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Chapter 7

Maintenance

This chapter describes the daily maintenance of the server and precautions when relocating or
storing the server.

MAKING BACKUP COPIES

NEC recommends you make backup copies of your valuable data stored in hard disks of the server
on a regular basis.    For backup storage devices suitable for the server and backup tools, consult
with your sales agent.

When you have changed the hardware configuration or BIOS configuration, select "System
Information Management" and then "Save" of the Off-line Maintenance Utility to make a backup
copy of the system information.

Also make a backup copy of the disk array configuration data if your system is in the array
configuration.    When your hard disks have been auto-rebuilt due to a failure, it is recommended to
make a backup copy of the configuration data.    To make a backup copy of the configuration data,
use the configuration utility that is resident in the FLASH memory on the optional disk array
controller board.    Refer to the manual supplied with the board.

Summary of Contents for Express5800/120Eg

Page 1: ...N8100 1078F 1079F NEC Express5800 120Eg User s Guide 1st Edition 7 2005 ONL 4137aN 120Eg 100 99 0507 856 124139 103 00 ...

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: ...ding burns or property damage if the instruction is ignored Precautions and notices against hazards are presented with one of the following three symbols The individual symbols are defined as follows This symbol indicates the presence of a hazard if the instruction is ignored An image in the symbol illustrates the hazard type Attention This symbol indicates prohibited actions An image in the symbo...

Page 4: ...ing that cannot be specifically identified Indicates that improper use may cause loss of eyesight due to laser beam Prohibited Actions Indicates a general prohibited action that cannot be specifically identified Do not disassemble repair or modify the server Otherwise an electric shock or fire may be caused Mandatory Action Unplug the power cord of the server Otherwise an electric shock or fire ma...

Page 5: ...te radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense CE Statement Warning This is a Class A product In domestic environment...

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

Page 7: ...hase of this server is your assurance of receiving state of the art high quality hardware to meet your needs both now and in the future Read this User s Guide thoroughly to fully understand handling of the NEC Express server and appreciate its functions to the maximum extent ...

Page 8: ...m and provides instructions for running the BIOS Setup Utility This chapter also provides information on mother board jumper settings and the onboard RAID configuration utility Chapter 5 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup describes how to install the operating system Chapter 6 Installing and Using Utilities describes how to install the utilities for the server It also includes a de...

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

Page 10: ...nsumables 1 10 User Support 1 11 Chapter 2 General Description 2 1 Overview 2 2 System Chassis 2 3 Front View 2 3 Front View Door Opened 2 4 Rear View 2 6 Internal View 2 8 Mother Board 2 10 Standard Features 2 12 Power Supply 2 13 Peripheral Bays 2 13 Degradation Feature 2 14 Remote Power On Feature Wake On LAN 2 14 AC LINK Feature 2 14 Security 2 15 NEC EXPRESSBUILDER 2 16 NEC ESMPRO 2 17 Off li...

Page 11: ...ure 4 21 Running the Array Configuration Utility ACU 4 22 Using the Array Configuration Utility 4 23 Add in Card s BIOS 4 31 Chapter 5 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 1 About Express Setup 5 2 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 5 4 Installation Notice 5 4 The Flow of Setup 5 8 Installing and Setting Device Drivers 5 13 Setting for Solving Problems 5 19 Installing Maintenance Utilit...

Page 12: ... 16 Major Functions 6 16 Components 6 16 Server Setup 6 18 Management PC Setup 6 19 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 CD ROM 7 6 System Diagnostics 7 7 Test Items 7 7 Starting and Ending the System Diagnostics 7 8 Relocating Storing The Server 7 11 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting 8 1 ...

Page 13: ...Starting the Off line Maintenance Utility 8 33 Features of Off line Maintenance Utility 8 34 Resetting the Server 8 35 Forced Shutdown 8 36 Chapter 9 Upgrading Your Server 9 1 Safety Notes 9 2 Static Precautions 9 3 Preparing for Installation and Removal 9 4 Device Installation or Removal Procedure 9 5 Side Cover 9 5 Processor Air Duct 9 7 Hard Disk 9 9 5 25 inch Device 9 15 PCI Board 9 19 RAID Co...

Page 14: ...s Server 2003 x64 Editions D 4 Creating Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER D 4 Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Clean Installation D 6 Updating the System D 9 Driver Installation and Advanced Settings D 10 PROSet D 10 Network Driver D 11 Optional Network Board Driver D 12 Installing SCSI Controller Driver N8103 75F 95 D 13 Installing RAID Controller Driver N8103 80F D ...

Page 15: ... Pack F 1 Updating System F 2 Re installing to the Hard Disk which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk F 2 Manual Installation when S ATA HostRAID and N8103 65F 75 78F 80F 89 Keeps Connection F 2 MO Device F 2 Media such as DAT F 2 Partition Size F 3 Installing Windows 2000 F 4 Creating Windows 2000 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER F 4 Windows 2000 Clean Installation F 6 Reinstallation to Multiple Lo...

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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: ...r 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 internal component ...

Page 19: ...been used in the above conditions Do not use the server if any smoke odor or noise is present If smoke odor or noise is present immediately turn off the POWER switch and disconnect the power plug from the outlet then contact your sales agent Using the server in such conditions may cause a fire Keep needles or metal objects away from the server Do not insert needles or metal objects into ventilatio...

Page 20: ...des of the halfway inserted plug increasing the possibility of fire Use the authorized power cord only Use only the power cord that comes with your server Use of an unauthorized power cord may cause a fire when the electric current exceeds the rated flow Also observe the following to prevent an electric shock or fire caused by a damaged cord Do not stretch the cord harness Do not pinch the power c...

Page 21: ...alling your server in an environment which may have excessive metal flakes or conductive particles in the air Such environments may cause corrosion or short circuits within your server resulting in not only damage to your server but may even lead to be a fire hazard If there are any concerns regarding the environment at the planned site of installation or storage please contact your sales represen...

Page 22: ... sure to power off the server and disconnect the power plug from a power outlet before cleaning or installing removing internal optional devices Touching any internal device of the server with its power cord connected to a power source may cause an electric shock even of the server is off powered Disconnect the power plug from the outlet occasionally and clean the plug with a dry cloth Heat will b...

Page 23: ...is approaching If it starts thundering before you disconnect the power plug do not touch any part of the server including the cables Failure to follow this warning may cause a fire or an electric shock Keep animals away from the server Failure to follow this warning may cause a fire or an electric shock Do not place any object on top of the server The server may fall and cause property damage to t...

Page 24: ...s various failures of the server Lightning may cause a momentary voltage drop To prevent this problem it is recommended to use of an uninterruptible power supply unit Check and adjust the system clock before the operation if any of the following conditions is applicable After carriage of device After storage of device After the device is entered into the pause state under the environmental conditi...

Page 25: ...in storage device such as hard disk so that the data cannot be restored Provided software To transfer or sell any software application that comes with the server to a third party the following requirements must be satisfied All provided software applications must be transferred and no backup copies must be retained Transfer requirements listed in Software License Agreement that comes with each sof...

Page 26: ... server contains some components that are only good for a limited period of time and require replacement such as fans internal batteries the internal CD ROM drive the floppy disk drive and the mouse For stable operation of the server NEC recommends you replace these components on a regular basis Consult with your sales agent for replacement or the product lives WARNING Do not remove the lithium ba...

Page 27: ...oblem fits the description If it does take the recommended measure for it 3 Check if the software required for operation of the server is properly installed If the server still appears to fail after you have taken the above actions consult with your sales agent immediately Take notes on lamp indications of the server and alarm indications on the display unit before consultation which may provide a...

Page 28: ... adjustment is important to prevent the screen from reflecting bright lights and to make the display contents easy to see You will not be able to keep good working posture and you will feel more tired than you should if you operate a display unit without adjusting horizontal and vertical angles Adjustment of Screen Brightness and Contrast The display unit has brightness and contrast adjustment fun...

Page 29: ...Chapter 2 General Description This chapter provides information that you should be familiar with before using the server It includes names and functions of the components and features of the server ...

Page 30: ...d System Front View As application requirements increase you can expand your server with an additional processor additional memory add in boards and peripheral devices tape devices CD ROM and hard disk drives The server features the following major components A high performance Intel Pentium Xeon processor up to two processors A high performance synchronous system bus to interconnect the CPU and m...

Page 31: ...Stabilizers 4 Use the stabilizers to prevent the server from falling down 4 LAN ACCESS lamp green Lights in green while the server is connected to the network Blinking in green indicates the network activity 5 DISK ACCESS lamp green Lights in green while the internal hard disk is in access 6 POWER SLEEP lamp green Lights in green when the server is powered on When the server is powered off Blinks ...

Page 32: ...2 4 General Description Front View Door Opened 1 2 CD ROM Drive Floppy Disk Drive 1 2 3 4 3 3 3 2 3 1 4 5 7 Not functioned 6 8 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 4 1 4 2 4 3 6 ...

Page 33: ... Insert a 3 5 inch floppy disk to the 3 5 inch floppy disk drive to read data from the disk or write data to the disk 4 1 Eject button 4 2 Disk inserting section 4 3 Floppy disk access lamp lit green during accessing 5 Power switch The power switch is used to turn on off the power If you press the switch once then the POWER SLEEP lamp goes on and the power is turned on If you press the switch agai...

Page 34: ...2 6 General Description Rear View 1 2 3 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 ...

Page 35: ...use coming with the server 6 USB 1 left USB 2 right connectors The USB 1 and USB 2 connectors are connected with devices accepting the USB interface 7 Keyboard connector The keyboard connector is connected with keyboard coming with the server 8 Monitor connector The monitor connector is connected with the display unit 9 Serial port A connector The serial port A connector is connected with a device...

Page 36: ...2 8 General Description Internal View 1 2 4 4 4 3 4 2 4 1 5 6 7 8 3 ...

Page 37: ...ys four slots A standard CD ROM drive is installed in slot 2 The device bay can include a maximum of two single height device and one double height device 5 3 5 inch floppy disk drive 6 Hard disk drive bay Hard disk drive bay can be equipped with four hard disk drives 7 Mother board 8 Rear cooling fan ...

Page 38: ...2 10 General Description MOTHER BOARD 1 3 4 5 2 19 2 1 2 6 7 2 8 2 9 2 10 2 11 2 12 13 14 15 2 16 17 18 ...

Page 39: ...panel interface connector 10 Serial ATA connectors for built in hard disk drives 11 Speaker 12 Configuration jumper switch password 13 Configuration jumper switch CMOS 14 Serial COM B connector 15 LED connector 16 PCI board slots slots PCI 1 PCI 2 PCI 3 PCI 4 and PCI 5 arranged from bottom to top PCI 5 32 bit 33MHz PCI PCI 4 PCI EXPRESS PCI 3 32 bit 33MHz PCI PCI 2 and 1 64 bit 66MHz PCI X 17 Lith...

Page 40: ...rito Bootable CD ROM no emulation mode format support POWER switch mask Software power off Remote power on feature AC LINK feature Self diagnosis Memory monitoring feature single bit error correction double bit error detection CPU memory degradation feature logical isolation of a failed device Temperature detection Error notification Internal fan monitoring feature Internal voltage monitoring feat...

Page 41: ...guration Peripheral Bays The system supports a variety of standard PC AT compatible peripheral devices The chassis includes these peripheral bays A 3 5 inch front panel bay for installing the standard 3 5 inch floppy disk drive supports 720KB and 1 44MB floppy disk media Four 5 25 inch device bays for installing half height or full height 5 25 inch peripheral devices such as an optional tape drive...

Page 42: ...ver to turn it on if the server is off powered To enable this feature you must select Enabled for each submenu in the Advanced Chipset Control of the Advanced menu of the BIOS SETUP utility See Chapter 4 The remote power on feature is not available in the following cases Press the POWER switch once to start the OS and turn off the server in an appropriate procedure Abnormal previous system shut do...

Page 43: ... example Enable the keyboard lockout timer so that the server requires a password to reactivate the keyboard and mouse after a specified time out period 2 to 120 minutes Set and enable an administrative password Set and enable a user password Set secure mode to prevent keyboard or mouse input and to prevent use of the front panel reset and power switches Activate a hot key combination to enter sec...

Page 44: ...erating system To diagnose the system It diagnoses the server To create a support disk It copies utilities in the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into a floppy disk to launch them from the floppy disk To update the BIOS It updates the BIOS features of the server To update the Windows System It updates the several resources of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Windows 2000 To install the utilities ...

Page 45: ...tups with the NEC ESMPRO see Chapter 6 Available functions of the NEC ESMPRO depend on the OS you install Ask your sales agent for details Off line Maintenance Utility The Off line Maintenance Utility is used for proactive maintenance and fault analysis of the server Normally this utility is used by the maintenance engineer Refer to Chapter 8 for details System Diagnostic Utility The system diagno...

Page 46: ...hard disks to the 3 5 inch device bays 1 2 IMPORTANT To open the front door you must unlock the door with the provided security key Insert the provided security key into the key hole and turn the key to unlock the front door Then hold the front door edges and gently pull the door away from the computer chassis When you close the front door lock the door with the key for security IMPORTANT Do not o...

Page 47: ...ted to a power control device such as a UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply make sure that the power control device is powered If the power cord is connected to the server an initial diagnosis of the hardware starts The POWER switch does not work while in diagnosis Wait for about 10 seconds then press the POWER switch Always allow POST to complete before powering down your system see the next subsect...

Page 48: ...S setup utility such as the start up message while in progress With the factory setup of the server the NEC logo appears on the display unit while POST is in progress To display the POST check results press Esc You don t always need to check the POST check results Check messages that POST displays when you use the NEC Express server for the first time the server appears to fail the server beeps fo...

Page 49: ...the screen display to appear after rebooting the server 2 Some messages appear upon completion of the memory check These messages appear to indicate that the system has detected the CPU keyboard and mouse 3 After a few seconds POST displays the following message prompting you to launch the BIOS setup utility SETUP stored in the system memory of the server This message appears at bottom left on the...

Page 50: ...ds before turning on to boot the server IMPORTANT Do not set a password before installing an OS 7 The OS starts when POST completes POST Error Messages When POST detects an error it displays an error message on the display unit screen See Chapter 8 for POST error codes IMPORTANT Take a note on the messages displayed before consulting with your sales agent Alarm messages are useful information for ...

Page 51: ...e The POWER SLEEP lamp blinks In the power saving mode the server retains the memory data and the status of the previous operations To resume the original state press the SLEEP switch again It may take a little time to resume the original state NOTE The operational level in the power saving mode depends on the OS in use Available for the Windows operating system IMPORTANT Do not change system conf...

Page 52: ... drive the drive clicks and the eject button on the floppy disk is slightly pushed out NOTES You cannot use a 1 2MB formatted floppy disk to boot the system When an unformatted floppy disk is inserted the message notifying that date read is not available and the message prompting formatting are displayed Refer to the manual that comes with the OS to format the floppy disk If the floppy disk contai...

Page 53: ...tic objects e g magnet Do not pinch the floppy disk with a paper clip or drop it Keep the floppy disk in a floppy disk case that protects it from magnetism and dust A floppy disk has a write protect switch that prevents the stored data from accidental erasure You can read data from a write protected floppy disk but you cannot save data into the floppy disk or format it NEC recommends that you shou...

Page 54: ...to 1 8 for details Do not leave the tray ejected from the CD ROM drive NOTE Depending on your order the DVD RAM drive may be installed at the factory Setting and Removing the CD ROM Make sure that the server is powered the POWER SLEEP lamp is lit before inserting a CD ROM into the CD ROM drive Press the Open Close button on the front of the CD ROM drive to eject the tray With the CD ROM label faci...

Page 55: ...ject When you fail to eject the CD ROM tray with the Open Close button and take out the CD ROM from the server follow the procedure below 1 Press the POWER switch to power off the server The POWER SLEEP lamp goes off 2 Insert a metal pin of approximately 1 2 mm in diameter and 100 mm in length a straightened large paper clip will make a substitute into the emergency hole on the right front of the ...

Page 56: ...ed side upward and gently put it on the tray Do not scratch the CD ROM or write anything directly on it with a pencil or ball point pen Keep the CD ROM away from cigarette smoke Do not leave the CD ROM in a high temperature place e g place exposed to direct sunlight or close to a heater When dust or fingerprints are attached on the CD ROM wipe the CD ROM from its center to edge with a dry soft clo...

Page 57: ...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 58: ... Turning on the server Power on the server to start software setups Setups depend on the optional internal devices installed and the peripheral devices connected Installing the operating system Install an operating system to the server See Chapter 5 Installing the utilities Install the utilities in the provided NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM See Chapter 6 Making backup copies of system information Afte...

Page 59: ...ion if you have no optional devices to install IMPORTANT There are third party products memory modules hard disks etc available for the server in the markets However NEC recommends that you should use NEC products for stable operation NEC assumes no liability for data errors and failures due to malfunction of the server resulted from installation of those third party products ...

Page 60: ... site suitable for installing the server It is recommended that the server should be used in a room where temperature is in the range between 15 to 25ºC Close enough to connect the mouse and the display Install the server on the floor or rigid flat desk Clean and tidy room Place having a space enough to fully open the front door The front door extrudes about 35 mm from the left side of the server ...

Page 61: ...rigerator Places with strong vibration Places with corrosive gas in presence near chemicals or with possibilities of chemicals sprayed over On a non antistatic carpet Places with possibilities of falling objects Places where a power outlet that shares the ground line with another especially the one to which a device with large power consumption is connected must be used for the server Do not insta...

Page 62: ...d cable connector Do not use any unauthorized interface cable Do not use the server with any loose interface connection Do not step on the interface cable or place any heavy object on it IMPORTANT Power off the server and a peripheral device before connection Connecting a powered peripheral device to the powered server will cause malfunctions and failures To connect a third party peripheral device...

Page 63: ...ace e g modem Keyboard Mouse Display unit Hub multiport repeater Device with the serial interface e g modem Connect appropriate power source Device with the USB interface e g terminal adapter REAR Direct connection to the private telephone line is prohibited ...

Page 64: ...ollowing instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages 1 3 to 1 8 for details Do not plug the power cord in to an improper power source Do not connect the power cord to an outlet that has an illegal number of connections Insert the power plug into the outlet as far as it goes Use the authorized power cord on...

Page 65: ... ESMPRO UPSController that controls the UPS connect the power cord to a SWITCH OUT outlet For constant power supply connect the power cord to a UN SWITCH OUT outlet Connect the modem that is in service for 24 hours to this outlet Example When the power cord from the server to a UPS change the BIOS setup of the server to link with power supply from the UPS Change a parameter for Resume on AC Power ...

Page 66: ...tallation setups before actually installing the board Some installed optional devices or connected peripheral devices require setups before proceeding to the next step 1 Make sure that the floppy disk drive contains no floppy disk and the CD ROM drive contains no bootable CD ROM 2 Press the POWER switch NOTES If the power cord is connected to the power control unit such as the UPS turn on the powe...

Page 67: ...g memory test the POST displays the amount of memory it was able to access and test Depending on the amount of installed memory it may take several minutes to complete the memory test NOTE The factory set is defined to hide the POST screen with the NEC logo screen You can always change the NEC logo screen to the POST screen by pressing Esc To change the start up screen use the BIOS setup utility S...

Page 68: ...NG UTILITIES Install the utilities that come with the server See Chapter 6 for details MAKING BACKUP COPIES OF SYSTEM INFORMATION The system information includes the current BIOS settings and any specific information for the server Save the information after completing the system setup Without the backup data you will not be able to recover the information You can save the information by the follo...

Page 69: ...configuration for the server 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 fo...

Page 70: ...ssword entry screen appears Enter the password Enter CURRENT password Up to three password entries will be accepted If you fail to enter the password correctly for three consecutive times the server halts You can no longer proceed Power off the server NOTE The server is provided with two levels of password Administrator and User With the Administrator password you can view and change all system pa...

Page 71: ...ption preceded by is selected these keys are disabled Enter Press Enter to select determine parameters Esc Displays the previous screen F1 Press F1 when you need help on SETUP operations The help screen for SETUP operations appears Press Esc to return to the previous screen F9 Sets the parameter of the currently displayed item back to the factory set parameter F10 Sets the parameter back to the on...

Page 72: ...MI BIOS N A Display only Displays the BIOS version and build date Processor N A Display only Displays processor information For details see Processor Configuration submenu in the Advanced menu System Memory Size N A Display only Displays the system memory size installed in your server Server Board MCH Stepping N A Displays revision of the chipset installed on the mother board System Time HH MM SS ...

Page 73: ...splays the Processor manufacturer name Brand String N A Display only Displays the processor brand ID Frequency N A Display only Displays the installed processor speed FSB Speed N A Display only Displays the front side bus FSB speed of the processor installed in your system CPU 1 CPU2 CPUID N A Display only Displays the processor ID CPU 1 CPU2 Cache L1 Cache L2 N A Display only Displays the L1 or L...

Page 74: ...3 to 5 is enabled or disabled Wake On PME Disabled Enabled Specify whether the remote power on function through PCI devices in slots 1 and 2 is enabled or disabled Wake On Ring Disabled Enabled Specify whether the remote power on function through a serial port is enabled or disabled Wake On RTC Disabled Enabled Specify whether the remote power on function by using RTC alarm feature is enabled or d...

Page 75: ...line help displayed on the Mixed P ATA S ATA submenu for details Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave Third IDE Master Third IDE Slave Fourth IDE Master Fourth IDE Slave N A BIOS detects the IDE devices at power on and displays the current status of the detected IDE devices Select each menu to display the submenu In the submenu you can configure the IDE dev...

Page 76: ...for serial port B Factory set USB Configuration submenu Option Parameter Description Your Setting USB Devices Enabled Display only Displays a list of USB devices detected by BIOS USB Function Disabled Enabled If disabled the USB ports do not accept the USB device class 3 HID Human Interface Device Legacy USB Support Disabled Keyboard Only Auto Keyboard and Mouse Selects whether the USB keyboard is...

Page 77: ... formatted drive to boot as FDD Ex ZIP drive Factory set PCI Configuration submenu Option Parameter Description Your Setting Onboard Video Disabled Enabled Enables or disables the onboard video controller Dual Monitor Video Disabled Enabled Select which graphics controller to use in as the primary boot device Enabled selects the onboard device Onboard NIC 1 10 100 1000 Disabled Enabled Enables or ...

Page 78: ...ses BIOS to retest all memory on the next boot Memory Remap Feature Disabled Enabled If enabled BIOS allows the remapping of overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory Memory Sparing Disabled Enabled Enables or disables the spare memory feature Factory set Boot Option Parameter Description Your Setting Boot Settings Configuration N A Displays Boot Settings Configuration submenu Boot Dev...

Page 79: ...ss F2 to run Setup message in POST Scan User Flash Area Disabled Enabled This option allows BIOS to scan the flash ROM for user area Factory set Boot Device Priority submenu The Boot Device Priority submenu specifies the boot sequence from the available drives specified in the Hard Disk Drives Removable Drives and CD DVD Drives submenus the onboard network interface controller for PXE boot and the...

Page 80: ...m board refer to Configuring Mother Board Jumpers in this chapter Set password to null to clear Set User Password Up to seven alphanumerics Administrator password controls access to the setup utility When Enter is pressed the user is prompted for a password press Esc to abort Once set this can be disabled by setting it to a null string or by clearing password jumper on system board refer to Config...

Page 81: ...ion is enabled when User Password is set Secure Mode Boot Disabled Enabled Specify whether the system boots in secure mode This option is enabled when User Password is set The keyboard will remain locked until a password is entered Front Panel Switch Inhibit Disabled Enabled Enables or disables the POWER switch If Enabled is selected power off with the POWER switch becomes unavailable after OS boo...

Page 82: ...if the boot processor will be disabled Late POST Timeout Disabled 5 minutes 10 minutes 15 minutes 20 minutes Selects time limit for searching add in card The system will be reset on timeout Hard Disk OS Boot Timeout Disabled 5 minutes 10 minutes 15 minutes 20 minutes 25 minutes 30 minutes 35 minutes 40 minutes 45 minutes 50 minutes 55 minutes 60 minutes Selects time limit for booting an operating ...

Page 83: ...ted the system is reset after the occurrence of timeout and OS boot is retried repeatedly Platform Event Filtering Disabled Enabled Disables or enables triggers for system sensor events Temperature Sensor Disabled Enabled Indicates whether the temperature sensor monitoring function is enabled or disabled Post Error Pause Disabled Enabled Indicates whether POST is aborted once at the end of POST if...

Page 84: ...umber N A Display only Displays the System serial number Chassis Part Number N A Display only Displays the chassis part number Chassis Serial Number N A Display only Displays the chassis serial number BIOS Version N A Display only Displays the BIOS build version BMC Device ID N A Display only Displays the BMC device ID BMC Firmware Revision N A Display only Displays the revision for BMC firmware B...

Page 85: ...h an ACPI console is connected Factory set Event Log Configuration submenu Option Parameter Description Your Setting Clear All Event Logs Disabled Enabled Press Enter and select Enable to initialize the system event log BIOS Event Logging Disabled Enabled Select to allow logging of BIOS events Critical Event Logging Disabled Enabled Select to allow logging of the critical system errors The critica...

Page 86: ... BIOS Setup items from CMOS Load Setup Defaults Load default values for all BIOS Setup items IMPORTANT This option sets Configure S ATA as RAID in the IDE Configuration submenu of the Advanced menu to Disabled If the SATA hard disk drives are installed in your server and the onboard SATA RAID feature is used change the parameter of the Configure S ATA as RAID from Disabled to Enabled before exitin...

Page 87: ...n also use the following procedure to clear the CMOS data in the server IMPORTANT Clearing the CMOS data resumes the factory set configuration data To clear passwords or the CMOS data use the jumper switch on the mother board of the server The following figure illustrates the jumper switch location IMPORTANT Do not change any other switch settings Any change may cause the server to fail or malfunc...

Page 88: ...r 1 Power off the server and unplug the power cord 2 Remove the left side cover from the server see Chapter 9 3 Change the desired jumper switch setting IMPORTANT Use the clip over jumper pins on the mother board Do not lose the clip 4 Reassemble the server and press the POWER switch During POST the following code and message are displayed on the screen 5120 CMOS cleared by jumper or 5121 Password...

Page 89: ... drive with the SCSI or IDE hard disk drives purchase the optional RAID controller board and hard disk drives Installing the Hard Disk Drives Install the two serial ATA hard disk drives to your server Refer to Chapter 9 for detail IMPORTANT Use hard disks of the same capacity and revolution Activating the SATA RAID Feature To run the Array Configuration Utility ACU run the BIOS setup utility and c...

Page 90: ...ystem startup Press Ctrl A for Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility The ARC menu appears presenting these options Array Configuration Utility ACU Disk utilities To select an option from this menu browse with the arrow keys and then press Enter In some cases selecting an option displays another menu To return to the previous menu at any time press Esc ...

Page 91: ...tions describe these operations in greater detail Viewing Array Properties To view the properties of an existing array 1 At the BIOS prompt press Ctrl A 2 From the ACU menu Array Configuration Utility 3 From the main menu select Manage Arrays 4 From the List of Arrays dialog box select the array you want to view and press Enter The Array Properties dialog box appears showing detailed information o...

Page 92: ...menu select Manage Arrays 4 Select the array you wish to delete and press Delete 5 In the Array Properties dialog box select Delete and press Enter The following prompt is displayed Warning Deleting the array will render array unusable Do you want to delete the array Yes No RAID 1 only the following prompt is also displayed Deleting the partition will result in data loss Do you also want to delete...

Page 93: ...ot be used See Initializing Disk Drives described later To create an array 1 Turn on your server and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ACU 2 From the ACU menu Array Configuration Utility 3 From the main menu select Create Array 4 Select the disks for the new array and press Insert To deselect any disk highlight the disk and press Delete 5 Press Enter when both disks for the new array are se...

Page 94: ...ng the ACU Instead use Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition See Chapter 6 for details To assign properties to the new array 1 In the Array Properties menu select an array type and press Enter Note that only the available array types RAID0 and RAID1 are displayed Each of these types requires two drives 2 Type in an optional label for the array and press Enter ...

Page 95: ...when each is appropriate RAID level Create via When appropriate RAID0 No Init Creating a RAID0 on new drives RAID0 Migrate Creating a RAID0 from on new drive and one drive with data you wish to preserve RAID1 Build Any time you wish to create RAID1 but especially if you have data on one drive that you wish to preserve RAID Clear Creating a RAID1 on new drives or when you want to ensure that the ar...

Page 96: ...ormal and is not a cause for concern The ACU allows you to use drives of different sizes in a RAID1 During a build operation however only the smaller drive can be selected as the source or first drive When migrating from single volume to RAID0 migrating from a larger drive to a smaller drive is allowed However the destination drive must be at least half the capacity of the source drive Adaptec doe...

Page 97: ...you may not be able to use the array again Do not initialize a disk that is part of a boot array To determine which disks are associated with a particular array see Viewing Array Properties described earlier in this section To initialize drives 1 Turn on your server and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ACU 2 From the ACU menu Array Configuration Utility 3 Select Initialize Drives 4 Use the...

Page 98: ...Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial ATA hard disks To access the disk utilities 1 Turn on your server and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ACU 2 From the ACU menu select Disk Utilities 3 Select the desired disk and press Enter ...

Page 99: ... of a disk drive for defects ADD IN CARD S BIOS Refer to the documentation coming with the optional add in card for details When the server has multiple optional PCI boards installed the server first displays the start up message of the BIOS SETUP Utility of the mother board It then displays the utility start up message for optional PCI boards one by one The start up message appears for the option...

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Page 101: ...osoft Windows 2000 Server To use the server with the other operating systems described in this section contact your service representative IMPORTANT Before installing the operating system adjust the system date and time by using the BIOS setup utility SETUP See Chapter 4 for detail This chapter also includes information on configuring the HostRAID drive used with the onboard serial ATA interface R...

Page 102: ... Setup is intended for the initial setup of the server system Therefore it clears the contents of the hard disk For Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 Express Setup automatically configures your server and installs the operating system After a few tasks are completed all that remains to be done is to remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM and insert the Windows CD ROM input a product ID ...

Page 103: ...iguration parameters are loaded by using the Configuration Diskette Creator see Chapter 6 Normal start Normal start is to create the Configuration Diskette after starting the Express Setup NOTES Use the blank disk in the accessory box to create Configuration Diskette You can create Configuration Diskette in advance using Configuration Diskette Creator included in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER If you create C...

Page 104: ...indows Server 2003 correctly Supported OS on this model The server supports the following edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition hereinafter referred to as Windows Server 2003 On installing other OS contact sales dealer or the maintenance service representative Installing Optional Mass Storage Driver To install optional mass storage driver see Installing Optional Mass Storage Drive...

Page 105: ...ation of OS in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER N8103 65F SCSI Controller N8103 75F SCSI Controller N8103 95 SCSI Controller N8103 78F Disk Array Controller SATA N8103 80F Disk Array Controller SCSI 1ch N8103 89 Disk Array Controller SATA SATA HostRAID Onboard Adaptec HostRAID controller Other optional boards N8103 56F SCSI Controller ...

Page 106: ...f you want to install Windows Server 2003 on the volume that is mirrored using Disk Management invalid the mirroring before operating the installation to set back to the basic disk and valid the mirroring again after the installation has completed Creating invalid delete mirror volume can be operated from Disk Management in Computer Management Connecting MO Device If you operate installing Windows...

Page 107: ...he maximum paging file size which can be set on one partition is 4095MB If the above paging file size exceeds 4095MB specify 4095MB for the paging file size The dump file size for the system with more than 2GB memory mounted is 2048MB 12MB If you install any application program or the like add necessary space to the partition to install these programs For example if the mounted memory size is 512M...

Page 108: ... to confirm modify the setting Disk Array Configuration Screen Creating Maintenance Partition and Installing Utilities Operating System Installation Menu Create the OS partition after the reboot Select OS to install Confirm the specification and input the value Copying NEC Modules Copying Selected Application Modules Remove the Floppy Disk and CD ROM from the Drive Insert Windows CD ROM Agree Soft...

Page 109: ...peripheral device on and then turn on the server NOTES If you operate installing Windows Server 2003 with MO device connected the installation may not be completed normally In such case detach MO device and then re install the system from the beginning Connect the hard disk drive that OS is not going to be installed after installing OS If you create multiple logical drives in your system refer to ...

Page 110: ...ox 1 Select a parameters file to use in the Express Setup and click Use After the parameters file is specified the message Do you want to review or modify the Setup File parameters appears 2 If you want to modify or confirm the parameters file click Review If not click Skip Click Review Go on the next step Click Skip Go on the step 10 Using a blank disk 1 Click the box under Setup File Name A or p...

Page 111: ...ined Fourth Partition Retained You can not re install the system with the existing partition that is upgraded to Dynamic Disk remained Do not select Use Existing Array at New Existing RAID Configuration If you specify other than 4095MB for the Installing Partition it is necessary to convert to NTFS If Use Existing Array at New Existing RAID Configuration is selected but the partition other than th...

Page 112: ...when the floppy disk drive is attached to the system 14 Remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM from the CD ROM drive according 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 CD ROM drive Agree Software License Agreement screen appears 15 Read the contents carefully and click I Agree or...

Page 113: ...s necessary to utilize these features Follow the procedure below to install PROSet 1 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the CD ROM drive 2 The Windows Explorer dialog starts The procedure in the case of the standard start menu Click Start menu and click Windows Explorer The procedure in the case of the classic start menu Click Start menu point to Programs Accessories and click Windows Explo...

Page 114: ...ialog box for network adapter appears 3 Click the Advanced and specify the Link Speed Duplex value the same as the value specified for HUB 4 Click OK on the property dialog box for network adapter When PROSet is installed 1 The Intel R PROSet for Wired Connections dialog box appears The procedure in the case of the standard start menu Click Start menu point to Control Panel and click Intel R PROSe...

Page 115: ...D ROM Drive Letter WINNT DOTNET BC3 PRO100 WS03XP32 If the procedure of installation is not clear refer to the installation procedure described in the section Installation of the Optional Network Board Driver Installation of the Optional Network Board Driver 1 Start Device Manager 2 Click Network adapters and Double Click Network Adapter Name Network Adapter Name Properties appears NOTE Intel R PR...

Page 116: ...I will choose the driver to install and click Next 6 Click Have Disk 7 Insert Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER into the floppy disk drive enter a into copy manufacturer s file from and click OK 8 Specify the following driver and click Next INITIO INI A10XU2W PCI SCSI Controller When N8103 65F board is installed Adaptec SCSI Card 29320ALP Ultra320 SCSI When N8103 75 board is inst...

Page 117: ...2 When the Install Hardware Device Drivers dialog box appears select Search for a suitable driver for my device Recommended and click Next 3 When the Locate Driver Files dialog box appears select Floppy disk drives insert Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER into the floppy disk drive and click Next 4 When the Driver Files Search Results dialog box appears click Next 5 Copying of th...

Page 118: ...M 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 119: ...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 120: ...taken also changes due to adding memory 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...

Page 121: ...ollecting 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 For more information on Recommended value see Partition Size to be C...

Page 122: ...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 123: ...indows Components Wizard dialog box appears 4 Check the Management and Monitoring Tools check box of the component ON and click Next 5 If the setup asks to install the disk insert Windows Server 2003 CD ROM into the CD ROM drive and click OK 6 Click Complete in the Windows Component Wizard dialog box 7 Click Close in the Add Remove Application dialog box 8 Close the Control Panel dialog box To sta...

Page 124: ...om the menu and the setup will start After that follow the message to continue the setup process Making Backup Copies of System Information The system information includes the current BIOS settings and any specific information for the server Save the information after completing the system setup Without the backup data you will not be able to recover the information You can save the information by...

Page 125: ...new mass storage device not to be supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER you have to set as follows 1 Read the manual supplied with the mass storage device before setting the server 2 If the mass storage device is disk array controller configure the RAID system before running the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER 3 Boot the system from the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM 4 a When the dialog of Disk array configuration appear...

Page 126: ...age driver see Installing Optional Mass Storage Driver of Configuration Diskette Creator in Chapter 6 to create setup inf file BIOS Specification Before installing Windows 2000 confirm if the BIOS specification of the hardware is correct On BIOS specification there are some items to specify for the new functions provided from Windows 2000 Plug and Play support for USB interface and so on See Chapt...

Page 127: ...e operating the installation to set back to the basic disk and valid the mirroring again after the installation has completed Creating invalid delete mirror volume can be operated from Disk Management in Computer Management Connecting MO Device If you operate installing Windows 2000 with MO device connected the installation may not be completed normally In such case detach MO device and then re in...

Page 128: ...nt so set an enough size of the paging file with the entire system The maximum paging file size which can be set on one partition is 4095MB If the above paging file size exceeds 4095MB specify 4095MB for the paging file size The dump file size for the system with more than 2GB memory mounted is 2048MB 12MB If you install any application program or the like add necessary space to the partition to i...

Page 129: ...ng to the hard disk which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk You cannot re install Windows 2000 with the current partition of the hard disk upgraded to Dynamic Disk kept remained If you want to keep the current partition remained see Appendix D to re install the system ...

Page 130: ... Disk Array Configuration Screen Creating Maintenance Partition and Installing Utilities Operating System Installation Menu Create the OS partition after the reboot Select OS to install Confirm the specification and input the value Copying NEC Modules Copying Selected Application Modules Remove the Floppy Disk and CD ROM from the Drive Insert Windows CD ROM Agree Software License Agreement Install...

Page 131: ...n this case too 1 Turn the power of peripheral device on and then turn on the server NOTES If you operate installing Windows 2000 with MO device connected the installation may not be completed normally In such case detach MO device and then re install the system from the beginning Connect the hard disk drive that OS is not going to be installed after installing OS If you create multiple logical dr...

Page 132: ...ration Disk The parameters files in the floppy disk is listed in dialog box 1 Select a parameters file to use in the Express Setup and click Use After the parameters file is specified the message Do you want to review or modify the Setup File parameters appears 2 If you want to modify or confirm the parameters file click Review If not click Skip Click Review Go on the next step Click Skip Go on th...

Page 133: ... and deleted The information included in the other partition will be retained In the figure below describes the partition which information will be deleted when maintenance partition exists First Partition Maintenance Partition Retained Second Partition Deleted Third Partition Retained Fourth Partition Retained You can not re install the system with the existing partition that is upgraded to Dynam...

Page 134: ...S If you click Cancel in Basic Information screen the screen will go back to select the OS Cancel exists only in Basic Information screen If you click OK in Role of Computer screen the setup automatically selects default value for the later specification to continue the installation 13 Copy the modules for the optional mass storage driver If you want to install the optional mass storage driver ins...

Page 135: ...w to specify the details of NetWare Gateway and Client Service pops up on the first logon Specify the appropriate value 16 If you selected Yes on Apply Service Pack at Basic Information follow the procedure below 1 Follow the message to take Windows 2000 CD ROM out of the CD ROM drive 2 Follow the message to insert Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or later into the CD ROM drive Windows 2000 and the spe...

Page 136: ...rovides the server an environment tolerant on any trouble and enhances throughput between the switches PROSet is necessary to utilize these features Follow the procedure below to install PROSet 1 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the CD ROM drive 2 Click Start menu point to Program Accessory and click Explorer 3 Run PROSET EXE in the following directory CD ROM Drive Letter WINNT W2K BC3 PR...

Page 137: ...necessary You can operate the process from Network and Dial up Connection to display the property dialog box for local area network NOTE We recommend you to add Network Monitor at AddingServices Network Monitor can monitor the frame or the packet that the computer installing Network Monitor sends or receives This tool is valuable when analyzing network trouble For information on how to install the...

Page 138: ...install manually If you want to utilize optional Graphics Accelerator Driver board follow the document attached to the board to install the driver 1 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the CD ROM drive 2 Click Start menu point to Programs Accessories and click Windows Explorer 3 Run SETUP EXE in the following directory CD ROM Drive Letter WINNT W2K VIDEO SETUP EXE 4 Follow the message to con...

Page 139: ...d is installed The installation of the driver is completed Restart the system according to the message appeared on the screen Installing SCSI Controller Driver N8103 56F 95 If you utilize SCSI controller driver N8103 56F 95 update your system with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM attached to your system The SCSI controller driver will be installed automatically Installing RAID Controller Driver N8103 80F...

Page 140: ...h Below is the example on how to add PAE switch to Boot ini file 1 Click Start point to Programs point to Accessories and then click Notepad 2 On the File menu click Open 3 In the Open dialog box in the Look in drop down list box click systemroot drive 4 In the Open dialog box in the Files of type drop down list box click All Files and in the File name drop down list box enter Boot ini And then cl...

Page 141: ...omers need only to specify the memory dump If any trouble occur after specifying the process below the message to inform that the system is in short of virtual memory may appear but continue to start the system If you re start the system in such case memory dump may not be stored correctly Follow the procedure below to specify 1 Point to Settings in Start menu and click Control Panel The Control P...

Page 142: ...8 Modify Initial Size in the Paging File Size for Selected Drive box to the value larger than Recommended Size and click Specify 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 ...

Page 143: ...Windows 2000 dialog box appears 3 Specify the location to store the diagnostic information in the Log File Path box The diagnostic information will be stored with the file name DRWTSN32 LOG NOTE You can not specify network 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 Debug...

Page 144: ...e Windows Components Wizard dialog box appears 4 Check the Management and Monitoring Tools check box of the component ON and click Next 5 If the setup asks to install the disk insert Windows 2000 CD ROM into the CD ROM drive and click OK 6 Click Complete in the Windows Component Wizard dialog box 7 Click Close in the Add Remove Application dialog box 8 Close the Control Panel dialog box To start N...

Page 145: ... of the server Setup Software in Master Control Menu screen appears so left click the item Click Update the System from the menu and the setup will start After that follow the message to continue the setup process and apply Service Pack Making Backup Copies of System Information The system information includes the current BIOS settings and any specific information for the server Save the informati...

Page 146: ...new mass storage device not to be supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER you have to set as follows 1 Read the manual supplied with the mass storage device before setting the server 2 If the mass storage device is disk array controller configure the RAID system before running the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER 3 Boot the system from the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM 4 a When the dialog of Disk array configuration appear...

Page 147: ...ed in this manual For ASMBE refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition User s Guide Overview of the specifications Hard disk drive One hard disk drive for each channel two hard disk drives max RAID level RAID0 or RAID1 Operating system Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Advanced Server...

Page 148: ... and use it as the standard SATA In addition to driver installation ASMBE installation is mandatory for using HostRAID functions For the installation of ASMBE refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition User s Guide If you replace a hard disk drive being used with HostRAID please replace the hard disk drive after power off of the system Be sure to check the PORT number of the hard disk dr...

Page 149: ... Update system See this chapter Install ASMBE See ASMBE User s Guide 2 Install Standby Hibernation Lock driver See appendix of ASMBE User s Guide 2 End 1 You can create RAID by using the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER In this case only you need to do is to set the HostRAID feature to Enabled by using BIOS setup utility 2 ASMBE User s Guide Adaptec Storage ManagerTM Browser Edition User s Guide You may view or...

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Page 151: ...Chapter 6 Installing and Using Utilities This section describes how to use the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM that comes with your server and to install the utilities stored on the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER ...

Page 152: ...ndows 2000 or other operating systems contact your service representative for the server certified operating systems NOTE Before using NEC EXPRESSBUILDER for initial setup complete the hardware configuration NEC EXPRESSBUILDER includes two distinct programs One can be booted under DOS for initial setup and one is for use under Windows operating system DOS based with local console Used to set up th...

Page 153: ...Windows based This program is called as Master Control Menu that can run under the Microsoft Windows system Windows 95 or later and Windows NT 4 0 or later You can install the several applications and read the documentation from the menu ...

Page 154: ...NT Do not remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM while NEC EXPRESSBUILDER is running 1 Turn on peripheral devices and the server in this order 2 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM supplied with your server into the CD ROM drive of your server 3 Ensure that the floppy disk drive is empty 4 Press the RESET switch or press Ctrl Alt and Delete to reboot from the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER You may also turn of...

Page 155: ...rections Tools Tools is also intended for initial setup of the server It provides more installation options than Express Setup and permits the user to quickly create utility support disks run the Off line Maintenance Utility and system diagnostic utility set up a maintenance partition and update the various BIOS programs Tools Menu Save Restore RAID Configuration Data Off line Maintenance Utility ...

Page 156: ...ls System Diagnostics Executes various tests on the server system to check if the server functions are normal and if the connection between the server and additional board is normal After the System Diagnostics is executed a system check program assigned to each model starts See Chapter 7 for details Create Support Disk NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM contains a number of device drivers and utilities th...

Page 157: ...ff line Maintenance Utility IMPORTANT Do not reset or turn off the server while the running this menu If the processing is discontinued the system becomes unable to start The existence of the maintenance partition may be identified from the operating system In order to retain the Configuration Data do not delete the partition NOTES The maintenance partition once created will not be recreated again...

Page 158: ...istributed from NEC customer service representative After rebooting the system an update program is started automatically from the floppy disk and the various BIOS and firmware programs are updated IMPORTANT Do not turn off the server while the update program is running If the update processing is discontinued the system becomes unable to start Help Displays explanations about various functions of...

Page 159: ...ided in the PDF format Use the Adobe Acrobat Reader to read these documents Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the CD ROM drive Master Control Menu appears on the screen automatically If the Autorun function is invalid in your system run the MC 1ST EXE file in the CD ROM directly Some items are grayed out when the logon user does not have the authority of the administrator or the item is no...

Page 160: ...etup the servers from NEC EXPRESSBUILDER IMPORTANT You can not create Configuration Diskette for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions NOTE You can install Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 without Configuration Diskette Also you can modify newly create Configuration Diskette during the setup with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Creating Configuration Diskette This section describes about specifying se...

Page 161: ...on Diskette Creator window is displayed 5 Click Create New Information files from the File menu The Disk Environment dialog box will be displayed 6 Specify each item and click OK The dialog boxes to specify setup information will be displayed in order such as Basic Information dialog box ...

Page 162: ... name for the Setup File in File Name 9 Insert the floppy disk formatted by 1 44MB into the floppy disk drive and click OK Now Configuration Diskette has been created Configuration Diskette is used when you install Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000 Put a label and keep it where it will not be lost NOTE For the information on the contents of each specifying item refer to the Help If you want to m...

Page 163: ...K The dialog boxes to specify setup information will be displayed in order such as Disk Environment dialog box 4 Follow the message to specify each item on the dialog box and click on Next NOTE If you click on Cancel all the input value will be deleted 5 When User and application setup is displayed check Apply OEM FD for mass storage device 6 When the Save Setup Information dialog box is displayed...

Page 164: ...system administrator perform daily system operation system extension and transfer tasks Some features of ESMPRO Manager include Hardware and software server configuration Hardware resources mounted in servers such as the CPU memory disks disk arrays and LAN boards Software resources such as operating system information and drivers running on each server Server failures On screen real time displays...

Page 165: ...enters the Degraded state Making a consistency check on redundant disk arrays Recording HostRAID events into the event log Omitting the installation of client software into each management PC if the previously mentioned browser is installed This is because ASMBE uses the browser Internet Explorer 5 5 or later Before attempting to operate ASMBE read the Adaptec Storage ManagerTM Browser Edition Use...

Page 166: ...toring and fan monitoring Enabling the settings of Write Read and Cache policies for each logical drive Supporting the save and restore functions for configuration Enabling the display of the SCSI transfer rate Components Power Console Plus consists of the following five components SNMP Agent This function is not yet supported Do not install SNMP Agent MegaRAID Service Monitor Enables NEC ESMPRO t...

Page 167: ...vice Monitor MegaRAID Server MegaRAID Client Management PC Management PC that monitors and controls servers via the network TCP IP When managing array on Terminal Server working on Windows NT Server Version 4 0 Terminal Server Edition prepare PC and install Management PC component Management PC does not guarantee operation on Client which used Terminal Server Terminal Server Emulator WBT Start Pow...

Page 168: ...d for Power Console Plus to operate on a server Hardware Machine NEC Express5800 series connected with the MegaRAID controller Memory Size large enough for OS operation 8MB or more Free space of the hard disk 5MB or more Display unit Screen size 1024 768 or larger Required peripheral equipment Network Interface card CD ROM unit Pointing device such as a mouse Software Microsoft Windows Server 2003...

Page 169: ...machine which contains Intel Pentium or a CPU at least equivalent to it Memory Size large enough for OS operation 8MB or more Free space of the hard disk 5 MB or more Display unit Screen size 1024 768 or larger Required peripheral equipment Network Interface card CD ROM unit Pointing device such as a mouse Software Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft...

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Page 171: ...onfiguration or BIOS configuration select System Information Management and then Save of the Off line Maintenance Utility to make a backup copy of the system information Also make a backup copy of the disk array configuration data if your system is in the array configuration When your hard disks have been auto rebuilt due to a failure it is recommended to make a backup copy of the configuration da...

Page 172: ...emble repair or alter the server Do not look into the CD ROM drive Do not remove the lithium battery Disconnect the power plug before working with the server CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages 1 3 to 1 8 for details Avoid installation in extreme temperature conditions...

Page 173: ...erver must be kept dry Do not moisten them with water 1 Make sure that the server is off powered the POWER SLEEP lamp goes off 2 Unplug the power cord of the server from a power outlet 3 Wipe off dust from the power cord plug with a dry cloth 4 Soak a soft cloth in neutral detergent that is diluted with cold or lukewarm water and squeeze it firmly 5 Rub off stains on the server with the cloth prep...

Page 174: ...of the server entails powering off the server and removing the left side cover You will need a small vacuum cleaner with plastic tipped nozzle and electrostatic protection computer grade canned air and a small brush for cleaning the interior Follow the procedure below to clean the interior of the server WARNING Unplug all power cords Unplug all power cords before performing any maintenance Voltage...

Page 175: ...move it 4 Take out the ball from the mouse Cover the bottom of the mouse with your hand and turn your hand holding the mouse the mouse is on your palm with the button upward The mouse ball is released onto your palm Mouse ball cover Mouse ball Roller Bottom View 5 Soak a soft cloth in neutral detergent that is diluted with cold or lukewarm water and squeeze it firmly 6 Rub off stains on the mouse ...

Page 176: ... the tray NOTE Do not touch the signal side of the CD ROM with your hand 4 Wipe the tray with a dry soft cloth IMPORTANT Do not wipe the lens of the CD ROM drive Doing so may damage the lens and may cause a malfunction of the drive 5 Push on the tray front to close the tray 6 Wipe the signal side of the CD ROM with a dry soft cloth IMPORTANT Wipe CD ROMs from the center to the outside Use only CD ...

Page 177: ...r to diagnose the server Test Items The following items are tested in system diagnostics Memory CPU cache memory Hard disk used as a system IMPORTANT When executing the System Diagnostics make sure to remove the LAN cable Executing the System Diagnostics with the LAN cable connected the network may be influenced NOTE On checking the hard disk no data is written into the disk ...

Page 178: ...turn off the server Then unplug the power cord 2 Disconnect all the LAN cables from the server 3 Plug the power cord and turn on the server 4 Use the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM to reboot the server See the Chapter 6 NEC EXPRESSBUILDER for details The following menu appears when started the server using the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER 5 Select Tools ...

Page 179: ... 00 ForceEnd 00 Guide line Test window Test result Test windows title Diagnosis tool title Diagnosis tool title shows a name of this diagnosis and Version information Test windows title shows the progress of diagnosis When it completes it shows Test End Test Result shows the information including time of start end and progress and result of the diagnosis Guide line shows a description of keys to n...

Page 180: ... Info shows the log information and error messages of the diagnosis It can be saved to a floppy disk To save the log information to a floppy disk insert a formatted floppy disk to a floppy disk drive and select Save F Option change where to output log Reboot Restarts the Express Server 8 Select Reboot in the End user Menu above The Express Server restarts and NEC EXPRESSBUILDER boot the system 9 E...

Page 181: ...cated stored due to a change in the floor layout to a great extent contact the sales agent Make sure to make a backup copy of your valuable data in the hard disk if any Make sure not to apply a shock to hard disks to relocated the server if the contains any 1 Take a floppy disk and a CD ROM out of the server if any 2 Power off the server the POWER SLEEP lamp goes off 3 Unplug the power cord of the...

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Page 183: ...server does not operate as expected read this chapter before assuming a failure NOTE For provision against an unexpected failure it is recommended to install the Off line Maintenance Utility NEC ESMPRO to the server and client computers ...

Page 184: ...NEC ESMPRO during the system operation Especially take note on whether any alert is reported to NEC ESMPRO Manager on the management PC Check whether any alert is reported on the Operation Window Data Viewer or Alert Viewer of NEC ESMPRO Manager Example NEC ESMPRO Manager ...

Page 185: ...ver is in successful operation When the STATUS lamp is unlit or lit flashing in amber it indicates that the server has failed The following table lists indications of the STATUS lamp descriptions and actions to take NOTES If the server has the NEC ESMPRO or Off line Maintenance Utility installed you can view the error log to identify the cause of a trouble To cycle power to the server shut down th...

Page 186: ...ssage take notes of the message and contact your sales representative Off A memory dump request is made Wait until the memory dump is completed A temperature alarm was detected Check if the internal fans are clean and if the fan units are firmly connected If the STATUS lamp indication does not change when the fans are normal contact your sales representative On amber A voltage alarm was detected C...

Page 187: ... s allow you to set the server to automatically turn in the power saving mode when no access is made to the server for a certain period of time or to select the power saving mode with a command DISK ACCESS Lamp The DISK ACCESS lamp indicates the state of hard disks in the 3 5 inch hard disk drive bay This lamp lights in green every time any of such hard disks is accessed When the DISK ACCESS lamp ...

Page 188: ...amp is not lit in the LINK state check the network cable and the cable connection If the lamp is not lit still after the checking the network LAN controller may be defected Contact your service representative 1000 100 10 lamp The 1000 100 10 lamp indicates whether each of the network ports normally equipped with the server is operated through the 1000BASE T 100BASE TX or 10BASE T network interface...

Page 189: ...eyboard instruction simultaneous key entry of Ctrl Alt Delete Immediately after the system is rebooted in response to an OS instruction During hardware initialization following restart of the POST When the POST detects a hardware failure due to the above reason restart the server once again If the same error message reappears you may assume there is no hardware error To ensure normal operation of ...

Page 190: ...the error is corrected Error Code Error Message Response 0000 Timer Error Pause 0003 CMOS Battery Low Pause 0004 CMOS Settings Wrong Pause 0005 CMOS Checksum Bad Pause 0008 Unlock Keyboard Halt 0009 PS2 Keyboard not found Not an error 000A KBC BAT Test failed Halt 000B CMOS memory size different Pause 000C RAM R W test failed Pause 000E A Drive Error Pause 000F B Drive Error Pause 0010 Floppy Cont...

Page 191: ...0181 BIOS does not support current stepping P1 Pause 0192 L2 cache size mismatch Pause 0193 CPUID Processor stepping are different Pause 0194 CPUID Processor family are different Pause 0195 Front side bus mismatch Pause 0196 CPUID Processor Model are different Pause 0197 Processor speeds mismatched Pause 5120 CMOS Cleared By Jumper Pause 5121 Password cleared by jumper Pause 5122 CMOS Cleared By B...

Page 192: ...n Pause 84F1 BIST failed for all available processors Halt 84F2 BaseBoard Management Controller failed to respond Pause 84F3 BaseBoard Management Controller in Update Mode Pause 84F4 Sensor Data Record Empty Pause 84FF System Event Log Full Warning 8500 Bad or missing memory in slot 3A Pause 8501 Bad or missing memory in slot 2A Pause 8502 Bad or missing memory in slot 1A Pause 8504 Bad or missing...

Page 193: ...rated when all other expansion cards are absent one of the add in cards is causing the malfunction Insert the cards back into the system one at a time until the problem happens again This will reveal the malfunctioning add in card 8 Display memory error system video adapter If the system video adapter is an add in card replace or reseat the video adapter If the video adapter is an integrated part ...

Page 194: ... largest pair of the DIMMs must be installed to slots 2A and 2B Installed DIMMs starting from the one having largest memory Take a note of beep code pattern and take appropriate action according to the table listed earlier in Beep Codes Fail to power on the server T Is the server is properly supplied with power Check if the power cord is connected to a power outlet or UPS that meets the power spec...

Page 195: ...order 1A and 1B and then 2A and 2B Installed DIMMs starting from the one having largest memory T Is the memory size large The memory check may take a few seconds if the memory size is large Wait for a while T Did you perform any keyboard or mouse operation immediately after you started the server If you perform any keyboard or mouse operation immediately after start up POST may accidentally detect...

Page 196: ...bled To release the Secure Mode enter the password specified with the BIOS SETUP utility The keyboard or mouse fails to operate T Is the cable properly connected Make sure that the cable is connected to the correct connector on the rear of the server The keyboard or mouse does not operate if it is connected when the server is powered not applicable to USB devices Power of the server first and conn...

Page 197: ...y Menus to check Advanced Floppy Configuration T Is the server in the Secure Mode In the Secure Mode write access to the floppy disk may be disabled To release the Secure Mode enter the password specified with the BIOS SETUP utility Fail to access to the CD ROM T Is the CD ROM properly set in the CD ROM drive tray The tray is provided with a holder to secure the CD ROM Make sure that the CD ROM is...

Page 198: ...erboard in the server can be used for either built in file devices or external SCSI devices The connection to built in or external devices can be switched by modifying cable connection properly See Chapter 10 T Are SCSI devices properly configured When the server has external SCSI devices connected hard disk settings including SCSI ID and terminator are required Refer to the manual that comes with...

Page 199: ...TY 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 Problems with Windows Server 2003 When network cable isn t connected with a port the following log may be found in event log But this has no affect on the behavior of LAN driver Event ID 6 Source E100B Type Error Description Hardware fa...

Page 200: ...r Windows 2000 System in this Chapter The event log after every logon to Windows 2000 includes the following error log Description D The CPUs in this multiprocessor system are not all the same revision level To use all processors the operating system restricts itself to the features of the least capable processor in the system Should problems occur with this system contact the CPU manufacture to s...

Page 201: ...he 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 adjusted to automatically restarting There is no problem about this issue Check the System Event Log to confirm that STOP err...

Page 202: ...with the BIOS SETUP utility of the server Check the setting with the BIOS SETUP utility Menus to check Advanced PCI Configuration Onboard NIC1 10 100 1000 Onboard NIC1 10 100 1000 ROM 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 ...

Page 203: ...der to boot the system from the CD ROM drive first Menu to check Boot T Is an error message appeared When an error occurs while the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER is in progress the following message appears After this message appears check the error and take the appropriate corrective action according to the message listed in the table below Message Cause and Remedy This machine is not supported This NEC EXP...

Page 204: ...nstallation contact Maintenance Service Company and ask them to check the CD ROM drive Express Setup terminated and asks to input setup information There are some errors on the specified setup information Follow the instruction to input the correct value It is not necessary to cancel the installation On Windows 2000 you might be asked to press Enter again after the last reboot of the setup Complet...

Page 205: ...orkgroup Open System in Control Panel to specify joining the Domain Specified large value as partition size but when Windows 2000 is actually started the system partition is created by 4095MB Is the Partition Size specified by the value larger than the real area If you want to create one partition in all area of the hard disk excluding the maintenance area to install the OS specify All Area Are yo...

Page 206: ...t the Express Setup Unable to specify the details of Network adapter In Express Setup you can not specify the details of Network adapter Specify them from Control Panel after starting Windows 2000 Windows 2000 is started with Network adapter that has not been specified during Express Setup Windows 2000 will install the recognized Network adapter specified as default value If you want to modify the...

Page 207: ... protocols In this case the situation will be the same as connecting more than two Network adapter so the detailed specification of the protocol are all set by default Re specify the details from Control Panel after starting the OS The following error log is included in the event log while operating the system Windows 2000 Event ID 16 Source iANSMiniport Type Error Category None Description Team 0...

Page 208: ...or occurs during the CONFIG2 table transfer The adapter is not responded A CONFIG2 checksum error occurred Adapter is not exists When one of above messages is observed the Disk Array controller or the hard disk drive may be failed Check that cable connections and switch settings are correct and then attempt to run NEC EXPRESSBUILDER once again Problems with Master Control Menu The master control m...

Page 209: ...o or more CPUs in the NEC Express server If this message is logged it is no problem for operation 1 Click Management Tool Event Viewer from the Control Panel 2 Select the type of the log to collect On Application Log the events related to the running application is archived On Security Log the events related to the security is archived On System Log the events occurred at the item which configures...

Page 210: ...he procedure below after restarting the system For Windows Server 2003 Refer to Windows online help For Windows 2000 1 Point to Settings in Start menu and click Control Panel The Control Panel dialog box appears 2 Double click Management Tool and double click Computer Management The Computer Management dialog box appears 3 Click System Tool System Information 4 Click Save as System Information Fil...

Page 211: ...the server is in the successful operation may affect the system operation Restarting the system due to an error may display a message indicating insufficient virtual memory Ignore this message and proceed Restarting the system may result in dumping improper data Preparing for Memory Dumping Memory dumping with the DUMP switch may disable the server to restart In such a case it is required to force...

Page 212: ...e when an error occurs Insert a metal pin a straightened large paper clip will make a substitute into the switch hole to press the DUMP switch 1 2 Pressing the DUMP switch saves the dump file in the specified directory Memory dumping may not be available when the CPU stalls DUMP switch ...

Page 213: ...into the CD ROM drive of your server 3 Press the RESET switch or press Ctrl Alt and Delete to reboot the server You may also turn off and then on again to reboot the server 4 Press F6 while the message Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware configuration is displayed at the upper part of the screen NOTE Nothing is changed on the screen through F6 is pressed 5 Press S when the following messa...

Page 214: ...nd the user does not need to do anything during the procedure If you select this option the system recovery disk program starts to recover the problems concerning system files partition boot sector of system disk and start up environment if multiple operating systems are installed on the system 11 Follow the instruction displayed on the screen and then press L at the screen which request you to in...

Page 215: ...he server Starting the Off line Maintenance Utility The Off line Maintenance Utility may be started in the following ways From the CD ROM Set the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the CD ROM drive and reboot the system After the menu is displayed on the screen select Tools Off line Maintenance Utility The Off line Maintenance Utility program starts from the CD ROM From the floppy disk Set the Off lin...

Page 216: ...nd system errors and events to determine a maintenance part BIOS Setup Viewer Provides the functions to export the current configuration data defined with the SETUP utility to a text file System Information Viewer Provides the functions to view information on the processor and the BIOS and export it to a text file System Information Management Provides the function to make a back up copy of your d...

Page 217: ...ears the DIMM memory and the data in process To reset the server when it is not frozen make sure that no processing is in progress Hard reset Press the RESET switch at the front of the server Soft reset If the server halts before starting the OS press and hold Ctrl and Alt and press Delete This restarts the server ...

Page 218: ... Press and hold the POWER switch on the server for at least four seconds The power is forcibly turned off To turn on the power back again wait approximately 10 seconds after turning off the power forced shutdown IMPORTANT If the remote power on function is used cycle the power once to load the OS and turn off the power again in the normal way Press here for at least 4 seconds ...

Page 219: ...nfluences resulting from the operation of the server subject to the installation or removal NEC recommends that you request a maintenance engineer of your service representative having the expert knowledge on the server to do the installation and removal procedures Use the options and cables approved by NEC You will be charged by any repair of a malfunction fault or defect occurring in a server in...

Page 220: ...to 1 8 for details Do not disassemble repair or alter the server Do not remove the lithium battery Disconnect the power plug before working with the server CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages 1 3 to 1 8 for details Avoid installation in extreme temperature conditions M...

Page 221: ...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 222: ... procedure 1 Shut down the OS 2 Press the POWER switch to turn off the power of the server The POWER SLEEP lamp goes off 3 Pull out the power cord from the AC inlet on the server 4 Remove all the cables connected to the server on the rear panel 5 Make the clearance of 1m to 2m in the front and rear sides and left and right sides of the server ...

Page 223: ...er Removal Remove the left side cover in the following procedure WARNING Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may result in death or serious personal injury See pages 1 3 to 1 8 for details Disconnect the power plug before working with the server 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Loose...

Page 224: ...e reverse procedure of the removal Make sure that the hooks on the side cover are inserted into the frames and holes of the server securely IMPORTANT After one or more optional devices are installed or removed completely install the removed side cover securely Hooks Holes Frame ...

Page 225: ...nstalled in the system reduces cooling efficiency and can affect performance or cause damage due to overheating Removal Follow these steps to remove the air duct 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Remove the side cover 3 Hold the left side of the air duct and push the right end of the tab to release from the chassis 4 Remove the duct from the ch...

Page 226: ...ese steps to install the air duct 1 Holding the internal cables clear place the air duct into the chassis 2 Adjust the air duct until the frame of the right end of the duct is aligned with the hook on the chassis 3 Reinstall the side cover Hook Frame ...

Page 227: ...ly if required IMPORTANT Do not use any hard disks not approved by NEC If an unapproved third party s hard disk is installed in the server not only the hard disk but also the server itself may be defected Consult your service representative for purchasing hard disk Observe safety precautions described in Chapter 1 and static precautions described in this chapter before proceeding the procedures de...

Page 228: ...d Disk SCSI ID Start Command Bay to Install First hard disk ID0 Enable Disk bay 1 bottom Second hard disk ID1 Enable Disk bay 2 Third hard disk ID2 Enable Disk bay 3 Fourth hard disk ID3 Enable Disk bay 4 Fifth hard disk 2 ID4 Enable Disk bay 5 Sixth hard disk 2 ID5 Enable Disk bay 6 top 1 Optional SCSI controller or RAID controller is required 2 Optional SCSI RAID controller and hot swap hard dis...

Page 229: ...ty NOTE Hard disks can be installed or removed from the server only by opening the front door In the disk array configuration hard disks may be installed or removed with the power of the server being on 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Release the lock of the front door by using the security key to open the front door 3 Remove the side cover 4...

Page 230: ...6 Remove the drive carrier IMPORTANT To maintain the cooling effect in the server install the dummy tray in the vacant slot of the disk bay 7 Place the hard disk onto the carrier with its connector facing the rear of the carrier ...

Page 231: ...isk in the carrier with four screws supplied with the hard disk IMPORTANT Use the screws that came with the hard disk If not use the screws that came with the server 9 Install the drive carrier into the hard disk bay and secure the carrier to the chassis with two screws removed in Step 5 ...

Page 232: ...Reinstall the side cover 12 Close the front door Removal Remove the hard disk in the reverse procedure of the installation In the disk array configuration the auto rebuild function can be used The auto rebuild function can record the information saved in a defected hard disk into the new replaced disk to recover the server to the state before the occurrence of the fault The auto rebuild function i...

Page 233: ...ch device to be installed to OFF and the SCSI ID to a value which is not duplicated or corrupted with that of any other device Refer to the documentation coming with each of the devices for how to set the values For half height device first install a device in slot 1 Then install another device in slot 2 For full height device install the device to the slots 2 and 3 To install N8151 13ACF of the b...

Page 234: ... you carefully NOTE When installing a full height device remove two dummy covers 5 Fix the rails coming with the server to the 5 25 inch device by using the four screws coming with the device IMPORTANT Always use the screws coming with the 5 25 inch device Using longer screws or those of different diameter may cause the device to be broken When installing a double height device use the DLT device ...

Page 235: ...5 inch device occupying two slots cannot be inserted easily push the device to the slots with it lifted a little 7 Fix the rails by using the screws removed in step 3 Half height device Full height device 8 Check whether the installed 5 25 inch device is projected too much from the front of the server Check the device installed in a 5 25 inch device bay based on the CD ROM drive normally installed...

Page 236: ...e 5 25 inch device and cable connectors NOTE Make sure that the cable is not caught 10 Install the removed components 11 Provide the setup for the server referring to SCSI BIOS in Chapter 4 Removal Remove the 5 25 inch device in the reverse procedure of the installation To SCSI connector on mother board Not used To device installed in slot 2 of 5 25 inch device bay To device installed in slot 3 of...

Page 237: ...e Static Precautions in this chapter for details of the static electricity NOTE When a PCI board is installed removed or removed from the present slot and then installed in another slot modify the detailed settings including the interrupt lines IRQ by using the BIOS setup utility SETUP if necessary See Chapter 4 for the settings of the interrupt line states and I O spaces at the shipment of the se...

Page 238: ...Bus A Slot Bus B Slot Bus C Slot Bus B PCI X 1 PCI X 2 PCI 3 PCIe 4 PCI 5 Performance 64 bit 66 MHz 32 bit 33MHz x4 32 bit 33MHz Profile Full height Voltage 3 3 V 5V x8 5V N Code Product name Board size 1 Long Short N8103 65F SCSI controller N8103 56F SCSI controller N8103 75F SCSI controller N8103 95F SCSI controller N8103 78F Disk array controller SATA N8103 89F Disk array controller SATA N8103 ...

Page 239: ...e the connector cap of the slot IMPORTANT Keep the removed connector cap carefully 4 Remove a screw securing the I O cover 5 Remove the expansion slot cover IMPORTANT Keep the expansion slot cover being removed carefully 6 On the edge opposite the connectors grasp the board by both corners Orient the board to the vacant slot so that the metal retention bracket is toward the rear of the chassis ...

Page 240: ...xcess force added to the board may cause the board to be broken 8 Fix the board with a screw removed in Step 2 9 Reinstall the removed components 10 Turn on the power of the server Then make sure that any error message does not appear in POST If an error message appears write down the message and review the error message list in Chapter 8 Removal Remove the board in the reverse procedure of the in...

Page 241: ...d disks before installing boards and configuring the disk array More than one hard disk is required to configure a disk array Hard disks used in the disk array configuration should have the same disk revolution rate and capacity in packs See PCI Board in this Chapter for the slot in which a board can be installed Several RAID Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Independent Disks levels can be set for ...

Page 242: ...rection RAID Controller Board The red cable of the LED cable comes out from the connector hole Connect the connector hole to LED Active of the LED connector on the RAID controller board For the position of the LED Active pin see the manual supplied with the RAID controller board Use the interface cable supplied with the RAID controller board Disconnect the current cable from the server and keep it...

Page 243: ...u need an optional conversion kit To connect the server with the N8141 36F additional disk unit any of the following optional cables are required K410 93 01 additional disk unit connecting SCSI cable K410 93 03 additional disk unit connecting SCSI cable K410 93 06 additional disk unit connecting SCSI cable After the connection of the additional disk unit to the server provide the disk array config...

Page 244: ...rd The SCSI controller board is an electronic component easily affected by static electricity Before handling the SCSI controller board discharge static electricity from your body by touching the metal frame of the server or the like Do not touch the terminals or parts of the SCSI controller board with your bare hands or do not place the SCSI controller board directly on a desk See Static Precauti...

Page 245: ...n either direction SCSI Controller Board The red cable of the LED cable comes out from the connector hole Connect the connector hole to LED Active of the LED connector on the disk array controller board For the position of the LED Active pin see the manual supplied with the disk array controller board For the connection of the interface cable see the manual supplied with the SCSI controller board ...

Page 246: ...a metallic frame section of the server to discharge the static electricity on your body Do not make bare hands contact with the CPU pins In addition do not put any CPU on a desk directly See Static Precautions for details of the static electricity NOTE If the different revision of the processor is installed in the multiprocessor system Windows logs the following information every startup If this m...

Page 247: ...you are going to install CPU 4 Raise the locking lever on the socket IMPORTANT Open the lever until it stops The bar can be opened to approx 120 degrees 5 Aligning the pins of the CPU with the socket insert the CPU slowly and gently into the socket IMPORTANT Be aware of CPU direction Pin layouts on two corners among four differ from others to prevent an incorrect insertion Confirm the pin mark and...

Page 248: ...9 30 Upgrading Your Server 6 Push the CPU lightly to the socket and push down the lever to secure the CPU 7 Put the heat sink on CPU NOTE Be aware of direction of heat sink see figure below ...

Page 249: ...aged correctly Do not move the secured heat sink 10 Install the components you removed previously 11 Power on the server 12 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the CD ROM drive and reboot the system After rebooting the system the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER menu appears on the screen 13 Click End and select DOS 14 Enter as cd SDR against the prompt Q and press Enter 15 Enter as SDRUP against the prom...

Page 250: ...Server Event Log Configuration Clear All Event Logs to clear the event logs see Chapter 4 19 Verify that POST displays no error messages If POST displays an error message take a note on the message and see the POST error messages listed in Chapter 8 20 To add one or more CPUs to the server in 1 CPU configuration to operate the server with more than one CPU do the procedure below For Windows Server...

Page 251: ... can be apart from the CPU Removing the heat sink with it adhering to the CPU may cause the CPU and or socket to be defected Do the following procedure if a CPU is removed or replaced 1 Update the configuration data according to Steps 11 to 17 described in the installation procedure You do not need to update the configuration data when you replaced the CPU While updating is in progress the STATUS ...

Page 252: ...rd installed in the server The mother board contains six sockets in which DIMMs are installed Two 256MB DIMM is normally installed in DIMM 1A and 1B The DIMMs normally installed may be replaced DIMMs are installed on the sockets in the ascending order of DIMM socket numbers Mother board 1B Group 1 1A 2B 2A Group 2 ...

Page 253: ...stalled in the same group The specification of a DIMM is described on the label put on the board as follows Example Frequency of 333 MHz buffered capacity of 512 MB raw address of 12 bits column address of 10 bits and single side 333 B 512 R12 C10 S Single side Column address Raw address Capacity Buffered Frequency DIMMs must be populated in pairs and in the following order 1A and 1B and then 2A a...

Page 254: ...ir duct 3 Confirm the socket in which a DIMM is installed 4 Open the levers at both ends of the socket IMPORTANT To avoid damaging the lever do not apply an excess force to the lever 5 Push the DIMM to the socket straight NOTE Use extreme care when installing a DIMM Applying too much pressure can damage the socket Keyed DIMMs insert only one way If the DIMM is inserted into the DIMM socket the lev...

Page 255: ...s not appear in POST If an error message appears write down the message and review the error message list in Chapter 8 9 Start SETUP to select Advanced Memory Configuration on menus Then make sure that the status of the additional DIMM is set to Normal see Chapter 4 10 When Windows 2003 2000 is used set the paging file size to the recommended value or larger Installed memory capacity 1 5 for Windo...

Page 256: ...earlier to prepare 2 Remove the side cover 3 Expand the levers at the both ends of the socket for the DIMM to be removed leftward or rightward The lock is released to allow the DIMM to be removed 4 Install the components removed in step 2 5 Turn on the power of the server Then make sure that any error message does not appear in POST If an error message appears write down the message and review the...

Page 257: ...Chapter 10 Internal Cabling Diagrams Internal cable connections of the server are shown below ...

Page 258: ...uration The following shows an example of connection in the standard configuration The mother board has two serial ATA SATA connectors IDE in the figure below is the primary channel of Ultra ATA66 for the standard CD ROM drive and optional PATA device Mother board Option Option CD ROM Option 5 25 inch device bay 3 5 inch disk bay Floppy disk drive SATA cable Floppy disk drive cable ...

Page 259: ...ou can configure the RAID controller with RAID levels of JBOD RAID0 RAID1 and RAID5 by running the RAID configuration utility Four explanations of RAID technology and utility refer to the manual that was shipped with the RAID controller Mother board Option Option CD ROM Option 5 25 inch device bay Floppy disk drive Floppy disk drive cable 3 5 inch disk bay SATA cable ...

Page 260: ...ernal SCSI cable If the SCSI cable ends with a terminating resistor set Disabled for all the terminating resistors of connected devices For the settings see the manual provided with each device A file device needs settings such as a SCSI transfer rate For the transfer rate see the manual provided with the file device Use the BIOS utility of the SCSI controller to make the settings For details see ...

Page 261: ...f three SCSI hard disk drives and one SCSI backup device can be connected with one SCSI controller This server does not guarantee operation with SCSI and IDE hard disk drives being mixed Use only either of the interfaces Mother board Option Option CD ROM Option ID3 5 25 inch device bay Floppy disk drive Floppy disk drive cable 3 5 inch disk bay SATA cable Terminator SCSI cable ...

Page 262: ...onfigure the RAID controller with RAID levels of RAID0 RAID1 and RAID5 by running the RAID configuration utility Four explanations of RAID the technology and utility refer to manual that was shipped with the RAID controller Mother board Option Option CD ROM Option 5 25 inch device bay Floppy disk drive Floppy disk drive cable 3 5 inch disk bay SATA cable Terminator SCSI cable ...

Page 263: ...shown in the figure below The hard disk drives installed in the HDD bay are controlled by the SCSI RAID controller with each of the RAID level of RAID RAID1 or RAID5 Also you can add a new hard disk drive or replace a failed hard disk drive with a new one without powering down the system Mother board Option Option CD ROM Option 5 25 inch device bay Floppy disk drive Floppy disk drive cable HDD cag...

Page 264: ...e server The connector numbers and the built in devices to which the connectors are connected are shown in the figures below Standard Configuration Power supply 5 25 inch device bay 3 5 inch disk bay Power cable Floppy disk drive PCI 5 PCIe 4 PCI 3 PCI 2 PCI 1 P1 P2 P8 P9 P7 P5 P6 P3 P4 Option Option CD ROM Option P12 P13 P10 P11 SATA 1 SATA 2 Not used IDE Floppy disk ...

Page 265: ...RAID Drive Configuration Power supply 5 25 inch device bay 3 5 inch disk bay Power cable Floppy disk drive PCI 5 PCIe 4 PCI 3 PCI 2 PCI 1 P1 P2 P8 P9 P7 P5 P6 P3 P4 Option Option CD ROM Option P12 P13 SATA 1 SATA 2 Not used IDE Floppy disk P10 P11 ...

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Page 267: ...5 inch file bay 4 slots A standard CD ROM drive is installed Maximums of two backup file devices are installed 3 5 inch disk bay 4 slots 6 slots max PCI 64 bit 66MHz 2 slots PCI 32 bit 33MHz 2 slots Additional slot PCI EXPRESS x4 Cannot be used LAN interface 1000BASE T 100BASE TX 10BASE T 1 Keyboard MINI DIN 6 pin connector 1 port Mouse MINI DIN 6 pin connector 1 port USB 4 pin 2 ports Serial D su...

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Page 269: ...mes with the server contains the NEC ESMPRO utility NEC recommends that you should install the NEC ESMPRO for effective use of the reliability enhancement features of the server Floppy Disk The following describes use of the floppy disk Floppy disk type The server uses 3 5 inch floppy disks You can use the following two types of 3 5 inch floppy disks 2HD floppy disk double sided high density track...

Page 270: ...e the floppy disk in a dusty place Do not place anything on the floppy disk Do not leave the floppy disk in a high temperature place e g place exposed to direct sunlight or close to a heater Do not leave the floppy disk with foods and drinks or in a place exposed to cigarette smoke Do not leave the floppy disk near any form of liquid or a chemical or in a place where a chemical may be accidentally...

Page 271: ...ng system IMPORTANT Formatting a used floppy disk clears all the data contained in it if any Formatting a floppy disk from the DOS command line is not available with the server Use a formatted floppy disk to work with it on the DOS command line The format method depends on your operating system Refer to the manual that comes with your operating system for details Data backup Data backup is to copy...

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

Page 273: ...ering alphanumeric characters or symbols IMPORTANT Do not pour any liquid such as water or put anything into the keyboard Doing so may cause a failure of the keyboard The keyboard provided with the server is designed for adjustment of an angle Adjust the keyboard angle at which the keyboard is easy to operate The adjustment assists in reducing strain on your shoulders arms and fingers NOTE The key...

Page 274: ...the mouse on a dusty or dirty desk disturbs smooth movement or normal operation of the mouse When your mouse movement seems dull clean your mouse See Chapter 7 Mouse operation includes Click Double click and Drag Click Press the button only once and release it Double click Press the button twice consecutively and release it Drag Press and hold the button and move the mouse Operation of the server ...

Page 275: ...l device Interrupt Request The factory set IRQs are assigned as follows IRQ Peripheral Device Controller IRQ Peripheral Device Controller 0 System timer 8 Real time clock 1 Keyboard 9 Reserved 2 Reserved 10 Reserved 3 COMB serial port PCI 11 Reserved 4 COMA serial port PCI 12 Mouse 5 Reserved 13 Numeric processor 6 Floppy disk 14 P IDE 7 Reserved 15 S IDE ...

Page 276: ...0043h Programmable Timers 0044h 004Fh 0050h 0053F Programmable Timers 0054h 005Fh 0060h 0064h Keyboard Controller Keyboard chip select from 87417 0061h NMI Status Control Register 0063h NMI Status Control Register Aliased 0065h NMI Status Control Register Aliased 0067h NMI Status Control Register Aliased 0070h NMI Mask bit 7 RTC address bits 6 0 0072h NMI Mask bit 7 RTC address bits 6 0 Aliased fr...

Page 277: ...y 0376h Secondary IDE 0377h Secondary IDE Floppy 0378h 037Fh Parallel Port 2 03B4h 03Bah Monochrome Display Port 03BCh 03BFh Parallel Port 1 Primary 03C0h 03CFh Video Display Controller 03D4h 03Dah Color Graphics Controller 03E8h 03Efh Serial Port A 03F0h 03F5h Floppy Disk Controller 03F6h 03F7h Primary IDE Sec Floppy 03F8h 03FFh Serial Port A primary 0400h 043Fh DMA Controller 1 Extended Mode Reg...

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Page 279: ...allation Optional Board Supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM attached to your system supports the following optional boards Supporting installation of OS in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER N8103 75F SCSI Controller N8103 80F Disk Array Controller SCSI 1ch N8103 95 SCSI Controller SATA HostRAID Onboard Adaptec HostRAID controller Other optional boards N8103 56F SCSI Controller Updating ...

Page 280: ...Manual Installation when SATA HostRAID and N8103 75 80F 95 Keeps Connection If you keep those controllers connecting during installation process pop up messages may appear This does not affect on system behavior Click YES and continue the installation Follow the message hereafter MO Device If you specify the file system as NTFS with MO Device connected during the installation the file system will ...

Page 281: ...an enough size of the paging file with the entire system The dump file size for the system with more than 2GB memory mounted is 2048MB 1MB If you install any application program or the like add necessary space to the partition to install these programs For example if the mounted memory size is 512MB the partition size will be calculated by the above formula as follows 4100MB 512MB 1 5 512MB 1MB Ap...

Page 282: ...SK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER with the following two procedures Create from the menu which appears when running NEC Express5800 Server with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER If you have only NEC Express5800 Server to create Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER use this procedure If Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000 can be operated on NEC Express5800 Server you can use the other procedure...

Page 283: ...er 2003 x64 Edition OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER from Master Control Menu if you have the computer on which the above operating systems operate Follow the steps below 1 Prepare one 3 5 inch floppy disk 2 Run the operating system 3 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the CD ROM drive of the server Master Control Menu will appear 4 Click on Setup with left mouse button and click Make OEM DI...

Page 284: ... RAID controller including embedded HostRAID feature or SCSI controller is installed in the system press F6 in a few seconds when the window is in either of the following states Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware configuration is displayed A screen with a solid blue background is displayed IMPORTANT There is no visible indication on screen when F6 has been pressed 5 When the following me...

Page 285: ... copies before re installing the operation system just in case Re installing the Operation System 1 Start the clean installation following the procedure described in this manual 2 Specify the partition in which you want to install the operating system when the following message appears The following list shows the existing partitions and unpartitioned space on this computer Use the UP and DOWN ARR...

Page 286: ...gement 2 Specify the Disk Management in the left side of the window 3 Right click the volume you want to modify the drive letter and specify the Change Drive Letter and Path 4 Click Yes 5 Choose the Assign a drive letter and specify the drive letter you want to assign 6 Click OK 7 If the following message appears click Yes Changing the drive letter of a volume may cause programs to no longer run A...

Page 287: ...Control Menu is automatically appeared on the screen 3 Click on Setup with left mouse button and click on Update NEC Express5800 system section 4 Continue your work for system update as the following message 5 Click on Restart Computer to restart the system 6 Remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM from the CD ROM drive immediately after clicking on Restart Computer IMPORTANT If you change the config...

Page 288: ...des 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 CD ROM into the CD ROM drive 2 The Windows Explorer dialog starts The procedure in the case of the standard start menu Click Start menu and click Windows Explorer The procedure in...

Page 289: ...log 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 Open the Device Manager 2 Double Click Network Adapter Name in the list 3 Click the Link and specify the Link Speed Duplex Settings value the same as the value specified for HUB ...

Page 290: ...the Optional Network Board Driver Installation of the Optional Network Board Driver 1 Start Device Manager 2 Click Network adapters and double click Network Adapter Name Network Adapter Name Properties appears NOTE Intel R PRO 1000 is the name of On Board adapter All other names show the Optional Network Board 3 Click Driver tab and click Update Driver Hardware Update Wizard appears 4 Select the I...

Page 291: ...he following steps to install the driver 1 When the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears click Next 2 When the Install Hardware Device Drivers dialog box appears select Search for a suitable driver for my device Recommended and click Next 3 When the Locate Driver Files dialog box appears select Floppy disk drives insert Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM DISK for EXPRESSBUILDER into the f...

Page 292: ...D 14 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 293: ...R CD ROM attached to your system supports the following optional boards Supporting installation of OS in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER N8103 65F SCSI Controller N8103 75F SCSI Controller N8103 95 SCSI Controller N8103 78F Disk Array Controller SATA N8103 80F Disk Array Controller SCSI 1ch N8103 89 Disk Array Controller SATA SATA HostRAID Onboard Adaptec HostRAID controller Other optional boards N8103 56F SCS...

Page 294: ...e the current File System for the format of OS partition Manual Installation when S ATA HostRAID and N8103 65F 75 78F 80F 89 Keeps Connection If you keep those controllers connecting during installation process pop up messages may appear This does not affect on system behavior Click YES and continue the installation Follow the message hereafter MO Device If you specify the file system as NTFS with...

Page 295: ...which can be set on one partition is 4095MB If the above paging file size exceeds 4095MB specify 4095MB for the paging file size The dump file size for the system with more than 2GB memory mounted is 2048MB 12MB If you install any application program or the like add necessary space to the partition to install these programs For example if the mounted memory size is 512MB the partition size will be...

Page 296: ...owing two procedures Create from the menu which appears when running NEC Express5800 Server with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER If you have only NEC Express5800 Server to create Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER use this procedure If Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000 can be operated on NEC Express5800 Server you can use the other procedure described later Follow the steps below 1 Prepare o...

Page 297: ...er 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER from Master Control Menu if you have the computer on which the above operating systems operate Follow the steps below 8 Prepare one 3 5 inch floppy disk 9 Run the operating system 10 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the CD ROM drive of the server Master Control Menu will appear 11 Click on Setup with left mouse button and click Make OEM DISK and the...

Page 298: ...luding embedded HostRAID feature or SCSI controller is installed in the system press F6 in a few seconds when the window is in either of the following states Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware configuration is displayed A screen with a solid blue background is displayed IMPORTANT There is no visible indication on screen when F6 has been pressed 5 When the following message is displayed p...

Page 299: ...Promise FastTrak S150 SX4 tm Controller Intel x86 platform When N8103 78F board is installed Promise FastTrak S150 SX4100 tm Controller Intel x86 platform When N8103 89 board is installed Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA HostRAID Driver for Windows 2000 XP 2003 When HostRAID is installed Continue performing tasks according to the subsequent messages that appear After installation is completed be sure t...

Page 300: ...the Windows Server 2003 CD ROM in CD ROM drive 6 If the RAID controller including embedded HostRAID feature is installed in the system press F6 while a message Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware configuration is on the screen IMPORTANT There is no visible indication on screen when F6 has been pressed 7 When the following message is displayed press S Setup could not determine the type of ...

Page 301: ...ng tasks according to the subsequent messages that appear 10 Update the system 11 Install the driver and make detailed settings If PROSet is already installed uninstall the PROSet before upgrading If the teaming function is enabled disable the function before uninstalling PROSet During upgrade installation Disk Insert dialog box may appear If it appears click Cancel When upgrade installation is co...

Page 302: ... which you want to install the operating system when the following message appears The following list shows the existing partitions and unpartitioned space on this computer Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to select an item in the list Cannot modify the drive letter of your system or boot volume Confirm the proper drive letter is assigned and then continue the setup 3 Continue the clean installation...

Page 303: ... 2 Specify the Disk Management in the left side of the window 3 Right click the volume you want to modify the drive letter and specify the Change Drive Letter and Path 4 Click Yes 5 Choose the Assign a drive letter and specify the drive letter you want to assign 6 Click OK 7 If the following message appears click Yes Changing the drive letter of a volume may cause programs to no longer run Are you...

Page 304: ...l Menu is automatically appeared on the screen 3 Click on Setup with left mouse button and click on Update NEC Express5800 system section 4 Continue your work for system update as the following message 5 Click on Restart Computer to restart the system 6 Remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM from the CD ROM drive immediately after clicking on Restart Computer IMPORTANT If you change the configuratio...

Page 305: ...erant environment on any trouble and enhances throughput between the switches PROSet is necessary to utilize these features Follow the procedure below to install PROSet 1 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the CD ROM drive 2 The Windows Explorer dialog starts The procedure in the case of the standard start menu Click Start menu and click Windows Explorer The procedure in the case of the cla...

Page 306: ...log 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 Wired dialog box appears The procedure in the case of the standard start menu Click Start menu point to Control Panel and click Intel R PROSet Wired The proced...

Page 307: ...t menu Control Panel Administrative Tools Computer Management 2 Double click the SCSI Controller driver which Device Manager lists as unknown device 3 Click Update Driver 4 When the Update Device Driver Wizard appears select Install from a list or specific location Advanced and click Next 5 Select Don t search I will choose the driver to install and click Next 6 Click Have Disk 7 Insert Windows Se...

Page 308: ...following steps to install the driver 1 When the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears click Next 2 When the Install Hardware Device Drivers dialog box appears select Search for a suitable driver for my device Recommended and click Next 3 When the Locate Driver Files dialog box appears select Floppy disk drives insert Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER into the floppy disk ...

Page 309: ...eature 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 and then ...

Page 310: ...E 18 Installing Windows Server 2003 SETTING FOR COLLECTING MEMORY DUMP DEBUG INFORMATION Set for collecting memory dump using the procedure described in Chapter 5 ...

Page 311: ...03 75F SCSI Controller N8103 95 SCSI Controller N8103 78F Disk Array Controller SATA N8103 80F Disk Array Controller SCSI 1ch N8103 89 Disk Array Controller SATA SATA HostRAID Onboard Adaptec HostRAID controller Other optional boards N8103 56F SCSI Controller Installing Service Pack You can install the Service Pack on the server When the Service Pack is not attached to your system prepare it by yo...

Page 312: ...e current File System for the format of OS partition Manual Installation when S ATA HostRAID and N8103 65F 75 78F 80F 89 Keeps Connection If you keep those controllers connecting during installation process pop up messages may appear This does not affect on system behavior Click YES and continue the installation Follow the message hereafter MO Device If you specify the file system as NTFS with MO ...

Page 313: ...ize The dump file size for the system with more than 2GB memory mounted is 2048MB 12MB If you install any application program or the like add necessary space to the partition to install these programs For example if installed memory size is 512MB the minimum required partition size is 1000MB 512MB 1 5 512MB 12 2292MB Dividing into the partition of the recommended size into multiple disks as writte...

Page 314: ...dures Create from the menu which appears when running NEC Express5800 Server with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER If you have only NEC Express5800 Server to create Windows 2000 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER use this procedure If Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000 can be operated on NEC Express5800 Server you can use the other procedure described later Follow the steps below 1 Prepare one 3 5 inch floppy dis...

Page 315: ... 2000 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER from Master Control Menu if you have the computer on which the above operating systems operate Follow the steps below 1 Prepare one 3 5 inch floppy disk 2 Run the operating system 3 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the CD ROM drive of the server Master Control Menu will appear 4 Click on Setup with left mouse button and click Make OEM DISK and then fo...

Page 316: ...d HostRAID feature or SCSI controller is installed in the system press F6 in a few seconds when the window is in either of the following states Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware configuration is displayed A screen with a solid blue background is displayed IMPORTANT There is no visible indication on screen when F6 has been pressed 5 When the following message is displayed press S Setup c...

Page 317: ...ows Promise FastTrak S150 SX4 Controller When N8103 78F board is installed Promise FastTrak S150 SX4100 tm Controller Intel x86 platform When N8103 89 board is installed Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA HostRAID Driver for Windows 2000 XP 2003 When HostRAID is installed Continue performing tasks according to the subsequent messages that appear After installation is completed be sure to execute the task...

Page 318: ...ch you want to install the operating system when the following message appears The following list shows the existing partitions and unpartitioned space on this computer Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to select an item in the list Cannot modify the drive letter of your system or boot volume Confirm the proper drive letter is assigned and then continue the setup 3 Continue the clean installation aga...

Page 319: ...pecify the Disk Management in the left side of the window 3 Right click the volume you want to modify the drive letter and specify the Change Drive Letter and Path 4 Click Yes 5 Choose the Assign a drive letter and specify the drive letter you want to assign 6 Click OK 7 If the following message appears click Yes Changing the drive letter of a volume may cause programs to no longer run Are you sur...

Page 320: ...r account or other account which is a member of the Administrators group 2 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the CD ROM drive Master Control Menu is automatically appeared on the screen 3 Click on Setup with left mouse button and click on Update NEC Express5800 system section 4 Continue your work for system update as the following message 5 Click on Restart Computer to restart the system 6...

Page 321: ...test and so on Specify teaming Configuring several network adapters as one team provides the server an environment tolerant on any trouble and enhances through put between the switches PROSet is necessary to utilize these features Follow the procedure below to install PROSet 1 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the CD ROM drive 2 Click Start menu point to Program Accessory and click Explore...

Page 322: ...ry You can operate the process from Network and Dial up Connection to display the property dialog box for local area network NOTE We recommend you to add Network Monitor at AddingServices Network Monitor can monitor the frame or the packet that the computer installing Network Monitor sends or receives This tool is valuable when analyzing network trouble For information on how to install the tool s...

Page 323: ... Wizard dialog box opens When using Intel R PRO 1000MT Network Connection specify CD ROM Drive Letter WINNT W2K BC3 PRO1000 WIN2K Then click OK 6 Click Next 7 Click Finished After re installing the network drivers the link speed and Duplex mode need to be specified Refer to Network Driver described earlier Graphics Accelerator Driver Install the display driver using the following procedure 1 Inser...

Page 324: ...all from a list or specific location Advanced and click Next 5 Select Don t search I will choose the driver to install and click Next 6 Click Have Disk 7 Insert Windows 2000 OEM DISK for EXPRESSBUILDER into the floppy disk drive enter a into copy manufacturer s file from and click OK 8 Specify the following driver and click Next INITIO INI A10XU2W PCI SCSI Controller When N8103 65F board is instal...

Page 325: ...he Install Hardware Device Drivers dialog box appears select Search for a suitable driver for my device Recommended and click Next 3 When the Locate Driver Files dialog box appears select Floppy disk drives insert Windows 2000 OEM DISK for EXPRESSBUILDER into the floppy disk drive and click Next 4 When the Driver Files Search Results dialog box appears click Next 5 Copying of the driver is complet...

Page 326: ...e example on how to add PAE switch to Boot ini file 1 Click Start point to Programs point to Accessories and then click Notepad 2 On the File menu click Open 3 In the Open dialog box in the Look in drop down list box click systemroot drive 4 In the Open dialog box in the Files of type drop down list box click All Files and in the File name drop down list box enter Boot ini And then click Open The ...

Page 327: ...Installing Windows 2000 F 17 SETTING FOR COLLECTING MEMORY DUMP DEBUG INFORMATION Set for collecting memory dump using the procedure described in Chapter 5 ...

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Page 329: ...No Date Installed 2 Clock Serial No Date Installed Memory 1A Size Serial No Date Installed 1B Size Serial No Date Installed 2A Size Serial No Date Installed 2B Size Serial No Date Installed Monitor Type Model name Serial No Date Installed Hard Disk Standard Interface SATA Channel 1 Type Serial No Capacity Date Installed Type number Channel 2 Type Serial No Capacity Date Installed Type number ...

Page 330: ... Date Installed Type number 5 25 inch Device Slot 1 Size Capacity Serial No Model name Type number Date Installed Size Capacity Serial No Slot 2 Model name Type number Date Installed Size Capacity Serial No Slot 3 standard ATAPI CD ROM drive Model name Type number Date Installed Slot 4 Size Capacity Serial No Model name Type number Date Installed PCI X Slot 1 Model name Serial No Date Installed PC...

Page 331: ...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 Manufacturer Date Installed ...

Page 332: ...d Table Software Firmware version OS Name Version Application of RUR media Apply Name Version File system FAT HPFS NTFS Others Bundled software installed Licensed software installed Application running when a failure occurred Remarks ...

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