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NEC SigmaBlade B120a User's Guide

1. Setting of AC LINK System status before AC power off Stay Off Last State Power On Operating Off On On Aborting DC power being off also Off Off On Forced shutdown Off Off On Press the power switch continuously for four seconds or longer This forcibly turns off the power Configuring Your Server 4 17 System Management Submenu Option Parameter Description Your Setting BIOS Revision Displays the current BIOS revision View only Board Part Number Displays the part number of mother board View only Board Serial Number Displays the serial number of mother board View only System Part Number Displays the part number of the system View only System Serial Number Displays the serial number of the system View only Chassis Part Number Chassis Serial Number Displays the part number of the chassis View only Displays the serial number of the chassis View only Onboard LAN1 MAC Displays the MAC address of the Address onboard LAN port 1 View only Onboard LAN2 MAC Displays the MAC address of the Address onboard LAN port 2 View only Management LAN MAC Displays the MAC address of the Address management LAN port View only BMC Device ID Displays BMC device ID View only BMC Device Revision Displays BMC device revision View only BMC Firmware Revis
2. lt System gt 16 count NormalEnd CACHE Cache 49 count NormalEnd lt SCSI gt HDD_02 000 DK32DJ 36W 89 count NormalEnd Enter Detail Information ESC Return to Enduser Menu Guide line Test summary window Diagnostics tool title Shows the name and version of the diagnostic tool Test window title Shows the progress of the diagnostics Test End is displayed when the diagnostics completes Test result Shows the start end and elapsed time and completion status of the diagnostics Guide line Shows the details of the keys to operate window Test summary window Shows the results of each test that executed the diagnostics Move the cursor and press the Enter key on the cursor line to display the details of the test When an error is detected by the system diagnostics the relevant test result in the test Summary window is highlighted in red and Abnormal End is displayed in the result on the right side Move the cursor to the test that detected the error and press the Enter key Record the error message that has been output to the Detail Information screen and contact your service representative Maintenance 7 5 7 Follow the guide line shown at the bottom of the screen and press the Esc key The Enduser Menu below is displayed TeDoLi TEst amp Diagnosis On Linux Ver001 00 Build020901 1 1m Enduser Menu lt Test Result gt lt Device List gt lt Log Info gt
3. ogoo NEC Di f E isplay unit eere play pie 20 a G IMSS wQ So 1 S0 IIIS S External floppy disk drive On QD 29 E 38 00 88 Oo O O USB S50 b PG f 00000000 00 External DVD ROM drive 0 0 9090 O80 O50500 0000000 OO O E 086 5 e1 CPU blade Use the USB hub and external DVD ROM drive supported by this CPU blade Network The CPU blade is connected with network via the Blade Enclosure Refer to the User s Guide of the Blade Enclosure for details Chapter 4 Configuring Your Server This chapter describes Basic Input Output System BIOS configuration When you install the blade server for the first time or install remove optional devices thoroughly read this chapter for better understanding and correct setups SYSTEM BIOS SETUP The SETUP utility is provided to make basic hardware configuration for the CPU blade This utility is pre installed in the flash memory of the CPU blade and ready to run The CPU blade is configured with the correct parameters using the SETUP utility and shipped in the best conditions Thus you don t need to use the SETUP utility in most cases However you might wish to use the SETUP utility in the cases described below IMPORTANT m The SETUP utility is intended for system administrator use only m The SETUP utility allows you to set a password The CPU blade
4. IMPORTANT m The right frame of Physical View shows slot number type capacity and status of hard disk drive m The slot number is represented by the number 0 or 1 It indicates the slot number of the hard disk drive bay m The controller does not support the Events feature NOTE S M A R T status m The information of the hard disk drive that has one or more Pred Fail Count is displayed in yellow m Indicates that the device has failed in the past You can use the device as usual however we recommend you to replace it with new one 4 52 Configuring Your Server Controller Properties When you click Controller Properties on WebBIOS Top Menu the configuration information is displayed MegaRAID BIOS Config Utility Controller Information Al BA 2 MegaRAID SAS 8708EMZ l Serial Nunber FRU SubVendorID I Encryption Capable SubDeviceID NURAMSize PortCount Menory Size HostInterface Min Stripe Size Firnuare Version Max Stripe Size w Package Vers irtual Drive Count Firmware Time v Drive Count VebBIOS Version j Click Next to see the detailed settings of this controller troller Properties Battery Backup None Coercion Mode Set Factory Defaults ual 5 M A R T Polling Cluster Mode Alarm Control Rebuild Rate Patrol Read Rate a BGI Rate Cache Flush Interval je CC Rate Spinup Drive Count 2 Reconstruction Rat Spinup Del econstruct
5. 1 Log on to the system by the account with administrator authority to TS client such as administrator 2 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the USB DVD ROM drive of the TS Client If the menu appears on the TS client screen terminate the menu 3 Click Start menu and Run and then execute the following command lt DVD ROM Drive Letter gt 003 win winnt w2k3amd qfe enu kb921411 exe 4 When the following message is displayed click Next After that follow the message to continue the process Software Update Installation Wizard Use this wizard to install the following software update Hotfix for Windows x64 KB921411 Before you install this update we recommend that you Back up your system Close all open programs You might need to restart your computer after you complete this update To continue click Next Cancel B 64 Installing the Operating System 5 When the following message is displayed make sure to click Finish to restart the system Software Update Installation Wizard Completing the Hotfix for Windows x64 KB921411 Installation Wizard You have successfully completed the KB921411 Setup Wizard To apply the changes the wizard has to restart Windows To restart Windows automatically click Finish If you want to restart later select the Do not restart now check box and then click Finish With that application process of the Hotfix
6. Enter Select Win Select Save Start Step network gt dows c6ri gt apc gt parainet rs gt Exs protocol ponents tions setup Ifyou want to join in adomain enter the account name password of the domain Ifnot select Join in aworkgroup and click Next F Joininaworkgroup Workgroup name workcrouP jain in adomain m Back Next Top Default Version 5 XX XXX 8X XXX Select the installing components Select Windows components steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Enter Step network domaid Select Save Start apfilica gt paries n gt Exts protocol account tions setup Select the installing Windows components Application Server D internet Information Services IIS Detail settings m Management and Monitoring Tools Simple Network Management Protocol Detail settings JT Network Monitor Tools p Networking Services Other Network File and Print Services I Simple TCP IP Services 7 Fite Services for Macintosh TF Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP IZ Print Services for Macintosh I Domain Name System DNS L Print Services for Unix TO Windows Incernet Name Services WINS Back Next Top Default Version S XX XXX XX XXX 5 36 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 14 Select the installing applications Select applications steps are
7. Windows Server 2003 I Parameter Fite Creator x NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Enter Save Step domain o applic gt pardinefets account tions Select the installing Windows components Application Server T Internet Information Services IIS Detail settings p Management and Monitoring Tools Simple Network Management Protocol Detail settings IT Network Monitor Tools p Networking Services Other Network File and Print Services J Simple TCPAP Services T File Services for Macintosh IT Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP T Print Services for Macintosh IT Domain Name System DNS T Print Services for Unix I Windows Internet Name Services WINS Default 13 Select the installing applications Select applications steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next CE Hx NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Enter Select Win Select Save Step domain dows cGy applic a gt prih account ponents tions Select an application to be installed The Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP setting is required to install the NEC ESMPRO Agent In case you are using a disk driver which is not inchded in EXPRESSBUILDER select Apply OEM Disk for mass storage device List of applications Selected applications Apply OEM Disk for mass storage device NEC ESMPRO Agent Universal RAID Utility Microsoft NET Framework Version 2 0 Redistributable Packa Microso
8. p Server Roles I Web Server lls IT DHCP Server T DNS Server I File Services T Print Services p Windows features M SNMP Services Detail settings T Simple TCP IP Services TO wins Server Back Next Top J Default Version 5 50 001 02 001 lt ServerCore Installation gt NEC EXPRESSBUILDER St Enter Enter Select Win Select Save Start ep network domai dows com y applic m pardinef rs n Exptes protocol account ponents gt tions gt gt setup Enabling the Windows features and Server Roles and please p Server Roles T Web Server lls I DHCP Server T DNS Server I Print Services p Windows features M SNMP Services Detail settings DT wins Server Back Next Top Default Version 5 50 001 02 001 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 17 14 Select the installing applications Select applications steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next EN Engish United States NEC EXPRESSBUILDER lect Save Start ees a gt foihin f Evite tions setup Enter Enter Select Win Step network domaiti dows c m protocol account ponents Select an application to be installed The Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP setting is required to install the NEC ESMPRO Agent In case you are using a disk driver which is not included in EXPRESSBUILDER se
9. Re installing the Operation System Start the clean installation following the procedure described in this manual 2 Specify the partition in which you want to install the operating system when the following message appears The following list shows the existing partitions and unpartitioned space on this computer Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to select an item in the list Cannot modify the drive letter of your system or boot volume Confirm the proper drive letter is assigned and then continue the setup 3 Continue the clean installation again following the procedure described in this manual The drive letter of the re installed system may differ from the one of the previous system If you need to modify the drive letter modify it according to the Procedure for Modifying the Drive Letter Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 51 Procedure for Modifying the Drive Letter Be careful that the drive letter of the system or boot volume cannot modify with the following procedure 1 Click Start menu right click My Computer and specify Manage to start Computer Management N Specify the Disk Management in the left side of the window 9 Right click the volume you want to modify the drive letter and specify the Change Drive Letter and Path Click Yes Choose the Assign a drive letter and specify the drive letter you want to assign Click OK ma eo If the following
10. gt RAID1 Migration with addition Information of hard disk drives in the DG in which a VD is defined Migration Only Allows change of RAID level Migration with addition Allows addition of hard disk drive and change of RAID level 4 80 Configuring Your Server SA 5 Ok st Select Migration with addition Specify the RAID level used after reconstruction Select a hard disk drive to be added When you finished Steps 5 to 7 click Go at the lower right of the screen The progress of reconstruction is displayed on the lower left of the screen Click Home at the lower left of the screen to return to the WebBIOS Top Menu IMPORTANT m The capacity of virtual drive may be incorrectly displayed after reconstruction In this case perform Scan Devices from the Top Menu m Click Home while the background task such as Consistency Check Rebuild or Reconstruction is being executed With the progress indication being displayed the background task may be processed at slow rate Configuring Your Server 4 81 Locate The Locate command makes an LED on hard disk drive light or blink to confirm the location of the slot We recommend you to check the slot of hard disk drive before adding VD or hot spare disks reconstructing VD or replacing hard disk drive How to execute Locate command on WebBIOS 1 Click a Physical Drive to check the location on the WebBIOS Top Menu
11. General Description 2 5 CPU Blade Access Side O O50000 O O5 0 0 0 OOOO0 O OO oOON OA AOUN O 12 1 POWER lamp The lamp goes on green when the CPU blade is powered on The lamp goes on amber when the CPU blade is powered off but the power is supplied from the power supply unit 2 POWER switch The switch is intended to turn on or off the power of the CPU blade itself Pressing the switch for 4 seconds or longer causes the power supply to be turned off forcibly 3 STATUS lamp green amber red The lamp indicates the status of the CPU blade See Lamp Indications described later for the indications and meanings of the lamp 4 DUMP switch Press this switch to run the memory dump 5 LAN1 Link Access lamp green The lamp goes on when LAN port 1 is connected to the network The lamp blinks when data is being transmitted 6 RESET switch Press this switch to reset the CPU blade 7 LAN2 Link Access lamp green The lamp lights when LAN port 2 is connected to the network The lamp blinks when data is being transmitted 2 6 General Description 10 11 12 ID switch Press this switch to turn on or off the ID lamp ID lamp blue The lamp is intended to identify the CPU blade in the system The lamp is lit by a switch or software command When the recognize command is received from software the lamp blinks If you press the ID switch the lamp goes on You may use
12. IPMB device Error detected OBEA IPMB timeout 8100 Memory decreased in Size Contact your service representative 8 6 Troubleshooting On screen error message Action 8450 Can t Read FRU on CPU Unit Type Mezzanine Power off and reboot the CPU blade Also make sure the mezzanine card is correctly installed in Type mezzanine card slot If the error persists contact your service representative 8451 Can t Read FRU on CPU Unit Type II Mezzanine Power off and reboot the CPU blade Also make sure the mezzanine card is correctly installed in Type II mezzanine card slot If the error persists contact your service representative Expansion Rom not initialize Run the BIOS SETUP utility to disable the use of expansion ROM area and PCI slot OptionROM If the error persists contact your service representative Invalid System Configuration Data Resource Conflict System Configuration Data Read error System Configuration Data Write error WARNING IRQ not configured Contact your service representative IMPORTANT The message Expansion Rom not initialized may be displayed due to insufficient expansion ROM area Select one of the features of the lowest frequency and set it to Disabled On board LAN 1 On board LAN 2 PCI slot 1 Troubleshooting 8 7 LAMPS The CPU blade includes lamps to indicate the CPU blade states by
13. Uke Slot 1 SAS HDD 67 656 GB Online Us Backplane 252 3lot 1 SAS HDD 6 amp Add To array Accen DG 4 After the DG has been defined click Next at the lower right of the screen MegaRAID BIOS Config Util Config Wizard Drive Group Defini Drive Group Definition To add drives to Drive Group hold Control key while selecting Unconf Good drives and click on Add to Array Then Accept Drive Group Drive addition can be undone by selecting the Reclaim button Drives Drive Groups Uyi ackplane 252 5lot 1 545 HDD 6 Drive Groupl Configuring Your Server 4 65 5 Then the Span Definition screen appears 6 Select a DG to define VD from Array With Free Space frame then click Add to SPAN The DG is defined in the Span field to the right MegaRAID BIOS Config Utility Config Wizard Span Definition sis eye Span Definition To add array hole to a Span select an array hole from the te drop doun Click on Add To Span Array hole will be added to the span Array Hole addition can be undone by selecting the Reclain button Array With Free Space Drive Group 0 Hole 0 R0 R1 135 312 GE aj ca x Cancel 4u Pack mp Next 7 After the Span has been defined click Next at the lower right of the screen MegaRAID BIOS Config Utility Config Wizard Span Defini Span Definition To add array hole to a Span select an array hole from the RE drop dou
14. Virtual Drives Select virtual drive when multiple virtual drives exist Initialize Initialize virtual drive Check Consistency Check virtual drive redundancy View Update Parameters Display virtual drive information e RAID Display RAID level e SIZE Display virtual drive capacity e Stripe SIZE Display stripe size e Stripes Display the number of hard disk drives in virtual drive e State Display virtual drive status e Spans Display setting of spanning e Write Cache Display setting of write cache e Read Ahead Display setting of read ahead Physical Drive Physical drive operation Physical Drive Selection Menu Select physical drive Make HotSpare Set as hot spare disk for auto rebuilding Force Online Make a disk online Change Drv State Make a disk offline or make a hot spare ready Device Identification Display hard disk drive information e Device Type Hard disk drive type e Capacity Hard disk drive capacity e Product ID Hard disk drive model e Revision No Hard disk drive revision Rebuild Perform rebuilding Check Consistency Perform virtual drive redundancy check 4 32 Configuring Your Server Operating Procedures for Setup Utility Creating Adding Configuration Run LSI Software Configuration Utility y Set new configuration information pack virtual d
15. When Clear is selected Physical Presence operations TPM configuration change was requested to State Clear WARNING Clearing erases information stored on the TPM You will lose all created keys and access to data encrypted by these keys Reject Execute Configuring Your Server 4 15 Server Option Parameter Description Your Setting System System Management submenu is Management displayed Console Console Redirection submenu is Redirection displayed BMC LAN BMC LAN Configuration submenu is Configuration displayed Event Log Event Log Configuration submenu is Configuration displayed Assert NMI on Disabled Specify whether to support PCI PERR or PERR Enabled not Assert NMI on Disabled Specify whether to support PCI SERR or SERR Enabled not FRB 2 Policy Disable FRB2 Set the FRB level 2 timer Timer Retry 3 Times Always Reset Boot Monitoring Disabled Specify whether to enable or disable the 5 Minutes boot monitoring function on booting or 10 minutes select the time limit for timeout 15 minutes To use this function install NEC 20 minutes ESMPRO Agent Set this item to Disabled if the system is booted from a ie OS without installation of NEC ESMPRO Agent 35 minutes 40 minutes 45 minutes 50 minutes 55 minutes 60 minutes Boot Monitoring Retry 3 Times Specify the processing at the Policy Always Reset occurrence of timeout during boot monito
16. Write Wrhru x Disk Cache Disable m ial Use urthru for failure or missing battery Disable m l 170 Direct x BGI i Operations Del Locate cc Go Fast Init Slow Init H Backplane 252 Slot 1 345 A 513 Drive Group 0 a Backplane 252 Slot 0 545 gt RAIDI y me Reset w Go Save the Changes 4 72 Configuring Your Server Operation of Various Features Check Consistency Check Consistency is used to check consistency among virtual drives 1 2 3 6 Start WebBIOS Click Virtual Drives on WebBIOS Top Menu Select a VD to perform Check Consistency from the upper right frame of Virtual Drives screen Click the checkmark column for Check Consistency from the lower right frame of Virtual Drives screen Make sure that Check Consistency is checked and click Go MegaRAID BIOS Config Utility Virtual Drives Ae Bl 2 Inconsistency may be detected at the first Check Consistency performed after the VD was configured If the following alert is displayed click Yes to perform Check Consistency A lot of inconsistency may be detected however it is not a failure MegaRAID BIOS Config Utility Confirm Page The virtual drive has not been initialized Running a consistency check nay result in inconsistent messages in the log Are you sure you want to continue TEE Configuring Your Server 4 7
17. Forced shut down feature is always acceptable to the server Forced shut down is a feature to shut down by pressing the POWER switch for at least four seconds Security Chip Configuration Submenu Factory set Option Parameter Description Your Setting TPM Support Disabled Disables or enables TPM feature Enabled Current TPM Displays the current TPM state State Change TPM No Change Changes TPM state State Enable amp Activate This option can be selected only Deactivate amp Disable Clear when the supervisor password is set Factory set 4 14 Configuring Your Server IMPORTANT If you select any parameter except for No Change to change TPM State a confirmation screen as shown below appears at the end of POST after restarting the system Select Execute on the confirmation screen to determine the change you have made When Enable amp Activate is selected Physical Presence operations TPM configuration change was requested to State Enable amp Activate Note This section will switch on the TPM Reject Execute When Deactivate amp Disable is selected Physical Presence operations TPM configuration change was requested to State Deactivate amp Disable Note This action will switch off the TPM WARNING Doing so might prevent security applications that rely on the TPM from functioning as expected Reject Execute
18. 5 54 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Installing with the OEM FD for Mass Storage Device This section explains how to setup with the OEM FD You usually do not have to do as follows If your system has any Mass storage devices you have to set as follows depending on your system The detailed information is provided by the manual of the Mass storage device Creating new RAID using N8403 026 RAID Controller N8403 027 SATA Interface card If you create new RAID using N8403 026 RAID Controller N8403 027 SATA Interface card create RAID by following procedure before installing Windows Server 2008 If you do not need to create new RAID this procedure is not required Case of creating RAID using EXPRESSBUILDER Boot from the EXPRESSBUILDER DVD 2 Select Perform the Express setup from the Top Menu click Next 3 When Load parameters screen is displayed if you do not need to load parameters select Do not load parameters and click Next 4 Select Install other Operating System at Select OS steps and then click Next 5 Select Create a logical drive using the settings that follow at Enter RAID settings steps Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next 6 Save parameters at Save parameters steps If you do not need to save parameters select Do not save parameters and click Next 7 Click Perform at Configuring RAID steps RAID configuration is
19. Also you need to update all the drivers after the system update For more information see Installing and Setting Device Drivers in Chapter 5 m Ifthe hard disk drive can not be recognized you can not recover the system m Make keyboard entry only while the USB floppy disk drive is not accessed the access lamp is being off For Windows Server 2008 If the system fails to start for some reason rebuild the system using the recovery console Note that this method is recommended for only users and administrators who have a thorough knowledge of the recovery console For more information refer to Online Help For Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions If the system fails to start for some reason rebuild the system using the recovery console Note that this method is recommended for only users and administrators who have a thorough knowledge of the recovery console For more information refer to Online Help For Windows Server 2003 If the system fails to start for some reason rebuild the system using the recovery console Note that this method is recommended for only users and administrators who have a thorough knowledge of the recovery console For more information refer to Online Help 8 28 Troubleshooting MAINTENANCE TOOLS The Maintenance Tools is a tool of this product prevention to maintain and to analyze the trouble Starting Maintenance Tools The Maintenance Tools is started according to the following pr
20. Error check ECC Hard disk drive Standard None Maximum 293GB 146 5GBx2 Graphics VRAM 640x480 to 1280x1024 VRAM 8MB Auxiliary input device Mezzanine card slot Floppy disk drive Option USB CD DVD ROM drive Type 1 Option USB 2 slots when Mezzanine Card Type 2 is not used Type 2 1 slot LAN interface 1000Base T x 2 External interface SUV connector to be connected to the front panel serial x1 VGAx1 USBx2 x1 External dimensions mm 181 H x 516 D x 53 W Weight 6 0 kg Max Power supply 12Vdc and 5VS supplied from the Blade Enclosure Power consumption 12Vdc 361 W 420 W 380 W Environmental requirements Temperature 10 to 35 C Humidity 20 to 80 RH no condensation A 2 Specifications This page is intentionally left blank Appendix B Installing the Operating System SETUP AND RE SETUP OF CPU BLADE OF DISKLESS MODEL Local Installation Before the installation make sure that the CPU blade is connected with the keyboard display unit DVD ROM drive and floppy disk drive If any device is not connected always connect it to the CPU blade Notes Before starting the local installation read the notes described here carefully SAN Boot If you use SAN boot confirm BIOS Setup before setup Windows m Ifyou use SAN boot with N8403 027 set following BIOS setting Ad
21. NEC EXPRESSBUILDER cannot be used if the DVD ROM drive is not the first device to launch the system m Use the standard LAN port for LAN connection m Use the serial port B for direct connection m To use this feature you need to create a configuration file 3 5 inch floppy disk that includes communication method between the server and the management PC and various setup parameters Use NEC ESMPRO BMC Configuration or NEC ESMPRO Agent Extension or run System Management menu from NEC EXPRESSBUILDER to create a configuration file Save the configuration file into the root directory of the floppy disk as the following file name File name CSL_LESS cfg m If you exit the BIOS SETUP by unusual way e g forced power off or reset the redirection process may fail In such a case setup again by using the configuration file Troubleshooting 8 33 NOTE The following items of BIOS setup information will be set as shown below LAN Controller Serial Port A Base I O Address Interrupt Serial Port B Base I O Address Interrupt BIOS Redirection Port Baud Rate Flow Control Console Type Enabled Enabled 3F8 IRQ 4 Enabled 2F8 IRQ 3 Serial Port B 19 2K CTS RTS PC ANSI 8 34 Troubleshooting RESETTING THE CPU BLADE This section describes how to reset the CPU blade when the CPU blade halts or when you want to restore the factory set BIOS configuration IMPORTAN
22. RAID Overview of RAID System What is RAID Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks RAID is an abbreviation for Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks The RAID technology allows more than one hard disk drive HDD to be handled collectively In actual RAID can configure more than one HDDs as a single array disk group to operate the HDDs effectively This can bring higher performance than a single HDD of a large capacity N8403 027 SATA interface card or N8403 026 RAID Controller has a feature to divide a single disk group into several virtual drives Operating system recognizes these virtual disks as if it were a single hard disk drive Operating system accesses to more than one hard disk drive configuring a disk group in parallel Some RAID levels can recover data from remaining data and parity by using rebuild feature if an error occurs in a single HDD This can provide high reliability for the system 4 24 Configuring Your Server RAID Levels The record mode enabling the RAID feature includes several levels N8403 027 SATA interface card and N8403 026 RAID Controller support RAID levels 0 and 1 The number of hard disk drives required to create a disk group varies depending on the RAID level as shown in the table below RAID level Number of required HDDs Min Max RAID 0 1 2 RAID 1 2 2 NOTE For details of the RAID levels see RAID Levels described later in this chapter Disk Group
23. Specify the size of the system partition 12288 MB 5 304MB 2 097 144MB _ 1GB 1 024MB Default IMPORTANT m About partition size Specify the partition size larger than required minimum size for OS installation Do not specify larger partition size than the capacity of connected hard disk drive You can not specify a logical drive larger than 2 097 144MB at RAID system m Ifyou select Create a new partition at Windows system drive settings the contents of the hard disk will be all deleted m If Use existing partitions is selected EXPRESSBUILDER installs the Operating System to the 1st partition 1st partition is deleted The data in the other partition is kept if the system has two or more partitions See the figure below First Second Third Partition Partition Partition Deleted Retained Retained m You can not re install the system with the existing partition that is upgraded to Dynamic Disk remained Do not select Use existing partitions at Windows system drive settings Installing and Using Utilities 6 13 9 Enter the user information and client license mode Enter basic parameters steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next Windows Server 2008 W Parameter File Creator NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Load Select OS Enter RAID Specify sic Enter Step parameters settings mediun rs network gt partition
24. The following box appears during the update if you have deployed a full installation of Windows Server 2008 Wait until the update completes Updating the system Performing Updating the System Please wait for a while Checking the OS information Updating the drivers Performing the end process of Updating the System 6 When the following message appears click Yes to restart the system Updating the System was finished tepu ered the Service Pack Gaited If you want to continue applying dick Yes If you want to stop applying dick No The system has been updated B 56 Installing the Operating System When the system is Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Windows Server 2003 Perform Updating the System and application of the Hotfix KB921411 IMPORTANT In the situation below make sure to apply Updating the System and Hotfix KB921411 m Modified system configuration m Recovered the system using recovery process NOTE If you use Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Windows Server 2003 CD ROM which includes Service Pack 2 the application of Hotfix KB921411 is not required Application process of the Hotfix KB921411 Apply the Hotfix KB921411 before execute Updating the System 1 Log on to the system by the account with administrator authority to the CPU blade such as administrator Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the USB DVD ROM drive
25. blade Proc1ThermalTrip Forced power off occurred due toa thermal error in CPU 1 Proc2ThermalTrip Forced power off occurred due toa thermal error in CPU 2 Proc1 Therm 09 A high temperature error was detected in CPU 1 Proc2 Therm 09 A high temperature error was detected in CPU 2 CPUx_DIMMyTemp09 A high temperature error was detected in DIMM x denotes CPU number and y denotes DIMM slot number AmbientTempAlm09 A high temperature error was detected in CPU blade Check installation status of the heat sink on the CPU blade Check if fans in Blade Enclosure work normally Refer to the User s Guide of the Blade Enclosure to make sure that the sufficient number of fans are installed in correct locations Check if the fans and CPU blades are installed in correct locations Check if the ambient temperature of installation location satisfies the operation guarantee condition If the same error persists contact your service representative 2 12 General Description On screen message Description Action AmbientTempAlm02 A low temperature error was detected in CPU blade Check if the ambient temperature of installation location satisfies the operation guarantee condition If the same error persists contact your service representative P1 VCCP Alm XX P1 VTT Alm XX P1 VDDQ Alm XX P1 DDR_VTT Almxx P2 VCCP Alm XX P2 VTT Alm XX P2 VDDQ
26. from the menu appearing by right clicking on the mirror volume Delete all the volumes on the hard disk drive to be removed Delete the volumes by Disk Management in the same way as procedure 1 Select Delete volume from the menu appearing by right clicking on the volume IMPORTANT m Delete volumes carefully Note that volumes may not be deleted from a normal disk m The volume deletion disables the data to be recovered Take the proper action such as data backup if necessary Shutdown the CPU blade system and turn off the power of the CPU blade Remove the hard disk drive Install a hard disk drive Turn on the power of the CPU blade Delete the removed disk To delete the disk select Program Administrative Tool Disk Management in Computer Management from the Start menu Right click on the removed disk in the Disk Management screen and select Remove disk Import the installed hard disk drive To import the disk select Program Administrative Tool Disk Management in Computer Management from the Start menu The installed disk has a different format Right click on the installed disk and select Import disk of different format Add the mirror To add the mirror select Program Administrative Tool Disk Management in Computer Management from the Start menu Select Add mirror from the menu appearing by right clicking on the volume to which the mirror i
27. lt Option gt lt Reboot gt Please choose a function by the arrow key and push Enter key lt Test Result gt Shows the diagnostics completion screen of the above diagnostics lt Device List gt Shows a list of connected devices lt Log Info gt Shows 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 lt Save F gt lt Option gt Optional features can be used from this menu lt Reboot gt Reboots the system 8 Select lt Reboot gt in the Enduser Menu above The CPU blade restarts and the system is started from the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER 9 Exit the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER and remove the DVD from the optical disk drive 10 Power off the CPU blade 11 Reconnect all the LAN cables that have been disconnected in Step 2 This completes the system diagnostics 7 6 Maintenance This page is intentionally left blank Chapter 8 Troubleshooting If your CPU blade does not operate as expected read this chapter before assuming a failure NOTE For provision against an unexpected failure it is recommended to install NEC ESMPRO to your computer 8 2 Troubleshooting SYSTEM VIEWERS Monitor the occurrence of fault by NEC ESMPRO during the system operation Especially take note on whether any alert is reported to NEC ESMPRO Manager Check whether any alert is reported on NEC ESMPRO
28. screen appears Move the cursor onto the virtual drive to be checked and press Space to select it When virtual drive has been selected press F10 to start consistency check A confirmation screen for execution appears Select Yes The consistency check starts When the progress bar in the Check Consistency Progress screen indicates 100 the consistency check is completed 6 Press Esc to return to the TOP menu and exit utility IMPORTANT Be sure to execute Check Consistency after creating configuration 4 38 Configuring Your Server Others 1 Clear Configuration Clears configuration information Select Configure gt Clear Configuration from the TOP menu Executing Clear Configuration clears all configuration information on the RAID controller and hard disk drives The configuration information on all channels of the RAID controller is also cleared NOTES m LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility cannot delete each virtual drive Use Universal RAID Utility instead m Ifthe configuration information stored in RAID controller differs from that in hard disk drive configuration by using the configuration information in RAID controller will fail Perform Clear Configuration then create a configuration again Force Online Puts a hard disk drive being in the FAIL status online Select Objects Physical Drive select hard disk drive Force Online from the TOP menu Rebuild Rat
29. settings the contents of the hard disk will be all deleted m If Use existing partitions is selected EXPRESSBUILDER installs the Operating System to the 1st partition 1st partition is deleted The data in the other partition is kept if the system has two or more partitions See the figure below First Second Third Partition Partition Partition Deleted Retained Retained m You can not re install the system with the existing partition that is upgraded to Dynamic Disk remained Do not select Use existing partitions at Windows system drive settings 5 14 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 10 Enter the user information and client license mode Enter basic parameters steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next NEC EXPRESSBUILDER _ e gt amp 56ChCh lh gt gt _ _ _EE Step Top menu io Qs Select OS i t mt Heir gt Back Next Top Default Version 5 XX XXX XX XXX IMPORTANT Computer name and Administrator password that satisfy the next condition are required More than 6 characters Contains characters from three of the following categories numbers uppercase letters lowercase letters and signs Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 15 11 Enter the setting of the network protocol Enter Network Protocol steps are displayed Confirm the param
30. then keep it safely Installing the Operating System B 13 Installation of Windows Server 2008 Install Windows Server 2008 in the following procedure 1 Turn on your system IMPORTANT To install Windows Server 2008 you may need to update BIOS To check if your system needs a BIOS update go to http www nec com express Insert the Windows Server 2008 DVD ROM into your DVD ROM drive Restart the system To restart the system press Ctrl Alt Del or turn off the system once and then turn it on again IMPORTANT When prompted to press any key to boot from CD or DVD press Enter while the message is displayed If the Windows installation screen shown in step 4 does not appear turn off the system and then turn it on again The DVD ROM starts A message Windows is loading files appears 4 Select a language and other options from the drop down lists and then click Next Install Windows Windows Server 2008 Language to install English E Time and currency format English United States 7 Enter your language and other preferences and click Net to continue Copyaght 2007 Microsoft Corporation All rights reserved B 14 Installing the Operating System 5 Click the Install now button The installation starts 5 Install Windows a Windows Server Install now gt What to know before installing Windows Repair your computer Copynght 2007 Mi
31. then lift the cover to remove it from the CPU blade IMPORTANT Handle the cover carefully so as not to make it contact with any electronic devices on the CPU blade 9 28 Upgrading Your Server 7 Remove the four screws from the HDD bracket 8 Firmly hold the bracket knob move the bracket slightly toward the rear of the blade then lift the bracket to remove it from the CPU blade IMPORTANT m Pay attention not to make the bracket hit any electronic component on the CPU blade Do not make your body contact with the terminals on the hard disk drive or on the backplane Some malfunction may occur if the hard disk drive or backplane is installed or removed with dirt and or oil adhering to the terminals m Pay attention not to be injured with terminals on the hard disk drive or on the backplane 9 Remove the four screws from the interface card for hard disk drive 10 Remove the interface card for hard disk drive Pull up the interface card perpendicular to the CPU blade 11 Upgrading Your Server 9 29 From top of the CPU blade insert the interface card straight into the slot 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 IMPORTANT m Do not make your body contact with the terminals on the card Some malfunction may occur if the card is installed with dirt and or oil adhering to the terminals m Insert the interface card straight into
32. 1 a ee ae a Click Start menu right click My Computer and specify Manage to start Computer Management Specify the Disk Management in the left side of the window Right click the volume you want to modify the drive letter and specify the Change Drive Letter and Path Click Yes Choose the Assign a drive letter and specify the drive letter you want to assign Click OK If the following message appears click Yes Changing the drive letter of a volume may cause programs to no longer run Are you sure you want to change this drive letter Close the Computer Management Installing the Operating System B 53 UPDATING THE SYSTEM APPLYING SERVICE PACK Update the system in the situation below m CPU is expanded expanded to single processor to multi processor m Modified system configuration m Recovered the system using recovery process The system update brings the correction program provided by Microsoft to be applied to reinforce the system security The system update is recommended It is necessary to use Service Pack2 or more Service Pack 2 need not be applied again when Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Windows Server 2003 CD ROM where Service Pack 2 is included is used and it is installed If you install Windows Server 2003 CD ROM which contains Service Pack 2 you do not have to apply Hotfix for Windows x64 or Hotfix for Windows Server 2003 KB921411 Go on the sect
33. 1 2 N OO ooe Start Device Manager Point to Network adapters and double click Intel R 82576 Gigabit Dual Port Server Network Connection Intel R 82576 Gigabit Dual Port Server Network Connection 2 to open the adapter Properties Click Power Management tab and change setting in Wake On LAN according to the following list Setting item Default setting Change setting Allow the computer to turn off this device to ON ON save power Allow this device to bring the computer out of OFF ON standby Click Advanced tab and point to Enable PME Set the Enable in Value Click OK Reboot the system When PROSet is installed Start Device Manager Point to Network adapters and double click Intel R 82576 Gigabit Dual Port Server Network Connection Intel R 82576 Gigabit Dual Port Server Network Connection 2 to open the adapter Properties Click Power Management tab and change setting in Wake On LAN according to the following list Setting item Default setting Change setting Wake On Directed Packet ON ON Wake On Magic Packet ON ON Wake on Magic Packet from power off state OFF ON NOTES m Power Saver Options setting is not necessary to change m Above setting will maintained until manually resetting are executed IMPORTANT The parameters of Wake On LAN will not exist if the network port are not available of W
34. 300MB In case the memory capacity is more than 2GB a free area of 2048 300MB or more m Incase the mounted memory size exceeds 2GB due to the added memory change the write debugging information to Kernel Memory Dump before adding memory The size of debugging information memory dump to be taken also changes due to adding memory Verify the size of the empty space in the debugging information memory dump write destination drive Click Settings on the Performance group box The Performance Options window appears Click Advanced tab on the Performance Options window Click Change on the Virtual memory group box Uncheck the Automatically manage paging file size for all drives box and check Custom size 5 42 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 9 On the Paging file size for each drive box specify as follows A value larger than the recommended size shown in Total paging file size for all drives for Initial size A value larger than the Initial size for Maximum size Then click Set IMPORTANT m The above mentioned paging file size is recommended for collecting debug information memory dump The paging file with initial size large enough to store the dump file in the boot drive is required Correct debug information might not be able to be collected due to virtual memory shortage when the paging file is insufficient so set an enough size of the paging file wi
35. Alm XX P2 DDR_VTT Almxx BB 1 1v Alm XX BB 1 5v Alm XX BB 1 8v Alm XX BB 3 3v Alm XX BB 5v Alm XX BB 0 9vs Alm XX BB 1 1vs Alm XX BB 1 8vs Alm XX BB 3 3vs Alm XX BB 5vs Alm XX BB 12vs Alm XX Battery Alm XX A voltage alarm was detected XX 09 Upper limit alarm XX 02 Lower limit alarm Contact your service representative Virtual LCD indications when STATUS lamp is flashing in amber On screen message Description Action Mem Reconfigured The failing memory is forcedly used or the memory is degraded Mem Err Disable Correctable memory error frequently occurs Check installation status of DIMM If the same error persists contact your service representative CPU Reconfigured The failing CPU is forcedly used Check installation status of CPU If the same error persists contact your service representative HDD X Fault An error was detected in hard disk drive installed in CPU blade X Indicates slot number containing the failing hard disk drive with O origin number Contact your service representative E Keying Error In the Blade Enclosure combination of installation locations of CPU blade mezzanine card and switch module is not correct Thus an unconformity of interface signal was detected and the CPU blade failed to power on Refer to the User s Guide of Blade Enclosure for correct installation locations If the same error pe
36. B 5 22 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Microsoft Windows Server 2003 This section explains how to install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 by using the Express Setup NOTES m Express Setup does not support the installation of Windows Server x64 Editions If you want to install it see Appendix B m Ifyou install Windows Server 2003 without using Express Setup see Appendix B Notes on Windows Installation This section explains the notes on the Windows installation Confirm these notes before starting the Express Setup About the Windows family This computer supports the following Windows editions m Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition hereinafter referred to as Windows Server 2003 NOTE Express Setup does not support the installation of Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions If you want to install it see Appendix B On installing other OS contact sales dealer or the maintenance service representative BIOS Settings Confirm the BIOS settings described in Chapter 4 before installing Windows Server 2003 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 23 Service Pack Which EXPRESSBUILDER Supports The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD attached to the server supports following combination of the OS installation media and Service Pack m Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition OS installation media with Serv
37. Device Drivers Follow these steps to install and configure the device drivers Installing the Operating System B 29 Installation of Windows Server 2003 R2 This section explains how to perform a clean installation of Windows Server 2003 1 2 3 Turn on the power to start the CPU blade Insert the Windows Server 2003 CD ROM into the USB DVD ROM drive Press Ctrl Alt Delete to reset the system After a bootable operating system has been installed on the hard disk drive press Enter while the message Press any key to boot from CD is displayed at the top of the screen If no bootable operating system exists on the hard disk drive this step is unnecessary The Windows Server 2003 setup screen will appear If the screen is not displayed Enter was not pressed properly Begin after turning on the system power again Press F6 in a few seconds when the window is in either of the following states Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware configuration or Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver is displayed Ascreen with a solid blue background is displayed IMPORTANT There is no visible indication on screen when F6 has been pressed 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
38. Enclosure ID Revision OU T EM I Oak to Make Global HSP check Device Type 5 box Comected Port Media Errors Or select the DG that contains the Pred Fail Count failed hard disk drive and check to Make Dedicated HSP check box Make Globa gt Cg Make Dedicated HSP Make Unconf Bad ig C c amp P Spare Ren al a a Locate roup Mi zing Row Array 0 Rowl Replace Missing PD 5 When Rebuild Progress is displayed click Home at the lower left of the screen to go back to WebBIOS Top Menu Poverstatus e IMPORTANT Click Home while the background task such as Consistency Check Rebuild or Reconstruction is being executed With the progress indication being displayed the background task may be processed at slow rate Configuring Your Server 4 77 6 The WebBIOS Top Menu changes as shown below during rebuild If you click on Physical Drive being rebuilt the progress of rebuild is displayed MegaRAID BIOS Config Utility Virtual pka Ba 3 2 Logical View L Virtual Drives Lg Virtual Drive 0 67 656 GB Degraded troller Properti Leg Drives Controlle Virtual Dri 7 When the rebuild completes the status for the Physical Drive is Online and that of the Virtual Drive is Optimal e R k L Virtual Drives L Virtual Drive 0 67 656 GB Optimal Lg brives T an ailu E Lk Backplane 252 31 4 78 Conf
39. Exit EXPRESSBUILDER Version 5 XX XXX XX XXX IMPORTANT m This tool is Configuration Tool that built on Windows PE 2 0 technology Pay attention to the automatic reboot that occurs after 72 hours from start m The configuration with Windows PE 2 0 supports Windows Server 2003 32bit and Windows Vista Business 32 bit x86 but the other operation is not supported You can use the Express Setup see Chapter 5 or the following functions from this menu Create the OEM Disk You can create the Windows OEM Disk to use at the Windows manual setup Load the driver This function is not usually used If you add the new device to the server this function may use See Chapter 5 6 4 Installing and Using Utilities m Tool menu Normal mode If you select this item the Tool menu appears TOOL MENU tenance Utility W Updating artup FD Te and diagnostics System Management Retucn to previous These utilities are for maintenance and configuration M E ee System information is displayed managed and set ih Maintenance Utility m BIOS and various firmwares are renewed in the IBIOS PW Updating ROM DOS system can boot from a floppy disk made at ROM DOS Startup FD This computer and connected devices can be Bxamined at Test and diagnostics BMC information is displayed and set in System Management Only when BMC is supported You can use the below functions
40. Go to Step 9 Select the proper Controller and press Enter The screen of Step 5 is displayed LSI Embedded MegaRAID Windows XP 2003 64 bit When LSI Embedded MegaRAID is used Intel R ICHIOR SATA AHCI Controller When LSI Embedded MegaRAID is not used lt If the N8403 018 FibreChannel Controller is connected gt Press S The screen of Step 6 is displayed Press Enter and go to Step 10 lt If the N8403 018 FibreChannel Controller is not connected gt Press Enter go to Step 11 Select the Emulex LPX000 PCI Fibre Channel HBA and press Enter IMPORTANT The following messages may be displayed Press S to proceed The driver you provided seems to be newer than the Windows default driver Windows already has a driver that you can use for Emulex LPX000 PCI Fibre Channel HBA Unless the device manufacture prefers that you use the driver on the floppy disk you should use the driver in Windows The screen of Step 5 is displayed Press Enter go to Step 11 When the following message is shown press Enter to start Welcome to Setup When the installation of Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition has finished the system reboots automatically Installing the Operating System B 27 13 The Windows Setup screen will be displayed after logged on to the system 14 15 Windows Setup x 4 Windows Setup is not complete We recommend that you continue Setup 6 so that you can
41. Install the Windows 32bit editions from the menu click Next Wi Parameter File Creator AmE NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Load Select OS Step ffri l u Select the installing Operating System wet If Install other Operating System is selected EXPRESSBUILDER only creates a Logical Drive and finishes the setup G Install the Windows 32bit editions Install other Operating System Installing and Using Utilities 6 11 7 Enter the setting of a logical drive Enter RAID setting steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next Cine loxi NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Load Select OS Enter RAID Specify Enter basic Enter Step parancitrs settings gt een UD fonden frot gt partition protoc l Set a parameter to create a logical drive If you are not using a RAID controller select Skip the logical drive creation and press the Next button If you want to use the existing logical drive select Skip the logical drive creation and press the Next button Skip the logical drive creation _ Create a logical drive using the settings that fo The mmber of the total physical devices Number of physical devices used to create the logical drive ecified as the hot spare The mmber of the free physical devices Default IMPORTANT At The number of the total physical devices Parameter File Creator displays upper limit that the RAID controller can supp
42. Management from the Start menu Select Delete volume Delete partition from the menu appearing by right clicking on volume partition IMPORTANT m Delete volumes and partitions carefully Note that volumes and partitions may not be deleted from a normal disk m The volume and partition deletion disables the data to be recovered Take the proper action such as data backup if necessary Shutdown the CPU blade system and turn off the power of the CPU blade Remove the hard disk drive Install the hard disk drive Turn on the power of the CPU blade Delete the removed disk To delete the disk select Program Administrative Tool Disk Management in Computer Management from the Start menu Right click the removed disk in the Disk Management screen to select Delete disk Import the installed hard disk drive To import the disk select Program Administrative Tool Disk Management in Computer Management from the Start menu The installed disk has a different format Right click on the installed disk and select Import disk of different format If NEC ESMPRO Agent is used reset the hard disk drive see Reset of Hard Disk Drive 9 36 Upgrading Your Server Procedure 3 1 Sk Oh E eS 10 Release the mirror To release the mirror select Program Administrative Tool Disk Management in Computer Management from the Start menu Select Release mirror
43. Manager Example Orne ae J Coe Urost tent Aesastnvee ent Troubleshooting 8 3 ERROR MESSAGES If an error occurs in the CPU blade an error message appears on the display unit connected to the CPU blade POST Error Messages Powering on the CPU blade automatically starts the self diagnostic program POST Power On Self Test When the POST detects any error it displays an error message and its measure on the display unit Follow the table below to troubleshoot such errors IMPORTANT Take a note on the messages displayed before consulting with your service representative Alarm messages are useful information for maintenance On screen error message Action 0200 Failure Fixed Disk Contact your service representative 0230 System RAM Failed at offset 0231 Shadow RAM Failed at offset 0232 Extend RAM Failed at address line 0234 Single bit ECC error 0235 Multiple bit ECC error 0250 System battery is dead Contact your service representative to Replace and run SETUP replace the battery Restart the system and then run the BIOS SETUP utility to correct the setting 0251 System CMOS checksum bad Default configuration is used Restart the Default configuration used system and then run the BIOS SETUP utility to correct the setting 0260 System timer error Contact your service representative 0270 Real timer error 0271 Check date and tim
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45. PRO Network click Change Remove and Select All drivers and software on Remove Options dialog Click Remove button Click Finish button 6 Close all windows and reboot the system B 48 Installing the Operating System RE INSTALLATION OF THE NETWORK DRIVER When the system is Windows Server 2008 64 bit x64 Edition Windows Server 2008 32 bit x86 Edition Please run the System Update to re install the network driver When the system is Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions After installing OS and deleting the network drivers if you want to re install the network drivers follow the procedure below ie 2 Restart OS and logon to your system Upgrade Device Driver Wizard dialog box appears Click Next Confirm that the Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended radio button is selected and click Next Select the Specify a location check box and deselect other check boxes Click Next Other Upgrade Device Driver Wizard dialog box opens When using Intel 82576 Gigabit Dual Port Server Network Connection Intel 82576 Gigabit Dual Port Server Network Connection 2 specify DVD ROM drive letter 003 win winnt w2k3amd ma 2 pro1000 winx64 Then click OK Click Next Click Finished Other Upgrade Device Driver Wizard dialog box appears Installing the Operating System B 49 When the system is Windows Server 2003 After installing OS and deleting th
46. Process Dump File When the system is Windows Server 2008 User mode Process Dump is the file that records information when any application error occurs When any application error occurs do not close the pop up window that notifies the error and then collect a dump using following process 1 Right click a blank part of the taskbar and click Task Manager or press Ctrl Shift Esc to start Task Manager Click Processes tab Right click on process name that you want to collect dump and then click Create Dump File The dump file is stored in following directory C Users lt User Name gt AppData Local Temp NOTE The folder may be treated as hidden folder If the folder does not appear run Explorer and select Tools Folder Options View and check to Show hidden files and folders When the User mode Process Dump is created pick up the file from the directory described in Step 4 Refer to Knowledge Base of Microsoft web site for more information about the User mode Process Dump file collection How to create a user mode process dump file in Windows Server 2008 http support microsoft com kb 949 1 80 en us NOTE For Windows Server 2008 Dr Watson is replaced by Problem Reports and Solutions therefore you can not collect the Crash Dump file by existing Dr Watson The above process provides you the information same level as the Crash Dump file Installing the Operating Sys
47. RAID Controller can automatically start the rebuild without use of any utility such as Universal RAID Utility The auto rebuild includes the following type m Hot swap rebuild Automatic rebuild by hot swapping defected HDD IMPORTANT Note the following for the rebuild m The HDD used for rebuild should have the same capacity rotation speed and standard as the defected HDD m During rebuild the processing rate is decreased due to much load m During rebuild 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 rebuild is automatically restarted m The interval from the removal of the defected HDD to the installation of a substitute HDD should be 60 sec or longer m Ifthe hot swap rebuild does not operate perform the manual rebuild 4 42 Configuring Your Server Patrol Read The patrol read gives the read amp verify test in the entire area of HDDs It can be performed for all HDDs assigned to virtual drives The Patrol Read allows subsequent detects of HDDs to be detected and repaired For HDDs configuring redundant virtual drives error sectors detected during Patrol Read can be repaired IMPORTANT Note the following for the patrol read m For the RAID Controller Patrol Read feature is factory set to Enabled m To change settings of Patrol Read use Universal RAID Utility m Ifthe system is
48. Required Size IMPORTANT m The above mentioned paging file size is recommended for collecting debug information memory dump The paging file with initial size large enough to store the dump file in the boot drive is required Correct debug information might not be able to be collected due to virtual memory shortage when the paging file is insufficient so set an enough size of the paging file with the entire system m 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 m The maximum dump file size for the system with more than 2GB memory mounted is 2048MB 12MB m If you install any application program or the like add necessary space to the partition to install these programs For example if the mounted memory size is 512MB the partition size will be calculated by the above formula as follows 3500MB 512MB 1 5 512MB 12MB Application Size 4792MB Application Size Dividing into the partition of the recommended size into multiple disks as written below will solve problem that it cannot be reserved in one disk 1 2 Set the Size required for installation Paging file size See Chapter 5 and set that debugging information equivalent to the dump file size is to be written to a separate disk If the disk does not have enough free space to enable the dump file size to be written then after in
49. SIGMABLADE follow instructions described in the User s Guide of the Blade Enclosure A WARNING Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may result in death or serious personal injury See pages 1 2 to 1 6 for details m Do not hold the power plug with a wet hand m Do not connect earth lines to any gas tubes A CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages 1 2 to 1 6 for details gt e O gt m Do not plug the power cord in to an improper power source m Do not connect the power cord to an outlet that has an illegal number of connections m Insert the power plug into the outlet as far as it goes Use the authorized power cord only m Do not connect or disconnect any interface cable with the power cord of the server plugged to a power source m Do not use any unauthorized interface cable Setting Up Your Server 3 5 In the ordinary operation any cables may not be connected to a CPU blade Proper cable s should be connected to the USB serial and or VGA ports on the CPU blade in the following cases m Installing OS when the CPU blade is installed in the Blade Enclosure SIGMABLADE H m Maintenance m Updating BIOS and firmware The K410 150 00 SUV cable is a standard accessory for the Blade Enclosure SIG
50. Server 9 19 Removal Remove the DIMM in the following procedure 10 11 12 13 14 NOTE To remove the defected DIMM check the error message appearing in POST or NEC ESMPRO to confirm the CPU blade on which the detected DIMM is installed After providing the shutdown processing for the CPU blade to be removed turn off the power of the CPU blade Pull out the CPU blade from the Blade Enclosure Refer to the User s Guide of the Blade Enclosure Place the CPU blade on anti static sheet with little dust Remove the two screws fixing the top cover Firmly hold the cover move it slightly toward the rear of the blade then lift the cover to remove it from the CPU blade Remove the two screws from the air duct cover Firmly hold the cover and lift it to remove Open the levers at the both ends of the DIMM socket to be removed The lock is released to allow you to remove the DIMM NOTE If you are removing DIMM of unbuffered type remove the pairing DIMM from another DIMM connector Install a new DIMM Install the components removed in steps 2 and 7 Turn on the power of the CPU blade Make sure that no error message appears in POST If an error message appears write down the message and see the error message list in Chapter 8 If the CPU blade is not started the DIMM may not be installed on the socket correctly Install the DIMM again Run SETUP select Yes after selecting Advanced Memory
51. System with Express Setup 5 39 Available Switch Options for Windows Server 2003 Boot ini file Many different switches will be available if you edit Boot ini file For the available switch options refer to the following information m Microsoft Knowledge Base Article ID 833721 Available switch options for the Windows XP and the Windows Server 2003 Boot ini files If your system has a memory capacity in excess of 4GB in its installing adding PAE switch in Boot ini file will enable the system to be installed with over 4GB of memory However the Microsoft operating system products which support PAE switch option are limited Refer to the following article in Microsoft Knowledge Base to check the supported products m Microsoft Knowledge Base Article ID 291988 A description of the 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 In Control Panel double click System 2 3 Click the Advanced tab and then click Settings under Setup and Recovery 4 Under System Setup click Edit to open Boot ini 5 Add PAE to Operating Systems section in Boot ini file and then save it lt Example of Boot ini file gt boot loader timeout 30 default multi 0 disk 0 rdisk 0 partition 2 WINDOWS operating systems multi 0 disk 0 rdisk 0 partition 2 WINDO
52. Use the BIOS setup utility SETUP for the setting See Chapter 4 for details Mezzanine slot Type II QMIME o CPU blade Mezzanine slot Type 1 Upgrading Your Server 9 21 Notes Note the followings in the installation or removal of the mezzanine card m Be careful not to make your hands touch the terminals of the mezzanine card slot directly If you do not keep it the oil and or dirt on the hands may adhere to the terminals to result in contact failure m For the optional ROMs on the unbooted LAN device set Disabled with the BIOS SETUP utility m Ifa bootable mezzanine card such as FibreChannel controller or LAN board is installed check the boot priority on the Boot menu of the BIOS SETUP utility m The slot number for the Type I mezzanine card is MEZ1 and MEZ2 for Type II mezzanine card Installation Install a mezzanine card in mezzanine card slot in the following procedure IMPORTANT There are two types of mezzanine card for blade Type I and Type II The Type I mezzanine card can be installed in either of connectors Type I and Type II The Type IT mezzanine card can be installed in Type H connector only To install the mezzanine card start installation from the bottom slot for Type I NOTE Before installing mezzanine card make sure that the connection port on the card engages with the connecto
53. Your Server 9 17 6 Remove the two screws from the air duct cover IMPORTANT Pay attention not to make the cover hit any electronic component on the CPU blade 9 18 Upgrading Your Server 8 Open the levers at both ends of the DIMM socket XQ 9 Push the DIMM into the socket straight IMPORTANT Use extreme care when installing a DIMM Applying too much pressure can damage the socket Keyed DIMMs insert only one way NOTE Make sure of the orientation of the DIMM The connecting side of the DIMM has a cut out to prevent an incorrect insertion If the DIMM is inserted into the DIMM socket the lever is automatically closed 10 Close the lever firmly 11 Ifyou need to install two or more DIMMs install them according to steps 8 through 10 12 Install the components removed in steps 1 and 2 13 Make sure that no error message appears on the POST screen See Chapter 8 for details of the POST error messages 14 Run SETUP and select menus in the order of Advanced and Memory Configuration to make sure that DIMM Group 1 Status is set to Normal see Chapter 4 15 Set Advanced Reset Configuration Data in the Advanced menu to Yes This is required to update the hardware configuration information See Chapter 4 for details 16 Set the paging file size to a value larger than the recommended value installed memory 1 5 for Windows Upgrading Your
54. a trouble STATUS lamp indications STATUS lamp Description Action Status Color On Green The CPU blade is operating normally Off The power is turned off Turn on the power On Red BMC is being initialized 1 Wait until the lamp goes off 2 Ifthe lamp still goes on check installation of the CPU blade Flash Red See the table Virtual LCD indications when STATUS lamp is flashing in red described later Flash Amber See the table Virtual LCD indications when STATUS lamp is flashing in amber described later NOTE If the CPU blade is powered off while the STATUS lamp is flashing in amber or red the indication of the STATUS lamp is retained except for certain factors When the CPU blade is powered on the STATUS lamp goes on green normal status General Description 2 11 Virtual LCD indications when STATUS lamp is flashing in red On screen message Description Action Proc 1 IERR An error was detected in CPU 1 Proc 2 IERR An error was detected in CPU 2 WDT Timeout Watchdog timer timeout error occurred WDT Power Down Forcedly powered off due to watchdog timer timeout error SMI Timeout A timeout error occurred while the system management interrupt process is in progress Turn of the power once and then on again If an error message appears on POST screen take note of the message and contact your service representati
55. a variety of colors and display patterns on the front panel hard disk drive and power supply See Indications of STATUS lamp their meanings and actions against the indications in Chapter 2 for details 8 8 Troubleshooting SOLVING PROBLEMS When the CPU blade fails to operate as expected see the following to find out your problem and follow the instruction given before asking for repair If the CPU blade still fails to operate successfully after solving your problem take a note on the on screen message and contact your service representative CPU Blade Fail to power on Q Is the proper power supplied to the system Make sure that the power cord is connected to an AC outlet or UPS meeting the power standard of the Blade Enclosure Use the power cord shipped with the Blade Enclosure In addition make sure that the outer cover of the power cord is not broken and the cord at the plug is not bent gt Make sure that the breaker of the connected outlet is set to ON If the power cord is connect to the UPS make sure that the power of the UPS is set to ON and proper power is output from the UPS Refer to the manual shipped with the UPS for details Make sure that the CPU blade is installed correctly The CPU blade BIOS SETUP utility allows you to set the feature for power link with the UPS lt Menus to check AC LINK in Server menu gt CL Does the Blade Enclosure contain the required number o
56. address for management LAN Subnet Mask 255 255 255 000 Specify a subnet mask for management LAN Default Gateway 192 168 001 254 Specify a default gateway for management LAN DHCP Disabled Set to Enabled to obtain an IP Enabled address from DHCP server automatically If you intend to specify an IP address manually set to Disabled Web Interface HTTP Disabled Set to Enabled to use HTTP Enabled communication for Web interface HTTP Port 80 Specify the TCP port number Number which the management LAN uses for HTTP communication HTTPS Disabled Set to Enabled to use HTTPS Enabled communication for Web interface HTTPS Port 443 Specify the TCP port number Number which the management LAN uses for HTTPS communication Command Line Interface Telnet Disabled Set to Enabled to use Telnet Enabled communication as a command line interface Telnet Port 23 Specify the TCP port number to be Number used for Telnet communication SSH Disabled Set to Enabled to use SSH Enabled communication as a command line interface SSH Port Number 22 Specify the TCP port number to be used for SSH communication Clear BMC Enter Press Enter and select Yes to Configuration initialize the BMC configuration Factory set 4 20 Configuring Your Server IMPORTANT Notes on performing Clear BMC Configuration m Executing Load
57. are installed along with the OS Some OS s allow you to change the keyboard and mouse settings Refer to manual that comes with your OS to check that the keyboard and mouse settings are correct 8 12 Troubleshooting Q Is the system used in the status that Windows Server 2003 and Linux are not started In the following states with the use of USB keyboard and USB floppy disk drive conduct key entries when the access lamp on the USB floppy disk drive is off or the floppy disk is not accessed Press F6 S and Enter in installation by using the Windows Setup Disk Start of ROM DOS Startup FD for command input Fail to access the hard disk drive Refer to the documentation provided with the disk array controller for the hard disk drive in disk array configuration Q Is the hard disk drive applicable to the CPU blade Operation of any device that is not authorized by NEC is not guaranteed 0 Is the hard disk drive properly installed Securely insert the drive carrier into the Blade Enclosure and lock it with the lever The hard disk drive is not connected to the internal connector when it is not completely installed see Chapter 3 Inserted the correct CD ROM but the message like the following is displayed The CD ROM is not inserted or the wrong CD ROM is inserted Please insert the correct CD ROM OK 0 Is the data side of the CD ROM dirty or damaged Take the CD ROM ou
58. disk drive or RAID drives To configure a hard disk drive as RAID drive run SETUP utility and select Advanced PCI Configuration Onboard SCSI Option Rom Enabled See Chapter 4 for details NOTE The factory set value is to use the hard disk drive as a RAID drive Configuring Your Server 4 29 LSI Software Configuration Utility The configuration tool used for N8403 027 SATA interface card N8403 026 RAID controller is LSI Software Configuration Utility NOTE The LSI Software Configuration Utility cannot be used on remote console feature of NEC ESMPRO Manager Running the Utility 1 When the following screen appears after you have powered on the CPU blade press Esc The POST screen appears NEC Press lt ESC gt to view diagnostic message Press lt F2 gt to enter Setup lt F4 gt Service Partition lt F12 gt Network 2 Check the description as shown below on the POST screen then press Ctrl M Press lt Ctrl gt lt M gt or Enter to Run LSI Software Configuration Utility LSI Software Configuration Utility starts and its TOP Menu appears LSI Software Configuration Utility TOP Menu Management Menu LSI Sofotware RAID Configuration Utility Ver xxx XXXXXXXXX Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Configure VD s Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Ent
59. displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next NEC EXPRESSBUILDER es Enter Enter Select Win Save Start Step network domai dows c m gt pardinet rs gt Exptes protocol account ponents setup Select an application to be installed The Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP setting is required to install che NEC ESMPRO Agent In case you are using a disk driver which is not included in EXPRESSBUILDER select Apply OEM Disk for mass storage device Selected applications List of applications INEC ESMPRO Agent Apply OEM Disk for mass storage device Universal RAID Utility Microsoft NET Framework Version 2 0 Redistributable Packa Add gt Microsoft Visual C 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package x86 lt lt Delete Back Next Top Default Version 5 XX KKX XXCRRK 15 Save the parameters Save parameters steps are displayed NEC EXPRESSBUILDER SSS Enter Enter Select Win Select Save Start Step network domai dows cori applicd paramet rs ia gt Exptes protocol account ponents tions setup Ifyou wane to save the parameters set a free formatted media Select Save parameters enter the full file path including the drive letter of the parameters file into the text box and click Next Ifyou do not want to save the parameters select Do not save parameters Do not save to the RAM drive the Windows RE partition or the Syste
60. file in the Write debugging information group box e g Write the debug information in D drive write the file name MEMORY DMP D MEMORY DMP Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 45 5 Click Settings on the Performance group box The Performance Options window appears Click Advanced tab on the Performance Options window Click Change on the Virtual memory group box Modify Initial Size in the Paging file size for selected drive box to the value larger than the value of Recommended in the Total paging file size for all drives and click Set IMPORTANT m The above mentioned paging file size is recommended for collecting debug information memory dump The paging file with initial size large enough to store the dump file in the boot drive is required Correct debug information might not be able to be collected due to virtual memory shortage when the paging file is insufficient so set an enough size of the paging file with the entire system For more information on Recommended value see About the System Partition Size described earlier m Incase the memory is expanded re specify the paging file to suit the new memory size 9 Click OK The message to restart the system may appear according to the modified specification In such case follow the message to restart the system 5 46 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup How to Create a User mode
61. file size Installed memory size 300MB Application size Required size IMPORTANT m The above mentioned paging file size is recommended for collecting debug information memory dump The paging file with initial size large enough to store the dump file in the boot drive is required Correct debug information might not be able to be collected due to virtual memory shortage when the paging file is insufficient so set an enough size of the paging file with the entire system m 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 m The maximum dump file size for the system with more than 2GB memory mounted is 2048MB 300MB m If you install any application program or the like add necessary space to the partition to install these programs Example The partition size required for a system with an installed memory size of 512 MB and a full installation of the operating system 6 300MB 512MB x 1 5 512MB 300MB application size 7 880MB application size If the partition where the operating system is installed is smaller than that required to install the OS and paging file expand the partition size or utilize a larger disk If your system does not have a sufficient dump file size divide the required file space into multiple disks by performing the steps below 1 Set the partition size to a size sufficient t
62. files and folders radio button from Advanced settings in the View tab Check off the following check box in the Files and Folders from Advanced settings in the View tab and then click OK O Hide extensions for know file type O Hide protected operating system files Recommended When the message You have chosen to display protected operating system files is displayed click Yes Make sure of the files Open lt System drive gt WINDOWS system32 drivers directory and make sure usbhub sys and usbport sys are exists in the directory If you can not found them copy the files according to the following process 1 Open lt System drive gt WINDOWS system32 dllcache directory 2 Copy usbhub sys and usbport sys from the directory noted above to lt System drive gt WINDOWS system32 drivers Restart the system Refer to Application process of the Hotfix KB921411 and apply the Hotfix for Windows x64 KB921411 or Hotfix for Windows Server 2003 KB921411 Refer to Application process of Updating the System and execute Updating the System Restart the system With that process is finished B 62 Installing the Operating System Update from TS Client Windows Server 2008 Updating the System IMPORTANT Make sure that the TS client DVD ROM is assigned to a network driver to be shared If not assign the TS client to make it shared 1 Log on to the system by the account wit
63. for processor Active Processor Cores ALL Specifies the number of valid cores 1 in the processor Hyper Threading Enabled TBD Technology Disabled Execute Disable Bit Enabled Displayed only when the CPU Disabled supports Execute Disable Bit Intel SpeedStep R Enabled Fixed to Disabled if the processor Technology Disabled does not support this feature C1 Enhanced Mode Enabled Enables or disables the C1 Disabled Enhanced Mode Virtualization Technology Enabled Enables or disables the Intel R Disabled virtualization technology Hardware Prefetcher Enabled Enables or disables the hardware Disabled prefetcher Adjacent Cache Line Enabled Enables or disables the optimization Prefetch Disabled of an access from memory to cache Factory set Configuring Your Server Advanced Option Parameter Description Your Setting Memory Configuration Displays Memory Configuration submenu PCI Configuration Displays PCI Configuration submenu Peripheral Configuration Displays Peripheral Configuration submenu Advanced Chipset Control Displays Advanced Chipset Control submenu Boot time Diagnostic Disabled When disabled the BIOS will display Screen Enabled the NEC logo during POST Press Esc to switch to the POST execution screen Reset Configuration Data No Select Yes if you want to clear the Yes system configuration data during the next boot Automatically reset to N
64. for Windows x64 KB921411 is finished Installing the Operating System B 65 Updating the System IMPORTANT Make sure that the TS client DVD ROM is assigned to a network driver to be shared If not assign the TS client to make it shared 1 Log on to the system by the account with administrator authority to TS client such as administrator 2 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the USB DVD ROM drive of the TS client If the menu appears on the TS client screen terminate the menu 3 Select Run from the Start menu enter DVD ROM drive name on TS client 003 win winnt w2k3amd update vbs on the Open box and click OK Then advance the processing depending on the messages appearing on the TS client screen If the following screen appears click Close IMPORTANT Perform the re connection to the CPU blade after about five minutes have passed While the system update is applied the terminal service connection is automatically disconnected and the CPU blade is restarted B 66 Installing the Operating System Update from TS Client Windows Server 2003 NOTE Configure the setting for remote desktop for management referring to the section of Remote desktop for management before starting the setup Perform Updating the System and application of the Hotfix for Windows KB921411 Application process of the Hotfix for Windows Server 2003 KB921411 Apply the Hotfix for Windows Serve
65. for viewing and changing are limited Configuring Your Server 4 3 Description on On Screen Items and Key Usage Use the following keyboard keys to work with the SETUP utility Key functions are also listed at the bottom of the screen Indicates the current menu Phoenix SecureCore tm S Utility Main Advanced Security Server Indicates System Management submenus gt Console Redirection gt BMC LAN Configuration Additional setup gt Event Log Configuration menus to view server management features Assert NMI on PERR Enabled Assert NMI on SERR Enabled FRB 2 Policy CRetry 3 Times Boot Monitoring Disabled Boot Monitoring Policy CRetry 3times Thermal Sensor Enabled BMC IRQ CIR 11 Post Error Pause Enabled AC LINK Last State Online help Setup item Platform Event Filtering Enabled window menu F1 Help t Select Item Change Yalues F9 Setup Defaults Ese Exit Select Menu Enter Select P Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit Explanation of key functions Parameter high lights upon selection menu Cursor f Cursor gt and Enter Esc F1 F9 F10 Selects an item on the screen The highlighted item is currently selected Selects the Main Advanced Security Server Boot or Exit menu Changes the value parameter of the selected item When a submenu option an option preceded by is selected these keys are disabled Press Enter to select determine parameters Displ
66. genuine Microsoft software B 70 Installing the Operating System 2 Inthe following screen click Type a different product key A windows Activation xj Se A Windows Activation The Windows Server Standard product key you typed is invalid for activation gt Type a different product gt Contact Microsoft to help resolve this problem 3 Type the product key shown on your COA label and click Next R windows Activation A Windows Activation Change your product key for activation must activate Windows to continue using all Windows features the Windows package nme et ena ee p Mil le Sticker i 123 0 Example Sticker 1 isarat COD Nios ST TU Product Key Changing your Windows Server Standard product key requires you to activate Windows You You can find your product key sticker on your computer or on the installation disc holder inside Installing the Operating System B 71 4 Activate Windows R windows Activation The Windows activation is complete B 72 Installing the Operating System For a server running a Server Core installation 1 At the command prompt type Slmgr dli and press Enter Administrator C Windows system32 cmd exe Microsoft Windows Version 6 0 6001 1 Copyright lt c 2666 Microsoft Corporation C Users Administrator gt slmgr dli IMPORTANT If the following me
67. installing the OS to a hard disk drive which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk only the simple dynamic volume is available for installation If you want to install the OS on a volume that is mirrored using Disk Management invalidate the mirroring and reset to the basic disk before the installation and validate the mirroring again after the installation You can create invalidate or delete the mirror volume by using Disk Management in Computer Management Re installing to the hard disk drive which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk You cannot re install Windows Server 2008 with the current partition of the hard disk drive upgraded to Dynamic Disk kept remained If you want to keep the current partition remained see Appendix B to re install the system Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 5 Case of using N8403 026 RAID Controller N8403 027 SATA Interface card If you use N8403 026 RAID Controller N8403 027 SATA Interface card creating new RAID and installing Windows Server 2008 by Express Setup the setup may be failed If you create new RAID refer to following procedure and create RAID beforehand m Creating RAID manually Refer to RAID Configuration Chapter 4 m Creating RAID using EXPRESSBUILDER Refer to Creating new RAID using N8403 026 RAID Controller N8403 027 SATA Interface card Page 5 54 SAN Boot If you use SAN boot confirm BIOS Setup before setup Windows m If you use SAN boot
68. is provided with two levels of password Supervisor and User With the Supervisor password you can view and change all system parameters of the SETUP utility With the User password system parameters available for viewing and changing are limited Do not set any password before installing the OS m The CPU blade contains the latest version of the SETUP utility Dialog boxes appear on your SETUP utility thus may differ from descriptions in this manual If you find anything unclear see the online help or ask your sales representative 4 2 Configuring Your Server Starting SETUP Utility Powering on the CPU blade starts POST Power On Self Test and displays its check results If the NEC logo is displayed press Esc After a while the following message appears at bottom left on the screen Press lt F2 gt to enter SETUP Press F2 to start the SETUP utility and display its Main menu If you have previously set a password with the SETUP utility the password entry screen appears Enter the password Enter password Up to three password entries will be accepted If you fail to enter the password correctly for three consecutive times the CPU blade halts You can no longer proceed Power off the CPU Blade NOTE The CPU blade is provided with two levels of password Supervisor and User With the Supervisor password you can view and change all system parameters With the User password system parameters available
69. its capacity and its current status are shown in Physical View The slot number is indicated by the number 0 or 1 It represents the slot number in the hard disk drive Universal RAID Utility ID shown in Hard disk drive Properties The slot number shown on WebBIOS corresponds to the hard disk drive ID shown on Universal RAID Utility For more information refer to the Universal RAID Utility Ver2 0 User s Guide MegaRAID BIOS Config Utility Physical Configuration s1 A Bal 2 i ees View 67 656 GB Online Controller 5 ADD 67 656 GB Online Controller Properti Physical View of WebBIOS Configuring Your Server 4 47 Physical Device Properties xj value Device Type HDD Interface SAS Vendor Model SEAGATE ST373455SS Firmware Version 0004 Serial Number SLOOFPS V Capacity 67GB Status Online S M A R T Normal ee we Property of Hard disk drive of Universal RAID Utility 4 48 Configuring Your Server Using WebBIOS Starting WebBIOS 1 When the screen as shown below appears press Ctrl H to start WebBIOS LSI MegaRAID SAS MFI BIOS Version XXXX Build MMM DD YYYY Copyright c 20XX LSI Corporation HA X Bus X DevX MegaRAID SAS 8708EM2 FW package X X X XXXX O Virtual Drive s found on the host adapter O Virtual Drive s handled by BIOS Press lt Ctrl gt lt H gt for WebBIOG POST screen image with no virtual drive
70. mounted memory size is larger than 2GB Complete Memory Dump cannot be specified so that specify Kernel Memory Dump instead m Specify the drive where there is a free area more than the size of the memory capacity mounted on Express server 1MB m Incase the mounted memory size exceeds 2GB due to the added memory change the write debugging information to Kernel Memory Dump before adding memory The size of debugging information memory dump to be taken also changes due to adding memory Verify the size of the empty space in the debugging information memory dump write destination drive Windows Server 2003 m To specify Complete Memory Dump to write the debug information is recommended If the mounted memory size is larger than 2GB Complete Memory Dump cannot be specified so that specify Kernel Memory Dump instead m Specify the drive where there is a free area more than the size of the memory capacity mounted on Express server 12MB In case the memory capacity is more than 2GB a free area of 2048 12MB or more m Incase the mounted memory size exceeds 2GB due to the added memory change the write debugging information to Kernel Memory Dump before adding memory The size of debugging information memory dump to be taken also changes due to adding memory Verify the size of the empty space in the debugging information memory dump write destination drive 4 Specify Complete memory dump and modify Dump
71. not pressed properly Begin after turning on the system power again Press F6 in a few seconds when the window is in either of the following states Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware configuration or Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver is displayed Ascreen with a solid blue background is displayed IMPORTANT There is no visible indication on screen when F6 has been pressed 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 devices Insert the Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM DISK for EXPRESSBUILDER into the floppy disk drive and press Enter Please insert the disk labeled manufacturer supplied hardware support disk into Drive A Press ENTER when ready A list of the drivers for Controller device is displayed Ifthe N8403 026 RAID Controller is connected go to Step 7 Ifthe N8403 027 SATA Interface card is connected go to Step 8 If the N8403 027 SATA Interface card is connected and SAN boot is used go to Step 9 B 26 Installing the Operating System 10 11 12 Select the LSI MegaRAID SAS RAID Controller Driver Server 2003 for x64 and press Enter The screen of Step 5 is displayed
72. or the Write debugging information type of memory dump the maximum size of the dump file is The size of the mounted memory 300MB m If you install any application program or the like add necessary space to the partition to install these programs Example The partition size required for a system with an installed memory size of 512 MB and a full installation of the operating system 11 600MB 512MB x 1 5 512MB 300MB application size 13 180MB application size If the provided partition size is smaller than that required to install the OS and paging file expand the partition size or utilize a larger disk If your system does not have a sufficient dump file size divide the required file space into multiple disks by performing the steps below 1 Set the system partition size to a size sufficient to install the OS and paging file 2 See Setting for Solving Problems to write the debug information of the dump file onto another disk If there is not enough disk space to write the debug information add another disk for the dump file B 4 Installing the Operating System When the system is Windows Server 2008 32 bit x86 Edition Required partition size size required to install OS paging file size dump file size application size Size required to install OS 6 300MB Full Installation or 2 200MB Server Core Installation Paging file size recommended Installed memory size x 1 5 Dump
73. order USB CDROM optical drive USB FDC removable device IBA GE Slot 0100 v1324 LAN1 Hard Drive USB Hard Drive IBA GE Slot 0101 v1324 LAN2 4 22 Configuring Your Server Exit The options on the menu are described below IMPORTANT The values of SETUP at the shipment may be different from their default values depending on the model of the CPU blade It is necessary to set the values meeting the environment in which the CPU blade is used referring to the models Exit Saving Changes Exit after writing all modified BIOS SETUP item values to CMOS Exit Discarding Changes Exit leaving CMOS unmodified User is prompted if any of the setup fields ware modified Load Setup Defaults Load default values for all BIOS SETUP items Load Custom Defaults Load custom defaults for BIOS SETUP options Save Custom Defaults Saves the current values as custom defaults The Load Custom Defaults menu appears on the screen after saving the custom default values Discard Changes Read the previous values of the all BIOS SETUP items from CMOS Save Changes Write all BIOS SETUP item values to CMOS Configuring Your Server 4 23 RAID CONFIGURATION This section describes how to use the internal hard disk drives as RAID System by N8403 027 SATA interface card or N8403 026 RAID Controller About the optional RAID Controller refer to the documents provided with optional RAID Controller
74. restarted while running Patrol Read Patrol Read resumes from that point Consistency Check The Consistency Check is used to check consistency among virtual drives It is available for redundant virtual drives except for RAIDO It is also available for host spare Consistency Check can be performed through WebBIOS or Universal RAID Utility Consistency Check performs not only consistency check but also repair of error sectors Accordingly it can be used as preventive maintenance IMPORTANT Note the following for Consistency Check m During Consistency Check the processing rate is decreased due to much load m Ifthe system is restarted the Consistency Check is aborted However the Consistency Check resumes after restart m To schedule execution of Consistency Check use WebBIOS not the Universal RAID Utility Configuring Your Server 4 43 Reconstruction The reconstruction feature is used to change configuration and or RAID level of existing virtual drive The Reconstruction contains the following three features however the RAID Controller supports Migration with addition only IMPORTANT You can use WebBIOS for Reconstruction Universal RAID Utility does not support Reconstruction Removed physical drive Unsupported Migration only Unsupported Migration with addition Use this feature to add HDDs to existing virtual drive The execution patterns are as shown below a Number of HDDs to be
75. safe operation of the server 1 2 Notes on Using Your Server SAFETY NOTES This section provides notes on using the server safely Read this section carefully to ensure proper and safe use of the server For symbols see SAFETY INDICATIONS provided earlier A WARNING Do not use the server for services where critical high availability may directly affect human lives The server is not intended to be used with or control facilities or devices concerning human lives including medical devices nuclear facilities and devices aeronautics and space devices transportation facilities and devices and facilities and devices requiring high reliability NEC assumes no liability for any accident resulting in personal injury death or property damage if the server has been used in the above conditions A A 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 User s Guide Failure to follow this instruction may cause an electric shock or fire as well as malfunctions of the server Q A Do not remove the lithium battery The server contains the lithium battery Do not remove the battery Placing Q the lithium close to a fire or in the water may cause an explosion When the server does not operate appropriately due to the dead lithium battery contact your service representative Do not disassemble the server to replace or recharge the batter
76. shock or fire may be caused oa Indicates a mandatory action that cannot be specifically identified Make sure to follow the instruction NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense BSMI Statement N8400 083F 084F 085F FRERE ie PRWANEm gt EERE EA Re gt BRE ie DON SAE gt AET gt EME OBER ERLE BOER o CE Mark EMI CE Australia EMI NOTE This is a Class A product In domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures Canada EMI This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil num rique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilleur du Canada Trademarks NEC ESMPRO and NEC EXPRESSB
77. should log on to the system as a user having the administrator authority The working procedure varies depending on the existence of the system partition and mirror volume Replace the hard disk drives in the procedure meeting your system environment based on the figure on the next page To replace a hard disk drive in a RAID drive RAID 1 with redundancy by SW RAID you can use the hot swap rebuild feature If you are using the optional disk array controller refer to the manual that comes with the optional disk array controller to replace a hard disk drive 9 34 Upgrading Your Server START Is the hard disk drive configured as RAID1 with SW RAID Does system partition exist in hard disk drive to be replaced Does system partition exist in hard disk drive to be replaced Is the source disk for creating mirror See Procedure 3 See Procedure 1 See Procedure 2 Upgrading Your Server 9 35 Procedure 1 1 2 3 Shutdown the CPU blade system and turn off the power of the CPU blade Replace the hard disk drive Set up the system again IMPORTANT Because the data cannot be recovered in this procedure take the proper action such as data backup if necessary Procedure 2 1 SY Os oe IN Delete all the volumes and partitions on the hard disk drive to be removed To delete volumes and partitions select Program Administrative Tool Disk Management in Computer
78. started 8 When Exit EXPRESSBUILDER screen is displayed click Perform again The system reboots Reboot from EXPRESSBUILDER DVD and then perform Express Setup referring to Installing the Operating System with Express Setup NOTE When you start Express Setup select Skip the logical drive creation at Step 4 Enter RAID settings screen Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 55 Installation of Mass storage device not to be supported by Express Setup If you would like to install or re install the OS when the system has new mass storage device not to be supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER you have to set as follows 1 2 Read the manual supplied with the mass storage device before setting the server If the mass storage device is RAID Controller configure the RAID System before running the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Boot the system from NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD Select Load the optional driver into the EXPRESSBUILDER from the Top menu click Next Setting the driver disk for the mass storage controller Press the Perform button NOTE By choosing this option you can load the driver provided by CD ROM or floppy disk to proceed with the Express Setup Perform Express Setup with the following settings a When Enter RAID settings appears check Skip the logical drive creation b Select Apply OEM Disk for Mass storage device Copy the driver for the mass storage device in the Expres
79. system may result in dumping improper data NOTE The different revision processor may be mixed in additional CPU kit When Windows is used following message may appear in the System Log of the Event Viewer after extension the different revision of two or more CPUs in the server If this message is logged it is no problem for operation A Date 7 3 2001 Soues Application Popup Time 1338 Category None Type Information Event ID 41 lel User NA Computer SERWER 1 Description The CPUs in this multiprocessor system are not all the came revision level To use all processors the operating system restricts itself lo the features of the least capable processor in the system Should probleme occur wih thie system contact the CPU manufacturer to see i this mi of processors is supported Data Bytes Words 0o00 oo oo oo oo or oo aa oo 0008 00 00 00 00 29 OO OO 40 z 0o10 oz oo oo oo 29 oo oo so 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 3 Click Management Tool Event Viewer from the Control Panel 2 Select the type of the log to collect On Application Log the events related to the running application is archived On Security Log the events related to the security is archived On System Log the events occurred at the item which configures Windows system is archived 3 Click Save as in the Run menu 4 Enter the file name of archived log in the File Name box 5 Select the type o
80. the Adobe Reader to view or print these documents If the menu does not appear select My computer by using the Explorer and double click the icon of the DVD drive that contains the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD Some menu items are grayed out when the logon user does not have the authority of the administrator or the menu item is not available for your system To use the menu m Click on the menu items or m Click the right mouse button on the menu window Installing and Using Utilities 6 7 PARAMETER FILE CREATOR Parameter File Creator is a tool to create Parameter file that is used for configuring the server with the Express Setup see Chapter 5 for details If you use the Parameter file created by the Express Setup and Parameter File Creator to operate the setup you can setup from the installation of OS to several utilities automatically except for a few key input to confirm the specification Also you can install the system with the same specification as before when re installing the system We recommend you to create Parameter file to setup the servers from NEC EXPRESSBUILDER When using a floppy disk a USB floppy disk drive is required IMPORTANT You can not create Parameter file for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions NOTE You can install Windows Server 2003 without Parameter file Also you can modify newly create Parameter file during the setup with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER 6 8 Instal
81. the Microsoft operating system products which support PAE switch option are limited Refer to the following article in Microsoft Knowledge Base to check the supported products m Microsoft Knowledge Base Article ID 291988 A description of the 4GB RAM tuning feature and the Physical Address Extension switch Below is the example on how to add PAE switch to Boot ini file 1 Click Start point to Settings and then click Control Panel 2 In Control Panel double click System 3 Click the Advanced tab and then click Settings under Setup and Recovery 4 Under System Setup click Edit to open Boot ini 5 Add PAE to Operating Systems section in Boot ini file and then save it lt Example of Boot ini file gt boot loader timeout 30 default multi 0 disk 0 rdisk 0 partition 2 WINDOWS operating systems multi 0 disk 0 rdisk 0 partition 2 WINDOWS Windows Server 2003 fastdetect multi 0 disk 0 rdisk 0 partition 2 WINDOWS Windows Server 2003 PAE fastdetect PAE C CMDCONS BOOTSECT DAT Microsoft Windows Recovery Console cmdcons This is the end of editing Boot ini file NOTE If you choose one of the items in the Default operating system drop down list box in Setup and Recovery group box you can make your system start automatically from the switch you specified Installing the Operating System B 51 SETTING FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS Setup the following issue in advance so that your c
82. the connector The terminal or connector may be damaged if it is inclined m Ifthe card cannot be installed securely remove the card once and then install it again Adding excess force to the card may cause the card to be damaged Push the connector of the interface card with fingers firmly toward the CPU blade to connect the card to the slot Tighten the four fixing screws to fix the interface card to the CPU blade Install the components having been removed Install the CPU blade having been removed to the Blade Enclosure according to the User s Guide of the Blade Enclosure Turn on the power of the CPU blade Make sure that any error messages associated with the card do not appear on the POST screen See Chapter 8 for details of POST error messages Select Advanced Reset Configuration Data and set it to Yes This is required to update the hardware configuration information See Chapter 4 for details Run the BIOS configuration utility of the installed card to provide setup for the card The existence of the utility and its start and operation procedures vary depending on the type of the card Refer to the documentation coming with the card for details 9 30 Upgrading Your Server Hard Disk Drive The CPU blade can contain up to two 2 5 inch hard disk drives This section describes the installation and removal or replacement procedure IMPORTANT The hard disk drive is extremely sensitiv
83. the place where corrosive gases exist Make sure not to locate or use the server in the place where corrosive gases sulfur dioxide hydrogen sulfide nitrogen dioxide chlorine ammonia ozone etc exist Also do not set it in the environment where the air or dust includes components accelerating corrosion ex sulfur sodium chloride or conductive metals There is a risk of a fire due to corrosion and shorts of an internal printed board A CAUTION AA Keep water or foreign matter away from the CPU blade Do not let any form of liquid water etc or foreign matter e g pins or paper clips enter the server Failure to follow this warning may cause an electric shock a fire or a failure of the server When such things accidentally enter the server immediately turn off the power and disconnect the power plug from the outlet Do not disassemble the server Contact your service representative Make sure to complete device installation Always install a CPU blade hard disk drive and board firmly An incompletely installed device may cause a contact failure resulting in smoking or fire Do not use any unauthorized interface cable Use only interface cables provided by NEC and locate a proper device and connector before connecting a cable Using an authorized cable or connecting a cable to an improper destination may cause a short circuit resulting in a fire Also observe the following notes on using and connect
84. the system is Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Windows Server 2003 1 Oe ee ae e Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive If the autorun menu is displayed close menu screen The Windows Explorer dialog starts The procedure in the case of the standard start menu Click Start menu and click Windows Explorer The procedure in the case of the classic start menu Click Start menu point to Programs Accessories and click Windows Explorer Run dxsetup exe in the following directory Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions 003 win winnt w2k3amd ma2 1 apps prosetdx winx64 Windows Server 2003 x86 Editions 003 win winnt dotnet ma2 1 apps prosetdx win32 The IntelR PROSet InstallShield Wizard dialog starts Click Next Choose I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next Click Next Click Install When InstallShield Wizard Completed window is displayed click Finished Remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD from the optical disk drive restart the system Network Driver IMPORTANT The setting change of the link speed is not supported Please do not change setting of the link speed Installing the Operating System B 37 Graphics Accelerator Standard graphics accelerator drivers that are mounted will be installed automatically The following is the procedure when it is necessary to install manually NOTE lt Windows Server 2008 gt The graphics a
85. to the socket and push down the CPU socket holder 14 Push down the lever to secure the CPU Upgrading Your Server 9 11 15 Put the heat sink on the CPU and secure it with four screws Take care not to touch the cool sheet with your hand NOTE When putting the heat sink on the CPU make sure the orientation of heat sink An arrow mark printed on the heat sink must be placed as shown in the figure below O Front Rear 9 12 Upgrading Your Server 16 When installing the CPU heat sink temporarily tighten the four screws on cater corner then tighten them securely after making sure that the heat sink has been seated in parallel with the CPU socket 17 Install the components having been removed 18 Set Advanced Reset Configuration Data in the Advanced menu to Yes This is required to update the hardware configuration information See Chapter 4 for details 19 Ifthe Computer driver is set to ACPI uni processor PC or ACPI single processor PC change it to ACPI multi processor PC reboot the system according to the message and run NEC EXPRESSBUILDER under the Windows operating system to update the system Perform the following procedure if The system is running under the Windows operating system The system is
86. with N8403 027 set following BIOS setting Advanced Peripheral Configuration SATA AHCI and SATA RAID change to Disabled m If you use SAN boot with N8403 026 set following BIOS setting Advanced PCI Configuration gt Option ROM Scan Enabled gt Disabled IMPORTANT After executing Load Setup Defaults set this BIOS setting If you do not set up BIOS setting you could not install Windows 5 6 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup About the System Partition Size When the system is Windows Server 2008 32 bit x86 Edition Required partition size size required to install OS paging file size dump file size application size Size required to install OS 6 300MB Full Installation or 2 200MB Server Core Installation Paging file size recommended Installed memory size x 1 5 Dump file size Installed memory size 300MB Application size Required size IMPORTANT m The above mentioned paging file size is recommended for collecting debug information memory dump The paging file with initial size large enough to store the dump file in the boot drive is required Correct debug information might not be able to be collected due to virtual memory shortage when the paging file is insufficient so set an enough size of the paging file with the entire system m The maximum paging file size which can be set on one partition is 4095MB If the above paging file siz
87. 16 The application specific permission settings do not grant Local Activation permission for the COM server application with CLSID 555F3418 D99E 4E51 800A 6E89CFD8B1D7 to the user NT AUTHORITY LOCAL SERVICE SID S 1 5 19 This security permission can be modified using the Component Services administrative tool gt It is not a problem in operating the system Troubleshooting 8 17 There are some cases that an event log is registered as follows when you install Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Event Source Service Control Manager Event Type Error Event ID 7011 Description Timeout 30000 milliseconds waiting for a transaction response from the Dfs service When this event is not registered by rebooting the system it is not a problem in operating the system Fail to access to USB devices on Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition or Windows Server 2003 Q Did you apply Hotfix for Windows x64 KB921411 or Hotfix for Windows Server 2003 KB921411 prior to the Updating the System process Specify whether is displayed or not on the USB root hub lt verification process gt Click Start menu right click My Computer and click Manage to start Computer Management Then select Device Manager from the left side window If is displayed on the USB root hub apply the Hotfix according to the Recovery process Recovery process refer to Appendix B for details Fail to restart the system with t
88. 2 The Physical Drive properties are displayed Click Locate 3 Click Go The LED of the hard disk drive lights or blinks MegaRAID BIOS Config Utility Drive 0 fa A Kal HS rive Group O Slot Number Save the Changes 4 82 Configuring Your Server Slow Initialize Slow Initialize writes zero to all the sectors of the data area in the VD Start WebBIOS Click Virtual Drives on the WebBIOS Top Menu Select a VD to perform Slow Initialize from the upper right frame of the Virtual Drives screen 4 Click the checkmark column for Slow Initialize from the lower right frame of the Virtual Drives screen 5 Make sure that Slow Initialize is checked and click Go MegaRAID BIOS Config Utility Virtual Drives IMPORTANT m To create a VD using the Configuration Wizard of WebBIOS execute Fast Initialize to clear the first sector that contains partition information m Slow Initialize takes a long time to complete Configuring Your Server 4 83 WebBIOS and Universal RAID Utility You can use Universal RAID Utility for configuration and management monitoring of RAID System after start up operating system The point to be kept in mind when using Universal RAID Utility together with WebBIOS is as follows Terms Terms used in WebBIOS differs from those used in Universal RAID Utility When you use Universal RAID Utility together with WebBIOS substitute terms according to the fo
89. 3 7 The progress of Check Consistency is displayed on the left frame of Virtual Drives screen 8 Click Home at the lower left of Virtual Drives screen to return to the Top Menu MegaRAID BIOS Config Utility Virtual Drives oh Be ale IMPORTANT A lot of inconsistency may be detected at the first Check Consistency performed after the VD was configured due to inconsistencies in the unused area In such a case an alert may be logged 4 74 Configuring Your Server Manual Rebuild Rebuild can be performed automatically when the failed hard disk drive is replaced in hot swap mode However if the failed hard disk drive is replaced after turning off the power of the server Rebuild will not start automatically Use Manual Rebuild feature to recover the virtual drives as described below IMPORTANT m To perform rebuild by replacing the hard disk drive in hot swap mode be sure to replace the device while the operating system or WebBIOS is running m You can view the progress of rebuild process on Universal RAID Utility screen or click Virtual Drive on WebBIOS Top Menu m With the progress indication being displayed the rebuild may be processed at slow rate Go to WebBIOS Top Menu after making sure the rebuild progress Configuring Your Server 4 75 Described below are procedures based on assumption One of the hard disk drives failed ina RAID1 VD configured with two hard disk drives Replace
90. 84 Configuring Your Server Disk Array WebBIOS manages Disk Array by a number beginning with 0 You can see a number of Disk Array where DG X in Physical Drives and Virtual Drives Universal RAID Utility manages Disk Array by a number beginning with 1 You can see a number of Disk Array where Disk Array in the property of Logical Drive on RAID Viewer or RAID Controller X Disk Array Y in the property of Disk Array on raidemd Physical Drive and Hard Disk Drive WebBIOS manages Physical Drive by two numbers Slot number and Connector number beginning with 0 You can view these numbers shown by x x x in Physical Drives box You can view these numbers on Physical Drives properties Universal RAID Utility manages hard disk drive by a number beginning with and ID Enclosure number and Slot number The numbers of hard disk drives connected to the controller are sorted in ascending order based on ID and assigned number beginning with 1 starting from the smallest number The ID is same value of Slot number shown in WebBIOS Enclosure number and Slot number are assigned with a number beginning with 1 To view these numbers on Universal RAID Utility select properties of the hard disk drive and see Number and ID Enclosure and Slot RAID Viewer or RAID Controller X Physical Drive Y and ID Enclosure and Slot raidcmd Configuring Your Server 4 85 Setting of Priority WebBIOS displays and sets Rebuild Priori
91. A disk group is configured with more than one HDDs The allowable number of disk groups is equal to the number of HDDs The figure below shows a sample configuration The two HDDs are connected to N8403 027 SATA interface card or N8403 026 RAID Controller creating one disk group DG RAID Controller EE N E a DG0 726B Configuring Your Server 4 25 Virtual Disk Virtual drive is defined in disk group It is recognized as a physical drive by OS The allowable number of virtual disks is up to 16 per disk group or up to 64 per controller The figure below shows a sample configuration in which the N8403 027 SATA interface card or N8403 026 RAID Controller is connected with two HDDs creating one Disk Group Two virtual drives VD of RAIDO are defined in the Disk Group RAID Controller DGO 72 GB VDO RAIDO 40 GB VD1 RAIDO 32 GB Hot Swap The hot swap enables a HDD to be removed or replaced under system operation 4 26 Configuring Your Server RAID Levels Characteristics of RAID Levels The table below lists the characteristics of the RAID levels Level Function Redundancy Characteristics RAIDO Striping No e Data read write at the highest rate e Largest capacity e Capacity capacity of single HDD x number of HDDs RAID1 Mirroring Yes e Two HDDs required e Capacity capacity of single HDD RAIDO In RAIDO data to be recorded is distributed to HDDs The mode is c
92. B 080 00000000 0000 oo0000000 0000 O O BS OnO Power ON from Network Serial Port Depending on the BIOS setting of the CPU blade the power of the CPU blade may be automatically turned on by a proper packet received from the network or via the modem connected to the serial port This power on procedure can be specified by setting Wake On Events of System Hardware in the BIOS SETUP Utility Power ON from Remote Console The power of the CPU blade can be turned on by using remote control feature of EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 2 BMC Operation after Power ON If the CPU blade is connected with a display unit the NEC logo appears on the screen of the display unit after a while from the power on While the NEC logo appears the CPU blade runs the self diagnosis program POST to diagnose the CPU blade itself See POST described later for details At the completion of POST OS is booted NOTE Ifa fault is found during POST it is interrupted and the error message notifying the fault appears See Chapter 8 General Description 2 17 Power off of Blade Server There are the following three ways to turn off the power of the CPU blade 1 Power off by OS shutdown 2 Power off from CPU Blade Press the POWER switch on the panel of the CPU blade 3 Power off from Remote Console The power of the CPU blade can be turned off by using OS Shutdown in remote control feature of EXPRESSSCOPE E
93. C Rate WebBIOS Middle 50 Low 10 4 86 Configuring Your Server This page is intentionally left blank Chapter 5 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup This section describes information on using Express Setup to install and configure the following operating systems to server m Windows Server 2008 Standard 32 bit x86 Edition Windows Server 2008 Enterprise 32 bit x86 Edition m Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition To use the server with the other operating systems described in this section contact your service representative IMPORTANT Before installing the operating system adjust the system date and time by using the BIOS setup utility SETUP See Chapter 4 for detail 5 2 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup About Express 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 Executing the Express Setup erases all data on the hard disk drive NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Ce Step at i gt me to the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER writes as EXPRESSBUILDER at the following EXPRESSBUILDER helps you to install the Operating system dio bute d click Next Welco Check the radio install an Operating System or to build a RAID sub system select Perform the Exp
94. Click OK R The user s password must be changed before logging on the first time OK Cancel al D Windows Server2008 Standard 2 Change the password and then click the button Administrator as Lconfrmpaswerd o Create a password reset disk Cancel Aw tm Windows Server 2008 Standard NOTE The Windows Server 2008 password must combine uppercase letters lowercase letters and numbers 3 When the following message appears click OK to log on Your password has been changed OK a te Windows Server 2008 Standard Installing the Operating System B 21 4 On the Initial Configuration Tasks window enter user information Ey Initial Configuration Tasks ii Perform the following tasks to initially configure this server Provide Computer Information a Specifying computer information amp Set time zone Time Zone GMT 08 00 Pacific Time US Canada Zs Configure networking Local Area Connection Not connected s Local Area Connection 2 Not connected A Provide computer name and Full Computer Name WIN LBSQS6EYDEC domain Workgroup WORKGROUP Update This Server Updating your Windows server BR Enable automatic updating and Updates Not configured feedback Feedback Windows Eror Reporting off Not participating in Customer Experience Improvement Program g Download and install updates Checked for Updates Never Installed Updates Never Customize
95. Configuration Memory Retest to restart the CPU blade and clear the error information of the removed DIMM see Chapter 4 Set Advanced Reset Configuration Data in the Advanced menu to Yes This is required to update the hardware configuration information See Chapter 4 for details Set the paging file size to a value larger than the recommended value installed memory 1 5 for Windows 9 20 Upgrading Your Server Mezzanine Card The CPU blade can contain two mezzanine cards for blade which allows a network extension or a file device feature extension To install a mezzanine card use the mezzanine card slot installed on the CPU blade The mezzanine card slot is factory installed on the CPU blade IMPORTANT m The mezzanine card is extremely sensitive to static electricity Make sure to touch the metal frame of the server to discharge static electricity from your body before handling the mezzanine card Do not touch the terminals and parts on the mezzanine card by a bare hand and place the cards directly on the desk For static notes see the section Anti static Measures described earlier Acombination of boards can be installed in the Blade Enclosure under certain restrictions Contact your service representative for details NOTE Some optional mezzanine cards use expansion ROMs on the boards Refer to the manual shipped with the board to check whether the expansion ROMs should be expanded
96. DVD ROM drive Confirm the parameters and click OK When the installation has completed remove Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 DISC 2 CD ROM from the DVD ROM drive and restart the system After installation is completed be sure to execute the tasks described in Setup of Device Driver Normally Installed in Server and Updating the System of this chapter B 32 Installing the Operating System Procedure for License Authentication Product Key used in the procedure for license authentication should be matched with the COA label in which the product key contained in Windows Server 2003 is written NOTE Execute the activation within 30 days System may be locked after 30 days is passed Installing and Setting Device Drivers Follow these steps to install and configure the device drivers Installing the Operating System B 33 REMOTE DESKTOP FOR MANAGEMENT This section describes the necessary setting of the Remote Desktop for Management to use Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions or Windows Server 2003 IMPORTANT The license for Sever Client Access with fee is not needed to use the Remote Desktop for Management The Remote Desktop for Management enables to have two connections or less simultaneously Windows Server 2008 Full Installation The setting process is as follows 1 Click Start Menu and point Control Panel and click System 2 Click Remote Setting 3 Check All
97. Dedicated HSP The selected hard disk drive is assigned as hot spare available only for the specific DG Remove HOTSPARE The selected hard disk drive is unassigned from hot spare and made Unconfigured Good state Make Unconf Bad Make the selected hard disk drive in faulty state This is indicated on the hard disk drive of which status is Unconfigured Good Make Unconf Good Make the selected hard disk drive in Unconfigured Good state This is indicated on the hard disk drive of which status is Unconfigured Bad Prepare Removal Make the power status of the selected hard disk drive in Powersave state This is indicated on the hard disk drive of which power status is On and the status is Unconfigured Good Undo Removal Make the power status of the selected hard disk drive in On This is indicated on the hard disk drive of which power status is Powersave Make Drive Offline Make the selected hard disk drive in Offline state This is indicated on the hard disk drive of which status is Online Make Drive Online Make the selected hard disk drive in Online state This is indicated on the hard disk drive of which status is Offline Rebuild Drive Start rebuilding VD that contains the selected hard disk drive This is indicated for the hard disk drive of which status is Offline Mark as Missing Remove the VD that contains the selected hard disk drive fr
98. EXPRESSBUILDER DVD When you start the Express Setup a dialog to specify an application appears Select Universal RAID Utility on the dialog Manual Setup You can start the setup program of Universal RAID Utility from Autorun Menu Click Setup Software Universal RAID Utility in Autorun Menu You need to install the following software m Microsoft NET Framework 2 0 m The Runtime component of the Microsoft Visual C 2005 SP1 You can install these software from Autorun Menu too Click Setup Windows Install the INET Framework Ver 2 0 Redistributable Package x86 If CPU architecture is x64 Install the NET Framework Ver2 0 Redistributable Package x64 in Autorun Menu for the setup of Microsoft NET Framework 2 0 Click Setup Windows Install the Microsoft Visual C 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package x86 Use the x86 package whatever the CPU architecture may be for the setup of the Runtime component of the Microsoft Visual C 2005 SP1 6 22 Installing and Using Utilities Using Universal RAID Utility via Network Universal RAID Utility does not support the function to manage the computer containing RAID Controller via network If you want to manage it via network use the function of remote console ex Remote Desktop of Windows Installing and Using Utilities 6 23 NEC PRODUCT INFO COLLECTION UTILITY The NEC Product Info Collection Utility is software installed in this server Various in
99. MABLADE The K410 150 00 SUV cable has the USB serial interface and monitor connection connectors at the other ends Connect a proper device at each of the ends To serial interface device To CPU blade IMPORTANT m To connect a peripheral or interface cable provided by a vendor other than NEC or third party to the CPU blade make sure that the device is available for the CPU blade Some third party devices are not available for the CPU blade m The serial port connector cannot be directly connected with the leased line m Do not connect disconnect the SUV cable or add remove the USB device until the operating system starts running To connect disconnect the SUV cable or add remove the USB device after OS startup follow restrictions of operating system If the device having serial interface is connected first power off the CPU blade and destination device and remove the power cord from the destination device before connecting disconnecting SUV cable or serial cable Failure to follow it may cause the devices to be defected due to the potential difference between them m Ifthe CPU blade is installed in the Blade Enclosure SIGMABLADE H and you are going to install an OS in it use the SUV cable See the next page for connection 3 6 Setting Up Your Server USB Connection by K410 150 00 SUV Cable Connect the floppy disk drive DVD ROM drive keyboard and mouse according to the figure shown below
100. Monitor To use Network Monitor on Windows Server 2008 install Network Monitor by following the steps below 1 Download Microsoft Network Monitor from the following web site http support microsoft com kb 955998 en us 2 Run the downloaded file to start the installer Follow the on screen instructions to install Network Monitor NOTE If a Security Alert appears click Run Select Complete for a setup format 3 Network Monitor is installed NOTE To remove Network Monitor go to Programs and Features Network Trace Capture Windows Server 2008 On the Start menu start Microsoft Network Monitor 2 On Start Page select Create a new capture tab or select New in the File menu and click Capture A new tab for capturing a network trace is created On the Select Networks window select a network you want to capture a trace On the Capture menu click Start to start capturing a network trace On the Capture menu click Stop to stop capturing a network trace D gi e 0 On the File menu select Save As The Save As window appears Select All captured frames from Frame selection and enter the names of a folder and a file NOTE The default folder name is C Users lt User name gt Documents Network Monitor 3 Captures 7 Click Save to create the file in the folder selected in step 6 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 49 Network
101. Monitor Windows Server 2003 To utilize Network Monitor you need to restart the system after the installation has completed so we recommend to install Network Monitor before any network trouble may occur 1 8 9 10 Point to Settings from Start menu and click Control Panel The Control Panel dialog box appears Double click Add or Remove Programs The Add or Remove Programs dialog box appears Click Add Remove Windows Component The Windows Components Wizard dialog box appears Click Management and Monitoring Tools and then click Details The Management and Monitoring Tools dialog appears Click to select the Network Monitor Tools check box and then click OK The Windows Components Wizard dialog box appears again so click Next If the setup asks to install the disk insert the OS CD ROM into optical disk drive and click OK Click Finish in the Windows Component Wizard dialog box Close the Add or Remove Programs dialog box Close the Control Panel dialog box To start Network Monitor point to Program Administrative Tools and click NetworkMonitor For information on how to operate Network Monitor refer to Online Help 5 50 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Re installing the Operation System if Multiple Logical Drives Exist Before Re installing the Operation System Be sure to make backup copies before re installing the operation system just in case
102. NEC NEC Express5800 BladeServer Series N8400 083F 084F 085F NEC Express5800 B120a User s Guide 1st Edition 2 2009 ONL 540_001_04 B120a 100 99 0902 PROPRIETARY NOTICE AND LIABILITY DISCLAIMER The information disclosed in this document including all designs and related materials is the valuable property of NEC Corporation NEC and or its licensors NEC 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 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 such product is dependent upon factors such as system configuration customer data and operator control Since implementation by customers of each product may vary the suitability of specific product configurations and applications must be determined by the customer and is not warranted by NEC To allow for design and specification 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 is prohibited First Printing February 2009 Copyright 2009 NEC Corporation 7 1 Shiba 5 Chome Minato Ku Tokyo 108 8001 Japan All Right
103. O Before execution Capacity 36GB Cc lt _ 36GB Execute Migration with addition Virtual drive RAIDO After execution Capacity 72GB Configuring Your Server 4 45 Before Using WebBIOS Read the following sections describing supported functions and precautions before using WebBIOS Supported Functions Indication of model name and capacity of hard disk drive Indication of allocation status of hard disk drive Creation of virtual drive Setting of RAID level Setting of Stripe Block size Setting of Read Policy Write Policy IO Policy Indication of configuration information and status of virtual drive Removal of virtual drive Clearing of configuration Execution of initialization Execution of Consistency Check Execution of manual rebuild Execution of reconstruction 4 46 Configuring Your Server Notes on Creating Virtual Drive 1 The hard disk drives configuring the drive group should have the same capacity and rotation speed Be sure to execute Consistency Check after creating VD When installing an OS in VD under N8403 026 RAID controller create a VD dedicated to OS installation WebBIOS cannot be handled via remote console functions of NEC ESMPRO Manager 5 The physical drive numbers shown in WebBIOS and those shown in Universal RAID Utility are identified as follows WebBIOS Slot number shown in Physical View 1 The slot number type of hard disk drive
104. OL B 46 Installing the Operating System 4 Click OK 5 Reboot the system IMPORTANT WOL Wake On Lan are only available on system Shutdown mode WOL Wake On Lan is not available on system Hibernate and Sleep mode Installing the Operating System B 47 SETTING RECEIVE SIDE SCALING Two standard network adapter and optional network board need to change the Receive Side Scaling setting Please execute the following procedures NOTE This is common procedure for all Windows OS IMPORTANT Set it in the following procedure before installing Intel PROSet in the case of Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions 1 Open the Device Manager 2 Open the property of Intel R PRO 100 or Intel R PRO 1000 under Network Adapter tree Click Advanced tab Change setting of the Receive Side Scaling to Disabled Reboot the system IMPORTANT If Receive Side Scaling is not displayed on Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions uninstall Intel R PROSet according to Uninstall Intel PROSet Set the Receive Side Scaling in above procedure When re install Intel PROSet refer to PROSet Page B 35 36 Uninstall Intel PROSet 1 Open the Control Panel and double click Add or Remove Programs 2 Intel PROSet is present if the following is displayed in the list Intel R Network Connections 13 2 8 0 3 Select above Intel R
105. PU load memory usage disk usage and LAN traffic Usage threshold values can help the system administrator monitor and prevent server overloads Supplement Note the following in addition to the NOTE that has been described in the online document for NEC ESMPRO m About the Monitoring of Chassis Sensors The fan and the power supply installed in Blade Enclosure SIGMABLADE are monitored by the EM card The information that the EM card monitors can be confirmed by the Enclosure Viewer of NEC ESMPRO Manager In ESMPRO Enclosure Power Supply tree in the DataViewer of NEC ESMPRO Manager the status of the power circuit of CPU blade is displayed Installing and Using Utilities 6 21 NEC ESMPRO Agent Extension The NEC ESMPRO Agent Extension is software for the remote management of this server See the online documents for details on the functions and installation of the NEC ESMPRO Agent Extension Universal RAID Utility Universal RAID Utility is an application to manage or monitor the RAID System by using the following m N8403 026 RAID Controller m N8403 027 SATA Interface card Before attempting to operate Universal RAID Utility read the Universal RAID Utility Ver2 0 User s Guide included in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD The manual explains the installation procedure and notes on operating Universal RAID Utility Setup with Express Setup You can install Universal RAID Utility with Express Setup contained in NEC
106. Setup Defaults in BIOS SETUP utility does not restore the default value for settings related to management LAN of BMC To restore the default value you need to execute Clear BMC Configuration m It takes about several tens seconds until initialization completes after execution of Clear BMC Configuration m Executing Clear BMC Configuration also clears settings made in NEC ESMPRO Manager Before execution be sure make backup copy of setting information of NEC ESMPRO Manager NOTE Executing Save Custom Defaults Load Custom Defaults of BIOS SETUP does not save the settings you have made in BMC LAN Configuration menu Event Log Configuration Submenu Option Parameter Description Your Setting System Event Log System Event Log submenu is displayed Auto Clear Event Disabled If set to Enabled logs are Logs Enabled automatically cleared when the error log area is fulfilled Clear All Event Press Enter and select Yes to clear Logs the system event log Factory set Configuring Your Server 4 21 Boot The CPU blade searches for devices in the order set in this menu on booting Finding the boot software the CPU blade starts the software The priority of the boot devices can be changed by using the f and keys Move the cursor to the desired device with the f or key and change the priority with the or key The boot device priority is factory set in the following
107. T m All the adapters specified as a group of Adapter Teaming must exist on the same LAN If they are connected to the separate switches they will not work normally m The adapters specified as a group of Adaptive Load Balancing ALB can be connected to only Switching Hub m When exchange the mother board or option network card make sure to remove the adapter team before exchanges and recreate the adapter team after exchange complete m Verify that the switch fully supports the IEEE 802 3ad standard before using IEEE802 3ad Link Aggregation DLA Installing the Operating System B 41 Setup Teaming When the system is Windows Server 2008 64 bit x64 Editions 2008 32 bit x86 Editions IMPORTANT m Teaming is not supported with Windows Server Core m SFT is not supported m Please confirm the port setting of switching hub L2 matches the server network adapter Teaming mode AFT ALB setting must be done after System Update completed 1 Open the Device Manager Open Network adapters gt Intel R xxx properties Click Teaming tab and check the Team this adapter with other adapters check box Click New Team Fill the name of the team in Specify a name for the team and click Next Include the adapter to the team and click next Select a team type Adapter Fault Tolerance Adaptive Load Balancing Click next Click Finish Click TEAM Team name from Device manager Network
108. T Resetting the CPU blade clears the DIMM memory and the data in process To reset the CPU blade when it is not frozen make sure that no processing is in progress m Hardware reset Press the RESET switch on the CPU blade This restarts the CPU blade ooo NEC OOO ALS Cod 0 00 Oo He na QF Ieg a0 S o ay do 8 3 nee Q9 8 8 RESET switch O90 88 Iv Gee gO t0 O amp Illes IS s oj Oss 0 rome 2096 Ile 8 SOGO IPS 8 elelele SS Aa Software reset If the CPU blade halts before starting the OS press and hold Ctrl and Alt and press Delete This restarts the CPU blade Remote control reset Use the remote control feature of EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 2 BMC to reset the CPU blade Troubleshooting 8 35 FORCED SHUTDOWN Use this function when an OS command does not shut down the CPU blade the POWER switch does not turn off the CPU blade or resetting does not work Press and hold the POWER switch on the CPU blade 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 The power of the CPU blade can be turned off by using remote control feature of EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 2 BMC i NEC ooo OSE HS 0009 ore na QF Iiis 8 OOQ HIS amp De we 22 POWER switc
109. The hard disk drive is extremely sensitive to static electricity Make sure to touch the metal frame of the server to discharge static electricity from your body before handling the hard disk drive Do not touch the hard disk drive terminals or on board parts by a bare hand and place the hard disk drive directly on the desk Do not give excess shocks or vibrations to the hard disk drive Failure to follow it may cause the hard disk drive to be defected The hard disk drive to be used should be options of the purchased blade server Confirm the slot to which the hard disk drive is inserted The slot for the hard disk drive to be connected to each CPU blade is defined previously The hard disk drive contains precision component that is easily affected by drastic temperature change If the hard disk drive is used after storage or relocation make sure that the hard disk drive is fully adapted to the operating environment m Optional memory processor mezzanine card board and other electronic components These components are extremely sensitive to static electricity Make sure to touch the metal frame of the server to discharge static electricity from your body before handling the components Do not touch the terminals or parts on the components by a bare hand and place the components directly on the desk Make sure that the options are optional devices for the purchased blade server If an option can be installed or connected to the server the
110. This Server la Customizing your server T Do not show this window at logon Qose mj If you have selected a Server Core installation 1 After a Server Core installation of Windows Server 2008 is completed press Ctrl Alt Del Press CTRL ALT DELETE to log on t Windows Server 2008 Standard B 22 Installing the Operating System 2 Select Other User i Other User Cancel A i Windows Server 2008 Standard 3 Log on to the system as an administrator You need not enter your password in this dialog box Click the button E gt Cancel ows Server 2008 ard 4 Before you log on you will be prompted to change the password Click OK 3 The user s password must be changed before logging on the first time OK Cancel a o Windows Server 2008 Standard Installing the Operating System B 23 5 Change the password and then click the button CO ED Cancel ae i Windows Server 2008 Standard NOTE The Windows Server 2008 password must combine uppercase letters lowercase letters and numbers 6 When the following message appears click OK Your password has been changed OK a D Windows Server2008 Standard 7 At the command prompt enter user information t Administrator C Windows system32 cmd exe C Wsers administrator NOTE For more detailed procedure see the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Step By Step G
111. UILDER are trademarks of NEC Corporation Microsoft Windows Windows Server Windows NT and MS DOS are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Datalight is a registered trademark of Datalight Inc ROM DOS is a trademark of Datalight Inc AT is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States and other countries LSI and the LSI logo design are trademarks or registered trademarks of LSI Corporation Adaptec and its logo is a registered trademark of Adaptec Inc of United States SCSISelect is a trademark of Adaptec Inc of the United States Adobe Adobe logo and Acrobat are 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 Windows Server 2008 stands for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Operating system and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise operating system Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions stands for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition operating system and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition operating system or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition operating system and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition operating system Windows Ser
112. WS Windows Server 2003 fastdetect multi 0 disk 0 rdisk 0 partition 2 WINDOWS Windows Server 2003 PAE fastdetect PAE C CMDCONS BOOTSECT DAT Microsoft Windows Recovery Console cmdcons This is the end of editing Boot ini file NOTE If you choose one of the items in the Default operating system drop down list box in Setup and Recovery group box you can make your system start automatically from the switch you specified 5 40 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup SETTING FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS Setup the following issue in advance so that your computer can recover from any trouble precisely and as soon as possible when it should occur Memory Dump Debug Information Windows Server 2008 This section describes the procedures for collecting memory dump debug information in the server IMPORTANT Cautions for the Memory Dump m The staff of maintenance service representative is in charge of collecting memory dump Customers need only to specify the memory dump m If any trouble occur after specifying the process below the message to inform that the system is in short of virtual memory may appear but continue to start the system If you restart the system in such case memory dump may not be stored correctly Follow the procedure below to specify 1 Select Control Panel and click System The System dialog box appears 2 Click Advanced system settings The System Properties
113. Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Server Core Installation Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Server Core Installation If you enter your product key Windows can automatically determine which edition you purchased To enter your product key click the Back button to return to the previous page Ay Ifyou choose not to enter your product key now make sure that you select the edition of Windows that you purchased If you select the wrong edition you will need to purchase that edition or you will need to reinstall the correct edition of Windows later and potentially lose files and information I Ihave selected the edition of Windows that I purchased 1 Collecting information 2 Installing Windows NOTE The Windows versions listed on the screen vary depending on the Windows Server 2008 DVD ROM you are using 8 Read the license terms carefully If you agree select I accept the license terms and then click Next Crem O E A Please read the license terms MICROSOFT SOFTWARE LICENSE TERMS MICROSOFT WINDOWS SERVER 2008 STANDARD These license terms are an agreement between Microsoft Corporation or based on where you live one of its affiliates and you Please read them They apply to the software named above which includes the media on which you received it if any The terms also apply to any Microsoft 0 updates 0 supplements O Internet based services and O0 support services 1 Collecting information 2 Installin
114. actory set IMPORTANT This menu appears only when N8403 026 RAID controller is installed Onboard LAN Option Parameter Description Your Setting LAN Port 1 2 Enabled Indicates whether the expansion of Option ROM Scan Disabled BIOS of on board LAN controller is enabled or disabled Factory set 4 10 Configuring Your Server Peripheral Configuration 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 address is used in another resource the yellow asterisk appears Reset any item with the yellow asterisk properly m IfN8403 026 RAID controller is installed Serial ATA SATA Controller Mode Option SATA AHCI and SATA RAID are not displayed Option Parameter Description Your Setting Serial Port B Disabled Selects whether serial port B is enabled or Enabled disabled Base I O 3F8 Selects the base I O address for serial port address 2F8 A 3E8 2E8 Interrupt IRQ 3 Selects the interrupt for a serial port A IRQ 4 Serial ATA Disabled Selects whether the serial ATA is enabled or Enabled disabled SATA Controller Compatible Selects an operation mode of onboard Mode Option Enhanced SATA controller Displayed only when Serial ATA is enabled Compatible mode SATA drives are automatically detected and recognized as legacy mode Enhanced mode SATA drives ar
115. adapters to modify the team Click Settings tab and click Modify Team button 9 Refer to the following procedure to set the team member adapter priority status Set Primary Point the adapter and click Set Primary button Set Secondary Point the adapter and click Set Secondary button NOTE Adapter priority config can be confirmed by the following procedure 1 Click TEAM Team name from Device manager Network adapters 2 Click Settings and confirm Adapters in team list B 42 Installing the Operating System 10 Click Test Switch Run test to confirm the adapter team is properly setup Confirm the result in Test results Even the system are normal the following mismatch message will appear sometimes Please recheck the switching hub L2 port and nothing problem with the setting ignore the messages The switch is configured with aggregatedd ports but the team type does not support port aggregation The switch is configured with VLAN tagging but the team has no VLANs Change the team type to SLA reconfigure the switch for link aggregation or disable VLAN tagging on the switch 11 Reboot the system When the system is Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Windows Server 2003 IMPORTANT m AFT ALB setting must be done after System Update completed m SFT is not supported m Please confirm the port setting of switching hub L2 matches the server network adapter Teaming m
116. added Before execution After execution RAID Number of RAID Number of Description level HDDs level HDDs RAIDO x RAIDO x ta Capacity increased equivalent to a HDDs RAIDO 1 RAID1 2 Capacity remains unchanged RAID1 2 RAIDO 2 a Capacity increased equivalent to a 1 HDDs 4 44 Configuring Your Server IMPORTANT Note the following for the Reconstruction Be sure to make backup copy of data and perform Consistency Check before starting Reconstruction The Reconstruction is disabled in the configuration where several virtual drives are defined in one disk group During Reconstruction the processing rate is decreased due to much load The Reconstruction may be performed for the degraded or partially degraded virtual drive However it is recommended to execute Rebuild to recover the virtual drive then execute Reconstruction During Reconstruction do not shutdown or reboot the server If the server is shutdown by an unforeseen accident such as power interruption turn on the power again as soon as possible The Reconstruction is automatically restarted In some configuration Background Initialize may start automatically upon completion of Reconstruction Ex Migration with addition for RAIDO virtual drive The figure below shows an example of adding a single 36GB HDD to a RAIDO virtual drive configured with a single 36GB HDD to make data redundancy available Virtual drive RAID
117. again Just after restarting POST do not perform any operation by using the keyboard or mouse until the BIOS start message appears Are memory and PCI devices available for CPU blades installed NEC cannot secure the operation of any device other than those approved by NEC System Configuration Data Read Error appears and POST pauses m Did you perform any of the following operation Pressed the POWER switch of the CPU blade to forcedly power off the CPU blade Pressed the RESET switch of the CPU blade to provide hardware reset Removed the CPU blade from the Blade Enclosure Disconnected the power cord from the Blade Enclosure Contact your service representative The MAC address of the onboard LAN of the CPU blade is unknown You can find the MAC address by the label put near the MP connector on the CPU blade In addition you can see the address from Windows or Linux command See Chapter 3 for details Troubleshooting 8 11 Fail to access to internal or external devices or such devices fail to operate 0 Are cables properly connected Make sure that the interface cables and power cord are properly connected Also make sure that the cables are connected in the correct order QI Is the power on order correct When the CPU blade has any external devices connected power on the external devices first then the CPU blade Q Did you install drivers for connected optional d
118. alled striping In the figure below data is recorded in stripe 1 disk 1 stripe 2 disk 2 and stripe 3 disk 1 in the order Because RAIDO allows all HDDs to be accessed collectively it can provide the best disk access performance IMPORTANT RAIDO cannot have data redundancy If a HDD is defected the data saved in the HDD cannot be recovered RAID Controller Stripe 1 Stripe 2 Stripe 3 Stripe 4 Configuring Your Server 4 27 RAID1 In the RAID1 level data saved in a HDD is written to another HDD without change The mode is called mirroring When data is written onto a single HDD the same data is written onto another HDD If either of the HDDs is defected the other HDD containing the same data can substitute for the defected HDD Thus the system can continue to operate without interruption RAID Controller Stripe 1 Stripe 1 Stripe 2 Stripe 2 4 28 Configuring Your Server Configuration by N8403 027 SATA Interface Card This section describes how to use the internal hard disk drives as RAID System by N8403 027 SATA Interface card Installing the Hard Disk Drives Install two hard disk drives to your CPU blade See Chapter 9 for detail IMPORTANT Use two hard disk drives of the same revolution In addition use two hard disk drives of the same capacity if you are going to configure RAID1 Enabling RAID Feature You can use the two hard disk drives as a single
119. amp is used The ID lamp is located on the CPU blade installed in the Blade Enclosure The ID lamp allows you to identify the device subject to maintenance among more than one CPU blade installed in the Blade Enclosure The ID lamp on CPU blade can also be made blink blue by proper software commands from the management PC on the network In addition pressing the ID switch on the CPU blade brings the ID lamp to light You may use the remote control feature of EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 2 BMC to perform the same operation as using the ID switch on the CPU blade ooo0o0 NEC OOO f 0090 ow a OO IIloo o so 88 DMP oo Os do 2 o H O psr 8 8 ID switch nee ele 8 3 ID lamp h go oo O SS WE go uO O Oo Q Q o Iles amp es oj Oes oo IES OOO IIIe 8 QOO 99 aooo UC oo ai Chapter 3 Setting Up Your Server This chapter describes how to set up the server appropriate for your system on a step by step basis 3 2 Setting Up Your Server BEFORE INSTALLING CPU BLADE Be sure to check the MAC addresses before installing a CPU blade in the Blade Enclosure Check of MAC Address A MAC address indicates the address specific for the network It is expressed by 12 digit alphanumeric starting with 003013 A CPU blade has two MAC addresses Check the MAC addresses before installing a CPU blade in the Blade Enclosure A MAC address is indicated in the area as shown
120. and events to determine a maintenance part BIOS Setup Viewer Provides the functions to 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 a text file System Information Management Provides the function to make a back up copy of your data Without the backup data the system specific information and or configuration may not be restored Only the authorized personnel is allowed to restore the backup data System Management The parameters of BMC Baseboard Management Controller are set for remote control and alert Troubleshooting 8 31 m BIOS FW Updating This menu allows you to update the software module such as BIOS and firmware of the server by using the update disk 3 5 inch floppy disk that is distributed from NEC customer service representative After rebooting the system an update program is started automatically from floppy disk and the various BIOS and firmware programs are updated IMPORTANT Do not turn off the server while the update program is running If the update processing is discontinued the system becomes unable to start ROM DOS startup FD Creates a support disk for starting the ROM DOS system m Test and diagnostics Execute various tests on the server system to check if the server functions are normal and if the connection bet
121. ange to Disabled m If you use SAN boot with N8403 026 set following BIOS setting Advanced PCI Configuration gt Option ROM Scan Enabled gt Disabled IMPORTANT After executing Load Setup Defaults set this BIOS setting If you do not set up BIOS setting you could not install Windows 5 26 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup About the System Partition Size The system partition size can be calculated from the following formula Size necessary to install the system Paging File Size Dump File Size Application Size Size necessary to install the system 3500MB Windows Server 2003 R2 3500MB Windows Server 2003 R2 with Service Pack2 5300MB Windows Server 2003 R2 Service Pack2 CD ROM Paging File Size Recommended Mounted Memory Size 1 5 Dump File Size Mounted Memory Size 12MB Application Size Required Size IMPORTANT m The above mentioned paging file size is recommended for collecting debug information memory dump The paging file with initial size large enough to store the dump file in the boot drive is required Correct debug information might not be able to be collected due to virtual memory shortage when the paging file is insufficient so set an enough size of the paging file with the entire system m 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
122. arameters 2 Click Next NOTE If a floppy disk drive is not connected select this item Load parameters 1 Insert the floppy disk containing the parameters file 2 Select Load parameters enter the file path of the parameters file into the text box 3 Click Next 5 32 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 7 Select the installing Operating System Select Install the Windows 32bit editions from the menu click Next NEC EXPRESSBUILDER lt itt step Jio a0 a gt Ft Select the installing Operating System om If Install other Operating System is selected EXPRESSBUILDER only creates a Logical Drive and finishes the setup Install che Windows 32bie editions aasanacopecmmssjann Version 5 XX XXX XXCXXX 8 Enter the setting of a logical drive Enter RAID settings steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next NEC EXPRESSBUILDER SS amp i i Step iy Jeg PT e p fan logical drive select Skip the logical drive creation and press the Next button Version 5 XX XXX XX XXK NOTES m You can use only the physical devices that have same model number to configure logical drive m Ifthe process is not finished normally the driver may not be stored in the EXPRESSBUILDER Refer to Optional Board Supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER described earlier in this
123. arted with memory error View only Memory Retest No Causes BIOS to retest all memory on the Yes next boot Extended RAM 1MB 1MB indicates that the memory test is Step 1KB done in the unit of 1MB 1KB indicates Every location that the memory test is done in the unit of Disabled 1KB Every location tests every memory location Disabled indicates that only memory initialization is done Only pressing Space is acceptable to suspend the test during the memory test Memory RAS Independent Specifies the memory RAS mode See Mode Mirror DIMM in Chapter 9 for details Lock Step NUMA Disabled Disables or enables Non Uniform Memory configuration Enabled Access feature Factory set Configuring Your Server 4 9 PCI Configuration Option Parameter Description Your Setting Mezzanine Slot Enabled Indicates whether the expansion of 1 2 Option ROM Disabled BIOS of mezzanine card to be Scan installed is enabled or disabled PXE iSCSI Select PXE Specify PXE or iSCSI to boot the iSCSI mezzanine card to be installed Factory set IMPORTANT An option PXE iSCSI Select is displayed only when the mezzanine card that supports iSCSI standard is installed Onboard SCSI Option Parameter Description Your Setting Option ROM Scan Enabled Indicates whether the expansion of Disabled BIOS of RAID controller is enabled or disabled F
124. assigned IMPORTANT Do not press unnecessary key such as Pause during POST m If you fail to press Ctrl H or the system proceeds without displaying the WebBIOS main menu shown on the next page reboot the system and press Ctrl H on POST screen Configuring Your Server 4 49 Main Menu Shown below is Adapter Selection screen that appears first on WebBIOS On Adapter No box select an adapter you want to operate with WebBIOS then click Start Adapter Selection a 53 Firnware Version When the adapter is selected on Adapter Selection the WebBIOS Top Menu appears mfig Utility Physical Configuration gemee UE Slot 1 SAS HDD 67 656 GB Unconfigured Good Information of VD configured and hard disk drives connected with the controller 4 50 Configuring Your Server WebBIOS Menu Controller Selection Goes back to Adapter Selection menu Controller Properties Displays properties of the controller Scan Devices Detects hard disk drives connected with the controller again Virtual Drives Opens operation window for VD that has already been configured Drives Opens operation window for hard disk drive connected with the controller Configuration Wizard Displays the wizard to configure VD Physical View Switches indication between hard disk drives and VD Logical View configuration Events Dis
125. ays the previous screen Press F1 when you need help on SETUP operations The help screen for SETUP operations appears Press Esc to return to the previous screen Sets the parameter of the currently displayed item back to the factory set parameter Save and exit the SETUP utility 4 4 Configuring Your Server Menu and Parameter Descriptions The SETUP utility has the following six major menus m Main m Advanced m Security m Server m Boot m Exit To set minute functions select a submenu from the above menus The following describes available functions and parameters as well as the factory set for each menu Configuring Your Server 4 5 Main Option Parameter Description Your Setting System Time HH MM SS Set the system time System Date MM DD IYYYY Set the system date Hard Disk Pre Delay Disabled When accessing the internal 3 seconds SATA hard disk drive for the first 6 seconds time during POST the system 9 seconds waits for the specified time until 12 seconds the drive becomes ready 15 seconds 21 seconds 30 seconds Processor Settings Select submenu Shows the processor settings submenu Factory set IMPORTANT Check and adjust the system clock before the operation if any of the following conditions is applicable m After carriage of device m After storage of device m After the device is entered into the pause state under the environmental condition enduring device ope
126. bled Prohibited Drive Powersave Disabled Prohibited Stop CC On Error No Specify the operation at error detection Permitted Yes in Consistency Check No Recover and resume Yes Abort Maintain PD Fail Enabled Prohibited History Schedule CC Supported Set the scheduled consistency check Permitted 1 Do not perform Set Factory Defaults If performed the NEC s factory set value will no longer be restored 2 If Alarm Control is set to Enabled the server issues an alarm sound when the VD is degraded due to failure of hard disk drive How to change setting value On Controller Properties screen change a parameter to desired value and then click Submit at the center of the screen to determine the new value Configuring Your Server 4 55 Scan Devices When you click Scan Devices on WebBIOS Top Menu the connected hard disk drives are detected again Use this feature when you have installed a new hard disk drive additionally while the WebBIOS is running IMPORTANT m Ifthe newly connected hard disk drive contains another configuration information Foreign Configuration screen as shown below appears To use the hard disk drive as new one click Clear to clear the configuration information in hard disk drive m If you want to create a logical drive by using the Universal RAID Utility with the newly connected hard disk drive containing another configuration information first clear another configurat
127. c 2 cccccvscc2 ineen i En iE REESE T EE E Ea E EE Ei B 41 Remove Tedin enie a E E E R E EA AA RE Hats R nee a tee B 43 Setting WOL pasenie ne n n a e i i ee E B 44 SETTING Receive Side Scaling ccssar ii eei iii B 47 Re installation of the Network Driver sssesssseeesseesssrsressesstseeseesesstsresseserstsseesessesesseseseseeseso B 48 Available Switch Options for Windows Server 2003 Boot ini File ee eeeseseseeeteereeeees B 50 Setting for Solving Problems scssi ienien en iii iii B 51 Setting for Collecting Memory Dump Debug Information s sssssesssesersesseesssesersseserseesee B 51 Re installing the Operation System if Multiple Logical Drives Exist B 51 Updating the System Applying Service Pack ssssesssesesssesersessesesssrsresresersesseenessrsressenessesees B 53 Local W pdate siriene en e eek eds hoki Awa eas B 54 Update from TS Client Windows Server 2008 cccecccesccsseceseeseceseceseceeecseeeseeeeeeneeeereserens B 62 Update from TS Client Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions cccesceseesseeseeereeeseeeeeeeeees B 63 Update from TS Client Windows Server 2003 cccesccesccsseceteeeeceseceseceecseeeseeeeeeneeenreesrens B 66 About Windows Activation ccccccccsscccsssceceessseecesssececsssceceesseeceesseeccnssseeesseeceesseeecnseseeeens B 69 viii This page is intentionally left blank Chapter 1 Notes on Using Your Server This chapter includes information necessary for proper and
128. ccelerator driver is supported only on a server running a full installation Use VGA on a server running a Server Core installation 1 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the DVD ROM drive Click Start menu point to Programs Accessories and click Windows Explorer Run install bat in the following directory Windows Server 2008 64 bit x64 Edition lt DVD ROM drive Letter gt 003 win winnt ws2008x64 video install bat Windows Server 2008 32 bit x86 Edition lt DVD ROM drive Letter gt 003 win winnt ws2008 video install bat Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions lt DVD ROM drive Letter gt 003 win winnt w2k3amd video install bat Windows Server 2003 lt DVD ROM drive Letter gt 003 win winnt dotnet video install bat 4 Follow the message to continue the installation If the dialog message Digital Signature could not been found appears select Yes to continue 5 Remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD from the DVD ROM drive follow the direction on the screen and restart the system Installing Fibre Channel Controller Driver N8403 018 When the system is Windows Server 2008 64 bit x64 Edition Windows Server 2008 32 bit x86 Edition If you use the Fibre Channel Controller Driver N8403 018 you do not need to install the driver manually It is automatically installed by Windows Plug and Play When the system is Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Windows Server 2003 If you use Fibre Channel Control
129. chapter 9 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 33 Specify the installing medium and the Windows system partition Specify medium Partition steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Step PP o 3 05 EY K3 mp nip Specify the size of the system partition 12288 fme 7 089MB 34 170MB 1GB 1 024MB Next Tor Default Version 5 XX XXX XX XXX IMPORTANT About partition size Specify the partition size larger than required minimum size for OS installation Do not specify larger partition size than the capacity of connected hard disk drive You can not specify a logical drive larger than 2 097 144MB at RAID system If you select Create a new partition at Windows system drive settings the contents of the hard disk will be all deleted If Use existing partitions is selected EXPRESSBUILDER installs the Operating System to the 1st partition 1st partition is deleted The data in the other partition is kept if the system has two or more partitions See the figure below First Second Third Partition Partition Partition Deleted Retained Retained You can not re install the system with the existing partition that is upgraded to Dynamic Disk remained Do not select Use existing partitions at Windows system drive settings 5 34 Installing the Operating System
130. ck up your system Close all open programs You might need to restart your computer after you complete this update To continue click Next B 58 Installing the Operating System 5 When the following message is displayed make sure to click Finish to restart the system lt Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions gt Software Update Installation Wizard Completing the Hotfix for K Windows x64 KB921411 Installation Wizard You have successfully completed the KB921411 Setup Wizard To apply the changes the wizard has to restart Windows To restart Windows automatically click Finish If you want to restart later select the Do not restart now check box and then click Finish lt Windows Server 2003 gt Software Update Ii Wizard Completing the Hotfix for Windows Server 2003 KB921411 Installation Wizard You have successfully completed the KB921411 Setup Wizard To apply the changes the wizard has to restart Windows To restart Windows automatically click Finish If you want to restart later select the Do not restart now check box and then click Finish With that application process of the Hotfix KB921411 is finished Installing the Operating System B 59 Application process of Updating the System Updating the System applies the drivers necessary for NEC Express5800 Series Follow this process after Hotfix for Windows x64 KB921411 or Hotfix for W
131. crosoft Corporation All rights reserved 6 Enter your product key and then click Next co L O E A Type your product key for activation You can find your product key on your computer or on the installation disc holder inside the Windows package Although you are not required to enter your product key now to install failure to enter it may result in the loss of data information and programs You may be required to purchase another edition of Windows We strongly advise that you enter your product identification key now The product key sticker looks like this FORO 0000 2000 0K CT TE TF Product key dashes will be added automatically a W Automatically activate Windows when l m online What is activation Read our privacy statement fi Collecting information 2 Installing Windows Installing the Operating System B 15 7 Select the edition of the Windows operating system that you purchased Select I have selected the edition of Windows that I purchased and then click Next You will see only possible editions that have been determined by Windows based on the key you entered in step 6 Crm O E A Select the edition of Windows that you purchased Windows Version _ Windows Server 2008 Standard Full Installation Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Full Installation Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Full Installation Windows Server 2008 Standard Server Core Installation
132. d Write Policy WBack Normal write back mode The controller operates in write through mode Constant write back mode The controller always uses cache memory for writing regardless of battery charged status or existence of battery Be sure to use UPS when specifying this mode for write policy WThru_ Write through mode The controller does not use cache memory for writing data This mode can provide the highest data security however the writing performance is lower than that in write back mode This mode is unavailable If you do not check WrtThru for BAD BBU at creation of VD this item is automatically checked after the VD has been created IMPORTANT m Ifconstant write back mode is selected the controller operates in write back mode even if the battery has failed insufficiently charged or no battery has been installed The data in cache memory may be lost at an occurrence of power failure m Be sure to use UPS when specifying the constant write back mode for write policy You can change parameters for VD definition except for RAID Level and Stripe Size On the WebBIOS Top Menu click Virtual Drives and specify parameters in Policies frame then click Change MegaRAID BIOS Config Utility Virtual Drive 0 oo Properties RAID Levelil Status Optimal Strip Size 64 KE Capacity 67 656 GB Policies Access pi m Read isi Migration only
133. data field contains the error number These events do not affect system operation Ignore these messages Troubleshooting 8 15 The following application events are logged when Windows Server 2008 is installed Event ID Source Level Description 63 Microsoft Windows WMI Warning A provider Ncs2 has been registered in the Windows Management Instrumentation namespace Root cimv2 to use the LocalSystem account This account is privileged and the provider may cause a security violation if it does not correctly impersonate user requests A provider IntelEthernetDiag has been registered in the Windows Management Instrumentation namespace Root CIMv2 to use the LocalSystem account This account is privileged and the provider may cause a security violation if it does not correctly impersonate user requests A provider WmiPerfClass has been registered in the Windows Management Instrumentation namespace root cimv2 to use the LocalSystem account This account is privileged and the provider may cause a security violation if it does not correctly impersonate user requests These events do not affect system operation Ignore these messages The following errors or warnings are logged when start the system Event ID Source Level Description Event ID Source Level Description Event ID Source Level Description 11 IANSMiniport Warning Adapter link down Intel 13 IANSMinip
134. dialog box appears 3 Select Advanced tab Click Settings on the Startup and Recovery group box 4 Modify Dump file in the Write debugging information group box e g Write the debug information in D drive with the file name MEMORY DMP D MEMORY DMP Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 41 IMPORTANT Windows Server 2008 64 bit x64 Edition m To specify Complete Memory Dump to write the debug information is recommended If the mounted memory size is larger than 2GB Complete Memory Dump cannot be specified so that specify Kernel Memory Dump instead m Specify the drive where there is a free area more than the size of the memory capacity mounted on Express server 300MB m Incase the mounted memory size exceeds 2GB due to the added memory change the write debugging information to Kernel Memory Dump before adding memory The size of debugging information memory dump to be taken also changes due to adding memory Verify the size of the empty space in the debugging information memory dump write destination drive Windows Server 2008 32 bit x86 Edition m To specify Complete Memory Dump to write the debug information is recommended If the mounted memory size is larger than 2GB Complete Memory Dump cannot be specified so that specify Kernel Memory Dump instead m Specify the drive where there is a free area more than the size of the memory capacity mounted on Express server
135. dy configured Install the distinctive network driver for the CPU blade Make sure that the protocol such as TCP IP and services are properly specified Is the transfer speed correct Open the network property dialog box in control panel to specify the Link Speed amp Duplex value the same as the value specified for HUB 8 14 Troubleshooting Problems with Windows The following system events are logged when Windows Server 2008 is installed Event ID Source Level Description Event ID Source Level Description Event ID Source Level Description Event ID Source Level Description 134 Microsoft Windows Time Service Warning NtpClient was unable to set a manual peer to use as a time source because of DNS resolution error on time windows com 0x9 NtpClient will try again in 15 minutes and double the reattempt interval thereafter The error was No such host is known 0x80072AF9 263 PlugPlayManager Warning The service ShellHWDetection may not have unregistered for device event notifications before it was stopped 7000 Service Control Manager Error The Parallel port driver service failed to start due to the following error The service cannot be started either because it is disabled or because it has no enabled devices associated with it 15016 Microsoft Windows Http Error Unable to initialize the security package Kerberos for server side authentication The
136. e Sets the Rebuild Rate Select Objects gt Adapter Sel Adapter gt Rebuild Rate from the TOP menu Available value is between 0 and 100 Default value recommended is 30 Hard disk drive information Checks hard disk drive information Select Objects Physical Drive select hard disk drive View Drive Information from the TOP menu Configuring Your Server 4 39 LSI Software Configuration Utility and Universal RAID Utility You can use Universal RAID Utility for configuration and management monitoring of N8403 027 SATA interface card N8403 026 RAID cotnroller after start up operating system The point to keep in mind when you use Universal RAID Utility together with LSI Software Configuration Utility is as follows Terms LSI Software Configuration Utility and Universal RAID Utility are different in term When you use Universal RAID Utility together with LSI Software Configuration Utility please convert terms by the following list Term of LSI Software Term of Universal RAID Utility Configuration Utility RAID Viewer raidcmd Adapter RAID Controller RAID Controller Virtual Drive Logical Drive Logical Drive Array Disk Array Disk Array Physical Drive Hard disk drive Hard disk drive NOTE raidcmd is a command that Universal RAID Utility provides For more information refer to Universal RAID Utility Ver2 0 User s Guide Number and ID The number
137. e automatically detected and recognized as native mode SATA AHCI Disabled Selects whether AHCI Advanced Host Enabled Controller Interface is enabled or disabled This item appears only when SATA RAID is set to Disabled SATA RAID Disabled Selects whether RAID feature of onboard Enabled SATA controller is enabled or disabled Factory set Advanced Chipset Control Configuring Your Server 4 11 Option Parameter Description Your Setting Multimedia Timer Disabled Specify whether the system supports Enabled the multimedia timer feature Intel R I O AT Disabled Enables or disables the Intel R Enabled Acceleration technology Intel R VT d Disabled Specify whether the Intel R Enabled Virtualization Technology for Directed I O feature is enabled or disabled This item appears only when the processor supports this feature Wake On Disabled Specify whether the remote power on LAN PME Enabled feature through the device connected to the standard network card or expansion slot card is enabled or disabled To use Wake On LAN feature set the link speed and duplex to Auto Wake On Ring Disabled Specify whether the remote power on Enabled function through a serial port is enabled or disabled Wake On RTC Disabled Specify whether the remote power on Alarm Enabled function by using RTC alarm feature is enabled or disabled Factory set IMPORTANT
138. e exceeds 4095MB specify 4095MB for the paging file size m The maximum dump file size for the system with more than 2GB memory mounted is 2048MB 300MB m If you install any application program or the like add necessary space to the partition to install these programs Example The partition size required for a system with an installed memory size of 512 MB and a full installation of the operating system 6 300MB 512MB x 1 5 512MB 300MB application size 7 880MB application size If the partition where the operating system is installed is smaller than that required to install the OS and paging file expand the partition size or utilize a larger disk If your system does not have a sufficient dump file size divide the required file space into multiple disks by performing the steps below 1 Set the partition size to a size sufficient to install the OS and paging file 2 See Setting for Solving Problems to write the debug information of the dump file on to another disk If there is not enough disk space to write the debug information add another disk for the dump file Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 7 Flow of Setup NEC Step I EXPRESSBUILDER Loading parameters Step 2 Skip Next M Select the operating system Step 3 Next RAID configuration Step 4 Remove the Floppy Disk and CD DVD ROM from the Drive Insert Windows CD ROM In
139. e for the CPU blade and backup tools consult with your service representative When you have changed the hardware configuration or BIOS configuration select System Information Management and then Save of the Off line Maintenance Utility to make a backup copy of the system information Also make a backup copy of the disk array configuration data if your system is in the array configuration When your hard disk drives have been auto rebuilt due to a failure it is recommended to make a backup copy of the configuration data To make a backup copy of the configuration data refer to the manual that comes with the disk array controller 7 2 Maintenance SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS The System Diagnostics runs several tests on the CPU blade Select Tool menu Test and diagnostics in the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER to diagnose the system Test Items The following items are tested in system diagnostics m Memory m CPU cache memory m Hard disk drive used as a system IMPORTANT When executing the System Diagnostics make sure to disconnect the CPU blade from the network Executing the System Diagnostics with the CPU blade being connected to the network the network may be influenced NOTE On checking the hard disk drive no data is written into the disk Maintenance 7 3 Startup and Exit of System Diagnostics There are two ways to diagnose the CPU blade to use the local console keyboard connected to the Blade Enclosure a
140. e network drivers if you want to re install the network drivers follow the procedure below 1 2 Restart OS and logon to your system Upgrade Device Driver Wizard dialog box appears Click Next Confirm that the Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended radio button is selected and click Next Select the Specify a location check box and deselect other check boxes Click Next Other Upgrade Device Driver Wizard dialog box opens When using Intel 82576 Gigabit Dual Port Server Network Connection Intel 82576 Gigabit Dual Port Server Network Connection 2 specify DVD ROM drive letter 003 win winnt dotnet ma pro1000 win32 Then click OK After installing OS and deleting the network drivers if you want to re install the network drivers Click Next Click Finished Other Upgrade Device Driver Wizard dialog box appears B 50 Installing the Operating System Available Switch Options for Windows Server 2003 Boot ini File Many different switches will be available if you edit Boot ini file For the available switch options refer to the following information m Microsoft Knowledge Base Article ID 833721 Available switch options for the Windows XP and the Windows Server 2003 Boot ini files If your system has a memory capacity in excess of 4GB in its installing adding PAE switch in Boot ini file will enable the system to be installed with over 4GB of memory However
141. e setting Run the BIOS SETUP utility to set the date and time If the error persists contact your service representative 02D0 System cache error Cache disabled Contact your service representative 0B1B_ PCI System Error on Bus Device Function 0B1C PCI Parity Error on Bus Device Function 0B28 Unsupported Processor detected on Processor 1 0B29 Unsupported Processor detected on Processor 2 0B50 Processor 1 with error taken offline 0B51 Processor 2 with error taken offline OB5F Forced to use Processor with error 8 4 Troubleshooting On screen error message Action OB60 DIMM group 1 has been disabled Contact your service representative 0B61 DIMM group 2 has been disabled OB62 DIMM group 3 has been disabled 0B63 DIMM group 4 has been disabled 0B64 DIMM group 5 has been disabled OB65 DIMM group 6 has been disabled OB66 DIMM group 7 has been disabled OB67 DIMM group 8 has been disabled 0B70 The error occurred during temperature sensor Contact your service representative reading 0B71 System Temperature out of the range The fan may be faulty or dusts are clogged in fan Contact your service representative for maintenance 0B74 The error occurred during voltage sensor reading Contact your service representative 0B75 System Voltage out of the range 0B78 The error occurred during fan senso
142. e terminal or connector may be damaged if it is inclined m Ifthe board cannot be installed securely remove the board once and then install it again Adding excess force to the board may cause the board to be damaged Push the mezzanine card with fingers firmly toward the CPU blade to connect the card to the slot Tighten the fixing screws to fix the mezzanine card to the spacer on the CPU blade Install the components having been removed Install the CPU blade having been removed to the Blade Enclosure according to the User s Guide of the Blade Enclosure Turn on the power of the CPU blade Make sure that any error messages associated with the board do not appear on the POST screen See Chapter 8 for details of POST error messages Select Advanced Reset Configuration Data on the Advanced menu and set Reset Configuration Data to Yes This is required to update the hardware update information See Chapter 4 for details Run the BIOS configuration utility of the installed board to provide setup for the board The existence of the utility and its start and operation procedures vary depending on the type of the board Refer to the documentation coming with the board for details Upgrading Your Server 9 25 Removal To remove the board follow the procedure below 1 2 Shutdown the CPU blade to be removed and turn off the power of the CPU blade Take the CPU blade out from the Blade Enclosure Refer to
143. e to static electricity Make sure to touch the metal frame of the server to discharge static electricity from your body before handling the hard disk drive Do not touch the terminals and parts on the hard disk drive by a bare hand and place the hard disk drive directly on the desk For static notes see the section Anti static Measures described earlier Do not use any hard disk drives not approved by NEC If an unapproved third party s hard disk drive is installed in the CPU blade not only the hard disk drive but also the CPU blade may be defected If hard disk drives of different disk capacities co exist in the CPU Blade the unit can operate normally To use a RAID drive based on N8403 027 SATA interface card N8403 026 RAID controller use hard disk drives of the same model number Pay attention not to apply shock or vibration to the hard disk drive Do not push the surface of the hard disk drive when installing or removing the hard disk drive Use the hard disk drive mounted to the tray dedicated to the CPU blade Do not remove the hard disk drive from the tray to mount any other hard disk drive Doing so may cause a failure of the hard disk drive Upgrading Your Server 9 31 Installation or Removal of Hard Disk Drive Install the hard disk drive in the following procedure Install the first hard disk drive in slot 0 left then the second hard disk drive in slot 1 right 1 Remove a tray that does not contain hard d
144. eady installed m The CPU is extremely sensitive to static electricity Make sure to touch the metal frame of the server to discharge static electricity from your body before handling the CPU Do not touch the CPU pins by a bare hand or place the CPU directly on the desk For static notes see the section Anti static Measures described earlier Do not operate the system until confirming that the additionally installed CPU is in normal state m Make sure to use the CPU authorized by NEC Installing a third party CPU may cause a failure of the CPU as well as the server Repair of the server due to failures or damage resulted from installing such a board will be charged Q EERE EEE GE oO SaaS S CEE O CEE o 7 o Ooo o o UW a e E LJ O o o o o o O 6 o s o O CPU 1 to be installed below the heat sink CPU 2 to be installed below the socket cover CPU blade 9 6 Upgrading Your Server 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 logged it is no problem for operation Event Properties Upgrading Your Server 9 7 Installation Install the CPU in the following procedure 1 After the shutdown processing for the CPU blade
145. ee Chapter 5 for detail IMPORTANT Consult with your service representative before dumping the memory Dumping the memory while the CPU blade is in the successful operation may affect the system operation m Restarting the system due to an error may display a message indicating insufficient virtual memory Ignore this message and proceed Restarting the system may result in dumping improper data Dumping memory is not available in Linux operating system Press the DUMP switch to save the dump file when an error occurs Insert a metal pin a straightened large paper clip will make a substitute into the switch hole to press the DUMP switch oooo J NEC OOM ME 00g 1 dO OO INE OO III o Oa D oo wQ 23 a f RST oo gs2 Q9 38 DUMP switch DP Ie a l COOKS BO O Y O Q a oo O Ies Ho 2 o las oo SS IIS S OOOO IIe 8 SS LSS Pressing the DUMP switch saves the dump file in the specified directory Memory dumping may not be available when the CPU stalls Troubleshooting 8 27 RECOVERY FOR Windows SYSTEM If any file necessary for running the OS is damaged use the following procedures to recover the system IMPORTANT m Make sure that the keyboard display unit DVD ROM drive and floppy disk drive are connected to the CPU blade m After recovering the system see Updating the System in Chapter 5 and be sure to update the system
146. ely may be restored by special software and used for unexpected purposes It is strongly recommended that the software or service both available at stores for data erasure should be used in order to avoid the trouble explained above For details on data erasure ask your sales representative Provided Software To transfer or sell any software application that comes with the server to a third party the following requirements must be satisfied m All provided software applications must be transferred and no backup copies must be retained m Transfer requirements listed in Software License Agreement that comes with each software application must be satisfied m Software applications that are not approved for transfer must be uninstalled before transferring the server 1 8 Notes on Using Your Server DISPOSAL AND CONSUMABLES m Dispose of the CPU blade hard disk drives Blade Enclosure option board floppy disks and CD DVD ROMs according to all national laws and regulations Also dispose of the power cord provided with the server to avoid diversion to some other devices IMPORTANT m For disposal or replacement of the battery on the mother board of the server consult with your service representative m It is the user s responsibility to completely erase or modify all the data stored in storage device such as hard disk drive so that the data cannot be restored m The server contains some components that are onl
147. em the following message may be shown but there is no impact to the operation Do not click cancel since it may be taken away after a few seconds Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for current and updated software by looking on your computer on the hardware installation CD or on the Wi eb site with your permission Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software O Yes this time only O Yes now and every time connect a device No not this time Click Next to continue Installing the Operating System B 69 About Windows Activation You have to agree to the license agreement to use Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition or Windows Server 2003 Windows activation process is as follows Windows Server 2008 For a server running a full installation 1 Go to the Start menu and in the Run dialog box type slui and press Enter imi Type the name of a program folder document or Internet resource and Windows will open it for you Open slui 7 W This task will be created with administrative privileges eT ce aome IMPORTANT If the following message appears Windows has already been activated on your system Click Close to exit RA windows Activation xi _ ta A Windows Activation Activation was successful Activation helps verify that your copy of Windows is genuine With askfor
148. ems to be newer than the Windows default driver Windows already has a driver that you can use for Emulex LPX000 PCI Fibre Channel HBA Unless the device manufacture prefers that you use the driver on the floppy disk you should use the driver in Windows The screen of Step 5 is displayed Press Enter go to Step 11 When the following message is shown press Enter to start Welcome to Setup When the installation of Windows Server 2003 has finished the system reboots automatically Installing the Operating System B 31 13 When Windows Server 2003 R2 has been installed the Windows Setup screen will be 14 15 16 displayed after logged on to the system LIT x 4 Windows Setup is not complete We recommend that you continue Setup E so that you can install the additional components that are available in this version of the Windows Server operating system For more information about the new components see the documentation on Windows Server CD 2 To continue Setup insert Windows Server CD 2 or specify the location where the Windows Server CD 2 files are stored and then click OK Location of Windows Server CD 2 files ye Browse X Cancel IMPORTANT In this case the Windows Setup screen may not be displayed Be sure to install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 DISC 2 according to the following procedures Insert Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 DISC 2 CD ROM into the USB
149. en error message Action 0B95 BMC FRU device failure FRU command and EMP feature are unavailable This is not a fatal error however power off and reboot the CPU blade If the error persists contact your service representative 0B96 BMC SDR Repository failure Power off and reboot the CPU blade If 0B97 BMC SEL device failure the error persists contact your service 0B98 BMC RAM test error representative 0B99 BMC Fatal hardware error OB9A Management controller not responding OB9B Private I2C bus not responding OB9C_ BMC internal exception OB9D BMC A D timeout error OB9E SDRrepository corrupt OB9F SEL corrupt OBBO SMBIOS SROM data read error 0BB1 SMBIOS SROM data checksum bad OBDO 1st SMBus device address not acknowledged OBD1 1st SMBus device Error detected OBD2 1st SMBus timeout OBD3 2nd SMBus device address not acknowledged OBD4 2nd SMBus device Error detected OBD5 2nd SMBus timeout OBD3 3rd SMBus device address not acknowledged OBD4 3rd SMBus device Error detected OBD5 3rd SMBus timeout OBD9 4th SMBus device address not acknowledged OBDA 4th SMBus device Error detected OBDB 4th SMBus timeout OBDC 5th SMBus device address not acknowledged OBDD 5th SMBus device Error detected OBDE 5th SMBus timeout OBE8 IPMB device address not acknowledged OBEY
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151. enseesaeenes 8 25 Memory Dump iscasena e E EOE EE ONE EEE EREE E 8 26 Recovery for Windows Systefissssieni anren iea E a Wise ae a E as 8 27 Maintenance TOOS Kerso a E e E R O A E E aoe aes ke 8 28 Starting Maintenance Tools incniiece ai bee E E Wie oe Bele heh wek os 8 28 Function of Maintenance Tools 0 cccecccesssssecesecsceeseeeeeeeeecseeeseeeeeeeeseeeeeeneeenaeenaeenaecaeeneeenes 8 30 Maintenance Tools with Remote Console ccccccscsesseessesseeesceeecesecesecesecaeceeeaeeeaeeeaeeneeenes 8 32 Resetting the CPU bladen carienei Aa E eae T E EE wee 8 34 Forced ShutdoWwi aaeeei e E EE AA TE EAN E nt E R RA A 8 35 Chapter 9 Upgrading Your Server ssssssssenenunrennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nna 9 1 SATADI TOI R 2 N E A S E E T 9 2 Pea EINER Measures E E E E E E T 9 3 Preparation for Installation s sseseseeesesessseseessesersesersesstsreseesessteressrstesseseestsseesessteessesesreseesesseene 9 4 Installation Removal Procedure s nesseesenseeseseesseeeessestseesersessteresstsresesttststesesetsessersessteresseseset 9 5 P ocess t CPU ennn eee 9 5 DIMM ienien ann na eah e i a ne ane 9 14 Mezzanine Cat ec s cccceie nnion n E E e E a i ie 9 20 Interface Card for Connecting Hard Disk Drive eccecceceesseesceeseeesceeeeeeceeceseesseeeeeneenaes 9 26 Hard Disk Drives ees ariera feces ies ea coe ve ae tat bob chee E esi bec erect EES 9 30 vii Appendix A Specificatio
152. ents on the DIMM In addition do not put the DIMM on a desk directly See Static Precautions for details of the static electricity Do not use any DIMM not approved by NEC If an unapproved third party s DIMM is installed in the server not only the DIMM but also the CPU blade may be defected You will be charged by any repair of a malfunction or defect caused by such a device within the warranty period Number of DIMMs to be installed depends on its specification Registered DIMM Can be installed one by one Unbuffered DIMM Must be installed two in pair Installed DIMMs must be the same speed and specification The CPU blade does not operate correctly if Registered DIMM and Unbuffered DIMM are mixedly installed When the server has only one CPU a single CPU is installed in CPU 1 slot DIMM slots CPU1 DIMM1 to CPU1_DIMM4 4 slots are available Whole capacity of installed memory may not be detected due to restriction of Windows o Server 2003 Standard Edition 4GB up to 3 6GB indows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition 4GB up to 3 6GB aK slot CPU1 CPU1_DIM 1 to CPU1_DIMM4 from top DIMM slot CPU2 CPU2_DIMM1 to CPU2_DIMM4 from bottom Upgrading Your Server 9 15 NOTES Upto 64GB memory can be added m In the normal state the CPU blade does not contain memory The memory is a r
153. equired option Adding Order and Precautions m Number of DIMMs to be installed depends on its specification Registered DIMM Can be installed one by one Unbuffered DIMM Must be installed two in pair Two DIMMs must be the same capacity and same speed if they are of unbuffered type Check the labels on the DIMM board m Install the first pair into slots 1 and 2 then the second pair in slots 3 and 4 if DIMMs of unbuffered type are used m If you install N8402 040 8GB DIMM Quad Rank and other DIMM in the following slot be sure to install 8GB memory board in the slot having the smaller number CPU1 DIMM3 or CPU2_ DIMM3 CPU1 DIMM3 and CPU1l DIMM4 CPU2_DIMM3 and CPU2_DIMM4 In the 2 CPU configuration 9 16 Upgrading Your Server Installation Install the DIMM on the CPU blade depending on the following procedure 1 After the shutdown processing for the CPU blade to be removed turn off the power of the CPU blade 2 Pull out the CPU blade from the Blade Enclosure Refer to the User s Guide of the Blade Enclosure Place the CPU blade on anti static sheet with little dust Remove the two screws fixing the top cover 5 Firmly hold the cover move it slightly toward the rear of the blade then lift the cover to remove it from the CPU blade IMPORTANT Handle the cover carefully so as not to make it contact with any electronic devices on the CPU blade Upgrading
154. er To Select An Option See Menu Tree and Operating Procedures for Setup Utility described later for setup and operation of disk array 4 30 Configuring Your Server Exiting from the Utility Press Esc in the TOP menu of LSI Software Configuration Utility When a confirmation message appears select Yes When the above message appears press Ctrl Alt Delete The CPU blade is rebooted Menu Tree Setting list Configuring Your Server 4 31 Selection execution parameter Setting parameter Information display gt Can be set modified after creation of virtual drive Menu Description Configure Performs Configuration settings Easy Configuration Set configuration Using fixed value New Configuration Set new configuration View Add Configuration Additional setting viewing configuration Clear Configuration Clear configuration Select Boot Drive Choose Bootable Virtual Drive Virtual Drive Initialize Initialize Virtual Drive Objects Various settings Adapter Set RAID controller Sel Adapter Clear configuration Rebuild Rate 30 Chk Const Rate 30 xFGI Rate 30 BGI Rate 30 Disk WC Off x Read Ahead On Bios State Enable Cont on Error Yes Fast Init Enable x Auto Rebuild On x Auto Resume Enable Disk Coercion 1GB Factory Default Set to default value Virtual drive operation
155. erver safely Failure to follow these instructions may result in death or serious personal injury See pages 1 2 to 1 5 for details m Do not disassemble repair or alter the server m Do not remove the lithium nickel cadmium or nickel hydrogen battery m Do not handle the CPU blade with the power cord being plugged to a power source A CAUTION Sb PSO Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages 1 2 to 1 5 for details Make sure to complete device installation Do not install the device with its cover being removed Do not pinch your finger s with component a a a a Avoid installation in extreme temperature conditions Upgrading Your Server 9 3 ANTI STATIC MEASURES The CPU blade contains electronic components sensitive to static electricity Avoid failures caused by static electricity when installing or removing any optional devices Wear a wrist strap an arm belt or anti static glove Wear a wrist strap on your wrist If no wrist strap is available touch an unpainted metal part of the cabinet before touching a component to discharge static electricity from your body Touch a metal part regularly when working with components to discharge static electricity Select a suitable work space Work with the CPU blade on the anti static or concrete floor When you work wi
156. eters modify if necessary and then click Next NEC EXPRESSBUILDER SSS Enter Enter Select Win Select Save Start Step network lap f domi aap fions cSt ap E iA wap farses ap A Evie account ponents tions setup ized settings and click Detail settings Detail settings Back Next Top Default Version 5 XX KXK XX KKK 12 Enter the domain or workgroup name to be used Enter domain account steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Enter Enter Select Win Select Save Start Step network domain gt dows cfr gt applic gt parameters gt Exqites protocol account ponents tions setup Ifyo join ina domain enter th account nama password of the domain Fna Join in workgroup and click Next n aworkgrou Workgroup name workcrouP o r Back Next Top Default Version 5 XX XXX XM CXKX 5 16 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 13 Select the installing components Select Windows components steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next lt Full Installation gt NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Enter Enter Select Win Select p Save Start Step network domaid dows coma sie ua farses ump Evil tion UJ protocol account ponents setup Enabling the Windows features and Server Roles and please
157. evices Some optional devices require specific device drivers Refer to the manual that comes with the device to install its driver Q Is BIOS configuration correct When the CPU blade has PCI devices connected make sure to set the PCI device interrupt and others with the BIOS SETUP utility of the CPU blade Most PCI devices generally do not require any change to the configuration but some boards do require specific settings Refer to the manual that comes with the board for details to make correct settings lt Menus to check Advanced PCI Device PCI IRQ xx x PCI slot number Advanced PCI Configuration PCI Slot 1 Option ROM gt Some devices connected to the serial or USB port may require I O port address or operation mode settings Refer to the manual that comes with the board for details to make correct settings lt Menu to check Advanced Peripheral Configuration Server Console Redirection gt The keyboard or mouse fails to operate m Is BIOS configuration correct The keyboard and mouse may be disabled with the BIOS SETUP utility of the CPU blade Check the settings with the BIOS SETUP utility lt Menus to check Advanced Peripheral Configuration Advanced NumLock gt Did you install drivers for keyboard and mouse Refer to the manual that comes with your OS to check that the keyboard and mouse drivers are installed These drivers
158. f power units Refer to the User s Guide of Blade Enclosure for the required number of power units Q Has the EM card been initialized Ifthe EM card is not initialized the power unit does not supply the power to the CPU blade C Does the Blade Enclosure contain the required number of fans in proper location Refer to the User s Guide of Blade Enclosure for the required number of fans and their installation locations Q Have the CPU blade containing mezzanine card and switch modules been installed in proper position Refer to the User s Guide of Blade Enclosure for proper installation locations Troubleshooting 8 9 Q Did you turn on the power of Blade Enclosure within 30 seconds after AC power is supplied to each power unit Initialization of BMC takes about 30 seconds after AC power is supplied to the CPU blade After making sure that the AC power is supplied to the CPU blade the POWER lamp lit amber wait for about 30 seconds or longer then turn on the power of Blade Enclosure by using the POWER switch Q Immediately after the power is supplied to the CPU blade the CPU blade in the slot having the larger number is delayed Initialization of BMC is performed for about 30 seconds after power on of CPU blade After that the CPU blades are powered on sequentially At power on sequence a waiting time slot number 1 x 2 seconds is inserted between blades Accordingly the CPU blade in the sl
159. f the log file you want to save in the File Type list box and click OK For more information refer to Windows Online Help Troubleshooting 8 25 COLLECTING CONFIGURATION INFORMATION This section describes on how to collect the information on hardware configuration and internal specification In order to collect information Diagnostic Program is used IMPORTANT If STOP error system 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 Management Tool and double click Computer Management The Computer Management dialog box appears Click System Tool System Information Click Save as System Information File in the Operation menu Enter the file name to save in the File Name box Click Save SY ON oe COLLECTING DR WATSON DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION Dr Watson collects diagnostic information related to application errors The location to save the information can be specified as you like For more information refer to Chapter 5 8 26 Troubleshooting MEMORY DUMP If an error occurs the dump file should be saved to acquire necessary information If you saved the dump to DAT write down that it is saved as NTBackup or ARCServe on the label You can specify the location to save the diagnostic information as you like For more information s
160. f the operation that related to Intel PROSet is must be executed by administrator privileges Operation by Remote Desktop Connection is prohibited Without changing any parameter when opened the properties of adapter teaming please click the Cancel button to close the dialog Clicking the OK button will cause temporary loss of network connectivity m It is recommend to add Network Monitor at Adding Services Network Monitor can monitor the frame or the packet that the computer installing Network Monitor sends or receives This tool is valuable when analyzing network trouble For information on how to install the tool see the Setting for Solving Problems described later in this chapter PROSet is a utility that confirms the function of network contained in network driver Utilizing PROSet enables the following items m Confirm detailed information of the adapter m Diagnose loop back test packet transmission test and so on m Setup of teaming Configuring several network adapters as one team provides the server a tolerant environment on any trouble and enhances throughput between the switches PROSet is necessary to utilize these features Follow the procedure below to install PROSet When the system is Windows Server 2008 64 bit x64 Edition Windows Server 2008 32 bit x86 Edition LAN drivers and PROSet are installed automatically by the System Update B 36 Installing the Operating System When
161. for maintenance Maintenance Utility The Maintenance Utility is usually used by the service representative See Chapter 8 BIOS FW Updating You can update the system BIOS by using the floppy disk prepare a 3 5 floppy disk ROM DOS Startup FD The ROM DOS Startup FD is used for starting the ROM DOS system Test and diagnostics This function allows you to diagnose this computer See Chapter 7 System Management You can configure the parameters of BMC Baseboard Management Controller Installing and Using Utilities 6 5 m Tool menu Redirection mode If you want to operate this computer via the BIOS redirection the console less function select this item NOTE If you operate this computer via the Remote KVM function select the Tool menu Normal mode TOOL MENU Utility Automatic select at 1 seconds The menu s functions are the same as the Tool menu Normal mode 6 6 Installing and Using Utilities Autorun Menu When the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER disk is inserted into the DVD drive Windows automatically launches the menu as shown below EE NEC EXPRESSBUILDER This menu is used to m Read the User s Guide or the other documents m Update the server system Windows drivers and m Install the management software NOTES m This menu requires Microsoft Windows XP Vista or Windows Server 2003 or later Some documents are provided in PDF format Use
162. for the following mass storage devices Insert the Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for EXPRESSBUILDER into the floppy disk drive and press Enter Please insert the disk labeled manufacturer supplied hardware support disk into Drive A Press ENTER when ready A list of the drivers for Controller device is displayed Ifthe N8403 026 RAID Controller is connected go to Step 7 Ifthe N8403 027 SATA Interface card is connected go to Step 8 If the N8403 027 SATA Interface card is connected and SAN boot is used go to Step 9 B 30 10 11 12 Installing the Operating System Select the LSI MegaRAID SAS RAID Controller Driver Server 2003 32 bit and press Enter The screen of Step 5 is displayed Go to Step 9 Select the proper Controller and press Enter The screen of Step 5 is displayed LSI MegaRAID SAS RAID Controller Driver Server 2003 32 bit When LSI Embedded MegaRAID is used Intel R ICHIOR SATA AHCI Controller When LSI Embedded MegaRAID is not used lt If the N8403 018 FibreChannel Controller is connected gt Press S The screen of Step 6 is displayed Press Enter and go to Step 10 lt If the N8403 018 FibreChannel Controller is not connected gt Press Enter go to Step 11 Select the Emulex LPX000 PCI Fibre Channel HBA and press Enter IMPORTANT The following messages may be displayed Press S to proceed The driver you provided se
163. formation on the server can be collected at maintenance and the trouble etc This utility can be installed from NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD Installation The procedure when individually installing it is shown as follows 1 Insert NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD in the optical disk drive after OS starts 2 Click from the menu displayed with Auto run in order of Setup software Product Info Collection Utility 3 The installation of this utility is started It is installed in System drive ezclct folder MB NEC EXPRESSBUILDER x NEC EXPRESSBUILDER A O T SEN PRO duct Info ESMI Proc Universal RAID Utility IMPORTANT Please log in the system in account with the administrator authority Using Utility Execute collect exe in System drive ezclct stdclct folder The log folder is made in the above mentioned folder and various information on this device is stored in the data compressed file zip form Uninstallation Execute ez_uninst bat in System drive ezclct folder 6 24 Installing and Using Utilities This page is intentionally left blank Chapter 7 Maintenance This chapter describes the daily maintenance of the CPU blade and precautions when relocating or storing the CPU blade MAKING BACKUP COPIES NEC recommends you make backup copies of your valuable data stored in hard disk drives of the CPU blade on a regular basis For backup storage devices suitabl
164. ft Visual C 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package x86 Default 6 18 Installing and Using Utilities 14 Save the parameters Save parameters steps are displayed Saisie NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Enter Select Win Select Je Step domain dows c ni applica parameters account ponents tions Select Save the parameter and specify the destination in which to save the parameters file If you do not wish to save the parameters file select Do not save the parameter C Do no parameters If you want to save the parameters set the free formatted floppy disk Select Save parameters enter the file path of the parameters files into the text box and click Next If not select Do not save parameters 15 Saved to a floppy disk e6 Saved parameters file a Installing and Using Utilities 6 19 Now the floppy disk containing the parameters file has been created A Close Parameter File Creator Click Yes to exit Parameter File Creator NOTES m If you modify existing information file parameter file click Load Parameters at Load Parameters screen Refer to help to modify information file m If you cancel operation on the way click XJ at the upper right corner of the screen 6 20 Installing and Using Utilities NEC ESMPRO The NEC ESMPRO lets a system administrator manage remote servers across a network NEC ESMPRO monitors server hardware and software config
165. fter the period of 30 seconds or longer has passed from the supply of AC power the POWER lamp of the CPU blade goes on amber to every power unit The power of the CPU blade may not be turned on if the power on operation is done within the period of less than 30 seconds from the supply of AC power After making sure that the AC power is supplied to every power unit turn on the power of each CPU blade by using the POWER switch After turning off the power of a CPU blade once turn on the power again after 30 seconds have passed from the power off Remove a CPU blade after turning off the power of the CPU blade 1 6 Notes on Using Your Server The CPU blade contains precision component that is easily affected by drastic temperature change If the CPU blade is used after storage or relocation make sure that the CPU blade is fully adapted to the operating environment Make sure that the options are optional devices for the purchased blade server If an option can be installed or connected to the CPU blade the option may not operate properly and further the CPU blade may be defected Do not perform any of the following operation during POST including similar operations from EM card and external applications O Press the POWER switch of the CPU blade O Press the RESET switch of the CPU blade O Remove the CPU blade from the Blade Enclosure O Disconnect the power cord from the power unit of the Blade Enclosure m Hard disk drive
166. g Utility Config Wizard Virtual Drive Definition PAIDO wl aj 64 s e IMPORTANT m RAID1 may be configured with three or more hard disk drives in drive group However with this controller the drive group must contain only two hard disk drives m RAIDOO is not supported 4 68 Configuring Your Server 6 VD is created in DG as shown in the screen below After making sure that the VD is created correctly click Accept at the lower right of the screen MegaRAID BIOS Config Utility Config Wizard Preview Ce bys this configuration Drives Virtual Drives g Configuration Preview This is the configuration defined Click ACCEPT to save Drive Group 0 ey DO Cancel 4n Bach Accept 7 The confirmation message Save this Configuration appears Click Yes to save the configuration 8 The confirmation message Want to Initialize the New Virtual Drives appears To perform Fast Initialize select Yes 9 Virtual Drives operation screen is displayed If no other operation is required click Home at the lower left of the screen MegaRAID BIOS Config Utility Virtual Drives Aeee Fast Initialize Slow Initialize Check Consistency Properties eeee Set Boot Drive current NONE ie So Reset Co T A E Configuring Your Server 4 69 10 WebBIOS Top Menu is displayed Virtual Drives you have created is displayed in the righ
167. g Windows B 16 Installing the Operating System 9 Select the type of installation you want Custom advanced is selected below Orme O Which type of installation do you want Upgrade he Keep your files settings and programs and upgrade Windows w Be sure to back up your files before upgrading Custom advanced gt Y Install a clean copy of Windows select where you want to install it or make changes to disks and partitions This option does not keep your files settings and programs Help me decide Upgrade has been disabled To upgrade start the installation from Windows 1 Collecting information 2 Installing Windows 10 The screen of Where do you want to install Windows is displayed Ifthe N8403 026 RAID Controller is connected go to Step 11 Ifthe N8403 027 SATA Interface card is connected go to Step 12 Ifthe N8403 027 SATA Interface card is connected and SAN boot is used go to Step 14 11 You will be asked Where do you want to install Windows Select Load Driver and then click Browse To install the device driver needed to access your hard drive insert the installation media containing the driver files and then click OK NOTE The installation media can be a floppy disk CD DVD or USB flash drive The folder reference dialog box appears Select a path to the folder in the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD and then click OK Window
168. ge appears check the error and take the appropriate corrective action according to the message listed in the table below Message Cause This EXPRESSBUILDER version was not designed for this computer Insert the correct version and click OK When you click OK the computer reboots This NEC EXPRESSBUILDER version is not designed for this server Execute the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER on the compliant server EXPRESSBUILDER could not get the hardware parameters written in this motherboard This version is not designed for this computer or the motherboard may be broken When you click OK the computer reboots The hardware parameters written in this motherboard are incorrect This version is not designed for this computer or the motherboard may be broken This message is shown when NEC EXPRESSBUILDER could not find system specific information because of mother board exchange and so on 8 20 Troubleshooting Problems with Express Setup Following message appeared when you tried to install Express Setup to the hard disk drive that has smaller capacity than the specified partition size The creating of the partition was failed The process can not be continued The process was stopped OK Cannot continue the setup Specify smaller partition size than the capacity of connected hard disk drive and then retry the setup Specified to join the Domain but the system is ins
169. gree click No IMPORTANT m If you do not agree to this agreement the setup terminates and Windows Server 2003 will not be installed m If NetWare Gateway and Client Service is specified to install the window to specify the details of NetWare Gateway and Client Service pops up on the first logon Specify the appropriate value 5 38 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Windows Server 2003 and selected applications will be installed automatically and rebooted several times After rebooting it logs on to the system automatically 20 Ifyou install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 insert Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition DISC 2 or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition DISC 2 into the optical disk drive after the OS installation Hereinafter proceed operations according to the message When the installation has finished remove Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition DISC 2 or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition DISC 2 from the optical disk drive and restart the system Now the Setup using Express Setup has completed After Express Setup has completed be sure to execute the tasks described in Setup of Device Driver Normally Install in Server of Appendix B Installing and Setting Device Drivers Be sure to execute the tasks described in Setup of Device Driver Normally Install in Server of Appendix B Installing the Operating
170. h administrator authority to TS client such as administrator 2 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the USB DVD ROM drive of the TS client If the menu appears on the TS client screen terminate the menu 3 lt Windows Server 2008 64 bit x64 Edition gt Select Run from the Start menu enter DVD ROM drive name on TS client 003 win winnt ws2008x64 update vbs on the Open box and click OK lt Windows Server 2008 32 bit x86 Edition gt Select Run from the Start menu enter DVD ROM drive name on TS client 003 win winnt ws2008 update vbs on the Open box and click OK Then advance the processing depending on the messages appearing on the TS client screen If the following screen appears click Close IMPORTANT Perform the re connection to the CPU blade after about five minutes have passed While the system update is applied the terminal service connection is automatically disconnected and the CPU blade is restarted Installing the Operating System B 63 Update from TS Client Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions NOTE Configure the setting for remote desktop for management referring to the section of Remote desktop for management before starting the setup Perform Updating the System and application of the Hotfix for Windows x64 KB921411 Application process of the Hotfix for Windows x64 KB921411 Apply the Hotfix for Windows x64 KB921411 before execute Updating the System
171. h ao Ies Q 868 Q 90 oo Iv o OoN O OO Fo ogi a O po Q Y oo O Ies ie oo ol O WISS ie comme oo 2096 IIIS 3 WOO Je 8 cooo OQO OOo IMPORTANT If the remote power on function is used cycle the power once to load the OS and turn off the power again in the normal way 8 36 Troubleshooting This page is intentionally left blank Chapter 9 Upgrading Your Server This chapter describes optional devices available for the CPU blade procedures for install or removing such optional devices and notes on using them IMPORTANT m Optional devices described in this chapter may be installed or removed by any user However NEC does not assume any liability for damage to optional devices or the server or malfunctions of the server resulted from installation by the user NEC recommends you ask your service representative for install or removing any optional devices m Make sure to use only optional devices and cables authorized by NEC Repair of the server due to malfunctions failures or damage resulted from installing such devices or cables will be charged m When you made any change to the hardware configuration make sure to update the system see Chapter 5 for details 9 2 Upgrading Your Server SAFETY NOTES Observe the following notes to install or remove optional devices safely and properly A WARNING gt O IS Observe the following instructions to use the s
172. he CPU blade is extremely sensitive to static electricity Make sure to touch the metal frame of the CPU blade to discharge static electricity from your body before handling the CPU blade Do not touch the pins leads or circuitry and place the CPU blade directly on the desk For static notes see Anti static Measures in Chapter 9 INSTALLING THE HARD DISK DRIVE Install a hard disk drive according to the procedure described in Chapter 9 IMPORTANT m The hard disk drive is extremely sensitive to static electricity Make sure to touch the metal frame of the CPU blade to discharge static electricity from your body before handling the hard disk drive Do not touch the pins leads or circuitry and place the hard disk drive directly on the desk For static notes see Anti static Measures in Chapter 9 m Some hard disk drive may contain operating system Strict care must be taken when handling it m Handle the hard disk drive carefully so that the hard disk drive may not be given excess shocks and vibrations 3 4 Setting Up Your Server MAKING CONNECTIONS Connect peripheral devices to the CPU blade IMPORTANT Contact the maintenance engineer in your service representative if you have any requests on the system configuration including the connection to the uninterruptible power supply system or auto power controller and the time schedule operation m If you are installing the CPU blade in the Blade Enclosure
173. he figure below shows an example of RAID configured with two hard disk drives LD 0 RAID 1 Size xxxMB Logical Drives0 RAID 1 Size xxxxMB DWC On RA On Accept Span NO Select RAID Size DWC RA or Span by using cursor keys Then press Enter to fix the selection and set each value 1 RAID Sets RAID level Logical Drives Configured Status ONLINE StrpSz 64KB Parameter Description 0 RAIDO 1 RAID1 2 Size Sets virtual drive size Up to 8 virtual drives can be created per RAID controller 3 DWC Sets parameter for Disk Write Cache Parameter Description Off Write thru On Recommended Write back DWC is factory set to On in consideration of performance The data in cache memory may be lost if an unexpected power failure occurs If set to Off the performance may be decreased to approximately 50 or less 4 RA Sets parameter for Read Ahead Parameter Description Off Does not perform read ahead On Recommended Performs read ahead 5 Span Sets Span Parameter Description SPAN NO Recommended Does not perform SPAN SPAN YES Performs SPAN SPAN is not available since the CPU blade contains only two hard disk drives 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Configuring Your Server 4 35 When a
174. he floppy disk containing the parameters file 2 Select Load parameters enter the file path of the parameters file into the text box 3 Click Next Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 11 7 Select the installing Operating System Select Install the Windows 32bit editions from the menu click Next NEC EXPRESSBUILDER El _ists lt lt lt Ctt LLL Top menu Load Select OS Enter RAID Step parametess l gt fee gt selected EXPRESSBUILDER only creates a Logical Drive and finishes the setup install che Windows 32bit editions F raano Version 5 XX XXX KXCXXX 8 Enter the setting of a logical drive Enter RAID settings steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next NEC EXPRESSBUILDER a Top menu Load Select OS Enter RAID Specify Enter basic Step parametegs settings Ua f meii gt parameters a gt bo partition elect Skip the logical drive creation and press the Next button use the existing logical drive select Skip the logical drive creation and press the Next button The number of the physical devices specified as the hot spare The number of the free physical devices Back Next Top Default Version 5 XX XXX XX XKX 5 12 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup NOTES m You can use only the physical dev
175. he message Oo Re RN Confirm TEAM Team name adapter in not existing in Network adapters tree and reboot the system B 44 Installing the Operating System SETTING WOL Refer to the following procedure to enable WOL When the system is Windows Server 2008 64 bit x64 Edition Windows Server 2008 32 bit x86 Edition 1 2 Start Device Manager Point to Network adapters and double click Intel R 82576 Gigabit Dual Port Server Network Connection Intel R 82576 Gigabit Dual Port Server Network Connection 2 to open the adapter Properties Click Power Management tab and change setting in Wake On LAN according to the following list Setting item Default setting Change setting Wake On Directed Packet ON OFF Wake On Magic Packet ON OFF Wake on Magic Packet from power OFF ON off state NOTES m Power Saver Options setting is not necessary to change m Above setting will maintained until manually resetting are executed IMPORTANT The parameters of Wake On LAN will not exist if the network port are not available of WOL Click OK Reboot the system IMPORTANT m WOL Wake On Lan are only available on system Shutdown mode m WOL Wake On Lan is not available on system Hibernate and Sleep mode Installing the Operating System B 45 When the system is Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Windows Server 2003 When PROSet is not installed
176. he message means pci sys missing or corrupt after you executed Updating the System process to Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition or Windows Server 2003 Q During the application of the ChipSet driver by Updating the System process the driver for the USB device may be deleted Follow the process detailed below 1 Start the Recovery console 2 Copy lt Systemdrive gt system32 dllcache pci sys to under lt Systemdrive gt system32 drivers 3 Exit the Recovery console and restart the system 4 Refer to Recovery process and follow to the process detailed to apply Hotfix for Windows x64 KB921411 or Hotfix for Windows Server 2003 KB921411 and Updating the System Recovery process refer to Appendix B for details 8 18 Troubleshooting There are some cases that an event log is registered as follows when you operate Windows Server 2003 R2 Source IPMIDRV Type Error EventID 1001 Description The IPMI device driver attempted to determine if the system supported an IPMI BMC device The driver attempted to detect the presence of the IPMI BMC by searching 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 Ifa SMBIOS Type 38 record was detected the Dump Data field of the event contains a binary representation of the record If you use Hardware Management which is provided by Windows Server 2003 R2 above shown event log w
177. ical device is not correctly displayed on Universal RAID Utility If you use N8403 027 SATA interface card a part of information on a physical device is not correctly displayed on Universal RAID Utility It is no problem Cannot enter standby If you use N8403 027 SATA interface card system may not enter standby with heavy I O Cannot enter Hibernation If you use N8403 027 SATA interface card system may not enter Hibernation with heavy I O Troubleshooting 8 23 Problems with N8403 018 FibreChannel Controller When N8403 018 is used the names of the Fibre Channel controllers may appear with different names on Device Manager It is not a problem in operating the system A directory that contains the driver software NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD is also displayed Windows Server 2008 64 bit x64 Edition lt Drive Letter gt 003 win winnt oemfd ws2008x64 fd1 elxstor friendlyname exe Windows Server 2008 32 bit x86 Edition lt Drive Letter gt 003 win winnt oemfd ws2008 fd1 elxstor friendlyname exe 8 24 Troubleshooting COLLECTING EVENT LOG This section describes on how to collect the log of various events that occurred on the CPU blade IMPORTANT m If STOP error system error or stall occurred follow the procedure below after restarting the system m Restarting the system due to an error may display a message indicating insufficient virtual memory Ignore this message and proceed Restarting the
178. ice Pack 2 OS installation media No Service Pack Service Pack 2 OS installation media No Service Pack m Windows Server 2003 R2 OS installation media with Service Pack 2 OS installation media No Service Pack Service Pack 2 OS installation media No Service Pack Supported Mass Storage Controllers The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD attached to your system supports the following mass storage controllers for installation NOTE If you want to install the other boards by using a driver floppy disk OEM FD for Mass storage device except ones listed below see Installing with the OEM FD for Mass storage device and Installing Optional Mass Storage Driver of Parameter File Creator in Chapter 6 Controllers supporting installation of OS with Express Setup N8403 026 RAID Controller N8403 027 SATA Interface card N8403 018 FibreChannel Controller m Other controllers N8403 018 FibreChannel Controller Option NOTES m The driver of option card mentioned above is stored in the EXPRESSBUILDER DVD m If you use the board not mentioned above the ExpressSetup will fail Refer to the instructions attached to the board 5 24 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup About the Hardware Components When you install the Windows Server 2003 Express Setup requires several preparations if this computer uses the following hardware components Installing on the Mir
179. ices can be xamined at Test and diagnostics BMC information is displayed and set in System Management Only when BMC is supported When you use a local console Automatic select at 1 seconds When you use a remote console 6 Each tool is selected and it starts 8 30 Troubleshooting Function of Maintenance Tools The following functions can be executed in the Maintenance Tools m Maintenance Utility The Off line Maintenance Utility is started in Maintenance Utility The Off line Maintenance Utility is an OS independent maintenance program When you are unable to start the OS dependent NEC ESMPRO to troubleshoot a problem the Off line Maintenance Utility can be used IMPORTANT m The Off line Maintenance Utility is intended for use of your service representative The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD you have created contain a file that describes operation of the utility but do not attempt to use the utility by yourself Contact your service representative and follow instructions m See the on line help for details of the Off line Maintenance Utility For further information ask your service representative The Off line Maintenance Utility provides the following features IPMI Information Viewer Provides the functions to view the system event log SEL sensor data record SDR and filed replaceable unit FRU and to make a backup copy of them Using this feature you can find system errors
180. ices that have same model number to configure logical drive m Ifthe process is not finished normally the driver may not be stored in the EXPRESSBUILDER Refer to Optional Board Supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER described earlier in this chapter m When you use N8403 026 RAID Controller N8403 027 SATA Interface card if Skip the logical drive creation is not selected at Enter RAID settings screen refer to RAID Configuration Chapter 4 or Creating new RAID using N8403 026 RAID Controller N8403 027 SATA Interface card Page 5 54 to create RAID beforehand 9 Specify the installing medium and the Windows system partition Specify medium Partition steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next NEC EXPRESSBUILDER tte step MS 12 Toe 3 2 ES sto gt fear ib English z Specify the size of the system partition 12285 me 7 089MB 34 170MB 1GB 1 024MB Back Next Top Default Version 5 XX KXX XX XXX Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 13 IMPORTANT m About partition size Specify the partition size larger than required minimum size for OS installation Do not specify larger partition size than the capacity of connected hard disk drive You can not specify a logical drive larger than 2 097 144MB at RAID system m If you select Create a new partition at Windows system drive
181. iddle 0 to7 Low Chk Const Rate 15 to 100 High 8 to 14 Middle 0 to7 Low The setting level of Universal RAID Utility and the display level of LSI Software Configuration Utility Item Setting level of Universal Display level of LSI Software RAID Utility Configuration Utility Rebuild Priority High 20 Middle 10 Low 5 Patrol Read Priority High 20 Middle 10 Low 5 Consistency Check High 20 Priority Middle 10 Low 5 NOTES m LSI Software Configuration Utility allows you to set BGI Rate Background Initialize Priority But Universal RAID Utility does not m The server does not support full initialization feature you cannot set Initialization Priority though Universal RAID Utility allows it Configuring Your Server 4 41 Configuration by N8403 026 RAID Controller This section describes how to use the internal hard disk drives as RAID System by N8403 026 RAID Controller Rebuild Ifa HDD is defected the rebuild feature can recover the data in the defected HDD The rebuild can be applied to redundant virtual drives in the RAID1 level Manual Rebuild The manual rebuild can be performed by using Universal RAID Utility the management utility of the RAID Controller Select a HDD and start the rebuild manually For the detailed operation refer to the Universal RAID Utility Ver2 0 User s Guide in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD that comes with the server Auto Rebuild The
182. iguring Your Server Reconstruction Described below are procedures based on assumption Add a hard disk drive to a RAIDO VD configured with one hard disk drive to make a RAID1 VD configured with two hard disk drives 1 Start WebBIOS Make sure that the status for the added hard disk drive is indicated as Unconfigured Good in the right frame of the Top Menu 2 Select a VD you want to reconstruct VD 0 in the example from the right frame of Top Menu troll LE Virtual Drive 0 67 656 GBE Optimal troller F j a Backplane 252 Slot 0 SAS HDD 67 656 GB Online L Unconfigured Drives L Backplane 252 Slot 1 SAS HDD 67 656 GB Unconfigured Left Click on Mouse to View Properties 3 Setting menu for VD is displayed m elele Properties RAID Level 0 Status Optimal Strip Size 64 KE Capacity 67 056 GB Policies Read Access RW x Mormal Write Thru Disk Cache Disable z Use wrthru for failure or missing battery Disable uo i 1 0 Direct jy BGI X x 4 Change Operations Del Locate Fast Init Slow Init Go Start the RAID Migration MegaRAID BIOS Config Utility Virtual Drive Q 5 Configuring Your Server ally oye Drive Group 0 Like Backplane 252 Slote0 545 gt Migration only RAID 1 e Migration with addition KEE 4 On the right of the screen items required for reconstruction are displayed
183. ill be registered For more details refer to Enabling Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Hardware Management on the following site NEC Express5800 Web Site http www nec co jp express download W2K3_R2 The system time lags Ifyou do not use the server that adjust time such as NTP Network Time Protocol Server the system time may differ from actual time In this case use NTP server or disable Windows Time Service Fail to start the OS with the 3GB switch System often fails to start the OS with the 3GB switch In this case please adjust the capacity of the user mode area using the userva switch in reference to the following URL http support microsoft com kb 316739 en Troubleshooting 8 19 Problems with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER When the CPU blade is not booted from the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD check the following Q Did you set the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER during POST and restart the CPU blade If you do not set the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER during POST and restart the CPU blade an error message will appear or the OS will boot Q Is BIOS configuration correct The boot device order may be specified with the BIOS setup utility of the CPU blade Use the BIOS setup utility to change the boot device order to boot the system from the DVD ROM drive first lt Menu to check Boot gt Q If Os installation default is selected at Boot selection screen following message is displayed After this messa
184. in the figure below OTEMI r O Label indicating MAC address The address of LAN port depends on the numeral and alphabet of the last digit of MAC address m When the numeral alphabet of the last digit is even number A C or E The MAC address for LAN port 1 is as described on the label The MAC address for LAN port 2 can be obtained by adding 1 to the described MAC address m When the numeral alphabet of the last digit is odd number B D or F The MAC address for LAN port 1 can be obtained by adding 1 to the described MAC address The MAC address for LAN port 2 can be obtained by adding 2 to the described MAC address The MAC addresses can be checked from the proper Windows or Linux command m Windows Enter ipconfig all for the MS DOS prompt or from Run in the Start menu to see the indicated physical address part m Linux Enter ifconfig for the prompt to see the indicated Hwaddr You may use the remote control feature of EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 2 BMC to check the MAC address Installing DIMM If your CPU blade is not equipped with memory device install DIMMs according to Chapter 9 Setting Up Your Server 3 3 INSTALLING THE CPU BLADE Install the CPU blade in the dedicated Blade Enclosure Refer to the User s Guide of Blade Enclosure for how to install the CPU blade IMPORTANT T
185. indows Server 2003 KB921411 had been applied NOTE If you install Windows CD ROM that contains Service Pack 2 to your system you do not have to apply Service pack 2 again 1 Log on to the system with the account that has administrative privilege e g administrator 2 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the USB DVD ROM drive of server The Menu will be displayed 3 Left click on Setup Windows and then click Update the system NOTE Right clicking on the Menu produces the same outcome Follow the message of the screen to proceed the application OK dialog box will be displayed Updating the system xj 9 j The setup performs the Updating the System If you want to continue updating click OK Tf you want to stop updating click Cancel During updating the display flickers or message windows are popuped but wait for a while without operations NOTE The following box appears during the update if you have deployed a full installation of Windows Server 2003 Wait until the update completes Updating the system Performing Updating the System Please wait for a while gt Checking the OS information Updating the drivers Performing the end process of Updating the System B 60 Installing the Operating System IMPORTANT During the Updating the System the following message may be shown but there is no impact to the operation Do not click Cancel since
186. ing an interface cable m Do not use any damaged cable connector m Do not step on the cable m Do not place any object on the cable m Do not use the Blade Enclosure with loose cable connections 1 4 Notes on Using Your Server A CAUTION Immediately after the server is powered off its internal components such as hard disk drives are very hot Leave the server until its internal components AN Avoid installation in extreme temperature conditions fully cool down before installing removing any component amp A Avoid contact with the server during thunderstorms Disconnect the power plug from the outlet when a thunderstorm is l V approaching If it starts thundering before you disconnect the power plug do not touch any part of the server including the cables Failure to follow this warning may cause a fire or an electric shock A A Keep animals away from the server Pet s discharges or fur may enter the CPU blade and cause a fire or electric shock Notes on Using Your Server 1 5 FOR PROPER OPERATION Observe the following notes for successful operation of the server Use of the server ignoring the notes will cause malfunctions or failures of the server m CPU blade N8400 083F 084F 085F CPU blade assembly can be installed in the Blade Enclosure SIGMABLADE Install or remove CPU blades one by one Hold the portions covered with metal plates when a CPU blade is installed or removed T
187. ing parameters Step 2 Skip Next Select the operating system Step 3 Next RAID configuration Step 4 LI Next v Windows Confirm Setting Input Steps 5 to 10 Next Save parameters Step 11 Next Start Express Setup Step 12 Perform RAID Configuration Create the OS partition format gt Copying Windows driver Remove the Floppy Disk and CD DVD ROM from the Drive J Copying Selected Application Insert Windows CD ROM Agree Software License Agreement Install OS Automatically Log on Automatically The installation is completed Process that needs to input or select Process that proceeds automatically Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 29 Installing the Windows Server 2003 Express Setup proceeds the setup by selecting or inputting several parameters on the wizard You can also save the parameters to a floppy disk as a parameters file 1 2 3 Turn the power of peripheral device on and then turn on the server Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive of the server Press the RESET switch or press Ctrl Alt and Delete to reboot from the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER You may also turn off and then on again to reboot the server The system will boot from the DVD and NEC EXPRESSBUILDER starts Select Os installation default from the Boot selection menu If you do not hi
188. inistrator password that satisfy the next condition are required More than 6 characters Contains characters from three of the following categories numbers uppercase letters lowercase letters and signs NOTE Even if you do not input value into Administrator password Confirm password js displayed Installing and Using Utilities 6 15 10 11 Enter the setting of the network protocol Enter network protocol steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next W Parameter File Creator Vx EXPRESSBUILDER Load Select OS Enter RAID Specify Enter basic Enter Step parameters settings mediun parameters network gt partition protocol Enter the settings of the network protocol NEC If you want to set the IP address select Customized settings and click Detail settings If not select Standard setting and click Next Standard setting Customized settings Detail settings Default NOTE The order of entry in custom setting may differ from the numbering of LAN port Enter the domain or workgroup name to be used Enter domain account steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next i Parameter File Creator lox NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Enter Select Win Select Save Step sti gt ees applic rT partindets account ponents tions If you want t
189. install the additional components that are available in this version of the Windows Server operating system For more information about the new components see the documentation on Windows Server CD To continue Setup insert Windows Server CD 2 or specify the location where the Windows Server CD 2 files are stored and then click OK Location of Windows Server CD 2 files Bs o J Browse g Cancel IMPORTANT In this case the Windows Setup screen may not be displayed Be sure to install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition DISC 2 according to the following procedures Insert Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition DISC 2 CD ROM into the USB DVD ROM drive When the installation has completed remove Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Edition DISC 2 CD ROM from the USB DVD ROM drive and restart the system After installation is completed be sure to execute the tasks described in Setup of Device Driver Normally Installed in Server and Updating the System of this chapter B 28 Installing the Operating System Procedure for License Authentication Product Key used in the procedure for license authentication should be matched with the COA label in which the product key contained in Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions is written NOTES m Execute the activation within 30 days System may be locked after 30 days is passed m COA label may be attached to the main unit Installing and Setting
190. ion Displays BMC firmware revision View only SDR Revision Displays revision of the sensor data record PIA Revision Displays revision of the platform information area View only Factory set 4 18 Configuring Your Server Console Redirection Submenu Option Parameter Description Your Setting BIOS Redirection Disabled Specify the address interrupt of the Port Serial Port A serial port to which a remote console Serial Port B is connected Baud Rate 9600 Specify the baud rate used for the 19 2K interface with successive remote 38 4K consoles 57 6K 115 2K Flow Control None Specify the flow control method Xon Xoff CTS RTS CTS RTS CD Terminal Type PC ANSI Specify the type of remote console VT100 VT UTF8 Continue Disabled Specify whether to continue console Redirection after Enabled redirection feature after completion of POST POST Remote Console Disabled Specify whether to enable or disable Reset Enabled resetting by Escape command Esc R sent from the remote console If the server is connected with the management PC that uses NEC ESMPRO Manager this option is always enabled even if Disabled is specified here Factory set Configuring Your Server 4 19 BMC LAN Configuration Submenu Option Parameter Description Your Setting IP Address 192 168 001 129 Specify an IP
191. ion If the same error persists contact your AmbientfempAlm07 A high temperature warning was Service representative detected in CPU blade AmbientTempAlm00 A low temperature warning was Check if the ambient temperature of detected in CPU blade installation location satisfies the operation guarantee condition If the same error persists contact your service representative P1 VCCP Alm XX P1 VTT Alm XX P1 VDDQ Alm XX P1 DDR_VTT Almxx P2 VCCP Alm XX P2 VTT Alm XX P2 VDDQ Alm XX P2 DDR_VTT AlmXX BB 1 1v Alm XX BB 1 5v Alm XX BB 1 8v Alm XX BB 3 3v Alm XX BB 5v Alm XX BB 0 9vs Alm XX BB 1 1vs Alm XX BB 1 8vs Alm XX BB 3 3vs Alm XX BB 5vs Alm XX BB 12vs Alm XX Battery Alm XX A voltage warning was detected on CPU blade XX 07 Upper limit warning XX 00 Lower limit warning Contact your service representative 2 14 General Description LAN 1 2 Link Access Lamps The lamp goes on when LAN port is connected to the network The lamp blinks when data is being transmitted When the CPU blade is powered on and the LAN cable is connected the lamp on LAN port for which the link is being established goes on The connection of LAN port is physically controlled by the EM card and the switch module installed in the Blade Enclosure To check connection status of LAN port refer to the User s Guide of the EM card and the switch module installed in the Blade Enclosure ID Lam
192. ion information using this Scan Devices feature Universal RAID Utility does not have this feature MegaRAID BIOS Config Utility Foreign Configuration Select Configuration 411 Configurations Pr view Clea R Cancel _ 4 56 Configuring Your Server Virtual Drives When you click Virtual Drives on WebBIOS Top Menu the screen for operating the VD that has already been configured List of VDs box shows existing VDs MegaRAID BIOS Config Utility Drives Al e Ea e C Rebuild if Properties Saai ey G ky Reset Start the Selected Operations Fast Initialize Clears the top area of the VD being selected in List of VDs box Slow Initialize Clears whole area of the VD being selected in List of VDs box Check Consistency Checks consistency in the whole area of the VD being selected in List of VDs box If inconsistency is found correct it Properties Displays the properties of the VD being selected in List of VDs box Set Boot Drive Current XX Default NONE Selects a VD to start operating system If the system contains several VDs and you want to start the operating system from the VD other than VDO you need to specify the boot drive manually as shown below Use the default setting in any other cases Setting procedure 1 Select a VD you want to start operating system from the List of VDs box 2 Put a checkmark on Set Boot Dr
193. ion Rate Ea pinup Delay Ea Controller BIOS StopOnError Drive Powersave Configuring Your Server 4 53 The detailed setting is continued on the next page Click Next to view more information Stop CC On Error a Schedule CC Supported Maintain PD Fail History PEETA Schedule Consistency Check CC Frequency CC Start mm dd yyyy CCStartTine E e Select VDs to Exclude CC 4 54 Configuring Your Server Default settings and their explanation Item Default Description Change Battery Backup Present Displays Properties of additional None battery e When battery is installed Present e When battery is not installed None Set Factory Defaults No Prohibited 1 Cluster Mode Disabled Prohibited Rebuild Rate 30 Recommended value 30 Permitted BGI Rate 30 Recommended value 30 Permitted CC Rate 30 Recommended value 30 Permitted Reconstruction Rate 30 Recommended value 30 Permitted Controller BIOS Enabled Prohibited NCQ Disabled Prohibited Coercion Mode None Prohibited S M A R T Polling 300 Prohibited Alarm Control Disabled Disabled Does not issue an alarm Permitted 2 Enabled Issues an alarm Silence Stops an alarm if beeped Patrol Read Rate 30 Recommended value 30 Permitted Cache Flush 4 Prohibited Interval Spinup Drive Count 2 Prohibited Spinup Delay 12 Prohibited StopOnError Disa
194. ion of Updating the System B 54 Installing the Operating System Local Update When the system is Windows Server 2008 Updating the System applies the drivers necessary for NEC Express5800 Series Log on to the system using an administrator account Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive Hereinafter the setup process is depending on the content selected at Installing Windows Server 2008 follow each of the instructions Ifyou have selected a full installation If the menu is displayed click Setup Windows and click Update the system NOTE Right clicking on the Menu produces the same outcome Ifyou have selected a Server Core installation 1 Execute the following command line from command prompt to specify the optical disk drive e g D drive cd d d 003 win winnt bin oschk C Users administrator gt cd d D 003 win winnt bin oschk 2 Type following command line and press Enter oschk bat D 003 win winnt bin oschk gt oschk bat 4 The following box appears x e The setup performs the Updating the System If you want to continue updating click OK If you want to stop updating dick Cancel During updating the display flickers or message windows are popuped but wait for a while without operations Cancel Installing the Operating System B 55 5 Read the message and then click OK The update starts NOTE
195. ions This section describes the positions and display meanings of the lamps on the CPU blade and hard disk drive CPU Blade The CPU blade includes five lamps ocoo NEC ooo E Oooo POWER lamp A do STATUS lamp A do ee LAN1 Link Access lamp One 86 sal oo LAN2 Link Access lamp On QP Ilie S IDI 7 88 amp ere oe Po Oo go 50 O o Q Q Illes amp Mes eee te ogogo Iie e ooo o o GOOG IIPS 8 oooo OL BL E POWER Lamp The POWER lamp lights green while the power of the CPU blade is on The lamp lights amber when the CPU blade is powered off but the power is supplied from the power supply unit The lamp is off if the power is not supplied to the system 2 10 General Description STATUS Lamp The STATUS lamp stays lit in green when the CPU blade is in successful operation When the STATUS lamp is flashing in amber or red it indicates that the system has failed In addition you can view the detailed information on error message on virtual LCD when the STATUS lamp is flashing in amber or red You can use the virtual LCD through the Web browser of EXPRESSSCOPE engine BMC or NEC ESMPRO Manager The following table lists indications of the STATUS lamp descriptions and actions to take If an error occurs contact your service representative NOTE If the CPU blade has the NEC ESMPRO installed you can view the System Event Log SEL to identify the cause of
196. isk drive IMPORTANT Keep the removed hard disk tray for future use wy we ww T sd D J 2 p Par 2 SISAL AA b r70 708 0 V N yey wr J N F WY NII NSA KA 9 32 Upgrading Your Server 3 Hold the hard disk drive so that the BP connector faces the CPU blade and the lever on the front of the drive carrier faces the top 4 Insert the end of the drive carrier into the hard disk drive slot slowly and carefully 5 Insert the drive carrier until it hits the slot end and lift the lever A click occurs to lock the drive carrier NOTE Make sure that the lever hook is hung on the frame Lo NEsT BIS ooo0d000 0000 60000000 9000 e D A e re w jp wa IRIS roe OS ne Boy SR na J The removal procedure is the reverse of the installation procedure Upgrading Your Server 9 33 Replacement of Hard Disk Drive Depending on the operating system and or server management software to be used hard disk drives must be replaced in the defined procedure to manage the hard disk drives appropriately If Windows is used as OS and NEC ESMPRO Manager and NEC ESMPRO Agent are used as the server management software replace the hard disk drives in the following procedure To do these jobs you
197. it may be taken away after a few seconds Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for current and updated software by looking on your computer on the hardware installation CD or on the Windows Update Web site with your permission Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software O Yes this time only O Yes now and every time connect a device No not this time Click Next to continue 4 Click Yes to restart the system Updating the system xj 9 Updating the System was Finished si The setup will apply the Service Pack continuously TF you want to continue applying click Yes IF you want to stop applying click No 5 When the reboot is started remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD from the USB DVD ROM drive immediately Installing the Operating System B 61 Recovery process If Updating the System is executed before the application of the Hotfix for Windows x64 KB921411 or Hotfix for Windows Server 2003 KB921411 may be displayed on the USB root hub If is displayed on the USB root hub perform application of the Hotfix for Windows x64 KB921411 or Hotfix for Windows Server 2003 KB921411 and the Updating the System according to the following process 1 2 8 Start the Windows Explorer and click Tools and Folder Options Select Files and Folders Hidden files and folders Show hidden
198. itten permission of NEC Corporation 2 The contents of this User s Guide may be revised without prior notice 3 The contents of this User s Guide shall not be copied or altered without the prior written permission of NEC Corporation 4 All efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of all information in this User s Guide If you notice any part unclear incorrect or omitted in this User s Guide contact the service representative where you purchased this product 5 NEC assumes no liability arising from the use of this product nor any liability for incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of this User s Guide regardless of Item 4 PREFACE Welcome to the NEC Express5800 BladeServer series server The NEC Express5800 BladeServer holds powerful performance and employs the latest technology to implement 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 superior reliability Read this User s Guide thoroughly to fully understand handling of the server and appreciate its functions to the maximum extent ABOUT THIS USER S GUIDE This User s Guide is a guide for proper setup and use of the server This User s Guide also covers useful procedures for dealing with difficulties and problems that may arise during setup or operation of the server Keep this manual for fut
199. ive Current XX 3 Click Go IMPORTANT m Ifno virtual drive exists the List of VDs box will be blank Use this menu only when a virtual drive exists m Even the Set Boot Drive is properly specified the operating system may fail to start due to Boot Priority specified in BIOS SETUP of the server m Inconsistency may be detected at the first Check Consistency performed after the VD was configured Configuring Your Server 4 57 Drives When you click Drives on WebBIOS Top Menu the screen for operating the connected physical drive appears MegaRAID BIOS Config Utility Drives Aeae Slot 0 543 HDD 67 656 GB Online Slote1 AS HDD 67 656 GB Online IMPORTANT If no device is connected the upper right column of the screen will be blank Use this menu only when a hard disk drive is being connected 4 58 Configuring Your Server Physical Drive Properties Take the following procedures to check Physical Drive Properties Shown below is an example to check property of physical drive 1 Click the Physical Drive you want to check 2 Click the checkbox for Properties 3 Click Go MegaRAID BIOS Config Utility Drives PERE Configuring Your Server 4 59 Physical Drive Properties Locate Let Disk Status lamp light or blinks Make Global HSP The selected hard disk drive is assigned as hot spare available for all DGs Make
200. lect Apply OEM Disk for mass storage device List of applications Selected applications INEC ESMPRO Agent Universal RAID Utility Microsoft Visual C 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package x86 Add gt gt lt lt Delete Apply OEM Disk for mass storage device Back Next Top Default Version 5 XX XXX XX XXK 15 Save the parameters Save parameters steps are displayed NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Enter Enter Select Win Select Save Start Step network domaid dows c n applied parimet Eset protocol account ponents tions setup ted media Ifyou want to save the parameters set a free for Select S enter the full file p i ng Ifyou do not want to save the parameters select Do not save parameters the drive letter of the parameters file into the text box and click Next Do not save to the RAM drive the Windows RE partition or the System partition de natsa poramators Save parameters Bro Al Back Next Top Version 5 XX XXX XX KXX If you want to save the parameters set the free formatted floppy disk Select Save parameters enter the file path of the parameters files into the text box and click Next If not select Do not save parameters 5 18 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 16 The Express Setup will start when you click Perform in Start Express setup step Enter Enter Select Win Select Save Start Step net
201. ler N8403 018 update your system with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD attached to your system The Fibre Channel Controller driver will be installed automatically B 38 Installing the Operating System Optional Network Board Driver To use an optional Network Board N8403 017 020 021 022 install the driver stored in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD In case of utilizing N8403 017 020 021 022 for Windows Server 2008 64 bit x64 Edition Windows Server 2008 32 bit x86 Edition LAN drivers and PROSet are installed automatically by the System Update In case of utilizing N8403 017 020 for Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions DVD ROM Drive Letter 003 win winnt w2k3amd ma 2 1 pro1000 winx64 In case of utilizing N8403 017 020 for Windows Server 2003 DVD ROM Drive Letter 003 win winnt dotnet ma2 pro1000 win32 If the procedure of installation is not clear refer to the installation procedure described in the section Installation of the Optional Network Board Driver Installation of the Optional Network Board Driver When the system is Windows Server 2008 64 bit x64 Edition Windows Server 2008 32 bit x86 Edition LAN drivers and PROSet are installed automatically by the System Update Installing the Operating System B 39 When the system is Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Windows Server 2003 1 2 Start Device Manager Click Network adapters and double click Network Adapter Name Network Adapter Name Properties a
202. ling and Using Utilities Parameter File This section describes about specifying setup information that is necessary for OS installation and creating Parameter file Follow the procedure below IMPORTANT Do not remove NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD from drive during a parameter file creation Start the OS 2 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive The menu will appear 3 Right click on the screen or left click Setup Windows The menu will appear ET xi NEC EXPRESSBUILDER SS ww Installing and Using Utilities 6 9 Click Parameter File Creator CE EE x NER EXPRESSBUILDER Menu items gt Read documents D A A in ale Seiupsiilindoiionn gt Create drivers disk Setup software R Close Menu Parameter File Creator will appear Parameter File Creator 6 10 Installing and Using Utilities 5 Load Parameters step is displayed Select Do not load parameters from the menu click Next W Parameter File Creator f 5 x NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Step J ters gt a gt The Parameter File Creator creates and modifies the parameters file To create a parameters file select Do not load a parameter To load a parameters file select Load a parameter Input the path of the parameters file Do not load parameters Load parameters Reference 6 Select the installing Operating System Select
203. ll settings are completed select Accept and then press Enter to create virtual drive The created virtual drive is displayed in the Virtual Drive Configured screen After creating virtual drive press Esc to exit from the menu Go back to the Save Configuration screen and then select Yes to save the configuration When the confirmation message shows that the configuration has been saved press Esc to return to the TOP menu screen On the TOP menu screen select Objects Virtual Drive View Update Parameters to check virtual drive information Select Initialize in the TOP menu screen When the Virtual Drives screen appears move the cursor to the virtual drive to be initialized and press Space The virtual drive is selected After selecting virtual drive press F10 to start initialization A confirmation screen for execution appears Select Yes to start initialization When the progress bar in the Initialize Virtual Drive Progress screen indicates 100 initialization is completed Execute Check Consistency on the virtual drive that has been initialized See Check Consistency for details Press Esc to return to the TOP menu and exit from LSI Software Configuration Utility IMPORTANT Be sure to execute Check Consistency after creating configuration Inconsistency may be detected or corrected at the first Check Consistency performed after the configuration has been created however it is not a pr
204. llowing list Term of WebBIOS Term of Universal RAID Utility Adapter RAID Controller Virtual Drive Logical Drive Drive Group Disk Array Physical Drive Hard disk drive Number and ID The number to manage each component of RAID System used in Universal RAID Utility differs from that used in WebBIOS Adapter and RAID Controller WebBIOS manages Adapter by a number beginning with 0 You can see a number of Adapter where Adapter No in Adapter Selection menu Universal RAID Utility manages RAID Controller by a number beginning with 1 You can see a number of RAID Controller where Number in the property of RAID Controller on RAID Viewer or RAID Controller X in the property of RAID Controller on raidemd In addition you can see the number of Adapter managed by WebBIOS where ID in the property of RAID Controller by Universal RAID Utility Virtual Drive and Logical Drive WebBIOS manages Virtual Drive by a number beginning with 0 You can see a number of Virtual Drive where VD X in Virtual Drives Universal RAID Utility manages Logical Drive by a number beginning with 1 You can see a number of Logical Drive where Number in the property of Logical Drive on RAID Viewer or RAID Controller X Logical Drive Y in the property of Logical Drive on raidcmd In addition you can see the number of Logical Drive managed by WebBIOS where ID in the property of Logical Drive by Universal RAID Utility 4
205. ludes the media on which you received it if any The terms also apply to any Microsoft O0 updates O0 supplements O0 Internet based services and n sunnort services zi I accept the license tems 21 When the following message appears click Start Set Up Windows E BY Set Up Windows Thank you 5 20 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 22 When the following message appears press Ctrl Alt Del Press CTRL ALT DELETE to log on 23 Log on to the system lt Full Installation gt When the following screen appears enter your password into Password and click gt Administrator Cancel m Windows Server 2008 lt Server Core Installation gt When the following screen appears click Other User ance te Windows Server 208 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 21 In the following screen enter Administrator into UserName your password into Password and click gt F me Windows Server 2008 Hereinafter proceed operations according to the message Now the Setup using Express Setup has completed After Express Setup has completed be sure to execute the tasks described in Setup of Device Driver Normally Install in Server of Appendix B Installing and Setting Device Drivers Be sure to execute the tasks described in Setup of Device Driver Normally Install in Server of Appendix
206. ly user cannot modify Once set this can be disabled by setting it to a null string or by clearing password jumper on system board see Configuring Mother Board Jumpers in this Chapter Set Supervisor Password Up to eight alphanumerics When the lt Enter gt key is pressed the user is prompted for a password press ESC key to abort Once set this can be disabled by setting it toa null string or by clearing password jumper on system board refer to Configuring Mother Board Jumpers in this chapter When Enter is pressed the user is prompted for a password press Esc to abort Once set this can be disabled by setting it to a null string or by clearing password jumper on system board refer to Configuring Mother Board Jumpers in this chapter Configuring Your Server 4 13 Option Parameter Description Your Setting Set User Up to eight Supervisor password controls Password alphanumerics access to the setup utility sector Write Protect Password on Disabled Disables or enables password entry boot Enabled on boot Fixed disk boot Normal Will write protect the boot sector of the hard drive to prevent viruses from corrupting the drive under DOS if set to write protect Power Switch Inhibit Disabled Enabled Enables or disables the POWER switch mask feature If Enabled is selected power off with the POWER switch becomes unavailable after OS boot up
207. m Ifthe AC power is turned off while the Wake On Ring feature is enabled this feature is disabled at the next system boot after AC power on You need to press the Power switch to boot the system If the AC power is turned off Wake On Ring feature on power management chip is disabled until the next DC power on m To use this feature on Windows Server 2003 see Chapter 8 Problems with Windows Server 2003 4 12 Configuring Your Server Security The Security menu appears if you move the cursor to the position of Security Press Enter on Set Supervisor Password or Set User Password to display the following screen Set Supervisor Password Enter New Password EO O F Confirm New Password l Enter the passwords on the dialog box Passwords may have up to eight characters including alphanumerics and symbols IMPORTANT m User password can be set only when Supervisor password is already set m Set the passwords only after OS is installed See the table below for the items Option Parameter Description Your Setting Security Chip Configuration Security Chip Configuration submenu is displayed Supervisor Password Is Clear Set Status only user cannot modify Once set this can be disabled by setting it to a null string or by clearing password jumper on system board see Configuring Mother Board Jumpers in this Chapter User Password Is Clear Set Status on
208. m partition Donotsave parameters Brows save eee Browse Back Next Top Version 5 XX XXX XX XKX If you want to save the parameters set the free formatted floppy disk Select Save parameters enter the file path of the parameters files into the text box and click Next If not select Do not save parameters Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 37 16 The Express Setup will start when you click Perform in Start Express setup step Enter Enter Select Win Select Save Start Step network domaiti dows c m applic parameters Express protocol account ponents tions setup Now EXPRESSBUILDER gathered all of the parameters for the Express setup The Express setup will start when Perform button is clicked Back Tor Perform Version 5 XX XXX XX XXX 17 Copy optional Mass Storage Driver module If you install optional Mass Storage Driver the message will be shown Insert CD ROM or floppy disk attached to the Mass Storage Driver and proceed operation according to the message 18 Remove NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD from the optical disk drive according to the message If you proceed the setup by using setup parameter file remove the floppy disk from the floppy disk drive Insert Windows Server 2003 CD ROM into the optical disk drive Agree Software License Agreement screen appears 19 Read the contents carefully and click Yes if you do agree If you do not a
209. me of the server to discharge static electricity from your body before handling the interface card Do not touch the terminals and parts on the interface card by a bare hand and place the cards directly on the desk For static notes see the section Anti static Measures described earlier A combination of the card and hard disk drives that can be installed in the CPU blade under certain restrictions Contact your service representative for details Notes Note the followings in the installation or removal of the interface card m Be careful not to make your hands touch the terminals of the interface card connector directly If you do not keep it the oil and or dirt on the hands may adhere to the terminals to result in contact failure m The interface card for connecting hard disk drive is the required option Be sure to install either of N8403 026 or N8403 027 Upgrading Your Server 9 27 Installation and Removal Install or remove an interface card for connecting hard disk drive in the following procedure 1 After the shutdown processing for the CPU blade to be removed turn off the power of the CPU blade 2 Take out the CPU blade from the Blade Enclosure Refer to the User s Guide of the Blade Enclosure Place the CPU blade on anti static sheet with little dust Remove the hard disk drive Remove the two screws fixing the top cover 6 Firmly hold the cover move it slightly toward the rear of the blade
210. message appears click Yes Changing the drive letter of a volume may cause programs to no longer run Are you sure you want to change this drive letter 8 Close the Computer Management 5 52 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup INSTALLING MAINTENANCE UTILITIES Various maintenance utilities are contained in your NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD See Chapter 6 for installing the utilities to your server or management workstations UPDATING THE SYSTEM Updating the System is executed by Express Setup automatically Execute Updating the System in following cases m Modified system configuration m Recovered the system using recovery process See Updating the System section in Appendix B for detail of update process Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 53 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 setup Without the backup data you will not be able to recover the information You can save the information by the following process 1 OY SS ee aN Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive and reboot the system Select Tool menu Normal mode Select English Select Maintenance Utility Select System Information Management Insert a floppy disk into the floppy disk drive Select Save
211. message is not displayed with an error message you don t have to launch the utility Ignore the message POST will automatically proceed To launch the SETUP utility press F2 while the above message is displayed See Chapter 4 for setup and parameters The CPU blade automatically restarts POST all over again when you exit the SETUP utility 4 Ifthe server has an optional board installed POST displays the board information on the screen Refer to the manual supplied with the board for details POST will automatically proceed a few seconds later General Description 2 19 5 If you have set the password using the BIOS SETUP utility the password entry screen appears upon successful completion of POST Up to three password entries will be accepted Three incorrect password entries disable the system to boot In such a case turn off the power and wait about 30 seconds before turning on to boot the CPU blade IMPORTANT Do not set a password before installing an OS 6 The OS starts when POST completes POST Error Messages When POST detects an error it displays an error message on the screen See Chapter 8 for POST error codes IMPORTANT Take a note on the messages displayed before consulting with your service representative Alarm messages are useful information for maintenance 2 20 General Description Device Identification To identify the device to be maintained among more than one device ID l
212. n APIs LL Remote Server Administration Tool Role Administration Tools Web Server IIS Tools The feature listed above is activated because they are required for the installation of IIS basic feature Following message appeared when you tried to install Windows Server 2008 by Express Setup using N8403 026 RAID Controller N8403 027 SATA Interface card Windows cannot find a system volume that meets requirements for installation See RAID Configuration Chapter 4 to create RAID Or see Creating new RAID using N8403 026 RAID Controller N8403 027 SATA Interface card Chapter 9 to configure RAID by EXPRESSBUILDER beforehand and perform Express Setup In this case select Skip the logical drive creation at Enter RAID settings Step 4 screen of Express Setup 8 22 Troubleshooting Problems with Parameter File Creator Fail to start Parameter File Creator Q Parameter File Creator requires to run by Microsoft R HTML Application host If Parameter File Creator does not start associate the file type with Microsoft R HTML Application host via following process 1 Click Run on Start menu 2 Type Yowindir system32 mshta exe register in the Open box and click OK Problem with Disk Array Configuration Refer to the manuals in the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD for any trouble occurred on disk array in this system Problems with RAID System and RAID Controller Phys
213. n Click on Add To Span Array hole will be added to the spanArray Hole addition can be undone by selecting the Reclaim button oaeee DG is added to Span IMPORTANT To configure RAIDO or 1 perform Span Definition to a single DG only 4 66 Configuring Your Server Define the virtual drive VD in DG that has been created in previous step When DG was defined VD Definition screen is displayed In the Next LD Possible RAID Levels column available RAID levels and maximum size for VD are displayed As an example define a RAID1 VD of 67 656GB 1 2 3 4 Specify the necessary parameters in left columns Enter 67 656 in Select Size field and select GB as a unit Click Accept at the lower center of the screen If you want to define another VD click Back and repeat steps starting from Span Definition screen MegaRAID BIOS Config Utility Config Wizard Virtual Drive Definition keratin z Next LD Possible RAID Levels 10 Policy RO135 312 GB R1 67 656 GB pees Cache Disable BGI Select Size 67 656 GE y W Cancel 4n Back m Next IMPORTANT The value shown in Select Size indicates the maximum size allowed for RAID1 two hard disk drives You need to specify the maximum size for any other RAID levels according to Next LD Possible RAID Levels Configuring Your Server 4 67 5 Upon completion of VD definition click Next MegaRAID BIOS Confi
214. n progress m Some system configurations may display the message Press Any Key to prompt a key entry This message is driven by BIOS of an installed optional board Make sure to read the manual that comes with the optional board before any key entry m Powering on the server after you installed or removed an optional mezzanine card may display the message that indicates incorrect board configuration and suspend POST In such a case press F1 to continue POST Board configuration can be made using the utility described later 1 After a few seconds from power on POST starts checking the memory The count message of the basic and expansion memory appears on the screen of the display unit if connected The memory check may takes a few minutes to complete depending on the memory size of the CPU blade Also it may take approximately one minute for the screen display to appear after rebooting the CPU blade 2 Some messages appear upon completion of the memory check These messages appear to indicate that the system has detected the CPU and other devices installed 3 After a few seconds POST displays the following message prompting you to launch the BIOS setup utility SETUP stored in the system memory of the CPU blade This message appears at bottom left on the screen Press lt F2 gt to enter SETUP Launch the BIOS SETUP utility when you need to change the settings to meet the requirements for the CPU blade As long as the above
215. nd then click Drive Option IMPORTANT If the partition has already been created go to step 18 Click New enter a partition size and then click Apply Select the partition created in step 16 and then click Format Installing the Operating System B 19 18 Select the partition created and then click Next Germ O E A Where do you want to install Windows Free Space Type a 5 MS z Refresh rat Delete HP Format Load Driver p Extend 1 Collecting information 2 Installing Windows When the following message appears the installation starts automatically Installing Windows That s all information we need right now Your computer will restart several times during installation Copying files Expanding files Installing features Installing updates Completing installation NOTE If the disk drive contains NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD you will be prompted to replace a media with that for OS installation Insert the install media according to the on screen message Install Windows Insert Disc Please insert Windows installation disc 1 B 20 Installing the Operating System 19 Log on to the system The steps vary depending on the edition you selected in step 7 If you have selected a full installation 1 After a full installation of Windows Server 2008 is completed the following dialog box will prompt you to set or change the password before you log on
216. nd to use the management PC via serial port remote console IMPORTANT Two methods of LAN and the serial port are mentioned in MAINTENANCE TOOLS of Chapter 8 Troubleshooting in the way of communicating in remote console Use the serial port to execute System Diagnostics with remote console The LAN connection is not for System Diagnostics Procedures to start the diagnostics program are as follows 1 2 Shutdown the OS and turn off the CPU blade Disconnect all the LAN cables from the Blade Enclosure If the switch module is connected with the Blade Enclosure remove all the LAN cables from the switch module Power on the CPU blade Use the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD to start the system Select Tool menu Normal mode when local console of the CPU blade is used for or select Tool menu Redirection mode when remote console is used for NOTE If the system displays the Language selection menu select English 7 4 Maintenance 6 Select Test and diagnostics Select End User Mode and the system diagnostics starts The diagnostics will be completed in approximately three minutes When the diagnostics is completed the screen of the display changes as shown below Diagnostics tool title Test window title TeDoLi TEst amp Diagnosis On Linux Ver001 00 20901 1 1m Test En Test result Start 10 06 58 End 10 09 58 Pass 000 03 00 TestTime 000 03 00 Test End NormalEnd 03 AbnormalEnd 00 ForceEnd 00
217. nd you will feel more tired than you should if you operate a display unit without adjusting horizontal and vertical angles Adjustment of Screen Brightness and Contrast The display unit has brightness and contrast adjustment functions The most suitable brightness and contrast depend on the individual and the working environment well lighted room or insufficient light Adjust brightness and contrast so that the screen will be easy to see An extremely bright or dark screen will give a bad effect to your eyes Adjustment of Keyboard Angle The keyboard provided with the server is designed for adjustment of an angle Adjust the keyboard angle at which the keyboard is easy to operate The adjustment assists in reducing strain on your shoulders arms and fingers Cleaning of Equipment Clean equipment regularly It is difficult to see the display contents on a dusty screen Keeping equipment clean is also important for your sight Fatigue and Rest If you feel tired you should stop working and do light exercises 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 2 2 General Description OVERVIEW BladeServer is a modular and multiprocessing system that includes processor memory network connections optional add in card slot and associated electronics all on a
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219. ngine 2 BMC The POWER lamp on the CPU blade of which power was turned off goes on amber NOTE To power off from CPU blade or remote console the OS must be set so that it starts shutdown process when the POWER switch on the CPU blade is pressed POST POST Power On Self Test is the self diagnostic program stored in the CPU blade When you power on the CPU blade the system automatically runs POST to check the mother board ECC memory module CPU module keyboard and mouse POST also displays messages of the BIOS SETUP utility such as the start up message while in progress NEC With the factory setup of the CPU blade the NEC logo appears on the display unit if connected while POST is in progress To display the POST check results press Esc NOTE You can set the POST check results to appear on the display unit without pressing Esc To do so select Enabled for Boot time Diag Screen under the Advanced menu of the BIOS SETUP utility See Chapter 4 for details You don t always need to check the POST check results Check messages that POST displays when m you use the blade server for the first time m the server appears to fail m an error message appears on the display unit 2 18 General Description POST Execution Flow The following describes the progress of POST in the chronological order IMPORTANT Do not make unnecessary key entries or perform mouse operations while POST is i
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221. o in the next boot NumLock On Sets power on Numlock state Off Memory Processor Error Boot If Halt is selected the boot is Halt stopped when POST error occurs Factory set IMPORTANT Be sure to take a note of boot priority before selecting Yes for Reset Configuration Data because the information on boot device will be cleared Select Exit Saving Changes to reboot the system run BIOS SETUP utility and provide settings for boot device order again 4 7 4 8 Configuring Your Server Memory Configuration Option Parameter Description Your Setting Installed memory nnn MB Indicates the total capacity of the basic memory View only Available under nnnnnnn MB Indicates the capacity of memory 4GB available in the area under 4GB View only CPU1_DIMM1 4 Normal Indicates the current memory status Status Disabled installed in CPU1_DIMM1 to Not installed CPU1_DIMM4 Error Normal indicates the normal status Disabled indicates a memory error Not installed indicates no DIMM installed and Error indicates the system is forcibly started with memory error View only CPU2_DIMM1 4 Normal Indicates the current memory status Status Disabled installed in CPU2_DIMM1 to Not installed CPU2_DIMM4 Error Normal indicates the normal status Disabled indicates a memory error Not installed indicates no DIMM installed and Error indicates the system is forcibly st
222. o carry a CPU blade put it into the case in which the CPU blade was contained at the purchase and pack it into the package The CPU blade is extremely sensitive to static electricity Make sure to touch the metal frame of the server to discharge static electricity from your body before handling the CPU blade Do not touch the CPU blade terminals or on board parts by a bare hand and place the CPU blade directly on the desk Check and adjust the system clock before the operation if any of the following conditions is applicable O After carriage of device O After storage of device O After the device is entered into the pause state under the environmental condition enduring device operation temperature 10 C 35 C humidity 20 80 Check the system clock at the rough rate of once per month When the system clock is installed in a system requiring high time precision it is recommended to use a time server NTP server If the system clock is remarkably delayed or advanced as the passage of time in spite of adjustment contact your service representative to ask maintenance Store the unit under the storage condition temperature 10 C 55 C humidity 20 80 without condensation to allow built in devices and the unit to operate correctly in the next operation Before turning off the power of a CPU blade shut down the CPU blade correctly Turn on the power of each CPU blade by the use of the POWER switch or the remote power on a
223. o install the OS and paging file 2 See Setting for Solving Problems to write the debug information of the dump file onto another disk If there is not enough disk space to write the debug information add another disk for the dump file Installing the Operating System B 5 When the system is Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions The size for the partition that the system is to be installed can be calculated from the following formula Size necessary to install the system Paging File Size Dump File Size Application Size Size necessary to install the system 4100MB Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions 4100MB Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions with Service Pack2 5900MB Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Service Pack2 CD ROM Paging File Size Recommended Mounted Memory Size 1 5 Dump file Size Mounted Memory Size 1MB Application Size Required Size IMPORTANT m The above mentioned paging file size is recommended for collecting debug information memory dump The paging file with initial size large enough to store the dump file in the boot drive is required Correct debug information might not be able to be collected due to virtual memory shortage when the paging file is insufficient so set an enough size of the paging file with the entire system m 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 mem
224. o join in a domain enter the account name password of the domain If not select Join in a workgroup and click Next p gt Join in aworkgroup Workgroup name WORKGROUP F Joinina domain Lz 7 Default 6 16 Installing and Using Utilities 12 Select the installing components Select Windows components steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next Windows Server 2008 Full Installation W Parameter File Creator NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Enter domain account Select Save omy applic yn parih gt lga Enabling the Windows functionality and Server Roles and please Step p Server Roles D Web ServexlIS I DHCP Server I DNS Server I File Services TD Print Services p Windows Features Detail settings M SNMP Services I Simple TCPAP Services DD WINS server Default Windows Server 2008 ServerCore Installation W Parameter File Creator NEC EXPRESSBUILDER domain St Select Win Select Save ep dows com j applica yy pariindets account ponents gt tions gt IL Enabling the Windows functionality and Server Roles and please f Server Roles I Web Server IIS ID DHCP Server I DNS Server ID Print Services Windows Features Detail settings M SNMP Services T WINS Server Default Installing and Using Utilities 6 17
225. oblem 4 36 Configuring Your Server Manual Rebuild Replace hard disk drive A ___ _ Run LSI Software Configuration Utility y Execute rebuilding y Exit LSI Software Configuration Utility Replace a hard disk drive and turn on the CPU blade Run LSI Software Configuration Utility Select Rebuild from the TOP menu The Rebuild PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU screen appears Rebuild PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU PORT E ONLIN A00 00 W FAIL A00 01 Ld Ld Ld Ld Ld 4 Move the cursor onto the hard disk drive displaying FAIL and then press Space to select it Multiple hard disk drives can be selected simultaneous rebuilding The FAIL indication for the hard disk drive selected starts blinking When hard disk drive has been selected press F10 to start rebuilding When confirmation screen for execution appears Select Yes The rebuild process starts When the progress bar in the Rebuild Physical Drives in Progress screen indicates 100 rebuilding is completed 8 Press Esc to return to the TOP menu and exit LSI Software Configuration Utility Configuring Your Server 4 37 Check Consistency Run LSI Software Configuration Utility saa Execute Check Consistency Exit LSI Software Configuration Utility 1 Run LSI Software Configuration Utility 2 Select Check Consistency from the TOP menu The Virtual Drives
226. ocedure 1 Turn on peripheral devices and the server in this order 2 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD supplied with your server into the optical disk drive of your server 3 Press Ctrl Alt and Delete to reboot the server from the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER You may also turn off and then on again to reboot the server System boots up displaying Boot selection menu Boot selection Automatic select at 18 seconds IMPORTANT An initial selection of the menu is Os installation Os installation starts by the automatic after the Boot selection menu is displayed 4 When a local console is used Tool menu Normal mode is selected Moreover Tool menu Redirection mode is selected when using it with remote console Select language which you want to use by the cursor key Troubleshooting 8 29 IMPORTANT An initial selection of the menu is Japanese Japanese starts by the automatic operation when the operation is not done for five seconds after the Language Selection menu is displayed 5 English is selected The tool menu is displayed System Managem Return to prev These utilities are for maintenance and configuration p System information is displayed managed and set i Maintenance Utility BIOS and various firmwares are renewed in the BIOS FW Updating ROM DOS system can boot from a floppy disk made at ROM DOS Startup FD This computer and connected dev
227. ode Open the Device Manager 2 Open Network adapters Intel R xxx properties 3 Click Teaming tab and check the Team this adapter with other adapters check box Click New Team Fill the name of the team in Specify a name for the team and click Next 5 Include the adapter to the team and click next 6 Select a team type Adapter Fault Tolerance Adaptive Load Balancing Click next Click Finish Click TEAM Team name from Device manager Network adapters to modify the team Click Settings tab and click Modify Team button Installing the Operating System B 43 9 Refer to the following procedure to set the team member adapter priority status Set Primary Point the adapter and click Set Primary button Set Secondary Point the adapter and click Set Secondary button NOTE Adapter priority config can be confirmed by the following procedure 1 Click TEAM Team name from Device manager Network adapters 2 Click Settings and confirm Adapters in team list 10 Click Test Switch Run test to confirm the adapter team is properly setup Confirm the result in Test results 11 Reboot the system Remove Team This procedure is common in Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 1 Open the Device Manager Click Network adapters and open TEAM Team name properties Click Setting tab Click Remove Team button Click Yes to t
228. of the server Click Start menu and Run and then execute the following command lt When Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions is used gt lt DVD ROM Drive Letter gt 003 win winnt w2k3amd qfe enu kb921411 exe lt When the English version of Windows Server 2003 R2 is used gt lt DVD ROM Drive Letter gt 003 win winnt dotnet qfe enu kb921411 exe lt When the Simplified Chinese version of Windows Server 2003 R2 is used gt lt DVD ROM Drive Letter gt 003 win winnt dotnet qfe chs kb921411 exe lt When the French version of Windows Server 2003 R2 is used gt lt DVD ROM Drive Letter gt 003 win winnt dotnet qfe fra kb92 141 1 exe Installing the Operating System B 57 4 When the following message is displayed click Next After that follow the message to continue the process lt Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions gt Software Update Installation Wizard i xj amp Use this wizard to install the following software update Hotfix for Windows x64 KB921411 Before you install this update we recommend that you Back up your system Close all open programs You might need to restart your computer after you complete this update To continue click Next lt Windows Server 2003 gt Software Update Installation Wizard amp Use this wizard to install the following software update Hotfix for Windows Server 2003 KB921411 Before you install this update we recommend that you Ba
229. ollowing two ways to turn on the power of the CPU blade Turn on the power of the CPU blade in any of the two ways after turning on the powers of the display unit and peripherals connected to the CPU blade IMPORTANT Perform the power on operation of the CPU blade by either the use of the POWER switch or the remote power on after the period of 30 seconds or longer has passed from the supply of AC power to every power unit The power on operation within the period of 30 seconds from the supply of AC power to every power unit may not turn on the power of the CPU blade If so turn on the power of the CPU blade by using the POWER switch after making sure that the AC power is supplied to every power unit NOTES m Ifa power cord on the Blade Enclosure is connected to a power controller including an uninterruptible power supply UPS make sure that the power of the power controller is turned on m When the power is supplied to the server the initial diagnosis is executed for about 30 seconds In this period the POWER switch is disabled Power on the server about 30 seconds immediately after you installed the CPU blade or turned on the server 2 16 General Description Power ON from CPU Blade Press the POWER switch on the panel of the CPU blade the POWER lamp on the CPU blade goes on green O O O O OG a OS FOR OnO O50 POWER lamp POWER switch oO O Q tee OnO O
230. om the DG This is indicated on the hard disk drive of which status is Offline IMPORTANT The RAID Controller does not support Events feature 4 60 Configuring Your Server Configuration Wizard Use this wizard to configure a virtual drive using the hard disk drives connected The detailed explanation of this feature is given in Configuring Virtual Drive Controller Selection If one or more RAID controllers are installed in the server you need to select an adapter controlled by WebBIOS to configure each adapter Clicking Controller Selection on WebBIOS top menu opens the Adapter Selection screen Physical View Logical View If the virtual drive has been configured DG drive group is displayed on WebBIOS Top Menu Clicking Physical View displays information for hard disk drives in DG Clicking Logical View displays virtual drive in DG Events The Events screen is used to confirm the system events IMPORTANT The RAID Controller does not support Events feature Configuring Your Server 4 61 Exit When you click Exit on WebBIOS Top Menu a confirmation screen to exit from WebBIOS is displayed Click Yes to exit from WebBIOS Exit Confirmation 513 Exit Application ial R The screen as shown below appears when WebBIOS is terminated Restart the server Reset Page f T Please Reboot your System 4 62 Configuring Your Server Configuring Virtual Drive This
231. omputer can recover from any trouble precisely and as soon as possible when it should occur Setting for Collecting Memory Dump Debug Information Set for collecting memory dump using the procedure described in Chapter 5 Re installing the Operation System if Multiple Logical Drives Exist Before Re installing the Operation System Be sure to make backup copies before re installing the operation system just in case Re installing the Operation System 1 Start the clean installation following the procedure described in this manual 2 Specify the partition in which you want to install the operating system when the following message appears The following list shows the existing partitions and unpartitioned space on this computer Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to select an item in the list Cannot modify the drive letter of your system or boot volume Confirm the proper drive letter is assigned and then continue the setup 3 Continue the clean installation again following the procedure described in this manual 4 The drive letter of the re installed system may differ from the one of the previous system If you need to modify the drive letter modify it according to the Procedure for Modifying the Drive Letter B 52 Installing the Operating System Procedure for Modifying the Drive Letter Be careful that the drive letter of the system or boot volume cannot modify with the following procedure
232. option may not operate properly and further the server itself may be defected The internal option device contains precision component that is easily affected by drastic temperature change If the device is used after storage or relocation make sure that the device is fully adapted to the operating environment It is recommended to use options provided by NEC Some memory devices and hard disk drives of other vendors are designed to be available for the server If such an option causes the server to be defected or damaged you will be charged for the repair within the warranty period m Do not use a cellular phone or pager around the server Turn off the cellular phone or pager Radio interference may cause malfunctions of the server Notes on Using Your Server 1 7 TRANSFER TO THIRD PARTY The following must be observed when you transfer or sell the server or software provided with the server to a third party Server Make sure to provide this manual along with the server to a third party IMPORTANT About data on the hard disk drive Be sure to take appropriate measures not to leak important data e g customers information or companies management information on the removed hard disk drive to any third parties Data seems to be erased when you empty Recycle Bin of Windows or execute the format command of the operating system However the actual data remains written on the hard disk drive Data not erased complet
233. ort The total of The number of physical devices used to create the logical drive and The number of the physical devices specified as the hot spare must not exceed The number of the total physical devices which connected to the target system NOTE You can use only the physical devices that have same model number to configure logical drive 6 12 Installing and Using Utilities 8 Specify the installing medium and the Windows system partition Specify medium Partition steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next Wi Parameter File Creator T 15 x NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Load Select OS Enter RAID Specify Enter basic Enter Step parameters settings medium gt parameters I gt network TT partition protocdl Specify the installing medium and the Windows system partition eh Refer to the User s guide about the Service Pack installation If Use existing partitions is selected EXPRESSBUILDER installs the Operating System to the lst partition p Medium selection Windows family edition Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition X rc Keyboard layout Default z Time zone GMT 08 00 Pacific Time US and Canada Tijuana Windows system drive settings Use existing partitions only the 1st partition is formatted and its data is erased Create a new partition all of the data in the disk is erased Use disk space as lange as possible
234. ort Warning Intel has been deactivated from the team 16 IANSMiniport Warning Team Name The last adapter has lost link Team network connection has been lost If you have created a team of network adapters the above events may be logged when you start the system These events do not affect the LAN driver operation Ignore these messages 8 16 Troubleshooting The following system event is logged when Windows Server 2008 is installed Event ID Source Description 10 VDS Dynamic Provider The provider failed while storing notifications from the driver The Virtual Disk Service should be restarted hr 80042505 Go to the Microsoft website http support microsoft com kb 948275 en us The following application events are logged when Windows Server 2008 is installed Event ID Source Level Description Event ID Source Level Description 1021 Microsoft Windows Security Licensing SLC Warning SLUINotify service has failed to start hr 0x80070424 1534 Microsoft Windows User Profiles Service Warning Profile notification of event Create for component 56EA1054 1959 467f BE3B A2A787C4B6EA failed error code is 2147023591 These events do not affect system operation Ignore these messages There are some cases that an event log is registered as follows when you install Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Source Category Event ID Description DCOM Error 100
235. ory 1MB m If you install any application program or the like add necessary space to the partition to install these programs For example if the mounted memory size is 512MB the partition size will be calculated by the above formula as follows 4100MB 512MB 1 5 512MB 1MB Application Size 5381MB Application Size Dividing into the partition of the recommended size into multiple disks as written below will solve problem that it cannot be reserved in one disk 1 Set the Size required for installation Paging file size 2 See Chapter 5 and set that debugging information equivalent to the dump file size is to be written to a separate disk If the disk does not have enough free space to enable the dump file size to be written then after installing the system using the Size required for installation Paging file size install an additional new disk B 6 Installing the Operating System When the system is Windows Server 2003 The size for the partition that the system is to be installed can be calculated from the following formula Size necessary to install the system Paging File Size Dump File Size Application Size Size necessary to install the system 3500MB 3500MB Windows Server 2003 R2 with Service Pack2 5300MB Windows Server 2003 R2 Service Pack2 CD ROM Paging File Size Recommended Mounted Memory Size 1 5 Dump file Size Mounted Memory Size 1MB Application Size
236. ot having the larger number is delayed QI It occasionally takes time from power on operation to CPU blade to turning on the power supply When power on operation is executed the CPU blade notifies the EM card of it and wait for permission If the EM card is processing other task and it is busy permission for power on is delayed The remote power on through network does not work Wake On LAN does not work Q Is the system shut down forcibly After the forced shutdown or pressing the POWER switch on the CPU blade brings the power of the CPU blade to be turned off forcibly Wake On LAN does not work After starting the CPU blade once perform the normal shutdown processing Fail to power off Q Is the POWER switch function disabled Restart the CPU blade once and then start the BIOS SETUP utility lt Menus to check Security Power Switch Inhibit gt 8 10 Troubleshooting POST fails to complete m m Is memory installed properly POST does not operate if DIMM is not installed properly Are memory devices of large capacity installed Depending on the installed memory size it takes much time to check the memory Wait for a while Is the keyboard or mouse manipulated just after starting a CPU blade If you manipulate the keyboard or mouse just after POST is started POST may detect an error of the keyboard controller by mistake to halt the processing If this occurs start POST
237. ow connections from computers running any version of Remote Desktop in the Remote desktop section and click OK Server Core Installation Refer to the following technical information provided by Microsoft Corporation How to enable Remote Desktop on Windows Server 2008 Server Core NOTE Visit online support of Microsoft Corporation and obtain an information by entering a search keyword KB555964 Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions The setting process is as follows IMPORTANT Set password for the Administrator account in order to use the Remote Desktop for Management 1 Click Start Menu and point Control Panel and click System 2 Click Remote tab and check Allow users to connect remotely to this computer in the Remote desktop section and click OK B 34 Installing the Operating System Windows Server 2003 The setting process is as follows IMPORTANT Set password for the Administrator account in order to use the Remote Desktop for Management 1 Click Start Menu and point Control Panel and click System 2 Click Remote tab and check Allow users to connect remotely to this computer in the Remote desktop section and click OK Installing the Operating System B 35 SETUP OF DEVICE DRIVER NORMALLY INSTALLED IN SERVER For the installation and setup of each optional device driver refer to the documentation shipped with the option PROSet NOTES m All o
238. ows Server 2008 32 bit x86 Edition lt drive letter gt 003 win winnt oemfd ws2008 fd1 iastor After you select the path a list of drivers is displayed Select the following driver and then click OK Go to step 13 Intel R ICH10R SATA AHCI Controller B 18 Installing the Operating System 13 14 15 16 17 The screen of Where do you want to install Windows is displayed If the N8403 018 FibreChannel Controller is connected go to Step 14 If the N8403 018 FibreChannel Controller is not connected go to Step 15 You will be asked Where do you want to install Windows Select Load Driver and then click Browse To install the device driver needed to access your hard drive insert the installation media containing the driver files and then click OK NOTE The installation media can be a floppy disk CD DVD or USB flash drive The folder reference dialog box appears Select a path to the folder in the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD and then click OK Windows Server 2008 64 bit x64 Edition lt drive letter gt 003 win winnt oemfd ws2008x64 fd1 elxstor Windows Server 2008 32 bit x86 Edition lt drive letter gt 003 win winnt oemfd ws2008 fd1 elxstor After you select the path a list of drivers is displayed Select the following driver and then click OK Go to step 15 Emulex Light Pulse HBA Storport Miniport Driver Select the disk where a partition will be created a
239. p Pressing the ID switch brings the lamp to light and pressing again brings the lamp to go off The ID lamp is intended to identify a specific CPU blade in the system in which more than one CPU blade is installed Making this lamp being lit can help the maintenance work to identify the faulty device If you press the ID switch the lamp goes on When the recognize command is received from management software such as NEC ESMPRO Manager the lamp blinks You may use the remote control feature of EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 2 BMC to perform the same operation as using the ID switch on the server Hard Disk Drive A single hard disk drive includes one lamp DISK ACCESS lamp The lamp lights while accessing to a hard disk drive occurs however if the hard disk drive is operated in the array configuration using SW RAID the lamp operates only in the OS boot status The lamp is lit amber if a hard disk drive cannot be interfaced with the CPU blade correctly due to a hardware fault in the CPU blade or another failure In the disk array configuration the lamp blinks green or amber alternately while the disk array is rebuilt this does not indicate an error After the rebuilding completes the lamp returns to the normal indication If the rebuilding fails the lamp is lit amber General Description 2 15 USING YOUR SERVER This section describes the basic operation of the blade server Power on of Blade Server There are the f
240. paging file size m The maximum dump file size for the system with more than 2GB memory mounted is 2048MB 12MB m If you install any application program or the like add necessary space to the partition to install these programs For example if the mounted memory size is 512MB the partition size will be calculated by the above formula as follows 3500MB 512MB 1 5 512MB 12MB Application Size 4792MB Application Size Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 27 Dividing into the partition of the recommended size into multiple disks as written below will solve problem that it cannot be reserved in one disk 1 Set the Size required for installation Paging file size 2 See Chapter 5 and set that debugging information equivalent to the dump file size is to be written to a separate disk If the disk does not have enough free space to enable the dump file size to be written then after installing the system using the Size required for installation Paging file size install an additional new disk Installing the Service Pack When installing Windows Server 2003 R2 it is not necessary to install the Service Pack 1 When installing Windows Server 2003 R2 do not apply Service Pack by Express Setup 5 28 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Flow of Setup This section visually describes the flow of the setup operated by Express Setup NEG EXPRESSBUILDER Load
241. plays event data Exit Goes to Exit menu of WebBIOS Status Indication of Virtual Drive not shown on Physical View Optimal Indicates that the VD is in normal state The indication is green Degraded Indicates that one of the hard disk drives in the relevant VD is degraded The indication is blue Offline The relevant VD is in offline state The indication is red Initialization The relevant VD is being initialized ConsistencyCheck Consistency Check is being performed to the relevant VD Rebuild The relevant VD is being rebuilt Reconstruction The relevant VD is being reconstructed Status Indication of Hard disk drive Reconstruction The relevant VD is being reconstructed Unconfigured Good The hard disk drive connected with the controller is not in use The indication is blue Online Indicates that the hard disk drive in configuration is in normal state The indication is green Offline Indicates that the hard disk drive in configuration is in offline state The indication is red Unconfigured Bad The relevant hard disk drive is faulty The hard disk drive in this status can be checked only on Physical View The indication is black Rebuild The relevant hard disk drive is being rebuilt The indication is yellow Hotspare Indicates the hard disk drive that is assigned to hot spare The indication is pink Configuring Your Server 4 51
242. ppears NOTE Intel R PRO 1000 is the name of On Board adapter All other names show the Optional Network Board Click Driver tab and click Update Driver Hardware Update Wizard appears Select the Install from a list or specific location Advanced radio button and click Next Select the Search for the best driver in these locations radio button and check off the Search removable media floppy CD ROM check box Check the Include this location in the search check box and when using N8403 017 020 specify In case of utilizing N8403 017 020 for Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions DVD ROM Drive Letter 003 win winnt w2k3amd ma2 1 pro1000 winx64 In case of utilizing N8403 017 020 for Windows Server 2003 DVD ROM Drive Letter 003 win winnt dotnet ma2 1 pro1000 win32 Then click Next Click Finish B 40 Installing the Operating System Setup of Adapter Fault Tolerance AFT Adaptive Load Balancing ALB Adapter Fault Tolerance AFT is a feature that creates a group containing more than one adapter With this feature when the working adapter gets any problem the process on it is automatically transferred to the other adapter in the group Adaptive Load Balancing ALB is a feature that creates a group containing more than one adapter and enhances the throughput by operating packet transmission from the server by all the adapters This feature includes AFT feature IMPORTAN
243. protocdl Enter the basic parameters The computer name is less than 15 characters Do not use the same name as another computer name domain name or workgroup name The user name and the organization s name are less than 50 characters The Administrator password is more than 6 characters and the password contains characters from two of the four categories A Z a z 0 9 Non alphanumeric characters User information Computer name necessary User name Administrator Administrator password necessary Confirm password necessary Default Windows Server 2003 W Parameter File Creator M 5 x NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Load Select OS Enter RAID Specify Enter Step parameters settings mediun Da Jg gt partition protocdl Enter the basically parameters The computer name is less than 15 characters Do not set the same name as other computer name domain name or workgroup name The user name and the organization s name are less than 50 characters p User information Computer name necessary User name i necessary Administrator password Confirm password f Client licence Per server mode 5 Peruser or per device mode Organization s name Default 6 14 Installing and Using Utilities IMPORTANT m Windows Server 2003 Computer name and User name are required parameters m Windows Server 2008 Computer name and Adm
244. r 3 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive of the server 4 Press the RESET switch or press Ctrl Alt and Delete to reboot the server You may also turn off and then on again to reboot the server The system will boot from the DVD ROM and NEC EXPRESSBUILDER starts Select Create the OEM Disk for Windows from Tools Menu step o Insert a floppy disk into the floppy disk drive Select Create a Windows Server 2003 OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER at Create OEM Disk and click Perform 8 Windows Server 2003 OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER will be created Write protect and attach a label then keep it safely B 12 Installing the Operating System Create from Autorun Menu This menu requires Microsoft Windows XP Vista or Windows Server 2003 or later You can create Windows Server 2003 OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER from Autorun Menu if you have the computer on which the above operating systems operate Follow the steps below 1 Prepare one 3 5 inch floppy disk 2 Start the Operating System 3 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive of the server The Menu will appear Insert the floppy disk into the floppy disk drive Click Create drive disk and select OEM Disk for Windows Server 2003 NOTE You can do the same operation with the menu appeared by the Right click 6 Windows Server 2003 OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER will be created Write protect and attach a label
245. r immediately ask your service representative for help CONTENTS Preface ee i About iis Users Guide ix cec ssectecostergccssug soe Pcbeleiss igntecadteece seasees Seton cwag ees eeg uss ousesseeeeenee ne ee ii Inthe Pack ag AEE TA E E EEE E ERE EEE ESE EEE EES EEEE iii Chapter 1 Notes on Using Your Server ssssusssesuunrennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nna 1 1 SUT DENOI A PEPA ATEA E A EEEE AEE E T 1 2 For Proper Operation r a E e a A a a ee e a A E e aN 1 5 AERON B TT EE we aa AE A E E E E ATE 1 7 Disposal and Consumables cccccccessceseceecesecseecseeeseesseeseeeeensceesecseceaecaaecaaecaeeeaeeeeeeeeeeeseeetees 1 8 USCH SUPPOLb EE EAE Sia Voges antepten sunbetts casape stone TEA EE 1 9 Chapter 2 General Description 2 ccccceceesseeeeeceeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeseseeaneeeeseeeseeeeeeneeees 2 1 OVVIE Waun run tirai ne Ri a a aii ee en ae eee 2 2 Standard Featur Si 2 lt cchcecses a ooGhotetee a ee Rea ee eae sees bak Wheto Reseed i Tes 2 3 Part Name s and Controls lt i sni eno Siac Ress A ese eee see he ee an LR 2 4 CPU Blade niione inoen oaa EE EEE a E E E R eae 2s 2 4 Hard Disk DIVE e e E e EEE eh E RE EE A O E EE 2 8 Lamp Indications aen n A snk eh eR E 2 9 Using Your Servei maei a e e A a eS AA A ese ee 2 15 Power on of Blade Servet ccc sessieek esd teeied tik testicals we hal Sa He Aes 2 15 Pow er off of Blade Server 2 2 cic sceseeceshee di ea Hin eee Re SS ok ees BEL 2 17 POST te sh bese
246. r 2003 KB921411 before execute Updating the System 1 Log on to the system by the account with administrator authority to TS client such as administrator Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the USB DVD ROM drive of the TS Client If the menu appears on the TS client screen terminate the menu Click Start menu and Run and then execute the following command When the English version of Windows Server 2003 R2 is used lt DVD ROM Drive Letter gt 003 win winnt dotnet qfe enu kb921411 exe When the Simplified Chinese version of Windows Server 2003 R2 is used lt DVD ROM Drive Letter gt 003 win winnt dotnet qfe chs kb921411 exe When the French version of Windows Server 2003 R2 is used lt DVD ROM Drive Letter gt 003 win winnt dotnet qfe fra kb92 141 1 exe When the following message is displayed click Next After that follow the message to continue the process Software Update Installation Wizard 1 xj Use this wizard to install the following software update gt Hotfix for Windows Server 2003 KB921411 Before you install this update we recommend that you Back up your system Close all open programs You might need to restart your computer after you complete this update To continue click Next Installing the Operating System B 67 5 When the following message is displayed make sure to click Finish to restart the system Software Update Installation Wiza
247. r more partitions other than the partition in which OS is to be installed may exist and you may desire to leave the partitions If so note the followings lt Example gt C XX XX GB NTFS Normal System D XX XX GB NTFS Normal System Data area when leaving this partition is desired m As the partition in which OS will be installed select the partition in which OS has been installed previously m Select Use current file system as it is no change for the format of the OS partition Installing the Operating System B 3 About the System Partition Size When the system is Windows Server 2008 64 bit x64 Edition Required partition size size required to install OS paging file size dump file size application size Size required to install OS 11 600MB Full Installation or 4 100MB Server Core Installation Paging file size recommended Installed memory size x 1 5 Dump file size Installed memory size 300MB Application size Required size IMPORTANT m The above mentioned paging file size is recommended for collecting debug information memory dump The paging file with initial size large enough to store the dump file in the boot drive is required Correct debug information might not be able to be collected due to virtual memory shortage when the paging file is insufficient so set an enough size of the paging file with the entire system m Regardless of the size of the mounted memory
248. r on the mezzanine card slot 1 After the shutdown processing for the CPU blade to be removed turn off the power of the CPU blade 2 Pull out the CPU blade from the Blade Enclosure Refer to the User s Guide of the Blade Enclosure 3 Place the CPU blade on anti static sheet with little dust 9 22 Upgrading Your Server 4 Remove the two screws fixing the top cover 5 Firmly hold the cover move it slightly toward the rear of the blade then lift the cover to remove it from the CPU blade IMPORTANT Handle the cover carefully so as not to make it contact with any electronic devices on the CPU blade Upgrading Your Server 9 23 6 Remove the two screws from the air duct cover 7 IMPORTANT Pay attention not to make the cover hit any electronic component on the CPU blade 8 Check the position of the slot to install the mezzanine card 9 24 Upgrading Your Server 9 From top of the CPU blade position the connector of the mezzanine so that it aligns the connector of the mezzanine card slot and insert the mezzanine card straight into the slot Type Il 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 IMPORTANT Do not make your body contact with the terminals on the board Some malfunction may occur if the board is installed with dirt and or oil adhering to the terminals m Insert the mezzanine card straight into the connector Th
249. r reading 0B7C The error occurred during redundant power module confirmation 0B80 BMC Memory Test Failed Power off and reboot the CPU blade If 0B81 BMC Firmware Code Area CRC check failed the error persists contact your service 0B82 BMC core hardware failure representative 0B83 BMC IBF or OBF check failed OB8A BMC SEL area full Run SETUP and select Server Event Log Configuration Clear All Error Logs to clear error logs OB8B_ BMC progress check timeout Power off and reboot the CPU blade If OB8C BMC command access failed the error persists contact your service OB8D Could not redirect the console representative BMC Busy OB8E Could not redirect the console BMC Error OB8F Could not redirect the console BMC Parameter Error 0B90 BMC Platform information Area Corrupted 0B91 BMC update firmware corrupted 0B92 Internal Use Area of BMC FRU corrupted FRU command and EMP feature are unavailable This is not a fatal error however power off and reboot the CPU blade If the error persists contact your service representative 0B93 BMC SDR Repository empty Power off and reboot the CPU blade If the error persists contact your service representative 0B94 IPMB signal lines do not respond Access to SMC via IPMB is unavailable This is not a fatal error however power off and reboot the CPU blade If the error persists contact your service representative Troubleshooting 8 5 On scre
250. ration temperature 10 C 35 C humidity 20 80 Check the system clock at the rough rate of once per month When the system clock is installed in a system requiring high time precision it is recommended to use a time server NTP server If the system clock is remarkably delayed or advanced as the passage of time in spite of adjustment contact your service representative for maintenance 4 6 Configuring Your Server Processor Settings Option Parameter Description Your Setting Processor Speed Setting nnn GHz Displays clock speed for the processor View only Processor 1 CPUID Numeral Displays CPU ID for processor if Disabled present Not Installed Disabled indicates that the Error processor is defected Not Installed indicates that no processor is installed Error indicates that the processor is forcedly booted View only Processor 1 L2 Cache nnn KB Displays L2 cache size for processor Processor 1 L3 Cache nnn KB Displays L3 cache size for processor Processor 2 CPUID Numeral Displays CPU ID for processor if Disabled present Not Installed Disabled indicates that the Error processor is defected Not Installed indicates that no processor is installed Error indicates that the processor is forcedly booted View only Processor 2 L2 Cache nnn KB Displays L2 cache size for processor Processor 2 L3 Cache nnn KB Displays L3 cache size
251. rd Completing the Hotfix for Windows Server 2003 KB921411 Installation Wizard You have successfully completed the KB921411 Setup Wizard To apply the changes the wizard has to restart Windows To restart Windows automatically click Finish If you want to restart later select the Do not restart now check box and then click Finish With that application process of the Hotfix for Windows Server 2003 KB921411 is finished B 68 Installing the Operating System Updating the System IMPORTANT Make sure that the TS client CD ROM is assigned to a network driver to be shared If not assign the TS client to make it shared 1 Log on to the system by the account with administrator authority to TS client such as administrator 2 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the USB DVD ROM drive of the TS client If the menu appears on the TS client screen terminate the menu 3 Select Run from the Start menu enter DVD ROM drive name on TS client 003 win winnt dotnet update vbs on the Open box and click OK Then advance the processing depending on the messages appearing on the TS client screen If the following screen appears click Close IMPORTANT m Perform the re connection to the CPU blade after about five minutes have passed While the system update is applied the terminal service connection is automatically disconnected and the CPU blade is restarted m During the Updating the Syst
252. ress setup stop the operation of EXPRESSBUILDER select Exit EXPRESSBUILDER Load the optional driver into the EXPRESSBUILDER Exit EXPRESSBUILDER Version 5 XX XXX XX XXX You can also use Parameter File at Express Setup in order to save or backup parameters for installation If you want to set up the server as before execute the Express Setup with the parameter file you have saved before NOTES m Ifyou want to create a parameters file have a blank floppy disk MS DOS 1 44MB format ready m When using a floppy disk a USB floppy disk drive is required m If you want to use the drivers located on the OEM Disk for Mass Storage Device that ships with optional boards a parameters file is mandatory m You can create a parameters file in advance using Parameter File Creator included in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 3 Windows Server 2008 This section explains how to install Windows Server 2008 by using the Express Setup NOTES m Express Setup does not support the installation of Windows Server 2008 64 bit x64 Edition If you want to install it see Appendix B m If you install Windows Server 2008 without using Express Setup see Appendix B Notes on Windows Installation This section explains the notes on the Windows installation Confirm these notes before starting the Express Setup About the Windows Family This computer s
253. ring If Retry 3 times is selected the system is reset after the occurrence of timeout and OS boot is retried up to three times If Always Reset is selected the system is reset after the occurrence of timeout and OS boot is retried repeatedly If no service partition exists in the system OS boot is retried repeatedly from the system partition IRQ 11 Thermal Sensor Disabled Specify whether to enable or disable the Enabled thermal sensor monitoring function If a thermal error is detected with this item being set to Enabled the system stops at the end of POST BMC IRQ Disabled Determines routing of the BMC interrupt 4 16 Configuring Your Server Option Parameter Description Your Setting Post Error Pause Disabled Specify whether to stop the POST once Enabled at the end of POST if an error occurs during the POST AC LINK Stay Off Specify the state of power when the AC Last State power to the server is turn off once and Power On then on Platform Event Disabled Specify whether to enable or disable the Filtering Enabled platform event filtering PEF feature Factory set IMPORTANT To power on the server from the UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply select Server AC LINK Power On The table below shows the operation when the AC power to the server is turn off once and then on again depending on the setting of AC LINK
254. rive settings y Check the virtual drive settings y Initialize virtual drive S Perform Consistency Check S S E L BE zzzg_ Exit LSI Software Configuration Utility 1 Run LSI Software Configuration Utility 2 Select Configure gt New Configuration from the TOP menu Management Menu IMPORTANT Creating a configuration using New Configuration menu clears the existing configuration information Configuring Your Server 4 33 3 When a confirmation message Proceed is displayed select Yes The SCAN DEVICE starts scanning information is displayed at the bottom of the screen Upon completion of SCAN DEVICE the New Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU screen appears New Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU PORT E READY E READY 4 Move the cursor onto the hard disk drive to be packed and then press Space to select the hard disk drive The display for the selected hard disk drive changes from READY to ONLINE New Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU PORT E ONLIN A00 00 E ONLIN A00 01 o Ld A ado Ld Ld 5 Press F10 to set Select Configurable Array s 6 Press Space SPAN 1 is set Select Configurable Array s A 0 SPAN 1 4 34 Configuring Your Server 8 Press F10 to create virtual drive The Virtual Drives Configure screen appears T
255. rored Volume If you want to install the Windows Server 2003 on the volume that is mirrored using Disk Management invalidate the mirroring and set back to the basic disk before the installation and validate the mirroring again after the installation You can create invalidate or delete the mirror volume by using Disk Management in Computer Management Mounting MO Device Do not mount an MO device on this computer during the Windows installation About Removable Media Do not set removable media such as DAT into the device mounted on this computer during the Windows installation Connecting Hard Disk Drive Do not connect the other hard disk drives except the drive that you want to create the Windows system drive If you create multiple logical drives in your system see Re installing the Operating system when multiple logical drive exist Appendix B Re installing to the hard disk drive which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk You cannot re install Windows Server 2003 with the current partition of the hard disk drive upgraded to Dynamic Disk kept remained If you want to keep the current partition remained see Appendix B to re install the system Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 25 SAN Boot If you use SAN boot confirm BIOS Setup before setup Windows m If you use SAN boot with N8403 027 set following BIOS setting Advanced Peripheral Configuration SATA AHCI and SATA RAID ch
256. rosoft Corporation All rights reserved C Users Administrator gt slmgr atp XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX m The Windows activation is complete B 74 Installing the Operating System Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Windows Server 2003 1 Click Run on Start menu Type as follows in the Open box and click OK oobe msoobe a Type the name of a program folder document or E Internet resource and Windows will open it For you A Activate Windows Let s activate Windows This copy of Windo d with Microsoft before you can continue over the Internetis qui You don t need to give your name or other personal information when you activate Windows The following screen is displayed allation ID Installing the Operating System B 75 3 Process Windows activation according to the following message R Activate Windows Activate Windows by phone Just four steps and you re done SEAE Select your location Step2 Call a number below to Tall nun Toll number Step3 Pr Step 4 To continue click B 76 Installing the Operating System This page is intentionally left blank
257. rsists contact your service representative General Description 2 13 On screen message Description Action Location Error In the Blade Enclosure the installation location of CPU blade is incorrect or the installation locations of the fan and CPU blade are incorrect Thus the CPU blade failed to power on Refer to the User s Guide of Blade Enclosure to check if the CPU blade is installed in correct location Check the installation locations of the fan and CPU blade If the same error persists contact your service representative Cooling Error In the Blade Enclosure the number of fans installed is insufficient or the installed fan is faulty Thus the CPU blade failed to power on due to insufficient cooling power Proc1 Therm 07 A high temperature warning was detected in CPU 1 Proc2 Therm 07 A high temperature warning was detected in CPU 2 CPUx_DIMMyTemp07 A high temperature warning was detected in DIMM x y Indicates location of DIMM slot Check if the heat sink is installed correctly on CPU blade Check if fans in Blade Enclosure work normally Refer to the User s Guide of the Blade Enclosure to make sure that the sufficient number of fans are installed in correct locations Check if the fans and CPU blades are installed in correct locations Check if the ambient temperature of installation location satisfies the operation guarantee condit
258. s Reserved Printed in Japan Keep this User s Guide at hand for quick reference at anytime necessary SAFETY INDICATIONS Follow the instructions in this User s Guide for your safety to use the server The server contains components with possible danger hazards that may cause by ignoring warnings and preventive actions against such hazards Server components with possible danger are indicated with a warning label placed on or around them as well as described in this User s Guide In the User s Guide or warning labels WARNING or CAUTION is used to indicate a degree of danger These terms are defined as follows A WARNING Indicates the presence of a hazard that may result in death or serious personal injury if the instruction is ignored A CAUTION Indicates the presence of a hazard that may cause minor personal injury including burns or property damage if the instruction is ignored Precautions and notices against hazards are presented with one of the following three symbols The individual symbols are defined as follows This symbol indicates the presence of a hazard if the instruction is ignored An image in the symbol illustrates the hazard type Attention S This symbol indicates prohibited actions An image in the symbol illustrates a particular prohibited action Prohibited Action This symbol indicates mandatory actions An image in the symbol illustrates a mandatory action to avoid a partic
259. s Server 2008 64 bit x64 Edition lt drive letter gt 003 win winnt oemfd ws2008x64 fd1 megasas Windows Server 2008 32 bit x86 Edition lt drive letter gt 003 win winnt oemfd ws2008 fd1 megasas 12 Installing the Operating System B 17 After you select the path a list of drivers is displayed Select the following driver and then click OK Go to step 13 LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS PCI Express ROMB You will be asked Where do you want to install Windows Select Load Driver and then click Browse To install the device driver needed to access your hard drive insert the installation media containing the driver files and then click OK NOTE The installation media can be a floppy disk CD DVD or USB flash drive The folder reference dialog box appears If the LSI Embedded MegaRAID is used select a path to the folder in the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD and then click OK Windows Server 2008 64 bit x64 Edition lt drive letter gt 003 win winnt oemfd ws2008x64 fd1 megasr1 Windows Server 2008 32 bit x86 Edition lt drive letter gt 003 win winnt oemfd ws2008 fd1 megasr1 After you select the path a list of drivers is displayed Select the following driver and then click OK Go to step 13 LSI Embedded MegaRAID If the LSI Embedded MegaRAID is not used Windows Server 2008 64 bit x64 Edition lt drive letter gt 003 win winnt oemfd ws2008x64 fd 1 iastor Wind
260. s Setup Insert the floppy disk attached the mass storage device into the floppy disk drive Continue the Express Setup referring to messages displayed on the display 5 56 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup This page is intentionally left blank Chapter 6 Installing and Using Utilities This section describes how to use the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD that comes with your server and to install the utilities stored on the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER 6 2 Installing and Using Utilities NEC EXPRESSBUILDER The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER referred to as EXPRESSBUILDER hereinafter helps you install the Operating system the Management software or use the maintenance utilities When you insert the EXPRESSBUILDER disk into the DVD drive and reboot the system the following menu appears al e Tool menu Redirection mode Automatic select at 18 seconds Installing and Using Utilities 6 3 m OS installation If you select this item the Top menu appears NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Step ri gt SSBUILDER writes as EXPRESSBUILDER at the following EXPRESSBUILDER helps you to install the Operating system click Nexe e NEC EXPRE o button and System or to build a RAID sub system select Perform the Express setup EXPRESSBUILDER select Exit EXPRESSBUILDER Perform the Express setup C Create the OEM Disk for Windows Load the optional driver into the EXPRESSBUILDER
261. s desired to be added If NEC ESMPRO Agent is used reset the hard disk drive see Reset of Hard Disk Drive Upgrading Your Server 9 37 Reset of Hard Disk Drive Reset the management information on the replaced hard disk drive in the following procedure 1 Select Settings Control Panel NEC ESMPRO Agent from the Start menu NEC ESMPRO Agent Ver XXX Properties is started Click on the General tab in NEC ESMPRO Agent Ver XXX Properties Select Storage Setting in the General tab Storage is started Click on the Reset tab in Storage After selecting the replaced hard disk drive in Hard disk list click on OK The management information on the replaced hard disk drive is reset Close the dialog box Close NEC ESMPRO Agent Ver XXX Properties 9 38 Upgrading Your Server This page is intentionally left blank Appendix A Specifications ltem NEC Express5800 B120a N8400 083F N8400 084F N8400 085F CPU Type Intel Xeone Intel Xeone Intel Xeong processor E5502 processor X5550 processor L5520 Clock 1 86GHz 2 66GHz 2 26GHz FSB 4 8GT s 6 4GT s 5 86GT s 2nd Cache 4MB 8MB Standard 1 Maximum 2 Chipset Intel 5500 chipset Memory Standard None Required option Maximum 64GB when additional CPU is installed Adding time 8 when additional CPU is installed Memory module DDR3 1066 Registered DIMM DDR3 1333 Unbuffered DIMM
262. section describes the procedures for configuration of VD virtual drive using WebBIOS Configuration Wizard When you click Configuration Wizard on WebBIOS Top Menu the screen as shown below appears Select the relevant operation and click Next at lower right of the screen MegaRAID BIOS Config Utility Configuration Wizard Configuration Wizard guides you through the steps for configuring the MegaRAID systen easily and efficiently The steps are as follows 1 Drive Group definitions Group drives into Drive Groups 2 Virtual Drive definitions Define virtual drives using those drive groups 3 Configuration Preview Preview configuration before it is saved Pleas choose appropriate configuration type C Claar Configuration Allows you to clear existing configuration only C New Ponfiguration Clears the existing configuration If you have any existing data in the earlier defined drives the data will be lost Configuration Retains the old configuration and then adds new drives to the configuration This is the safest operation as it does not result in any data loss Clear Configuration Allows you to clear existing configuration RAID information New Configuration Clears the existing configuration and creates a new VD Add Configuration Retains the old VD and then adds new virtual drive IMPORTANT If you create a VD by New Configuration any existing data in the earlier defined drives will be lo
263. single mother board called a CPU blade The CPU blade hard disk drive and other CPU blades are typically installed into a rack mountable enclosure that houses multiple CPU blades that share common resources such as cabling power supplies and cooling fans This high density technology reduces the installation space lowers a total cost of ownership and offers increased computing density while ensuring both maximum scalability and ease of management Save space and ncrease in installation space Q S NS Ux WN X SS AN save power Blade Enclosure ncrease in power consumption CPU blade General Description 2 3 STANDARD FEATURES High performance Expandability m High speed Intel Xeon Processor E Two mezzanine card slots m DDR3 1066 Registered DIMM or DDR3 m Large memory of up to 64GB 1333 Unbuffered DIMM m Up to two multi processors are available m High speed 1000BASE T interface x2 for upgrade 1Gbps supported m Two network ports m High speed disk access SAS and SATA Em Up to two SAS or SATA hard disk drives 2 5 inch per CPU blade m Two USB Ver 2 0 interface ports High reliability m Memory monitoring feature correction of correctable error detection of uncorrectable error m Bus parity error detection E Temperature detection m Error notification m Internal voltage monitoring feature m BIOS password feature Auto rebuild feature ho
264. ssage appears Windows has already been activated on your system Click XI to exit Windows Script Host g x Name Windows Server R ServerStandard edition Description Windows Operating System Windows Server R OEM_SLP channel Partial Product Key 7CYMX License Status Licensed 2 Type slmgr ipk lt PID gt and press Enter PID is your product key on the COA label 3 Administrator C Windows system32 cmd exe Microsoft Windows Version 6 6 6061 1 Copyright lt c gt 2606 Microsoft Corporation All rights reserved C Users Administrator gt slmgr ipk KKKRKK KRRKRKR RRRRR RRKKRK KRRARRRL 3 Type slmgr dti to obtain an installation ID for Windows activation and press Enter cx Administrator C Windows system32 cmd exe Microsoft Windows Version 6 6 66611 Copyright lt c gt 2006 Microsoft Corporation All rights reserved C Users Administrator gt slmgr dt i 4 See systemroot system32 slui phone inf for the phone number of the Microsoft customer service 5 Call the above number inform the representative of the installation ID which you obtained in step 3 and receive a confirmation ID Installing the Operating System B 73 6 At the command prompt type slmgr atp lt CID gt and press Enter CID is the confirmation ID that you received from the call center Administrator C Windows system32 cmd exe Microsoft Windows Version 6 6 6661 1 Copyright lt c gt 2666 Mic
265. st Configuring Your Server 4 63 When you select Add Configuration the screen as shown below appears Be sure to select Manual Configuration and click Next MegaRAID BIOS Config Utility Configuration Wizard Select Configuration Method Manual Configuration Groups and virtual drives and set their parameters as desired Automatic Configuration Automatically create the most efficient configuration Redundancy Redundancy when possible IMPORTANT The RAID Controller does not support Automatic Configuration feature Use this menu to define several hard disk drives as a drive group DG 1 While pressing Ctrl click the hard disk drives to be included in DG MegaRAID BIOS Config Utility Config Wizard Drive Group Definition Drive Group Definition To add drives to Drive Group hold Control key while selecting Unconf Good drives and click on Add to Array Then Accept Drive Group Drive addition can be undone by selecting the Reclain Drive Groups X Cancel 4u Back m Next 4 64 Configuring Your Server 2 Upon completion of selection click Add to Array at the lower left of the screen Drives Drive Groups L g Backplane 252 si HDD HD 3 Anew DG is defined in the Drive Groups frame To define the new DG click Accept DG at the lower right of the screen Drives Drive Groups Dr E Ki Slot 0 SAS HDD 67 656 GB Online H Backplane 252 lot 0 SAS HDD 6
266. stall OS Automatically Next v Windows Confirm Setting Input Steps 5 to 10 Next Save parameters Step 11 Next Start Express Setup Step 12 Perform RAID Configuration Create the OS partition format J Copying Windows driver J Copying Selected Application Agree Software License Agreement Log on The installation is completed Process that needs to input or select Process that proceeds automatically 5 8 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Installing the Windows Server 2008 Express Setup proceeds the setup by selecting or inputting several parameters on the wizard You can also save the parameters to a floppy disk as a parameters file 1 2 3 Turn the power of peripheral device on and then turn on the server Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive of the server Press the RESET switch or press Ctrl Alt and Delete to reboot from the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER You may also turn off and then on again to reboot the server The system will boot from the DVD and NEC EXPRESSBUILDER starts Select Os installation default from the Boot selection menu If you do not hit any key Os installation is selected automatically The Top menu will appear Boot selection Boot selection mal de Tool menu ection mode Automatic select at 18 seconds Installing the Operating System
267. stalling the system using the Size required for installation Paging file size install an additional new disk Installing the Operating System B 7 Optional Board Supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD attached to your system supports the following mass storage controllers for installation NOTE If you want to install the other boards by using a driver floppydisk OEM Disk for Mass storage device except ones listed below see Installing with the OEM Disk for Mass storage device and Installing Optional Mass Storage Driver of Parameter File Creator in Chapter 6 m Controllers supporting installation of OS with Express Setup N8403 026 RAID Controller N8403 027 SATA Interface card N8403 018 FibreChannel Controller m Other controllers N8403 018 FibreChannel Controller Option Setup Procedure The following describes the procedure of installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Windows Server 2003 with local installation IMPORTANT Before starting the setup always see the notes described earlier in this chapter The partition creation and the installation to dynamic disks are described B 8 Installing the Operating System Items Required for Local Installation Before starting the job prepare the following items including disks and manuals m DVD ROM drive m Floppy disk drive m NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD m For Windows Server 2008 Microsoft Windo
268. t any key Os installation is selected automatically The Top menu will appear Select English from the Select Language and click OK A select Language S EXPRESSBUILDER THAT OB MERRLTH SL Select a language to use for the EXPRESSBUILDER e BAB c English e Fran ais c Italiano c Deutsch c Espa ol 5 30 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 Select Perform the Express setup from the Top Menu click Next NEC EXPRESSBUILDER S tep I menu gt Welcome to the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER writes as EXPRESSBUILDER at the following EXPRESSBUILDER helps you to install the Operating system Check the radio button and click Next Ifyou want to install an Operating System or to build a RAID sub system select Perform the Express setup Ifyou want to stop the operation of EXPRESSBUILDER select Exit EXPRESSBUILDER Perform the Express setup Create the OEM Disk for Windows Save or restore the configuration data of the RAID controller toad the optional driver into the EXPRESSBUILDER Exit EXPRESSBUILDER Next Version 5 XX XXX XX XXX Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 31 6 Load parameters steps are displayed NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Cc O OOOO Select OS S tep Top menu J e np i Enter RAID settings gt Version 5 XX XXX XX XXX Do not load parameters 1 Select Do not load p
269. t frame of the screen Logical Vieu ar nr oO Lg Virtual Drives L Virtual Drive 0 67 656 GE Optimal Leg Drives HE Backplane 252 Slot 0 545 HDD 67 656 GB Online a Backplane 252 Slot 1 S45 HDD 67 656 GB Online Control 4 70 Configuring Your Server Parameters for VD Definition Listed below are parameters for Configuration Wizard KB 256 KB 512 KB 1024 KB Item Parameter Remarks RAID Level RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 00 is not supported Strip Size 8 KB 16 KB 32 KB 64 KB 128 Recommended value 64KB Access Policy RW Read Only Blocked Recommended value RW Read Policy Normal Ahead Adaptive Recommended value Normal Write Policy WBack Wthru WBack WriteBack WThru WriteThru WrtThru for Checked Unchecked Select a mode when WriteBack is BAD BBU specified for Write Policy Checked Normal WriteBack Unchecked Constant WriteBack Recommended value Checked IO Policy Direct Cached Recommended value Direct Disk Cache Unchanged Enabled Disabled Recommended value Disabled Policy Disable BGI No Yes Specify whether to perform Background Initialize after creation of VD Recommended value No Configuring Your Server 4 71 The Write Policy has the following modes depending on combination with WrtThru for BAD BBU Select a mode suitable for your environment WrtThru for BAD BBU Checked Unchecke
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271. t of the DVD ROM drive confirm that it is not dirty or damaged reset and click OK Fail to access to the DVD CD ROM Q Is the DVD CD ROM properly set in the DVD ROM drive tray Take the disc out of the tray and set the disc with its label side upward Q Is the DVD CD ROM applicable to the server The DVD CD ROM for Macintosh is not available for use For the disk which does not conform to the CD standard the playback of such a disk with the DVD drive is not guaranteed Troubleshooting 8 13 Fail to start the OS m m m Is the BIOS configuration correct Run the BIOS SETUP utility to change the boot order see Chapter 4 Is a floppy disk in the floppy disk drive Take out the floppy disk and restart the CPU blade Is the OS broken Use recovery process to recover the system The CPU blade is not found on the network m Is the LAN cable connected Make sure to connect the LAN cable to the network port on the rear of the CPU blade Also make sure that the LAN cable to use conforms to the network interface standard Is BIOS configuration correct The internal LAN controller may be disabled with the BIOS SETUP utility of the CPU blade Check the setting with the BIOS SETUP utility lt Menus to check Advanced PCI Configuration Embedded NIC Dual Gbit LAN 1 Option ROM Scan LAN 2 Option ROM Scan gt Have the protocol and service alrea
272. t swappable Management Utilities Many Available Features m NEC ESMPRO E Software power off m Remote monitoring feature m Remote power on feature EXPRESSSCOPE engine 2 m AC Link feature Maintenance Features Self diagnosis m Off line Maintenance Utility m Power On Self Test POST m Memory dump feature using the DUMP m Test and Diagnosis T amp D switch Easy and Fine Setup m NEC EXPRESSBUILDER system management tools m SETUP BIOS setup utility LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility RAID configuration utility 2 4 General Description PART NAMES AND CONTROLS This section describes the names and features of the sections in the device CPU Blade This section describes the names installation positions and features of the sections on the CPU blade Onboard Components _ Lithium battery Interface card connector for hard disk drive DIMM slot CPU 1 CPU1_DIMM1 to CPU1_DIMM4 from top Heat sink Install the processor 1 CPU 1 below this heat sink Type 2 mezzanine slot Slot to install mezzanine card for blade The slot number is MEZ2 Type 1 mezzanine slot Slot to install mezzanine card for blade The slot number is MEZ1 DIMM slot CPU 2 CPU2_DIMM1 to CPU2_DIMM4 from bottom Socket cover Install the processor 2 CPU 2 below this socket cover SUV connector Eject lever
273. talled as Workgroup When the setup fails to join the Domain during the installation it will install the system as Workgroup Open System in Control Panel to specify joining the Domain Unable to specify the details of Network adapter In Express Setup you can not specify the details of Network adapter Specify them from Control Panel after starting Windows There is unused area on the lead of HDD QC Did you install Windows Server 2003 If you had installed Windows Server 2003 by Express Setup the head 8MB of HDD may be unused area It is not a problem in operating the system Troubleshooting 8 21 Product key was not asked Q Case of Windows Server 2008 If you install using BackUp DVD ROM product key is not required If you install using the DVD ROM other than BackUp DVD ROM product key screen is displayed twice at during OS installation and before MICROSOFT SOFTWARE LICENSE TERMS dialog which displayed after OS installation Enter product key following the message Q Case of Windows Server 2003 If you install using BackUp CD ROM product key is not required If you install using the DVD ROM other than BackUp DVD ROM product key screen is displayed during OS installation Enter ProductKey following the message When IIS is installed with Windows Server 2008 by Express Setup following feature is installed U Windows Process Activation Service Process Model Configuratio
274. tem with Express Setup 5 47 When the system is Windows Server 2003 Dr Watson Dr Watson is a debugger for application errors If any application error is detected Dr Watson diagnoses the server and logs diagnostic information log Follow the procedure below and specify Dr Watson to collect diagnostic information 1 2 Click Run on Start menu Type drwtsn32 exe in the Open box and click OK The Dr Watson for Windows dialog box appears Specify the location to store the diagnostic information in the Log File Path box The diagnostic information will be stored with the file name DRWTSN32 LOG NOTE You can not specify network pass Specify the pass on local computer Specify the location of crash dump file in the Crash Dump box NOTE Crash Dump File is a binary file that can be read with Windows Debugger Check the following check box on the Options box O Dump Symbol Table O Dump All Thread Contexts O Append TO Existing Log File O Create Crash Dump File For more information on each function above refer to Online Help Click OK 5 48 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Network Monitor Utilizing Network Monitor helps you to investigate and manage with network trouble Network Monitor Setup Windows Server 2008 Microsoft Network Monitor allows you to examine and troubleshoot network problems NOTE Windows Server 2008 does not provide Network
275. th the CPU blade on a carpet where static electricity is likely to be generated make sure take anti static measures beforehand Use a work table Place the CPU blade on an anti static mat to work with it Cloth Do not wear a wool or synthetic cloth to work with the CPU blade Wear anti static shoes to work with the CPU blade Take off any jewels a ring bracelet or wrist watch before working with the CPU blade Handling of components Keep any component in an anti static bag until you actually install it to the CPU blade Hold a component by its edge to avoid touching any terminals or parts To store or carry any component place it in an anti static bag 9 4 Upgrading Your Server PREPARATION FOR INSTALLATION To install or remove an optional device or hard disk drive installed in the CPU blade you should first remove the CPU blade from the Blade Enclosure IMPORTANT Remove the target CPU blade only Do not remove any other blank cover or CPU blade from another slot Be sure to install or remove the CPU blade one by one Upgrading Your Server 9 5 INSTALLATION REMOVAL PROCEDURE Install or remove the devices in the following procedure Processor CPU The server may have another CPU installed in addition to the factory installed CPU Intel Xeon Processor IMPORTANT m The CPU to be added must have the same specification on the core voltage clock and others as the CPU alr
276. th the entire system m For more information on Recommended value see About the System Partition Size described earlier m Incase the memory is expanded re specify the paging file to suit the new memory size 10 Click OK The message to restart the system may appear according to the modified specification In such case follow the message to restart the system Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 43 Memory Dump Debug Information Windows Server 2003 This section describes the procedures for collecting memory dump debug information in the server IMPORTANT Cautions for the Memory Dump m The staff of maintenance service representative is in charge of collecting memory dump Customers need only to specify the memory dump m If any trouble occur after specifying the process below the message to inform that the system is in short of virtual memory may appear but continue to start the system If you restart the system in such case memory dump may not be stored correctly Follow the procedure below to specify 1 Select Control Panel and click System The System Properties dialog box appears 2 Select Advanced tab 3 Click Settings on the Startup and Recovery group box 5 44 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup IMPORTANT Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions m To specify Complete Memory Dump to write the debug information is recommended If the
277. th your system Chapter 9 Upgrading Your Server provides you with instructions for upgrading your system with an additional processor optional memory optional mezzanine cards and hard disk drives Appendix A Specification provides specifications for your CPU blade Appendix B Installing the Operating System describes how to install Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions and Windows Server 2003 without using Express Setup Text Conventions The following conventions are used throughout 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 Helpful and convenient piece of information IN THE PACKAGE The carton contains various accessories as well as the server itself See the packing list to make sure that you have everything and that individual components are not damaged If you find any component missing or damaged contact your service representative m Store the provided accessories in a designated place for your convenience You will need them to install an optional device or troubleshoot the server as well as to set it up m Make a backup copy of each provided floppy disk if any Store the original disk as the master disk in a designated place and use its copy m Improper use of any provided floppy disk or CD ROM may alter your system environment If you find anything unclea
278. the User s Guide of the Blade Enclosure Put the CPU blade on an anti static sheet with little dust Remove the two screws fixing the top cover Firmly hold the cover move it slightly toward the rear of the blade then lift the cover to remove it from the CPU blade Remove the two screws from the air duct cover Firmly hold the cover and lift it to remove IMPORTANT Pay attention not to make the cover hit any electronic component on the CPU blade Remove three screws fixing the mezzanine card Hold both ends of the mezzanine card and pull the card out from the slot Lift the card perpendicular to the CPU blade 10 11 Install the components having been removed in Steps 4 through 7 Install the CPU blade having been removed to the Blade Enclosure according to the User s Guide of the Blade Enclosure 9 26 Upgrading Your Server Interface Card for Connecting Hard Disk Drive The CPU blade can contain an interface card of the following types for connecting hard disk drives m N8403 026 RAIDcontroller Controller supporting hardware RAID Contains one channel two ports per channel of SAS SATA interface connector m N8403 027 SATA interface card Card supporting software RAID Contains one channel two ports per channel of SATA interface connector IMPORTANT m The interface card for connecting hard disk drive is extremely sensitive to static electricity Make sure to touch the metal fra
279. the failed hard disk drive with new one after turning off the power of the server Auto Rebuild feature is disabled for non hot swap replacement Use Manual Rebuild feature to recover the virtual drives as described below 1 Start WebBIOS Make sure that the status for the replaced hard disk drive is indicated as Unconfigured Good in the right frame of the Top Menu In the example below the hard disk drive in slot number has been replaced The indication PD Missing BackPlane 252 Slot 1 represents that the hard disk drive in VD having been installed in slot number 1 was removed 2 Select the newly connected hard disk drive the hard disk drive in slot number 1 in the example from the right frame of Top Menu MegaRAID BIOS Config Utility Virtual Configuration siz AEE frogical view Controller Selection Lg Virtual Drives Lg Virtual Drive 0 67 656 GB Degraded Controller Properties Leg Drives HIE Backplane 252 Slow 545 HDD 67 656 GE Online LE PD Missing BackPlane 252 Slot 1 Tncopfigued Dries AL DAE q Backplane 252 Slot 1 SAS HDD 67 656 GB Unconfigured Dri Left Click on Mouse to View Properties 3 The properties for Physical Drive is displayed 4 76 Configuring Your Server 4 Check to Make Global HSP or select the DG you want to rebuild and check to Make Dedicated HSP and then click Go on the lower center of the screen MegaRAID B fig Utility Drive 1
280. the remote control feature of EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 2 BMC to perform the same operation as using the ID switch on the server Eject lever Pull the lever to remove the CPU blade from the Blade Enclosure SUV connector This connector sends or receives various signals The K410 150 00 SUV cable is connected to this connector Hard disk drive top slot 0 bottom slot 1 General Description 2 7 External View Top cover Hard disk drive bracket Air duct cover CPU blade with its cover removed 2 8 General Description Hard Disk Drive The hard disk drive is an optional device An operating system may be installed in the hard disk drive Handle it carefully SATA hard disk drive SAS hard disk drive N wo Hard disk drive BP connector Used to connect with the hard disk drive backplane in the CPU blade Drive carrier Disk access lamp green amber Lights green in accessing to a hard disk drive Lights amber if a fault occurs in a hard disk drive Blinks green or amber alternately or blinks amber while array disks are rebuilt However when hard disk drives are operated in the array configuration using SW RAID the disk access lamp operates only in the OS boot status Lever The lever is intended to fix the hard disk drive Pull the lever to remove the hard disk drive Handle Hold the handle when the hard disk drive is installed or removed General Description 2 9 Lamp Indicat
281. the steps below 1 Prepare one 3 5 inch floppy disk 2 Start the Operating System 3 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive of the server The Menu will appear Insert the floppy disk into the floppy disk drive Click Create drive disk and select OEM Disk for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition NOTE You can do the same operation with the menu appeared by the Right click 6 Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER will be created Write protect and attach a label then keep it safely Installing the Operating System B 11 Creating Windows Server 2003 OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER Before installing create Windows Server 2003 OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER NOTE If you have already Windows Server 2003 OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER for NEC Express5800 Server which you are going to install Windows Server 2003 you do not need to create it again You can create Windows Server 2003 OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER with the following two procedures Create from the menu which appears when running NEC Express5800 Server with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER If you have only NEC Express5800 Server to create Windows Server 2003 OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER use this procedure If Windows Server 2003 or Windows can be operated on NEC Express5800 Server you can use the other procedure described later Follow the steps below 1 Prepare one 3 5 inch floppy disk 2 Turn on your NEC Express5800 Serve
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283. to be removed turn off the power of the CPU blade 2 Take the CPU blade out from the Blade Enclosure Refer to the User s Guide of the Blade Enclosure Put the CPU blade on an anti static sheet with little dust Remove the two screws fixing the top cover 5 Firmly hold the cover move it slightly toward the rear of the blade then lift the cover to remove it from the CPU blade IMPORTANT Handle the cover carefully so as not to make it contact with any electronic devices on the CPU blade 9 8 Upgrading Your Server 6 Remove the two screws from the air duct cover 7 Firmly hold the cover and lift it to remove IMPORTANT Pay attention not to make the cover hit any electronic component on the CPU blade 8 Confirm the position of the CPU socket Upgrading Your Server 9 9 9 Lift the socket lever IMPORTANT Pay attention not to make the lever hit the hard disk drive backplane and mezzanine card 10 11 IMPORTANT Keep the removed socket cover for future use 9 10 Upgrading Your Server 12 Put the CPU on the socket carefully and slowly NOTE Note the direction of the CPU To prevent the CPU from being inserted into the mating socket incorrectly a pin mark is put on each of the CPU and the socket Check the pin marks to insert the CPU into the socket correctly 13 Push the CPU lightly
284. to manage each component of RAID Controller used in the LSI Software Configuration Utility is different from that in Universal RAID Utility as shown in the table below For more information refer to Universal RAID Utility Ver2 0 User s Guide Management Number Item LSI Software A ad Configuration Utility Universal RAID Utility Adapter RAID Controller A number beginning with 0 A number beginning with 1 Virtual Drive Logical Drive A number beginning with O A number beginning with 1 Array Disk Array A number beginning with O A number beginning with 1 Physical Drive Hard disk drive A number beginning with O A number beginning with 1 4 40 Configuring Your Server Setting of Priority Rate of Background Tasks LSI Software Configuration Utility displays and sets priority of background tasks Rebuild Patrol Read and Consistency Check by percentage Universal RAID Utility uses three levels as High Middle Low for them See the table below The priority indicates the ratio which the background task occupies to the process running by the RAID Controller The setting value of LSI Software Configuration Utility and the display level of Universal RAID Utility Item Setting value of LSI Software Display level of Universal Configuration Utility RAID Utility Rebuild Rate 15 to 100 High 8 to 14 Middle 0 to7 Low Patrol Read Rate 15 to 100 High 8 to 14 M
285. two procedures Create from the menu which appears when running NEC Express5800 Server with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER If you have only NEC Express5800 Server to create Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER use this procedure If Windows Server 2003 can be operated on NEC Express5800 Server you can use the other procedure described later Follow the steps below 1 Prepare one 3 5 inch floppy disk 2 Turn on your NEC Express5800 Server 3 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive of the server 4 Press the RESET switch or press Ctrl Alt and Delete to reboot the server You may also turn off and then on again to reboot the server The system will boot from the DVD ROM and NEC EXPRESSBUILDER starts Select Create the OEM Disk for Windows from Tools Menu step a Insert a floppy disk into the floppy disk drive Select Create a Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER at Create OEM Disk and click Perform 8 Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER will be created Write protect and attach a label then keep it safely B 10 Installing the Operating System Create from Autorun Menu This menu requires Microsoft Windows XP Vista or Windows Server 2003 or later You can create Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER from Autorun Menu if you have the computer on which the above operating systems operate Follow
286. ty Patrol Read Priority and Consistency Check Priority of RAID Controller by percentage However Universal RAID Utility uses three levels as High Middle Low for them NOTES m WebBIOS can set BGI Rate Background Initialize Priority However Universal RAID Utility cannot set it m Universal RAID Utility can set Initialization Priority However Internal RAID Controller does not have the function of the setting of Initialization Priority Therefore Universal RAID Utility does not display Initialization Priority in the Options tab of RAID Viewer In addition you will fail if you change the Initialization Priority by raidemd See the table below for correspondence Setting value of WebBIOS and the display level of Universal RAID Utility Item Setting value of WebBIOS Universal RAID Utility level Rebuild Priority 80 to 100 High Rebuild Rate WebBIOS 31 to 79 Middle 0 to 30 Low Patrol Read Priority 80 to 100 High Patrol Read Rate WebBIOS 31 to 79 Middle 0 to 30 Low Consistency Check Priority 80 to 100 High CC Rate WebBIOS 31 to 79 Middle 0 to 30 Low Setting level of Universal RAID Utility and the setting value Item Setting level of Universal RAID Utility Setting value Rebuild Priority High 90 Rebuild Rate WebBIOS Middle 50 Low 10 Patrol Read Priority High 90 Patrol Read Rate WebBIOS Middle 50 Low 10 Consistency Check Priority High 90 C
287. u have taken the above actions consult with your service representative immediately Take notes on lamp indications of the server and alarm indications on the display unit before consultation which may provide a significant help to your service representative 1 10 Notes on Using Your Server Advice for Health The longer you keep using the computer equipment the more you become tired which may cause disorders of your body When you use a computer observe the following to keep yourself from getting tired Good Working Posture You have good posture if the following are satisfied when you use a computer e You sit on a chair with your back straight e Your hands are parallel with the floor when you put them on the keyboard e You look at the screen slightly lower than your eye height You have good working posture as described in the above when no part of your body is under excess strain in other words when your muscles are most relaxed You have bad posture when you sit with your back hunched up or you operate a display unit with your face close to the screen Bad working posture may cause eye strain or poor eyesight Adjustment of Display Unit Angles Most display units are designed for adjustment of the horizontal and vertical angles This 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 a
288. uide After installations is completed be sure to execute the tasks described in Setup of Device Driver Normally Install in Server and Updating the System of this chapter B 24 Installing the Operating System Procedure for License Authentication Product Key used in the procedure for license authentication should be matched with the COA label in which the product key contained in Windows Server 2008 is written NOTES m Execute the activation within 30 days System may be locked after 30 days is passed m COA label may be attached to the main unit Installing and Setting Device Drivers Follow these steps to install and configure the device drivers Installing the Operating System B 25 Installation of Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Editions This section explains how to perform a clean installation of Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions 1 2 Turn on the power to start the CPU blade Insert the Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition CD ROM into the USB DVD ROM drive connected to the CPU blade Press Ctrl Alt Delete to reset the system After a bootable operating system has been installed on the hard disk drive press Enter while the message Press any key to boot from CD is displayed at the top of the screen If no bootable operating system exists on the hard disk drive this step is unnecessary The Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions setup screen will appear If the screen is not displayed Enter was
289. ular hazard Mandatory Action Example Example Symbol to draw attention Description of a danger Term indicating a degree of danger A CAUTION Plug in to a proper power source Use a proper wall outlet Use of an improper power source may cause a fire or a power leak Symbols used in this User s Guide and warning labels are listed below Attentions gt Indicates that improper use may cause an electric shock Indicates that improper use may cause fumes or fire Indicates that improper use may cause fingers to be caught Indicates that improper use may cause personal injury by the moving fan blades Indicates that improper use may cause personal injury Indicates that improper use may cause explosion PPP DEP Indicates a general notice or warning that cannot be specifically identified Prohibited Actions Do not disassemble repair or modify the server Otherwise an electric shock or fire may be caused Do not touch any component other than specified Otherwise an electric shock or personal injury such as burns may be caused Keep away from fire Otherwise an ignition may be caused Keep away from water or liquid Otherwise an electric shock or fire may be caused DBD Indicates a general prohibited action that cannot be specifically identified Mandatory Action Unplug the power cord of the server Otherwise an electric
290. under the 1 CPU configuration Any change is not required if the Computer driver is set to ACPI multi processor PC Upgrading Your Server 9 13 Removal To remove the CPU provide the preparation of the removal following steps 1 to 8 in the installation procedure and perform steps 9 to 20 in the reverse order To remove the heat sink slide it a little on the level and remove it IMPORTANT Remove the CPU only when it is defected After operation the cool sheet at the bottom of the heat sink may adhere to the CPU To remove the heat sink first turn it left and right to have it apart from the CPU If you remove the heat sink with the cool sheet adhering to the CPU the CPU and or the socket may be damaged Put a socket cover on CPU 2 if it is equipped with no CPU The operation of the CPU blade cannot be secured if the CPU is installed only on the CPU 2 socket To reinstall the CPU having been removed the cool sheet should be replaced with a new one Contact you service representative 9 14 Upgrading Your Server DIMM The DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module is inserted into the DIMM socket on the CPU blade The CPU blade includes eight DIMM sockets IMPORTANT The DIMM is easily affected by static electricity Handle the DIMM after making your body contact with a metallic frame section of the server to discharge the static electricity on your body Do not make bare hands contact with terminals and compon
291. upports the following Windows editions m Windows Server 2008 Standard 32 bit x86 Edition Windows Server 2008 Enterprise 32 bit x86 Edition hereinafter referred to as Windows Server 2008 NOTE Express Setup does not support the installation of Windows Server 2008 64 bit x64 Edition If you want to install it see Appendix B On installing other OS contact sales dealer or the maintenance service representative BIOS Settings Confirm the BIOS settings described in Chapter 4 before installing Windows Server 2008 Service Pack Which EXPRESSBUILDER Supports The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD attached to the server supports following combination of the OS installation media and Service Pack m Windows Server 2008 OS installation media No Service Pack 5 4 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Supported Mass Storage Controllers The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD attached to your system supports the following mass storage controllers for installation m Controllers supporting installation of OS with Express Setup N8403 026 RAID Controller N8403 027 SATA Interface card N8403 018 FibreChannel Controller m Other controllers N8403 018 FibreChannel Controller Option About the Hardware Components When you install the Windows Server 2008 Express Setup requires several preparations if this computer uses the following hardware components Installing on the Mirrored Volume When re
292. urations failures and performance With log data collected by NEC ESMPRO a system administrator can track long term and short term performance monitor server usage create graphs to record trends and check server failure rates The administrator can use the information collected to create more efficient data routing procedures and optimize server usage IMPORTANT For installation procedure and detailed explanations on NEC ESMPRO refer to the online document in the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD The NEC ESMPRO offers many functions and features for managing remote servers across a network These features help the system administrator perform daily system operation system extension and transfer tasks Some features of NEC ESMPRO Manager include m Hardware and software server configuration Hardware resources mounted in servers such as the CPU memory disks disk arrays and LAN boards Software resources such as operating system information and drivers running on each server m Server failures On screen real time displays provide the system administrator with the failure type location cause and suggested corrective action Failure data includes hardware failure information such as system board temperature memory failure crashes and software failure information m Performance NEC ESMPRO monitors server performance and displays server usage on the screen and displays information such as the rate of C
293. ure use The following describes how to proceed with this User s Guide How to Use This User s Guide To aid you in finding information quickly this User s Guide contains the following information Chapter 1 Notes on Using Your Server includes information that needs attention to use the CPU blade Make sure to read this chapter before setting up and using the CPU blade It also includes requirements and advisory information for transfer and disposal of the CPU blade Chapter 2 General Description includes information necessary to use the CPU blade such as names and functions of its components Chapter 3 Setting Up Your Server tells you how to select a site unpack the system make cable connections and power on 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 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility which is used to configure RAID drive in your system Chapter Installing the Operating System describes how to install the operating system Chapter 6 Installing and Using Utilities describes how to install the utilities for the server It also includes a description on using the attached NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD Chapter 7 Maintenance provides you with all the information necessary to maintain successful operation of the CPU blade Chapter 8 Troubleshooting contains helpful information for solving problems that might occur wi
294. vanced Peripheral Configuration gt SATA AHCI and SATA RAID change to Disabled m If you use SAN boot with N8403 026 set following BIOS setting Advanced PCI Configuration Option ROM Scan Enabled gt Disabled IMPORTANT After executing Load Setup Defaults set this BIOS setting If you do not set up BIOS setting you could not install Windows Key Entry Conduct key entries while the access lamp on the USB floppy disk drive is off or the floppy disk is not accessed B 2 Installing the Operating System System Update If the system configuration is modified always provide the system update by using NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD shipped with the system See Chapter 6 for details Installing on the Mirrored Volume Windows Server 2008 When re installing the OS to a hard disk drive which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk only the simple dynamic volume is available for installation If you want to install the OS on a volume that is mirrored using Disk Management invalidate the mirroring and reset to the basic disk before the installation and validate the mirroring again after the installation You can create invalidate or delete the mirror volume by using Disk Management in Computer Management Re installation to Dynamic Disk When the system is Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition or Windows Server 2003 In the re installation to the hard disk drive upgraded to a dynamic disk one o
295. ve If no error message appears check the IPMI information by using the Off line Maintenance Utility ErrPause in POST The system is waiting for key entry due to serious POST error Check the error message on POST screen take note of it and contact your service representative DUMP Request Under memory dump request Wait until dump collection completes CPU1_DIMM U Err An uncorrectable memory error was detected on CPU1_DIMM CPU2_DIMM U Err An uncorrectable memory error was detected on CPU2_DIMM Check installation status DIMM If the same error persists contact your service representative Proc Missing No CPU is installed in slot CPU 1 Proc1 Config Err The CPU installed in the CPU 1 slot is unsupported or its combination is illegal Proc2 Config Err The CPU installed in the CPU 2 slot is unsupported or its combination is illegal Check installation status of CPU If the same error persists contact your service representative MEZ1 Power Fault An error was detected in power circuit of mezzanine card installed in Type 1 slot of CPU blade MEZ2 Power Fault An error was detected in power circuit of mezzanine card installed in Type 2 slot of CPU blade Check installation status of mezzanine card If the same error persists contact your service representative IOH Thermal Trip Forced power off occurred due toa thermal error in chipset on CPU
296. ver 2003 stands for Microsoftg Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition operating system and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition operating system or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition operating system and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition operating system Windows XP x64 Edition stands for Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition operating system Windows XP stands for Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition operating system and Microsoft Windows XP Professional operating system Windows 2000 stands for Microsoft Windows 2000 Server operating system and Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server operating system and Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional operating system Windows NT stands for Microsoft Windows NT Server network operating system version 3 51 4 0 and Microsoft Windows NT Workstation operating system version 3 51 4 0 Windows Me stands for Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition operating system Windows 98 stands for Microsoftg Windows 98 operating system Windows 95 stands for Microsoft Windows 95 operating system WinPE stands for Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment Momentary voltage drop prevention This product may be affected by a momentary voltage drop caused by lightning To prevent a momentary voltage drop an AC uninterruptible power supply UPS unit should be used Notes 1 No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form without the prior wr
297. ween the server and additional board is normal After the Test and diagnostics is executed a system check program assigned to each model starts See Chapter 7 for details m System Management The parameters of BMC Baseboard Management Controller are set for remote control and alert This menu s function is the same as the System Management of the Maintenance Utility 8 32 Troubleshooting Maintenance Tools with Remote Console This subsection describes the procedures for using Maintenance Tools with remote console Maintenance Tools contains the remote console feature that allows the system administrator to set up the server from the management workstation management PC via the network or the server s COM B serial port IMPORTANT m Do not use this feature on any other computer than the server or on any other server obtained without the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Doing so may cause a failure of the server m Be sure to select Tool menu Redirection mode in Boot selection menu from the remote console Starting The following two methods are available to start the server m Running Maintenance Tools from the management PC via LAN m Running Maintenance Tools from the management PC via direct connection COM B For the procedure for starting Maintenance Tools with Remote Console refer to the online document of NEC ESMPRO Manager IMPORTANT Do not change the boot device order in BOOT menu in BIOS SETUP
298. with Express Setup 10 Enter the user information and client license mode Enter basic parameters steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Top menu Load Select 0S Enter RAID Specify Enter basic Step parame settings medium parameters gt partition cters Do not set the same name as other computer name domain name or workgroup name n s name are less than 50 characters cessary essary Back Next Top F Default Version 5 XX KXX XX XXX NOTE Even if you do not input value into Administrator password Confirm password js displayed 11 Enter the setting of the network protocol Enter Network Protocol steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Cc Enter Enter Select Win Select Save Start Step network gt domai l gt dows A gt applica gt pariinet rs gt Expites protocol account ponents tions setup stomized settings and click Detail settings Detail settings Back Next Top Default Version 5 XX XXX XX XXX Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 35 12 13 Enter the domain or workgroup name to be used Enter domain account steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next NEC EXPRESSBUILDER
299. with Express Setup 5 9 4 Select English from the Select Language click OK EXIT x EXPRESSBUILDER THAT SB EMRE TEAL Select a language to use for the EXPRESSBUILDER ce BAB c English c Fran ais c Italiano c Deutsch c Espa ol 5 Select Perform the Express setup from the Top Menu click Next NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Step I gt Welcome to the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER writes as EXPRESSBUILDER at the following EXPRESSBUILDER helps you to install the Operating system Check the radio button and click Next stall an Operating System or to build a RAID sub system select Perform the Express setup Ifyou wane perating Syste op the operation of EXPRESSBUILDER select Exit EXPRESSBUILDER Ifyou want Perform the Express setup Create the OEM Disk for Windows Save or restore th on data of the RAID controller toad the optional driver into the EXPRESSBUILDER Exit EXPRESSBUILDER Next Version 5 XX XXX XX XXX 5 10 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 6 Load parameters steps are displayed NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Cc OO Enter RAID setting I gt Top menu Load Select OS Step Je gt l gt Version 5 XX XXX XXCXKX Do not load parameters 1 Select Do not load parameters 2 Click Next NOTE If a floppy disk drive is not connected select this item Load parameters 1 Insert t
300. work domaid dows cfm applica partfieths Express protocol account ponents tions setup Now EXPRESSBUILDER gathered all of the parameters for the Express setup The Express setup will start when Perform button is clicked Back Top Perform Version 5 XX XXM XX XXX 17 Copy optional Mass Storage Driver module If you install optional Mass Storage Driver the message will be shown Insert CD ROM or floppy disk attached to the Mass Storage Driver and proceed operation according to the message 18 Remove NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD from the optical disk drive according to the message If you proceed the setup by using setup parameter file remove the floppy disk from the floppy disk drive 19 Insert Windows Server 2008 DVD ROM into the optical disk drive NOTE Windows Server 2008 and selected applications will be installed automatically and reboots several times Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 19 20 Agree Software License Agreement screen appears Read the license terms carefully If you agree select I accept the license terms and then click Next Set Up Windows C Set Up Windows Please read the license terms MICROSOFT SOFTWARE LICENSE TERMS E MICROSOFT WINDOWS SERVER 2008 STANDARD These license terms are an agreement between Microsoft Corporation or based on where you live one of its affiliates and you Please read them They apply to the software named above which inc
301. ws Server 2008 Standard DVD ROM Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise DVD ROM m For Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Editions Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition DISC 1 CD ROM Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition DISC 2 CD ROM Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition DISC 1 CD ROM Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition DISC 2 CD ROM Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM DISK Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 CD ROM m For Windows Server 2003 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition DISC 1 CD ROM Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition DISC 2 CD ROM Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition DISC 1 CD ROM Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition DISC 2 CD ROM Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 CD ROM m First Step Guide m User s Guide this manual Installing the Operating System B 9 Creating Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER Before installing create Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER NOTE If you have already Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER for NEC Express5800 Server which you are going to install Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions you do not need to create it again You can create Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER with the following
302. y by yourself A re Do not use the server if any smoke odor or noise is present If smoke odor or noise is present immediately turn off the system and disconnect the power plug from the outlet then contact your service representative Using the server in such conditions may cause a fire Do not insert needles or metal objects into ventilation holes in the server Keep needles or metal objects away from the server Doing so may cause an electric shock A A Use the devices only in the specified areas CPU blades and hard disk drives should be installed in the dedicated Blade Enclosure for their uses Do not install the CPU blades and hard disk drives in a chassis other than the Blade Enclosure Failure to follow it may result in fire and or electric shock to occur Notes on Using Your Server 1 3 A WARNING Do not handle the CPU blade if it is installed in the Blade Enclosure To install or remove an option from the CPU blade first turn off the power of the CPU blade and remove the CPU blade from the Blade Enclosure If you touch parts on the CPU blade with it connected to the Blade Enclosure you may get an electric shock Do not install or remove more than one CPU blade at a time Install or remove CPU blades one by one If you install or remove more than one CPU blade at a time or a CPU blade with the cover of another slot removed you may be electrically shocked Do not use the equipment in
303. y good for a limited period of time and require replacement For stable operation of the server NEC recommends you replace these components on a regular basis Consult with your service representative for replacement or the product lives A WARNING Q A Do not remove the battery The server contains the lithium battery Some option devices contain lithium battery nickel cadmium battery or nickel hydrogen battery Do not remove the battery Placing the lithium nickel cadmium or nickel hydrogen 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 battery contact your service representative Do not disassemble the server to replace or recharge the battery by yourself 1 TA CPU blade Notes on Using Your Server 1 9 USER SUPPORT Before Asking for Repair do the following when the server appears to fail 1 Check if the power cord and the cables to other devices are properly connected 2 See Chapter 8 to find if your problem fits the description If it does take the recommended measure for it 3 Check if the software required for operation of the server is properly installed If the server still appears to fail after yo

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