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Configuring Your Server 4-19

Security

The Security menu appears if you move the cursor to the position of "Security".

Press

Enter

on "Set Supervisor Password" or "Set User Password" to display the dialog to

set/change password.

IMPORTANT:

User password can be set only when Supervisor password is already
set.

Set the passwords only after OS is installed.

If you forget the passwords, contact your service representative.

Summary of Contents for Express5800/110Ge

Page 1: ...N8100 1447F 1448F 1449F NEC Express5800 110Ge User s Guide 1st Edition 4 2008 ONL 510_006_01 110Ge 000 99 0803 ...

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: ... cause minor personal injury including 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 prohib...

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: ...003 R2 Enterprise Edition operating system or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition operating system and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition operating system Windows XP x64 Edition stands for Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition operating system Windows XP stands for Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition operating system and Microsoft Windows XP Professional operating sy...

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: ...w to configure the system and provides instructions for running the BIOS SETUP Utility and the RAID configuration utility which is used to configure RAID drives in your system This chapter also provides information on mother board jumper settings Chapter 5 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup describes how to install the operating system Chapter 6 Installing and Using Utilities descr...

Page 9: ...able to be filled with your server configuration Text Conventions The following conventions are used throughout this manual For safety symbols see SAFETY INDICATIONS provided earlier IMPORTANT Items that are mandatory or require attention when using the server NOTE Helpful and convenient piece of information IN THE PACKAGE The carton contains various accessories as well as the server itself See th...

Page 10: ...per Operation 1 8 Transfer to Third Party 1 9 Disposal and Consumables 1 10 User Support 1 11 Chapter 2 General Description 2 1 Overview 2 2 System Chassis 2 3 Front View 2 3 Rear View 2 5 Internal View 2 7 Mother Board 2 8 Standard Features 2 9 Remote Power On Feature Wake On LAN 2 10 AC LINK Feature 2 10 Security 2 10 NEC EXPRESSBUILDER 2 11 NEC ESMPRO 2 12 Maintenance Tools 2 12 System Diagnost...

Page 11: ...RAID System Configuration 4 32 RAID 4 32 Configuration by Onboard RAID Controller 4 37 Setup Utility 4 39 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility and Universal RAID Utility 4 52 Chapter 5 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 1 About Express Setup 5 2 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 5 3 Notes on Windows Installation 5 3 Flow of Setup 5 9 Installing the Windows Server 2003 5 10 Install...

Page 12: ...mp 8 4 DISK ACCESS Lamp 8 4 LINK ACT Lamp 8 4 1000 100 10 Lamp 8 4 Error Messages 8 5 Error Messages after Power on 8 5 POST Error Messages 8 6 Beep Codes 8 8 Solving Problems 8 9 Problems with NEC Express Server 8 9 Problems with Windows 8 14 Problems with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER 8 18 Problems with Express Setup 8 19 Problems with RAID System Configuration 8 20 Problems with Windows Autorun Menu 8 22 ...

Page 13: ...CD ROM B 4 Tape Media B 4 Keyboard B 5 Mouse B 6 Appendix C IRQ C 1 Appendix D Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions D 1 Before Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions D 1 Optional Board Supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER D 1 Service Pack Which EXPRESSBUILDER Supports D 2 Installing Service Pack D 2 Updating System D 2 Re installing to the Hard Disk Drive which has been upgraded to Dynamic ...

Page 14: ...to Dynamic Disk E 2 Mounting MO Device E 3 About Removable Media E 3 About the Upgrade to Windows Server 2003 R2 E 3 About the System Partition Size E 4 Installing Windows Server 2003 E 5 Creating Windows Server 2003 OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER E 6 Windows Server 2003 Clean Installation E 8 Reinstallation to Multiple Logical Drives E 11 Re installing the Operation System if Multiple Logical Drives...

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

Page 16: ...possible danger or their vicinity in your server to inform the user that a hazardous situation may arise when operating the server Do not intentionally remove or damage any of the labels If you find any labels totally partially removed or illegible due to damage contact your sales representative ...

Page 17: ...n 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 server and disconnect the power plug from the outlet then contact your service representative Using the server in such conditions may cause a fire Keep needles or metal objects away from the server Do not insert needles or metal objects into ventilation hole...

Page 18: ...to the connector could damage the cables and connectors to result in an electrical shock hazard or a fire Insert the power plug into the outlet as far as it goes Heat generation resulting from a halfway inserted power plug imperfect contact may cause a fire Heat will also be generated if condensation is formed on dusty blades of the halfway inserted plug increasing the possibility of fire Use the ...

Page 19: ...may cause a fire a dusty place a humid place such as near a boiler a place exposed to direct sunlight an unstable place Do not connect any interface cable with the power cord of the server plugged to a power source Make sure to power off the server and unplug the power cord from a power outlet before installing removing any optional internal device or connecting disconnecting any interface cable t...

Page 20: ...rals Make sure to power off the server and disconnect the power plug from a power outlet before cleaning or installing removing internal optional devices Touching any internal device of the server with its power cord connected to a power source may cause an electric shock even of the server is off powered Disconnect the power plug from the outlet occasionally and clean the plug with a dry cloth He...

Page 21: ...ncluding 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 leave the CD tray open If dust gets on the lens of optical disk drive the drive may have problems reading your disks Also the CD tray may be broken by contacting any objects Take off the headset before...

Page 22: ...e server wait at least 10 seconds before turning it back on If the server is connected to the UPS set at least 10 seconds delay in the power on schedule For the disk which does not conform to the CD standard the playback of such a disk with the CD drive is not guaranteed Turn off the power and unplug the power cord from the outlet before relocating the server Clean the server on a regular basis Se...

Page 23: ...ns written on the hard disk drive Data not erased completely may be restored by special software and used for unexpected purposes It is strongly recommended that the software or service both available at stores for data erasure should be used in order to avoid the trouble explained above For details on data erasure ask your sales representative Provided software To transfer or sell any software ap...

Page 24: ...batteries the internal optical disk drive the floppy disk drive and the mouse For stable operation of the server NEC recommends you replace these components on a regular basis Consult with your service representative for replacement or the product lives WARNING Do not remove the lithium battery Your server contains the lithium battery Do not remove the battery Placing the lithium or nickel cadmium...

Page 25: ...he description If it does take the recommended measure for it 3 Check if the software required for operation of the server is properly installed If the server still appears to fail after you have taken the above actions consult with your service representative immediately Take notes on lamp indications of the server and alarm indications on the display unit before consultation which may provide a ...

Page 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: ... additional memory add in boards and peripheral devices tape devices DVD ROM and hard disk drives The server features the following major components A high performance DualCore Intel Xeon Processor Intel Pentium DualCore Processor or Intel Celeron Processor Up to 8GB of memory using 2GB DIMMs Minimum configuration is 256MB of memory Dual channel memory configuration Four integrated I O expansion P...

Page 29: ...General Description 2 3 SYSTEM CHASSIS Names and functions of the components are shown below Front View 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 5 11 1 ...

Page 30: ...ess lamp is lit while the system accesses to a built in hard disk drive If the built in hard disk drive is connected to the proper optional board this lamp can be lit only when the LED cable provided with the system is connected 7 POWER SLEEP lamp green Lights in green when the server is powered on Blinks when the system is placed in the sleep mode 8 POWER SLEEP switch The POWER SLEEP switch is us...

Page 31: ...General Description 2 5 Rear View 1 2 3 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 11 13 ...

Page 32: ...to a leased line through the connector Note If N8117 01A is connected the connector on N8117 01A side becomes serial port B connector 8 Printer port connector The printer port connector is connected with a printer with the Centronics interface 9 Monitor connector The monitor connector is connected with the display unit 10 LAN connector The LAN connector is connected with a network system on LAN 10...

Page 33: ... drive bay loosen this screw To remove the file bay remove this screw 6 5 25 inch device bay An optical disk drive is factory installed in top bay 7 3 5 inch floppy disk drive 8 Front cooling fan 9 PCI guide rail 10 Hard disk drive bay 11 Hard disk drive optional 12 Mother board 13 PCI board retention spring 14 Rear cooling fan 1 2 3 4 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 6 12 5 ...

Page 34: ...connector 5 IDE connector 17 PCI board slots 6 Floppy disk drive connector 17 1 PCI Express x8 7 LED SW connector 17 2 PCI Express 4 8 Lithium battery 17 3 17 4 32bit 33 MHz 9 CMOS configuration jumper switch 18 Speaker 10 PCI cooling fan connector 19 Rear cooling fan connector 11 Serial ATA connectors 1 to 6 20 NMI switch The last digit indicates connector number 21 Connectors for external device...

Page 35: ...rface USB 2 0 High reliability Many Available Features El Torito Bootable CD ROM no emulation mode format support Remote power on feature AC LINK feature Onboard RAID controller SATA Self diagnosis Memory monitoring feature error correction error detection Temperature detection Cooling fan monitoring feature Voltage monitoring feature BIOS password feature RAID System SATA Power On Self Test POST ...

Page 36: ... to turned off breaker disconnected power cord power blackout etc AC LINK Feature When the power cord of the server is connected to an uninterruptible power supply UPS unit the server supports the power linkage feature that enables control over the power supply from the UPS to the server The AC LINK feature can be enabled or disabled with Power Management Setup in the Server menu of the BIOS SETUP...

Page 37: ...te the BIOS Use this function to update the system BIOS or firmware of the server See Chapter 6 To update the Windows System Update Express5800 system in Windows Autorun Menu Windows based NEC EXPRESSBUILDER feature updates the several resources of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 See Chapter 6 To install the utilities NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD includes some management software for Windows NEC ESMPRO NE...

Page 38: ...RO system configuration and setups with the NEC ESMPRO see Chapter 6 Available functions of the NEC ESMPRO depend on the OS you install Ask your service representative for details Maintenance Tools The Maintenance Tools is used for maintenance and fault analysis of the server This tool is usually used by the service representative System Diagnostic Utility The system diagnostic utility contained i...

Page 39: ...g timer Monitoring of the periodic SMI timer Remote management by using Web browser e g resetting the server power on off viewing System Event Log SEL Remote KVM and remote device features A separately priced remote management license is required Remote management via LAN WAN by using NEC DianaScope and centralized management of several systems For more information about remote management using We...

Page 40: ...essories including the keyboard and the mouse POWER Switch Use the POWER SLEEP switch to turn on off the server Power On Press the POWER switch on the front of the server The POWER SLEEP lamp lights in green IMPORTANT If the power cord is connected to a power control device such as a UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply make sure that the power control device is powered Do not turn off the server unti...

Page 41: ...r 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 Diagnostic Screen under the Advanced menu of the BIOS SETUP utility You don t always need to check the POST check results Check messages that POST displays wh...

Page 42: ...ars at top left on the display unit screen The memory check may takes a few minutes to complete depending on the memory size of 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 After a ...

Page 43: ...ed a few seconds later Refer to the manual that comes with the optional add in card for detail 6 If you set a password entry using the BIOS SETUP utility the password entry screen appears upon successful completion of POST Up to three password entries will be accepted Three incorrect password entries disable the server to boot In such a case turn off the power and wait about ten seconds before tur...

Page 44: ...to save almost all power of the server power saving mode or sleep mode Press the POWER SLEEP switch on the front of the server to place the server in the power saving mode The POWER SLEEP lamp blinks In the power saving mode the server retains the memory data and the status of the previous operations To resume the original state press the POWER SLEEP switch again It may take a little time to resum...

Page 45: ...ve 2 Press the Open Close button on the front of the optical disk drive The tray comes out 3 Put the disc on the tray carefully and securely with the character printed surface facing upward 4 Press the Open Close button or gently push on the tray front The tray is automatically retracted into the optical disk drive IMPORTANT If a noisy sound in driving the optical disk drive occurs after setting a...

Page 46: ...ately 1 2 mm in diameter and 100 mm in length a straightened large paper clip will make a substitute into the emergency hole on the front of the optical disk drive and gently push it in until the tray is ejected IMPORTANT Do not use a toothpick or plastic stick that is easy to break If the above procedure does not let you take out the DVD CD ROM contact your service representative 3 Hold the tray ...

Page 47: ...ed side upward and gently put it on the tray Do not scratch the disc or write anything directly on it with a pencil or ball point pen Keep the disc away from cigarette smoke Do not leave the disc in a high temperature place e g place exposed to direct sunlight or close to a heater When dust or fingerprints are attached on the disc wipe the disc from its center to edge with a dry soft cloth slowly ...

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Page 49: ...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 50: ...r cord Connect the power cord to the server Turning on the server Power on the server to start software setups Setups depend on the optional internal devices installed and the peripheral devices connected Installing the operating system Install an operating system to the server See Chapter 5 Installing the utilities Install the utilities in the provided NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD See Chapter 6 Making ...

Page 51: ...damage claim with the carrier immediately INSTALLING OPTIONAL DEVICES To install any optional device see Chapter 9 Upgrading Your Server for the installation procedure Proceed to the next section if you have no optional devices to install IMPORTANT There are third party products memory modules hard disk drives etc available for the server in the markets However NEC recommends that you should use N...

Page 52: ...cified The following figure illustrates a site suitable for installing the server It is recommended that the server should be used in a room where temperature is in the range between 15 to 25ºC Clean and tidy room Allow clearance of at least 150 mm in front of and behind the server 100 to 120 Vac 200 to 240 Vac parallel bi polar wall power outlet with the ground line Close enough to connect the mo...

Page 53: ...ator 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 Do not install th...

Page 54: ... the server with any loose interface connection Do not step on the interface cable or place any heavy object on it IMPORTANT Power off the server and a peripheral device before connection Connecting a powered peripheral device to the powered server will cause malfunctions and failures To connect a third party peripheral device or interface cable to the server consult with your service representati...

Page 55: ...Device with the serial interface e g modem Keyboard Mouse Display unit Hub multiport repeater Printer with the parallel interface Device with the USB interface e g terminal adapter Finally connect the power cord to the receptacle ...

Page 56: ...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 57: ...utlets on the rear of the UPS Refer to the manual that comes with the UPS for details When the power cord from the server is connected to a UPS change the BIOS SETUP utility of the server to link with power supply from the UPS Change a parameter for AC LINK of the Server menu of the BIOS SETUP utility See Chapter 4 for details ...

Page 58: ... step To use the server with no optional devices installed besides the graphic board install a desired OS to the server 1 Make sure all external devices such as a video display keyboard and mouse optional have been connected and the power cords are connected 2 Power on the video display and any other external devices 3 Make sure that the floppy disk drive contains no floppy disk and the optical di...

Page 59: ...he POST displays the amount of memory it was able to access and test Depending on the amount of installed memory it may take several minutes to complete the memory test NOTE The factory set is defined to hide the POST screen with the NEC logo screen You can always change the NEC logo screen to the POST screen by pressing Tab To change the start up screen use the BIOS SETUP utility See Chapter 4 fo...

Page 60: ... 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 save the information by the following process...

Page 61: ...onfigures the RAID System and logical drives connected to the Onboard RAID controller or optional RAID controller If your system has been factory configured the BIOS SETUP or RAID configuration utility do not need to be run unless you want to change the password or security features add certain types of option boards or devices upgrade your system board or change the RAID configuration This chapte...

Page 62: ... User With the Supervisor password you can view and change all system parameters of the BIOS Setup utility With the User password system parameters available for viewing and changing are limited Do not set any password before installing the OS The server contains the latest version of the BIOS Setup utility Dialog boxes appear on your BIOS Setup utility thus may differ from descriptions in this ma...

Page 63: ... BIOS Setup utility the password entry screen appears Enter the password Enter password Up to three password entries will be accepted If you fail to enter the password correctly for three consecutive times the server halts You can no longer proceed Power off the server NOTE The server is provided with two levels of password Administrator and User With the Administrator password you can view and ch...

Page 64: ... can change Cursor Move between menus and Select the previous value or the next value for the field Enter Execute command or select submenu Esc Exit the current menu and return to the previous menu F1 Get Help about an item F9 Load default configuration values for this menu F10 Save configuration values and exit Indicates the current menu Indicates there are submenus Setup item menu Explanation of...

Page 65: ...ect Server AC LINK Stay Off UPS To link power supply with the UPS To power on the server when power is supply from the UPS Select Server AC LINK Power On To keep the server off powered even when power is supplied from the UPS Select Server AC LINK Stay Off Boot To check the boot order Select Boot and check the current boot order To change the boot order of devices connected to the server Select Bo...

Page 66: ...e To clear the memory DIMM board error information Select Advanced Memory Configuration Memory Retest Yes and reboot To run power on memory test Select Advanced Memory Configuration Extended RAM Step 1MB and reboot CPU To check the installed CPU status Select Main Advanced Processor Options Processor CPUID and check the status indications To clear the CPU error information Select Main Advanced Pro...

Page 67: ...oller card Select Advanced PCI Configuration PCI Slot n Option ROM Enabled n slot number To clear the hardware configuration data after installing removing internal devices Select Advanced Reset Configuration Data Yes and reboot Saving the Configuration Data To save the current configuration data and exit from SETUP Select Exit Exit Saving Changes To discard changes to the current configuration da...

Page 68: ...ity Server Boot Exit To set minute functions select a submenu from the above menus The following describes available functions and parameters as well as the factory set for each menu Main If BIOS Setup is started the Main menu appears first If you select a menu item preceded by symbol and press Enter the appropriate submenu appears ...

Page 69: ...aits for the specified time until the drive becomes ready SATA Port 1 6 Displays the type of devices connected to each port The settings of some items may be changed However leave the items as they are at the shipment Advanced Processor Options Select submenu Shows the processor settings submenu Language English US Français Deutsch Español Italiano Select which language BIOS displays Factory set I...

Page 70: ...4 10 Configuring Your Server Advanced Processor Options If you select Advanced Processor Options on the Main menu the screen shown below appears The menu displayed depends on the installed CPU ...

Page 71: ...he CPU supports Enhanced Halt State C1 Specify whether to enable or disable this feature Execute Disable Bit Enabled Disabled Displayed only when the CPU supports Execute Disable Bit Specify whether to enable or disable this feature Intel SpeedStep R Technology Enabled Disabled Specify whether to enable or disable the Intel SpeedStep Technology This menu is displayed only when the installed CPU su...

Page 72: ... test POST running screen is displayed or not on booting If disabled the BIOS will display the NEC logo during POST Press Esc to switch to the POST running screen Reset Configuration Data No Yes Select Yes if you want to clear the system configuration data stored in POST This parameter is automatically reset to No at the next boot NumLock On Off Specify whether to enable or disable the Numlock fea...

Page 73: ...ates the total capacity of the base memory used by devices View only DIMM Group 1 4 Status Normal Not installed Disabled Indicates the current memory status View only Normal indicates that the memory devices operate normally Not Installed indicates that no memory devices are installed Disabled indicates that one or more memory devices are defected Memory Retest No Yes Specify whether to execute a ...

Page 74: ...1 4 Option ROM Enabled Disabled Displays the submenu to specify whether to enable or disable the BIOS on the device board connected to PCI slot Set this item to Enabled when the RAID controller or SCSI controller is connected with the hard disk drive which contains an OS Set this item to Disabled when the LAN controller which contains ROM BIOS is used but the board does not provide network booting...

Page 75: ...anced menu See the table below for the items Option Parameter Description Your Setting LAN Controller Disabled Enabled Specify whether to enable or disable the onboard LAN controller Option ROM Scan Disabled Enabled Displays a submenu to specify whether to enable or disable option ROM scan of onboard LAN controller Factory set ...

Page 76: ...low asterisk properly Option Parameter Description Your Setting Serial Port A Disabled Enabled Selects whether serial port A is enabled or disabled Base I O Address 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Selects the base I O address for serial port A Serial Port B Disabled Enabled Selects whether serial port B is enabled or disabled display only Base I O Address 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Se...

Page 77: ... the serial ATA is enabled or disabled Native Mode Operation Auto Serial ATA Selects the native mode for ATA Auto I O port is assigned as legacy IDE compatible device Serial ATA I O port is assigned as PCI device Note A specific OS does not support the native mode SATA RAID Enable Disabled Enabled Indicates whether the RAID disk drives that uses the onboard SATA is enabled or disabled View only No...

Page 78: ...ed Specify whether the remote power on function through network is enabled or disabled Wake On Ring Disabled Enabled Specify whether the remote power on function through a serial port is enabled or disabled Wake On RTC Alarm Disabled Enabled Specify whether the remote power on function by using RTC alarm feature is enabled or disabled Intel R Vt d Disabled Enabled Specify whether the Intel R Virtu...

Page 79: ...of Security Press Enter on Set Supervisor Password or Set User Password to display the dialog to set change password IMPORTANT User password can be set only when Supervisor password is already set Set the passwords only after OS is installed If you forget the passwords contact your service representative ...

Page 80: ... of SETUP Set User Password Up to eight alphanumerics Press Enter to display the user password input screen For this password accessing to the SETUP menu is restricted Password on boot Disabled Enabled Specify whether the passwords are entered or not on booting At first the supervisor password must be set If the supervisor password is set and this option is disabled BIOS determines that a user is ...

Page 81: ...sted Platform Module is enabled or disabled Current TPM State This menu appears only when Enabled is selected in TPM Support Indicates the TPM State currently being set Display only Change TPM State No Change Enable Activate Deactivate Disable Clear This menu appears only when Enabled is selected in TPM Support Select Enable Activate to use the TPM features If you change parameter for this item a ...

Page 82: ...ge to change TPM State a confirmation screen as shown below appears at the end of POST after restarting the system Select Execute on the confirmation screen to determine the change you have made When Enable Activate is selected When Deactivate Disable is selected When Clear is selected ...

Page 83: ...he server is turned off once and then on See the table below Factory set 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 Setting of AC LINK System status before AC power off Stay Off Last State Power On Operating Off On On Aborting DC power being off also Off Off On Forced shutdown Off Off On Press the power...

Page 84: ...sion Board Part Number Displays the mother board part number Board Serial Number Displays the mother board serial number System Part Number Displays the system part number System Serial Number Displays the System serial number Chassis Part Number Displays the chassis part number Chassis Serial Number Displays the chassis serial number Onboard LAN MAC Accress Displays the MAC access of onboard LAN ...

Page 85: ...ch a remote console is connected Baud Rate 9600 19 2k 38 4k 57 6k 115 2k Specify the baud rate used for the interface with remote consoles Flow Control None XON XOFF CTS RTS CTS RTS CD Specify the flow control method Terminal Type PC ANSI VT100 VT UTF8 Specify the type of remote console Continue Redirection after POST Enabled Disabled Specify whether to continue console redirection feature after c...

Page 86: ...ication Device USB CDROM USB CD ROM drive IDE CD ATAPI CD ROM including factory installed optical disk drive Legacy Floppy Drives Internal floppy disk drive USB FDC USB floppy disk drive USB KEY USB flash memory device PCI SCSI Internal hard disk drives installed in your system IDE HDD IDE hard disk drives when Auto for Native Mode Operation or Disabled for SATA AHCI Enable is specified in BIOS SE...

Page 87: ...oot devices being registered any other device cannot be registered as a boot device even if you press X To register a device as a boot device newly first delete the registration of a device registered as a boot device but not booted any more Pressing Shift 1 after selecting a device allows the selected device to be made enabled disabled 3 You can change the boot priority first to eighth of each de...

Page 88: ...the system Exit Discarding Changes Select this item to terminate SETUP without saving the newly selected information in CMOS nonvolatile memory Selecting No allows SETUP to be terminated without storage of the modified information Then the server automatically reboots the system Selecting Yes allows SETUP to be terminated with storage of the modified information Then the server automatically reboo...

Page 89: ...s Select this item to return the values modified currently to the previous values before saving the values to CMOS Save Changes Select this item to save the newly selected information to CMOS non volatile memory without the termination of SETUP ...

Page 90: ...rver IMPORTANT Clearing the CMOS data resumes the factory set configuration data Do not change any other switch settings Any change may cause the server to fail or malfunction Clear Protect Clear Protect Jumper switch to clear password PASSWORD1 Jumper switch to clear CMOS CLR_CMOS1 Use the second jumper pins from top Mother board ...

Page 91: ...e to find the location of this jumper 7 After three seconds later reinstall the jumper 8 Reinstall the server and then turn on the power 9 Press F2 at the prompt to run the BIOS SETUP utility and select Load Setup Default at the Exit menu Clearing Password 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal as described in Chapter 9 of this guide to prepare 2 Remove the left side cover see Ch...

Page 92: ...be handled collectively In actual RAID can configure more than one HDDs as a single array disk group to operate the HDDs effectively This can bring higher performance than a single HDD of a large capacity The Onboard RAID Controller LSI Embedded MegaRAID has a feature to divide a single disk group into several logical drives virtual disks The RAID controller recognizes these virtual disks as if it...

Page 93: ...he table below Number of required HDDs RAID level Min Max RAID 0 1 4 RAID 1 2 2 RAID 10 4 4 NOTE For details of the RAID levels see RAID Levels described later in this chapter Disk Group A disk group is configured with more than one HDDs The allowable number of disk groups is equal to the number of HDDs The figure below shows a sample configuration The three HDDs are connected to the Onboard RAID ...

Page 94: ...dded MegaRAID is connected with two HDDs creating one Disk Group Two RAID5 virtual disks VD are defined in the Disk Group HDD 1 80 GB HDD 2 80 GB RAID Controller DG0 160 GB VD1 2 30GB VD1 1 30GB VD0 1 50GB VD0 2 50GB VD0 RAID1 50 GB VD1 RAID5 30 GB Hot Spare The hot spare is prepared as an auxiliary HDD substituting for a defected HDD included in a logical drive which is configured at a redundant ...

Page 95: ...D1 Mirroring Yes Two HDDs required Capacity capacity of single HDD RAID10 Striping of RAID1 Yes Four or more HDDs required Capacity capacity of single HDD number of HDDs 2 RAID0 In RAID0 data to be recorded is distributed to HDDs The mode is called striping In the figure below data is recorded in stripe 1 disk 1 stripe 2 disk 2 and stripe 3 disk 3 in the order Because RAID0 allows all HDDs to be a...

Page 96: ...Thus the system can continue to operate without interruption RAID Controller HDD 1 HDD 2 Stripe 1 Stripe 2 Stripe 1 Stripe 2 RAID10 Data to be recorded is distributed to two HDDs in mirroring mode Then each mirrored data is written onto HDD by striping Owing to this feature high disk access performance of RAID0 and in addition high reliability of RAID1 can be achieved RAID Controller HDD 1 HDD 2 S...

Page 97: ...itch on mother board NOTE The RAID System is factory set to Disabled 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 Do not disassemble repair or alter the server Do not remove the lithium battery CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the server safel...

Page 98: ...cate the position of the RAID configuration jumper on the mother board as shown below NOTE If you are using an Optional RAID Controller set the RAID configuration jumper switch to the position RAID disable 4 Install the duct cover removed in Step 3 and secure it with a setscrew 5 Install the left side cover removed in Step 2 RAID disabled RAID enabled RAID configuration jumper switch ...

Page 99: ...sc The POST screen appears 2 Check the description as shown below on the POST screen then press Ctrl M LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility starts LSI SoftwareRAID BIOS Version xxxxxx LSI MPT RAID Found at PCI Bus No xx Bev No xx Scanning for port 00 Responding xxxxxxxx xxxxMB Standard FW xxx DRAM 128MB SDRAM xx Logical drive s Configured Press Ctrl M to Run LSI Software RAID Configuration Util...

Page 100: ...ftware RAID Configuration Utility To quit the utility press Esc in the TOP menu of LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility When a confirmation message appears select Yes When the above message appears press Ctrl Alt Delete The server is rebooted ...

Page 101: ...fault Virtual Drive Virtual drive operation Virtual Drives Select virtual drive when multiple virtual drives exist Initialize Initialize virtual drive Check Consistency Check virtual drive redundancy View Update Parameters Display virtual drive information RAID Display RAID level SIZE Display virtual drive capacity Stripe SIZE Display stripe size Stripes Display the number of hard disk drives in v...

Page 102: ...n Utility 1 Run LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility 2 Select Configure New Configuration from the TOP menu Management Menu Select View add Configuration to add configuration IMPORTANT Creating a configuration using New Configuration menu clears the existing configuration information To add configuration information to the existing configuration select View add Configuration You cannot create S...

Page 103: ...screen Upon completion of SCAN DEVICE the New Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU screen appears 4 Move the cursor onto the hard disk drive to be packed by using cursor key and then press Space to select the hard disk drive The display for the selected hard disk drive changes from READY to ONLINE 5 Press F10 to set Select Configurable Array s 6 Press Space SPAN 1 is set ...

Page 104: ... RAID1 The selectable RAID level varies depending on the number of hard disk drives that configure a pack 2 Size Sets virtual drive size Up to 8 virtual drives can be created per RAID Controller 3 DWC Sets parameter for Disk Write Cache Parameter Remarks Off Write through On 1 Write back 1 Recommended setting Write back On enables good performance however cache data may be lost at an unexpected po...

Page 105: ...en select Yes to save the configuration 11 When the confirmation message shows that the configuration has been saved press Esc to return to the TOP menu screen 12 On the TOP menu screen select Objects Virtual Drive View Update Parameters to check virtual drive information 13 Select Initialize in the TOP menu screen 14 When the Virtual Drives screen appears move the cursor to the virtual drive to b...

Page 106: ...lized See Check Consistency for details 17 Press Esc to return to the TOP menu and exit from LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility IMPORTANT Be sure to execute Check Consistency after creating configuration Be sure to execute Consistency Check if you have configured the RAID drives by Express Setup ...

Page 107: ...the cursor onto the hard disk drive displaying FAIL and then press Space to select it Multiple hard disk drives can be selected simultaneous rebuilding The FAIL indication for the hard disk drive selected starts blinking 5 When hard disk drive has been selected press F10 to start rebuilding 6 When confirmation screen for execution appears Select Yes The rebuild process starts When the progress bar...

Page 108: ...as hot spare and then turn on the server 2 Run LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility 3 Select Objects Physical Drive from the TOP menu The Objects PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU screen appears 4 Move the cursor onto the hard disk drive to be used as hot spare and press Enter 5 The Port X screen appears Select Make HotSpare 6 A confirmation screen appears Select Yes The hard disk drive indication...

Page 109: ...AID Configuration Utility IMPORTANT Select Objects Physical Drive Port X Force Offline to cancel the hot spare setting When two or more hard disk drives of the same capacity are assigned as hot spare rebuilding is performed in order starting from the one with the smaller CH number ID number ...

Page 110: ...ss Space to select it 4 When virtual drive has been selected press F10 to start consistency check 5 A confirmation screen for execution appears Select Yes The consistency check starts When the progress bar in the Check Consistency Progress screen indicates 100 the consistency check is completed 6 Press Esc to return to the TOP menu and exit LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility IMPORTANT Be sure...

Page 111: ...l if you select the configuration information on the RAID Controller In this case execute Clear Configuration to create configuration again LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility cannot delete each virtual drive Use Universal RAID Utility instead Force Online Puts a hard disk drive being in the FAIL status online Select Objects Physical Drive select hard disk drive Force Online from the TOP menu ...

Page 112: ...oftware RAID Configuration Utility Adapter and RAID Controller LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility manages Adapter by a number beginning with 0 You can see a number of Adapter where Sel Adapter in Objects menu Universal RAID Utility manages RAID Controller by a number beginning with 1 You can see a number of RAID Controller where Number in the property of RAID Controller on RAID Viewer Also yo...

Page 113: ...beginning with 1 and ID The ID is same value of ID on LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility You can see a number and ID of Physical Device where Number and ID in the property of Physical Device on RAID Viewer Setting of Priority LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility displays and sets Rebuild Priority and Consistency Check Priority of RAID Controller by percentage But Universal RAID Utility use...

Page 114: ...Consistency Check Priority Chk Const Rate LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Low 10 NOTES LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility can set FGI Rate Foreground Initialize and BGI Rate Background Initialize Priority But Universal RAID Utility can t set it Universal RAID Utility can set Initialization Priority but it can t set it to the LSI Embedded MegaRAID Therefore Universal RAID Utility doesn...

Page 115: ...tems to the server Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition To use the server with the other operating systems described in this section contact your service representative IMPORTANT Before installing the operating system adjust the system date and time by using the BIOS setup utility SETUP See Chapter 4 for detail ...

Page 116: ...up in order to save or backup parameters for installation If you want to set up the server as before execute the Express Setup with the parameter file you have saved before NOTES If you want to create a parameters file have a blank floppy disk MS DOS 1 44MB format ready When using a floppy disk a USB floppy disk drive is required If you want to use the drivers located on the OEM Disk for Mass Stor...

Page 117: ...This section explains the notes on the Windows installation Confirm these notes before starting the Express Setup About the Windows family This computer supports the following Windows editions Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition hereinafter referred to as Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition hereinafter referred to as Windows Server 2003 NOTE Express Set...

Page 118: ...Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition OS installation media with Service Pack 2 OS installation media No Service Pack Service Pack 2 OS installation media No Service Pack Windows Server 2003 R2 OS installation media with Service Pack 2 OS installation media No Service Pack Service Pack 2 OS installation media No Service Pack Windows Server 2003 OS installation media with Service Pack 1 OS installation media ...

Page 119: ...ollers N8103 75 SCSI Controller N8103 95 SCSI Controller N8103 107 SCSI Controller Option NOTES The driver of option card mentioned above is stored in the EXPRESSBUILDER DVD If you use the board not mentioned above the ExpressSetup will fail Refer to the instructions attached to the board About the Hardware Components When you install the Windows Server 2003 Express Setup requires several preparat...

Page 120: ...he other hard disk drives except the drive that you want to create the Windows system drive If you create multiple logical drives in your system see Re installing the Operating system when multiple logical drive exist Appendix E Re installing to the hard disk drive which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk You cannot re install Windows Server 2003 with the current partition of the hard disk drive up...

Page 121: ...ecommended for collecting debug information memory dump The paging file with initial size large enough to store the dump file in the boot drive is required Correct debug information might not be able to be collected due to virtual memory shortage when the paging file is insufficient so set an enough size of the paging file with the entire system The maximum paging file size which can be set on one...

Page 122: ...le size 2 See Chapter 5 and set that debugging information equivalent to the dump file size is to be written to a separate disk If the disk does not have enough free space to enable the dump file size to be written then after installing the system using the Size required for installation Paging file size install an additional new disk Installing the Service Pack When installing Windows Server 2003...

Page 123: ...t Save parameters Step 11 Next Start Express Setup Step 12 Next RAID Configuration Perform Create the OS partition format Copying Windows driver Copying Selected Application Remove the Floppy Disk and CD DVD ROM from the Drive Insert Windows CD ROM Agree Software License Agreement Insert Service Pack CD ROM When you apply the Service Pack Install OS Automatically Log on Automatically The installat...

Page 124: ...rver 2 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive of the server 3 Press the RESET switch or press Ctrl Alt and Delete to reboot from the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER You may also turn off and then on again to reboot the server The system will boot from the DVD ROM and NEC EXPRESSBUILDER starts Select OS installation default from the boot selection menu If you do not hit any key OS install...

Page 125: ... not load parameters 1 Select Do not load parameters 2 Click Next NOTE If a floppy disk drive is not connected select this item Load parameters 1 Insert the floppy disk containing the parameters file 2 Select Load parameters enter the file path of the parameters file into the text box 3 Click Next ...

Page 126: ...logical drive Enter RAID settings steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next NOTES You can use only the physical devices that have same model number to configure logical drive If the process is not finished normally the driver may not be stored in the EXPRESSBUILDER See Optional Board Supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER described earlier in this chapter ...

Page 127: ...ition size larger than 2 097 152MB 2TB at RAID system If you select Create a new partition at Windows system drive settings the contents of the hard disk will be all deleted If Use existing partitions is selected EXPRESSBUILDER installs the Operating System to the 1st partition 1st partition is deleted The data in the other partition is kept if the system has two or more partitions See the figure ...

Page 128: ...rs steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next NOTE Even if you do not input value into Administrator password Confirm password is displayed 10 Enter the setting of the network protocol Enter Network Protocol steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next ...

Page 129: ...or workgroup name to be used Enter domain account steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next 12 Select the installing components Select Windows components steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next ...

Page 130: ...yed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next 14 Save the parameters Save parameters steps are displayed If you want to save the parameters set the free formatted floppy disk Select Save parameters enter the file path of the parameters files into the text box and click Next If not select Do not save parameters ...

Page 131: ...rding to the message If you proceed the setup by using setup parameter file remove the floppy disk from the floppy disk drive Insert Windows Server 2003 CD ROM into the optical disk drive Agree Software License Agreement screen appears 18 Read the contents carefully and click Yes if you do agree If you do not agree click No IMPORTANT If you do not agree to this agreement the setup terminates and W...

Page 132: ...ou do not have to apply Service pack 2 again Windows Server 2003 and selected applications will be installed automatically and rebooted several times After rebooting it logs on to the system automatically 20 If you install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 insert Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition DISC 2 into the optical disk drive after the OS installation Hereinafter proceed operat...

Page 133: ...ion test and so on Setup of teaming Configuring several network adapters as one team provides the server a tolerant environment on any trouble and enhances throughput between the switches PROSet is necessary to utilize these features NOTE All of the operation that related to Intel PROSet must be execute by administrator privileges Operation by Remote Desktop Connection is prohibited Without changi...

Page 134: ...se of the classic start menu Click Start menu point to Programs Accessories and click Windows Explorer 3 Run dxsetup exe in the following directory 006 win winnt dotnet dl3 proset win32 The Intel R PROSet InstallShield Wizard dialog starts 4 Click Next 5 Choose I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next 6 Click Next 7 Choose I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Nex...

Page 135: ... ALB can be connected to only Switching Hub When exchange the mother board or option network card make sure to remove the adapter team before exchanges and recreate the adapter team after exchange complete If you want to utilize AFT ALB feature follow the procedure below to setup 1 The Intel R PROSet dialog box appears The procedure in the case of the standard start menu Click Start menu point to ...

Page 136: ...ck Settings tab on TEAM xxx yy Properties 2 Click Modify Team 3 Point to the adapter Intel R PRO 1000 and click Set Primary or Set Secondary 4 Click OK 5 The setup will go back to EAM xxx yy Properties and the priority setting will display in list 6 Click OK 7 The setup will go back to Intel R PROSet for Wired Connections dialog box so click OK 8 Restart the system ...

Page 137: ...s not installed 1 The Local Area Connection Properties dialog box appears The procedure in the case of the standard start menu 1 Click Start menu Click Control Panel Click Network Connections and Click Local Area Connection The procedure in the case of the classic start menu 1 Click Start menu Click Settings and Click Network Connections The Network Connections dialog box appears 2 Right click Loc...

Page 138: ... click the Network Adapter Name in the Network Adapter list 2 Click the Link and specify the Speed and Duplex value the same as the value specified for HUB 3 Click Apply and click OK Also add or delete any protocols and services if necessary You can operate the process on the property dialog box for local area network which can be appeared from Network and Dial up Connection NOTE We recommend you ...

Page 139: ... 1 Start Device Manager 2 Click Network adapters and Double click Network Adapter Name Network Adapter Name Properties appears NOTE Intel R PRO 1000 is the name of On Board adapter All other names show the Optional Network Board 3 Click Driver tab and click Update Driver Hardware Update Wizard appears 4 Select the Install from a list or specific location Advanced radio button and click Next 5 Sele...

Page 140: ...enu is displayed close menu screen 2 Click Start menu point to Programs Accessories and click Windows Explorer 3 Run setup exe in the following directory 006 win winnt dotnet video 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 5 Remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD from the optical disk drive res...

Page 141: ...mory Dump The staff of maintenance service representative is in charge of collecting memory dump Customers need only to specify the memory dump If any trouble occur after specifying the process below the message to inform that the system is in short of virtual memory may appear but continue to start the system If you restart the system in such case memory dump may not be stored correctly Follow th...

Page 142: ... Verify the size of the empty space in the debugging information memory dump write destination drive Windows Server 2003 To specify Complete Memory Dump to write the debug information is recommended If the mounted memory size is larger than 2GB Complete Memory Dump cannot be specified so that specify Kernel Memory Dump instead Specify the drive where there is a free area more than the size of the ...

Page 143: ...ile size for all drives and click Set IMPORTANT The above mentioned paging file size is recommended for collecting debug information memory dump The paging file with initial size large enough to store the dump file in the boot drive is required Correct debug information might not be able to be collected due to virtual memory shortage when the paging file is insufficient so set an enough size of th...

Page 144: ...ndows dialog box appears 3 Specify the location to store the diagnostic information in the Log File Path box The diagnostic information will be stored with the file name DRWTSN32 LOG NOTE You can not specify network path Specify the path on local computer 4 Specify the location of crash dump file in the Crash Dump box NOTE Crash Dump File is a binary file that can be read with Windows Debugger 5 C...

Page 145: ...ove Windows Component The Windows Components Wizard dialog box appears 4 Click Management and Monitoring Tools and then click Details The Management and Monitoring Tools dialog appears 5 Click to select the Network Monitor Tools check box and then click OK 6 The Windows Components Wizard dialog box appears again so click Next 7 If the setup asks to install the disk insert the OS CD ROM into optica...

Page 146: ... IMPORTANT If you install Windows Server 2003 CD ROM which contains Service Pack 2 to your system you do not have to apply Service Pack 2 again Updating the System is executed by Express Setup automatically Execute Updating the System in following cases Processor is expanded expanded to single processor to multi processor Modified system configuration Recovered the system using recovery process Se...

Page 147: ...fter completing the system setup Without the backup data you will not be able to recover the information You can save the information by the following process 1 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive and reboot the system 2 Select Tool menu Normal mode 3 Select English 4 Select Maintenance Utility 5 Select System Information Management 6 Insert a floppy disk into the floppy ...

Page 148: ...vice is RAID Controller configure the RAID system before running the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER 3 Boot the system from NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD 4 Select Load the optional driver into the EXPRESSBUILDER from the Top menu click Next Setting the driver disk for the mass storage controller Press the Perform button NOTE By choosing this option you can load the driver provided by CD ROM or floppy disk to proceed ...

Page 149: ...Chapter 6 Installing and Using Utilities This section describes how to use the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD that comes with your server and to install the utilities stored on the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER ...

Page 150: ...RESSBUILDER referred to as EXPRESSBUILDER hereinafter helps you install the Operating system the Management software or use the maintenance utilities When you insert the EXPRESSBUILDER disk into the optical disk drive and reboot the system the following menu appears ...

Page 151: ... The configuration with Windows PE 2 0 supports Windows Server 2003 32bit and Windows Vista Business 32 bit x86 but the other operation is not supported You can use the Express Setup see Chapter 5 or the following functions from this menu Create the OEM Disk You can create the Windows OEM Disk to use at the Windows manual setup Load the driver This function is not usually used If you add the new d...

Page 152: ...esentative See Chapter 8 BIOS FW Updating You can update the system BIOS by using the floppy disk prepare a 3 5 inch floppy disk ROM DOS Startup FD The ROM DOS Startup FD is used for starting the ROM DOS system Test and diagnostics This function allows you to diagnose this computer See Chapter 7 System Management You can configure the parameters of BMC Baseboard Management Controller This function...

Page 153: ... Using Utilities 6 5 Tool menu Redirection Mode If you want to operate this computer via the BIOS redirection the console less function select this item The menu s functions are the same as the Tool menu Normal Mode ...

Page 154: ...oft Windows XP Vista or Windows Server 2003 or later Some documents are provided in PDF format Use the Adobe Reader to view or print these documents If the menu does not appear select My computer by using the Explorer and double click the icon of the optical disk drive that contains the EXPRESSBUILDER DVD Some menu items are grayed out when the logon user does not have the authority of the adminis...

Page 155: ...ilities automatically except for a few key input to confirm the specification Also you can install the system with the same specification as before when re installing the system We recommend you to create Parameter file to setup the servers from NEC EXPRESSBUILDER When using a floppy disk a USB floppy disk drive is required IMPORTANT You can not create Parameter file for Microsoft Windows Server 2...

Page 156: ...installation and creating Parameter file Follow the procedure below IMPORTANT Do not remove NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD from drive during a parameter file creation 1 Start the OS 2 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive The menu will appear 3 Right click on the screen or left click Setup Windows The menu will appear ...

Page 157: ...Installing and Using Utilities 6 9 4 Click Parameter File Creator Parameter File Creator will appear ...

Page 158: ...and Using Utilities 5 Load Parameters step is displayed Select Do not load parameters from the menu click Next 6 Select the installing Operating System Select Install the Windows 32bit editions from the menu click Next ...

Page 159: ... devices Parameter File Creator displays upper limit that the RAID controller can support The total of The number of physical devices used to create the logical drive and The number of the physical devices specified as the hot spare must not exceed The number of the total physical devices which connected to the target system NOTE You can use only the physical devices that have same model number to...

Page 160: ... larger than 2 097 152MB 2TB at RAID system If you select Create a new partition at Windows system drive settings the contents of the hard disk will be all deleted If Use existing partitions is selected EXPRESSBUILDER installs the Operating System to the 1st partition 1st partition is deleted The data in the other partition is kept if the system has two or more partitions See the figure below Firs...

Page 161: ...cense mode Enter basic parameters steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next IMPORTANT Computer name and User name are required parameters NOTE Even if you do not input value into Administrator password Confirm password zzzzzz is displayed ...

Page 162: ...re displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next NOTE The order of entry in custom setting may differ from the numbering of LAN port 11 Enter the domain or workgroup name to be used Enter domain account steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next ...

Page 163: ... components Select Windows components steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next 13 Select the installing applications Select applications steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next ...

Page 164: ... parameters steps are displayed If you want to save the parameters set the free formatted floppy disk Select Save parameters enter the file path of the parameters files into the text box and click Next If not select Do not save parameters 15 Saved to a floppy disk ...

Page 165: ...has been created Click Yes to exit Parameter File Creator NOTES If you modify existing information file parameter file click Load Parameters at Load Parameters screen Refer to help to modify information file If you cancel operation on the way click at the upper right corner of the screen ...

Page 166: ...s Some features of NEC ESMPRO Manager include Hardware and software server configuration Hardware resources mounted in servers such as the CPU memory disks RAID System and LAN boards Software resources such as operating system information and drivers running on each server Server failures On screen real time displays provide the system administrator with the failure type location cause and suggest...

Page 167: ...fy an application appears Select Universal RAID Utility on the dialog Manual Setup Windows You can start the setup program of Universal RAID Utility from Autorun Menu Click Setup Software Universal RAID Utility in Autorun Menu You need to install the following software Microsoft NET Framework 2 0 The Runtime component of the Microsoft Visual C 2005 SP1 You can install these software from Autorun M...

Page 168: ... via network please use the function of remote console ex Remote Desktop of Windows Easy Configuration You can not use the function of Easy Configuration to LSI Embedded MegaRAID Creating Logical Drive of RAID 6 You must use four or larger Physical Devices for creating the Logical Drive of RAID 6 by Universal RAID Utility If you want to create the Logical Drive from three Physical Devices you need...

Page 169: ...e hardware configuration or BIOS configuration select System Information Management and then Save of the Off line Maintenance Utility to make a backup copy of the system information Also make a backup copy of the RAID configuration data if your system is in the RAID configuration When your hard disk drives have been auto rebuilt due to a failure it is recommended to make a backup copy of the confi...

Page 170: ...ils 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 Avoid installation in extreme temperature conditions Make sure to com...

Page 171: ...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 172: ...all 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 is present inside the server and display unit even after the power is turned off All voltage is ...

Page 173: ...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 174: ...rom the tray NOTE Do not touch the signal side of the disc with your hand 4 Wipe the tray with a dry soft cloth IMPORTANT Do not wipe the lens of the optical disk drive Doing so may damage the lens and may cause a malfunction of the drive 5 Push on the tray front to close the tray 6 Wipe the signal side of the disc with a dry soft cloth IMPORTANT Wipe disc from the center to the outside Use only d...

Page 175: ... data is written into the disk Startup and Exit of System Diagnostics There are two ways to diagnose the server to use the local console keyboard of the server itself and to use the management PC via serial port remote console Procedures to start the diagnostics program are as follows 1 Shutdown the OS and power off the server Then unplug the power cord 2 Disconnect all the LAN cables from the ser...

Page 176: ...ostics tool title Shows the name and version of the diagnostic tool Test window title Shows the progress of the diagnostics Test End is displayed when the diagnostics completes Test result Shows the start end and elapsed time and completion status of the diagnostics Guide line Shows the details of the keys to operate window Test summary window Shows the results of each test that executed the diagn...

Page 177: ...he log information of the diagnostics It can be saved on a floppy disk To save it on a floppy disk insert a formatted floppy disk to the floppy disk drive and select Save F Option Optional features can be used from this menu Reboot Reboots the system 8 Select Reboot in the Enduser Menu above The server restarts and the system is started from the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER 9 Exit the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER and...

Page 178: ...s to be relocated stored due to a change in the floor layout to a great extent contact the service representative Make sure to make a backup copy of your valuable data in the hard disk drive if any Make sure not to apply a shock to hard disk drives to relocated the server if the contains any 1 Take a media out of the server if any 2 Power off the server the POWER SLEEP lamp goes off 3 Unplug the p...

Page 179: ... Troubleshooting If your 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 NEC ESMPRO to your computer ...

Page 180: ...y NEC ESMPRO during the system operation Especially take note on whether any alert is reported to NEC ESMPRO Manager on the language PC Check whether any alert is reported on the Operation Window DataViewer or AlertViewer of NEC ESMPRO Manager Example NEC ESMPRO Manager ...

Page 181: ...ting 8 3 LAMPS The following describes lamps on the server and their indications See Chapter 2 for each location Access lamp POWER SLEEP lamp Disk access lamp LINK ACT lamp 1000 100 10 lamp FRONT REAR Access lamp ...

Page 182: ... green every time any of internal hard disk drive is accessed The access lamp for the optical disk drive lights when access is made to a media in the drive LINK ACT Lamp The link ACT lamp indicates the state of each network port normally equipped with the server If the power is supplied to the server and the hub and they are correctly connected with each other the lamp is lit green LINK state If i...

Page 183: ...rd instruction simultaneous key entry of Ctrl Alt Delete Immediately after the system is rebooted in response to an OS instruction During hardware initialization following restart of the POST When the POST detects a hardware failure due to the above reason restart the server once again If the same error message reappears you may assume there is no hardware error To ensure normal operation of the s...

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

Page 185: ...e 0B5F Forced to use Processor with error Contact your service representative 0B71 System Temperature out of the range Check internal fans for dust or debris Contact your service representative for maintenance 0BB2 POST memory Resize Contact your service representative 8151 Password Cleared By Jumper Restore the jumper setting after powering off the server None Expansion ROM not initialized PCI Ma...

Page 186: ...t your service representative to 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 Check if the DIMMs are properly connected If the error persists contact your service representative to replace DIMM or mother board 1 5 1 1 CPU startup error Contact your service representative to replace t...

Page 187: ...ing See Configuring Mother Board Jumpers in Chapter 4 for the positions of the jumper switches Fail to power on the server T Is the server is properly supplied with power Check if the power cord is connected to a power outlet or UPS that meets the power specifications for the server Check the power cord for broken shield or bent plugs Make sure the power breaker for the connected power outlet is o...

Page 188: ... memory boards or PCI devices Operation of the server with unauthorized devices is not guaranteed Fail to access to internal or external devices or such devices fail to operate T Are cables properly connected Make sure that the interface cables and power cord are properly connected Also make sure that the cables are connected in the correct order T Is the power on order correct When the server has...

Page 189: ...oppy disk into the floppy disk drive until it clicks T Is the floppy disk write protected Place the write protect switch on the floppy disk to the Write enabled position T Is the floppy disk formatted Use a formatted floppy disk or format the floppy disk in the floppy disk drive Refer to the manual that comes with the OS for formatting a floppy disk T Is BIOS configuration correct The internal flo...

Page 190: ...teed T Is the hard disk drive properly installed See Chapter 9 Fail to access the internal or external SCSI devices T Is the SCSI device applicable to the server Operation of any SCSI device that is not authorized by NEC is not guaranteed T Is the cable connection changed See Chapter 10 for cable connection T Are SCSI devices properly configured When the server has external SCSI devices connected ...

Page 191: ... PRO 1000 has been deactivated from the team Event Type Error Event Source IANSMiniport Event Category None Event ID 16 Description Team 0 The last adapter has lost link Team network connection has been lost Event Type Warning Event Source IANSMiniport Event Category None Event ID 22 Description Primary Adapter does not sense any Probes Intel R PRO 1000 Possible reason partitioned Team Above menti...

Page 192: ...tion response from the IMAP4Svc service When this event is not registered by rebooting the system it is not a problem in operating the system There are some cases that an event log is registered as follows when you operate Windows Server 2003 R2 Source IPMIDRV Type Error Event ID 1001 Description The IPMI device driver attempted to determine if the system supported an IPMI BMC device The driver at...

Page 193: ...6 During installation the following warning is registered in the System Log of the EventViewer Error detected on the device Device CdRom0 during the paging operation There is no problem on this issue Fail to start the OS T Is the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD in the optical disk drive Take out the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD and restart the server T Is the OS broken Use recovery process to recover the system ...

Page 194: ... LAN controller may be disabled with the BIOS Setup utility of the server Check the setting with the BIOS setup utility T Have the protocol and service already configured Install the distinctive network driver for the server Make sure that the protocol such as TCP IP and services are properly specified T Is the transfer speed correct Open the network property dialog box in control panel to specify...

Page 195: ...r is turned off 1 Select Start Administrative Tools Computer Management 2 Select Device Manager Network Adapter and double click Intel R PRO 1000 82566DM 2 Gigabit Network Connection Set as follows in the Detail tab PME ON Wake On Magic Packet Fail to start the OS with the 3GB switch System often fails to start the OS with the 3GB switch In this case please adjust the capacity of the user mode are...

Page 196: ...his message appears check the error and take the appropriate corrective action according to the message listed in the table below Message Cause This EXPRESSBUILDER version was not designed for this computer Insert the correct version and click OK When you click OK the computer reboots This NEC EXPRESSBUILDER version is not designed for this server Execute the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER on the compliant se...

Page 197: ... are some cases that the system partition is created by size about 8MB smaller than specified size It is not a problem in operating the system Specified to join the Domain but the system is installed as Workgroup When the setup fails to join the Domain during the installation it will install the system as Workgroup Open System in Control Panel to specify joining the Domain Changed the giga driver ...

Page 198: ...nnection the RAID Controller may be failed Contact your service representative Rebuild fails T Is the capacity of the hard disk drive to be rebuilt sufficient The hard disk drive to be rebuilt should have the same capacity of the failed had disk drive T Is RAID0 configured RAID0 has no data redundancy therefore Rebuild is disabled in the RAID0 configuration Replace the failed hard disk drive creat...

Page 199: ...rom the left side window If is displayed on the USB root hub apply the Hotfix according to the Recovery process For Recovery process see Appendix D or Appendix E for details Fail to restart the system with the message means pci sys missing or corrupt after you executed Updating the System process to Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition or Windows Server 2003 During the application of the ChipSet driver...

Page 200: ...ppear T Is your system Windows XP or later or Windows 2003 or later The Windows Autorun menu is supported by Windows XP Windows 2003 or later If your system runs on Windows Autorun Menu on Windows 2000 system you need to setup IE6 0 before using Windows Autorun Menu T Is Shift pressed Setting the DVD CD ROM with Shift pressed down cancels the Autorun feature T Is the system in the proper state The...

Page 201: ...nel 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 Windows system is archived 3 Click Save as in the Run menu 4 Input the file name of archived log in the File Name box 5 Select the type of the log file y...

Page 202: ...em error or stall occurred follow the procedure below after restarting the system 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 File in the Operation menu 5 Input the...

Page 203: ...t is saved as NTBackup or ARCServe on the label You can specify the location to save the diagnostic information as you like For more information see Specifying Memory Dump Debug Information see Chapter 5 for detail IMPORTANT Consult with your service representative before dumping the memory Dumping the memory while the server is in the successful operation may affect the system operation Restartin...

Page 204: ...NS AND WINDOWS SERVER 2003 If the system fails to start by some reasons recover the system with the recovery console However recovery using this method should be performed only by system administrator or a user who has an expert knowledge See Online Help for details ...

Page 205: ... with your server into the optical disk drive of your server 3 Press Ctrl Alt and Delete to reboot the server from the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER You may also turn off and then on again to reboot the server System boots up displaying Boot Selection menu IMPORTANT An initial selection of the menu is Os installation Os installation starts by the automatic after the Boot Selection menu is displayed 4 When a ...

Page 206: ...anese starts by the automatic operation when the operation is not done for five seconds after the Language Selection menu is displayed 5 English is selected The tool menu is displayed When you use a local console When you use a remote console 6 Each tool is selected and it starts ...

Page 207: ...do not attempt to use the utility by yourself Contact your service representative and follow instructions See the on line help for details of the Off line Maintenance Utility For further information ask your service representative The Off line Maintenance Utility provides the following features BIOS Setup Viewer Provides the functions to export the current configuration data defined with the SETUP...

Page 208: ...ate program is running If the update processing is discontinued the system becomes unable to start ROM DOS startup FD Creates a support disk for starting the ROM DOS system Test and diagnostics Execute various tests on the server system to check if the server functions are normal and if the connection between the server and additional board is normal After the Test and diagnostics is executed a sy...

Page 209: ...lts before starting the OS press and hold Ctrl and Alt and press Delete This restarts the server IMPORTANT Resetting the server clears 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 ...

Page 210: ...sed cycle the power once to load the OS and turn off the power again in the normal way If the processor is heated excessively the circuit for protecting expensive components is started If so the POWER SLEEP switch cannot be used to control the power because the system is entered into the reset status Pull out the power cord and turn off the power After a while check the operation environment inclu...

Page 211: ...any liability for damage to optional devices or the server or malfunctions of the server resulted from installation by the user NEC recommends you ask your service representative for installing or removing any optional devices Use the options and cables approved by NEC You will be charged by any repair of a malfunction fault or defect occurring in a server in which one or more component not approv...

Page 212: ... disassemble repair or alter the server Do not remove the lithium battery Disconnect the power plug before working with the server CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages 1 3 to 1 8 for details Avoid installation in extreme temperature conditions Make sure to complete boar...

Page 213: ...h 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 static shoes to work with the server Take off any jewels a ring bracelet or wrist watch before working with the server Handlin...

Page 214: ...a component depending on the following procedure 1 Shut down the OS 2 Press the POWER SLEEP switch to turn off the power of the server The POWER SLEEP lamp goes off 3 Pull out the power cord from the AC inlet on the server 4 Remove all the cables connected to the server on the rear panel POWER SLEEP lamp ...

Page 215: ...ssary to remove the right side cover 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 de...

Page 216: ...9 6 Upgrading Your Server 3 Loosen the two screws 4 Hold the side cover securely to remove it ...

Page 217: ...Upgrading Your Server 9 7 5 Position the server until on its right side ...

Page 218: ...er 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 Secure the side cover with two screws removed in the removal procedure Hooks Holes Frame Hooks on top Hooks on bottom Insert a lock plate here Lock plate Holes Screws ...

Page 219: ...ring for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Remove the left side cover as described earlier in this chapter 3 Pull the release tabs 3 at the left end of the front mask toward you so that the tabs are removed from the frame of the server IMPORTANT If the tabs are pulled out toward you excessively the hooks fixing the right end of the front mask will be damaged Only pull out the...

Page 220: ... 5 Position the server until on its right side Installation The front mask can be installed in the reverse order of the removal Insert the three tabs at the right end of the front mask into the holes on the front of the server press the left end of the front mask to the server and lock the mask with the release tabs ...

Page 221: ...ized by NEC Installing a third party hard drive may cause a failure in the server as well as the hard disk drive Repair of any failure or damage in the server caused by such a hard disk drive will be charged Hard disk drive bay Hard disk drive First Hard disk drive Second Hard disk drive Third Hard disk drive Fourth For the SAS hard disk drives up to three drives can be installed ...

Page 222: ...ond hard disk drive Upper Middle Serial ATA connector 2 Third hard disk drive Lower Middle Serial ATA connector 3 Fourth hard disk drive Bottom Serial ATA connector 4 2 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 3 Remove the left side cover and front mask 4 Disconnect the power cable IDE cable and FDD cable from the mother board 5 Disconnect the interface c...

Page 223: ...isk drive bay 7 Loosen the screws securing the hard disk drive bay Only loosen the screws They may not be removed IMPORTANT Loosening the screws causes the hard disk drive bay to be made free Loosen the screws with the hard disk drive bay held so that they may not be dropped Loosen this screw ...

Page 224: ...not to get the hard disk drive bay caught in internal cables 9 Place the hard disk drive bay on the anti static table carefully 10 Hold the hard disk drive with the connector side facing toward you and the board side facing downward and then insert the hard disk drive into the slot slowly and gently Place the hard disk drive so that it is put on the craws 4 of the hard disk drive bay Connector sid...

Page 225: ...hard disk drive with the screws 4 provided with the hard disk drive IMPORTANT Use the screws provided with the hard disk drive If not use the screws provided with the server to secure it Using screws longer than the required length may cause the hard disk drive to be damaged Screws on both sides First disk Second disk Third disk ...

Page 226: ...hard disk drive bay hit on any components on the mother board When inserting the bay be careful not to have the hard disk drive damage the cables NOTE Insert the hooks on the server into the holes on the hard disk drive bay and then slide the hard disk drive bay to the front of the server Align the holes of the bay with the hooks of the server Make the bay contact with the frame of the server Hook...

Page 227: ...hard disk drive bay are inserted to the holes on the front of the server Make sure that all signal cables are not jammed between the server chassis and hard disk drive bay 14 Tighten the screws loosened in step 7 and install the three screws removed in step 6 15 Connect cables removed in step 4 16 Assemble the server 17 Run BIOS SETUP utility and check to see that the hard disk drive is correctly ...

Page 228: ...ontroller and configuring the RAID System You can configure a logical drive with a single physical device Use hard disk drives of the same capacity and performance e g revolution for each pack to configure them in the RAID System NOTES Make sure of RAID levels and hard disk drives available for the RAID Controller to choose an appropriate controller A Logical Drive except for RAID0 increases disk ...

Page 229: ...ives to be recognized as RAID drives Set the LSI Embedded MegaRAID jumper switch as shown in the figure below NOTE By the shipping default RAID System is set to Disabled If you configure RAID system by using the hardware controller leave this setting as disabled Use LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility to configure the RAID System See Chapter 4 for details RAID disabled RAID enabled Mother boar...

Page 230: ...body before handling the RAID Controller Do not touch the RAID Controller terminals or on board parts by a bare hand or place the RAID Controller directly on the non anti static table For static notes see the section Static Precautions described earlier NOTE Before installing an optional RAID Controller run the SETUP utility select Advanced PCI Configuration and confirm that Enabled is set for the...

Page 231: ...ling a system Start Express Setup select OS Selection Others The installer automatically performs all the procedures for RAID System configuration and then maintenance utility installation When making the setup in manual mode use the RAID System configuration utility in the chip on the board You can start the utility during execution of POST that automatically starts immediately after you turn on ...

Page 232: ...ta remains written on the hard disk drive Data not erased completely may be restored by special software and used for unexpected purposes It is strongly recommended that the software or service both available at stores for data erasure should be used in order to avoid the trouble explained above For details on data erasure ask your sales representative 1 See the section Preparing for Installation ...

Page 233: ...ake bare hands contact with terminals and components on the PCI board In addition do not put the PCI board on a non anti static desk directly See Static Precautions in this chapter for details of the static electricity The long sized board full length board can be installed only to the PCI slots 3 or 4 Care must be taken to avoid damage to the components on the mother board when installing the lon...

Page 234: ...o exist with N8103 116 N8104 111 100BASE TX adapter 32 bit 33MHz PCI N8104 119 1000BASE T adapter 64 bit 133MHz PCI X 1 max Cannot co exist with N8104 112 N8104 120 1000BASE T adapter 2 ch 64 bit 133MHz PCI X N8104 126 1000BASE T adapter PCI EXPRESS x1 Teaming with another N8104 126 is allowed Teaming with any other NIC is not allowed Cannot co exist with N8104 112 N8104 121 1000BASE T adapter 2ch...

Page 235: ...ppropriately referring to the manual provided with the board if necessary 2 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 3 Remove the left side cover 4 Press the tabs for the PCI board retention springs one by one to release the lock Push each tab to the depth of the server lightly and then push it to the mother board A click occurs to release the lock 1 1 2 ...

Page 236: ...securely and push the board fully so that the board connection port is certainly connected to the slot For a long sized board align the board with the groove of the guide rail on the front of the server and then connect the board to the slot IMPORTANT If the board cannot be installed well remove the board once and then install it again Note that adding an excess force to the board may cause it to ...

Page 237: ...to make them contact with the rear of the server A click occurs to lock each of the tabs 10 Assemble the server 11 Turn on the power of the server Make sure that no error message appears in the POST If an error message appears write down the message and contact your maintenance service representative for the maintenance Insert claw Insert claw ...

Page 238: ...l Remove the board connected to the PCI board slot in the following procedure 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Remove the left side cover 3 Remove the PCI board retention springs following the installation steps 4 and 5 4 Remove the board 5 Install the additional slot cover and then install the PCI board retention springs following the install...

Page 239: ... Then remove the slot cover IMPORTANT Save the removed slot cover carefully 2 Install the bracket securely by making sure that the end of the bracket is inserted into the frame guide of the server IMPORTANT Replacement of the PCI bracket may be required depending on the server you are going to install the connector kit The PCI bracket of low profile type is factory installed If you are going to in...

Page 240: ...d NOTE Two types of connectors are provided with N8117 01A RS 232C Connector Kit Use RS232C cable A for the server See the figure below for connector location IMPORTANT Connect the cable properly by making sure the polarity of connector 4 Make sure that the removed slot cover screw or tools are not left in the server Then reassemble the server Internal COM connector ...

Page 241: ...bare hands contact with terminals and components on the DIMM In addition do not put the DIMM on a non anti static desk directly See Static Precautions for details of the static electricity Do not use any DIMM not approved by NEC If an unapproved third party s DIMM is installed in the server not only the DIMM but also the server itself may be defected You will be charged by any repair of a malfunct...

Page 242: ...ory Rclaim feature remaps physical memory addresses in the memory hole on hardware chipset By remapping the whole capacity of mounted memory can be used Note however the remap memory area may not be avaiable depending on the memory capacity supported by OS Accordingly the available memory capacity depends on the supported OS Memory hole with physical 4GB memory installed Memory Reclaim feature wit...

Page 243: ...lt 4GB Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP1 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition 4GB When not using HW DEP feature Appsox 3 3GB Note If HW DEP feature is not used change Execute Disable Bit XD Bit to Disabled on BIOS SETUP The factory setting of this parameter is Enabled Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition...

Page 244: ...echnology Same DRAM bus width All either single sided or dual sided Matched in both channels Populate symmetrical memory slots 1 and 3 2 and 4 The following table lists an example of the relationship between the installation condition and the dual channel memory mode Installation example Dual channel memory mode Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3 Slot 4 1 Active 512MB factory installed None 512MB None 2 Active ...

Page 245: ...lever NOTE Use extreme care when installing a DIMM Applying too much pressure can damage the socket Keyed DIMMs insert only one way 6 Close the lever securely 7 Install the remove components 8 Turn on the power of the server Make sure that no error message appears in the POST If an error message appears write down the message and contact your service representative for the maintenance 9 Run BIOS S...

Page 246: ... DIMM to be removed 3 Remove the DIMM 4 Assemble the server 5 Turn on the power of the server Make sure that no error message appears in the POST If POST displays an error message take a note on the message and see the POST error messages listed in Chapter 8 6 Select Yes for Reset Configuration Data on the Advanced menu This is required to update the hardware configuration information See Chapter ...

Page 247: ...TES If a SCSI device is installed the optional SCSI controller board and internal SCSI cable are required See Chapter 10 for details To install the IDE device set the operation mode as follows Refer to the manuals provided with the optional IDE device for details Factory installed optical disk drive master factory default Optional IDE device slave Optical disk drive 5 25 inch device bay File bay A...

Page 248: ...ance OFF If the terminator is not attached to the optional internal SCSI cable set the termination resistance to ON 2 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 3 Remove the left side cover and front mask as described earlier in this chapter 4 Remove all the cables from the factory installed optical disk drive and the devices installed in the device bay 5 R...

Page 249: ... carefully 8 Slowly open the tabs on both sides of the dummy cover to remove the cover IMPORTANT Save the removed dummy cover carefully 9 Remove the EMI cover IMPORTANT Save the removed EMI cover carefully 10 Insert a file device into the file bay Dummy cover for device bay ...

Page 250: ...e screws provided with the server Using screws longer than the required length may cause the device to be damaged Align the front face of the device to be installed with the front face of the factory installed optical disk drive When installing a device that has a protrusion on its front face such as a cover it may interference with the front bezel In such case install a device rearward so that it...

Page 251: ...t 13 Connect the interface and power cables to the 5 25 inch device See Chapter 10 for details NOTE Connect the interface cable of the floppy disk drive so that the end with the red line indicating pin 1 faces the mother board Left side viewed from the front Bottom Top Optical disk drive Floppy disk drive Red line ...

Page 252: ... SCSI controller Refer to the manual provided with the SCSI controller for details 16 Install the device driver for the installed device if needed Refer to the manual provided with the device for details Removal The file device can be removed in the reverse order of the installation If the device is removed but not installed again install the EMI and dummy covers ...

Page 253: ...o prepare 2 Remove the left side cover and front mask as described earlier in this chapter 3 Remove all the cables from the factory installed optical disk drive and the devices installed in the device bay 4 Remove the screws securing the hard disk drive bay 5 Pull out the file bay from the server with the release tabs on the both sides of the file bay pushed Screw Release tab Release tab ...

Page 254: ...owly open the tabs on the both sides of the bracket cover to remove the cover IMPORTANT Save the removed bracket cover carefully 8 Insert a floppy disk drive into the file bay 9 Fix the floppy disk drive with three screws two for left side and one for right side Bracket cover Screws Screw ...

Page 255: ...1 25 MB 31 2 Then select Exit Exit Saving Changes and restart the server 2 Run BIOS Setup menu and select the Boot menu Put the cursor onto Legacy Floppy Drives under Excluded from boot order and press x to move it to Boot priority order Then press to move the item to the desired priority order In normal case set the priority of floppy disk drive next to CD ROM drive Removal The floppy disk drive ...

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Page 257: ...Chapter 10 Internal Cabling Diagrams Internal cable connections of the server are shown below NOTE See Chapter 2 for detail connector locations on the mother board ...

Page 258: ...n in the figure below Fill the drive bay with the hard disk drives from the top to bottom bay If two or more SATA hard disk drives are connected you can configure a RAID System by using the onboard RAID Controller See Chapter 4 for details 5 25 inch device bay 3 5 inch device bay Optical disk drive Floppy disk drive Power supply Mother board First hard disk drive Second hard disk drive Third hard ...

Page 259: ...or connection Fill the drive bay with the hard disk drives from the top to bottom bay 5 25 inch device bay 3 5 inch device bay Optical disk drive Floppy disk drive Power supply Mother board First hard disk drive Second hard disk drive Third hard disk drive Fourth hard disk drive IDE cable FDD cable SAS cable K410 155 Floppy disk drive IDE RAID Controller N8103 116 117 ...

Page 260: ...gure below Fill the drive bay with the hard disk drives from the top to bottom bay 5 25 inch device bay 3 5 inch device bay Optical disk drive Floppy disk drive Power supply Mother board First hard disk drive Second hard disk drive Third hard disk drive IDE cable FDD cable SATA cable K410 155 Floppy disk drive IDE RAID Controller N8103 116 117 ...

Page 261: ...nnot be installed together with SATA hard disk drive RAID LED cable To let the DISK Access lamp on the front panel indicate the access states of the hard disk drives connected to the RAID controller connect the LED cable provided with the server to the LED connector on the mother board and the optional RAID controller Mother board LED connector Red Black To mother board To optional RAID controller...

Page 262: ...ller and the SCSI cable used for the connection is sold separately If the SCSI cable sold separately has the connector for terminating the SCSI connection make the termination setting of the 5 25 inch device invalid 5 25 inch device bay 3 5 inch device bay Optical disk drive Floppy disk drive Power supply Mother board IDE cable FDD cable SCSI cable Floppy disk drive SCSI controller LED connector S...

Page 263: ...he IDE device so that it does not conflict with any other IDE devices 5 25 inch device bay 3 5 inch device bay Optical disk drive Floppy disk drive Power supply Mother board First hard disk drive Second hard disk drive Third hard disk drive Fourth hard disk drive IDE cable FDD cable SATA cable Floppy disk drive IDE IDE device ...

Page 264: ...ion of USB Device Internal Connector Use the USB cable that comes with the device Optical disk drive Floppy disk drive Power supply Mother board IDE cable FDD cable USB cable USB device Floppy disk drive IDE Connector for internal USB device ...

Page 265: ...Cabling Diagrams 10 9 POWER CABLES An example of the power cable connection is shown in the figure below The server only uses the power cables shown here Optical disk drive P4 P5 P6 SATA P10 P11 P12 P13 P2 P3 P1 ...

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Page 267: ...0 max 5 25 inch file bay 2 slots An optical disk drive is factory installed 3 5 inch disk bay 1 slot Additional PCI slot 4 slots 1 slot for PCI Express x8 1 slot for PCI Express x4 connector x8 2 slots for 32bit 33MHz Standard SATA LSI Embedded MegaRAID RAID0 1 10 Disk array Option RAID controller Keyboard MINI DIN 6 pin connector 1 port Mouse MINI DIN 6 pin connector 1 port USB 4 pin Front 2 port...

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Page 269: ...es with the server contains the NEC ESMPRO utility NEC recommends that you should install the NEC ESMPRO for effective use of the reliability enhancement features of the server Floppy Disk The 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 270: ...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 271: ...ng system IMPORTANT Formatting a used floppy disk clears all the data contained in it if any Formatting a floppy disk from the DOS command line is not available with the server Use a formatted floppy disk to work with it on the DOS command line The format method depends on your operating system Refer to the manual that comes with your operating system for details Data backup Data backup is to copy...

Page 272: ...m its center to edge with a dry soft cloth slowly and gently Use the dedicated cleaner to clean the DVD CD ROM Do not use record spray cleaner benzene or thinner Keep the DVD CD ROM in the dedicated case when not in use Tape Media The following describes data handling with the DAT DLT or AIT optionally available for the server Saving your valuable data When you save your valuable data or programs ...

Page 273: ...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 274: ...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 275: ...ional device IRQ Peripheral Device Controller 0 System timer 1 Keyboard 2 Cascade connection 3 COM2 serial port 4 COM1 serial port 5 PCI 6 Floppy disk 7 Parallel port 8 Real time clock 9 Microsoft ACPI Compliant System 10 PCI 11 PCI 12 Mouse 13 Numeric processor 14 Primary IDE channel 15 Secondary IDE channel ...

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Page 277: ...lowing optional boards NOTE If you want to install the other boards by using a driver floppy disk OEM FD for Mass storage device except ones listed below see Installing with the OEM FD for Mass storage device and Installing Optional Mass Storage Driver of Parameter File Creator in Chapter 6 Controllers supporting installation of OS with Express Setup N8103 116 RAID controller 128 MB RAID0 1 N8103 ...

Page 278: ...re it by yourself Updating System If you modified the Windows system execute Update the System in Autorun Menu Re installing to the Hard Disk Drive which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk If you want to leave the existing partition when installing the system on the hard disk drive upgraded to Dynamic Disk note the following issue Do not select the partition that OS had been installed as the partit...

Page 279: ...s insufficient so set an enough size of the paging file with the entire system Regardless of the size of the mounted memory or the Write debugging information type of memory dump the maximum size of the dump file is The size of the mounted memory 1MB If you install any application program or the like add necessary space to the partition to install these programs For example if the mounted memory s...

Page 280: ...2003 X64 EDITIONS Preparations for Installation NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition CD ROM Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Service Pack 2 CD ROM User s Guide Getting Started Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER ...

Page 281: ...SSBUILDER use this procedure If Windows Server 2003 can be operated on NEC Express5800 Server you can use the other procedure described later Follow the steps below 1 Prepare one 3 5 inch floppy disk 2 Turn on your NEC Express5800 Server 3 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive of the server 4 Press the RESET switch or press Ctrl Alt and Delete to reboot the server You may a...

Page 282: ...below 1 Prepare one 3 5 inch floppy disk 2 Start the Operating System 3 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive of the server The Menu will appear 4 Click Create drive disk and select OEM Disk for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition NOTE You can do the same operation with the menu appeared by the Right click 5 Insert the floppy disk into the floppy disk drive according to the mes...

Page 283: ...s in either of the following states Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware configuration or Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver 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 m...

Page 284: ...elow is shown The driver you provided seems to be newer than the Windows default driver Windows already has a driver that you can use for Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards Windows 64 bit Unless the device manufacturer prefers that you use the driver on the floppy disk you should use the driver in Windows Continue performing tasks according to the subsequent messages that appear 10 When the following mes...

Page 285: ...f System update Be sure to install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition DISC 2 In this case note that the Windows Setup screen is not displayed 13 Insert Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition DISC 2 CD ROM into the optical disk drive Confirm the parameters and click OK 14 When the installation has completed remove Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition DISC 2 CD ROM from the o...

Page 286: ...tion in which you want to install the operating system when the following message appears The following list shows the existing partitions and unpartitioned space on this computer Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to select an item in the list Cannot 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 insta...

Page 287: ...d 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 sure you want to change this drive letter 8 Close the Computer Management Procedure for License Authentication Product Key used in the procedure for license aut...

Page 288: ... again when Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions CD ROM where ServicePack 2 is included is used and it is installed If you install Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions CD ROM which contains Service Pack 2 you do not have to apply Hotfix for Windows x64 or Hotfix for Windows Server 2003 KB921411 Go on the section of Updating the System Perform Updating the System and application of the Hotfix KB921411 IMPO...

Page 289: ...XPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive of the server 3 Click Start menu and Run and then execute the following command When Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions is used 006 win winnt w2k3amd qfe enu kb921411 exe 4 When the following message is displayed click Next After that follow the message to continue the process 5 When the following message is displayed make sure to click Finish to restart...

Page 290: ...ws CD ROM that contains Service Pack 2 to your system you do not have to apply Service pack 2 again 1 Log on to the system with the account that has administrative privilege e g administrator 2 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive of server The Menu will be displayed 3 Left click on Setup Windows and then click Update the system NOTE Right clicking on the Autorun Menu prod...

Page 291: ...System the following message may be shown but there is no impact to the operation Do not click cancel since it may be taken away after a few seconds 4 Click OK to restart the system 5 When the reboot is started remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD from the optical disk drive immediately ...

Page 292: ...w tab and then click OK Hide extensions for know file type Hide protected operating system files Recommended When the message You have chosen to display protected operating system files is displayed click Yes 4 Make sure of the files Open System drive WINDOWS system32 drivers directory and make sure usbhub sys and usbport sys are exists in the directory If you can not found them copy the files acc...

Page 293: ...tained in network driver Utilizing PROSet enables the following items Confirm detailed information of the adapter Diagnose loop back test packet transmission test and so on Setup of teaming Configuring several network adapters as one team provides the server a tolerant environment on any trouble and enhances throughput between the switches PROSet is necessary to utilize these features Follow the p...

Page 294: ...license agreement and click Next 6 Click Next 7 Choose I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next 8 Click Install 9 When InstallShield Wizard Completed window is displayed click Finished 10 Remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD from the optical disk drive restart the system ...

Page 295: ...can be connected to only Switching Hub When exchange the mother board or option network card make sure to remove the adapter team before exchanges and recreate the adapter team after exchange complete If you want to utilize AFT ALB feature follow the procedure below to setup 1 The Intel R PROSet dialog box appears The procedure in the case of the standard start menu Click Start menu point to Contr...

Page 296: ...ettings tab on TEAM xxx yy Properties 2 Click Modify Team 3 Point to the adapter Intel R PRO 1000 and click Set Primary or Set Secondary 4 Click OK 5 The setup will go back to EAM xxx yy Properties and the priority setting will display in list 6 Click OK 7 The setup will go back to Intel R PROSet for Wired Connections dialog box so click OK 8 Restart the system ...

Page 297: ...t installed 1 The Local Area Connection Properties dialog box appears The procedure in the case of the standard start menu 1 Click Start menu click Control Panel click Network Connections and click Local Area Connection The procedure in the case of the classic start menu 1 Click Start menu click Settings and click Network Connections The Network Connections dialog box appears 2 Right click Local A...

Page 298: ...rk Adapter list 2 Click the Link and specify the Speed and Duplex value the same as the value specified for HUB 3 Click Apply and click OK Also add or delete any protocols and services if necessary You can operate the process on the property dialog box for local area network which can be appeared from Network and Dial up Connection NOTE We recommend you to add Network Monitor at Adding Services Ne...

Page 299: ...Start Device Manager 2 Click Network adapters and double click Network Adapter Name Network Adapter Name Properties appears NOTE Intel R PRO 1000 is the name of On Board adapter All other names show the Optional Network Board 3 Click Driver tab and click Update Driver Hardware Update Wizard appears 4 Select the Install from a list or specific location Advanced radio button and click Next 5 Select ...

Page 300: ...u point to Programs Accessories and click Windows Explorer 3 Run setup exe in the following directory 006 win winnt w2k3amd video 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 5 Remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD from the optical disk drive restart the system Installing SCSI Controller Driver N...

Page 301: ...dows Server 2003 x64 Editions must be activated before you can use Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Windows activation process is as follows 1 Click Run on Start menu Type as follows in the Open box and click OK oobe msoobe a 2 When the screen as follows is displayed click Next ...

Page 302: ...x64 Editions The following screen is displayed 3 Process Windows activation according to the following message SETTING FOR COLLECTING MEMORY DUMP DEBUG INFORMATION Set for collecting memory dump using the procedure described in Chapter 5 ...

Page 303: ...ing optional boards NOTE If you want to install the other boards by using a driver floppy disk OEM FD for Mass storage device except ones listed below see Installing with the OEM FD for Mass storage device and Installing Optional Mass Storage Driver of Parameter File Creator in Chapter 6 Controllers supporting installation of OS with Express Setup N8103 116 RAID controller 128 MB RAID0 1 N8103 117...

Page 304: ...vice Pack You can install the Service Pack on the server When the Service Pack is not attached to your system prepare it by yourself When installing Windows Server 2003 R2 it is not necessary to apply Service Pack 1 Updating System If you modified the Windows system execute Update the System in Autorun Menu Re installing to the Hard Disk Drive which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk If you want to...

Page 305: ...erver 2003 R2 The in place upgrade from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2003 R2 is not recommended because it may overwrite any files or registries and cause unexpected impact to the system or the applications If you install Windows Server 2003 R2 backup user data referring Windows Server 2003 Clean Installation and reinstall Windows Server 2003 R2 NOTE in place upgrade is to perform overwri...

Page 306: ...t so set an enough size of the paging file with the entire system The maximum paging file size which can be set on one partition is 4095MB If the above paging file size exceeds 4095MB specify 4095MB for the paging file size The maximum dump file size for the system with more than 2GB memory mounted is 2048MB 12MB If you install any application program or the like add necessary space to the partiti...

Page 307: ...tions for Installation NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition CD ROM Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition CD ROM Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 CD ROM User s Guide Getting Started Windows Server 2003 OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER ...

Page 308: ...ows Server 2003 or Windows can be operated on NEC Express5800 Server you can use the other procedure described later Follow the steps below 1 Prepare one 3 5 inch floppy disk 2 Turn on your NEC Express5800 Server 3 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive of the server 4 Press the RESET switch or press Ctrl Alt and Delete to reboot the server You may also turn off and then on ...

Page 309: ...elow 1 Prepare one 3 5 inch floppy disk 2 Start the Operating System 3 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive of the server The Menu will appear 4 Click Create drive disk and select OEM Disk for Windows Server 2003 NOTE You can do the same operation with the menu appeared by the Right click 5 Insert the floppy disk into the floppy disk drive according to the message Windows ...

Page 310: ...ng states Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware configuration or Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver 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 mass storage devices i...

Page 311: ...than the Windows default driver Windows already has a driver that you can use for Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Card Windows 32 bit Unless the device manufacturer prefers that you use the driver on the floppy disk you should use the driver in Windows 10 If you utilize N8103 95 select the Adaptec Ultra160 SCSI Cards Win Server 2003 and press Enter IMPORTANT If you utilize N8103 95 press S to proceed when t...

Page 312: ...system IMPORTANT In this case the Windows Setup screen may not be displayed Be sure to install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 DISC 2 according to the following procedures You can install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 DISC 2 after the application of System update Be sure to install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 DISC 2 In this case note that the Windows Setup screen is not displayed 14 Inser...

Page 313: ... 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 314: ... 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 315: ...tion again following the procedure described in this manual 4 The drive letter of the re installed system may differ from the one of the previous system If you need to modify the drive letter modify it according to the Procedure for Modifying the Drive Letter Procedure for Modifying the Drive Letter Be careful that the drive letter of the system or boot volume cannot modify with the following proc...

Page 316: ...nfiguration Recovered the system using recovery process The system update brings the correction program provided by Microsoft to be applied to reinforce the system security The system update is recommended Service Pack 2 need not be applied again when Windows Server 2003 CD ROM which Service Pack 2 is included is used and it is installed Go on the section of Updating the System Perform Updating th...

Page 317: ...rive of the server 3 Click Start menu and Run and then execute the following command When the English version of Windows Server 2003 R2 is used 006 win winnt dotnet qfe enu kb921411 exe When the Simplified Chinese version of Windows Server 2003 R2 is used 006 win winnt dotnet qfe chs kb921411 exe When the French version of Windows Server 2003 R2 is used 006 win winnt dotnet qfe fra kb921411 exe 4 ...

Page 318: ...E 16 Installing Windows Server 2003 5 When the following message is displayed make sure to click Finish to restart the system With that application process of the Hotfix KB921411 is finished ...

Page 319: ... 2 to your system you do not have to apply Service pack 2 again 1 Log on to the system with the account that has administrative privilege e g administrator 2 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive of server The Windows Autorun Menu will be displayed 3 Left click on Setup Windows and then click Update the system NOTE Right clicking on the Windows Autorun Menu produces the sam...

Page 320: ... the following message may be shown but there is no impact to the operation Do not click cancel since it may be taken away after a few seconds 4 Click OK to restart the system 5 When the reboot is started Remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD from the optical disk drive immediately ...

Page 321: ...tab and then click OK Hide extensions for know file type Hide protected operating system files Recommended When the message You have chosen to display protected operating system files is displayed click Yes 4 Make sure of the files Open System drive WINDOWS system32 drivers directory and make sure usbhub sys and usbport sys are exists in the directory If you can not found them copy the files accor...

Page 322: ...PROSet is necessary to utilize these features Follow the procedure below to install PROSet 1 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive If the autorun menu is displayed close menu screen 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 St...

Page 323: ... pop up menu 2 Click Configure The property dialog box for network adapter appears 3 Click the Advanced and specify the Link Speed Duplex value the same as the value specified for HUB 4 Click OK on the property dialog box for network adapter When PROSet is installed 1 The Intel R PROSet dialog box appears The procedure in the case of the standard start menu Click Start menu point to Control Panel ...

Page 324: ...tive Load Balancing ALB See Chapter 5 Adapter Fault Tolerance AFT Adaptive Load Balancing ALB for reset the Adapter Fault Tolerance AFT Adaptive Load Balancing ALB Graphics Accelerator Driver If you utilize standard graphics accelerator drivers update your system with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD attached to your system Standard graphics accelerator drivers will be installed automatically Please follow ...

Page 325: ...The SCSI controller driver will be installed automatically About Windows Activation Windows Server 2003 must be activated before you can use Windows Server 2003 Windows activation process is as follows NOTE When you use Windows Server 2003 R2 activation process is not needed 1 Click Run on Start menu Type as follows in the Open box and click OK oobe msoobe a 2 When the screen as follows is display...

Page 326: ...r 2003 The following screen is displayed 3 Process Windows activation according to the following message SETTING FOR COLLECTING MEMORY DUMP DEBUG INFORMATION Set for collecting memory dump using the procedure described in Chapter 5 ...

Page 327: ...utorun menu appears close the menu 3 Copy the below files of EXPRESSBUILDER to a hard disk by using Explorer root folder 006 copy version xml ar_menu copy this sub folder doc copy this sub folder win copy this sub folder 4 Delete the ar_menu autorun_menu xml on the hard disk and rename the ar_menu autorun_en xml on the hard disk to the autorun_menu xml 5 Copy the above files folders to a CD R Matc...

Page 328: ...F 2 Using a Client Computer Which Has a CD Drive This page is intentionally left blank ...

Page 329: ...1 Size Serial No Date Installed 2 Size Serial No Date Installed 3 Size Serial No Date Installed 4 Size Serial No Date Installed Monitor Type Model name Serial No Date Installed Hard Disk Drive 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 Serial No Capacity Date I...

Page 330: ... Type number Date Installed PCI Slot 1 Model name Serial No Date Installed PCI Slot 2 Model name Serial No Date Installed PCI Slot 3 Model name Serial No Date Installed PCI Slot 4 Model name Serial No Date Installed Printer Model name Serial No Manufacturer Date Installed External Peripheral Device 1 Model name Serial No Manufacturer Date Installed External Peripheral Device 2 Model name Serial No...

Page 331: ...ble G 3 Software Firmware version OS Name Version Application of RUR media Apply Name Version File system FAT HPFS NTFS Others Bundled software installed Licensed software installed Application running when a failure occurred Remarks ...

Page 332: ...G 4 Product Configuration Record Table This page is intentionally left blank ...

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