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E-6    Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions

Create from [Autorun Menu]

This menu requires Microsoft Windows XP, Vista or Windows Server 2003(or later).

You can create Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM-Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER from
[Autorun Menu], if you have the computer on which the above operating systems operate.

Follow the steps below.

 

1. 

Prepare one 3.5-inch floppy disk.

 

2. 

Start the Operating System.

 

3. 

Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive of the server.

The Menu will appear.

 

4. 

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 Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM-Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER will be created.

Write-protect and attach a label, then keep it safely.

Содержание Express5800/T120a-E N8100-1531F

Страница 1: ...N8100 1531F 1532F 1533F N8100 1566F 1567F 1568F NEC Express5800 T120a E User s Guide 3rd Edition 10 2009 ONL510_010_04 T120a E 100 99 0910 ...

Страница 2: ...tatement 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 specification...

Страница 3: ... cause minor personal injury including burns or property damage if the instruction is ignored Precautions and notices against hazards are presented with one of the following three symbols The individual symbols are defined as follows This symbol indicates the presence of a hazard if the instruction is ignored An image in the symbol illustrates the hazard type Attention This symbol indicates prohib...

Страница 4: ...he server Otherwise an electric shock or fire may be caused Do not place the server near the fire Otherwise a fire may be caused Do not touch the component specified by this symbol Otherwise an electric shock or burn may be caused Do not use the server in the place where water or liquid may pour Otherwise an electric shock or fire may be caused Do not touch the server with wet hand Otherwise an el...

Страница 5: ...in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Warning This is a Class A product In domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may...

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

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

Страница 8: ...to configure the system and provides instructions for running the BIOS SETUP Utility and the RAID configuration utility which is used to configure RAID drives in your system This chapter also provides information on mother board jumper settings Chapter 5 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup describes how to install the operating system Chapter 6 Installing and Using Utilities describ...

Страница 9: ... install the 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 us...

Страница 10: ...fer to Third Party 1 11 Disposal and Consumables 1 12 Regarding the Transportation of this System 1 12 User Support 1 13 Chapter 2 General Description 2 1 Overview 2 2 System Chassis 2 3 Front View 2 3 Rear View 2 6 Internal View 2 9 Mother Board 2 12 Standard Features 2 13 Peripheral Bays 2 14 AC LINK Feature 2 14 Security 2 14 NEC EXPRESSBUILDER 2 15 NEC ESMPRO 2 16 Maintenance Tools 2 16 System...

Страница 11: ...el 4 30 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility and Universal RAID Utility 4 45 Configuration by Internal RAID Controller 2 5 inch Disk Model 4 48 Before Using WebBIOS 4 53 Using WebBIOS 4 56 Configuring Virtual Drive 4 72 Operation of Various Features 4 88 Locate 4 99 Slow Initialize 4 100 WebBIOS and Universal RAID Utility 4 101 Configuring Mother Board Jumpers 4 105 Chapter 5 Installing the Ope...

Страница 12: ... Multiple Logical Drives Exist 5 67 Installing Maintenance Utilities 5 69 Updating the System 5 69 Making Backup Copies of System Information 5 70 Installing with the OEM Disk for Mass Storage Device 5 71 Chapter 6 Installing and Using Utilities 6 1 NEC EXPRESSBUILDER 6 2 Autorun Menu 6 6 Parameter File Creator 6 7 Parameter File 6 8 NEC ESMPRO 6 20 Functions and Features 6 20 Universal RAID Utili...

Страница 13: ...7 Beep Codes 8 21 Error Messages on Virtual LCD 8 22 Solving Problems 8 24 Problems with NEC Express Server 8 24 Problems with Windows 8 29 Problems with RAID System Configuration 8 36 Problems with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER 8 40 Problems with Express Setup 8 41 Problems with Parameter File Creator 8 43 Problems with RAID System Configuration 8 44 Problems with Autorun Menu 8 46 Collecting Event Log 8 47...

Страница 14: ...it 9 23 PCI Board 9 26 Additional Battery Unit for RAID Controller 9 32 DIMM 9 36 Processor CPU 9 49 File Device 9 57 Optical Disk Drive 9 60 Internal USB Floppy Disk Drive 9 62 Additional Fans 9 67 Chapter 10 Internal Cabling Diagrams 10 1 Interface Cables 10 2 Addition of Hard Disk Drive 10 2 Connection of 5 25 inch Device 10 5 Power Cables 10 7 Appendix A Specifications A 1 Appendix B Other Pre...

Страница 15: ...alancing ALB D 32 Setting WOL D 34 Graphics Accelerator Driver D 35 Installing SCSI Controller Driver N8103 75 95 107 D 35 Installing SAS Controller Driver N8103 104A D 35 Installing RAID Controller Driver N8103 115 D 36 About Windows Activation D 37 The procedure to set PAE option D 41 Setting for Solving Problems D 42 Appendix E Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions E 1 Notice E 1 Optional...

Страница 16: ... to Dynamic Disk F 2 Mounting MO Device F 2 About Removable Media F 3 Floppy Disk Drive F 3 About the Upgrade to Windows Server 2003 R2 F 3 About the System Partition Size F 4 Installing Windows Server 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 12 Updating the System Applying Service Pack F...

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

Страница 18: ...ossible danger or their vicinity in your server to inform the user that a hazardous situation may arise when operating the server Do not intentionally remove or damage any of the labels If you find any labels totally partially removed or illegible due to damage contact your service representative ...

Страница 19: ...n the above conditions Do not use the server if any smoke odor or noise is present If smoke odor or noise is present immediately turn off the server and disconnect the power plug from the outlet then contact your service representative Using the server in such conditions may cause a fire Keep needles or metal objects away from the server Do not insert needles or metal objects into ventilation hole...

Страница 20: ...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 Do not pull the cable when disconnecting it When disconnecting the cable from the device hold the cable connector and pull it straight out Pulling the cable out ...

Страница 21: ... 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 22: ...llow this instruction may cause a fire a dusty place a humid place such as near a boiler a place exposed to direct sunlight an unstable place Do not use the equipment in the place where corrosive gases exist Make sure not to locate or use the server in the place where corrosive gases sulfur dioxide hydrogen sulfide nitrogen dioxide chlorine ammonia ozone etc exist Also do not set it in the environ...

Страница 23: ...ot use any damaged cable connector Do not step on the cable Do not place any object on the cable Do not use the server with loose cable connections Do not use any damaged cable Do not install components on the server only by a single person Insert hinges completely At least two persons are required to install parts including the doors and rails for the rack When installing the rack door make sure ...

Страница 24: ...rals Make sure to power off the server and disconnect the power plug from a power outlet before cleaning or installing removing internal optional devices Touching any internal device of the server with its power cord connected to a power source may cause an electric shock even of the server is off powered Disconnect the power plug from the outlet occasionally and clean the plug with a dry cloth He...

Страница 25: ... Do not place any object on top of the server The server may fall and cause property damage to the surroundings Do not leave the CD tray open If dust gets on the lens of optical disk drive the drive may have problems reading your disks Also the tray may be broken by contacting any objects Stay away from the fan Keep your hand or hair away from the cooling fan on the rear of the server Failure to f...

Страница 26: ...he server wait at least 10 seconds before turning it back on If the server is connected to the UPS set at least 10 seconds delay in the power on schedule For the disk which does not conform to the CD standard the playback of such a disk with the CD drive is not guaranteed Turn off the power and unplug the power cord from the outlet before relocating the server Clean the server on a regular basis S...

Страница 27: ...ns written on the hard disk drive Data not erased completely may be restored by special software and used for unexpected purposes It is strongly recommended that the software or service both available at stores for data erasure should be used in order to avoid the trouble explained above For details on data erasure ask your sales representative Provided software To transfer or sell any software ap...

Страница 28: ...t are only good for a limited period of time and require replacement such as fans internal batteries the internal optical disk drive the floppy disk drive and the mouse For stable operation of the server NEC recommends you replace these components on a regular basis Consult with your service representative for replacement or the product lives REGARDING THE TRANSPORTATION OF THIS SYSTEM This system...

Страница 29: ...he description If it does take the recommended measure for it 3 Check if the software required for operation of the server is properly installed If the server still appears to fail after you have taken the above actions consult with your service representative immediately Take notes on lamp indications of the server and alarm indications on the display unit before consultation which may provide a ...

Страница 30: ... 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 31: ...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 32: ...d available as a tower based system Front View As application requirements increase you can expand your server with an additional memory add in boards and peripheral devices tape devices and hard disk drives The server features the following major components Quad Core Dual Core Intel Xeon processor Up to 192GB of memory using 16GB DIMMs Minimum configuration is 2GB of memory Dual channel memory co...

Страница 33: ...General Description 2 3 SYSTEM CHASSIS Names and functions of the components are shown below Front View 3 5 inch Disk Model 1 Additional slot 1 Additional slot 2 4 5 6 7 8 2 3 9 10 ...

Страница 34: ...2 4 General Description 2 5 inch Disk Model 1 Additional slot 1 Additional slot 2 4 5 6 7 8 2 3 9 10 ...

Страница 35: ...tray 4 POWER SLEEP switch The POWER SLEEP switch is used to turn the power of the server ON OFF If you press this switch once the power is turned on with the lamp going on green If you press the switch again the power is turned off Some OS setting can provide the function of switching to the power saving sleep mode If you press the POWER SLEEP switch once after the setting the system enters into t...

Страница 36: ...2 6 General Description Rear View With Redundant Power Supply Installed 2 5 inch 3 5 inch Disk Model 5 4 1 6 7 11 1 10 8 8 10 9 10 12 13 3 2 2 11 2 1 ...

Страница 37: ...General Description 2 7 With Non Redundant Power Supply Installed 3 5 inch Disk Model 5 4 1 6 7 11 1 10 8 8 10 9 10 12 13 3 2 2 11 2 ...

Страница 38: ...erial interface The server cannot be directly connected to a leased line through the connector 7 Monitor connector The monitor connector is connected with the display unit 8 1000 100 10 lamp 1000 100 10 lamp indicates the transfer rate of LAN port 9 100 10 lamp 100 10 lamp indicates the transfer rate of management LAN port 10 LINK ACT lamp The LINK ACT lamp shows the access status of LAN port 11 L...

Страница 39: ...General Description 2 9 Internal View 3 5 inch Disk Model With duct cover mounted With duct cover removed Duct cover 1 5 1 4 5 2 4 6 7 8 12 3 1 3 2 2 3 3 9 10 ...

Страница 40: ...2 10 General Description 2 5 inch Disk Model With duct cover mounted With duct cover removed Duct cover 1 5 1 4 5 2 4 6 7 8 12 3 1 3 2 2 3 3 9 11 10 ...

Страница 41: ...PU heat sink 5 1 CPU 1 5 2 CPU 2 additional 6 Optical disk drive 7 5 25 inch device bay An optical disk drive is factory installed in the bottom slot 8 Hard disk drive bay 9 PCI guide rail 10 3 5 inch floppy disk drive bay option 11 Internal RAID Controller equivalent to N8103 116A 12 Additional battery bracket ...

Страница 42: ...OB connector 9 Connector for redundant power supply 23 SGPIOA connector 10 PCI cooling fan connector standard 24 PCI board slots 11 Jumper switch for optional fan PCI 1 to 6 from top 12 SATA connector for hard disk drive 25 Lithium battery 13 SATA connector for optical disk drive 26 Rear cooling fan connector option 14 SGPIOB connector 27 Connectors for external device Described above are for conn...

Страница 43: ...ical security lock Expandability Large memory of up to 192GB twelve 16GB DIMMs USB interface USB 2 0 Five integrated I O expansion PCI slots PCI Express x8 4 slots PCI Express x4 1 slot x8 connector PCI 32 bit 33 MHz 1 slot Serial ATA x6 channels Up to two multi processors Can be used as rack mount type N8143 71F rack conversion kit is required Many Available Features Management Utilities El Torit...

Страница 44: ...the server is connected to an uninterruptible power supply UPS unit the server supports the power linkage feature that enables control over the power supply from the UPS to the server The AC LINK feature can be enabled or disabled with Power Management Setup in the Server menu of the BIOS setup utility SETUP See Chapter 4 Security The BIOS setup utility provides a number of security features to pr...

Страница 45: ...ndix D F To update System BIOS Use this function to update the server s system BIOS or firmware See Chapter 8 To update Windows system Update the system in the Autorun menu See Chapter 6 updates the several drivers of Windows on the server To install several management utilities NEC EXPRESSBUILDER includes the management utilities NEC ESMPRO Universal RAID utility and so on You can install the app...

Страница 46: ...RO system configuration and setups with the NEC ESMPRO see Chapter 6 Available functions of the NEC ESMPRO depend on the OS you install Ask your service representative for details Maintenance Tools The Maintenance Tools is used for maintenance and fault analysis of the server This tool is usually used by the service representative System Diagnostic Utility The system diagnostic utility contained i...

Страница 47: ...g timer Monitoring of the periodic SMI timer Remote management by using Web browser e g resetting the server power on off viewing System Event Log SEL Remote KVM and remote device features A separately priced remote management license is required Remote management via LAN WAN by using NEC ESMPRO Manager and centralized management of several systems For more information about remote management usin...

Страница 48: ...d accessories including the keyboard and the mouse POWER Switch Use the POWER SLEEP switch to turn on off the server Power On Press the POWER switch on the front of the computer chassis The POWER SLEEP lamp lights in green IMPORTANT If the power cord is connected to a power control device such as a UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply make sure that the power control device is powered Do not turn off ...

Страница 49: ...S Setup utility such as the start up message while in progress With the factory setup of the server the NEC logo appears on the display unit while POST is in progress To display the POST check results press Esc You don t always need to check the POST check results Check messages that POST displays when you use the NEC Express server for the first time the server appears to fail the server beeps fo...

Страница 50: ...pears at top left on the display unit screen The memory check may takes a few minutes to complete depending on the memory size of the server Also it may take approximately one minute for the screen display to appear after rebooting the server 2 Some messages appear upon completion of the memory check These messages appear to indicate that the system has detected the CPU keyboard and mouse 3 After ...

Страница 51: ...on utility Ignore the message POST will automatically proceed a few seconds later Refer to the manual that comes with the optional add in card for detail 6 If you set a password using the BIOS SETUP utility the password entry screen appears upon successful completion of POST Up to three password entries will be accepted Three incorrect password entries disable the server to boot In such a case tur...

Страница 52: ...ction of Windows Server is not available Do not select Standby in the Windows shutdown menu SLEEP Switch The POWER SLEEP switch allows you to save almost all power of the server power saving mode or sleep mode Press the POWER SLEEP switch on the front of the server to place the server in the power saving mode The POWER SLEEP lamp blinks In the power saving mode the server retains the memory data a...

Страница 53: ...disk drive 2 Press the Open Close button on the front of the optical disk drive The tray comes out 3 Put the disc on the tray carefully and securely with the character printed surface facing upward 4 Press the Open Close button or gently push on the tray front The tray is automatically retracted into the optical disk drive IMPORTANT If a noisy sound in driving the optical disk drive occurs after s...

Страница 54: ...ately 1 2 mm in diameter and 100 mm in length a straightened large paper clip will make a substitute into the emergency hole on the front of the optical disk drive and gently push it in until the tray is ejected IMPORTANT Do not use a toothpick or plastic stick that is easy to break If the above procedure does not let you take out the DVD CD ROM contact your service representative 3 Hold the tray ...

Страница 55: ...ed side upward and gently put it on the tray Do not scratch the disc or write anything directly on it with a pencil or ball point pen Keep the disc away from cigarette smoke Do not leave the disc in a high temperature place e g place exposed to direct sunlight or close to a heater When dust or fingerprints are attached on the disc wipe the disc from its center to edge with a dry soft cloth slowly ...

Страница 56: ...2 26 General Description This page is intentionally left blank ...

Страница 57: ...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 58: ...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 59: ...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 60: ...gases exist The following figure illustrates a site suitable for installing the server It is recommended that the server should be used in a room where temperature is in the range between 15 to 25ºC Clean and tidy room Allow clearance of at least 150 mm in front of and behind the server 100 to 120 Vac 200 to 240 Vac parallel bi polar wall power outlet with the ground line Room that satisfies the f...

Страница 61: ...ce near chemicals or with possibilities of chemicals sprayed over On a non antistatic carpet Places with possibilities of falling objects Places where a power outlet that shares the ground line with another especially the one to which a device with large power consumption is connected must be used for the server Places near a device generating intense magnetic field such as a TV radio broadcast co...

Страница 62: ...y damage See pages 1 3 to 1 9 for details Do not use any damaged cable connector Do not use any unauthorized interface cable Do not use the server with any loose interface connection Do not step on the interface cable or place any heavy object on it IMPORTANT Power off the server and a peripheral device before connection Connecting a powered peripheral device to the powered server will cause malfu...

Страница 63: ...Setting Up Your Server 3 7 Device with the USB interface e g terminal adapter FRONT Device with the USB interface e g terminal adapter 2 5 inch Disk Model 3 5 inch Disk Model ...

Страница 64: ...h the serial interface Keyboard Mouse Display unit Hub Switching hub Device with the USB interface e g terminal adapter Finally connect the power cord to the receptacle Hub multiport repeater Management LAN port 100BASE TX 10BASE T LAN ports 1000BASE T 100BASE TX 10BASE T ...

Страница 65: ...se Display unit Hub Switching hub Device with the USB interface e g terminal adapter Finally connect the power cord to the receptacle Hub multiport repeater Management LAN port 100BASE TX 10BASE T LAN ports 1000BASE T 100BASE TX 10BASE T REAR With non redundant power supply ...

Страница 66: ...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 9 for details Do not plug the power cord in to an improper power source Do not connect the power cord to an outlet that has an illegal number of connections Insert the power plug into the outlet as far as it goes Use the authorized power cord o...

Страница 67: ...g to the next step To use the server with no optional devices installed besides the graphic board install a desired OS to the server 1 Make sure all external devices such as a video display keyboard and mouse have been connected and the power cords are connected 2 Power on the video display and any other external devices 3 Make sure that the floppy disk drive contains no floppy disk and the optica...

Страница 68: ...he POST displays the amount of memory it was able to access and test Depending on the amount of installed memory it may take several minutes to complete the memory test NOTE The factory set is defined to hide the POST screen with the NEC logo screen You can always change the NEC logo screen to the POST screen by pressing Tab To change the start up screen use the BIOS setup utility See Chapter 4 fo...

Страница 69: ... information includes the current BIOS settings and any specific information for the server Save the information after completing the system setup Without the backup data you will not be able to recover the information You can save the information by the following process 1 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive and restart the system 2 Select Tool menu Normal mode 3 Select ...

Страница 70: ...3 14 Setting Up Your Server This page is intentionally left blank ...

Страница 71: ...ed to change system configuration parameters This utility is pre installed in the flash memory of the server and ready to run The server is configured with the correct parameters using the SETUP utility and shipped in the best conditions Thus you don t need to use the SETUP utility in most cases However you might wish to use the SETUP utility in the cases described below IMPORTANT The SETUP utilit...

Страница 72: ...ts Main menu If you have previously set a password with the SETUP utility the password entry screen appears Enter the password Enter password Up to three password entries will be accepted If you fail to enter the password correctly for three consecutive times the server halts You can no longer proceed Power off the server NOTE The server is provided with two levels of password Supervisor and User ...

Страница 73: ...Selects the Main Advanced Security Server Boot or Exit menu and Changes the value parameter of the selected item When a submenu option an option preceded by is selected these keys are disabled Enter Press Enter to select determine parameters Esc Exit SETUP and return to the previous screen F9 Sets the parameter of the currently displayed item back to the factory set parameter F10 Save and exit the...

Страница 74: ...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 75: ...re at the shipment Processor Settings Select submenu 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...

Страница 76: ...ize for processor Active Processor Cores ALL 1 2 Specifies the number of valid cores in the processor Hyper Threading Technology Disabled Enabled Enables or disables the Intel R Hyper Threading technology Execute Disable Bit Enabled Disabled Enables or disables the Execute Disable Bit feature Displayed only when the CPU supports Execute Disable Bit Intel SpeedStep R Technology Enabled Disabled Ena...

Страница 77: ...r the system configuration data during the next boot Automatically reset to No in the next boot NumLock On Off Enables or disables Numlock feature at system startup Memory Processor Error Boot Halt If Halt is selected the boot is stopped when POST error occurs Factory set IMPORTANT Be sure to take a note of boot priority before selecting Yes for Reset Configuration Data because the information on ...

Страница 78: ...forcibly started with memory error View only Memory Retest Yes No Causes BIOS to retest all memory on the next boot Automatically reset to No at the next boot Extended RAM Step 1MB 1KB Every location Disabled 1MB indicates that the memory test is done in the unit of 1MB 1KB indicates that the memory test is done in the unit of 1KB Every location tests every memory location Disabled indicates that ...

Страница 79: ...deo Controller submenu Option Parameter Description Your Setting VGA Controller Disabled Enabled If Disabled the BIOS will hold the embedded chip in reset Onboard VGA Option ROM Scan Auto Force Selects whether the option ROM of onboard video controller is executed automatically for forcedly Factory set Onboard LAN submenu Option Parameter Description Your Setting LAN Controller Disabled Enabled En...

Страница 80: ...address for serial port B Interrupt IRQ 3 IRQ 4 Selects the interrupt for a serial port B 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 is enabled or disabled SATA Controller Mode Option Compatible Enhanced Selects an operation mode of onboard SATA controller Displayed only when Serial ATA is ena...

Страница 81: ...emote power on function through a network is 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 QPI Frequency Selection Auto 4 800 GT s 5 866 GT s 6 400 GT s Selects QPI Bus S...

Страница 82: ...try screen For this password accessing to the SETUP menu is restricted This setting can be done only on login with the password input of Supervisor 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 S...

Страница 83: ...ont Rear Internal Select the USB port to be disabled or enabled Factory set Security Chip Configuration Submenu Option Parameter Description Your Setting TPM Support Disabled Enabled Disables or enables TPM feature This option is selectable only when the supervisor password is set Current TPM State Displays the current TPM state This option is displayed only when TPM Support is set to Enabled Chan...

Страница 84: ...ivate Note This section will switch on the TPM Reject Execute When Deactivate Disable is selected Physical Presence operations TPM configuration change was requested to State Deactivate Disable Note This action will switch off the TPM WARNING Doing so might prevent security applications that rely on the TPM from functioning as expected Reject Execute When Clear is selected Physical Presence operat...

Страница 85: ... 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 and OS boot is retried repeatedly If no service partition exists i...

Страница 86: ...vent filtering PEF feature Factory set IMPORTANT To power on the server from the UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply select Server AC LINK Power On The table below shows the operation when the AC power to the server is turn off once and then on again depending on the setting of AC LINK Setting of AC LINK System status before AC power off Stay Off Last State Power On Operating Off On On Aborting DC po...

Страница 87: ...number of the chassis View only Chassis Serial Number Displays the serial number of the chassis View only Onboard LAN1 MAC Address Displays the MAC address of the onboard LAN port 1 View only Onboard LAN2 MAC Address Displays the MAC address of the onboard LAN port 2 View only Management LAN MAC Address Displays the MAC address of the management LAN port View only BMC Device ID Displays BMC device...

Страница 88: ...mote 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 Enabled Specify whether to enable or disable resetting by Escape com...

Страница 89: ...dress from DHCP server automatically If you intend to specify an IP address manually set to Disabled Web Interface 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 44...

Страница 90: ...ion 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 Enabled Disabled If set to Enabled logs are automatically cleared when the error log area is fulfilled Clear All Event Logs Enter Press Enter and select Yes t...

Страница 91: ...iser 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 devi...

Страница 92: ...odified BIOS SETUP item values to CMOS Exit Discarding Changes Exit leaving CMOS unmodified User is prompted if any of the setup fields ware modified Load Setup Defaults Load default values for all BIOS SETUP items Load Custom Defaults Load custom defaults for BIOS SETUP options Save Custom Defaults Saves the current values as custom defaults The Load Custom Defaults menu appears on the screen aft...

Страница 93: ...nology allows more than one hard disk drive HDD to be handled collectively In actual RAID can configure more than one HDDs as a single array disk group to operate the HDDs effectively This can bring higher performance than a single HDD of a large capacity The Onboard RAID Controller LSI Embedded MegaRAID or Internal RAID Controller equivalent to N8103 116A has a feature to divide a single disk gro...

Страница 94: ...ID6 using Express Setup at least four hard disk drives of same capacity must be installed IMPORTANT To use RAID 5 RAID 6 or RAID 50 with Internal RAID Controller equivalent to N8103 116A you need to additionally install the optional N8103 119 RAID Upgrade Kit NOTE For details of the RAID levels see RAID Levels described later in this chapter Disk Group A disk group is configured with more than one...

Страница 95: ...B HDD 2 36 GB HDD 3 36 GB RAID Controller DG0 108 GB VD1 3 16 GB VD1 2 16 GB VD1 1 16 GB VD0 1 20GB VD0 2 20GB VD0 3 20GB VD0 RAID5 40 GB VD1 RAID5 32 GB Parity The parity means redundant data A single set of redundant data is created from the data saved in more than one HDD The created redundant data is used for data recovery when a HDD is defected Hot Swap The hot swap enables a HDD to be remove...

Страница 96: ...undant data Yes Three or more HDDs required Capacity capacity of single HDD number of HDDs 1 RAID6 Striping of both data and redundant data Yes Three or more HDDs required Capacity capacity of single HDD number of HDDs 2 RAID10 Striping of RAID1 Yes Four or more HDDs required Capacity capacity of single HDD number of HDDs 2 RAID50 Striping of RAID5 Yes Six or more HDDs required Capacity capacity o...

Страница 97: ...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 98: ... Stripe 5 Parity 1 2 Stripe 3 Stripe 6 Stripe 1 Stripe 4 Parity 5 6 RAID6 A RAID 6 extends RAID 5 by adding an additional parity block Q created by different calculation method such as weighting by some factor thus it uses block level striping with two parity blocks distributed across all member disks This mode is called striping with duplex and distributed parity Accordingly the total capacity as...

Страница 99: ...pe 4 Stripe 5 Stripe 5 Stripe 6 HDD 4 Stripe 2 Stripe 4 Stripe 6 RAID1 RAID1 RAID0 RAID50 Data is distributed to HDDs by striping with distributed parity and then written onto HDDs by striping Owing to this feature high disk access performance of RAID0 and in addition high reliability of RAID5 can be achieved RAID Controller HDD 1 HDD 2 Stripe 1 HDD 3 Stripe 6 Stripe 2 Parity 5 6 Parity 1 2 Stripe...

Страница 100: ...stem is factory set to Enabled WARNING Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may result in death or serious personal injury See pages 1 3 to 1 9 for details Do not disassemble repair or alter the server Do not remove the lithium battery Disconnect the power plug before working with the server CAUTION Observe the following instructions to u...

Страница 101: ...left side cover see Chapter 9 3 Remove a setscrew from the duct cover and remove a duct cover 4 Locate the position of the RAID configuration jumper on the mother board as shown below 5 Install the duct cover removed in Step 3 and secure it with a setscrew 6 Install the left side cover removed in Step 2 RAID configuration jumper switch Enable Disable ...

Страница 102: ...ion xxxxxx LSI MPT RAID Found at PCI Bus No xx Bev No xx Scanning for port 00 Responding xxxxxxxx xxxxMB Standard FW xxx DRAM 128MB SDRAM xx Logical drive s Configured Press Ctrl M to Run LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility starts If you fail to press Ctrl M and the system proceeds without displaying the following menu screen restart the system and press...

Страница 103: ...rver 4 33 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 104: ...fault Virtual Drive Virtual drive operation Virtual Drives Select virtual drive when multiple virtual drives exist Initialize Initialize virtual drive Check Consistency Check virtual drive redundancy View Update Parameters Display virtual drive information RAID Display RAID level SIZE Display virtual drive capacity Stripe SIZE Display stripe size Stripes Display the number of hard disk drives in v...

Страница 105: ...n Utility 1 Run LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility 2 Select Configure New Configuration from the TOP menu Management Menu Select View add Configuration to add configuration IMPORTANT Creating a configuration using New Configuration menu clears the existing configuration information To add configuration information to the existing configuration select View add Configuration You cannot create S...

Страница 106: ...screen Upon completion of SCAN DEVICE the New Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU screen appears 4 Move the cursor onto the hard disk drive to be packed by using cursor key and then press Space to select the hard disk drive The display for the selected hard disk drive changes from READY to ONLINE 5 Press F10 to set Select Configurable Array s 6 Press Space SPAN 1 is set ...

Страница 107: ... RAID1 The selectable RAID level varies depending on the number of hard disk drives that configure a pack 2 Size Sets virtual drive size Up to 8 virtual drives can be created per RAID Controller 3 DWC Sets parameter for Disk Write Cache Parameter Remarks Off Write through On 1 Write back 1 Recommended setting Write back On enables good performance however cache data may be lost at an unexpected po...

Страница 108: ...en select Yes to save the configuration 11 When the confirmation message shows that the configuration has been saved press Esc to return to the TOP menu screen 12 On the TOP menu screen select Objects Virtual Drive View Update Parameters to check virtual drive information 13 Select Initialize in the TOP menu screen 14 When the Virtual Drives screen appears move the cursor to the virtual drive to b...

Страница 109: ...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 110: ...the cursor onto the hard disk drive displaying FAIL and then press Space to select it Multiple hard disk drives can be selected simultaneous rebuilding The FAIL indication for the hard disk drive selected starts blinking 5 When hard disk drive has been selected press F10 to start rebuilding 6 When confirmation screen for execution appears Select Yes The rebuild process starts When the progress bar...

Страница 111: ...as hot spare and then turn on the server 2 Run LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility 3 Select Objects Physical Drive from the TOP menu The Objects PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU screen appears 4 Move the cursor onto the hard disk drive to be used as hot spare and press Enter 5 The Port X screen appears Select Make HotSpare 6 A confirmation screen appears Select Yes The hard disk drive indication...

Страница 112: ...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 113: ...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 114: ...l if you select the configuration information on the RAID Controller In this case execute Clear Configuration to create configuration again LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility cannot delete each virtual drive Use Universal RAID Utility instead Force Online Puts a hard disk drive being in the FAIL status online Select Objects Physical Drive select hard disk drive Force Online from the TOP menu ...

Страница 115: ...e RAID Configuration Utility manages Adapter by a number beginning with 0 You can see a number of Adapter where Sel Adapter in Objects menu Universal RAID Utility manages RAID Controller by a number beginning with 1 You can see a number of RAID Controller where Number in the property of RAID Controller on RAID Viewer or RAID Controller X in the property of RAID Controller on raidcmd Also you can s...

Страница 116: ...g with 1 and ID The ID is same value of ID on LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility You can see a number and ID of Physical Device where Number and ID in the property of Physical Device on RAID Viewer or RAID Controller X Physical Device Y and ID in the property of Physical Device on raidcmd Setting of Priority LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility displays and sets Rebuild Priority and Consis...

Страница 117: ...Rate LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Low 10 NOTES LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility can set FGI Rate Foreground Initialize and BGI Rate Background Initialize Priority But Universal RAID Utility can t set it Universal RAID Utility can set Initialization Priority but it can t set it to the LSI Embedded MegaRAID Therefore Universal RAID Utility doesn t display Initialization Priority in...

Страница 118: ...ent to N8103 116A can automatically start the rebuild without use of any utility such as Universal RAID Utility The auto rebuild includes two types as follows Standby rebuild Automatic rebuild by using hot spares In the configuration including hot spares the rebuild is performed automatically if a HDD assigned to a virtual disk is defected Hot swap rebuild Automatic rebuild by hot swapping defecte...

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

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

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

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

Страница 123: ...sk Drive Indication of allocation status of Hard Disk Drive Creation of virtual drive Setting of RAID level Setting of Stripe Block size Setting of Read Policy Write Policy IO Policy Indication of configuration information and status of virtual drive Removal of virtual drive Clearing of configuration Execution of initialization Execution of Consistency Check Execution of manual rebuild Execution o...

Страница 124: ... 5 The physical drive numbers shown in WebBIOS and those shown in Universal RAID Utility are identified as follows WebBIOS Slot number shown in Physical View 1 The slot number type of Hard Disk Drive its capacity and its current status are shown in Physical View The slot number is indicated by the number 0 to 7 It represents the slot number in the Hard Disk Drive bay Universal RAID Utility ID show...

Страница 125: ...Configuring Your Server 4 55 Property of Physical Device of Universal RAID Utility ...

Страница 126: ... Dev X MegaRAID SAS 8708EM2 FW package X X X XXXX 0 Virtual Drive s found on the host adapter 0 Virtual Drive s handled by BIOS Press Ctrl H for WebBIOS POST screen image with no virtual drive assigned IMPORTANT Do not press unnecessary key such as Pause during POST If you fail to press Ctrl H or the system proceeds without displaying the WebBIOS main menu shown on the next page restart the system...

Страница 127: ...en that appears first on WebBIOS On Adapter No box select an adapter you want to operate with WebBIOS then click Start When the adapter is selected on Adapter Selection the WebBIOS Top Menu appears Information of VD configured and physical devices connected with the controller ...

Страница 128: ...Hard Disk Drives in the relevant VD is degraded in RAID6 configuration The indication is blue Offline The relevant VD is in offline state The indication is red Initialization The relevant VD is being initialized ConsistencyCheck Consistency Check is being performed to the relevant VD Rebuild The relevant VD is being rebuilt BackGroundInitialize The relevant VD is being initialized in background Re...

Страница 129: ...r between 0 and 7 It indicates the slot number of the Hard Disk Drive bay The controller does not support the Events feature NOTE S M A R T status The information of the Hard Disk Drive that has one or more Pred Fail Count is displayed in yellow Indicates that the device has failed in the past You can use the device as usual however we recommend you to replace it with new one ...

Страница 130: ... Configuring Your Server Controller Properties When you click Controller Properties on WebBIOS Top Menu the configuration information is displayed Click Next to see the detailed settings of this controller ...

Страница 131: ...nfiguring Your Server 4 61 The detailed setting is continued on the next page Click Next to view more information Clicking Supported in Schedule CC opens the screen for setting scheduled consistency check ...

Страница 132: ...rm if beeped Permitted 2 Patrol Read Rate 30 Recommended value 30 Permitted Cache Flush Interval 4 Prohibited Spinup Drive Count 2 Prohibited Spinup Delay 12 Prohibited StopOnError Disabled Prohibited Drive Powersave Disabled Prohibited Stop CC On Error No Yes Specify the operation at error detection in Consistency Check No Recover and resume Yes Abort Permitted Maintain PD Fail History Enabled Pr...

Страница 133: ... consistency check Permitted CC Mode Sequential Sequential Consistency check is performed on several VDs sequentially Concurrent Consistency check is performed on several VDs simultaneously Permitted 1 Do not perform Set Factory Defaults If performed the NEC s factory set value will no longer be restored 2 If Alarm Control is set to Enabled the server issues an alarm sound when the VD is degraded ...

Страница 134: ...p is indicated as Present Clicking Present opens the Battery Status screen as shown below IMPORTANT You cannot change values for Auto Learn Period Next Learn Time and Learn Delay Interval NOTES The value shown in Current field indicates battery status Positive value Battery is being charged Negative value Battery is being discharged WebBIOS does not refresh the indication on window To view the ind...

Страница 135: ...ve contains another configuration information Foreign Configuration screen as shown below appears To use the Hard Disk Drive as new one click Clear to clear the configuration information in Hard Disk Drive If you want to create a logical drive by using the Universal RAID Utility with the newly connected Hard Disk Drive containing another configuration information first clear another configuration ...

Страница 136: ...ent XX Default NONE Selects a VD to start operating system If the system contains several VDs and you want to start the operating system from the VD other than VD0 you need to specify the boot drive manually as shown below Use the default setting in any other cases Setting procedure 1 Select a VD you want to start operating system from the List of VDs box 2 Put a checkmark on Set Boot Drive Curren...

Страница 137: ...u click Drives on WebBIOS Top Menu the screen for operating the connected physical drive appears IMPORTANT If no device is connected the upper right column of the screen will be blank Use this menu only when a Hard Disk Drive is being connected ...

Страница 138: ...e the following procedures to check Physical Drive Properties Shown below is an example to check property of physical drive 1 Click the Physical Drive you want to check 2 Click the checkbox for Properties 3 Click Go The Properties screen as shown below appears ...

Страница 139: ...tus of the selected Hard Disk Drive in Powersave state This is indicated on the Hard Disk Drive of which power status is On and the status is Unconfigured Good Undo Removal Make the power status of the selected Hard Disk Drive in On This is indicated on the Hard Disk Drive of which power status is Powersave Make Dive Offline Make the selected Hard Disk Drive in Offline state This is indicated on t...

Страница 140: ...ect an adapter controlled by WebBIOS to configure each adapter Clicking Controller Selection on WebBIOS top menu opens the Adapter Selection screen Physical View Logical View If the virtual drive has been configured DG drive group is displayed on WebBIOS Top Menu Clicking Physical View displays information for Hard Disk Drives in DG Clicking Logical View displays virtual drive in DG Events The Eve...

Страница 141: ...rver 4 71 Exit When you click Exit on WebBIOS Top Menu a confirmation screen to exit from WebBIOS is displayed Click Yes to exit from WebBIOS The screen as shown below appears when WebBIOS is terminated Restart the server ...

Страница 142: ...en as shown below appears Select the relevant operation and click Next at lower right of the screen Clear Configuration Allows you to clear existing configuration RAID information New Configuration Clears the existing configuration and creates a new VD Add Configuration Retains the old VD and then adds new virtual drive IMPORTANT If you create a VD by New Configuration any existing data in the ear...

Страница 143: ...below appears Be sure to select Manual Configuration and click Next IMPORTANT The RAID Controller does not support Automatic Configuration feature Use this menu to define several Hard Disk Drives as a drive group DG 1 While pressing Ctrl click the Hard Disk Drives to be included in DG ...

Страница 144: ...election click Add to Array at the lower left of the screen 3 A new DG is defined in the Drive Groups frame To define the new DG click Accept DG at the lower right of the screen 4 After the DG has been defined click Next at the lower right of the screen ...

Страница 145: ...nition screen appears 6 Select a DG to define VD from Array With Free Space frame then click Add to SPAN The DG is defined in the Span field to the right 7 After the Span has been defined click Next at the lower right of the screen DG is added to Span ...

Страница 146: ...ontaining the different number of Hard Disk Drives Define the virtual drive VD in DG that has been created in previous step When DG was defined VD Definition screen is displayed In the Next LD Possible RAID Levels column available RAID levels and maximum size for VD are displayed As an example define a RAID5 VD of 135 312GB 1 Specify the necessary parameters in left columns 2 Enter 135 132 in Sele...

Страница 147: ... RAID Upgrade Kit If N8103 119 RAID Upgrade Kit is not installed do not select RAID5 that may appear in RAID Level box If selected you will fail to save the configuration information In such a case you need to define a VD again from the beginning 5 Upon completion of VD definition click Next IMPORTANT RAID1 may be configured with three or more Hard Disk Drives in drive group However with this cont...

Страница 148: ...er right of the screen 7 The confirmation message Save this Configuration appears Click Yes to save the configuration 8 The confirmation message Want to Initialize the New Virtual Drives appears To perform Fast Initialize select Yes 9 Virtual Drives operation screen is displayed If no other operation is required click Home at the lower left of the screen ...

Страница 149: ...Configuring Your Server 4 79 10 WebBIOS Top Menu is displayed Virtual Drives you have created is displayed in the right frame of the screen ...

Страница 150: ...RAID60 They are not supported 1 Click Configuration Wizard on WebBIOS Top Menu to start Wizard 2 While pressing Ctrl click the Hard Disk Drives to be included in DG In the example two DGs will be configured and spanned 3 Upon completion of selection click Add to Array at the lower left of the screen After making sure that the new DG has been defined in Drive Groups frame to the right click Accept ...

Страница 151: ...another DG in the similar procedures After DGs have been defined click Next at the lower right of the screen 5 When DGs were defined Span Definition screen is displayed 6 Select DG0 from Array With Free Space frame then click Add to SPAN The DG is defined in the Span field to the right ...

Страница 152: ...7 Then select DG1 and click Add to SPAN When the two DGs are defined in the Span field to the right click Next at the lower right of the screen 8 The VD Definition screen is displayed Enter the necessary parameters and click Accept ...

Страница 153: ...lower right of the screen IMPORTANT RAID10 may be configured with three or more Hard Disk Drives in each span However with this controller each drive group must contain only two Hard Disk Drives 10 On the Preview screen make sure the VD is defined correctly then click Accept at the lower right of the screen ...

Страница 154: ... All data on the new Virtual Drives will be lost Want to Initialize appears Click Yes to perform Fast Initialize 13 Virtual Drives operation screen is displayed If no other operation is required click Home at the lower left of the screen 14 The WebBIOS Top Menu is displayed Virtual Drives you have created are displayed in the right frame of the screen ...

Страница 155: ...iteBack Unchecked Constant WriteBack Recommended value Checked IO Policy Direct Cached Recommended value Direct Disk CachePolicy Unchanged Enabled Disabled Recommended value Disabled Disable BGI No Yes Specify whether to perform Background Initialize after creation of VD Recommended value No IMPORTANT BGI Back Ground Initialize is available only for the following VDs RAID5 VD configured with five ...

Страница 156: ...attery charged status or existence of battery Be sure to use UPS when specifying this mode for write policy WThru Write through mode The controller does not use cache memory for writing data This mode can provide the highest data security however the writing performance is lower than that in write back mode This mode is unavailable If you do not check WrtThru for BAD BBU at creation of VD this ite...

Страница 157: ...urity however the writing performance is lower than that in Enabled mode It is recommended to use this mode for the sake of data security IMPORTANT If Unchanged is specified for Disk Cache Policy the default value may not be identical to the factory set value therefore do not specify this mode If Enabled is specified for Disk Cache Policy the controller uses the write cache policy of the hard disk...

Страница 158: ...the upper right frame of Virtual Drives screen 4 Click the checkmark column for Check Consistency from the lower right frame of Virtual Drives screen 5 Make sure that Check Consistency is checked and click Go 6 Inconsistency may be detected at Check Consistency performed immediately after the VD was configured If the following alert is displayed click Yes to perform Check Consistency A lot of inco...

Страница 159: ...Virtual Drives screen 8 Click Home at the lower left of Virtual Drives screen to return to the Top Menu IMPORTANT A lot of inconsistency may be detected at the first Check Consistency performed after the VD was configured due to inconsistencies in the unused area In such a case an alert may be logged ...

Страница 160: ...uild feature to recover the virtual drives as described below IMPORTANT To perform rebuild by replacing the Hard Disk Drive in hot swap mode be sure to replace the device while the operating system or WebBIOS is running You can view the progress of rebuild process on Universal RAID Utility screen or click Virtual Drive on WebBIOS Top Menu With the progress indication being displayed the rebuild ma...

Страница 161: ...ual drives as described below 1 Start WebBIOS Make sure that the status for the replaced Hard Disk Drive is indicated as Unconfigured Good in the right frame of the Top Menu In the example below the Hard Disk Drive in slot number 2 has been replaced The indication PD Missing BackPlane 252 Slot2 represents that the Hard Disk Drive in VD having been installed in slot number 2 was removed 2 Select th...

Страница 162: ...ick Home at the lower left of the screen to go back to WebBIOS Top Menu IMPORTANT Click Home while the background task such as Consistency Check Rebuild or Reconstruction is being executed With the progress indication being displayed the background task may be processed at slow rate Check to Make Global HSP check box Or select the DG that contains the failed physical device and check to Make Dedic...

Страница 163: ... Top Menu changes as shown below during rebuild If you click on Physical Drive being rebuilt the progress of rebuild is displayed 7 When the rebuild completes the status for the Physical Drive is Online and that of the Virtual Drive is Optimal ...

Страница 164: ...d assign a newly added Hard Disk Drive as Hot Spare Disk 1 Start WebBIOS Make sure that the status for the added Hard Disk Drive is indicated as Unconfigured Good in the right frame of the Top Menu 2 Select the newly connected Hard Disk Drive the Hard Disk Drive in slot number 3 in the example from the right frame of Top Menu 3 The properties for Physical Drive is displayed ...

Страница 165: ...reen Global HSP Indicates the Hot Spare available for all DGs Dedicated HSP Indicates the Hot Spare available only for the specific DG You need to specify the target DG 5 The status for the newly connected Hard Disk Drive changes to GL HOTSPARE or DED HOTSPARE Check to Make Global HSP check box Or select the DG you want to specify as Hot Spare and check to Make Dedicated HSP check box ...

Страница 166: ...4 96 Configuring Your Server 6 Click Home at the lower left of the screen to go back to WebBIOS Top Menu ...

Страница 167: ... three Hard Disk Drives to make a RAID5 VD configured with four Hard Disk Drives 1 Start WebBIOS Make sure that the status for the added Hard Disk Drive is indicated as Unconfigured Good in the right frame of the Top Menu 2 Select a VD you want to reconstruct VD 0 in the example from the right frame of Top Menu 3 Setting menu for VD is displayed ...

Страница 168: ...he lower left of the screen to return to the WebBIOS Top Menu IMPORTANT The capacity of virtual drive may be incorrectly displayed after reconstruction In this case perform Scan Devices from the Top Menu Click Home while the background task such as Consistency Check Rebuild or Reconstruction is being executed With the progress indication being displayed the background task may be processed at slow...

Страница 169: ...you to check the slot of Hard Disk Drive before adding VD or hot spare disks reconstructing VD or replacing Hard Disk Drive How to execute Locate command on WebBIOS 1 Click a Physical Drive to check the location on the WebBIOS Top Menu 2 The Physical Drive properties are displayed Click Locate 3 Click Go The LED of the Hard Disk Drive lights or blinks ...

Страница 170: ...lize from the upper right frame of the Virtual Drives screen 4 Click the checkmark column for Slow Initialize from the lower right frame of the Virtual Drives screen 5 Make sure that Slow Initialize is checked and click Go IMPORTANT To create a VD using the Configuration Wizard of WebBIOS execute Fast Initialize to clear the first sector that contains partition information Slow Initialize takes a ...

Страница 171: ...beginning with 0 You can see a number of Adapter where Adapter No in Adapter Selection menu Universal RAID Utility manages RAID Controller by a number beginning with 1 You can see a number of RAID Controller where Number in the property of RAID Controller on RAID Viewer or RAID Controller X in the property of RAID Controller on raidcmd In addition you can see the number of Adapter managed by WebBI...

Страница 172: ... 0 You can view these numbers shown by x x x in Physical Drives box You can view these numbers on Physical Drives properties Universal RAID Utility manages Physical Device by a number beginning with 1 and ID Enclosure number and Slot number The numbers of Hard Disk Drives connected to the controller are sorted in ascending order based on ID and assigned number beginning with 1 starting from the sm...

Страница 173: ...In addition you will fail if you change the Initialization Priority by raidcmd See the table below for correspondence Setting value of WebBIOS and the display level of Universal RAID Utility Item Setting value of WebBIOS Universal RAID Utility level 80 to 100 High 31 to 79 Middle Rebuild Priority Rebuild Rate WebBIOS 0 to 30 Low 80 to 100 High 31 to 79 Middle Patrol Read Priority Patrol Read Rate ...

Страница 174: ...D 6 using the Universal RAID Utility at least four Hard Disk Drives are required If you want to create a Logical Drive of RAID6 with three Hard Disk Drives you need to use WebBIOS IMPORTANT WebBIOS does not support the RAID6 logical drive having Stripe Size 8KB composed of three Hard Disk Drives ...

Страница 175: ...may want clear them The following describes how to clear these passwords You can also use the following procedure to clear the CMOS data in the server IMPORTANT Clearing the CMOS data resumes the factory set configuration data Do not change any other switch settings Any change may cause the server to fail or malfunction Mother board Clear Protect Clear Protect Pin for protecting clearing the CMOS ...

Страница 176: ...use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages 1 3 to 1 9 for details Make sure to complete installation Do not pinch your finger with mechanical components Avoid installation in extreme temperature conditions IMPORTANT Components inside the server are easily affected by static electricity Handle a component after making you...

Страница 177: ...ss the POWER switch to turn on the server 7 Press F2 during POST to run the BIOS Setup utility and execute Load Setup Defaults on the Exit menu Clearing Password 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal in Chapter 9 to prepare 2 Remove the left side cover see Chapter 9 3 Change jumper switch setting from Protect to Clear 4 Reassemble the server and press the POWER switch to turn on...

Страница 178: ...4 108 Configuring Your Server This page is intentionally left blank ...

Страница 179: ...tandard 32 bit x86 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise 32 bit x86 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition To use the server with the other operating systems described in this section contact your service representative IM...

Страница 180: ...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 181: ... Standard 64 bit x64 Edition Windows Server 2008 Enterprise 64 bit x64 Edition hereinafter referred to as Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 Standard 32 bit x86 Edition Windows Server 2008 Enterprise 32 bit x86 Edition hereinafter referred to as Windows Server 2008 On installing other OS contact sales dealer or the maintenance service representative BIOS Settings Confirm the BIOS settings des...

Страница 182: ...dware 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 on a volume that is mirrored u...

Страница 183: ...ep the current partition remained see Appendix D to re install the system Case of using RAID Controller When you install Windows Server 2008 32bit x86 Edition by Express Setup after RAID is newly constructed the following message may be displayed When the message is displayed refer to following procedure and create RAID beforehand Creating RAID manually Refer to RAID Configuration Chapter 4 Creati...

Страница 184: ...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 185: ... 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 186: ...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 DVD ROM The installation is completed Process that needs to input or select Process that proceeds automatically Skip Install OS Automatically Agree Software Licen...

Страница 187: ...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 188: ...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 189: ... 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 190: ...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 191: ...rd Supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER described earlier in this chapter When you use RAID Controller if Skip the logical drive creation is not selected at Enter RAID settings screen refer to RAID Configuration Chapter 4 or Creating new RAID using RAID Controller Page 5 71 to create RAID beforehand 9 Specify the installing medium and the Windows system partition Specify medium Partition steps are disp...

Страница 192: ... 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 193: ...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 194: ... 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 195: ...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 196: ...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 197: ...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 198: ...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 199: ...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 200: ...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 201: ... 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 remov...

Страница 202: ...ompt run dxsetup exe in your removable medium containing the Driver Set Windows Server 2008 64 bit x64 Editions drive letter 010 win winnt ws2008x64 ma21 apps prosetdx vistax64 dxsetup exe Windows Server 2008 32 bit x86 Editions drive letter 010 win winnt ws2008 ma21 apps prosetdx vista32 dxsetup exe 3 In Intel R Network Connections InstallShield Wizard click Next 4 Select Remove and click Next 5 ...

Страница 203: ...ea 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 described later in ...

Страница 204: ...ot 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 Setup Teaming IMPORTANT Teaming is not supported with Windows Server Core AFT ALB setting must be done after System U...

Страница 205: ...e adapter team is properly setup Confirm the result in Test results Even if the system is normal the following mismatch message will appear sometimes Recheck the switching hub L2 port and if there is no 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 206: ...e On LAN according to the following list Setting item Default setting Change setting Wake On Directed Packet ON OFF Wake On Magic Packet ON OFF Wake on Magic Packet from power off state OFF ON NOTES Power Saver Options setting is not necessary to change Above setting will maintained until manually resetting are executed IMPORTANT The parameters of Wake On LAN will not exist if the network port is ...

Страница 207: ...Graphics Accelerator Driver described in Appendix D 35 when you want to reinstall the driver individually Installing SCSI Controller Driver N8103 75 95 107 If you use the SCSI Controller N8103 75 95 107 you do 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...

Страница 208: ...MegaRAID SAS 8880EM2 RAID Controller which Device Manager lists as Storage controllers 3 Click Update Driver 4 When the Update Driver Software Logic MegaRAID SAS 8880EM2 RAID Controller Wizard appears select Browse my computer for driver software 5 Select Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer 6 Click Have Disk 7 Insert NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive Enter a p...

Страница 209: ...box to start command prompt 3 Execute following command line bcdedit set pae forceenable 4 Restart the system The setting mentioned above enables after reboot 5 Execute following command line on command prompt bcdedit Confirm pae ForceEnable exists in Windows boot loader The setting for PAE option is now completed Refer following site about Bcdedit exe Boot Configuration Data Editor Frequently Ask...

Страница 210: ...lation Confirm these notes before starting the Express Setup About the Windows family This computer supports the following Windows editions Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition hereinafter referred to as Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition hereinafter ref...

Страница 211: ... 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 Internal RAID Controlle...

Страница 212: ...ows installation About Removable Media Do not set removable media such as DAT into the device mounted on this computer during the Windows installation Connecting Hard Disk Drive Do not connect the other hard disk drives except the drive that you want to create the Windows system drive If you create multiple logical drives in your system see Re installing the Operating system when multiple logical ...

Страница 213: ...ecommended for collecting debug information memory dump The paging file with initial size large enough to store the dump file in the boot drive is required Correct debug information might not be able to be collected due to virtual memory shortage when the paging file is insufficient so set an enough size of the paging file with the entire system The maximum paging file size which can be set on one...

Страница 214: ...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 215: ...rs Step 11 Next Start Express Setup Step 12 Next RAID Configuration Perform Create the OS partition format Copying Windows driver Copying Selected Application Remove the Floppy Disk and CD DVD ROM from the Drive Insert Windows CD ROM Agree Software License Agreement Insert Service Pack CD ROM When you apply the Service Pack Install OS Automatically Log on Automatically The installation is complete...

Страница 216: ...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 217: ... 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 218: ...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 219: ...ation Do not specify larger partition size 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 partit...

Страница 220: ... 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 221: ...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 222: ...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 223: ...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 224: ... 2 into the optical disk drive IMPORTANT If you install Windows Server 2003 R2 do not apply Service Pack by Express Setup If you install Service Pack apply Windows Server 2003 R2 DISC 2 after Express Setup completion and then install Service Pack by Updating the system If you install Windows CD ROM that contains Service Pack 2 to your system you do not have to apply Service pack 2 again Windows Se...

Страница 225: ...apters 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 close menu screen 2 The Windows Explorer dialog starts The procedure in the case of the st...

Страница 226: ...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 Restart 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 reco...

Страница 227: ...zing N8104 123A Please refer to the installation manual provided with the board Installation of the Optional Network Board Driver 1 Start Device Manager 2 Click Network adapters and double click Network Adapter Name Network Adapter Name Properties appears NOTE Intel R PRO 1000 is the name of On Board adapter All other names show the Optional Network Board 3 Click Driver tab and click Update Driver...

Страница 228: ...tches 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 Setup Teaming IMPORTANT AFT ALB setting must be done after LAN Driver and PROSet install completed P...

Страница 229: ...n NOTE Adapter priority config can be confirmed by the following 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 Restart the system Remove Team 1 Open the Device Manager 2 Click Network adapters and open TEAM Team...

Страница 230: ...ection Intel R 82576 Gigabit Dual Port Server Network Connection 2 to open the adapter Properties 3 Click Power Management tab and change setting in Wake On LAN according to the following list Setting item Default setting Change setting Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power ON ON Allow this device to bring the computer out of standby OFF ON 4 Click Advanced tab and point to Enab...

Страница 231: ...ck Power Management tab and change setting in Wake On LAN according to the following list Setting item Default setting Change setting Wake On Directed Packet ON ON Wake On Magic Packet ON ON Wake on Magic Packet from power off state OFF 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 ...

Страница 232: ... described in Appendix F 23 when you want to reinstall the driver individually Installing SCSI Controller Driver N8103 75 95 107 If you use the SCSI Controller N8103 75 95 107 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 yo...

Страница 233: ... menu Control Panel Administrative Tools Computer Management 2 Double click the RAID Controller which Device Manager lists as Other device 3 Click Update Driver 4 When the Update Device Driver Wizard appears select No not this time and click Next 5 Select Install from a list or specific location Advanced and click Next 6 Select Don t search I will choose the driver to install and click Next 7 Sele...

Страница 234: ...tart point to Settings and then click Control Panel 2 In Control Panel double click System System Properties dialog box will be shown 3 Click the Advanced tab and then click Settings under Setup and Recovery 4 Under System Setup click Edit to open Boot ini 5 Add PAE to Operating Systems section in Boot ini file and then save it Example of Boot ini file boot loader timeout 30 default multi 0 disk 0...

Страница 235: ... System with Express Setup 5 57 Setting for Solving Problems Setup your computer in advance so that it can recover from any trouble precisely and as soon as possible when it should occur For more information refer to Page 5 58 ...

Страница 236: ...fy 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 When the system is Windows Server 2008 Follow the procedure below to specify 1 Select Control Panel and click System The System dialog...

Страница 237: ...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 238: ...ght 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 expanded re specify the paging file to suit the new memory size 10 Click OK The message to restart the system may appe...

Страница 239: ... 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 240: ...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 241: ...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 242: ...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 243: ...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 244: ...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 245: ...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 246: ...t 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 modify ...

Страница 247: ...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 248: ...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 restart 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 249: ...Express setup from the Top Menu click Next 3 When Load parameters screen is displayed if you do not need to load parameters select Do not load parameters and click Next 4 Select Install other Operating System at Select OS steps and then click Next 5 Select Create a logical drive using the settings that follow at Enter RAID settings steps Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Ne...

Страница 250: ... 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 driver provided by CD ROM or floppy disk to proceed with the Express Setup 5 Perform Express Setup with the following settings a When Enter RAID settings appears ...

Страница 251: ...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 252: ...BUILDER 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 restart the system the following menu appears ...

Страница 253: ... 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 254: ...OS 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 The parameters of BMC Baseboard Management Controller are set for remote control and alert This menu s function is th...

Страница 255: ... If you want to operate this computer via the BIOS redirection the console less function select this item NOTE If you operate this computer via the Remote KVM function select the Tool menu Normal mode The menu s functions are the same as the Tool menu Normal mode ...

Страница 256: ...oft Windows XP Vista or Windows Server 2003 or later Some documents are provided in PDF format Use the Adobe Reader to view or print these documents If the menu does not appear select My computer by using the Explorer and double click the icon of the optical disk drive that contains the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD Some menu items are grayed out when the logon user does not have the authority of the adm...

Страница 257: ...tomatically 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 Ed...

Страница 258: ...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 259: ...Installing and Using Utilities 6 9 4 Click Parameter File Creator Parameter File Creator will appear ...

Страница 260: ... 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 261: ... 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 262: ...ng Utilities 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 263: ...ion 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 Deleted Second Partition Retained Third Partition Retained Yo...

Страница 264: ...and Using Utilities 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 265: ...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 266: ... 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 267: ...ing and Using Utilities 6 17 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 268: ...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 269: ...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 270: ...s Some features of NEC ESMPRO Manager include Hardware and software server configuration Hardware resources mounted in servers such as the CPU memory disks RAID System and LAN boards Software resources such as operating system information and drivers running on each server Server failures On screen real time displays provide the system administrator with the failure type location cause and suggest...

Страница 271: ...er 256 MB RAID 0 1 5 6 N8103 115 RAID Controller 512 MB RAID0 1 5 6 Before attempting to operate Universal RAID Utility read the Universal RAID Utility Ver2 0 User s Guide contained in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD The manual explains the installation procedure and notes on operating Universal RAID Utility Setup with Express Setup You can install Universal RAID Utility with Express Setup contained in NEC...

Страница 272: ...x86 If CPU architecture is x64 Install the NET Framework Ver2 0 Redistributable Package x64 in Autorun Menu for the setup of Microsoft NET Framework 2 0 Click Setup Windows Install the Microsoft Visual C 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package x86 Use the x86 package whatever the CPU architecture may be for the setup of the Runtime component of the Microsoft Visual C 2005 SP1 Linux You need to run the se...

Страница 273: ... via network please use the function of remote console ex Remote Desktop of Windows Easy Configuration You can not use the function of Easy Configuration to LSI Embedded MegaRAID Creating Logical Drive of RAID 6 You must use four or larger Physical Devices for creating the Logical Drive of RAID 6 by Universal RAID Utility If you want to create the Logical Drive from three Physical Devices you need...

Страница 274: ... Installation The procedure when individually installing it is shown as follows 1 Insert NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD in the optical disk drive after OS starts 2 Click from the menu displayed with Auto run in order of Setup software Product Info Collection Utility 3 The installation of this utility is started It is installed in System drive ezclct folder IMPORTANT Please log in the system in account wit...

Страница 275: ...e collect exe in System drive ezclct stdclct folder The log folder is made in the above mentioned folder and various information on this device is stored in the data compressed file zip form Uninstallation Execute ez_uninst bat in System drive ezclct folder ...

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Страница 277: ...rdware configuration or BIOS configuration select System Information Management and then Save of the Off line Maintenance Utility to make a backup copy of the system information Also make a backup copy of the RAID System configuration data if your system is in the RAID System configuration When your hard disk drives have been auto rebuilt due to a failure it is recommended to make a backup copy of...

Страница 278: ...e server do not use volatile solvents such as thinner and benzene to clean the server The power receptacle the cables the connectors on the rear 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 SLEEP lamp goes off 2 Unplug the power cord of the server from a power outlet 3 Wipe off dust from the power ...

Страница 279: ...all vacuum cleaner with plastic tipped nozzle and electrostatic protection computer grade canned air and a small brush for cleaning the interior Follow the procedure below to clean the interior of the server WARNING Unplug all power cords Unplug all power cords before performing any maintenance Voltage is present inside the server and display unit even after the power is turned off All voltage is ...

Страница 280: ...move it 4 Take out the ball from the mouse Cover the bottom of the mouse with your hand and turn your hand holding the mouse the mouse is on your palm with the button upward The mouse ball is released onto your palm Mouse ball cover Mouse ball Roller Bottom View 5 Soak a soft cloth in neutral detergent that is diluted with cold or lukewarm water and squeeze it firmly 6 Rub off stains on the mouse ...

Страница 281: ...rom the tray NOTE Do not touch the signal side of the disc with your hand 4 Wipe the tray with a dry soft cloth IMPORTANT Do not wipe the lens of the optical disk drive Doing so may damage the lens and may cause a malfunction of the drive 5 Push on the tray front to close the tray 6 Wipe the signal side of the disc with a dry soft cloth IMPORTANT Wipe disc from the center to the outside Use only d...

Страница 282: ...ystem Test Items The following items are tested in system diagnostics Memory CPU cache memory Hard disk drive used as a system IMPORTANT When executing the system diagnostics make sure to disconnect the LAN cable Executing the system diagnostics with the LAN cable connected the network may be influenced NOTE On checking the hard disk drive no data is written into the disk ...

Страница 283: ... to execute System Diagnostics with remote console The LAN connection is not for System Diagnostics Procedures to start the diagnostics program are as follows 1 Shutdown the OS and power off the server Then unplug the power cord 2 Disconnect all the LAN cables from the server 3 Plug the power cord and power on the server 4 Use the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD to start the system 5 Select Tool menu Norma...

Страница 284: ...ostics tool title Shows the name and version of the diagnostic tool Test window title Shows the progress of the diagnostics Test End is displayed when the diagnostics completes Test result Shows the start end and elapsed time and completion status of the diagnostics Guide line Shows the details of the keys to operate window Test summary window Shows the results of each test that executed the diagn...

Страница 285: ...g information can be saved To save it on a floppy disk insert a formatted floppy disk to the floppy disk drive and select Save F If your server is not equipped with floppy disk drive connect the USB floppy disk drive 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 EXPR...

Страница 286: ...uses P State Performance State of processor that is defined in ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Thus the OS must support P State The following OSs support the power control feature OS that supports power control feature Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP1 or later Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP1 or later Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition Windows Server 2003 R2 ...

Страница 287: ... 2008 However it is not the problem in operating the system the event is logged because the P State is controlled by the server side Event ID 7 Source Kernel Processor Power Level Warning Description The speed of processor 0 is being limited by system firmware The processor has been in this reduced performance state for 71 seconds since the last report ...

Страница 288: ...ay cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages 1 3 to 1 9 for details Never attempt to lift the server only by two or less persons Do not install the server in any place other than specified Do not pinch your finger with mechanical component Do not connect disconnect any interface cable with the power cord of the server plugged to a power source Avoid installation in extreme temperat...

Страница 289: ...d of the server from a power outlet 4 Remove all the cables from the server 5 Hold the server by its bottom to carry the server IMPORTANT Do not hold the front mask to lift the server The front mask may be disengaged from the server causing personal injury 6 Protect the server with the shock absorbing materials and pack it securely ...

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Страница 291: ...our server does not operate as expected read this chapter before assuming a failure NOTE For provision against an unexpected failure it is recommended to install the maintenance utility NEC ESMPRO to the server and client computers ...

Страница 292: ... Monitor the occurrence of fault by NEC ESMPRO during the system operation Especially take note on whether any alert is reported to NEC ESMPRO Manager on the language PC Check whether any alert is reported on NEC ESMPRO Manager Example ...

Страница 293: ...escribes lamps on the server and their indications See Chapter 2 for each location 3 5 inch Disk Model STATUS lamp green amber LAN access lamp 2 green LAN access lamp 1 green POWER SLEEP lamp green DISK ACCESS lamp green amber DISK lamps FRONT ...

Страница 294: ...8 4 Troubleshooting 2 5 inch Disk Model STATUS lamp green amber LAN access lamp 2 green LAN access lamp 1 green POWER SLEEP lamp green DISK ACCESS lamp green amber DISK lamps FRONT ...

Страница 295: ...Troubleshooting 8 5 With Redundant Power Supply Installed 3 5 inch 2 5 inch Disk Model REAR 100 10 lamp LINK ACT lamp LINK ACT lamp 1000 100 10 lamp LINK ACT lamp 1000 100 10 lamp ...

Страница 296: ...8 6 Troubleshooting With Non Redundant Power Supply Installed 3 5 inch Disk Model REAR 100 10 lamp LINK ACT lamp LINK ACT lamp 1000 100 10 lamp LINK ACT lamp 1000 100 10 lamp ...

Страница 297: ...turn in the power saving mode when no access is made to the server for a certain period of time or to select the power saving mode with a command Status Lamp The STATUS lamp is on green while the server is operating normally The rear panel also has the STATUS lamp on it If the STATUS lamp is off or turns amber and flashes it indicates that the server is in abnormal state The table below explains t...

Страница 298: ...lamp indication does not change when the fans are normal contact your sales representative A voltage alarm was detected Flashing amber All the power supply units failed Contact your service representative On amber Either of the following was detected in the redundant power configuration AC power not supplied to one of the two power supply units Failure of one of the two power supply units Connect ...

Страница 299: ...er the lamp is lit green LINK state If information is transmitted through a network port the lamp blinks green ACT state If the lamp is not lit in the LINK state check the network cable and the cable connection If the lamp is not lit still after the checking the network LAN controller may be defected Contact your service representative 1000 100 10 Lamp The 1000 100 10 lamp indicates whether each o...

Страница 300: ... drives can be installed in factory installed 3 5 inch HDD cage 2 5 inch disk model Up to eight SAS SATA hot plug hard disk drives can be installed in factory installed 2 5 inch HDD cage Each hard disk drive has a DISK lamp on its front panel 3 5 inch Disk Model 2 5 inch Disk Model DISK lamp DISK lamp ...

Страница 301: ...Indicates that the hard disk drive is being rebuilt this status is not a failure If the defected hard disk drive is replaced with a new one in the RAID System configuration the data is automatically rebuilt auto rebuild function The lamp goes on green when the rebuild is terminated normally The lamp goes on amber if the rebuild fails IMPORTANT To abort rebuilding power off the server In such a cas...

Страница 302: ...rd instruction simultaneous key entry of Ctrl Alt Delete Immediately after the system is restarted in response to an OS instruction During hardware initialization following restart of the POST When the POST detects a hardware failure due to the above reason restart the server once again If the same error message reappears you may assume there is no hardware error To ensure normal operation of the ...

Страница 303: ...resentative 0230 System RAM Failed at offset 0231 Shadow Ram Failed at offset 0232 Extended RAM Failed at address line Contact your service representative 0250 System battery is dead Replace and run SETUP Contact your service representative to replace the battery After restarting the computer start the SETUP to provide the setting again 0251 System CMOS checksum bad Default configuration used The ...

Страница 304: ...etected on CPU socket 1 0B29 Unsupported CPU detected on CPU socket 2 Make sure that the server supports the CPU If you are not sure contact your service representative to request the maintenance 0B42 Resource Conflict 0B43 Warning IRQ not configured 0B45 System configuration Data Write Error Contact your service representative 0B60 CPU1_DIMM1 has been disabled 0B61 CPU1_DIMM2 has been disabled 0B...

Страница 305: ...d 0B91 BMC update firmware corrupted Turn off the power once and then on again to start the server If the error cannot be corrected contact your service representative 0B92 Internal Use Area of BMC FRU corrupted 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 0B93 BMC SDR Repository empty...

Страница 306: ...068 Unsupported Processor Speed detected on CPU Slot 1 Contact your service representative 8069 Unsupported Processor Speed detected on CPU Slot 2 8150 NVRAM Cleared by Jumper Start SETUP and provide setting again 8151 Password Cleared by Jumper Start SETUP and set password again 8160 Mismatch Processor Type Speed detected on Processor 1 8161 Mismatch Processor Type Speed detected on Processor 2 C...

Страница 307: ...lty Contact your service representative to replace the RAID controller SAS drives were detected but this controller does not support SAS drives Please remove the SAS drives then restart your system Press any key to continue or C to load the configuration utility RAID Controller may be faulty Contact your service representative to replace the RAID controller SATA drives were detected but this contr...

Страница 308: ... longer accessible Please check your cables and also ensure all disks are present Press any key to continue or C to load the configuration utility The following VDs have missing disks xx If you proceed or load the configuration utility these VDs will be marked OFFLINE and will be inaccessible Please check your cables and ensure all disks are present Press any key to continue or C to load the confi...

Страница 309: ...hen battery is not used Run WebBIOS or Universal RAID Utility to check the setting for cache mode If forced write back is specified change it to constant write back or write through mode When battery is used Check if battery is connected properly If the same error persists contact your service representative to replace the RAID controller and battery Entering the configuration utility in this stat...

Страница 310: ...ot of the controller DIMM on the controller needs replacement If you continue data corruption can occur Press X to continue or else power off the system and replace the DIMM module and reboot If you have replaced the DIMM please press X to continue Contact your service representative to replace the RAID controller ...

Страница 311: ...city check error 1 3 4 1 DRAM address error 1 3 4 3 DRAM test Low Byte error 1 4 1 1 DRAM test High Byte error Check if the DIMMs are properly connected If the error persists contact your service representative to replace DIMM or mother board 1 5 1 1 CPU startup error Contact your service representative to replace the mother board 1 5 2 1 No CPU installed Contact your service representative to rep...

Страница 312: ...r frequently occurred CPU Reconfigured POST completes with processor degraded Memory C Err XX A correctable error frequently occurred Memory U Err XX An uncorrectable error has occurred PCI Bus SERR XX A SERR has occurred in the PCI bus XX PCI Bus PERR XX A PERR has occurred in the PCI bus XX Chipset Err XXXX A chipset error occurred Contact your service representative Messages displayed on lower ...

Страница 313: ...wer supply unit 1 failure occurred Power Unit 2 Alm Power supply unit 2 failure occurred Check if power cord is connected properly If the same error persists contact your service representative Proc Missing Processor is not found Contact your service representative Proc 1 T Trip Thermal Trip occurred on processor 1 The system is forcibly turned off Proc 2 T Trip Thermal Trip occurred on processor ...

Страница 314: ...ring See Configuring Mother Board Jumpers in Chapter 4 for the positions of the jumper switches Fail to power on the server Is the server is properly supplied with power Check if the power cord is connected to a power outlet or UPS that meets the power specifications for the server Check the power cord for broken shield or bent plugs Make sure the power breaker for the connected power outlet is on...

Страница 315: ... memory boards or PCI devices Operation of the server with unauthorized devices is not guaranteed Fail to access to internal or external devices or such devices fail to operate 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 Is the power on order correct When the server has any...

Страница 316: ... tray The tray is provided with a holder to secure the DVD CD ROM Make sure that the DVD CD ROM is placed properly in the holder Is the DVD CD ROM applicable to the server The DVD CD ROM for Macintosh is not available for use For the disk which does not conform to the CD standard the playback of such a disk with the optical disk drive is not guaranteed The POWER SLEEP lamp goes on when the power c...

Страница 317: ...CSI devices properly configured When the server has external SCSI devices connected hard disk drive settings including SCSI ID and terminator are required Refer to the manual that comes with the SCSI device for details Is cable length exceeded Refer to the manual that comes with the SCSI device for details Are the optional SCSI controllers properly configured Use the BIOS Setup utility for proper ...

Страница 318: ...l R has been deactivated from the team Event Type Error Event Source iANSMiniport Event Category None Event ID 16 Description Team Name The last adapter has lost link Team network connection has been lost Event Type Warning Event Source iANSMiniport Event Category None Event ID 22 Description Primary Adapter does not sense any Probes Intel R Possible reason partitioned Team Above mentioned event l...

Страница 319: ...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 320: ...registered in the Windows Management Instrumentation namespace root cimv2 to use the LocalSystem account This account is privileged and the provider may cause a security violation if it does not correctly impersonate user requests Event ID 6000 Source Microsoft Windows Winlogon Level Warning Description The winlogon notification subscriber GPClient was unavailable to handle a notification event Ev...

Страница 321: ...sion settings do not grant Local Activation permission for the COM server application with CLSID 555F3418 D99E 4E51 800A 6E89CFD8B1D7 to the user NT AUTHORITY LOCAL SERVICE SID S 1 5 19 This security permission can be modified using the component Services administrative tool It is not a problem in operating the system There are some cases that an event log is registered as follows when you install...

Страница 322: ...ovided by Windows Server 2003 R2 above shown event log will be registered For more details refer to Enabling Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Hardware Management on the following site NEC Express5800 Web Site http www nec co jp express download W2K3_R2 The system displays the message below and fails to log on Windows Product Activation This copy of Windows must be activated with Microsoft before y...

Страница 323: ...e NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD in the optical disk drive Take out the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD and restart the server Is the OS broken Use recovery process to recover the system The OS presents unstable operation Did you update the system Installing a network drive after installation of the OS may cause unstable operation Use the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD to update the system See Chapter 6 The system does no...

Страница 324: ... utility Have the protocol and service already configured Install the distinctive network driver for the server Make sure that the protocol such as TCP IP and services are properly specified Is the transfer speed correct Open the network property dialog box in control panel to specify the link speed and duplex value the same as the value specified for HUB The Telnet Service is not installed Adjust...

Страница 325: ...is available unless the AC power is turned off Select Start Administrative Tools Computer Management Select Device Manager double click Intel R PRO 1000EB Network Connection with I O Acceleration n under Network Adapter and specify as follows in Detail tab PME ON Wake On Magic Packet The system time lags If you do not use the server that adjust time such as NTP Network Time Protocol Server the sys...

Страница 326: ... and additional HDD cage Connect the SAS cable properly If the same error persists the hard disk drive may be faulty Contact your service representative A hard disk drive fails 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 configu...

Страница 327: ...owed to charge for 30 minutes and this message continues to appear then contact technical support for assistance Press D to disable this warning if your controller does not have a battery Are cables connected properly Check connection between battery pack and battery board battery board and battery connector and battery control cable Connect them properly Is battery connected immediately before Th...

Страница 328: ...niversal RAID Utility and OS log Event Log or Windows syslog of Linux Source raidsrv Event ID 505 Type Warning Description RU0505 CTRL RAID controller number Temperature of battery is high If the event shown above is registered check the current cache mode of RAID controller by using the Universal RAID Utility If the current cache mode is set to Write Back it is not the problem in operating the sy...

Страница 329: ... current cache mode is set to Write Back it is not a problem in operating the system If the current cache mode is set to Write Through the battery need to be refreshed Contact your service representative If Write Through is retained even after 9 hours from start of refresh operation the battery may be faulty Replace the battery Is battery connected immediately before This event may be logged until...

Страница 330: ... 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 331: ...etup Specified to join the Domain but the system is installed as Workgroup When the setup fails to join the Domain during the installation it will install the system as Workgroup Open System in Control Panel to specify joining the Domain Unable to specify the details of Network adapter In Express Setup you can not specify the details of Network adapter Specify them from Control Panel after startin...

Страница 332: ...ase of Windows Server 2003 If you install using BackUp CD ROM product key is not required If you install using the DVD ROM other than BackUp DVD ROM product key screen is displayed during OS installation Enter Product Key following the message When IIS is installed with Windows Server 2008 by Express Setup following feature is installed Windows Process Activation Service Process Model Configuratio...

Страница 333: ...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 334: ...onnection 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 t...

Страница 335: ... not enter hibernation with heavy I O Cannot enter standby If you use LSI Embedded MegaRAID system may not enter standby with heavy I O Physical device is not correctly displayed on Universal RAID Utility If you use LSI Embedded MegaRAID a part of information on a physical device is not correctly displayed on Universal RAID Utility It is no problem ...

Страница 336: ...o appear Is your system Windows XP or later or Windows 2003 or later The Autorun menu is supported by Windows XP Windows 2003 or later If your system runs on Windows 2000 you need to setup IE6 0 before using the menu The menu is not availabe for Windows 2008 server core environment Is Shift pressed Setting the DVD CD with Shift pressed down cancels the Autorun feature Is the system in the proper s...

Страница 337: ...nel 2 Select the type of the log to collect On Application Log the events related to the running application is archived On Security Log the events related to the security is archived On System Log the events occurred at the item which configures Windows system is archived 3 Click Save as in the Run menu 4 Input the file name of archived log in the File Name box 5 Select the type of the log file y...

Страница 338: ...agnostic Information Dr Watson collects diagnostic information related to application errors The location to save the information can be specified as you like For more information refer to Chapter 5 Memory Dump If an error occurs the dump file should be saved to acquire necessary information If you saved the dump to DAT write down that it is saved as NTBackup or ARCServe on the label You can speci...

Страница 339: ...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 340: ... 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 Os installation starts by the automatic after the Boot selection menu is displayed 4 When a ...

Страница 341: ...anese starts by the automatic operation when the operation is not done for five seconds after the Language selection menu is displayed 5 English is selected The tool menu is displayed When you use a local console When you use a remote console 6 Each tool is selected and it starts ...

Страница 342: ...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 343: ...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 344: ...nance Tools with Remote Console refer to the online document of NEC ESMPRO Manager IMPORTANT Do not change the boot device order in BOOT menu in BIOS SETUP NEC EXPRESSBUILDER cannot be used if the DVD ROM drive is not the first device to launch the system Use the standard LAN port for LAN connection Use the serial port B for direct connection To use this feature you need to create a configuration ...

Страница 345: ...ation will be set as shown below LAN Controller Enabled Serial Port A Enabled Base I O Address 3F8 Interrupt IRQ 4 Serial Port B Enabled Base I O Address 2F8 Interrupt IRQ 3 BIOS Redirection Port Serial Port B Baud Rate 19 2K Flow Control CTS RTS Console Type PC ANSI ...

Страница 346: ...turn on the power back again wait approximately 10 seconds after turning off the power forced shutdown IMPORTANT If the remote power on function is used cycle the power once to load the OS and turn off the power again in the normal way If the processor is heated excessively the circuit for protecting expensive components is started If so the POWER SLEEP switch cannot be used to control the power b...

Страница 347: ...any liability for damage to optional devices or the server or malfunctions of the server resulted from installation by the user NEC recommends you ask your service representative for installing or removing any optional devices Use the options and cables approved by NEC You will be charged by any repair of a malfunction fault or defect occurring in a server in which one or more component not approv...

Страница 348: ... the server Do not remove the lithium battery Disconnect the power plug before working with the server CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages 1 3 to 1 9 for details Avoid installation in extreme temperature conditions Make sure to complete installation Protect the unused ...

Страница 349: ...atic electricity Select a suitable work space Work with the server on the anti static or concrete floor When you work with the server on a carpet where static electricity is likely to be generated make sure take anti static measures beforehand Use a work table Place the server on an anti static mat to work with it Clothe Do not wear a wool or synthetic cloth to work with the server Wear anti stati...

Страница 350: ...moval of a component depending on the following procedure 1 Shutdown the OS or press the POWER SLEEP switch to turn off the power of the server The POWER SLEEP lamp goes off 2 Pull out the power cord from the AC inlet on the server 3 Remove all the cables connected to the server on the rear panel ...

Страница 351: ...over The left side cover should be removed to access to built in devices in the server Removal Remove the left side cover in the following procedure 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Unlock the left side cover if required 3 Fold the four stabilizers at the bottom of the server toward inside ...

Страница 352: ... 4 Lay the server slowly and gently so that its right cover faces the floor 5 Remove the two screws from the rear of the server 6 Hold the left side cover securely and move it toward the rear of the server then remove it Screws ...

Страница 353: ... cover by sliding the cover toward the front of the server also make sure that the hooks on the front side are engaged with the frame of the server Otherwise you will fail to install the cover securely Finally install the left side cover and secure it with two screws removed in step 5 of removal procedure Hooks Frame holes Rear of the left side cover Frame of the server Lock plate Screws Frame hol...

Страница 354: ...ront mask must be removed to install or remove the hard disk drive and 5 25 inch device Removal Follow the procedure below to remove the front mask 1 Open the front mask 2 With the front mask being open slide the front mask upward to remove it ...

Страница 355: ...g Your Server 9 9 Installation The front mask can be installed in the reverse order of the removal 1 Insert the two tabs of the front mask into the frame holes on the front of the server 2 Close the front mask ...

Страница 356: ... 7 200 rpm SATA2 300 N8150 229 274 500GB 7 200 rpm SATA2 300 N8150 237 275 750GB 7 200 rpm SATA2 300 N8150 263 1TB 7 200 rpm SATA2 300 N8150 200 73 2GB 15000 rpm SAS N8150 201 287 146 5GB 15000 rpm SAS N8150 226 288 300GB 15000 rpm SAS N8150 245 450GB 15000 rpm SAS Note The SAS drive cannot coexist with SATA drive in the specific HDD cage To use RAID 5 RAID 6 or RAID 10 with Internal RAID Controll...

Страница 357: ...e in the HDD cage Fully open the lever of the hard disk drive and insert the drive into the HDD cage until it hits the depth of HDD cage After the hard disk drive is fully inserted into the cage close the lever to fix the drive A click occurs when it is locked 1 2 IMPORTANT Use the hard disk drive that is authorized by NEC Consult with your service representative for available hard disk drive ...

Страница 358: ... according to the removal procedure described later Install a hard disk drive tray to the vacant slot of the cage to keep the cooling effect of the server To remove the hard disk drive carrier push the green tab on the lever and open the lever toward you until it stops Then the hard disk drive tray is unlocked Securely hold the tray and the lever and insert the tray straight into the HDD cage IMPO...

Страница 359: ...command of the operating system However the actual data remains written on the hard disk drive Data not erased completely may be restored by special software and used for unexpected purposes It is strongly recommended that the software or service both available at stores for data erasure should be used in order to avoid the trouble explained above For details on data erasure ask your sales represe...

Страница 360: ...00rpm SATA2 300 N8150 255 73 2GB 10 000rpm SAS N8150 256 146 5GB 10 000rpm SAS N8150 268 300GB 10 000rpm SAS N8150 257 36 3GB 15 000rpm SAS N8150 258 73 2GB 15 000rpm SAS N8150 269 146 5GB 15 000rpm SAS IMPORTANT Fill the slots with hard disk drives sequentially starting from slot 0 the rightmost slot If you start filling from slot 7 or skip filling the intermediate slot the indication of DISK lam...

Страница 361: ...ay before inserting it into the cage Also make sure that the hooks of the hard disk drive are engaged with the frame of the HDD cage The slots of the HDD cage contain trays without hard disk drive To install the hard disk drive first remove the tray according to the removal procedure described later Install a hard disk drive tray to the vacant slot of the cage to keep the cooling effect of the ser...

Страница 362: ...Recycle Bin of Windows or execute the format command of the operating system However the actual data remains written on the hard disk drive Data not erased completely may be restored by special software and used for unexpected purposes It is strongly recommended that the software or service both available at stores for data erasure should be used in order to avoid the trouble explained above For d...

Страница 363: ...py of the data in another hard disk drive before installing the RAID Controller and configuring the RAID System More than one hard disk drive is required to configure a Logical Drive Use hard disk drives of the same capacity and performance e g revolution for each pack to configure them in the RAID System NOTES Make sure of RAID levels and hard disk drives available for the RAID Controller to choo...

Страница 364: ... disk drives to be recognized as RAID drives Set the LSI Embedded MegaRAID jumper switch as shown in the figure below Run the BIOS SETUP utility Select Advanced Peripheral Configuration SATA Controller Mode Option Enabled Then select Advanced Peripheral Configuration SATA RAID Enabled At the factory SATA Controller Mode Option is set to Enhanced and SATA RAID is set to Enabled See Chapter 4 for de...

Страница 365: ...ouch the metal frame of the Server to discharge static electricity from your body before handling the RAID Controller Do not touch the RAID Controller terminals or on board parts by a bare hand or place the RAID Controller directly on the desk For static notes see the section Anti static Measures described earlier NOTE Before installing an optional RAID Controller run the SETUP utility select Adva...

Страница 366: ...r Setting of HDD Cage To use the Onboard SATA controller change setting of jumper switch JP5 on HDD cage as shown in the figure below Removal Remove the optional RAID Controller in reverse order of the installation steps HDD cage JP5 ...

Страница 367: ...AID Controller equivalent to N8103 116A The hard disk drive bays are connected to the Internal RAID Controller equivalent to N8103 116A at the factory Standard Configuration Use WebBIOS to configure the RAID System See Chapter 4 for details Internal RAID Controller equivalent to N8103 116A ...

Страница 368: ... The installer automatically performs all the procedures for RAID System configuration and then maintenance utility installation When making the setup in manual mode use the RAID System configuration utility in the chip on the board You can start the utility during execution of POST that automatically starts immediately after you turn on the server power switch For details see the document in the ...

Страница 369: ...ing procedure Installation Take the following steps to install the hot swap power supply unit 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Remove the left side cover 3 Remove a setscrew from the bracket and remove a bracket IMPORTANT Keep the removed bracket for future use ...

Страница 370: ...9 24 Upgrading Your Server 4 Insert the hot swap power supply unit into the chassis 5 While holding the green lever and push the hot swap power supply into the chassis ...

Страница 371: ...ng Your Server 9 25 6 Release the green lever The hot swap power supply unit is locked when the lever is released Removal The hot swap power supply unit can be removed in the reverse order of the installation ...

Страница 372: ...o not make bare hands contact with terminals and components on the PCI board In addition do not put the PCI board on a desk directly See Static Precautions in this chapter for details of the static electricity The long sized board full length board can be installed only to the PCI slot 5 Care must be taken to avoid damage to the components on the mother board when installing the long sized board M...

Страница 373: ...er with N8103 107 N8103 107 SCSI controller PCI EXPRESS x1 3 max Cannot be used together with N8103 75 N8103 104A SAS controller PCI Express x8 Cannot connect with internal hard disk drive N8104 111 100BASE TX adapter 32 bit 33MHz PCI N8104 119 1000BASE T adapter 64 bit 133MHz PCI X N8104 126 1000BASE T adapter PCI EXPRESS x1 3 max Cannot be used together with N8104 112 AFT ALB available by teamin...

Страница 374: ...oller PCI EXPRESS x1 Cannot be used together with N8103 75 N8103 104A SAS controller PCI Express x8 3 max Cannot connect with internal hard disk drive N8104 111 100BASE TX adapter 32 bit 33MHz PCI N8104 119 1000BASE T adapter 64 bit 133MHz PCI X N8104 126 1000BASE T adapter PCI EXPRESS x1 3 max Cannot be used together with N8104 112 AFT ALB available by teaming with N8104 126 10Base T not supporte...

Страница 375: ...to the PCI board slot depending in the following procedure Refer to the manual provided with the board for details 1 Before the installation set the switches and jumpers on the installed board appropriately referring to the manual provided with the board if necessary 2 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 3 Remove the left side cover 4 Remove a setscr...

Страница 376: ...tall it again Note that adding an excess force to the board may cause it to be damaged 7 Install the duct cover removed in Step 4 and secure it with a setscrew 8 Install the left side cover removed in Step 3 9 Turn on the power of the server Make sure that no error message appears in the POST If an error message appears write down the message and contact your service representative for the mainten...

Страница 377: ...rs appear in the ascending order of the PCI bus numbers Removal Remove the board from the PCI board slot in the following procedure 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Remove the left side cover 3 Remove a setscrew from the duct cover and remove the duct cover 4 Remove the board 5 Install the duct cover and left side cover you have removed 6 Turn...

Страница 378: ... prepare 2 Remove the left side cover and open the front mask 3 Remove the RAID Controller and install the battery connection board that comes with additional battery to the RAID Controller See the removal procedure of PCI board for how to remove the RAID Controller 4 Connect the cable to the battery connection board Make sure the markings on connector and that on the cable IMPORTANT For N8103 115...

Страница 379: ...e installation procedure of PCI board for how to install the RAID Controller 6 Pass the cable through the hole under the PCI cooling fan to front side of the chassis 7 Connect the cable to additional battery Make sure the markings on connector and that on the cable ...

Страница 380: ...ove a single screw from additional battery to remove the bracket 9 Install the additional battery to the bracket that has been removed in Step 8 Secure the battery to the bracket with three screws provided with the additional battery ...

Страница 381: ...er 9 35 10 Secure the bracket to the additional battery box with a single screw 11 Install the left side cover 12 Close the front mask Removal The additional battery can be removed in the reverse order of the installation ...

Страница 382: ... NOTE Up to 192GB of memory 16GB DIMM 12 can be installed The factory installed DIMMs need to be replaced in this case Two DIMMs of 1GB are factory installed in CPU1 DIMM1 and CPU1 DIMM2 in standard configuration Mother board REAR FRONT CPU2_DIMM 4 CPU2_DIMM 1 CPU2_DIMM 5 CPU2_DIMM 2 CPU2_DIMM 6 CPU2_DIMM 3 CPU1_DIMM 3 CPU1_DIMM 6 CPU1_DIMM 2 CPU1_DIMM 5 CPU1_DIMM 1 CPU1_DIMM 4 ...

Страница 383: ...stalling 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 Purchase DIMMs of the following models N8102 330 Additional 1GB memory board N8102 331 Additional 2GB memory board N8102 332 Additional 4GB memory board N8102 333 Additional 8GB memory board N8102 338 Additional 16GB ...

Страница 384: ...as shown below 1 CPU configuration Installed slot Indication on NEC ESMPRO 1st CPU1_DIMM1 slot Memory 1 2nd CPU1_DIMM2 slot Memory 2 3rd CPU1_DIMM3 slot Memory 3 4th CPU1_DIMM4 slot Memory 4 5th CPU1_DIMM5 slot Memory 5 6th CPU1_DIMM6 slot Memory 6 2 CPU configuration Installed slot Indication on NEC ESMPRO 1st CPU1_DIMM1 slot Memory 1 2nd CPU2_DIMM1 slot Memory 7 3rd CPU1_DIMM2 slot Memory 2 4th ...

Страница 385: ... feature memory mirroring and LockStep features For configuration see Using the Memory RAS Features described later The factory installed two 1GB DIMMs and additional 1GB memory board is unavailable for memory RAS feature To use memory RAS feature additional 2GB 4GB 8GB 16GB memory board is required 1 CPU configuration 3rd 6th 2nd 5th 1st 4th REAR FRONT 2 CPU configuration 5th 11th 3rd 9th 1st 7th...

Страница 386: ... In other cases operates at 1066MHz The memory clock is stationary for each CPU Condition Additional 8GB memory board is installed and each CPU has four or more DIMMs installed Example Operates at 800MHz Operates at 1066MHz Memory RAS Feature Your server supports Memory RAS feature memory mirroring and LockStep features For configuration see Using the Memory RAS Features described later To use Mem...

Страница 387: ...r to remove the cover 4 Open the levers at the both ends of the socket for the DIMM to be installed 5 Push the DIMM to the socket straight NOTE Make sure of the orientation of DIMM The terminal side of the DIMM has key and key slot to prevent incorrect insertion IMPORTANT Use extreme care when installing a DIMM Applying too much pressure can damage the socket If the DIMM is inserted into the DIMM ...

Страница 388: ...ote on the message and see the POST error messages listed in Chapter 8 10 Run the BIOS SETUP and select Advanced Memory Configuration to verify that the installed DIMM shows the status Normal See Chapter 4 for details 11 Select Yes for Reset Configuration Data on the Advanced menu This is required to update the hardware configuration information See Chapter 4 for details 12 If Windows Server 2003 ...

Страница 389: ...the DIMM 5 Install the duct cover and left side cover you have removed 6 Turn on the power of the server Make sure that no error message appears in the POST If POST displays an error message take a note on the message and see the POST error messages listed in Chapter 8 7 Run the BIOS SETUP and select Advanced Memory Configuration Memory Retest Enabled to clear the error information of the removed ...

Страница 390: ...356 357 358 359 360 To use memory RAS feature additional 2GB 4GB 8GB 16GB memory board is required The factory installed two 1GB DIMMs and additional 1GB memory board is unavailable for memory RAS feature Memory mirroring feature and LockStep x8 SDDC ECC memory feature cannot be used in the standard memory configuration The memory area on the motherboard of the server is divided into two memory ch...

Страница 391: ...r set 1 Mirror set 4 Mirror set 2 Memory controller NOTE The operating system only recognizes a half of the total physical capacity The memory mirroring feature can be used under the following conditions Install memory devices on two memory sockets configuring a mirror set All the installed memory devices should have the same capacity Run SETUP see Chapter 4 change parameters appropriately in the ...

Страница 392: ...uration Memory RAS Mode menu is changed from Mirror to Independent in the following cases When you additionally install DIMMs that unable to configure memory mirroring When you remove DIMMs that takes down the memory mirroring 1 CPU configuration REAR FRONT Not installed Not installed 1st pair 2nd pair 1st pair 2nd pair In 2 CPU configuration install memory devices to the CPU2 DIMM slots in the sa...

Страница 393: ... multiplexed and operated in parallel to enable x8 SDDC x8 Single Device Data Correction With this feature a single device can detect and correct one to eight bit error IMPORTANT The LockStep feature uses channels 0 and 1 In LockStep configuration the memory channel 2 of each CPU CPU1 DIMM3 6 CPU2 DIMM3 6 is disabled Memory controller Memory controller ...

Страница 394: ...re LockStep Install memory devices in the following order The following LockStep cannot be configured LockStep between memory channels of different memory controllers CPU LockStep within the same memory channel Notes on Configuring LockStep In LockStep configuration Memory RAS Mode menu is changed from LockStep to Independent in the following cases When you additionally install DIMMs that unable t...

Страница 395: ... touch the CPU pins by a bare hand or place the CPU directly on the desk For static notes see the section Anti static Measures described earlier Do not operate the system until confirming that the additionally installed CPU is in normal state Make sure to use the CPU authorized by NEC Installing a third party CPU may cause a failure of the CPU as well as the mother board Repair of the server due t...

Страница 396: ...described earlier to prepare 2 Remove the left side cover 3 Remove a setscrew from the duct cover and remove the duct cover 4 Firmly hold the server with your both hands so that its left side faces upward and bring it down slowly and gently 5 Push the lever down to unlatch the socket from the hook then slowly open the lever until it stops ...

Страница 397: ... protective cover from the socket IMPORTANT Keep the protective cover for future use Always mount the socket cover if the CPU is removed from the socket 8 Take out the new CPU and remove the protective cover IMPORTANT Hold the CPU only at the edges Be careful not to touch the bottom of the CPU pin portion ...

Страница 398: ...he CPU with your thumb and index fingers oriented as shown in the figure below NOTES Align notches with the key on the socket Lower the CPU straight down without tilting or sliding it in the socket 10 Lightly press the CPU to the socket then close the plate Pin mark Key Notch Pin mark ...

Страница 399: ...Upgrading Your Server 9 53 11 Bring down the lever to secure the CPU 12 Remove the protective cover from the heat sink ...

Страница 400: ...g Your Server 13 Put the heat sink on CPU 14 Secure the heat sink with four screws Temporarily tighten the four screws on cater corner then tighten them securely after making sure that the heat sink has been seated ...

Страница 401: ...DIMM installation location See DIMM for details 16 Install the duct cover and secure it with a setscrew 17 Install the left side cover 18 Set Reset Configuration Data on the Advanced menu to Yes This is required to update the hardware configuration information See Chapter 4 for details 19 To add one or more CPUs to the server in 1 CPU configuration to operate the server with more than one CPU do t...

Страница 402: ...eft and right lightly to make sure that the heat sink can be apart from the CPU Removing the heat sink with it adhering to the CPU may cause the CPU and or socket to be defected Do the following procedure if a CPU is removed or replaced 1 Run SETUP and select menus Main Processor Settings Processor Retest in the order to clear the error information on the removed CPU see Chapter 4 When a CPU is re...

Страница 403: ...ces including optical disk drive MO drive or magnetic tape drives NOTE If a SCSI device is installed the optional SCSI controller board and internal SCSI cable are required See Chapter 10 for details 5 25 inch device bay Additional slot 2 Additional slot 1 Optical disk drive File device bay ...

Страница 404: ...ance OFF If the terminator is not connected to the optional internal SCSI cable set the termination resistance to ON IMPORTANT SCSI ID for the device you are installing must be unique 2 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 3 Remove the left side cover and front mask as described earlier in this chapter NOTE If you are going to install the hard disk dr...

Страница 405: ...ch device installed from one side of the server See Chapter 10 for details 8 Install the removed components 9 Set the parameters including the transfer rate using the BIOS utility of the SCSI controller Refer to the manual provided with the SCSI controller for details 10 Install the device driver for the installed device Refer to the manual provided with the device for details Removal The file dev...

Страница 406: ...wing steps to install the optional DVD SuperMULTI drive 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Remove the left side cover and front mask as described earlier in this chapter 3 Disconnect the interface and power cables from the factory installed optical disk drive from one side of the server 4 While pushing the release tabs on both ends of the drive ...

Страница 407: ...OTE Install the optional DVD SuperMULTI drive carefully so that the internal cables are not caught with the drive 7 Connect the interface and power cables to the optional DVD SuperMULTI drive from one side of the server See Chapter 10 for details IMPORTANT Bent connector pin or incomplete connection may cause a malfunction to occur Provide the connection securely watching the optional DVD SuperMUL...

Страница 408: ...ion Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Remove the left side cover and open the front mask 3 Remove the two fixing screws and remove the dummy panel for floppy disk drive IMPORTANT Keep the removed dummy panel and fixing screws carefully 4 Insert the internal USB floppy disk drive into the bay slowly and carefully See the figure below Fixing screw Dummy panel Fixi...

Страница 409: ...e the floppy disk drive to the server chassis with two screws that come with the drive 6 Close the front mask 7 Remove the left side cover 8 Disconnect the front fan cable from the connector for front cooling fan located on mother board ...

Страница 410: ...e of USB interface cable around the internal USB floppy disk drive See the figure below NOTE If any other USB device than the internal USB floppy disk drive has been installed in the server use the interface cable for internal USB floppy disk drive stored in the chassis Do not use an interface cable that comes with the floppy disk drive ...

Страница 411: ...r The USB connector cannot be inserted reversely 12 Connect the other side 10 pin connector of the USB interface cable that comes with the internal USB floppy disk drive to the connector for USB device located on mother board NOTE If any other USB device than the internal USB floppy disk drive has been installed in the server this step is unnecessary Connector for USB device ...

Страница 412: ...before 14 Connect the front cooling fan cable to the connector for front cooling fan located on mother board 15 Install the left side cover you have removed in earlier step Removal The internal USB floppy disk drive can be removed in the reverse order of the installation If the device is removed but not installed again install the dummy panel in the vacant bay ...

Страница 413: ... following procedure Installation Take the following steps to install the additional fans 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Remove the left side cover 3 Remove a screw from the duct cover and remove a duct cover 4 Remove the two screws ...

Страница 414: ...9 68 Upgrading Your Server 5 Lift the fan then disconnect the fan cable 6 Install the additional fan unit 7 Secure the fan bracket with two setscews removed in Step 4 ...

Страница 415: ...nitor the server 9 Install the duct cover you have removed and secure it with a screw 10 Install the left side cover you have removed Removal The additional fans can be removed in the reverse order of the installation Connector for standard fan unit rear fan FAN1 connector When connecting the optional fan be sure to connect the rear cooling fan Mother board Move the jumper pin upward to enable the...

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Страница 417: ...Chapter 10 Internal Cabling Diagrams Internal cable connections of the server are shown below NOTE See Chapter 2 for detail connector locations on the mother board ...

Страница 418: ... No additional cable is required to install the hard disk drives Fill the drive bay with the hard disk drives from the bottom to top bay 5 25 inch device bay Fourth hard disk drive HDD cage Optical disk drive Power supply Mother board SATA cable for optical disk drive Third hard disk drive Second hard disk drive First hard disk drive SATA cable for hard disk drive SATA0 SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA5 SAT...

Страница 419: ...drives Fill the drive bay with the hard disk drives from the bottom to top bay 5 25 inch device bay Fourth hard disk drive HDD cage Optical disk drive Power supply Mother board Third hard disk drive Second hard disk drive First hard disk drive RAID Controller SATA connector for optical disk drive SATA cable for optical disk drive SAS cable ...

Страница 420: ...ce bay Optical disk drive Power supply Mother board Eighth hard disk drive Seventh hard disk drive Sixth hard disk drive Fifth hard disk drive Fourth hard disk drive Third hard disk drive Second hard disk drive First hard disk drive HDD cage RAID Controller SATA cable for optical disk drive SAS cable SATA connector for optical disk drive ...

Страница 421: ...68A 00 has the connector for terminating the SCSI connection set the termination setting of the 5 25 inch device to off 3 5 inch Disk Model HDD cage 5 25 inch device bay Optical disk drive Power supply Mother board SCSI cable Terminator SCSI controller SCSI device Fourth hard disk drive Third hard disk drive Second hard disk drive First hard disk drive SATA0 SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA5 SATA connector ...

Страница 422: ...r SCSI controller SCSI device RAID controller HDD cage Eighth hard disk drive Seventh hard disk drive Sixth hard disk drive Fifth hard disk drive Fourth hard disk drive Third hard disk drive Second hard disk drive First hard disk drive SATA cable for optical disk drive SATA cable for hard disk drive SATA connector for optical disk drive ...

Страница 423: ...nection is shown in the figure below The server only uses the power cables shown here 3 5 inch Disk Model with factory installed power supply unit P2 Power supply Mother board Power cable P1 Option device HDD cage P11 and P12 P3 P5 or P4 P7 or P6 P8 When SATA device is installed ...

Страница 424: ...Internal Cabling Diagrams 2 5 inch Disk Model Optical disk drive Power supply Mother board Power cable Option device P1 Option device P2 P17 P3 P11 and P12 When SATA device is installed P6 or P4 P7 or P5 P8 ...

Страница 425: ...tandard RAID 0 1 5 6 option Optical disk drive standard Standard DVD ROM drive x1 DVD x6 to x16 speed CD x17 to x40 speed Option DVD Super Multi x1 to be replaced with factory installed DVD ROM drive Auxiliary storage device Floppy disk drive Option 3 5 inch internal FDD 2 mode or 3 5 inch external FDD 2 mode Disk bay 4 slots Floppy disk drive bay 1 slot 5 25 inch device bay 3 slots The factory in...

Страница 426: ...nsumption standby mode 434 VA 429 W 322 VA 319 W 526 VA 520 W 331 VA 328 W 546 VA 540 W 336 VA 333 W Temperature 10 to 35 C operating 10 to 55 C non operating storage Environmental requirements Humidity 20 to 80 RH no condensation 1 To use Memory RAS feature memory mirroring and LockStep x8 SDDC features you need to remove the factory installed DIMMs and install 2GB 4GB 8GB 16GB DIMMs 2 The factor...

Страница 427: ...slots Floppy disk drive bay 1 slot 5 25 inch device bay 3 slots The factory installed DVD ROM drive occupies 1 slot PCI Express 2 0 x8 slot 4 slots An Internal RAID Controller is factory installed PCI Express x4 1 slot x8 socket Additional slot 32 bit 33MHz PCI slot 1 slot Interface Keyboard MINI DIN 6 pin connector 1 port Mouse MINI DIN 6 pin connector 1 port Analog RGB MINI D Sub 15 pin 1 port U...

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Страница 429: ...es with the server contains the NEC ESMPRO utility NEC recommends that you should install the NEC ESMPRO for effective use of the reliability enhancement features of the server Floppy Disk The following describes use of the floppy disk Floppy disk type The server uses 3 5 inch floppy disks You can use the following two types of 3 5 inch floppy disks 2HD floppy disk double sided high density track ...

Страница 430: ...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 431: ...ng system IMPORTANT Formatting a used floppy disk clears all the data contained in it if any Formatting a floppy disk from the DOS command line is not available with the server Use a formatted floppy disk to work with it on the DOS command line The format method depends on your operating system Refer to the manual that comes with your operating system for details Data backup Data backup is to copy...

Страница 432: ...m its center to edge with a dry soft cloth slowly and gently Use the dedicated cleaner to clean the DVD CD ROM Do not use record spray cleaner benzene or thinner Keep the DVD CD ROM in the dedicated case when not in use Tape Media The following describes data handling with the DAT DLT or AIT optionally available for the server Saving your valuable data When you save your valuable data or programs ...

Страница 433: ...ering alphanumeric characters or symbols IMPORTANT Do not pour any liquid such as water or put anything into the keyboard Doing so may cause a failure of the keyboard The keyboard provided with the server is designed for adjustment of an angle Adjust the keyboard angle at which the keyboard is easy to operate The adjustment assists in reducing strain on your shoulders arms and fingers NOTE The key...

Страница 434: ...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 435: ...est The factory set IRQs are assigned as follows IRQ Peripheral Device Controller 0 System timer 1 2 3 COM2 serial port 4 COM1 serial port 5 SM Bus 6 PCI 7 PCI 8 Real time clock 9 ACPI Compliant System 10 PCI 11 Mother Board Resource 12 PCI 13 Numeric processor 14 15 PCI 16 LAN1 VGA 17 LAN2 PCI 18 PCI 19 PCI 20 USB 21 USB 22 USB 23 USB ...

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Страница 437: ...evice 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 Internal RAID Controller equivalent to N8103 116A N8103 116A RAID Controller 128 MB RAID0 1 N8103 117A RAID Controller 128 MB RAID0 1 5 6 N8103 118A RAID Controller 256...

Страница 438: ...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 439: ... 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 440: ... 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 441: ... installation It does not need except for using Onboard RAID controller LSI Embedded MegaRAID NOTE If you have already Windows Server 2008 OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER for NEC Express5800 server in which you are going to install Windows Server 2008 you do not need to create it again NOTE What is OEM Disk In case of creating the disk for Windows Server 2008 64 bit x64 Edition It is called Windows Se...

Страница 442: ...cal 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 and NEC EXPRESSBUILDER starts 5 Select Create the OEM Disk for Windows from Tools Menu step 6 Insert a floppy disk into the floppy disk drive 7 Select Create a Windows Server 2008 OEM Disk for EXPRESSB...

Страница 443: ... 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 2008 NOTES In case of creating the disk for Windows Server 2008 64 bit x64 Edition select OEM Disk for Windows Server 2008 x64 You can do the same operation with ...

Страница 444: ...c com express 2 Insert the Windows Server 2008 DVD ROM into your DVD ROM drive NOTE When You use Onboard RAID controller LSI Embedded MegaRAID Windows Server 2008 OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER is necessary 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 whil...

Страница 445: ...edia is in the CD DVD drive you can safely remove it for this step Browse OK Cancel Windows Server 2008 64 bit x64 Edition Insert the Windows Server 2008 x64 OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER into the floppy disk drive and press Browse Windows Server 2008 32 bit x86 Edition Insert the Windows Server 2008 OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER into the floppy disk drive and press Browse 7 When Browse for Folder win...

Страница 446: ...ystem 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 9 NOTE The Windows versions listed on the screen vary depending on the Windows Server 2008 DVD ROM you are using ...

Страница 447: ...Select the type of installation you want Custom advanced is selected below 13 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 16 14 Click New enter a partition size and then click Apply 15 Select the partition created in step 14 and then click Format ...

Страница 448: ...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 449: ... 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 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 3 When the following messa...

Страница 450: ...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 451: ...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 452: ... of the following categories numbers uppercase letters lowercase letters and signs 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 Updat...

Страница 453: ...M 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 the message is displayed If the Windows installation screen shown in step 4 does not appear turn off the system and then turn it on again The DVD ROM starts A message Windows i...

Страница 454: ...D 18 Installing Windows Server 2008 5 Click the Install now button The installation starts 6 Enter your product key and then click Next ...

Страница 455: ...t 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 8 Read the license terms carefully If you agree select I accept the license terms and then click Next ...

Страница 456: ...ition drive letter 010 win winnt oemfd ws2008x64 fd1 megasas Windows Server 2008 32 bit x86 Edition drive letter 010 win winnt oemfd ws2008 fd1 megasas After you select the path a list of drivers is displayed Select the following driver and then click OK Go to Step 11 LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS 8708EM2 RAID Controller If the Internal RAID Controller equivalent to N8103 116A or N8103 116A 117A 118A is ...

Страница 457: ...artition created and then click Next When the following message 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 458: ... 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 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 3 When the following messa...

Страница 459: ...Server 2008 D 23 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 460: ...dows Server 2008 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 461: ... of the following categories numbers uppercase letters lowercase letters and signs 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 Updat...

Страница 462: ...ecovery process The system update brings the correction program provided by Microsoft to be applied to reinforce the system security The system update is recommended Application Process of Updating the System Updating the System applies the drivers necessary for NEC Express5800 Series 1 Log on to the system using an administrator account 2 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk dr...

Страница 463: ...010 win winnt bin oschk C Users administrator cd d D 010 win winnt bin oschk 2 Type following command line and press Enter oschk bat D 010 win winnt bin oschk oschk bat 4 The following box appears 5 Read the message and then click 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 ...

Страница 464: ...D 28 Installing Windows Server 2008 6 When the following message appears click No 7 When the following message appears click Yes to restart the system The system has been updated ...

Страница 465: ... 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 466: ...dxsetup exe in your removable medium containing the Driver Set Windows Server 2008 64 bit x64 Editions drive letter 010 win winnt ws2008x64 ma21 apps prosetdx vistax64 dxsetup exe Windows Server 2008 32 bit x86 Editions drive letter 010 win winnt ws2008 ma21 apps prosetdx vista32 dxsetup exe 3 In IntelR Network Connections InstallShield Wizard click Next 4 Select Remove and click Next 5 Click Remo...

Страница 467: ...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 Driver The net...

Страница 468: ...rmally 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 Setup Teaming IMPORTANT Teaming is not supported with Windows Server Core AFT ALB setting must be done after System Update comp...

Страница 469: ...team is properly setup Confirm the result in Test results Even if the system is normal the following mismatch message will appear sometimes Recheck the switching hub L2 port and if there is no 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 470: ...ccording to the following list Setting item Default setting Change setting Wake On Directed Packet ON OFF Wake On Magic Packet ON OFF Wake on Magic Packet from power off state OFF ON NOTES Power Saver Options setting is not necessary to change Above setting will maintained until manually resetting are executed IMPORTANT The parameters of Wake On LAN will not exist if the network port is not availa...

Страница 471: ... point to Programs Accessories and click Windows Explorer 3 Run Install bat in the following directory Windows Server 2008 64 bit x64 Edition 010 win winnt ws2008x64 video Windows Server 2008 32 bit x86 Edition 010 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 NEC EXP...

Страница 472: ...AS 8880EM2 RAID Controller which Device Manager lists as Storage controllers 3 Click Update Driver 4 When the Update Driver Software Logic MegaRAID SAS 8880EM2 RAID Controller Wizard appears select Browse my computer for driver software 5 Select Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer 6 Click Have Disk 7 Insert NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive Enter a path to the...

Страница 473: ...re 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 Close to exit ...

Страница 474: ...D 38 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 475: ...Installing Windows Server 2008 D 39 4 Activate Windows The Windows activation is complete ...

Страница 476: ...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 477: ...d In Windows Server 2008 system the PAE option can be set by using Bcdedit exe The setting procedure is as follows 1 Click Run on Start menu 2 Type cmd exe in the Open box to start command prompt 3 Execute following command line bcdedit set pae forceenable 4 Restart the system The setting mentioned above enables after reboot 5 Execute following command line on command prompt bcdedit Confirm pae Fo...

Страница 478: ...D 42 Installing Windows Server 2008 SETTING FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS Set for collecting memory dump using the procedure described in Chapter 5 ...

Страница 479: ... 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 Internal RAID Controller equivalent to N8103 116A N8103 116A RAID Controller 128 MB RAID0 1 N8103 117A RAID Controller 128 MB RAID0 1 5 6 N8103 118A ...

Страница 480: ... 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 481: ...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 482: ...ng Started Windows Server 2003 x64 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...

Страница 483: ...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 484: ... 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 485: ... 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 486: ...A RAID Controller is installed LSI Embedded MegaRAID Windows XP 2003 64 bit When Onboard RAID Controller LSI Embedded MegaRAID is used 9 If the SCSI Controller N8103 75 107 is connected Press S The screen of Step 6 is displayed Press Enter and go to Step 10 If the SCSI Controller N8103 75 107 is not connected Press Enter and go to Step 11 10 A list of mass storage devices is displayed Select the A...

Страница 487: ...l Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition DISC 2 according to the following procedures You can install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition DISC 2 after the application of System update Be sure to install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition DISC 2 In this case note that the Windows Setup screen is not displayed 14 Insert Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition DISC 2 CD ...

Страница 488: ...uct Key used in the procedure for license authentication should be matched with the COA label in which the product key contained in Windows Server 2003 is written NOTES Execute the activation within 30 days System may be locked after 30 days is passed COA label may be attached to your server ...

Страница 489: ... 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 490: ...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 010 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 491: ...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 492: ...o not have to apply Service pack 2 again 1 Log on to the system with the account that has administrative privilege e g administrator 2 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive of server The Autorun Menu will be displayed 3 Left click on Setup Windows and then click Update the system NOTE Right clicking on the Autorun Menu produces the same outcome 4 When the following message ...

Страница 493: ... was finished When you apply Service Pack Click Yes and then go to Step 6 When you don t 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 494: ...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 495: ...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 496: ...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 497: ...er 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 010 win winnt w2k3amd ma21 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 498: ...ame as the value specified for HUB 4 Click OK 5 Restart 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 Restart the system Also add or delete any protocols and services if necessary You can operate the process on the property d...

Страница 499: ... N8104 123A Please refer to the installation manual provided with the board Installation of the Optional Network Board Driver 1 Start Device Manager 2 Click Network adapters and double click Network Adapter Name Network Adapter Name Properties appears NOTE Intel R PRO 1000 is the name of On Board adapter All other names show the Optional Network Board 3 Click Driver tab and click Update Driver Har...

Страница 500: ...es 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 Setup Teaming IMPORTANT AFT ALB setting must be done after LAN Driver and PROSet install completed Plea...

Страница 501: ...TE Adapter priority config can be confirmed by the following 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 Restart the system Remove Team 1 Open the Device Manager 2 Click Network adapters and open TEAM Team nam...

Страница 502: ...ion Intel R 82576 Gigabit Dual Port Server Network Connection 2 to open the adapter Properties 3 Click Power Management tab and change setting in Wake On LAN according to the following list Setting item Default setting Change setting Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power ON ON Allow this device to bring the computer out of standby OFF ON 4 Click Advanced tab and point to Enable ...

Страница 503: ...ower Management tab and change setting in Wake On LAN according to the following list Setting item Default setting Change setting Wake On Directed Packet ON ON Wake On Magic Packet ON ON Wake on Magic Packet from power off state OFF 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...

Страница 504: ...ollow the message to continue the installation If the dialog message Digital Signature could not been found appears select Yes to continue 5 Remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD from the optical disk drive restart the system Installing SCSI Controller Driver N8103 75 107 If you use the SCSI Controller N8103 75 107 update your system with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD attached to your system The SCSI Control...

Страница 505: ...u Control Panel Administrative Tools Computer Management 2 Double click the RAID Controller which Device Manager lists as Other device 3 Click Update Driver 4 When the Update Device Driver Wizard appears select No not this time and click Next 5 Select Install from a list or specific location Advanced and click Next 6 Select Don t search I will choose the driver to install and click Next 7 Select S...

Страница 506: ...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 507: ...Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions E 29 The following screen is displayed 3 Process Windows activation according to the following message ...

Страница 508: ...E 30 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions SETTING FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS Set for collecting memory dump using the procedure described in Chapter 5 ...

Страница 509: ... 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 Internal RAID Controller equivalent to N8103 116A N8103 116A RAID Controller 128 MB RAID0 1 N8103 117A RAID Controller 128 MB RAID0 1 5 6 N8103 118A RAID...

Страница 510: ... on the server When the Service Pack is not attached to your system prepare it by yourself When installing Windows Server 2003 R2 it is not necessary to apply Service Pack 1 Updating System If you modified the Windows system execute Update 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 i...

Страница 511: ...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 512: ... is recommended for collecting debug information memory dump The paging file with initial size large enough to store the dump file in the boot drive is required Correct debug information might not be able to be collected due to virtual memory shortage when the paging file is insufficient so set an enough size of the paging file with the entire system The maximum paging file size which can be set o...

Страница 513: ... 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 514: ...indows Server 2003 you do not need to create it again You can create Windows Server 2003 OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER with the following two procedures Create from the menu which appears when running NEC Express5800 Server with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER If you have only NEC Express5800 Server to create Windows Server 2003 OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER use this procedure If Windows Server 2003 or Windows can...

Страница 515: ...3 OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER from Autorun Menu if you have the computer on which the above operating systems operate Follow the steps below 1 Prepare one 3 5 inch floppy disk 2 Start the Operating System 3 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive of the server The Menu will appear 4 Insert the floppy disk into the floppy disk drive according to the message 5 Click Create driv...

Страница 516: ...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 517: ...6A 117A 118A RAID Controller is installed LSI Embedded MegaRAID Windows XP 2003 When Onboard RAID Controller LSI Embedded MegaRAID is used 9 If the SCSI Controller N8103 75 107 is connected Press S The screen of Step 6 is displayed Press Enter and go to Step 10 If the SCSI Controller N8103 75 107 is not connected Go to Step 11 10 A list of mass storage devices is displayed Select the Adaptec Ultra...

Страница 518: ...95 SCSI controller press S The driver you provided seems to be newer than the Windows default driver Windows already has a driver that you can use for Adaptec Ultra 160 SCSI Cards Win Server 2003 Unless the device manufacturer prefers that you use the driver on the floppy disk you should use the driver in Windows The screen of Step 5 is displayed Press Enter and go to Step 13 13 When the following...

Страница 519: ... R2 DISC 2 according to the following procedures You can install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 DISC 2 after the application of System update Be sure to install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 DISC 2 In this case note that the Windows Setup screen is not displayed 16 Insert Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 DISC 2 CD ROM into the optical disk drive Confirm the parameters and click OK 17 When the...

Страница 520: ... used in the procedure for license authentication should be matched with the COA label in which the product key contained in Windows Server 2003 is written NOTES Execute the activation within 30 days System may be locked after 30 days is passed COA label may be attached to your server ...

Страница 521: ...ng the System and Hotfix KB921411 Modified system configuration Recovered the system using recovery process NOTE If you use Windows Server 2003 CD ROM which includes Service Pack 2 the application of Hotfix KB921411 is not required Application Process of the Hotfix KB921411 Apply the Hotfix KB921411 before execute Updating the System 1 Log on to the system by the account with administrator authori...

Страница 522: ...ollowing message is displayed click Next After that follow the message to continue the process 5 When the following message is displayed make sure to click Finish to restart the system With that application process of the Hotfix KB921411 is finished ...

Страница 523: ...y Service pack 2 again 1 Log on to the system with the account that has administrative privilege e g administrator 2 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive of server The Autorun Menu will be displayed 3 Left click on Setup Windows and then click Update the system NOTE Right clicking on the Autorun Menu produces the same outcome 4 When the following message appears click OK N...

Страница 524: ...nished When you apply Service Pack Click Yes and then go to Step 6 When you don t 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 525: ...Installing Windows Server 2003 F 17 8 When the following message appears click Yes to restart the system The system has been updated ...

Страница 526: ...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 527: ...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 528: ...the Link Speed and specify the Speed Duplex value the same as the value specified for HUB 4 Click OK 5 Restart 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...

Страница 529: ...nt to Network adapters and double click Intel R 82576 Gigabit Dual Port Server Network Connection Intel R 82576 Gigabit Dual Port Server Network Connection 2 to open the adapter Properties 3 Click Power Management tab and change setting in Wake On LAN according to the following list Setting item Default setting Change setting Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power ON ON Allow thi...

Страница 530: ...anagement tab and change setting in Wake On LAN according to the following list Setting item Default setting Change setting Wake On Directed Packet ON ON Wake On Magic Packet ON ON Wake on Magic Packet from power off state OFF 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 LA...

Страница 531: ... Install bat in the following directory 010 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 75 95 107 If you use the SCSI Controller N8103 75 95 107...

Страница 532: ...rol Panel Administrative Tools Computer Management 2 Double click the RAID Controller which Device Manager lists as Other device 3 Click Update Driver 4 When the Update Device Driver Wizard appears select No not this time and click Next 5 Select Install from a list or specific location Advanced and click Next 6 Select Don t search I will choose the driver to install and click Next 7 Select SCSI an...

Страница 533: ...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 534: ...F 26 Installing Windows Server 2003 The following screen is displayed 3 Process Windows activation according to the following message ...

Страница 535: ... to Settings and then click Control Panel 2 In Control Panel double click System System Properties dialog box will be shown 3 Click the Advanced tab and then click Settings under Setup and Recovery 4 Under System Setup click Edit to open Boot ini 5 Add PAE to Operating Systems section in Boot ini file and then save it Example of Boot ini file boot loader timeout 30 default multi 0 disk 0 rdisk 0 p...

Страница 536: ...F 28 Installing Windows Server 2003 SETTING FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS Set for collecting memory dump using the procedure described in Chapter 5 ...

Страница 537: ...utorun menu appears close the menu 3 Copy the below files of EXPRESSBUILDER to a hard disk by using Explorer root folder copy version xml 010 ar_menu copy this sub folder doc copy this sub folder win copy this sub folder 4 Delete the ar_menu autorun_menu xml on the hard disk and rename the ar_menu autorun_en xml on the hard disk to the autorun_menu xml 5 Copy the above files folders to a CD R Matc...

Страница 538: ...G 2 Using a Client Computer Which Has a CD Drive This page is intentionally left blank ...

Страница 539: ...lled CPU2_DIMM 1 Size Serial No Date Installed CPU2_DIMM 2 Size Serial No Date Installed CPU2_DIMM 3 Size Serial No Date Installed CPU2_DIMM 4 Size Serial No Date Installed CPU2_DIMM 5 Size Serial No Date Installed CPU2_DIMM 6 Size Serial No Date Installed Monitor Type Model name Serial No Date Installed Printer Model name Serial No Manufacturer Date Installed 5 25 inch Device Slot 1 Size Capacity...

Страница 540: ...ype number Bay 3 Type Serial No Capacity Date Installed Type number Bay 4 Type Serial No Capacity Date Installed Type number Bay 5 Type Serial No Capacity Date Installed Type number Bay 6 Type Serial No Capacity Date Installed Type number Bay 7 Type Serial No Capacity Date Installed Type number Bay 8 Type Serial No Capacity Date Installed Type number PCI Slot 1 Model name Serial No Date Installed ...

Страница 541: ...ble 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 Remarks ...

Страница 542: ...H 4 Product Configuration Record Table This page is intentionally left blank ...

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