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N8100-1056F/1057F/1058F/1059F/1060F/

1099F/1121F/1122F/1123F/1124F

NEC Express5800/120Rf-1

User's Guide

5th Edition

5-2006

ONL-4133eN-120Rf1-100-99-0604

Summary of Contents for Express5800/120Rf-1

Page 1: ...N8100 1056F 1057F 1058F 1059F 1060F 1099F 1121F 1122F 1123F 1124F NEC Express5800 120Rf 1 User s Guide 5th Edition 5 2006 ONL 4133eN 120Rf1 100 99 0604 ...

Page 2: ...ompanying 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 specification improvement...

Page 3: ...luding 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 sym...

Page 4: ...arning 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...

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

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

Page 7: ...implement a computer for the next generation With its potential capabilities the server may be used as the workstation PC that configures a client server system and provides high speed processing and superior reliability Read this User s Guide thoroughly to fully understand handling of the server and appreciate its functions to the maximum extent ...

Page 8: ...your system Chapter 4 Configuring Your Server tells you how to configure the system and provides instructions for running the BIOS Setup Utility and the Adaptec Configuration Utility which is used to configure SCSI devices in your system This chapter also provides information on mother board jumper settings Chapter 5 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup describes how to install the o...

Page 9: ...able provides a table to be filled with your server configuration Text Conventions The following conventions are used throughout this User s Guide 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 t...

Page 10: ...Third Party 1 12 Disposal and Consumables 1 13 User Support 1 14 Chapter 2 General Description 2 1 Overview 2 2 External View 2 3 Front View with Front Bezel Closed 2 4 Front View with Front Bezel Removed 2 5 Rear View 2 6 Internal View 2 8 Mother Board 2 9 Status Indicators 2 10 POWER LED 2 10 STATUS LED 2 10 DISK ACCESS LED 2 12 ACT LED 2 12 UID LED UID 2 12 Disk Access LED 2 12 Hard Disk Drive ...

Page 11: ...Utility 2 28 NEC DianaScope 2 28 Using Your Server 2 29 Front Bezel 2 29 POWER Switch 2 31 Identification of Servers UID Switch 2 36 Floppy Disk Drive 2 37 CD ROM Drive 2 39 Chapter 3 Setting Up Your Server 3 1 Setup Flow 3 2 Selecting Server Site 3 3 Unpacking the System 3 5 Installing the Server 3 6 Restricted Access Location 3 7 ESD Precaution 3 7 Checking Components 3 7 Required Tools 3 7 Inst...

Page 12: ...003 5 3 Installation Notice 5 3 The Flow of Setup 5 8 Installing the Windows Server 2003 5 9 Installing and Setting Device Drivers 5 13 Setting for Solving Problems 5 22 Installing Maintenance Utilities 5 26 Updating the System Installing Service Pack 5 27 Making Backup Copies of System Information 5 27 Exceptional Setup 5 28 Microsoft Windows 2000 5 29 Installation Notice 5 29 The Flow of Setup 5...

Page 13: ...ies 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 System Viewers 8 2 LEDs 8 3 Error Messages 8 4 Error Messages after Power on 8 4 POST Error Messages 8 5 Beep Codes 8 9 Solving...

Page 14: ...afety Notes 9 2 Anti static Measures 9 3 Preparing Your System for Upgrade 9 4 Device Installation or Removal Procedure 9 5 Hard Disk Drive 9 5 Power Supply Unit SCSI Hot plug HDD Model 9 14 Server Pull out from the Rack 9 18 Drive Cover 9 20 Logic Cover 9 21 DIMM 9 22 Processor CPU 9 26 PCI Board 9 33 RAID Controller Board 9 38 Redundant Hot Swap fan SCSI Hard Disk Drive Model Only 9 45 Remote Ma...

Page 15: ...FT Adaptive Load Balancing ALB D 14 Re install the Network Driver D 14 Graphics Accelerator Driver D 15 Installing SCSI Controller Driver N8103 56 75 95 N8190 126 D 15 Installing RAID Controller Driver N8103 80F 81F D 16 Setting for Collecting Memory Dump Debug Information D 16 Appendix E Installing Windows Server 2003 E 1 Before Installing Windows Server 2003 E 1 Optional Board Supported by NEC E...

Page 16: ...ive which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk F 2 Manual Installation when N8103 80F 81F 86 and SCSI HostRAID and SATA HostRAID Keeps Connection F 2 MO Device 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 Logical Drives F 7 Updating the System Installing Service Pack F 9 Driv...

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

Page 18: ...ble danger or their vicinity in your server to inform the user that a hazardous situation may arise when operating the server Do not intentionally remove or damage any of the labels If you find any labels totally partially removed or illegible due to damage contact your sales representative FRONT REAR ...

Page 19: ... insert needles or metal objects into ventilation holes in the server or openings in the floppy disk or CD ROM drive Doing so may cause an electric shock Do not use the server in any unapproved place Install the server on a standard EIA 19 inch rack assembly Do not install the rack containing the server in a place inappropriate to the rack installation environment Failure to follow these instructi...

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

Page 21: ... Heat will also be generated if condensation is formed on dusty blades 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 da...

Page 22: ... install components on the server only by a single person More than one person is required to install parts including the doors and trays for the rack Failure to follow this instruction may cause some parts to fall to be broken and or to result in personal injury Do not pull out a device from the rack if the rack is unstable Always pull out a device from the rack in the state that the rack is made...

Page 23: ...e other than specified in this User s Guide Failure to follow this instruction may cause a fire a dusty place a humid place such as near a boiler a place exposed to direct sunlight an unstable place Do not install the server on a rack with leaving covers removed Do not install the server on a rack with the cover being removed Failure to follow this instruction may reduce the cooling effect in the ...

Page 24: ...touching an internal device cable or connector may cause an electric shock or a fire resulted from a short circuit Do not use any unauthorized interface cable Use only interface cables provided by NEC and locate a proper device and connector before connecting a cable Using an authorized cable or connecting a cable to an improper destination may cause a short circuit resulting in a fire Also observ...

Page 25: ... service representative Do not disassemble the server to replace or recharge the battery by yourself Disconnect the power plug before cleaning the server Make sure to power off the server and disconnect the power plug from a power outlet before cleaning or installing removing internal optional devices Touching any internal device of the server with its power cord connected to a power source may ca...

Page 26: ...onnect the power plug from the outlet when a thunderstorm 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...

Page 27: ...l the POST Power On Self Test completes See Chapter 2 for details of POST When you have just turned off the server wait at least 30 seconds before turning it back on Turn off the power and unplug the power cord from the outlet before relocating the server Clean the server on a regular basis See Chapter 7 for cleaning Regular cleaning proactively prevents various failures of the server Lightning ma...

Page 28: ... The following must be observed when you transfer or sell the server or software provided with the server to a third party Server Make sure to provide this User s Guide along with the server to a third party 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 ...

Page 29: ...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 service representative for replacement or the product lives WARNING Do not remove the lithium battery The server contains the lithium battery Do not remove the battery Placing the lithium or nickel cadmium battery close to a f...

Page 30: ... 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 service representative immediately Take notes on LED indications of the server and alarm indications on the display unit before consultation which may prov...

Page 31: ... adjustment is important to prevent the screen from reflecting bright lights and to make the display contents easy to see You will not be able to keep good working posture and you will feel more tired than you should if you operate a display unit without adjusting horizontal and vertical angles Adjustment of Screen Brightness and Contrast The display unit has brightness and contrast adjustment fun...

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Page 33: ...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 34: ...ices e mail web access web site server etc Your server is housed and available as a rack mount system Your server conveniently installs into a standard EIA 19 inch rack assembly Your server includes a 3 5 inch diskette drive a CD ROM drive and three SCSI or two SATA hard disk drive bays The hot swap SCSI hard disk drive bays support up to three 1 0 inch SCSI hard disk drives that can be swapped in...

Page 35: ...General Description 2 3 External View The following figure shows the SCSI hot plug hard disk drive model 1 Drive cover 2 Release buttons 3 Logic cover 1 2 3 2 ...

Page 36: ...ber This LED is green during access to the internal hard disk drives The LED turns amber when even one of the internal hard disk drives fails 5 ACT LED green This LED is on while the system is connected to the network The number 1 on the icon indicates LAN port 1 and the number 2 indicates LAN port 2 6 UID LED blue This LED goes on when the UID switch is pressed The LED also goes on or flashes whe...

Page 37: ...from the CD ROM 7 1 Disk access LED 7 2 CD tray eject button 7 3 Emergency hole 8 3 5 inch floppy disk drive This drive reads writes data from to the 3 5 inch floppy disk 8 1 Disk access LED 8 2 Disk slot 8 3 Eject button 9 Hard disk drive bays Mount SCSI hard disk drives in the bays Each number following the bold faced number indicates the SCSI ID In the standard configuration the hard disk drive...

Page 38: ... General Description Rear View 17 1 13 14 1 14 2 12 11 10 9 8 7 2 3 4 5 6 16 15 16 15 SCSI hot plug hard disk drive model SATA fixed hard disk drive model 1 2 3 4 5 17 13 12 11 10 9 7 14 1 14 2 16 15 16 15 ...

Page 39: ...D blue This LED goes on when the UID switch is pressed The LED also goes on when software issues a command 10 UID switch Press this switch to turn on off the UID LEDs on the front and rear panels of the server Pressing the switch once turns on the LEDs Pressing it again turns them off 11 DUMP NMI switch Press this switch to dump system memory 12 Serial port A COM A connector Connect device having ...

Page 40: ...er indicates the fan number Fans 3 4 5 6 and 9 are redundant options for SCSI hot plug hard disk drive model 5 Fan duct 6 Mother board 7 Remote Management Card 8 Power supply SATA fixed hard disk drive model 8 1 Standard SCSI hot plug hard disk drive model 8 2 Option SCSI hot plug hard disk drive model 9 Riser card assembly 10 DIMM 11 Processor mounted under the CPU and heat sink 12 Backplane 1 9 ...

Page 41: ...onnector not used in this system 1 1 SCSI hot plug hard disk drive model only 8 Password clear jumper switch 9 Connectors for external device 10 PCI riser card slot For full height boards 133 MHz 64 bit 3 3V PCI X 11 PCI riser slot For only low profile boards 66MHz 64 bit 3 3V PCI X 12 DIMM sockets for the interleave type The sockets are called 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 and 8 sequentially from top 13 Processo...

Page 42: ...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 STATUS LED The STATUS LED is on green while the server is operating normally The rear panel also has the STATUS LED on it If the STATUS LED is off or turns amber and flashes it indicates that the server is in abnormal state The table below explains the STATUS LE...

Page 43: ...e 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 LED indication does not change when the fans are normal contact your sales representative A voltage alarm was detected On amber The power supply units f...

Page 44: ...e connector on the mother board must be connected from the disk array controller to the mother board ACT LED The ACT LED is green while the server is connected to the LAN The LED flashes while the server is accessed via the LAN during transmission reception of packets The number next to the icon indicates the network port number on the rear panel of the server UID LED UID Pressing the UID switch t...

Page 45: ... replace the disk as soon as possible and perform reconstruction rebuild processing The failing disk can be replaced in hot swap mode Flashing switching back and forth between green and amber The LED indicates that reconstruction rebuild processing is being performed for the hard disk drive This flashing does not indicate a failure When a failing hard disk drive is replaced in disk array configura...

Page 46: ...ates the status of the standard network port of the server While power is supplied to the server and HUB and the connection is correct the LED is on green The LED turns green and flashes while the network port is transmitting receiving data If the LED does not go on when the LINK state is placed check if the network cable is in normal state and if it is connected correctly If the LED does not go o...

Page 47: ...is Memory monitoring feature error correction error detection CPU memory degradation feature logical isolation of a failed device Memory chip kill Bus parity error detection Temperature detection Error notification Internal fan monitoring feature Internal voltage monitoring feature Auto rebuild feature optional hot swappable BIOS password feature Mechanical security lock Onboard RAID controller Re...

Page 48: ...enable that permits power to be activated from a variety of sources Peripheral Bays Your server supports a variety of standard PC AT compatible peripheral devices The chassis includes these peripheral bays A 3 5 inch front panel bay for mounting the standard 3 5 inch diskette drive supports 720 KB and 1 44 MB diskette media A standard CD ROM drive bay Three hot swap SCSI hard disk drive bays or tw...

Page 49: ...ditions that could normally go unnoticed until data loss SYSTEM BOARD FEATURES The following subsections describe the system board major components Processor The system board accommodates one or two 64 bit Intel Xeon processors with 1MB 2MB cache in the FC mPGA4 socket package This processor uses the 90 nano technology and offers advanced performance Memory The system board contains six 240 pin DI...

Page 50: ...to 1600 x 1200 under 2D and 1024 x 768 under 3D CRT and LCD monitors up to 100 Hz vertical refresh rate The mother board supports disabling of the onboard video through the BIOS setup menu or when a plug in video card is installed in any of the PCI slots SCSI Controller The SCSI version of the server board includes an embedded Adaptec AIC 7902 controller providing dual Ultra320 Low Voltage Differe...

Page 51: ...stems The network controller supports the following features 64 bit 100 MHz PCI X interface Integrated IEEE 802 3 10Base T 100Base TX and 1000Base T compatible PHY IEEE 820 3u auto negotiation support Chained memory structure similar to the 82559 82558 82557 and 82596 Full duplex support at both 10 Mbps 100 Mbps and 1000 Mbps operation Low power 3 3 V device On the system board NIC 1 can be used a...

Page 52: ...ssipating some power so the power supply fans will still run The system board supports sleep states s0 s1 s4 and s5 s0 Normal running state s1 Processor sleep state No context will be lost in this state and the processor caches will maintain coherency s4 Hibernate or Save to Disk The memory and machine state are saved to disk Pressing the power button or other wakeup event will restore the system ...

Page 53: ...clude overtemperature and overvoltage conditions fan failure or chassis intrusion To enable accurate monitoring the RMC maintains the nonvolatile Sensor Data Records SDRs from which sensor information can be retrieved The RMC provides an ISA host interface to SCR sensor information so that software running on the server can poll and retrieve the server s current status The RMC performs the followi...

Page 54: ... the server through a network It sends a special packet from the management computer to a remote server to turn it on if the server is off powered To enable this feature use the BIOS setup utility SETUP See Chapter 4 The remote power on feature is not available in the following cases Press the POWER switch once to start the OS and turn off the server in an appropriate procedure Abnormal previous s...

Page 55: ...a the BIOS Setup Utility The BIOS Setup Utility provides a number of security features to prevent unauthorized or accidental access to the system Once the security measures are enabled you can access the system only after you enter the correct password s For example Enable the keyboard lockout timer so that the server requires a password to reactivate the keyboard and mouse after a specified time ...

Page 56: ... want to enter BIOS Setup and have access to all of the options May enter either password to boot the server if Password on Boot is enabled in either the BIOS Setup May enter either password to exit secure mode Secure Mode Configure and enable the secure boot mode by using the BIOS Setup When secure mode is in effect You can boot the server and the operating system will run but you must enter the ...

Page 57: ...e Enter the correct password s Disable writing to diskette In secure mode the server will not boot from or write to a diskette unless a password is entered To write protect access to diskette whether the server is in secure mode or not use the Setup main menu Floppy Options and specify Floppy Access as read only Set a time out period so that keyboard and mouse input are not accepted Also screen ca...

Page 58: ...per see Chapter 4 Boot without keyboard The system can boot with or without a keyboard During POST before the system completes the boot sequence the BIOS automatically detects and tests the keyboard if it is present and displays a message Specify the boot sequence The sequence that you specify in setup will determine the boot order If secure mode is enabled a user password is set then you will be ...

Page 59: ...erver See Chapter 6 To update the Windows System Update Express5800 system in Master Control Menu Windows based NEC EXPRESSBUILDER feature updates the several resources of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Windows 2000 See Chapter 6 To install the utilities NEC EXPRESSBUILDER includes some management software for Windows NEC ESMPRO NEC DianaScope and so on and maintenance utilities for DOS S...

Page 60: ...sentative for details OFF LINE MAINTENANCE UTILITY The Off line Maintenance Utility is used for maintenance and fault analysis of the server This utility is usually used by the service representative Refer to Chapter 8 for details SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC UTILITY The system diagnostic utility contained in the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER is useful to detect hardware failures See Chapter 7 for details NEC DianaScop...

Page 61: ...u must unlock the door with the provided security key Pay attention not to press the POWER switch when you install or remove the front bezel Installing or Removing the Front Bezel When turning the power of the server on off accessing to the floppy disk drive or CD ROM drive or installing or removing a hard disk drive on or from the 3 5 inch disk bay first remove the front bezel IMPORTANT The front...

Page 62: ...le to remove the tab from the frame and then remove the front bezel from the server 2 1 To install the front bezel latch the tab at the left side of the front bezel on the server frame After the installation lock the front bezel by using the key for security Tab Frame ...

Page 63: ...d is connected to a power control device such as a UPS Uninterruptive 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 POWER LED ...

Page 64: ... of the server the NEC logo appears on the display unit while POST is in progress To display the POST check results press Esc NOTE You can set the POST check results to appear on the display unit without pressing Esc To do so select Enabled for Boot time Diag Screen under the Advanced menu of the BIOS SETUP utility The POST check results should be checked in the following cases When the server is ...

Page 65: ...ete depending on the memory size of the server Also it may take approximately one minute for the screen display to appear after rebooting the server 2 Some messages appear upon completion of the memory check These messages appear to indicate that the system has detected the CPU keyboard and mouse 3 POST then detects the internal SCSI controller and display the message prompting you to launch the S...

Page 66: ... If your server uses onboard serial ATA SATA RAID feature the following message is displayed on the screen to prompt you to run Array Configuration Utility ARC Press Ctrl A for Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Press Ctrl A to run ARC For detail explanation see Chapter 4 7 If the server has an optional RAID controller installed POST displays the message prompting you to launch the RAID configurat...

Page 67: ... Alarm messages are useful information for maintenance Power Off Follow the procedure below to power off the server If the power cord of the server is connected to a UPS refer to the manual that comes with the UPS or the manual for the application that controls the UPS IMPORTANT Always allow POST to complete before turning off the server 1 Shutdown the OS 2 Press the POWER switch on the front of t...

Page 68: ... when the UID Unit ID switch on the front panel is pressed It goes off when the switch is pressed again Maintenance from the rear of the rack has to be carried out in a dark narrow space The interface cable of a server or power supply unit in normal state may be disconnected by accident in this situation To prevent this problem you should start maintenance after confirming the target server by usi...

Page 69: ...py disk into the floppy disk drive the drive clicks and the eject button on the floppy disk is slightly pushed out NOTES 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 contains a system powering on or restartin...

Page 70: ...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 71: ...y or property damage See pages 1 3 to 1 8 for details Do not leave the tray ejected from the CD ROM drive Set a CD ROM on the CD ROM drive in the following procedure 1 Confirm that the power of the server is on with the POWER LED being lit in green before setting the CD ROM on the CD ROM drive 2 Press the Eject button on the front of the CD ROM drive The tray comes out a little 3 Hold the tray lig...

Page 72: ... a CD ROM set it again correctly To take out the CD ROM from the CD ROM drive press the Eject button in the similar way in setting the CD ROM to make the tray go out If the access LED is lit in orange the CD is being accessed Confirm that the access LED is not lit before pressing the Eject button As shown in the figure below hold the tray with a hand and take the end of the CD ROM lightly by the f...

Page 73: ...l 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 CD ROM drive and gently push it in until the tray is ejected IMPORTANT Do not use a toothpick or plastic stick that is easy to break If the above procedure does not let you take out the CD ROM contact your service representative 3 H...

Page 74: ...inted 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 ...

Page 75: ...Chapter 3 Setting Up Your Server This chapter describes how to set up the server appropriate for your system on a step by step basis ...

Page 76: ...onnect the power cord to the server Turning on the server Power on the server to start software setups Setups depend on the optional internal devices installed and the peripheral devices connected Installing the operating system Install an operating system to the server See Chapter 5 Installing the utilities Install the utilities in the provided NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM See Chapter 6 Making backu...

Page 77: ...server in any unapproved place Do not connect the ground line to a gas pipe CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages 1 3 to 1 8 for details Do not carry or install the server only by a single person Do not install the server where the load may be concentrated on a specific ...

Page 78: ...ve gas is generated chemicals are nearby or chemicals may be accidentally sprayed over Place where a carpet not subject to anti static process is laid Place where some objects may be fallen on the rack Place near a device generating intense magnetic field such as a TV radio broadcast communication antenna power transmission wire and electromagnetic crane is placed If unavoidable contact your servi...

Page 79: ...s prior to unpacking If the shipping boxes are damaged note the damage and if possible photograph it for reference After removing the contents of the containers keep the cartons and the packing materials If the contents appear damaged when you unpack the boxes file a damage claim with the carrier immediately ...

Page 80: ...e pages 1 3 to 1 8 for details Do not use any rack which does not conform to the relevant standard Disconnect the power cord s before installing or removing 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 Do not leave more than one device being pu...

Page 81: ...ction by wearing an antistatic wrist strap attached to chassis ground when handling system components Electronic devices can be easily damaged by static electricity To prevent damage keep them in their protective packaging when they are not installed in your system Checking Components Confirm that the following tools or components are provided to install the server on the rack 6 Required Tools You...

Page 82: ...eft and right core nuts from the front of the server before you install the server in the rack Hold the core nut and rotate the set screw to remove the core nut Keep the removed core nuts for future use Removing the Rail Assemblies Remove the sliding rails from the server Hold the rails and slowly slides them toward the rear of the server until a click is heard The click indicates that the rails a...

Page 83: ...tall three core nuts on the front of the rack for each of the right and left sides and also two core nuts on the rear of the rack for each of the right and left sides Install three core nuts in 1U the minimum unit of rack height Three slots angle holes are opened per 1U of a rack Install the core nuts at the three slots For any NEC rack round marks are put in the unit of 1U For one core nut instal...

Page 84: ...our Server Hang either clip of a core nut on a square hole on the rack and insert another clip into the hole by using a tool such as a flat tip screwdriver NOTE Confirm that all the core nuts are installed at the level ...

Page 85: ...assembly to the location where the core nuts are installed Locate the rail assembly so that the frame of the rack is located between core nuts and frames of rail assembly NOTE Confirm that the portion of the frame to fix the rail assembly is located in front of the rack frame 3 Firmly secure the rail assembly one screw for the front of a rail two screws for the rear of a rail Front Rear Left side ...

Page 86: ... are locked 2 At least two persons are required to install the server Securely hold the server and install it in the rack Firmly fit the inner rails on the sides of the server into the rail assemblies that are installed on the rack and then slowly push the server into the rack If the server is locked on its way into the rack slowly push it in while pressing the release levers on the right and left...

Page 87: ...ing rails work normally If the sliding rails are stuck to the rack frame and do not come out reinstall them Securing the Server 1 Push the server into the rack as far as it will go 2 Tighten the right and left captive thumb screws on the front panel to secure the server to the rack 3 Install the front bezel This completes the installing of the server Captive thumb screws ...

Page 88: ...h your finger with mechanical components Note high temperature Do not pull out a device from the rack if the rack is unstable Do not leave more than one device being pulled out from the rack 1 Release the security lock to remove the front bezel 2 Confirm that the power of the server is OFF and disconnect the power cable and all the interface cables connected to the server 3 This step is required o...

Page 89: ...ight and left release lever pressed to release the latch IMPORTANT Pull out the server slowly holding the bottom of the server by at least two persons Do not apply any load on the server pulled out from the rack Doing so may cause personal injury if the server drops To remove some mechanical parts of the rack see the installation procedure Release lever Captive thumb screws Handles ...

Page 90: ...er source Do not use any unauthorized interface cable IMPORTANT Power off the server and a peripheral device before connection Connecting a powered peripheral device to the powered server will cause malfunctions and failures To connect a third party peripheral device or interface cable to the server consult with your service representative for availability of such a device or cable Some third part...

Page 91: ...2 BIOS setup required 3 Use the provided branch cable 4 Connect the power cord to a circuit breaker of 15 A or less 5 SCSI hard disk drive model only Exclusively used with the onboard SCSI connector USB device 1 USB device 1 FRONT REAR Device with the SCSI interface 5 Device with the serial interface 2 Finally connect the provided power cord to the receptacle 4 If connecting the server to UPS see ...

Page 92: ...he 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 only 1 Plug the provided power c...

Page 93: ... power cord to an 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 2 O U TP U T U N S W ITC HO U T O U TP U T S W ITC HO U T AC 100V50 50H Z When the power cord from the server to a UPS change the BIOS setup of the server to link with power supply from the UPS To power on the server...

Page 94: ...o optional devices installed besides the graphic board install a desired OS to the server 1 Make sure all external devices such as a video display keyboard and mouse optional have been connected and the power cords are connected 2 Power on the video display and any other external devices 3 Make sure that the floppy disk drive contains no floppy disk and the CD ROM drive contains no bootable CD ROM...

Page 95: ...ng information During 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 ...

Page 96: ... the utilities that come with the server See Chapter 6 for details MAKING BACKUP COPIES OF SYSTEM INFORMATION The system information includes the current BIOS settings and any specific information for the server Save the information after completing the system setup Without the backup data you will not be able to recover the information You can save the information by the following process 1 Inser...

Page 97: ...at are set by jumpers on the system board However these parameters do not usually require change SYSTEM BIOS SETUP The SETUP utility is used to change system configuration parameters This utility is pre installed in the flash memory of the server and ready to run The server is configured with the correct parameters using the SETUP utility and shipped in the best conditions Thus you don t need to u...

Page 98: ...have previously set a password with the SETUP utility the password entry screen appears Enter the password Enter password Up to three password entries will be accepted If you fail to enter the password correctly for three consecutive times the server halts You can no longer proceed Power off the server NOTE The server is provided with two levels of password Administrator and User With the Administ...

Page 99: ... Selects the Main Advanced Security Server Boot or Exit menu and Changes the value parameter of the selected item When a submenu option an option preceded by is selected these keys are disabled Enter Press Enter to select determine parameters Esc Exit SETUP and return to the previous screen F9 Sets the parameter of the currently displayed item back to the factory set parameter F10 Save and exit th...

Page 100: ...ons The SETUP utility has the following six major menus Main Advanced Security Server Boot Exit To set minute functions select a submenu from the above menus The following describes available functions and parameters as well as the factory set for each menu ...

Page 101: ... is included in this system Hard Disk Pre Delay Disabled 3 seconds 6 seconds 9 seconds 12 seconds 15 seconds 21 seconds 30 seconds Allows slower spin up drives to come ready Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave Serial ATA Channel 0 Master Serial ATA Channel 1 Master Select submenu Set the information on the device connected to each channel on the submenu Th...

Page 102: ...Auto CD ROM Selects the type of device attached to the IDE or serial ATA channel It is strongly recommended to keep the factory setting Auto The following options do not appear when None or Auto are selected for Type Multi Sector Transfers Disabled 2 Sectors 4 Sectors 8 Sectors 16 Sectors Specifies the number of sectors that are transferred per block during multiple sector transfers LBA Mode Contr...

Page 103: ...ocessor if present Disabled indicates that the processor is defected View only Processor 1 L2 Cache nnn KB Displays L2 cache size for processor Processor 2 CPUID Numeral Disabled Displays CPU ID for processor if present Disabled indicates that the processor is defected View only Processor 2 L2 Cache nnn KB Displays L2 cache size for processor Hyper Threading Technology Enabled Disabled Disable or ...

Page 104: ...bled When disabled the BIOS will display the NEC logo during POST Press Esc to switch to the POST execution screen Reset Configuration Data No Yes Select Yes if you want to clear the system configuration data during the next boot Automatically reset to No in the next boot NumLock Auto On Off Sets power on Numlock state Memory Processor Error Boot Halt If Halt is selected the boot is stopped when P...

Page 105: ...DIMM sockets 1 and 2 Group 2 indicates DIMMs in DIMM sockets 3 and 4 Group 3 indicates DIMMs in DIMM sockets 5 and 6 Group 4 indicates DIMMs in DIMM sockets 7 and 8 Memory is interleaved and two DIMMs are used in pair Memory Retest Yes No Causes BIOS to retest all memory on the next boot Extended RAM Step 1MB 1KB Every location Disabled 1MB indicates that the memory test is done in the unit of 1MB...

Page 106: ...on ROM Factory set Embedded Video Controller submenu Option Parameter Description Your Setting Onboard VGA Control Disabled Enabled If Disabled the BIOS will hold the embedded chip in reset In this configuration the controller hardware is completely disabled and will be invisible to the PnP operating systems Factory set Option Parameter Description Your Setting PCI Slot 1B Option ROM Disabled Enab...

Page 107: ...t A Serial Port B Disabled Enabled Auto Selects whether serial port B is enabled or disabled display only Base I O address 3F8 2F8 3E8 2E8 Selects the base I O address for serial port A Interrupt IRQ 3 IRQ 4 Selects the interrupt for a serial port A PS 2 Mouse Disabled Enabled Auto Detect If disabled PS 2 mouse port will not function USB Host Controller Disabled Enabled If disabled the USB ports d...

Page 108: ...AN PME Disabled Enabled Specify whether the remote power on function through embedded NIC PCI devices in slots 1 to 5 is enabled or disabled Wake On Ring Disabled Enabled Specify whether the remote power on function through a serial port is enabled or disabled Wake On RTC Alarm Disabled Enabled Specify whether the remote power on function by using RTC alarm feature is enabled or disabled Factory s...

Page 109: ...atus only user cannot modify Once set this can be disabled by setting it to a null string or by clearing password jumper on system board see Configuring Mother Board Jumpers in this Chapter Supervisor Password Is Clear Set Status only user cannot modify Once set this can be disabled by setting it to a null string or by clearing password jumper on system board see Configuring Mother Board Jumpers i...

Page 110: ...he keyboard or mouse to the point at which the system enters into the secure mode Security Hot Key CTRL ALT L Z Specify the hot key to invoke secure mode features Pressing the assigned key along with Ctrl and Alt invoke secure mode This option is enabled when User Password is set Secure Mode Boot Disabled Enabled Specify whether the system boots in secure mode This option is enabled when User Pass...

Page 111: ...Policy Retry 3 Times Retry Service Boot Always Reset Specify the processing at the occurrence of timeout during boot monitoring If Retry 3 times is selected the system is reset after the occurrence of timeout and OS boot is retried up to three times If Retry Service Boot is selected the system is reset after the occurrence of timeout and OS boot is retried up to three times Then the boot is tried ...

Page 112: ...his item becomes meaningless when the notification feature of remote management card RMC is enabled Factory set IMPORTANT To power on the server from the UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply select Server AC LINK Power On The table below shows the operation when the AC power to the server is turn off once and then on again depending on the setting of AC LINK Setting of AC LINK System status before AC ...

Page 113: ...bmenu Option Parameter Description Your Setting BIOS Redirection Port Disabled Serial Port A Serial Port B Specify the address interrupt of the serial port to which a remote console is connected ACPI Redirection Port Disabled Serial Port A Serial Port B Specify the serial port to which an ACPI console is connected Baud Rate 9600 19 2K 38 4K 57 6K 115 2K Specify the baud rate used for the interface...

Page 114: ...oot NEC EXPRESSBUILDER set the priority of the devices as shown in the figure above Exit The options on the menu are described below Exit Saving Changes Exit after writing all modified BIOS Setup item values to CMOS Exit Discarding Changes Exit leaving CMOS unmodified User is prompted if any of the setup fields ware modified Load Setup Defaults Load default values for all BIOS Setup items IMPORTAN...

Page 115: ...and execute the following menus to reconfigure your mother board Load Setup Defaults in the Exit menu Memory Retest of Memory Configuration in the Advanced menu Processor Retest of Processor Settings in the Main menu SATA RAID Enable in the Advanced menu if your internal SATA hard disk drives are configured with the SATA HostRAID feature To clear passwords or the CMOS data use the jumper switch on...

Page 116: ...evice from the rack if the rack is unstable Do not leave more than one device being pulled out from the rack 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal as described in Chapter 9 of this guide to prepare 2 Remove the logic cover 3 Locate the position of the jumpers on the mother board you are changing 4 For clearing the BIOS password remove the jumper strap on the BIOS password clear ...

Page 117: ...rd SCSI controller as a RAID drive HostRAID The SCSI devices include those installed in the backup file bay such as an external DAT and MO but not hard disk drives IMPORTANT SCSI configuration must be made on a per SCSI controller basis with a utility The server contains one SCSI controller When you added optional SCSI controllers you need to make configuration for each SCSI controller in addition...

Page 118: ... and hold Ctrl and A The SCSISelect utility starts and its Main menu appears 3 Select the channel and press Enter AIC 7902 A at Slot 23 02 03 00 AIC 7902 B at Slot 23 02 03 01 NOTE AIC 7902A is for backup file devices AIC 7902B is for internal SCSI hard disk drives The Options menu appears 4 Select option in the Options menu and press Enter If you wish to configure the adapter or a device select C...

Page 119: ...lists menu items available parameters and descriptions Menu item Parameter Description SCSI Controller ID 0 7 15 Select 7 SCSI Controller Parity Enabled Disabled Select Enabled SCSI Controller Termination Enabled Disabled Enable or disable the SCSI termination Select Enabled Factory set Additional Options To set three menu items under Additional Options select a menu item with the cursor keys or a...

Page 120: ...to change the value depending on your optional device Refer to the manual that comes with your optional device for details Packetized Yes No Optimizes bus utilization and minimizes command overhead to bolster performance by transferring commands data and status using Deal Transition DT data phases QAS Yes No Quick Arbitration and Selection QAS reduces the overhead of control release on the SCSI bu...

Page 121: ... SCSI controller If the controller has no hard disk drives connected there is no problem BIOS of the SCSI controller may be disabled to reserve an area in the expansion ROM space if the controller has no hard disk drives connected Domain Validation Enabled Disabled Select Enabled Support Removable Disks Under Int 13 as Fixed Disks Boot Only All Disks Disabled AIC 79xx BIOS automatically controls t...

Page 122: ...CSI ID scan completes the screen listing SCSI IDs and associated devices appears Find out the SCSI ID for the installed optional on this screen You can also view the device information by selecting a device and pressing Enter The following sub menu appears SCSI ID 4 xxxxxxxxx Firmware xxxx xxx Capacity xxGB Format Verify Disk Media The following table lists submenu items and descriptions Submenu i...

Page 123: ...iple SCSI controller boards installed the server first displays the start up message of the SCSISelect utility for the SCSI controller on the mother board It then displays the utility start up message for additional SCSI controllers one by one The start up message appears for the SCSI controller board in the PCI 6 slot first the PCI 5 4 3 onboard SCSI 2 and finally 1 The message displayed may vary...

Page 124: ...chnology referred to as RAID levels To use any RAID level you must configure the RAID controller using the RAID configuration utility prior to installing your Network Operating System For an explanation of this utility refer to the documentation that comes with the RAID controller It describes RAID technology and provides tips on making your array perform well in your specific application It also ...

Page 125: ...er You need up to three SCSI hard disk drives for configuration RAID0 striping Stores data on two hard disk drives by dividing it striping Both hard disk drives can be accessed at the same time This improves disk access performance compared with using a single hard disk drive IMPORTANT RAID0 does not have data redundancy When a hard disk drive failure occurs data cannot be restored Logical capacit...

Page 126: ...es installed can be used either as a single disk or a RAID drive To configure a disk drives as RAID drive you must specify the hard disk drive being connected to the onboard SCSI connector as a RAID drive by using the SCSISelect Utility NOTE The factory set value is to use the hard disk drive as a single disk drive To change settings by SCSISelect Utility 1 Start the SCSISelect Utility AIC 7902 A ...

Page 127: ...bled of Host RAID on Configuration menu and press Enter 5 Change it to Enabled 6 Press Esc The confirmation message Save Changes Mode appears Select Yes 7 Press Esc to return to the Options menu 8 Select Configure View HostRAID and press Enter ...

Page 128: ...0 spanning of RAID1 Spare Hard disk drive assigned as a spare disk Vendor Indicates the manufacturer of hard disk drive or HostRAID Adaptec Product Indicates the model name of hard disk drive or array name Size Indicates the capacity of hard disk drive or that of array Status Indicates the status of hard disk drive or array Free Available hard disk drive that is not in the array Optimal Array is i...

Page 129: ...ndicates the model name of hard disk drive Size Indicates the capacity of hard disk drive Status Indicates the status of hard disk drive Optimal Hard disk drive is normally operating Degraded Hard disk drive is being degraded Failed Hard disk drive is being failed Building Hard disk drive is being built Verify Hard disk drive is being verified Replaced Hard disk drive is being rebuilt Missing Hard...

Page 130: ...the channel to create an array 2 Press C on the main menu to create an array Some characters may not be displayed correctly when console redirection is used It is no problem on operation Ignore it and press C IMPORTANT At least two hard disk drives are required to create an array If the hard disk drives of different capacities are used the array capacity is determined according to the smaller one ...

Page 131: ...m another window opens indicating the minimum and maximum number of disks to create an array and a message for assigning a spare disk NOTE For setting of RAID see Creating RAID0 Array or Creating RAID1 Array described later IMPORTANT After creating an array set the boot priority for the created array according to Boot Priority ...

Page 132: ... Name must be unique and up to 15 characters are acceptable If a valid partition information or a boot block is detected in the selected hard disk drive a warning message will be displayed Select Yes to continue creating an array No to terminate Take sufficient care not to select the proper hard disk drive If not the data will not be restored 5 The message Do you want to make this array as bootabl...

Page 133: ...ge Are you sure and press Enter Selecting No terminates creating an array and returns to the main menu 8 Press Esc when the message Build Completed is displayed to return to the main menu NOTE On the main menu make sure that Optimal is indicated for the status of the created array IMPORTANT After creating an array set the boot priority for the created array according to Boot Priority ...

Page 134: ...standard SCSI connection Refer to HostRAID Setup Card for details of migration To create a RAID1 array 1 Select RAID 1 on the Select RAID Type window 2 Use the cursor key to move the focus to the desired hard disk drive and determine it by Space and then press Enter A X mark is placed next to the selected hard disk drive Select one of the options in RAID 1 Build Option window and press Enter Avail...

Page 135: ...ay appears Select YES to specify or NO to ignore and then press Enter NOTE The boot priority can be changed after the arrays have been created To change priority see Boot Priority described earlier 5 Select Yes for the message Create Array and press Enter Selecting No terminates creating an array and returns to the main menu 6 Select Yes for the message Are you sure and press Enter Selecting No te...

Page 136: ...ays cannot be restored 1 On the main menu move cursor to select the array you wish to delete and press Enter 2 Press D on the screen shown below Some characters may not be displayed correctly when console redirection is used It is no problem on operation Ignore it and press D 3 Select Yes for the message Delete Array and press Enter Selecting No returns to the main menu without deleting any array ...

Page 137: ...rive 1 is entirely erased Data in drive 0 is reserved Drive ID 0 1 All the data in both drives is erased None Array is deleted but the data is reserved in both drives Other than RAID0 The Deleting information window is not displayed proceed to the next step IMPORTANT The partition or boot block of the hard disk drive selected Deleting information is deleted 5 Select Yes for the message Are you sur...

Page 138: ...s 36GB a 36 GB disk cannot be used as a spare disk To assign a spare disk 1 Press S on Main Menu Some characters may not be displayed correctly when console redirection is used It is no problem on operation Ignore it and press S 2 Select Add Spare on the Option window as shown below 3 Select a hard disk drive for spare disk from the list of available disks and press Enter 4 Select Yes for the mess...

Page 139: ...from 1 to 4 except for selecting Delete Spare instead of Add Spare Boot Priority To specify boot priority to an array 1 Select an array you wish to set the boot priority from the main menu and press Enter 2 Press B on the window showing the details of array Some characters may not be displayed correctly when console redirection is used It is no problem on operation Ignore it and press B ...

Page 140: ...oring Stores the data being saved to one hard disk dive to another hard disk drive This method is called mirroring When storing data onto one hard disk drive the same data is simultaneously stored onto another hard disk drive When a hard disk drive becomes faulty the one with the same data can be used This provides operation without the system going down IMPORTANT RAID1 reads or writes data to fro...

Page 141: ...e as a single disk drive To change settings by BIOS SETUP Utility 1 Start the BIOS SETUP utility See Starting SETUP Utility described earlier 2 Select Advanced SATA RAID Enable Enabled 3 Select Exit Exit Saving Changes to save the settings and exit the SETUP utility This completes the setting When the setting has been changed POST will display a message to prompt you to start Array Configuration U...

Page 142: ...en changed according to Enabling RAID Feature by BIOS SETUP Utility To start the ACU from management PC via serial direct connection or via network see also NEC EXPRESSBUILDER in Chapter 6 1 Start the server 2 To run ACU press Ctrl A when prompted by the following message during the system startup Press Ctrl A for Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility NOTE If it takes a long time until a message appe...

Page 143: ...to set Bootable according to Managing Arrays using the BIOS SETUP utility Otherwise the memory dump cannot be collected at system failure or other problem will be raised 1 Start the ACU See Running the Array Configuration Utility ACU described earlier 2 Use the cursor key to select Array Configuration Utility from the Options menu and press Enter 3 From the main menu select Create Array and press ...

Page 144: ...rives can be connected to the onboard SATA connector of the server RAID configuration requires two or more hard disk drives Therefore select two hard disk drives displayed in the list The grayed out hard disk drive indicates the disk with no usable disk or uninitialized disk Press Esc several times to exit this menu See Initializing Hard Disk Drives described later 5 Press Enter Array Properties f...

Page 145: ...e to be created and press Enter 8 For RAID0 select the desired stripe size and press Enter Available stripe sizes are 16 32 and 64 KB default NOTE NEC recommends that you use the default 64KB for stripe size 9 Select the creation method from Create RAID via and press Enter ...

Page 146: ...to the new drive to configure RAID Note that the data in the destination drive is erased IMPORTANT The server does not support Migrate option NOTES Before adding a new drive to an existing array back up any data contained on the new drive Otherwise all data will be lost If you stop the Build process on a RAID1 from ACU you can only restart it from Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition or Adaptec...

Page 147: ...Configuring Your Server 4 51 11 When you are finished select Done and press Enter Creation of RAID starts Wait for a while ...

Page 148: ...rrays dialog box select the RAID drive you want to view and press Enter The Array Properties dialog box appears showing detailed information on the array The physical disks associated with the array are displayed here Press Esc to return to the previous menu Deleting Arrays IMPORTANT Back up the data on an array before you delete it Otherwise all data on the array is lost Deleted arrays cannot be ...

Page 149: ...e previous menu Initializing Hard Disk Drive Hard disk drives must be initialized before they can be used as RAID drive An uninitialized disk does not appear in the disk selection list for creating a new array or it appears grayed out IMPORTANT Initializing a disk overwrites the partition table on the disk and makes any data on the disk inaccessible If the drive that has been used in an array is i...

Page 150: ...guration Utility and press Enter 3 Select Initialize Drives from the main menu and press Enter 4 Use the cursor keys to select the hard disk drive you wish to initialize and press Insert 5 Repeat Step 4 so that both drives to be initialized are selected 6 Press Enter 7 Read the warning message and ensure that you have selected the correct disk drives to initialize Type Y to continue ...

Page 151: ...t or verify the media of your Serial ATA hard disk drives To access the disk utilities 1 Start the ACU See Running the Array Configuration Utility ACU described earlier 2 From the Options menu select Disk Utilities using the cursor key and press Enter 3 Select the desired hard disk drive and press Enter ...

Page 152: ...d drive by writing zeros to the entire disk Serial ATA drives are low level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low level formatted again IMPORTANT Low level formatting erases all data on the drive Be sure to back up your data before performing this operation Verify Disk Media Scans the media in a disk drive for defects ...

Page 153: ...ain Menu and press Enter 4 All the created arrays are displayed in List of Arrays Press Ctrl and B The confirmation message appears Select Y Mark Bootable is set 5 After making sure that Mark Bootable has been set exit the Array Configuration Utility and reboot the server You will see an asterisk at the front of the array to which the Mark Bootable has been set in List of Arrays dialog box The set...

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Page 155: ...on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server To use the server with the other operating systems described in this section contact your service representative IMPORTANT Before installing the operating system adjust the system date and time by using the BIOS setup utility SETUP See Chapter 4 for detail This chapter also incl...

Page 156: ...onfiguration disk is able to have some parameters files that include the configuration information for the server setup If you want to set up the server as before execute the Express Setup with the parameters file you have saved before NOTES The parameters file is not mandatory to set up the system If you want to create a parameters file have a blank floppy disk MS DOS 1 44MB format ready If you w...

Page 157: ...to install Windows Server 2003 correctly Supported OS on this model The server supports the following edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition hereinafter referred to as Windows Server 2003 On installing other OS contact sales dealer o...

Page 158: ... NEC EXPRESSBUILDER N8103 80F Disk Array Controller SCSI 1ch N8103 81F Disk Array Controller SCSI 2ch N8103 86 Disk Array Controller 0ch Adaptec HostRAID SCSI Controller on the I O board Other optional boards N8103 56 SCSI Controller N8103 65F SCSI Controller N8103 75 SCSI Controller N8103 95 SCSI Controller N8190 126 SCSI Controller SATA Model Supporting installation of OS in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER N...

Page 159: ...d Volume If you want to install Windows Server 2003 on the volume that is mirrored using Disk Management invalid the mirroring before operating the installation to set back to the basic disk and valid the mirroring again after the installation has completed Creating invalid delete mirror volume can be operated from Disk Management in Computer Management Connecting MO Device If you operate installi...

Page 160: ...he paging file with the entire system The maximum paging file size which can be set on one partition is 4095MB If the above paging file size exceeds 4095MB specify 4095MB for the paging file size The maximum dump file size for the system with more than 2GB memory mounted is 2048MB 12MB If you install any application program or the like add necessary space to the partition to install these programs...

Page 161: ...isk drive upgraded to Dynamic Disk kept remained If you want to keep the current partition remained see Appendix D to re install the system About Maintenance Partition the area displayed as MAINTE_P The maintenance partition for server maintenance is reserved in the head of Hard Disk Drive a partition of approximately 55MB This area is for saving some maintenance utilities Do not delete the mainte...

Page 162: ...ration Dialogue box appears Creating Maintenance Partition and Installing Utilities Operating System Installation Menu appears Creating a working partition Choose the Windows category Confirm or input parameters for the Windows installation Copying NEC Modules Copying Selected Application Modules Remove the Floppy Disk and CD ROM from the Drive Insert Windows CD ROM Agree Software License Agreemen...

Page 163: ...nstallation may not be completed normally In such case detach MO device and then re install the system from the beginning Install the OS before connecting another hard disk drive If you create multiple logical drives in your system refer to Reinstalling the operation system when multiple logical drives exist Appendix D 2 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the CD ROM drive of the server 3 Pr...

Page 164: ...le click Review If not click Skip Click Review Go on the next step Click Skip Go on the step 9 NOTE If you do not use disk array controller go on the step 9 After that the dialog box appears Using a blank disk 1 Click the box under Setup File Name A or press A The dialog box appears 2 Input the file name and click Use 8 Confirm or modify the parameters of disk array configuration NOTE If you do no...

Page 165: ...n 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 Dynamic Disk remained Do not select Use Existing Array at New Existing RAID Configuration If you specify other than 4095MB for the Installing P...

Page 166: ...way and Client Service is specified to install the window to specify the details of NetWare Gateway and Client Service pops up on the first logon Specify the appropriate value 15 If you selected Yes on Apply Service Pack at Basic Information follow the procedure below 1 Follow the message to take Windows Server 2003 CD ROM out of the CD ROM drive 2 Follow the message to insert Windows Server 2003 ...

Page 167: ...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 classic start menu Click Start menu point to Programs Accessories and click Windows Expl...

Page 168: ...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 169: ...ion 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 PRO 1000 is the name of On Board adapter All other names show the Optional Network ...

Page 170: ...starting the system All the adapters specified as a group of Adapter Teaming must exist on the same LAN If they are connected to the separate switches they will not work normally If you want to utilize AFT ALB feature follow the procedure below to setup 1 Double click Intel R PROSet Wired on the Control Panel dialog box The Intel R PROSet for Wired Connections dialog box appears 2 Put the mouse cu...

Page 171: ... 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 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 cli...

Page 172: ...er lists as Other 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 Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER into the floppy disk drive enter a into copy manufacturer s file from and click OK...

Page 173: ... check box 6 Insert Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER into the floppy disk drive and click Next 7 Copying of the driver is completed and the Completing the Hardware Update Wizard dialog box below appears Click Finish In the case of Windows Server 2003 which has not installed SevicePack1 1 Start Device Manager from Start menu Control Panel Administrative Tools Computer Management ...

Page 174: ...the driver For the graphics accelerator driver the use of a remote KVM console that installs the advanced N8115 02 remote management card is supported by the standard 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 DOTNET VIDEO SETUP EXE 4 Fo...

Page 175: ...he 4GB RAM tuning feature and the Physical Address Extension switch Below is the example on how to add PAE switch to Boot ini file 1 Click Start point to Settings and then click Control Panel 2 In Control Panel double click System 3 Click the Advanced tab and then click Settings under Setup and Recovery 4 Under System Setup click Edit to open Boot ini 5 Add PAE to Operating Systems section in Boot...

Page 176: ...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 177: ... Verify the size of the empty space in the debugging information memory dump write destination drive Windows Server 2003 To specify Complete Memory Dump to write the debug information is recommended If the mounted memory size is larger than 2GB Complete Memory Dump cannot be specified so that specify Kernel Memory Dump instead Specify the drive where there is a free area more than the size of the ...

Page 178: ... click Set IMPORTANT The above mentioned paging file size is recommended for collecting debug information memory dump The paging file with initial size large enough to store the dump file in the boot drive is required Correct debug information might not be able to be collected due to virtual memory shortage when the paging file is insufficient so set an enough size of the paging file with the enti...

Page 179: ...ndows dialog box appears 3 Specify the location to store the diagnostic information in the Log File Path box The diagnostic information will be stored with the file name DRWTSN32 LOG NOTE You can not specify network pass Specify the pass on local computer 4 Specify the location of crash dump file in the Crash Dump box NOTE Crash Dump File is a binary file that can be read with Windows Debugger 5 C...

Page 180: ... Windows Components Wizard dialog box appears 4 Check the Management and Monitoring Tools check box of the component ON and click Next 5 If the setup asks to install the disk insert Windows Server 2003 CD ROM into CD ROM drive and click OK 6 Click Complete in the Windows Component Wizard dialog box 7 Click Close in the Add Remove Application dialog box 8 Close the Control Panel dialog box To start...

Page 181: ...r 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 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 ...

Page 182: ...w mass storage device not to be supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER follow the steps below 1 Read the manual supplied with the mass storage device before setting the server 2 If the mass storage device is disk array controller configure the RAID system before running the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER 3 Boot the system from NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM 4 a When the message Do you want to use the parameters file appe...

Page 183: ...upports the following edition Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server hereinafter referred to as Windows 2000 On installing other OS contact sales dealer or the maintenance service representative BIOS Settings Before installing Windows 2000 confirm if the BIOS settings are correct On the BIOS settings there are some items to specify for the new functions provided by Wi...

Page 184: ...n NEC EXPRESSBUILDER N8103 80F Disk Array Controller SCSI 1ch N8103 81F Disk Array Controller SCSI 2ch N8103 86 Disk Array Controller 0ch Adaptec HostRAID SCSI Controller on the I O board Other optional boards N8103 56 SCSI Controller N8103 65F SCSI Controller N8103 75 SCSI Controller N8103 95 SCSI Controller N8190 126 SCSI Controller SATA Model Supporting installation of OS in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER ...

Page 185: ...e If you want to install Windows 2000 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 200...

Page 186: ...ize 1 5 Dump file Size Mounted Memory Size 12MB Application Size Required Size IMPORTANT The above mentioned paging file size is recommended for collecting debug information memory dump The paging file with initial size large enough to store the dump file in the boot drive is required Correct debug information might not be able to be collected due to virtual memory shortage when the paging file is...

Page 187: ...able the dump file size to be written then after installing the system using the Size required for installation Paging file size install an additional new disk NOTES If you want to install using Express Setup calculate the minimally required partition size as follows If you do not apply Windows 2000 Service Pack The larger value of either one Minimum Partition Size described above or 4095MB If you...

Page 188: ...ration Dialogue box appears Creating Maintenance Partition and Installing Utilities Operating System Installation Menu appears Creating a working partition Choose the Windows category Confirm or input parameters for the Windows installation Copying NEC Modules Copying Selected Application Modules Remove the Floppy Disk and CD ROM from the Drive Insert Windows CD ROM Agree Software License Agreemen...

Page 189: ...mpleted 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 Reinstalling the operation system when multiple logical drives exist Appendix D 2 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the CD ROM drive of the server 3...

Page 190: ...le click Review If not click Skip Click Review Go on the next step Click Skip Go on the step 9 NOTE If you do not use disk array controller go on the step 9 After that the dialog box appears Using a blank disk 1 Click the box under Setup File Name A or press A The dialog box appears 2 Input the file name and click Use 8 Confirm or modify the parameters of disk array configuration NOTE If you do no...

Page 191: ...ined 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 Dynamic Disk remained Do not select Use Existing Array at New Existing RAID Co...

Page 192: ...ile remove the floppy disk from the floppy disk drive Insert Windows 2000 CD ROM into the CD ROM drive Agree Software License Agreement screen appears 14 Read the contents carefully and click I agree or press F8 if you do agree If you do not agree click I disagree or press F3 IMPORTANT If you do not agree to this agreement the setup terminates and Windows 2000 will not be installed If NetWare Gate...

Page 193: ...provides the server an environment tolerant on any trouble and enhance throughput between the switches PROSet is necessary to utilize these features Follow the procedure below to install PROSet 1 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the CD ROM drive 2 Click Start menu point to Program Accessory and click Explorer 3 Run PROSET EXE in the following directory CD ROM Drive Letter WINNT W2K BC5 PR...

Page 194: ...d services if necessary You can operate the process from Network and Dial up Connection to display the property dialog box for local area network NOTE We recommend you to add Network Monitor at Adding Services Network Monitor can monitor the frame or the packet that the computer installing Network Monitor sends or receives This tool is valuable when analyzing network trouble For information on how...

Page 195: ...nhance the through put by operating packet transmission from the server by all the adapters This feature includes AFT feature IMPORTANT AFT ALB setup must be operated after installing the drivers and restarting the system All the adapters specified as a group of Adapter Teaming must exist on the same LAN If they are connected to the separate switches they will not work normally If you want to util...

Page 196: ... The installation of the driver is completed Restart the system according to the message appeared on the screen Installing SCSI Controller Driver N8103 56 95 N8190 126 If you utilize SCSI controller driver N8103 56 95 N8190 126 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...

Page 197: ...e 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 continue the installation If the dialog message Digital Signature could not been found appears select Yes to continue If the dialog message Direct X Ver 8 isn t ...

Page 198: ...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 199: ...tomers 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 the procedure below to specify 1 Point to Settings in Start menu and click Control Panel The Control P...

Page 200: ...tion memory dump write destination drive 6 Click Performance Options 7 Click Change on the Virtual Memory dialog box 8 Modify Initial Size in the Paging File Size for Selected Drive box to the value larger than Recommended Size and click Specify IMPORTANT The above mentioned paging file size is recommended for collecting debug information memory dump The paging file with initial size large enough ...

Page 201: ...Windows 2000 dialog box appears 3 Specify the location to store the diagnostic information in the Log File Path box The diagnostic information will be stored with the file name DRWTSN32 LOG NOTE You can not specify network pass Specify the pass on local computer 4 Specify the location of crash dump file in the Crash Dump box NOTE Crash Dump File is a binary file that can be read with Windows Debug...

Page 202: ...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 203: ... Setup 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 information after completing the...

Page 204: ...w mass storage device not to be supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER follow the steps below 1 Read the manual supplied with the mass storage device before setting the server 2 If the mass storage device is disk array controller configure the RAID system before running the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER 3 Boot the system from NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM 4 a When the message Do you want to use the parameters file appe...

Page 205: ...he specifications Hard disk drive SCSI HostRAID Four hard disk drives for each channel 2 spare drives SATA HostRAID One hard disk drive for each channel two hard disk drives max RAID level SCSI HostRAID RAID0 or RAID1 SATA HostRAID RAID0 or RAID1 Operating system Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Editions Enterprise x64 Editions Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Enterprise Ed...

Page 206: ...sing the disks same as those before the configuration of the array Without the operation the boot priority may be changed The priority can be changed by the SCSISelect Utility The timeout message below may be recorded into the event log if I O operation is delayed while HostRAID is running with a high load applied However HostRAID internal processing retries the I O processing and the delay does n...

Page 207: ... memory dump can not be collected when a trouble occurs SATA HostRAID does not support Migration of hard disk drive Migration Common NOTES In addition to driver installation ASMBE or ASM installation is mandatory for using HostRAID functions For the installation of ASMBE or ASM refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition User s Guide or Adaptec Storage Manager respectively HostRAID does n...

Page 208: ...de Update system See this chapter Install ASMBE or ASM See ASMBE ASM User s Guide 2 Install Standby Hibernation Lock driver See appendix of ASMBE ASM 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 SCSI HostRAID feature to Enabled by using SCSISelect Utility 2 For Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Adaptec Storage Manager User s ...

Page 209: ... E of this guide Update system See this chapter Install ASMBE or ASM See ASMBE ASM User s Guide 2 Install Standby Hibernation Lock driver 2 Set an operation mode 2 End 1 See Chapter 4 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 For Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Adaptec Storage Manager...

Page 210: ...t the system SCSI hard disk drive using SCSI controller on the I O board migrate to RAID1 of SCSI HostRAID the Migration must be executed For details refer to Express5800 SCSI HostRAID Migration procedure Windows of online documents IMPORTANT SATA Model does not support Migration of hard disk drive Migration ...

Page 211: ...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 212: ...tems 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 the server at the first time This program is also used to diagnose the server and to install uninstall the managem...

Page 213: ...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 214: ...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 215: ...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 System Diagnostics Create Support Disk...

Page 216: ...s do not support this function In that case this menu will not be shown This is a function for maintenance Please do not use it except maintenance Off line Maintenance Utility Off line Maintenance Utility is an OS independent maintenance program that performs preventive maintenance and error analysis for your server See Chapter 8 or online help for details System Diagnostics Executes various tests...

Page 217: ...ort disk for activating the Off line Maintenance Utility System Management FD Creates a support disk for activating the System Management Setup Maintenance Partition Maintenance partition is a specific partition for the server and created on your system disk About 55MB of the maintenance partition includes the various maintenance utilities and executable commands In this menu you can create the ma...

Page 218: ...lete partitions etc BIOS FW etc Update This menu allows you to update the software module such as BIOS and firmware of the server by using the update disk 3 5 inch floppy disk that is distributed 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 ...

Page 219: ...se this feature on any other computer than the server or on any other server obtained without the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Doing so may cause a failure of the server When a keyboard is connected to the server the remote console feature is disabled The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER determines that the server has a console Nothing is displayed on the management PC If you fail to configure the disk array controller N...

Page 220: ...NT Do not change the boot device order in BOOT menu in BIOS SETUP NEC EXPRESSBUILDER cannot be used if the CD ROM drive is not the first device to launch the system To use this feature you need 3 5 inch floppy disk Please prepare the floppy disk NOTE The following items of BIOS setup information will be set as shown below LAN Controller Enabled Serial Port A Enabled Base I O Address 3F8 Interrupt ...

Page 221: ...ly sets up the server Tools Launch the features of NEC EXPRESSBUILDER individually Help Help message on NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Quit Quit NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Setup The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER checks the hardware configuration of the server The disk array and maintenance partition are automatically configured ...

Page 222: ...emote console operation among those described in section NEC EXPRESSBUILDER for DOS based with Local Console are displayed See the previous subsection for detailed explanation of menu items IMPORTANT The following is varied from the Tools menu in the local console mode Test items and operation method of System Diagnostics See Chapter 7 for details ...

Page 223: ...provided 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 i...

Page 224: ...to setup 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 specifyin...

Page 225: ...n 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 on OK The dialog boxes to specify setup information will be displayed in order such as Disk Environment dialog box ...

Page 226: ... 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 227: ...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 228: ...transfer tasks Some features of ESMPRO Manager include Hardware and software server configuration Hardware resources mounted in servers such as the CPU memory disks disk arrays and LAN boards Software resources such as operating system information and drivers running on each server Server failures On screen real time displays provide the system administrator with the failure type location cause an...

Page 229: ...ver 2003 x64 Edition use Adaptec Storage Manager hereinafter abbreviated to ASM Features Maintaining ZCR and HostRAID storage system Making a consistency check on redundant disk arrays Recording ZCR and 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 Inter...

Page 230: ... your system Features Creating disks at a level of RAID0 RAID1 or RAID10 Creating Hot Spare disks that are to be used for automatically executing Rebuild if a redundant disk array enters the Degraded state Making a consistency check on redundant disk arrays Recording HostRAID events into the event log Before attempting to operate ASM read the Adaptec Storage Manager User s Guide included in NEC EX...

Page 231: ...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 232: ...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 233: ...hine NEC Express5800 series connected with the AMI disk array controller A Memory Size large enough for OS operation 8MB or more Free space of the hard disk drive 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 NT version 4 0 Windows NT Version 4 0 Service Pack 5 or l...

Page 234: ...compatible 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 drive 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 NT Version 4 0 Windows NT Version 4 0 Service Pa...

Page 235: ...roduct The server license below is attached to this product DianaScope Additional Server License 1 Notes The online documents explain general information about servers to be managed by NEC DianaScope This section explains specific notes on managing this product remotely from NEC DianaScope This product can be managed remotely from NEC DianaScope only when it is equipped with a remote management ca...

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Page 237: ...ware 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 disk drives have been auto rebuilt due to a failure it is recommended to make a backup copy of the conf...

Page 238: ...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 239: ...server must be kept dry Do not moisten them with water 1 Make sure that the server is off powered the POWER SLEEP LED goes off 2 Unplug the power cord of the server from a power outlet 3 Wipe off dust from the power cord plug with a dry cloth 4 Soak a soft cloth in neutral detergent that is diluted with cold or lukewarm water and squeeze it firmly 5 Rub off stains on the server with the cloth prep...

Page 240: ... 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 is pr...

Page 241: ...ove it 4 Take out the ball from the mouse Cover the bottom of the mouse with your hand and turn your hand holding the mouse the mouse is on your palm with the button upward The mouse ball is released onto your palm Mouse ball cover Mouse ball Roller Bottom View 5 Soak a soft cloth in neutral detergent that is diluted with cold or lukewarm water and squeeze it firmly 6 Rub off stains on the mouse b...

Page 242: ...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 R...

Page 243: ...iagnose the server Test Items The following items are tested in system diagnostics Memory CPU cache memory Hard disk drive used as a system IMPORTANT When executing the System Diagnostics make sure to remove the LAN cable Executing the System Diagnostics with the LAN cable connected the network may be influenced NOTE On checking the hard disk drive no data is written into the disk ...

Page 244: ...he serial port to execute System Diagnostics with remote console The LAN connection is not for System Diagnostics Procedures to start the diagnostics program is as follows 1 Shutdown the OS and turn off the server Then unplug the power cord 2 Disconnect all the LAN cables from the server 3 Plug the power cord and turn on the server 4 Use the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM to reboot the server See the C...

Page 245: ...rceEnd 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 navigat...

Page 246: ... 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 247: ...d due to a change in the floor layout to a great extent contact the service representative Make sure to make a backup copy of your valuable data in the hard disk drive if any Make sure not to apply a shock to hard disk drives to relocated the server if the contains any 1 Take a floppy disk and a CD ROM out of the server if any 2 Power off the server the POWER SLEEP LED goes off 3 Unplug the power ...

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Page 249: ...our 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 maintenance utility NEC ESMPRO to the server and client computers ...

Page 250: ...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 251: ...EDs to indicate the server states by a variety of colors and display patterns on the front panel hard disk drive and power supply Chapter 2 Status Indicators lists the LED displays and their meanings and the actions taken at occurrences of failures ...

Page 252: ...instruction simultaneous key entry of Ctrl Alt Delete Immediately after the system is rebooted in response to an OS instruction During hardware initialization following restart of the POST When the POST detects a hardware failure due to the above reason restart the server once again If the same error message reappears you may assume there is no hardware error To ensure normal operation of the serv...

Page 253: ...0 System battery is dead Replace and run SETUP Contact your service representative to replace the battery After restarting the computer start the SETUP to provide the setting again 0251 System CMOS checksum bad Default configuration used The default values have just been set Start the SETUP to provide the setting again If the error cannot be corrected contact your service representative 0252 Passw...

Page 254: ...ecause an error is detected in every CPU the system is forcibly started Contact your service representative 0B60 DIMM group 1 has been disabled 0B61 DIMM group 2 has been disabled 0B62 DIMM group 3 has been disabled Contact your service representative 0B70 The error occurred during temperature sensor reading Contact your service representative 0B71 System Temperature out of the range Contact your ...

Page 255: ...L device failure 0B98 BMC RAM test error 0B99 BMC Fatal hardware error Turn off the power once and then on again to start the server If the error cannot be corrected contact your service representative 0B9A Management controller not responding Update the RMC firmware If the error cannot be corrected contact your service representative 0B9B Private I2C bus not responding 0B9C BMC internal exception...

Page 256: ...8 8 Troubleshooting DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 DIMM 4 DIMM 5 DIMM 6 DIMM 7 DIMM 8 Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Processor 1 Processor 2 ...

Page 257: ... Remove the DIMM once and then re install it to check if it operates normally 3 Ask your service representative to replace the failed DIMM or mother board 1 3 1 3 Keyboard controller error 1 Check if the keyboard is properly connected 2 Replace the mother board 1 3 3 1 No memory or capacity check error 1 3 4 1 DRAM address error 1 3 4 3 DRAM test Low Byte error 1 4 1 1 DRAM test High Byte error 1 ...

Page 258: ...d or bent plugs Make sure the power breaker for the connected power outlet is on If the power cord is plugged to a UPS make sure the UPS is powered and it outputs power See the manual that comes with the UPS for details Power supply to the server may be linked with the connected UPS using the BIOS SETUP utility of the server Menu to check Server AC LINK T Did you press the POWER switch Press the P...

Page 259: ...peration Installed DIMMs must be the same speed and must all be registered DIMMs must be populated in pairs and in the following order 5 and 6 3 and 4 then 1 and 2 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 mo...

Page 260: ...nnected make sure to set the PCI device interrupt and others with the BIOS SETUP utility of the server Most PCI devices generally do not require any change to the configuration but some boards do require specific settings Refer to the manual that comes with the board for details to make correct settings Menus to check Advanced PCI Configuration PCI Slot xx ROM x PCI slot number Some devices connec...

Page 261: ...keyboard and mouse may be disabled with the BIOS SETUP utility of the server Check the settings with the BIOS SETUP utility Menus to check Advanced Numlock T Are the server drivers installed Refer to the manual that comes with your OS to check that the keyboard and mouse drivers are installed These drivers are installed along with the OS Some OS s allow you to change the keyboard and mouse setting...

Page 262: ...to check Main Floppy A Security Diskette Write Protect 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 C...

Page 263: ...red Refer to the manual that comes with the SCSI device for details T Are the SCSI controllers including optional controllers properly configured Use the BIOS SETUP utility for proper configuration of SCSI devices connected to the SCSI connector on the mother board When the server has an optional SCSI controller installed and SCSI devices connected to it use the BIOS SETUP utility that comes with ...

Page 264: ... PCI Configuration Onboard NIC Embedded NIC Dual Gbit T Have the protocol and service already configured Install the distinctive network driver for the server Make sure that the protocol such as TCP IP and services are properly specified T Is the transfer speed correct Open the network property dialog box in control panel to specify the Link Speed Duplex value the same as the value specified for H...

Page 265: ...00A 6E89CFD8B1D7 to the user NT AUTHORITY LOCAL SERVICE SID S 1 5 19 This security permission can be modified using the component Services administrative tool It is not a problem in operating the system There are some cases that an event log is registered as follows when you install Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Event Source Service Control Manager Event Type Error Event ID 7011 Description Tim...

Page 266: ...earching the SMBIOS for Type 38 record But either no record was found or the record was not compatible with the version of the device driver If a SMBIOS Type 38 record was detected the Dump Data field of the event contains a binary representation of the record If you use Hardware Management which is provided by Windows Server 2003 R2 above shown event log will be registered For more details refer ...

Page 267: ...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 see if this mix of processors is supported T Has the CPU been expanded If the different revision stepping of the processor is installed in the mul...

Page 268: ... the CPU manufacture to see if this mix of processors is supported T Has the CPU been expanded If the different revision stepping of the processor is installed in the multiprocessor system Windows 2000 logs the above information every startup If this message is logged it is no problem for operation The OS presents unstable operation T Did you update the system Installing a network drive after inst...

Page 269: ...ing message appears After this message appears check the error and take the appropriate corrective action according to the message listed in the table below Message Cause and Remedy This machine is not supported This NEC EXPRESSBUILDER version is not designed for this server Execute the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER on the compliant server NvRAM access error An access to the nonvolatile memory NvRAM is not a...

Page 270: ...ress Setup from the beginning In case the same result occurred after the restart of installation contact Maintenance Service Company and ask them to check the CD ROM drive Express Setup terminated and asks to input setup information There are some errors on the specified setup information Follow the instruction to input the correct value It is not necessary to cancel the installation On Windows 20...

Page 271: ...ion to re use excluding maintenance area If the partition other than the one to re use does not exist the setup will reserve the whole area of the disk to install Windows 2000 Specified to join the Domain but the system is installed as Workgroup When the setup fails to join the Domain during the installation it will install the system as Workgroup Open System in Control Panel to specify joining th...

Page 272: ... is not connected will not be setup though the protocol will only be installed Connected more than two Network adapter and specified different protocol for each adapter but all the protocols are specified on either adapter It s a design Each adapter is specified so that all the installed protocols can be used The value that can not be specified during Express Setup will all be specified by default...

Page 273: ...ed 5 Exit from BIOS setup menu and restart the system 6 Start the Express Setup Setup is interrupted at Creating a working partition process during the Express Setup T Did you connect the hard disk drive that OS is not going to be installed Disconnect the hard disk drive that OS is not going to be installed and perform the Express Setup Problems with Master Control Menu The master control menu fai...

Page 274: ...ugh Control Panel In this case rebooting is not necessary The details of a network adapter cannot be set Configuration Diskette Creator is unable to set the details of network adapters Start Windows 2000 Windows Server 2003 and set the details through Control Panel More than one network board is connected during setting of setup information but TCP IP cannot be set for each network Perform the ins...

Page 275: ...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 W...

Page 276: ...the 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 Fi...

Page 277: ...hile the server is in the successful operation may affect the system operation Restarting the system due to an error may display a message indicating insufficient virtual memory Ignore this message and proceed Restarting the system may result in dumping improper data Preparing for Memory Dumping Memory dumping with the DUMP switch may disable the server to restart In such a case it is required to ...

Page 278: ...tal pin a straightened large paper clip will make a substitute into the switch hole to press the DUMP switch Pressing the DUMP switch saves the dump file in the specified directory Memory dumping may not be available when the CPU stalls IMPORTANT Do not use a toothpick or plastic stick that is easy to break DUMP switch ...

Page 279: ...rn on the system power 2 Insert the Windows 2000 CD ROM into the CD ROM drive 3 Press Ctrl Alt Delete to reset the system After a bootable operating system has been installed on the hard disk drive press Enter while the message Press any key to boot from CD is displayed at the top of the screen If no bootable operating system exists on the hard disk drive this step is unnecessary The Windows 2000 ...

Page 280: ...erial ATA HostRAID Driver for Windows 2000 XP 2003 When Adaptec HostRAID SATA is installed MegaRAID SCSI 320 1 Controller Driver When N8103 80F board is installed MegaRAID SCSI 320 2 Controller Driver When N8103 81F board is installed Adaptec I2O RAID Driver Disk for 32bit Windows 2000 XP 2003 When N8103 86 board is installed 8 Press R to select the recovery option 9 If you are requested press R t...

Page 281: ...either to the files in C I386 folder of hard disk drive or the files in systemroot Repair of the system partition These replaced files do not reflect the changes of the configuration after the setup at all 13 Follow the instruction displayed on the screen If you take a note of any file name in which trouble is detected during the procedure it is useful to diagnose how the system has been damaged 1...

Page 282: ...used IMPORTANT The Off line Maintenance Utility is intended for use of your service representative The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM and the Off line Maintenance Utility Bootable FD you have created contain a file that describes operation of the utility but do not attempt to use the utility by yourself Contact your service representative and follow instructions Starting the Off line Maintenance Utilit...

Page 283: ...y program starts from the CD ROM From the floppy disk Set the Off line Maintenance Utility Bootable FD in the floppy disk drive and reboot the system The Off line Maintenance Utility program starts from the boot disk The Off line Maintenance Utility Bootable FD is created by selecting Tools Create Support FD on the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Manual start by pressing F4 When the Off line Maintenance Utilit...

Page 284: ...ions to export the current configuration data defined with the SETUP utility to a text file System Information Viewer Provides the functions to view information on the processor and the BIOS and export it to a text file System Information Management Provides the function to make a back up copy of your data Without the backup data the system specific information and or configuration may not be rest...

Page 285: ...lts before starting the OS press and hold Ctrl and Alt and press Delete This restarts the server IMPORTANT Resetting the server clears the DIMM memory and the data in process To reset the server when it is not frozen make sure that no processing is in progress ...

Page 286: ... work Press and hold the POWER switch on the server for at least four seconds The power is forcibly turned off To turn on the power back again wait approximately 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 POWER switch POWER LED ...

Page 287: ...lity for damage to optional devices or the server or malfunctions of the server resulted from installation by the user NEC recommends you ask your service representative for install or removing any optional devices Make sure to use only optional devices and cables authorized by NEC Repair of the server due to malfunctions failures or damage resulted from installing such devices or cables will be c...

Page 288: ...ot 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 Make sure to complete board installa...

Page 289: ...y 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 Cloth Do not wear a wool or synthetic cloth to work with the server Wear anti static shoes to work ...

Page 290: ... prepare for installing or removing components 1 Prepare the Phillips screwdriver 2 Shut down the OS 3 Unlock the front bezel 4 Remove the front bezel 5 Press the POWER switch to power off the server the POWER LED goes off 6 Remove all cables and power cords from the server Unlocked Locked ...

Page 291: ...0 163F 73 2 GB 10 000 rpm Ultra 320 N8150 171F 146 GB 10 000 rpm Ultra 320 N8150 192 300 GB 10 000 rpm Ultra 320 N8150 165F 36 3 GB 15 000 rpm Ultra 320 N8150 172F 73 2 GB 15 000 rpm Ultra 320 N8150 193 146 GB 15 000 rpm Ultra 320 SATA hard disk drive N8150 184 80 GB 7 200 rpm serial ATA N8150 185 120 GB 7 200 rpm serial ATA N8150 186 250 GB 7 200 rpm serial ATA N8150 204 80 GB 7 200 rpm serial AT...

Page 292: ...section for the procedure installing a hard disk drive in the flex bay NOTE Any hard disk drive can be installed or removed in or from the server only by removing the front bezel IMPORTANT In the disk array configuration use the hard disk drives having the same specification including the capacity Do not press the POWER switch during the installation or removal of the hard disk drive if your serve...

Page 293: ...the hard disk drive if your server is running 7 Slowly close the handle The handle is locked when a click is heard IMPORTANT Be careful not to get your finger caught between the handle and tray Push the drive further to check if it is firmly secured NOTE Confirm that the handle is hooked to the frame when having inserted the hard disk drive 8 Install the front bezel you removed in step 2 There are...

Page 294: ...server only by opening the front bezel IMPORTANT In the disk array configuration hard disk drives configuring a specific pack should have the same specification including the capacity 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Unlock of the front bezel with the security key and remove the front bezel 3 Check the slot in which the hard disk drive is inst...

Page 295: ...carrier IMPORTANT To maintain the cooling effect in the server install the dummy tray in the vacant slot of the disk bay 6 Remove four screws securing the drive tray 7 Remove the drive tray from the carrier NOTE Keep the drive tray for future use ...

Page 296: ...facing the rear of the carrier 9 Secure the hard disk drive in the carrier with four screws removed in Step 6 10 Install the drive carrier into the hard disk drive bay and secure the carrier to the chassis with two screws removed in Step 5 11 Reinstall the side cover 12 Close the front bezel ...

Page 297: ...arting the removal 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Unlock the front bezel with the security key and remove the front bezel 3 Push the lever to unlock and open the handle IMPORTANT Do not press the POWER switch during the installation or removal of the hard disk drive if your server is running 4 Firmly hold the handle and hard disk drive and p...

Page 298: ...y to indicate it IMPORTANT When auto rebuild fails the DISK LED lights in amber Remove and install the hard disk drive again to restart auto rebuild If the disk array monitoring utility is installed it may display or act as follows If the DISK LED does not light in amber after auto rebuild however auto rebuild has completed successfully Displays Rebuild was cancelled on the screen while auto rebui...

Page 299: ...rray configuration the auto rebuild function can be used The auto rebuild function can record the information saved in a defected hard disk drive into the new replaced disk to recover the server to the state before the occurrence of the fault The auto rebuild function is valid for disk arrays set to RAID1 See Chapter 4 for detail explanation ...

Page 300: ...nstallation Take the following steps to install a power supply unit 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare IMPORTANT Be sure to turn off the power Failure to do so causes the server to malfunction or fail 2 Pull the cable arm toward the rear of the server and confirm the slot for installing an optional power supply unit 3 Hold and pull the lever of th...

Page 301: ... Insert the power supply unit IMPORTANT Do not touch the terminals of the power supply unit 5 Grasp the handle and firmly push the power supply The power supply unit is locked when a distinct click is heard Gold plated connectors ...

Page 302: ... AC POWER LEDs go on 8 Confirm by the STATUS LED or on the POST screen that there are no errors related to the power supply units See Chapter 8 for details on the error messages If the AC POWER LEDs are off reinstall the power supply units If the same error message still appears contact your sales representative Power cord for power supply unit 1 Power supply unit 1 Standard Power supply unit 2 Op...

Page 303: ...connect the power cord from the failed power supply 4 Hold the handle of the failing power supply 5 While pressing the lever pull the power supply to remove if from the chassis 2 1 6 If operating the server with a single power supply unit without installing a new one install the cover you removed in step 3 of installation procedure IMPORTANT To maintain the cooling effect in the server install the...

Page 304: ...ved Do not pinch your finger with mechanical components Note high temperature Do not pull out a device from the rack if the rack is unstable Do not leave more than one device being pulled out from the rack 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare NOTE To confirm the device you are going to maintain use the UID switch and the UID LED that goes on when th...

Page 305: ... Your Server 9 19 To place the server in the rack push it back into the rack while pressing the right and left lock arms IMPORTANT Be very careful not to get your finger caught in the arms or rails Release lever ...

Page 306: ... out the server from the rack 3 Slide the drive cover toward the rear of the server while pressing the lock button on the cover 4 Lift off the drive cover from the server Installation When installing the drive cover confirm that the tab of the cover is securely inserted into the slot in the server frame Slide the drive cover toward the rear of the server The drive cover is locked when a distinct c...

Page 307: ...k 3 Loosen a captive thumbscrew at the rear of the server 4 Slide the logic cover toward the rear of the server and lift off the cover from the server Installation When installing the logic cover confirm that the tab of the cover is securely inserted into the slot in the server frame Slide the logic cover toward the rear of the server and secure the cover with captive thumbscrew NOTE If the logic ...

Page 308: ...RTANT The DIMM is extremely sensitive to static electricity Make sure to touch the metal frame of the server to discharge static electricity from your body before handling the DIMM Do not touch the DIMM terminals or on board parts by a bare hand or place the DIMM directly on the desk For static notes see the section Anti static Measures described earlier Make sure to use the DIMM authorized by NEC...

Page 309: ...ly 1 A group is a unit of two DIMM slots Each pair of DIMM slots 1 and 2 group 1 3 and 4 group 2 5 and 6 group 3 and 7 and 8 group 4 in the figure is a group The symbols are also printed on the mother board 2 DIMM specification is shown on the label attached to the DIMM as follows Example Frequency of 400 MHz buffered capacity of 512 MB row address of 12 bits column address of 10 bits and single s...

Page 310: ...d damage to the socket do not apply excessive force while pressing the DIMM The levers automatically close when the DIMM is inserted into the socket 5 Install the components you removed in steps 1 to 3 6 Power on the server and 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 7 Start the SET...

Page 311: ...er 4 Open the levers at both sides of the socket from which you remove the DIMM The DIMM is unlock and ready for removal 5 Reinstall all parts removed in Step 2 Power on the server and 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 6 Start the SETUP and select Advanced Memory Configuration...

Page 312: ...he section Anti static Measures described earlier Do not operate the system until confirming that the additionally installed CPU is in normal state Make sure to use the CPU authorized by NEC Installing a third party CPU may cause a failure of the CPU as well as the server Repair of the server due to failures or damage resulted from installing such a board will be charged NOTE If the different revi...

Page 313: ...t the server from the rack 3 Open the drive cover and logic cover 4 Remove two screws securing the support arm 5 Remove the support arm from the chassis 6 Remove the processor duct from the chassis 7 Locate the CPU socket which you are going to install CPU 8 Raise the locking lever on the socket IMPORTANT Open the lever until it stops The bar can be opened to approx 120 degrees ...

Page 314: ...corners among four differ from others to prevent an incorrect insertion Confirm the pin mark and pin layout on the socket and insert the CPU correctly The mother board has zero insertion force sockets If CPU does not drop easily into socket holes make sure lever is in the full open position 10 Push the CPU lightly to the socket and push down the lever to secure the CPU Pin mark ...

Page 315: ...Upgrading Your Server 9 29 11 Put the heat sink on CPU NOTE Be aware of direction of heat sink see figure below REAR 12 Fix the heat sink clips with four screws 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 316: ...ightened Do not move the secured heat sink 14 Install the processor air duct NOTE Put the SCSI cable through the tunnel under the full length riser card receiver of the bracket Attach the bracket while making sure that the cable is not caught in the bracket Also make sure that the signal cable from the power supply unit that runs through the slit on the left side of the bracket is not caught when ...

Page 317: ...ror messages listed in Chapter 8 18 Set Reset Configuration Data on the Advanced menu to Yes This setting is required to change the hardware configuration data See Chapter 4 for details 19 To add one or more CPUs to the server in 1 CPU configuration to operate the server with more than one CPU change the driver of Computer in the device manager to ACPI multi processor PC and then update the system...

Page 318: ...tly to make sure that the heat sink can be apart from the CPU Removing the heat sink with it adhering to the CPU may cause the CPU and or socket to be defected Do the following procedure if a CPU is removed or replaced 1 Start SETUP to select menus Main Processor Settings Processor Retest in the order to clear the error information on the removed CPU see Chapter 4 When a CPU is replaced select men...

Page 319: ...ection Anti static Measures Some restrictions are imposed on the combination of PCI boards which can be installed in the server Contact your service representative for details A riser card is designed for installing only low profile PCI boards or full height PCI boards Before installing a PCI board make sure of the card specification Disable the option ROM such as BIOS utility startup for the PCI ...

Page 320: ...ray BIOS utility Check the slot location of PCI device by PCI bus number device number and function number shown in the table below Bus number Device number Function number Onboard NIC1 2 1 0 Onboard NIC2 2 1 1 Slot 1C 2 2 X Onboard SCSI Ch A external 2 3 0 Onboard SCSI Ch B internal 2 3 1 Slot 1B 3 7 X The bus number may be 5 or greater depending on the board installed in Slot 1B Set Disabled for...

Page 321: ...g a PCI board confirm that the type of the PCI board When installing a PCI board confirm that the card connector matches the connector of the riser card 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Pull out the server from the rack 3 Remove the drive cover and logic cover 4 Grasp a handle on the riser card assembly and lift straight up and remove the rise...

Page 322: ...y remove it and then install it again Be careful not to apply excess force to a PCI board or riser card Doing so may damage the card NOTE Confirm that the end of the PCI board bracket is inserted in the frame slot of the riser card 7 Secure the PCI board with the screw you removed in step 5 IMPORTANT This step is to protect the terminals of the riser card from dust or fingerprints Dust and fingerp...

Page 323: ...ur fingers until you cannot see any part of the riser card terminal section The riser card is now fully seated in the slot Pay attention not to damage the components on mother board with the riser card when inserting it into the slot 9 Install the components you removed previously 10 Verify that POST displays no error messages If POST displays an error message take a note on the message and see th...

Page 324: ...the hard disk drive to be configured in the array has your valuable data stored make sure to make a backup copy of the data in another hard disk drive before installing the disk array controller board and configuring the array The disk array configuration requires at least two hard disk drives Use hard disk drives of the same capacity and performance e g revolution for each pack to configure them ...

Page 325: ...guration To use the internal hard disk drives in a RAID configuration in the server containing an optional SCSI RAID controller reconnect the SCSI cables on the mother board to the disk array controller The internal hard disk drive interface is connected to the SCSI connector on the mother board at shipment SCSI connector Mother board SCSI backplane REAR FRONT Hard disk drive SCSI ID0 Hard disk dr...

Page 326: ...ler in low profile PCI slot Connecting SCSI cable to optional RAID controller in full height PCI slot SCSI connector N8103 80F 81F disk array controller REAR FRONT Hard disk drive SCSI ID0 Hard disk drive SCSI ID1 Hard disk drive SCSI ID2 N8103 86F disk array controller REAR FRONT Hard disk drive SCSI ID0 Hard disk drive SCSI ID1 Hard disk drive SCSI ID2 ...

Page 327: ...connection or external connection For the connectors and channels see the manual provided with the disk array controller board Example of connecting the SCSI cable This section explains the procedure for connecting the internal hard disk drives to the N8103 80F disk array controller board installed on the riser card dedicated to low profile PCI boards 1 Remove the fan duct 2 Install the N8103 80F ...

Page 328: ...her board to the HDD LED connector of the disk array controller 1 Connect the LED relay cable connector black to the LED Active pin on the disk array controller Connect the pin having the red cable to the LED Active pin Do not connect any pin having the black cable 2 Confirm that the LED relay cable connector brown is connected to the HDD LED connector on the mother board N8103 80F Pin Red Pin red...

Page 329: ... then OS setup Use Express Setup even when not installing a system Start Express Setup select OS Selection Others The installer automatically performs all the procedures for RAID configuration maintenance partition setting and then maintenance utility installation When making the setup in manual mode use the RAID configuration utility in the chip on the board You can start the utility during execu...

Page 330: ...red to connect with a disk expansion unit Refer to the manual coming with the disk expansion unit for details After connecting the disk expansion unit use the RAID configuration utility in the chip on the board to set the disk expansion unit in a disk array configuration RAID0 RAID1 or RAID5 The utility varies depending on the board For details on settings and the setting methods see the online do...

Page 331: ... Only Your server can include four optional redundant hot swap fans Installation 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Pull out the server from the rack 3 Open the drive cover 4 Locate the installation slot 1 2 3 4 8 7 6 5 10 9 ...

Page 332: ...9 46 Upgrading Your Server 5 Disconnect all five fan cables from the mother board and remove all the fans from the chassis 6 Install the fans as show figure below ...

Page 333: ...ers at its default position If the remote management card is installed in your server follow these steps to configure the firmware program 8 Place the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the CD ROM drive and reboot the server 9 Run Initialize Remote Management Card Refer to Chapter 6 for details Standard Redundant configuration Strap Mother board ...

Page 334: ... failure is also indicated by NEC ESMPRO and system event log 4 While pressing release tabs on the top of the fan pull the fan up to remove from the fan slot 5 Install the new fan into the vacant slot IMPORTANT If all the redundant fans are removed Change the jumper J11 setting described earlier in the installation procedure If the remote management card is installed in your server follow these st...

Page 335: ...remely sensitive to static electricity Make sure to touch the metal frame of the server to discharge static electricity from your body before handling the RMC Do not touch the RMC terminal pins by bare hand or place the RMC directly on the desk For static notes see the section Anti static Measures described earlier NOTE The illustrations in this subsection might slightly differ from your remote ma...

Page 336: ...C and install the card to the riser card 5 Connect the internal cable provided with ARMC to ARMC and the management network card as shown in the figure below The following figure shows the cable rooting of the internal cable 6 Reassemble the server 7 Turn on the server and check that the no error messages other than the following message are displayed on the POST screen H W Configuration of BMC is...

Page 337: ...anced menu This setting is required to change the hardware configuration data See Chapter 4 for details 12 Reboot the server and run NEC EXPRESSBUILDER to save system information Refer to Chapter 3 or 6 for details 13 If the advanced remote management card is installed and KVM console feature is used update the graphics accelerator see Chapter 5 NOTE Refer to the manual that comes with an optional...

Page 338: ...evers on the both sides of the RMC connector to unlatch the RMC 5 Remove the RMC from the connector 6 Run BIOS SETUP utility and check to see that menus related to the RMC are not displayed in the Server menu See Chapter 4 for details 7 Run BIOS SETUP utility and select Yes for Reset Configuration Data in the Advanced menu This setting is required to change the hardware configuration data See Chap...

Page 339: ...sk drive bay Slots 3 RAID RAID0 RAID1 RAID5 option PCI X 64 bit 133MHz 1 slot Additional slot PCI X 64 bit 66MHz 1 slot low profile LAN interface 1000Base T 100Base TX 10Base T 2 ports Keyboard mouse MINI DIN 6 pin connector 1 port USB 4 pin 4 ports 2 for front panel 2 for rear panel Serial DB 9 2 ports 1 for front panel 1 for rear panel Network RJ 45 2 ports Display MINI D sub 15 pin 1 port Exter...

Page 340: ...ive bay Slots 2 RAID RAID0 RAID1 PCI X 64 bit 133MHz 1 slot Additional slot PCI X 64 bit 66MHz 1 slot low profile LAN interface 1000Base T 100Base TX 10Base T 2 ports Keyboard mouse MINI DIN 6 pin connector 1 port USB 4 pin 4 ports 2 for front panel 2 for rear panel Serial DB 9 2 ports 1 for front panel 1 for rear panel Network RJ 45 2 ports Display MINI D sub 15 pin 1 port External interface SCSI...

Page 341: ...ER CD ROM that comes with the server contains the NEC ESMPRO utility NEC recommends that you should install the NEC ESMPRO for effective use of the reliability enhancement features of the server Floppy Disk The following describes use of the floppy disk Floppy disk type The server uses 3 5 inch floppy disks You can use the following two types of 3 5 inch floppy disks 2HD floppy disk double sided h...

Page 342: ...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 343: ...g system IMPORTANT Formatting a used floppy disk clears all the data contained in it if any Formatting a floppy disk from the DOS command line is not available with the server Use a formatted floppy disk to work with it on the DOS command line The format method depends on your operating system Refer to the manual that comes with your operating system for details Data backup Data backup is to copy ...

Page 344: ...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 345: ...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 346: ...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 347: ...e Controller IRQ Peripheral Device Controller 0 System timer 12 Mouse 1 Keyboard 13 Numeric processor 2 14 Primary IDE 3 COM2 serial port PCI 15 Secondary IDE 4 COM1 serial port PCI 16 USB 5 PCI 17 VGA 6 Floppy disk drive 18 7 PCI 19 USB 8 Real time clock 30 LAN1 9 ACPI compliant system 31 LAN2 10 PCI 49 Adaptec SCSI 11 PCI 50 Adaptec SCSI ...

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Page 349: ...llowing optional boards NOTE If you want to install the other boards by using a driver floppy disk OEM FD for Mass storage device except ones listed below see Exceptional setup and Installing Optional Mass Storage Driver of Configuration Diskette Creator in Chapter 6 SCSI Model Supporting installation of OS in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER N8103 80F Disk Array Controller SCSI 1ch N8103 81F Disk Array Control...

Page 350: ...ntrol Menu Re installing to the Hard disk Drive which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk If you want to leave the existing partition when installing the system on the hard disk drive upgraded to Dynamic Disk note the following issue Do not select the partition that OS had been installed as the partition to install the OS newly Select Use the current File System for the format of OS partition Manual...

Page 351: ... be able to be collected due to virtual memory shortage when the paging file is insufficient so set an enough size of the paging file with the entire system The maximum 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 ...

Page 352: ...g to install Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition you do not need to create it again You can create Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM DISK 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 EXPRESSBUILDE...

Page 353: ...98 95 Windows NT 4 0 You can create Windows Server 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 Se...

Page 354: ...ain 4 If the 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 ...

Page 355: ...64 Editions has installed Go on the step 10 10 The Windows setup screen will be displayed after logged on to the system IMPORTANT In this case the Windows setup screen may not be displayed Be sure to install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition DISC 2 according to the following procedures You can install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition DISC 2 after the application of System up...

Page 356: ...ion in which you want to install the operating system when the following message appears The following list shows the existing partitions and unpartitioned space on this computer Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to select an item in the list Cannot modify the drive letter of your system or boot volume Confirm the proper drive letter is assigned and then continue the setup 3 Continue the clean instal...

Page 357: ...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 358: ...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 359: ...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 360: ...rty dialog box for network adapter appears 4 Click the Advanced and specify the Link Speed Duplex value the same as the value specified for HUB 5 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 f...

Page 361: ...t Device Manager 2 Click Network adapters and double click Network Adapter Name Network Adapter Name Properties appears NOTE Intel R PRO 1000 is the name of On Board adapter All other names show the Optional Network Board 3 Click Driver tab and click Update Driver Hardware Update Wizard appears 4 Select the Install from a list or specific location Advanced radio button and click Next 5 Select the ...

Page 362: ...they are connected to the separate switches they will not work normally If you want to utilize AFT ALB feature follow the procedure below to setup 1 Open the Network Adapter property from the Device Manager 2 Select the Teaming tab check Team with other adapters and click New Team 3 Enter a name of the team and click Next 4 Check adapters to be included in the team and click Next 5 In Select a tea...

Page 363: ...card is supported by the standard A special driver need not be installed 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 W2K3AMD VIDEO SETUP EXE 4 Follow the message to continue the installation 5 Remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM from the...

Page 364: ...ck the Driver tab and 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 the Search for the best driver in these locations and check the Search removable media floppy CD ROM check box 6 Insert Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER into the floppy disk drive and click Next 7 Copying of the...

Page 365: ...f you want to install the other boards by using a driver floppy disk OEM FD for Mass storage device except ones listed below see Exceptional setup and Installing Optional Mass Storage Driver of Configuration Diskette Creator in Chapter 6 SCSI Model Supporting installation of OS in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER N8103 80F Disk Array Controller SCSI 1ch N8103 81F Disk Array Controller SCSI 2ch N8103 86 Disk Arr...

Page 366: ... the Windows system execute Update Express5800 system in Master Control Menu Re installing to the Hard Disk Drive which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk If you want to leave the existing partition when installing the system on the hard disk drive upgraded to Dynamic Disk note the following issue Do not select the partition that OS had been installed as the partition to install the OS newly Select...

Page 367: ...nted Memory Size 1 5 Dump file Size Mounted Memory Size 12MB Application Size Required Size IMPORTANT The above mentioned paging file size is recommended for collecting debug information memory dump The paging file with initial size large enough to store the dump file in the boot drive is required Correct debug information might not be able to be collected due to virtual memory shortage when the p...

Page 368: ...parate disk If the disk does not have enough free space to enable the dump file size to be written then after installing the system using the Size required for installation Paging file size install an additional new disk About the Upgrade to Windows Server 2003 R2 The in place upgrade from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2003 R2 is not recommended because it may overwrite any files or regist...

Page 369: ...stall Windows Server 2003 you do not need to create it again You can create Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK 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 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER use this procedure If Windows Server 2003...

Page 370: ...8 95 Windows NT 4 0 You can create Windows Server 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 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...

Page 371: ...troller 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 could not determine the type of...

Page 372: ...3 has installed Go on the step 13 Windows Server 2003 R2 has installed Go on the step 10 10 When Windows Server 2003 R2 has been installed the Windows setup screen will be displayed after logged on to the system IMPORTANT In this case the Windows setup screen may not be displayed Be sure to install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 DISC 2 according to the following procedures You can install Micros...

Page 373: ...he CD ROM drive Then Select an operation dialog will appear NOTE If the Select an operation dialog box does not appear start SETUP EXE from CD ROM drive 4 Select Install Windows Server 2003 Then a dialog box asks to select the upgrade or clear installation 5 Select Upgrade recommended and click the Next Follow the messages and continue The system will automatically restart after copying the files ...

Page 374: ...Adapter and press Enter Adaptec Ultra160 SCSI Cards Win Server 2003 When N8103 56 board is installed Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards WinXP Server 2003 IA 32 When N8103 75 board is installed Adaptec I2O RAID Driver Disk for 32bit Windows 2000 XP 2003 When N8103 86 board is installed Adaptec HostRAID U320 Driver Ver 1 02 For Windows 2000 XP 2003 When Adaptec HostRAID SCSI is installed Adaptec Embedded S...

Page 375: ...CD ROM from the CD ROM drive and restart the system 15 When the installation has completed be sure to execute the tasks described in Driver Installation and Advanced Settings and Updating the System of manual SCSI controller N8103 56 If your system has a controller N8103 56 following message often appears on the display during the upgrade installation to Windows Server 2003 Please type D i386 and ...

Page 376: ... 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 377: ... 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 378: ...rs 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 Remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM from the CD ROM drive imme...

Page 379: ...erant environment on any trouble and enhance throughput between the switches PROSet is necessary to utilize these features Follow the procedure below to install PROSet 1 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the CD ROM drive 2 The Windows Explorer dialog starts The procedure in the case of the standard start menu Click Start menu and click Windows Explorer The procedure in the case of the clas...

Page 380: ...for network adapter appears 3 Click the Advanced and specify the Link Speed Duplex value the same as the value specified for HUB 4 Click OK on the property dialog box for network adapter When PROSet is installed 1 The Intel R PROSet for Wired Connections dialog box appears The procedure in the case of the standard start menu Click Start menu point to Control Panel and click Intel R PROSet Wired Th...

Page 381: ...y The following is the procedure when it is necessary to install manually If you want to utilize optional Graphics Accelerator Driver board follow the document attached to the board to install the driver For the graphics accelerator driver the use of a remote KVM console that installs the advanced N8115 02 remote management card is supported by the standard 1 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM i...

Page 382: ...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 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 IN...

Page 383: ...s Other 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 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...

Page 384: ... 6 Insert Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER into the floppy disk drive and click Next 7 Copying of the driver is completed and the Completing the Hardware Update Wizard dialog box below appears Click Finish In the case of Windows Server 2003 which has not installed SevicePack1 1 Start Device Manager from Start menu Control Panel Administrative Tools Computer Management 2 Double c...

Page 385: ...ated before you can use Windows Server 2003 Windows activation process is as follows NOTE When you use Windows Server 2003 R2 activation process is not needed 1 Click Run on Start menu Type as follows in the Open box and click OK oobe msoobe a 2 When the screen as follows is displayed click Next ...

Page 386: ...E 22 Installing Windows Server 2003 The following screen is displayed 3 Process Windows activation according to the following message ...

Page 387: ... 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 388: ...E 24 Installing Windows Server 2003 SETTING FOR COLLECTING MEMORY DUMP DEBUG INFORMATION Set for collecting memory dump using the procedure described in Chapter 5 ...

Page 389: ...to install the other boards by using a driver floppy disk OEM FD for Mass storage device except ones listed below see Exceptional setup and Installing Optional Mass Storage Driver of Configuration Diskette Creator in Chapter 6 SCSI Model Supporting installation of OS in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER N8103 80F Disk Array Controller SCSI 1ch N8103 81F Disk Array Controller SCSI 2ch N8103 86 Disk Array Controll...

Page 390: ...ve which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk If you want to leave the existing partition when installing the system on the hard disk drive upgraded to Dynamic Disk note the following issue Do not select the partition that OS had been installed as the partition to install the OS newly Select Use the current File System for the format of OS partition Manual Installation when N8103 80F 81F 86 and SCSI ...

Page 391: ...be set on one partition is 4095MB If the above paging file size exceeds 4095MB specify 4095MB for the paging file size The maximum dump file size for the system with more than 2GB memory mounted is 2048MB 12MB If you install any application program or the like add necessary space to the partition to install these programs For example if the mounted memory size is 512MB the partition size will be c...

Page 392: ... following two procedures Create from the menu which appears when running NEC Express5800 Server with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER If you have only NEC Express5800 Server to create Windows 2000 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER use this procedure If Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000 can be operated on NEC Express5800 Server you can use the other procedure described later Follow the steps below 1 Prepare one...

Page 393: ... 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 394: ...stem 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 could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devi...

Page 395: ...es the procedure for reinstalling the operation system if the multiple logical drives exist Before Re installing the Operation System Be sure to make backup copies before re installing the operation system just in case Re installing the Operation System 1 Start the clean installation following the procedure described in this manual 2 Specify the partition in which you want to install the operating...

Page 396: ...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 397: ...e To ensure normal system operation you should update your system using the following procedures 1 Logon to the system using the administrator 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 E...

Page 398: ... test and so on Specify teaming Configuring several network adapters as one team provides the server an environment tolerant on any trouble and enhance through put between the switches PROSet is necessary to utilize these features Follow the procedure below to install PROSet 1 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the CD ROM drive 2 Click Start menu point to Program Accessory and click Explore...

Page 399: ...ssary 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 Adding Services Network Monitor can monitor the frame or the packet that the computer installing Network Monitor sends or receives This tool is valuable when analyzing network trouble For information on how to install the to...

Page 400: ... a suitable driver for my device recommended radio button is selected and click Next 4 Select the Specify a location check box and deselect other check boxes Click Next 5 Other Upgrade Device Driver Wizard dialog box opens When using Intel R PRO 1000MT Dual Port Network Connection specify CD ROM drive letter WINNT W2K BC5 PRO1000 WIN2K Then click OK 6 Click Next 7 Click Finished After re installin...

Page 401: ...BUILDER 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 continue the installation If the dialog message Digital Signature could not been found appears select Yes to continue If the dialog message Direct X Ver 8 isn t installed app...

Page 402: ...river to install and click Next 6 Click Have Disk 7 Insert Windows 2000 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 installed The installation of ...

Page 403: ... the driver is completed and the Completion of the new hardware detection wizard dialog box below appears Click Complete Available switch options for Windows 2000 Boot ini file Many different switches will be available if you edit Boot ini File For the available switch options refer to the following information Microsoft Knowledge Base Article ID 170756 Available Switch Options for the Windows NT ...

Page 404: ... Add PAE to Operating Systems section in Boot ini file and then save it Example of Boot ini file boot loader timeout 30 default multi 0 disk 0 rdisk 0 partition 1 WINNT operating systems multi 0 disk 0 rdisk 0 partition 1 WINNT Windows 2000 fastdetect multi 0 disk 0 rdisk 0 partition 1 WINNT Windows 2000 PAE fastdetect PAE This is the end of editing Boot ini file NOTE If you choose one of the item...

Page 405: ...ize Serial No Date Installed 3 4 Size Serial No Date Installed 1 2 Size Serial No Date Installed Monitor Type Model name Serial No Date Installed Hard Disk Drive ID0 Type Serial No Capacity Date Installed Type number ID1 Type Serial No Capacity Date Installed Type number ID2 Type Serial No Capacity Date Installed Type number ID3 Type Serial No Capacity Date Installed Type number ID4 Type Serial No...

Page 406: ...ot 2C Model name Serial No Date Installed PCI Slot 3C Model name Serial No Date Installed Printer Model name Serial No Manufacturer Date Installed Additional Cabinet for Disk Model name Serial No Date Installed External 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 Mode...

Page 407: ...d Table G 3 Software Firmware version OS Name Version Application of RUR media Apply Name Version File system FAT HPFS NTFS Others Bundled software installed Licensed software installed Application running when a failure occurred ...

Page 408: ...G 4 Product Configuration Record Table This page is intentionally left blank ...

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