NEC Express5800 Fault Tolerant Virtual Server Quick Start Guide
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STEP 2: Install the Operating System
It is important that the operating system and the FT Server interact effectively to provide your virtual solution
with all fault tolerant capabilities. Because the NEC Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 solution gains its fault
tolerance from the hardware configuration, it is important that you install the necessary NEC hardware drivers
and utilities to enable the fault tolerant capabilities of the server.
NEC FT servers are designed to deliver complete system redundancy. Memory, processors and Input–Output
components are all redundant, which helps to eliminate potential failure points and ensure data is continually
processed and not lost. This active lockstep processing delivers sustained system integrity to the operating
systems and applications by ensuring continuous processing – even in the event of a hardware failure.
To install hardware support to enable this functionality, use the NEC ExpressBuilder CDs to perform the initial
program load. The NEC ExpressBuilder CDs contain customized drivers that are required to run an FT Server
optimally.
The following two procedures are necessary to install the operating system, associated drivers, and utilities on
the FT Server:
•
Initial program load (IPL)
•
Post initial program load (Post-IPL)
NEC engineers typically complete the IPL procedure before you receive the server, which completes
installation of the following:
•
Operating system files and customized drivers specific to NEC Fault Tolerant Servers.
•
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition with Service Pack 1.
•
NEC Fault Tolerant Server software, including ftServer drivers, ftServer Manager, and Software
Availability Manager (SAM).
•
Java™ Runtime Environment (JRE) for the Virtual Technician Module (VTM) console.
•
System
documentation.
The post-IPL procedure includes:
•
Installation
programs
for
third-party software. It is important to install the third-party software, because
NEC does not support systems where installation of this software has not taken place.
This Guide assumes the IPL procedure is complete for the system you want to use, so you only need to
complete the post-IPL procedures.
The Post-IPL Procedure
To complete the post-IPL procedure:
1. Turn on the
FT Server
.
2. Using
the
Welcome to the Windows Setup Wizard
, provide the relevant information for
regional
settings
,
names
, and
passwords
. When this
Mini-Setup
is finished, the system restarts.
3. When
the
Welcome to Windows
dialog box appears, press the
CTRL+ALT+DELETE
keys.
4. Log on by using the
Administrator
account and the
password
that you entered during the
Mini-
Setup
, and then click
OK
.
