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4-30 Configuring Your Server

RAID Levels

Characteristics of RAID Levels

The table below lists the characteristics of the RAID levels.

Level

Function

Redundancy

Characteristics

RAID0

Striping

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Data read/write at the highest rate

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Largest capacity

•

Capacity:

(capacity of single HDD) × (number of HDDs)

RAID1

Mirroring

Yes

•

Two HDDs required

•

Capacity: capacity of single HDD

Summary of Contents for N8100-1429F

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

Page 2: ...e Warranty Statement accompanying each product However actual performance of each such product is dependent upon factors such as system configuration customer data and operator control Since implement...

Page 3: ...cause minor personal injury including burns or property damage if the instruction is ignored Precautions and notices against hazards are presented with one of the following three symbols The individu...

Page 4: ...ng that cannot be specifically identified Indicates that improper use may cause loss of eyesight due to laser beam Prohibited Actions Indicates a general prohibited action that cannot be specifically...

Page 5: ...cular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to corre...

Page 6: ...operating system or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition operating system and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition operating system Windows XP x64 Edition stands for Microsoft Wi...

Page 7: ...re to meet your needs both now and in the future Read this User s Guide thoroughly to fully understand handling of the NEC Express server and appreciate its functions to the maximum extent NOTE This g...

Page 8: ...er 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 Syste...

Page 9: ...tion Text Conventions The following conventions are used throughout this manual For safety symbols see SAFETY INDICATIONS provided earlier IMPORTANT Items that are mandatory or require attention when...

Page 10: ...Party 1 14 Disposal and Consumables 1 15 User Support 1 16 Chapter 2 General Description 2 1 Overview 2 2 System Chassis 2 3 Front View 2 3 Rear View 2 5 Internal View 2 6 Mother Board Backplane Boar...

Page 11: ...roller 4 32 Setup Utility 4 34 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility and Universal RAID Utility 4 47 Configuring Mother Board Jumpers 4 50 Chapter 5 Installing the Operating System with Express Setu...

Page 12: ...ersal RAID Utility via Network 6 21 Easy Configuration 6 21 Chapter 7 Maintenance 7 1 Making Backup Copies 7 1 Cleaning 7 2 Cleaning the Server 7 3 Cleaning the Interior 7 4 Cleaning the Keyboard Mous...

Page 13: ...e Tools 8 35 Starting Maintenance Tools 8 35 Function of Maintenance Tools 8 37 Maintenance Tools with Remote Console 8 39 Resetting the Server 8 41 Forced Shutdown 8 42 Chapter 9 Upgrading Your Serve...

Page 14: ...Adaptive Load Balancing ALB D 21 Graphics Accelerator Driver D 22 Installing SCSI Controller Driver N8103 75 107 D 23 SCSI Controller Driver N8103 95 D 23 Installing SAS Controller Driver N8103 104 D...

Page 15: ...107 E 22 Installing SAS Controller Driver N8103 104 E 22 About Windows Activation E 23 Available Switch Options for Windows Server 2003 Boot ini File E 25 Setting for Collecting Memory Dump Debug Inf...

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

Page 18: ...heir 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 pa...

Page 19: ...away from the server Do not insert needles or metal objects into ventilation holes in the server or openings in the optical disk drive Doing so may cause an electric shock Always install the server o...

Page 20: ...eign 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 immedia...

Page 21: ...trays for the rack Failure to follow this instruction may cause some parts to fall to be broken and or to result in personal injury Insert hinges completely When installing the rack door make sure th...

Page 22: ...fications of your server may heat up the cord and cause a fire Do not connect the power cord to an outlet that has an illegal number of connections The electric current exceeding the rated flow overhe...

Page 23: ...the power cord Do not place any object on the power cord Do not bundle power cords Do not alter modify or repair the power cord Do not secure the power cord with staples or equivalents Do not use any...

Page 24: ...on not to drop the server Firmly hold the bottom of the server when installing it in the rack The rack mount bracket has no stopper or lock mechanism to prevent the server from falling down Failure to...

Page 25: ...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...

Page 26: ...ching 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 occasion...

Page 27: ...Do not leave the server with its tray of optical disk drive ejected Dust may enter the server through openings and cause malfunctions of the server Any person may also bump it and get injured Do not p...

Page 28: ...inger that is connected to the LAN port Disconnect the connector pushing the catch with a standard screwdriver At this time be very careful for the screwdriver not to damage the LAN port or other port...

Page 29: ...alfunctions 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 fr...

Page 30: ...s written on the hard disk drive Data not erased completely may be restored by special software and used for unexpected purposes It is strongly recommended that the software or service both available...

Page 31: ...erver contains some components that are only good for a limited period of time and require replacement such as fans internal batteries the internal optical disk drive and the mouse For stable operatio...

Page 32: ...he 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 take...

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...

Page 34: ...1 18 Notes on Using Your Server This page is intentionally left blank...

Page 35: ...Chapter 2 General Description This chapter provides information that you should be familiar with before using the server It includes names and functions of the components and features of the server...

Page 36: ...cation requirements increase you can expand your server with an additional memory add in boards and peripheral devices tape devices optical disk drive and hard disk drives The server features the foll...

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

Page 38: ...witch Press the UID switch to turn on off the UID LED Pressing the switch once turns on the LED Pressing it again turns it off 12 POWER switch The POWER switch is used to turn the power of the server...

Page 39: ...r 2 indicates connector 2 8 1000 100 10 LED This LED indicates the transfer rate of LAN port 9 Keyboard connector The connector is used to connect a PS 2 keyboard 10 Monitor connector The connector is...

Page 40: ...st digit number indicates the drive bay number Hard disk drive is optional 4 Floppy disk drive option 5 Backplane board 6 Cooling fan The last digit number indicates the fan number 7 Power supply unit...

Page 41: ...indicates the drive bay number Hard disk drive is optional 4 Floppy disk drive option 5 Backplane board 6 Cooling fan The last digit number indicates the fan number 7 Power supply unit 8 DIMM 9 Heat s...

Page 42: ...0 Processor socket 11 IDE connector J14 J16 J18 J20 1 2 3 J14 J16 J18 J20 1 2 3 12 Password clear jumper switch 4 2 Hard disk drive configuration jumper 13 Front panel board connector SATA HDD LED SAS...

Page 43: ...IPMI v2 0 compliant Baseboard Management Controller BMC High reliability Easy and Fine Setup NEC EXPRESSBUILDER system setup utility SETUP BIOS setup utility Parameter File Creator Self diagnosis Memo...

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

Page 45: ...s the several resources of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 See Chapter 6 To install the utilities NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD includes some management software for Windows NEC ESMPRO NEC DianaScope and so on...

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

Page 47: ...ccessing to the optical disk drive first remove the front bezel IMPORTANT The front bezel can be opened only when you unlock it by using the attached security key 1 Insert the attached security key in...

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

Page 49: ...on the front of the computer chassis The POWER LED lights in green IMPORTANT If the power cord is connected to a power control device such as a UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply make sure that the pow...

Page 50: ...esults Check messages that POST displays when you use the NEC Express server for the first time the server appears to fail the server beeps for many times between power on and OS start up an error mes...

Page 51: ...er This message appears at bottom left on the screen Press F2 to enter SETUP or Press F12 to boot from Network Launch the BIOS setup utility when you need to change the settings to meet the requiremen...

Page 52: ...If you set a password entry using the BIOS setup utility the password entry screen appears upon successful completion of POST IMPORTANT Do not set a password before installing an OS 7 The OS starts w...

Page 53: ...state that hardly consumes electric power if the ACPI compliant operating system is installed in your system Select Standby from OS shutdown menu or press the POWER switch if the standby state is enab...

Page 54: ...itch is pressed It goes off when the switch is pressed again The UID LED blinks upon reception of command from software Maintenance from the rear of the rack has to be carried out in a dark narrow spa...

Page 55: ...11 for details Do not leave the tray ejected from the optical disk drive Set a disc on the optical disk drive in the following procedure 1 Confirm that the power of the server is on with the POWER LE...

Page 56: ...fingers of another hand to make the hole of the disc fit to the rotor at the center of the tray 6 Push the front of the tray lightly to retract it into the drive IMPORTANT If a noisy sound in driving...

Page 57: ...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...

Page 58: ...s printed side upward and gently put it on the tray Do not scratch the disc or write anything directly on it with a pencil or ball point pen Keep the disc away from cigarette smoke Do not leave the di...

Page 59: ...Chapter 3 Setting Up Your Server This chapter describes how to set up your server appropriate for your system on a step by step basis...

Page 60: ...cord Connect the power cord to the server Turning on the server Power on the server to start software setups Setups depend on the optional internal devices installed and the peripheral devices connec...

Page 61: ...amage claim with the carrier immediately INSTALLING OPTIONAL DEVICES To install any optional device see Chapter 9 Upgrading Your Server for the installation procedure Proceed to the next section if yo...

Page 62: ...e 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 t...

Page 63: ...e 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...

Page 64: ...details Do not use any rack which does not conform to the relevant standard Always use the server in the specified place CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to...

Page 65: ...rver 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 transportatio...

Page 66: ...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...

Page 67: ...emoved 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 v...

Page 68: ...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 s...

Page 69: ...may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages 1 3 to 1 11 for details Do not lift the server only by a single person Do not pinch your finger with mechanical components 1 Pull out the...

Page 70: ...erver into the rail assemblies that are installed on the rack and then slowly push the server into the rack If the server is locked on its way into the rack slowly push it in while pressing the releas...

Page 71: ...on is incomplete either of rails may not go further on its way In such a case pull out the server completely until it is locked Then push the server in while unlocking the right and left sides of it 3...

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

Page 73: ...with mechanical components Do not apply any load on the server being pulled out from the rack Do not pull out a device from the rack if the rack is unstable Do not leave more than one device being pul...

Page 74: ...k 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 ou...

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

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

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

Page 78: ...t connect the serial ports with the telephone line directly If an additional LAN device is installed in PCI slot it is hard to push the catch of the connector with your finger that is connected to the...

Page 79: ...CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages 1 3 to 1 11 for details Do not pl...

Page 80: ...from the server to a UPS change the BIOS setup of the server to link with power supply from the UPS Change a parameter for AC LINK under the Server menu of the BIOS SETUP utility See Chapter 4 for de...

Page 81: ...ver with no optional devices installed besides the graphic board install a desired OS to the server Pressing the POWER switch at the front of the server turns on the server 1 Make sure that the floppy...

Page 82: ...go is displayed to diagnose the system hardware See POST described later for details Upon completion of POST the OS starts NOTE When the POST detects any error it displays an error message and its mea...

Page 83: ...s To install the other operating system listed above contact your service representative IMPORTANT Before installing the operating system adjust the system date and time by using the BIOS setup utilit...

Page 84: ...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 dis...

Page 85: ...stem 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...

Page 86: ...u 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 passw...

Page 87: ...elects 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 Pr...

Page 88: ...off the server Select Server AC LINK Last State To keep the server off powered even when power is supplied from the UPS Select Server AC LINK Stay Off Boot To change the boot order of devices connect...

Page 89: ...owing figure To clear the memory DIMM board error information Select Advanced Memory Configuration Memory Retest Yes and reboot CPU To check the installed CPU status Select Main Processor Settings and...

Page 90: ...enter a password Set Supervisor password first then User password External Devices To setup I O ports Select Advanced Peripheral Configuration and set up each I O port Internal Devices To configure t...

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

Page 92: ...ns 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...

Page 93: ...menu 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 Fran ais Deut...

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

Page 95: ...em configuration data at the next boot Automatically reset to No in the next boot NumLock On Off Specify whether the numlock is enabled or disabled on booting Memory Processor Error Boot Halt If Halt...

Page 96: ...ndicates the system is forcibly started with memory error view only DIMM Group 1 DIMM sockets 1 DIMM Group 2 DIMM sockets 2 DIMM Group 3 DIMM sockets 3 DIMM Group 4 DIMM sockets 4 Memory Retest Yes No...

Page 97: ...ng the PCI card must be set to Disabled Onboard LAN 1 2 submenu Option Parameter Description Your Setting LAN Controller 1 2 Disabled Enabled Enables or disables onboard LAN controller Option ROM Scan...

Page 98: ...elects the USB controller is enabled or disabled USB 2 0 Controller Disabled Enabled Selects the USB 2 0 controller is enabled or disabled Parallel ATA Disabled Enabled Selects parallel ATA controller...

Page 99: ...ify whether the remote power on function through a serial port is enabled or disabled Wake On RTC Alarm Disabled Enabled Specify whether the remote power on function by using RTC alarm feature is enab...

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

Page 101: ...ubmenu Option Parameter Description Your Setting TPM Support Disabled Enabled Disables or enables TPM feature Current TPM State Displays the current TPM state Change TPM State No Change Enabled Activa...

Page 102: ...e to change TPM State a confirmation screen as shown below appears at the end of POST after restarting the system Select Execute on the confirmation screen to determine the change you have made When E...

Page 103: ...essing at the occurrence of timeout during boot monitoring If Retry 3 times is selected the system is reset after the occurrence of timeout and OS boot is retried up to three times If Always Reset is...

Page 104: ...tible Power Supply select Server AC LINK Power On The table below shows the operation when the AC power to the server is turn off once and then on again depending on the setting of AC LINK Setting of...

Page 105: ...mber 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 LA...

Page 106: ...ate used for the interface with the remote console connected Flow Control None XON XOFF CTS RTS CTS RTS CD Specify the flow control method Terminal Type PC ANSI VT100 VT UTF8 Specify the type of remot...

Page 107: ...HTTP Port Number 80 Specify the TCP port number which the management LAN uses for HTTP communication HTTPS Disabled Enabled Set to Enabled to use HTTPS communication for Web interface HTTPS Port Numbe...

Page 108: ...ackup copy of setting information of NEC DianaScope NOTE Executing Save Custom Defaults Load Custom Defaults of BIOS SETUP does not save the settings you have made in BMC LAN Configuration menu Event...

Page 109: ...on 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 select...

Page 110: ...be terminated with storage of the modified information Then the server automatically reboots the system Load Setup Defaults Select this item to return all the values of SETUP to the default values Sel...

Page 111: ...to be handled collectively In actual RAID can configure more than one HDDs as a single array disk group to operate the HDDs effectively This can bring higher performance than a single HDD of a large...

Page 112: ...table below Number of required HDDs RAID level Min Max RAID 0 1 3 RAID 1 2 2 NOTE For details of the RAID levels see RAID Levels described later in this chapter Disk Group A disk group is configured w...

Page 113: ...RAID Controller DG0 108 GB VD1 3 16 GB VD1 2 16 GB VD1 1 16 GB VD0 1 20GB VD0 2 20GB VD0 3 20GB VD0 RAID5 40 GB VD1 RAID5 32 GB Parity The parity means redundant data A single set of redundant data is...

Page 114: ...below lists the characteristics of the RAID levels Level Function Redundancy Characteristics RAID0 Striping No Data read write at the highest rate Largest capacity Capacity capacity of single HDD num...

Page 115: ...D 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 writ...

Page 116: ...umper switch on mother board NOTE The RAID System is factory set to Enabled WARNING Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may result in death...

Page 117: ...ther board 6 Change jumper setting as shown in the figure below J8 J7 J6 J5 J8 J7 J6 J5 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 Enable Disable 7 Reinstall the components removed in Step 2 8 Run the BIOS SETUP utility...

Page 118: ...n the following screen appears after you have powered on the server press Esc The POST screen appears 2 Check the description as shown below on the POST screen then press Ctrl M LSI Software RAID Conf...

Page 119: ...tware RAID Configuration Utility To quit the utility press Esc in the TOP menu of LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility When a confirmation message appears select Yes When the above message appears...

Page 120: ...ault Virtual Drive Virtual drive operation Virtual Drives Select virtual drive when multiple virtual drives exist Initialize Initialize virtual drive Check Consistency Check virtual drive redundancy V...

Page 121: ...Configuration Utility 1 Run LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility 2 Select Configure New Configuration from the TOP menu Management Menu Select View add Configuration to add configuration IMPORTANT...

Page 122: ...creen Upon completion of SCAN DEVICE the New Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU screen appears 4 Move the cursor onto the hard disk drive to be packed by using cursor key and then press Space to selec...

Page 123: ...electable RAID level varies depending on the number of hard disk drives that configure a pack 2 Size Sets virtual drive size Up to 8 virtual drives can be created per RAID Controller 3 DWC Sets parame...

Page 124: ...n select Yes to save the configuration 11 When the confirmation message shows that the configuration has been saved press Esc to return to the TOP menu screen 12 On the TOP menu screen select Objects...

Page 125: ...ncy on the virtual drive that has been initialized See Check Consistency for details 17 Press Esc to return to the TOP menu and exit from LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility IMPORTANT Be sure to e...

Page 126: ...he cursor onto the hard disk drive displaying FAIL and then press Space to select it Multiple hard disk drives can be selected simultaneous rebuilding The FAIL indication for the hard disk drive selec...

Page 127: ...as hot spare and then turn on the server 2 Run LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility 3 Select Objects Physical Drive from the TOP menu The Objects PHYSICAL DRIVE SELECTION MENU screen appears 4 Move...

Page 128: ...ID Configuration Utility IMPORTANT Select Objects Physical Drive Port X Force Offline to cancel the hot spare setting When two or more hard disk drives of the same capacity are assigned as hot spare r...

Page 129: ...onto the virtual drive to be checked and press Space to select it 4 When virtual drive has been selected press F10 to start consistency check 5 A confirmation screen for execution appears Select Yes...

Page 130: ...if you select the configuration information on the RAID Controller In this case execute Clear Configuration to create configuration again LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility cannot delete each vi...

Page 131: ...RAID Configuration Utility manages Adapter by a number beginning with 0 You can see a number of Adapter where Sel Adapter in Objects menu Universal RAID Utility manages RAID Controller by a number be...

Page 132: ...with 1 and ID The ID is same value of ID on LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility You can see a number and ID of Physical Device where Number and ID in the property of Physical Device on RAID Viewe...

Page 133: ...ate LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Low 5 NOTES LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility can set FGI Rate Foreground Initialize and BGI Rate Background Initialize Priority But Universal RAID Ut...

Page 134: ...data After clearing CMOS you must run the BIOS SETUP utility and execute the following menus to reconfigure your mother board Load Setup Defaults in the Exit menu Memory Retest of Memory Configuration...

Page 135: ...self Make sure to complete board installation Do not install the server on a rack with leaving covers removed Do not pinch your finger with mechanical components Note high temperature Do not pull out...

Page 136: ...he top cover see Chapter 9 4 Verify the location of password clear jumper switch 5 Change jumper switch setting from Protect to Clear 6 Reassemble the server and press the POWER switch to turn on the...

Page 137: ...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 o...

Page 138: ...p 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...

Page 139: ...llation 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 Wi...

Page 140: ...ver 2003 R2 x64 Edition OS installation media with Service Pack 2 OS installation media No Service Pack Service Pack 2 OS installation media No Service Pack Windows Server 2003 R2 OS installation medi...

Page 141: ...s 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 142: ...Mounting MO Device Do not mount an MO device on this computer during the Windows installation About Removable Media Do not set removable media such as DAT into the device mounted on this computer duri...

Page 143: ...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...

Page 144: ...e 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...

Page 145: ...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...

Page 146: ...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...

Page 147: ...not load parameters 1 Select Do not load parameters 2 Click Next NOTE If a floppy disk drive is not connected select this item Load parameters 1 Insert the floppy disk containing the parameters file 2...

Page 148: ...cal 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 lo...

Page 149: ...disk drive If you select Create a new partition at Windows system drive settings the contents of the hard disk will be all deleted If Use existing partitions is selected EXPRESSBUILDER installs the O...

Page 150: ...s 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...

Page 151: ...r 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...

Page 152: ...ed 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 Selec...

Page 153: ...ding 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 Softwar...

Page 154: ...3 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...

Page 155: ...k 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 th...

Page 156: ...s Setup 7 Choose I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next 8 Click Install 9 When InstallShield Wizard Completed window is displayed click Finished 10 Remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DV...

Page 157: ...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 bo...

Page 158: ...k 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 receiv...

Page 159: ...case of utilizing N8104 123A Please refer to the installation manual provided with the board Installation of the Optional Network Board Driver 1 Start Device Manager 2 Click Network adapters and doub...

Page 160: ...ALB can be connected to only Switching Hub When exchange the mother board or option network card make sure to remove the adapter team before exchanges and recreate the adapter team after exchange comp...

Page 161: ...e standard graphics accelerator drivers update your system with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD attached to your system Standard graphics accelerator drivers will be installed automatically Please follow the f...

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

Page 163: ...e 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 Cont...

Page 164: ...ory 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 t...

Page 165: ...Verify the size of the empty space in the debugging information memory dump write destination drive Windows Server 2003 To specify Complete Memory Dump to write the debug information is recommended If...

Page 166: ...le 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...

Page 167: ...dows 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 s...

Page 168: ...ve 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 selec...

Page 169: ...THE SYSTEM INSTALLING SERVICE PACK IMPORTANT If you install Windows Server 2003 CD ROM which contains Service Pack 2 to your system you do not have to apply Service Pack 2 again Updating the System is...

Page 170: ...ter 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 t...

Page 171: ...fore 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...

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Page 173: ...Chapter 6 Installing and Using Utilities This section describes how to use the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD that comes with your server and to install the utilities stored on the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER...

Page 174: ...ESSBUILDER 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 op...

Page 175: ...The configuration with Windows PE 2 0 supports Windows Server 2003 32bit and Windows Vista Business 32 bit x86 but the other operation is not supported You can use the Express Setup see Chapter 5 or t...

Page 176: ...used by the service representative See Chapter 8 BIOS FW Updating You can update the system BIOS by using the floppy disk prepare a 3 5 floppy disk ROM DOS Startup FD The ROM DOS Startup FD is used fo...

Page 177: ...If you want to operate this computer via the BIOS redirection the console less function select this item NOTE If you operate this computer via the Remote KVM function select the Tool menu Normal mode...

Page 178: ...ft 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 us...

Page 179: ...lities 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 cre...

Page 180: ...nstallation 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 EXPRESSBUI...

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

Page 182: ...nd 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 th...

Page 183: ...evices 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 devi...

Page 184: ...e 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 S...

Page 185: ...ense 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 no...

Page 186: ...e 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...

Page 187: ...components Select Windows components steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next 13 Select the installing applications Select applications steps are displayed Co...

Page 188: ...parameters steps are displayed If you want to save the parameters set the free formatted floppy disk Select Save parameters enter the file path of the parameters files into the text box and click Next...

Page 189: ...as 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 informatio...

Page 190: ...ome 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 s...

Page 191: ...remote management of the server See the online documents for details on the functions and installation of NEC DianaScope NOTE You need the server license to activate DianaScope for this product The se...

Page 192: ...ID controller 256 MB RAID0 1 5 6 Before attempting to operate Universal RAID Utility read the Universal RAID Utility User s Guide included in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD The manual explains the installatio...

Page 193: ...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 U...

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Page 195: ...dware 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...

Page 196: ...pages 1 3 to 1 11 for details Do not disassemble repair or alter the server Do not remove the lithium battery Disconnect the power plug before working with the server CAUTION Observe the following ins...

Page 197: ...erver 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...

Page 198: ...the server entails powering off the server and removing the left side cover You will need a small vacuum cleaner with plastic tipped nozzle and electrostatic protection computer grade canned air and a...

Page 199: ...ve 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 o...

Page 200: ...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 m...

Page 201: ...stem 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 th...

Page 202: ...to execute System Diagnostics with remote console The LAN connection is not for System Diagnostics Procedures to start the diagnostics program are as follows 1 Shutdown the OS and power off the server...

Page 203: ...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 t...

Page 204: ...e 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...

Page 205: ...ted 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...

Page 206: ...7 12 Maintenance This page is intentionally left blank...

Page 207: ...Troubleshooting If your server does not operate as expected read this chapter before assuming a failure NOTE For provision against an unexpected failure it is recommended to install NEC ESMPRO to your...

Page 208: ...NEC ESMPRO during the system operation Especially take note on whether any alert is reported to NEC ESMPRO Manager on the language PC Check whether any alert is reported on the Operation Window DataV...

Page 209: ...the front panel stays lit in green when the server is in successful operation When the STATUS LED is unlit blinking in green or lit blinking in amber it indicates that the server has failed The follow...

Page 210: ...error occurred Cycle power to the server If POST displays an error message take a note on the message and contact your service representative Off Memory dumping is requested Wait until memory dumping...

Page 211: ...K ACT LED The LINK ACT LED indicates the state of each factory installed network port If the power is supplied to the server and the hub and they are correctly connected with each other the LED is lit...

Page 212: ...ate blinking amber or green Indicates that the hard disk drive is being rebuilt this status is not a failure If the defected hard disk drive is replaced with a new one in the RAID configuration the da...

Page 213: ...nstruction 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 POS...

Page 214: ...ive 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 Con...

Page 215: ...3 FAN4 Alarm occurred 0B34 FAN5 Alarm occurred 0B35 FAN6 Alarm occurred 0B36 FAN7 Alarm occurred 0B37 FAN8 Alarm occurred 0B38 FAN9 Alarm occurred 0B39 FAN10 Alarm occurred 0B3A FAN11 Alarm occurred 0...

Page 216: ...0B91 BMC update firmware corrupted Turn off the power once and then on again to start the server If the error cannot be corrected contact your service representative 0B92 Internal Use Area of BMC FRU...

Page 217: ...IMM group 4 8104 Memory Error detected in DIMM group 5 8105 Memory Error detected in DIMM group 6 Contact your service representative to replace the DIMM in the relevant group 8150 NVRAM Cleared by Ju...

Page 218: ...epresentative 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...

Page 219: ...end from BIOS Message send from BMC Example Messages displayed on upper line BIOS message On screen message Description Action XX BIOS Rev XXXX POST in progress XX POST code YYYY BIOS version Wait unt...

Page 220: ...g XX 02 low voltage warning XX 00 low voltage fetal DUMP Request Dump switch is pressed Wait for completion of memory dump collection OS shutdown Alm OS stop error occurred Take note of on screen mess...

Page 221: ...server Make sure to use the power cord provided with the server Check the power cord for broken shield or bent plugs Make sure the power breaker for the connected power outlet is on If the power cord...

Page 222: ...y after you started the server If you perform any keyboard or mouse operation immediately after start up POST may accidentally detect a keyboard controller error and stops proceeding In such a case re...

Page 223: ...hat comes with the device to install its driver T Is BIOS configuration correct When the server has PCI devices connected make sure to set the PCI device interrupt and others with the BIOS SETUP utili...

Page 224: ...e 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 set...

Page 225: ...d T Other than above The LED lights green while accessing the hard disk drive Lighting orange of this LED does not mean hard disk drive failure Fail to access the internal or external SCSI devices T I...

Page 226: ...UP utility of the server Check the setting with the BIOS SETUP utility Menus to check Advanced PCI Configuration Onboard LAN LAN Controller T Have the protocol and service already configured Install t...

Page 227: ...PRO 1000 has been deactivated from the team Event Type Error Event Source IANSMiniport Event Category None Event ID 16 Description Team 0 The last adapter has lost link Team network connection has bee...

Page 228: ...D7 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 s...

Page 229: ...ided 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 We...

Page 230: ...ter installation of the OS may cause unstable operation Use the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD to update the system See Chapter 6 The system does not restart automatically when a stop error occurs though the...

Page 231: ...er 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 i...

Page 232: ...OS with the 3GB switch System often fails to start the OS with the 3GB switch In this case please adjust the capacity of the user mode area using the userva switch in reference to the following URL h...

Page 233: ...AID 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...

Page 234: ...tact your service representative Physical device is not correctly displayed on Universal RAID Utility If you use LSI Embedded MegaRAID a part of information on a physical device is not correctly displ...

Page 235: ...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 com...

Page 236: ...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 syst...

Page 237: ...pear 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...

Page 238: ...ile 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...

Page 239: ...al pin a straightened large paper clip will make a substitute into the switch hole to press the DUMP switch Pressing the DUMP switch saves the dump file in the specified directory Memory dumping may n...

Page 240: ...s 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...

Page 241: ...with your server into the optical disk drive of your server 3 Press Ctrl Alt and Delete to reboot the server from the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER You may also turn off and then on again to reboot the server Sy...

Page 242: ...nese 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 lo...

Page 243: ...details of the Off line Maintenance Utility For further information ask your service representative The Off line Maintenance Utility provides the following features IPMI Information Viewer Provides t...

Page 244: ...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...

Page 245: ...the system administrator to set up the server from the management workstation management PC via the network or the server s COM B serial port IMPORTANT Do not use this feature on any other computer t...

Page 246: ...nfiguration file 3 5 inch floppy disk that includes communication method between the server and the management PC and various setup parameters Use NEC DianaScope or run System Management menu from NEC...

Page 247: ...ts before starting the OS press and hold Ctrl and Alt and press Delete This restarts the server IMPORTANT Resetting the server clears the DIMM memory and the data in process To reset the server when i...

Page 248: ...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 p...

Page 249: ...onal 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 sur...

Page 250: ...the lithium battery Disconnect the power plug before working with the server CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire p...

Page 251: ...tic electricity Select a suitable work space Work with the server on the anti static or concrete floor When you work with the server on a carpet where static electricity is likely to be generated make...

Page 252: ...ke the server out from the rack and put the server on the rigid and flat desk IMPORTANT Be sure to remove the server from the rack Do not leave the server being pulled out from the rack Do not touch t...

Page 253: ...e floppy disk drive or optical disk drive Removal 1 Insert the security key into the key slot lightly push it toward the front bezel side then rotate it to unlock the front bezel 2 Lightly hold the ri...

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

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

Page 256: ...r make sure that the hooks on the top cover are inserted into the frame holes of the server certainly and put the top cover on the server Then move the top cover toward the front of the server Insert...

Page 257: ...third party hard disk drive may cause a failure of the server as well as the hard disk drive All hard disk drives must accept the same interface Jumper switch setting on backplane board may need to be...

Page 258: ...talled 2 Locate the slot in which you are going to install a hard disk drive The server has three slots Install hard disk drives starting from the leftmost slot 3 Remove the dummy tray Dummy trays are...

Page 259: ...hen installing or removing the hard disk drive Otherwise the system shutdown will occur 6 Close the handle gently The handle is locked when a distinct click is heard IMPORTANT Be careful not to get yo...

Page 260: ...rposes It is strongly recommended that the software or service both available at stores for data erasure should be used in order to avoid the trouble explained above For details on data erasure ask yo...

Page 261: ...switch when installing or removing the hard disk drive Otherwise the system shutdown will occur 3 Firmly hold the handle and hard disk drive and pull out the hard disk drive 4 If using the server with...

Page 262: ...ve Installation Follow the procedure as described below to install an internal USB floppy disk drive 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Remove the...

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

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

Page 265: ...the DIMM In addition do not put the DIMM on a desk directly See Static Precautions for details of the static electricity Do not use any DIMM not approved by NEC If an unapproved third party s DIMM is...

Page 266: ...hnology Same DRAM bus width All either single sided or dual sided Matched in both channels Populate symmetrical memory slots 1 and 3 2 and 4 The following table lists an example of the relationship be...

Page 267: ...components removed in Step 1 4 Turn on the power of the server Make sure that no error message appears in the POST If POST displays an error message take a note on the message and see the POST error m...

Page 268: ...ll the components removed in Steps 1 and 2 4 Turn on the power of the server Make sure that no error message appears in the POST If POST displays an error message take a note on the message and see th...

Page 269: ...affected by static electricity Handle a board after making your body contact with a metallic frame section of the server to discharge the static electricity on your body Do not make bare hands contac...

Page 270: ...h internal hard disk drive N8103 116 RAID controller 128 MB RAID0 1 N8103 117 RAID controller 128 MB RAID0 1 5 6 N8103 118 RAID controller 256 MB RAID0 1 5 6 N8104 111 100BASE TX adapter 32 bit 33MHz...

Page 271: ...f riser card regardless of its shape IMPORTANT The server can contain a short type PCI board only not the long type one 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to pr...

Page 272: ...s with your bare hand Fingerprints and dust left on them cause the server to malfunction due to a connection failure or damage to the leads If the board cannot be installed well remove the board once...

Page 273: ...h the riser card with your fingers until you cannot see any part of the riser card terminal section The riser card is now fully seated in the slot 7 Reassemble the server 8 Turn on the power of the se...

Page 274: ...r that is connected to the LAN port Disconnect the connector pushing the catch with a standard screwdriver At this time be very careful for the screwdriver not to damage the LAN port or other ports If...

Page 275: ...onfiguring 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 th...

Page 276: ...5 J8 J7 J6 J5 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 Enable Disable Run the BIOS SETUP utility Select Advanced Peripheral Configuration SATA Controller Mode Option Enhanced Then select Advanced Peripheral Configurat...

Page 277: ...er terminals or on board parts by a bare hand or place the RAID Controller directly on the desk For static notes see the section Anti static Measures described earlier NOTE Before installing an option...

Page 278: ...e cable to RAID controller the interface cable needs to be routed The following shows how to route the cable Marked with bold line Connect pin 1 marked with of the cable with pin 1 marked with bold li...

Page 279: ...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 System...

Page 280: ...nector 11 Fan connector 12 Fan connector 9 Fan connector 10 Fan connector 7 Fan connector 8 Fan connector 5 Fan connector 6 Fan connector 3 Fan connector 4 REAR FRONT Connectors 4 6 8 10 and 12 are fo...

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

Page 282: ...your hand and push the fan to insert 5 Connect the fan cable Strand the two cables and route them so that they are not caught with the top cover fan and chassis IMPORTANT Make sure the connector locat...

Page 283: ...as shown in the figure below IMPORTANT To avoid system malfunction leave other jumpers at its default position NOTE To replace the optional fan with the standard fan perform steps 2 through 5 above wi...

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Page 285: ...dard Standard CD RW DVD ROM drive x 1 DVD x3 to x8 speed CD x10 to x24 speed Additional slot PCI PCI EXPRESS x8 x 1 PCI Express x4 x1 Standard Onboard SATA SW RAID 0 1 Disk array Option RAID Controlle...

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Page 287: ...ER 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 D...

Page 288: ...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 lea...

Page 289: ...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 di...

Page 290: ...h a dry soft cloth slowly and gently Use the disc cleaner to clean the disc Do not use record spray cleaner benzene or thinner Keep the disc in a disc case when not in use Tape Media The following des...

Page 291: ...ring alphanumeric characters or symbols IMPORTANT Do not pour any liquid such as water or put anything into the keyboard Doing so may cause a failure of the keyboard The keyboard provided with the ser...

Page 292: ...he 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 cli...

Page 293: ...e one to install an optional device IRQ Peripheral Device Controller 0 System timer 1 2 3 COM2 serial port 4 COM1 serial port 5 6 7 PCI 8 Real time clock 9 ACPI Compliant System 10 11 SMBUS 12 13 Nume...

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Page 295: ...other boards by using a driver floppy disk OEM FD for Mass storage device except ones listed below see Installing with the OEM FD for Mass storage device and Installing Optional Mass Storage Driver of...

Page 296: ...system in Windows Autorun Menu Re installing to the Hard Disk Drive which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk If you want to leave the existing partition when installing the system on the hard disk driv...

Page 297: ...nsufficient 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...

Page 298: ...64 EDITIONS Preparations for Installation NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition CD ROM Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Service Pack 2 CD ROM User s Gu...

Page 299: ...BUILDER use this procedure If Windows Server 2003 can be operated on NEC Express5800 Server you can use the other procedure described later Follow the steps below 1 Prepare one 3 5 inch floppy disk 2...

Page 300: ...elow 1 Prepare one 3 5 inch floppy disk 2 Start the Operating System 3 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive of the server The Menu will appear 4 Click Create drive disk and se...

Page 301: ...Press F6 in a few seconds when the window is in either of the following states Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware configuration or Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID...

Page 302: ...elect the Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards Windows 64 bit and press Enter IMPORTANT The following messages may be displayed when using N8103 75 107 Press S to proceed The driver you provided seems to be ne...

Page 303: ...System update Be sure to install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition DISC 2 In this case note that the Windows Setup screen is not displayed 13 Insert Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Edi...

Page 304: ...again when Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions CD ROM where ServicePack 2 is included is used and it is installed If you install Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions CD ROM which contains Service Pack 2 you...

Page 305: ...or 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 Wi...

Page 306: ...en the following message is displayed make sure to click Finish to restart the system With that application process of the Hotfix KB921411 is finished 6 When the reboot is started remove the NEC EXPRE...

Page 307: ...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...

Page 308: ...003 x64 Editions IMPORTANT During the Updating the System the following message may be shown but there is no impact to the operation Do not click cancel since it may be taken away after a few seconds...

Page 309: ...w 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 c...

Page 310: ...rk contained in network driver Utilizing PROSet enables the following items Confirm detailed information of the adapter Diagnose loop back test packet transmission test and so on Setup of teaming Conf...

Page 311: ...the license agreement and click Next 6 Click Next 7 Choose I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next 8 Click Install 9 When InstallShield Wizard Completed window is displayed click F...

Page 312: ...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 Loc...

Page 313: ...rk 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 Yo...

Page 314: ...of utilizing N8104 123A Please refer to the installation manual provided with the board Installation of the Optional Network Board Driver 1 Start Device Manager 2 Click Network adapters and double cli...

Page 315: ...he 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...

Page 316: ...OK 8 Restart the system Graphics Accelerator Driver If you utilize standard graphics accelerator drivers update your system with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD attached to your system Standard graphics accel...

Page 317: ...attached to your system The SCSI controller driver will be installed automatically SCSI Controller Driver N8103 95 The SCSI controller driver will be installed automatically Installing SAS Controller...

Page 318: ...ows 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 an...

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

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

Page 321: ...r 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 Par...

Page 322: ...server When the Service Pack is not attached to your system prepare it by yourself When installing Windows Server 2003 R2 it is not necessary to apply Service Pack 1 Updating System If you modified t...

Page 323: ...ssary About the Upgrade to Windows Server 2003 R2 The in place upgrade from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2003 R2 is not recommended because it may overwrite any files or registries and cause...

Page 324: ...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 collecte...

Page 325: ...Set the Size required for installation Paging file size 2 See Chapter 5 and set that debugging information equivalent to the dump file size is to be written to a separate disk If the disk does not hav...

Page 326: ...tions for Installation NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition CD ROM Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition CD ROM Windows Server 2003 Service Pack CD ROM Use...

Page 327: ...s Server 2003 or Windows can be operated on NEC Express5800 Server you can use the other procedure described later Follow the steps below 1 Prepare one 3 5 inch floppy disk 2 Turn on your NEC Express5...

Page 328: ...low 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 sel...

Page 329: ...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 scr...

Page 330: ...lowing messages may be displayed when using N8103 75 107 Press S to proceed The driver you provided seems to be newer than the Windows default driver Windows already has a driver that you can use for...

Page 331: ...IMPORTANT In this case the Windows Setup screen may not be displayed Be sure to install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 DISC 2 according to the following procedures You can install Microsoft Windows...

Page 332: ...used in the procedure for license authentication should be matched with the COA label in which the product key contained in Windows Server 2003 is written NOTES Execute the activation within 30 days S...

Page 333: ...rity The system update is recommended Service Pack 2 need not be applied again when Windows Server 2003 CD ROM which Service Pack 2 is included is used and it is installed Go on the section of Updatin...

Page 334: ...ER DVD into the optical disk drive of the server 3 Click Start menu and Run and then execute the following command When the English version of Windows Server 2003 R2 is used Optical disk drive 005 win...

Page 335: ...following message is displayed make sure to click Finish to restart the system With that application process of the Hotfix KB921411 is finished 6 When the reboot is started remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILD...

Page 336: ...ack 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...

Page 337: ...2003 E 17 IMPORTANT During the Updating the System the following message may be shown but there is no impact to the operation Do not click cancel since it may be taken away after a few seconds 4 Click...

Page 338: ...ab 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 clic...

Page 339: ...put 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...

Page 340: ...pop up menu 2 Click Configure The property dialog box for network adapter appears 3 Click the Advanced and specify the Link Speed Duplex value the same as the value specified for HUB 4 Click OK on the...

Page 341: ...e Load Balancing ALB See Chapter 5 Adapter Fault Tolerance AFT Adaptive Load Balancing ALB for re setting the Adapter Fault Tolerance AFT Adaptive Load Balancing ALB Graphics Accelerator Driver If you...

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

Page 343: ...ted 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...

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

Page 345: ...tuning feature and the Physical Address Extension switch Below is the example on how to add PAE switch to Boot ini file 1 Click Start point to Settings and then click Control Panel 2 In Control Panel...

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

Page 347: ...u appears close the menu 3 Copy the below files of EXPRESSBUILDER to a hard disk drive by using Explorer root folder 005 copy version xml ar_menu copy this sub folder doc copy this sub folder win copy...

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Page 349: ...41 Size Serial No Date Installed 12 22 Size Serial No Date Installed 32 42 Size Serial No Date Installed Monitor Type Model name Serial No Date Installed Hard Disk Drive 1 Type Serial No Capacity Dat...

Page 350: ...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...

Page 351: ...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 run...

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