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N8100-1429F/1430F/1431F/1450F

NEC Express5800/110Ri-1

User's Guide

1st Edition

5-2008

ONL-510_005_02-110Ri1-100-99-0805

Summary of Contents for Express5800/110Ri-1

Page 1: ...N8100 1429F 1430F 1431F 1450F NEC Express5800 110Ri 1 User s Guide 1st Edition 5 2008 ONL 510_005_02 110Ri1 100 99 0805 ...

Page 2: ...he 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 ...

Page 3: ...y 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 prohi...

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: ...icular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet...

Page 6: ... 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 system Windows 2000 stands ...

Page 7: ...are 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 NOTE This guide contains procedures to use a floppy disk however your server is not equipped with factory installed floppy disk drive Use an optional USB floppy disk drive ...

Page 8: ...ter 4 Configuring Your Server tells you how to configure the system and provides instructions for running the BIOS SETUP Utility and the RAID Configuration utility which is used to configure RAID System 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 Chap...

Page 9: ...ation 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 the packing list to make sure that you have e...

Page 10: ...d Party 1 14 Disposal and Consumables 1 15 User Support 1 16 Chapter 2 General Description 2 1 Overview 2 2 System Chassis 2 3 Front View 2 3 Rear View 2 5 Internal View 2 6 Mother Board Backplane Board 2 8 Standard Features 2 9 Peripheral Bays 2 10 Remote Power On Feature Wake On LAN 2 10 AC LINK Feature 2 10 Security 2 10 NEC EXPRESSBUILDER 2 11 NEC ESMPRO 2 11 Maintenance Tools 2 12 System Diag...

Page 11: ...troller 4 32 Setup Utility 4 34 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility and Universal RAID Utility 4 47 Configuring Mother Board Jumpers 4 50 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 Installing and Setting Device Drivers 5 19 ...

Page 12: ...versal RAID Utility via Network 6 21 Easy Configuration 6 21 Chapter 7 Maintenance 7 1 Making Backup Copies 7 1 Cleaning 7 2 Cleaning the Server 7 3 Cleaning the Interior 7 4 Cleaning the Keyboard Mouse 7 5 Cleaning Disc 7 6 System Diagnostics 7 7 Test Items 7 7 Startup and Exit of System Diagnostics 7 8 Relocating Storing The Server 7 11 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting 8 1 System Viewers 8 2 LED 8 3 PO...

Page 13: ...ce Tools 8 35 Starting Maintenance Tools 8 35 Function of Maintenance Tools 8 37 Maintenance Tools with Remote Console 8 39 Resetting the Server 8 41 Forced Shutdown 8 42 Chapter 9 Upgrading Your Server 9 1 Safety Notes 9 2 Static Precautions 9 3 Preparing for Installation and Removal 9 4 Front Bezel 9 5 Top Cover 9 7 Device Installation or Removal Procedure 9 9 Hard Disk Drive 9 9 Internal USB Fl...

Page 14: ...T Adaptive Load Balancing ALB D 21 Graphics Accelerator Driver D 22 Installing SCSI Controller Driver N8103 75 107 D 23 SCSI Controller Driver N8103 95 D 23 Installing SAS Controller Driver N8103 104 D 23 About Windows Activation D 24 Setting for Collecting Memory Dump Debug Information D 26 Appendix E Installing Windows Server 2003 E 1 BEFORE INSTALLING WINDOWS SERVER 2003 E 1 Optional Board Supp...

Page 15: ...5 107 E 22 Installing SAS Controller Driver N8103 104 E 22 About Windows Activation E 23 Available Switch Options for Windows Server 2003 Boot ini File E 25 Setting for Collecting Memory Dump Debug Information E 26 Appendix F Using a Client Computer Which Has a CD Drive F 1 Appendix G Product Configuration Record Table G 1 Hardware G 1 Software G 3 ...

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

Page 18: ...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 Attached to the bottom of the chassis ...

Page 19: ...s away from the server Do not insert needles or metal objects into ventilation holes in the server or openings in the optical disk drive Doing so may cause an electric shock Always install the server on a rack conforming to the relevant standard Install the server on a rack confirming to the EIA standard for the server to be used Do not use the server with installed on any other rack than standard...

Page 20: ...reign matter e g pins or paper clips enter the server Failure to follow this warning may cause an electric shock a fire or a failure of the server When such things accidentally enter the server immediately turn off the power and disconnect the power plug from the outlet Do not disassemble the server Contact your service representative ...

Page 21: ...d trays for the rack Failure to follow this instruction may cause some parts to fall to be broken and or to result in personal injury Insert hinges completely When installing the rack door make sure that hinge pins at top and bottom of the door are completely inserted into the rack Failure to follow this instruction may cause the door to fall to be broken and or to result in personal injury Do not...

Page 22: ...ifications of your server may heat up the cord and cause a fire Do not connect the power cord to an outlet that has an illegal number of connections The electric current exceeding the rated flow overheats the outlet which may cause a fire Do not pull the cable when disconnecting it When disconnecting the cable from the device hold the cable connector and pull it straight out Pulling the cable out ...

Page 23: ... the power cord Do not place any object on the power cord Do not bundle power cords Do not alter modify or repair the power cord Do not secure the power cord with staples or equivalents Do not use any damaged power cord Replace a damaged power cord with a new one of the same specifications Ask your service representative for replacement Do not use the attached power cord for any other devices or u...

Page 24: ...ion not to drop the server Firmly hold the bottom of the server when installing it in the rack The rack mount bracket has no stopper or lock mechanism to prevent the server from falling down Failure to follow this instruction may cause personal injury Do not leave the device being pulled out from the rack Do not work with the server with the device being pulled out from the rack The rack mount bra...

Page 25: ...e cable or connector may cause an electric shock or a fire resulted from a short circuit Do not use any unauthorized interface cable Use only interface cables provided by NEC and locate a proper device and connector before connecting a cable Using an authorized cable or connecting a cable to an improper destination may cause a short circuit resulting in a fire Also observe the following notes on u...

Page 26: ...uching any internal device of the server with its power cord connected to a power source may cause an electric shock even of the server is off powered Disconnect the power plug from the outlet occasionally and clean the plug with a dry cloth Heat will be generated if condensation is formed on a dusty plug which may cause a fire CAUTION Avoid installation in extreme temperature conditions Immediate...

Page 27: ... Do not leave the server with its tray of optical disk drive ejected Dust may enter the server through openings and cause malfunctions of the server Any person may also bump it and get injured Do not pull out or remove the server from the rack unnecessarily Do not pull out or remove the server from the rack unnecessarily Pulling out or removing the server from the rack may cause not only the serve...

Page 28: ...finger that is connected to the LAN port Disconnect the connector pushing the catch with a standard screwdriver At this time be very careful for the screwdriver not to damage the LAN port or other ports Check and adjust the system clock before the operation if any of the following conditions is applicable After carriage of device After storage of device After the device is entered into the pause s...

Page 29: ...malfunctions of the server NEC recommends you use NEC s genuine products Some third party products claim that they support the server However repair of the server due to a failure or damage resulted from use of such third party products will be charged Do not use a cellular phone or pager around the server Turn off the cellular phone or pager Radio interference may cause malfunctions of the server...

Page 30: ...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 31: ...server contains some components that are only good for a limited period of time and require replacement such as fans internal batteries the internal optical 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 ...

Page 32: ...the description If it does take the recommended measure for it 3 Check if the software required for operation of the server is properly installed If the server still appears to fail after you have taken the above actions consult with your service representative immediately Take notes on LED indications of the server and alarm indications on the display unit before consultation which may provide a ...

Page 33: ... 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...

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Page 35: ...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 36: ...ication requirements increase you can expand your server with an additional memory add in boards and peripheral devices tape devices optical disk drive and hard disk drives The server features the following major components A high performance Quad Core Dual Core Intel Xeon processor or Intel Pentium Dual core processor Up to 8GB of memory using 2GB DIMMs Minimum configuration is 512MB of memory Du...

Page 37: ...HASSIS Names and functions of the components are shown below Front View 1 2 3 5 1 6 4 5 2 7 1 2 8 9 3 5 1 6 10 11 12 4 5 2 7 13 14 1 14 2 14 3 15 1 15 2 15 3 16 1 17 16 2 17 16 3 17 With front bezel installed With front bezel removed ...

Page 38: ...switch Press the UID switch to turn on off the UID LED Pressing the switch once turns on the LED Pressing it again turns it off 12 POWER switch The POWER switch is used to turn the power of the server ON OFF If you press this switch once the power is turned on with the POWER LED going on green If you press the switch again the power is turned off with the LED going off Keep pressing the switch for...

Page 39: ...er 2 indicates connector 2 8 1000 100 10 LED This LED indicates the transfer rate of LAN port 9 Keyboard connector The connector is used to connect a PS 2 keyboard 10 Monitor connector The connector is used to connect a display unit 11 UID Unit ID switch UID LED blue Press the UID switch to turn on off the UID LEDs on the front and rear panels of the server The LED blinks when software issues a co...

Page 40: ...ast digit number indicates the drive bay number Hard disk drive is optional 4 Floppy disk drive option 5 Backplane board 6 Cooling fan The last digit number indicates the fan number 7 Power supply unit 8 DIMM 9 Heat sink 10 Air duct 11 PCI riser card 12 Mother board 1 2 3 1 3 2 3 3 4 5 6 3 6 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 6 7 6 9 6 11 ...

Page 41: ... indicates the drive bay number Hard disk drive is optional 4 Floppy disk drive option 5 Backplane board 6 Cooling fan The last digit number indicates the fan number 7 Power supply unit 8 DIMM 9 Heat sink 10 Air duct 11 PCI riser card 12 Mother board 1 2 3 1 3 2 3 3 4 5 6 3 6 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 6 7 6 9 6 11 6 4 6 6 6 12 6 8 6 10 ...

Page 42: ...10 Processor socket 11 IDE connector J14 J16 J18 J20 1 2 3 J14 J16 J18 J20 1 2 3 12 Password clear jumper switch 4 2 Hard disk drive configuration jumper 13 Front panel board connector SATA HDD LED SAS HDD LED 14 SGPIO1 connector 15 USB connector 16 USB connector for internal option 4 3 RAID configuration jumper 17 Serial port B COM B connector Non RAID SW RAID DAC board 18 CMOS configuration jump...

Page 43: ... IPMI v2 0 compliant Baseboard Management Controller BMC High reliability Easy and Fine Setup NEC EXPRESSBUILDER system setup utility SETUP BIOS setup utility Parameter File Creator Self diagnosis Memory monitoring feature error correction error detection Memory x4 x8 SDDC feature Bus parity error detection Temperature detection Error notification Cooling fan monitoring feature Voltage monitoring ...

Page 44: ...on feature is not available in the following cases Press the POWER switch once to start the OS and turn off the server in an appropriate procedure Abnormal previous system shut down No power supply to the server due 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 s...

Page 45: ...es 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 NEC DianaScope and so on You can install the applications for Windows from Windows Autorun Menu See Chapter 6 To read the online documents You can refer to the online documents from Windows Autorun Menu See Chapter 6 These ...

Page 46: ... of power supply unit Monitoring of hard disk drives Generation of SEL system event log at occurrence of hardware failure Monitoring of the system management watchdog 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 ...

Page 47: ...accessing to the optical disk drive first remove the front bezel IMPORTANT The front bezel can be opened only when you unlock it by using the attached security key 1 Insert the attached security key into the key slot and turn the key to the front bezel side with it pressed lightly to release the lock 2 Hold the right end of the front bezel lightly to pull it toward you 2 1 3 Slide the front bezel ...

Page 48: ... 14 General Description To install the front bezel latch the tab at the left side of the front bezel on the server frame After the installation lock the front bezel by using the key for security 2 1 Tabs ...

Page 49: ...h on the front of the computer chassis The POWER LED 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 until characters appear on the screen POWER switch POWER LED ...

Page 50: ...results Check messages that POST displays when you use the NEC Express server for the first time the server appears to fail the server beeps for many times between power on and OS start up an error message appears on the display unit POST Execution Flow The following describes the progress of POST in the chronological order IMPORTANT Do not make key entries or perform mouse operations while POST i...

Page 51: ...ver This message appears at bottom left on the screen Press F2 to enter SETUP or Press F12 to boot from Network Launch the BIOS setup utility when you need to change the settings to meet the requirements for the server As long as the above message is not displayed with an error message you don t have to launch the utility Ignore the message POST will automatically proceed To launch the BIOS setup ...

Page 52: ...6 If you set a password entry using the BIOS setup utility the password entry screen appears upon successful completion of POST IMPORTANT Do not set a password before installing an OS 7 The OS starts when POST completes POST Error Messages When POST detects an error it displays an error message on the display unit screen or emits beep code See Chapter 8 for POST error codes IMPORTANT Take a note o...

Page 53: ... state that hardly consumes electric power if the ACPI compliant operating system is installed in your system Select Standby from OS shutdown menu or press the POWER switch if the standby state is enabled for POWER switch The POWER LED blinks In the power saving mode the server retains the memory data and the status of the previous operations To resume the original state press the POWER switch aga...

Page 54: ...witch is pressed It goes off when the switch is pressed again The UID LED blinks upon reception of command from software Maintenance from the rear of the rack has to be carried out in a dark narrow space The interface cable of a server or power supply unit in normal state may be disconnected by accident in this situation To prevent this problem you should start maintenance after confirming the tar...

Page 55: ...1 11 for details Do not leave the tray ejected from the optical disk drive Set a disc on the optical disk drive in the following procedure 1 Confirm that the power of the server is on with the POWER LED being lit before setting the disc on the optical disk drive 2 Press the Eject button on the front of the optical disk drive The tray comes out a little 3 Hold the tray lightly and pull it out towar...

Page 56: ...h fingers of another hand to make the hole of the disc fit to the rotor at the center of the tray 6 Push the front of the tray lightly to retract it into the drive IMPORTANT If a noisy sound in driving the optical disk drive occurs after setting a disc set it again correctly Rotor Press this part of disc ...

Page 57: ...1 2 mm in diameter and 100 mm in length a straightened large paper clip will make a substitute into the emergency hole on the right front of the 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 disc contact your service representative 3 Hold the tray and pu...

Page 58: ...ts printed 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...

Page 59: ...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 60: ...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 61: ...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 62: ...he ground line to a gas pipe 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 11 for details Do not carry or install the server only by a single person Do not install the server where the load may be concentrated on a specific point Do not install any component on the serv...

Page 63: ...ce generating intense magnetic field such as a TV radio broadcast communication antenna power transmission wire and electromagnetic crane is placed If unavoidable contact your service representative to request proper shield construction Place where the power cord of the server must be connected to an AC outlet that shares the outlet of another device with large power consumption Place near equipme...

Page 64: ... details Do not use any rack which does not conform to the relevant standard Always use the server in the specified place 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 11 for details Do not install remove the server in from the rack only by a single person Do not instal...

Page 65: ...erver in the rack Preparation for installation When shipped from factory the left and right slide rails are fixed with tapes at the front and side faces to prevent from falling off during transportation Peel off the tape before you install the server in the rack Removing rail assemblies 1 Remove the sliding rails from left and right sides of the server Tape ...

Page 66: ...d Pull the release levers on the left and right sides of the server toward direction indicated by an arrow white in the figure and remove them from the server while unlocking it 4 Only the inner rails remain screwed to the server when the rail assemblies have been removed Press this button to unlock the server Pull the release lever toward the direction shown by the arrow white to remove the rail ...

Page 67: ...removed rail assemblies toward the direction indicated by an arrow in the figure to restore the original position IMPORTANT The removed rail assemblies are to be installed on the inner rails later Be very careful not to get your finger caught in the levers or rails ...

Page 68: ...the right side front of the rack Install the rail assemblies to the right side rear and left side front and rear of the rack in the same procedure Make sure that the rail assembly is installed at the same level as the other slide rail assembly already installed NOTES There may be some backlashes in the front and rear however it is not a deficiency Make sure that the rail assembly is surely locked ...

Page 69: ...s may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages 1 3 to 1 11 for details Do not lift the server only by a single person Do not pinch your finger with mechanical components 1 Pull out the sliding rails of the right and left rail assemblies until they are locked NOTE Make sure that the sliding rails are surely locked by the stopper Stopper ...

Page 70: ...server into the rail assemblies that are installed on the rack and then slowly push the server into the rack If the server is locked on its way into the rack slowly push it in while pressing the release levers blue on the right and left sides of the server When the server is completely pushed into the rack the server is locked Rail assembly Inner rail at server side Release lever blue ...

Page 71: ...ion is incomplete either of rails may not go further on its way In such a case pull out the server completely until it is locked Then push the server in while unlocking the right and left sides of it 3 Make sure that the sliding rails move smoothly by pulling the server out of the rack and pushing it in several times NOTES To install the server in the location adjacent to the other device pay atte...

Page 72: ...3 14 Setting Up Your Server Installing Front Bezel Install the front bezel while engaging its left tab with the chassis frame as shown in the figure below 2 1 Tab ...

Page 73: ... with mechanical components Do not apply any load on the server being pulled out from the rack Do not pull out a device from the rack if the rack is unstable Do not leave more than one device being pulled out from the rack Do not pull out the server from the rack while it is operating 1 Make sure that the server is off powered and disconnect the power cords and all the interface cables from the se...

Page 74: ...ck IMPORTANT Do not apply any load on the server pulled out from the rack Doing so may cause personal injury if the server drops 6 Firmly hold the server and take it out from the rack IMPORTANT Pull out the server slowly holding the bottom of the server by at least two persons Do not apply any load on the server pulled out from the rack Doing so may cause personal injury if the server drops Be ver...

Page 75: ...Setting Up Your Server 3 17 7 To remove the rail assembly pull out the rail toward you while pushing the lever Lever ...

Page 76: ...tions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may result in death or serious personal injury See pages 1 3 to 1 11 for details Do not hold the power plug with a wet hand Do not connect the ground wire to a gas pipe 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 pa...

Page 77: ...e Keyboard Mouse Display unit Network system on LAN connected via a hub for Management LAN Device with the serial interface Finally connect the provided power cord to the receptacle USB device USB device USB device REAR FRONT Network system on LAN connected via a hub ...

Page 78: ...ot connect the serial ports with the telephone line directly If an additional LAN device is installed in PCI slot it is hard to push the catch of the connector with your finger that is connected to the LAN port Disconnect the connector pushing the catch with a standard screwdriver At this time be very careful for the screwdriver not to damage the LAN port or other ports Do not connect any devices ...

Page 79: ... 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 11 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 a...

Page 80: ...d from the server to a UPS change the BIOS setup of the server to link with power supply from the UPS Change a parameter for AC LINK under the Server menu of the BIOS SETUP utility See Chapter 4 for details N8142 23A Option slot Reset button for overload prevention Outlet socket Computer interface port COM Voltage sensitivity setting button Input connector NEMAL5 15P Connector for TVSS device Comp...

Page 81: ...rver with no optional devices installed besides the graphic board install a desired OS to the server Pressing the POWER switch at the front of the server turns on the server 1 Make sure that the floppy disk drive contains no floppy disk 2 Power on the video display and any other external devices NOTE If the power cord is connected to the power control unit such as the UPS turn on the power control...

Page 82: ...ogo is displayed to diagnose the system hardware See POST described later for details Upon completion of POST the OS starts NOTE When the POST detects any error it displays an error message and its measure on the display unit See Chapter 8 for details of POST error message ...

Page 83: ...ms To install the other operating system listed above contact your service representative IMPORTANT Before installing the operating system adjust the system date and time by using the BIOS setup utility SETUP See the next chapter for detail INSTALLING UTILITIES Install the utilities that come with the server See Chapter 6 for details ...

Page 84: ...g 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 disk drive 7 S...

Page 85: ...ystem configuration parameters This utility is pre installed in the flash memory of the server and ready to run The server is configured with the correct parameters using the SETUP utility and shipped in the best conditions Thus you don t need to use the SETUP utility in most cases However you might wish to use the SETUP utility in the cases described below IMPORTANT The SETUP utility is intended ...

Page 86: ...ou have previously set a password with the SETUP utility the password entry screen appears Enter the password Enter password Up to three password entries will be accepted If you fail to enter the password correctly for three consecutive times the server halts You can no longer proceed Power off the server NOTE The server is provided with two levels of password Supervisor and User With the Supervis...

Page 87: ...Selects the Main Advanced Security Server Boot or Exit menu and Changes the value parameter of the selected item When a submenu option an option preceded by is selected these keys are disabled Enter Press Enter to select determine parameters Esc Exit SETUP and return to the previous screen F9 Sets the parameter of the currently displayed item back to the factory set parameter F10 Save and exit the...

Page 88: ...n off the server Select Server AC LINK Last State To keep the server off powered even when power is supplied from the UPS Select Server AC LINK Stay Off Boot To change the boot order of devices connected to the server Select Boot and specify the boot order To display POST check results Select Advanced Boot time Diagnostic Screen Enabled You can also press Esc while the NEC log is on the screen to ...

Page 89: ...lowing figure To clear the memory DIMM board error information Select Advanced Memory Configuration Memory Retest Yes and reboot CPU To check the installed CPU status Select Main Processor Settings and check the status indications The on screen CPU numbers and socket locations on the mother board are associated as shown in the above figure To clear the CPU error information Select Main Processor S...

Page 90: ...d enter a password Set Supervisor password first then User password External Devices To setup I O ports Select Advanced Peripheral Configuration and set up each I O port Internal Devices To configure the internal PCI device Select Advanced PCI Configuration and setup each devices To install the RAID controller Select Advanced PCI Configuration PCI Slot n Option ROM Enabled n PCI slot number To cle...

Page 91: ... exit from SETUP Select Exit Exit Discarding Changes To discard changes to the current configuration data Select Exit Discard Changes To load the default setup Select Exit Load Setup Defaults To save the current configuration data Select Exit Save Changes To save the current configuration data as Custom Defaults Select Exit Save Custom Defaults To load the Custom Defaults Select Exit Load Custom D...

Page 92: ...ons The SETUP utility has the following six major menus Main Advanced Security Server Boot Exit To set minute functions select a submenu from the above menus The following describes available functions and parameters as well as the factory set for each menu ...

Page 93: ...bmenu The settings of some items may be changed However leave the items as they are at the shipment Processor Settings Select submenu Shows the processor settings submenu Language English Français Deutsch Español Italiano Select which language BIOS displays Factory set IMPORTANT Check and adjust the system clock before the operation if any of the following conditions is applicable After carriage o...

Page 94: ... 1 L2 Cache Displays L2 cache size for processor 1 Execute Disable Bit Enabled Disabled Enables or disables the feature Displayed only when the CPU supports Execute Disable Bit Intel SpeedStep R Technology Enabled Disabled Enables or disables the Intel R SpeedStep technology Displayed only when the CPU supports Execute Disable Bit C1 Enhanced Mode Enabled Disabled Enables or disables the C1 Enhanc...

Page 95: ...tem configuration data at the next boot Automatically reset to No in the next boot NumLock On Off Specify whether the numlock is enabled or disabled on booting Memory Processor Error Boot Halt If Halt is selected the boot is stopped when POST detected a processor or memory error Factory set IMPORTANT Be sure to take a note of boot priority before selecting Yes for Reset Configuration Data because ...

Page 96: ...indicates the system is forcibly started with memory error view only DIMM Group 1 DIMM sockets 1 DIMM Group 2 DIMM sockets 2 DIMM Group 3 DIMM sockets 3 DIMM Group 4 DIMM sockets 4 Memory Retest Yes No Causes BIOS to retest all memory on the next boot Automatically reset to No at the next boot Extended RAM Step 1MB 1KB Every location Disabled 1MB indicates that the memory test is done in the unit ...

Page 97: ...ing the PCI card must be set to Disabled Onboard LAN 1 2 submenu Option Parameter Description Your Setting LAN Controller 1 2 Disabled Enabled Enables or disables onboard LAN controller Option ROM Scan Disabled Enabled Enables or disables an option ROM of onboard LAN controller Factory set Onboard Video Controller submenu Option Parameter Description Your Setting VGA Controller Disabled Enabled En...

Page 98: ...Selects the USB controller is enabled or disabled USB 2 0 Controller Disabled Enabled Selects the USB 2 0 controller is enabled or disabled Parallel ATA Disabled Enabled Selects parallel ATA controller on mother board is enabled or disabled Serial ATA Disabled Enabled Selects whether the serial ATA controller on mother board is enabled or disabled Native Mode Operation AUTO Serial ATA SATA Control...

Page 99: ...cify 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 Factory set IMPORTANT If the AC power is turned off while the Wake On Ring feature is enabled this feature is disabled at the next system boot after AC power on You need to press the ...

Page 100: ...s Press Enter to display the supervisor password entry screen This password enables all the SETUP menus to be accessed This setting can be done only on login with the password input of Supervisor at start of SETUP 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 opti...

Page 101: ...Submenu Option Parameter Description Your Setting TPM Support Disabled Enabled Disables or enables TPM feature Current TPM State Displays the current TPM state Change TPM State No Change Enabled Activate Deactivate Disable Clear Changes TPM state Factory set ...

Page 102: ...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 103: ...cessing at the occurrence of timeout during boot monitoring If Retry 3 times is selected the system is reset after the occurrence of timeout and OS boot is retried up to three times If Always Reset is selected the system is reset after the occurrence of timeout and OS boot is retried repeatedly Thermal Sensor Disabled Enabled Specify whether to enable or disable the thermal sensor monitoring funct...

Page 104: ...ptible Power Supply select Server AC LINK Power On The table below shows the operation when the AC power to the server is turn off once and then on again depending on the setting of AC LINK Setting of AC LINK System status before AC power off Stay Off Last State Power On Operating Off On On Aborting DC power being off also Off Off On Forced shutdown Off Off On Press the power switch continuously f...

Page 105: ...umber of the chassis View only Chassis Serial Number Displays the serial number of the chassis View only Onboard LAN1 MAC Address Displays the MAC address of the onboard LAN port 1 View only Onboard LAN2 MAC Address Displays the MAC address of the onboard LAN port 2 View only Management LAN MAC Address Displays the MAC address of the management LAN port View only BMC Device ID Displays BMC device ...

Page 106: ...rate used for the interface with the remote console connected 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 Disabled Enabled Specify whether to continue console redirection feature after completion of POST Remote Console Reset Disabled Enabled Specify whether to en...

Page 107: ... HTTP Port Number 80 Specify the TCP port number which the management LAN uses for HTTP communication HTTPS Disabled Enabled Set to Enabled to use HTTPS communication for Web interface HTTPS Port Number 443 Specify the TCP port number which the management LAN uses for HTTPS communication Command Line Interface Telnet Disabled Enabled Set to Enabled to use Telnet communication as a command line int...

Page 108: ...backup copy of setting information of NEC DianaScope NOTE Executing Save Custom Defaults Load Custom Defaults of BIOS SETUP does not save the settings you have made in BMC LAN Configuration menu Event Log Configuration Submenu Option Parameter Description Your Setting Clear All Event Logs Enter Press Enter and select Yes to clear the system event log Factory set System Event Log Submenu If you sel...

Page 109: ...ion on the device in the relevant indication To boot the server from a desired device the device must be registered as a boot device Up to eight boot devices can be registered 2 Pressing X after selecting a device allows the selected device to be registered as a boot device or deleted from the registration With eight boot devices being registered any other device cannot be registered as a boot dev...

Page 110: ... be terminated with storage of the modified information Then the server automatically reboots the system Load Setup Defaults Select this item to return all the values of SETUP to the default values Selecting Load Setup Defaults causes the confirmation screen to appear Select Yes to return the values to the default values Select No to return to the Exit menu screen Load Custom Defaults Select this ...

Page 111: ...D to 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 Operating system recognizes these logical drives as if...

Page 112: ... table below Number of required HDDs RAID level Min Max RAID 0 1 3 RAID 1 2 2 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 Controller LSI...

Page 113: ... RAID Controller DG0 108 GB VD1 3 16 GB VD1 2 16 GB VD1 1 16 GB VD0 1 20GB VD0 2 20GB VD0 3 20GB VD0 RAID5 40 GB VD1 RAID5 32 GB Parity The parity means redundant data A single set of redundant data is created from the data saved in more than one HDD The created redundant data is used for data recovery when a HDD is defected Hot Swap The hot swap enables a HDD to be removed or replaced under syste...

Page 114: ...e below lists the characteristics of the RAID levels Level Function Redundancy Characteristics RAID0 Striping No Data read write at the highest rate Largest capacity Capacity capacity of single HDD number of HDDs RAID1 Mirroring Yes Two HDDs required Capacity capacity of single HDD ...

Page 115: ...DD is defected the data saved in the HDD cannot be recovered RAID Controller HDD 1 HDD 2 Stripe 1 HDD 3 Stripe 4 Stripe 2 Stripe 5 Stripe 3 Stripe 6 RAID1 In the RAID1 level data saved in a HDD is written to another HDD without change The mode is called mirroring When data is written onto a single HDD the same data is written onto another HDD If either of the HDDs is defected the other HDD contain...

Page 116: ...jumper switch on mother board NOTE The RAID System is factory set to Enabled 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 11 for details Do not disassemble repair or alter the server Do not remove the lithium battery CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the ser...

Page 117: ...other board 6 Change jumper setting as shown in the figure below J8 J7 J6 J5 J8 J7 J6 J5 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 Enable Disable 7 Reinstall the components removed in Step 2 8 Run the BIOS SETUP utility Select Advanced Peripheral Configuration SATA Controller Mode Option Enhanced Then select Advanced Peripheral Configuration SATA RAID Enabled At the factory SATA Controller Mode Option is set to Enh...

Page 118: ...en the following screen appears after you have powered on the server press Esc The POST screen appears 2 Check the description as shown below on the POST screen then press Ctrl M LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility starts If you fail to press Ctrl M and the system proceeds without displaying the following menu screen reboot the system and press Ctrl M on POST screen LSI Software RAID Configura...

Page 119: ...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 120: ...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 121: ...D Configuration 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 c...

Page 122: ...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 123: ...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 power failure...

Page 124: ...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 125: ...ency on the virtual drive that has been initialized 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 ...

Page 126: ...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 127: ... 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 DRIVE SELECTION MENU screen appears 4 Move the cursor onto the hard disk drive to be used as hot spare and press Enter 5 The Port X screen appears Select Make HotSpare 6 A confirmation screen appears Select Yes The hard disk drive indication...

Page 128: ...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 129: ...r onto the virtual drive to be checked and press 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 Softwar...

Page 130: ...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 131: ...e 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 or RAID Controller X in the property of RAID Controller on raidcmd Also you can s...

Page 132: ...g 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 or RAID Controller X Physical Device Y and ID in the property of Physical Device on raidcmd Setting of Priority LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility displays and sets Rebuild Priority and Consis...

Page 133: ...Rate LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Low 5 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 t display Initialization Priority in ...

Page 134: ... data After clearing CMOS you must run the BIOS SETUP utility and execute the following menus to reconfigure your mother board Load Setup Defaults in the Exit menu Memory Retest of Memory Configuration in the Advanced menu Processor Retest of Processor Settings in the Main menu Refer to RAID System Configuration described earlier in this chapter for RAID configuration jumper setting Do not change ...

Page 135: ...rself Make sure to complete board installation Do not install the server on a rack with leaving covers removed Do not pinch your finger with mechanical components Note high temperature Do not pull out a device from the rack if the rack is unstable Do not leave more than one device being pulled out from the rack Clearing CMOS Data 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal in Chapter ...

Page 136: ...the top cover see Chapter 9 4 Verify the location of password clear jumper switch 5 Change jumper switch setting from Protect to Clear 6 Reassemble the server and press the POWER switch to turn on the server 7 Press F2 during POST to run the BIOS Setup utility and set the password again 8 Power off the server and change jumper switch setting from Clear to Protect 9 Reassemble the server ...

Page 137: ...2 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition To use the server with the other operating systems described in this section contact your service representative IMPORTANT Before installing the operating system adjust the system date and time by using the BIOS setup utility SETUP S...

Page 138: ...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 139: ...allation 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 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition hereinafter referred to as Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition hereinafter r...

Page 140: ...rver 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 wi...

Page 141: ...ss 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 RAID controller 128 MB RAID0 1 5 6 N8103 118 RAID controller 256 MB RAID0 1 5 6 Onboard RAID controller LSI Embedded MegaRAID Other controllers N8103 75 SCSI Controller N8103 95 SCSI Controller N8103 104 SAS Controller N8103 107 SC...

Page 142: ... Mounting MO Device Do not mount an MO device on this computer during the Windows installation About Removable Media Do not set removable media such as DAT into the device mounted on this computer during the Windows installation Connecting Hard Disk Drive Do not connect the other hard disk drives except the drive that you want to create the Windows system drive If you create multiple logical drive...

Page 143: ...recommended for collecting debug information memory dump The paging file with initial size large enough to store the dump file in the boot drive is required Correct debug information might not be able to be collected due to virtual memory shortage when the paging file is insufficient so set an enough size of the paging file with the entire system The maximum paging file size which can be set on on...

Page 144: ...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 145: ...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 146: ...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 147: ... 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 148: ...ical 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 Refer to Optional Board Supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER described earlier in this chapter ...

Page 149: ...d disk drive 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 First Partition Deleted Second Part...

Page 150: ...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 151: ...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 152: ...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 153: ...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 154: ...03 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 or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition DISC 2 into the optical disk drive after the OS installation Hereinafter proceed operat...

Page 155: ...ck 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 procedure below to install PROSet 1 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive If the autorun menu is displayed ...

Page 156: ...ss Setup 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 157: ...k 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 administrative tool...

Page 158: ...rk and Dial up Connection NOTE It is recommend to add Network Monitor at Adding Services Network Monitor can monitor the frame or the packet that the computer installing Network Monitor sends or receives This tool is valuable when analyzing network trouble For information on how to install the tool see the Setting for Solving Problems described later in this chapter ...

Page 159: ...n case of utilizing N8104 123A Please refer to the installation manual provided with the board Installation of the Optional Network Board Driver 1 Start Device Manager 2 Click Network adapters and double click Network Adapter Name Network Adapter Name Properties appears NOTE Intel R PRO 1000 is the name of On Board adapter All other names show the Optional Network Board 3 Click Driver tab and clic...

Page 160: ... 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 161: ...ze 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 the following procedure when you want to reinstall the driver individually 1 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive If the autorun menu is displayed close menu screen 2 Click Start ...

Page 162: ... update your system with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD attached to your system The SCSI controller driver will be installed automatically Installing SAS Controller Driver N8103 104 If you utilize SAS controller driver N8103 104 update your system with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD attached to your system The SAS controller driver will be installed automatically ...

Page 163: ...he 4GB RAM tuning feature and the Physical Address Extension switch Below is the example on how to add PAE switch to Boot ini file 1 Click Start point to Settings and then click Control Panel 2 In Control Panel double click System 3 Click the Advanced tab and then click Settings under Setup and Recovery 4 Under System Setup click Edit to open Boot ini 5 Add PAE to Operating Systems section in Boot...

Page 164: ...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 165: ... 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 166: ...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 167: ...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 168: ...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 169: ... THE SYSTEM INSTALLING SERVICE PACK 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 Modified system configuration Recovered the system using recovery process See Updating the System Applying Serv...

Page 170: ...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 171: ...efore setting the server 2 If the mass storage device 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 dri...

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Page 173: ...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 174: ...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 175: ... 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 176: ... used by the service representative See Chapter 8 BIOS FW Updating You can update the system BIOS by using the floppy disk prepare a 3 5 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 Cont...

Page 177: ... If you want to operate this computer via the BIOS redirection the console less function select this item NOTE If you operate this computer via the Remote KVM function select the Tool menu Normal mode The menu s functions are the same as the Tool menu Normal Mode ...

Page 178: ...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 DVD drive that contains the EXPRESSBUILDER DVD Some menu items are grayed out when the logon user does not have the authority of the administrator or...

Page 179: ...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 180: ...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 181: ...Installing and Using Utilities 6 9 4 Click Parameter File Creator Parameter File Creator will appear ...

Page 182: ...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 183: ...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 184: ...ve 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 First Partition Deleted Second Partition Reta...

Page 185: ...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 186: ...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 187: ... 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 188: ... 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 189: ...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 190: ...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 suggested...

Page 191: ... remote management of the server See the online documents for details on the functions and installation of NEC DianaScope NOTE You need the server license to activate DianaScope for this product The server license below is attached to this product DianaScope Additional Server License 1 ...

Page 192: ...AID controller 256 MB RAID0 1 5 6 Before attempting to operate Universal RAID Utility read the Universal RAID Utility User s Guide included in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD The manual explains the installation procedure and notes on operating Universal RAID Utility Setup with Express Setup You can install Universal RAID Utility with Express Setup contained in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD When you start the Exp...

Page 193: ...e NET Framework Ver2 0 Redistributable Package x64 in Autorun Menu for the setup of Microsoft NET Framework 2 0 Click Setup Windows Install the Microsoft Visual C 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package x86 Use the x86 package whatever the CPU architecture may be for the setup of the Runtime component of the Microsoft Visual C 2005 SP1 Using Universal RAID Utility via Network Universal RAID Utility doesn...

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Page 195: ...rdware 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 System configuration data if your system is in the RAID System configuration When your hard disk drives have been auto rebuilt due to a failure it is recommended to make a backup copy of...

Page 196: ... pages 1 3 to 1 11 for details Do not disassemble repair or alter the server Do not remove the lithium battery Disconnect the power plug before working with the server CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages 1 3 to 1 11 for details Avoid installation in extreme temperature...

Page 197: ...server must be kept dry Do not moisten them with water 1 Make sure that the server is off powered the POWER SLEEP LED 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 198: ... the server entails powering off the server and removing the left side cover You will need a small vacuum cleaner with plastic tipped nozzle and electrostatic protection computer grade canned air and a small brush for cleaning the interior Follow the procedure below to clean the interior of the server WARNING Unplug all power cords Unplug all power cords before performing any maintenance Voltage i...

Page 199: ...ove it 4 Take out the ball from the mouse Cover the bottom of the mouse with your hand and turn your hand holding the mouse the mouse is on your palm with the button upward The mouse ball is released 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 b...

Page 200: ...m 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 dis...

Page 201: ...ystem Test Items The following items are tested in system diagnostics Memory CPU cache memory Hard disk drive used as a system IMPORTANT When executing the system diagnostics make sure to disconnect the LAN cable Executing the system diagnostics with the LAN cable connected the network may be influenced NOTE On checking the hard disk drive no data is written into the disk ...

Page 202: ... to execute System Diagnostics with remote console The LAN connection is not for System Diagnostics Procedures to start the diagnostics program are as follows 1 Shutdown the OS and power off the server Then unplug the power cord 2 Disconnect all the LAN cables from the server 3 Plug the power cord and power on the server 4 Use the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD to start the system 5 Select Tool menu Norma...

Page 203: ...e Shows the progress of the diagnostics Test End is displayed when the diagnostics completes Test result Shows the start end and elapsed time and completion status of the diagnostics Guide line Shows the details of the keys to operate window Test summary window Shows the results of each test that executed the diagnostics Move the cursor and press the Enter key on the cursor line to display the det...

Page 204: ...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 205: ...ated 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 LED goes off 3 Unplug the power cord of t...

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Page 207: ... 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 208: ...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 209: ... the front panel stays lit in green when the server is in successful operation When the STATUS LED is unlit blinking in green or lit blinking in amber it indicates that the server has failed The following table lists indications of the STATUS LED descriptions and actions to take IMPORTANT If NEC ESMPRO is installed you can confirm the cause of a failure by referring to the error log To cycle power...

Page 210: ... error occurred Cycle power to the server If POST displays an error message take a note on the message and contact your service representative Off Memory dumping is requested Wait until memory dumping completes A thermal error was detected Check internal fans for dust or debris Also make sure that the fans are firmly connected If this error indication persists contact your service representative O...

Page 211: ...NK ACT LED The LINK ACT LED indicates the state of each factory installed network port If the power is supplied to the server and the hub and they are correctly connected with each other the LED is lit green LINK state If information is transmitted through a network port the LED blinks green ACT state If the LED is not lit in the LINK state check the network cable and the cable connection If the L...

Page 212: ...nate blinking amber or green Indicates that the hard disk drive is being rebuilt this status is not a failure If the defected hard disk drive is replaced with a new one in the RAID configuration the data is automatically rebuilt auto rebuild function The LED goes off when the rebuild is terminated normally The LED goes on amber if the rebuild fails IMPORTANT Powering off the server aborts rebuildi...

Page 213: ...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 serv...

Page 214: ...tive 0230 System RAM Failed at offset 0231 Shadow Ram Failed at offset 0232 Extended RAM Failed at address line Contact your service representative 0250 System battery is dead Replace and run SETUP Contact your service representative to replace the battery After restarting the computer start the SETUP to provide the setting again 0251 System CMOS checksum bad Default configuration used The default...

Page 215: ...33 FAN4 Alarm occurred 0B34 FAN5 Alarm occurred 0B35 FAN6 Alarm occurred 0B36 FAN7 Alarm occurred 0B37 FAN8 Alarm occurred 0B38 FAN9 Alarm occurred 0B39 FAN10 Alarm occurred 0B3A FAN11 Alarm occurred 0B3B FAN12 Alarm occurred 0B3C FAN13 Alarm occurred 0B3D FAN14 Alarm occurred 0B3E FAN15 Alarm occurred Clean the internal cooling fans Contact your service representative to replace the fan 0B42 Reso...

Page 216: ...d 0B91 BMC update firmware corrupted Turn off the power once and then on again to start the server If the error cannot be corrected contact your service representative 0B92 Internal Use Area of BMC FRU corrupted This is not a fatal error Turn off the power once and then on again to restart the server If the error cannot be corrected contact your service representative 0B93 BMC SDR Repository empty...

Page 217: ...DIMM group 4 8104 Memory Error detected in DIMM group 5 8105 Memory Error detected in DIMM group 6 Contact your service representative to replace the DIMM in the relevant group 8150 NVRAM Cleared by Jumper Start SETUP and provide setting again 8151 Password Cleared by Jumper Start SETUP and set password again 8160 Mismatch Processor speed detected on Processor 1 Contact your service representative...

Page 218: ...representative to replace the failed DIMM or mother board 1 3 1 3 Keyboard controller error 1 Check if the keyboard is properly connected 2 Replace the mother board 1 3 3 1 No memory or capacity check error 1 3 4 1 DRAM address error 1 3 4 3 DRAM test Low Byte error 1 4 1 1 DRAM test High Byte error 1 Check if the DIMM is properly installed 2 Remove the DIMM once and then re install it to check if...

Page 219: ...send from BIOS Message send from BMC Example Messages displayed on upper line BIOS message On screen message Description Action XX BIOS Rev XXXX POST in progress XX POST code YYYY BIOS version Wait until POST completes Prepare To Boot POST completes normally Mem Reconfigured POST completes with memory degraded Contact your service representative Mem Err Disable A correctable memory error frequentl...

Page 220: ...ng XX 02 low voltage warning XX 00 low voltage fetal DUMP Request Dump switch is pressed Wait for completion of memory dump collection OS shutdown Alm OS stop error occurred Take note of on screen message wait for completion of memory dump collection then contact your service representative Power On Cnt Alm Power supply failure occurred Proc Missing Processor is not found Proc T Trip Thermal Trip ...

Page 221: ... server Make sure to use the power cord provided with the server Check the power cord for broken shield or bent plugs Make sure the power breaker for the connected power outlet is on If the power cord is plugged to a UPS make sure the UPS is powered and it outputs power See the manual that comes with the UPS for details Power supply to the server may be linked with the connected UPS using the BIOS...

Page 222: ...ly after you started the server If you perform any keyboard or mouse operation immediately after start up POST may accidentally detect a keyboard controller error and stops proceeding In such a case restart the server once again Do not perform any keyboard or mouse operation until the BIOS start up message appears when you restart the server T Does the server have contains appropriate memory board...

Page 223: ...that comes with the device to install its driver T Is BIOS configuration correct When the server has PCI devices connected make sure to set the PCI device interrupt and others with the BIOS SETUP utility of the server Most PCI devices generally do not require any change to the configuration but some boards do require specific settings Refer to the manual that comes with the board for details to ma...

Page 224: ...re installed These drivers are installed along with the OS Some OS s allow you to change the keyboard and mouse settings Refer to manual that comes with your OS to check that the keyboard and mouse settings are correct Fail to access to the disc T Is the disc properly set in the optical disk drive tray The tray is provided with a holder to secure the disc Make sure that the disc is placed properly...

Page 225: ...ed T Other than above The LED lights green while accessing the hard disk drive Lighting orange of this LED does not mean hard disk drive failure 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 Are SCSI devices properly configured When the server has external SCSI device...

Page 226: ...TUP utility of the server Check the setting with the BIOS SETUP utility Menus to check Advanced PCI Configuration Onboard LAN LAN Controller 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 con...

Page 227: ... 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 228: ...1D7 to the user NT AUTHORITY LOCAL SERVICE SID S 1 5 19 This security permission can be modified using the component Services administrative tool It is not a problem in operating the system There are some cases that an event log is registered as follows when you install Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Event Source Service Control Manager Event Type Error Event ID 7011 Description Timeout 30000 mi...

Page 229: ...vided by Windows Server 2003 R2 above shown event log will be registered For more details refer to Enabling Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Hardware Management on the following site NEC Express5800 Web Site http www nec co jp express download W2K3_R2 The system displays the message below and fails to log on Windows Product Activation This copy of Windows must be activated with Microsoft before yo...

Page 230: ...fter installation of the OS may cause unstable operation Use the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD to update the system See Chapter 6 The system does not restart automatically when a stop error occurs though the system is adjusted to automatically restarting When the system does not restart automatically restart it manually The system restarts automatically when a stop error occurs though the system is NOT a...

Page 231: ...ter name to 14 characters or less and then install the Telnet Service according to How to install the Telnet Service How to install the Telnet Service 1 Click Run on Start menu 2 Type tlntsvr service in the Open box and click OK 3 Click Start menu point to Control Panel and click Computer Management and then click the Services to specify whether the Telnet Service is registered When the installati...

Page 232: ...e 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 area using the userva switch in reference to the following URL http support microsoft com kb 316739 en ...

Page 233: ...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 create the configu...

Page 234: ...ntact your service representative Physical device is not correctly displayed on Universal RAID Utility If you use LSI Embedded MegaRAID a part of information on a physical device is not correctly displayed on Universal RAID Utility It is no problem ...

Page 235: ...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 236: ...d hard disk drive and then retry the setup 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 Unable to specify the details of Network adapter In Express Setup you can not specify the details of Network adapter Specify...

Page 237: ...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 238: ...hile the server is in the successful operation may affect the system operation Restarting the system due to an error may display a message indicating insufficient virtual memory Ignore this message and proceed Restarting the system may result in dumping improper data Preparing for Memory Dumping Memory dumping with the DUMP switch may disable the server to restart In such a case it is required to ...

Page 239: ...tal pin a straightened large paper clip will make a substitute into the switch hole to press the DUMP switch Pressing the DUMP switch saves the dump file in the specified directory Memory dumping may not be available when the CPU stalls IMPORTANT Do not use a toothpick or plastic stick that is easy to break DUMP switch ...

Page 240: ...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 241: ... 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 242: ...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 243: ...r details of the Off line Maintenance Utility For further information ask your service representative The Off line Maintenance Utility provides the following features IPMI Information Viewer Provides the functions to view the system event log SEL sensor data record SDR and filed replaceable unit FRU and to make a backup copy of them Using this feature you can find system errors and events to deter...

Page 244: ...t turn off the server while the update 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 Te...

Page 245: ...s the system administrator to set up the server from the management workstation management PC via the network or the server s COM B serial port IMPORTANT Do not use this feature on any other computer than the server or on any other server obtained without the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Doing so may cause a failure of the server Be sure to select Tool menu Redirection mode in Boot Selection menu from the r...

Page 246: ...onfiguration file 3 5 inch floppy disk that includes communication method between the server and the management PC and various setup parameters Use NEC DianaScope or run System Management menu from NEC EXPRESSBUILDER to create a configuration file Save the configuration file into the root directory of the floppy disk as the following file name File name CSL_LESS cfg If you exit the BIOS SETUP by u...

Page 247: ...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 248: ...s not work Press and hold the POWER switch on the server for at least four seconds The power is forcibly turned off To turn on the power back again wait approximately 30 seconds after turning off the power forced shutdown IMPORTANT If the remote power on function is used cycle the power once to load the OS and turn off the power again in the normal way POWER switch ...

Page 249: ...ional devices or the server or malfunctions of the server resulted from installation by the user NEC recommends you ask your service representative for install or removing any optional devices Make sure to use only optional devices and cables authorized by NEC Repair of the server due to malfunctions failures or damage resulted from installing such devices or cables will be charged For the Windows...

Page 250: ... 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 11 for details Do not lift the server only by a single person Make sure to complete board installation Do not install the server on the rack leavi...

Page 251: ...atic electricity Select a suitable work space Work with the server on the anti static or concrete floor When you work with the server on a carpet where static electricity is likely to be generated make sure take anti static measures beforehand Use a work table Place the server on an anti static mat to work with it Clothe Do not wear a wool or synthetic cloth to work with the server Wear anti stati...

Page 252: ...ake the server out from the rack and put the server on the rigid and flat desk IMPORTANT Be sure to remove the server from the rack Do not leave the server being pulled out from the rack Do not touch the riser card when holding the chassis after removing the top cover When removing the power cord from the server you may experience a 3 4 second delay from the time your system powering down ...

Page 253: ...he floppy disk drive or optical disk drive Removal 1 Insert the security key into the key slot lightly push it toward the front bezel side then rotate it to unlock the front bezel 2 Lightly hold the right end of the front bezel and pull the bezel toward you 3 Slide the front bezel toward left side to disengage the tab from the chassis frame then remove the front bezel from the chassis 1 2 ...

Page 254: ...9 6 Upgrading Your Server Installation Install the front bezel while engaging its left tab with the chassis frame After installed be sure to lock the front bezel with the security key 2 1 Tabs ...

Page 255: ...Upgrading Your Server 9 7 Top Cover Removal Put your finger in the hollow place and slide the cover then lift the cover REAR FRONT ...

Page 256: ...er make sure that the hooks on the top cover are inserted into the frame holes of the server certainly and put the top cover on the server Then move the top cover toward the front of the server Insert the end of top cover into chassis REAR FRONT REAR FRONT CENTER ...

Page 257: ... third party hard disk drive may cause a failure of the server as well as the hard disk drive All hard disk drives must accept the same interface Jumper switch setting on backplane board may need to be changed depending on hard disk drive type Set the switch appropriately according to the figure below For N8103 116 117 118 leave the factory setting SATA HDD LED as is Disk bay 2 For second hard dis...

Page 258: ...stalled 2 Locate the slot in which you are going to install a hard disk drive The server has three slots Install hard disk drives starting from the leftmost slot 3 Remove the dummy tray Dummy trays are installed in all the hard disk drive bays IMPORTANT Keep the dummy block for future use 4 Unlock the handle of the hard disk drive carrier ...

Page 259: ...when installing or removing the hard disk drive Otherwise the system shutdown will occur 6 Close the handle gently The handle is locked when a distinct click is heard IMPORTANT Be careful not to get your finger caught between the handle and tray Push the drive further to check if it is firmly secured NOTE Make sure that the handle is hooked to the frame when having inserted the hard disk drive 7 P...

Page 260: ...urposes 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 Observe the following to disconnect the power cable Do not twist the cable Always hold the cable connector to pull the cable out Hold the cable connector and pull it straight ...

Page 261: ... switch when installing or removing the hard disk drive Otherwise the system shutdown will occur 3 Firmly hold the handle and hard disk drive and pull out the hard disk drive 4 If using the server with the hard disk drive removed install the dummy tray in the empty slot 5 Power on the server Run BIOS SETUP utility and set boot priority on the Boot menu Installing a hard disk drive clears boot prio...

Page 262: ...ive Installation Follow the procedure as described below to install an internal USB floppy disk drive 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Remove the FDD dummy tray IMPORTANT Keep the dummy tray for future use 3 Remove the screw and then remove the FDD fixing bracket ...

Page 263: ...Upgrading Your Server 9 15 4 Install the internal USB floppy disk drive 5 Install the FDD fixing bracket you have removed in Step 3 with the screw to fix the USB floppy disk drive ...

Page 264: ...9 16 Upgrading Your Server 6 Connect the FDD cable 7 Install the front bezel Removal Remove the internal USB floppy disk drive in reverse procedure of installation FDD cable ...

Page 265: ...n the DIMM In addition do not put the DIMM on a desk directly See Static Precautions for details of the static electricity Do not use any DIMM not approved by NEC If an unapproved third party s DIMM is installed in the server not only the DIMM but also the server itself may be defected You will be charged by any repair of a malfunction or defect caused by such a device within the warranty period T...

Page 266: ...chnology 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 DIMM group Installation example Dual channel memory mode 1 2 3 4 1 Active 512MB factory installed None 512MB None 2 Active 512MB fact...

Page 267: ... components removed in Step 1 4 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 5 Run the BIOS SETUP and select Advanced Memory Configuration to verify that the installed DIMM shows the status Normal See Chapter 4 for details 6 Select Yes for Reset Co...

Page 268: ...all the components removed in Steps 1 and 2 4 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 5 Select Yes for Reset Configuration Data on the Advanced menu This is required to update the hardware configuration information See Chapter 4 for details 6 ...

Page 269: ...y affected by static electricity Handle a board after making your body contact with a metallic frame section of the server to discharge the static electricity on your body Do not make bare hands contact with terminals and components on the PCI board or riser card In addition do not put them on a desk directly See Static Precautions in this chapter for details of the static electricity Riser card P...

Page 270: ...th internal hard disk drive N8103 116 RAID controller 128 MB RAID0 1 N8103 117 RAID controller 128 MB RAID0 1 5 6 N8103 118 RAID controller 256 MB RAID0 1 5 6 N8104 111 100BASE TX adapter 32 bit 33MHz PCI N8104 119 1000BASE T adapter 64 bit 133MHz PCI X N8104 120 1000BASE T adapter 2 ch 64 bit 133MHz PCI X N8104 121 1000BASE T adapter PCI EXPRESS x4 Teaming with another NIC equivalent to AFT ALB i...

Page 271: ...of riser card regardless of its shape IMPORTANT The server can contain a short type PCI board only not the long type one 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Remove a fixing screw and hold both ends of the riser card assembly and lift straight up and remove the riser card from the server 3 Remove the screw from the riser card and remove the extens...

Page 272: ...ts with your bare hand Fingerprints and dust left on them cause the server to malfunction due to a connection failure or damage to the leads 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 be damaged NOTE Confirm that the end of the PCI board bracket is inserted in the frame slot of the riser card 5...

Page 273: ...sh the riser card with your fingers until you cannot see any part of the riser card terminal section The riser card is now fully seated in the slot 7 Reassemble the server 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 the BIOS SETUP Utility to...

Page 274: ...er that is connected to the LAN port Disconnect the connector pushing the catch with a standard screwdriver At this time be very careful for the screwdriver not to damage the LAN port or other ports If you do not install the board after removal be sure to install the additional slot cover of the riser card on the slot from which you remove the board Secure the additional slot cover with screw IMPO...

Page 275: ...configuring the RAID System More than one hard disk drive is required to configure a Logical Drive 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 reliabi...

Page 276: ...J5 J8 J7 J6 J5 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 Enable Disable Run the BIOS SETUP utility Select Advanced Peripheral Configuration SATA Controller Mode Option Enhanced Then select Advanced Peripheral Configuration SATA RAID Enabled At the factory SATA Controller Mode Option is set to Enhanced and SATA RAID is set to Enabled See Chapter 4 for details Use LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility to configure ...

Page 277: ...ler terminals or on board parts by a bare hand or place the RAID Controller directly on the desk For static notes see the section Anti static Measures 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 parameter PCI Slot xx ROM xx PCI slot number Installation See PCI Board in this chap...

Page 278: ...ce cable to RAID controller the interface cable needs to be routed The following shows how to route the cable Marked with bold line Connect pin 1 marked with of the cable with pin 1 marked with bold line of SGPIO1 connector on the backplane board SGPIO1 connector ...

Page 279: ...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 the server power switch For details see the ...

Page 280: ...nnector 11 Fan connector 12 Fan connector 9 Fan connector 10 Fan connector 7 Fan connector 8 Fan connector 5 Fan connector 6 Fan connector 3 Fan connector 4 REAR FRONT Connectors 4 6 8 10 and 12 are for optional fans REAR FRONT Connect the cables for single fan red yellow black and brown to connectors 3 5 7 9 and 11 Connect the cables for double fans white gray orange and purple to connectors 4 6 ...

Page 281: ...cement 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Remove the fan cable 3 Hold the plastic portion of the fan and push it toward inside with your hand and lift it straight to remove the fan ...

Page 282: ... your hand and push the fan to insert 5 Connect the fan cable Strand the two cables and route them so that they are not caught with the top cover fan and chassis IMPORTANT Make sure the connector location Fan cable Connect white gray orange or purple cable Connect red yellow black or brown cable ...

Page 283: ... as shown in the figure below IMPORTANT To avoid system malfunction leave other jumpers at its default position NOTE To replace the optional fan with the standard fan perform steps 2 through 5 above with making sure the connector location Single fan Double fan Mother board Backplane board ...

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Page 285: ...ndard Standard CD RW DVD ROM drive x 1 DVD x3 to x8 speed CD x10 to x24 speed Additional slot PCI PCI EXPRESS x8 x 1 PCI Express x4 x1 Standard Onboard SATA SW RAID 0 1 Disk array Option RAID Controller LAN interface 1000Base T 100Base TX 10Base T 2 ports 100Base TX 10Base T 1 port for management port Keyboard MINI DIN 6 pin PS 2 x1 Mouse MINI DIN 6 pin PS 2 x1 Serial Front D sub 9 pin RS 232C com...

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Page 287: ...DER DVD that comes 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 hig...

Page 288: ...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 289: ...g system IMPORTANT Formatting a used floppy disk clears all the data contained in it if any Formatting a floppy disk from the DOS command line is not available with the server Use a formatted floppy disk to work with it on the DOS command line The format method depends on your operating system Refer to the manual that comes with your operating system for details Data backup Data backup is to copy ...

Page 290: ...th a dry soft cloth slowly and gently Use the disc cleaner to clean the disc Do not use record spray cleaner benzene or thinner Keep the disc in a disc case when not in use Tape Media The following describes data handling with the DAT DLT or AIT optionally available for the server Saving your valuable data When you save your valuable data or programs into the cartridge tape you should save them in...

Page 291: ...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 292: ...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 293: ...te one to install an optional device IRQ Peripheral Device Controller 0 System timer 1 2 3 COM2 serial port 4 COM1 serial port 5 6 7 PCI 8 Real time clock 9 ACPI Compliant System 10 11 SMBUS 12 13 Numeric processor 14 15 16 LAN1 LAN2 17 AHCI 18 PCI VGA 19 PCI IDE 20 USB 21 USB 22 USB ...

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Page 295: ... 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 RAID controller 128 MB RAID0 1 5 6 N8103 118 RAID ...

Page 296: ... system in Windows 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 partition to install the OS newly Select Use the current File System for the format o...

Page 297: ...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 siz...

Page 298: ...X64 EDITIONS Preparations for Installation NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition CD ROM Microsoft 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 299: ...SBUILDER 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 al...

Page 300: ...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 301: ...4 Press F6 in a few seconds when the window is 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 S...

Page 302: ...Select the Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards Windows 64 bit and press Enter IMPORTANT The following messages may be displayed when using N8103 75 107 Press S to proceed The driver you provided seems to be newer than the Windows default driver Windows already has a driver that you can use for Adaptec Ultra 320 SCSI Cards Windows 64 bit Unless the device manufacturer prefer that you use the driver on the ...

Page 303: ... 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 op...

Page 304: ... 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 305: ...tor authority to the server such as administrator 2 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER 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 Optical disk drive 005 win winnt w2k3amd qfe eng kb921411 exe 4 When the following message is displayed click Next After that follow the message to continue the...

Page 306: ...hen the following message is displayed make sure to click Finish to restart the system With that application process of the Hotfix KB921411 is finished 6 When the reboot is started remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD from the optical disk drive immediately ...

Page 307: ...D 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 Autorun Menu will be displayed 3 Left click on Setup Windows and then click Update the system NOTE Right clicking on the Autorun Menu ...

Page 308: ...2003 x64 Editions IMPORTANT During the Updating the 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 ...

Page 309: ...ew 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 ac...

Page 310: ...ork contained 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 Follo...

Page 311: ...n the 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 312: ...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 313: ...ork 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 It is recommend to add Network Monitor at Adding Services Ne...

Page 314: ... of utilizing N8104 123A Please refer to the installation manual provided with the board Installation of the Optional Network Board Driver 1 Start Device Manager 2 Click Network adapters and double click Network Adapter Name Network Adapter Name Properties appears NOTE Intel R PRO 1000 is the name of On Board adapter All other names show the Optional Network Board 3 Click Driver tab and click Upda...

Page 315: ...The adapters specified as a group of Adaptive Load Balancing 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 th...

Page 316: ...k OK 8 Restart the system 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 the following procedure when you want to reinstall the driver individually 1 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive...

Page 317: ...D attached to your system The SCSI controller driver will be installed automatically SCSI Controller Driver N8103 95 The SCSI controller driver will be installed automatically Installing SAS Controller Driver N8103 104 If you utilize SAS controller driver N8103 104 update your system with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD attached to your system The SAS controller driver will be installed automatically ...

Page 318: ...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 319: ...Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions D 25 The following screen is displayed 3 Process Windows activation according to the following message ...

Page 320: ...D 26 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions SETTING FOR COLLECTING MEMORY DUMP DEBUG INFORMATION Set for collecting memory dump using the procedure described in Chapter 5 ...

Page 321: ...er 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 RAID controller 128 MB RAID0 1 5 6 N8103 118 RAID cont...

Page 322: ...e 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 Windows 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 insta...

Page 323: ...essary About the Upgrade to Windows Server 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 i...

Page 324: ...r 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 partition is...

Page 325: ... Set the Size required for installation Paging file 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 ...

Page 326: ...ations 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 CD ROM User s Guide Getting Started Windows Server 2003 OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER ...

Page 327: ...ws 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 a...

Page 328: ...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 329: ...s when the window is 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 t...

Page 330: ...llowing messages may be displayed when using N8103 75 107 Press S to proceed The driver you provided seems to be newer than the Windows default driver Windows already has a driver that you can use for Adaptec Ultra 320 SCSI Cards Windows 32 bit Unless the device manufacturer prefer that you use the driver on the floppy disk you should use the driver in Windows 10 If you utilize N8103 95 press S A ...

Page 331: ...m 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 Insert Mic...

Page 332: ... used in the procedure for license authentication should be matched with the COA label in which the product key contained in Windows Server 2003 is written NOTES Execute the activation within 30 days System may be locked after 30 days is passed COA label may be attached to your server ...

Page 333: ...urity 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 the System and application of the Hotfix KB921411 IMPORTANT In the situation below make sure to apply Updating the System and Hotfix KB921411 Modified system configurati...

Page 334: ...DER DVD into the optical disk drive 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 Optical disk drive 005 win winnt dotnet qfe enu kb921411 exe When the Simplified Chinese version of Windows Server 2003 R2 is used Optical disk drive 005 win winnt dotnet qfe chs kb921411 exe 4 When the following message is d...

Page 335: ... following message is displayed make sure to click Finish to restart the system With that application process of the Hotfix KB921411 is finished 6 When the reboot is started remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD from the optical disk drive immediately ...

Page 336: ...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 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 same ou...

Page 337: ... 2003 E 17 IMPORTANT During the Updating the 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 ...

Page 338: ...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 339: ...hput between the switches 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 c...

Page 340: ... 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 341: ...ve Load Balancing ALB See Chapter 5 Adapter Fault Tolerance AFT Adaptive Load Balancing ALB for re setting 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 foll...

Page 342: ...ur system with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD attached to your system The SCSI controller driver will be installed automatically Installing SAS Controller Driver N8103 104 If you utilize SAS controller driver N8103 104 update your system with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD attached to your system The SAS controller driver will be installed automatically ...

Page 343: ...ated before you can use Windows Server 2003 Windows activation process is as follows NOTE When you use Windows Server 2003 R2 activation process is not needed 1 Click Run on Start menu Type as follows in the Open box and click OK oobe msoobe a 2 When the screen as follows is displayed click Next ...

Page 344: ...E 24 Installing Windows Server 2003 The following screen is displayed 3 Process Windows activation according to the following message ...

Page 345: ... tuning feature and the Physical Address Extension switch Below is the example on how to add PAE switch to Boot ini file 1 Click Start point to Settings and then click Control Panel 2 In Control Panel double click System 3 Click the Advanced tab and then click Settings under Setup and Recovery 4 Under System Setup click Edit to open Boot ini 5 Add PAE to Operating Systems section in Boot ini file ...

Page 346: ...E 26 Installing Windows Server 2003 SETTING FOR COLLECTING MEMORY DUMP DEBUG INFORMATION Set for collecting memory dump using the procedure described in Chapter 5 ...

Page 347: ...nu appears close the menu 3 Copy the below files of EXPRESSBUILDER to a hard disk drive by using Explorer root folder 005 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 drive and rename the ar_menu autorun_en xml on the hard disk drive to the autorun_menu xml 5 Copy the above files folders to a ...

Page 348: ...F 2 Using a Client Computer Which Has a CD Drive This page is intentionally left blank ...

Page 349: ...1 41 Size Serial No Date Installed 12 22 Size Serial No Date Installed 32 42 Size Serial No Date Installed Monitor Type Model name Serial No Date Installed Hard Disk Drive 1 Type Serial No Capacity Date Installed Type number 2 Type Serial No Capacity Date Installed Type number 3 Type Serial No Capacity Date Installed Type number 4 Type Serial No Capacity Date Installed Type number 5 Type Serial No...

Page 350: ...r Model name Serial No Manufacturer Date Installed Additional Cabinet for Disk Model name Serial No Date Installed External Peripheral Device 1 Model name Serial No Manufacturer Date Installed External Peripheral Device 2 Model name Serial No Manufacturer Date Installed External Peripheral Device 3 Model name Serial No Manufacturer Date Installed External Peripheral Device 4 Model name Serial No M...

Page 351: ...d Table 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 ...

Page 352: ...G 4 Product Configuration Record Table This page is intentionally left blank ...

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