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Configuring Your Server 4-47

In the example below, Physical Drive 2 (PD 2) in WebBIOS is displayed as Physical
Drive 1 in Disk Properties View of MegaRAID Storage Manager.

Physical DrivesView of WebBIOS

Disk Properties View of MegaRAID Storage Manager

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Страница 1: ...N8100 1220F 1221F 1222F 1275F 1276F NEC Express5800 140Re 4 User s Guide 2nd Edition 10 2006 ONL 4149bN 140Re4 100 99 0609...

Страница 2: ...figuration 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 c...

Страница 3: ...nal injury including burns or property damage Precautions and notices against hazards are presented with one of the following three symbols The individual symbols are defined as follows This symbol in...

Страница 4: ...cates a general notice or warning that cannot be specifically identified Indicates that improper use may cause loss of eyesight due to laser beam Prohibited Actions Indicates a general prohibited acti...

Страница 5: ...ATIONS BY COLOR OF THE PARTS Only green area is available for hot swap or hot plug operation To avoid electric shock disconnect all AC cords before accessing to other parts especially blue area inside...

Страница 6: ...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...

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Страница 10: ...Windows Server 2003 Server operating system and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition and Enterprise Edition Windows 2000 stands for Microsoft Windows 2000 Server operating system and Microso...

Страница 11: ...mplement a computer for the next generation With its potential capabilities the server may be used as the workstation PC that configures a client server system and provides high speed processing and s...

Страница 12: ...your system Chapter 4 Configuring Your Server tells you how to configure the system and provides instructions for running the BIOS Setup Utility and the Disk Array Configuration Utility which is used...

Страница 13: ...this User s Guide For safety symbols see SAFETY INDICATIONS provided earlier IMPORTANT Items that are mandatory or require attention when using the server NOTE Notes give important information about t...

Страница 14: ...s 1 15 Disposal of the Server 1 15 User Support 1 16 Chapter 2 General Description 2 1 Overview 2 2 Top View 2 3 Front View 2 4 Front View with Front Bezel Removed 2 5 Front View Switches and EXPRESSS...

Страница 15: ...Utilities 3 28 Making Backup Copies of System Information 3 28 Chapter 4 Configuring Your Server 4 1 System BIOS SETUP 4 1 Starting SETUP Utility 4 2 Description on On Screen Items and Key Usage 4 3...

Страница 16: ...Installing and Using Utilities 6 1 NEC EXPRESSBUILDER 6 2 NEC EXPRESSBUILDER for DOS Based with Local Console 6 4 NEC EXPRESSBUILDER for DOS based with Remote Console 6 9 NEC EXPRESSBUILDER for Windo...

Страница 17: ...tors 8 3 POWER SLEEP Lamp 8 3 STATUS Lamp 8 4 DISK ACCESS Lamp 8 6 LAN1 LAN2 ACCESS Lamp 8 6 UID Lamp 8 7 Attention Lamp 8 8 Processor Board Error Lamp 8 9 Memory Board Error Lamp 8 10 I O Board Error...

Страница 18: ...ic Information 8 64 Memory Dump 8 64 Preparing for Memory Dumping 8 64 Saving the Dump File 8 65 Recovery for Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions and Windows Server 2003 8 65 Off Line Maintenance Utility...

Страница 19: ...n upgraded to Dynamic Disk D 2 MO Device D 2 Media such as DAT D 2 Partition Size D 3 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions D 4 Creating Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSB...

Страница 20: ...ndows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER E 4 Windows Server 2003 Clean Installation E 6 Updating the System Applying Service Pack E 8 Driver Installation and Advanced Settings E 9 PROSet E 9...

Страница 21: ...Chapter 1 Notes on Using Your Server This chapter includes information necessary for proper and safe operation of your server...

Страница 22: ...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 an...

Страница 23: ...sert needles or metal objects into ventilation holes in the server or openings in the floppy disk or DVD ROM drive Doing so may cause an electric shock Do not use the server in any unapproved place In...

Страница 24: ...eign matter e g pins or paper clips enter the server Failure to follow this warning may cause an electric shock a fire or a failure of the server When such things accidentally enter the server immedia...

Страница 25: ...w this instruction may cause some parts to fall to be broken and or to result in personal injury Do not pull out a device from the rack if the rack is unstable Always pull out a device from the rack i...

Страница 26: ...the halfway inserted plug increasing the possibility of fire Use the authorized power cord only Use only the power cord that comes with your server Use of an unauthorized power cord may cause a fire...

Страница 27: ...ver on the rack slide rail use a screwdriver or tools to press the release levers on the slide rail Pressing the levers with your finger may cause an injury Do not apply any load on the server pulled...

Страница 28: ...ouching an internal device cable or connector may cause an electric shock or a fire resulted from a short circuit Do not use any unauthorized interface cable Use only interface cables provided by NEC...

Страница 29: ...rectly replaced Placing the battery close to a fire or in the water may cause an explosion When the server does not operate appropriately due to the dead lithium and NiMH batteries contact your servic...

Страница 30: ...rs with the protective cap The unused power supply cable connectors are covered with the protective cap to prevent short circuits and electrical hazards When removing the power supply cable connector...

Страница 31: ...se a fire or an electric shock Keep animals away from the server Failure to follow this warning may cause a fire or an electric shock Do not place any object on top of the server An object placed on t...

Страница 32: ...haracters appear depends on your system configuration Approximately it may take three to five minutes Turn off the power and unplug the power cord from the outlet before relocating the server Some sof...

Страница 33: ...supported devices may be physically installed connected but cause failures of the server as well as a malfunctions of the server NEC recommends you use NEC s genuine products Some third party products...

Страница 34: ...remains written on the hard disk 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...

Страница 35: ...he I O board of the server consult with your service representative NOTE If the real time clock battery on the I O board reaches its life the following message appeared on the display while running th...

Страница 36: ...ter virus detection program Computer virus detection programs are available for purchase in stores If the server still appears to fail after you have taken the above actions consult with your service...

Страница 37: ...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...

Страница 38: ...1 18 Notes on Using Your Server This page is intentionally left blank...

Страница 39: ...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 40: ...ic connectivity capability such as file and print services e mail web access web site server etc Your server is housed and available as a rack mount system Your server conveniently installs into a sta...

Страница 41: ...General Description 2 3 Top View 1 Rear access cover Open the rear access cover to install or remove optional PCI boards and fans 1...

Страница 42: ...you access to the POWER switch 3 5 inch device option or DVD ROM drive or install or remove the USB floppy disk drive hard disk drive processor memory board or DIMM 2 Key hole Insert the security key...

Страница 43: ...nch device bay 3 Disk lamp green amber The disk lamp is lit green if a hard disk installed in the server is accessed If a hard disk is defected the lamp is lit amber During the rebuild processing the...

Страница 44: ...of the chassis and allows you to locate the server you re working on from the rear of the servers on a rack 5 POWER SLEEP lamp green Lights in green when the server is powered on Goes off when the se...

Страница 45: ...Used to connect with a device accepting the USB 1 1 interface 21 Serial Port B connector Used to connect with a device having a serial interface UPS must be connected to Serial Port A connector on the...

Страница 46: ...nfiguration 2 AC inlet The AC inlet is connected with the power cord of the server 3 Power supply unit lamp 4 PCI slot slots 1 and 2 32 bit 33MHz 5V non hot plug PCI 5 PCI Express slot Slot 3 Non hot...

Страница 47: ...usively with the serial port B connector on the front panel 15 Management LAN Port 16 ICMB connector Used to connect a device having the ICMB interface The number following the bold faced character sh...

Страница 48: ...2 10 General Description Internal View 1 Fan bay 2 Hot plug PCI slot 3 Non hot plug PCI slot 4 Power supply cage 1 2 3 4...

Страница 49: ...ots 6 to 9 Hot plug PCI X 3 3V 100MHz 5 IPMB connector 6 BMC configuration jumper block 7 Jumper switch for CMOS Password clear 8 Management LAN board connector 9 Fan connector Number following the bo...

Страница 50: ...d faced character indicates the socket number 2 Processor socket Number following the bold faced character indicates the socket number 3 Processor VRM error lamp Number following the bold faced charac...

Страница 51: ...d Redundancy lamp 6 Memory board Attention switch 7 DIMM slot Number following the bold faced character indicates the socket number The factory installed memory board contains 1GB DIMM in slots 1 and...

Страница 52: ...tch mask Software power off Remote power on feature AC LINK feature Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI feature Baseboard Management Controller BMC Remote console feature High reliability S...

Страница 53: ...log that represents power degrade along with power recovery may be recorded in the system event log This indicates that the power supply is in redundant configuration but not in maximum configuration...

Страница 54: ...Memory board 4 A 2GB 1GB 2 2GB 1GB 2 2GB 1GB 2 2GB 1GB 2 B 8GB 2GB 4 8GB 2GB 4 8GB 2GB 4 8GB 2GB 4 C 4GB 1GB 4 4GB 1GB 4 D 16GB 4GB 4 16GB 4GB 4 16GB 4GB 4 16GB 4GB 4 Memory RAID Feature If one of th...

Страница 55: ...icates that the memory mirroring memory RAID feature has worked a The Redundancy lamp on the front panel of the server lights green b The failing DIMM group is degraded when the server restarts c If N...

Страница 56: ...ctivation of the system is ensured At the shipment the latest version of system BIOS is stored both in the primary and the secondary BIOS If you execute the system BIOS update the secondary BIOS is up...

Страница 57: ...is factory installed in the server Up to four memory boards 64GB at the maximum can be installed in the server Install the DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module to the DIMM socket on the memory board in the...

Страница 58: ...f RAID1 256MB of cache memory Battery backup cache memory Network Interface Controllers NOTE To ensure EMC product regulation compliance the system must be used with shielded LAN cables The I O board...

Страница 59: ...and overvoltage conditions fan failure or chassis intrusion To enable accurate monitoring the BMC maintains the nonvolatile Sensor Data Record SDR from which sensor information can be retrieved The BM...

Страница 60: ...is off powered To enable this feature you must select Enabled for Wake On LAN PME in the Advanced Chipset Control of the Advanced menu of the BIOS setup utility SETUP See Chapter 4 The remote power on...

Страница 61: ...nal Software Locks via the System Setup Utility The BIOS SETUP Utility provides a number of security features to prevent unauthorized or accidental access to the system Once the security measures are...

Страница 62: ...BIOS Use this function to update the system BIOS or firmware of the server See Chapter 6 To update the Windows System Update NEC Express5800 System in Master Control Menu Windows based NEC EXPRESSBUIL...

Страница 63: ...entative for details Off line Maintenance Utility The Off line Maintenance Utility is used for proactive maintenance and fault analysis of the server Normally this utility is used by the maintenance e...

Страница 64: ...ver on off accessing to the DVD ROM drive or installing or removing a hard disk on or from the 3 5 inch hard disk bay first remove the front bezel IMPORTANT The front bezel can be opened only when you...

Страница 65: ...Supply make sure that the power control device is powered If the power cord is connected to the server an initial diagnosis of the hardware starts The POWER switch does not work while in diagnosis Wa...

Страница 66: ...nit during POST Pressing Esc allows the information on the execution of POST to be displayed NOTE The information on the result of diagnosis by POST can be displayed from the start without the depress...

Страница 67: ...ake about a minute to display the proper information on the screen at rebooting 2 If your server has some option boards such as disk array controller installed POST displays the message prompting the...

Страница 68: ...ry installed battery See Chapter 8 for error messages related to the battery See also Battery for Onboard RAID MegaRAID ROBM in Chapter 4 5 Displays the message notifying you of the detection of the p...

Страница 69: ...es and features of the parameters F4 Press F4 to start the Off line Maintenance Utility from the maintenance partition See Chapter 6 for the maintenance partition F12 Press F12 to run the network boot...

Страница 70: ...m messages are useful information for maintenance Power Off Follow the procedure below to power off the server If the power cord of the server is connected to a UPS refer to the manual that comes with...

Страница 71: ...he POWER SLEEP lamp blinks In the power saving mode the server retains the memory data and the status of the previous operations To resume the original state press the POWER switch It may take a littl...

Страница 72: ...tions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages 1 3 to 1 8 for details Do not leave the tray ejected from the DVD ROM...

Страница 73: ...ting a CD DVD ROM set it again correctly To take out the media from the DVD ROM drive press the CD DVD tray eject button in the similar way in setting the CD DVD ROM to make the tray go out If the acc...

Страница 74: ...roximately 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 upper front of the DVD ROM drive and gently push it in until th...

Страница 75: ...side upward and gently put it on the tray Do not scratch the CD DVD ROM or write anything directly on it with a pencil or ball point pen Keep the CD DVD ROM away from cigarette smoke Do not leave the...

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Страница 77: ...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 78: ...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 th...

Страница 79: ...carry or install the server only by a single person Do not install the server where the load may be concentrated on a specific point Do not install any component on the server only by a single person...

Страница 80: ...erver 100 to 120 Vac 200 to 240 Vac parallel bi polar wall power outlet with the ground line Wall outlet to connect the supplied power cord Room that satisfies the following conditions for operation T...

Страница 81: ...t is generating intense magnetic fields such as a TV radio broadcast communication antenna power transmission wire and electromagnetic crane If unavoidable contact your service representative to reque...

Страница 82: ...onal injury See pages 1 3 to 1 8 for details Do not use any rack which does not conform to the relevant standard Disconnect the power cord s before installing or removing the server CAUTION Observe th...

Страница 83: ...ont bezel 1 2 Slide rail assembly L 1 L is stamped on the rail 3 Slide rail assembly R 1 R is stamped on the rail 4 Cable arm 1 5 Adapter bracket 1 6 Arm bracket 1 7 Arm stopper 1 8 Template 1 9 Tie w...

Страница 84: ...install the server into N8540 28F 29F 38F NEC rack 1 Define the position height at which the server is installed by using templates The templates have the same vertical size as the server Put the tem...

Страница 85: ...clip of a core nut on the proper rectangular hole and insert the other clip into the hole using a flat tip driver or a similar tool IMPORTANT Install the core nuts so that the clips are located at the...

Страница 86: ...cate the side with the slide bracket at the rear of the rack The front and rear supports of the rack have rectangular holes for screw fastening For the NEC rack round stamps are provided in 1U As show...

Страница 87: ...he rectangular hole frames of the rack properly and the four screw holes of the rail can be seen through the mating rectangular holes of the rack Check that the slide rail assembly is located to the l...

Страница 88: ...component Do not push the release lever with fingers Insert the rails on the side faces of the server into the slide rail assemblies securely and then push the server slowly and carefully If the serve...

Страница 89: ...er At the first installation you may feel strong friction in pushing because the mechanical components cannot be completely engaged with each other Push the server intensely NOTE While the server is p...

Страница 90: ...ween the mount faces at the front and rear of the rack For the distance between the mount faces at the front and rear of the rack being 700 or 760 mm Fix the arm bracket to the core nuts installed on...

Страница 91: ...two screws A in the direction as shown in the figure below 10 Install the other end of the cable arm on the arm bracket installed in step 13 For the distance between the mount faces at the front and...

Страница 92: ...at the position shown in the figure below For the distance between the mount faces at the front and rear of the rack being 760 or 900 mm Fix the arm bracket with four screws B and four washers B at th...

Страница 93: ...e core nuts installed in step 2 If the four positions are not fit at all the slide rail assembly or the core nuts may be installed incorrectly If so the adjacent units cannot be installed without clea...

Страница 94: ...3 18 Setting Up Your Server 13 Fix the server to the rack with four screws A and four washers A 14 Install the front bezel Now the installation is completed Screws A and Washers A...

Страница 95: ...two or less persons Do not pinch your finger with mechanical components Note high temperature Do not pull out a device from the rack if the rack is unstable Do not leave more than one device being pul...

Страница 96: ...rity lock to remove the front bezel 2 1 4 Remove four screws A located at both side of the front face of the server 5 Hold the handle to pull out the server from the rack slowly and carefully The serv...

Страница 97: ...MPORTANT Push each release lever using a driver or a similar tool Pushing a release lever with your fingers may cause the fingers to be caught and thus injured Pull out the server slowly with the bott...

Страница 98: ...h the power cord of the NEC Express Server plugged to a power source Do not use any unauthorized interface cable IMPORTANT Power off the server and a peripheral device before connection Connecting a p...

Страница 99: ...ter with the parallel interface Network system on LAN connected via a hub Device with the serial interface e g modem Direct connection to the leased line is prohibited Device with USB USB1 1 interface...

Страница 100: ...e the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages 1 3 to 1 8 for details Do not plug the power cord in to an improper power source...

Страница 101: ...ower cord from the server to a UPS change the BIOS setup of the server to link with power supply from the UPS Change a parameter for AC LINK under the Server menu of the BIOS SETUP utility See Chapter...

Страница 102: ...or connected peripheral devices require setups before proceeding 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 M...

Страница 103: ...troubleshooting information During memory test the 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 complet...

Страница 104: ...tails MAKING BACKUP COPIES OF SYSTEM INFORMATION The system information includes the current BIOS settings and any specific information for the server Save the information after completing the system...

Страница 105: ...use the SETUP utility in most cases However you might wish to use the SETUP utility in the cases described below IMPORTANT The SETUP utility is intended for system administrator use only The SETUP uti...

Страница 106: ...F1 to resume F2 to enter Setup F4 Service Partition F12 Network The displayed message varies depending on the device status 2 Press F2 to start the SETUP utility and display its Main menu If you have...

Страница 107: ...an option preceded by is selected these keys are disabled Enter Press Enter to select determine parameters Esc Displays the previous screen F1 Press F1 when you need help on SETUP operations The help...

Страница 108: ...the UPS To power on the server when power is supply from the UPS Select Server AC LINK Power On To keep the server off powered even when power is supplied from the UPS if the POWER switch was used to...

Страница 109: ...nd socket locations on the IO board are associated as shown in the following figure To clear the memory DIMM board error information Select Advanced Memory Configuration Memory Retest Yes and reboot S...

Страница 110: ...check the status indications The on screen processor numbers and socket locations on the IO board are associated as shown in the following figure To clear the processor error information Select Main...

Страница 111: ...ity Power Switch Inhibit Disabled IMPORTANT Enabling Power Switch Inhibit disables forced shutdown see Chapter 8 as well as power on off using the POWER switch To set the secure mode Select Security S...

Страница 112: ...er Minimum N8104 111 100BASE TX Adapter Minimum Saving the Configuration Data To save the BIOS configuration data Select Exit Exit Saving Changes or Save Changes To discard changes to the BIOS configu...

Страница 113: ...submenu from the above menus The following describes available functions and parameters as well as the factory set for each menu Main After entering SETUP the Main menu appears first To display a sub...

Страница 114: ...4 720Kb 3 1 2 1 44 1 25MB 3 1 2 2 88MB 3 1 2 Set the settings of floppy disk drive B Set to Disabled since the server does not support drive B Hard Disk Pre Delay Disabled 3 seconds 6 seconds 9 second...

Страница 115: ...sor is not installed Display only Processor 1 4 L2 Cache Size Indicates the L2 cache of processor Processor 1 4 L3 Cache Size Indicates the L3 cache size if the processor has L3 cache memory Hyper Thr...

Страница 116: ...ion Technology Specify whether the Intel Virtualization Technology is enabled or disabled If the parameter is changed the DC power of the system must be turned off Select Exit Exit Saving Changes and...

Страница 117: ...to be switched to the POST execution screen The Boot time Diagnostic Screen is automatically enabled if the Console Redirection is enabled Reset Configuration Data No Yes Select Yes to clear the exte...

Страница 118: ...IMM s are replaced 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 L...

Страница 119: ...table blow for the items Option Parameter Description Your Setting PCI Slot 1 9 Option ROM Enabled Disabled Disables enables the Option ROM BIOS on the PCI bus Factory set IMPORTANT If you want to boo...

Страница 120: ...ur Setting Reserving memory space for PHP Disabled Minimum Middle Maximum Determines memory space at every empty slot for PHP PCI Hot plug Reserved memory space is Disabled None Minimum 6 2 4 MB Middl...

Страница 121: ...ow for the items Option Parameter Description Your Setting SAS Controller LAN Controller Video Controller Enabled Disabled Indicates whether the on board controller is enabled or disabled Option ROM S...

Страница 122: ...shows the following screen See the table below for the items IMPORTANT Note that the interrupt and or base I O address are not overlapped with others If the value set for the interrupt or base I O add...

Страница 123: ...hese menus are displayed when the Serial port B is enabled Parallel Port Disabled Enabled Specify whether the parallel port is enabled or disabled Mode Output Only Bi directional EPP ECP Base I O Addr...

Страница 124: ...ription Your Setting Multimedia Timer Disabled Enabled Selecting Enabled enables this function if the OS supports HPET feature Wake On LAN PME Disabled Enabled Specify whether the remote power on func...

Страница 125: ...table below for the items Option Parameter Description Your Setting PCI IRQ line 1 5 PCI IRQ line 8 Disabled Auto Select 3 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Set the assignment of each of 7 interrupt signals on t...

Страница 126: ...isor Password such a screen as shown below appears Specify the Supervisor passwords on the dialog box Enter each of the passwords with up to seven characters including alphanumerics and symbols After...

Страница 127: ...ute 2 minutes 5 minutes 10 minutes 20 minutes 60 minutes 120 minutes Specify the period from no input from the keyboard or mouse to the point at which the system enters into the secure mode This item...

Страница 128: ...saving mode by pressing the SLEEP switch This item becomes accessible after the User password is registered Factory set NOTE The Secure Mode is used to restrict access from unauthorized users In the...

Страница 129: ...t Monitoring See the table below for the items Option Parameter Description Your Setting Assert NMI on PERR Disabled Enabled Indicates whether PCI PERR is supported or not If this item is set Enabled...

Страница 130: ...reset after the occurrence of timeout and OS boot is retried up to three times Then the boot is tried from the service partition for three times If Always Reset is selected the system is reset after...

Страница 131: ...C LINK System status before AC power off Stay Off Last State Power On Operating Off On On Aborting DC power being off also Off Off On Forced shutdown Off Off On Press the power switch continuously at...

Страница 132: ...ation Display only System Part System Serial Indicates the system information Display only Chassis Part Chassis Serial Indicates the chassis information Display only BMC Device ID BMC Device Rev BMC F...

Страница 133: ...nterrupt ACPI Redirection Port Disabled Serial Port A Serial Port B Specify the I O port address or interrupt level used in ACPI headless console redirection If Disabled is selected console redirectio...

Страница 134: ...ting Event Log Configuration on the Server menu and pressing Enter shows the following screen See the table below for the items Option Parameter Description Your Setting Clear All Event Log Press Ente...

Страница 135: ...the order set in this menu on booting Finding the boot software the server starts the software The priority of the boot devices can be changed by using the and keys Move the cursor to the desired dev...

Страница 136: ...aved in CMOS non volatile memory Then the server automatically reboots the system Exit Discarding Changes Select this item to terminate SETUP without saving the newly selected information in CMOS non...

Страница 137: ...ts The Load Custom Defaults menu is used to restore the user defined SETUP defaults Discard Changes Select this item to return the values modified currently to the previous values before saving the va...

Страница 138: ...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 sin...

Страница 139: ...Max RAID 0 1 13 RAID 1 2 2 RAID 5 3 13 Spanning of RAID 1 4 4 Spanning of RAID 5 6 12 NOTE For details of the RAID levels see RAID Levels described later in this chapter Disk Group A disk group is co...

Страница 140: ...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 i...

Страница 141: ...ngle HDD RAID5 Striping of both data and redundant data Yes Three or more HDDs required Capacity capacity of single HDD number of HDDs 1 RAID0 In RAID 0 data to be recorded is distributed to HDDs The...

Страница 142: ...Stripe 1 Stripe 2 RAID5 In RAID5 data is distributed to HDDs by striping and at the same time the parity redundant data is distributed to the HDDs This mode is called striping with distributed parity...

Страница 143: ...e 4 Stripe 5 Stripe 5 Stripe 6 HDD 4 Stripe 2 Stripe 4 Stripe 6 RAID1 RAID1 RAID0 Spanning of RAID5 Data is distributed to HDDs by striping with distributed parity and then written onto HDDs by stripi...

Страница 144: ...hereafter the management utility of the on board RAID MegaRAID ROMB Select a HDD and start the rebuild manually For the detailed operation refer to the MegaRAID Storage Manager User s Guide in NEC EX...

Страница 145: ...r If the server is shutdown by an unforeseen accident such as power interruption turn on the power again as soon as possible The rebuild is automatically restarted The interval from the removal of the...

Страница 146: ...e installed If the system is restarted Patrol Read is aborted After restart of the system Patrol Read runs from the first step top of HDD Consistency Check The Consistency Check is used to check consi...

Страница 147: ...mally before executing Background Initialize Rebuild has already been executed and completed normally before executing Background Initialize Yes is specified for Disable BGI in VD Definition The Backg...

Страница 148: ...ting virtual disk On MSM this feature is indicated as Add Drive The execution patterns are as shown below Number of HDDs to be added Before execution After execution RAID level Number of HDDs RAID lev...

Страница 149: ...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...

Страница 150: ...ction Notes on Creating Virtual Drive The HDDs configuring the disk group should have the same capacity and rotation speed Be sure to execute Consistency Check after creating VD When installing an OS...

Страница 151: ...4 47 In the example below Physical Drive 2 PD 2 in WebBIOS is displayed as Physical Drive 1 in Disk Properties View of MegaRAID Storage Manager Physical DrivesView of WebBIOS Disk Properties View of M...

Страница 152: ...ng WebBIOS 1 Press Esc when the screen as shown below appears after powered on the server 2 Press Ctrl H on POST screen to start WebBIOS POST screen image with no virtual disk assigned IMPORTANT Do no...

Страница 153: ...roller to operate WebBIOS and click Start NOTES When an optional N8103 90 disk array controller is installed it is displayed as MegaRAID SAS 8408E When an optional N8103 81F disk array controller is i...

Страница 154: ...OS Top Menu appears IMPORTANT The physical drive numbers shown in Physical Drives box differ from slot numbers of 3 5 inch hard disk bay PD 0 denotes the physical drive number 0 See Physical Drive Pro...

Страница 155: ...nfiguring Your Server 4 51 Adapter Properties When you click Adapter Properties on WebBIOS Top Menu the configuration information is displayed Click Next to see the detailed settings of this controlle...

Страница 156: ...Rate 30 Recommended value 30 Permitted Reconstruction Rate 30 Recommended value 30 Permitted Adapter BIOS Enabled Disabled Prohibited Coercion Mode None 128MB way 1GB way Prohibited PDF Interval 300...

Страница 157: ...esent opens the Battery Status screen as shown below IMPORTANT You cannot change values for Auto Learn Period Next Learn Time and Learn Delay Interval NOTES Status field shows Charging when the batter...

Страница 158: ...gain Use this feature when you have installed a new HDD additionally while the WebBIOS is running IMPORTANT If the newly connected HDD contains another configuration information Foreign Configuration...

Страница 159: ...en you click Virtual Disks on WebBIOS top menu the screen for operating the VD that has already been configured IMPORTANT If no virtual disk exists the upper right column of the screen will be blank U...

Страница 160: ...s When you click Physical Disks on WebBIOS top menu the screen for operating the physical drive HDD appears IMPORTANT If no physical disk exists the upper right column of the screen will be blank Use...

Страница 161: ...Drives Properties Take the following procedures to check Physical Drive Properties Shown below is an example to check property of physical drive number 0 1 Click the desired PD number PD 0 2 Click th...

Страница 162: ...he Slot Number field shows a slot number to which a 3 5 inch disk bay is installed In the example the disk bay is installed in slot 2 NOTE If you click the checkbox for Locate and then nothing happens...

Страница 163: ...WebBIOS to configure each adapter Clicking Adapter Selection on WebBIOS top menu opens the Adapter Selection screen again Physical View Logical View If the virtual disk has been configured using the d...

Страница 164: ...r Server Exit When you click Exit on WebBIOS top menu a confirmation screen to exit from WebBIOS is displayed Click Yes to exit from WebBIOS The screen as shown below appears when WebBIOS is terminate...

Страница 165: ...menu the screen as shown below appears Select the relevant operation and click Next at lower right of the screen Clear Configuration Allows you to clear existing configuration New Configuration Clears...

Страница 166: ...ration Allows you to define all aspects of the configuration RAID level size and others Auto Configuration with Redundancy Automatically creates redundant virtual disk Auto Configuration without Redun...

Страница 167: ...ysical drives PD as a disk group DG IMPORTANT The physical drive number is not identical to the slot number of disk bay To define several Disk Groups in ascending order of the slot number of disk bay...

Страница 168: ...to a Disk Group hold Ctrl while selecting UNCONF GOOD drives 2 Upon completion of selection click Accept DG at the lower right of the screen 3 A new DG is defined in the Disk Groups frame After DG has...

Страница 169: ...ned VD Definition screen is displayed The defined DG is displayed in Configuration column Available RAID levels and maximum size for VD are also displayed NOTE Disk Cache Policy field may be displayed...

Страница 170: ...s in Virtual Disk column 2 Enter YYYYY the maximum size allowed for RAID5 in Select Size field 3 Click Accept at the lower center of the screen NOTE Disk Cache Policy field may be displayed as Disable...

Страница 171: ...t at the lower right of the screen 6 The confirmation message Save this Configuration appears Click Yes to save the configuration 7 The confirmation message Want to Initialize the New Virtual Disks ap...

Страница 172: ...4 68 Configuring Your Server 9 The WebBIOS top menu is displayed Virtual Disk you have created is displayed in the lower right frame of the screen...

Страница 173: ...h four HDDs IMPORTANT To define two or more Disk Groups DG to the disk bay in ascending order of the slot number the physical drive numbers do not match the slot numbers of disk bay You need to check...

Страница 174: ...hile selecting UNCONF GOOD drives In the example two DGs will be configured and spanned 3 Upon completion of selection click Accept DG at the lower right of the screen 4 A new DG is defined in the Dis...

Страница 175: ...played in Configuration column Available RAID levels and maximum size for VD are also displayed 5 Hold Ctrl and click the two DGs in the Configuration column to select 6 Specify the necessary paramete...

Страница 176: ...enter the value of virtual disk size below multiply the maximum size of each DG allowed for the RAID level by the number of DGs 8 Click Accept at the lower center of the screen NOTE Disk Cache Policy...

Страница 177: ...ssage Save this Configuration appears Click Yes to save the configuration 12 The confirmation message Want to Initialize the New Virtual Disks appears Normally select Yes 13 Virtual Disks operation sc...

Страница 178: ...lue RW Read Policy Normal Ahead Adaptive Recommended value Normal Write Policy WBack WThru BadBBU WBack WriteBack WThru WriteThru BadBBU Unavailble IO Policy Direct Cached Recommended value Direct Dis...

Страница 179: ...Click Virtual Disks on WebBIOS top menu 3 Select a VD to perform Check Consistency from the upper right frame of Virtual Disks screen 4 Click the checkmark column for Check Consistency from the lower...

Страница 180: ...Disks screen 7 Click Home at the lower left of Virtual Disks screen to return to the top menu IMPORTANT Click Home while the background task such as Consistency Check Rebuild or reconstruction is bei...

Страница 181: ...Manual Rebuild feature to recover the virtual disk as described below 1 Start WebBIOS Make sure that the status for the replaced HDD is indicated as UNCONF GOOD in the right frame of the top menu In t...

Страница 182: ...click Go on the lower center of the screen 5 When Rebuild Progress is displayed click Home at the lower left of the screen to go back to WebBIOS top menu IMPORTANT Click Home while the background Cons...

Страница 183: ...RAID5 virtual disk configured with three HDDs and assign a newly added HDD as Hot Spare Disk 1 Start WebBIOS Make sure that the status for the added HDD is indicated as UNCONF GOOD in the right frame...

Страница 184: ...ated HSP on the lower right of the screen and then click Go on the lower center of the screen Global HSP Indicates the Hot Spare Disk available for all DGs Dedicated HSP Indicates the Hot Spare Disk a...

Страница 185: ...Configuring Your Server 4 81 5 The status for the newly connected HDD changes to HOTSPARE 6 Click Home at the lower left of the screen to go back to WebBIOS top menu...

Страница 186: ...Add a HDD to a RAID5 virtual disk configured with three HDDs to make a RAID5 virtual disk configured with four HDDs 1 Start WebBIOS Make sure that the status for the added HDD is indicated as UNCONF G...

Страница 187: ...Configuring Your Server 4 83 3 Setting menu for VD 0 is displayed...

Страница 188: ...the WebBIOS top menu IMPORTANT The capacity of virtual disk may be incorrectly displayed after reconstruction In this case perform Scan Devices from the top menu Click Home while the background task s...

Страница 189: ...n cache memory of disk array controller Improvement of reliability in Write Back mode Adoption of reusable nickel hydrogen battery Checking Battery Status Use the disk array management utility MegaRAI...

Страница 190: ...ssage as follows Your battery is bad or missing and you have VDs configured for write back mode Because the battery is not usable these VDs will actually run in write through mode until the battery is...

Страница 191: ...D ROMB performs the following steps during refresh operation 1 Discharges the battery The following log is recorded in the MSM and the application log Controller ID x Battery relearn started Controlle...

Страница 192: ...If the Auto Learn Mode is set to Disabled refresh operation is not performed If the Auto Learn Mode is set to Warn refresh operation is not performed However if no refresh operation is performed for 3...

Страница 193: ...or Warn the refresh operation starts IMPORTANT If the following log is recorded in the MSM and the application log at every system startup while the Auto Learn Mode is set to Auto perform Learn Cycle...

Страница 194: ...ected to the network where broadcasting occurs frequently the performance about remote control may be affected Default Network Settings When linking the management LAN port at the rear of the server t...

Страница 195: ...of BMC is disabled at the shipment Setting of Graphics Accelerator Driver When your server s OS is Windows Use the driver which is installed at initial setup by Express Setup or system update When a...

Страница 196: ...d disable SSL 2 0 Supported Browsers The following browsers are supported Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 0 Netscape 7 0 Mozilla 1 6 Java2 Runtime Environment Java2 Runtime Environment Standard Edition...

Страница 197: ...http port number is 80h default you can skip a port number When you use DHCP functions as well as performing auto registration to the DNS server the BMC default name is ARMC MAC Address There is the...

Страница 198: ...the first time you may see a dialogue box for security warning as shown below Read the message well and click either Yes or Always If you are not sure about the information select No NOTE When a conn...

Страница 199: ...configure a password immediately after you log in For security reasons it is recommended to change the default user name as well For information on configuration and modification see BMC Configuration...

Страница 200: ...llows you to quit this applet 2 Window menu The Window menu allows you to open various windows including Remote KVM Console window 3 Main frame Various windows open here 4 Help menu With the Help menu...

Страница 201: ...er 6 Forcefully resets the server 7 Starts up Remote KVM Console 8 Starts up BMC Configuration 9 Starts up Firmware Update 10 Displays a user name 11 Indicates status of connection with BMC 12 Indicat...

Страница 202: ...800 600 640 480 720 400 720 350 KVM is an acronym for Keyboard Video and Mouse Unlike using a conventional serial console remotely KVM allows you to remotely use graphics as they are The remote KVM c...

Страница 203: ...out icon 9 Default size icon 10 Window resize icon 11 KVM indicator 12 Remote KVM Console screen IMPORTANT When pressing Shift CapsLock on the remote KVM console the indication may not be the same as...

Страница 204: ...s key icon pipe key icon Zoom In and Zoom Out When you click to zoom in what is shown becomes larger When you click to zoom out what is shown becomes smaller When you click the default size icon what...

Страница 205: ...nel SEL information is loaded from BMC and the following window showing system event logs SEL opens On the upper part of the window a list of logs appears On the lower part of the window detailed info...

Страница 206: ...d the following window showing sensor data records appears On the upper part of the window a list of sensor data records appears On the lower part of the window detailed information of the entry selec...

Страница 207: ...laceable units FRU information on Control Panel FRU information is loaded from BMC and the following window showing field replaceable units FRU information appears On the upper part of the window a li...

Страница 208: ...tart up BMC Configuration on Control Panel the BMC Configuration window appears as shown below 1 Loads a file 2 Saves the file 3 Edits information 4 Reloads from BMC 5 Makes global settings of BMC 6 I...

Страница 209: ...rivilege Level Administrator the user is allowed to do all operations User the user can see information but is not allowed modify settings Remote KVM Console Specify whether or not to enable Remote KV...

Страница 210: ...lient Undefined UDP BMC 623 Mail server 25 1 TCP BMC Undefined WEB client Undefined TCP BMC 80 2 WEB client SSL Undefined TCP BMC 443 3 1 To change the port number select BMC Settings Alert Mail E Mai...

Страница 211: ...ings here If DHCP is used information automatically acquired appears here IMPORTANT When you change the IP address the current connection will be disconnected after you click OK and settings of BMC is...

Страница 212: ...ettings here If DHCP is used information automatically acquired appears here 1 The default host name to be used when no host name is configured for using DHCP 2 Enter the host name of BMC If nothing i...

Страница 213: ...a BMC host name IMPORTANT Because BMC uses a LAN controller independent of the server OS a BMC host name and a domain name cannot be exactly the same as those on the server OS If BMC belongs to a diff...

Страница 214: ...ttings for BMC such as HTTP port IMPORTANT If you change the settings of HTTP port number Enable SSL or SSL Port Number the current connection will be disconnected Close the window once and then enter...

Страница 215: ...hich is encrypted By default SSL is disabled 3 Specify an SSL port number in this box 4 In Login attempt period specify a time period during which you can retry login if your attempt to log in has fai...

Страница 216: ...not changed When you click OK all the information in the HTTP Configuration window will be written into BMC When you click Cancel the HTTP Configuration window closes discarding what you have configu...

Страница 217: ...alert 3 You can send a test mail by clicking the button in this box IMPORTANT If you want to send a test mail complete all alert mail settings detailed in the following pages Note that entering inform...

Страница 218: ...pe in a message that appears in the message body of all alert mails If you don t need such message you can clear the check box If you click Acquire default message the recommended message appears NOTE...

Страница 219: ...2 Specify the port number of the SMTP server 3 Specify how many retries can be made when attempt to send the mail has failed 4 Specify a retry interval that waits for the next retry when attempt to se...

Страница 220: ...duct Information The product name code and number of the server IP Address IP address of BMC Event Time The time the event occurred SEL Dump Data Data representing system event logs SEL in hexadecimal...

Страница 221: ...Starting Up the Firmware Update Window When you click the icon to start up Firmware Update on Control Panel revision information is loaded from BMC and the Firmware Update window as shown below appear...

Страница 222: ...ou to select files Select update data files When you click Open after specifying files loading of the files begins It will take a little while for loading to be completed NOTE Because update can be ma...

Страница 223: ...data all data that has been loaded will be discarded If you click Cancel the Firmware Update window closes discarding all information that has been loaded Selecting Update Target Select update targets...

Страница 224: ...pletion of Writing When writing is completed results appear in the Status column per Target OK OK NOTES For targets other than applet reboot the server or power off and then on the server to apply the...

Страница 225: ...nt and try again Contact your service representative if the error persists 2 Could not resolve the IP address Check the network environment You cannot use Remote KVM Console for connections via proxy...

Страница 226: ...sentative 3 BMC does not support IPMI 2 0 functions Contact your service representative 4 Failed to run the IPMI command Check the server A failure may have occurred in BMC If you don t find problem c...

Страница 227: ...act your service representative System event logs SEL display errors No Error Message What to do 1 Failed to clear session event logs of BMC The network may be busy Try again If the error persists con...

Страница 228: ...SL should not be the same The same port number can t do them Specify different value 14 Invalid login attempt period You can use only numeric values 15 Invalid failed login attempts You can use only n...

Страница 229: ...ce representative because a failure may have occurred in BMC 5 Invalid file size The update file may be corrupted Acquire the update file again 6 Could not find the revision information Some update fi...

Страница 230: ...corrupted Acquire update files again 26 Failed to verify Try again If the error persists contact your service representative because a failure may have occurred in BMC 27 Update will be stopped becau...

Страница 231: ...ribe the clearing procedure WARNING Do not disassemble repair or alter the server Never attempt to disassemble repair or alter the server on any occasion other than described in this manual Failure to...

Страница 232: ...nd press the POWER switch 8 When the POST screen appears power off the server and unplug the power cord 9 Restore the jumper switch setting NOTE Place the clip over the jumper pins 11 and 12 after use...

Страница 233: ...andard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server2003 R2 Enterprise Edition To use the server with the other op...

Страница 234: ...xpress Setup Express Setup helps you to install the Windows Operating System The setup automatically configures the RAID system and installs the Operating System and some management software IMPORTANT...

Страница 235: ...ute the Express Setup with the parameter file you have saved before NOTES The parameters file is not mandatory to set up the system If you want to create a parameters file have a blank floppy disk MS...

Страница 236: ...ion in order to install Windows Server 2003 correctly Supported OS on this model The server supports the following edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003...

Страница 237: ...listed below by using a driver floppy disk OEM FD for Mass storage device see Exceptional setup and Installing Optional Mass Storage Driver of Configuration Diskette Creator in Chapter 6 Supporting i...

Страница 238: ...hat is mirrored using Disk Management invalid the mirroring before operating the installation to set back to the basic disk and valid the mirroring again after the installation has completed Creating...

Страница 239: ...paging file with the entire system The maximum paging file size which can be set on one partition is 4095MB If the above paging file size exceeds 4095MB specify 4095MB for the paging file size The ma...

Страница 240: ...ee Appendix E to re install the system About maintenance partition the area displayed as MAINTE_P The maintenance partition for server maintenance is reserved in the head of Hard Disk Drive a partitio...

Страница 241: ...he setting Disk Array Configuration Screen Creating Maintenance Partition and Installing Utilities Operating System Installation Menu Create the OS partition after the reboot Confirm the specification...

Страница 242: ...eripheral device on and then turn on the server NOTES If you operate installing Windows Server 2003 with MO device connected the installation may not be completed normally In such case detach MO devic...

Страница 243: ...1 Select a parameters file to use in the Express Setup and then click Use After the parameters file is specified the message Do you want to review or modify the Setup File parameters appears 2 If you...

Страница 244: ...pgraded to Dynamic Disk remained Do not select Use Existing Partition at System Partition If you specify other than 4095MB for the Partition Size it is necessary to convert to NTFS If Use Existing Par...

Страница 245: ...torage driver into the floppy disk drive and follow the message to operate the installation NOTE You can use this function only when the floppy disk drive is attached to the system 13 Remove NEC EXPRE...

Страница 246: ...lly and logon to the system Install and configure the device drivers 16 If you install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 insert Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition DISK 2 or Microsoft Win...

Страница 247: ...necessary to utilize these features Follow the procedure below to install PROSet 1 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the DVD ROM drive 2 The Windows Explorer dialog starts The procedure in the...

Страница 248: ...r network adapter appears 3 Click the Advanced and specify the Link Speed Duplex value the same as the value specified for HUB 4 Click OK on the property dialog box for network adapter When PROSet is...

Страница 249: ...s described later in this chapter Optional Network Board Driver N8104 121 120 119 86 111 112 If you want to utilize optional Network Board N8104 121 120 119 86 111 112 install the driver stored in NEC...

Страница 250: ...d click Update Driver Hardware Update Wizard appears 4 Select the Install from a list or specific location Advanced radio button and click Next 5 Select the Search for the best driver in these locatio...

Страница 251: ...ate Device Driver Wizard appears select Install from a list or specific location Advanced and click Next 5 Select the Search for the best driver in these locations and check the Search removable media...

Страница 252: ...into the floppy disk drive and click Next 7 Copying of the driver is completed and the Completing the Hardware Update Wizard dialog box below appears Click Finish Graphics Accelerator Driver Standard...

Страница 253: ...e 4GB RAM tuning feature and the Physical Address Extension switch Below is the example on how to add PAE switch to Boot ini file 1 Click Start point to Settings and then click Control Panel 2 In Cont...

Страница 254: ...ory Dump The staff of maintenance service representative is in charge of collecting memory dump Customers need only to specify the memory dump If any trouble occur after specifying the process below t...

Страница 255: ...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...

Страница 256: ...d 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...

Страница 257: ...dows dialog box appears 3 Specify the location to store the diagnostic information in the Log File Path box The diagnostic information will be stored with the file name DRWTSN32 LOG NOTE You can not s...

Страница 258: ...onitoring 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...

Страница 259: ...e server Setup Software in Master Control Menu screen appears so left click the item Click Update NEC Express5800 System from the menu and the setup will start After that follow the message to continu...

Страница 260: ...upported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER you have to set as follows 1 Read the manual supplied with the mass storage device before setting the server 2 If the mass storage device is disk array controller config...

Страница 261: ...Chapter 6 Installing and Using Utilities This section describes how to use the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM that comes with your server and to install the utilities stored on the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER...

Страница 262: ...XPRESSBUILDER for initial setup complete the hardware configuration NEC EXPRESSBUILDER has three executing modes depending on your operating environments One is for using on Windows system and the oth...

Страница 263: ...r the network or via COM B serial port NOTE No keyboard connected to the server is permitted to run this program Windows based This program is called as Master Control Menu that can run under the Micr...

Страница 264: ...T Do not remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM while NEC EXPRESSBUILDER is running 1 Turn on peripheral devices and the server in this order 2 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM supplied with your se...

Страница 265: ...iguration Diskette from the floppy disk drive until the message that allow you to remove it appeared Tools Tools is also intended for initial setup of the server It provides more installation options...

Страница 266: ...nctions are normal and if the connection between the server and additional board is normal After the System Diagnostics is executed a system check program assigned to each model starts See Chapter 7 f...

Страница 267: ...he running this menu If the processing is discontinued the system becomes unable to start The existence of the maintenance partition may be identified from the operating system In order to retain the...

Страница 268: ...r rebooting the system an update program is started automatically from the floppy disk and the various BIOS and firmware programs are updated IMPORTANT Do not turn off the server while the update prog...

Страница 269: ...of the server When a keyboard is connected to the server the remote console feature is disabled The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER determines that the server has a console Nothing is displayed on the management...

Страница 270: ...ion will be set as shown below LAN Controller 1 10 100 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 Serial Port Address...

Страница 271: ...array and maintenance partition are automatically configured Tools When you select the Tools on the Top Menu the following screen appears The menu items available only in remote console operation amo...

Страница 272: ...in the PDF format Use the Adobe Reader to view or print these documents Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the DVD ROM drive Master Control Menu appears on the screen automatically If the CD RO...

Страница 273: ...om NEC EXPRESSBUILDER When using a floppy disk a USB floppy disk drive is required IMPORTANT You can not create Configuration Diskette for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions NOTE You can insta...

Страница 274: ...n Diskette Creator window is displayed 5 Click Create New Information files from the File menu The Disk Environment dialog box will be displayed 6 Specify each item and click OK The dialog boxes to sp...

Страница 275: ...ut file name for the Setup File in File Name 9 Insert the floppy disk formatted by 1 44MB into the floppy disk drive and click OK Now Configuration Diskette has been created Configuration Diskette is...

Страница 276: ...The dialog boxes to specify setup information will be displayed in order such as Disk Environment dialog box 4 Follow the message to specify each item on the dialog box and click on Next NOTE If you...

Страница 277: ...re 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...

Страница 278: ...e server See the online documents for details on the functions and installation of NEC DianaScope NOTES One server license is required for each server to be managed remotely by using NEC DianaScope Fo...

Страница 279: ...ttempting to operate MSM read the MegaRAID Storage Manager User s Guide included in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM The manual explains the MSM installation procedure and notes on operating MSM Setup with E...

Страница 280: ...ger make sure the slot number of disk bays The slot number of 3 5 inch disk bay is not displayed when executing any of these features You must select a Physical Drive number assigned for 3 5 inch disk...

Страница 281: ...d to check the slot number and Device ID on Disk Properties View of MegaRAID Storage Manager before performing Reconstruction Screen to select hard disk drive that appears when Reconstruction Remove D...

Страница 282: ...raphical screens without the system being stopped Major Functions Power Console Plus has the following features Supporting the Wizard function to facilitate configuration Enabling the change of RAID l...

Страница 283: ...l screens Install MegaRAID Client in the NEC Express server in which the MegaRAID controller mounted or in the management PC that is connected through the NEC Express server and network MegaRAID Serve...

Страница 284: ...Server working on Windows NT Server Version 4 0 Terminal Server Edition prepare PC and install Management PC component Management PC does not guarantee operation on Client which used Terminal Server...

Страница 285: ...ironment required for Power Console Plus to operate on a server Hardware Memory Size large enough for OS operation 10MB or more Free space of the hard disk 10MB or more Display unit Screen size 1024 7...

Страница 286: ...equired for Power Console Plus to operate on a management PC Hardware Machine NEC Express5800 series PC AT compatible machine which contains Intel Pentium or a processor at least equivalent to it Memo...

Страница 287: ...ing while updating the BMC Firmware The updated BMC firmware becomes valid after restarting the system Hardware Requirement Hard disk drive 2MB Supported OS Windows2000 Server Windows2000 Advanced Ser...

Страница 288: ...Windows Server 2003 1 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the DVD ROM drive Master Control Menu of NEC EXPRESSBUILDER starts automatically 2 Select BMC Online Update BMC Online Update installer...

Страница 289: ...alling and Using Utilities 6 29 Linux 1 Copy the following file in the suitable directory from CD ROM cp mnt cdrom BMCTOOL OnlineUp BmcOnlineUpdate i386 2 Expand the rpm file rpm ivh BmcOnlineUpdate i...

Страница 290: ...Installing and Using Utilities Startup Windows Server 2003 Select All Programs BmcOnlineUpdate BmcOnlineUpdate Linux Enter the following command to start the program cd usr BmcOnlineUpdate BmcOnlineUp...

Страница 291: ...Installing and Using Utilities 6 31 Uninstallation Windows Server 2003 1 Select All Programs Control Add or Remove Programs 2 Click BmcOnlineUpdate...

Страница 292: ...ation can t be acquired Check if the remote management card is correctly installed Update the firmware after making sure that the card is correctly installed Cannot enter the online mode Failed to sav...

Страница 293: ...ardware 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 co...

Страница 294: ...pages 1 3 to 1 8 for details Do not disassemble repair or alter the server Do not look into the DVD ROM drive Do not remove the lithium battery Disconnect the power plug before cleaning with the serv...

Страница 295: ...rver 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...

Страница 296: ...erior of the server entails powering off the server and removing the left side cover You will need a small vacuum cleaner with plastic tipped nozzle and electrostatic protection computer grade canned...

Страница 297: ...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 ont...

Страница 298: ...signal side of the CD DVD ROM with your hand 4 Wipe the tray with a dry soft cloth IMPORTANT Do not wipe the lens of the DVD ROM drive Doing so may damage the lens and may cause a malfunction of the...

Страница 299: ...m 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 L...

Страница 300: ...ion 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...

Страница 301: ...ows 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...

Страница 302: ...ows the log information of the diagnostics It can be saved on a floppy disk To save it on a floppy disk insert a formatted floppy disk to the floppy disk drive and select Save F Option Changes the out...

Страница 303: ...ake sure not to apply a shock to hard disks to relocated the server if the contains any It is recommended that the server and the internal devices should be stored in a place where the room temperatur...

Страница 304: ...cord from the lock spring 4 Unplug the power cord of the server from a power outlet 5 Remove all the cables from the server 6 Remove the server from the rack cabinet See Chapter 3 for details 7 Hold t...

Страница 305: ...erver 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 Off line Maintenance Utility NEC ESMPRO...

Страница 306: ...NEC ESMPRO during the system operation Especially take note on whether any alert is reported to NEC ESMPRO Manager on the language PC Check whether any alert is reported on the Operation Window Data V...

Страница 307: ...f the OS supports the power saving mode such as Windows 2003 pressing the SLEEP switch blinks the POWER SLEEP lamp in green and place the server in the power saving mode Press the POWER switch to turn...

Страница 308: ...tion Action Flashing in green The server is in operation with its processor degraded Contact your service representative Start the BIOS SETUP and select Main Processor Settings to identify the degrade...

Страница 309: ...hermal error critical was detected Check internal fans for dust or debris Also make sure that the fans are firmly connected If this error indication persists contact your service representative A volt...

Страница 310: ...indicates that a hard disk error occurred To identify a failed hard disk see the lamps provided for each hard disk LAN1 LAN2 ACCESS Lamp The LAN1 LAN2 ACCESS lamp is lit green when the server is conne...

Страница 311: ...rear of the chassis and allows you to locate the server you re working on from the rear of the servers on a rack Pressing the UID switch again turns off the UID lamp You can make the NEC ESMPRO Manage...

Страница 312: ...tention Lamp The Attention lamp lights amber when location where an error occurred cannot be identified automatically or errors occurred in two or more locations Check the error log to identify the lo...

Страница 313: ...er These lamps light amber when an error occurs on processor board If the lamp lights check the lamp indication on processor VRM error lamp in front of the processor board The lamp being lit amber ind...

Страница 314: ...y board Attention lamp being lit amber to identify the failed memory board In addition when you press the switch for DIMM slot error lamp on the failed memory board the DIMM slot error lamp lights amb...

Страница 315: ...nstalled in your server Check the lamp indication on the rear of the server When the rear I O board lamp lights amber the I O board may be failed When any of the PCI slot error lamps below the PCI slo...

Страница 316: ...wer Unit Error Lamp The Power unit error lamp lights amber when an error occurs on the power supply unit Check the power unit error lamp to identify the failed power supply unit Power unit error lamp...

Страница 317: ...led fan see FAN Fault Lamps described later Thermal Error Lamp The thermal error lamp lights amber when an abnormal temperature in the server is detected Check the room temperature where the server is...

Страница 318: ...green during power on Flashes green during rebuilding e g memory board is hot added 2 Memory board Attention lamp Lights amber when an error occurred on memory board or DIMM 3 Memory board Redundancy...

Страница 319: ...r amber Indicates that the hard disk is being rebuilt this status is not a failure If the defected hard disk is replaced with a new one in the disk array configuration the data is automatically rebuil...

Страница 320: ...t 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...

Страница 321: ...een PCI Slot Fault Lamp This lamp is available only when the operation system is Windows Server 2003 If the driver of a Hot Plug PCI board is stopped and then the PCI board is logically disconnected f...

Страница 322: ...in red The failed fan may be hot swapped IMPORTANT Do not remove the fan that is normally operating Ask your service representative for replacement of the cooling fan If a cooling fan fails do not con...

Страница 323: ...instruction simultaneous key entry of Ctrl Alt Delete Immediately after the system is rebooted in response to an OS instruction During hardware initialization following restart of the POST When the PO...

Страница 324: ...led 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...

Страница 325: ...rror device disabled 0617 Floppy configuration changed 0618 Floppy config error device disabled 0619 Parallel port configuration changed 061A Parallel port config error device disabled 0B00 Rebooted d...

Страница 326: ...e to replace the power supply unit 0B7D The normal operation can t be guaranteed with use of only one PSU Contact you service representative to add an additional power supply unit or replace the exist...

Страница 327: ...D BMC A D timeout error 0B9E SDR repository corrupt 0B9F SEL corrupt Turn off the power once and then on again to start the server If the error cannot be corrected contact your service representative...

Страница 328: ...h error is enabled Contact your service representative to replace the two DIMMs in the relevant group 8150 NVRAM Cleared By Jumper 8151 Password Cleared By Jumper Turn off the power Then recover the j...

Страница 329: ...Failure 8413 PCI Slot 4 PCIE Link Failure 8414 PCI Slot 5 PCIE Link Failure Turn off the power once and then on again to restart the server If the error cannot be corrected contact your service repres...

Страница 330: ...and messages table listed above NOTE Failed processor or memory boards can be also identified with the BIOS SETUP utility Fans Processors Processor 1 Processor 2 Processor 4 Processor 3 Fan 4 Fan 6 F...

Страница 331: ...2 Memory board slot 3 Memory board slot 4 1 DIMM 1 DIMM 1 DIMM 1 DIMM 1 2 DIMM 2 DIMM Group 1 DIMM 2 DIMM Group 3 DIMM 2 DIMM Group 5 DIMM 2 DIMM Group 7 3 DIMM 3 DIMM 3 DIMM 3 DIMM 3 4 DIMM 4 DIMM G...

Страница 332: ...I O board 1 3 3 1 Memory is not detected Or DIMM type is incorrect 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 DIMM and memory boards ar...

Страница 333: ...D displays the followings POST progress Error occurred during operation or DC OFF AC power is being on When POST detects an error the POST error code is displayed on the virtual LCD upon completion of...

Страница 334: ...press and initializing chipset register 28h Initializing memory 2Ah Zero Clear of memory 0 4MB 2Ch Address line test of memory 0 4MB 2Eh Memory test 0 4MB 0Ah Initializing processor 2Fh Setting cache...

Страница 335: ...esentative Try the following steps to cancel the error 1 Start BIOS SETUP 2 Select Advanced Memory Configuration Memory Retest Yes 3 Select Exit Exit Saving Changes M 1 D 1 C Err A correctable error f...

Страница 336: ...n uncorrectable error occurs in DIMM 3 or DIMM 4 on memory board 2 M 3 D 1 UC Err M 3 D 2 UC Err An uncorrectable error occurs in DIMM 1 or DIMM 2 on memory board 3 M 3 D 3 UC Err M 3 D 4 UC Err An un...

Страница 337: ...esentative PCI S 3 C Err A correctable error frequently occurs on PCI board slot 3 PCI S 4 C Err A correctable error frequently occurs on PCI board slot 4 PCI S 5 C Err A correctable error frequently...

Страница 338: ...d on I O board BB 1 5v Alm XX 1 5V voltage alarm occurred on I O board BB 1 8v Alm XX 1 8V voltage alarm occurred on I O board BB VTT Alm XX 1 150V voltage alarm occurred on I O board VDD TNB Alm XX 1...

Страница 339: ...pressed SMI timeout SMI timeout occurred AC lost Alm 1 AC lost occurred on power unit 1 AC lost Alm 2 AC lost occurred on power unit 2 AC lost Alm 3 AC lost occurred on power unit 3 AC lost Alm 4 AC l...

Страница 340: ...e specifications of DIMMs Fail to power on the server T Is the server is properly supplied with power Check if the power cord is connected to a power outlet or UPS that meets the power specifications...

Страница 341: ...least four DIMM boards are required for operation T Is the memory size large The memory check may take a few seconds if the memory size is large Wait for a while T Did you perform any keyboard or mou...

Страница 342: ...vices connected make sure to set the PCI device interrupt and others with the BIOS setup utility of the server Most PCI devices generally do not require any change to the configuration but some boards...

Страница 343: ...Change setting of NEC ESMPRO Agent Start NEC ESMPRO Agent from Windows control panel select System Express5800 Server Monitor The default is Does not monitor Monitoring starts automatically You need n...

Страница 344: ...save the configuration data into the floppy disk before clearing password BMC can be configured and saved with NEC DianaScope Agent and the system management feature of NEC EXPRESSBUILDER 1 Power off...

Страница 345: ...he server Check the settings with the BIOS setup utility Menus to check Advanced Peripheral Configuration PS 2 Mouse Advanced Numlock T Are the server drivers installed Refer to the manual that comes...

Страница 346: ...ity of the server Legacy Floppy must have been disabled Check the setting with the BIOS setup utility Menus to check Main Legacy Floppy A Advanced I O Device Configuration USB Controller Advanced I O...

Страница 347: ...to the disk drive The DVD ROM drive of the server may fail if the combination of disk drive writing software and CD R is not correct Inserted the correct CD ROM but the message like the following is d...

Страница 348: ...RAID Storage Manager MSM every time you power on the server Controller ID a Unexpected sense PD b 255 CDB 0x1c Sense 0x70 0x00 0x06 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x0a 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x29 a Controller numbe...

Страница 349: ...ot a problem in operating the system T If the message is displayed again for the specific hard disk drive check if the hard disk drive is connected correctly If the same error message appears repeated...

Страница 350: ...AID Storage Manager MSM log at startup of OS after rebuilding the hard disk drives with WebBIOS Controller ID x VD is now DEGRADED VD x It is not a problem in operating the system A popup message may...

Страница 351: ...0A 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 syste...

Страница 352: ...arching the SMBIOS for Type 38 record But either no record was found or the record was not compatible with the version of the device driver If a SMBIOS Type 38 record was detected the Dump Data field...

Страница 353: ...Did you update the system Installing a network drive after installation of the OS may cause unstable operation Use the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM to update the system See Chapter 6 When any trouble occ...

Страница 354: ...TCP IP and services are properly specified T Is the transfer speed correct Open the network property dialog box in control panel to specify the Link Speed Duplex value the same as the value specified...

Страница 355: ...t Source EvntAgnt Event Category None Event ID 1003 Description TraceFileName parameter not located in registry Default trace file used is The system will not be affect by these event logs SNMP will n...

Страница 356: ...or Hot Replace is to be executed the driver of the PCI board cannot be stopped Terminate the software then stop the driver of the PCI board If executing Hot Replace restart the software after having...

Страница 357: ...following message appears After this message appears check the error and take the appropriate corrective action according to the message listed in the table below Message Cause and Remedy This machine...

Страница 358: ...even if you press R restart the Express Setup from the beginning In case the same result occurred after the restart of installation contact Maintenance Service Company and ask them to check the DVD R...

Страница 359: ...omain 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 t...

Страница 360: ...er are specified the detailed specification of TCP IP protocol are all set to use DHCP When more than two Network adapter are specified the detailed specification of the protocol may all be set by def...

Страница 361: ...ice agent that you are contracted with or the dealer that you purchased this controller from Rebuilding cannot be performed T Is the capacity of the hard disk to be rebuilt insufficient Use a hard dis...

Страница 362: ...k cannot be performed T Is virtual disk indicated as Degraded Replace the failed hard disk drive and execute rebuild process T Is RAID level of virtual disk RAID0 The Consistency Check does not work o...

Страница 363: ...MSM log Controller ID x BBU disables changing WB logical drives to WT Application event log Event Source MR_MONITOR Event Type Warning Event ID 195 Description Controller ID x BBU disables changing WB...

Страница 364: ...lowing message appears during POST The battery hardware is missing or malfunctioning or the battery is unplugged If you continue to boot the system the battery backed cache will not function Please co...

Страница 365: ...ith Configuration Diskette Creator The bit map of the Configuration Diskette Creator window is not displayed correctly during setting of setup information When the Trekking command is used If the spec...

Страница 366: ...more processors in the NEC Express server If this message is logged it is no problem for operation 1 Click Management Tool Event Viewer from the Control Panel 2 Select the type of the log to collect...

Страница 367: ...m error or stall occurred follow the procedure below after restarting the system 1 Point to Settings in Start menu and click Control Panel The Control Panel dialog box appears 2 Double click Managemen...

Страница 368: ...ile the server is in the successful operation may affect the system operation Restarting the system due to an error may display a message indicating insufficient virtual memory Ignore this message and...

Страница 369: ...g may not be available when the processor stalls IMPORTANT Do not use a toothpick or plastic stick that is easy to break Use a pin having the length of 1 inch 25 mm or longer Recovery for Windows Serv...

Страница 370: ...ty can be used IMPORTANT The Off line Maintenance Utility is intended for use of your sales agent The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM and the Off line Maintenance Utility Bootable FD you have created contai...

Страница 371: ...lity program starts from the CD ROM From the floppy disk Set the Off line Maintenance Utility Bootable FD in the floppy disk drive and reboot the system The Off line Maintenance Utility program starts...

Страница 372: ...export the current configuration data defined with the SETUP utility to a text file System Information Viewer Provides the functions to view information on the processor and the BIOS and export it to...

Страница 373: ...d Ctrl and Alt and press Delete This restarts the server Pressing the RESET switch on the front panel reboots the server IMPORTANT Resetting the server clears the DIMM memory and the data in process T...

Страница 374: ...hold the POWER switch on the server for at least four seconds The power is forcibly turned off To turn on the power back again wait approximately 10 seconds after turning off the power forced shutdow...

Страница 375: ...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 install or removing any optiona...

Страница 376: ...e DVD ROM drive Do not remove the lithium and or NiMH battery Disconnect the power plug before working with the server CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to fo...

Страница 377: ...elect 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 s...

Страница 378: ...s on the front of the server go off 4 Remove all the cables connected to the server on the rear panel 5 Make the clearance of 1m to 2m in the front and rear sides and left and right sides of the serve...

Страница 379: ...horized by NEC Installing a third party s hard disk drive may cause a failure of the server as well as the hard disk drive Purchase hard disk drives of the following models N8150 199 36 3GB 15 000rpm...

Страница 380: ...disk drive can be installed or removed in or from the server only by removing the front bezel without pulling out the server from the rack In RAID1 or RAID5 configuration the hard disk drive can be i...

Страница 381: ...k the hard disk drive 6 Firmly hold the additional hard disk drive and handle and insert it into the slot IMPORTANT Push the hard disk drive until the handle hook butts to the frame Carefully hold the...

Страница 382: ...le is locked when a click is heard IMPORTANT Be careful not to get your finger caught between the handle and tray NOTE Confirm that the handle is hooked to the frame when having inserted the hard disk...

Страница 383: ...mmy tray into the empty slot 1 Shutdown the system and press the POWER switch to turn off the power 2 Unlock the hard disk drive 1 2 3 Firmly hold the additional hard disk drive and handle then take o...

Страница 384: ...een and amber alternatively to indicate it IMPORTANT When auto rebuild fails the DISK lamp lights in amber Remove and install the hard disk drive again to restart auto rebuild If the disk array monito...

Страница 385: ...er supply units are used AC power can be divided into two lines with a pair of power supply units With the AC power redundant configuration the server can continue its operation without power interrup...

Страница 386: ...r future use 4 Insert the power supply unit into the slot IMPORTANT Be sure to push straight the power supply unit To avoid damaging the power supply unit do not tilt or twist the unit as you push it...

Страница 387: ...removed blank cover for future use 6 Power on the server The POWER lamp on the power supply units goes on 7 Confirm by the STATUS lamp or on the POST diagnostic screen that there are no errors related...

Страница 388: ...with the system operating power on state Skip step 2 1 Check the POWER lamp on the power supply unit and determine which unit needs to be replaced The lamp of the failing power supply unit is off 2 Sh...

Страница 389: ...r install the blank cover in the vacant slot of the power supply bay 5 Install the new power supply unit taking steps 3 to 6 of Installation and confirm that the power supply unit is installed normall...

Страница 390: ...llow these instructions may result in death or serious personal injury See pages 1 3 to 1 8 for details Do not install the server on a rack with leaving covers removed Do not pinch your finger with me...

Страница 391: ...latched when a click is heard When inserting the server back into the rack push the release levers on the rails on the sides of the server to unlatch the server Be very careful not to get your finger...

Страница 392: ...e drive is provided N8154 12F with 3 5 inch bay is a factory installed option You cannot purchase it separately Available Devices The 3 5 inch device slot can contain a single height SCSI device Setti...

Страница 393: ...See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Unlock the front bezel with the security key and remove the front bezel 3 Remove a screw and remove the additional...

Страница 394: ...four screws 6 Remove the connector covers from the SCSI cable and power cable and connect the cables to the device IMPORTANT Keep the removed connector covers for future use 7 Insert the device into t...

Страница 395: ...the power 2 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 3 Unlock the front bezel with the security key and remove the front bezel 4 Remove a screw and pull the...

Страница 396: ...9 22 Upgrading Your Server 6 Remove the device from the additional tray 7 Insert the additional tray into the 3 5 inch device and secure it with a screw 8 Install the front bezel...

Страница 397: ...structions may result in death or serious personal injury See pages 1 3 to 1 8 for details Be sure to power off the server before removing the rear access cover Removal 1 See the section Preparing for...

Страница 398: ...t tools or loose parts inside the system 1 Position the cover on the chassis so that the cover tabs align with the chassis slots 2 While lightly pressing down on the cover slide it toward the front of...

Страница 399: ...out the server from the rack 3 Remove the rear access cover 4 Loosen the screw securing the PCI access cover 5 Hold the end of the cover the end where the screw is loosened and take out the cover slo...

Страница 400: ...86 100BASE TX Adapter and the N8104 111 100BASE TX Adapter IMPORTANT The PCI board is extremely sensitive to static electricity Make sure to touch the metal frame of the server to discharge static ele...

Страница 401: ...A universal PCI board can be installed in any PCI slot 5V PCI board 3 3V PCI board Universal PCI board The PCI Express boards are x1 x4 x8 and x16 The server can contain x1 x4 and x8 PCI Express boar...

Страница 402: ...k array configuration is lower than the total capacity of the hard disk drives configuring the disk array while the disk reliability is improved for RAID 1 5 10 or 50 Set Option ROM Scan a parameter o...

Страница 403: ...CI Express x8 3 N8190 120 Fibre Channel controller 2Gbps Optical 64bit 133MHz PCI X 6 N8190 127 Fibre Channel controller 4Gbps Optical PCI Express x4 7 N8104 113 1000BASE T Adapter 2ch 64bit 133MHz PC...

Страница 404: ...the Teaming function of AFT Adapter Fault Tolerance ALB Adaptive Load Balancing in a standard network controller on board LAN controller But it is also impossible to configure the Teaming function of...

Страница 405: ...board mates with the connector of the PCI board slot The insulators are installed between the PCI board slots They are for protecting the PCI board already been installed Take care not to remove or da...

Страница 406: ...o unlock and open the tab IMPORTANT Do not open the retention tab to 90 degrees or more Doing so could damage the tab 6 Remove the blank plate IMPORTANT Keep the blank plate being removed for future u...

Страница 407: ...it with the lock on the upper part of the guide rail The insulators are installed between the PCI board slots They are for protecting the PCI board already been installed Take care not to remove or d...

Страница 408: ...T If an error message appears write down the message and review the error message list in Chapter 8 12 Start the BIOS Setup Utility to set the Reset Configuration Data in the Advanced menu to Yes This...

Страница 409: ...er 2003 do not use a function in inactive state after executing the PCI Hot plug function The system fails to return to the original state when a function in inactive state is restarted Use the BIOS S...

Страница 410: ...ame clock Status Lamps Two LED indicators on the back panel indicate the status of the hot plug PCI add in boards You can check the indication by lamps on the I O board PCI slot Power lamp green Light...

Страница 411: ...NOTE Confirm that the PCI Slot Power lamp of the slot in which you are going to install the PCI board is off 4 Push the tab at the tip of the additional slot cover of the slot in which you are going t...

Страница 412: ...may cause damage to the PCI board NOTES After installed the long board secure it with the lock on the upper part of the guide rail The insulators are installed between the PCI board slots They are fo...

Страница 413: ...talls the driver If an error occurred in the installed board or slot the PCI Slot Fault lamp goes on amber 11 Reinstall the rear access cover and place the server into the rack 12 Take the following s...

Страница 414: ...9 40 Upgrading Your Server 3 Click the General tab to display the property to confirm that the device is normally operated The message in the property depends on the location of the PCI board slot...

Страница 415: ...ve IMPORTANT Before removing a PCI board be sure to stop the driver of the slot containing the PCI board from the operating system Failure to do so may cause the system to fail To stop the device driv...

Страница 416: ...ect Unplug Eject a device for removal task then click on Next 5 Select the target device then click on Next 6 Confirm that the driver is used by the device you want to remove then click on Next The Ad...

Страница 417: ...rget PCI slot is off To stop the device driver using the PCI hot plug switch 1 Pull out the server from the rack with the its power being on 2 Remove the rear access cover and confirm the slot to remo...

Страница 418: ...l the additional slot cover on the slot from which you remove the PCI board then slowly close the tab IMPORTANT To maintain the dust proofing and electromagnetic radiation characteristics and cooling...

Страница 419: ...lace IMPORTANT Before removing a PCI board be sure to stop the driver of the slot containing the PCI board from the operating system Failure to do so may cause the system to fail To stop the device dr...

Страница 420: ...9 46 Upgrading Your Server 4 Select Unplug Eject a device for removal task then click on Next 5 Select the target device then click on Next...

Страница 421: ...ext The Add Remove Hardware Wizard terminates 7 Click on Finish 8 Pull out the server from the rack with the power being on 9 Remove the rear access cover and locate the board to be removed NOTE Confi...

Страница 422: ...sh the tab to unlock it slowly open the tab then remove the PCI board IMPORTANT Do not open the retention tab to 90 degrees or more Doing so could damage the tab 4 Slowly insert the PCI board into the...

Страница 423: ...secure it with the lock on the upper part of the guide rail The insulators are installed between the PCI board slots They are for protecting the PCI board already been installed Take care not to remo...

Страница 424: ...the installed board or slot the PCI Slot Fault lamp goes on amber 9 Reinstall the PCI slot cover and place the server into the rack 10 Take the following steps to check if the additionally installed P...

Страница 425: ...roperty to confirm that the device is normally operated The message in the property depends on the location of the PCI board slot Notes when removing the PCI slot insulators Be careful that the insula...

Страница 426: ...server The failing DIMM or memory board can be hot swapped replacement with power on state if the redundant memory boards has been configured For hot swap memory board see DIMM described later in thi...

Страница 427: ...ard parts by a bare hand or place the memory board directly on the desk For static notes see the section Anti static Measures described earlier The memory board becomes very hot while being powered Wh...

Страница 428: ...er and wait for several minutes before pulling it out Note that the hot plug memory board is off powered when it is unlocked the LED goes off Wait several minutes in this state 5 Hold the ejector and...

Страница 429: ...ws Example Frequency of 400 MHz buffered capacity of 1GB row address of 14 bits column address of 11 bits and single rank 2 400 B 1024 R14 C11 S Single rank Column address Row address Capacity Buffere...

Страница 430: ...ized by NEC Installing a third party DIMM may cause a failure of the DIMM as well as the server Repair of the server due to failures or damage resulted from installing such a board will be charged Ins...

Страница 431: ...IMMs are to be installed NOTE To additionally install a memory board remove one screw to remove the blank cover from the additional slot IMPORTANT Keep the removed blank cover for future use 4 Locate...

Страница 432: ...Row address Capacity Buffered Registered Frequency 7 Install the memory board back into the chassis slot 8 Install the memory slot cover and front bezel 9 Power on the server and verify that POST disp...

Страница 433: ...el 3 Remove the memory slot cover and then remove the memory board on which the DIMMs to be removed are installed NOTE The error lamp corresponding to the failing DIMM goes on 4 Open the levers at bot...

Страница 434: ...2GB 1GB 2 2GB 1GB 2 2GB 1GB 2 2GB 1GB 2 B 8GB 2GB 4 8GB 2GB 4 8GB 2GB 4 8GB 2GB 4 C 4GB 1GB 4 4GB 1GB 4 D 16GB 4GB 4 16GB 4GB 4 16GB 4GB 4 16GB 4GB 4 Memory RAID Feature If one of the four memory boa...

Страница 435: ...dicates that the memory mirroring memory RAID feature has worked a The Redundancy lamp on the front panel of the server lights green b The failing DIMM group is degraded when the server restarts c If...

Страница 436: ...ng system is running 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Unlock the front bezel with the security key and remove the front bezel 3 Remove the two sc...

Страница 437: ...ry board becomes very hot while being powered When removing the board turn off the power and wait for several minutes before pulling it out Note that the hot plug memory board is off powered when it i...

Страница 438: ...itch on the memory board The memory board Power lamp starts flashing and after a while it goes on The Memory Board Redundancy lamp goes on IMPORTANT To set back the memory boards in redundant configur...

Страница 439: ...must also be in mirroring configuration In addition be sure to specify Advanced Memory Configuration Hot add Memory Support to Enabled Hot Add memory feature in normal mode When the operating system s...

Страница 440: ...g a memory board to memory board slot 4 can make the memory mirroring configuration And it is notified the operating system After a while you can view the added physical memory in performance monitor...

Страница 441: ...before handling the processor board Do not touch the processor board terminals or on board parts by a bare hand or place the processor board directly on the desk For static notes see the section Anti...

Страница 442: ...is very heavy max 7 kg Pay attention not to drop it Also be careful that the connector of the processor board does not hit the chassis As shown in the figure below pull the processor board halfway sli...

Страница 443: ...and one VRM are factory installed NOTE If the different revision of the processor is installed in the multiprocessor system Windows logs the following information every startup If this message is logg...

Страница 444: ...e processor configuration processor must be installed on the Processor 1 Install the processor in the ascending order of the processor number see figure above To maintain the cooling effect in the ser...

Страница 445: ...processor on the socket slowly and gently NOTE Be aware of processor direction Pin layouts on two corners among four differ from others to prevent an incorrect insertion Confirm the pin mark and pin l...

Страница 446: ...ink and put the heat sink on processor NOTE You need not to care the direction of heat sink 12 Tighten the four screws to secure the heat sink 13 Make sure that the heat sink is level IMPORTANT If the...

Страница 447: ...he incorrect insertion 16 Install the components you removed previously 17 Start SETUP and select Yes for Reset Configuration Data on the Advanced menu This setting is required to change the hardware...

Страница 448: ...urn the heat sink to the left and right lightly to make sure that the heat sink can be apart from the processor Removing the heat sink with it adhering to the processor may cause the processor and or...

Страница 449: ...check ECC Memory Memory mirroring feature Online sparing memory feature Memory Hot add Hot replace feature Memory RAID feature Supported Graphics VRAM ATI Radeon7000M VRAM 16MB Floppy disk standard Ha...

Страница 450: ...the rear panel Parallel D sub 25 pin 1 port Network RJ 45 2 ports and 1 management port Display MINI D sub 15 pin 1 port External interface SCSI Cabinet design 19 inch rack mounting type 4U External...

Страница 451: ...sfer mode connected to the HUB However for proper network operation specify the Link Speed Duplex value the same as the value specified for HUB Server Management Software The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM...

Страница 452: ...om its center to edge with a dry soft cloth slowly and gently Use the CD DVD cleaner to clean the CD DVD ROM Do not use record spray cleaner benzene or thinner Keep the CD DVD ROM in a CD DVD ROM case...

Страница 453: ...ring alphanumeric characters or symbols IMPORTANT Do not pour any liquid such as water or put anything into the keyboard Doing so may cause a failure of the keyboard The keyboard provided with the ser...

Страница 454: ...he mouse on a dusty or dirty desk disturbs smooth movement or normal operation of the mouse When your mouse movement seems dull clean your mouse See Chapter 7 Mouse operation includes Click Double cli...

Страница 455: ...The factory set IRQs are assigned as follows IRQ Peripheral Device Controller IRQ Peripheral Device Controller 0 System timer 8 Real time clock 1 Keyboard 9 PCI SCI 2 Cascaded connection 10 PCI 3 COM...

Страница 456: ...PIRQ2 PIRQ3 PIRQ4 PIRQ5 PIRQ8 USB 1 USB 2 USB20 IDE native mode SMBus VGA INTA RAID INTA LAN INTA INTB PCISlot 1 PCI INTB INTA INTC INTD PCISlot 2 PCI INTA INTB INTC INTD PCI Slot 3 PCI Express INTA...

Страница 457: ...ce ICH5 3C 3Dh Master 8259 Programming Interface ICH5 40 42h 8254 Programming Interface ICH5 43h RESERVED ICH5 4E 4Fh Configuration Registers PC87417 50 52h 8254 Programming Interface ICH5 53h RESERVE...

Страница 458: ...5 278 27Fh Parallel Port 3 PC87417 2F8 2FFh Serial port 2 PC87417 376h Secondary IDE Control Block Registers ICH5 370 377h Floppy disk 2 IDE 2 PC87417 378 37Fh Parallel Port 2 PC87417 3B0 3BBh VGA Rad...

Страница 459: ...C EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM attached to your system supports the following optional boards NOTE If you want to install the other boards by using a driver floppy disk OEM FD for Mass storage device except...

Страница 460: ...k 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 of OS partition MO Device I...

Страница 461: ...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 a...

Страница 462: ...need to create it again You can create Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER with the following two procedures Create from the menu which appears when running NEC Express580...

Страница 463: ...eate Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER from Master Control Menu if you have the computer on which the above operating systems operate Follow the steps below 1 Prepare one...

Страница 464: ...s Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware configuration is displayed A screen with a solid blue background is displayed IMPORTANT There is no visible indication on screen when F6 has been pressed...

Страница 465: ...erver 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 di...

Страница 466: ...n to the system using the administrator account or other account which is a member of the Administrators group 2 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the DVD ROM drive Master Control Menu is auto...

Страница 467: ...s 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...

Страница 468: ...og box for network adapter appears 3 Click the Advanced and specify the Link Speed Duplex value the same as the value specified for HUB 4 Click OK on the property dialog box for network adapter When P...

Страница 469: ...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...

Страница 470: ...k Windows Explorer 3 Run Setup exe in the following directory DVD ROM Drive Letter WINNT W2K3AMD VIDEO SETUP EXE 4 Follow the message to continue the installation If the dialog message Digital Signatu...

Страница 471: ...I Logic Megaraid SCSI 320 2 which Device Manager lists 3 Click the Driver tab and click Update Driver 4 When the Update Device Driver Wizard appears select Install from a list or specific location Adv...

Страница 472: ...ows Server 2003 x64 Editions must be activated before you can use Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Windows activation process is as follows 1 Click Run on Start menu Type as follows in the Open box an...

Страница 473: ...Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions D 15 The following screen is displayed 3 Process Windows activation according to the following message...

Страница 474: ...D 16 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions SETTING FOR COLLECTING MEMORY DUMP DEBUG INFORMATION Set for collecting memory dump using the procedure described in Chapter 5...

Страница 475: ...torage device except ones listed below see Exceptional setup and Installing Optional Mass Storage Driver of Configuration Diskette Creator in Chapter 6 Supporting installation of OS in NEC EXPRESSBUIL...

Страница 476: ...uring the installation the file system will not be converted normally Disconnect MO Device and restart the installation from the beginning Media such as DAT During the OS installation do not attach th...

Страница 477: ...ith the entire system The maximum paging file size which can be set on one partition is 4095MB If the above paging file size exceeds 4095MB specify 4095MB for the paging file size The maximum dump fil...

Страница 478: ...to install Windows Server 2003 you do not need to create it again You can create Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER with the following two procedures Create from the menu which appea...

Страница 479: ...eate Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER from Master Control Menu if you have the computer on which the above operating systems operate Follow the steps below 1 Prepare one 3 5 inch fl...

Страница 480: ...r computer s hardware configuration is displayed A screen with a solid blue background is displayed IMPORTANT There is no visible indication on screen when F6 has been pressed 5 When the following mes...

Страница 481: ...2 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...

Страница 482: ...peration you should update your system using the following procedures 1 Logon to the system using the administrator account or other account which is a member of the Administrators group 2 Insert the...

Страница 483: ...ant environment on any trouble and enhance throughput between the switches PROSet is necessary to utilize these features Follow the procedure below to install PROSet 1 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD...

Страница 484: ...2 Right click Local Area Connection and click Properties from pop up menu 2 Click Configure The property dialog box for network adapter appears 3 Click the Advanced and specify the Link Speed Duplex v...

Страница 485: ...steps to install the driver 1 Start Device Manager from Start menu Control Panel Administrative Tools Computer Management 2 Double click Adaptec SCSI Card 29320ALP Ultra320 SCSI which Device Manager...

Страница 486: ...c Megaraid SCSI 320 2 which Device Manager lists 3 Click the Driver tab and click Update Driver 4 When the Update Device Driver Wizard appears select Install from a list or specific location Advanced...

Страница 487: ...on Windows Server 2003 must be activated before you can use Windows Server 2003 Windows activation process is as follows 1 Click Run on Start menu Type as follows in the Open box and click OK oobe mso...

Страница 488: ...E 14 Installing Windows Server 2003 The following screen is displayed 3 Process Windows activation according to the following message...

Страница 489: ...tuning feature and the Physical Address Extension switch Below is the example on how to add PAE switch to Boot ini file 1 Click Start point to Settings and then click Control Panel 2 In Control Panel...

Страница 490: ...E 16 Installing Windows Server 2003 SETTING FOR COLLECTING MEMORY DUMP DEBUG INFORMATION Set for collecting memory dump using the procedure described in Chapter 5...

Страница 491: ...stalled Group 3 Size Serial No Date Installed Group 4 Size Serial No Date Installed Group 5 Size Serial No Date Installed Group 6 Size Serial No Date Installed Group 7 Size Serial No Date Installed Gr...

Страница 492: ...te Installed PCI Slot 7 Model name Serial No Date Installed PCI Slot 8 Model name Serial No Date Installed PCI Slot 9 Model name Serial No Date Installed Printer Model name Serial No Manufacturer Date...

Страница 493: ...Table F 3 Software Firmware version OS Name Version Application of RUR media Apply Name Version File system FAT HPFS NTFS Others Bundled software installed Licensed software installed Application run...

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