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4-90 Configuring Your Server

Select [Make Global HSP] or [Make Dedicated HSP] on the lower right of the screen, and
then click [Go] on 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.

Содержание Express5800/120Ei

Страница 1: ...N8100 1422F 1423F 1426F 1427F 1443F 1444F NEC Express5800 120Ei User s Guide 1st Edition 1 2008 856 127375 201 00 ONL 510_003_01 120Ei 000 99 0712 ...

Страница 2: ... Warranty Statement accompanying each product However actual performance of each such product is dependent upon factors such as system configuration customer data and operator control Since implementation by customers of each product may vary the suitability of specific product configurations and applications must be determined by the customer and is not warranted by NEC To allow for design and sp...

Страница 3: ...urns 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 symbol illu...

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

Страница 5: ...tallation 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 correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circ...

Страница 6: ...system Windows Server 2003 stands for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition operating system and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition 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 Windows XP Professional x64 Edition opera...

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

Страница 8: ...to configure the system and provides instructions for running the BIOS SETUP Utility and the RAID configuration utility which is used to configure RAID drives 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 operating system Chapter 6 Installing and Using Utilities describ...

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

Страница 10: ...oper Operation 1 8 Transfer to Third Party 1 9 Disposal and Consumables 1 10 User Support 1 11 Chapter 2 General Description 2 1 Overview 2 2 System Chassis 2 3 Front View 2 3 Rear View 2 6 Internal View 2 9 Mother Board 2 12 Standard Features 2 14 Peripheral Bays 2 15 AC LINK Feature 2 15 Security 2 15 NEC EXPRESSBUILDER 2 16 NEC ESMPRO 2 17 Maintenance Tools 2 17 System Diagnostic Utility 2 17 R...

Страница 11: ...9 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility and Universal RAID Utility 4 44 Configuration by Internal RAID Controller 2 5 inch Disk Model 4 47 Before Using WebBIOS 4 52 Using WebBIOS 4 54 Configuring Virtual Disk 4 67 Operation of Various Features 4 85 WebBIOS and Universal RAID Utility 4 95 Configuring Mother Board Jumpers 4 98 Chapter 5 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 1 About ...

Страница 12: ... 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 Lamps 8 3 POWER SLEEP Lamp 8 7 Status Lamp 8 7 DISK Access Lamp 8 9 LAN Access...

Страница 13: ... Remote Console 8 39 Resetting the Server 8 41 Forced Shutdown 8 42 Chapter 9 Upgrading Your Server 9 1 Safety Notes 9 2 Static Precautions 9 3 Preparing for Installation and Removal 9 4 Installation or Removal Procedure 9 5 Left Side Cover 9 5 Front Mask 9 8 3 5 inch Hard Disk Drive 3 5 inch Disk Model 9 10 2 5 inch Hard Disk Drive 2 5 inch Disk Model 9 14 Use of Internal Hard Disk Drives in the ...

Страница 14: ...e D 3 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions D 4 Creating Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER D 5 Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Clean Installation D 7 Reinstallation to Multiple Logical Drives D 9 Procedure for License Authentication D 10 Updating the System Applying Service Pack D 11 Driver Installation and Advanced Settings D 16 PROSet D 16 Adapter Fault Tolerance...

Страница 15: ...n to Multiple Logical Drives E 10 Re installing the Operation System if Multiple Logical Drives Exist E 12 Procedure for License Authentication E 13 Updating the System Applying Service Pack E 13 Driver Installation and Advanced Settings E 19 PROSet E 19 Network Driver E 20 Re install the Network Driver E 21 Adapter Fault Tolerance AFT Adaptive Load Balancing ALB E 21 Graphics Accelerator Driver E...

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

Страница 18: ...ossible 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 ...

Страница 19: ... the power plug from the outlet then contact your service representative Using the server in such conditions may cause a fire Keep needles or metal objects away from the server Do not insert needles or metal objects into ventilation holes in the server or openings in the floppy disk or optical disk drive Doing so may cause an electric shock CAUTION Do not access inside your server for a service or...

Страница 20: ...o the connector could damage the cables and connectors to result in an electrical shock hazard or a fire Insert the power plug into the outlet as far as it goes Heat generation resulting from a halfway inserted power plug imperfect contact may cause a fire Heat will also be generated if condensation is formed on dusty blades of the halfway inserted plug increasing the possibility of fire Use the a...

Страница 21: ...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 connect any interface cable with the power cord of the server plugged to a power source Make sure to power off the server and unplug the power cord from a power outlet before installing removing any optional internal device or connecting disconnecting any interface cable t...

Страница 22: ...rals Make sure to power off the server and disconnect the power plug from a power outlet before cleaning or installing removing internal optional devices Touching any internal device of the server with its power cord connected to a power source may 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 He...

Страница 23: ... including the cables Failure to follow this warning may cause a fire or an electric shock Keep animals away from the server Failure to follow this warning may cause a fire or an electric shock Do not leave the CD tray open If dust gets on the lens of optical disk drive the drive may have problems reading your disks Also the tray may be broken by contacting any objects Take off the headset before ...

Страница 24: ...e server wait at least 10 seconds before turning it back on If the server is connected to the UPS set at least 10 seconds delay in the power on schedule For the disk which does not conform to the CD standard the playback of such a disk with the CD drive is not guaranteed Turn off the power and unplug the power cord from the outlet before relocating the server Clean the server on a regular basis Se...

Страница 25: ...ns 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 at stores for data erasure should be used in order to avoid the trouble explained above For details on data erasure ask your sales representative Provided software To transfer or sell any software ap...

Страница 26: ...eriod of time and require replacement such as fans internal batteries the internal optical disk drive the floppy disk drive and the mouse For stable operation of the server NEC recommends you replace these components on a regular basis Consult with your service representative for replacement or the product lives WARNING Do not remove the lithium battery Your server contains the lithium battery Do ...

Страница 27: ...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 taken the above actions consult with your service representative immediately Take notes on lamp indications of the server and alarm indications on the display unit before consultation which may provide a ...

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

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

Страница 30: ... tower based system Front View As application requirements increase you can expand your server with an additional memory add in boards and peripheral devices tape devices and hard disk drives The server features the following major components Quad Core Dual Core Intel Xeon processor Up to 32GB of memory using 4GB DIMMs Minimum configuration is 2GB of memory Dual channel memory configuration Five i...

Страница 31: ...General Description 2 3 SYSTEM CHASSIS Names and functions of the components are shown below Front View 3 5 inch Disk Model 1 Additional slot 1 Additional slot 2 4 5 6 7 8 2 3 9 10 ...

Страница 32: ...2 4 General Description 2 5 inch Disk Model 1 Additional slot 1 Additional slot 2 4 5 6 7 8 2 3 9 10 ...

Страница 33: ...tray 4 POWER SLEEP switch The POWER SLEEP switch is used to turn the power of the server ON OFF If you press this switch once the power is turned on with the lamp going on green If you press the switch again the power is turned off Some OS setting can provide the function of switching to the power saving sleep mode If you press the POWER SLEEP switch once after the setting the system enters into t...

Страница 34: ...2 6 General Description Rear View With Redundant Power Supply Installed 2 5 inch 3 5 inch Disk Model 5 4 1 1 6 7 11 1 10 8 8 10 9 10 12 13 3 2 2 11 2 ...

Страница 35: ...General Description 2 7 With Non Redundant Power Supply Installed 3 5 inch Disk Model 5 4 1 6 7 11 1 10 8 8 10 9 10 12 13 3 2 2 11 2 ...

Страница 36: ...erial interface The server cannot be directly connected to a leased line through the connector 7 Monitor connector The monitor connector is connected with the display unit 8 1000 100 10 lamp 1000 100 10 lamp indicates the transfer rate of LAN port 9 100 10 lamp 100 10 lamp indicates the transfer rate of management LAN port 10 LINK ACT lamp The LINK ACT lamp shows the access status of LAN port 11 L...

Страница 37: ...General Description 2 9 Internal View 3 5 inch Disk Model 1 5 1 7 8 3 3 3 2 With duct cover mounted With duct cover removed Duct cover 2 6 5 2 3 1 10 9 ...

Страница 38: ...2 10 General Description 2 5 inch Disk Model 1 5 1 7 8 3 3 3 2 With duct cover mounted With duct cover removed Duct cover 2 4 5 2 3 1 10 9 6 11 ...

Страница 39: ...Rear 4 DIMMs 5 CPU heat sink 5 1 CPU 1 5 2 CPU 2 additional 6 Optical disk drive 7 5 25 inch device bay An optical disk drive is factory installed in the bottom slot 8 Hard disk drive bay 9 PCI guide rail 10 3 5 inch floppy disk drive bay option 11 Internal RAID Controller N8103 116 or equivalent ...

Страница 40: ...ket 2 Power connectors 3 DIMM sockets DIMM A 1 A 2 A 3 A 4 B 1 B 2 B 3 and B 4 from bottom to top 4 CMOS configuration jumper switch 5 Cooling fan connector 5 1 SYS FAN 1 5 2 SYS FAN 2 5 3 SYS FAN 3 5 4 SYS FAN 4 5 2 5 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 4 12 6 8 9 5 4 5 3 10 7 11 15 17 13 14 16 18 19 3 ...

Страница 41: ...ernal device 10 IDE connector 11 SATA connector 12 Lithium battery 13 Switch LED cable connector 14 Serial port B connector for option device 15 IPMB connctor 16 SGPIO connector 17 Global LED connector 18 PCI board slots 1 to 5 from top 18 1 PCIe 4 connector 8 18 2 64 bit 133MHz PCI X 18 3 PCIe 8 18 4 PCIe 1 connector 8 18 5 32 bit 33MHz PCI 19 Connectors for external device ...

Страница 42: ...ock Expandability Large memory of up to 32GB eight 4GB DIMMs USB interface USB 2 0 Five integrated I O expansion PCI slots PCI Express x8 1 slot PCI Express x4 1 slot x8 connector PCI Express x1 1 slot x8 connector PCI X 64 bit 133 MHz 1 slot PCI 32 bit 33 MHz 1 slot Serial ATA x6 channels Ultra ATA 100 x1 channel Up to two multi processors Can be used as rack mount type N8143 71F rack conversion ...

Страница 43: ...the server is connected to an uninterruptible power supply UPS unit the server supports the power linkage feature that enables control over the power supply from the UPS to the server The AC LINK feature can be enabled or disabled with Power Management Setup in the Server menu of the BIOS setup utility SETUP See Chapter 4 Security The BIOS setup utility provides a number of security features to pr...

Страница 44: ...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...

Страница 45: ...RO system configuration and setups with the NEC ESMPRO see Chapter 6 Available functions of the NEC ESMPRO depend on the OS you install 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 i...

Страница 46: ...g timer Monitoring of the periodic SMI timer Remote management by using Web browser e g resetting the server power on off viewing System Event Log SEL Remote KVM and remote device features A separately priced remote management license is required Remote management via LAN WAN by using NEC DianaScope and centralized management of several systems For more information about remote management using We...

Страница 47: ...d accessories including the keyboard and the mouse POWER Switch Use the POWER SLEEP switch to turn on off the server Power On Press the POWER switch on the front of the computer chassis The POWER SLEEP lamp 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 power control device is powered Do not turn off ...

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

Страница 49: ...pears at top left on the display unit screen The memory check may takes a few minutes to complete depending on the memory size of the server Also it may take approximately one minute for the screen display to appear after rebooting the server 2 Some messages appear upon completion of the memory check These messages appear to indicate that the system has detected the CPU keyboard and mouse 3 After ...

Страница 50: ...on utility Ignore the message POST will automatically proceed a few seconds later Refer to the manual that comes with the optional add in card for detail 6 If you set a password using the BIOS SETUP utility the password entry screen appears upon successful completion of POST Up to three password entries will be accepted Three incorrect password entries disable the server to boot In such a case tur...

Страница 51: ...ction of Windows Server is not available Do not select Standby in the Windows shutdown menu SLEEP Switch The POWER SLEEP switch allows you to save almost all power of the server power saving mode or sleep mode Press the POWER SLEEP switch on the front of the server to place the server in the power saving mode The POWER SLEEP lamp blinks In the power saving mode the server retains the memory data a...

Страница 52: ...disk drive 2 Press the Open Close button on the front of the optical disk drive The tray comes out 3 Put the disc on the tray carefully and securely with the character printed surface facing upward 4 Press the Open Close button or gently push on the tray front The tray is automatically retracted into the optical disk drive IMPORTANT If a noisy sound in driving the optical disk drive occurs after s...

Страница 53: ...ately 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 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 DVD CD ROM contact your service representative 3 Hold the tray ...

Страница 54: ...ed 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 slowly ...

Страница 55: ...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 ...

Страница 56: ...r 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 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 ...

Страница 57: ...damage 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 you have no optional devices to install IMPORTANT There are third party products memory modules hard disk drives etc available for the server in the markets However NEC recommends that you should use N...

Страница 58: ...strates a site suitable for installing the server It is recommended that the server should be used in a room where temperature is in the range between 15 to 25ºC Clean and tidy room Allow clearance of at least 150 mm in front of and behind the server 100 to 120 Vac 200 to 240 Vac parallel bi polar wall power outlet with the ground line Room that satisfies the following conditions While operating T...

Страница 59: ...ce near chemicals or with possibilities of chemicals sprayed over On a non antistatic carpet Places with possibilities of falling objects Places where a power outlet that shares the ground line with another especially the one to which a device with large power consumption is connected must be used for the server Places near a device generating intense magnetic field such as a TV radio broadcast co...

Страница 60: ... the server with any loose interface connection Do not step on the interface cable or place any heavy object on it IMPORTANT Power off the server and a peripheral device before connection Connecting a powered peripheral device to the powered server will cause malfunctions and failures To connect a third party peripheral device or interface cable to the server consult with your service representati...

Страница 61: ...Setting Up Your Server 3 7 Device with the USB interface e g terminal adapter FRONT Device with the USB interface e g terminal adapter 2 5 inch Disk Model 3 5 inch Disk Model ...

Страница 62: ...ard Mouse Display unit Hub Switching hub Device with the USB interface e g terminal adapter Finally connect the power cord to the receptacle Hub multiport repeater Management LAN port 100BASE TX 10BASE T LAN ports 1000BASE T 100BASE TX 10BASE T REAR With redundant power supply ...

Страница 63: ...d Mouse Display unit Hub Switching hub Device with the USB interface e g terminal adapter Finally connect the power cord to the receptacle Hub multiport repeater Management LAN port 100BASE TX 10BASE T LAN ports 1000BASE T 100BASE TX 10BASE T REAR With non redundant power supply ...

Страница 64: ...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 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 o...

Страница 65: ...t comes with the UPS for details When the power cord from the server is connected to a UPS change the BIOS SETUP utility of the server to link with power supply from the UPS Change a parameter for AC LINK of the Server menu of the BIOS SETUP utility See Chapter 4 for details Connect the battery connector when using UPS Disconnect the connector when moving the UPS to relocate it ...

Страница 66: ...g to the next step To use the server with no optional devices installed besides the graphic board install a desired OS to the server 1 Make sure all external devices such as a video display keyboard and mouse have been connected and the power cords are connected 2 Power on the video display and any other external devices 3 Make sure that the floppy disk drive contains no floppy disk and the optica...

Страница 67: ...he POST displays the amount of memory it was able to access and test Depending on the amount of installed memory it may take several minutes to complete the memory test NOTE The factory set is defined to hide the POST screen with the NEC logo screen You can always change the NEC logo screen to the POST screen by pressing Tab To change the start up screen use the BIOS setup utility See Chapter 4 fo...

Страница 68: ...ormation includes the current BIOS settings and any specific information for the server Save the information after completing the system setup Without the backup data you will not be able to recover the information You can save the information by the following process 1 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive and reboot the system 2 Select Maintenance Tools Normal mode 3 Sele...

Страница 69: ...ed to change system configuration parameters This utility is pre installed in the flash memory of the server and ready to run The server is configured with the correct parameters using the SETUP utility and shipped in the best conditions Thus you don t need to use the SETUP utility in most cases However you might wish to use the SETUP utility in the cases described below IMPORTANT The SETUP utilit...

Страница 70: ...ts Main menu If you 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 ...

Страница 71: ...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...

Страница 72: ...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 ...

Страница 73: ... Shows the processor settings submenu Language English US Français FR Deutsch DE Español SP Italiano IT Select which language BIOS displays Factory set IMPORTANT Check and adjust the system clock before the operation if any of the following conditions is applicable After carriage of device After storage of device After the device is entered into the pause state under the environmental condition en...

Страница 74: ...Cache nnn KB Displays L2 cache size for processor Processor 2 CPUID Numeral Disabled Displays CPU ID for processor if present Disabled indicates that the processor is defected View only Processor 2 L2 Cache nnn KB Displays L2 cache size for processor Execute Disable Bit Enabled Disabled Displayed only when the CPU supports Execute Disable Bit Virtualization Technology Enabled Disabled Enables or d...

Страница 75: ...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 Processor Error Boot Halt If Halt is selected the boot is stopped when POST error occurs Factory set IMPORTANT Be sure to take a note of boot p...

Страница 76: ...roup 2 DIMM sockets 31 and 41 DIMM Group 3 DIMM sockets 12 and 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 ...

Страница 77: ...rce Allows selecting the onboard VGA controller or optional PCI VGA controller as the display device that will be active when the system boots The Force option is selected to use the onboard VGA controller if the optional PCI VGA controller is installed in the system Factory set Onboard LAN submenu Option Parameter Description Your Setting LAN Controller Disabled Enabled If Disabled the BIOS will ...

Страница 78: ... port B USB Controller Enabled Disabled Selects 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 is enabled or disabled Serial ATA Disabled Enabled Selects whether the serial ATA is enabled or disabled SATA Controller Mode Option Compatible Enhanced Selects an opera...

Страница 79: ...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...

Страница 80: ...hanumerics 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 start of SETUP Set User Password Up to eight alphanumerics Press Enter to display the user password entry screen For this password accessing to the SETUP menu is restricted Password on boot Di...

Страница 81: ...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 Enable and Activate Deactivate Disable Clear Changes TPM state Factory set ...

Страница 82: ... minutes Specify whether to enable 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 Retr...

Страница 83: ...d is valid when Power On or Last 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 a...

Страница 84: ...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 ...

Страница 85: ...he 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 Terminal Type PC ANSI VT100 VT UTF8 Specify the type of remote console Continue Redirection after POST Enabled Disabled Specify whether to continue console redirection feature after completion of POST Remote Console Reset Disabled Enabled Specify whether...

Страница 86: ...ce 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 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 i...

Страница 87: ...er execution of Clear BMC Configuration Executing Clear BMC Configuration also clears settings made in NEC DianaScope Before execution be sure make backup 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 Log Configuration Submenu Option Parameter Descript...

Страница 88: ...e information 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 ...

Страница 89: ... 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 Selecting Load Setup Defaults causes the confirmation screen to appear Select Yes to return the values to the default values Select No to return to the Exit menu screen Load Custom Defaults Select this ...

Страница 90: ...gy allows more than one hard disk drive HDD 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 capacity The Onboard RAID Controller LSI Embedded MegaRAID or Internal RAID Controller N8103 116 or equivalent has a feature to divide a single disk group in...

Страница 91: ... 8 RAID 6 3 8 RAID 10 4 8 RAID 50 6 8 IMPORTANT To use RAID 5 RAID 6 or RAID 50 with Internal RAID Controller N8103 116 equivalent 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 th...

Страница 92: ...HDD 2 36 GB HDD 3 36 GB 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 ...

Страница 93: ...dundant 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 RAID10 Spanning of RAID1 Yes Four or more HDDs required Capacity capacity of single HDD number of HDDs 2 RAID50 Spanning of RAID5 Yes Six or more HDDs required Capacity capacity ...

Страница 94: ...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...

Страница 95: ... 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...

Страница 96: ...pe 4 Stripe 5 Stripe 5 Stripe 6 HDD 4 Stripe 2 Stripe 4 Stripe 6 RAID1 RAID1 RAID0 RAID50 Data is distributed to HDDs by striping with distributed parity and then written onto HDDs by striping Owing to this feature high disk access performance of RAID0 and in addition high reliability of RAID5 can be achieved RAID Controller HDD 1 HDD 2 Stripe 1 HDD 3 Stripe 6 Stripe 2 Parity 5 6 Parity 1 2 Stripe...

Страница 97: ...onfiguration jumper 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 or serious personal injury See pages 1 3 to 1 8 for details Do not disassemble repair or alter the server Do not remove the lithium battery CAUTION Observe the following instructions to...

Страница 98: ...left side cover see Chapter 9 3 Remove a setscrew from the duct cover and remove a duct cover 4 Locate the position of the RAID configuration jumper on the mother board as shown below 5 Install the duct cover removed in Step 3 and secure it with a setscrew 6 Install the left side cover removed in Step 2 Disable Enable RAID configuration jumper switch ...

Страница 99: ...sion xxxxxx LSI MPT RAID Found at PCI Bus No xx Bev No xx Scanning for port 00 Responding xxxxxxxx xxxxMB Standard FW xxx DRAM 128MB SDRAM xx Logical drive s Configured Press Ctrl M to Run LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility starts If you fail to press Ctrl M and the system proceeds without displaying the following menu screen reboot the system and press...

Страница 100: ...ur Server 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 press Ctrl Alt Delete The server is rebooted ...

Страница 101: ...fault 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 View Update Parameters Display virtual drive information RAID Display RAID level SIZE Display virtual drive capacity Stripe SIZE Display stripe size Stripes Display the number of hard disk drives in v...

Страница 102: ...n 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 Creating a configuration using New Configuration menu clears the existing configuration information To add configuration information to the existing configuration select View add Configuration You cannot create S...

Страница 103: ...screen 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 select the hard disk drive The display for the selected hard disk drive changes from READY to ONLINE 5 Press F10 to set Select Configurable Array s 6 Press Space SPAN 1 is set ...

Страница 104: ... RAID1 The selectable 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 parameter for Disk Write Cache Parameter Remarks Off Write through On 1 Write back 1 Recommended setting Write back On enables good performance however cache data may be lost at an unexpected po...

Страница 105: ...en 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 Virtual Drive View Update Parameters to check virtual drive information 13 Select Initialize in the TOP menu screen 14 When the Virtual Drives screen appears move the cursor to the virtual drive to b...

Страница 106: ...ency 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 execute Check Consistency after creating configuration ...

Страница 107: ...the 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 selected starts blinking 5 When hard disk drive has been selected press F10 to start rebuilding 6 When confirmation screen for execution appears Select Yes The rebuild process starts When the progress bar...

Страница 108: ...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 DRIVES SELECTION MENU screen appears 4 Move the cursor onto the hard disk drive to be used as hot spare and press Enter 5 The Port X screen appears Select Make HotSpare 6 A confirmation screen appears Select Yes The hard disk drive indication...

Страница 109: ...AID 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 rebuilding is performed in order starting from the one with the smaller CH number ID number ...

Страница 110: ...r 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 The consistency check starts When the progress bar in the Check Consistency Progress screen indicates 100 the consistency check is completed 6 Press Esc to return to the TOP menu and exit LSI Softwar...

Страница 111: ...l 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 virtual drive Use Universal RAID Utility instead Force Online Puts a hard disk drive being in the FAIL status online Select Objects Physical Drive select hard disk drive Force Online from the TOP menu ...

Страница 112: ...are RAID Configuration Utility manages Adapter by a number of 0 origin You can see a number of Adapter where Sel Adapter in Objects menu Universal RAID Utility manages RAID Controller by a number of 1 origin 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 s...

Страница 113: ... and ID The ID is save 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 Viewer or RAID Controller X Physical Device Y and ID in the property of Physical Device on raidcmd command Setting of Priority LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility displays and sets Rebuild Priority and Consis...

Страница 114: ... LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Low 10 NOTES LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility can set FGI Rate Foreground Initialize and BGI Rate Background Initialize Priority But Universal RAID Utility can t set it Universal RAID Utility can set Initialization Priority but it can t set it to the LSI Embedded MegaRAID Therefore Universal RAID Utility doesn t display Initialization Priority in the...

Страница 115: ...r equivalent can automatically 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...

Страница 116: ... 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...

Страница 117: ...ed 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 Initialize h...

Страница 118: ... 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...

Страница 119: ...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...

Страница 120: ... 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 ...

Страница 121: ...identified as follows 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 ...

Страница 122: ...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...

Страница 123: ...Configuring Your Server 4 55 Main Menu Shown below is Adapter Selection screen that appears first on WebBIOS Select a controller to operate WebBIOS and click Start ...

Страница 124: ... 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 ...

Страница 125: ...onfiguring Your Server 4 57 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 ...

Страница 126: ...4 58 Configuring Your Server The detailed settings is continued to the next page Click Next to view more information ...

Страница 127: ...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...

Страница 128: ...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...

Страница 129: ...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...

Страница 130: ... 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 ...

Страница 131: ... 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 ...

Страница 132: ...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 ...

Страница 133: ...y WebBIOS 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...

Страница 134: ...ur Server 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 ...

Страница 135: ... 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 ...

Страница 136: ...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 N8103 116 or equivalent supports Custom Configuration only ...

Страница 137: ...Configuring Your Server 4 69 Use this menu to define several physical drives PD as a disk group DG ...

Страница 138: ... 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 ...

Страница 139: ...Configuring Your Server 4 71 4 After the DG has been defined click Next at the lower right of the screen 5 Then the Span Definition screen appears ...

Страница 140: ...he 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 To configure RAID10 or 50 select several DGs containing the same number of HDDs for Span Definition Span Definition cannot be performed to DGs containing the different num...

Страница 141: ... 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 ...

Страница 142: ...e 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 RAID 6 or RAID 50 with Internal RAID Controller N8103 116 or equivalent you need to additionally install the optional N8103 119 RAID Upgrade Kit If N8103 119 RAID Upgrade Kit is not installed do not select...

Страница 143: ...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 ...

Страница 144: ...4 76 Configuring Your Server 11 The WebBIOS Top Menu is displayed Virtual Disk you have created is displayed in the lower right frame of the screen ...

Страница 145: ...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 ...

Страница 146: ... 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 ...

Страница 147: ...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 ...

Страница 148: ...ing Your Server 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 ...

Страница 149: ...r 4 81 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 ...

Страница 150: ... 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 ...

Страница 151: ...ck 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 only for RAID5 VD configured with five or more HDDs or RAID6 VD c...

Страница 152: ...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 ...

Страница 153: ... 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 ...

Страница 154: ...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 ...

Страница 155: ... 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...

Страница 156: ...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 ...

Страница 157: ...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 ...

Страница 158: ... 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 ...

Страница 159: ...Configuring Your Server 4 91 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 ...

Страница 160: ... 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 ...

Страница 161: ...Configuring Your Server 4 93 3 Setting menu for VD 0 is displayed ...

Страница 162: ...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...

Страница 163: ...in You can see a number of Adapter where Adapter No in Adapter Selection menu Universal RAID Utility manages RAID Controller by a number of 1 origin 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...

Страница 164: ...lot number The numbers of physical devices connected to the controller are sorted in ascending order based on ID and assigned with 1 origin number 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 1 origin IMPORTANT Note that the slot numbers shown in Physical Drives box of WebBIOS are re...

Страница 165: ...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 ...

Страница 166: ...ay want clear them The following describes how to clear these passwords You can also use the following procedure to clear the CMOS data in the server IMPORTANT Clearing the CMOS data resumes the factory set configuration data Do not change any other switch settings Any change may cause the server to fail or malfunction Mother board Clear Protect Clear Protect Pin for protecting clearing the CMOS d...

Страница 167: ...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 Make sure to complete installation Do not pinch your finger with mechanical components Avoid installation in extreme temperature conditions IMPORTANT Components inside the server are easily affected by static electricity Handle a component after making you...

Страница 168: ... server 6 Press F2 during POST to run the BIOS Setup utility and configure the mother board again Clearing Password 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal in Chapter 9 to prepare 2 Remove the left side cover see Chapter 9 3 Change jumper switch setting from Protect to Clear 4 Reassemble the server and press the POWER switch to turn on the server 5 Press F2 during POST to run the ...

Страница 169: ...tandard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 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...

Страница 170: ...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...

Страница 171: ...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...

Страница 172: ...Server 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 media with Service Pack 2 OS installation media No Service Pack Service Pack 2 OS installation media No Service Pack Windows Server 2003 OS installation media with Service Pack 1 OS installation media ...

Страница 173: ... controllers N8103 90 Disk Array Controller External SAS HDD N8103 75 SCSI Controller N8103 95 SCSI Controller N8103 107 SCSI Controller Option NOTES The driver of option card mentioned above is stored in the EXPRESSBUILDER DVD If you use the board not mentioned above the ExpressSetup will fail Refer to the instructions attached to the board About the Hardware Components When you install the Windo...

Страница 174: ... system drive If you create multiple logical drives in your system see Re installing the Operating system when multiple logical drive exist Appendix E NOTE If you connect the N8103 90 Disk Array Controller as a data disk clear RAID Controller s configuration information before you perform the Express Setup Re installing to the hard disk drive which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk You cannot re i...

Страница 175: ...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...

Страница 176: ...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...

Страница 177: ...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...

Страница 178: ...rver 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 install...

Страница 179: ... 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 ...

Страница 180: ...virtual disk 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 See Optional Board Supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER described earlier in this chapter ...

Страница 181: ...d 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 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 First Partition Deleted Second Part...

Страница 182: ...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 ...

Страница 183: ...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 ...

Страница 184: ...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 ...

Страница 185: ...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...

Страница 186: ...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...

Страница 187: ...ion 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 NOTE All of the operation that related to Intel PROSet must be execute by administrator privileges Operation by Remote Desktop Connection is prohibited Without changi...

Страница 188: ...se of the classic start menu Click Start menu point to Programs Accessories and click Windows Explorer 3 Run dxsetup exe in the following directory 003 win winnt dotnet dl3 proset win32 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 Nex...

Страница 189: ... 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 ...

Страница 190: ...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 ...

Страница 191: ...s not 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 Loc...

Страница 192: ... click the Network Adapter Name in the Network 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 We recommend you ...

Страница 193: ...tilizing 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 Dr...

Страница 194: ...enu is displayed close menu screen 2 Click Start menu point to Programs Accessories and click Windows Explorer 3 Run setup exe in the following directory 003 win winnt 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 res...

Страница 195: ...ce Manager lists as Other device 3 Click Update Driver 4 When the Update Device Driver Wizard appears select No not this time and click Next 5 Select Install from a list or specific location Advanced and click Next 6 Select Don t search I will choose the driver to install and click Next 7 Select SCSI and RAID controller and click Next 8 Click Have Disk 9 Insert NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the opti...

Страница 196: ...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...

Страница 197: ...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...

Страница 198: ... 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 ...

Страница 199: ...ile size for all drivers 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 t...

Страница 200: ...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...

Страница 201: ...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...

Страница 202: ... 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 Processor is expanded expanded to single processor to multi processor Modified system configuration Recovered the system using recovery process Se...

Страница 203: ... 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...

Страница 204: ...o set as follows 1 Read the manual supplied with the mass storage device before 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 5 a When the dialog of Use Existing Array appears check ...

Страница 205: ...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 ...

Страница 206: ...RESSBUILDER 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 optical disk drive and reboot the system the following menu appears ...

Страница 207: ... 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...

Страница 208: ...enance Utility The Maintenance Utility is usually 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 for starting the ROM DOS system Test and diagnostics This function allows you to diagnose this computer See Chapter 7 ...

Страница 209: ...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 ...

Страница 210: ...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 optical disk drive that contains the EXPRESSBUILDER DVD Some menu items are grayed out when the logon user does not have the authority of the adminis...

Страница 211: ...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...

Страница 212: ...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 ...

Страница 213: ...Installing and Using Utilities 6 9 4 Click Parameter File Creator Parameter File Creator will appear ...

Страница 214: ...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 ...

Страница 215: ...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 ...

Страница 216: ...ve 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 First Partition Deleted Second Partition Reta...

Страница 217: ...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 ...

Страница 218: ...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 ...

Страница 219: ... 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 ...

Страница 220: ... 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 ...

Страница 221: ...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 ...

Страница 222: ...s 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 suggest...

Страница 223: ...ntroller SAS SATA RAID0 1 5 6 Before attempting to operate Universal RAID Utility read the Universal RAID Utility User s Guide contained 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 Expres...

Страница 224: ...age 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 th...

Страница 225: ... via network please use the function of remote console ex Remote Desktop of Windows Easy Configuration You can not use the function of Easy Configuration to LSI Embedded MegaRAID 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...

Страница 226: ...he remote management of this 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 ...

Страница 227: ...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...

Страница 228: ...le repair or alter the server Do not look into the optical disk drive Do not remove the lithium battery Disconnect the power plug before working with the server CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages 1 3 to 1 8 for details Avoid installation in extreme temperature conditi...

Страница 229: ...erver must be kept dry Do not moisten them with water 1 Make sure that the server is off powered the POWER SLEEP lamp goes off 2 Unplug the power cord of the server from a power outlet 3 Wipe off dust from the power cord plug with a dry cloth 4 Soak a soft cloth in neutral detergent that is diluted with cold or lukewarm water and squeeze it firmly 5 Rub off stains on the server with the cloth prep...

Страница 230: ... months Cleaning the interior of the server entails powering off the server and removing the left side cover You will need a small vacuum cleaner with plastic tipped nozzle and electrostatic protection computer grade canned air and a small brush for cleaning the interior Follow the procedure below to clean the interior of the server WARNING Unplug all power cords Unplug all power cords before perf...

Страница 231: ...move it 4 Take out the ball from the mouse Cover the bottom of the mouse with your hand and turn your hand holding the mouse the mouse is on your palm with the button upward The mouse ball is released onto your palm Mouse ball cover Mouse ball Roller Bottom View 5 Soak a soft cloth in neutral detergent that is diluted with cold or lukewarm water and squeeze it firmly 6 Rub off stains on the mouse ...

Страница 232: ...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...

Страница 233: ...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 ...

Страница 234: ...sole 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 serve...

Страница 235: ...ostics tool title Shows the name and version of the diagnostic tool Test window title 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 diagn...

Страница 236: ...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...

Страница 237: ...s to be relocated stored due to a change in the floor layout to a great extent contact your 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 lamp goes off 3 Unplug the ...

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Страница 239: ...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 ...

Страница 240: ...y 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 DataViewer or AlertViewer of NEC ESMPRO Manager Example NEC ESMPRO Manager ...

Страница 241: ...escribes lamps on the server and their indications See Chapter 2 for each location 3 5 inch Disk Model STATUS lamp green amber LAN access lamp 2 green LAN access lamp 1 green POWER SLEEP lamp green DISK ACCESS lamp green amber DISK lamps FRONT ...

Страница 242: ...8 4 Troubleshooting 2 5 inch Disk Model STATUS lamp green amber LAN access lamp 2 green LAN access lamp 1 green POWER SLEEP lamp green DISK ACCESS lamp green amber DISK lamps FRONT ...

Страница 243: ...Troubleshooting 8 5 With Redundant Power Supply Installed 3 5 inch 2 5 inch Disk Model REAR 100 10 lamp LINK ACT lamp LINK ACT lamp 1000 100 10 lamp LINK ACT lamp 1000 100 10 lamp ...

Страница 244: ...8 6 Troubleshooting With Non Redundant Power Supply Installed 3 5 inch Disk Model REAR 100 10 lamp LINK ACT lamp LINK ACT lamp 1000 100 10 lamp LINK ACT lamp 1000 100 10 lamp ...

Страница 245: ...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 Lamp The STATUS lamp is on green while the server is operating normally The rear panel also has the STATUS lamp on it If the STATUS lamp is off or turns amber and flashes it indicates that the server is in abnormal state The table below explains t...

Страница 246: ...s are clean and if the fan units are firmly connected If the STATUS lamp indication does not change when the fans are normal contact your sales representative A voltage alarm was detected Flashing amber All the power supply units failed Contact your service representative On amber Either of the following was detected in the redundant power configuration AC power not supplied to one of the two powe...

Страница 247: ...er the lamp is lit green LINK state If information is transmitted through a network port the lamp blinks green ACT state If the lamp is not lit in the LINK state check the network cable and the cable connection If the lamp is not lit still after the checking the network LAN controller may be defected Contact your service representative 1000 100 10 Lamp The 1000 100 10 lamp indicates whether each o...

Страница 248: ...sk drives can be installed in factory installed 3 5 inch HDD cage 2 5 inch disk model Up to eight SAS hot plug hard disk drives can be installed in factory installed 2 5 inch HDD cage Each hard disk drive has a DISK lamp on its front panel 3 5 inch Disk Model 2 5 inch Disk Model DISK lamp DISK lamp ...

Страница 249: ...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 System configuration the data is automatically rebuilt auto rebuild function The lamp goes on green when the rebuild is terminated normally The lamp goes on amber if the rebuild fails IMPORTANT To abort rebuilding power off the server In such a cas...

Страница 250: ...rd instruction simultaneous key entry of Ctrl Alt Delete Immediately after the system is rebooted in response to an OS instruction During hardware initialization following restart of the POST When the POST detects a hardware failure due to the above reason restart the server once again If the same error message reappears you may assume there is no hardware error To ensure normal operation of the s...

Страница 251: ...resentative 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 ...

Страница 252: ...5 FAN6 Alarm occurred 0B36 FAN7 Alarm occurred 0B37 FAN8 Alarm occurred 0B38 FAN9 Alarm occurred 0B39 FAN10 Alarm occurred 0B3A FAN11 Alarm occurred 0B3B FAN12 Alarm occurred 0B3C FAN13 Alarm occurred 0B3D FAN14 Alarm occurred 0B3E FAN15 Alarm occurred Clean the internal cooling fans Contact your service representative to replace the fan 0B42 Resource Conflict 0B43 Warning IRQ not configured 0B45 ...

Страница 253: ...e power once and then on again to restart the server If the error cannot be corrected contact your service representative 0B93 BMC SDR Repository empty Turn off the power once and then on again to restart the server If the error cannot be corrected contact your service representative 0B94 IPMB signal lines do not respond This is not a fatal error Turn off the power once and then on again to restar...

Страница 254: ... 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 Jumper Start SETUP and provide setting again 8151 Password Cleared by Jumper Start SETUP and set password again 8160 Mismatched Processor Type Speed detected on Processor 1 8161 Mismatched Processor Type Speed det...

Страница 255: ...city 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 Check if the DIMMs are properly connected If the error persists contact your service representative to replace DIMM or mother board 1 5 1 1 CPU startup error Contact your service representative to replace the mother board 1 5 2 1 No CPU installed Contact your service representative to rep...

Страница 256: ...ing See Configuring Mother Board Jumpers in Chapter 4 for the positions of the jumper switches Fail to power on the server T Is the server is properly supplied with power Check if the power cord is connected to a power outlet or UPS that meets the power specifications for the server Check the power cord for broken shield or bent plugs Make sure the power breaker for the connected power outlet is o...

Страница 257: ... memory boards or PCI devices Operation of the server with unauthorized devices is not guaranteed Fail to access to internal or external devices or such devices fail to operate T Are cables properly connected Make sure that the interface cables and power cord are properly connected Also make sure that the cables are connected in the correct order T Is the power on order correct When the server has...

Страница 258: ...e tray The tray is provided with a holder to secure the DVD CD ROM Make sure that the DVD CD ROM is placed properly in the holder T Is the DVD CD ROM applicable to the server The DVD CD ROM for Macintosh is not available for use For the disk which does not conform to the CD standard the playback of such a disk with the optical disk drive is not guaranteed The POWER SLEEP lamp goes on when the powe...

Страница 259: ...e 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 Is cable length exceeded Refer to the manual that comes with the SCSI device for details T Are the optional SCSI controllers properly configured Use the BIOS Setup utility for ...

Страница 260: ... 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...

Страница 261: ...tion response from the IMAP4Svc service When this event is not registered by rebooting the system it is not a problem in operating the system There are some cases that an event log is registered as follows when you operate Windows Server 2003 R2 Source IPMIDRV Type Error Event ID 1001 Description The IPMI device driver attempted to determine if the system supported an IPMI BMC device The driver at...

Страница 262: ...6 During installation the following warning is registered in the System Log of the EventViewer Error detected on the device Device CdRom0 during the paging operation There is no problem on this issue Fail to start the OS T Is the 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 ...

Страница 263: ... LAN controller may be disabled with the BIOS Setup utility of the server Check the setting with the BIOS setup utility 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...

Страница 264: ...turned off 1 Select Start Administrative Tools Computer Management 2 Select Device Manager Network Adapter and double click Intel R PRO 1000 EB Network Connection with I O Acceleration n Set as follows in the Detail tab PME ON Wake On Magic Packet Fail to start the 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...

Страница 265: ...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...

Страница 266: ...ion to input the correct value It is not necessary to cancel the installation The system partition is created by size smaller than specified value In ExpressSetup there are some cases that the system partition is created by size about 8MB smaller than specified size It is not a problem in operating the system Specified to join the Domain but the system is installed as Workgroup When the setup fail...

Страница 267: ...nnection 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 failed hard disk drive creat...

Страница 268: ... not enter hibernation with heavy I O Cannot enter standby If you use LSI Embedded MegaRAID system may not enter standby with heavy I O 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 displayed on Universal RAID Utility It is no problem ...

Страница 269: ...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...

Страница 270: ...nel 2 Select the type of the log to collect On Application Log the events related to the running application is archived On Security Log the events related to the security is archived On System Log the events occurred at the item which configures Windows system is archived 3 Click Save as in the Run menu 4 Input the file name of archived log in the File Name box 5 Select the type of the log file y...

Страница 271: ...agnostic Information Dr Watson collects diagnostic information related to application errors The location to save the information can be specified as you like For more information refer to Chapter 5 Memory Dump If an error occurs the dump file should be saved to acquire necessary information If you saved the dump to DAT write down that it is saved as NTBackup or ARCServe on the label You can speci...

Страница 272: ...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 ...

Страница 273: ...ur 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 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 co...

Страница 274: ...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 ...

Страница 275: ...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...

Страница 276: ...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 ...

Страница 277: ... management PC via direct connection COM B For the procedure for starting Maintenance Tools with Remote Console refer to the online document of NEC DianaScope IMPORTANT Do not change the boot device order in BOOT menu in BIOS SETUP NEC EXPRESSBUILDER cannot be used if the DVD ROM drive is not the first device to launch the system Use the standard LAN port for LAN connection Use the serial port B f...

Страница 278: ...ation 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 Interrupt IRQ 3 BIOS Redirection Port Serial Port B Baud Rate 19 2K Flow Control CTS RTS Console Type PC ANSI ...

Страница 279: ...lts before starting the OS press and hold Ctrl and Alt and press Delete This restarts the server IMPORTANT Resetting the server clears the DIMM memory and the data in process To reset the server when it is not frozen make sure that no processing is in progress ...

Страница 280: ...sed cycle the power once to load the OS and turn off the power again in the normal way If the processor is heated excessively the circuit for protecting expensive components is started If so the POWER SLEEP switch cannot be used to control the power because the system is entered into the reset status Pull out the power cord and turn off the power After a while check the operation environment inclu...

Страница 281: ...any liability for damage to optional devices or the server or malfunctions of the server resulted from installation by the user NEC recommends you ask your service representative for installing or removing any optional devices Use the options and cables approved by NEC You will be charged by any repair of a malfunction fault or defect occurring in a server in which one or more component not approv...

Страница 282: ... disassemble repair or alter the server Do not remove the lithium battery Disconnect the power plug before working with the server CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages 1 3 to 1 8 for details Avoid installation in extreme temperature conditions Make sure to complete boar...

Страница 283: ...atic electricity Select a suitable work space Work with the server on the anti static or concrete floor When you work with the server on a carpet where static electricity is likely to be generated make sure take anti static measures beforehand Use a work table Place the server on an anti static mat to work with it Clothe Do not wear a wool or synthetic cloth to work with the server Wear anti stati...

Страница 284: ...moval of a component depending on the following procedure 1 Shutdown the OS or press the POWER SLEEP switch to turn off the power of the server The POWER SLEEP lamp goes off 2 Pull out the power cord from the AC inlet on the server 3 Remove all the cables connected to the server on the rear panel ...

Страница 285: ...over The left side cover should be removed to access to built in devices in the server Removal Remove the left side cover in the following procedure 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Unlock the left side cover if required 3 Fold the four stabilizers at the bottom of the server toward inside ...

Страница 286: ... Upgrading Your Server 4 Lay the server slowly and gently so that its right cover faces the floor 5 Remove the two screws from the rear of the server 6 Hold the left side cover securely to remove it Screws ...

Страница 287: ... cover by sliding the cover toward the front of the server also make sure that the hooks on the front side are engaged with the frame of the server Otherwise you will fail to install the cover securely Finally install the left side cover and secure it with two screws removed in step 5 of removal procedure Hooks Frame holes Rear of the left side cover Frame of the server Lock plate Screws Frame hol...

Страница 288: ...ront mask must be removed to install or remove the hard disk drive and 5 25 inch device Removal Follow the procedure below to remove the front mask 1 Open the front mask 2 With the front mask being open slide the front mask upward to remove it ...

Страница 289: ...g Your Server 9 9 Installation The front mask can be installed in the reverse order of the removal 1 Insert the two tabs of the front mask into the frame holes on the front of the server 2 Close the front mask ...

Страница 290: ...t use any hard disk drive that is not authorized by NEC Installing a third party s hard drive may cause a failure in the server as well as the hard disk drive Repair of any failure or damage in the server caused by such a hard disk drive will be charged HDD cage Hard disk drive Fourth Hard disk drive Third Hard disk drive Second Hard disk drive First ...

Страница 291: ... in the HDD cage Fully open the lever of the hard disk drive and insert the drive into the HDD cage until it hits the depth of HDD cage After the hard disk drive is fully inserted into the cage close the lever to fix the drive A click occurs when it is locked 1 2 IMPORTANT Use the hard disk drive that is authorized by NEC Consult with your service representative for available hard disk drive ...

Страница 292: ... according to the removal procedure described later Install a hard disk drive tray to the vacant slot of the cage to keep the cooling effect of the server To remove the hard disk drive carrier push the green tab on the lever and open the lever toward you until it stops Then the hard disk drive tray is unlocked Securely hold the tray and the lever and insert the tray straight into the HDD cage IMPO...

Страница 293: ...command of the operating system However the actual data remains 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 at stores for data erasure should be used in order to avoid the trouble explained above For details on data erasure ask your sales represe...

Страница 294: ...drive Repair of any failure or damage in the server caused by such a hard disk drive will be charged IMPORTANT Fill the slots with hard disk drives sequentially starting from slot 0 the rightmost slot If you start filling from slot 7 or skip filling the intermediate slot the indication of DISK lamp will be incorrect HDD cage Hard disk drive Eighth Hard disk drive Seventh Hard disk drive Sixth Hard...

Страница 295: ...ay before inserting it into the cage Also make sure that the hooks of the hard disk drive are engaged with the frame of the HDD cage The slots of the HDD cage contain trays without hard disk drive To install the hard disk drive first remove the tray according to the removal procedure described later Install a hard disk drive tray to the vacant slot of the cage to keep the cooling effect of the ser...

Страница 296: ...Recycle Bin of Windows or execute the format command of the operating system However the actual data remains 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 at stores for data erasure should be used in order to avoid the trouble explained above For d...

Страница 297: ...py 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 RAID levels and hard disk drives available for the RAID Controller to choo...

Страница 298: ... drives Set the LSI Embedded MegaRAID jumper switch as shown in the figure below NOTE By the shipping default RAID System is set to Enabled Run the BIOS SETUP utility Select Advanced Peripheral Configuration SATA Controller Mode Option Enabled Then select Advanced Peripheral Configuration SATA RAID Enabled At the factory SATA Controller Mode Option is set to Enhanced and SATA RAID is set to Enable...

Страница 299: ...ic electricity from your body before handling the RAID Controller Do not touch the RAID Controller 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 optional RAID Controller run the SETUP utility select Advanced PCI Configuration and confirm that Enabled is s...

Страница 300: ...RAID Controller N8103 116 or equivalent The hard disk drive bays are connected to the Internal RAID Controller N8103 116 or equivalent at the factory Standard Configuration Use WebBIOS to configure the RAID System See Chapter 4 for details Internal RAID Controller N8103 116 or equivalent ...

Страница 301: ...tem Start Express Setup select OS Selection 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 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...

Страница 302: ...ing procedure Installation Take the following steps to install the hot swap power supply unit 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Remove the left side cover 3 Remove a setscrew from the bracket and remove a bracket IMPORTANT Keep the removed bracket for future use ...

Страница 303: ...Upgrading Your Server 9 23 4 Insert the hot swap power supply unit into the chassis 5 While holding the green lever and push the hot swap power supply into the chassis ...

Страница 304: ...grading Your Server 6 Release the green lever The hot swap power supply unit is locked when the lever is released Removal The hot swap power supply unit can be removed in the reverse order of the installation ...

Страница 305: ...r body Do not make bare hands contact with terminals and components on the PCI board In addition do not put the PCI board on a desk directly See Static Precautions in this chapter for details of the static electricity The long sized board full length board can be installed only to the PCI slot 5 Care must be taken to avoid damage to the components on the mother board when installing the long sized...

Страница 306: ...y controller SAS SATA 1 max Cannot co exist with N8103 117 N8103 117 Disk array controller SAS SATA 1 max Cannot co exist with N8103 116 N8103 94 Additional battery SAS To be installed in N8103 90 N8103 120 Additional battery To be installed in N8103 116 117 N8104 86 100BASE TX adapter 32 bit 33MHz PCI 2 max N8104 111 100BASE TX adapter 32 bit 33MHz PCI 2 max N8104 119 1000BASE T adapter 64 bit 13...

Страница 307: ...ay controller SAS SATA z N8103 119 RAID Upgrade Kit To be installed in N8103 116 N8103 94 Additional battery SAS To be installed in N8103 90 N8103 120 Additional battery To be installed in N8103 116 N8104 111 100BASE TX adapter 32 bit 33MHz PCI 2 max N8104 86 100BASE TX adapter 32 bit 33MHz PCI 2 max N8104 119 1000BASE T adapter 64 bit 133MHz PCI X 1 max per PCI bus 2 max per PCI bus with AFT N810...

Страница 308: ... and jumpers on the installed board appropriately referring to the manual provided with the board if necessary 2 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 3 Remove the left side cover 4 Remove a setscrew from the duct cover and remove the duct cover 5 Remove the additional slot cover at the same location height as the installation slot IMPORTANT Store the ...

Страница 309: ...tall it again Note that adding an excess force to the board may cause it to be damaged 7 Install the duct cover removed in Step 4 and secure it with a setscrew 8 Install the left side cover removed in Step 3 9 Turn on the power of the server Make sure that no error message appears in the POST If an error message appears write down the message and contact your service representative for the mainten...

Страница 310: ...rs appear in the ascending order of the PCI bus numbers Removal Remove the board from the PCI board slot in the following procedure 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Remove the left side cover 3 Remove a setscrew from the duct cover and remove the duct cover 4 Remove the board 5 Install the duct cover and left side cover you have removed 6 Turn...

Страница 311: ... on 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 installed in the server not only the DIMM but also the server itself may be defected You will be charged by any repair of a malfunction or defect caused by such a device within the warranty period...

Страница 312: ...ry The logical memory capacity of single rank memory differs from that of dual rank memory when online spare memory is specified Single rank memory configuration Physical memory capacity Number of DIMMs Physical memory capacity Logical memory capacity Dual rank memory configuration Physical memory capacity Number of DIMMs Physical memory capacity 2 Logical memory capacity The server supports the f...

Страница 313: ...l 4GB Additional 4GB 12GB 10GB 9 Additional 4GB Additional 4GB Additional 4GB Additional 4GB 16 14 10 Additional 8GB Additional 8GB 16 12 11 Additional 8GB Additional 8GB Additional 8GB 24 20 12 Additional 8GB Additional 8GB Additional 8GB Additional 8GB 32 28 Memory Controller 0 Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Each group has must have the same capacity The memory group farthest from the memory co...

Страница 314: ... procedure 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Remove the left side cover as described earlier in this chapter 3 Remove a setscrew from the duct cover and remove the duct cover 4 Open the levers at both ends of the socket ...

Страница 315: ...tall the left side cover you have removed 9 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 messages listed in Chapter 8 10 Run the BIOS SETUP and select Advanced Memory Configuration to verify that the installed DIMM shows the status Normal See Chapter 4 for details 11 Select Ye...

Страница 316: ...the DIMM to be removed 4 Remove the DIMM 5 Install the duct cover and left side cover you have removed 6 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 messages listed in Chapter 8 7 Run the BIOS SETUP and select Advanced Memory Configuration Memory Retest Enabled to clear the e...

Страница 317: ...he CPU Do not touch the CPU pins by a bare hand or place the CPU directly on the desk For static notes see the 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 mother board Repair of the...

Страница 318: ...and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Remove the left side cover 3 Remove a setscrew from the duct cover and remove the duct cover 4 Firmly hold the server with your both hands so that its left side faces upward and bring it down slowly and gently 5 Remove the protective cover IMPORTANT Keep the removed cover for future use ...

Страница 319: ...se the holder 8 Put the CPU on the socket slowly and carefully IMPORTANT Make sure of the orientation of CPU A pin mark is placed on CPU and CPU socket to prevent an incorrect insertion Check the pin marks on CPU and socket before inserting CPU into socket Pin mark ...

Страница 320: ...9 40 Upgrading Your Server 9 Push the CPU lightly to the socket and push down the holder 10 Push down the lever to secure the CPU 11 Put the heat sink on CPU ...

Страница 321: ...ured heat sink 14 Install the duct cover and secure it with a setscrew 15 Install the left side cover 16 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 17 If the CPUs are additionally installed to configure a multi processor system provide the following settings on Windows Select Device Manager C...

Страница 322: ...k to the left and right lightly to make sure that the heat sink can be apart from the CPU Removing the heat sink with it adhering to the CPU may cause the CPU and or socket to be damaged 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...

Страница 323: ...onal SCSI controller board and internal SCSI cable are required See Chapter 10 for details To install an optional IDE device move the optical disk drive to additional slot 1 Then install the IDE device instead Factory installed optical disk drive master factory default Optional IDE device slave 5 25 inch device bay Additional slot 2 Additional slot 1 Optical disk drive File bay ...

Страница 324: ...ance OFF If the terminator is not connected to the optional internal SCSI cable set the termination resistance to ON IMPORTANT SCSI ID for the device you are installing must be unique 2 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 3 Remove the left side cover and front mask as described earlier in this chapter NOTE If you are going to install the hard disk dr...

Страница 325: ...ck occurs to lock it 7 Connect the interface and power cables to the 5 25 inch device installed from one side of the server See Chapter 10 for details 8 Install the removed components 9 Set the parameters including the transfer rate using the BIOS utility of the SCSI controller Refer to the manual provided with the SCSI controller for details 10 Install the device driver for the installed device R...

Страница 326: ... for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 3 Remove the left side cover and the front mask as described earlier in this chapter 4 Remove all the cables from the factory installed optical disk drive and the devices installed in the device bay 5 Remove the factory installed optical disk drive with the release tabs on the both sides of the drive pushed 6 Secure the device to be instal...

Страница 327: ...e optical disk drive has been removed with the release table on both sides of the device Push the device until a click occurs to lock it 8 Remove the two screws from dummy cover of the additional slot 1 to remove the dummy cover IMPORTANT Keep the removed dummy cover for future use ...

Страница 328: ...er See Chapter 10 for details 11 Install the removed components 12 Set the parameters including the transfer rate using the BIOS utility of the IDE controller Refer to the manual provided with the IDE controller for details 13 Install the device driver for the installed device Refer to the manual provided with the device for details Removal The file device can be removed in the reverse order of th...

Страница 329: ...g for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Remove the left side cover and open the front mask as described earlier in this chapter 3 Remove the two fixing screws and remove the dummy panel for floppy disk drive IMPORTANT Save the removed dummy panel and fixing screws carefully 4 Insert the internal USB floppy disk drive into the bay slowly and carefully See the figure below Fixi...

Страница 330: ...pgrading Your Server 5 Secure the floppy disk drive to the server chassis with two screws that come with the drive 6 Close the front mask 7 Fold the four stabilizers at the bottom of the server toward inside ...

Страница 331: ...erver slowly and gently so that its right cover faces the floor 9 Disconnect the front fan cable from the connector for front cooling fan located on mother board 10 Remove a screw from the front cooling fan then remove the front cooling fan ...

Страница 332: ...SB floppy disk drive has been installed in the server use the interface cable for internal USB floppy disk drive stored in the chassis Do not use an interface cable that comes with the floppy disk drive 12 Connect the 4 pin connector of the USB interface cable to the internal USB floppy disk drive NOTE Pay attention to orientation of the connector The USB connector cannot be inserted reversely ...

Страница 333: ...USB interface cable that comes with the internal USB floppy disk drive to the connector for USB device located on mother board NOTE If any other USB device than the internal USB floppy disk drive has been installed in the server this step is unnecessary Connector for USB device ...

Страница 334: ...before 15 Connect the front cooling fan cable to the connector for front cooling fan located on mother board 16 Install the left side cover you have removed in earlier step Removal The internal USB floppy disk drive can be removed in the reverse order of the installation If the device is removed but not installed again install the dummy panel in the vacant bay ...

Страница 335: ...llowing procedure Installation Take the following steps to install the additional fans 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Remove the left side cover 3 Remove a setscrew from the duct cover and remove a duct cover 4 Remove the two setscrews ...

Страница 336: ...9 56 Upgrading Your Server 5 Lift the fan then disconnect the fan cable 6 Install the fan bracket 7 Secure the fan bracket with two setscews ...

Страница 337: ...nal fan into a slot of fan bracket and connect a fan cable Connect the cable to the fan while lifting the fan 9 Install another additional fan into another slot of fan bracket and connect a fan cable Connect the cable to the fan while lifting the fan ...

Страница 338: ...er switch setting for FAN PSE on mother board as shown below 12 Install the duct cover you have removed and secure it with a setscrew 13 Install the left side cover you have removed Removal The additional fans can be removed in the reverse order of the installation Mother board ...

Страница 339: ...Chapter 10 Internal Cabling Diagrams Internal cable connections of the server are shown below NOTE See Chapter 2 for detail connector locations on the mother board ...

Страница 340: ...sk drive is added is described below 3 5 inch Disk Model No additional cable is required to install the hard disk drives Fill the drive bay with the hard disk drives from the bottom to top bay 5 25 inch device bay Fourth hard disk drive HDD cage Optical disk drive Power supply Mother board IDE cable SATA cable Third hard disk drive Second hard disk drive First hard disk drive ...

Страница 341: ...ired to install the hard disk drives Fill the drive bay with the hard disk drives from the bottom to top bay 5 25 inch device bay Fourth hard disk drive HDD cage Optical disk drive Power supply Mother board IDE cable SATA cable Third hard disk drive Second hard disk drive First hard disk drive RAID Controller ...

Страница 342: ...ight to left bay 5 25 inch device bay Optical disk drive Power supply Mother board SAS cable Eighth hard disk drive Seventh hard disk drive Sixth hard disk drive Fifth hard disk drive Fourth hard disk drive Third hard disk drive Second hard disk drive First hard disk drive HDD cage IDE cable RAID Controller ...

Страница 343: ...inch Disk Model 2 5 inch Disk Model 5 25 inch device bay Optical disk drive Power supply Mother board IDE cable SCSI cable SAS cable Terminator SCSI controller SCSI device HDD cage 5 25 inch device bay Optical disk drive Power supply Mother board IDE cable SCSI cable SATA cable Terminator SCSI controller SCSI device Fourth hard disk drive Third hard disk drive Second hard disk drive First hard dis...

Страница 344: ...oard IDE cable SAS cable IDE device 5 25 inch device bay Power supply Mother board IDE cable SATA cable Optical disk drive IDE device HDD cage Fourth hard disk drive Third hard disk drive Second hard disk drive First hard disk drive HDD cage RAID controller Eighth hard disk drive Seventh hard disk drive Sixth hard disk drive Fifth hard disk drive Fourth hard disk drive Third hard disk drive Second...

Страница 345: ...el with non redundant power supply 3 5 inch Disk Model with redundant power supply P2 Option device Power supply Mother board Power cable Optical disk drive P1 P9 Option device P8 P3 P4 P11 and P13 HDD cage Unused connector P2 Option device Power supply Mother board Power cable Optical disk drive P1 P9 Option device P8 P6 P7 HDD cage Unused connector P12 P10 P4 P5 P10 P3 and P11 ...

Страница 346: ...10 8 Internal Cabling Diagrams 2 5 inch Disk Model Optical disk drive Power supply Mother board Power cable Option device P1 Option device P6 P3 P4 P9 and P11 P2 P7 Unused connector P16 P8 P10 ...

Страница 347: ...ht hot plug SAS SATA2 Additional slot PCI PCI EXPRESS x8 x1 PCI EXPRESS x4 x 1 PCI EXPRESS x1 x 1 64 bit 100MHz PCI X x1 32 bit 33MHz PCI x 1 Standard On board SATA SW RAID 0 1 Disk array Option Disk array controller IDE single unit Ultra ATA100 x1ch SATA single unit SATA2 x 6ch SCSI single unit Option for tape unit with N8103 75 95 107 SCSI external Disk Array SAS single unit SAS internal Disk Ar...

Страница 348: ...64 bit 100MHz PCI X x1 32 bit 33MHz PCI x 1 PCI EXPRESS x4 x 1 Used with the Internal RAID Controller N8103 116 or equivalent Standard On board SATA SW RAID 0 1 Internal RAID Controller N8103 116 or equivalent Disk array Option Disk array controller IDE single unit Ultra ATA100 x1ch SATA single unit SATA2 x 6ch SCSI single unit Option for tape unit with N8103 75 95 107 SCSI external Disk Array SAS...

Страница 349: ...es with the server contains the NEC ESMPRO utility NEC recommends that you should install the NEC ESMPRO for effective use of the reliability enhancement features of the server Floppy Disk The following describes use of the floppy disk Floppy disk type The server uses 3 5 inch floppy disks You can use the following two types of 3 5 inch floppy disks 2HD floppy disk double sided high density track ...

Страница 350: ...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...

Страница 351: ...ng system IMPORTANT Formatting a used floppy disk clears all the data contained in it if any Formatting a floppy disk from the DOS command line is not available with the server Use a formatted floppy disk to work with it on the DOS command line The format method depends on your operating system Refer to the manual that comes with your operating system for details Data backup Data backup is to copy...

Страница 352: ...m its center to edge with a dry soft cloth slowly and gently Use the dedicated cleaner to clean the DVD CD ROM Do not use record spray cleaner benzene or thinner Keep the DVD CD ROM in the dedicated 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 ...

Страница 353: ...ering alphanumeric characters or symbols IMPORTANT Do not pour any liquid such as water or put anything into the keyboard Doing so may cause a failure of the keyboard The keyboard provided with the server is designed for adjustment of an angle Adjust the keyboard angle at which the keyboard is easy to operate The adjustment assists in reducing strain on your shoulders arms and fingers NOTE The key...

Страница 354: ...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 ...

Страница 355: ...est The factory set IRQs are assigned as follows IRQ Peripheral Device Controller 0 System timer 1 2 3 COM2 serial port 4 COM1 serial port 5 PCI 6 7 PCI 8 Real time clock 9 ACPI Compliant System 10 PCI 11 Mother Board Resource 12 SM Bus 13 Numeric processor 14 Primary IDE channel 15 16 VGA 17 18 LAN1 19 LAN2 20 USB 21 USB 22 USB 23 USB ...

Страница 356: ...C 2 IRQ This page is intentionally left blank ...

Страница 357: ... 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 Disk Array Controller Disk Array Controller SAS SATA RAID0 1 N8103 117 Disk Array Controlle...

Страница 358: ...re it by yourself Updating System If you modified the Windows system execute Update the System in 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 partit...

Страница 359: ...s 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 s...

Страница 360: ...for Installation NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition CD ROM Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition CD ROM Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Service Pack 2 CD ROM User s Guide Getting Started Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER ...

Страница 361: ...SSBUILDER 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 Turn on your NEC Express5800 Server 3 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive of the server 4 Press the RESET switch or press Ctrl Alt and Delete to reboot the server You may a...

Страница 362: ...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 x64 Edition NOTE You can do the same operation with the menu appeared by the Right click 5 Insert the floppy disk into the floppy disk drive according to the mes...

Страница 363: ...ress F6 in a few seconds when the window is in either of the following states Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware configuration is displayed A screen with a solid blue background is displayed IMPORTANT There is no visible indication on screen when F6 has been pressed 5 When the following message is displayed press S Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices in...

Страница 364: ... 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 2003 R2 x64 Edition DISC 2 In this case note that the...

Страница 365: ...ion in which you want to install the operating system when the following message appears The following list shows the existing partitions and unpartitioned space on this computer Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to select an item in the list Cannot modify the drive letter of your system or boot volume Confirm the proper drive letter is assigned and then continue the setup 3 Continue the clean instal...

Страница 366: ...d Path 4 Click Yes 5 Choose the Assign a drive letter and specify the drive letter you want to assign 6 Click OK 7 If the following message appears click Yes Changing the drive letter of a volume may cause programs to no longer run Are you sure you want to change this drive letter 8 Close the Computer Management Procedure for License Authentication Product Key used in the procedure for license aut...

Страница 367: ... 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...

Страница 368: ...XPRESSBUILDER 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 003 win winnt w2k3amd qfe enu kb921411 exe 4 When the following 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...

Страница 369: ...ws CD 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 Menu will be displayed 3 Left click on Setup Windows and then click Update the system NOTE Right clicking on the Autorun Menu prod...

Страница 370: ...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 ...

Страница 371: ...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 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 acc...

Страница 372: ...tained 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 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 p...

Страница 373: ...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 Finished 10 Remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD from the optical disk drive restart the system ...

Страница 374: ...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 Contr...

Страница 375: ...ettings 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 ...

Страница 376: ...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...

Страница 377: ...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 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 We recommend you to add Network Monitor at Adding Services Ne...

Страница 378: ...ng 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 Driver H...

Страница 379: ... install the driver individually 1 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive If the autorun menu is displayed close menu screen 2 Click Start menu point to Programs Accessories and click Windows Explorer 3 Run setup exe in the following directory 003 win winnt w2k3amd video setup exe 4 Follow the message to continue the installation If the dialog message Digital Signature could...

Страница 380: ... following procedures 1 Start Device Manager from Start menu Control Panel Administrative Tools Computer Management 2 Double click the RAID Controller which Device Manager lists as Other device 3 Click Update Driver 4 When the Update Device Driver Wizard appears select No not this time and click Next 5 Select Install from a list or specific location Advanced and click Next 6 Select Don t search I ...

Страница 381: ...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 ...

Страница 382: ...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 ...

Страница 383: ...her 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 Disk Array Controller Disk Array Controller SAS SATA RAID0 1 N8103 117 Disk Array Controller D...

Страница 384: ...vice Pack You can install the Service Pack on the 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 the Windows system execute Update the System in Autorun Menu Re installing to the Hard Disk Drive which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk If you want to...

Страница 385: ...erver 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 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 overwri...

Страница 386: ...t so set an enough size of the paging file with the entire system The maximum paging file size which can be set on one partition is 4095MB If the above paging file size exceeds 4095MB specify 4095MB for the paging file size The maximum dump file size for the system with more than 2GB memory mounted is 2048MB 12MB If you install any application program or the like add necessary space to the partiti...

Страница 387: ...ndows Server 2003 Standard Edition CD ROM Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition CD ROM Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition CD ROM Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition CD ROM Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 CD ROM User s Guide Getting Started Windows Server 2003 OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER ...

Страница 388: ...ows 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 Express5800 Server 3 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive of the server 4 Press the RESET switch or press Ctrl Alt and Delete to reboot the server You may also turn off and then on ...

Страница 389: ...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 select OEM Disk for Windows Server 2003 NOTE You can do the same operation with the menu appeared by the Right click 5 Insert the floppy disk into the floppy disk drive according to the message Windows ...

Страница 390: ...hen the window is in either of the following states Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware configuration is displayed A screen with a solid blue background is displayed IMPORTANT There is no visible indication on screen when F6 has been pressed 5 When the following message is displayed press S Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system or ...

Страница 391: ...en Windows Server 2003 R2 has been installed the Windows Setup screen will be displayed after logged on to the system IMPORTANT In this case the Windows Setup screen may not be displayed Be sure to install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 DISC 2 according to the following procedures You can install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 DISC 2 after the application of System update Be sure to install Mi...

Страница 392: ... which you want to install the operating system when the following message appears The following list shows the existing partitions and unpartitioned space on this computer Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to select an item in the list Cannot modify the drive letter of your system or boot volume Confirm the proper drive letter is assigned and then continue the setup 3 Continue the clean installation...

Страница 393: ... 2 Specify the Disk Management in the left side of the window 3 Right click the volume you want to modify the drive letter and specify the Change Drive Letter and Path 4 Click Yes 5 Choose the Assign a drive letter and specify the drive letter you want to assign 6 Click OK 7 If the following message appears click Yes Changing the drive letter of a volume may cause programs to no longer run Are you...

Страница 394: ...tion again following the procedure described in this manual 4 The drive letter of the re installed system may differ from the one of the previous system If you need to modify the drive letter modify it according to the Procedure for Modifying the Drive Letter Procedure for Modifying the Drive Letter Be careful that the drive letter of the system or boot volume cannot modify with the following proc...

Страница 395: ...nfiguration Recovered the system using recovery process The system update brings the correction program provided by Microsoft to be applied to reinforce the system security 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 Updating the System Perform Updating th...

Страница 396: ...rive 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 003 win winnt dotnet qfe enu kb921411 exe When the Simplified Chinese version of Windows Server 2003 R2 is used 003 win winnt dotnet qfe chs kb921411 exe When the French version of Windows Server 2003 R2 is used 003 win winnt dotnet qfe fra kb921411 exe 4 ...

Страница 397: ...Installing Windows Server 2003 E 15 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 ...

Страница 398: ... 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 Windows 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 sam...

Страница 399: ... 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 ...

Страница 400: ...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...

Страница 401: ...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 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 cl...

Страница 402: ... 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 ...

Страница 403: ...tive Load Balancing ALB See Chapter 5 Adapter Fault Tolerance AFT Adaptive Load Balancing ALB for reset the Adapter Fault Tolerance AFT Adaptive Load Balancing ALB Graphics Accelerator Driver If you utilize 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 ...

Страница 404: ...t menu Control Panel Administrative Tools Computer Management 2 Double click the RAID Controller which Device Manager lists as Other device 3 Click Update Driver 4 When the Update Device Driver Wizard appears select No not this time and click Next 5 Select Install from a list or specific location Advanced and click Next 6 Select Don t search I will choose the driver to install and click Next 7 Sel...

Страница 405: ...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 ...

Страница 406: ...E 24 Installing Windows Server 2003 The following screen is displayed 3 Process Windows activation according to the following message ...

Страница 407: ... 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 ...

Страница 408: ...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 ...

Страница 409: ...utorun menu appears close the menu 3 Copy the below files of EXPRESSBUILDER to a hard disk by using Explorer root folder 003 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...

Страница 410: ...F 2 Using a Client Computer Which Has a CD Drive This page is intentionally left blank ...

Страница 411: ...talled 4 Size Serial No Date Installed Monitor Type Model name Serial No Date Installed Hard Disk Drive Bay 1 Type Serial No Capacity Date Installed Type number Bay 2 Type Serial No Capacity Date Installed Type number Bay 3 Type Serial No Capacity Date Installed Type number Hard Disk Drive optional SCSI controller installed Bay 1 ID0 Type Serial No Capacity Date Installed Type number Bay 2 ID1 Typ...

Страница 412: ...t 2 Model name Serial No Date Installed PCI Slot 3 Model name Serial No Date Installed PCI Slot 4 Model name Serial No Date Installed PCI Slot 5 Model name Serial No Date Installed AGP Board Slot 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 ...

Страница 413: ...ble 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 Remarks ...

Страница 414: ...G 4 Product Configuration Record Table This page is intentionally left blank ...

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