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Selecting Server Site.....................................................................................................................3-4
Connecting Peripheral Devices.....................................................................................................3-6
Connecting Power Cord................................................................................................................3-8
Turning On the Server ................................................................................................................3-10
Installing Operating System .......................................................................................................3-12
Installing Utilities .......................................................................................................................3-12
Making Backup Copies of System Information..........................................................................3-12

Chapter 4  Configuring Your Server.............................................................................. 4-1

System BIOS (SETUP) ................................................................................................................4-1

Starting SETUP Utility.............................................................................................................4-2
Description on On-Screen Items and Key Usage .....................................................................4-3
Menu and Parameter Descriptions ...........................................................................................4-4

SCSI BIOS (SCSI

Select

) ............................................................................................................4-17

Using SCSI

Select

 Utility........................................................................................................4-17

Configuring SCSI Controller on Mother Board .....................................................................4-17
Configuring SCSI Controller on Optional Board ...................................................................4-23

RAID BIOS ................................................................................................................................4-24
Configuring Mother Board Jumpers ...........................................................................................4-25

Chapter 5    Installing the Operating System with Express Setup............................... 5-1

About Express Setup ....................................................................................................................5-2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 ..................................................................................................5-4

Installation Notice ....................................................................................................................5-4
The Flow of Setup ....................................................................................................................5-7
Installing and Setting Device Drivers.....................................................................................5-12
Setting for Solving Problems .................................................................................................5-18
Installing Maintenance Utilities .............................................................................................5-21
Updating the System ..............................................................................................................5-22
Making Backup Copies of System Information .....................................................................5-22
Exceptional Setup...................................................................................................................5-23

Microsoft Windows 2000 ...........................................................................................................5-24

Installation Notice ..................................................................................................................5-24
The Flow of Setup ..................................................................................................................5-27
Installing and Setting Device Drivers.....................................................................................5-32
Setting for Solving Problems .................................................................................................5-37
Installing Maintenance Utilities .............................................................................................5-40
Updating the System - Installing Service Pack - ....................................................................5-41
Making Backup Copies of System Information .....................................................................5-41
Exceptional Setup...................................................................................................................5-42

HostRAID...................................................................................................................................5-43

Overview of HostRAID .........................................................................................................5-43
Notes ......................................................................................................................................5-44
HostRAID Setup Flow ...........................................................................................................5-45

Chapter 6  Installing and Using Utilities ....................................................................... 6-1

NEC EXPRESSBUILDER...........................................................................................................6-2

NEC EXPRESSBUILDER for DOS-Based with Local Console.............................................6-4
NEC EXPRESSBUILDER for DOS-based with Remote Console ..........................................6-9
Starting ...................................................................................................................................6-10

Summary of Contents for Express 5800/120Lh

Page 1: ...N8100 941F 942F 943F NEC Express5800 120Lh User s Guide 1st Edition 08 2004 856 124032 101 00 ...

Page 2: ...e Warranty 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 s...

Page 3: ...g burns 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 i...

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: ...te radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense CE Statement Warning This is a Class A product In domestic environment...

Page 6: ...ft Windows 2000 Server operating system and Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server operating system and Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional operating system Windows 2003 stands for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating system and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition and Enterprise Edition Windows Me stands for Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition operating system Windows 98 stands for ...

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: ...tructions for running the BIOS Setup Utility and the Adaptec Configuration Utility which is used to configure SCSI devices 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 describes how to install the utilities for ...

Page 9: ...ing 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 everything and that individual com...

Page 10: ...ion 2 1 Overview 2 2 System Chassis 2 3 Front View 2 3 Front View Door Opened 2 4 Rear View 2 6 Internal View 2 8 Mother Board 2 9 Standard Features 2 11 System Functions 2 12 Degradation Feature 2 12 Remote Power On Feature Wake On LAN 2 12 AC LINK Feature 2 12 Remote Management Card RMC 2 13 Security 2 14 NEC EXPRESSBUILDER 2 15 NEC ESMPRO 2 16 Off line Maintenance Utility 2 16 System Diagnostic...

Page 11: ... Setup 5 2 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 5 4 Installation Notice 5 4 The Flow of Setup 5 7 Installing and Setting Device Drivers 5 12 Setting for Solving Problems 5 18 Installing Maintenance Utilities 5 21 Updating the System 5 22 Making Backup Copies of System Information 5 22 Exceptional Setup 5 23 Microsoft Windows 2000 5 24 Installation Notice 5 24 The Flow of Setup 5 27 Installing and Setting...

Page 12: ...iagnostics 7 8 Relocating Storing The Server 7 11 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting 8 1 System Viewers 8 2 Lamps 8 3 LAN ACCESS Lamp 8 3 STATUS Lamp 8 3 POWER SLEEP Lamp 8 5 DISK ACCESS Lamp 8 5 Access Lamps 8 5 Hard Disk Drive Lamp 8 6 Power Supply Lamps hot swap power supply model only 8 7 LAN Connector Lamps 8 8 Error Messages 8 9 Error Messages after Power on 8 9 POST Error Messages 8 10 Beep Codes 8 ...

Page 13: ...nch Hard Disk 9 10 Power Supply Hot swap Power Supply Model Only 9 17 Cooling Fan Unit 9 20 Hot swap Fan 9 24 5 25 inch Device 9 26 PCI Board 9 30 RAID Controller Board 9 34 Processor 9 38 DIMM 9 43 Remote Management Card RMC 9 48 Chapter 10 Internal Cabling Diagrams 10 1 Interface Cables 10 2 Standard Configuration 10 2 Disk Array Configuration of Built in Hard Disks 10 3 Installing a SCSI File D...

Page 14: ...hics Accelerator Driver Mounted in Standard D 14 Setting for Collecting Memory Dump Debug Information D 14 Appendix E Installing Windows 2000 E 1 Before Installing Windows 2000 E 1 Installing Service Pack E 1 Updating System E 1 Re installing to the Hard Disk which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk E 1 MO Device E 2 Partition Size E 2 Installing Windows 2000 E 3 Creating Windows 2000 OEM DISK for ...

Page 15: ...Chapter 1 Notes on Using Your Server This chapter includes information necessary for proper and safe operation of your server ...

Page 16: ...anger or their vicinity in your server to inform the user that a hazardous situation may arise when operating the server Do not take off any label or soil it If you find any label unattached almost peeled off or soiled making the warning illegible contact your sales agent Attached to the internal component ...

Page 17: ...has been used in the above conditions Do not use the server if any smoke odor or noise is present If smoke odor or noise is present immediately turn off the power and disconnect the power plug from the outlet then contact your sales agent 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 h...

Page 18: ...des of the halfway inserted plug increasing the possibility of fire Use the authorized power cord only Use only the power cord that comes with your server Use of an unauthorized power cord may cause a fire when the electric current exceeds the rated flow Also observe the following to prevent an electric shock or fire caused by a damaged cord Do not stretch the cord harness Do not pinch the power c...

Page 19: ...ect 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 to from the server If the server is off powered but its power cord is plugged to a power source touching an internal device cable or...

Page 20: ... 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 will b...

Page 21: ...is approaching If it starts thundering before you disconnect the power plug do not touch any part of the server including the cables Failure to follow this warning may cause a fire or an electric shock Keep animals away from the server Failure to follow this warning may cause a fire or an electric shock Do not place any object on top of the server The server may fall and cause property damage to t...

Page 22: ...t before relocating the server Clean the server on a regular basis See Chapter 7 for cleaning Regular cleaning proactively prevents various failures of the server Lightning may cause a momentary voltage drop To prevent this problem it is recommended to use of an uninterruptible power supply unit Check and adjust the system clock before the operation if any of the following conditions is applicable...

Page 23: ... stored in storage device such as hard disk so that the data cannot be restored Provided software To transfer or sell any software application that comes with the server to a third party the following requirements must be satisfied All provided software applications must be transferred and no backup copies must be retained Transfer requirements listed in Software License Agreement that comes with ...

Page 24: ...for a limited period of time and require replacement such as fans internal batteries the internal CD 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 sales agent for replacement or the product lives WARNING Do not remove the lithium battery Your contains the lithium battery Do not remov...

Page 25: ...oblem fits the 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 sales agent immediately Take notes on lamp indications of the server and alarm indications on the display unit before consultation which may provide a...

Page 26: ... 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 27: ...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 28: ...le and print services e mail web access web site server etc This server is conveniently housed and available as a tower based system or as a rack mount system fits into a standard EIA 19 inch rack assembly Tower based System Front View Your server may include hot swap SCSI hard disk drive bays The hot swap SCSI hard disk drive bays hold up to six 1 0 inch SCSI hard disk drives that can be swapped ...

Page 29: ...erver from falling down 4 LAN ACCESS lamp green Lights in green while the server is connected to the network Blinking in green indicates the network activity Numbers printed near the lamps indicate the LAN port number 5 DISK ACCESS lamp green amber Lights in green while the internal hard disk is in access When any one of the internal hard disks fails this lamp lights in amber 6 POWER SLEEP lamp gr...

Page 30: ...2 4 General Description Front View Door Opened 1 2 CD ROM Drive Floppy Disk Drive 1 5 1 5 2 5 3 2 7 8 9 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 ...

Page 31: ...thickness of 1 inch can be inserted into the slots The SCSI IDs are defined as follows ID0 to ID5 from bottom to top 5 3 5 inch floppy disk drive Insert a 3 5 inch floppy disk to the 3 5 inch floppy disk drive to read data from the disk or write data to the disk 5 1 Eject button 5 2 Disk inserting section 5 3 Floppy disk access lamp lit green during accessing 6 Cover open sensor The cover open sen...

Page 32: ...e following figure shows the redundant hot plug power supply model For the non redundant power supply model fixed power supply is installed you cannot find the items 2 4 5 and 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 18 1 19 18 2 16 17 17 16 ...

Page 33: ...nnected with the mouse coming with the server 10 Keyboard connector The keyboard connector is connected with keyboard coming with the server 11 USB 1 and USB 2 connectors The USB 1 and USB 2 connectors are connected with devices accepting the USB interface Connector 1 to connector 3 are assigned from right to left 12 Serial port A connector The serial port A connector is connected with a device ha...

Page 34: ...ont cooling fan Fan 3 4 5 25 inch device bays 4 slots A standard CD ROM drive is installed in slot 3 5 3 5 inch floppy disk drive 6 3 5 inch hard disk drive bay The hard disk drive bay can hold up to six 1 0 inch hot swap SCSI hard disk drives 7 Cooling fan Fan 2 option 8 Mother board 9 Rear cooling fan Fan 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ...

Page 35: ...General Description 2 9 MOTHER BOARD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 19 16 18 21 22 23 24 25 20 ...

Page 36: ...Ultra320 B connector for internal file devices 13 Ultra320 A connector for built in hard disk 14 Remote management card slot 15 Front panel interface connector 16 USB connector 17 Serial ATA connectors 18 Speaker 19 Jumper switch for clearing CMOS 20 Jumper switch for clearing BIOS password 21 Chassis intrusion connector 22 PCI board slots slots PCI 1 PCI 2 PCI 3 PCI 4 PCI 5 and PCI 6 arranged fro...

Page 37: ...pport POWER switch mask Software power off Remote power on feature AC LINK feature Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI Remote Management Card option Remote console feature Self diagnosis Memory monitoring feature single bit error correction double bit error detection CPU memory cooling fan degradation feature logical isolation of a failed device Bus parity error detection Temperature de...

Page 38: ...network It sends a special packet from the management computer to a remote server to turn it on if the server is off powered To enable this feature use the BIOS setup utility SETUP See Chapter 4 The remote power on feature is not available in the following cases Press the POWER switch once to start the OS and turn off the server in an appropriate procedure Abnormal previous system shut down No pow...

Page 39: ...ts being monitored include overtemperature and overvoltage conditions fan failure or chassis intrusion To enable accurate monitoring the RMC maintains the nonvolatile Sensor Data Records SDRs from which sensor information can be retrieved The RMC provides an ISA host interface to SCR sensor information so that software running on the server can poll and retrieve the server s current status The RMC...

Page 40: ...processes the signal The side cover switch also operates as interlock switch Software Locks via the System Setup Utility The BIOS SETUP Utility provides a number of security features to prevent unauthorized or accidental access to the system Once the security measures are enabled access to the system is allowed only after the user enters the correct password s For example Enable the keyboard locko...

Page 41: ...k It copies utilities in the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into a floppy disk to launch them from the floppy disk To update the BIOS It updates the BIOS features of the server To update the Windows System It updates the several resources of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Windows 2000 To install the utilities It install the management utilities of NEC ESMPRO and NEC DianaScope To read the onli...

Page 42: ...ff line Maintenance Utility is used for proactive maintenance and fault analysis of the server Normally this utility is used by the maintenance engineer Refer to Chapter 8 for details System Diagnostic Utility The system diagnostic utility contained in the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER is useful to prevent the hardware failures See Chapter 7 for details NEC DianaScope The NEC DianaScope is a software for the...

Page 43: ...hard disks to the 3 5 inch device bays 1 2 IMPORTANT To open the front door you must unlock the door with the provided security key Insert the provided security key into the key hole and turn the key to unlock the front door Then hold the front door edges and gently pull the door away from the computer chassis When you close the front door lock the door with the key for security IMPORTANT Do not o...

Page 44: ...ted to a power control device such as a UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply make sure that the power control device is powered If the power cord is connected to the server an initial diagnosis of the hardware starts The POWER switch does not work while in diagnosis Wait for about 10 seconds then press the POWER switch Always allow POST to complete before powering down your system see the next subsect...

Page 45: ... of the server the NEC logo appears on the display unit while POST is in progress To display the POST check results press Esc NOTE You can set the POST check results to appear on the display unit without pressing Esc To do so select Enabled for Boot time Diag Screen under the Advanced menu of the BIOS setup utility The POST check results should be checked in the following cases When the server is ...

Page 46: ...the 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 POST then detects the internal SCSI controller and display the message prompting you to launch the SCSI device utility Ignore the messag...

Page 47: ...d See Chapter 4 for setup and parameters The server automatically restarts POST all over again when you exit the SETUP utility 6 If the server has an optional disk array controller installed POST displays the message prompting you to launch the RAID configuration utility and the disk array BIOS setup utility Refer to the manual supplied with the disk array controller for detail instructions POST w...

Page 48: ...sages are useful information for maintenance Power Off Follow the procedure below to power off the server If the power cord of the server is connected to a UPS refer to the manual that comes with the UPS or the manual for the application that controls the UPS IMPORTANT Always allow POST to complete before turning off the server 1 Shut down the OS 2 Press the POWER switch on the front of the server...

Page 49: ... 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 and the status of the previous operations To resume the original state press the POWER switch It may take a little time to resume the original state NOTE The operational level in the power saving mode depends on the OS in use Available for Windows Server 2003...

Page 50: ... drive the drive clicks and the eject button on the floppy disk is slightly pushed out NOTES You cannot use a 1 2MB formatted floppy disk to boot the system When an unformatted floppy disk is inserted the message notifying that date read is not available and the message prompting formatting are displayed Refer to the manual that comes with the OS to format the floppy disk If the floppy disk contai...

Page 51: ...tic objects e g magnet Do not pinch the floppy disk with a paper clip or drop it Keep the floppy disk in a floppy disk case that protects it from magnetism and dust A floppy disk has a write protect switch that prevents the stored data from accidental erasure You can read data from a write protected floppy disk but you cannot save data into the floppy disk or format it NEC recommends that you shou...

Page 52: ...instructions may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages 1 3 to 1 8 for details Do not leave the tray ejected from the CD ROM drive Setting and Removing the CD ROM Make sure that the server is powered the POWER SLEEP lamp is lit before inserting a CD ROM into the CD ROM drive Press the Open Close button on the front of the CD ROM drive to eject the tray With the CD ROM label faci...

Page 53: ...ject When you fail to eject the CD ROM tray with the Open Close button and take out the CD ROM from the server follow the procedure below 1 Press the POWER switch to power off the server The POWER SLEEP lamp goes off 2 Insert a metal pin of approximately 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 right front of the ...

Page 54: ...ed side upward and gently put it on the tray Do not scratch the CD ROM or write anything directly on it with a pencil or ball point pen Keep the CD ROM away from cigarette smoke Do not leave the CD ROM 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 CD ROM wipe the CD ROM from its center to edge with a dry soft clo...

Page 55: ...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 56: ... 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 Making backup copies of system information Afte...

Page 57: ...ion if you have no optional devices to install IMPORTANT There are third party products memory modules hard disks etc available for the server in the markets However NEC recommends that you should use NEC products for stable operation NEC assumes no liability for data errors and failures due to malfunction of the server resulted from installation of those third party products ...

Page 58: ...g the server It is recommended that the server should be used in a room where temperature is in the range between 15 to 25ºC Close enough to connect the mouse and the display Install the server on the floor or rigid flat desk Clean and tidy room Place having a space enough to fully open the front door The front door extrudes about 35 mm from the left side of the server when fully opened Room that ...

Page 59: ...ioner or refrigerator Places with strong vibration Places with corrosive gas in presence 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 ...

Page 60: ...nection 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 sales agent for availability of such a device or cable Some ...

Page 61: ...nit Hub multiport repeater Printer with the parallel interface Device with the serial interface e g modem Direct connection to the leased line is prohibited Connect appropriate power source Device with the USB interface e g terminal adapter REAR Direct connection to the leased line is prohibited ...

Page 62: ...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 63: ... For constant power supply connect the power cord to a UN SWITCH OUT outlet Connect the modem that is in service for 24 hours to this outlet Example 2 O U TP U T U N S W ITC HO U T O U TP U T S W ITC HO U T AC 100V50 50H Z When the power cord from the server to a UPS change the BIOS setup of the server to link with power supply from the UPS To power on the server from the UPS Uninterruptible Power...

Page 64: ... require setups before proceeding 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 that the floppy disk drive contains no floppy disk and the CD ROM drive contains no bootable CD ROM 2 Power on the video display and other external devices 3 Open the front door and press the POWER switch NOTES If the power...

Page 65: ...g memory test the 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 Esc To change the start up screen use the BIOS setup utility S...

Page 66: ...ls on NEC EXPRESSBUILDER INSTALLING UTILITIES Install the utilities that come with the server See Chapter 6 for details 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 ...

Page 67: ...rs that are set by jumpers on the system board However these parameters do not usually require change SYSTEM BIOS SETUP The SETUP utility is used to change system configuration parameters This utility is pre installed in the flash memory of the server and ready to run The server is configured with the correct parameters using the SETUP utility and shipped in the best conditions Thus you don t need...

Page 68: ...have previously set a password with the SETUP utility the password entry screen appears Enter the password Enter password Up to three password entries will be accepted If you fail to 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 Administrator and User With the Administ...

Page 69: ... Selects the Main Advanced Security Server Boot or Exit menu and Changes the value parameter of the selected item When a submenu option an option preceded by is selected these keys are disabled Enter Press Enter to select determine parameters Esc Exit SETUp and return to the previous screen F9 Sets the parameter of the currently displayed item back to the factory set parameter F10 Save and exit th...

Page 70: ...ons The SETUP utility has the following six major menus Main Advanced Security 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 ...

Page 71: ... is included in this system Hard Disk Pre Delay Disabled 3 seconds 6 seconds 9 seconds 12 seconds 15 seconds 21 seconds 30 seconds Allows slower spin up drives to come ready Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave Serial ATA Channel 0 Master Serial ATA Channel 1 Master Select submenu Set the information on the device connected to each channel on the submenu Th...

Page 72: ...Auto CD ROM Selects the type of device attached to the IDE or serial ATA channel It is strongly recommended to keep the factory setting Auto The following options do not appear when None or Auto are selected for Type Multi Sector Transfers Disabled 2 Sectors 4 Sectors 8 Sectors 16 Sectors Specifies the number of sectors that are transferred per block during multiple sector transfers LBA Mode Contr...

Page 73: ...ocessor Hyper Threading Technology Enabled Disabled Disable or enable the Hyper Threading Technology Factory set Advanced Option Parameter Description Your Setting Memory Configuration Displays Memory Configuration submenu PCI Configuration Displays PCI Configuration submenu Peripheral Configuration Displays Peripheral Configuration submenu Advanced Chipset Control Displays Advanced Chipset Contro...

Page 74: ...ne in the unit of 1KB Every location tests every memory location Disabled indicates that only memory initialization is done Online Spare Memory Disabled Enabled Disables or enables online spare memory feature See DIMM in Chapter 8 for details Factory set PCI Configuration Embedded SCSI submenu Option Parameter Description Your Setting SCSI Controller Enabled Disabled Enables or disables the onboar...

Page 75: ...ctory set Option Parameter Description Your Setting PCI Slot 1 Option ROM PCI Slot 6 Option ROM Enabled Disabled Enable option ROM scan of the selected device When the graphics accelerator board is installed or the disk array controller or SCSI controller boards to be installed are connected to the hard disk in which OS is installed set this item to Enabled When the LAN controller board with insta...

Page 76: ...isplay only 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 Parallel Port Disabled Enabled Auto Selects whether the parallel port is enabled or disabled Base I O address 378 278 Selects base I O address for a parallel port Interrupt IRQ 5 IRQ 7 Selects interrupt for a parallel port Mode Output only Bi d...

Page 77: ...r Setting Enable Multimedia Timer No Yes Specify whether the system supports the multimedia timer feature Wake On LAN PME Disabled Enabled Specify whether the remote power on function through embedded NIC PCI devices in slots 1 to 5 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 Disabl...

Page 78: ...atus only user cannot modify Once set this can be disabled by setting it to a null string or by clearing password jumper on system board see Configuring Mother Board Jumpers in this Chapter Supervisor Password is Clear Set Status only user cannot modify Once set this can be disabled by setting it to a null string or by clearing password jumper on system board see Configuring Mother Board Jumpers i...

Page 79: ...he keyboard or mouse to the point at which the system enters into the secure mode Security Hot Key CTRL ALT L Z Specify the hot key to invoke secure mode features Pressing the assigned key along with Ctrl and Alt invoke secure mode This option is enabled when User Password is set Secure Mode Boot Disabled Enabled Specify whether the system boots in secure mode This option is enabled when User Pass...

Page 80: ...urs during the execution of POST AC LINK Stay Off Last State Power On Indicates the AC LINK function Shows the state of the power of the server Factory set IMPORTANT To power on the server from the UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply select Server AC Link Power On The 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...

Page 81: ...on View only BMC Firmware Version Displays BMC firmware version View only PIA Version Displays version of the platform information area View only SDR Revision Displays revision of the sensor data record Factory set Displayed only when an optional remote management card is installed in your system Console Redirection Submenu Option Parameter Description Your Setting BIOS Redirection Port Disabled S...

Page 82: ...oot NEC EXPRESSBUILDER set the priority of the devices as shown in the figure above Exit The options on the menu are described below Exit Saving Changes Exit after writing all modified BIOS Setup item values to CMOS Exit Discarding Changes Exit leaving CMOS unmodified User is prompted if any of the setup fields ware modified Load Setup Defaults Load default values for all BIOS Setup items IMPORTAN...

Page 83: ...board SCSI controller as a RAID drive HostRAID The SCSI devices include those installed in the backup file bay such as an external DAT and MO but not hard disks IMPORTANT SCSI configuration must be made on a per SCSI controller basis with a utility The server contains one SCSI controller When you added optional SCSI controllers you need to make configuration for each SCSI controller in addition to...

Page 84: ...its Main menu appears 3 Select the channel and press Enter AIC 7902 A at Slot 23 02 03 00 AIC 7902 B at Slot 23 02 03 01 NOTE AIC 7902A is for internal SCSI hard disk drives AIC 7902B is for backup file devices The Options menu appears 4 Select Option and press Enter If you wish to configure the adapter or a device select Configure View SCSI Controller Settings If you wish to format a disk verify ...

Page 85: ...lists menu items available parameters and descriptions Menu item Parameter Description SCSI Controller ID 0 7 15 Select 7 SCSI Controller Parity Enabled Disabled Select Enabled SCSI Controller Termination Enabled Disabled Enable or disable the SCSI termination Select Enabled Factory set Additional Options To set three menu items under Additional Options select a menu item with the cursor keys or a...

Page 86: ...ed to change the value depending on your optional device Refer to the manual that comes with your optional device for details Packetized Yes No Optimizes bus utilization and minimizes command overhead to bolster performance by transferring commands data and status using Deal Transition DT data phases QAS Yes No Quick Arbitration and Selection QAS reduces the overhead of control release on the SCSI...

Page 87: ...Select Verbose SCSI Controller Int 13 Support Enabled Disabled NOT Scan Disabled scan bus Enable or disable SCSI BIOS Select Enabled for most cases other than the following To boot the OS from a hard disk connected to any other controller than SCSI controller If the controller has no hard disks connected there is no problem BIOS of the SCSI controller may be disabled to reserve an area in the expa...

Page 88: ... ID 4 xxxxxxxxx Firmware xxxx xxx Capacity xxGB Format Verify Disk Media The following table lists submenu items and descriptions Submenu item Description Format Formats the selected device in the raw level Verify Disk Media Verifies all the sectors in the selected device If one or more bad sectors are found reassigns the sectors HostRAID Move the cursor onto HostRAID and press Enter to choose the...

Page 89: ... multiple SCSI controller boards installed the server first displays the start up message of the SCSISelect utility for the SCSI controller on the mother board It then displays the utility start up message for additional SCSI controllers one by one The start up message appears for the SCSI controller board in the onboard SCSI first the PCI 1 2 3 4 5 and finally 6 The message displayed may vary dep...

Page 90: ...ology referred to as RAID levels To use any RAID level you must configure the RAID controller using the RAID configuration utility prior to installing your Network Operating System For an explanation of this utility refer to the documentation that comes with the RAID controller It describes RAID technology and provides tips on making your array perform well in your specific application It also cov...

Page 91: ...MPORTANT Clearing the CMOS data resumes the factory set configuration data After clearing CMOS you must run the BIOS SETUP utility and execute the following menus to reconfigure your mother board Load Setup Defaults in the Exit menu Memory Retest of Memory Configuration in the Advanced menu Processor Retest of Processor Settings in the Main menu To clear passwords or the CMOS data use the jumper s...

Page 92: ... pinch your finger with mechanical components Note high temperature Do not pull out a device from the rack if the rack is unstable Do not leave more than one device being pulled out from the rack 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal as described in Chapter 9 of this guide to prepare 2 Remove the side cover 3 Locate the position of the jumpers on the mother board you are changin...

Page 93: ... Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server 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 See Chapter 4 for detail This chapter also includes information on configuring the HostRAID drive ...

Page 94: ...s Setup is intended for the initial setup of the server system Therefore it clears the contents of the hard disk For Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 Express Setup automatically configures your server and installs the operating system After a few tasks are completed all that remains to be done is to remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM and set the Windows CD ROM input a product ID nu...

Page 95: ...iguration parameters are loaded by using the Configuration Diskette Creator see Chapter 6 Normal start Normal start is to create the Configuration Diskette after starting the Express Setup NOTES Use the blank disk in the accessory box to create Configuration Diskette You can create Configuration Diskette in advance using Configuration Diskette Creator included in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER If you create C...

Page 96: ...del The server supports the following edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition hereinafter referred to as Windows Server 2003 On installing other OS contact sales dealer or the maintenance service representative Installing Optional Mass Storage Driver To install optional mass storage driver see Installing Optional Mass Storage Driver o...

Page 97: ...ch as Specifying Memory Dump Installing on the Mirrored Volume If you want to install Windows Server 2003 on the volume 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 M...

Page 98: ... file size exceeds 4095MB specify 4095MB for the paging file size The 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 example if the mounted memory size is 512MB the minimally required partition size will be calculated by the above formula as follows ...

Page 99: ... Confirmed Select Setup Parameter File No Retrieve again Existing File Select OS New File Terminate Check Setup Parameter File If you need to reset the specification Correct Confirm the setting select whether or not to modify Confirm the specification and input the value Re select OK Incorrect No Yes Insert Windows CD ROM After restarting the computer the installation completed Express Setup Log o...

Page 100: ...lation may not be completed normally In such case detach MO device and then re install the system from the beginning Connect the hard disk drive that OS is not going to be installed after installing OS If you create multiple logical drives in your system refer to Re installing the operation system when multiple logical drives exist Appendix D 2 Insert NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the CD ROM driv...

Page 101: ... installation click Skip Click Review Go to step 8 Click Skip Go to step 9 Using Blank disk 1 Click the box under Setup File Name A or press A The input box appears 2 Input the file name Operating System to Install appears The OS supported by the computer is displayed in the list 3 Select Windows Server 2003 you want to install from the list box 8 Confirm the contents specified during OS installat...

Page 102: ...ther than 4095MB for the Installing Partition it is necessary to convert to NTFS If Use Existing Array at New Existing RAID Configuration is selected but the partition other than the one to install Windows Server 2003 does not exist excluding maintenance partition Express Setup will reserve the maximum area of the hard disk to install Windows Server 2003 You can not go to the next screen if the sp...

Page 103: ...er into the floppy disk drive and follow the message to operate the installation 10 Follow the message and take NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM and Configuration Diskette out of the CD ROM drive and floppy disk drive and insert Windows Server 2003 CD ROM into the CD ROM drive Software License Agreement screen appears 11 Read the contents carefully and click I agree or press F8 if you do agree If you do ...

Page 104: ...s necessary to utilize these features Follow the procedure below to install PROSet 1 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the CD 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 Explo...

Page 105: ...ialog 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 for Wired Connections dialog box appears The procedure in the case of the standard start menu Click Start menu point to Control Panel and click Intel R PROSe...

Page 106: ...Network Board N8104 84 103 113 the network driver will be installed automatically Therefore the driver attached to the Network board should not be used If you want to utilize optional Network Board N8104 86 111 install the driver stored in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM In case of utilizing N8104 86 111 CD ROM Drive Letter WINNT DOTNET BC3 PRO100 WS03XP32 If the procedure of installation is not clear r...

Page 107: ... the Optional Network Board 3 Click Driver tab and click Update Driver Hardware Update Wizard appears 4 Select the Install from a list or specific location Advanced radio button and click Next 5 Select the Search for the best driver in these locations radio button and check off the Search removable media floppy CD ROM check box 6 Check the Include this location in the search check box and when usi...

Page 108: ...nd restarting the system All the adapters specified as a group of Adapter Teaming must exist on the same LAN If they are connected to the separate switches they will not work normally If you want to utilize AFT ALB feature follow the procedure below to setup 1 Double click Intel R PROSet Wired on the Control Panel dialog box The Intel R PROSet for Wired Connections dialog box appears 2 Put the mou...

Page 109: ...Controller When N8103 65F board is installed Adaptec SCSI Card 29320ALP Ultra320 SCSI When N8103 75F board is installed The installation of the driver is completed Restart the system according to the message appeared on the screen Graphics Accelerator Driver Update Graphics Accelerator Driver mounted in standard 1 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the CD ROM drive 2 Click Start menu point ...

Page 110: ...n such case memory dump may not be stored correctly Follow the procedure below to specify 1 Select Control Panel and click System The System Properties dialog box appears 2 Select Advanced tab 3 Click Settings on the Startup and Recovery group box IMPORTANT To specify Complete Memory Dump to write the debug information is recommended If the mounted memory size is larger than 2GB Complete Memory Du...

Page 111: ...click Set IMPORTANT Be sure to create memory dump with the size described above on the OS partition If Default Size of the paging file is specified to the value smaller than Recommended value the correct debug information memory dump may not be collected For more information on Recommended value see Partition Size to be Created described earlier To prepare for the situation when any trouble occurr...

Page 112: ...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 pass Specify the pass 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 113: ... Windows Components Wizard dialog box appears 4 Check the Management and Monitoring Tools check box of the component ON and click Next 5 If the setup asks to install the disk insert Windows Server 2003 CD ROM into CD ROM drive and click OK 6 Click Complete in the Windows Component Wizard dialog box 7 Click Close in the Add Remove Application dialog box 8 Close the Control Panel dialog box To start...

Page 114: ...om 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 information by...

Page 115: ...s 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 NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM 4 a When the dialog of Disk array configuration appears ...

Page 116: ...Advanced Server hereinafter referred to as Windows 2000 On installing other OS contact sales dealer or the maintenance service representative Installing Optional Mass Storage Driver To install optional mass storage driver see Installing Optional Mass Storage Driver of Configuration Diskette Creator in Chapter 6 to create setup inf file BIOS Specification Before installing Windows 2000 confirm if t...

Page 117: ...at 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 Connecting MO Device If you operate installing Windows 2000 with MO device connected the installation may not be...

Page 118: ...mp 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 example if the mounted memory size is 512MB the minimally required partition size will be calculated by the above formula as follows 1000MB 512MB 1 5 512MB 12MB 2292MB NOTES If you want to install using Ex...

Page 119: ...ed Select Setup Parameter File No Retrieve again Existing File Select OS New File Terminate Check Setup Parameter File If you need to reset the specification Correct Confirm the setting select whether or not to modify Confirm the specification and input the value Re select OK Incorrect No Yes Insert Windows CD ROM After restarting the computer the installation completed Express Setup Log on Automa...

Page 120: ...ion may not be completed normally In such case detach MO device and then re install the system from the beginning Connect the hard disk that OS is not going to be installed after installing OS If you create multiple logical drives in your system refer to Re installing the operation system when multiple logical drives exist Appendix E 2 Insert NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the CD ROM drive of the ...

Page 121: ... the installation click Skip Click Review Go to step 8 Click Skip Go to step 9 Using Blank disk 1 Click the box under Setup File Name A or press A The input box appears 2 Input the file name Operating System to Install appears The OS supported by the computer is displayed in the list 3 Select Windows 2000 you want to install from the list box 8 Confirm the contents specified during OS installation...

Page 122: ...u specify other than 4095MB for the Installing Partition it is necessary to convert to NTFS If Use Existing Array at New Existing RAID Configuration is selected but the partition other than the one to install Windows 2000 does not exist excluding maintenance partition Express Setup will reserve the maximum area of the hard disk to install Windows 2000 You can not go to the next screen if the speci...

Page 123: ... floppy disk drive and insert Windows 2000 CD ROM into the CD ROM drive Software License Agreement screen appears 11 Read the contents 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 2000 will not be installed If NetWare Gateway and Client Service is specified t...

Page 124: ...provides the server an environment tolerant 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 CD ROM drive 2 Click Start menu point to Program Accessory and click Explorer 3 Run PROSET EXE in the following directory CD ROM Drive Letter WINNT W2K BC3 PR...

Page 125: ...ocols and services if necessary You can operate the process from Network and Dial up Connection to display the property dialog box for local area network NOTE We recommend you to add Network Monitor at AddingServices 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...

Page 126: ... the through put by operating packet transmission from the server by all the adapters This feature includes AFT feature IMPORTANT AFT ALB setup must be operated after installing the drivers and restarting the system All the adapters specified as a group of Adapter Teaming must exist on the same LAN If they are connected to the separate switches they will not work normally If you want to utilize AF...

Page 127: ...er Wizard appears select Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that I can choose a specific driver and click Next 5 Select SCSI and RAID controllers Click Have Disk 6 Insert Windows 2000 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER into the floppy disk drive enter a into copy manufacturer s file from and click OK 7 Specify the following driver and click Next INITIO INI A10XU2W PCI SCSI Control...

Page 128: ... directory if you communicate your server with the remote KVM console Optional advanced remote management card N8115 02 must be installed in your server to use the remote KVM console CD ROM Drive Letter N8115 02 VIDEO RADEON7000 Setup exe 4 Follow the message to continue the installation If the dialog message Digital Signature could not been found appears select Yes to continue If the dialog messa...

Page 129: ...omers 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 re start the system in such case memory dump may not be stored correctly Follow the procedure below to specify 1 Point to Settings in Start menu and click Control Panel The Control P...

Page 130: ... 6 Click Performance Options 7 Click Change on the Virtual Memory dialog box 8 Modify Initial Size in the Paging File Size for Selected Drive box to the value larger than Recommended Size and click Specify IMPORTANT Be sure to create memory dump with the size described above on the OS partition If Default Size of the paging file is specified to the value smaller than Recommended value the correct ...

Page 131: ...Windows 2000 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 pass Specify the pass 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 Debug...

Page 132: ...e Windows Components Wizard dialog box appears 4 Check the Management and Monitoring Tools check box of the component ON and click Next 5 If the setup asks to install the disk insert Windows 2000 CD ROM into the CD ROM drive and click OK 6 Click Complete in the Windows Component Wizard dialog box 7 Click Close in the Add Remove Application dialog box 8 Close the Control Panel dialog box To start N...

Page 133: ...rom the menu and the setup will start After that follow the message to continue the setup process and apply Service Pack 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...

Page 134: ... 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 NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM 4 a When the dialog of Disk array configuration appears c...

Page 135: ... For ASMBE refer to the Adaptec Storage ManagerTM Browser Edition User s Guide Overview of the specifications Hard disk drive Four hard disk drives for each channel 2 spare drives RAID level RAID0 RAID1 or RAID10 0 1 Operating system Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Advanced Server Configuration Method of disk arrays BIOS utility NEC E...

Page 136: ...e on the ASMBE window HostRAID does not permit the use of the standby hibernation mode of ACPI functions Use ASMBE to maintain HostRAID but do not use the SCSISelect utility After rebuilding by using hot spare do the rebuilding again to make the installation positions of hard disks and the configuration of an array using the disks same as those before the configuration of the array Without the ope...

Page 137: ...e support disk by using NEC EXPRESSBUILDER and install the HostRAID driver with the Windows hardware wizard Install ASM Install ASMBE See ASMBE User s Guide 2 See ASMBE User s Guide 2 Install Standby Hibernation Lock driver Install Standby Hibernation Lock driver See appendix of ASMBE User s Guide 2 See appendix of ASMBE User s Guide 2 End End 1 You can create RAID by using the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER ...

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Page 139: ...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 140: ...ial setup complete the hardware configuration NEC EXPRESSBUILDER includes three 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 the server and to install uninstall the management utilities on the maintenance partition of th...

Page 141: ...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 142: ...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 CD 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 of...

Page 143: ...tup 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 NEC Express5800 NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Ver3 xxxx x Copyright C NEC Corporation 2004 Tools Menu Save Restore RAID Configuration Data Off line Maintenance Utility System Diagnostics Create Support Disk Setu...

Page 144: ...support this function In that case this menu will not be shown This is a function for maintenance Please do not use it except maintenance Off line Maintenance Utility Off line Maintenance Utility is an OS independent maintenance program that performs preventive maintenance and error analysis for your server See Chapter 8 or online help for details System Diagnostics Executes various tests on the s...

Page 145: ... 55MB of the maintenance partition includes the various maintenance utilities and executable commands In this menu you can create the maintenance partition install the various utilities and update the utilities The maintenance utilities installed in the maintenance partition are system diagnostics System Management and Off line Maintenance Utility IMPORTANT Do not reset or turn off the server whil...

Page 146: ...ntative 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 Initialize Remote Management Card Initialize Remote Management Card is used to configure the Remo...

Page 147: ...se this feature on any other computer than the server or on any other server obtained without the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Doing so may cause a failure of the server When a keyboard is connected to the server the remote console feature is disabled The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER determines that the server has a console Nothing is displayed on the management PC If you fail to configure the disk array controller N...

Page 148: ...NT Do not change the boot device order in BOOT menu in BIOS SETUP NEC EXPRESSBUILDER cannot be used if the CD ROM drive is not the first device to launch the system To use this feature you need 3 5 inch floppy disk Please prepare the floppy disk NOTE The following items of BIOS setup information will be set as shown below LAN Controller Enabled Serial Port A Enabled Base I O Address 3F8 Interrupt ...

Page 149: ...lly 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 150: ...ong 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 followings are varied from the Tools menu in the local console mode Test items and operation method of System Diagnostics See Chapter 7 for details Type of disks to be created in Create Support Disk ...

Page 151: ...ided in the PDF format Use the Adobe Acrobat Reader to read these documents Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the CD 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 is no...

Page 152: ...to setup the servers from NEC EXPRESSBUILDER NOTE You can install Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 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 information that is necessary for OS installation and creating Configuration Diskette Follo...

Page 153: ...ck 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 154: ...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 or Windows 2000 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 ...

Page 155: ...transfer tasks Some features of 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 an...

Page 156: ...eating Hot Spare disks that are to be used for automatically executing Rebuild if a redundant disk array enters the Degraded state Making a consistency check on redundant disk arrays Recording HostRAID events into the event log Omitting the installation of client software into each management PC if the previously mentioned browser is installed This is because ASMBE uses the browser Internet Explor...

Page 157: ...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 158: ...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 159: ...r Power Console Plus to operate on 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 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 Server ...

Page 160: ...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 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 Server 2003 Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft...

Page 161: ...ine documents explain general information about servers to be managed by the NEC DianaScope This section explains specific notes on managing this product remotely from the NEC DianaScope This product can be managed remotely from the NEC DianaScope only when it is equipped with a Remote Management Card or Advanced Remote Management Card that is an optional product This product does not support the ...

Page 162: ... is installed in the system you can use IMPORTANT Do not turn DC off during BMC Firmware is updated The BMC firmware which is renewed becomes effective after restarting the system Update procedure 1 Insert NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the CD ROM drive Master Control Menu of NEC EXPRESSBUILDER will be automatically displayed 2 Select BMC Online Update BMC Online Update installer will be started F...

Page 163: ...onfiguration 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 disks have been auto rebuilt due to a failure it is recommended to make a backup copy of the configuration da...

Page 164: ...emble repair or alter the server Do not look into the CD 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 conditions...

Page 165: ...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 166: ...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 performing any maintenance Voltage...

Page 167: ...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 168: ... the tray NOTE Do not touch the signal side of the CD ROM with your hand 4 Wipe the tray with a dry soft cloth IMPORTANT Do not wipe the lens of the CD 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 CD ROM with a dry soft cloth IMPORTANT Wipe CD ROMs from the center to the outside Use only CD ...

Page 169: ...r to diagnose the server Test Items The following items are tested in system diagnostics Memory CPU cache memory Hard disk used as a system IMPORTANT When executing the System Diagnostics make sure to remove the LAN cable Executing the System Diagnostics with the LAN cable connected the network may be influenced NOTE On checking the hard disk no data is written into the disk ...

Page 170: ...he serial port to execute System Diagnostics with remote console The LAN connection is not for System Diagnostics Procedures to start the diagnostics program is as follows 1 Shutdown the OS and turn off the server Then unplug the power cord 2 Disconnect all the LAN cables from the server 3 Plug the power cord and turn on the server 4 Use the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM to reboot the server See the C...

Page 171: ...00 ForceEnd 00 Guide line Test window Test result Test windows title Diagnosis tool title Diagnosis tool title shows a name of this diagnosis and Version information Test windows title shows the progress of diagnosis When it completes it shows Test End Test Result shows the information including time of start end and progress and result of the diagnosis Guide line shows a description of keys to na...

Page 172: ... Info shows the log information and error messages of the diagnosis It can be saved to a floppy disk To save the log information to a floppy disk insert a formatted floppy disk to a floppy disk drive and select Save F Option change where to output log Reboot Restarts the Express Server 8 Select Reboot in the End user Menu above The Express Server restarts and NEC EXPRESSBUILDER boot the system 9 E...

Page 173: ...cated stored due to a change in the floor layout to a great extent contact the sales agent Make sure to make a backup copy of your valuable data in the hard disk if any Make sure not to apply a shock to hard disks to relocated the server if the contains any 1 Take a floppy disk and a CD ROM out of the server if any 2 Power off the server the POWER SLEEP lamp goes off 3 Unplug the power cord of the...

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Page 175: ...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 176: ...NEC ESMPRO during the system operation Especially take note on whether any alert is reported to NEC ESMPRO Manager on the management 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 177: ... STATUS lamp stays lit in green when the server is in successful operation When the STATUS lamp is unlit or lit flashing in amber it indicates that the server has failed The following table lists indications of the STATUS lamp descriptions and actions to take NOTES If the server has the NEC ESMPRO or Off line Maintenance Utility installed you can view the error log to identify the cause of a troub...

Page 178: ...detected Check if the internal fans are clean and if the fan units are firmly connected If the STATUS lamp indication does not change when the fans are normal contact your sales representative A voltage alarm was detected On amber All the power supply units failed Contact your sales representative Either of the following was detected in the redundant power configuration AC power not supplied to on...

Page 179: ... s allow you to set the server to automatically turn in the power saving mode when no access is made to the server for a certain period of time or to select the power saving mode with a command DISK ACCESS Lamp The DISK ACCESS lamp indicates the state of hard disks in the 3 5 inch hard disk drive bay This lamp lights in green every time any of such hard disks is accessed When the DISK ACCESS lamp ...

Page 180: ...reen or amber Indicates that the hard disk is being rebuilt this status is not a failure If the defected hard disk is replaced with a new one in the disk array configuration the data is automatically rebuilt auto rebuild function During the rebuild operation the lamp is lit green or amber alternatively The lamp goes off when the rebuild is terminated normally The lamp goes on amber if the rebuild ...

Page 181: ... if the other power unit is defected redundant function The defected power unit can be replaced with a new one in the hot swap mode without power interruption Power Supply LEDs Power supply condition LED 1 Power Green LED 2 FAIL Amber No AC power to all PSU OFF OFF No AC power to this PSU only or power supply failure or current limit OFF ON AC present only standby output ON Blink green OFF Power s...

Page 182: ...lit in the LINK state check the network cable and the cable connection If the lamp is not lit still after the checking the network LAN controller may be defected Contact your service representative 1000 100 10 lamp The 1000 100 10 lamp indicates whether each of the network ports normally equipped with the server is operated through the 1000BASE T 100BASE TX or 10BASE T network interface If the lam...

Page 183: ...eyboard 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 ...

Page 184: ...50 System battery is dead Replace and run SETUP Contact your service representative to replace the battery After restarting the computer start the SETUP to provide the setting again 0251 System CMOS checksum bad Default configuration used The default values have just been set Start the SETUP to provide the setting again If the error cannot be corrected contact your service representative 0252 Pass...

Page 185: ... been disabled 0B62 DIMM group 3 has been disabled 0B63 DIMM group 4 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 ra...

Page 186: ... be corrected contact your service representative 0B9A Management controller not responding Update the RMC firmware 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 cann...

Page 187: ... to check if it operates normally 3 Ask your service representative to replace the failed DIMM or mother board 1 3 1 3 Keyboard controller error 1 Check if the keyboard is properly connected 2 Replace the mother board 1 3 3 1 No memory or capacity 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 1 Check if the DIMM is properly installed 2 Re...

Page 188: ...ust all be registered Installed DIMMs starting from the one having largest memory Take a note of beep code pattern and take appropriate action according to the table listed earlier in Beep Codes 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 Make sure to use...

Page 189: ...r 5 and 6 1 and 2 3 and 4 then 7 and 8 Installed DIMMs starting from the one having largest memory T Is the memory size large The memory check may take a few seconds if the memory size is large Wait for a while T Did you perform any keyboard or mouse operation immediately after you started the server If you perform any keyboard or mouse operation immediately after start up POST may accidentally de...

Page 190: ...nnected make sure to set the PCI device interrupt and others with the BIOS SETUP utility of the server Most PCI devices generally do not require any change to the configuration but some boards do require specific settings Refer to the manual that comes with the board for details to make correct settings Menus to check Advanced PCI Configuration PCI Slot n ROM n PCI slot number Some devices connect...

Page 191: ...nd mouse settings Refer to manual that comes with your OS to check that the keyboard and mouse settings are correct T Is the server in the Secure Mode In the Secure Mode the keyboard and mouse are disabled To release the Secure Mode enter the password specified with the BIOS SETUP utility Fail to access read or write to the floppy disk T Does the floppy disk drive contain a floppy disk Insert a fl...

Page 192: ... CD ROM but the message like the following is displayed The CD ROM is not inserted or the wrong CD ROM is inserted Please insert the correct CD ROM OK T Is the data side of the CD ROM dirty or injured Take the CD ROM out of the CD ROM drive confirm that it is not dirty or injured reset and click OK Fail to access the hard disk Refer to the documentation supplied with the disk array controller T Is...

Page 193: ...re SCSI devices properly configured When the server has external SCSI devices connected hard disk settings including SCSI ID and terminator are required Refer to the manual that comes with the SCSI device for details T Are the SCSI controllers including optional controllers properly configured Use the BIOS SETUP utility for proper configuration of SCSI devices connected to the SCSI connector on th...

Page 194: ...t log But this has no affect on the behavior of LAN driver Event ID 6 Source E100B Type Error Description Hardware failure detected Machine Express5800 Your Model Name Lan 100BASE Solution Connect a network cable in a port and then reboot the system or change the Smart Power Down value to Off the log will not be found in event log any more ...

Page 195: ...r Windows 2000 System in this Chapter The event log after every logon to Windows 2000 includes the following error log Description D The CPUs in this multiprocessor system are not all the same revision level To use all processors the operating system restricts itself to the features of the least capable processor in the system Should problems occur with this system contact the CPU manufacture to s...

Page 196: ...you press the switch for less than 3 seconds The server is not found on the network T Is the LAN cable connected Make sure to connect the LAN cable to the network port on the rear of the server Also make sure that the LAN cable to use conforms to the network interface standard T Is BIOS configuration correct The internal LAN controller may be disabled with the BIOS SETUP utility of the server Chec...

Page 197: ...following 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 NvRAM access error An access to the nonvolatile memory NvRAM is...

Page 198: ... installation contact Maintenance Service Company and ask them to check the CD 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 correct value It is not necessary to cancel the installation On Windows 2000 you might be asked to press Enter again after the last reboot of the setup Compl...

Page 199: ...orkgroup Open System in Control Panel to specify joining the Domain Specified large value as partition size but when Windows 2000 is actually started the system partition is created by 4095MB Is the Partition Size specified by the value larger than the real area If you want to create one partition in all area of the hard disk excluding the maintenance area to install the OS specify All Area Are yo...

Page 200: ...t the Express Setup Unable to specify the details of Network adapter In Express Setup you can not specify the details of Network adapter Specify them from Control Panel after starting Windows 2000 Windows 2000 is started with Network adapter that has not been specified during Express Setup Windows 2000 will install the recognized Network adapter specified as default value If you want to modify the...

Page 201: ... 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 default Re specify the details from Control Panel after starting the OS The following error log is included in the event log while operating the system Windows 2000 Event ID 16 Source iANSMiniport Type Error Category None Description Team 0...

Page 202: ...or occurs during the CONFIG2 table transfer The adapter is not responded A CONFIG2 checksum error occurred Adapter is not exists When one of above messages is observed the Disk Array controller or the hard disk drive may be failed Check that cable connections and switch settings are correct and then attempt to run NEC EXPRESSBUILDER once again Problems with Master Control Menu The master control m...

Page 203: ...o or more CPUs in the NEC Express server If this message is logged it is no problem for operation 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 archived On Security Log the events related to the security is archived On System Log the events occurred at the item which configures...

Page 204: ...he procedure below after restarting the system For Windows Server 2003 Refer to Windows online help For Windows 2000 1 Point to Settings in Start menu and click Control Panel The Control Panel dialog box appears 2 Double click Management Tool and double click Computer Management The Computer Management dialog box appears 3 Click System Tool System Information 4 Click Save as System Information Fil...

Page 205: ...the server is in the successful operation may affect the system operation Restarting the system due to an error may display a message indicating insufficient virtual memory Ignore this message and proceed Restarting the system may result in dumping improper data Preparing for Memory Dumping Memory dumping with the DUMP switch may disable the server to restart In such a case it is required to force...

Page 206: ...e when an error occurs Insert a metal pin a straightened large paper clip will make a substitute into the switch hole to press the DUMP switch 1 2 Pressing the DUMP switch saves the dump file in the specified directory Memory dumping may not be available when the CPU stalls DUMP switch ...

Page 207: ... switch or press Ctrl Alt and Delete to reboot the server You may also turn off and then on again to reboot the server 4 Press F6 while the message Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware configuration is displayed at the upper part of the screen NOTE Nothing is changed on the screen through F6 is pressed 5 Press S when the following message appears Setup could not determine the type of one o...

Page 208: ...er does not need to do anything during the procedure If you select this option the system recovery disk program starts to recover the problems concerning system files partition boot sector of system disk and start up environment if multiple operating systems are installed on the system 12 Follow the instruction displayed on the screen and then press L at the screen which request you to insert syst...

Page 209: ...he server Starting 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 into the CD 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 Set the Off lin...

Page 210: ...aintenance 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 Without the backup data the system speci...

Page 211: ...ears the DIMM memory and the data in process To reset the server when it is not frozen make sure that no processing is in progress Hard reset Press the RESET switch at the front of the server Soft reset If the server halts before starting the OS press and hold Ctrl and Alt and press Delete This restarts the server ...

Page 212: ... Press and hold the POWER switch on the server for at least four seconds The power is forcibly turned off To 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 Press here for at least 4 seconds ...

Page 213: ...s or bad influences resulting from the operation of the server subject to the installation or removal NEC recommends that you request a maintenance engineer of your service representative having the expert knowledge on the server to do the installation and removal procedures Use the options and cables approved by NEC You will be charged by any repair of a malfunction fault or defect occurring in a...

Page 214: ...ury See pages 1 3 to 1 8 for details Do not 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 High temperature Make sure to comple...

Page 215: ...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 216: ...left in the server Confirm that particularly conductive parts such as screws are not left in the server Turning on the power with a conductive part on the mother board or cable terminal causes the server to malfunction Confirming the cooling effect in the server Confirm that the ventilating holes are not covered with an internally connected cable Insufficient cooling effect raises the internal tem...

Page 217: ...cedure 1 Shut down the OS 2 Press the POWER switch to turn off the power of the server The POWER SLEEP lamp goes off 3 Pull out all the power cords from the AC inlet on the server 4 Remove all the cables connected to the server on the rear panel 5 Make the clearance of 1 m to 2 m in the front and rear sides and left and right sides of the server ...

Page 218: ...er Removal Remove the left side cover in the following procedure WARNING Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may result in death or serious personal injury See pages 1 3 to 1 8 for details Disconnect the power plug before working with the server 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Loose...

Page 219: ...ake sure that the hooks on the side cover are inserted into the frames and holes of the server securely IMPORTANT After one or more optional devices are installed or removed completely install the removed side cover securely The installation of the left side cover is monitored by a cover sensor Hooks Holes Frame ...

Page 220: ...reduces cooling efficiency and can affect performance or cause damage due to overheating Removal Follow these steps to remove the air duct 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Position the server unit on its right side 3 Remove the side cover 4 Hold the left side of the air duct and push the right end of the tab to release from the chassis 5 Remov...

Page 221: ...all the air duct 1 Holding the internal cables clear place the air duct into the chassis 2 Adjust the air duct until the tab on the right end of the duct is aligned with the slot on the chassis 3 Reinstall the side cover Insert the frame into the hook on the chassis ...

Page 222: ...172F 73 2GB 15 000 rpm Ultra320 For the disk array configuration refer to the manual that comes with the disk array controller A hard disk having the thickness of 1 inch can be installed on each of the slots The SCSI IDs of the slots are fixed to ID0 to ID5 from bottom to top In the configuration at the shipment the cable on the 3 5 inch hard disk drive bay is connected to the Ultra320 SCSI A conn...

Page 223: ... In the disk array configuration hard disks configuring a specific pack should have the same specification including the capacity 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare in other than the disk array configuration 2 Release the lock of the front door by using the security key to open the front door 3 Check the slot in which the hard disk is installed Th...

Page 224: ...Align the drive carrier with the bay guide rail 7 Slide the drive carrier into the bay until if docks with the SCSI backplane connector IMPORTANT Push the hard disk drive carrier until the hook of the handle hits the frame Hold the hard disk drive carrier with both hands securely and carefully Handle ...

Page 225: ...ing it is secured The handle is locked with a click IMPORTANT Note that your fingers may not be caught between the handle and the tray NOTE Make sure that the hook of the handle is hanged on the frame 9 Close the door opened in step 2 Hook Handle Frame ...

Page 226: ...check the slot on which the disk lamp of the hard disk is lit amber 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare in other than the disk array configuration 2 Release the lock of the front door by using the security key to open the front door 3 Press the locking tab to release the lock ...

Page 227: ...e 5 Hold the drive carrier handle and hard disk securely and remove the hard disk from the drive bay 6 To use the server with the hard disk removed insert a dummy tray into the empty slot IMPORTANT To maintain the cooling effect in the server install the dummy tray in the vacant slot of the disk bay 7 Close the door opened in step 2 securely ...

Page 228: ...ation again to run the auto rebuild If the disk array monitoring utility is installed the following display or operation may occur However the auto rebuild is conducted correctly if the disk lamp of the hard disk subject to the auto rebuild is not lit amber after the termination of the auto rebuild Message Rebuild was canceled appears on the screen during the auto rebuild It seems that the auto re...

Page 229: ... Install the power supply in the following procedure 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Loosen a screw securing the blank cover to remove the cover from the chassis IMPORTANT Keep the removed blank cover for future use 3 Slide the power supply into the vacant slot until it locks IMPORTANT The power supply unit engaging its connector causes the r...

Page 230: ...wer cords are connected 5 Turn on the power of the server The Power lamps on the power supplies go on 6 Make sure that any error on the power supply occurs with the status lamp and POST See Chapter 8 for details of error indications When the power lamp of the power supply is off reinstall the power supply If the power lamp is still off contact your service representative Power lamp Power failure l...

Page 231: ...the system and press the POWER switch to turn off the power 3 Disconnect the power cord from the failed power supply 4 While pressing down on the locking tab grasp the handle and carefully pull the power supply out of the power supply bay IMPORTANT To avoid damaging the power supply unit do not tilt or twist the unit as you pull it from the power supply bay The module disengaging from its connecto...

Page 232: ... fans for cooling the CPU memory PCI devices and hard disk drives Installation 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Remove the side cover 3 Disconnect the SCSI cable from the hot swap SCSI hard disk drive bay Front fan Option fan Rear fan ...

Page 233: ...the cooling fan unit into the chassis as shown in the figure below NOTES Pass the cooling fan cables to the mother board connector see the figure For easy installation remove the hot swap fan from the cooling fan unit during installation ...

Page 234: ...sh the cooling fan unit toward the frame The cooling fan unit is locked with locking tab 6 Connect the cooling fan cable to the mother board see the figure below 7 Reassemble the removed components 8 Connect the SCSI interface cable disconnected in Step 3 Locking tabs Tabs Cables CN21 Fan 5 ...

Page 235: ...ier to prepare 2 Remove the side cover 3 Remove the SCSI interface cable from the hot swap SCSI hard disk drive bay 4 Remove the connectors of the fan unit from the mother board 5 Push the locking tab to unlock the cooling fan unit and remove the fan unit from the server 6 Reassemble the removed components ...

Page 236: ...tes Checking a Fan Status When a fan is not functioning normally you can observe the fan failure in the following manner POST error code Alert message via NEC ESMPRO application System event logged by the optional remote management card Removal 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Remove the side cover 3 Grasp the fan module and pull it straight o...

Page 237: ...5 Installation 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Remove the side cover 3 Place the fan module into the empty slot of the cooling fan unit 4 Reassemble the removed components ...

Page 238: ...mination of the 5 25 inch device to be installed to OFF and the SCSI ID to a value which is not duplicated or corrupted with that of any other device Refer to the documentation coming with each of the devices for how to set the values For half height device first install a device in slot 1 Then install another device in slot 2 For full height device install the device to the slots 2 and 3 This sys...

Page 239: ...ide cover 3 Disconnect the front cooling fan cable connector from the mother board and remove the front cooling fan unit from the chassis see the figure below 4 Remove the two screws fixing the dummy cover 5 Pull out the dummy cover toward you carefully NOTE When installing a full height device remove two dummy covers Locking tabs Fan cable ...

Page 240: ...ver 7 Push the 5 25 inch device to the device bay carefully NOTE Make sure that the cables are not caught while the 5 25 inch device is pushed into the slot IMPORTANT If a 5 25 inch device occupying two slots cannot be inserted easily push the device to the slots with it lifted a little 8 Fix the rails by using the screws removed in step 3 Half height device Full height device 9 Check whether the ...

Page 241: ...E Make sure that the cable is not caught 11 Install the removed components IMPORTANT Run the SCSI cable and CD ROM drive ribbon cable as shown in the figure below 12 Provide the setup for the server referring to SCSI BIOS in Chapter 4 Removal Remove the 5 25 inch device in the reverse procedure of the installation To SCSI connector on mother board Not used To device installed in slot 1 of 5 25 inc...

Page 242: ...talled removed or removed from the present slot and then installed in another slot modify the detailed settings including the interrupt lines IRQ by using the BIOS setup utility SETUP if necessary See Chapter 4 for the settings of the interrupt line states and I O spaces at the shipment of the server Mother board 1 The system operates at the rate of 33 MHz when PCI boards operating only at 33 MHz ...

Page 243: ...and their available slots PCI 1 PCI 2 PCI 3 PCI 4 PCI 5 PCI 6 Slot 32 bit 33MHz 64 bit 100MHz PCI EXPRESS 64 bit 133MHz Slot size Full height Voltage 5V 3 3V P N Board name Available board size Long short N8103 65F SCSI Controller N8503 56F SCSI Controller N8103 75F SCSI Controller N8103 86F Disk Array Controller 0ch N8103 80F Disk Array Controller 1ch N8103 81F Disk Array Controller 2ch N8190 105...

Page 244: ... cover 3 Remove a screw securing the expansion slot cover 4 Remove the expansion slot cover IMPORTANT Keep the expansion slot cover being removed carefully 5 On the edge opposite the connectors grasp the board by both corners Orient the board to the vacant slot so that the metal retention bracket is toward the rear of the chassis ...

Page 245: ... a screw removed in Step 4 8 Reinstall the removed components 9 Turn on the power of the server Then make sure that any error message does not appear in POST If an error message appears write down the message and review the error message list in Chapter 8 10 Start the BIOS Setup Utility to set the Reset Configuration Data in the Advanced menu to Yes This is required to update the hardware configur...

Page 246: ...isk array The disk array controller board is easily affected by static electricity Handle the disk array controller board 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 on the disk array controller board In addition do not put the disk array controller board on ...

Page 247: ... Refer to the online document saved in CD ROM NEC EXPRESSBUILDER coming with the server or the documentation coming with the disk array controller for details If a disk array controller is replaced create the configuration information newly by using the proper utility When more than one disk array controller board are installed in the server install the disk array controller board to which the sys...

Page 248: ...u need an optional conversion kit To connect the server with the N8141 36F additional disk unit any of the following optional cables are required K410 93 01 additional disk unit connecting SCSI cable K410 93 03 additional disk unit connecting SCSI cable K410 93 06 additional disk unit connecting SCSI cable After the connection of the additional disk unit to the server provide the disk array config...

Page 249: ...rd The SCSI controller board is an electronic component easily affected by static electricity Before handling the SCSI controller board discharge static electricity from your body by touching the metal frame of the server or the like Do not touch the terminals or parts of the SCSI controller board with your bare hands or do not place the SCSI controller board directly on a desk See Static Precauti...

Page 250: ...a metallic frame section of the server to discharge the static electricity on your body Do not make bare hands contact with the CPU pins In addition do not put any CPU on a desk directly See Static Precautions for details of the static electricity NOTE If the different revision of the processor is installed in the multiprocessor system Windows logs the following information every startup If this m...

Page 251: ... are going to install CPU 4 Raise the locking lever on the socket IMPORTANT Open the lever until it stops The bar can be opened to approx 120 degrees 5 Aligning the pins of the CPU with the socket insert the CPU slowly and gently into the socket IMPORTANT Be aware of CPU direction Pin layouts on two corners among four differ from others to prevent an incorrect insertion Confirm the pin mark and pi...

Page 252: ...9 40 Upgrading Your Server 6 Push the CPU lightly to the socket and push down the lever to secure the CPU 7 Put the heat sink on CPU NOTE Be aware of direction of heat sink see figure below ...

Page 253: ...sly 11 Power on the server start the SETUP utility and set Processor Retest of Processor Settings on the Main menu to Enable 12 Verify that POST displays no error messages If POST displays an error message take a note on the message and see the POST error messages listed in Chapter 8 13 Set Reset Configuration Data on the Advanced menu to Yes This setting is required to change the hardware configu...

Page 254: ... the heat sink 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 defected 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 Ch...

Page 255: ...er board contains four sockets in which DIMMs are installed Two DIMMs are normally installed in DIMMs 5 and 6 The DIMMs normally installed may be replaced DIMMs are installed on the sockets in the ascending order of DIMM socket numbers in the unit of two modules Mother board DIMM 8 DIMM 7 DIMM 6 DIMM 5 DIMM 4 DIMM 3 DIMM 2 DIMM 1 Pair Pair Pair Pair ...

Page 256: ...3 and 4 slots 5 and 6 and slots 7 and 8 in the figure on the previous page constitutes a bank 2 The specification of a DIMM is described on the label put on the board as follows Example Frequency of 333 MHz buffered capacity of 512 MB raw address of 12 bits column address of 10 bits and single side 333 B 512 R12 C10 S Single side Column address Raw address Capacity Buffered Frequency DIMMs must be...

Page 257: ...ket straight NOTE Use extreme care when installing a DIMM Applying too much pressure can damage the socket Keyed DIMMs insert only one way If the DIMM is inserted into the DIMM socket the lever is automatically closed IMPORTANT Install a pair of DIMMs at a time In addition use a set of memory devices with the same specification The specification of a memory device is described on the label put on ...

Page 258: ...message and review the error message list in Chapter 8 9 Start SETUP to select Advanced Memory Configuration on menus Then make sure that the status of the additional DIMM is set to Normal see Chapter 4 10 Set Reset Configuration Data on the Advanced menu to Yes This is required to update the hardware configuration See Chapter 4 for details 11 When the Windows operating system is used set the pagi...

Page 259: ...he levers at the both ends of the socket for the DIMM to be removed leftward or rightward The lock is released to allow the DIMM to be removed 4 Turn on the power of the server Then make sure that any error message does not appear in POST If an error message appears write down the message and review the error message list in Chapter 8 5 Start the SETUP to select Advanced Memory Configuration Memor...

Page 260: ...tremely sensitive to static electricity Make sure to touch the metal frame of the server to discharge static electricity from your body before handling the RMC Do not touch the RMC terminal pins by bare hand or place the RMC directly on the desk For static notes see the section Anti static Measures described earlier NOTE The illustrations in this subsection might slightly differ from your optional...

Page 261: ...er to prepare 2 Pull out the server from the rack 3 Open the logic cover 4 Adhere the shock absorbers to the back of the RMC Refer to the manual that comes with the RMC for detail location 5 Insert the RMC into the RMC connector Align the notch in the bottom of the RMC with the keyed socket on the RMC connector 6 Press down the RMC until it locks ...

Page 262: ... cable that attached to ARMC to ARMC and the management network card as shown in the figure below The following figure shows the cable routing of the internal cable 9 Reassemble the server 10 Turn on the server and check that the no error messages other than the following message are displayed on the POST screen H W Configuration of BMC is corrupted Update BMC H W Configuration by configuration to...

Page 263: ...enu This setting is required to change the hardware configuration data See Chapter 4 for details 15 Reboot the server and run NEC EXPRESSBUILDER to save system information Refer to Chapter 3 or 6 for details 16 If the advanced remote management card is installed and KVM console feature is used update the graphics accelerator see Chapter 5 NOTE Refer to the manual that comes with an optional advanc...

Page 264: ...n the both sides of the RMC connector to unlatch the RMC 5 Remove the RMC from the connector 6 Run BIOS SETUP utility and check to see that menus related to the RMC are not displayed in the Server menu See Chapter 4 for details 7 Run BIOS SETUP utility and select Yes for Reset Configuration Data in the Advanced menu This setting is required to change the hardware configuration data See Chapter 4 f...

Page 265: ...Chapter 10 Internal Cabling Diagrams Internal cable connections of the server are shown below ...

Page 266: ...dard Configuration The figure below shows an example of the connections in the standard configuration Option Option CD ROM Option 5 25 inch device bay 3 5 inch hard disk drive bay Hard disks are optional Mother board PCI X 6 PCIe 5 PCIe 4 PCI X 3 PCI X 2 PCI 1 SCSI A Floppy disk Floppy disk drive ID5 ID4 ID3 ID2 ID1 ID0 SCSI cable Floppy disk drive cable IDE cable SCSI B ...

Page 267: ... drive bay and optional HDD device expansion kit are used with the RAID configuration HostRAID supports the RAID levels of RAID0 and RAID1 To enable HostRAID run the SCSI BIOS utility see online document in the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM HDD device expansion kit Disk array Mother board Floppy disk drive ID5 ID4 ID3 ID2 ID1 ID0 CD ROM Option PCI X 6 PCIe 5 PCIe 4 PCI X 3 PCI X 2 PCI 1 SCSI A Floppy ...

Page 268: ...D controller that supports the RAID levels of RAID0 RAID1 and RAID5 HDD device expansion kit Disk array Mother board Floppy disk drive ID5 ID4 ID3 ID2 ID1 ID0 CD ROM Option PCI X 6 PCIe 5 PCIe 4 PCI X 3 PCI X 2 PCI 1 SCSI A Floppy disk SCSI cable Floppy disk drive cable IDE cable SCSI B IDE N8103 81F K410 68A 00 SCSI cable ...

Page 269: ...5 The both of two onboard SCSI channels are controlled by the N8103 86F 0ch RAID controller If you want to add the SCSI file devices in your system an optional SCSI add in controller is required see figure below HDD device expansion kit Disk array Mother board Floppy disk drive ID5 ID4 ID3 ID2 ID1 ID0 CD ROM Option PCI X 6 PCIe 5 PCIe 4 PCI X 3 PCI X 2 PCI 1 SCSI A Floppy disk SCSI cable Floppy di...

Page 270: ...s with a terminating resistor set Disabled for all the terminating resistors of connected devices For the settings see the manual provided with each device A file device needs settings such as a SCSI transfer rate For the transfer rate see the manual provided with the file device Use the BIOS utility of the SCSI controller to make the settings For details see the manual provided with the SCSI cont...

Page 271: ...l disk unit of tower type pedestal type In both cases you need an optional conversion kit The server can be connected with up to 521 hard disk drives In the configuration the disk array configuration cannot be provided for the four hard disks installed in the 3 5 in disk bays Under N8103 81F HDD device expansion kit Disk array Mother board Floppy disk drive CD ROM Option Floppy disk SCSI cable Flo...

Page 272: ...onnected to the power unit installed in the server The connector numbers and the built in devices to which the connectors are connected are shown in the figures below N8100 941F Mother board 5 25 inch device bay 3 5 inch hard disk drive bay Option CD ROM Option Floppy disk drive 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd 1st Power supply Power cable ...

Page 273: ...Internal Cabling Diagrams 10 9 N8100 942F 943F Mother board 5 25 inch device bay 3 5 inch hard disk drive bay Option CD ROM Option Floppy disk drive 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd 1st Power supply Power cable ...

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Page 275: ...rive is factory installed Additional PCI slot 6 slots 2 for PCI EXPRESS 8 bus 1 for 64 bit 133MHz PCI X 2 for 64 bit 100MHz PCI X and 1 for 32 bit 33MHz PCI RAID 0 1 standard 5 option Keyboard MINI DIN 6 pin connector 1 port Mouse MINI DIN 6 pin connector 1 port USB 4 pin 2 ports Serial D sub 9 pin 1 port Parallel IEEE1284 standard D sub 25 pin 1 port Network RJ 45 2 ports 1000BASE T 100BASE TX 10...

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Page 277: ...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 278: ...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 279: ...g system IMPORTANT Formatting a used floppy disk clears all the data contained in it if any Formatting a floppy disk from the DOS command line is not available with the server Use a formatted floppy 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 280: ...edge with a dry soft cloth slowly and gently Use the CD cleaner to clean the CD ROM Do not use record spray cleaner benzene or thinner Keep the CD ROM in a CD ROM 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 into the cartridge tape you should s...

Page 281: ...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 282: ...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 283: ...o install an optional device Interrupt Request The factory set IRQs are assigned as follows IRQ Peripheral Device Controller IRQ Peripheral Device Controller 0 System timer 9 1 Keyboard 10 PCI 2 11 PCI 3 COM B 12 Mouse 4 COM A 13 Numeric coprocessor 5 PCI 14 Primary IDE 6 Floppy disk 15 Secondary IDE 7 Parallel 16 USB 8 Real time clock ...

Page 284: ... 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 D1 DMA controller D2 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 controller 370 377 Flop...

Page 285: ...te your system with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM attached to your system Re installing to the Hard Disk which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk If you want to leave the existing partition when installing the system on the hard disk upgraded to 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 Fi...

Page 286: ... set on one partition is 4095MB If the above paging file size exceeds 4095MB specify 4095MB for the paging file size The 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 example if installed memory size is 512MB the minimum required partition size is 2...

Page 287: ...RESSBUILDER 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 Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000 can be operated on NEC Express5800 Server you can use the other procedure described later Follow th...

Page 288: ...XPRESSBUILDER 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 CD ROM drive of the server Master Control Menu will appear 4 Click on Setup with left mouse button and click Make OEM DISK and then for Windows Server 2003 NO...

Page 289: ...layed at the upper part of the screen NOTE Nothing is changed on the screen through F6 is pressed 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 mas...

Page 290: ...stalled MegaRAID SCSI 320 1 RAID Controller When N8103 80F board is installed MegaRAID SCSI 320 2 RAID Controller When N8103 81F is installed Adaptec I2O RAID Driver Disk for 32bit Windows 2000 XP 2003 When N8103 86F is installed Continue performing tasks according to the subsequent messages that appear After installation is completed be sure to execute the tasks described in Driver Installation a...

Page 291: ...w the messages and continue The system will automatically restart after copying the files NOTE You can leave the Windows Server 2003 CD ROM in CD ROM drive 6 Press F6 while the message Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware configuration is displayed at the upper part of the screen NOTE Nothing is changed on the screen through F6 is pressed 7 When the following message is displayed press S S...

Page 292: ...ntroller When N8103 80F board is installed MegaRAID SCSI 320 2 RAID Controller When N8103 81F is installed Continue performing tasks according to the subsequent messages that appear 10 Update the system 11 Install the driver and make detailed settings If PROSet is already installed uninstall the PROSet before upgrading If the teaming function is enabled disable the function before uninstalling PRO...

Page 293: ... 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 294: ... 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 295: ...l 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 Restart Computer to restart the system 6 Remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM from the CD ROM drive immediately after clicking on Restart Computer IMPORTANT If you change the configuratio...

Page 296: ...erant 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 CD 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 297: ...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 for Wired Connections dialog box appears The procedure in the case of the standard start menu Click Start menu point to Control Panel and click Intel R PROSet Wired Th...

Page 298: ... Click Start menu point to Programs Accessories and click Windows Explorer 3 Run SETUP EXE in the following directory CD ROM Drive Letter WINNT VIDEO RADEON7000 W2K3 SETUP EXE Install the graphics accelerator driver in the following directory if you communicate your server with the remote KVM console Optional advanced remote management card N8115 02 must be installed in your server to use the remo...

Page 299: ... not attached to your system prepare it by yourself Updating System If you change the configuration of the system update your system with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM attached to your system Re installing to the Hard Disk which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk If you want to leave the existing partition when installing the system on the hard disk upgraded to Dynamic Disk note the following issue Do ...

Page 300: ...n one partition is 4095MB If the above paging file size exceeds 4095MB specify 4095MB for the paging file size The 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 example if installed memory size is 512MB the minimum required partition size is 1000MB ...

Page 301: ... 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 2000 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER use this procedure If Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000 can be operated on NEC Express5800 Server you can use the other procedure described later Follow the steps below 1 Prepare one...

Page 302: ...SSBUILDER 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 CD ROM drive of the server Master Control Menu will appear 4 Click on Setup with left mouse button and click Make OEM DISK and then for Windows 2000 NOTE You can ...

Page 303: ...nspecting your computer s hardware configuration is displayed at the upper part of the screen NOTE Nothing is changed on the screen through F6 is pressed 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 mass storage devices installed in your system or you have chosen to ma...

Page 304: ...nstalling the operation system if the multiple logical drives exist Before Re installing the Operation System Be sure to make backup copies before re installing the operation system 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 followi...

Page 305: ...pecify 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 sur...

Page 306: ...r 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 Restart Computer to restart the system 6 Remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM from the CD ROM drive immediately after clicking on Restart Computer IMPORTANT If you change the conf...

Page 307: ...test and so on Specify teaming Configuring several network adapters as one team provides the server an environment tolerant on any trouble and enhance through put 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 CD ROM drive 2 Click Start menu point to Program Accessory and click Explorer...

Page 308: ...nd services if necessary You can operate the process from Network and Dial up Connection to display the property dialog box for local area network NOTE We recommend you to add Network Monitor at AddingServices 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...

Page 309: ...h for a suitable driver for my device recommended radio button is selected and click Next 4 Select the Specify a location check box and deselect other check boxes Click Next 5 Other Upgrade Device Driver Wizard dialog box opens When using Intel R PRO 1000CT Network Connection specify CD ROM drive letter WINNT W2K BC3 PRO1000 WIN2K Then click OK 6 Click Next 7 Click Finished After re installing the...

Page 310: ...installed in your server to use the remote KVM console CD ROM Drive Letter N8115 02 VIDEO RADEON7000 SETUP EXE 4 Follow the message to continue the installation If the dialog message Digital Signature could not been found appears select Yes to continue If the dialog message Direct X Ver 8 isn t installed appears select continue to continue 5 Remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM from the CD ROM dri...

Page 311: ... Serial No Date Installed 5 Size Serial No Date Installed 6 Size Serial No Date Installed 7 Size Serial No Date Installed 8 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 Bay 4 Type Seria...

Page 312: ...ame Serial No Date Installed PCI Slot 2 Model name Serial No Date Installed PCI Slot 3 Model name Serial No Date Installed PCI e Slot 4 Model name Serial No Date Installed PCI e Slot 5 Model name Serial No Date Installed PCI Slot 6 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 Pe...

Page 313: ...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 ...

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