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4-40 Configuring Your Server

16.

Execute Check Consistency 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.

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Страница 1: ...N8100 1573F 1574F NEC Express5800 iR110a 1H User s Guide 1st Edition June 2009 ONL 510 008 01 iR110a 1H 100 00 0906 ...

Страница 2: ...he 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 ...

Страница 3: ... burns or property damage if the instruction is ignored Precautions and notices against hazards are presented with one of the following three symbols The individual symbols are defined as follows Attention This symbol indicates the presence of a hazard An image in the symbol illustrates the hazard type Example Precaution against electric shock Prohibited Action This symbol indicates prohibited act...

Страница 4: ... cannot be specifically identified Do not disassemble repair or modify the server Otherwise an electric shock or fire may be caused Do not place the server near a fire Otherwise a fire may be caused Do not touch the server components with wet hand Otherwise an electric shock may be caused Do not touch the component specified Otherwise an electric shock or burn may be caused Keep water or liquid aw...

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

Страница 6: ...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 operating system Windows XP stands for Microsoft Wind...

Страница 7: ...he latest technology to implement a computer for the next generation Read this User s Guide thoroughly to fully understand handling of the NEC Express server and appreciate its functions to the maximum extent NOTE This guide contains procedures to use a floppy disk however your server is not equipped with factory installed floppy disk drive Use an optional USB floppy disk drive ...

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

Страница 9: ...management software of EXPRESSBUILDER to the client computer without the DVD drive Appendix H Product Configuration 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 serve...

Страница 10: ... Regarding the Transportation of this System 1 16 User Support 1 17 Chapter 2 General Description 2 1 Names and Functions of Components 2 2 Front View 2 2 Internal View 2 6 Mother Board 2 8 Standard Features 2 11 Remote Management 2 12 Using Your Server 2 13 Power On 2 13 POST 2 14 Power Off 2 16 Optical Disk Drive Option 2 16 Floppy Disk Drive Option 2 16 Chapter 3 Setting Up Your Server 3 1 Setu...

Страница 11: ...on Windows Installation 5 30 Flow of Setup 5 35 Installing Windows Server 2003 5 36 Installing and Setting Device Drivers 5 45 Setting for Solving Problems 5 54 Memory Dump Debug Information Windows Server 2008 5 54 Memory Dump Debug Information Windows Server 2003 5 57 How to Create a User mode Process Dump File 5 60 Network Monitor 5 62 Re installing the Operation System if Multiple Logical Driv...

Страница 12: ...K STATUS LED 8 5 Disk LED 8 6 Error Messages 8 7 POST Error Messages 8 7 Beep Codes 8 11 Error Messages on Virtual LCD 8 12 Solving Problems 8 14 Problems with the Server 8 14 Problems with Windows 8 18 Problems with RAID System and RAID Controller 8 24 Problems with N8190 127 131 FibreChannel Controller 8 25 Problems with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER 8 26 Problems with Express Setup 8 27 Problems with Para...

Страница 13: ...B 4 Tape Media B 4 Keyboard B 5 Mouse B 6 Appendix C IRQ C 1 Appendix D Installing Windows Server 2008 D 1 Notice D 1 Optional Board Supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER D 1 Service Pack Which EXPRESSBUILDER Supports D 2 Installing Service Pack D 2 Updating System D 2 Installing on the Mirrored Volume D 2 Mounting MO Device D 2 About Removable Media D 2 Floppy Disk Drive D 2 About the System Partition ...

Страница 14: ... Pack E 2 Updating System E 2 Re installing to the Hard Disk Drive which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk E 2 Mounting MO Device E 2 About Removable Media E 2 Floppy Disk Drive E 2 About the System Partition Size E 3 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions E 4 Creating Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER E 4 Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Clean Installation E 7 Proce...

Страница 15: ...rver 2003 F 6 Creating Windows Server 2003 OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER F 6 Windows Server 2003 Clean Installation F 8 Procedure for License Authentication F 11 Updating the System Applying Service Pack F 11 Driver Installation and Advanced Settings F 18 PROSet F 18 Network Driver F 19 Adapter Fault Tolerance AFT Adaptive Load Balancing ALB F 20 Setting WOL F 20 Graphics Accelerator Driver F 22 Ins...

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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: ... or their vicinity in your server to inform the user that a hazardous situation may arise when operating the server Do not intentionally remove or damage any of the labels If you find any labels totally partially removed or illegible due to damage contact your sales representative 2 5 inch Disk Model FRONT REAR ...

Страница 19: ...Notes on Using Your Server 1 3 3 5 inch Disk Model FRONT REAR ...

Страница 20: ...s away from the server Do not insert needles or metal objects into ventilation holes in the server or openings in the optical disk drive Doing so may cause an electric shock Always install the server on a rack conforming to the relevant standard Install the server on a rack confirming to the EIA standard for the server to be used Do not use the server with installed on any other rack than standard...

Страница 21: ...reign matter e g pins or paper clips enter the server Failure to follow this warning may cause an electric shock a fire or a failure of the server When such things accidentally enter the server immediately turn off the power and disconnect the power plug from the outlet Do not disassemble the server Contact your service representative ...

Страница 22: ...d trays for the rack Failure to follow this instruction may cause some parts to fall to be broken and or to result in personal injury Insert hinges completely When installing the rack door make sure that hinge pins at top and bottom of the door are completely inserted into the rack Failure to follow this instruction may cause the door to fall to be broken and or to result in personal injury Do not...

Страница 23: ...ifications of your server may heat up the cord and cause a fire Do not connect the power cord to an outlet that has an illegal number of connections The electric current exceeding the rated flow overheats the outlet which may cause 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...

Страница 24: ... the power cord Do not place any object on the power cord Do not bundle power cords Do not alter modify or repair the power cord Do not secure the power cord with staples or equivalents Do not use any damaged power cord Replace a damaged power cord with a new one of the same specifications Ask your service representative for replacement Do not use the attached power cord for any other devices or u...

Страница 25: ...oad on the server pulled out from the rack Do not apply any load on the server pulled out from the rack Doing so bends the frame of the server Consequently the server cannot be pushed back into the rack Placing an object on the server may also cause personal injury if the server drops Do not install the server on a rack with leaving covers removed Do not install the server on a rack with the cover...

Страница 26: ...nector may cause an electric shock or a fire resulted from a short circuit Do not use any unauthorized interface cable Use only interface cables provided by NEC and locate a proper device and connector before connecting a cable Using an authorized cable or connecting a cable to an improper destination may cause a short circuit resulting in a fire Also observe the following notes on using and conne...

Страница 27: ... or connecting the peripherals 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 th...

Страница 28: ...ng may cause a fire or an electric shock Do not place any object on top of the server The server may fall and cause property damage to the surroundings Stay away from the fan Keep your hand or hair away from the cooling fan on the rear of the server Failure to follow this warning may get your hand or hair caught in the fan resulting in injury Do not pull out or remove the server from the rack unne...

Страница 29: ... to UPS the same power on interval is required Do not turn off the server until POST Power On Self Test completes Do not connect or disconnect any hard disk drive while the server is running Turn off the power and unplug the power cord from the outlet before relocating the server Clean the server on a regular basis See Chapter 7 for cleaning Regular cleaning proactively prevents various failures o...

Страница 30: ...g in malfunction or failure of the unit Leave the unit in the operating environment until it fully adapts to the surroundings to protect the valuable data or property Guideline to eliminate dew condensation in winter time 10 degrees or more temperature difference from the room temperature exists Disk drive Two or three hours approx Make sure to use optional devices supported by the server Some non...

Страница 31: ...emains 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 softwar...

Страница 32: ...disk drive so that the data cannot be restored Your server contains some components that are only good for a limited period of time and require replacement such as fans and internal battery 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 REGARDING THE TRANSPORTATION OF TH...

Страница 33: ...the description If it does take the recommended measure for it 3 Check if the software required for operation of the server is properly installed If the server still appears to fail after you have taken the above actions consult with your service representative immediately Take notes on LED indications of the server and alarm indications on the display unit before consultation which may provide a ...

Страница 34: ... 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 35: ...Chapter 2 General Description This chapter provides information that you should be familiar with before using the server It includes names and functions of the components and features of the server ...

Страница 36: ...gement 5 AC inlet Connect the AC power cord to this socket 6 DISK STATUS LED green amber Indicates the status of each hard disk drive 0 or 1 7 DISK ACCESS LED green Lights green when internal hard disk is accessed 8 SYSTEM STATUS LED green amber Indicates system status 9 Dump NMI switch Press this switch to dump system memory 10 POWER switch POWER LED green The POWER switch is used to turn the pow...

Страница 37: ...erface to this connector 16 LAN connectors The connectors are used to connect the network systems on LAN through 1000BASE T 100BASE TX 10BASE T interface The last digit number indicates LAN port number 17 LINK ACT LED green Indicates the status when LAN port is accessed 18 Speed LED amber green off Indicates the transfer rate of LAN port 19 Management LAN port This port accepts 100BASE TX or 10BAS...

Страница 38: ... RAID configuration 5 Slide tag Use slide tag to memorize information for server management 6 AC inlet Connect the AC power cord to this socket 7 DISK STATUS LED green amber Unused 8 DISK ACCESS LED green Lights green when internal hard disk is accessed 9 SYSTEM STATUS LED green amber Indicates system status 10 Dump NMI switch Press this switch to dump system memory 11 POWER switch POWER LED green...

Страница 39: ...s are used to connect the network systems on LAN through 1000BASE T 100BASE TX 10BASE T interface The last digit number indicates LAN port number 18 LINK ACT LED green Indicates the status when LAN port is accessed 19 Speed LED amber green off Indicates the transfer rate of LAN port 20 Management LAN port This port accepts 100BASE TX or 10BASE T interface 21 Speed LED green off Indicates the trans...

Страница 40: ...DIMM 2 Heat sink 3 Cooling fan The last digit number indicates the fan number 4 Riser card bracket Install an optional PCI riser card PCI Express x8 5 Power supply unit 6 Hard disk drive 6 0 First hard disk drive 6 1 Second hard disk drive 7 Hard disk drive bay ...

Страница 41: ...5 inch Disk Model 1 DIMM 2 Heat sink 3 Cooling fan The last digit number indicates the fan number 4 Riser card bracket Install an optional PCI riser card PCI Express x8 5 Power supply unit 6 Hard disk drive 7 Hard disk drive bay ...

Страница 42: ...switch to clear CMOS memory or password 5 Lithium battery 6 Connector for riser card PCIExpress x8 low profile board only 7 SGPIO connector 8 Connector for internal USB device 9 RAID configuration jumper switch Jumper switch to configure RAID system appropriate to RAID controller and hard disk drives installed 10 SATA connector The last digit indicates disk ID number 11 Cooling fan connector The l...

Страница 43: ...Location Clear CMOS Memory Clear Password See Chapter 4 for how to clear CMOS memory and password NOTE Use the jumper pin on the unused jumper to clear CMOS data or password FRONT REAR Default setting Clear password Unused Unused Clear CMOS ...

Страница 44: ...ontroller see Chapter 4 Set the jumper switch appropriate to your system environment RAID configuration jumper switch 3 5 inch disk model Default setting Using Onboard RAID Controller Using N8103 116 117 Using N8103 109 2 5 inch disk model Default setting Using N8103 116 117 Using N8103 109 Configuration jumper switch Default setting Unused Unused When using Onboard RAID Controller FRONT REAR ...

Страница 45: ...ER system setup utility SETUP BIOS SETUP utility Self diagnosis Bus parity error detection Temperature detection Error notification Cooling fan monitoring feature Voltage monitoring feature BIOS password feature Remote monitoring feature Memory monitoring feature error correction error detection RAID System Power On Self Test POST Test and Diagnosis utility Management Utilities Maintenance Feature...

Страница 46: ...g at occurrence of hardware failure Monitoring of the OS stall by using watchdog timer Remote management by using Web browser e g resetting the server power on off viewing System Event Log SEL Remote KVM and remote media features A separately priced remote management license may be required For more information about remote management using Web browser remote KVM feature and remote media feature r...

Страница 47: ...e front panel of the server The POWER LED goes on green and after a while NEC logo appears on the screen of the display unit IMPORTANT Connect the power cord to AC inlet and wait for 10 seconds or longer before pressing the POWER switch Do not turn off the server until characters and NEC logo appear on the screen While the NEC logo is being displayed the server runs POST Power On Self Test to chec...

Страница 48: ...heck messages that POST displays when you use the NEC Express server for the first time the server appears to fail the server beeps for many times between power on and OS start up an error message appears on the display unit POST Execution Flow The following describes the progress of POST in the chronological order IMPORTANT Do not make keyboard entries or perform mouse operations while POST is in...

Страница 49: ...error message you do not have to launch the utility Ignore the message POST will automatically proceed To launch the BIOS SETUP utility press F1 while the above message is displayed See Chapter 4 for setup and parameters The server automatically restarts POST all over again when you exit the BIOS SETUP utility 4 If the server has an optional board POST displays the information of the devices conne...

Страница 50: ...es Optical Disk Drive Option Your server is not equipped with optical disk drive e g DVD ROM drive or CD ROM drive To use the external optical disk drive connect it to the USB connector on the front panel of the server Refer to the manual that comes with the optical disk drive for how to use the drive Floppy Disk Drive Option Your server is not equipped with floppy disk drive To use the external f...

Страница 51: ...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 52: ...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 53: ...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 54: ...he ground line to a gas pipe CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages 1 3 to 1 11 for details Do not carry or install the server only by a single person Do not install the server where the load may be concentrated on a specific point Do not install any component on the serv...

Страница 55: ...ce generating intense magnetic field such as a TV radio broadcast communication antenna power transmission wire and electromagnetic crane is placed If unavoidable contact your service representative to request proper shield construction Place where the power cord of the server must be connected to an AC outlet that shares the outlet of another device with large power consumption Place near equipme...

Страница 56: ... details Do not use any rack which does not conform to the relevant standard Always use the server in the specified place CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages 1 3 to 1 11 for details Do not install remove the server in from the rack only by a single person Do not instal...

Страница 57: ...onfirm that the following tools or components are provided to install the server on the rack No Name Specification Q ty 1 N8143 74 Handling Guide 856 128103 001 1 2 Rail assembly 2 3 Screws 8 4 Removal tool 1 1 2 3 4 Rail assembly Inner rail N8143 74 ...

Страница 58: ...rails on both sides of the rack see Installing Inner Rail on both sides Removal of inner rail From the side marked with F slowly remove the inner rail while pressing the unlock button The figure shows the right side of rail assembly Remove the inner rail from left side in the same manner IMPORTANT The removed rail assemblies are to be installed on the inner rails later Be very careful not to get y...

Страница 59: ...server with four screws two for right side two for left side Install the inner rail to the position indicated in the figure below The figure shows the left side of the server install the inner rail to the right side in the same manner Inner rail Inner rail Screw hole Server Inner rail FRONT REAR ...

Страница 60: ...slowly remove the inner rail while pressing the unlock button The figure shows the right side of rail assembly Remove the inner rail from left side in the same manner IMPORTANT The removed rail assemblies are to be installed on the inner rails later Be very careful not to get your finger caught in the levers or rails Press this button to unlock the inner rail Rail assembly Marking F Rail assembly ...

Страница 61: ... Adjust the position to install the inner rail according to rack size The table below shows the recommended position Adjust appropriately to meet your installation requirements No Space between mount angles on rack 0 790 mm A1 740 mm to 789 mm A2 706 mm to 739 mm A3 672 mm to 705 mm A4 640 mm to 671 mm A5 620 mm to 639 mm Inner rail Inner rail Mount angle ...

Страница 62: ...n mount angles is 790 mm A1 Space between mount angles is 740 mm to 789 mm A2 Space between mount angles is 706 mm to 739 mm Screw hole Server Inner rail FRONT REAR Screw hole Server Inner rail FRONT REAR Screw hole Server Inner rail FRONT REAR ...

Страница 63: ...nt angles is 672 mm to 705 mm A4 Space between mount angles is 640 mm to 671 mm A5 Space between mount angles is 620 mm to 639 mm Screw hole Server Inner rail FRONT REAR Screw hole Server Inner rail FRONT REAR Screw hole Server Inner rail FRONT REAR ...

Страница 64: ...n according to the explanation below Make sure the cooling kit is surely locked after positioning Fully extend the outer rail and move the cooling kit while pressing the spring at center of the kit Adjust the position of the cooling kit according to rack size The adjustment position of cooling kit is marked on the rear face of rail assembly No Space between mount angles on rack B1 Adjustment posit...

Страница 65: ...Setting Up Your Server 3 15 Mount angle Align the line on the front of cooling kit with the marked line on rail assembly ...

Страница 66: ...ies to the right side rear and left side front and rear of the rack in the same procedure Make sure that the rail assembly is installed at the same level as the other slide rail assembly already installed NOTES There may be some backlashes in the front and rear however it is not a deficiency When inner rails are installed on both sides adjust the position of cooling kit properly then install the r...

Страница 67: ...ns may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages 1 3 to 1 11 for details Do not lift the server only by a single person Do not pinch your finger with mechanical components 1 Make sure that the bearing portion of rail assembly is locked at the front side the side marked with F 2 Securely hold the server and install it in the rack with at least two persons Firmly fit the inner rails ...

Страница 68: ...h sides of the server and install the server carefully while making sure the installation position NOTE At the first installation you may feel strong friction in pushing because the mechanical components cannot be completely engaged with each other Push the server intensely To install the server in the location adjacent to the other device pay attention to interference If the installing server dis...

Страница 69: ... to 1 11 for details Do not pull out the server from the rack while it is operating CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages 1 3 to 1 11 for details Do not install remove the server in from the rack only by a single person Do not pinch your finger with mechanical components...

Страница 70: ...slowly and carefully 3 Firmly hold the server and take it out from the rack IMPORTANT Do not apply any load on the server pulled out from the rack Doing so may cause personal injury if the server drops Pull out the server slowly holding the bottom of the server by at least two persons Be very careful not to get your finger caught in the levers or rails Remove the server from the rack slowly while ...

Страница 71: ...Setting Up Your Server 3 21 Removing Rail Assembly To remove the rail assembly pull out the rail toward the direction shown by the arrow while pushing the lever Lever ...

Страница 72: ... a Tool 1 Insert the tool into the angle hole as shown in the figure below 2 Make sure that the tip of tool encounters the lever then apply force toward outside 3 Remove the rail assembly while it is being unlocked Angle hole Removal tool Removal tool Lever ...

Страница 73: ...tions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may result in death or serious personal injury See pages 1 3 to 1 11 for details Do not hold the power plug with a wet hand Do not connect the ground wire to a gas pipe CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pa...

Страница 74: ...h the serial interface 1 Finally connect the provided power cord to the receptacle 2 USB device REAR 1000BASE T 100BASE TX 10BASE T 1 A leased line cannot be connected directly to the serial port connector 2 Connect the power cord to a circuit breaker of 15 A or less ...

Страница 75: ...ailability of such a device or cable Some third party devices may not be used for the server Power control through the serial port is unavailable on this server Do not connect the serial ports with the telephone line directly Bundle the cables by using cable tie or the like so that they are not entangled Form the cables in such a way that they will not come into contact with the rack door or the g...

Страница 76: ...arp object such as pen point to press the POWER switch If the POWER switch is pressed by excessive force it may be unable to return In such a case return the switch to its original position by using pen point or the like POST POST Power On Self Test is the self diagnostic program stored in the system memory When you power on the server the system automatically runs POST to check the mother board D...

Страница 77: ...tion utility configures the RAID System and logical drives connected to the Onboard RAID controller If your system has been factory configured the BIOS SETUP or RAID configuration utility do not need to be run unless you want to change the password or security features add certain types of option boards or devices upgrade your system board or change the RAID configuration This chapter also provide...

Страница 78: ...ity allows you to set a password The server is provided with two levels of password Supervisor and User With the Supervisor password you can view and change all system parameters of the SETUP utility With the User password system parameters available for viewing and changing are limited Do not set any password before installing the OS The server contains the latest version of the SETUP utility Dia...

Страница 79: ...ou have previously set a password with the SETUP utility the password entry screen appears Enter the password Enter password Up to three password entries will be accepted If you fail to enter the password correctly for three consecutive times the server halts You can no longer proceed Power off the server NOTE The server is provided with two levels of password Supervisor and User With the Supervis...

Страница 80: ...he 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 Return to the previous screen or exit SETUP without saving changes F9 Sets the parameter of the currently displayed item back to the default parameter may differ f...

Страница 81: ...rver Select Server AC LINK Last State To keep the server off powered even when power is supplied from the UPS Select Server AC LINK Stay Off Boot To change the boot order of devices connected to the server Select Boot and specify the boot order To display POST check results Select Advanced Boot time Diagnostic Screen Enabled You can also press Esc while the NEC logo is on the screen to display POS...

Страница 82: ...hird DIMM 4 DIMM 4 Fourth To clear the memory DIMM board error information Select Advanced Memory Configuration Memory Retest Yes and reboot The on screen DIMM group numbers and socket locations on the mother board are associated as shown in the following figure CPU To check the installed CPU status Select Main Processor Settings and check the status indications To clear the CPU error information ...

Страница 83: ...ord and enter a password Set Supervisor password first then User password External Devices To setup I O ports Select Advanced Peripheral Configuration and set up each I O port Internal Devices To configure the internal PCI device Select Advanced PCI Configuration and setup each devices To install the RAID controller Select Advanced PCI Configuration PCI Slot n Option ROM Enabled n PCI slot number ...

Страница 84: ...guration data Select Exit Exit Discarding Changes Select Exit Discard Changes To load the default setup may differ from the factory set value Select Exit Load Setup Defaults To save the current configuration data Select Exit Save Changes To save the current configuration data as Custom Defaults Select Exit Save Custom Defaults To load the Custom Defaults Select Exit Load Custom Defaults ...

Страница 85: ...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 86: ...cessor Settings Shows the processor settings submenu Language English Français Deutsch Español Italiano 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 87: ...s L2 cache size for processor 1 View only Active Processor Cores All 1 Specify the number of valid cores in processor Execute Disable Bit Disabled Enabled Enables or disables the feature Displayed only when the CPU supports Execute Disable Bit Intel SpeedStep R Technology Disabled Enabled Enables or disables the Intel R SpeedStep technology If the installed CPU does not support this feature this i...

Страница 88: ...tem configuration data at the next boot Automatically reset to No in the next boot NumLock On Off Specify whether the numlock is enabled or disabled on booting Memory Processor Error Boot Halt If Halt is selected the boot is stopped when POST detected a processor or memory error Factory set IMPORTANT Be sure to take a note of boot priority before selecting Yes for Reset Configuration Data because ...

Страница 89: ...indicates the normal status Disabled indicates a memory error Not installed indicates no DIMM installed and Error indicates the system is forcibly started with memory error view only Memory Retest No Yes Causes BIOS to retest all DIMMs on the next boot Automatically reset to No at the next boot Extended RAM Step 1MB 1KB Every location Disabled 1MB Tests memory in the unit of 1MB 1KB Tests memory i...

Страница 90: ...OM x slot containing the PCI card to Disabled Onboard Video Controller submenu Option Parameter Description Your Setting VGA Controller Disabled Enabled Enables or disables onboard video controller Onboard VGA Option ROM Scan Auto Force Selects whether the option ROM of onboard video controller is executed automatically or forcedly Factory set Onboard LAN 1 2 submenu Option Parameter Description Y...

Страница 91: ...d USB 2 0 Controller Disabled Enabled Selects the USB 2 0 controller is enabled or disabled Serial ATA Disabled Enabled Selects whether the serial ATA controller on mother board is enabled or disabled Native Mode Option AUTO Serial ATA Selects Native Mode for ATA SATA Controller Mode Option Compatible Enhanced Selectable only when Serial ATA is enabled Selects an operation mode of onboard SATA con...

Страница 92: ...enabled or disabled Wake On Ring Disabled Enabled Specify whether the remote power on function through a serial port modem 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 th...

Страница 93: ...sor at start of SETUP Set Supervisor Password Up to eight alphanumerics 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 Password on boot Disabled Enabled Specify whether the passwords are entered or not on booting At first the superviso...

Страница 94: ...f the system is booted from OS without installation of NEC ESMPRO Agent Boot Monitoring Policy Retry 3 Times Always Reset Specify the processing at the occurrence of timeout during boot monitoring If Retry 3 times is selected the system is reset after the occurrence of timeout and OS boot is retried up to three times If Always Reset is selected the system is reset after the occurrence of timeout a...

Страница 95: ...Filtering Disabled Enabled Specify whether to enable or disable the platform event filtering PEF feature Factory set The table below shows the operation when the AC power to the server is turned off once and then on again depending on the setting of AC LINK Setting of AC LINK System status before AC power off Stay Off Last State Power On Operating Off On On Aborting DC power being off also Off Off...

Страница 96: ...mber of the chassis View only Chassis Serial Number Displays the serial number of the chassis View only Onboard LAN1 MAC Address Displays the MAC address of the onboard LAN port 1 View only Onboard 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 I...

Страница 97: ...K 115 2K Specify the baud rate used for the interface with the remote console connected Flow Control None XON XOFF CTS RTS CTS RTS CD Specify the flow control method Terminal Type PC ANSI VT100 VT UTF8 Specify the type of remote console Continue Redirection after POST Disabled Enabled Specify whether to continue console redirection feature after completion of POST Remote Console Reset Disabled Ena...

Страница 98: ...face HTTP Disabled Enabled Set to Enabled to use HTTP communication for Web interface 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 Tel...

Страница 99: ...s made in NEC DianaScope Before execution be sure to 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 Description Your Setting Auto Clear Event Logs Disabled Enabled If set to Enabled logs are automat...

Страница 100: ... riser card 1 When BIOS detects a bootable device it displays the 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 de...

Страница 101: ...efaults 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 item and press Enter to load the custom defaults stored This menu does not appear if the Custom Defaults are not save...

Страница 102: ...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 has a feature to divide a single disk group into several logical drives virtual disks Operating system recognizes these logical driv...

Страница 103: ...quired HDDs RAID level Min Max RAID 0 2 2 RAID 1 2 2 2 5 inch disk model Number of required HDDs RAID level Min Max RAID 0 2 4 RAID 1 2 4 NOTE For details of the RAID levels see RAID Levels described later in this chapter Disk Group A disk group is configured with more than one HDDs The allowable number of disk groups is equal to the number of HDDs The figure below shows a sample configuration The...

Страница 104: ...0 GB RAID Controller DG0 160 GB VD1 2 30 GB VD1 1 30 GB VD0 1 50 GB VD0 2 50 GB VD0 RAID1 50 GB VD1 RAID1 30 GB Parity The parity means redundant data A single set of redundant data is created from the data saved in more than one HDD The created redundant data is used for data recovery when a HDD is defected Hot Swap The hot swap enables a HDD to be removed or replaced under system operation Hot S...

Страница 105: ...ded MegaRAID supports RAID levels 0 and 1 Characteristics of RAID Levels The table below lists the characteristics of the RAID levels Level Function Redundancy Characteristics RAID0 Striping No Data read write at the highest rate Largest capacity Capacity capacity of single HDD number of HDDs RAID1 Mirroring Yes Two HDDs required Capacity capacity of single HDD ...

Страница 106: ...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 107: ...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 11 for details Do not disassemble repair or alter the server Do not remove the lithium battery Disconnect the power cord plug before working with the server CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use...

Страница 108: ... 5 Locate the position of the RAID configuration jumper switch on the mother board 6 Change jumper setting 7 Reinstall the components removed in earlier steps 8 Run the BIOS SETUP utility Select Advanced Peripheral Configuration SATA Controller Mode Option Enhanced Then select Advanced Peripheral Configuration SATA RAID Enabled At the factory SATA Controller Mode Option is set to Enhanced and SATA...

Страница 109: ...appears after you have powered on the server press Esc The POST screen appears 2 Check the description as shown below on the POST screen then press Ctrl M LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility starts and displays the following menu screen IMPORTANT If you fail to press Ctrl M and the system proceeds without displaying the following menu screen reboot the system and press Ctrl M on POST screen LS...

Страница 110: ...ftware RAID Configuration Utility To quit the utility press Esc in the TOP menu of LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility When a confirmation message appears select Yes When the above message appears press Ctrl Alt Delete The server is rebooted ...

Страница 111: ...ual 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 virtual drive State Displ...

Страница 112: ...D Configuration Utility 1 Run LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility 2 Select Configure New Configuration from the TOP menu Management Menu Select View add Configuration to add configuration IMPORTANT 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 c...

Страница 113: ...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 ONLIN 5 Press F10 to set Select Configurable Array s 6 Press Space SPAN 1 is set ...

Страница 114: ...aries depending on the number of hard disk drives that configure a pack 2 Size Sets virtual drive size Specify the capacity of virtual drive Up to 8 virtual drives can be created with Onboard 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 ...

Страница 115: ...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 on the TOP menu screen 14 When the Virtual Drives screen appears move the cursor to the virtual drive to b...

Страница 116: ...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 117: ... 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 in...

Страница 118: ... as hot spare and then turn on the server 2 Run LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility 3 Select Objects Physical Drive from the TOP menu The Objects PHYSICAL DRIVE SELECTION MENU screen appears 4 Move 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 119: ...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 120: ...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 121: ... 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 R...

Страница 122: ...erms according to the following list Term of LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Term of Universal RAID Utility Adapter RAID Controller Virtual Drive Logical Drive Array Disk Array Physical Drive Physical Device Numbers and IDs The number to manage each component of RAID System used in LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility differs from that used in Universal RAID Utility Number Item LSI Soft...

Страница 123: ...ld Priority 0 to 7 Low 15 to 100 High 8 to 14 Middle Patrol Read Priority 0 to 7 Low 15 to 100 High 8 to 14 Middle Consistency Check Priority 0 to 7 Low The setting level of Universal RAID Utility and the setting value of LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Item Setting level of Universal RAID Utility Setting value High 20 Middle 10 Rebuild Priority Low 5 High 20 Middle 10 Patrol Read Priority...

Страница 124: ...nction The following describe the clearing procedure 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 11 for details Do not disassemble repair or alter the server Do not remove the lithium battery Disconnect power cord before working with the server CAUTION Observe the followin...

Страница 125: ...Press F2 during POST to run the BIOS Setup utility and execute Load Setup Defaults from Exit menu Clearing Password 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal in Chapter 9 to prepare 2 Pull the server out from the rack see Chapter 9 3 Remove the top cover see Chapter 9 4 Verify the location of password clear jumper switch see Chapter 2 5 Change jumper switch setting from Protect to C...

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Страница 127: ...ws Server 2008 Standard 64 bit x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard 32 bit x86 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard 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 See Chapter 4 for...

Страница 128: ...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 129: ...otes before starting the Express Setup About the Windows Family This computer supports the following Windows editions Windows Server 2008 Standard 64 bit x64 Edition hereinafter referred to as Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 Standard 32 bit x86 Edition hereinafter referred to as Windows Server 2008 On installing other OS contact sales dealer or the maintenance service representative BIOS S...

Страница 130: ...oller 2ch Option About the Hardware Components When you install the Windows Server 2008 Express Setup requires several preparations if this computer uses the following hardware components Installing on the Mirrored Volume When re installing the OS to a hard disk drive which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk only the simple dynamic volume is available for installation If you want to install the OS ...

Страница 131: ...this computer during the Windows installation Re installing to the Hard Disk Drive which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk You cannot re install Windows Server 2008 with the current partition of the hard disk drive upgraded to Dynamic Disk kept remained If you want to keep the current partition remained see Appendix D to re install the system ...

Страница 132: ...ging 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 300MB If you install any application program or the like add necessary space to the partition to install these programs Example The partition size required for a system with an installed memory size ...

Страница 133: ... 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 300MB If you install any application program or the like add necessary space to the partition to install these programs Example The partition size required for a system with an installed memory size of 512 MB and a full i...

Страница 134: ...ve 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 The installation is completed Process that needs to input or select Process that proceeds automatically Skip Install OS Automatically Agree Software Licens...

Страница 135: ...device on and then turn on the server 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 and NEC EXPRESSBUILDER starts Select Os installation default from the Boot selection menu If you ...

Страница 136: ...5 10 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 4 Select English from the Select Language click OK 5 Select Perform the Express setup from the Top Menu click Next ...

Страница 137: ... 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 138: ...stalling Operating System Select Install the Windows 32bit editions or Install the Windows 64bit editions from the menu click Next 8 Enter the setting of a logical drive Enter RAID settings steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next ...

Страница 139: ...e If the process is not finished normally the driver may not be stored in the EXPRESSBUILDER Refer to Optional Board Supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER described earlier in this chapter 9 Specify the installing medium and the Windows system partition Specify medium Partition steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next ...

Страница 140: ... 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 Retained Third Partition Retained You can n...

Страница 141: ...eps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next IMPORTANT Computer name and Administrator password that satisfy the next condition are required More than 6 characters Contains characters from three of the following categories numbers uppercase letters lowercase letters and signs ...

Страница 142: ... the network protocol Enter Network Protocol steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next 12 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 143: ...ting System with Express Setup 5 17 13 Select the installing components Select Windows components steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next Full Installation ServerCore Installation ...

Страница 144: ...yed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next 15 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 145: ...OM or floppy disk attached to the Mass Storage Driver and proceed operation according to the message 18 Remove NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD from the optical disk drive according to the message If you proceed the setup by using setup parameter file remove the floppy disk from the floppy disk drive 19 Insert Windows Server 2008 DVD ROM into the optical disk drive NOTE Windows Server 2008 and selected appl...

Страница 146: ...ng System with Express Setup 20 Agree Software License Agreement screen appears Read the license terms carefully If you agree select I accept the license terms and then click Next 21 When the following message appears click Start ...

Страница 147: ...21 22 When the following message appears press Ctrl Alt Del 23 Log on to the system Full Installation When the following screen appears enter your password into Password and click Server Core Installation When the following screen appears click Other User ...

Страница 148: ...r Administrator into UserName your password into Password and click Hereinafter proceed operations according to the message Now the Setup using Express Setup has completed After Express Setup has completed be sure to execute the tasks described in Installing and Setting Device Drivers ...

Страница 149: ...t first uninstall the LAN driver and PROSet and then update your system with the N8104 125 Adapter connected For a server running a full installation 1 Remove a team of network adapters NOTE Before you remove note down the current settings e g IP addresses of the standard and optional adapters teamed for network redundancy Configure the settings after reinstalling the LAN driver and PROSet To remo...

Страница 150: ...prompt run dxsetup exe in your removable medium containing the Driver Set Windows Server 2008 64 bit x64 Editions drive letter 008 win winnt ws2008x64 ma2 apps prosetdx vistax64 dxsetup exe Windows Server 2008 32 bit x86 Editions drive letter 008 win winnt ws2008 ma2 apps prosetdx vista32 dxsetup exe 3 In Intel R Network Connections InstallShield Wizard click Next 4 Select Remove and click Next 5 ...

Страница 151: ...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 Network Monitor can monitor the frame or the packet that the computer installing Network Monitor sends or receives This tool is valuable when analyzing network trouble For information on how to install the tool see the Setting for Solving Problems describ...

Страница 152: ...must exist on the same LAN If they are connected to the separate switches they will not work normally The adapters specified as a group of Adaptive Load Balancing ALB can be connected to only Switching Hub When exchange the mother board or option network card make sure to remove the adapter team before exchanges and recreate the adapter team after exchange complete Please confirm the port setting ...

Страница 153: ...the adapter team is properly setup Confirm the result in Test results Even the system are normal the following mismatch message will appear sometimes Please recheck the switching hub L2 port and nothing problem with the setting ignore the messages The switch is configured with aggregated ports but the team type does not support port aggregation The switch is configured with VLAN tagging but the te...

Страница 154: ...AN according to the following list Setting item Change setting Wake On Directed Packet OFF Wake On Magic Packet OFF Wake on Magic Packet from power off state ON NOTES Power Saver Options setting is not necessary to change Above setting will be maintained until manually resetting are executed IMPORTANT The parameters of Wake On LAN will not exist if the network ports are not available for WOL 4 Cli...

Страница 155: ...not need to install the driver manually It is automatically installed by Windows Plug and Play Installing SAS Controller Driver N8103 104A If you use the SAS Controller N8103 104A you do not need to install the driver manually It is automatically installed by Windows Plug and Play Installing Fibre Channel Controller Driver N8190 127 131 If you use the Fibre Channel Controller N8190 127 131 you do ...

Страница 156: ...see Appendix F Notes on Windows Installation This section explains the notes on the Windows installation Confirm these notes before starting the Express Setup About the Windows family This computer supports the following Windows editions Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition hereinafter referred to as Windows Server 2003 NOTE Express Setup does not support the installation of Windows S...

Страница 157: ...the following mass storage controllers for installation NOTE If you want to install the other boards by using a driver floppy disk OEM Disk for Mass storage device except ones listed below see Installing with the OEM Disk 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 Onboard RA...

Страница 158: ... Mounting MO Device Do not mount an MO device on this computer during the Windows installation About Removable Media Do not set removable media such as DAT into the device mounted on this computer during the Windows installation Connecting Hard Disk Drive Do not connect the other hard disk drives except the drive that you want to create the Windows system drive If you create multiple logical drive...

Страница 159: ... 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 partition is 4095MB If the above paging file size exce...

Страница 160: ...ugging 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 R2 it is not necessary to install the S...

Страница 161: ...etting Input Steps 5 to 10 Next 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 Install OS Automatically Log on Automatically The installation is completed Process that...

Страница 162: ...SBUILDER 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 installation is selected automatica...

Страница 163: ... 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 164: ...ical drive Enter RAID settings steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next NOTES You can use only the physical devices that have same model number to configure logical drive If the process is not finished normally the driver may not be stored in the EXPRESSBUILDER Refer to Optional Board Supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER described earlier in this chapter ...

Страница 165: ...e than the capacity of connected hard disk drive You can not specify a logical drive larger than 2 097 144MB at RAID system If you select Create a new partition at Windows system drive settings the contents of the hard disk will be all deleted If Use existing partitions is selected EXPRESSBUILDER installs the Operating System to the 1st partition 1st partition is deleted The data in the other part...

Страница 166: ... 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 zzzzz is displayed 11 Enter the setting of the network protocol Enter Network Protocol steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next ...

Страница 167: ...or workgroup name to be used Enter domain account steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next 13 Select the installing components Select Windows components steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next ...

Страница 168: ...yed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next 15 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 169: ...essage will be shown Insert CD ROM or floppy disk attached to the Mass Storage Driver and proceed operation according to the message 18 Remove NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD from the optical disk drive according 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...

Страница 170: ...the product key The setup script file does not contain a valid Product ID Contact your system administrator for a valid Product ID Windows Server 2003 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 D...

Страница 171: ...ack test packet transmission test and so on Setup of teaming Configuring several network adapters as one team provides the server a tolerant environment on any trouble and enhances throughput between the switches PROSet is necessary to utilize these features Follow the procedure below to install PROSet 1 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive If the autorun menu is displayed...

Страница 172: ... Operating System with Express Setup 6 Click Next 7 Click Install 8 When InstallShield Wizard Completed window is displayed click Finished 9 Remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD from the optical disk drive restart the system ...

Страница 173: ...ice Manager 2 Double click Network Adapter Name in the list 3 Click the Link Speed and specify the Speed Duplex value the same as the value specified for HUB 4 Click OK 5 Reboot the system Also add or delete any protocols and services if necessary You can operate the process on the property dialog box for local area network which can be appeared from Network and Dial up Connection NOTE It is recom...

Страница 174: ...l Network Board Driver Installation of the Optional Network Board Driver 1 Start Device Manager 2 Click Network adapters and double click Network Adapter Name Network Adapter Name Properties appears NOTE Intel R PRO 1000 is the name of On Board adapter All other names show the Optional Network Board 3 Click Driver tab and click Update Driver Hardware Update Wizard appears 4 Select the Install from...

Страница 175: ...e LAN If they are connected to the separate switches they will not work normally The adapters specified as a group of Adaptive Load Balancing ALB can be connected to only Switching Hub When exchange the mother board or option network card make sure to remove the adapter team before exchanges and recreate the adapter team after exchange complete Please confirm the port setting of switching hub L2 m...

Страница 176: ...g procedure 1 Click TEAM Team name from Device manager Network adapters 2 Click Settings and confirm Adapters in team list 10 Click Test Switch Run test to confirm the adapter team is properly setup Confirm the result in Test results 11 Reboot the system Remove Team 1 Open the Device Manager 2 Click Network adapters and open TEAM Team name properties 3 Click Setting tab 4 Click Remove Team button ...

Страница 177: ...bit Network Connection Intel 82574L Gigabit Network Connection to open the adapter Properties 3 Click Power Management tab and change setting in Wake On LAN according to the following list Setting item Change setting Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power ON Allow this device to bring the computer out of standby ON 4 Click Advanced tab and point to Enable PME 5 Set the Enable in ...

Страница 178: ...Power Management tab and change setting in Wake On LAN according to the following list Setting item Change setting Wake On Directed Packet ON Wake On Magic Packet ON Wake on Magic Packet from power off state ON NOTES Power Saver Options setting is not necessary to change Above setting will be maintained until manually resetting are executed IMPORTANT The parameters of Wake On LAN will not exist if...

Страница 179: ...SI Controller Driver N8103 107 If you use the SCSI Controller N8103 107 update your system with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD attached to your system The SCSI Controller driver will be installed automatically Installing SAS Controller Driver N8103 104A If you use the SAS Controller N8103 104A update your system with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD attached to your system The SAS Controller driver will be installe...

Страница 180: ... 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 the procedure below to specify 1 Select Control Panel and click System The System dialog box appea...

Страница 181: ...cify 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 memory capacity mounted on Express server 300MB In case the memory capacity is more than 2GB a free area of 2048 300MB or more ...

Страница 182: ...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 For more information on Recommended value see About the System Partition Size described earlier In case the memory is e...

Страница 183: ...llecting 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 the procedure below to specify 1 Select Control Panel and click System The Sys...

Страница 184: ... 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 185: ...ile size for all drives and click Set IMPORTANT The above mentioned paging file size is recommended for collecting debug information memory dump The paging file with initial size large enough to store the dump file in the boot drive is required Correct debug information might not be able to be collected due to virtual memory shortage when the paging file is insufficient so set an enough size of th...

Страница 186: ...file is stored in following directory C Users User Name AppData Local Temp NOTE The folder may be treated as hidden folder If the folder does not appear run Explorer and select Tools Folder Options View and check to Show hidden files and folders When the User mode Process Dump is created pick up the file from the directory described in Step 4 Refer to Knowledge Base of Microsoft web site for more ...

Страница 187: ...x appears 3 Specify the location to store the diagnostic information in the Log File Path box The diagnostic information will be stored with the file name DRWTSN32 LOG NOTE You can not specify network pass Specify the pass on local computer 4 Specify the location of crash dump file in the Crash Dump box NOTE Crash Dump File is a binary file that can be read with Windows Debugger 5 Select Full radi...

Страница 188: ...ick Run Select Complete for a setup format 3 Network Monitor is installed NOTE To remove Network Monitor go to Programs and Features Network Trace Capture Windows Server 2008 1 On the Start menu start Microsoft Network Monitor 2 On Start Page select Create a new capture tab or select New in the File menu and click Capture A new tab for capturing a network trace is created 3 On the Select Networks ...

Страница 189: ...ws 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 optical disk drive and click OK 8 Cli...

Страница 190: ...ssage appears Windows Server 2008 Where do you want to install Windows Windows Server 2003 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 inst...

Страница 191: ...ou want to assign 6 Click OK 7 If the following message appears click Yes Some programs that rely on drive letters might not run correctly Do you want to continue 8 Close the Server Manager Windows Server 2003 1 Click Start menu right click My Computer and specify Manage to start Computer Management 2 Specify the Disk Management in the left side of the window 3 Right click the volume you want to m...

Страница 192: ...t workstations UPDATING THE SYSTEM IMPORTANT If you install Windows Server 2003 CD ROM which contains Service Pack 2 to your system you do not have to apply Service Pack 2 again Updating the System is executed by Express Setup automatically Execute Updating the System in following cases Modified system configuration Recovered the system using recovery process See Updating the System section in App...

Страница 193: ...fter 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 Tool menu Normal mode 3 Select English 4 Select Maintenance Utility 5 Select System Information Management 6 Insert a floppy disk into the floppy ...

Страница 194: ... 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 Setting the driver disk for the mass storage controller Press the Perform button NOTE By choosing this option you can load the d...

Страница 195: ...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 196: ...SBUILDER The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER helps you install the Operating system the Management software or use the maintenance utilities When you insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive and reboot the system the following menu appears ...

Страница 197: ... Pay attention to the automatic reboot that occurs after 72 hours from start 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 device to the server this function may use See Chapter 5 ...

Страница 198: ...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 System Management You can configure the parameters of BMC Baseboard Management Controller Tool menu Redirection mode Th...

Страница 199: ...ver 2003 or later This menu is not available for Microsoft Windows 2008 Server Core environment Some documents are provided in PDF format Use the Adobe Reader to view or print these documents If the menu does not appear select My computer by using the Explorer and double click the icon of the DVD drive that contains the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD Some menu items are grayed out when the logon user does...

Страница 200: ...matically 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 2003 x64 Edit...

Страница 201: ...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 202: ...6 8 Installing and Using Utilities 4 Click Parameter File Creator Parameter File Creator will appear ...

Страница 203: ...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 or Install the Windows 64bit editions from the menu click Next ...

Страница 204: ... 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 205: ...ilities 6 11 8 Specify the installing medium and the Windows system partition Specify medium Partition steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2003 ...

Страница 206: ... 097 144MB at RAID system If you select Create a new partition at Windows system drive settings the contents of the hard disk will be all deleted If Use existing partitions is selected NEC 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 De...

Страница 207: ...sing Utilities 6 13 9 Enter the user information and client license mode Enter basic parameters steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2003 ...

Страница 208: ...do not input value into Administrator password Confirm password zzzzz 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 NOTE The order of entry in custom setting may differ from the numbering of LAN port ...

Страница 209: ... 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 Windows Server 2008 ...

Страница 210: ...stalling and Using Utilities Windows Server 2003 13 Select the installing applications Select applications steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next Windows Server 2008 ...

Страница 211: ...ave 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 212: ...ameters file 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 213: ...tart the Express Setup a dialog to specify an application appears Select Universal RAID Utility on the dialog Manual Setup You can start the setup program of Universal RAID Utility from Autorun Menu Click to Setup Software Universal RAID Utility in Autorun Menu You need to install the following software Microsoft NET Framework 2 0 The Runtime component of the Microsoft Visual C 2005 SP1 You can in...

Страница 214: ...nage it 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 Please use WebBIOS when you create the Logical Drive of RAID 6 by using three Physical Devices Universal RAID Utility cannot create the Logical Drive of RAID 6 by using three Physic...

Страница 215: ...of your valuable data stored in hard disk drives of the server on a regular basis For backup storage devices suitable for the server and backup tools consult with your service representative When you have changed the hardware 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 ...

Страница 216: ...T To avoid altering the material and color of the server do not use volatile solvents such as thinner and benzene to clean the server The power receptacle the cables the connectors on the front panel of server and the inside of the server must be kept dry Do not moisten them with water 1 Make sure that the server is off powered the POWER LED goes off 2 Unplug the power cord of the server from a po...

Страница 217: ... mouse upside down and rotate the mouse ball cover counterclockwise to remove it Mouse ball cover Mouse ball Roller Bottom View 3 Wipe the mouse ball with a dry soft cloth Or soak a soft cloth in neutral detergent that is diluted with cold or lukewarm water and squeeze it firmly Rub off stains on the mouse ball 4 Wipe three small rollers inside the mouse with the tip of the cotton swab Or rub off ...

Страница 218: ... 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 Startup and Exit of System Diagnostics 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...

Страница 219: ... Shows the progress of the diagnostics Test End is displayed when the diagnostics completes Test result Shows the start end and elapsed time and completion status of the diagnostics Guide line Shows the details of the keys to operate window Test summary window Shows the results of each test that executed the diagnostics Move the cursor and press the Enter key on the cursor line to display the deta...

Страница 220: ... the 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 a...

Страница 221: ...t in death or serious personal injury See pages 1 3 to 1 11 for details Never attempt to lift the server only by yourself Make sure to complete installation Do not pinch your finger with mechanical components Note high temperature IMPORTANT If the server needs to be relocated stored due to a change in the floor layout to a great extent contact the service representative Make sure to make a backup ...

Страница 222: ... operation after relocating or storing the server If the system clock is remarkably delayed or advanced as the passage of time in spite of adjustment contact your service representative to ask maintenance If the server or an internal option device is brought from a cold place to a warm place suddenly the dew condensation may be generated resulting in malfunction or failure of the unit Leave the un...

Страница 223: ... Troubleshooting If your server does not operate as expected read this chapter before assuming a failure NOTE For provision against an unexpected failure it is recommended to install NEC ESMPRO to your computer ...

Страница 224: ...he server is in successful operation When the STATUS LED is unlit blinking in green or lit blinking in amber it indicates that the server has failed The following table lists indications of the STATUS LED descriptions and actions to take IMPORTANT If NEC ESMPRO is installed you can confirm the cause of a failure by referring to the system event log SEL To cycle power to the server shutdown the ser...

Страница 225: ...I bus error occurred Cycle power to the server If POST displays an error message take a note on the message and contact your service representative Off Memory dumping is requested Wait until memory dumping completes A thermal error was detected Check internal fans for dust or debris Also make sure that the fans are firmly connected If this error indication persists contact your service representat...

Страница 226: ...rt If the power is supplied to the server and the hub and they are correctly connected with each other the LED is lit green LINK state If information is transmitted through a network port the LED blinks green ACT state If the LED is not lit in the LINK state check the network cable and the cable connection If the LED is not lit still after the checking the network LAN controller may be defected Co...

Страница 227: ...s being rebuilt this status is not a failure When the rebuild completes the LED goes off The LED goes on amber if the rebuild fails If the defected hard disk drive is replaced with a new one in the RAID System configuration the data is automatically rebuilt auto rebuild feature IMPORTANT Powering off the server during rebuild aborts rebuilding In such a case restart the server and restart rebuildi...

Страница 228: ... Alternate blinking amber and green Indicates that the hard disk drive is being rebuilt this status is not a failure If the defected hard disk drive is replaced with a new one in the RAID configuration the data is automatically rebuilt auto rebuild function The LED goes off when the rebuild is terminated normally The LED goes on amber if the rebuild fails IMPORTANT Powering off the server aborts r...

Страница 229: ...h If the error cannot be corrected in spite of the release of the lock contact your service representative 0220 Monitor type does not match CMOS Run SETUP Run SETUP If the error cannot be corrected in spite of the SETUP contact your service representative 0230 System RAM Failed at offset 0231 Shadow Ram Failed at offset 0232 Extended RAM Failed at address line Contact your service representative 0...

Страница 230: ...vice representative to replace the fan 0B42 Resource Conflict 0B43 Warning IRQ not configured 0B45 System configuration Data Write Error Contact your service representative 0B50 Processor 1 with error taken off line 0B5F Forced to use Processor with error Because an error is detected in CPU the system is forcibly started Contact your service representative 0B60 DIMM 1 has been disabled 0B61 DIMM 2...

Страница 231: ...FRU device failure This is not a fatal error Turn off the power once and then on again to restart the server If the error cannot be corrected contact your service representative 0B96 BMC SDR Repository failure 0B97 BMC SEL device failure 0B98 BMC RAM test error 0B99 BMC Fatal hardware error Turn off the power once and then on again to start the server If the error cannot be corrected contact your ...

Страница 232: ... Controller in slot xx Disable Option ROM Scan for the board if the connected hard disk drive does not contain OS by using the BIOS SETUP utility see Chapter 4 H W Configuration of BMC is corrupted Update BMC F W Configuration by configuration tool Refer to BMC configuration manual Contact your service representative ...

Страница 233: ...rror 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 replace the CPU...

Страница 234: ...ge send from BMC Example Messages displayed on upper line BIOS message On screen message Description Action XX BIOS Rev XXXX POST in progress Wait until POST completes Prepare To Boot POST completes normally Wait until boot up completes Mem Reconfigured POST completes with memory degraded Contact your service representative Mem Err Disable A correctable memory error frequently occurred CPU Reconfi...

Страница 235: ...high temperature warning in CPU is detected CPU Temp Alm 09 A high temperature alarm in CPU is detected Fan may be faulty or clogged with dust Contact your service representative DUMP Request Dump switch is pressed Wait for completion of memory dump collection OS shutdown Alm OS stop error occurred Take note of on screen message wait for completion of memory dump collection then contact your servi...

Страница 236: ...r the server Make sure to use the power cord provided with the server Check the power cord for broken shield or bent plugs Make sure the power breaker for the connected power outlet is on If the power cord is plugged to a UPS make sure the UPS is powered and it outputs power See the manual that comes with the UPS for details Power supply to the server may be linked with the connected UPS using the...

Страница 237: ...s Operation of the server with unauthorized devices is not guaranteed Fail to access to external devices or such devices fail to operate 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 Did you install drivers for connected optional devices Some optional devices require specific...

Страница 238: ...ith your OS to check that the keyboard and mouse settings are correct Fail to access to the disc Is the disc applicable to the server For the disc which does not conform to the DVD CD standard the playback of such a disc with the optical disk drive is not guaranteed The disc for Macintosh is not available for use Inserted the correct disc but the message like the following is displayed The CD ROM ...

Страница 239: ...SSBUILDER DVD in the optical disk drive Take out the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD and restart the server The server is not found on the network Is the LAN cable connected Make sure to connect the LAN cable to the network port on the front of the server Also make sure that the LAN cable to use conforms with the network interface standard Is BIOS configuration correct The internal LAN controller may be di...

Страница 240: ...e PlugPlayManager Level Warning Description The service ShellHWDetection may not have unregistered for device event notifications before it was stopped Event ID 7000 Source Service Control Manager Level Error Description The Parallel port driver service failed to start due to the following error The service cannot be started either because it is disabled or because it has no enabled devices associ...

Страница 241: ...ystem account This account is privileged and the provider may cause a security violation if it does not correctly impersonate user requests These events do not affect system operation Ignore these messages The following system event is logged when Windows Server 2008 is installed Event ID 10 Source VDS Dynamic Provider Description The provider failed while storing notifications from the driver The...

Страница 242: ...Services administrative tool It is not a problem in operating the system There are some cases that an event log is registered as follows when you install Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Event Source Service Control Manager Event Type Error Event ID 7011 Description Timeout 30000 milliseconds waiting for a transaction response from the IMAP4Svc service When this event is not registered by rebootin...

Страница 243: ...Windows Server 2003 R2 above shown event log will be registered For more details refer to Enabling Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Hardware Management on the following site NEC Express5800 Web Site http www nec com global prod express download W2K3_R2 index html The system displays the message below and fails to log on Windows Product Activation This copy of Windows must be activated with Microso...

Страница 244: ...ter installation of the OS may cause unstable operation Use the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD to update the system See Chapter 6 The system does not restart automatically when a stop error occurs though the system is adjusted to automatically restarting When the system does not restart automatically restart it manually The system restarts automatically when a stop error occurs though the system is NOT ad...

Страница 245: ...Service is not installed Adjust the computer name to 14 characters or less and then install the Telnet Service according to How to install the Telnet Service How to install the Telnet Service 1 Click Run on Start menu 2 Type tlntsvr service in the Open box and click OK 3 Click Start menu point to Control Panel and click Computer Management and then click the Services to specify whether the Telnet ...

Страница 246: ...on the RAID Controller may be failed Contact your service representative Rebuild fails 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 Is RAID0 configured RAID0 has no data redundancy therefore Rebuild is disabled in the RAID0 configuration Replace the failed hard disk drive create the conf...

Страница 247: ...oblems with N8190 127 131 FibreChannel Controller When N8190 127 131 is used the names of the Fibre Channel controllers may appear with different names on Device Manager It is not a problem in operating the system A directory that contains the driver software NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD is also displayed Windows Server 2008 64 bit x64 Edition Drive Letter 008 win winnt ws2008x64 elxstor friendlyname ex...

Страница 248: ... 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 serve...

Страница 249: ...er 2008 If you install using BackUp DVD ROM product key is not required If you install using the DVD ROM other than BackUp DVD ROM product key screen is displayed twice at during OS installation and before MICROSOFT SOFTWARE LICENSE TERMS dialog which displayed after OS installation Enter product key following the message Case of Windows Server 2003 If you install using BackUp CD ROM product key i...

Страница 250: ...r Parameter File Creator requires to run by Microsoft HTMLApplication host If Parameter File Creator does not start associate the file type with Microsoft HTML Application host via following process 1 Click Run on Start menu 2 Type windir system32 mshta exe register in the Open box and click OK ...

Страница 251: ...ing the recovery console Note that this method is recommended for only users and administrators who have a thorough knowledge of the recovery console For more information refer to Online Help For Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions If the system fails to start for some reason rebuild the system using the recovery console Note that this method is recommended for only users and administrators who have ...

Страница 252: ... Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD supplied with your server into the optical disk drive of your server 3 Press Ctrl Alt and Delete to reboot the server from the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER You may also turn off and then on again to reboot the server System boots up displaying Boot selection menu IMPORTANT An initial selection of the menu is Os installation If no access is made for 10 seconds after the Boo...

Страница 253: ...on of the menu is Japanese Japanese 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 6 Each tool is selected and it starts ...

Страница 254: ...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 255: ...ing 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 and additional board is normal After the Test and diagnostics is executed a system check program ...

Страница 256: ...in progress FORCED SHUTDOWN Use this feature when an OS command does not shutdown the server the POWER switch does not turn off the server or resetting does not work Press and hold the POWER switch on the server for at least four seconds forced shutdown The power is forcibly turned off To turn on the power back again wait approximately 30 seconds after turning off the power IMPORTANT If the remote...

Страница 257: ...moved by any user However NEC does not assume 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 Make sure to use only optional devices and cables authorized by NEC Repair of the server due to malfunctions failures or damage...

Страница 258: ...he 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 11 for details Do not lift the server only by a single person Make sure to complete device installation Do not install the ...

Страница 259: ...ble 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 static shoes to work with the server...

Страница 260: ...ND REMOVAL Follow the procedure below to prepare for installing or removing components 1 Prepare a Phillips driver 2 Shutdown OS 3 Press the POWER switch to power off the server POWER lamp goes off 4 Disconnect all the cables and power cord from the server ...

Страница 261: ...r details Do not install the server on a rack with leaving covers removed Do not pinch your finger with mechanical components Avoid installation in extreme temperature condition Do not pull out a device from the rack if the rack is unstable Do not leave more than one device being pulled out from the rack 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 While ...

Страница 262: ...rver pulled out from the rack Doing so may cause personal injury if the server drops Pull out the server slowly holding the bottom of the server by at least two persons Be very careful not to get your finger caught in the levers or rails Remove the server from the rack slowly while confirming the right and left thumbscrews ...

Страница 263: ...for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Pull out the server from the rack 3 Remove the two screws and slide the top cover toward the rear of the server while pushing the top cover 4 Lift off the top cover from the server Installation When installing the top cover confirm that the tab of the cover is securely inserted into the slot in the server frame ...

Страница 264: ...el numbers or port numbers are also predefined 3 5 inch Disk Model Up to two 3 5 inch SATA hard disk drives can be installed in 3 5 inch model server Install servers in slot 0 then slot 1 in the order IMPORTANT Use the hard disk drives authorized by NEC Installing a third party hard disk drive may cause a failure of the server as well as the hard disk drive Slot 0 Slot 1 ...

Страница 265: ... be installed in the hard disk drive bay Install servers in slot 0 slot 1 slot 2 then slot 3 in the order IMPORTANT Use the hard disk drives authorized by NEC Installing a third party hard disk drive may cause a failure of the server as well as the hard disk drive Slot 0 Slot 1 Slot 3 Slot 2 ...

Страница 266: ... sure to wear a wrist strap or touch the metal frame of the server to discharge static electricity from your body before handling the hard disk drive Do not touch from your body before handling the DIMM Do not touch the terminals or on board parts of hard disk drive by a bare hand 3 5 inch Hard Disk Drive Take the following steps to install a 3 5 inch hard disk drive Steps to install a 2 5 inch ha...

Страница 267: ...sk drive provided with the server Keep one screw as a spare 4 Insert the drive carrier into the server chassis straight and secure it with two screws 5 Power on the server and run SETUP utility Select Boot menu to set the boot priority When you have installed hard disk drive additionally the boot priority stored in BIOS is cleared See Chapter 4 for details Screw Screw ...

Страница 268: ... has four slots IMPORTANT The slot numbers are assigned as shown below 2 Unlock the hard disk drive and open the handle 3 Firmly hold the hard disk drive and handle and insert them into the slot 4 Close the handle slowly Make sure that the hook below the lever of hard disk drive is engaged with the frame Slot 0 Slot 2 Slot 1 Slot 3 ...

Страница 269: ...while holding the handle on the dummy tray 6 Perform Steps 2 through 5 as well as in slot 1 to install a hard disk drive IMPORTANT Keep the dummy tray for future use Removal Remove a hard disk drive in reverse order of the installation steps IMPORTANT Be careful not to get your finger caught between the lever and the rail ...

Страница 270: ...on do not put the DIMM on a desk directly See Static Precautions for details of the static electricity Make sure to use the DIMM authorized by NEC Installing a third party DIMM may cause a failure of the DIMM as well as the server Repair of the server due to failures or damage resulted from installing such a board will be charged The mother board in your server supports the dual channel memory con...

Страница 271: ... must be installed in slots 1 and 2 or 3 and 4 Two pairs can be installed in any order The table below shows installation examples Installation example Dual channel memory mode Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3 Slot 4 1 Active 1GB DIMM factory installed 1GB DIMM factory installed Not installed Not installed 2 Active 1GB DIMM factory installed 1GB DIMM 2GB DIMM 2GB DIMM 3 Inactive 1GB DIMM factory installed 1GB...

Страница 272: ...t into the socket NOTES Make sure of the orientation of the DIMM The terminal side of the DIMM has key and key slot to prevent incorrect insertion Applying too much pressure can damage the socket and or terminal If the DIMM is inserted into the DIMM socket the lever is automatically closed 5 Install the components you removed in Steps 1 to 3 6 Power on the server and verify that POST displays no e...

Страница 273: ...the top cover 4 Open the levers at each end of the socket from which you remove the DIMM The lock is released to allow the DIMM to be removed 5 Install the components you removed in Steps 1 to 3 6 Power on the server and verify that POST displays no error messages If POST displays an error message take a note on the message and contact your service representative 7 Run BIOS SETUP utility and selec...

Страница 274: ... on board parts of PCI board and PCI riser card by a bare hand or place them directly on the desk For static notes see the section Anti static Measures Some restrictions are imposed on the PCI board which can be installed in the server Contact your service representative for details A riser card is designed for installing only low profile PCI board Before installing a PCI board make sure of the ca...

Страница 275: ...ewdriver not to damage the LAN port or other ports If a bootable LAN card is additionally installed the boot priority may be changed After the additional installation run the BIOS SETUP utility select Boot and set the new boot priority See the table below for available boards and slots Slot Bus A Product Name PCIe 1 1 PCI slot capability x8 lane Slot size LowProfile PCI board type x8 socket N Code...

Страница 276: ...er card PCI Express x8 supports low profile PCI board only Before installing a PCI board confirm the type of the PCI board When installing a PCI board confirm that the card connector matches the connector of the riser card 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Pull out the server from the rack 3 Remove the top cover 4 Remove the riser card bracket ...

Страница 277: ... card slot and firmly push the PCI board until it is fully seated IMPORTANT Do not touch the terminals of the riser card and PCI board with your bare hand Fingerprints and dust left on them cause the server to malfunction If you are unable to install a PCI board correctly remove it and then install it again Be careful not to apply excess force to a PCI board or riser card Doing so may damage the c...

Страница 278: ...into the hole on the mother board 9 Install the components you have removed in earlier steps 10 Power on the server and verify that POST displays no error messages 11 Configure the board by using the BIOS configuration utility of the board installed For how to configure the board refer to the manual that comes with the board If a bootable device is connected to the installed board the boot priorit...

Страница 279: ...D 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 choose an appropriate controller A Logical Drive except for RAID0 incre...

Страница 280: ...D configuration jumper switch allows internal hard disk drives to be recognized as RAID drives Run the BIOS SETUP utility Select Advanced Peripheral Configuration SATA Controller Mode Option Enhanced 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 Enabled See Chapter 4 for details Use LSI Software...

Страница 281: ...or static notes see the section Anti static Measures described earlier NOTE Before installing an optional RAID Controller run the BIOS SETUP utility select Advanced PCI Configuration and confirm that Enabled is set for the parameter PCI Slot xx ROM xx PCI slot number Installation See PCI Board in this chapter and manual that comes with the optional RAID Controller for the installation of a RAID Co...

Страница 282: ...onfiguration OS installation and then OS setup Use Express Setup even when not installing a system Start Express Setup select OS selection Others The installer automatically performs all the procedures for RAID 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 util...

Страница 283: ... for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Pull out the server from the rack 3 Remove the top cover 4 Secure the battery bracket provided with the server to the battery with the three screws provided with the battery IMPORTANT Do not use the battery bracket that comes with the battery 5 Connect the battery cable that comes with the battery Battery Battery bracket Battery Battery ...

Страница 284: ...ed with the server NOTE Use the screws for securing battery bracket provided with the server 7 Remove the RAID Controller from the server and secure the battery board with a single screw that comes with the battery 8 Connect the battery cable to the battery board Battery board Battery cable ...

Страница 285: ...ush the riser module until it is fully seated Confirm that the protrusion of PCI riser card correctly fit into the hole on the mother board 10 Install the components you have removed in arlier steps IMPORTANT Route the cable as shown in the figure below Make sure that the cable is not caught Removal Remove the additional battery in reverse order of the installation steps ...

Страница 286: ...ction describes cable routing between internal devices and PCI board Internal SAS Cable IMPORTANT Required internal SAS cable is as shown below For 3 5 inch disk model K410 187 00 Internal SAS cable For 2 5 inch disk model K410 188 00 Internal SAS cable ...

Страница 287: ...Model Take the following steps to connect the cable 1 Install the RAID Controller on the PCI riser card 2 Remove the hard disk drive bay 3 Remove the two power connectors of SATA cable from the server chassis 4 Remove the two SATA connectors from the mother board 5 Remove the four screws from the SATA cable connectors Power connector SATA cable ...

Страница 288: ...he number printed on the label around the cable connector must match that marked on mother board IMPORTANT Put the connector onto one of the protrusions push it slightly then push another end 7 Connect the connectors you have removed in Step 3 8 Connect the SAS cable to mother board Marking Label K410 187 00 Label ...

Страница 289: ...D Controller IMPORTANT Route the cable as shown in the figure below Make sure that the cable is not caught This completes cable connection Install the RAID Controller according to installation steps of PCI board K410 187 00 internal SAS cable RAID Controller ...

Страница 290: ...ble to hard disk drive bay 3 Connect the SAS cable to RAID Controller IMPORTANT Route the cable as shown in the figure below Make sure that the cable is not caught This completes cable connection Install the RAID Controller according to installation steps of PCI board K410 188 00 internal SAS cable Hard disk drive bay K410 187 00 internal SAS cable RAID Controller ...

Страница 291: ...isk Model Take the following steps to connect the cable 1 Install the RAID Controller on the PCI riser card 2 Remove the hard disk drive bay 3 Remove the two power connectors of SATA cable from the server chassis 4 Remove the two SATA connectors from the mother board 5 Remove the four screws from the SATA cable connectors Power connector SATA cable ...

Страница 292: ...he number printed on the label around the cable connector must match that marked on mother board IMPORTANT Put the connector onto one of the protrusions push it slightly then push another end 7 Connect the connectors you have removed in Step 3 8 Connect the SAS cable to mother board Marking Label K410 187 00 Label ...

Страница 293: ...D Controller IMPORTANT Route the cable as shown in the figure below Make sure that the cable is not caught This completes cable connection Install the RAID Controller according to installation steps of PCI board K410 187 00 internal SAS cable RAID Controller ...

Страница 294: ...ble to hard disk drive bay 3 Connect the SAS cable to RAID Controller IMPORTANT Route the cable as shown in the figure below Make sure that the cable is not caught This completes cable connection Install the RAID Controller according to installation steps of PCI board K410 188 00 internal SAS cable Hard disk drive bay K410 188 00 internal SAS cable RAID Controller ...

Страница 295: ...M drive DVD x6 speed max CD x20 speed max 3 5 inch device bay 2 0 2 5 inch device bay 0 4 Additional slot PCI Express x8 slot 1 option Graphics accelerator Embedded on chip Video RAM 32 MB Display Graphic display 640x480 16 770 000 colors max 800x600 16 770 000 colors max 1 024x768 65 536 colors max 1 280x1 024 256 colors max Interface Keyboard MINI DIN 6 pin 1 Mouse MINI DIN 6 pin 1 Analog RGB MI...

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Страница 297: ...DER DVD that comes with the server contains the NEC ESMPRO utility NEC recommends that you should install the NEC ESMPRO for effective use of the reliability enhancement features of the server Floppy Disk The following describes use of the floppy disk Floppy disk type The server uses 3 5 inch floppy disks You can use the following two types of 3 5 inch floppy disks 2HD floppy disk double sided hig...

Страница 298: ...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 299: ...g system IMPORTANT Formatting a used floppy disk clears all the data contained in it if any Formatting a floppy disk from the DOS command line is not available with the server Use a formatted floppy disk to work with it on the DOS command line The format method depends on your operating system Refer to the manual that comes with your operating system for details Data backup Data backup is to copy ...

Страница 300: ...ner benzene or thinner Keep the disc in a disc case when not in use Tape Media The following describes data handling with the DAT DLT or AIT optionally available for the server Saving your valuable data When you save your valuable data or programs into the cartridge tape you should save them into two cartridge tapes to make the primary and secondary tapes This enables you to restore your data from...

Страница 301: ...nto the keyboard Doing so may cause a failure of the keyboard The keyboard provided with the server is designed for adjustment of an angle Adjust the keyboard angle at which the keyboard is easy to operate The adjustment assists in reducing strain on your shoulders arms and fingers NOTE The keyboard functions depend on the software Refer to the manual that comes with the software for details ...

Страница 302: ...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 303: ...priate one to install an optional device IRQ Peripheral Device Controller 0 System timer 1 2 3 COM2 serial port 4 5 6 7 PCI 8 Real time clock 9 ACPI Compliant System 10 PCI 11 Mother board resource 12 13 Numeric processor 14 15 16 VGA LAN1 LAN2 17 18 19 20 USB 21 USB 22 USB 23 USB ...

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Страница 305: ...oppy disk OEM Disk for Mass storage device except ones listed below see Installing with the OEM Disk 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 Onboard RAID Controller LSI Embedded MegaRAID N8103 109 RAID Controller 128 MB RAID0 1 5 6 N8103 116 RAID Controller 128 MB RAID0 1...

Страница 306: ...has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk only the simple dynamic volume is available for installation If you want to install the OS on a volume that is mirrored using Disk Management invalidate the mirroring and reset to the basic disk before the installation and validate the mirroring again after the installation You can create invalidate or delete the mirror volume by using Disk Management in Computer ...

Страница 307: ... 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 300MB If you install any application program or the like add necessary space to the partition to install these programs Example The partition size required for a system with an installed memory size of 512 MB...

Страница 308: ... 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 300MB If you install any application program or the like add necessary space to the partition to install these programs Example The partition size required for a system with an installed memory size of 512 MB and a full installatio...

Страница 309: ...ive Encryption Step by Step Guide Be sure to keep the recovery password secure Do not keep it around a server running BitLocker IMPORTANT Without the recovery password you cannot start the operating system and see the partition content encrypted by BitLocker The recovery password may be needed when you start the operating system after performing the following tasks Replacing the motherboard Initia...

Страница 310: ...T To install Windows Server 2008 you may need to update BIOS To check if your system needs a BIOS update go to http www nec com express 2 Insert the Windows Server 2008 DVD ROM into your DVD ROM drive 3 Restart the system To restart the system press Ctrl Alt Del or turn off the system once and then turn it on again IMPORTANT When prompted to press any key to boot from CD or DVD press Enter while t...

Страница 311: ...Installing Windows Server 2008 D 7 4 Select a language and other options from the drop down lists and then click Next 5 Click the Install now button The installation starts ...

Страница 312: ...stem that you purchased Select I have selected the edition of Windows that I purchased and then click Next You will see only possible editions that have been determined by Windows based on the key you entered in step 6 NOTE The Windows versions listed on the screen vary depending on the Windows Server 2008 DVD ROM you are using ...

Страница 313: ...ling Windows Server 2008 D 9 8 Read the license terms carefully If you agree select I accept the license terms and then click Next 9 Select the type of installation you want Custom advanced is selected below ...

Страница 314: ...SBUILDER DVD and then click OK If the Onboard RAID Controller LSI Embedded MegaRAID is used Windows Server 2008 64 bit x64 Edition drive letter 008 win winnt oemfd ws2008x64 fd1 megasr Windows Server 2008 32 bit x86 Edition drive letter 008 win winnt oemfd ws2008 fd1 megasr If the N8103 109 is used Windows Server 2008 64 bit x64 Edition drive letter 008 win winnt oemfd ws2008x64 fd1 stexstor Windo...

Страница 315: ... EX SAS RAID Controller If the N8103 116 117 is used LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS 8708EM2 RAID Controller 13 Remove the EXPRESSBUILDER and set Backup DVD ROM or Windows Server 2008 DVD ROM 14 Select the disk where a partition will be created and then click Drive Option IMPORTANT If the partition has already been created go to step 17 15 Click New enter a partition size and then click Apply 16 Select the...

Страница 316: ...ge appears the installation starts automatically NOTE If the disk drive contains NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD you will be prompted to replace a media with that for OS installation Insert the install media according to the on screen message Install Windows Insert Disc Please insert Windows installation disc 1 OK Cancel ...

Страница 317: ... 1 After a full installation of Windows Server 2008 is completed the following dialog box will prompt you to set or change the password before you log on Click OK 2 Change the password and then click the button NOTE The Windows Server 2008 password must combine uppercase letters lowercase letters and numbers 3 When the following message appears click OK to log on ...

Страница 318: ...dows Server 2008 4 On the Initial Configuration Tasks window enter user information If you have selected a Server Core installation 1 After a Server Core installation of Windows Server 2008 is completed press Ctrl Alt Del ...

Страница 319: ...Server 2008 D 15 2 Select Other User 3 Log on to the system as an administrator You need not enter your password in this dialog box Click the button 4 Before you log on you will be prompted to change the password Click OK ...

Страница 320: ...etters and numbers 6 When the following message appears click OK 7 At the command prompt enter user information NOTE For more detailed procedure see the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Step By Step Guide After installations is completed be sure to execute the tasks described in Setup of Device Driver Normally Install in Server and Updating the System of this chapter ...

Страница 321: ...d to your server Updating the System IMPORTANT Updating the System disables the Scalable Networking Pack SNP function If you use the SNP function enable it manually after the reboot Update the system in the situation below CPU is expanded expanded to single processor to multi processor Modified system configuration Recovered the system using recovery process The system update brings the correction...

Страница 322: ...rver 2008 follow each of the instructions If you have selected a full installation If the menu is displayed click Setup Windows and click Update the system NOTE Right clicking on the Menu produces the same outcome If you have selected a Server Core installation 1 Execute the following command line from command prompt to specify the optical disk drive e g D drive cd d d 008 win winnt bin oschk C Us...

Страница 323: ...lick OK The update starts NOTE The following box appears during the update if you have deployed a full installation of Windows Server 2008 Wait until the update completes 6 When the following message appears click OK to restart the system The system has been updated ...

Страница 324: ... after System Update To use the N8104 125 Adapter after updating your system you must first uninstall the LAN driver and PROSet and then update your system with the N8104 125 Adapter connected For a server running a full installation 1 Remove a team of network adapters NOTE Before you remove note down the current settings e g IP addresses of the standard and optional adapters teamed for network re...

Страница 325: ...n dxsetup exe in your removable medium containing the Driver Set Windows Server 2008 64 bit x64 Editions drive letter 008 win winnt ws2008x64 ma2 apps prosetdx vistax64 dxsetup exe Windows Server 2008 32 bit x86 Editions drive letter 008 win winnt ws2008 ma2 apps prosetdx vista32 dxsetup exe 3 In IntelR Network Connections InstallShield Wizard click Next 4 Select Remove and click Next 5 Click Remo...

Страница 326: ...etwork and Dial up Connection NOTE We recommend you to add Network Monitor at Adding Services Network Monitor can monitor the frame or the packet that the computer installing Network Monitor sends or receives This tool is valuable when analyzing network trouble For information on how to install the tool see the Setting for Solving Problems described later in this chapter Re install the Network Dri...

Страница 327: ... on the same LAN If they are connected to the separate switches they will not work normally The adapters specified as a group of Adaptive Load Balancing ALB can be connected to only Switching Hub When exchange the mother board or option network card make sure to remove the adapter team before exchanges and recreate the adapter team after exchange complete Please confirm the port setting of switchi...

Страница 328: ...r team is properly setup Confirm the result in Test results Even the system are normal the following mismatch message will appear sometimes Please recheck the switching hub L2 port and nothing problem with the setting ignore the messages The switch is configured with aggregated ports but the team type does not support port aggregation The switch is configured with VLAN tagging but the team has no ...

Страница 329: ...ng to the following list Setting item Change setting Wake On Directed Packet OFF Wake On Magic Packet OFF Wake on Magic Packet from power off state ON NOTES Power Saver Options setting is not necessary to change Above setting will be maintained until manually resetting are executed IMPORTANT The parameters of Wake On LAN will not exist if the network ports are not available for WOL 4 Click OK 5 Re...

Страница 330: ...t menu point to Programs Accessories and click Windows Explorer 3 Run Install bat in the following directory Windows Server 2008 64 bit x64 Edition 008 win winnt ws2008x64 video Windows Server 2008 32 bit x86 Edition 008 win winnt ws2008 video 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 N...

Страница 331: ...ally installed by Windows Plug and Play About Windows Activation Windows Server 2008 must be activated before you can use Windows Server 2008 Windows activation process is as follows For a server running a full installation 1 Go to the Start menu and in the Run dialog box type slui and press Enter IMPORTANT If the following message appears Windows has already been activated on your system Click Cl...

Страница 332: ...D 28 Installing Windows Server 2008 2 In the following screen click Type a different product key 3 Type the product key shown on your COA label and click Next ...

Страница 333: ...Installing Windows Server 2008 D 29 4 Activate Windows The Windows activation is complete ...

Страница 334: ...on your system Click to exit 2 Type slmgr ipk PID and press Enter PID is your product key on the COA label 3 Type slmgr dti to obtain an installation ID for Windows activation and press Enter 4 See systemroot system32 slui phone inf for the phone number of the Microsoft customer service 5 Call the above number inform the representative of the installation ID which you obtained in step 3 and receiv...

Страница 335: ...Installing Windows Server 2008 D 31 6 At the command prompt type slmgr atp CID and press Enter CID is the confirmation ID that you received from the call center The Windows activation is complete ...

Страница 336: ...D 32 Installing Windows Server 2008 SETTING FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS Set for collecting memory dump using the procedure described in Chapter 5 ...

Страница 337: ...ou want to install the other boards by using a driver floppy disk OEM Disk for Mass storage device except ones listed below see Installing with the OEM Disk 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 Onboard RAID Controller LSI Embedded MegaRAID N8103 109 RAID Controller 128...

Страница 338: ... the system in the Autorun Menu Re installing to the Hard Disk Drive which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk If you want to leave the existing partition when installing the system on the hard disk drive upgraded to Dynamic Disk note the following issue Do not select the partition that OS had been installed as the partition to install the OS newly Select Use the current File System for the format o...

Страница 339: ...insufficient so set an enough size of the paging file with the entire system Regardless of the size of the mounted memory or the Write debugging information type of memory dump the maximum size of the dump file is The size of the mounted memory 1MB If you install any application program or the like add necessary space to the partition to install these programs For example if the mounted memory siz...

Страница 340: ...64 Edition OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER Creating Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER Before installing create Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER NOTE If you have already Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER for NEC Express5800 Server which you are going to install Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions you do not need to create it ag...

Страница 341: ...ur 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 again to reboot the server The system will boot from the DVD ROM and NEC EXPRESSBUILDER starts 5 Select Create the OEM Disk for Windows from Tools Menu step 6 Insert a floppy disk into th...

Страница 342: ... the steps below 1 Prepare one 3 5 inch floppy disk 2 Start the Operating System 3 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive of the server The Menu will appear 4 Insert the floppy disk into the floppy disk drive 5 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 6 Windows...

Страница 343: ... either of the following states Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware configuration or Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver is displayed A screen with a solid blue background is displayed IMPORTANT There is no visible indication on screen when F6 has been pressed 5 When the following message is displayed press S Setup could not determine the type of one or more ...

Страница 344: ...bede MegaRAID is used LSI MegaRAID SAS RAID Controller Driver Server 2003 for x64 When N8103 116 117 RAID Controller is installed Promise SuperTrak EX Family Controller 64bits platform When N8103 109 RAID Controller is installed The screen of Step 5 is displayed Press Enter and go to Step 9 9 When the following message is shown press Enter to start Welcome to Setup IMPORTANT If you install Windows...

Страница 345: ... System update Be sure to install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition DISC 2 In this case note that the Windows Setup screen is not displayed 12 Insert Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition DISC 2 CD ROM into the optical disk drive Confirm the parameters and click OK 13 When the installation has completed remove Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition DISC 2 CD ROM from the op...

Страница 346: ... used in the procedure for license authentication should be matched with the COA label in which the product key contained in Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions is written NOTES Execute the activation within 30 days System may be locked after 30 days is passed COA label may be attached to your server ...

Страница 347: ... 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 to the section of Updating the System Perform Updating the System and application of the Hotfix KB921411 IMPO...

Страница 348: ...dministrator authority to the server such as administrator 2 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive of the server 3 Click Start menu and Run and then execute the following command When Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions is used 008 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 ...

Страница 349: ...nstalling Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions E 13 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 350: ...ice pack 2 again 1 Log on to the system with the account that has administrative privilege e g administrator 2 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive of server The Autorun Menu will be displayed 3 Left click on Setup Windows and then click Update the system NOTE Right clicking on the Autorun Menu produces the same outcome 4 Follow the message of the screen to proceed the app...

Страница 351: ...was finished When you apply Service Pack Click Yes and then go to Step 6 When you do not apply Service Pack Click No and then go to Step 8 6 When the following message appears click Yes 7 When the following message appears select a Service Pack and click Open and then according to a message please apply it ...

Страница 352: ...E 16 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions 8 When the following message appears click Yes to restart the system The system has been updated ...

Страница 353: ...ew tab and then click OK Hide extensions for know file type Hide protected operating system files Recommended When the message You have chosen to display protected operating system files is displayed click Yes 4 Make sure of the files Open System drive WINDOWS system32 drivers directory and make sure usbhub sys and usbport sys are exists in the directory If you can not found them copy the files ac...

Страница 354: ...ktop Connection is prohibited Without changing any parameter when opened the properties of adapter teaming please click the Cancel button for close the dialog Click OK button will cause temporary loss of network connectivity PROSet is a utility that confirms the function of network contained in network driver Utilizing PROSet enables the following items Confirm detailed information of the adapter ...

Страница 355: ...rer The procedure in the case of the classic start menu Click Start menu point to Programs Accessories and click Windows Explorer 3 Run dxsetup exe in the following directory 008 win winnt w2k3amd ma2 apps prosetdx winx64 The Intel R PROSet InstallShield Wizard dialog starts 4 Click Next 5 Choose I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next 6 Click Next 7 Click Install 8 When Install...

Страница 356: ...ick OK 5 Reboot the system When PROSet is installed 1 Open the Device Manager 2 Double click Network Adapter Name in the list 3 Click the Link Speed and specify the Speed Duplex value the same as the value specified for HUB 4 Click OK 5 Reboot the system 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 ca...

Страница 357: ... 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 Hardware ...

Страница 358: ...N If they are connected to the separate switches they will not work normally The adapters specified as a group of Adaptive Load Balancing ALB can be connected to only Switching Hub When exchange the mother board or option network card make sure to remove the adapter team before exchanges and recreate the adapter team after exchange complete Please confirm the port setting of switching hub L2 match...

Страница 359: ...rocedure 1 Click TEAM Team name from Device manager Network adapters 2 Click Settings and confirm Adapters in team list 10 Click Test Switch Run test to confirm the adapter team is properly setup Confirm the result in Test results 11 Reboot the system Remove Team 1 Open the Device Manager 2 Click Network adapters and open TEAM Team name properties 3 Click Setting tab 4 Click Remove Team button 5 C...

Страница 360: ...Network Connection Intel 82574L Gigabit Network Connection to open the adapter Properties 3 Click Power Management tab and change setting in Wake On LAN according to the following list Setting item Change setting Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power ON Allow this device to bring the computer out of standby ON 4 Click Advanced tab and point to Enable PME 5 Set the Enable in Valu...

Страница 361: ...r Management tab and change setting in Wake On LAN according to the following list Setting item Change setting Wake On Directed Packet ON Wake On Magic Packet ON Wake on Magic Packet from power off state ON NOTES Power Saver Options setting is not necessary to change Above setting will be maintained until manually resetting are executed IMPORTANT The parameters of Wake On LAN will not exist if the...

Страница 362: ...plorer 3 Run Install bat in the following directory 008 win winnt w2k3amd video install bat 4 Follow the message to continue the installation If the dialog message Digital Signature could not been found appears select Yes to continue 5 Remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD from the optical disk drive restart the system Installing SCSI Controller Driver N8103 107 If you use the SCSI Controller N8103 10...

Страница 363: ...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 364: ...Server 2003 x64 Editions The following screen is displayed 3 Process Windows activation according to the following message SETTING FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS Set for collecting memory dump using the procedure described in Chapter 5 ...

Страница 365: ...ant to install the other boards by using a driver floppy disk OEM Disk for Mass storage device except ones listed below see Installing with the OEM Disk 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 Onboard RAID Controller LSI Embedded MegaRAID N8103 109 RAID Controller 128 MB ...

Страница 366: ...r 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 Express5800 system in the Autorun Menu Re installing to the Hard Disk which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk If you want to leave the existing partition when installing the system on the hard disk upgraded to Dynamic D...

Страница 367: ...essary About the Upgrade to Windows Server 2003 R2 The in place upgrade from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2003 R2 is not recommended because it may overwrite any files or registries and cause 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 i...

Страница 368: ...y 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 partition is 4095MB If the above paging file siz...

Страница 369: ... Set the Size required for installation Paging file size 2 See Chapter 5 and set that debugging information equivalent to the dump file size is to be written to a separate disk If the disk does not have enough free space to enable the dump file size to be written then after installing the system using the Size required for installation Paging file size install an additional new disk ...

Страница 370: ... 2003 OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER with the following two procedures Create from the menu which appears when running NEC Express5800 Server with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER If you have only NEC Express5800 Server to create Windows Server 2003 OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER use this procedure If Windows Server 2003 or Windows can be operated on NEC Express5800 Server you can use the other procedure described la...

Страница 371: ...LDER from Autorun Menu if you have the computer on which the above operating systems operate Follow the steps below 1 Prepare one 3 5 inch floppy disk 2 Start the Operating System 3 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive of the server The Menu will appear 4 Insert the floppy disk into the floppy disk drive according to the message 5 Click Create drive disk and select OEM Dis...

Страница 372: ...tates Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware configuration or Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver is displayed A screen with a solid blue background is displayed IMPORTANT There is no visible indication on screen when F6 has been pressed 5 When the following message is displayed press S Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices insta...

Страница 373: ...ede MegaRAID is used LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS RAID Controller Driver Server 2003 32 bit When N8103 116 117 RAID Controller is installed Promise SuperTrak EX SAS RAID Controller 32bits platform When N8103 109 RAID Controller is installed The screen of Step 5 is displayed Press Enter and go to Step 9 9 When the following message is shown press Enter to start Welcome to Setup IMPORTANT If you install W...

Страница 374: ...fter the application of System update Be sure to install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 DISC 2 In this case note that the Windows Setup screen is not displayed 12 Insert Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 DISC 2 CD ROM into the optical disk drive Confirm the parameters and click OK 13 When the installation has completed remove Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 DISC 2 CD ROM from the optical disk dr...

Страница 375: ...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 to the section of Updating the System Perform Updating th...

Страница 376: ... 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 008 win winnt dotnet qfe enu kb921411 exe When the Simplified Chinese version of Windows Server 2003 R2 is used 008 win winnt dotnet qfe chs kb921411 exe When the Traditional Chinese version of Windows Server 2003 R2 is used 008 win winnt dotnet qfe cht kb921411 ...

Страница 377: ...Installing Windows Server 2003 F 13 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 378: ... Log on to the system with the account that has administrative privilege e g administrator 2 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive of server The Autorun Menu will be displayed 3 Left click on Setup Windows and then click Update the system NOTE Right clicking on the Autorun Menu produces the same outcome 4 Follow the message of the screen to proceed the application OK dialog...

Страница 379: ...nished When you apply Service Pack Click Yes and then go to Step 6 When you do not apply Service Pack Click No and then go to Step 8 6 When the following message appears click Yes 7 When the following message appears select a Service Pack and click Open and then according to a message please apply it ...

Страница 380: ...F 16 Installing Windows Server 2003 8 When the following message appears click Yes to restart the system The system has been updated ...

Страница 381: ...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 382: ...hroughput 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 ...

Страница 383: ...y the Speed Duplex value the same as the value specified for HUB 4 Click OK 5 Reboot the system 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 Network Monitor can monitor the frame or the ...

Страница 384: ...1 Start Device Manager 2 Point to Network adapters and double click Intel R 82566DM 2 Gigabit Network Connection Intel 82574L Gigabit Network Connection to open the adapter Properties 3 Click Power Management tab and change setting in Wake On LAN according to the following list Setting item Change setting Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power ON Allow this device to bring the co...

Страница 385: ...gement tab and change setting in Wake On LAN according to the following list Setting item Change setting Wake On Directed Packet ON Wake On Magic Packet ON Wake on Magic Packet from power off state ON NOTES Power Saver Options setting is not necessary to change Above setting will be maintained until manually resetting are executed IMPORTANT The parameters of Wake On LAN will not exist if the netwo...

Страница 386: ... 3 Run Install bat in the following directory 008 win winnt dotnet video install bat 4 Follow the message to continue the installation If the dialog message Digital Signature could not been found appears select Yes to continue 5 Remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD from the optical disk drive restart the system Installing SCSI Controller Driver N8103 107 If you use the SCSI Controller N8103 107 updat...

Страница 387: ...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 388: ...indows Server 2003 The following screen is displayed 3 Process Windows activation according to the following message SETTING FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS Set for collecting memory dump using the procedure described in Chapter 5 ...

Страница 389: ...nu appears close the menu 3 Copy the below files of EXPRESSBUILDER to a hard disk drive by using Explorer root folder copy version xml 008 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 drive and rename the ar_menu autorun_en xml on the hard disk drive to the autorun_menu xml 5 Copy the above files folders to a ...

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Страница 391: ...ed 2 Size Serial No Date Installed 3 Size Serial No Date Installed 4 Size Serial No Date Installed Monitor Type Model name Serial No Date Installed Hard Disk Drive 1 Type Serial No Capacity Date Installed Type number 2 Type Serial No Capacity Date Installed Type number 3 Type Serial No Capacity Date Installed Type number 4 Type Serial No Capacity Date Installed Type number 5 Type Serial No Capacit...

Страница 392: ...r Model name Serial No Manufacturer Date Installed Additional Cabinet for Disk Model name Serial No Date Installed External Peripheral Device 1 Model name Serial No Manufacturer Date Installed External Peripheral Device 2 Model name Serial No Manufacturer Date Installed External Peripheral Device 3 Model name Serial No Manufacturer Date Installed External Peripheral Device 4 Model name Serial No M...

Страница 393: ...d Table H 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 ...

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