removed CPU see Chapter 4 When a...

Page 254: ...OTES 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 additional slot 1 Then install the IDE device instead Factory installed DVD ROM drive master factory default Optional IDE device slave 5 25 inch device bay Additional slot 2 Additional slot 1 DVD ROM drive ...

Page 255: ...ance 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 Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 3 Remove the left side cover and front mask as described earlier in this chapter NOTE If you are going to install the hard disk dr...

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 including the transfer rate using the BIOS utility of the SCSI controller Refer to the manual provided with the SCSI controller for details 10 Install the device driver for the installed device Refer ...

Page 257: ...eparing 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 ROM drive and the devices installed in the device bay 5 Remove the factory installed DVD ROM drive with the release tabs on the both sides of the drive pushed 6 Secure the device to be installed to ...

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 to remove the dummy cover IMPORTANT Keep the removed dummy cover for future use ...

Page 259: ...erver 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 controller for details 13 Install the device driver for the installed device Refer to the manual provided with the device for details Removal The file device can be removed in the reverse order of the instal...

Page 260: ...g 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 cover according to the section Front Mask described earlier in this chapter and open the front mask 3 Disconnect the interface cable and power cord from the hard disk drive if connected 4 Remove two s...

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 shown in the figure below ...

Page 262: ...e 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 properly according to the figure 9 Close the front mask ...

Page 263: ...m 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 install it NOTE See Chapter 5 for installing the disk array controller ...

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 N8103 101 RAID board The location of connector and assignment of channel numbers depend on the board Refer to the manual that comes with your board SATA cable I2C cable 4 pin connector Power cable 4...

Page 265: ...Use 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 the drive See the figure below Also make sure that the hooks of the hard disk drive are engaged with the frame of the HDD cage 1 2 NOTE The upper three slots of the HDD cage contain trays without hard...

Page 266: ...drive 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 logical disk Remove or replace the hard disk drive one by one 18 Close the front mask Removal The HDD cage can be removed in the reverse order of the installation ...

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 top bay 5 25 inch device bay Fourth hard disk drive HDD cage DVD ROM drive Power supply Mother board IDE cable SAS cable Third hard disk drive Second hard disk drive First hard disk drive ...

Page 269: ...9 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 hard disk drive Second hard disk drive First hard disk drive DVD ROM drive Power supply Mother board IDE cable SATA cable 5 25 inch device bay DVD ROM drive Power supply Mother board IDE cable K410 1...

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 the array becomes a multiple of the connected hard disk drive RAID1 mirroring Stores the data being saved to one hard disk dive to another hard disk drive This method is called mirroring When storing...

Page 271: ...s 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 Connect the LED cable provided with the server to the LED connector on the mother board and the disk array controller for indicating the hard disk drive access status You can check the disk status dis...

Page 272: ...g 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 without the system going down IMPORTANT RAID1 reads or writes data to from the two hard disk drives at the same time The disk access performance is lower than the single disk Logical capacity of the ...

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 IDE IDE cable SATA2 cable Second hard disk drive First hard disk drive LED connector 5 25 inch device bay Fourth hard disk drive Third hard disk drive Second hard disk drive First hard disk drive HD...

Page 274: ...t 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 disk array management utility Web based Promise Array Manager coming with the disk array controller SATA ...

Page 275: ...tion 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 SCSI controller Fourth hard disk drive Third hard disk drive Second hard disk drive First hard disk drive SCSI device HDD cage 5 25 inch device bay DVD ROM drive Power supply Mother board IDE cable SCSI...

Page 276: ...ch 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 Power supply Mother board IDE cable SAS cable DVD ROM drive IDE device HDD cage Fourth hard disk drive Third hard disk drive Second hard disk drive First hard disk drive ...

Page 277: ...e 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 device P8 P3 P4 P12 and P13 HDD cage Unused connector ...

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 DVD ROM drive is factory installed 3 5 inch disk bay 1 inch height x4 SATA2 fixed Can be changed to SATA2 HotPlug Additional PCI slot 5 slots PCI Express x8 x1 PCI Express x4 x1 PCI Express x1 x1 64...

Page 280: ...ent 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 Power consumption 550 VA 545 W Switch Power Sleep front Dump rear Security key Provided LED Power Sleep HDD front LAN x3 rear Temperature 10 to 35 C operating 10 to 55 C non operating storage Environm...

Page 281: ...ard 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 factory installed 3 5 inch disk bay 1 inch height x4 SATA2 fixed Can be changed to SATA HotPlug Additional PCI slot 5 slots PCI Express x8 x1 PCI Express x4 x1 PCI Express x1 x1 64 bit 100MHz PCI X x...

Page 282: ...binet 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 consumption 550 VA 545 W Switch Power Sleep front Dump rear Security key Provided LED Power Sleep HDD front LAN x3 rear Temperature 10 to 35 C operating 10 to 55 C non operating storage Environmental ...

Page 283: ...press 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 SATA single unit SATA disk Array SCSI single unit Option for tape unit with N8103 75 95 SCSI external Disk Array Option Supports N8103 80 81 up to 2 SAS DAC SW HW may be installed together SAS single u...

Page 284: ...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 SATA single unit SATA disk Array SCSI single unit Option for tape unit with N8103 75 95 SCSI external Disk Array Option Supports N8103 80 81 up to 2 SAS DAC SW HW may be installed together SAS single unit 4i connector...

Page 285: ...mes 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 following describes use of the floppy disk Floppy disk type The server uses 3 5 inch floppy disks You can use the following two types of 3 5 inch floppy disks 2HD floppy disk double sided high density track...

Page 286: ...e 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 leave the floppy disk with foods and drinks or in a place exposed to cigarette smoke Do not leave the floppy disk near any form of liquid or a chemical or in a place where a chemical may be accidentally...

Page 287: ...ng 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 disk to work with it on the DOS command line The format method depends on your operating system Refer to the manual that comes with your operating system for details Data backup Data backup is to copy...

Page 288: ...m 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 case when not in use Tape Media The following describes data handling with the DAT DLT or AIT optionally available for the server Saving your valuable data When you save your valuable data or programs ...

Page 289: ...ering 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 server is designed for adjustment of an angle Adjust the keyboard angle at which the keyboard is easy to operate The adjustment assists in reducing strain on your shoulders arms and fingers NOTE The key...

Page 290: ...the 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 click and Drag Click Press the button only once and release it Double click Press the button twice consecutively and release it Drag Press and hold the button and move the mouse Operation of the server ...

Page 291: ...re 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 8 Real time clock 9 APCI 10 PCI 11 BMC 13 Numeric processor 14 Primary IDE channel 16 PCI 24 PCI ...

Page 292: ...roller 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 C0 DF DMA controller F0 Coprocessor error F1 FF Logic device configuration 170 177 IDE secondary bus controller 1F0 1F7 IDE primary bus controller 2F8 2FF Serial port 2 376 IDE secondary bus controll...

Page 293: ...ling 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 with Express Setup N8103 91 Disk Array Controller Internal SAS HDD N8103 99 Disk Array Controller 0ch LSI Logic Embedded MegaRAID embedded on the mother board Other controllers N8103 80F Disk Array Cont...

Page 294: ...Dynamic 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 Manual Installation when N8103 80F Keeps Connection If you keep those controllers connecting during installation process pop up messages may appear This does not affect on system behavior Click YES an...

Page 295: ...entire 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 any application program or the like add necessary space to the partition to install these programs For example if the mounted memory size is 512MB the partition size will be calculated by the above f...

Page 296: ...te 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 you have only NEC Express5800 Server to create Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER use this procedure If Windows Server 2003 can be operated on NEC Express5800 Server you ca...

Page 297: ...erver 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 floppy disk 2 Run the operating system 3 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the DVD ROM drive of the server Master Control Menu will appear 4 Click on Setup with left mouse button and click Make OE...

Page 298: ...ler 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 A screen with a solid blue background is displayed IMPORTANT There is no visible indication on screen when F6 has been pressed 5 When the following message is displayed press S Setup could not determ...

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 after logged on to the system IMPORTANT In this case the Windows Setup screen may not be displayed Be sure to install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition DISC 2 according to the following proc...

Page 300: ...stem 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 system when the following message appears The following list shows the existing partitions and unpartitioned space on this computer Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to select an item in the list Cannot ...

Page 301: ...gement 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 drive letter and specify the drive letter you want to assign 6 Click OK 7 If the following message appears click Yes Changing the drive letter of a volume may cause programs to no longer run A...

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 the following message 5 Click on OK to restart the system 6 Remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM from the DVD ROM drive immediately after clicking on OK IMPORTANT If you change the configuration of th...

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 EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the DVD ROM drive 2 The Windows Explorer dialog starts The procedure in the case of the standard start menu Click Start menu and click Windows Explorer The procedure in the case of th...

Page 304: ...ork 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 point to Control Panel administrative tools and click Computer Management and then double click the Network Adapter Name in the Network Adapter list The procedure in the case of the classic start menu 1...

Page 305: ...t 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 Local Area Connection The procedure in the case of the classic start menu 1 Click Start menu click Settings and click Network Connections The Network Connections dialog box appears 2 Right click Local A...

Page 306: ...rk 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 can operate the process on the property dialog box for local area network which can be appeared from Network and Dial up Connection NOTE We recommend you to add Network Monitor at Adding Services Ne...

Page 307: ...n 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 Properties appears NOTE Intel R PRO 1000 is the name of On Board adapter All other names show the Optional Network Board 3 Click Driver tab and click Update Driver Hardware Update Wizard appears 4 Select ...

Page 308: ...ick 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 accelerator driver select Matrox Graphics Software remove only To delete a graphics accelerator N8105 45 driver select ATI Display Driver NOTE Please choose the graphics accelerator driver which has ...

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 EXE NOTE Please choose one of above to be installed 4 Follow the message to continue the installation If the dialog message Digital Signature could not been found appears select Yes to continue 5 Remo...

Page 310: ...e 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 appears NOTE Intel R PRO 1000 is the name of On Board adapter All other names show the Optional Network Board 3 Click Driver tab and click Update Driver Hardware Update Wizard appears 4 Select the Ins...

Page 311: ...r 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 Device Manager lists 3 Click the Driver tab and 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 the Se...

Page 312: ...dows 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 and click OK oobe msoobe a 2 When the screen as follows is displayed click Next ...

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: ...ass 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 Disk Array Controller Internal SAS HDD N8103 99 Disk Array Controller 0ch LSI Logic Embedded MegaRAID embedded on the mother board Other controllers N8103 80F Disk Array Controller SCSI 1ch N8103 75 S...

Page 316: ...artition 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 installation process pop up messages may appear This does not affect on system behavior Click YES and continue the installation Follow the message hereafter Mounting MO Device Do not mount an MO device...

Page 317: ...ile 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 file size for the system with more than 2GB memory mounted is 2048MB 12MB If you install any application program or the like add necessary space to the partition to install these programs For exampl...

Page 318: ...ou 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 which appears when running NEC Express5800 Server with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER If you have only NEC Express5800 Server to create Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER use this procedure If W...

Page 319: ...ws 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 steps below 1 Prepare one 3 5 inch floppy disk 2 Run the operating system 3 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the DVD ROM drive of the server Master Control Menu will appear 4 Click on Setup w...

Page 320: ...nstalled 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 background is displayed IMPORTANT There is no visible indication on screen when F6 has been pressed 5 When the following message is displayed press S Setup could not determine the type of one or more...

Page 321: ...sage 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 Windows Server 2003 R2 has installed Go on the step 10 10 When Windows Server 2003 R2 has been installed the Windows Setup screen will be displayed after logged on to the system IMPORTANT In this case th...

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 completed be sure to execute the tasks described in Driver Installation and Advanced Settings and Updating the System of manual ...

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 keys to select an item in the list Cannot modify the drive letter of your system or boot volume Confirm the proper drive letter is assigned and then continue the setup 3 Continue the clean installation...

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 drive letter and specify the drive letter you want to assign 6 Click OK 7 If the following message appears click Yes Changing the drive letter of a volume may cause programs to no longer run Are you...

Page 325: ...tion 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 according to the Procedure for Modifying the Drive Letter Procedure for Modifying the Drive Letter Be careful that the drive letter of the system or boot volume cannot modify with the following proc...

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 following message 5 Click on OK to restart the system 6 Remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM from the DVD ROM drive immediately after clicking on OK IMPORTANT If you change the configuration of the syst...

Page 327: ...rant 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 ROM into the DVD ROM drive 2 The Windows Explorer dialog starts The procedure in the case of the standard start menu Click Start menu and click Windows Explorer The procedure in the case of the clas...

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 property dialog box for network adapter When PROSet is installed 1 The Intel R PROSet dialog box appears The procedure in the case of the standard start menu Click Start menu point to Control Panel ...

Page 329: ...onitor 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 information on how to install the tool see the Setup for Trouble Process later in this document Re install the Network Driver The network driver will be installed automatically See Optional Network Boar...

Page 330: ...rt 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 accelerator driver select Matrox Graphics Software remove only To delete a graphics accelerator N8105 45 driver select ATI Display Driver NOTE Please choose the graphics accelerator driver which has already...

Page 331: ...dard 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 Please choose one of above to be installed 4 Follow the message to continue the installation If the dialog message Digital Signature could not been found appears select Yes to continue 5 Remove the ...

Page 332: ...Start 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 Update Driver 4 When the Update Device Driver Wizard appears select Install from a list or specific location Advanced and click Next 5 Select the Search for the best driver in these locations and check t...

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 driver to install and click Next 6 Click Have Disk 7 Insert Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER into the floppy disk drive enter a into copy manufacturer s file from and click OK 8 Speci...

Page 334: ...ated 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 in the Open box and click OK oobe msoobe a 2 When the screen as follows is displayed click Next ...

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 double click System 3 Click the Advanced tab and then click Settings under Setup and Recovery 4 Under System Setup click Edit to open Boot ini 5 Add PAE to Operating Systems section in Boot ini file ...

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: ...te 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 Installed Type number Bay 3 Type Serial No Capacity Date Installed Type number Hard Disk optional SCSI controller installed Bay 1 ID0 Type Serial No Capacity Date Installed Type number Bay 2 ID1 Type Seri...

Page 340: ...lot 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 Model name Serial No Date Installed Printer Model name Serial No Manufacturer Date Installed Additional Cabinet for Disk Model name Serial No Date Installed External Peripheral Device 1 Model name Seria...

Page 341: ...ble 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 when a failure occurred Remarks ...

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

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