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Installing Disk Array Controller Driver (N8103-90)............................................................. 5-25
Available switch options for Windows Server 2003 Boot.ini file.......................................... 5-26

Setting for Solving Problems ..................................................................................................... 5-27

Memory Dump (Debug Information) .................................................................................... 5-27
Windows Dr. Watson ............................................................................................................. 5-30
Network Monitor ................................................................................................................... 5-31

Installing Maintenance Utilities ................................................................................................. 5-32
Updating the System – Installing Service Pack – ...................................................................... 5-32
Making Backup Copies of System Information......................................................................... 5-33

Installing with the OEM-FD for Mass Storage Device.......................................................... 5-34

Chapter 6  Installing and Using Utilities ....................................................................... 6-1

NEC EXPRESSBUILDER .......................................................................................................... 6-2

Autorun Menu ......................................................................................................................... 6-6

Parameter File Creator ................................................................................................................. 6-7

Parameter File.......................................................................................................................... 6-8

NEC ESMPRO .......................................................................................................................... 6-18

Functions and Features .......................................................................................................... 6-18

NEC DianaScope ....................................................................................................................... 6-19
Universal RAID Utility.............................................................................................................. 6-20

Setup with Express Setup ...................................................................................................... 6-20
Manual Setup......................................................................................................................... 6-21
Using Universal RAID Utility via Network .......................................................................... 6-22
Creating Logical Drive of RAID 6 ........................................................................................ 6-22

Chapter 7  Maintenance.................................................................................................. 7-1

Making Backup Copies................................................................................................................ 7-1
Cleaning....................................................................................................................................... 7-2

Cleaning the Server ................................................................................................................. 7-3
Cleaning the Interior................................................................................................................ 7-4
Cleaning the Keyboard/Mouse ................................................................................................ 7-5
Cleaning Disc .......................................................................................................................... 7-6

System Diagnostics...................................................................................................................... 7-7

Test Items ................................................................................................................................ 7-7
Startup and Exit of System Diagnostics .................................................................................. 7-8

Relocating/Storing The Server....................................................................................................7-11

Chapter 8  Troubleshooting ........................................................................................... 8-1

System Viewers............................................................................................................................ 8-2
LEDs ............................................................................................................................................ 8-3
Error Messages ............................................................................................................................ 8-3

Error Messages after Power-on ............................................................................................... 8-3
POST Error Messages ............................................................................................................. 8-4
Beep Codes.............................................................................................................................. 8-8
Error Messages on Virtual LCD .............................................................................................. 8-9

Solving Problems....................................................................................................................... 8-12

Problems with the Server....................................................................................................... 8-12
Problems with RAID System Configuration ......................................................................... 8-19
Problems with Windows........................................................................................................ 8-20
Problems with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER............................................................................ 8-24

Summary of Contents for Express5800/120Rj-2

Page 1: ...N8100 1410F 1411F 1412F 1440F NEC Express5800 120Rj 2 User s Guide 3rd Edition 2 2008 ONL 510_002_03 120Rj2 100 99 0801 ...

Page 2: ... 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 improvements the inf...

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: ...an electric shock or fire may be caused Keep water or liquid away from the server Otherwise an electric shock or a fire may be caused Do not touch the server components with wet hand Otherwise an electric shock may be caused Do not place the server near a fire Otherwise a fire may be caused Do not touch any other component than specified Otherwise an electric shock or burn may be caused Indicates ...

Page 5: ... cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures EN55022 BSMI Statement Notes 1 No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form without the prior written permission of NEC Corporation 2 The contents of this User s Guide may be revised without prior notice 3 The contents of this User s Guide shall not be copied or altered without the prior written perm...

Page 6: ...t Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition Operating system and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition operating system or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition operating system and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition operating system Windows Server 2003 stands for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition operating system and Microsoft Win...

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: ...ur system Chapter 4 Configuring Your Server tells you how to configure the system and provides instructions for running the BIOS SETUP Utility and the RAID configuration utility which is used to configure RAID System in your system This chapter also provides information on mother board jumper settings Chapter 5 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup describes how to install the operati...

Page 9: ...ng a Client Computer Which Has a CD Drive describes how to install the management software of EXPRESSBUILDER to the client computer without the DVD drive Appendix G Product Configuration Record Table 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...

Page 10: ...d Party 1 14 Disposal and Consumables 1 15 User Support 1 16 Chapter 2 General Description 2 1 Overview 2 1 External View 2 2 Front View with Front Bezel Attached 2 3 Front View with Front Bezel Removed 2 4 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 LE...

Page 11: ...Key Usage 4 3 Menu and Parameter Descriptions 4 4 RAID Configuration 4 22 RAID 4 22 Configuration by Internal RAID Controller 4 28 Before Using WebBIOS 4 33 Using WebBIOS 4 35 Configuring Virtual Disk 4 48 Operation of Various Features 4 66 WebBIOS and Universal RAID Utility 4 76 Configuring Mother Board Jumpers 4 79 Chapter 5 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 1 About Express Se...

Page 12: ...NEC DianaScope 6 19 Universal RAID Utility 6 20 Setup with Express Setup 6 20 Manual Setup 6 21 Using Universal RAID Utility via Network 6 22 Creating Logical Drive of RAID 6 6 22 Chapter 7 Maintenance 7 1 Making Backup Copies 7 1 Cleaning 7 2 Cleaning the Server 7 3 Cleaning the Interior 7 4 Cleaning the Keyboard Mouse 7 5 Cleaning Disc 7 6 System Diagnostics 7 7 Test Items 7 7 Startup and Exit o...

Page 13: ...paring for Installation and Removal 9 4 Confirmation after Installation Removal 9 7 Hard Disk Drive 9 8 Installation 9 10 Removal 9 13 Power Supply Unit 9 16 Installation 9 16 Replacing a Failing Power Supply Unit 9 19 Drive Cover 9 20 Removal 9 20 Installation 9 21 Logic Cover 9 22 Removal 9 22 Installation 9 22 DIMM 9 23 Installation Order 9 24 Installation 9 25 Removal 9 29 Using the Memory RAS...

Page 14: ...movable Media D 2 Floppy Disk Drive D 2 About the System Partition Size D 3 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions D 4 Creating Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER D 4 Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Clean Installation D 6 Procedure for License Authentication D 8 Updating the System Applying Service Pack D 9 Driver Installation and Advanced Settings D 15 PROSet D 15 N...

Page 15: ... 2003 OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER E 6 Windows Server 2003 Clean Installation E 8 Procedure for License Authentication E 10 Updating the System Applying Service Pack E 11 Driver Installation and Advanced Settings E 16 PROSet E 16 Network Driver E 17 Graphics Accelerator Driver E 19 Installing SCSI Controller Driver N8103 75 95 107 E 19 Installing SAS Controller Driver N8103 104 E 19 Installing Disk...

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

Page 18: ... 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 service representative External View ...

Page 19: ...Notes on Using Your Server 1 3 Internal View ...

Page 20: ... or metal objects away from the server Do not insert needles or metal objects into ventilation holes in the server or openings in the optical disk drive Doing so may cause an electric shock 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 environme...

Page 21: ...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 22: ... 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 23: ...cause some parts to fall to be broken and or to result in personal injury Insert hinges completely When installing the rack door make sure that hinge pins at top and bottom of the door are completely inserted into the rack Failure to follow this instruction may cause the door to fall to be broken and or to result in personal injury Anchor the equipment rack The equipment rack must be anchored to a...

Page 24: ...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 25: ...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 26: ... removing internal optional devices Touching any internal device of the server with its power cord connected to a power source may cause an electric shock even of the server is off powered Disconnect the power plug from the outlet occasionally and clean the plug with a dry cloth Heat will be generated if condensation is formed on a dusty plug which may cause a fire CAUTION Avoid installation in ex...

Page 27: ...ng in injury Avoid contact with the server during thunderstorms Disconnect 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 cau...

Page 28: ... 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 When unplug the power cord s from the server wait at least 30 seconds before re pluging the power cord s to the server 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 ...

Page 29: ...he server Some non supported devices may be physically installed connected but cause failures of the server as well as a malfunction of the server NEC recommends you use NEC s genuine products Some third party products claim that they support the server However repair of the server due to a failure or damage resulted from use of such third party products will be charged Turn off the cellular phone...

Page 30: ... Provided Software To transfer or sell any software application that comes with the server to a third party the following requirements must be satisfied All provided software applications must be transferred and no backup copies must be retained Transfer requirements listed in Software License Agreement that comes with each software application must be satisfied Software applications that are not ...

Page 31: ...e internal optical disk drive and the mouse For stable operation of the server NEC recommends you replace these components on a regular basis Consult with your service representative for replacement or the product lives WARNING Do not remove the lithium battery The server contains the lithium battery Do not remove the battery Placing the lithium or nickel cadmium battery close to a fire or in the ...

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

Page 33: ... adjustment is important to prevent the screen from reflecting bright lights and to make the display contents easy to see You will not be able to keep good working posture and you will feel more tired than you should if you operate a display unit without adjusting horizontal and vertical angles Adjustment of Screen Brightness and Contrast The display unit has brightness and contrast adjustment fun...

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Page 35: ...sic connectivity capability such as file and print services 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 optical disk drive six hot swap Serial Attached SCSI SAS hard disk drive bays and a removable media device bay The hot swap SAS hard disk drive ...

Page 36: ...l Description External View 1 Drive cover 2 Logic cover 3 Switches indicators and front I Os 4 Backup file device bay 5 Floppy disk drive bay 6 Optical disk drive 7 SAS hot plug hard disk drive bay 2 3 6 1 4 7 5 ...

Page 37: ...The LED turns amber or flashes when the server enters the abnormal state 4 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 5 DISK ACCESS LED green amber 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...

Page 38: ...ounted in all the bays 3 DISK LED green amber Hard disk drive LED Each hard disk drive LED is green during access to the hard disk drive The LED turns amber when the hard disk drive fails The LED flashes switching back and forth between green and amber during build processing only in RAID System 4 optical disk drive This drive reads data from the disc 4 1 Emergency hole 4 2 Disk access LED 4 3 Tra...

Page 39: ...the front and rear panels of the server Pressing the switch once turns on the LEDs Pressing it again turns them off The LED also goes on or flashes when software issues a command 10 POWER switch Press this switch to turn on off the power Pressing the switch once turns on the power and the POWER LED goes on Pressing it again turns off the power Keep pressing the switch for 4 seconds or more forcibl...

Page 40: ...receives the AC power from the power cord The LED grows steadily after supplying the DC power to the system power on Turns amber when a power failure occurs Flashing in amber indicates no AC power is received in the redundant configuration 6 Power supply unit power supply slot 1 This unit supplies power to the server 7 Power supply unit extension slot power supply slot 2 Mount an optional power su...

Page 41: ...nnector to communicate with the remote console A leased line cannot be connected directly to this connector 14 Mouse keyboard connectors Connect the mouse and keyboard to the connectors through the provided relay cables 15 LAN connectors Connect network systems on the LAN to the connectors The number 1 following the bold faced number indicates LAN port 1 and the number 2 indicates LAN port 2 16 Sp...

Page 42: ...n 3 Support arm 4 Power supply unit 5 Mother board 6 Riser card 7 Cover open sensor 8 RAID board The RAID Controller equivalent to N8103 116 is factory installed in slot 3C 9 DIMM Two DIMMs are mounted as standard in slots 11 and 21 10 Processor mounted under the heat sink 11 Front panel board 1 2 1 2 2 3 4 7 9 10 2 3 2 4 11 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 8 FRONT REAR 5 The processor air duct is omitted for clarit...

Page 43: ...kup device 10 Lithium battery 11 Connector for PCI riser card slot for full height board 12 Connector for PCI riser card slot for low profile board 13 DIMM sockets for interleave type The sockets are called 41 42 43 11 12 13 21 22 23 31 32 33 sequentially from top 14 Processor sockets 14 1 Processor 1 CPU 1 14 2 Processor 2 CPU 2 15 Backplane connector 16 Connector for USB backup device 16 1 3 FRO...

Page 44: ...me OS s allow you to set the server to automatically turn in the power saving mode when no access is made to the server for a certain period of time or to select the power saving mode with a command STATUS LED The STATUS LED is on green while the server is operating normally If the STATUS LED is off or turns amber and flashes it indicates that the server is in abnormal state The table below explai...

Page 45: ...al 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 All the power supply units failed Contact your sales representative Flashing amber Either of the following was detected in the redundant power configuration AC power not supplied to one of the two p...

Page 46: ...n 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 toggles the front panel UID LED blue and the mother board UID LED on and off The mother board UID LED is visible through the rear...

Page 47: ... flashing does not indicate a failure When a failing hard disk drive is replaced in RAID System the system automatically rebuilds the data Auto rebuild function The LED switches back and forth between green and amber during rebuild processing The LED goes off when the rebuild processing has terminated It turns amber when the rebuild processing fails IMPORTANT If the server is turned off during reb...

Page 48: ... contact your service representative Speed LEDs for data transmission ports This LED indicates whether each of the network ports normally equipped with the server is operated through the 1000BASE T 100BASE TX or 10BASE T network interface If the LED is lit amber the network port is operated through 1000BASE T If the LED is lit green the network port is operated through 100BASE TX If the LED is off...

Page 49: ...eplace the power supply unit NOTES If one power supply unit fails while an optional power supply is mounted the system can continue operation with the other power supply unit redundant function The failing power supply unit can be replaced in hot swap mode with the power on without the system being stopped In configuration of two power units AC power may be supplied only to a single power unit thr...

Page 50: ...ns Expandability Many Available Features Redundant power supply feature with optional power supply unit installed 2 El Torito Bootable CD ROM no emulation mode format support POWER switch mask Software power off Remote power on feature AC Link feature Remote console feature Self diagnosis PCI Express x8 1 slot low profile PCI Express x4 2 slots low profile connector x8 Internal RAID Controller occ...

Page 51: ...e 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 following Monitors server board temperature and voltage Monitors processor presence and controls ...

Page 52: ...te Power On Feature Wake On LAN The remote power on function turns on 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 an...

Page 53: ... again To lock the bezel insert the key in the lock Turn the lock clockwise until it stops about a quarter turn The bezel is now locked and cannot be opened Software Locks via 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 ...

Page 54: ...te the BIOS Use this function to update the system BIOS or firmware of the server See Chapter 6 To update the Windows System Update Express5800 system in Windows Autorun Menu Windows based NEC EXPRESSBUILDER feature updates the several resources of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 See Chapter 6 To install the utilities NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD includes some management software for Windows NEC ESMPRO NE...

Page 55: ...nstall Ask your service representative for details Maintenance Tools The Maintenance Tools is used for maintenance and fault analysis of the server This tool is usually used by the service representative SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC UTILITY The system diagnostic utility contained in the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER is useful to detect hardware failures See Chapter 7 for details NEC DianaScope The NEC DianaScope is a s...

Page 56: ... 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 optical disk drive or a removable media device 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 bez...

Page 57: ... 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 1 2 Tabs Frame ...

Page 58: ...PS Uninterruptive Power Supply make sure that the power control device is powered The server management logic on your system board monitors and logs system voltage changes When plugging the power cord to the system you may experience 30 seconds delay from the time you press the POWER switch on the front panel This is normal system operation and is required by the server management logic Always all...

Page 59: ... 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 Diagnostic Screen under the Advanced menu of the BIOS SETUP utility The POST check results should be checked in the following cases When the server ...

Page 60: ...e server 2 Some messages appear upon completion of the memory check These messages appear to indicate that the system has detected the CPU baseboard management controller keyboard and mouse 3 After a few seconds POST displays the following message prompting you to launch the BIOS SETUP utility stored in the system memory of the server This message appears at bottom left on the screen Press F2 to e...

Page 61: ... the display unit screen See Chapter 8 for POST error codes IMPORTANT Take a note on the messages displayed before consulting with your service representative 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 applic...

Page 62: ...ID 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 using the UID ...

Page 63: ...ils Do not leave the tray ejected from the optical disk drive Set a disc on the optical disk drive in the following procedure 1 Confirm that the power of the server is on with the POWER LED being lit in green before setting the disc on the optical disk drive 2 Press the Eject button on the front of the optical disk drive The tray comes out a little 3 Hold the tray lightly and pull it out toward yo...

Page 64: ... setting a disc set it again correctly To take out the disc from the optical disk drive press the Eject button in the similar way in setting the disc to make the tray go out If the access LED is lit the disc 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 disc lightly by the fin...

Page 65: ...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 optical disk drive and gently push it in until the tray is ejected IMPORTANT Do not use a toothpick or plastic stick that is easy to break If the above procedure does not let you take out the disc contact your service representative 3 Hol...

Page 66: ...inted side upward and gently put it on the tray Do not scratch the disc or write anything directly on it with a pencil or ball point pen Keep the disc away from cigarette smoke Do not leave the disc in a high temperature place e g place exposed to direct sunlight or close to a heater When dust or fingerprints are attached on the disc wipe the disc from its center to edge with a dry soft cloth slow...

Page 67: ...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 68: ... Connect the power cord to the server Turning on the server Power on the server to start software setups Setups depend on the optional internal devices installed and the peripheral devices connected Installing the operating system Install an operating system to the server See Chapter 5 Installing the utilities Install the utilities in the provided NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD See Chapter 6 Making backup...

Page 69: ...he ground line to a gas pipe CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages 1 3 to 1 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 point Do not install any component on the serve...

Page 70: ...ce generating intense magnetic field such as a TV radio broadcast communication antenna power transmission wire and electromagnetic crane is placed If unavoidable contact your service representative to request proper shield construction Place where the power cord of the server must be connected to an AC outlet that shares the outlet of another device with large power consumption Place near equipme...

Page 71: ... details Do not use any rack which does not conform to the relevant standard Always use the server in the specified place CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages 1 3 to 1 12 for details Do not install remove the server in from the rack only by a single person Do not instal...

Page 72: ...erver in the rack Preparation for installation When shipped from factory the left and right slide rails are fixed with tapes at the front and side faces to prevent from falling off during transportation Peel off the tape before you install the server in the rack Removing rail assemblies 1 Remove the sliding rails from left and right sides of the server Tape ...

Page 73: ...d Pull the release levers on the left and right sides of the server toward direction indicated by an arrow white in the figure and remove them from the server while unlocking it 4 Only the inner rails remain screwed to the server when the rail assemblies have been removed Press this button to unlock the server Pull the release lever toward the direction shown by the arrow white to remove the rail ...

Page 74: ...removed rail assemblies toward the direction indicated by an arrow in the figure to restore the original position IMPORTANT The removed rail assemblies are to be installed on the inner rails later Be very careful not to get your finger caught in the levers or rails ...

Page 75: ...he right side front of the rack Install the rail assemblies to the right side rear and left side front and rear of the rack in the same procedure Make sure that the rail assembly is installed at the same level as the other slide rail assembly already installed NOTES There may be some backlashes in the front and rear however it is not a deficiency Make sure that the rail assembly is surely locked t...

Page 76: ...s may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages 1 3 to 1 12 for details Do not lift the server only by a single person Do not pinch your finger with mechanical components 1 Pull out the sliding rails of the right and left rail assemblies until they are locked NOTE Make sure that the sliding rails are surely locked by the stopper Stopper ...

Page 77: ... the rail assemblies that are installed on the rack and then slowly push the server into the rack 3 If the server is locked on its way into the rack slowly push it in while pressing the release levers blue on the right and left sides of the server forward or rearward When the server is completely pushed into the rack the server is locked Rail assembly Inner rail at server side Release lever blue ...

Page 78: ...ion is incomplete either of rails may not go further on its way In such a case pull out the server completely until it is locked Then push the server in while unlocking the right and left sides of it 4 Make sure that the sliding rails move smoothly by pulling the server out of the rack and pushing it in several times NOTES To install the server in the location adjacent to the other device pay atte...

Page 79: ...Setting Up Your Server 3 13 Installing the front bezel 1 Install the front bezel so that the left tab on the front bezel engages with the chassis frame 1 2 ...

Page 80: ...nger with mechanical components Do not apply any load on the server being pulled out from the rack Do not pull out a device from the rack if the rack is unstable Do not leave more than one device being pulled out from the rack Do not pull out the server from the rack while it is operating 1 Make sure that the server is off powered and disconnect the power cords and all the interface cables from th...

Page 81: ...ck IMPORTANT Do not apply any load on the server pulled out from the rack Doing so may cause personal injury if the server drops 6 Firmly hold the server and take it out from the rack IMPORTANT Pull out the server slowly holding the bottom of the server by at least two persons Do not apply any load on the server pulled out from the rack Doing so may cause personal injury if the server drops Be ver...

Page 82: ...3 16 Setting Up Your Server 7 To remove the rail assembly pull out the rail toward you while pushing the lever Lever ...

Page 83: ...d 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 party devices may not be used for the se...

Page 84: ...ed 2 Use the provided branch cable 3 Connect the power cord to a circuit breaker of 15 A or less USB device 1 USB device 1 FRONT REAR Device with the serial interface Finally connect the provided power cord to the receptacle 3 If connecting the server to UPS see the explanation below Display unit 100BASE T 1000BASE TX 10BASE T 1000BASE TX 10BASE T 3 Hub multiport repeater 32 ...

Page 85: ... 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 cord into the power recep...

Page 86: ...to the manual that comes with the UPS 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 from the UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply select Server AC LINK Power On Change a parameter for AC LINK under the Server menu of the BIOS SETUP utility See Chapter 4 for details ...

Page 87: ...nd the power cords are connected 2 Power on the video display and any other external devices NOTE If the server power cord s is connected to a power control unit such as an UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply make sure that the power control unit is powered on 3 Open the front bezel 4 Press the POWER switch 0 1 2 3 4 5 The POWER LED on the front of the server comes on POWER LED POWER switch ...

Page 88: ...itors and logs system voltage changes When powering down your system you may experience a 30 second delay from the time you press the push button power on off switch on the front panel and your system powering down This is normal system operation and is required by the server management logic If you have problems powering on your system see Chapter 8 After you have successfully powered on your sys...

Page 89: ...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 NOTE An optional USB floppy disk drive is required 1 Insert th...

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Page 91: ...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 use the SETUP utility in most cases However you might wish to use the SETUP utility in the cases described below IMPORTANT The SETUP utility is intended...

Page 92: ...ou have previously set a password with the SETUP utility the password entry screen appears Enter the password Enter password Up to three password entries will be accepted If you fail to enter the password correctly for three consecutive times the server halts You can no longer proceed Power off the server NOTE The server is provided with two levels of password Supervisor and User With the Supervis...

Page 93: ...Selects the Main Advanced Security Server Boot or Exit menu and Changes the value parameter of the selected item When a submenu option an option preceded by is selected these keys are disabled Enter Press Enter to select determine parameters Esc Exit SETUP and return to the previous screen F9 Sets the parameter of the currently displayed item back to the factory set parameter F10 Save and exit the...

Page 94: ...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 95: ... spin up drives to come ready Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave Select submenu Set the information on the device connected to each channel on the submenu The settings of some items may be changed However leave the items as they are at the shipment Processor Settings Select submenu Shows the processor settings submenu Language English US Français FR Deuts...

Page 96: ...to Parameters are configured automatically by BIOS 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 Control Enabled Disabled Enable disable LBA instead of cylinder head sector addressing 32 Bit I O Disabled Enabled Enable disable the 32 bit IDE data transfer mode Transfe...

Page 97: ...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 Execute Disable Bit Disabled Enabled Displayed only when the CPU supports Execute Disable Bit Virtualization Technology Enabled Disabled Enables or disable...

Page 98: ...dvanced Chipset Control submenu Boot time Diagnostic Screen Enabled Disabled 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 On Off Sets power on Numlock state Memory Proce...

Page 99: ...d 22 DIMM Group 4 DIMM sockets 32 and 42 DIMM Group 5 DIMM sockets 13 and 23 DIMM Group 6 DIMM sockets 33 and 43 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 1KB indicates that the memory test is done in the unit of 1KB Every location tests every memory location...

Page 100: ...stalled in the system Factory set Onboard LAN submenu Option Parameter Description Your Setting LAN Controller Disabled Enabled If Disabled the BIOS will hold the embedded chip in reset LAN1 Option ROM Scan Disabled Enabled If Enabled initialize device expansion ROM LAN2 Option ROM Scan Disabled Enabled If Enabled initialize device expansion ROM Factory set Option Parameter Description Your Settin...

Page 101: ...upt IRQ 3 IRQ 4 Selects the interrupt for a serial port A Serial Port B Disabled Enabled 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 USB Controller Enabled Disabled Selects the USB controller is enabled or disabled USB 2 0 Controller ...

Page 102: ...ort is enabled or disabled Wake On RTC Alarm Disabled Enabled Specify whether the remote power on function by using RTC alarm feature is enabled or disabled Factory set IMPORTANT If the AC power is turned off while the Wake On Ring feature is enabled this feature is disabled at the next system boot after AC power on You need to press the Power switch to boot the system If the AC power is turned of...

Page 103: ...ation submenu is displayed 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 in this Chapter User 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 jumpe...

Page 104: ...te protect the boot sector of the hard drive to prevent viruses from corrupting the drive under DOS if set to write protect Power Switch Inhibit Disabled Enabled Enables or disables the POWER switch If Enabled is selected power off with the POWER switch becomes unavailable after OS boot up Forced shut down feature is always acceptable to the server Forced shut down is a feature to shut down by pre...

Page 105: ...le or disable the boot monitoring function on booting or select the time limit for timeout To use this function install NEC ESMPRO Agent Set this item to Disabled if the system is booted from OS without installation of NEC ESMPRO Agent Boot Monitoring Policy Retry 3 Times Always Reset Specify the processing at the occurrence of timeout during boot monitoring If Retry 3 times is selected the system...

Page 106: ... State is specified for AC LINK Platform Event Filtering Disabled Enabled Specify whether to enable or disable the platform event filtering PEF feature 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...

Page 107: ...umber of the chassis View only Chassis Serial Number Displays the serial number of the chassis View only Onboard LAN1 MAC Address Displays the MAC address of the onboard LAN port 1 View only Onboard LAN2 MAC Address Displays the MAC address of the onboard LAN port 2 View only Management LAN MAC Address Displays the MAC address of the management LAN port View only BMC Device ID Displays BMC device ...

Page 108: ...the baud rate used for the interface with successive remote consoles Flow Control None Xon Xoff CTS RTS CTS RTS CD Specify the flow control method Console Type PC ANSI VT100 VT UTF8 Specify the type of remote console Continue Redirection after POST Disabled Enabled Specify whether to continue console redirection feature after completion of POST Remote Console Reset Disabled Enabled Specify whether...

Page 109: ...TTPS Disabled Enabled Set to Enabled to use HTTPS communication for Web interface HTTPS Port Number 443 Specify the TCP port number which the management LAN uses for HTTPS communication Command Line Interface Telnet Disabled Enabled Set to Enabled to use Telnet communication as a command line interface Telnet Port Number 23 Specify the TCP port number to be used for Telnet communication SSH Disabl...

Page 110: ...tion on the device in the relevant indication To boot the server from a desired device the device must be registered as a boot device Up to eight boot devices can be registered 2 Pressing X after selecting a device allows the selected device to be registered as a boot device or deleted from the registration With eight boot devices being registered any other device cannot be registered as a boot de...

Page 111: ... setup fields ware modified Load Setup Defaults Load default values for all BIOS SETUP items Load Custom Defaults Load custom defaults for BIOS SETUP options Save Custom Defaults Saves the current values as custom defaults The Load Custom Defaults menu appears on the screen after saving the custom default values Discard Changes Read the previous values of the all BIOS SETUP items from CMOS Save Ch...

Page 112: ...In actual RAID can configure more than one HDDs as a single array disk group to operate the HDDs effectively This can bring higher performance than a single HDD of a large capacity The Internal RAID Controller equivalent to N8103 116 has a feature to divide a single disk group into several logical drives The Internal RAID Controller equivalent to N8103 116 recognizes these virtual disks as if it w...

Page 113: ...x RAID 0 1 8 RAID 1 2 2 RAID 5 3 8 RAID 6 3 8 IMPORTANT To use RAID 5 or RAID 6 you need to additionally install the optional N8103 119 RAID Upgrade Kit NOTE For details of the RAID levels see RAID Levels described later in this chapter Disk Group A disk group is configured with more than one HDDs The allowable number of disk groups is equal to the number of HDDs The figure below shows a sample co...

Page 114: ... RAID Controller DG0 108 GB VD1 3 16 GB VD1 2 16 GB VD1 1 16 GB VD0 1 20GB VD0 2 20GB VD0 3 20GB VD0 RAID5 40 GB VD1 RAID5 32 GB Parity The parity means redundant data A single set of redundant data is created from the data saved in more than one HDD The created redundant data is used for data recovery when a HDD is defected Hot Swap The hot swap enables a HDD to be removed or replaced under syste...

Page 115: ...y of single HDD number of HDDs RAID1 Mirroring Yes Two HDDs required Capacity capacity of single HDD RAID5 Striping of both data and redundant data Yes Three or more HDDs required Capacity capacity of single HDD number of HDDs 1 RAID6 Striping of both data and redundant data Yes Three or more HDDs required Capacity capacity of single HDD number of HDDs 2 IMPORTANT To use RAID 5 or RAID 6 you need ...

Page 116: ...DD is defected the data saved in the HDD cannot be recovered RAID Controller HDD 1 HDD 2 Stripe 1 HDD 3 Stripe 4 Stripe 2 Stripe 5 Stripe 3 Stripe 6 RAID1 In the RAID1 level data saved in a HDD is written to another HDD without change The mode is called mirroring When data is written onto a single HDD the same data is written onto another HDD If either of the HDDs is defected the other HDD contain...

Page 117: ... Stripe 5 Parity 1 2 Stripe 3 Stripe 6 Stripe 1 Stripe 4 Parity 5 6 RAID6 A RAID 6 extends RAID 5 by adding an additional parity block Q created by different calculation method such as weighting by some factor thus it uses block level striping with two parity blocks distributed across all member disks This mode is called striping with duplex and distributed parity Accordingly the total capacity as...

Page 118: ...atically start the rebuild without use of any utility such as Universal RAID Utility The auto rebuild includes two types as follows Standby rebuild Automatic rebuild by using hot spares In the configuration including hot spares the rebuild is performed automatically if a HDD assigned to a virtual disk is defected Hot swap rebuild Automatic rebuild by hot swapping defected HDD IMPORTANT Note the fo...

Page 119: ... To change settings of Patrol Read use Universal RAID Utility If the system is restarted while running Patrol Read Patrol Read resumes from that point Consistency Check The Consistency Check is used to check consistency among virtual drives It is available for redundant virtual drives except for RAID0 It is also available for host spare Consistency Check can be performed through WebBIOS or Univers...

Page 120: ... executed and completed normally before executing Background Initialize for RAID5 only Yes is specified for Disable BGI in VD Definition Virtual disk is in degraded or offline state Background Initialize is performed if the virtual disk of RAID6 is partially degraded The Background Initialize is executed again if any of the following cases occurred in the virtual disk on which the Background Initi...

Page 121: ... execution RAID level Number of HDDs RAID level Number of HDDs Description RAID0 x RAID0 x α Capacity increased equivalent to α HDDs RAID0 1 RAID1 2 Capacity remains unchanged RAID0 x RAID5 x α Capacity increased equivalent to α 1 HDDs RAID0 x RAID6 x α α 2 or more Capacity increased equivalent to α 2 HDDs RAID1 2 RAID0 2 α Capacity increased equivalent to α 1 HDDs RAID1 2 RAID5 2 α Capacity incre...

Page 122: ...virtual disk then execute Reconstruction During Reconstruction do not shutdown or reboot the server If the server is shutdown by an unforeseen accident such as power interruption turn on the power again as soon as possible The Reconstruction is automatically restarted In some configuration Background Initialize may start automatically upon completion of Reconstruction Ex Migration with addition fo...

Page 123: ... drive called HDD hereafter Indication of HDD allocation status Creation of virtual disk Setting of RAID level Setting of Stripe Block size Setting of Read Policy Write Policy IO Policy Indication of configuration information and status of virtual disk Removal of virtual disk Clearing of configuration Execution of initialization Execution of Consistency Check Execution of manual rebuild Execution ...

Page 124: ...llows WebBIOS Enclosure number and Slot number shown in Physical Drives box X X X shown in Physical Drives box represents Connector number Enclosure number Slot number With this server the Connector number is not supported thus it is always indicated as The Enclosure Number is always 1 The Slot number represents a slot number of disk bay Universal RAID Utility Enclosure number and Slot number show...

Page 125: ...Version XXXX Build MMM DD YYYY Copyright c xxxx LSI Corporation HA X Bus X Dev X MegaRAID SAS PCI 8708EM2 FW package X X X XXXX X Logical Drive s found on the host adapter X Logical Drive s handled by BIOS Press Ctrl H for WebBIOS IMPORTANT Do not press unnecessary key such as Pause during POST If you fail to press Ctrl H and the system proceeds without displaying the WebBIOS main menu shown on th...

Page 126: ...4 36 Configuring Your Server Main Menu Shown below is Adapter Selection screen that appears first on WebBIOS Select a controller to operate WebBIOS and click Start ...

Page 127: ... Top Menu appears IMPORTANT X X X shown in Physical Drives box represents Connector number Enclosure number Slot number With this server the Connector number is not supported thus it is always indicated as The Enclosure number is always 1 The Slot number represents a slot number of disk bay ...

Page 128: ... 38 Configuring Your Server Adapter Properties When you click Adapter Properties on WebBIOS Top Menu the configuration information is displayed Click Next to see the detailed settings of this controller ...

Page 129: ...Configuring Your Server 4 39 The detailed settings is continued to the next page Click Next to view more information ...

Page 130: ...ate 30 Recommended value 30 Permitted Adapter BIOS Enabled Disabled Prohibited Coercion Mode None 128MB way 1GB way Prohibited PDF Interval 300 Prohibited Alarm Control Disabled Enabled Silence Disabled Does not issue an alarm Prohibited 2 Cache Flush Interval 4 Prohibited Spinup Drive Count 2 Prohibited Spinup Delay 12 Prohibited StopOnError Disabled Enabled Prohibited Stop CC On Error No Yes Spe...

Page 131: ...resent opens the Battery Status screen as shown below IMPORTANT You cannot change values for Auto Learn Period Next Learn Time and Learn Delay Interval NOTES Status field shows Charging when the battery is in charged status It shows Discharging when the battery is in discharged status When powering on the server after replaced the battery the Status may not immediately change to Charging In that c...

Page 132: ...cted HDD contains another configuration information Foreign Configuration screen as shown below appears To use the HDD as new one click Clear to clear the configuration information in HDD If you use Universal RAID Utility to configure a RAID system using the newly connected HDD containing another configuration information first clear another configuration information using this Scan Devices featur...

Page 133: ... you click Virtual Disks on WebBIOS Top Menu the screen for operating the VD that has already been configured IMPORTANT If no hard disk drive exists the upper right column of the screen will be blank Use this menu only when a hard disk drive exists ...

Page 134: ... When you click Physical Disks on WebBIOS Top Menu the screen for operating the physical drive HDD appears IMPORTANT If no hard disk drive exists the upper right column of the screen will be blank Use this menu only when a hard disk drive exists ...

Page 135: ...he following procedures to check Physical Drive Properties Shown below is an example to check property of physical drive 0 0 0 1 Click the Physical Drive you want to check 2 Click the checkbox for Properties 3 Click Go The Properties screen as shown below appears ...

Page 136: ...bBIOS to configure each adapter Clicking Adapter Selection on WebBIOS top menu opens the Adapter Selection screen again Physical View Logical View If the virtual disk has been configured using the RAID Controller DG disk group is displayed on WebBIOS Top Menu Clicking Physical View displays information for HDDs in DG Clicking Logical View displays virtual disk in DG Events The Events screen is use...

Page 137: ...rver 4 47 Exit When you click Exit on WebBIOS Top Menu a confirmation screen to exit from WebBIOS is displayed Click Yes to exit from WebBIOS The screen as shown below appears when WebBIOS is terminated Restart the server ...

Page 138: ... Menu the screen as shown below appears Select the relevant operation and click Next at lower right of the screen Clear Configuration Allows you to clear existing configuration New Configuration Clears the existing configuration and creates a new VD If you have any existing data in the earlier defined virtual disk the data will be lost Add Configuration Retains the old configuration and then adds ...

Page 139: ...lows you to define all aspects of the configuration RAID level size and others Auto Configuration with Redundancy Automatically creates redundant virtual disk Auto Configuration without Redundancy Automatically creates non redundant virtual disk IMPORTANT The Internal RAID Controller equivalent to N8103 116 supports Custom Configuration only ...

Page 140: ...4 50 Configuring Your Server Use this menu to define several physical drives PD as a disk group DG ...

Page 141: ... Disk Group hold Ctrl while selecting physical drives HDDs in DG 2 Upon completion of selection click Add to Array at the lower left of the screen 3 A new DG is defined in the Disk Groups frame To define the new DG click Accept DG at the lower right of the screen ...

Page 142: ...4 52 Configuring Your Server 4 After the DG has been defined click Next at the lower right of the screen 5 Then the Span Definition screen appears ...

Page 143: ... 7 After the Span has been defined click Next at the lower right of the screen IMPORTANT To configure RAID0 1 5 or 6 perform Span Definition to a single DG only If you need to perform Span Definition to several DGs define VD for the first DG then select the next DG to define VD Span Definition cannot be performed to DGs containing the different number of HDDs ...

Page 144: ... Define the virtual disk VD in DG that has been created in previous step When DG was defined VD Definition screen is displayed In the Next LD Possible RAID Levels column available RAID levels and maximum size for VD are displayed ...

Page 145: ...inition click Next IMPORTANT The value shown in Select Size indicates the maximum size allowed for RAID1 or RAID6 You need to specify the maximum size for RAID0 or RAID5 according to Next LD Possible RAID Levels To use RAID 5 or RAID 6 you need to additionally install the optional N8103 119 RAID Upgrade Kit If N8103 119 RAID Upgrade Kit is not installed do not select RAID5 that may appear in RAID ...

Page 146: ...er right of the screen 8 The confirmation message Save this Configuration appears Click Yes to save the configuration 9 The confirmation message All data on the new Virtual Disks will be lost Want to Initialize appears Normally select Yes 10 Virtual Disks operation screen is displayed If no other operation is required click Home at the lower left of the screen ...

Page 147: ...Configuring Your Server 4 57 11 The WebBIOS Top Menu is displayed Virtual Disk you have created is displayed in the lower right frame of the screen ...

Page 148: ...AN The following explains the sample procedure to configure RAID10 spanning of RAID1 with four HDDs IMPORTANT Do not attempt to configure RAID00 or RAID60 They are not supported 1 Click Configuration Wizard on WebBIOS Top Menu to start Wizard ...

Page 149: ... and spanned 3 Upon completion of selection click Add to Array at the lower right of the screen After making sure that the new DG has defined in Disk Groups frame to the right click Accept DG 4 A new DG is defined in the Disk Groups frame Define another DG in the similar procedures After DGs have been defined click Next at the lower right of the screen ...

Page 150: ...spanning of RAID1 using the two DGs that have been created in previous step When DGs were defined VD Definition screen is displayed 6 Select DG0 from Array With Free Space frame then click Add to SPAN The DG is defined in the Span field to the right ...

Page 151: ...our Server 4 61 7 Then select DG1 and click Add to SPAN When the two DGs are defined in the Span field to the right click Next 8 The VD Definition screen is displayed Enter the necessary parameters and click Accept ...

Page 152: ...Server 9 Make sure that both DG0 and DG1 are defined as VD 0 then click Next at the lower right of the screen 10 On the Preview screen make sure the VD is defined correctly then click Accept at the lower right of the screen ...

Page 153: ... message All data on the new Virtual Disks will be lost Want to Initialize appears Normally select Yes 13 Virtual Disks operation screen is displayed If no other operation is required click Home at the lower left of the screen 14 The WebBIOS Top Menu is displayed Virtual Disk you have created is displayed in the lower right frame of the screen ...

Page 154: ...WriteBack is specified for Write Policy Checked Normal WriteBack Unchecked Constant WriteBack Recommended value Checked IO Policy Direct Cached Recommended value Direct Disk Cache Policy NoChange Enable Disable Recommended value Disable Disable BGI No Yes Specify whether to perform Background Initialize after creation of VD Recommended value No IMPORTANT BGI Back Ground Initialize is available onl...

Page 155: ...ry Backup Unit is not installed The controller always uses cache memory for writing In this mode the data in cache memory may not be protected from being damaged if the power failure occurs due to charge discharge or defect of the battery Be sure to use UPS when specifying this mode for write policy Write Policy WThru Write through mode This mode is recommended when N8103 120F RAID Battery Backup ...

Page 156: ... Click Virtual Disks on WebBIOS Top Menu 3 Select a VD to perform Check Consistency from the upper right frame of Virtual Disks screen 4 Click the checkmark column for Check Consistency from the lower right frame of Virtual Disks screen 5 Make sure that Check Consistency is checked and click Go ...

Page 157: ...l Disks screen 7 Click Home at the lower left of Virtual Disks screen to return to the Top Menu IMPORTANT Click Home while the background task such as Consistency Check Rebuild or Reconstruction is being executed With the progress indication being displayed the background task may be processed at slow rate ...

Page 158: ... Manual Rebuild feature to recover the virtual disk as described below 1 Start WebBIOS Make sure that the status for the replaced HDD is indicated as UNCONF GOOD in the right frame of the Top Menu In the example below the hard disk drive in slot number 2 has been replaced The indication PD Missing from DGx Slot 2 xxxxx MB represents that the PD physical drive having been installed in slot number 2...

Page 159: ...enter of the screen 5 When Rebuild Progress is displayed click Home at the lower left of the screen to go back to WebBIOS Top Menu IMPORTANT Click Home while the background task such as Consistency Check Rebuild or Reconstruction is being executed With the progress indication being displayed the background task may be processed at slow rate ...

Page 160: ...a RAID5 virtual disk configured with three HDDs and assign a newly added HDD as Hot Spare 1 Start WebBIOS Make sure that the status for the added HDD is indicated as UNCONF GOOD in the right frame of the Top Menu 2 Select 1 3 newly connected HDD in Physical Drives 3 The properties for Physical Drive is displayed ...

Page 161: ... the lower center of the screen Global HSP Indicates the Hot Spare available for all DGs Dedicated HSP Indicates the Hot Spare available only for the specific DG You need to specify the target DG NOTE Do not check Enclosure Affinity which defines the hot spare to the specific enclosure This setting is not supported in the system ...

Page 162: ...4 72 Configuring Your Server 5 The status for the newly connected HDD changes to HOTSPARE 6 Click Home at the lower left of the screen to go back to WebBIOS Top Menu ...

Page 163: ... Add a HDD to a RAID5 virtual disk configured with three HDDs to make a RAID5 virtual disk configured with four HDDs 1 Start WebBIOS Make sure that the status for the added HDD is indicated as UNCONF GOOD in the right frame of the Top Menu 2 Select VD 0 already been constructed in Virtual Drives ...

Page 164: ...4 74 Configuring Your Server 3 Setting menu for VD 0 is displayed ...

Page 165: ...ower left of the screen to return to the WebBIOS Top Menu IMPORTANT The capacity of virtual disk may be incorrectly displayed after reconstruction In this case perform Scan Devices from the Top Menu Click Home while the background task such as Consistency Check Rebuild or Reconstruction is being executed With the progress indication being displayed the background task may be processed at slow rate...

Page 166: ...u can see a number of Adapter where Adapter No in Adapter Selection menu Universal RAID Utility manages RAID Controller by a number beginning with 1 You can see a number of RAID Controller where Number in the property of RAID Controller on RAID Viewer or RAID Controller X in the property of RAID Controller on raidcmd command Also you can see the number of Adapter managed by WebBIOS where ID in the...

Page 167: ...er The numbers of physical devices connected to the controller are sorted in ascending order based on ID and assigned number beginning with 1 starting from the smallest number The ID is same value of Connected Port shown in Physical Drives Properties box in WebBIOS Enclosure number and Slot number are assigned with a number beginning with 1 IMPORTANT Note that the slot numbers shown in Physical Dr...

Page 168: ...Consistency Check Priority Consistency Check Rate WebBIOS Low 10 NOTES WebBIOS can set BGI Rate Background Initialize Priority But Universal RAID Utility can t set it Universal RAID Utility can set Initialization Priority But Internal RAID Controller does not have the function of the setting of Initialization Priority Therefore Universal RAID Utility doesn t display Initialization Priority in the ...

Page 169: ... BIOS SETUP utility and execute the following menus to reconfigure your mother board Load Setup Defaults in the Exit menu Memory Retest of Memory Configuration in the Advanced menu Processor Retest of Processor Settings in the Main menu Refer to RAID System Configuration described earlier in this chapter for RAID configuration jumper setting Do not change any other switch settings Any change may c...

Page 170: ...und line to a gas pipe CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may result in death or serious personal injury See pages 1 3 to 1 8 for details Never attempt to lift the server only by yourself Make sure to complete board installation Do not install the server on a rack with leaving covers removed Do not pinch your finger with mechani...

Page 171: ...urn on the server 8 Press F2 at the prompt to run the BIOS SETUP utility and select Load Setup Defaults at the Exit menu Clearing Password 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal as described in Chapter 9 of this guide to prepare 2 Remove the logic cover see Chapter 9 3 Locate the position of the jumpers on the mother board you are changing 4 Move the jumper strap to the password ...

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Page 173: ...2 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition To use the server with the other operating systems described in this section contact your service representative IMPORTANT Before installing the operating system adjust the system date and time by using the BIOS setup utility SETUP S...

Page 174: ...up in order to save or backup parameters for installation If you want to set up the server as before execute the Express Setup with the parameter file you have saved before NOTES If you want to create a parameters file have a blank floppy disk MS DOS 1 44MB format ready When using a floppy disk a USB floppy disk drive is required If you want to use the drivers located on the OEM Disk for Mass Stor...

Page 175: ...allation Confirm these notes before starting the Express Setup About the Windows family This computer supports the following Windows editions Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition hereinafter referred to as Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition hereinafter r...

Page 176: ...e NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD attached to your system supports the following mass storage controllers for installation NOTE If you want to install the other boards by using a driver floppy disk OEM FD for Mass storage device except ones listed below see Installing with the OEM FD for Mass storage device and Installing Optional Mass Storage Driver of Parameter File Creator in Chapter 6 Controllers suppo...

Page 177: ...ws installation About Removable Media Do not set removable media such as DAT into the device mounted on this computer during the Windows installation Connecting Hard Disk Drive Do not connect the other hard disk drives except the drive that you want to create the Windows system drive If you create multiple logical drives in your system see Re installing the Operating system when multiple logical d...

Page 178: ...ecommended for collecting debug information memory dump The paging file with initial size large enough to store the dump file in the boot drive is required Correct debug information might not be able to be collected due to virtual memory shortage when the paging file is insufficient so set an enough size of the paging file with the entire system The maximum paging file size which can be set on one...

Page 179: ...le size 2 See Chapter 5 and set that debugging information equivalent to the dump file size is to be written to a separate disk If the disk does not have enough free space to enable the dump file size to be written then after installing the system using the Size required for installation Paging file size install an additional new disk Installing the Service Pack When installing Windows Server 2003...

Page 180: ...t Save parameters Step 11 Next Start Express Setup Step 12 Next RAID Configuration Perform Create the OS partition format Copying Windows driver Copying Selected Application Remove the Floppy Disk and CD DVD ROM from the Drive Insert Windows CD ROM Agree Software License Agreement Insert Service Pack CD ROM When you apply the Service Pack Install OS Automatically Log on Automatically The installat...

Page 181: ...ver 2 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive of the server 3 Press the RESET switch or press Ctrl Alt and Delete to reboot from the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER You may also turn off and then on again to reboot the server The system will boot from the DVD ROM and NEC EXPRESSBUILDER starts Select OS installation default from the boot selection menu If you do not hit any key OS installa...

Page 182: ... not load parameters 1 Select Do not load parameters 2 Click Next NOTE If a floppy disk drive is not connected select this item Load parameters 1 Insert the floppy disk containing the parameters file 2 Select Load parameters enter the file path of the parameters file into the text box 3 Click Next ...

Page 183: ...ical drive Enter RAID settings steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next NOTES You can use only the physical devices that have same model number to configure logical drive If the process is not finished normally the driver may not be stored in the EXPRESSBUILDER Refer to Optional Board Supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER described earlier in this chapter ...

Page 184: ...ition size larger than 2 097 152MB 2TB at RAID system If you select Create a new partition at Windows system drive settings the contents of the hard disk will be all deleted If Use existing partitions is selected EXPRESSBUILDER installs the Operating System to the 1st partition 1st partition is deleted The data in the other partition is kept if the system has two or more partitions See the figure ...

Page 185: ...rs steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next NOTE Even if you do not input value into Administrator password Confirm password is displayed 10 Enter the setting of the network protocol Enter Network Protocol steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next ...

Page 186: ...or workgroup name to be used Enter domain account steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next 12 Select the installing components Select Windows components steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next ...

Page 187: ...yed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next 14 Save the parameters Save parameters steps are displayed If you want to save the parameters set the free formatted floppy disk Select Save parameters enter the file path of the parameters files into the text box and click Next If not select Do not save parameters ...

Page 188: ...rding to the message If you proceed the setup by using setup parameter file remove the floppy disk from the floppy disk drive Insert Windows Server 2003 CD ROM into the optical disk drive Agree Software License Agreement screen appears 18 Read the contents carefully and click Yes if you do agree If you do not agree click No IMPORTANT If you do not agree to this agreement the setup terminates and W...

Page 189: ...03 and selected applications will be installed automatically and rebooted several times After rebooting it logs on to the system automatically 20 If you install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 insert Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition DISC 2 or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition DISC 2 into the optical disk drive after the OS installation Hereinafter proceed operat...

Page 190: ...ck test packet transmission test and so on Setup of teaming Configuring several network adapters as one team provides the server a tolerant environment on any trouble and enhances throughput between the switches PROSet is necessary to utilize these features Follow the procedure below to install PROSet 1 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive If the autorun menu is displayed ...

Page 191: ...tup 5 19 7 Choose I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next 8 Click Install 9 When InstallShield Wizard Completed window is displayed click Finished 10 Remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD from the optical disk drive restart the system ...

Page 192: ...rties from pop up menu 2 Click Configure The property dialog box for network adapter appears 3 Click the Advanced and specify the Link Speed Duplex value the same as the value specified for HUB 4 Click OK on the property dialog box for network adapter When PROSet is installed 1 The Intel R PROSet dialog box appears The procedure in the case of the standard start menu Click Start menu point to Cont...

Page 193: ...ch can be appeared from Network and Dial up Connection NOTE It is recommend to add Network Monitor at Adding Services Network Monitor can monitor the frame or the packet that the computer installing Network Monitor sends or receives This tool is valuable when analyzing network trouble For information on how to install the tool see the Setting for Solving Problems described later in this chapter ...

Page 194: ...f utilizing N8104 123A Please refer to the installation manual provided with the board Installation of the Optional Network Board Driver 1 Start Device Manager 2 Click Network adapters and double click Network Adapter Name Network Adapter Name Properties appears NOTE Intel R PRO 1000 is the name of On Board adapter All other names show the Optional Network Board 3 Click Driver tab and click Update...

Page 195: ... ALB can be connected to only Switching Hub When exchange the mother board or option network card make sure to remove the adapter team before exchanges and recreate the adapter team after exchange complete If you want to utilize AFT ALB feature follow the procedure below to setup 1 The Intel R PROSet dialog box appears The procedure in the case of the standard start menu Click Start menu point to ...

Page 196: ...ck Settings tab on TEAM xxx yy Properties 2 Click Modify Team 3 Point to the adapter Intel R PRO 1000 and click Set Primary or Set Secondary 4 Click OK 5 The setup will go back to EAM xxx yy Properties and the priority setting will display in list 6 Click OK 7 The setup will go back to Intel R PROSet for Wired Connections dialog box so click OK 8 Restart the system ...

Page 197: ... dotnet video setup exe 4 Follow the message to continue the installation If the dialog message Digital Signature could not been found appears select Yes to continue 5 Remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD from the optical disk drive restart the system Installing SCSI Controller Driver N8103 75 95 107 If you utilize SCSI controller driver N8103 75 95 107 update your system with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD ...

Page 198: ...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 199: ...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 200: ... 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 201: ...ile size for all drives and click Set IMPORTANT The above mentioned paging file size is recommended for collecting debug information memory dump The paging file with initial size large enough to store the dump file in the boot drive is required Correct debug information might not be able to be collected due to virtual memory shortage when the paging file is insufficient so set an enough size of th...

Page 202: ...ndows dialog box appears 3 Specify the location to store the diagnostic information in the Log File Path box The diagnostic information will be stored with the file name DRWTSN32 LOG NOTE You can not specify network path Specify the path on local computer 4 Specify the location of crash dump file in the Crash Dump box NOTE Crash Dump File is a binary file that can be read with Windows Debugger 5 C...

Page 203: ...ove Windows Component The Windows Components Wizard dialog box appears 4 Click Management and Monitoring Tools and then click Details The Management and Monitoring Tools dialog appears 5 Click to select the Network Monitor Tools check box and then click OK 6 The Windows Components Wizard dialog box appears again so click Next 7 If the setup asks to install the disk insert the OS CD ROM into optica...

Page 204: ... THE SYSTEM INSTALLING SERVICE PACK IMPORTANT If you install Windows Server 2003 CD ROM which contains Service Pack 2 to your system you do not have to apply Service Pack 2 again Updating the System is executed by Express Setup automatically Execute Updating the System in following cases Modified system configuration Recovered the system using recovery process See Updating the System Applying Serv...

Page 205: ... completing the system setup Without the backup data you will not be able to recover the information You can save the information by the following process 1 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive and reboot the system 2 Select Maintenance Tools Normal mode 3 Select English 4 Select Maintenance Utility 5 Select System Information Management 6 Insert a floppy disk into the flo...

Page 206: ...efore setting the server 2 If the mass storage device is RAID Controller configure the RAID System before running the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER 3 Boot the system from NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD 4 Select Load the optional driver into the EXPRESSBUILDER from the Top menu click Next Setting the driver disk for the mass storage controller Press the Perform button NOTE By choosing this option you can load the dri...

Page 207: ...Chapter 6 Installing and Using Utilities This section describes how to use the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD that comes with your server and to install the utilities stored on the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER ...

Page 208: ...C EXPRESSBUILDER referred to as EXPRESSBUILDER hereinafter helps you install the Operating system the Management software or use the maintenance utilities When you insert the EXPRESSBUILDER disk into the DVD drive and reboot the system the following menu appears ...

Page 209: ... The configuration with Windows PE 2 0 supports Windows Server 2003 32bit and Windows Vista Business 32 bit x86 but the other operation is not supported You can use the Express Setup see Chapter 5 or the following functions from this menu Create the OEM Disk You can create the Windows OEM Disk to use at the Windows manual setup Load the driver This function is not usually used If you add the new d...

Page 210: ...enance Utility The Maintenance Utility is usually used by the service representative See Chapter 7 BIOS FW Updating You can update the system BIOS by using the floppy disk prepare a 3 5 floppy disk ROM DOS Startup FD The ROM DOS Startup FD is used for starting the ROM DOS system Test and diagnostics This function allows you to diagnose this computer See Chapter 7 ...

Page 211: ...you want to operate this computer via the BIOS redirection the console less function select this item NOTE If you operate this computer via the Remote KVM function select the Maintenance Tools Normal mode The menu s functions are the same as the Maintenance Tools Normal Mode ...

Page 212: ...oft Windows XP Vista or Windows Server 2003 or later Some documents are provided in PDF format Use the Adobe Reader to view or print these documents If the menu does not appear select My computer by using the Explorer and double click the icon of the DVD drive that contains the EXPRESSBUILDER DVD Some menu items are grayed out when the logon user does not have the authority of the administrator or...

Page 213: ...ilities automatically except for a few key input to confirm the specification Also you can install the system with the same specification as before when re installing the system We recommend you to create Parameter file to setup the servers from NEC EXPRESSBUILDER When using a floppy disk a USB floppy disk drive is required IMPORTANT You can not create Parameter file for Microsoft Windows Server 2...

Page 214: ...installation and creating Parameter file Follow the procedure below IMPORTANT Do not remove NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD from drive during a parameter file creation 1 Start the OS 2 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive The menu will appear 3 Right click on the screen or left click Setup Windows The menu will appear ...

Page 215: ...Installing and Using Utilities 6 9 4 Click Parameter File Creator Parameter File Creator will appear ...

Page 216: ...and Using Utilities 5 Load Parameters step is displayed Select Do not load parameters from the menu click Next 6 Select the installing Operating System Select Install the Windows 32bit editions from the menu click Next ...

Page 217: ... devices Parameter File Creator displays upper limit that the RAID controller can support The total of The number of physical devices used to create the logical drive and The number of the physical devices specified as the hot spare must not exceed The number of the total physical devices which connected to the target system NOTE You can use only the physical devices that have same model number to...

Page 218: ... larger than 2 097 152MB 2TB at RAID system If you select Create a new partition at Windows system drive settings the contents of the hard disk will be all deleted If Use existing partitions is selected EXPRESSBUILDER installs the Operating System to the 1st partition 1st partition is deleted The data in the other partition is kept if the system has two or more partitions See the figure below Firs...

Page 219: ...cense mode Enter basic parameters steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next IMPORTANT Computer name and User name are required parameters NOTE Even if you do not input value into Administrator password Confirm password zzzzzz is displayed ...

Page 220: ...re displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next NOTE The order of entry in custom setting may differ from the numbering of LAN port 11 Enter the domain or workgroup name to be used Enter domain account steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next ...

Page 221: ... components Select Windows components steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next 13 Select the installing applications Select applications steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next ...

Page 222: ... parameters steps are displayed If you want to save the parameters set the free formatted floppy disk Select Save parameters enter the file path of the parameters files into the text box and click Next If not select Do not save parameters 15 Saved to a floppy disk ...

Page 223: ...has been created Click Yes to exit Parameter File Creator NOTES If you modify existing information file parameter file click Load Parameters at Load Parameters screen Refer to help to modify information file If you cancel operation on the way click at the upper right corner of the screen ...

Page 224: ...Some features of NEC ESMPRO Manager include Hardware and software server configuration Hardware resources mounted in servers such as the CPU memory disks RAID System and LAN boards Software resources such as operating system information and drivers running on each server Server failures On screen real time displays provide the system administrator with the failure type location cause and suggested...

Page 225: ... remote management of the server See the online documents for details on the functions and installation of NEC DianaScope NOTE You need the server license to activate DianaScope for this product The server license below is attached to this product DianaScope Additional Server License 1 ...

Page 226: ... attempting to operate Universal RAID Utility read the Universal RAID Utility User s Guide included in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD The manual explains the installation procedure and notes on operating Universal RAID Utility Setup with Express Setup You can install Universal RAID Utility with Express Setup contained in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD When you start the Express Setup a dialog to specify an applic...

Page 227: ...ckage x86 If CPU architecture is x64 Install the NET Framework Ver2 0 Redistributable Package x64 in Autorun Menu for the setup of Microsoft NET Framework 2 0 Click Setup Windows Install the Microsoft Visual C 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package x86 Use the x86 package whatever the CPU architecture may be for the setup of the Runtime component of the Microsoft Visual C 2005 SP1 Linux You need to run ...

Page 228: ... Controller via network If you want to manage it via network please use the function of remote console ex Remote Desktop of Windows Creating Logical Drive of RAID 6 You must use four or larger Physical Devices for creating the Logical Drive of RAID 6 by Universal RAID Utility If you want to create the Logical Drive from three Physical Devices you need to use WebBIOS ...

Page 229: ...rdware configuration or BIOS configuration select System Information Management and then Save of the Off line Maintenance Utility to make a backup copy of the system information Also make a backup copy of the RAID System configuration data if your system is in the RAID System configuration When your hard disk drives have been auto rebuilt due to a failure it is recommended to make a backup copy of...

Page 230: ...e pages 1 3 to 1 8 for details Do not disassemble repair or alter the server Do not remove the lithium battery Disconnect the power plug before working with the server CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages 1 3 to 1 8 for details Avoid installation in extreme temperature ...

Page 231: ...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 232: ... the server entails powering off the server and removing the left side cover You will need a small vacuum cleaner with plastic tipped nozzle and electrostatic protection computer grade canned air and a small brush for cleaning the interior Follow the procedure below to clean the interior of the server WARNING Unplug all power cords Unplug all power cords before performing any maintenance Voltage i...

Page 233: ...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 234: ...rom the tray NOTE Do not touch the signal side of the disc with your hand 4 Wipe the tray with a dry soft cloth IMPORTANT Do not wipe the lens of the optical disk drive Doing so may damage the lens and may cause a malfunction of the drive 5 Push on the tray front to close the tray 6 Wipe the signal side of the disc with a dry soft cloth IMPORTANT Wipe disc from the center to the outside Use only d...

Page 235: ...he system Test Items The following items are tested in system diagnostics Memory CPU cache memory Hard disk drive used as a system IMPORTANT When executing the system diagnostics make sure to disconnect the LAN cable Executing the system diagnostics with the LAN cable connected the network may be influenced NOTE On checking the hard disk drive no data is written into the disk ...

Page 236: ...nsole The LAN connection is not for System Diagnostics Procedures to start the diagnostics program are as follows 1 Shutdown the OS and power off the server Then unplug the power cord 2 Disconnect all the LAN cables from the server 3 Plug the power cord and power on the server 4 Use the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD to start the system 5 Select Maintenance Tools Normal mode when local console of the serv...

Page 237: ...e Shows the progress of the diagnostics Test End is displayed when the diagnostics completes Test result Shows the start end and elapsed time and completion status of the diagnostics Guide line Shows the details of the keys to operate window Test summary window Shows the results of each test that executed the diagnostics Move the cursor and press the Enter key on the cursor line to display the det...

Page 238: ...he log information of the diagnostics It can be saved on a floppy disk To save it on a floppy disk insert a formatted floppy disk to the floppy disk drive and select Save F Option Optional features can be used from this menu Reboot Reboots the system 8 Select Reboot in the Enduser Menu above The server restarts and the system is started from the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER 9 Exit the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER and...

Page 239: ...ated stored due to a change in the floor layout to a great extent contact the service representative Make sure to make a backup copy of your valuable data in the hard disk drive if any Make sure not to apply a shock to hard disk drives to relocated the server if the contains any 1 Take a media out of the server if any 2 Power off the server the POWER SLEEP LED goes off 3 Unplug the power cord of t...

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Page 241: ...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 242: ... 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 DataViewer or AlertViewer of NEC ESMPRO Manager Example NEC ESMPRO Manager ...

Page 243: ...ller error and stop processing Immediately after the server is powered Immediately after the system is rebooted in response to a keyboard 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 ...

Page 244: ...tive 0230 System RAM Failed at offset 0231 Shadow Ram Failed at offset 0232 Extended RAM Failed at address line Contact your service representative 0250 System battery is dead Replace and run SETUP Contact your service representative to replace the battery After restarting the computer start the SETUP to provide the setting again 0251 System CMOS checksum bad Default configuration used The default...

Page 245: ...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 0B63 DIMM group 4 has been disabled 0B64 DIMM group 5 has been disabled 0B65 DIMM group 6 has been disabled Contact your service representative 0B70 The error occurred during temperature sens...

Page 246: ... 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 BMC 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 0B9D BMC A D timeo...

Page 247: ... slot n n slot number Disable initialization of the optional device expansion ROM by using the BIOS SETUP utility see Chapter 4 H W Configuration of BMC is corrupted Update BMC F W Configuration by configuration tool Refer to BMC configuration manual Use the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER to configure the remote management card see Chapter 6 ...

Page 248: ...vice representative to replace the failed DIMM or mother board 1 3 1 3 Keyboard controller error 1 Check if the keyboard is properly connected 2 Replace the mother board 1 3 3 1 No memory or capacity check error 1 3 4 1 DRAM address error 1 3 4 3 DRAM test Low Byte error 1 4 1 1 DRAM test High Byte error 1 Check if the DIMM is properly installed 2 Remove the DIMM once and then re install it to che...

Page 249: ...us indicators Message send from BIOS Message send from BMC Example Messages displayed on upper line BIOS message On screen message Description Action XX BIOS Rev YYYY POST in progress XX POST code YYYY BIOS version This is not an error CPU Reconfigured POST completes with processor degraded Contact your service representative Try the following steps to cancel the error 1 Start BIOS SETUP 2 Select ...

Page 250: ...oard XX 09 high voltage fetal XX 07 high voltage warning XX 02 low voltage warning XX 00 low voltage fetal BB Temp1 Alm XX Mother board thermal error occurred XX 09 high voltage fetal XX 07 high voltage warning XX 02 low voltage warning XX 00 low voltage fetal DUMP Request Dump switch is pressed OS shutdown Alm OS shutdown alarm occurred Power On Cnt Alm Power supply failure occurred Power Unit 1 ...

Page 251: ...rm FAN 4 alarm occurred Sys Fan 5 Alarm FAN 5 alarm occurred Sys Fan 6 Alarm FAN 6 alarm occurred Sys Fan 7 Alarm FAN 7 alarm occurred Sys Fan 8 Alarm FAN 8 alarm occurred VBAT Alm XX Voltage alarm in lithium battery occurred XX 09 high voltage fetal XX 07 high voltage warning XX 02 low voltage warning XX 00 low voltage fetal WDT timeout Watchdog timer timeout error occurred ...

Page 252: ...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 253: ...eration DIMMs must be populated in pairs and in the following order 11 and 21 31 and 41 12 and 22 32 and 42 13 and 23 and 33 and 43 Installed DIMMs must be the same speed and must all be registered 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...

Page 254: ...rrupt 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 connected to the serial or parallel port may requi...

Page 255: ...eyboard and mouse drivers are installed These drivers are installed along with the OS Some OS s allow you to change the keyboard and mouse settings Refer to manual that comes with your OS to check that the keyboard and mouse settings are correct Fail to access to the disc T Is the disc properly set in the optical disk drive tray The tray is provided with a holder to secure the disc Make sure that ...

Page 256: ...ration of any SCSI device that is not authorized by NEC is not guaranteed T Are SCSI devices properly configured When the server has external SCSI devices connected hard disk drive settings including SCSI ID and terminator are required Refer to the manual that comes with the SCSI device for details T Are the SCSI controllers including optional controllers properly configured Use the SCSI BIOS setu...

Page 257: ...nced PCI Configuration Onboard LAN LAN Controller T Have the protocol and service already configured Install the distinctive network driver for the server Make sure that the protocol such as TCP IP and services are properly specified T Is the transfer speed correct Open the network property dialog box in control panel to specify the Link Speed Duplex value the same as the value specified for HUB W...

Page 258: ... PRO 1000 has been deactivated from the team Event Type Error Event Source IANSMiniport Event Category None Event ID 16 Description Team 0 The last adapter has lost link Team network connection has been lost Event Type Warning Event Source IANSMiniport Event Category None Event ID 22 Description Primary Adapter does not sense any Probes Intel R PRO 1000 Possible reason partitioned Team Above menti...

Page 259: ...orrectly despite correct connection the RAID Controller may be failed Contact your service representative Rebuild fails T Is the capacity of the hard disk drive to be rebuilt sufficient The hard disk drive to be rebuilt should have the same capacity of the failed had disk drive T Is RAID0 configured RAID0 has no data redundancy therefore Rebuild is disabled in the RAID0 configuration Replace the f...

Page 260: ...1D7 to the user NT AUTHORITY LOCAL SERVICE SID S 1 5 19 This security permission can be modified using the component Services administrative tool It is not a problem in operating the system There are some cases that an event log is registered as follows when you install Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Event Source Service Control Manager Event Type Error Event ID 7011 Description Timeout 30000 mi...

Page 261: ...vided by Windows Server 2003 R2 above shown event log will be registered For more details refer to Enabling Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Hardware Management on the following site NEC Express5800 Web Site http www nec co jp express download W2K3_R2 The system displays the message below and fails to log on Windows Product Activation This copy of Windows must be activated with Microsoft before yo...

Page 262: ...e NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD in the optical disk drive Take out the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD and restart the server T Is the OS broken Use recovery process to recover the system The OS presents unstable operation T Did you update the system Installing a network drive after installation of the OS may cause unstable operation Use the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD to update the system See Chapter 6 The system doe...

Page 263: ...to specify the link speed and duplex value the same as the value specified for HUB The Telnet Service is not installed Adjust the computer name to 14 characters or less and then install the Telnet Service according to How to install the Telnet Service How to install the Telnet Service 1 Click Run on Start menu 2 Type tlntsvr service in the Open box and click OK 3 Click Start menu point to Control ...

Page 264: ...is message appears check the error and take the appropriate corrective action according to the message listed in the table below Message Cause This EXPRESSBUILDER version was not designed for this computer Insert the correct version and click OK When you click OK the computer reboots This NEC EXPRESSBUILDER version is not designed for this server Execute the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER on the compliant ser...

Page 265: ... capacity of connected hard disk drive and then retry the setup Specified to join the Domain but the system is installed as Workgroup When the setup fails to join the Domain during the installation it will install the system as Workgroup Open System in Control Panel to specify joining the Domain Unable to specify the details of Network adapter In Express Setup you can not specify the details of Ne...

Page 266: ...ppear T Is your system Windows XP or later or Windows 2003 or later The Windows Autorun menu is supported by Windows XP Windows 2003 or later If your system runs on Windows Autorun Menu on Windows 2000 system you need to setup IE6 0 before using Windows Autorun Menu T Is Shift pressed Setting the DVD CD ROM with Shift pressed down cancels the Autorun feature T Is the system in the proper state The...

Page 267: ...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 268: ...n a straightened large paper clip will make a substitute into the switch hole to press the DUMP switch 0 1 2 3 4 5 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 269: ...NS AND WINDOWS SERVER 2003 If the system fails to start by some reasons recover the system with the recovery console However recovery using this method should be performed only by system administrator or a user who has an expert knowledge See Online Help for details ...

Page 270: ...ptical disk drive of your server 3 Press Ctrl Alt and Delete to reboot the server from the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER You may also turn off and then on again to reboot the server System boots up displaying Boot Selection menu IMPORTANT An initial selection of the menu is Os installation Os installation starts by the automatic after the Boot Selection menu is displayed 4 When a local console is used Mainte...

Page 271: ...anese starts by the automatic operation when the operation is not done for five seconds after the Language Selection menu is displayed 5 English is selected The tool menu is displayed When you use a local console When you use a remote console 6 Each tool is selected and it starts ...

Page 272: ...her information ask your service representative The Off line Maintenance Utility provides the following features IPMI Information Viewer Provides the functions to view the system event log SEL sensor data record SDR and filed replaceable unit FRU and to make a backup copy of them Using this feature you can find system errors and events to determine a maintenance part BIOS Setup Viewer Provides the...

Page 273: ...rmware programs are updated IMPORTANT Do not turn off the server while the update program is running If the update processing is discontinued the system becomes unable to start ROM DOS startup FD Creates a support disk for starting the ROM DOS system Test and diagnostics Execute various tests on the server system to check if the server functions are normal and if the connection between the server ...

Page 274: ...k or the server s COM B serial port IMPORTANT Do not use this feature on any other computer than the server or on any other server obtained without the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Doing so may cause a failure of the server Select Maintenance Tools Redirection mode for the remote console in the Boot Selection menu Even if the rest is selected it does not display it in management PC The system may fail to op...

Page 275: ...DianaScope IMPORTANT Do not change the boot device order in BOOT menu in BIOS SETUP NEC EXPRESSBUILDER cannot be used if the optical disk drive is not the first device to launch the system 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 IRQ 4 Serial Port B Enabled Base I O Address 2F8 Interrup...

Page 276: ...RCED SHUTDOWN Use this function when an OS command does not shut down the server the POWER switch does not turn off the server or resetting does not work Press and hold the POWER switch on the server for at least four seconds The power is forcibly turned off To turn on the power back again wait approximately 30 seconds after turning off the power forced shutdown 0 1 2 3 4 5 IMPORTANT If the remote...

Page 277: ...ional devices or the server or malfunctions of the server resulted from installation by the user NEC recommends you ask your service representative for install or removing any optional devices Make sure to use only optional devices and cables authorized by NEC Repair of the server due to malfunctions failures or damage resulted from installing such devices or cables will be charged For the Windows...

Page 278: ... 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 Do not lift the server only by a single person Make sure to complete board installation Do not install the server on the rack leavin...

Page 279: ...ty 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 280: ...to prepare for installing or removing components 1 Shutdown the OS Shutdown process is not required if the hard disk drives and the additional power supply units are hot swappable 2 Unlock the front bezel with the security key 2 1 3 Remove the front bezel from the chassis 1 2 Security key slot ...

Page 281: ...r than the hard disk drives and power supply units 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 12 for details Do not install the server on a rack with leaving covers removed Do not pinch your finger with mechanical components Note high temperature Do not pull out a de...

Page 282: ... unlock buttons at the right and left sides of the front panel and slowly pull out the server from the rack The server is locked while you are pulling it Stop pulling when it is locked To place the server in the rack push it back into the rack while pushing the right and left release levers blue forward or rearward IMPORTANT Be very careful not to get your finger caught in the levers or rails Pres...

Page 283: ...left in the server Confirm that particularly conductive parts such as screws are not left in the server Turning on the power with a conductive part on the mother board or cable terminal causes the server to malfunction Confirming the cooling effect in the server Confirm that the ventilating holes are not covered with an internally connected cable Insufficient cooling effect raises the internal tem...

Page 284: ... 250GB 7 200 rpm SATA2 300 N8150 229 500GB 7 200 rpm SATA2 300 N8150 237 750GB 7 200 rpm SATA2 300 N8150 199 36 3 GB 15 000 rpm SAS N8150 200 73 2 GB 15 000 rpm SAS N8150 201 146 GB 15 000 rpm SAS N8150 226 300 GB 15 000 rpm SAS NOTE SAS and SATA2 hard disk drives cannot co exist The Internal RAID Controller equivalent to N8103 116 supports RAID levels 0 1 5 and 6 To use RAID 5 or RAID 6 you need ...

Page 285: ... Configuration in Chapter 4 and Universal RAID Utility in Chapter 6 When using an optional RAID Controller N8103 90 Use WebBIOS or Universal RAID Utility to build configure and manage the RAID System Refer to the manual coming with the optional RAID Controller or see Universal RAID Utility in Chapter 6 A dummy tray is installed in the hard disk drive bays except the one with Port 0 defined The pur...

Page 286: ... Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Locate the slot in which you are going to install a hard disk drive The server has six slots Install hard disk drives in ascending order of the port numbers The port numbers assigned to the slots are all determined 3 Remove the dummy tray A dummy tray is installed in the hard disk drive bays except the one with Port 0 IMPORTANT Keep the dummy tray for future...

Page 287: ... the hard disk drive carrier with both hands securely and carefully 6 Close the lever ensuring the drive is secured The handle is locked when a distinct click is heard IMPORTANT Be careful not to get your finger caught between the handle and tray Push the drive further to check if it is firmly secured NOTE Confirm that the handle is hooked to the frame when having inserted the hard disk drive ...

Page 288: ...have installed hard disk drive additionally the boot priority stored in BIOS is cleared See Chapter 4 for details 8 Install the front bezel you removed previously There are tabs on the left side of the front bezel Engage the tabs with the server frame install the front bezel and lock it with the security key 1 2 Frame Tabs ...

Page 289: ...ive confirm the slot in which the DISK LED of the hard disk drive is amber before starting the removal 0 1 2 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Push the lever to unlock and open the handle 3 Firmly hold the handle and hard disk drive and pull out the hard disk drive DISK LED ...

Page 290: ...install the dummy tray in the empty slot 5 Power on the server and run SETUP utility Select Boot menu to set the boot priority When you have removed hard disk drive the boot priority stored in BIOS is cleared See Chapter 4 for details 6 Install the front bezel you removed previously ...

Page 291: ...ights in amber Remove and install the hard disk drive again to restart auto rebuild If the RAID System management 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 rebuild is in progress Appears to stop and restart auto rebuild Obser...

Page 292: ...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 the blank cove...

Page 293: ...7 4 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 Contact terminals ...

Page 294: ...R 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 service representative Power cord for power supply unit 1 Power supply unit 1 Standard Power supply unit 2 Option P...

Page 295: ...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 296: ...e device or reconnecting an internal cable Removal 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Pull 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 ...

Page 297: ...urely 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 click is heard At this time check the release button for normal state NOTE The system must be operated with the drive cover installed to ensure proper cooling Good No good ...

Page 298: ...arlier to prepare 2 Pull out the server from the rack 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 ...

Page 299: ...tal 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 Installing a third party DIMM may cause a failure of the DIMM as well as the server ...

Page 300: ... 21 2 2 31 and 41 3 3 12 and 22 4 4 32 and 42 5 5 13 and 23 6 6 33 and 43 IMPORTANT Install a matched pair of DIMMS equal in speed and size NOTE Refer to Using the Memory RAS Features for configuring the memory mirroring and online spare memory features Mother board DIMM 11 DIMM 12 DIMM 13 DIMM 21 DIMM 22 DIMM 23 DIMM 31 DIMM 32 DIMM 33 DIMM 41 DIMM 42 DIMM 43 ...

Page 301: ...ee the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Pull out the server from the rack 3 Remove the logic cover and drive cover 4 Remove the PCI riser module 5 Remove two screws securing the support arm 6 Remove the support arm from the chassis NOTE When the support arm comes up you may lose the screws Press firmly the support arm before removing the screws 7 Remove...

Page 302: ...h the key in the socket NOTE Make sure of the orientation of the DIMM Position the DIMM so that a notch in the bottom edge of the DIMM aligns with the keyed socket Applying too much pressure can damage the socket Keyed DIMMs insert only one way 12 Insert the bottom edge of the DIMM into the socket 13 When the DIMM is inserted push down on the top edge of the DIMM until the retaining clips snap int...

Page 303: ...ading Your Server 9 27 14 Reinstall the processor duct NOTE Place the internal USB cable onto the processor duct see figure above 15 Reinstall the support arm USB cable Processor duct USB cable Support arm ...

Page 304: ... take a note on the message and see the POST error messages listed in Chapter 8 18 Run the BIOS SETUP utility and select Advanced Memory Configuration to verify that the installed DIMM shows the status Normal See Chapter 4 or details 19 Select Yes for Reset Configuration Data on the Advanced menu This setting is required to change the hardware configuration data See Chapter 4 for details 20 If the...

Page 305: ...server operates only when at least two DIMMs are installed 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Pull out the server from the rack 3 Remove the logic cover and drive cover 4 Remove the PCI riser module 5 Remove two screws securing the support arm 6 Remove the support arm from the chassis NOTE When the support arm comes up you may lose the screws Pr...

Page 306: ...on procedures for detail explanations 11 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 12 Start the SETUP and select Advanced Memory Configuration Memory Retest Enabled to clear the error information of the removed DIMM See Chapter 4 for details 13 Select Yes for R...

Page 307: ...rmal memory configuration The x4 x8 SDDC ECC memory feature can operate in any configuration The memory area on the motherboard of the server is divided into two memory branches as shown in the figure below The memory mirroring and online spare memory features keep memory redundancy between memory branches and within a memory branch by monitoring or altering memory active inactive status respectiv...

Page 308: ...should have the same capacity Run SETUP see Chapter 4 change parameters appropriately in the Mirror menu selected as shown below save the settings and exit from SETUP Advanced Memory Configuration Memory RAS Feature Mirror Install memory devices in the following order Groups 1 and 2 Groups 3 and 4 Groups 5 and 6 The following mirroring cannot be configured Memory mirroring between different mirror...

Page 309: ...you have saved in step 1 NOTE Executing Load Setup Defaults restores the default values for all Setup parameters You need to specify those parameters again The table below lists examples of DIMM installation patterns enabling the memory mirroring feature to be used Memory Set Group Memory Set Group Memory Set Group Capacity Example 1 2 3 4 5 6 Physical Logical 1 2GB 2GB 4GB 2GB 2 2GB 2GB 1GB 1GB 6...

Page 310: ...matically changes the running DIMM from the failed one to a DIMM in the standby group to continue the processing NOTE The operating system recognizes the memory devices as those with capacities less than the actual physical capacities The recognized capacities vary depending on the number of DIMMs and the physical capacity per DIMM Mother board Memory controller Branch 0 Group 1 Branch 1 In operat...

Page 311: ...he Sparing menu selected as shown below save the settings and exit from SETUP Advanced Memory Configuration Sparing Install memory devices in the following order Group 1 Group 3 Group 5 for memory branch 0 Group 2 Group 4 Group 6 for memory branch 1 The following sparing can be neither configured nor set Sparing to anther memory branch Specification of arbitrary memory devices as spare The group o...

Page 312: ... spare memory is specified Single rank memory configuration Logical memory capacity Physical memory capacity Number of DIMMs Physical memory capacity Dual rank memory configuration Logical memory capacity Physical memory capacity Number of DIMMs Physical memory capacity 2 The server supports the following product number N8102 309 Additional 1GB memory Single rank N8102 310 311 312 Additional 2GB 4...

Page 313: ...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 314: ... prepare 2 Pull out the server from the rack 3 Remove the logic cover and drive cover 4 Remove the PCI riser module 5 Remove two screws securing the support arm 6 Remove the support arm from the chassis NOTE When the support arm comes up you may lose the screws Press firmly the support arm before removing the screws 7 Remove the processor duct from the chassis ...

Page 315: ... then remove the CPU dummy cover 9 Locate the CPU socket which you are going to install CPU 10 Remove the protective socket cover from the load plate IMPORTANT Do not discard the protective socket cover Always replace the socket cover if the processor is removed from the socket ...

Page 316: ...ate IMPORTANT Do not touch the socket contacts 13 Remove the processor from the protective cover IMPORTANT Hold the processor only at the edges being careful not to touch the bottom of the processor Do not discard the protective processor cover Always replace the processor cover if the processor is removed from the socket ...

Page 317: ... and index fingers oriented as shown in the figure below IMPORTANT Make sure fingers align to the socket cutouts 15 Align notches with the socket 16 Lower the processor straight down without tilting or sliding it in the socket Notch Notches Key Pin Marker Pin Marker ...

Page 318: ...7 While pressing down on the load plate close and engage the socket lever 18 Put the heat sink on CPU and fix the heat sink with four screws 1 2 3 4 NOTE Be aware of direction of heat sink see figure below Processor 1 Processor 2 ...

Page 319: ...ollowing probably causes the heat sink not to be level The CPU is not positioned correctly All screws are not completely tightened Do not move the secured heat sink 20 Reinstall the processor duct NOTE Place the internal USB cable onto the processor duct see figure above 21 Reinstall the support arm USB cable Processor duct USB cable Support arm ...

Page 320: ...to Enable 24 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 25 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 26 To add one or more CPUs to the server in 1 CPU configuration to operate th...

Page 321: ...at 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 menus Main Processor Settings t...

Page 322: ...the PCI board Do not touch the PCI board terminals or on board parts by a bare hand or place the PCI board directly on the desk For static notes see the section 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...

Page 323: ... 3C 2C The PCI devices of the same type including onboard PCI device may be recognized in different order from that described above depending on OS or RAID System 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 C 0 0 Onboard NIC2 C 0 1 Slot 1C 18 0 X Slot 2C 20 0 X ...

Page 324: ...33 MHz Contact your service representative for the acceptable optional PCI board Installation Take the following steps to install a PCI board on the riser card IMPORTANT Each riser card supports low profile or full height PCI boards Before installing 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 car...

Page 325: ... board according to the table shown on the previous page 6 Remove a screw securing a PCI slot cover 7 Remove the PCI slot cover NOTE Keep the removed PCI slot cover for future use Low profile type Full height type Low profile type Full height type 3C 2C 1C 1B 2B 3B ...

Page 326: ...ign the PCI board terminal section with the riser card slot and firmly push the PCI board until it is fully seated IMPORTANT Do not touch the terminals of the riser cards and PCI boards with your bare hand Fingerprints and dust left on them cause the server to malfunction If you are unable to install a PCI board correctly remove it and then install it again Be careful not to apply excess force to ...

Page 327: ...PCI boards have terminal section that extends over the mating connector 10 Secure the board with a screw removed in Step 6 11 Insert the riser card into the slot on the mother board Align the riser card terminal section with the slot on the mother board and firmly push the riser card until it is fully seated Low profile type Full height type ...

Page 328: ...see the POST error messages listed in Chapter 8 15 Select Yes for Advanced Reset Configuration Data This setting is required to change the hardware configuration data See Chapter 4 for details 16 Start the BIOS configuration utility in the installed card and set up the card Presence absence of the utility and the start and operation methods depend on the card For details see the manual provided wi...

Page 329: ...RAID System has your valuable data stored make sure to make a backup copy of the data in another hard disk drive before installing the RAID Controller and configuring the RAID System More than one hard disk drive is required to configure a Logical Drive Use hard disk drives of the same capacity and performance e g revolution for each pack to configure them in the RAID System NOTES Make sure of RAI...

Page 330: ...RAID System use the Internal RAID Controller equivalent to N8103 116 With this controller the internal hard disk drives are recognized as RAID drives Use WebBIOS to configure the RAID System See Chapter 4 for details Internal RAID Controller equivalent to N8103 116 ...

Page 331: ...election Others The installer automatically performs all the procedures for RAID System configuration and then maintenance utility installation When making the setup in manual mode use the RAID configuration utility in the chip on the board You can start the utility during execution of POST that automatically starts immediately after you turn on the server power switch For details see the online d...

Page 332: ...rives separately An optional cable may be required 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 RAID System RAID0 RAID1 or RAID5 For details on settings and the setting methods refer to the manual provi...

Page 333: ...ackup device Set OFF for the terminating resistor of the backup device you are going to install and set a SCSI ID different from those of other devices For the settings see the manual provided with the server Install only a backup device specified by NEC The size of a backup device which can be installed in this server is as follows Width Up to about 9 cm 3 5 inches Height Up to about 4 cm 1 6 inc...

Page 334: ...cal disk drive then take the optical disk drive out of the chassis IMPORTANT Do not touch any other part than release lever when removing the optical disk drive Otherwise your fingers may be caught When an optional USB floppy disk drive has been installed pull out the device carrier on its half way and disconnect the USB cable Pulling the device carrier completely with USB cable being connected ma...

Page 335: ...e bay push the device carrier out of front of the server IMPORTANT Be careful not to bend the latching tab by applying excess force If the tab bends straighten it out as it was 6 Take out the device carrier from the front of the server 7 Push the tabs at both ends of the front panel ...

Page 336: ...up device with the provided screws Tighten two screws on each side NOTES Be sure to use the screws provided with the backup device Position the backup device so that the device screw holes align with the screw holes in the device carrier If you feel difficult to connect the cable of the long device slide the device to the front and then connect the cable Screw hole not used ...

Page 337: ...OTE Connect the power cable with its connector marked with TAPE to the power connector on the device 12 Insert the device carrier into the backup device bay halfway NOTE Be careful not to catch the connected power cable in inserting the device carrier Power Cable Attached IDE Cable Attached ...

Page 338: ...low 14 Insert the device carrier into the device bay until it locks It is locked when a click is heard NOTE Be careful not to catch the connected power cable in inserting the device carrier 15 Install the components you removed previously 16 Install the device driver Refer to the manual that comes with the device ...

Page 339: ...d processor duct see CPU described earlier in this chapter 6 While pulling the lever toward the right side of the server pull the optical disk drive out of the chassis IMPORTANT Do not touch any other part than release lever when removing the optical disk drive Otherwise your fingers may be caught When an optional USB floppy disk drive has been installed pull out the device carrier on its half way...

Page 340: ...at secures the device bay push the device carrier out of front of the server 8 Take out the device carrier from the front of the server 9 Push the tabs at both ends of the front panel 10 Remove the front panel IMPORTANT Keep the removed front panel for future use ...

Page 341: ...ten two screws on each side NOTES Be sure to use the screws provided with the backup device Position the backup device so that the device screw holes align with the screw holes in the device carrier If you feel difficult to connect the cable of the long device slide the device to the front and then connect the cable Screw hole not used ...

Page 342: ... Connect the power cable with its connector marked with TAPE to the power connector on the device 14 Insert the SCSI cable into the server from the front of the server see figure below 15 Insert the device carrier into the backup device bay halfway Power Cable Attached SCSI Cable Option SCSI terminator ...

Page 343: ...here to place the terminator at the end of the SCSI cable The terminator must be placed in the device bay At this time also confirm that the SCSI cable is not in contact with the latching tab of the device carrier This is to prevent the cable from being damaged SCSI terminator IDE connector Latching tab SCSI cable ...

Page 344: ...TE Make sure that the SCSI cable is apart from the electronic components on mother board 19 Install the optional SCSI controller to the PCI riser card 20 Connect the SCSI cable to the SCSI connector on the SCSI controller 21 Reinstall the PCI riser card to the chassis 22 Install the components you removed previously 23 Configure the SCSI device and install the device driver Refer to the manual tha...

Page 345: ...d processor duct see CPU described earlier in this chapter 6 While pulling the lever toward the right side of the server pull the optical disk drive out of the chassis IMPORTANT Do not touch any other part than release lever when removing the optical disk drive Otherwise your fingers may be caught When an optional USB floppy disk drive has been installed pull out the device carrier on its half way...

Page 346: ...at secures the device bay push the device carrier out of front of the server 8 Take out the device carrier from the front of the server 9 Push the tabs at both ends of the front panel 10 Remove the front panel IMPORTANT Keep the removed front panel for future use ...

Page 347: ...ten two screws on each side NOTES Be sure to use the screws provided with the backup device Position the backup device so that the device screw holes align with the screw holes in the device carrier If you feel difficult to connect the cable of the long device slide the device to the front and then connect the cable Screw hole not used ...

Page 348: ...evice NOTE Connect the power cable with its connector marked with TAPE to the power connector on the device 14 Insert the USB cable into the server from the slot of backup file bay see figure below 15 Insert the device carrier into the backup device bay halfway Power Cable USB Cable ...

Page 349: ...device bay until it locks It is locked when a click is heard NOTE Be careful not to catch the connected power extension cable in inserting the device carrier 18 Route the USB cable as shown in figure below 19 Install the components you removed previously 20 Install the device driver Refer to the manual that comes with the device USB cable ...

Page 350: ...9 74 Upgrading Your Server Removal Remove the backup device in reverse order of the installation steps ...

Page 351: ...eparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Pull out the server from the rack 3 Remove the drive cover 4 Locate the installation slot 5 Hold the fan with the AIRÖ direction facing the rear of the server as shown in the figure below FRONT REAR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Standard Fan Nos 1 2 3 and 4 Option Fan Nos 5 6 7 and 8 Markings ...

Page 352: ... it locks 7 Change the Redundant fan jumper setting as shown in the figure below IMPORTANT To avoid system malfunction leave other jumpers at its default position 8 Install the components you removed previously Standard Redundant configuration Strap FRONT REAR Mother board ...

Page 353: ...n a fan failure occurs A fan 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 redundant fan jumper setting described earlier in the installation procedure 6 Install the components you remove...

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Page 355: ...0 to x24 speed Writing by writing software or OS is unsupported Floppy disk drive Required option 3 5 inch USB floppy disk drive 2 mode x 1 Auxiliary storage device Internal backup device One IDE SCSI or USB device of 3 5 inch 9 cm width and 1 6 inch 4 cm height can be installed For connection a separately priced interface cable is required Hard disk drive bay 6 slots 3 5 inch floppy disk drive 1 ...

Page 356: ...ort Serial D sub 9 pin 2 ports 1 for front panel 1 for rear panel RS 232C compliant USB2 0 4 ports 2 for front panel 2 for rear panel Network 1000Base T 100Base TX 10Base T RJ 45 2 ports 100Base TX 10Base T 1 port for management port Interface SCSI Option Redundant power supply Supported option Redundant fan Supported option External dimensions mm 445 width 88 height 722 depth front bezel excluded...

Page 357: ...DER DVD that comes with the server contains the NEC ESMPRO utility NEC recommends that you should install the NEC ESMPRO for effective use of the reliability enhancement features of the server Floppy Disk The following describes use of the floppy disk Floppy disk type The server uses 3 5 inch floppy disks You can use the following two types of 3 5 inch floppy disks 2HD floppy disk double sided hig...

Page 358: ...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 359: ...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 360: ...ner benzene or thinner Keep the disc in a disc case when not in use Tape Media The following describes data handling with the DAT DLT or AIT optionally available for the server Saving your valuable data When you save your valuable data or programs into the cartridge tape you should save them into two cartridge tapes to make the primary and secondary tapes This enables you to restore your data from...

Page 361: ...nto 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 keyboard functions depend on the software Refer to the manual that comes with the software for details ...

Page 362: ...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 363: ...ice IRQ Peripheral Device Controller IRQ Peripheral Device Controller 0 System timer 12 SM Bus 1 13 Numeric processor 2 14 Primary IDE 3 COM2 serial port 15 4 COM1 serial port 16 VGA 5 PCI 17 6 18 LAN1 7 PCI 19 LAN2 8 Real time clock 20 USB 9 ACPI compliant system 21 USB 10 PCI 22 USB 11 Mother board resource 23 USB ...

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Page 365: ...u want to install the other boards by using a driver floppy disk OEM FD for Mass storage device except ones listed below see Installing with the OEM FD for Mass storage device and Installing Optional Mass Storage Driver of Parameter File Creator in Chapter 6 Controllers supporting installation of OS with Express Setup N8103 116 RAID controller 128 MB RAID0 1 N8103 117 RAID controller 128 MB RAID0 ...

Page 366: ... system in Windows Autorun Menu Re installing to the Hard Disk Drive which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk If you want to leave the existing partition when installing the system on the hard disk drive upgraded to Dynamic Disk note the following issue Do not select the partition that OS had been installed as the partition to install the OS newly Select Use the current File System for the format o...

Page 367: ...insufficient so set an enough size of the paging file with the entire system Regardless of the size of the mounted memory or the Write debugging information type of memory dump the maximum size of the dump file is The size of the mounted memory 1MB If you install any application program or the like add necessary space to the partition to install these programs For example if the mounted memory siz...

Page 368: ...itions you do not need to create it again You can create Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM Disk for 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 EXPRESSBUILDER use this procedure If Windows Server 2003 or...

Page 369: ...ate Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER from Autorun 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 Start the Operating System 3 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive of the server The Menu will appear 4 Click Create drive disk and select OEM Disk for Windows Serv...

Page 370: ...in a few seconds when the window is in either of the following states Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware configuration or Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver is displayed A screen with a solid blue background is displayed IMPORTANT There is no visible indication on screen when F6 has been pressed 5 When the following message is displayed press S Setup could ...

Page 371: ...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 update Be sure to install Microsoft Windows Server 20...

Page 372: ...ct Key used in the procedure for license authentication should be matched with the COA label in which the product key contained in Windows Server 2003 is written NOTES Execute the activation within 30 days System may be locked after 30 days is passed COA label may be attached to your server ...

Page 373: ... again when Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions CD ROM where ServicePack 2 is included is used and it is installed If you install Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions CD ROM which contains Service Pack 2 you do not have to apply Hotfix for Windows x64 or Hotfix for Windows Server 2003 KB921411 Go on the section of Updating the System Perform Updating the System and application of the Hotfix KB921411 IMPO...

Page 374: ...dministrator authority to the server such as administrator 2 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive of the server 3 Click Start menu and Run and then execute the following command When Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions is used 002 win winnt w2k3amd qfe jpn kb921411 exe 4 When the following message is displayed click Next After that follow the message to continue the process ...

Page 375: ...nstalling Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions D 11 5 When the following message is displayed make sure to click Finish to restart the system With that application process of the Hotfix KB921411 is finished ...

Page 376: ...D ROM that contains Service Pack 2 to your system you do not have to apply Service pack 2 again 1 Log on to the system with the account that has administrative privilege e g administrator 2 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive of server The Autorun Menu will be displayed 3 Left click on Setup Windows and then click Update the system NOTE Right clicking on the Autorun Menu ...

Page 377: ...System the following message may be shown but there is no impact to the operation Do not click cancel since it may be taken away after a few seconds 4 Click OK to restart the system 5 When the reboot is started Remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD from the optical disk drive immediately ...

Page 378: ...ew tab and then click OK Hide extensions for know file type Hide protected operating system files Recommended When the message You have chosen to display protected operating system files is displayed click Yes 4 Make sure of the files Open System drive WINDOWS system32 drivers directory and make sure usbhub sys and usbport sys are exists in the directory If you can not found them copy the files ac...

Page 379: ...ktop Connection is prohibited Without changing any parameter when opened the properties of adapter teaming please click the Cancel button for close the dialog Click OK button will cause temporary loss of network connectivity PROSet is a utility that confirms the function of network contained in network driver Utilizing PROSet enables the following items Confirm detailed information of the adapter ...

Page 380: ...f the classic start menu Click Start menu point to Programs Accessories and click Windows Explorer 3 Run dxsetup exe in the following directory 002 win winnt w2k3amd dl3 proset winx64 The Intel R PROSet InstallShield Wizard dialog starts 4 Click Next 5 Choose I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next 6 Click Next 7 Choose I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next ...

Page 381: ...t installed 1 The Local Area Connection Properties dialog box appears The procedure in the case of the standard start menu 1 Click Start menu click Control Panel click Network Connections and click Local Area Connection The procedure in the case of the classic start menu 1 Click Start menu click Settings and click Network Connections The Network Connections dialog box appears 2 Right click Local A...

Page 382: ...ork Adapter list 2 Click the Link and specify the Speed and Duplex value the same as the value specified for HUB 3 Click Apply and click OK Also add or delete any protocols and services if necessary You can operate the process on the property dialog box for local area network which can be appeared from Network and Dial up Connection NOTE It is recommend to add Network Monitor at Adding Services Ne...

Page 383: ...ilizing N8104 123A Please refer to the installation manual provided with the board Installation of the Optional Network Board Driver 1 Start Device Manager 2 Click Network adapters and double click Network Adapter Name Network Adapter Name Properties appears NOTE Intel R PRO 1000 is the name of On Board adapter All other names show the Optional Network Board 3 Click Driver tab and click Update Dri...

Page 384: ...The adapters specified as a group of Adaptive Load Balancing ALB can be connected to only Switching Hub When exchange the mother board or option network card make sure to remove the adapter team before exchanges and recreate the adapter team after exchange complete If you want to utilize AFT ALB feature follow the procedure below to setup 1 The Intel R PROSet dialog box appears The procedure in th...

Page 385: ...setting refer the following step If not go to step 7 1 Click Settings tab on TEAM xxx yy Properties 2 Click Modify Team 3 Point to the adapter Intel R PRO 1000 and click Set Primary or Set Secondary 4 Click OK 5 The setup will go back to EAM xxx yy Properties and the priority setting will display in list 6 Click OK 7 The setup will go back to Intel R PROSet for Wired Connections dialog box so clic...

Page 386: ...to continue the installation If the dialog message Digital Signature could not been found appears select Yes to continue 5 Remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD from the optical disk drive restart the system Installing SCSI Controller Driver N8103 75 107 If you utilize SCSI controller driver N8103 75 107 update your system with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD attached to your system The SCSI controller driver ...

Page 387: ...dows Server 2003 x64 Editions must be activated before you can use Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Windows activation process is as follows 1 Click Run on Start menu Type as follows in the Open box and click OK oobe msoobe a 2 When the screen as follows is displayed click Next ...

Page 388: ...x64 Editions The following screen is displayed 3 Process Windows activation according to the following message SETTING FOR COLLECTING MEMORY DUMP DEBUG INFORMATION Set for collecting memory dump using the procedure described in Chapter 5 ...

Page 389: ...nt to install the other boards by using a driver floppy disk OEM FD for Mass storage device except ones listed below see Installing with the OEM FD for Mass storage device and Installing Optional Mass Storage Driver of Parameter File Creator in Chapter 6 Controllers supporting installation of OS with Express Setup N8103 116 RAID controller 128 MB RAID0 1 N8103 117 RAID controller 128 MB RAID0 1 5 ...

Page 390: ... prepare it by yourself When installing Windows Server 2003 R2 it is not necessary to apply Service Pack 1 Updating System If you modified the Windows system execute Update Express5800 system in Windows Autorun Menu Re installing to the Hard Disk which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk If you want to leave the existing partition when installing the system on the hard disk upgraded to Dynamic Disk ...

Page 391: ... upgrade from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2003 R2 is not recommended because it may overwrite any files or registries and cause unexpected impact to the system or the applications If you install Windows Server 2003 R2 backup user data referring Windows Server 2003 Clean Installation and reinstall Windows Server 2003 R2 NOTE in place upgrade is to perform overwrite upgrade from Windows Se...

Page 392: ... 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 entire system The maximum paging file size which can be set o...

Page 393: ... Set the Size required for installation Paging file size 2 See Chapter 5 and set that debugging information equivalent to the dump file size is to be written to a separate disk If the disk does not have enough free space to enable the dump file size to be written then after installing the system using the Size required for installation Paging file size install an additional new disk ...

Page 394: ...indows Server 2003 you do not need to create it again You can create Windows Server 2003 OEM Disk for 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 EXPRESSBUILDER use this procedure If Windows Server 2003 or Windows can...

Page 395: ...te Windows Server 2003 OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER from Autorun 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 Start the Operating System 3 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive of the server The Menu will appear 4 Click Create drive disk and select OEM Disk for Windows Server 2003 NOTE ...

Page 396: ...window is in either of the following states Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware configuration or Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver is displayed A screen with a solid blue background is displayed IMPORTANT There is no visible indication on screen when F6 has been pressed 5 When the following message is displayed press S Setup could not determine the type of ...

Page 397: ...installation of Windows Server 2003 has finished the system reboots automatically Windows Server 2003 has installed Go on the step 14 Windows Server 2003 R2 has installed Go on the step 11 11 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 ...

Page 398: ...ute the tasks described in Driver Installation and Advanced Settings and Updating the System of manual Procedure for License Authentication Product Key used in the procedure for license authentication should be matched with the COA label in which the product key contained in Windows Server 2003 is written NOTES Execute the activation within 30 days System may be locked after 30 days is passed COA ...

Page 399: ... Updating the System and Hotfix KB921411 Modified system configuration Recovered the system using recovery process NOTE If you use Windows Server 2003 CD ROM which includes Service Pack 2 the application of Hotfix KB921411 is not required Application Process of the Hotfix KB921411 Apply the Hotfix KB921411 before execute Updating the System 1 Log on to the system by the account with administrator ...

Page 400: ...ollowing message is displayed click Next After that follow the message to continue the process 5 When the following message is displayed make sure to click Finish to restart the system With that application process of the Hotfix KB921411 is finished ...

Page 401: ...Pack 2 to your system you do not have to apply Service pack 2 again 1 Log on to the system with the account that has administrative privilege e g administrator 2 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive of server The Autorun Menu will be displayed 3 Left click on Setup Windows and then click Update the system NOTE Right clicking on the Windows Autorun Menu produces the same ou...

Page 402: ... the following message may be shown but there is no impact to the operation Do not click cancel since it may be taken away after a few seconds 4 Click OK to restart the system 5 When the reboot is started Remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD from the optical disk drive immediately ...

Page 403: ...tab and then click OK Hide extensions for know file type Hide protected operating system files Recommended When the message You have chosen to display protected operating system files is displayed click Yes 4 Make sure of the files Open System drive WINDOWS system32 drivers directory and make sure usbhub sys and usbport sys are exists in the directory If you can not found them copy the files accor...

Page 404: ...hput between the switches PROSet is necessary to utilize these features Follow the procedure below to install PROSet 1 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive If the autorun menu is displayed close menu screen 2 The Windows Explorer dialog starts The procedure in the case of the standard start menu Click Start menu and click Windows Explorer The procedure in the case of the c...

Page 405: ... pop up menu 2 Click Configure The property dialog box for network adapter appears 3 Click the Advanced and specify the Link Speed Duplex value the same as the value specified for HUB 4 Click OK on the property dialog box for network adapter When PROSet is installed 1 The Intel R PROSet dialog box appears The procedure in the case of the standard start menu Click Start menu point to Control Panel ...

Page 406: ...alling Network Monitor sends or receives This tool is valuable when analyzing network trouble For information on how to install the tool see the Setup for Trouble Process later in this document Re install the Network Driver The network driver will be installed automatically See Chapter 5 Optional Network Board Driver for re installing the optional network board driver Adapter Fault Tolerance AFT A...

Page 407: ...deo setup exe 4 Follow the message to continue the installation If the dialog message Digital Signature could not been found appears select Yes to continue 5 Remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD from the optical disk drive restart the system Installing SCSI Controller Driver N8103 75 95 107 If you utilize SCSI controller driver N8103 75 95 107 update your system with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD attached t...

Page 408: ...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 409: ...Installing Windows Server 2003 E 21 The following screen is displayed 3 Process Windows activation according to the following message ...

Page 410: ... 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 411: ...Installing Windows Server 2003 E 23 SETTING FOR COLLECTING MEMORY DUMP DEBUG INFORMATION Set for collecting memory dump using the procedure described in Chapter 5 ...

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Page 413: ...utorun menu appears close the menu 3 Copy the below files of EXPRESSBUILDER to a hard disk by using Explorer root folder 002 copy version xml ar_menu copy this sub folder doc copy this sub folder win copy this sub folder 4 Delete the ar_menu autorun_menu xml on the hard disk and rename the ar_menu autorun_en xml on the hard disk to the autorun_menu xml 5 Copy the above files folders to a CD R Matc...

Page 414: ...F 2 Using a Client Computer Which Has a CD Drive This page is intentionally left blank ...

Page 415: ...stalled 32 42 Size Serial No Date Installed 13 23 Size Serial No Date Installed 33 43 Size Serial No Date Installed Monitor Type Model name Serial No Date Installed Hard Disk Drive SAS Port 0 Type Serial No Capacity Date Installed Type number SAS Port 1 Type Serial No Capacity Date Installed Type number SAS Port 2 Type Serial No Capacity Date Installed Type number SAS Port 3 Type Serial No Capacit...

Page 416: ...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 417: ...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 418: ...G 4 Product Configuration Record Table This page is intentionally left blank ...

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