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1. SMB None Windows 2000 OEM Disk for y for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Maint Port Present ROM DOS Startup FD System Cfg Utl N A Off line Maintenance utility bootable FD System Diagnostic Utility FD System Management FD Return to Tools Menu Select an item by arrow keys then press the enter key Create the Support FD for MS DOS Startup FD Prepare 1 new floppy disk 4 Use the arrow keys to select the driver or utility that you want to put on a diskette from those displayed 5 Press Enter and follow the screen prompts to create the driver and utility diskettes Creating a Maintenance Partition You can create a maintenance partition for your server s utilities and drivers using this procedure 1 At the ExePRESSBUILDER Main Menu select Tools and press Enter 2 Atthe Tools Menu select Setup Maintenance Partition and press Enter W A Setup of Maintenance Partition Menu screen displays similar to the following Setup of Maintenance Partition Menu Create Maintenance Partition Install Maintenance Partition Utilities Update Maintenance Partition Utilities FDISK Return to Tools Menu 3 10 Using Custom Setup m maintenance partition already exists a pop up screen informs you that the partition already exists Note If a maintenance partition does not exist but one or more other partitions exist the exist2. Check the hard disk connection Read and write access to the diskette might be disabled Replace the diskette with a new one and run EXPRESSBUILDER again A 2 Troubleshooting Configuring the Server for MWA System management is controlled through the Management Workstation Application MWA With MWA installed on the server MWA enables the remote management of your server from a management workstation also with MWA Remote management access to your server is via a network or a modem on the server s port 7 Note For detailed information for installing and configuring MWA on a server and management workstation see the Management Workstation Application MWA Setup and Configuration Guide The guide is on the EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM and on the ESMPRO Management Suite CD ROM Before using MWA the first time on your server you need to set up system management parameters This can be done with ExPRESSBUILDER as follows 1 From the ExPRESSBUILDER Main menu select Tools 2 Use the arrow keys to select System Management and press Enter A screen similar to the following displays System Management Update BMC Firmware Set System Management Par ameters Exit 3 To configure the server parameters for MWA use the arrow keys to select Set System Management Parameters W Press Enter The Set System Management Parameters screen displays similar to the following Set System Mana
3. Digital signature not found displays select YES to continue the installation 5 Atthe conclusion of the ATI Rage XL installation reboot the system C 8 Installing and Configuring Windows 2000 Running the Off line Maintenance Utility from a Remote Console Direct cable Connection s WAN modem Connection g LAN Connection You can run the Off line Maintenance Utility from a remote console by connecting your server to the remote console through one of the following connections m direct cable m wide area network WAN modem m local area network LAN Each type of connection is described in the following sections Direct cable Connection To run the Off line Maintenance Utility from a remote console via the COM port see the following figure you must set up console redirection in the BIOS Also MWA or ANSI emulation software is required For more information on the MWA refer to the Management Workstation Application User s Guide included on the ExPRESsBUILDER CD ROM NEC Express5600 server ANSI terminal Off Line Maintenance r Utility running an a personal computer WAN modem Connection MWA or ANSI emulation software is required to run the Off line Maintenance Utility from a remote console through a modem see the following figure ExpressSa00 server ANSI terminal or running on a personal computer Off Line Maintenance Utility COM por
4. Intel PRO 100 LAN adapter used in your system Driver Installation for the Intel PRO 100 LAN Adapter The PRO 100 driver is initially installed during the installation of Windows 2000 and upgraded when you run the Windows 2000 Update Module see Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 Operating System found earlier in this appendix In order to utilize the PRO 100 LAN adapter teaming features use the following procedure to install PROSET II for Windows 2000 1 2 Power on start Windows 2000 and log on Insert the EXPRESSBUILDER CD into the system CDROM drive The Start menu displays Cancel out of the Start menu and run DA WINNT W2K PC62 HD1 WINDOWS PROSet2 IA32 PROSet msi where D is the drive letter for your CDROM drive Note PROSet msi may not be located in the exact location described here The Intel PROSetII install wizard displays Click on the NEXT button and select I accept the terms in the license agreement Click on the NEXT button and the installation options screen displays Select TYPICAL and click on the NEXT button Click on the INSTALL button The message Digital signature not found displays Click on the YES button Install Shield Wizard Completed appears after all files have been copied Click on FINISH button Once the ProSetII driver installation completes reboot the system Proceed to the next section to set transfer speed and duplex mode Setting Network Driver De
5. have started the Off line Maintenance Utility using one of the five start modes the Off line Maintenance Utility screen displays Off line Maintenance Utility Rev U21 1 IP MI Information Viewer Bios setup Viewer System Information Viewer System Information Management Help Exit Each item is explained in the following sections IPMI Information Viewer Selecting IPMI Information Viewer from the Off line Maintenance Utility allows you to view and store the information obtained by the IPMI Intelligent Platform Management Interface This allows you to investigate a system failure and various events to determine which patts to replace Using Custom Setup 3 5 Once Utilit you select IPMI Information Viewer from the Off line Maintenance y menu opens a screen similar to the following IPMI Information Viewer Most Recent IMPI Data Save Most Recent IMPI Data Display Saved IMPI Data Clear System Event Log SEL Area Return to previous menu Select Display Most Recent Data and view the current data in the following logs n n System Event Log SEL List Sensor Data Record SDR List Field Replaceable Unit FRU List System Event Log SEL Information Sensor Data Record SDR Repository Information Field Replaceable Unit FRU Inventory Area Information Management Controller Information Power On Hours Current Sensor Status Note In some logs pressing Enter allows you to obtain
6. to insert and remove disks and acknowledge a license agreement When Express Setup is performing an operation it is highlighted and utilities as well as drivers are installed from the EXPRESSBUILDER CD After several operations EXPRESSBUILDER re boots the server Therefore you will see screens similar to the previous one a number of times At Copy Operating System you will be prompted to remove the setup parameters floppy disk and install the operating system CD into the CD ROM drive NEC EXPRESS5800 Express Builder Rev 4 0 Copyright C NEC Corporation 2000 Express Setup Insert Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Disk 1 CD into the CD ROM Drive _ gt Insert OS CD ROM gt m dp LLI oc gt The Windows 2000 CD ROM product key code you previously entered into the configuration parameters 15 validated against the product key code on the Windows 2000 CD ROM Next you should read and will be asked to Accept the License Agreement After accepting a License Agreement the following message is displayed Please wait while the Windows 2000 files are copied lt lt from 5 20 minutes gt gt Using EXPRESSBUILDER Setup to Install the Operating System 2 11 After the Operating System files are copied you will be prompted to Remove both the Operating System CD and Insert Microsoft Windows Service Pack 1 or greater CD into the CD ROM drive if yo
7. D Setup RAID yes New Existing RAID Configuration Use existing RAID Total Number of Attached Drives Number of Drives in Drive Group RAID Level Write Mode setting Write Mode Type Cancel OK Help Basic Information EXPRESS5800 120Re 2 Operating System to Install Windows 2000 Server OS Language United States System Partition Create New Partition Partition Size 4095 Convert File System to NTFS Yes Apply Service Pack Yes Installation Directory winnt 6 Enter the setting for individual parameters as necessary Each configuration screen has a Help button from which you can access detailed descriptions of setup parameters Enter settings and select Next to access the ensuing configuration screen shown on the pages that follow amp Note In the Basic Information Screen specify Yes for Apply Service Pack if a Windows 2000 Service Pack is to be installed from a separate CD during the installation 2 6 Using EXPRESSBUILDER Setup to Install the Operating System User Information Eii crana NEC Solutions America Inc Product Key Time Zone Back Next Help Role of Computer Computer Name secretariat Role of Computer stand alone server Network Setup yes Domain Name sue Workgroup Name Work Group Client License per server Maximum Concurrent Clients 5 Create Account Acco
8. Express5800 Series EXPRESSBUILDER User s Guide m B m B B m m Proprietary Notice and Liability Disclaimer The information disclosed in this document including all designs and related materials is the valuable property of NEC Solutions America Inc and or its licensors NEC Solutions America Inc and or its licensors as appropriate reserve all patent copyright and other proprietary rights to this document including all design manufacturing reproduction use and sales rights thereto except to the extent said rights are expressly granted to others The NEC Solutions America Inc product s discussed in this document are warranted in accordance with the terms of the Warranty Statement accompanying each product However actual performance of each product is dependent upon factors such as system configuration customer data and operator control Since implementation by customers of each product may vary the suitability of specific product configurations and applications must be determined by the customer and is not warranted by NEC Solutions America Inc To allow for design and specification improvements the information in this document is subject to change at any time without notice Reproduction of this document or portions thereof without prior written approval of NEC Solutions America Inc is prohibited Trademarks Microsoft and Microsoft Windows 2000 are all registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Ado
9. LDER CD ROM into the server s CD drive 5 Press Ctrl Alt Delete to boot EXPRESSBUILDER You can also turn power off and then on again to reboot the server MS DOS boots and a series of startup screens display momentarily 6 The Keyboard Selection Menu displays Select the keyboard type to use for this EXPRESSBUILDER session Then select Confirm 7 The Language Selection Menu displays Choose one of the supported languages to use for this EXPRESSBUILDER session Then select Confirm 2 2 Using EXPRESSBUILDER Setup to Install the Operating System 8 The EXPRESSBUILDER Main Menu displays Express Setup is used to install your operating system We recommend that you run Express Setup during initial installation unless your Operating System was factory preinstalled See Running Express Setup in the next section Tools is used to change hardware settings or parameters after initial installation or to run various utilities You may also use Tools Setup for non Microsoft operating system installations to create support diskettes and build a maintenance partition See Chapter 3 Using Tools Running Express Setup Use Express Setup if this is the first time that ExPRESSBUILDER is run on your server From the Express Setup menu you can Create a new configuration file on a configuration diskette Use an existing configuration file on a configuration diskette Automatically configure your server for RAID Automatically
10. LDER for Windows EXPRESSBUILDER for Windows i 4 2 Online Documenti 2 fs 1 tst tette re D ete e denis legte Pepe APER ege 4 2 Setup 2 eed La IN RE Ue eects IL A ore Le T EE Re Lote 4 3 Configuration Diskette Creator in 4 3 Make OEM DIsK sec et arnie Aaa e PL tee greek t buen 4 3 Update EXPRESS5800 System ia u 4 3 ESMPRO Manager P e be re ELEC HER ebbe 4 3 ESMPRO Agent x peu e ete ettet dp ele tbe der gere ee bte 4 4 ESMPRO Additional Applications ii 4 4 Management Workstation Application MWA i 4 4 Adobe riali liana bielle 4 4 A Troubleshooting B Configuring the Server for MWA C Installing and Configuring Windows 2000 o ben dees el sh eA Atty lilla C2 Device a e m o P RE E ice ete e e edet C2 Installation ASSUMP ON ce eee eda u toot dd C 3 Installation Preparation eet ettet e Et Egit be epe ille C 4 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 Operating System iii C 5 Installation iste ilaele ee HD en Siete Ene e et e ont C 5 Windows 2000 Installation esee enne nennen enne nennen nennen C 5 Installing LAN Adapters te ete deret mie eco et tte ied oen C 7 Driver Installation for the Intel PRO 100 LAN Adapter eee C 7 Sett
11. R 1 Start ExPRESSBUILDER 2 Atthe Main Menu select Tools and press Enter 3 Atthe Tools Menu select Off line Maintenance Utility and press Enter When you start the Off line Maintenance Utility with Mode 1 the following items become available to you m IPMI Information Viewer BIOS Setup Viewer System Information Viewer System Information Management m Chassis Identify Each item is explained in Using the Off line Maintenance Utility later in this guide Mode 2 Manual start from a diskette 1 Create an Off line Maintenance Utility diskette See Creating Driver and Utility Diskettes later in this guide 2 Insert the diskette in your diskette drive 3 Reboot the system When you start the Off line Maintenance Utility with Mode 2 the following items become available to you m IPMI Information Viewer m BIOS Setup Viewer m System Information Viewer m System Information Management Each item is explained in Using the Off line Maintenance Utility later in this guide Using Custom Setup 3 3 Mode 3 Manual start with F4 If the Off line Maintenance Utility is installed in the maintenance partition the message F4 Maintenance Utility appears on the POST screen This means that you can start the Off line Maintenance Utility by pressing F4 during POST When you start the Off line Maintenance Utility with Mode 3 the following items become available to you m IPMI Information Viewer m BIOS Setup Viewe
12. RESS5800 web site 4 2 EXPRESSBUILDER with Windows Setup Click Setup and a popup screen appears Configuration Diskette Creator Make DEM Disk k Update MEC ExpressS5000 system NEC ESMPRI NEC k Adobe Reader Configuration Diskette Creator Use Configuration Diskette Creator to install the Configuration Diskette Creator Utility on your system After installation select Configuration Diskette Creator for Windows 2000 from the Programs menu to run the utility and create a configuration diskette You can use the configuration diskette with Express Setup to expedite the setup of Windows 2000 on EXPRESS5800 Series servers Make OEM Disk Use Make OEM Disk to create a Windows 2000 OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER floppy disk The OEM Disk contains the drivers and HAL required for the manual installation of Windows 2000 Advanced Server Update EXPRESS5800 System The Update Express5800 System process is provided to support the manual installation of Windows 2000 It facilitates the application of Windows 2000 Service Pack updates and adds upgraded drivers and services to the Windows 2000 installation ESMPRO Manager If you need to load ESMPRO 1 Atthe EXPRESSBUILDER Master Control Menu click Setup and click ESMPRO at the popup 2 The Welcome to ESMPRO Manager Setup screen displays Click Manager and follow the prompts to complete the installation 3 When installation is complete close all applic
13. Support Disk System Cfg Utl N A Setup Maintenance Partition Bios FW Etc Update Help Return to the Top Menu Select an item by arrow keys then press the enter key The off line Maintenance Utility is an OS dependent maintenance program Off line Maintenance Utility Use the Tools Menu to select the Off line Maintenance Utility This utility is used to troubleshoot an Express5800 Series server if an operating system is either not loaded or unavailable The Off line Maintenance Utility m Displays server information obtained from the Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI m Displays the server BIOS setup and various server parameters for memory board slots BIOS and other devices W Saves and restores NVRAM ROM data that you need if replacing the system board or other boards You can start the Off line Maintenance Utility manually or automatically if the utility is installed on the hard disk in a maintenance partition see Starting the Off line Maintenance Utility in the next section It can also be started from a remote console see Running the Off line Maintenance Utility from a Remote Console later in this guide 3 2 Using Custom Setup Starting the Off line Maintenance Utility There are five ways to start the Off line Maintenance Utility Each is described in the following sections Mode 1 Manual start from ExPRESSBUILDE
14. allation 4 2 online documentation 4 2 I Ciser Test and Diagnostics 3 9 I Ciser Test and Diagnostics program 3 9 Installation assumption Windows 2000 C 3 Installing Windows 2000 C 5 IPMI Information Viewer 3 5 K Keyboard selection 2 2 M Main Menu 2 3 Maintenance partition creating 3 10 Make OEM Disk 4 3 Management Workstation Application configuring B 2 Management Workstation Application MWA B 2 mass installation 1 3 Menu BIOS Setup Viewer 3 7 Creation of Support FD 3 10 Easy Setup 2 5 IPMI Information Viewer 3 6 Main 2 3 Off line Maintenance Utility 3 5 Set System Management Parameters B 2 Setup of Maintenance Partition 3 10 System Information Management 3 8 System Information Viewer 3 7 System Management B 2 Update BMC Firmware B 3 MWA configuring B 2 O Off line Maintenance Utility BIOS Setup Viewer 3 7 Index 1 IPMI Information Viewer 3 5 menu 3 5 overview 3 2 running from remote console D 2 starting 3 3 System Information Management 3 8 System Information Viewer 3 7 Online documentation EXPRESSBUILDER with Windows 4 2 R Remote console D 2 RomPilot D 3 Running the Off line Maintenance Utility from a Remote Console D 1 s Setup Custom 3 2 Starting EXPRESSBUILDER 2 2 Starting the Off line Maintenance Utility 3 3 System Diagnosis 3 9 System diagnostics 3 9 System Information Management 3 8 System Information Viewer 3 7 T troubleshoot
15. ations remove the CD and reboot the system EXPRESSBUILDER with Windows 4 3 ESMPRO Agent If you need to load ESMPRO Agent including the FT utility and BMC Configuration Tool 1 At the EXPRESSBUILDER Master Control Menu click Setup and click ESMPRO at the popup The Welcome to ESMPRO Manager Setup screen displays 2 Click ESMPRO Agent and follow the prompts to complete the installation ESMPRO Additional Applications For additional applications listed on the ESMPRO Manager Setup screen refer to the ESMPRO User s Guide for installation procedures The ESMPRO User s Guide is included on the EXPRESSBUILDER CD Management Workstation Application MWA Click MWA and follow the prompts to load MWA Manager and MWA Agent on your system Refer to the NEC Express5800 Series MWA First Step Guide for installation and use of MWA Adobe Acrobat Reader If you need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to open the pdf document files on the ExpressBuilder disk click Adobe Acrobat Reader to load the Reader on the system 4 4 EXPRESSBUILDER with Windows A Troubleshooting When using EXPRESSBUILDER if you encounter an error message use the following table to identify the problem Error Code MC NV PT FL Cause and Remedy The Server is not supported by EXPRESSBUILDER Run EXPRESSBUILDER on a supported server Access to the nonvolatile memory NVRAM is not permitted The hard disk is not connected or it has failed
16. be and Adobe Acrobat are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated All other product brand or trade names used in this publication are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective trademark owners PN 456 01511 004 January 2003 Copyright 2002 2003 NEC Solutions America Inc 10850 Gold Center Drive Suite 200 Rancho Cordova CA 95670 All Rights Reserved Contents 1 EXPRESSBUILDER Overview C3eneral InforfmatiOnm s ischia iN nea 1 2 Automatic Installation 00 2 6600000000000000007 0 000000958 1 3 2 Using Express Setup to Install the Operating System Starting EXPRESSBUIEDER sansa m aaa 2 2 Running Express Setup 1i idee bet uo e idee E luas 2 3 Run Express Setup as follows A n 2 4 Synopsis of Express Setup Automated Installation eene 2 11 3 Using Tools Off line Maintenance Utility ei 3 2 Starting the Off line Maintenance Utility sees enne 3 3 Using the Off line Maintenance Utility ii 3 5 IPMI Information View er u rurale ria 3 5 BIOS Setup VC Wer na ledere palio nes ee lara rain 3 7 System Information VISeWeT l suaqqa ille isti 3 7 System Information Management iii 3 8 System Di nostes n sisi leale 3 9 Creating A Support Floppy Disk ii 3 9 Creating a Maintenance Partition 3 10 4 EXPRESSBUI
17. create the maintenance and system partition Automatically install utilities from the EXPRESSBUIDER CD Automatically install drivers from the EXPRESSBUILDER CD Automatically install the Operating System Using EXPRESSBUILDER Setup to Install the Operating System 2 3 Run Express Setup as follows 1 At the EXPRESSBUILDER initial screen select Express Setup N CAUTION Express Setup overwrites the contents of your hard disk If you have data you want to keep follow the directions on the screen in Express Setup Note In addition to the mouse the Tab and Arrow keys may be used to navigate the Express Setup menus 2 The system prompts you to insert a floppy disk NEC EXPRESS5800 ExpressBuilder Rev 4 0 Copyright C NEC Corporation 2000 Express Setup Insert configuration diskette mp Setup Information Confirm Back ag Q 5 m Q LLI OC De gt lt m If you a configuration diskette insert it into the floppy disk drive When prompted select the tre file to use Select Use and press Enter You will be given the option of reviewing and changing setup parameters amp Note To expedite your configuration and installation of Microsoft operating systems by about 30 minutes create a configuration diskette See Chapter 4 Express Setup for Windows m If you do not have a configuration diskette insert a blank floppy disk and en
18. gement Param eters Configuration Confirmation of Alert Return to previous menu m Atthe Set System Management Parameters screen make your selection and press Enter Attheremaining screens use the NEC Express5800 Series MWA First Step Guide included on the EXPRESSBUILDER CD to set configuration details B 2 Installing and Configuring Windows 2000 4 To update the Baseboard Management Controller BMC firmware select Update BMC Firmware and press Enter An Update BMC Firmware screen displays similar to the following Update BMC Firmware Display Firmware Management Inform ation Update Firmware Return to previous menu 5 Use the arrow keys to make a selection press Enter and follow the prompts This selection allows viewing BMC information and loading new firmware from a diskette Installing and Configuring Windows 2000 3 Installing and Configuring Windows 2000 Overview a Device Drivers Installation Assumption Installation Preparation Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 Operating System Installing LAN Adapters a Driver Installation for the ATI RAGE XL Display Adapter Overview This appendix contains supplemental instructions needed to install and configure hardware and software used with the Microsoft Windows 2000 Operating System This information is intended to supplement the more detailed procedural documents available from Microsoft This informati
19. ices 6 When the following message is displayed select Other then press Enter Select the SCSI Adapter your want from the following list or select Other if you have a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer 7 Insert the Windows 2000 OEM DISK diskette into the floppy disk drive and press Enter A list of mass storage devices is displayed 8 Select the RAID disk array controller installed in your server from the list of mass storage devices 9 Follow the messages on the screen to continue to install amp Note Please consult the Microsoft Windows 2000 Installation Guide for more extensive installation procedures For LAN adapter driver installation see Installing LAN Adapter Drivers later in this chapter 10 After installing Windows 2000 logon to the system using the administrator account or other account which is a member of the Administrators group 11 Insert the EXPRESSBUILDER CD into the system CDROM drive The Master Control menu displays Select Setup and then select Update NEC 5800 System from the displayed menu items 7 Note It you change the configuration of the system by adding or removing hardware or operating system software components or repair the system you must run the Windows 2000 Update Module again C 6 Installing and Configuring Windows 2000 Installing LAN Adapters The following section includes special driver installation instructions for the
20. indows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT 4 0 or Windows 2000 Configuration Diskette Creator and mass installation are described in Chapter 4 Overview 1 3 1 4 Overview Using Express Setup to Install the Operating System a Starting EXPRESSBUILDER Running Express Setup a Synopsis of Express Setup Automated Installation Use the following procedures for initial setup and installation of your system If when starting EXPRESSBUILDER you receive an error message please see the Appendix A Troubleshooting E Note It you have already used EXPRESSBUILDER and have an operating system installed you might want to use EXPRESSBUILDER for Windows see EXPRESSBUILDER for Windows later in this guide EXPRESSBUILDER for Windows lets you access pertinent documentation drivers and utilities Starting EXPRESSBUILDER 1 Connect your server and all external peripheral devices to the appropriate power outlets Refer to your user s guide for information on server connections 2 Power on all external peripheral devices 3 Press the power button on your server to initiate the server s power up routine 27 Note Steps 4 and 5 require that both the CD ROM and floppy disk drive precede the hard disk in the boot sequence as defined in the BIOS If you have any doubt about the boot sequence at the boot startup message Press lt F2 gt to enter SETUP press F2 and check your BIOS settings 4 Insert the ExPRESSBUI
21. ing A 2 Troubleshooting EXPRESSBUILDER D 3 Windows 2000 advanced information C 4 installation assumption C 3 installing display adapter driver C 8 installing operating system software C 5 overview C 2 preparation C 4 required diskettes C 2 Index 2 456 01511 004
22. ing Network Driver Details C 7 Driver Installation for the ATI RAGE XL Display Adapter eee C 8 D Running the Off line Maintenance Utility from a Remote Console Direct cable Connection D 2 WAN modem ConneCtOn eet e OE e eee aere age D 2 LAN CofnecHOnz s u eet eee c D 3 iv Contents 1 EXPRESSBUILDER Overview mg General Information m Automatic Installation EXPRESSBUILDER is an automated software integration tool to help simplify the process of installing and configuring your server Shipped with all servers the EXPRESSBUILDER CD provides a flexible guided installation process for system administrators to install Microsoft Windows 2000 The software also includes utilities that ensure consistent and effective server setup There are two versions of EXPRESSBUILDER on the EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM m A bootable version of EXPRESSBUILDER This program is for initial setup of your system Because the bootable version of EXPRESSBUILDER is MS DOS based you can use it to install a variety of Network Operating Systems EXPRESSBUILDER for Windows With this program you can read print documentation and generate driver and utility diskettes from the EXPRESSBUILDER CD Included on the EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM are the following utilities drivers and doc
23. ing partition will be deleted if you create a maintenance partition Only install a maintenance partition if the contents of the existing partition do not need to be saved m Ifyouwantto install a maintenance partition press Enter to continue 3 Follow the screen prompts to complete the Maintenance Partition setup For information on copying utilities to diskettes see Creating Driver and Utility Diskettes earlier in this chapter Refer to Appendix B for more information on System Information Management Using Custom Setup 3 11 3 12 Using Custom Setup 4 EXPRESSBUILDER for Windows a EXPRESSBUILDER for Windows a Online Document Setup EXPRESSBUILDER for Windows If the server has Windows installed use this procedure to run EXPRESSBUILDER 1 Logon to the system with an administrator authorized account e g administrator 2 Insert the EXPRESSBUILDER CD in the CD ROM drive 3 The CD autoruns and displays the Master Control Menu Descriptions of the menu follow the illustration G EXPRESSBUILDER Master Control Menu xj O Online Document NEC EXPRESSBUILDER NEC Express5800 Series 1 Master Control Menu Setup Copyright NEC Corporation N EC Online Document Click Online Document and the Online Document screen displays From this screen you can find out what is on the CD click Summary what documentation is on the CD click Library or click WWW LINK to link to the NEC EXP
24. lp Using EXPRESSBUILDER Setup to Install the Operating System 2 9 Application 2 Auto Clean up Tool CCTool Auto Recovery Tool 00077 Global Array Manager Server 77 Global Array Manager Client Power Console Plus FastCheck Back Next Help Management of Users and Groups Create New Groups Create New Users Back Next Help 7 After completing the Management of Users and Groups screen you will be prompted If the configuration settings are current and complete press OK to continue If not press Cancel to return to the configuration screen If you select OK a message displays The system will be rebooted See the next section Synopsis of Express Setup Automated Installation 2 10 Using EXPRESSBUILDER Setup to Install the Operating System Synopsis of Express Setup Automated Installation After installing either a setup parameter floppy disk or a blank floppy disk and booting EXPRESSBUILDER you selected sessions and keyboard languages and operating system parameters Afterwards Express Setup does most of the work for you in reading from the configuration floppy setting up RAID partitioning the disk installing utilities and drivers from the EXPRESSBUILDER CD and loading the Operating System On the first occurrence of the message The system will be rebooted Express Setup is now in automatic installation mode Minimally you will have
25. more detail Press Esc to return Select Save Most Recent IMPI Data to save the current data to diskette This information can then be viewed with the Off line Maintenance Utility or the Management Workstation Application MWA Display Save IMPI Data displays the data you backed up from the Off line Main tenance Utility MWA or ESMPRO Agent Clear System Event Log SEL Area deletes all records in the log It is recommended that you use Backup Newest Data before clearing the System Event Log 3 6 Using Custom Setup BIOS Setup Viewer Selecting BIOS Setup Viewer from the Off line Maintenance Utility displays the following screen BIOS Setup Viewer Display BIOS Setup Values Save BIOS Setup Values Return to Previous Menu Use the arrow keys to select Display BIOS Setup Values and press Enter to view the BIOS parameters An information screen displays indicating that this function has been deleted Run the BIOS Setup utility to view and change BIOS setup values To enter the BIOS Setup utility press F2 during a system bootup Selecting Save BIOS Setup Value writes the BIOS settings to a formatted floppy disk as a text file You can then view and edit the text file with any text editor System Information Viewer Selecting System Information Viewer from the Off line Maintenance Utility displays the following screen System Information Viewer Display System Information Save System I
26. nformation Return to Previous Menu Display System Information displays parameters in the following areas BIOS product name serial number base board chassis processor cache port connector system slots on board devices OEM strings system configuration options dump sleep and power switches BIOS language information physical memory array memory device memory error information memory array mapped addresses memory device mapped address and system boot information Save System Information writes the system information to a formatted floppy disk Using Custom Setup 3 7 System Information Management Selecting System Information Management from the Off line Maintenance Utility displays the following screen System Information Management Save System NVRAM ROM Data Administrator Menu Exit Selecting Save writes the data in NVRAM and ROM to a diskette Selecting Administrator Menu restores NVRAM ROM data from diskette Note The Administrator Menu is restricted to Customer Service personnel 3 8 Using Custom Setup System Diagnostics The I Ciser Test and Diagnostics program allows you to run a diagnostics test on the system Areas tested include upper and lower memory cache hard disk onboard LAN installed option boards SCSI PCI ISA and RS 232C devices Start the I Ciser Test and Diagnostics as follows for details refer to the I Ciser Test and Diagnostics Use
27. on Express5800 Series servers Express Setup streamlines the installation process via a MS DOS based graphical user interface From Express Setup you can build a configuration file on a floppy disk read the file to the server and install a Windows based Network Operating System After building the configuration file EXPRESSBUILDER performs multiple tasks for you like applying RAID settings building a partition on the system disk loading utilities and drivers and installing the operating system You only have to perform a few simple tasks like inputting a Product ID and acknowledging a license agreement Express Setup is described in Chapter 2 Configuration Diskette Creator is a component of EXPRESSBUILDER that you can use to create configuration file s that you save to a floppy disk This floppy disk is called the configuration diskette You can use the configuration diskette with Express Setup to expedite the setup of Windows 2000 on EXPRESS5800 Series servers Configuration Diskette Creator has a mass installation feature You can use this feature to conveniently install multiple systems with similar configurations You can replicate a configuration setup file and modify a minimum number of parameters for a specific system With Mass installation you can save multiple configurations to a single floppy disk or you can save specific configurations to multiple floppy disks Configuration Diskette Creator operates on systems running W
28. on is not intended to be the central source of installation and configuration information for your system Read this entire chapter along with Microsoft s Windows 2000 Setup procedures before starting the installation process amp Note Read the System Release Notes for the latest system information before attempting to install Windows 2000 Operating System on your system Device Drivers The drivers required for the devices listed in Table C 1 below are located on the EXPRESSBUILDER CD that is included with your system To create the required diskettes perform Tools on the EXPRESSBUILDER CD N CAUTION When creating the required diskettes from the EXPRESSBUILDER CD make sure you use the drivers required for the devices on your specific system Always read the information in the release notes or inserts included with any options for they supersede the information in this guide Table C 1 Device Drivers Supported Device Required Driver Media SCSI Controllers Windows 2000 OEM Diskette If applicable HALs System Board Windows 2000 Update Module Diskette generated from the EXPRESSBUILDER CDROM Run this application from the EXPRESSBUILDER CDROM diskette not required C 2 Installing and Configuring Windows 2000 Installation Assumption The installation and configuration instructions in this chapter assume the following m You have properly completed the hardware installation m You have
29. puter s hardware configuration or a solid blue background is displayed on the screen perform one of the following W Press the F6 key if SCSI Disk or RAID Controller drivers are included on the Windows 2000 OEM DISK are required m Press FS if a HAL included on the Windows 2000 OEM DISK is required W Press FS and F6 simultaneously if both a SCSI Disk or RAID Controller drivers and HAL programming are included on the Windows 2000 OEM DISK E Note There is no visible indication on the screen when the F5 or F6 key is pressed E Note Perform Steps 3 and 4 if you pressed F5 perform Steps 5 through 8 if you pressed F6 Installing and Configuring Windows 2000 C 5 3 When the following message is displayed select Other then press Enter Setup could not determine the type of computer you have or you have chosen to manually specify the computer type Select the computer type from the following list or select Other if you have the device support disk provided by the computer manufacturer 4 Insert the Windows 2000 OEM Disk into the floppy diskette drive and press Enter Select the computer type which is displayed 5 When the following message is displayed press S Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter Currently Setup will load support for the following mass storage dev
30. r m System Information Viewer m System Information Management m System Management m System Diagnostics m Maintenance Partition Update m Chassis Identify Mode 4 Manual start from ESMPRO and automatic start OS Panic 1 Start the ESMPRO Agent and display the ESRAS tab 2 The Off line Maintenance Utility Settings field contains two settings m Check Start after fault occurs if you want the Off line Maintenance Utility to start automatically after a fault occurs m Check Start immediately to manually start the Off line Maintenance Utility at the next start up 3 Reboot the system When you start the Off line Maintenance Utility with Mode 4 the following items become available to you m IPMI Information Viewer m BIOS Setup Viewer m System Information Viewer m System Information Management m System Management m System Diagnosis m Setup of Maintenance Partition 3 4 Using Custom Setup Mode 5 Automatic start OS boot retry out The Off line Maintenance Utility starts automatically when Boot monitoring is enabled in the System BIOS Setup Utility Automatic rebooting fails twice When you start the Off line Maintenance Utility with Mode 5 the following items become available to you IPMI Information Viewer BIOS Setup Viewer System Information Viewer System Information Management System Management System Diagnosis Setup of Maintenance Partition Using the Off line Maintenance Utility Once you
31. r s Guide on the ExPRESSBUILDER CD ROM At the ExPRESSBUILDER Main Menu select Tools Press Enter At the Tools Menu select System Diagnosis ox Ie T Press Enter The I Ciser Test and Diagnostics application automatically performs a system test To interpret I Ciser test results see the I Ciser Test and Diagnostics User s Guide on the ExPRESSBUILDER CD ROM 5 When done press Q select Reboot and press Enter to return to the EXPRESSBUILDER Main Menu Creating A Support Floppy Disk The ExPRESSBUILDER CD ROM contains a number of device drivers and utilities that you can put on diskettes and later load onto your system You might also need to make diskettes when the server documentation instructs you to use EXPRESSBUILDER diskette images to complete your system installation If your server has a Windows operating system installed you might find it more convenient to use EXPRESSBUILDER for Windows to make diskettes see ExPRESSBUILDER for Windows later in this guide Use the following steps to create drivers and utilities diskettes 1 From the EXPRESSBUILDER Main Menu select Tools 2 Insert a diskette in the diskette drive Using Custom Setup 3 9 3 Select Create Support Disk A Create Support Disk Menu screen displays similar to the following NEC EXPRESS5800 Express Builder Rev 4 0 Copyright C NEC Corporation 2000 Create Support Disk Menu RAIDBoard None
32. re Name that you assign to the server Obtain your network configuration information For example if network settings are to be customized TCP IP Configuration values such as IP address values DNS and WINS address resolution facilities DHCP Relay and Routing configuration values The name of any Administrative Domain or Workgroup that this server is to be a member of C 4 Installing and Configuring Windows 2000 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 Operating System Use the following procedure to set up and perform a clean Windows 2000 Operating System installation on your server Before performing the installation read the Installation Notes in the following section Installation Notes Before beginning the Windows 2000 installation consult your server s System Release Notes to determine whether SCSI controller device drivers and or Hardware Abstraction Layer HAL programming on the Windows 2000 OEM DISK are required Windows 2000 Installation 1 Insert the Windows 2000 CD into the CD ROM drive and boot your system by pressing CTRL ALT Delete If a bootable operating system is installed press Enter while the message Press any key to boot from CD is displayed at the top of the screen amp Note Perform Step 2 if a SCSI Disk or RAID controller drivers and or HAL on the Windows 2000 OEM DISK are required otherwise go to Step 9 While the message Setup is inspecting your com
33. run the BIOS Setup Utility to check system configuration m You will be installing Windows 2000 Operating System from the CD ROM media amp Note you have an optional disk array controller preinstalled on your system it was preconfigured at the factory Refer to your system s User s Guide and to the RAID Installation Guide and the Disk Array Controller Installation Guide and User s Manual for additional information on this option card If you need to change the RAID level from the factory setting you must change the setting before installing the operating system Installing and Configuring Windows 2000 3 Installation Preparation Before starting the installation procedure you need to obtain certain information for use during the installation Table C 2 lists the information you need in advance for the installation It is recommended that you obtain the information from your server administrator and record it in Table C 2 before starting After completing the installation you might want to use the Windows 2000 Control Panel to configure additional devices or Windows 2000 services and facilities Item Table C 2 Advanced Information Information Required Enter Your Information Here Name of the Windows 2000 user Name of the licensed organization Product Key number for Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Software This number is on the Certificate of Authenticity included with your Windows 2000 Server Softwa
34. t modem telephone line D 2 Installing and Configuring Windows 2000 LAN Connection RomPilot extended BIOS and MWA must be installed to run the Off line Maintenance Utility from a remote console over a LAN see the following figure amp Note The EXPRESSBUILDER System Diagnosis is not available when accessing the Off line Maintenance Utility from a remote console NEC ExpressS800 server Off Line Maintenance Utility LAN card running on a personal computer LAN card If you get an error message that contains an error code use the following table to identify the problem Installing and Configuring Windows 2000 D 3 Index A Acrobat Reader installation 4 4 B BIOS Setup Viewer 3 7 BMC firmware updating B 3 C Copying drivers 3 9 utilities 3 9 Creating a Maintenance Partition 3 10 Creating A Support FD 3 9 Creating diskettes driver 3 9 utility 3 9 Custom Setup 3 2 features 2 3 D Diagnostics system 3 9 Documentation viewing 1 2 Drivers Windows 2000 C 2 E Easy Setup 1 3 features 2 3 menu 2 5 Error codes D 3 error message A 2 ESMPRO installation 4 3 ESMPRO Agent installation 4 4 EXPRESSBUILDER bootable version 1 2 Custom Setup 2 3 Easy Setup 2 3 for Windows 1 2 Main Menu 2 3 starting 2 2 troubleshooting D 3 utilities drivers documentation 1 2 EXPRESSBUILDER with Windows inst
35. tails 1 Open the Control Panel and double click the Intel R PROSetIT icon The 82546EB Based Dual Port Network Connection screen displays 2 Select Intel R 82546EB Based Dual Port Network Connection 1 3 Select the Link Configuration tab and set the Auto Negotiation value to DISABLE Also set the Forced Speed and Duplex value according to the value specified for your HUB Select Intel R 82546EB Based Dual Port Network Connection 2 Installing and Configuring Windows 2000 7 5 Select the Link Configuration tab and set the Auto Negotiation value to DISABLE Also set the Forced Speed and Duplex value according to the value specified for your HUB amp Note When selecting the 1000 Full setting set Auto Negotiation to ENABLE and select only the 1000 Full setting at the Negotiable Speeds and Duplexes item Also add delete any other protocols and Services as necessary Driver Installation for the ATI RAGE XL Display Adapter To take full advantage of the on board ATI RAGE XL display adapter perform the following driver installation procedure 1 Power on start Windows 2000 and log on 2 Insert the EXPRESSBUILDER CD into the system CDROM drive The Start Menu displays Cancel out of the Start menu and run D WINNT Video W2K Setup exe where D is the drive letter for your CDROM drive 3 Follow the screen prompts 4 When the message
36. ter a filename for the setup file to be created under Setup File Name Select Use and press Enter 2 4 Using EXPRESSBUILDER Setup to Install the Operating System Identify Configuration Diskette Setup File Name A MUPARAMS TRE Use OTHER TRE 3 If creating a new setup file the system prompts you for an Operating System to install Select one and press Enter Operating System Installation Menu Microsoft Windows 2000 Other operating System Return to Main Menu 4 The Language Information Menu displays Choose the language version of the Windows 2000 Operating System to be installed Select the keyboard type to be used on the installed system Select OK 5 If you are using a blank floppy disk or if you have chosen to review change parameters a series of configuration file screens display If you have a RAID board installed the Configure RAID screen displays first E amp Note If you have RAID hardware installed and the Configure RAID screen fails to display you must resolve the RAID problem in order to continue with the installation Refer to the RAID documentation If you do not have RAID the Basic information screen displays If you choose not to review an existing setup file Express Setup automatically begins to configure the server and install the Operating System Using EXPRESSBUILDER Setup to Install the Operating System 2 5 Configure RAI
37. u specified that the Windows 2000 Service Pack was to be installed The next message displays Beginning unattended installation The installation of Windows NT will proceed automatically Windows 2000 Setup displays The system files are updated hardware configuration checked file structure verified etc The Operating System boots for example OS Loader 4 0 Setup re starts Logon in Progress displays Installation is complete when the Windows 2000 Configure Your Server dialog box displays Use the Configuration Wizard to configure your server Remove any CD still in the CD ROM and reboot your server Set the password for the administrator account 2 12 Using EXPRESSBUILDER Setup to Install the Operating System Using Tools a Off line Maintenance Utility mg System Diagnostics mg Creating A Support Floppy Disk mg Creating a Maintenance Partition Use Tools to run various utilities and to change hardware parameters after initial installation You can also use Tools prior to non windows installations to create support floppy disks and build a maintenance partition on the hard disk Start Tools as follows 1 Insert the EXPRESSBUILDER CD and reboot the system 2 At the EXPRESSBUILDER Main Menu screen select Tools The Tools Menu displays NEC EXPRESS5800 Express Builder Rev 4 0 Copyright C NEC Corporation 2000 Custom Setup RAIDBoard None ia System Diagnostics Maint Port Present Create
38. umentation W Express5800 software utilities W Express5800 software drivers m Express5800 Server User s Guides m Management Workstation Application MW A First Step Guide m ESMPRO User s Guide m Global Array Manager Installation and User s Guides m EXPRESSBUILDER User s Guide this document W Adobe Acrobat Reader General Information Before starting EXPRESSBUILDER connect and configure the hardware you plan to use with your server You can print your server s User s Guide and other documents from the ExPRESSBUILDER CD ROM if you have a system running Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT 4 0 or Windows 2000 and a web browser that supports frames With Windows running insert the CD in the drive and follow the prompts at the EXPRESSBUILDER welcome screen From the screen you can access view and print a document For detailed document view and print procedures see EXPRESSBUILDER for Windows later in this guide Documentation on EXPRESSBUILDER is in Adobe PDF format You can view or print the PDF documents using Adobe Acrobat Reader also on this CD 1 2 Overview You will need blank diskettes for making driver and utility diskettes On screen instructions tell you when you need them You will also need a blank diskette to save a configuration file on when installing the operating system Automatic Installation EXPRESSBUILDER has two new features that expedite the setup and installation of Windows 2000
39. unt Name Password m Password check sas Setup Graphics Accelerator Board Graphics Accelerator Board Auto Detect Number of Colors Use Default Resolution Use Default Refresh Rate Use Default Back Next Help Using EXPRESSBUILDER Setup to Install the Operating System 2 7 Setup Network Adapter Card First Network Adapter card Express5800 120Re 2 standard adapter Protocol for First Adapter Internet Protocol TCP IP Second Network Adapter Card Protocol for Second Adapter Third Network Adapter Card Protocol for Third Adapter Fourth Network Adapter Card Protocol for Fourth Adapter Back Next _Help amp Note The Detail button allows configuration of the selected protocol Network Services Remote Access Services RAS SAP Agent Back Next Help 2 8 Using EXPRESSBUILDER Setup to Install the Operating System Network Client Microsoft Network Client Install Gateway and Client Services for Do Not Install Back Next Help Component Internet and Monitor tool Service IIS Management and Monitor Tool Network Service Other network File and Print Services Back Next Help Application NEC ESMPRO Agent Install Express Report Service Application of Update Media Apply OEM FD for Mass Storage No Back Next He
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