NEC HX4600, User Manual

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Contents v
Diagnostic Testing .............................................................................. 5-5
Error Checking .............................................................................. 5-5
Troubleshooting Guide .................................................................. 5-5
Preparing the System for Diagnostic Testing........................... 5-5
Monitoring POST While Running............................................ 5-6
Verifying Proper Operation of Key System Indicators ............ 5-6
Confirming Loading of the Operating System ......................... 5-7
Specific Problems and Corrective Actions ......................................... 5-7
Power LED Does Not Light .......................................................... 5-7
System Cooling Fans Do Not Rotate............................................. 5-7
No Characters Appear On Screen.................................................. 5-8
Characters are Distorted or Incorrect............................................. 5-9
Floppy Disk Drive Activity LED Does Not Light......................... 5-9
Hard Disk Drive Activity LED Does Not Light............................ 5-9
Error Messages ................................................................................. 5-10
Alarm Indication during POST.................................................... 5-10
Alarm Indication During System Operation................................ 5-17
Error Code Hardware Reference....................................................... 5-25
Status LEDs ...................................................................................... 5-29
System Cabling .................................................... A-1
Before You Begin .............................................................................. A-2
Static Precautions............................................................................... A-2
RAID Configuration .......................................................................... A-3
Memory Configurations........................................ B-1
Memory DIMM Configurations .........................................................B-2
Management Workstation Application.................. C-1
Overview.............................................................................................C-2
Remote Console.............................................................................C-3
Remote Drive.................................................................................C-3
MWA System Requirements ..............................................................C-3
Installing MWA ..................................................................................C-4
Creating a Server System Generation Diskette (SG).....................C-4
Configuring Server BIOS Setup ....................................................C-6
Installing MWA on the Management PC ......................................C-6
Registering SG Information on MWA ..........................................C-6
MWA Main Window ..........................................................................C-7
Toolbar ..........................................................................................C-7
Main Menu ....................................................................................C-8
Pop-Up Menus.............................................................................C-11
Using MWA......................................................................................C-12
Opening a Server Window ..........................................................C-12
Connecting and Disconnecting the Server...................................C-12
Using a Remote Drive .................................................................C-13
Setting and Clearing Server Pause...............................................C-13
Recovering from an SOS.............................................................C-14
Alerting ESMPROTM.................................................................C-15
Dialog Boxes ....................................................................................C-15
Select a Server Dialog Box..........................................................C-15
Server Properties Dialog Box ......................................................C-15
Default Server Properties Dialog Box .........................................C-16
Create/Copy FD Image File Dialog Box .....................................C-17