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NEC Express5800/340Hb-R Setup Guide

1. 3 4 Installing Server A CAUTION Observe the following precautions to use the equipment safely There is a risk of a burn personal injury or damage to physical assets For details see Notes for Safe Handling in Chapter 1 Do not carry or install the equipment alone Do not install the equipment in such a manner that its weight is imposed on a single place Do not assemble or disassemble parts alone Do not pull a device out of the rack if it is unstable Do not leave two or more devices pulled out from the rack Do not install excessive wiring POPS Do not install NEC Express5800 ft series in such places as listed below Otherwise the server may malfunction Place where you cannot pull out the components fully Place that cannot sustain the total weight of the rack system Place where you cannot mount stabilizers or where you cannot perform installation without quake resistant engineering Place whose floor is uneven or inclined Place where temperatures change widely near a heater air conditioner or refrigerator Place that is subject to intense vibration Place where corrosive gas sodium chloride sulfur dioxide hydrogen sulfide nitrogen dioxide or ozone is generated or a place that is close to chemicals or exposed to chemicals Place whose floor is covered with non antistatic carpet Place that may be subject to falling objects Place that is close to some equipment that
2. Important 2 Confirm that only 1 Hard Disk Drive is inserted into the PCI module Group 1 If there is more than 1 Hard Disk Drive in the PCI module Group1 terminate the ft series setup and remove all of the Hard Disk Drives leaving only the Hard Disk Drive inserted into slot 1 of the PCI module Group 1 Caution If you continue installation will multiple Hard Disk Drives inserted the server will not be able to determine the destination of the installation and may result in an improper installation Terminate installation Y N 12 Important 3 message will appear Read the message and follow the instructions Important 3 Confirm that there are no optional SCSI devices such as the tape device connected to the internal SCSI connector If there are optional SCSI devices connected to the internal SCSI connector terminate the installation process and remove the devices and then restart the installation process Caution When optional SCSI devices are connected to the internal SCSI connector the installation process will not complete properly Terminate installation Y N 13 Important 4 message will appear Read the message and follow the instructions Important 4 Confirm that all PCI and CPU modules are inserted into the machine If there are any un inserted PCI or CPU modules please insert them at this time After the insertion of all of the modules press any key to continue
3. Installing RDR Setting Tool Installing NEC ESMPRO Agent IMPORTANT Never terminate the above program while it is running If it is terminated by closing the window etc the installation will be stopped In such case operations on Windows will be possible but modules or PCI boards will not be duplicated properly If this happens you need to start over the ft series setup 34 The following screen will appear and installation of NEC ESMPRO Agent will be started The NEC ESMPRO Agent install wizard starts up and installation is done automatically User intervention is not required COU Agee Satay VEC ESMPRO Agent Ver MC COWL Agent Setup NEC TUMITIO Agere Sane a petcoming fe epantet qanman 4 30 Windows Setup 35 The following screen will appear and the setup of Express Report Service will start User intervention is not required The Express Report Service Setup wizard starts and installation is done automatically txpress Report Service Setup Express Report Service Setup Preparing to Install Recor tenp a prepare the heared weyd sech wil gade you trough the pogan setup poces Passe om Lorian Window instaher 36 The following screen will appear and installation of Windows HotFix will begin The Windows HotFix install wizard starts up and installation is done automatically User intervention is not required NEC Express5800 ft series clear installation Please d
4. 16 94 GB Unallocated 8 Select the newly inserted HDD in the window which appears and click Add Mirror to continue with the mirroring process Adding a mirror to an existing volume provides data redundancy by maintaining multiple copies of a volume s data on different disks Select a location for a mirror of C OEM Disks Add Mirror IMPORTANT m When you click Add Mirror the Logical Disk Manager dialog box will appear but this is not an error Click OK Logical Disk Manager x Logical Ok Manager could not update the boot file for amy boot partitions on the target disk Very your arcpath tings in fie boot ini or through the bootkig exe utility m If you restart the system while creating mirror mirroring will not be completed Do not reboot the system until the mirroring process is completed TIPS Creating mirror takes about 37 minutes for 18GB hard disks 4 40 Windows Setup 9 Confirm that the mirroring of the HDD has been started in the disk manager Sock o Dynamic OEM C 16 99 G3 joo Gh MITES 12 9468 Online System Unallocated S8disk 1 Dynamic 16 94 12 94 GB Orire ystem Unallocsbed 10 When the Resynching shown in 9 changes to Healthy disk mirroring has completed AAT 12 94 GB Unallocated Heakhy System Spisk 1 Dynamic 16 94 GB pa 12 94 GB Onire Heakhy Syst
5. IMPORTANT Depending on the progress of duplication the value changes to 0 percent 25 percent 50 percent then 75 percent Because the display of RDR Utility is not updated automatically select Action A Refresh R or press F5 in order to update the display and check the status m Ifyou restart the system during duplication the process will not complete Do not restart the system until the process of duplication completes When the status of RDR Virtual Disk changes to Duplex and the Status changes to None duplication process is completed FAROR utility File E Action A Help H PCI module 1 E SCSI Enclosure PCI module 2 E SCSI Enclosure E Logical Disk Information RDR Virtual Disk 1 Name Value DevicePathID Op State State Op State Reason es Vendor Stratus ProductID Data Duplex LUN ProductRevisionLevel 4 SerialNumber 6178E604 D1C8 41C1 9DDA 9ESE ObjectName HarddiskO Caption RDR Virtual Disk 1 DevicePath 1 10 40 1 0 DevicePath 2 11 40 1 0 ResyncLUMPriority an Status 4 46 Windows Setup Step 7 Update Software Follow the instructions below and apply necessary update modules lt When the NEC Express5800 ft series ft UPDATE CD ROM has not been used gt Apply ft control software Ver3 0 Update module No 001 FD Procedure for applying ft control software Ver3 0 Update module No 001 FD 1 Insert ft control software Ver3
6. EA Stratus emb 82544GC Copper Gigabit Adapter GA Stratus emb 82544GC Copper Gigabit Adapter Elements In This Folder aad Stratus emb 62559 10 100 Enet Adapter Stratus emb 82559 10 100 Enet Adapter 2 HAA Stratus emb 82559 10 100 Enet Adapter 2 Stratus emb 82544GC Copper Gigabit Adapter 2 Stratus emb 82559 10 100 Enet Adapter Stratus emb 82544GC Copper Gigabit Adapter Folder Information Network Components A list of all supported network components in the system 3 Uninstall Intel R PROSet II IMPORTANT Intel R PROSet II will be reinstalled at system s update described in 6 1 Display the dialog box for Intel R PROSet IT Following the steps below open the dialog box according to the startup menu mode Standard startup menu mode Click Start and select Control Panel and then Add or Remove Programs Classic start menu mode 1 Click Start and select Settings and then Control Panel 2 Double click the Add or Remove Programs icon 6 12 Troubleshooting 2 3 4 5 Select Intel R PROSet II from a list of Currently installed programs Cuprenthy ratalied prog ane Intel R PROSet 1 f NEC ESFRO Agent 2 tus US Ethernet adapte and Software P ied Serves 2005 Hotfix KB 670083 ID wirds Server 2009 noti KB 839064 1 Hrdo Server 2003 natti KD 82297 1D irdi Server 2003 Heeft KB S235749 19 dra Server 2009 H Paha See KEII for more orman
7. See Size of the Partition to be Created in Step 1 Things Required for Setup Cannot specify a network path for the storage location of diagnosis information collect log in Set Dr Watson You cannot specify a network path Specify a path to a local computer 6 24 Troubleshooting Problems with NEC ESMPRO Setup A menu which cannot be chosen with a setup main menu The available menus vary depending on the OS types The menus that cannot be installed are displayed in gray Stop the setup of NEC ESMPRO Agent on the way Ifyou click Cancel during the setup the message asking whether to stop or not to stop the installation will appear You can stop the installation by clicking Stop the main menu remains displayed However the file having been setup halfway will not be deleted The following message was displayed during the setup of NEC ESMPRO Agent NEC ESMPRO Agent already installed IfNEC ESMPRO Agent is already installed the NEC ESMPRO Agent already installed dialog box appears Clicking Update and then Next will erase the old agent and install the NEC ESMPRO Agent anew Start the uninstallation of NEC ESMPRO Agent after the system is started completely IfNEC ESMPRO Agent is uninstalled just after the system startup the setup program may freeze displaying the Service Being Deleted dialog box Shutdown the system by using Task Manager or other o
8. When the language selection message for Microsoft HotFix to install appears enter a number of language to install Install which version of the Microsoft HotFix 1 English 2 Simplified Chinese 3 Traditional Chinese 4 Other Enter a number 1 2 3 4 4 26 Windows Setup 23 When the confirmation message for the selected language apperars type Y if it is correct or type N if it is wrong XXX is selected Are you sure Y N 24 When the completion of copying Microsoft HotFix the following message will appear Follow the instruction on the screen insert appropriate CD ROM and press any key Microsoft HotFix will be copied to the Hard Disk If you are using only the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER for ft series setup insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER to the CD ROM drive and press any key to continue the installation process If you are using the ft Update CD for ft series setup insert the ft Update CD to the CD ROM drive and press any key to continue the installation process Strike a key when ready 25 The following message will appear Wait until copying process completes Copying necessary NEC Express5800 ft series system software to the system drive This may take a few moments 26 When the following message appears remove the CD from the CD ROM drive and press any key Remove CD ROM from the CD ROM drive Strike a key when ready Windows Setup 4 27 27 When copying is compl
9. A gt PSP Do not pull out a device during operation Do not pull out or remove a device while it works There is a risk of malfunction and injuries Do not touch the equipment when it thunders Unplug the equipment when it threatens to thunder If it starts to thunder before you unplug the equipment do not touch the equipment or cables There is a risk of a fire or electric shock Keep animals away Animal s waste or hair may get inside the equipment to cause a fire or electric shock Do not place any object on top of the server The object may fall off to cause injuries damage to hardware and or a fire Do not leave the CD tray ejected Dust may get in the equipment to cause malfunction The ejected tray may also become a cause of injuries Do not use a cellular phone or pager around the equipment Turn off your cellular phone or pager when you use the equipment Their radio waves may cause the equipment to malfunction Before Using 1 17 Rack mount Model amp WARNING Do not use the equipment in an unsuitable place Do not install a server rack in an unsuitable environment Otherwise other systems also may be affected and the rack may fall over to cause a fire or injuries For details about installation environment and quake resistant engineering see the attached manual or contact your sales agent Do not install the equipment on a nonconforming rack Install the
10. IV Enable the Manager to modify SNMP Setting IV Permit Remote Shutdown Reboot SNMP Community public oe J Enable DMI function Report Setting Storage Setting m Rack mount Name I m Chassis Identify Identify Now Stop Identify Cancel Help 5 10 Procedures after Completion of Installation Configuring SMM Use ft server utility to configure SMM 1 Click Start Programs NEC ESMPRO Agent ft server utility to start the ft server utility Select SMM in PCI Module tree 3 Click Property SMM dialog box appears WO PCI Madde 20 The tioy of MM Carmen ploie sereme ohemeed E KS keer gt SCR AtageerlD for WG Ctherret bor dD pa MU lef ormetne MG ihat Bow an F SI Moder tt PCI Mosd PCI Modder gt A nar itori iyt E atresi SK Version 2161 IP Addzess 192 168 l 1 Go to SMM pages in other PCI module trees and fill the boxes as well Procedures after Completion of Installation 5 11 Uninstall The configuration of NEC ESMPRO Agent and BMC and the uninstallation of BMC FW Update Service are described below Uninstallation of NEC ESMPRO Agent The procedure of uninstalling NEC ESMPRO Agent is described below IMPORTANT Uninstallation of NEC ESMPRO Agent m Before uninstalling NEC ESMPRO Agent run ESMPRO EN AMEXP AMEXPRES EXE directly from the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM to uninstall the Exp
11. M GU ModseCID 2 PR Modde WE Pct Medali 10 MB PCI Modai p SCM Eroare 3pm MTBF Chu MTIF enficrrmal me w e hessel MTDF Type G Une Theos Hern Panut O Abay Bartut Brne Uptnre Down PCT marbal is breagh wp or diun 4 60 Windows Setup This page is intentionally left blank Chapter 5 Procedures after Completion of Installation This chapter describes how you install management utilities how you back up system information and setup of PCs on the network You may need to confirm these procedures while the system is running 5 2 Procedures after Completion of Installation Installing Management Utilities The provided NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM contains NEC ESMPRO Agent for monitoring NEC Express5800 ft series and NEC ESMPRO Manager for managing the NEC Express5800 ft series Install and setup these utilities in the NEC Express5800 ft series or the computer management PC that manages the NEC Express5800 ft series NEC ESMPRO Agent NEC ESMPRO Agent is automatically installed by executing the ft series setup program Click Start then All Programs and make sure that the installed utility folder exists If it has not been installed while setting up the ft series install it separately IMPORTANT Make sure that NEC ESMPRO Agent is installed because it is indispensable for continuous operation of NEC Express5800 ft series To set details about NEC ESMPRO Agent doubl
12. NEC ESMPRO Agent may be installed manually on the master control menu of NEC EXPRESSBUILDER as follows IMPORTANT In the system where Windows Server 2003 is running do not change the setting of Local security policy from the default If the installation is executed with the setting changed an error occurs to the InstallShield and the installation fails 1 Login to the system with user name Administrator 2 Insert CD ROM NEC EXPRESSBUILDER into the CD ROM drive TIPS The CD ROM drive may be either the drive connected to the system or any drive located on the network and connected by the LAN Manager These are collectively called CD ROM drive hereafter IMPORTANT To use a CD ROM drive on the network assign the network driver to the drive and then execute MC IST EXE of the drive Do not start the CD ROM drive from the network computer in Windows Explorer The autorun function automatically displays the master control menu of NEC EXPRESSBUILDER 3 Click NEC ESMPRO in Setup The NEC ESMPRO setup is started to display the main menu NEC EXPRESSBUILDER NEC Express5800 Series Master Conkol Menu S24 capita co NEC Procedures after Completion of Installation 5 7 4 Click Agent in the main menu of the NEC ESMPRO setup MOTEL Note NEC ESMPRO Setup Main Menu Manager Agent Additonal Application TIPS The available menus vary depending on OS types The
13. NEC assumes no liability for any accidents or damage to physical assets resulting from the use of this equipment in such systems or facilities Do not continue to use the equipment if you detect smoke odor or noise If the equipment emits smoke odor or noise immediately flip off the POWER switch unplug the cord and contact your sales agent There is a risk of a fire Do not insert a wire or metal object Do not insert a wire or metal objects into a vent or disk drive slot There is a risk of an electric shock Do not use the equipment in an unsuitable place Do not install a server rack in an unsuitable environment Other systems also may be affected and the rack may fall over to cause a fire or injuries For details about installation environment and quake resistant engineering see the attached manual or contact your sales agent Do not install the equipment on a nonconforming rack Install the equipment on a 19 inch rack confirming to the EIA standard Do not use the equipment without a rack or install it on a nonconforming rack The equipment may not function properly and there is a risk of damage to physical assets or injuries For suitable racks contact your sales agent 1 10 Before Using A CAUTION Prevent water or foreign objects from getting into the equipment Do not let water or foreign objects e g pins or paper clips enter the equipment There is a risk of a fire electric shock and brea
14. Prepare for ft series Setup p 4 6 Rebooted during the setup See Step 3 Disable Boot Monitoring Function p 4 11 and set the parameter of this machine s boot monitoring function to correct value ft Update CD is not included ft Update CD is used to update ft control software it may not be shipped with the equipment Not included if NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM contains the latest version of software programs at the time of shipment For the latest release of ft control software and purchase of the latest version of its Update CD ROM contact your sales agent CPU Module Status LED1 and PCI Module Status LED1 are illuminating red during the setup This is nota failure of the module After the completion of a setup CPU Module Status LED1 and PCI Module Status LED1 will be turned off at the point that each module is successfully duplicated and CPU Module Status LED2 and PCI Module Status LED2 will illuminate green See LEDs in the separate volume of the User s Guide for details about the status of each module LED s display Troubleshooting 6 23 Display Settings is displayed on lower right of the screen Select Display Properties Settings tab Color Quality And then change the Colors setting to Medium 16 bit or higher KKK During a setup Previous Operating System C was selected on a selection screen of the operating system Th
15. The power cord is not plugged into the outlet gt Connect the power cord to NEC Express5800 ft series in the following order 1 Connect the power cord to the AC inlet A for Group1 2 Connect the power cord to the AC inlet B for Group2 3 Confirm that the POWER switch of the PCI module for Group is illuminated 4 Make sure that the two BMC Status LEDs for PCI modules for Group 1 for Group2 illuminate green IMPORTANT If the BMC Status LED is not illuminating green do not start the next step Otherwise the setup may not be done properly Preparation is now completed Start the ft series setup lt When the AC power is on The power cord is plugged to the wall outlet and the main unit s power is off gt 1 Check the LED of the PCI module s POWER switch e Ifthe PCI module for Group1 s POWER switch is lit PCI module for Group is primary Preparations are complete Continue to Step 3 Disable Boot Monitoring Function e Ifthe PCI module for Group2 s POWER switch is lit the PCI module for Group1 is secondary Continue to 2 Make PCI module for Group the primary module Windows Setup 4 13 2 Make sure that the two BMC Status LEDs of the PCI modules for Group 1 for Group2 illuminate green IMPORTANT If the BMC Status LED is not illuminating green do not perform 3 and on Otherwise the BMC firmware may become damaged 3 Remove the power cord of the AC inlet B for Group2 4 Check
16. 0 Update module No 001 FD which was shipped with the server into the floppy disk drive 2 From Start select All Programs Accessories and then click Windows Explorer to open Windows Explorer and double click setup bat in the FD 3 Command Prompt displays a message setup has completed and the setting is completed 4 Press any key on Command Prompt and close the window lt When the NEC Express5800 ft series ft UPDATE CD ROM has been used gt If you have performed installation using the NEC Express5800 ft series ft Update CD apply all update modules by referring to FTOSnn ReadmeC doc in the CD ROM However it is unnecessary to apply individual update modules here because the latest update module is automatically applied from the NEC Express5800 ft series ft Update CD ROM ft control software Ver n n update module Although NEC ESMPRO Agent is automatically installed at the ft series setup the latest module is not applied You need to apply an update module separately from the NEC Express5800 ft series ft Update CD Step 8 Connect and Configure Options When there are option PCI boards or peripheral devices to connect to the main unit power off the main unit Then for connecting them follow the instructions in PCI board in the separate volume of the User s Guide and the manual of the devices TIPS If LAN or hard disks are added you need to set dual configurations For details see Step 5
17. Adapter 1000 BASE SX NEC 8490 XT Copper Gigabit Adapter 1000 BASE T Right click Team 1 Adaptive Fault Tolerance Mode and select Remove Intel R PROSet II Action Help Network Components E Stratus emb 82544GC Copper Gigabit Adapter Team Configuration Advanced Network Driver G4 Stratus emb 82544GC Copper Gigabit Adapter Adapters In Team fm Stratus emb 82559 10 100 Enet Adapter GB Stratus emb 82559 10 100 Enet Adapter 2 Priority __Status ERAN T eam 1 Adaptive Fault Tolerance Made Member Adapters Remove JA lt Empty gt Change Team Mode gt Eih Team 2 Adaptive Fault Tolerance Mode E Member Adapters Add Adapter to Team gt fA lt Empty gt Team Information Ethemet Address O0004C4FEAFE IP Address Not Assigned Team Type Fault Tolerance Ready F Show the tray icon Cancel Troubleshooting 6 11 At that time the dialog box shown on the right is displayed This is a message for confirmation so click the Yes button Remove all teams displayed on the Intel PROSet IT dialog box in the same manner Intel R PROSet II Q You are about to remove the following network component Team 1 Adaptive Fault Tolerance Mode Are you sure you want to continue 4 Click the OK button on the Intel PROSet II dialog box close it and make a setup effective The dual LAN will be canceled Action Help Network Components
18. Backup CD ROM is used 18 19 20 21 22 Windows Setup 4 25 The confirmation message for input Windows Server 2003 product ID will appear When it is correct enter Y If it is wrong enter N and press Enter ProductID XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX Are you sure Y N IMPORTANT This message will not appear when the OS s Backup CD ROM is used The message for inputting the size of the partition to install the OS will appear Enter the partition size and press Enter IMPORTANT Refer to Size of the Partition to be Created in page 4 5 and be sure to specify more than the minimum required partition size If you specify a partition size smaller than the minimum size the installation may fail Enter the size of the partition to create Note 1 The minimum partition size is 3072 MByte 1GByte is 1024MByte Note 2 If a size larger the HDD capacity is specified the entire capacity of the HDD will be used Note 3 Input ALL to use the entire capacity of the HDD for the system partition Desired Size Unit MByte The confirmation message for input size of the partition to install the OS will appear When it is correct enter Y If it is wrong enter N and press Enter The desired system partition size is XXXX Are you sure Y N The following message will be displayed Copying Windows Server 2003 to the system drive Approximately 20 minutes
19. Click Change Remove At that time the message on the dialog box will be displayed This is a message for confirmation of deletion so click OK Inte PRU Adapter Software Setup Unenctales wil semove al the biss associated wath beret PROSE IL Do you wort to continue Close the Add or Remove Programs dialog box Reboot the system IMPORTANT Be sure to reboot before updating the system If you perform the next procedure installation of PROSet II without rebooting PROSet II does not start after reboot The system may become unstable Follow the steps below to install PROSet II again if you performed system update without rebooting the system Start a command prompt Run c pnpdrvrs procomp proset s from a command prompt Reboot the system gt A V Ne Set dual LAN configuration Troubleshooting 6 13 4 After rebooting the system log on to the system as a user with Administrative account IMPORTANT Check the dual system is configured properly Check that STATUS LED 2 of each PCI module stays green 5 Stop the Stratus ftServer Maintenance and Diagnostics MAD service IMPORTANT If this service is not stopped the process of updating the system will not be completed a Display the Services dialog box Following the steps below open the dialog box according to the startup menu mode Standard startup menu mode Click Start and select Administrative Tools and
20. Ku Tokyo 108 8001 Japan All Rights Reserved Printed in Japan Keep this User s Guide handy for quick reference when necessary Safety Indications To use NEC Express5800 Series safely follow the instructions in this User s Guide This guide explains components that pose a danger types of dangers caused by failing to follow the instructions and actions taken to prevent them such components are labeled warning This guide and warning labels use WARNING and CAUTION to indicate a danger depending on the degree These terms are defined as follows A WARNING Indicates a danger that could lead to a death or serious injury A CAUTION Indicates a danger that could lead to a burn other injuries or damage to physical assets This guide uses the following three types of symbols to give indications and precautions against a danger They are defined as follows Indicates that there is a risk of a danger Each image symbolizes a particular type of danger Attention Indicates what you must not do Each image symbolizes a particular type of prohibition Prohibited actions Indicates what you must do Each image symbolizes a particular type of action necessary to avoid a danger Mandatory actions eo gt Example Symbol to draw attention Term indicating a degree of danger 4a CAUTION High temperature Immediately after the power off system components such as hard disk are ve
21. NEC ESMPRO and NEC Express5800 ft series are trademarks of NEC Corporation Stratus is a registered trademark of Stratus Technologies Bermuda Ltd Microsoft Windows Windows Server Windows NT and MS DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation AT is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States and other countries Adobe the Adobe logo Acrobat and the Acrobat logo are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated Datalight is a registered trademark of Datalight Inc ROM DOS is a trademark of Datalight Inc Xeon is a trademark of Intel Corporation in the United States DLT and DLTtape are trademarks of Quantum Corporation in the United States QLogic and its logo are trademarks of QLogic Corporation in the United States Fast UTIL is a trademark of QLogic Corporation in the United States All other product brand or trade names used in this publication are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective trademark owners Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition operating system and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition operating system are called Windows Server 2003 for short Microsoft Windows 2000 Server operating system Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server operating system and Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional operating system are calle
22. Pack contact your sales agent You need the following to install Windows Server 2003 NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM ft Update CD This CD ROM is used to update ft control software it may not be shipped with the equipment Not included if NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM contains the latest version of software programs at the time of shipment Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition English CD ROM NEC Express5800 ft series supports the following operating system Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Without SP English IMPORTANT You cannot use the OS media which service pack is applied If OS media which service pack is applied is used applying service pack or Microsoft update module may fail during installation Perform installation again using OS media which service pack is not applied RDR Key FD RDR Key FD is included only for NEC Express5800 ft series with Rapid Disk Resync ft control software Ver3 0 Update module No 001 FD Unnecessary if the NEC Express5800 ft series ft UPDATE CD ROM is used for setup User s Guide Setup this manual User s Guide IMPORTANT About the latest release of ft control software and purchase of the latest version of its Update CD ROM ask your sales agent Before starting the setup decide the size of the partition where the operating system will be installed Windows Setup 4 5 Size of the Partition to be Created The required minimum
23. Set Dual LAN Configuration page 4 34 and Step 8 Connect and Configure Options page 4 46 Specification of PAE switch for BOOT INI file is required when the memory size on the server is more than 4GB Windows system does not use the area over 4GB if PAE switch is not specified Refer to Microsoft Product Support Services for details of specification method BOOT INI file exists on C It will be displayed on the Windows Explorer by selecting Folder options Show hidden files and folders on the View tab Below shows the example of the modification Before modification boot loader timeout 30 default multi 0 disk 0 rdisk 0 partition 1 WINNT operating systems multi 0 disk 0 rdisk 0 partition 1 WINNT Windows Server 2003 Enterprise fastdetect Windows Setup 4 47 After modification boot loader timeout 30 default multi 0 disk 0 rdisk 0 partition 1 WINNT operating systems multi 0 disk 0 rdisk 0 partition 1 WINNT Windows Server 2003 Enterprise fastdetect PAE Step 9 Create Volume With NEC Express5800 ft series all volumes needs to be mirrored For creating a new volume other than the volume where system partition is stored see Hard Disk Configurations that can be Built on the NEC Express5800 ft series page 3 2 in the separate volume of the User s Guide For creating volumes and mirroring see Windows online help and Step 6 Set Dual Disk Co
24. TARU RL ABA BRAC KS In order to prevent electrical shock or fire hazards disconnect all cables connected with the module to be serviced ES WARNING Risk of electri shock do not open Qualified service personnel only No user servicable components inside Label C A CAUTION BERARY ROULVULSULDITHRLT FEL Exercise caution when handling the system to avoid personal injuries DPHROBREM KEM NET ADORDORRICS 0 TOS OT RRC THEBL TS SO As the hard disk drives may retain heat after powering down allow ample time for cooling prior to handling CPUEY 2 IVOPCEY 2 BAEN MAORA MEMOS TOI FRORES FIVERLIT FE Lo In order to prevent accidents such as electrical shock disconnect all cables and external connections when servicing non hotswappable modules BRMCESIVR AY hID ET TCRA TO SNS ADICL T FEL As some components may become very hot during system operation give ample time to allow cooling as well as use precation when handling internal components immediately after powering down RAORBICSS TREMHVETOC RUSRAABABLESROAS TACO FEL In order to prevent short circuits and fire hazards exercise caution and avoid dropping screws inside the system Label D A 34 CAUTION CORECEROSRI FERAL THEFT RTT SIME SHILTS RODS ES COBRI FERUT CRE This unit uses multiple power supply cords Disconnect all power supply cords prior to servicing this system 1 4 Before Using CPU Modules The figures below
25. The NEC Express5800 ft series in the separate volume of User s Guide for details 1 Select Start Setting and then Control Panel and then the Control Panel screen appears 2 Click Disk Management under the Storage branch of the tree view menu 3 Display the hard disk list on in the right frame right click the hard disk where the system is installed and click Convert to Dynamic Disk 4 38 Windows Setup 4 Confirm that the hard disk to be converted is the hard disk where the system is installed and click Convert If the selected hard disk contains a system partition you will have to restart the computer to complete the upgrade of the hard disk The message also states that file systems on any of the hard disks to be upgraded will be forcedly dismounted This means if any file systems are in use at the time of upgrade they will be dismounted so that the upgrade can continue The disks that will be made dynamic are shown in the following list Disks Name Disk Contents Will Convert Disk 0 System Partition Boot Pattition Yes Details 5 After the system has restarted display Disk Management again and set the hard disks for creating mirror volume IMPORTANT When the hard disk status is Not Initialized right click that hard disk and initialize it If Foreign is displayed perform Convert to Basic Disk and then perform Convert to Dynamic Dis
26. Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition CD ROM follow the instructions on the screen and specify the required path Close the menu that appears by inserting the CD ROM To close the menu click the X mark on the menu 7 Click Finish in the Windows Components Wizard dialog box 8 Click the X mark on the Add or Remove Programs dialog box You can also activate the network monitor by clicking Start All Programs Administrative Tools then Network Monitor For details on the operation see the online help 4 58 Windows Setup Set MTBF Type In this section you can specify operations to be performed when failures occur on CPU or PCI modules NEC Express5800 ft series manages the MTBF mean time between failure of hardware components If a fault occurs on a CPU or PCI module the NEC Express5800 ft series calculates the MTBF again If the calculated value is lower than the pre defined threshold the NEC Express5800 ft series disables the applicable module Setting MTBF type for each module allows you to restart or stop using the module without calculating the threshold when failures occur MTBF type description Use Threshold default If a failure occurs the MTBF is calculated and the module is stopped when the value becomes lower than the threshold Never Restart ossessi If a failure occurs the module is stopped regardless of the MTBF Always Restart If a failure occurs the module
27. connected to a power controller like a UPS make sure that it is powered on TIPS When the AC power of the NEC Express5800 ft series is turned on after the power is supplied BMC is synchronized between the PCI modules Upon the completion of the BMC synchronization the POWER LED of either PCI module will be lit 2 Remove the front bezel 3 Windows Setup 4 15 Confirm that the BMC Status LED Ds on both PCI modules are off and press the illuminated POWER switch which is located on the front panel BMC Status LED PCI modules CPU modules Power switches Qo aooo ooo Expansion PCI modules Only the lit POWER switch can be used IMPORTANT m Do not turn off the power before the NEC logo appears m When powering on make sure that the BMC Status LED s on the both PCI modules are off and then press the power switch After a while the NEC logo will appear on the screen While the NEC logo is displayed on the screen NEC Express5800 ft series is performing a power on self test POST to check itself For details see the separate volume of User s Guide Upon the completion of POST Windows will start 4 16 Windows Setup 4 When the message Press lt F2 gt to enter SETUP appears on the display screen press F2 The BIOS Setup Utility SETUP
28. generates intense magnetic field e g TV set radio broadcasting communications antenna power transmission wire and electromagnetic crane If unavoidable contact your sales agent to request proper shield construction Place where the power cord of the server must be connected to an AC outlet that shares the outlet of another device with large power consumption Installing Server 3 5 m Place that is close to some equipment that causes power noises e g sparks caused by power on off using a relay If you must install the server close to such equipment request your sales agent for separate power cabling or noise filter installation Installation of Server on Rack Install NEC Express5800 ft series on a rack IMPORTANT Ask your sales agent who has technical knowledge to install or remove the server from the rack and connect cables to the server NEC assumes no liability for damage to the server and components or adverse effect that arises from such works by the user alone 4a WARNING Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may result in death or serious personal injury For details see A Notes for Safe Handling in Chapter 1 E Do not use any rack which does not conform to the relevant standard m Always use the server in the specified place A CAUTION S Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow th
29. green Then power on the system 9 Check disk mirroring If the disk mirroring is disabled enable the mirroring again For the method to check disk mirroring see Step 6 Set Dual Disk Configuration IMPORTANT m During disk re synchronization do not shut down the system until the resynchronization is completed m The following dialog will appear In such case click Yes and restart the system after confirming that the disk mirroring has completed System Settings Change E xi Windows has finished installing new devices The software that supports your device requires that you restart your 7 computer You must restart your computer before the new settings will take effect Do you want to restart your computer now Troubleshooting 6 17 10 Start Device Manager choose View then Device by connection and do the following a Delete the red circled device entries in the following figure IMPORTANT Do not uninstall entries for Stratus Fault Tolerant 69000 Video which appears as child entries of ACPI Multiprocessor ftServer Computer Management q 0 x File Action view Window Help ale xd e om8 2 Computer Management Local S System Tools E 3 ACPI Multiprocessor FtServer Ea Event Viewer Audio Codecs A Shared Folders L Legacy Audio Drivers Fa Local Users and Groups y Legacy Video Capture Devices Performance Logs and Alerts Media Control Devices a Devi
30. gt Change the name of the community receiving SNMP packets from the default public to any name IMPORTANT m Ifthe community name is changed the community of NEC ESMPRO Agent is changed and registered by starting from Control Panel To change the community to another and register it use the SNMP Community list box in the General tab m To allow NEC ESMPRO Agent to receive SNMP packets sent from NEC ESMPRO Manager set the send community name in NEC ESMPRO Manager to be the same as that accepted by the SNMP Service in NEC ESMPRO Agent 7 Terminate the network setup IMPORTANT The SNMP Service is required for operating NEC ESMPRO Agent If the SNMP Service is deleted after the installation of NEC ESMPRO Agent install the SNMP Service and then reinstall NEC ESMPRO Agent Some software products provided by other vendors use the SNMP Service If the SNMP Service and NEC ESMPRO Agent are installed in the system in which such software as above is installed it may be impossible to start NEC ESMPRO Agent services If so delete the SNMP Service once and install the service again After which reinstall NEC ESMPRO Agent and the other vendor s software 4 50 Windows Setup Step 11 Enable Boot Monitoring Function Enable the Boot Monitoring setting which has been disabled in Step 3 Disable Boot Monitoring Function page 4 14 See Step 3 Disable Boot Monitoring Function page 4 14 and chan
31. in the rack only by trained maintenance personnel Installing Server 3 3 Room that can maintain the following conditions When operating Temperature 10 to 35 C Humidity 20 to 80 Temperature gradient 10 C hr Space 40 cm or more on top 1 m or more on the front and rear and 60 cm or more on the right and left Atmospheric pressure 749 to 1040hpa When not operating Temperature 5 to 40 C Humidity 10 to 80 Temperature gradient 15 C hr Atmospheric pressure 749 to 1040hpa i mame 100 VAC outlets with parallel two pole earth The server can operate in the 200 VAC environment These outlets are required when your operating environment includes one or more optional device operating at 100 VAC 200 VAC outlets These outlets should be located within the range to which the power cords can reach The server can operate in the 200 VAC environment gooogogocccoocccopdcoppaooooonnnoopoo000oa0d00 Level and reinforced floor It is recommended that the server should be used in a room where temperature is in the range between 15 to 25 C 4 WARNING Observe the following precautions to use the server safely There is a risk of a death or serious injury For details see Notes for Safe Handling in Chapter 1 O gt m Do not install the equipment in non designated places m Do not connect the ground wire to a gas pipe
32. installation Strike a key when ready 4 24 Windows Setup 14 15 16 17 Important 5 message will appear Read the message and follow the instructions Important 5 Confirm that no LAN cables are connected to the server at this time If there are LAN cables connected to the server remove them and press any key to continue the installation process Strike a key when ready lt Only when the usage of the NEC Express5800 ft series ft Update CD is selected gt The message below will appear Wait about 3 minutes until copying is completed Copying necessary NEC Express5800 ft series system software to the system drive Approximately 3 minutes Necessary NEC Express5800 ft series software has been copied IMPORTANT When the usage of the NEC Express5800 ft series ft Update CD is not selected the above message will not appear Go on to 16 When message requesting for Windows Server 2003 CD ROM appears follow the instruction on the screen and insert the Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition CD ROM into the CD ROM drive Insert the Windows Server 2003 CD ROM Strike a key when ready When message for inputting Windows Server 2003 product ID appears enter the product ID Input the WindowsServer2003 ProductID Note Hyphens must be inserted Input example XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXKXX XXKKK ProductID IMPORTANT This message will not appear when the OS s
33. is restarted regardless of the MTBF The default setting is Use Threshold IMPORTANT m By clearing the MTBF you can forcefully enable the component which has been disabled because the MTBF value became lower than the threshold Contact your maintenance personnel if you want to enable the component forcefully m Ifyou set Always Restart for the MTBF type the module may continue restarting when a failure occurs It is recommended to set Use Threshold for the MTBF type The module will be stopped automatically when it fails to restart repeatedly m When the module is replaced the MTBF type returns to the default setting Use Threshold Windows Setup 4 59 Procedure for setting MTBF type 1 From the Start menu select All Programs NEC ESMPRO Agent and then click ft server utility The ft server utility dialog box appears 2 Select the module of which you want to change the MTBF type from the CPU Module or PCI module on the FT server tree on the left pane Then select the MTBF type on the MTBF Type on the right pane and click Apply The MTBF type of the selected module will be changed IMPORTANT The MTBF type can be set for each module To change the type of both PCI modules perform the process above for each module amp amp PCI Modute ID 16 ft server utility Ele View Window Help gi FiServer D ras amp Dih Fahre Prodction 3 CPU Modde MB CU Modse 10 0
34. menus that cannot be installed are displayed gray IMPORTANT m Double clicking to select a menu may display two same dialog boxes Click the End button to close one of the dialog boxes m Ifyou click the Cancel button during setup the message asking whether to stop or not to stop the installation will appear You can stop the installation by clicking on the Stop button the main menu remains displayed However the file having been setup halfway will not be deleted 5 Click the Next button Welcome to the inital held Wiad ter NIC ESHMPRD Agert Thee betel Peete Wut ad renal NEC ESMPRD Agere ys comprem or TIPS If NEC ESMPRO Agent is already installed the dialog box NEC ESMPRO Agent already installed appears Clicking on the Update button and then the Next button will erase the old agent and install the NEC ESMPRO Agent anew 6 The setup program determines the machine type automatically IMPORTANT If the setup program is unable to determine the machine model the setup of NEC ESMPRO Agent will be stopped 5 8 Procedures after Completion of Installation 7 Enter the path in which NEC ESMPRO Agent is installed and click the Next button The NEC ESMPRO Agent module is installed below the ESM directory of the root partition in default If no problem is found click the Next button without any modification To change the installation directory click the Reference button speci
35. show locations of the labels on a CPU module Label B Label C Label A TEMA AN TA WARNING WARNING HEAVY ITEM RFBHOHIS WO ROBADA ARLBOCFEN SRE LE BESHORRLBUVETS THD TCHR To avoid the risk of Risk of electric personal injury or shock do not open damage to the unit Qualified service move the unit with personnel only at least two or No user serviceable more people compoments inside Label B Label C Before Using 1 5 PCI Modules The figures below show locations of the labels on a PCI module External Label A Internal Label C 1 6 Before Using Be WARNING RIBUAOA HB ABLEUTKSU RE SCBRORACVET Risk of electric shock do not open Qualified service personnel only No user serviceable compornents inside Label A Label B A a cuon AEA DALBE IY R RY FHBVET FATRA TADMNE KDICLTFEL0 As some components may become very hot during system operation give ample time to allow cooling as well as use precaution when handling internal components immediately after powering down BRED CONV TY CREL TUS RADOVET REET SAC BLOIVR AY KORY RURASCHORA lt EUo Some internal components may still be operational on battery power Refer to instruction for this system as well as options prior to maintenance Label C Before Using 1 7 Expansion PCI Module The figures below show locations of the labels on an expansion PCI module E
36. starts and the Main menu is displayed on the screen lt Example gt 5 Move the cursor onto Stratus and select Stratus The Stratus menu will be displayed Main A ec Security Windows Setup 4 17 6 Move the cursor onto Monitoring Configuration and press Enter The Monitoring Configuration submenu appears 7 Move the cursor onto Boot Monitoring and press Enter Parameters will be displayed 8 Among the parameters choose Disabled and press Enter The current display of the configuration for Boot Monitoring will be changed to Disabled Options Disabled Enabled 4 18 Windows Setup 9 Move the cursor onto Exit to display the Exit menu Stratus Security 10 Move the cursor onto Save Changes amp Exit and press Enter The confirmation window will appear 11 Select Yes and press Enter After the configuration data is saved and SETUP is terminated the system is rebooted This is the end of steps for switching boot monitoring function TIPS When reinstalling the OS power off this equipment to prepare for reinstallation Then referring to page 2 2 Installing Windows Server 2003 and continue the setup Windows Setup 4 19 Step 4 Start the ft series Setup Follow the steps below to perform ft series setup IMPORTANT If you skip the settings of Step 3 Disable Boot Monitoring Function page 4 14 BIOS will be r
37. 6 Make settings of dual configuration for Stratus emb 82544GC Copper Gigabit Adapter 1000Base as well Perform 3 to 5 in the same manner replacing Stratus emb 82559 10 100 Enet Adapter with Stratus emb 82544GC Copper Gigabit Adapter In 3 you can also select Load Balancing In this case Team X Adaptive Load Balancing Mode will be added 4 36 Windows Setup ye Click OK The Intel R PROSet II dialog box closes after a while and the settings become effective IMPORTANT The Digital signature not found dialog box may appear several times If it appears click Yes After setting dual configuration Intel R Advanced Network Services Virtual Adapter will appear on the Network and dialup connection or the Device Manager dialog box Therefore 6 adapters that consist of two Virtual two 100Base and two 1000Base adapters will appear on the Network and dialup connection or the Device Manager dialog box Do not disable the virtual adapters If you disable and enable them again the system may become unstable and you may need to restart it Set IP address for Virtual Adapter after setting dual configuration Do not specify IP address for 100Base Adapter or 1000Base Adapter For dual configuration use a hub For AFT function use a repeater hub or a switching hub For ALB function use a switching hub Connect the network cables to the both primary
38. 800 ft series The ft series setup helps you to install Windows Server 2003 You can use the ft series setup for reinstalling Windows Server 2003 to your server as well IMPORTANT Using the ft series setup will format your system disk The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM that comes with your server is used to run the ft series setup program You will also use the ft series setup when you reinstall the operating system Windows Setup 4 3 Setup Flow The following flow chart illustrates the flow of the setup procedures for Step 4 Start the ft series Setup P 4 19 the NEC Express5800 340Hb R Prepare for Windows Server2003 Enterprise Edition installation and ft control software installation server Corresponding page numbers are shown in parentheses Copy OS module to hard disk Automatic installation starts Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition ft control software NEC ESMPRO Agent Windows Setup Wizard starts Entered or selected by the Proceeds automatically 4 4 Windows Setup Step 1 Things Required for Setup The following explains the setup procedure using the ft series setup program IMPORTANT Do not apply service packs to NEC Express5800 ft series based on your judgment If you desire to apply service packs contact your sales agent about application status and apply service packs to NEC Express5800 ft series TIPS For the latest information on support for Windows Service
39. Adapter lt Performed d by mistake 6 20 Troubleshooting 12 13 14 15 16 17 Stratus AA U51500 10 100 Enet Adapter lt Performed a by mistake Stratus AA U57000 Fiber Gigabit Adapter lt Performed c by mistake a l Select the device and right click and then select Uninstall a 2 The Confirm Device Removal dialog box will appear Confirm the device name and click OK Note If you restart the system without deleting the disconnected option boards the following dialog box may appear at startup At least one service or driver failed during system startup Use Event Viewer to examine the event log for details Reboot the system After the system has rebooted log on as a user with Administrative account IMPORTANT Check that the dual system is configured properly Confirm STATUS LED 2 of each PCI module are illuminates in green on the front panel of the machine Duplicate the LAN again for both onboard and option boards Refer to Step 5 Set Dual LAN Configuration on page 4 31 or N8804 001P1 LOOBASE TX Adapter N8104 84 LOOOBASE SX Adapter and N8104 103 LOOOBASE T Adapter in the separate volume of User s Guide Configure the LAN based on the memo Reboot the system Check disk mirroring If the disk mirroring is disabled enable the mirroring again For the method to check disk mirroring see Step 6 Set Dual Di
40. BIOS setup of the server to link with power supply from the UPS Select AC LINK from Advance on the BIOS setup utility and change parameters See the separate volume of User s Guide for details lt Example gt UN SWITCH OUT CUTPUT2 SWITCH OUT OUTPUT 1 IMPORTANT For connecting or handling an UPS ask sales representatives to do it NEC shall not hold responsibility for any damage to components or influence incurred by operation if user attempts to connect or handle the UPS When using UPS use an UPS with auto return function which uninterruptedly switch to the bypass circuit recovers when starting equipment and recovers in order to protect the UPS itself from inrush current at equipment turn on However if there is a problem while the UPS is switched to the bypass circuit about several ten seconds note that the equipment may not be guaranteed to operate properly Chapter 4 Windows Setup This chapter describes procedures for configuring boot monitoring function setup installing Windows setting dual LAN configuration setting dual disk configuration and so on 4 2 Windows Setup ft series Setup Use NEC EXPRESSBUILDER to setup the NEC Express5800 ft series IMPORTANT NEC Express5800 ft series is a precision instrument You should ask maintenance personnel to install it You perform ft series setup for reinstallation The ft series setup is the install program for the NEC Express5
41. EC assumes no liability for damage to the server and components or adverse effect that arises from such works by the user alone m When removing a CPU module PCI module or expansion PCI module from the rack it will be latched part way So release the lock of the latch levers at the both sides of the module and then pull out the module Connection Installing Server 3 7 Connect peripheral devices to NEC Express5800 ft series The server is provided with connectors for wide variety of peripheral devices on its front and rear The figure on the next page illustrates available peripheral devices for the server in the standard configuration and locations of the connectors for the devices After connecting the peripheral devices connect the provided power cord with the server and then plug the power cord into the power outlet 4 WARNING A 9S Observe the following precautions to use the server safely There is a risk of a death or serious injury For details see Notes for Safe Handling in Chapter 1 m Do not hold the power plug with a wet hand m Do not connect the ground wire to a gas pipe A CAUTION A A Observe the following precautions instructions to use the equipment safely There is a risk of a burn personal injury or damage to physical assets For details see Notes for Safe Handling in Chapter 1 m Do not plug the power cord in a nonconforming outlet m Do not plug too many c
42. EE REE iea 6 2 vi Starting up Recovery Consoles a a ni ewe tebe 6 4 Updatinssthe S ystems ceeds eolieemtatertiiehneneras a a a a aa a R edhe anes 6 9 Troubleshooting sssrin ose aoas ee sor aso o a ES SEES oS SS Sri oS oes 6 21 Problems with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER eeseseeeeseeeieresrsrsrrrerrererstsretsteseserteeretsessesierrereeree 6 21 Problems with Windows Setup ccssescssseceseseessecseesecseesecsaeecesaecseesecseeseesecneseeesaseeesaeeateaeenees 6 22 Problems with NEC ESMPRO Setup eee eee ceecseecseeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeecesecesecsaecsaecsaecaeenaessaeeaes 6 24 Problems with System Repair ss cscssesoseseesssssenensncsesoseserssssseveveseneesesesensssssevevenenenensenesoses 6 25 Chapter 1 Before Using This chapter includes information necessary for proper and safe operation of the server the main unit and its accessories Go through this chapter before you start setup of the product 1 2 Before Using Notes for Safe Handling The following section describes necessary information to use the product properly and safely Warning Labels Warning labels are placed in certain parts of the system so that the user stays alert to possible risks Do not remove or damage these labels If some label is missing about to peel off or illegible contact your sales agent The figures below show locations of the labels on the server Front Cae 8a jo T 23 3 Sao Pona
43. ESMPRO Agent Notify When a failing module in the server is to be replaced NEC ESMPRO Manager enables logical module disconnection from the server and logical installation after module replacement For the installation of NEC ESMPRO Manager and notes on the operation see the separate volume of the User s Guide Procedures after Completion of Installation 5 13 Setting up PCs on a Network If you have computers running on Windows Server 2003 Windows XP 2000 NT4 0 Windows 95 98 that communicate with NEC Express5800 ft series using the TCP IP protocol make the following settings on all computers 1 Copy the following in the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM or ft control software UPDATE CD ROM to any directory STRATUS LANG EN PROG FTREG EXE TIPS ft Update CD is for updating ft control software It may not be attached to the product If software included in the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM is latest at the time of shipment the ft Update CD is not attached 2 Start up the command prompt and enter the directory in which the file mentioned above is copied and then enter the following command FTREGEXE This setting is to avoid a timeout caused by non communication state between the NEC Express5800 ft series and computers connected by the LAN protocol that may occur immediately after the NEC Express5800 ft series startup or a CPU module reinstallation dual processing Non communication time immediately after the NEC Expr
44. NEC Express5800 Series N8800 047F 073F NEC Express5800 340Hb R User s Guide Setup N8800 047F 073F NEC Express5800 340Hb R User s Guide Setup 1st Edition 856 125081 001 A 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 2005 Copyright 2005 NEC Corporation 7 1 Shiba 5 Chome Minato
45. T Do not mount any hard disk into any slots of any modules other than the specified slots If multiple hard disks are inserted the hard disk to install OS cannot be determined Windows Setup 4 11 2 Make the PCI module for Group primary The location of the parts required for operations and check are shown below ee BMC Status LED PCI module Status LED 1 PCI module CD ROM drives PCI module for Group Power switches Status LED 2 A E PCI module for Group2 CPU modules E l Expansion PCI modules 4 12 Windows Setup lt Rear gt one O i c SPP ces II oos D CO 868 aj LI cf SOOT JLo 888 se B 08 ce C b ar To 750005 AC inlet A O al for Group1 ojt c AC inlet B z for Group2 lercacy So8oRoe Doppa gogogo ssose agogogog z OW Ya CEET ECEELI eal raeur BORSGOB 20cc agag ey S D ponn lt When the AC power is off
46. age of the NEC Express5800 ft series ft Update CD is selected gt The message below will appear Insert ft Update CD into CD ROM drive and press Enter key If you have an additional ft Update CD and wish to use it insert the CD ROM into the CD ROM drive Use an additional ft Update CD Y N Y The additional ft Update CD will be used Are you sure Y N Y Insert the ft Update CD into the CD ROM drive and press ENTER IMPORTANT When the usage of the NEC Express5800 ft series ft Update CD is not selected the above message will not appear Go on to 10 10 Important 1 message will appear Read the message and follow the instructions TIPS To install the OS on the Disk Expansion Unit you need to have PCI boards SCSI controllers for Disk Expansion Unit mounted Important 1 Confirm that there are no optional boards installed into the PCI module If there are optional boards installed into the PCI module terminate the installation process and remove the boards and then restart the installation process Caution When optional boards are installed into the PCI module the installation process will not complete properly Terminate installation Y N Windows Setup 4 23 11 Important 2 message will appear Read the message and follow the instructions TIPS When installing the OS on the Disk Expansion Unit install a hard disk only in Slot of the Disk Expansion Unit
47. and QFE on NEC Express5800 ft series It is strongly recommended to contact NEC sales agent when updating the operating system on NEC Express5800 ft series Under a support policy for security patches and QFE on NEC Express5800 ft series security patches released by Microsoft are categorized into the following levels according to their importance e IMPORTANT Patches Considered as IMPORTANT by NEC and requires immediate application Tests will be performed upon publication of new patches and the results will be informed to NEC sales agents The high risk viruses such as Nimba worm as a past example will be immediately tested e Security Rollup Package SRP Tests will be performed along with the publications of SRP and the results will be informed to NEC sales agents e Other patches Tests for the security patches regarding the standard functions of Windows Operating System will be periodically performed and the results will be informed to NEC sales agents Contact NEC sales company if you have any questions or concerns regarding Windows Update Chapter 6 Troubleshooting This chapter describes what to do when files needed to operate the OS are damaged and any trouble occur on the product 6 2 Troubleshooting System Repair If the system cannot be operated by some reason use Recovery Console to restore the system However this method is only recommended to users or administrators who have good knowledge of the syst
48. and secondary PCI modules After setting of dual configuration if one network cable is disconnected from a PCI module or a hub the status of the PCI modules becomes simplex In such case the status will change to duplex if the network cable is connected to the PCI module or the hub again Windows Setup 4 37 Step 6 Set Dual Disk Configuration NEC Express5800 ft series secures data by setting dual disk configuration using Disk Management or RDR Rapid Disk Resync function Be sure to make dual disk settings by referring to the procedure For models which do not support the RDR Rapid Disk Resync function Go to Setting Dual Disk Configuration by Disk Management page 4 37 For models which support the RDR Rapid Disk Resync function Go to Setting Dual Disk Configuration by the RDR Rapid Disk Resync function page 4 41 Setting Dual Disk Configuration by Disk Management IMPORTANT m To set dual disk configuration log on as Administrator or a member of the group Administrators m Make sure to mirror the volumes not only when installing an operating system but also when creating partitions m After upgrading the volume that contains system partition to dynamic disk set the hard disk for mirroring to the slot Do not set the hard disk to the slot before upgrading Set the mirroring for the hard disk with the same target ID See Hard Disk Configurations That Can Be Built On
49. and terminate IMPORTANT If you have mistakenly manipulated an option board which is not connected follow the procedures below N8803 031F Fibre Channel controller is not described here as there is no possibility of performing its operations by mistake Problems When you performed the operations for disconnected option boards by mistake the disconnected option boards are displayed with on Device Manager The following is the screen after Device Manager is started and Device by Connection from the View menu is selected iol File Action view Window Help l8j xj e 0m8 e Computer Management Local NEG El K System Tools K ACPI Multiprocessor FtServer E i Event Viewer Audio Codecs EJ Shared Folders y Legacy Audio Drivers Fa Local Users and Groups y Legacy Video Capture Devices gi Performance Logs and Alerts Media Control Devices 4 Device Manager I Devi niae Daira Gy Storage Removable Storage i Disk Defragmenter Disk Management T Services and Applications H A d by mistake a by mistake c by mistake Video Codecs Remedies Start Device Manager and select Device by Connection from the View menu Then follow the procedures below a Delete the disconnected option boards device entries enclosed in boxes on the screen above Device entries to delete NEC 8490XT Copper Gigabit
50. andard configuration you need to complete setup of the operating system before mounting optional PCI cards or hard disks that you purchased separately m If N8803 031F is mounted be sure to connect cables to the FC array unit before going on to the next step Installing Server 3 9 When completing connection to peripheral equipment connect the two provided power cords to the server Plug the other end of the power cord to the 200VAC receptacle or an uninterruptible power supply UPS To use the functions of the server you should connect the server to the UPS AC inlet A Power cords IMPORTANT m Be sure to use both of the power cords to make the server fault tolerant m If both PCI modules are mounted the one you plug in first will become the primary module The AC inlet A is used for Group 1 the AC inlet B is for Group 2 m The module whose POWER switch LED is on is the primary 3 10 Installing Server To connect the power cords from the server to an uninterruptible power supply UPS use service outlets on the rear of the UPS The UPS service outlets are categorized into two groups SWITCH OUT and UN SWITCH OUT They may be called OUTPUT1 and OUTPUT2 For constant power supply connect the power cord to a UN SWITCH OUT outlet Connect the modem that is in service for 24 hours to this outlet When the power cord from the server is connected to a UPS change the
51. ating system to start Please select the operating system to start Windows Server 26036 Enteror C Microsoft Windows Recovery Console b When the following message appears on the screen press F5 F6 quickly Starting Windows Recovery Consok Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCS or RAID driver IMPORTANT Unless F5 F6 keys are pressed Recovery Console does not start up If the screen for selecting HAL as described in 3 does not appear reboot the system and start again from selection of an operating system Troubleshooting 6 5 lt When starting Recovery Console from Windows Server 2003 CD ROM gt a Insert the Windows Server 2003 CD ROM into the drive b When the CD is set reset the system press Ctrl Alt Delete or press the power switch to power off and on to reboot the NEC Express5800 ft series c When the following message appears press any key to start up from the CD ROM Press any key to boot from CD IMPORTANT Press any key while the message is displayed Otherwise the system will be started up from a hard disk and Recovery Console will not be started d When the following message appears on the screen press F5 F6 quickly Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver IMPORTANT Unless F5 F6 keys are pressed Recovery Console does not start up If the screen for selecting HAL as described in 3 does not appear reboot the s
52. ation procedures Chapter 6 explains how to troubleshoot if you cannot set up the product properly Refer to System Repair on page 6 2 for details about system configurations and repairs of this product Refer to Troubleshooting on page 6 20 if you feel you failed to set up the product See this User s Guide for details of this product s operation and functions and operations of the hardware and the system Additional symbols The following symbols are used throughout this User s Guide in addition to the caution symbols described at the beginning IMPORTANT Important points or instructions to keep in mind when using the server or software CHECK Something you need to make sure when using the server or software TIPS Helpful information something useful to know Contents PROTACC EI IOE OOE AT N E OET E A E A EE LE OTOT E i About This User s Guide scscsscssssscsssssesscssssssssssscesesssescssenessssnesscssessesssssnssessnessssnessessessesseses ii CHAPTER 1 BEFORE USING ccccsssecceeseeeceenseeeeeeensnaeeeenseaeeeenseaeeeenseaeeeeenneneeeenss 1 1 Notes for Safe Handling c c5cscsssecsessensscvessvscnasepssceceonsesoas sanssevecadocsnonpsecscuassnasandacseacwaseaseesscesccnseedooe 1 2 Warming Labels nesep nan cd entocks coavene oueneah oouiss e covunats ee eaea n 1 2 Precautions for Safety cisicccssscsvessssescsssenssavscnsssvessesesveadecssssssessenssesvessssasdesc uesvastustuesedsesvessede
53. ation card that is shipped with the operating system m Make backup copies of included floppy disks if any Keep the original disks as the master disks use these copies in operation m Improper use of an included floppy disk or CD ROM may alter your system environment If you find something unclear stop using them and contact your sales agent Main unit Confirm the following after you unpack the product m If your product has standard configurations before you set up the main unit attach optional memory and CPU that you purchased separately See the separate volume of User s Guide for details 1 20 Before Using This page is intentionally left blank Chapter 2 About Operating System This chapter gives essential information on the Windows system supported by the server and how to install it 2 2 About Operating System Installing Windows Server 2003 For installing an operating system on NEC Express5800 ft series use NEC EXPRESSBUILDER IMPORTANT The NEC Express5800 ft series is a precision instrument You should ask maintenance personnel to install it The ft series setup program is exclusively used for the NEC Express5800 ft series To execute the setup program simply select the item Setup from the menu displayed when starting the system through the provided CD ROM NEC EXPRESSBUILDER The setup program automatically performs the complete setups from hardware internal parameter status sett
54. ault tolerance Perform the procedure when you need to check the ft control software version of the current system before adding units or attachment to NEC Express5800 ft series A tool for checking the version is provided Confirm the version following the steps below 1 Log in the system as an authorized Administrator 2 Insert the provided NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM in the CD ROM drive Use the NEC Express5800 ft series ft Update CD if it is available 3 Run the tool installed in the CD to check the version of ft control software Tool name ftVerChk exe Location lt CD ROM drive gt FTSVTOOL VERSION The ft control software version of the current system is displayed The version check tool of the ft control software Eg a Q The version of Ft control software is xx xx This completes confirmation of the version 5 16 Procedures after Completion of Installation Notes to apply the Windows Service Pack Customers should not apply service pack on NEC Express5800 ft series by themselves IMPORTANT If you want to apply service pack contact your sales agent about the application status and apply service pack on NEC Express5800 ft series About Windows Update Applying Security Patches Before updating Windows modules by using the Windows Update function on NEC Express5800 ft series make sure to read the description of each module Contact NEC sales agent for information about the test status of security patch
55. ay FARR utility E File E Action A Help H E PCI module 1 Value SCSI Enclosure DevicePathID 11 40 1 1 SE Op State State Online Disk Harddisk0 LUN1 paaa Fasson e e Slot 2 ProductID ST336607LC Slot 3 ProductRevisionLevel 9805 E PCI module 2 B SCSI Enclosure SerialNumber 334124N2000073324TQL ObjectName Harddisk1 Slot 1 ConfigState Unconfiqured p z Unknown Add RDR Virtual Disk Normal E Logical Disk Information y i Clear MTBF RDR Virtual Disk 1 Resynchronize This Disk CT xi e j Add RDR operation was successful Windows Setup 4 45 7 Select Logical Disk Information then RDR Virtual Disk and confirm that the duplication process has been started FAROR utility File E Action amp Help H El PCI module 1 Name Value E SCSI Enclosure DevicePathID 38 1 Slot 1 Op State State Simplex T x _ Op State Reason None Dik Hard vendor Stratus Slot 2 ProductID Data Duplex LUN Slot 3 ProductRevisionLevel 4 PCI module 2 SerialNumber 6178E604 D1C8 41C1 9DDA 9E5E SCSI Enclosure ObjectName Harddisk Slot 1 Caption RDR Virtual Disk 1 Disk Harddisl DevicePath 1 10 40 1 0 DevicePath 2 11 40 1 0 Slot 2 aa ResyncLUNPriority a Slot 3 Status Resync 0 percent E Logical Disk Information RDR Virtual Disk 1 TIPS It takes about 16 minutes to set dual disk configuration for an 18GB disk
56. beam is invisible if your eyes get exposed to it there is a risk of losing eyesight Do not detach a lithium battery yourself This equipment has a lithium battery Do not detach it yourself If the battery is exposed to fire or water it could explode When the lithium battery is running down and the equipment doesn t work correctly contact your sales agent instead of disassembling replacing or recharging it yourself Disconnect the power plug before cleaning the server Make sure to power off the server and disconnect the power plug from a power outlet before cleaning or installing removing internal optional devices Touching any internal device of the server with its power cord connected to power source may cause an electric shock even of the server is off powered Disconnect the power plug from the outlet occasionally and clean the plug with a dry cloth Heat will be generated if condensation is formed on a dusty plug which may cause a fire A CAUTION BO High temperature Immediately after powering off the system system components such as hard disk may be very hot Wait for the server to cool down completely before adding removing components Make sure to complete installation Firmly install all power cords interface cables and or boards An incompletely installed component may cause a contact failure resulting in fire and or smoke 1 16 Before Using During Operation 4 CAUTION
57. ce Manager Microcode Update Device Storage Plug and Play Software Device Enumerator Removable Storage Stratus Dual Initiated Disk Device Disk Defragmenter Stratus Dual Initiated Disk Device Disk Management re a E irtual 69000 Vide H E Services and Applications E Stratus FtS44 Network Adapter Stratus Virtual Host Bus Adapter Device erminal Server Device Redirector Video Codecs Delete the following device entries StratusDual Initiated Disk Device StratusDual Initiated Disk Device Stratus Fault Tolerant 69000 Video Unknown Device a l Select the device and right click Choose Uninstall a 2 After the Confirm Device Removal dialog box displayed confirm the device name and then click OK 11 When the option board is connected perform the following operations for each option Use the CD ROM you used in step 6 and perform these operations a When N8804 001P1 LOOBASE TX Adapter is connected a l Execute Command Prompt a 2 Run the following command from Command Prompt and move to CD ROM drive C gt CD ROM drive a 3 Run the following command from Command Prompt and move to the folder with the batch file CD ROM drive gt cd WINNT DOTNET EN 6 18 Troubleshooting a 4 a 5 Run the following command from Command Prompt for updating the driver CD ROM drive WINNT DOTNET EN gt N8804001 BAT The message of update completio
58. creen fonts Click Change in the Virtual memory box Performance Options 2h x Visual Effects Advanced Processor scheduling Choose how to allocate processor resources Adjust for best performance of Programs gt Memory usage Choose how to allocate system memory Adjust for best performance of C Programs System cache Virtual memory paging file is an area on the hard disk that Windows uses as if it were RAM Total paging file size For all drives 768 MB Lx Cancel Apply Windows Setup 4 53 4 54 Windows Setup 8 9 Change the value set for Initial Size in the Paging file size for selected drive box to the Recommended size or greater and then click Set Drive Volume Label Paging File Size MB M Paging file size For selected drive Drive C OEM Space available 5944 MB e Custom size Initial size MB XXX Maximum size MB XXX System managed size M Total paging file size For all drives Minimum allowed X MB Recommended XXX MB Currently allocated XXX MB OK Cancel IMPORTANT m Be sure to create the file having a size equal to or greater than the Recommended size in the OS partition If a value smaller than the Recommended value is set for Initial Size of the paging file accurate debug information memory dump may not be collected m For the Recommended size
59. d Windows 2000 for short Microsoft Windows NT Server network operating system version 3 51 4 0 and Microsoft Windows NT Workstation operating system version 3 51 4 0 are called Windows NT for short Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition Operating System is called Windows Me for short Microsoft Windows 98 operating system is called Windows 98 for short Microsoft Windows 95 operating system is called Windows 95 for short Names used with sample applications are all fictitious They are unrelated to any existing product names names of organizations or individual names Notes 1 No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form without prior written permission of NEC Corporation 2 The contents of this manual are subject to change without prior notice 3 The contents of this manual shall not be copied or altered without prior written permission of NEC Corporation 4 All efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of all information in this manual If you find any part unclear incorrect or omitted in this manual contact the sales agent where you purchased this product 5 NEC assumes no liability arising from the use of this product nor any liability for incidental or consequential damage arising from the use of this manual regardless of 4 above Preface Welcome to the NEC Express5800 ft series NEC Express5800 ft series is a fault tolerant ft server focusing on high reliability in terms of fault to
60. d the SCSI controller before installing OS When the OS installation is complete mount the Disk Expansion Unit and the SCSI controller 1 Mount PCI boards SCSI controllers for Disk Expansion Unit in PCI modules for Group1 and Group2 IMPORTANT If you install SCSI controllers in the Expansion PCI modules for Group and Group2 OS cannot be installed on the hard disks on the Expansion PCI Module 2 Connect the Disk Expansion Unit Disk to the SCSI controllers For details on how to connect them see the manuals of the Disk Expansion Unit and SCSI controllers 3 Install a hard disk to the Disk Expansion Unit Insert a hard disk only to Slot of the Disk Expansion Unit IMPORTANT If multiple hard disks are inserted the disk to install OS cannot be determined Do not mount any hard disk into the slots of PCI module for Group2 If multiple hard disks are mounted the disk to be the install destination cannot be determined Precautions for installing OS to Disk Expansion Unit e The following message appears when installing OS but to install OS on the Disk Expansion Unit you need to have PCI boards SCSI controllers for Disk Expansion Unit mounted Important 1 Confirm that there are no optional boards installed into the PCI module If there are optional boards installed into the PCI module terminate the installation process and remove the boards and then restart the installation process Caution Whe
61. d to log on as Administrator or a member of the group Administrators m RDR can be set only to the built in basic disk It cannot be set to the dinamic disk or the external disk m For RDR setting use disks whose entire capacities are the same m Make sure to set RDR not only when installing OS but also when adding disks to the PCI modules 4 42 Windows Setup Registering RDR key When using the RDR function for the first time follow the steps below to register the key 1 Insert RDR Key FD that came with the server into the floppy disk drive 2 From Start select All Programs Accessories Windows Explorer to start Windows Explorer and then double click RDRreg bat in FD 3 The message RDR registration has completed appears on the command prompt and the RDR function becomes available 4 Press any key on the command prompt to close the window Setting dual disk configuration 1 From Start select All Programs then RDR and click RDR Utility to start RDR Utility 2 From the tree on the left on the RDR Utility right click a disk where the system is installed Slotl of PCI module Group1 and click Add RDR Virtual Disk TIPS m In RDR Utility names of PCI modules correspond as below PCI module Group1 PCI module 1 PCI module Group2 PCI module 2 m Depending on the disk type RDR setting may take longer time and the RDR Util
62. dows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER will be created on the floppy disk Write protect and place a label on the disk and keep it in a safe place IMPORTANT Enable the configuration for boot monitoring function to deploy the system without performing the system repair which uses the Recovery console From Stratus select Monitoring Configuration and specify Enabled for Boot Monitoring See Step 11 Enable Boot Monitoring Function 4 47 for details Troubleshooting 6 3 If you have a computer that runs Windows Server 2003 Windows 2000 XP NT or Windows 95 98 Me You can also create a Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER by the steps below l 2 Prepare a 3 5 inch floppy disk Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the drive of a computer that runs Windows Server 2003 Windows 2000 XP NT or Windows 95 98 Me From Setup select Make OEM Disk Follow the instructions on the screen to insert the floppy disk Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER will be created on the floppy disk Write protect and place a label on the disk and keep it in a safe place If you have an update CD ROM NEC Express5800 ft series ft Update CD Ver n n Follow the steps below to create a Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER 1 Prepare a 3 5 inch floppy disk 2 Insert the update CD ROM into the drive of a computer that runs Windows Serv
63. e click the NEC ESMPRO Agent icon in the Control Panel dialog box The properties dialog box appears for changing the settings For details on the set items see the online help displayed by clicking on Help c NEC ESMPRO Agent Yer 4 12 Properties By xt Tie Cdt ew ewoises Tock Iez amp ER Oe PDs Foes lo eos 9 cae General System CPU LAN WOT Shutdown SAF TE Aher Le Cental rans u 6 amp D A SNMP Seting TUEDD Adale Adu A iissdioe Cole aT e Dopey IV Enable the Manager to modify SNMP Setting Oozcre Petree os a IV Permit Remote Shutdown Reboot y Be Fe Ff Folco Orton Fons Gm Itan sebazrz konin SNMP Community public X Coro ONCE a H k Enable DMI furiction erat Fonsand Powestptions Mine s and Comert Maden laces Report Setting Storage Setting N wt E 2 rig A Rack mount Feyis edad Seamer aid Seiceded Stud aid Seat FlsdUb lana awa Tak AukGeh Ramee l 43 Chassis dentify_ _ wan lead ve Steet Meat Identity Now Stop Identity l xbyects Cancel Help Procedures after Completion of Installation 5 3 Operation Environment NEC ESMPRO Agent can be operated in the hardware and software environments shown below m Hardware e Installation system NEC Express5800 ft series e Memory Memory capacity required to operate OS 25 0 MB or larger e Empty capacity of hard 50 0 MB or
64. e connector m Do not step on the cable m Do not place any object on the cable m Do not use the equipment with loose cable connections Do not use or store this product in a corrosive environment Avoid the usage or storage of this product in an environment which may be exposed to corrosive gases such as those including but not limited to sulfur dioxide hydrogen sulfide nitrogen dioxide chlorine ammonia and or ozone Avoid installing this product in a dusty environment or one that may be exposed to corrosive materials such as sodium chloride and or sulfur Avoid installing this product in an environment which may have excessive metal flakes or conductive particles in the air Such environments may cause corrosion or short circuits within this product resulting in not only damage to this product but may even lead to be a fire hazard If there are any concerns regarding the environment at the planned site of installation or storage please contact your sales agent Before Using 1 15 Cleaning and Handling of Internal Devices amp WARNING gt SORES SSA Do not disassemble repair or alter the server Unless described herein never attempt to disassemble repair or alter the equipment There is a risk of an electric shock or fire as well as malfunction Do not look into the CD ROM drive The CD ROM drive uses a laser beam Do not look or insert a mirror inside while the system is on A laser
65. e converted automatically There is no user intervention After the system is restarted the setup screen will be displayed and the setup will proceed automatically There is no user intervention The following settings are made automatically Collecting information Dynamic Update Preparing installation Installing Windows Finalizing installation IMPORTANT When restarting the message Press any key to boot from CD will appear but user intervention is not required The system will be automatically rebooted No user intervention is required IMPORTANT When rebooting the message Press any key to boot from CD will appear but user intervention is not required m The selection of Previous Operating System C may be displayed on the OS selection screen Do not select it Selecting Previous Operating System C will display black screen and the process will be stopped In such case reboot the system by pressing Ctrl Alt Delete or switching the power to OFF ON The installation process is continued after the system is rebooted 32 After the system is rebooted the following message will appear and the installation will be continued The system configuration is done automatically User intervention is not required NEC Express5800 ft series clear installation Please do not perform any operations The system will restart automatically Configuring System The
66. e following screen will appear Follow the instruction in the screen and remove the CD from the drive and then press any key The NEC Express5800 ft series restarts automatically Insert NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the CD ROM drive Strike a key when ready Installing ft control software license Setting Server wizard on Setting ft version information KK K k k k kk K k KK k K kk K k Kk k K kK k K Kk K k K K k K kk K K KK K K KK k K kK k ke K NEC Express5800 ft series clear installation completed Be certain to set the BIOS Boot Monitoring setting back to Enabled before starting operations For details refer to the user s guide FKK K K K K K K K K 3K K KK K kK kK K k KK K K FKK K FK K K 2K 3K 3K 2K 3K 3K 3K 3K 3K 3K KK 3K kK KK K K KK K K K The system will reboot to apply changes Please remove the CD ROM from the CD ROM drive Strike a key when ready IMPORTANT To change the setting of BIOS s Boot Monitoring to Enabled follow this User s Guide and enable boot monitoring in Step 11 Enable Boot Monitoring Function page 4 50 42 After the machine is restarted log on as a user with Administrator authority IMPORTANT At the bottom right of the screen Display Settings may be displayed In such case change the Colors setting to Medium 16 bit or higher Display Properties Settings tab Color quality Display Se
67. e process will be stopped along the display of DOS prompt or black screen In this case press Ctrl Alt Delete or turn off the power to reboot the system Installation will be continued after a reboot Windows can be operated after a setup but each module or PCI board is not duplicated CPU Module Status LED2 or PCI Module Status LED2 does not light on green O Did you abort the installation during a setup such as by closing a window of the programs that are running Installation will be aborted if you finish the programs that are running such as by closing a window Although the operation on Windows will be feasible PCI boards will not be duplicated properly if you abort the installation In this case Step 1 Things Required for Setup needs to be done from the beginning O Did you properly setup the duplex of HDDs PCI Module Status LED2 will not be lit in green if a setup for duplex is not performed See LEDs in the separate volume of the User s Guide for details about the status of each module LED s indications See Step 6 Set Dual Disk Configuration and set up the duplex of HDDs Complete memory dump cannot be specified to the write debug information on Set Memory Dump Debug Information Complete memory dump cannot be specified not displayed if the memory size exceeds 2GB Specify Kernel memory dump in this case Cannot find the recommended value for a paging file
68. e 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 Bowe BERRADA m TERRE PRE Ay RE Be RON TH ERF SO RR A This class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil num rigeu de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilleur du Canada CE Statement Warning This is a Class A product In residential environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures EN55022 NOTE This product provides resistance against hardware faults with its redundant hardware modules However this does not mean complete fault tolerance is assured For example there is a risk of system down when A fatal fault occurs in software Both modules within a redundant hardware pair break down A fatal fault occurs in a non redundant component such as the clock generator circuitry or the interconnect backplane The entire system is cut off from AC power Trademarks NEC EXPRESSBUILDER
69. easaussecos 3 2 Installation Of Rack CEER A A E E T 3 2 Installation of Server on Rack c cccsccesssccssecesscecssecesscecssesesseecsseeseseecsaeceeseecsueesseeecsaeeeeseecseeeenees 3 5 REMOVAL EA NAE EE E E R E E A A 3 6 COMMECHON aese e ar nth e E alist E A E aE eE ila A Ava 3 7 CHAPTER 4 WINDOWS SETUP cccssecccesseeceeeseeeeeenseeeeeeenseaeeeenseaeeeenseeeeenneenenenss 4 1 ft series SCCUPscsscvccsscesonesoaseosesssocasoussenssenssessensostaoseesenesooagdensanseaseusseadsossossasnessnseopeeosaedbascossonseessees oon 4 2 SCHIP FLOW ecsssissvcssssscvessesesvensssecscateas oven sessesencessavessaseovesdessovessassedoosesenvoovesesdendessedonsaseavoaassesdesseseesessen 4 3 Step 1 Things Required for Setup scscssssscssssscsssssssssssscsssssssscssssessessescessessesssssnessssneseeses 4 4 Size of the Partition to be Created ccceeccccccccesssssccsccececssssscsscsccsessssscsseesceesesssesseesesesesssessessens 4 5 Step 2 Prepare for ft series Setup sessesseseosoesessossesoosoeseosoesessossesoesoesessossessoseesossesoossesosssesessossse 4 6 2 1 Initialize Hard DiS KS ierre a a sds vutetaxoecucaniecketesteus SAES 4 6 2 2 Prepare Disk Expansion Unit for ft series setup sseeeeeeseeeeeresesrsesrrrrererrersrsrerrererrseseseee 4 8 2 3 Prepare NEC ExpressS800 ft Series usini a e r a A RE 4 10 Step 3 Disable Boot Monitoring Function e sessesessoesessossesoosseseosoeseosossesoesessossesoessesoes
70. ecify additional SCSI adapters CD ROM drives or special disk controllers for use with Windows including those for which you have a device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer press S If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows press ENTER m When you start up Recovery Console installed on the system the screen becomes black for a while before the screen described in the step 6 appears The system however is running Wait that while 6 8 Troubleshooting 5 When you start up Recovery Console from Windows Server 2003 CD ROM the following message appears Press the R key to boot Recovery Console Welcome to Setup This portion of the Setup program prepares Microsoft R Windows R to run on your computer To set up Windows now press ENTER To repair a Windows installation using Recovery Console press R To quit Setup without installing Windows press F3 IMPORTANT The message shown above does not appear when you have started up the Recovery Console installed on the system 6 Follow the messages on the screen to start up the Recovery Console IMPORTANT m When you restored a damaged file using the Recovery Console update the system described in the next section m Ifyou run the system without restoring files enable the configuration for boot monitoring
71. eeded there is a risk of a fire You also have to observe the following prohibitions to prevent damage to the cords Do not pull on the cord Do not pinch the cord Do not bend the cord Keep chemicals away from the cord Do not twist the cord Do not place any object on the cord Do not bundle several cords Do not alter modify or repair the cord Do not staple the cord Do not use any damaged cord Replace it with a new one of the same specifications For replacement procedures contact your sales agent Before Using 1 13 Installation Relocation Storage and Connection A WARNING Disconnect the power cord s before installing or removing the equipment Be sure to power off the equipment and unplug its power cords from the wall outlet before installation relocation All voltage is removed only when the power cords are unplugged CAUTION Never attempt to lift the CPU module only by yourself The CPU module weighs about 21 kg depending on its hardware configuration Carrying the CPU module only by yourself may strain your back Hold the CPU module firmly by its bottom with another person to carry it The PCI module and the expansion module weigh about 14 kg each depending on their hardware configuration Hold the module firmly by its bottom Do not remove and carry the equipment with modules mounted When detaching and moving the equipment from the rack remove all mounted m
72. em When you have restored a damaged file by using Recovery Console always update the system as described later in this chapter IMPORTANT If hard disks cannot be recognized the system cannot be repaired Preparation You need a support disk Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER to start up the Recovery Console Have Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER ready before starting the Recovery Console If you do not have a computer that runs Windows Server 2003 Windows 2000 XP NT or Windows 95 98 Me Follow the steps below to create a Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER 1 Prepare a 3 5 inch floppy disk 2 Power on the peripherals and then NEC Express5800 ft series 3 Disable the configuration for boot monitoring function Select Stratus Monitoring Configuration Boot Monitoring and choose Disabled See Step 3 Disable Boot Monitoring Function 4 11 for details 4 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the drive of the server 5 Then reset pressing Ctrl Alt Delete or power off on NEC Express5800 ft series to reboot it The system will start up from the CD ROM to start NEC EXPRESSBUILDER 6 From the Tools menu select Create Support Disk 7 From the Create Support Disk menu select Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER 8 Follow the instructions on the screen to insert the floppy disk Win
73. em Unallocated Continue the operation by following the instructions on the screen Windows Setup 4 41 Setting Dual Disk Configuration by the RDR Rapid Disk Resync function On a model supporting the RDR function dual disk configuration is set for each pair of disks by the RDR function of the ft control software By setting RDR duplication is configured with disks in the corresponding slots as shown below and each pair of disks is recognized as one virtual disk from Windows the disk manager or the device manager etc Slot Slot2 Group1 Group2 D ORG eimstajalaiaah i Oonan InCSCR onog 250 Cron aeae afet si noneoga ORORCeD aetan ieme aeaeaie pooo BORSRSROsS OF SO Ro SOR G RO R 0y loBSRoRSkogoRosokosoga g tee ek Bos OROROROR Bonnai Corresponding slots for mirroring process Corresponding slots Virtual disk names in RDR Utility PCI module Group1 Slot lt gt PCI module Group2 Slot RDR Virtual Disk 1 PCI module Group1 Slot2 lt gt PCI module Group2 Slot2 RDR Virtual Disk 2 PCI module Group1 Slot3 lt gt PCI module Group2 Slot3 RDR Virtual Disk 3 IMPORTANT m To perform this procedure you nee
74. eneseneeeenees 4 51 Set Dr W alsOM s lt clisvisseceucs coleaees r EEE vedev ee ceh odes ves Maung ca cedes ae datausaccdenves Ri E enter ace NG 4 55 Install a Network Monitor 0 cc eeeeeseeceeececseceseeeceaeceeeeecsaeceeeecsaeeeneecsaeeeneecsaeeeeeeecsaeeeeeeecaeeees 4 56 Set MTBF Dy persist sie ci cid Biss list tive edt ated Mid tes ioe ed Ais Rea esi dere RE 4 58 CHAPTER 5 PROCEDURES AFTER COMPLETION OF INSTALLATION 000 5 1 Installing Management Utilities ccsccssccssscssscscscscssscsscssscssssscssssssssesesesesssesssesseessecssecssessoese 5 2 NEC ESMPRO A Onia a dares ssceneacusatiamsvsgoneac E akgnaere nadia E hom mereaaonets 5 2 NEC ESMPRO Mania ter n E rn tin Reins Seiden ae Te ae 5 12 Setting up PCs on a Network scesscccsscsscscssecssccesescscsssscesscsssesesenecsscesecssecssesssessesssesssssssseees 5 13 Confirmation of the ft Control Software Version scsccscsssssssssesscssssesscesssssescessneseeseesees 5 15 Notes to apply the Windows Service Pack sscccsscsssssssscssscssccssecscesscssecssecssessscsssessessseseees 5 16 About Windows Update Applying Security Patches cscccssscscscsssssssssesscsssssssessssssssecees 5 16 CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING c scccseeeseseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseaeseseeeneeeeseeesesseeeenseeeess 6 1 System REPAIT onsen asns restorers ine oo E ETS E aT O EA E E En RS O Ea E O 6 2 PLePar ations niitan nitaoa a E A E A Aa E A E
75. ent and click Next gt If you do not agree the setup will be terminated and Windows will not be installed e During the setup the CPU module s Status LED 1 and the PCI module s Status LED 1 illuminate red but that does not indicate a module failure Once the setup is complete and each module is successfully duplicated the CPU module s Status LED 1 and the PCI module s Status LED 1 turn off and the CPU module s Status LED 2 and the PCI module s Status LED 2 illuminate green For details of each module LED indication see LEDs in the separate volume User s Guide 39 After restarting the following message appears and the NEC Express5800 ft series setup is continued Press any key to continue the process AR K K K k fe 2K 2K 3k 2K fe k 2S fe 3K 2K 3K KK K 2K K K 2K 3K 2K 2K K K Kk 2K 2k K K 2K 2s K 3K 2K K K 2K 2s 2K 2K 2K K KK K K K K K NEC Express5800 ft series clear installation processing Please follow the instructions which appear on the screen FKK K K K 2K 2K 3K 3K 2K 3K K K K K K KK 3K K KK K K 2K K K 2K 3K K 2K FK 3K 2K FK 3K 3K 3K 3K 3K K 3K 3K 2K 2K 3K K K 2K K 2K 2K FK 2K 2K K K K K Strike a key when ready 40 The following message will appear Follow the instruction in the screen and insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the drive and then press any key Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into CD ROM drive Strike a key when ready Windows Setup 4 33 41 Th
76. equipment on a 19 inch rack confirming to the EIA standard Do not use the equipment without a rack or install it on a nonconforming rack Otherwise the equipment may not function properly and there is a risk of damage to physical assets or injuries For suitable racks contact your sales agent A CAUTION Do not carry or install the server only by a single person More than one person is required to carry or install the rack Failure to follow this instruction may cause the rack to fall to result in personal injury and or breakage of surrounding devices In particular a high rack such as 44U rack is unstable if it is not fixed by stabilizers More than one person must always carry or install the rack while they support it Do not install the equipment in such a manner that its weight is imposed on a single place To distribute the weight attach stabilizers or install two or more racks Otherwise it may fall down to cause injuries Do not assemble parts alone It takes at least two people to mount doors and trays to a rack Otherwise you may drop some parts to cause a breakage or injuries Do not pull a device out of the rack if it is unstable Before pulling out a device make sure that the rack is fixed by stabilizers or quake resistant engineering Do not leave two or more devices pulled out from the rack If you pull out two or more devices the rack may fall down You can only pull out one de
77. er 2003 Windows 2000 XP NT or Windows 95 98 Me 3 From the Start menu select Run to run WINNT BIN MAKEFD DOTNET MAKEOEM BAT LANGENG on the CD ROM IMPORTANT LANGENG is an argument Be sure to specify it 4 Follow the instructions on the screen to insert the floppy disk Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER will be created on the floppy disk Write protect and place a label on the disk and keep it in a safe place 6 4 Troubleshooting Starting up Recovery Console You can start up Recovery Console in two ways Start up Recovery Console installed on the system Start up Recovery Console from the Windows Server 2003 CD ROM Installing Recovery Console on the system 1 Start up the NEC Express5800 ft series and log on to Windows Server 2003 2 Insert the Windows Server 2003 CD ROM into the drive 3 From Start of the taskbar select Run to run CD ROM drive i386 winnt32 exe emdcons syspart c tempdrive c 4 Follow the messages that appear on the screen to continue Starting up the Recovery Console 1 Disable the configuration for boot monitoring function Select Stratus Monitoring Configuration Boot Monitoring and choose Disabled See Step 3 Disable Boot Monitoring Function 4 11 for details 2 Power on the system lt When starting up Recovery Console installed on the system gt a Select Microsoft Windows Recovery Console in Please select the oper
78. eries system software to the system drive Approximately 5 minutes 6 After finishing copying the software to the system drive the following message will appear Remove the CD ROM and press Enter The NEC Express5800 ft series is restarted automatically Necessary NEC Express5800 ft series software has been copied Remove the CD ROM from the CD ROM drive and press ENTER to finish The system will reboot from the Hard Disk Drive IMPORTANT Make sure to remove the CD ROM from the CD ROM drive If the machine starts up with the CD ROM inside the system will be started up from the CD ROM and NEC EXPRESSBUILDER will be started 7 After the system is restarted the following message will appear If you have an additional ft Update CD and wish to use it insert the CD ROM into the CD ROM drive Use an additional ft Update CD Y N Ifyou have NEC Express5800 ft series ft Update CD handy enter Y Ifyou do not have NEC Express5800 ft series ft Update CD handy and perform installation using NEC EXPRESSBUILDER only enter N 4 22 Windows Setup 8 A message for reconfirming usage of the NEC Express5800 ft series ft Update CD will appear Enter Y if the selection is correct Enter N if it is wrong The additional ft Update CD will be used Are you sure Y N Or The additional ft Update CD will not be used Are you sure Y N 9 lt Only when the us
79. ese instructions may cause a fire personal injury or property damage For details A see Notes for Safe Handling in Chapter 1 AN m Do not install the server only by yourself m Do not install the server on the rack leaving the cover removed m Do not pinch your finger with mechanical components IMPORTANT Temperature increase inside the rack and airflow If you install several components or the ventilation isn t good inside the rack the internal temperature may increase due to heat emitted from the components When the operating temperatures of NEC Express5800 ft series 10 to 35 C are exceeded there is a risk of malfunction You must take adequate precautions and measures for airflow inside the rack as well as in the room so that the internal temperature can be kept within this range during operation 3 6 Installing Server lt Mounted on rack gt The figure below shows an example of the NEC Express5800 ft series mounted on a rack Removal After removing the front bezel loosen the screws of the release levers at the both sides of the main unit and move the lever outward then slowly pull the NEC Express5800 ft series IMPORTANT m To remove a module during the operation use the NEC Express5800 ft series utility to bring the module offline first m Ask your sales agent who has technical knowledge to install or remove the server from the rack and connect cables to the server N
80. ess5800 ft series startup or module reinstallation in the system where Windows Server 2003 runs is proportional to the size of memory mounted and how much applications running use memory Because minimum non communication time is momentary regardless of size of the memory installed it will not be considered as non communication Maximum non communication time by the memory size is as follows Memory size Non communication time 2GB About 8 seconds 4GB About 16 seconds 8GB About 30 seconds 12GB About 44 seconds This setup program sets the following Windows registry m Windows XP Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows Server 2003 Registry key HKEY LOCAL MACHINE SYSTEM CurrentControlSet Services Tcpip Parameters Values TcpMaxConnectRetransmissions Type REG_DWORD Set value 5 Values TcpMaxDataRetransmissions Type REG_DWORD Set value 8 Values TcpMaxConnectREsponseRetransmissions Type REG DWORD Set value 5 5 14 Procedures after Completion of Installation m Windows 95 98 Me Registry key HKEY LOCAL MACHINE SYSTEM CurrentControlSet Services VxD MSTCP Values MaxConnectRetries Type String Set value 5 Values MaxDataRetries Type String Set value 8 Procedures after Completion of Installation 5 15 Confirmation of the ft Control Software Version The following describes how to check the version of ft control software which consists of various types of software for f
81. estarted forcefully while Windows setup screen is shown and the setup will be unsuccessful BIOS may repeat Windows setup in an invalid manner In such case you will need to restart the setup procedures from the beginning lt Procedure for ft series setup gt 1 Turn on the NEC Express5800 ft series 2 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the CD ROM drive of the server IMPORTANT For ft series setup insert the CD ROM into the PCI module for Group 1 s CD ROM drive 3 When having inserted the CD ROM correctly reset the system press Ctrl Alt and Delete together or turn the power off and then turn it on to restart the NEC Express5800 ft series The system starts through the CD ROM and NEC EXPRESSBUILDER is activated 4 Click Setup 4 20 Windows Setup S When the following message appears read it and press Enter This program will delete all existing files on the system drive and install Windows Server 2003 After which required NEC Express5800 ft series software will be installed Note BIOS Boot Monitoring configuration must be set to Disabled Please refer to the User s Guide for details Note This program will automatically reboot the system Leave the CD ROM in the CD ROM drive Warning Be sure to back up all data on the system drive before proceeding Press Enter to continue or CTRL C to abort and exit to DOS The message below appears and the hard disk is ini
82. ete the installation of Windows Server 2003 will be started automatically Windows Setup Please wait while Setup copies files to your hard disk Setup is copying files 50 IMPORTANT m During the automatic installation process from 27 to 37 a window may be displayed showing the progress as well as application installation wizards No user intervention is required until the Windows Setup Wizard in 38 is displayed m During the automatic installation process from 27 to 37 NEC Express5800 ft series restarts several times for setup until the Windows Setup Wizard starts 28 The system will be automatically rebooted User intervention is not required Windows Setup Please wait while Setup copies files to your hard disk Setup is copying files 50 IMPORTANT m When rebooting the message Press any key to boot from CD will appear but user intervention is not required m The selection of Previous Operating System C may be displayed on the OS selection screen Do not select it Doing so will display DOS prompt and the process will be stopped In such case reboot the system by pressing Ctrl Alt Delete or switching the power to OFF ON The installation process is continued after the system is rebooted 4 28 Windows Setup 29 30 31 After the the system is automatically rebooted the file system will be changed from FAT32 to NTFS and the file system will b
83. f you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver was not displayed and there was no chance to enter F5 and F6 when When starting Recovery Console from Windows Server 2003 CD ROM was performed O Did you press any key when the message Press any key to boot from CD is displayed on top of the screen Start up from Windows Server 2003 CD ROM is required to start the Recovery Console from Windows Server 2003 CD ROM Press any key while the message Press any key to boot from CD is displayed on the screen You cannot start the recovery console from the CD ROM unless the any key is pressed while the message is being displayed Restart the system when it does not start from CD ROM and the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver is not displayed See Starting up Recovery Console in System Repair in this chapter to start again The screen turns out to be black for a while when booting the Recovery Console Ifyou start the Recovery Console that is installed in the system the screen turns out to be black for a while when booting the Recovery Console Since the system is normally working please wait for a while When the system s update is being processed Operating System Stop Error occurred at the system reboot During the system update process the message Windows FT Orphaning A disk that is part of a fault tolerant volume can no longer be accessed i
84. function Select Stratus Monitoring Configuration Boot Monitoring and choose Enabled See Step 11 Enable Boot Monitoring Function 4 47 for details Troubleshooting 6 9 Updating the System IMPORTANT NEC Express5800 ft series is a precision instrument You should ask maintenance personnel to update the system You will need to update the system after you repair the system using Recovery Console IMPORTANT m Make sure to follow the steps below when you have restored the system by using Recovery Console m Check the configuration for boot monitoring function If Boot Monitoring selected in Monitoring Configuration of Stratus is not set to Disabled disable it See Disable Boot Monitoring Function 4 11 for details 1 Log on to the system with OS installed as user with Administrative account IMPORTANT Check that the dual system is configured properly Check that STATUS LED 2 of each PCI module stays green 2 Remove duplication of LAN for both onboard and option boards IMPORTANT When dual LAN is disabled a setup of LAN will be deleted Note down the setup information 1 Display the dialog box for Intel R PROSet II Following the steps below open the dialog box according to the startup menu mode Standard startup menu mode Click Start and select Control Panel and then Intel R PROSet II Classic start menu mode 1 Click Start and select Setti
85. fy the desired installation directory with the full path including the drive name and click the Next button 8 When the installation end window appears click the OK button The installed is complete The functions of installed NEC ESMPRO Agent will be enabled after the system is restarted IMPORTANT m After the installation of NEC ESMPRO Agent SNMP Service is stopped The SNMP Services will be started when the OS is restarted m Even if the installation of NEC ESMPRO is completed the main menu for the NEC ESMPRO setup remains displayed Note that the main menu may be hidden by another dialog box To terminate the NEC ESMPRO setup click End in the main menu Procedures after Completion of Installation 5 9 Setup of NEC ESMPRO Agent The settings of installed NEC ESMPRO Agent remain unchanged from those at shipment Click the Start button Setting and Control Panel sequentially to open Control Panel If you double click the NEC ESMPRO Agent icon in Control Panel the property dialog box will appear Modify the setting of each sheet in the dialog box to be fit to the used environment The notes on setup and the necessary information are explained in Supplement in Chapter 5 of User s Guide in the separate volume See the supplement for setup or suspicion of malfunction eR NEC ESMPRO Agent Yer 4 12 Properties x General System CPU LAN WDT Shutdown SAF TE SNMP Setting
86. ge which is to be purchased separately is also provided with the documentation for installation However see this User s Guide for installation into this server m After completing the ft series setup program make settings for failure management e g memory dump debug information setting according to Chapter 4 About Auto Installation of Utilities The ft series setup installs the following utilities automatically m NEC ESMPRO Agent 2 4 About Operating System This page is intentionally left blank Chapter 3 Installing Server This chapter describes requirements for using the product properly and safely the setup procedures to make NEC Express5800 ft series ready for use and how to connect peripherals 3 2 Installing Server Installation This section describes installation of NEC Express5800 ft series Installation of Rack You can mount NEC Express5800 ft series on a rack that conforms to the EIA standards IMPORTANT m NEC Express5800 ft series is a precision instrument You should ask maintenance personnel to install it m Install the NEC Express5800 ft series in a machine room Do not install it in an ordinary office To install a rack contact your sales agent or maintenance personnel A CAUTION A Do not attempt to install the server To avoid the risk of personal injury users should not attempt to install the server into the rack assembly The server should be installed
87. ge the setting to Enabled Options Disabled Enabled Windows Setup 4 51 Step 12 Set up Failure Management Make the following settings beforehand to ensure quick recovery from failure Set Memory Dump Debug Information This section explains the setting for collecting memory dump debug information in the server IMPORTANT Notes on memory dump The maintenance personnel designated by your sales agent are responsible for collecting memory dump Customers should make settings of memory dump only Sometimes a message indicating a shortage of virtual memory appears at the system startup when a failure has occurred after making settings described here and you have restarted the system to save the memory dump Continue the startup If you restart the system you may not be able to collect the memory dump accurately Take the following steps to set memory dump 1 From the Start menu select Control Panel and then click System The System Properties dialog box appears 2 Click the Advanced tab 3 Click Settings in the Setup and Recovery box System Properties E 2 x Computer Name Hardware Automatic Updates Remote on as an Administrator to make most of these changes p Performance Visual effects processor scheduling memory usage and virtual memory Settings p User Profiles Desktop settings related to your logon Settings r Startup and Recovery System startu
88. ger site m To receive trap from NEC ESMPRO Agent at the NEC ESMPRO Manager machine both community names should be the same 663899 5 Click the Add button in Trap destinations After entering the IP address of the NEC ESMPRO Manager machine of the send destination in the Host name IP or IPX address box click the Add button IMPORTANT If the IP address or host name of the remote NEC ESMPRO Manager specified as the trap send destination in the setup of the manager report TCP IP the message warning the duplication appears The specification of the same NEC ESMPRO Manager causes to be reported doubly 6 Open the Security property sheet and make settings as follows e Add the community name entered in Step 4 to Accepted community names e Set its authority to READ CREATE or READ WRITE e Select Accept SNMP packets from any host IMPORTANT m Ifyou entered any community name other than public in Step 4 add that name to Accepted community names m Unless you set the acceptable community s authority to READ CREATE or READ WRITE you cannot perform monitoring from NEC ESMPRO Manager lt Setup of receiving SNMP packets from specific hosts only gt Select Accept SNMP packets from these hosts specify IP addresses of the hosts IP addresses of the servers to install Agent and the loop back address 127 0 0 1 lt Setup of receiving SNMP packets from specific c
89. hard disks to initialize into the slots IMPORTANT When initializing a hard disk insert it into the Slot of the PCI module for Group1 Insert the ROM DOS startup disk into the floppy disk drive and start the machine When ROM DOS starts and prompt A is displayed run FDISK command When the message Do you wish to enable large disk support Y appears press Y ON a RNS Se Press A and delete all partitions A Delete all partitions Windows Setup 4 7 7 When the message Warning All data on fixed hard disk 1 will be lost Are you sure you want to delete N appears press Y 8 When the message Press Esc to return to menu appears press ESC 9 Press S to save changes S Save changes and reboot 10 When the message Changes saved Press any key to reboot is displayed press any key 11 When restarting process starts remove the ROM DOS startup disk from the floppy disk drive and power off Initialization of hard disks is completed Start the preparation of NEC Express5800 ft series 4 8 Windows Setup 2 2 Prepare Disk Expansion Unit for ft series setup When an optional Disk Expansion Unit is mounted OS can be installed on the hard disk in the Disk Expansion Unit To do so follow the steps below and prepare the Disk Expansion Unit for the setup IMPORTANT When you do not install OS to the hard disk mounted in the Disk Expansion Unit remove the Disk Expansion Unit an
90. he mouse cursor may not be moved for 10 to 20 seconds Please wait 10 Click Finish 11 Check to see that the number of Qlogic QLA23xx PCI Fibre Channel Adapter s shown is identical to number of actually implemented Qlogic QLA23xx PCI Fibre Channel Adapter s If not repeat the steps 2 to 10 c When N8104 84 LOOOBASE SX Adapter is connected c l c 2 c 3 c 4 c 5 Execute Command Prompt Run the following command from Command Prompt and move to CD ROM drive C gt CD ROM drive Run the following command from Command Prompt and move to the folder with the batch file CD ROM drive gt cd WINNT DOTNET EN Run the following command from Command Prompt for updating the driver CD ROM drive WINNT DOTNET EN gt N810484 BAT The message of update completion will be displayed Update of the driver Completion Press any key and terminate d When N8104 103 LOOOBASE T Adapter is connected d 1 Execute Command Prompt Troubleshooting 6 19 d 2 Run the following command from Command Prompt and move to CD ROM drive C gt CD ROM drive d 3 Run the following command from Command Prompt and move to the folder with the batch file CD ROM drive gt cd WINNT DOTNET EN d 4 Run the following command from Command Prompt for updating the driver CD ROM drive WINNT DOTNET EN gt N8104103 BAT d 5 The message of update completion will be displayed Update of the driver Completion Press any key
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92. ices installed in your system or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter Currently Setup wil load support for the following mass storage devices s lt none gt To specify additional SCSI adapters CD ROM drives or special disk controllers for use with Windows including those for which you have a device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer press S If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows press ENTER Troubleshooting 6 7 b Insert the Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER into the floppy disk drive and then press Enter Please insert the disk labeled Manufacture supplied hardware support disk into Drive A Press ENTER when ready c Select all SCSI drivers in the floppy disk and then press Enter You have chosen to configure a SCS Adapter for use with Windows useing a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer Select the SCS Adapter you want from the following list or press ESC to return to the previous screen IMPORTANT m There are more than one SCSI drivers in Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Repeat procedures from a to c in the step 4 to select all SCSI drivers in the floppy disk shown on the screen Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices s To sp
93. ies When the phenomenon occurs and the next message does not occur perform the following steps Note The updating process Stopping Services takes time even if it is successfully done To perform the following steps be sure that the Stopping Services message is displayed for over 15 minutes as described in the previous page a Stop the Stratus ftServer Maintenance Diagnostics MAD service For details see step 5 b Stop the Window Management Instrumentation service Refer to the procedure described in step 5 and stop this service in the same manner c After the Stratus ftServer Maintenance and Diagnostics MAD service is stopped press Enter on the screen The stopped process will be restarted and after a while the next message will appear Troubleshooting 6 15 m The Choose Directory for Extracted Files dialog box may appear when applying Microsoft HotFix in update process In such case perform the following steps Phenomenon Choose Directory for Extracted Files dialog box appears when applying Microsoft HotFix while updating the system Conditions The dialog appears when the drive whose available space is the biggest in the NTFS volumes recognized by the system includes network connection 1 fulfills either condition below Security limitation of READ ONLY is set There is no sufficient space on the drive 1 The drive is where tempo
94. ings to installation of the operating system Windows Server 2003 and various utilities Use the ft series setup program for the first installation and reinstallation of the operating system This program accomplishes complicate setups Before performing the ft series setup contact your sales agent about the latest release of ft control software About OS installation Read the notes here carefully before installing the operating system Operating System Supported by the NEC Express5800 ft series The operating system that NEC Express5800 ft series supports is Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Without SP English Hereinafter called Windows Server 2003 IMPORTANT You cannot use the OS media which service pack is applied If OS media which service pack is applied is used applying service pack or Microsoft update module may fail during installation Perform installation again using OS media which service pack is not applied NEC Express5800 ft series does not support any operating systems other than the above e g Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Windows 2000 Server or Windows NT 4 0 About Operating System 2 3 About Windows Server 2003 Use the ft series setup program to install Windows Server 2003 Note the following at installation IMPORTANT Complete all the setups such as the memory expansion and the BIOS setting before installing Windows Server 2003 m NEC software packa
95. ity may appear to freeze for several minutes however it is not an error Wait until the process ends FAROR Utility E File F Action A Help H PCI module 1 El SCSI Enclosure DevicePathID Op State State on a Danin Add RDR Virtual Disk PCI module 2 E SCSI Enclosure clear MTF Resynchronize This Dish Slot 1 Slot 2 MTBF Current Slot 3 MTBF ThresholdStatus Logical Disk Information Value 10 40 1 0 Simplex None SEAGATE 5T336704LC 0004 3CD2DRL100007212ECAY HarddiskO Unconfigured Unknown Normal Windows Setup 4 43 3 When RDR is successfully configured the following two pop up messages appear On the Warning pop up click OK and on the System Restart Warning pop up click Yes IMPORTANT m Clicking Yes on the System Restart Warning pop up will restart the system in 2 minutes m Ifthe pop up appears multiple times follow the instruction to restart the system To 8 86 A The system needs to be rebooted in order to complete the RDR Virtual Disk configuration change operation System Restart Warning E xj To complete the RDR Virtual Disk configuration change restart Windows Until you restart Windows the disk will not be usable Do you want to restart Windows now 4 The following pop up appears and the system will be restarted in two minutes n xi This system is shutting down Please sa
96. k Hard disks to be mirrored must be inserted to the corresponding slots For details see the diagram below Slot1 Slot2 Group1 Group2 Aee EAEE Sn D70700 oCoPotiataCaratntatateta oeoRoRoCs Begegecaceed Paap ooon OSa n Tatna nnn adacacad Hopdroneoren rennan ROR a a a e a a a a e aa peoo BD at S050 Deototg daeiaeininiatiat oSeceSc o Weck Corresponding slots for mirroring process Windows Setup 4 39 6 Ifthe inserted hard disk is not a dynamic disk right click the disk and perform Convert to Dynamic Disk 7 Right click the dynamic disk volume for creating mirror and click Add Mirror ioxi E Ele Action View window Help e Amen sg Sirona Mutecenie MTSE Healthy System 4 00GB 2 72GB 68 No Computer Management Local E System Tools H E Event viewer 6 Shared Folders E z Local Users and Groups E i Performance Logs and Alerts 3 Device Manager B Storage E Removable Storage Disk Defragmenter Disk Management E Be Services and Applications a Dyn 7 DYN properties Onli 12 94 GB Unallocated be l l amp bisk 1 let Dynamic 16 94 GB Online
97. kdown When such things accidentally enter the equipment immediately turn off the power and unplug the cord Contact your sales agent instead of trying to disassemble it yourself gt S Before Using 1 11 Use of Power Supply and Power Cord amp WARNING SO Do not handle a power plug with a wet hand Do not plug unplug a power cord with a wet hand There is a risk of an electric shock Do not connect the ground wire to a gas pipe Never connect the ground wire to a gas pipe There is a risk of a gas explosion CAUTION gt amp e Do not plug the cord in a nonconforming outlet Use a wall outlet with specified voltage and power type There is a risk of a fire or current leakage Avoid installing the equipment where you may need an extension cord If the cord that does not meet the power specifications there is a risk of overheating that could lead to a fire Do not plug too many cords in a single outlet If the rated current is exceeded there is a risk of overheating that could lead to a fire Do not plug the cord insecurely Insert the plug firmly into an outlet There is a risk of heat or fire due to poor contact If dust settles on the slots and it absorbs moisture there is also a risk of heat or fire 1 12 Before Using 4 CAUTION A A Do not use nonconforming power cords Use the power cords specified by NEC If the rated current is exc
98. larger disk Software Windows Server 2003 Windows 2000 Preparation before Setup Be sure to read the following description before system installation or setup To operate NEC ESMPRO Agent you need to make settings of TCP IP and the SNMP of components associated with TCP IP TCP IP Setting See the Help started from the Start menu for how to set TCP IP SNMP Service Setting To install the SNMP Service 1 Open Add Remove Programs in Control Panel 2 Click Add Remove Windows Components 3 Select Management and Monitoring Tools in the Windows component wizard and click the Details button 4 Check the check box of Simple Network Management Protocol 5 Click the Next button The file copy operation is started 6 After the file copy is finished click the Finish button To change the settings of the SNMP Service 1 Double click Administrative Tool in Control Panel 2 Start Services in Administrative Tool 3 Select SNMP Service from the service list and then Properties in the Action menu The SNMP Properties dialog box appears 5 4 Procedures after Completion of Installation 4 Enter public in the Community name box in the Traps property sheet and click the Add to list button IMPORTANT m To change the community name of traps to be received from the default in the NEC ESMPRO Manager site enter the same name as the community name newly set in the NEC ESMPRO Mana
99. lerance in addition to high performance scalability and general versatility provided by NEC Express5800 series In the event of trouble its dual configuration will allow the system to instantaneously isolate the failed parts to assure non stop running operation will be moved smoothly from one module to the other minimizing damage to it You can use NEC Express5800 ft series in a mission critical system where high availability is required By the use of Windows 2003 operating system it also provides outstanding openness for general purpose applications etc To make the best use of these features read this User s Guide thoroughly to understand how to operate NEC Express5800 ft series About This User s Guide This User s Guide helps a user to properly setup and use the product Consult this guide when you set up the product Keep this manual and the separate volume of User s Guide handy This User s Guide is intended for users who have a good knowledge on the basic use of Windows operating systems and general I O devices such as a keyboard and mouse How to Use This User s Guide This guide explains the procedures you should perform before you begin system operation after you purchased the product Read the guide in order from Chapter 1 If you perform procedures according to this guide you will set up the product properly Chapter 4 describes how to install the operating system Chapter 5 describes post install
100. lick the Intel R PROSet IT icon 3 Select Network Components from Network Component Tree The pop up menu appears Select Fault Tolerance from Create Team Network Gamnanents Load Balancing Fast EtherChanne Lirk Aggregation IEEE 802 3ad P 10400 Enet Adap Windows Setup 4 35 Team 1 Adaptive Fault Tolerance Mode is added to Network Component Tree J a pu eg F NEG ares SOB59 10 100 Enet Adapter JA NEG emb 82559 10 100 Enet Adapter 2 a mF Team 1 Adaptive Fault Tolerance Mode 3 Member Adapters E lt Empty gt 4 Select Stratus emb 82559 10 100 Enet Adapter from Network Component Tree The pop up menu appears Select Team 1 Adaptive Fault Tolerance Mode from Add to Team and add the adapters _ Remove 2 Fthernet Address pA iv Create New Team Add VLAN dd VLAN Team 1 Adaptive Fault Tolerance Network Driver Sta Network Status You will see the warning message when you add the team You can ignore this warning message by clicking OK This warning message is to inform you that only one adapter is added to the team 5 Select Stratus emb 82559 10 100 Enet Adapter 2 from Network Component Tree in the same manner as for 4 The pop up menu appears Select Team 1 Adaptive Fault Tolerance Mode from Add to Team and add the adapters IMPORTANT Do not set Preferred Primary or Preferred Secondary to each adapter
101. move a component click the checkbox A shaded box means that only part of the component will be installed To see what s included in a component click Details Management and Monitoring Tools m j 5 Other Network File and Print Services A Remote Installation Services 2 0 MB S Remnte Storane 25 MR zl Description Includes tools for monitoring and improving network performance Total disk space required 3 5 MB C Detais X Space available on disk 788 3 MB lt Back Canet He Windows Setup 4 57 4 Check the Network Monitor Tools checkbox on the Subcomponents of Management and Monitoring Tools dialog box and click OK at the bottom of the window Management and Monitoring Tools a x To add or remove a component click the check box 4 shaded box means that only part of the component will be installed To see what s included in a component click Details Subcomponents of Management and Monitoring Tools 8 Connection Manager Administration Kit PA Connection Point Services ml Network Monitor Tools f Simple Network Management Protocol 0 8 MB wl SNMP Provider 1 1 MB wl Windows Installer Provider 0 6 MB Description Analyzes and troubleshoots packets of data transferred over the network Total disk space required 5 7 MB Space available on disk 787 7 MB 5 Click Next 6 Ifa message is displayed asking you to insert
102. mpliant server NvRAM access error An access to the nonvolatile memory NVRAM is not acceptable Hard disk access error The hard disk is not connected or it is failed Check whether the hard disk is correctly connected An error message will also be displayed when an error was detected during system diagnosis Take a note or print the error message displayed and contact your sales agent 6 22 Troubleshooting Problems with Windows Setup The following message is displayed when the setup starts The specified disk is not found Terminating SW installation The disk to install the system is not connected properly Check if the hardware is properly installed and connected The following message is displayed while copying files from CD ROM xxxxx Not Ready XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXZ Xxxxx A xxxxx R xxxxx F Press R If this message still appears perform the setup again If the error persists contact your sales agent to examine the CD ROM drive Failed to setup in detail for network adapter The detailed setup of network adapter is not available in setup of NEC Express5800 ft series Open the control panel after starting Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition to configure the network adapter Failed to install Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition correctly O Have you checked instructions and information on installation See Step 1 Things Required for Setup p 4 4 and Step 2
103. n optional boards are installed into the PCI module the installation process will not complete properly Terminate installation Y N Windows Setup 4 9 e The following message appears when installing OS but to install OS on the Disk Expansion Unit perform the setup with a hard disk installed only in the Slot of the Disk Expansion Unit 4 10 Windows Setup 2 3 Prepare NEC Express5800 ft series With the power of NEC Express5800 ft series off follow the steps below 1 Prepare NEC Express5800 ft series When installing OS on the hard disk mounted in the main unit standard configuration Mount all PCI modules for Group1 for Group2 CPU modules for Group1 for Group2 and expansion PCI modules for Group 1 for Group2 Remove all LAN cables Remove all optional PCI boards Mount a hard disk only in the Slot of the PCI module for Group Remove optional SCSI devices such as a tape device from the internal SCSI connector When installing OS on the hard disk mounted in the Disk Expansion Unit Mount all PCI modules for Group1 for Group2 CPU modules for Group1 for Group2 and expansion PCI modules for Group 1 for Group2 Remove all LAN cables Remove all optional PCI boards except for the PCI boards SCSI boards for the Disk Expansion Unit Install a hard disk only in Slot1 on the Disk Expansion Unit Remove optional SCSI devices such as a tape device from the internal SCSI connector IMPORTAN
104. n will be displayed Update of the driver Completion Press any key and terminate b When N8803 031F Fibre Channel Controller is connected b 1 b 3 b 5 b 6 b 7 Start up Device Manager by selecting Start All Programs Administrative Tools Computer Management Check to see Qlogic QLA23xx PCI Fibre Channel Adapter appears under SCSI and RAID Controllers You do not need to perform the steps b 2 and later if the number of Qlogic QLA23xx PCI Fibre Channel Adapter s shown is identical to number of actually implemented Qlogic QLA23xx PCI Fibre Channel Adapter s If not go to b 2 Right click the Unknown Device Fibre Channel Controller on the Device Manager and select Update Driver Select Install from a list of specific location Advanced and then click Next Select Don t search I will choose the driver to install and then click Next Select SCSI and RAID Controllers and then click Next Do not select a driver on the model list Click Have Disk Insert NEC EXPRESSBUILDER into the CD ROM drive and click Browse Specify the CD ROM drive WINNT DRIVERS QL2300 folder in the Copy manufacture s files from column and then click OK Select Qlogic QLA23xx PCI Fibre Channel Adapter on the model list and click Next A warning message tells that you are about to update a driver Click Yes to continue The driver will be installed During the processing t
105. nfiguration page 4 37 IMPORTANT Models supporting the RDR function mirror built in disks by disk by the RDR function You do not need to mirror the disks by volume For mirroring using the RDR function see Setting Dual Disk Configuration by the RDR Rapid Disk Resync function in Step 6 Set Dual Disk Configuration page 4 41 Volumes can be created after the system operation is started To create a volume see Hard Disk Configurations that can be Built on the NEC Express5800 ft series page 3 2 in the separate volume of the User s Guide 4 48 Windows Setup Step 10 Set Network for NEC ESMPRO Agent NEC ESMPRO Agent is required for continuous operation and it is automatically installed by ft series setup To operate NEC ESMPRO Agent you need to make setting the SNMP To change the settings of the SNMP Service 1 Double click Administrative Tools in Control Panel 2 Start Services in Administrative Tools 3 Select SNMP Service from the service list and then Properties in the Action menu The SNMP Properties dialog box appears 4 Enter public in the Community name box in the Traps property sheet and click the Add to list button IMPORTANT m To change the community name of traps to be received from the default in the NEC ESMPRO Manager site enter the same name as the community name newly set in the NEC ESMPRO Manager site m To receive trap fr
106. ngs and then Control Panel 2 Double click the Intel R PROSet II icon 2 Remove all adapters from Duplication Right click the following adapters on the control tree which is located on the left side of the Intel R PROSet II dialog box and select Remove from Team Town Contgsaton Actverced Potea Divers Suha Shahn SGL Coppa Gad Ady NoiSe Standy Sraa embB2SL4G0 Copper Gigt Adap Not Set Standby 6 10 Troubleshooting 3 lt For on board gt Stratus emb 82559 10 100 Enet Adapter Stratus emb 82544GC Copper Gigabit Adapter lt For option board gt Stratus AA U51500 10 100 Enet Adapter LOOBASE TX Stratus AA U57000 Fiber Gigabit Adapter 1000 BASE SX NEC 8490 XT Copper Gigabit Adapter 1000 BASE T You will then see the dialog box on the right of this paragraph This is because one of two teamed adapters constituting dual configuration is removed Click Yes to remove the adapter from Team Intel R PROSet II EB You are removing a teamed adapter and leaving the team with only one adapter To take advantage of teaming Functions there should be at least two adapters in the team Are you sure you want to combimuse Remove the other adapter in the same way lt For on board gt Stratus emb 82559 10 100 Enet Adapter Stratus emb 82544GC Copper Gigabit Adapter lt For option board gt Stratus AA U51500 10 100 Enet Adapter LOOBASE TX Stratus AA U57000 Fiber Gigabit
107. o not perform any operations The system will restart automatically Setting ft ser Windows Server 2003 KBXXXxXx Setup Wizard x rk Setting Time Updating Your System A Installing IP Ap Installing PR Setting Strat Copying ft fi Installing SR Installing mo Installing DL Installing mo a Installing sra Installing Str Details Installing SM Creating restore point Setting ft reg Installing RL Installing NE Installing Ex Setting Conf Setting Hard Installing Hotfix Please wait while setup inspects your current configuration archives ey your current files and updates your files Backing up files Windows Setup 4 31 37 After installation of Windows HotFix is complete installation is continued User intervention is not required When the NEC Express5800 ft series software is installed the NEC Express5800 ft series will be restarted automatically 4 32 Windows Setup 38 After restarting the Welcome to the Windows Setup Wizard screen will appear Click Next gt and follow the instruction of the wizard After completing operations in the wizard the NEC Express5800 ft series will be restarted automatically IMPORTANT e Read License Agreement thoroughly If you agree click I accept this agreement and click Next gt If you do not agree click I don t accept this agreem
108. odules from NEC Express5800 ft series and carry them separately Do not install the equipment in an unsuitable place Install the equipment in such a place as specified in this User s Guide Avoid the following or there is a risk of a fire m a dusty place a humid place located near a boiler etc a place exposed to direct sunlight an unstable place Be careful not to hurt your fingers Exercise great care not to hurt your fingers on the rail when you mount dismount the equipment into from the rack 1 14 Before Using A CAUTION gt S Do not connect any interface cable with the power cord of the server plugged to a power source Make sure to power off the server and unplug the power cord from a power outlet before installing removing any optional internal device or connecting disconnecting any interface cable to from the server If the server is off powered but its power cord is plugged to power source touching an internal device cable or connector may cause an electric shock or a fire resulted from a short circuit Do not use any non designated interface cable Use only interface cables designated by NEC identify which component or connector to attach beforehand If you use a wrong cable or make a wrong connection there is a risk of short circuit that could lead to a fire You also have to observe the following prohibitions about handling and connecting interface cables m Do not use any damaged cabl
109. om NEC ESMPRO Agent at the NEC ESMPRO Manager machine both community names should be the same 662899 5 Click the Add button in Trap destinations After entering the IP address of the NEC ESMPRO Manager machine of the send destination in the Host name IP or IPX address box click the Add button IMPORTANT If the IP address or host name of the remote NEC ESMPRO Manager specified as the trap send destination in the setup of the manager report TCP IP the message warning the duplication appears The specification of the same NEC ESMPRO Manager causes to be reported doubly 6 Open the Security property sheet and make settings as follows e Add the community name entered in 4 to Accepted community names e Set its authority to READ CREATE or READ WRITE e Select Accept SNMP packets from any host IMPORTANT m If you entered any community name other than public in 4 add that name to Accepted community names m Unless you set the acceptable community s authority to READ CREATE or READ WRITE you cannot perform monitoring from NEC ESMPRO Manager lt Setup of receiving SNMP packets from specific hosts only gt Select Accept SNMP packets from these hosts specify IP addresses of the hosts IP addresses of the servers to install Agent and the loop back address 127 0 0 1 Windows Setup 4 49 lt Setup of receiving SNMP packets from specific communities only
110. ommunities only gt Change the name of the community receiving SNMP packets from the default public to any name IMPORTANT m Ifthe community name is changed the community of NEC ESMPRO Agent is changed and registered by starting from Control Panel To change the community to another and register it use the SNMP Community list box in the General tab m To allow NEC ESMPRO Agent to receive SNMP packets sent from NEC ESMPRO Manager set the send community name in NEC ESMPRO Manager to be the same as that accepted by the SNMP Service in NEC ESMPRO Agent Procedures after Completion of Installation 5 5 7 Terminate the network setup IMPORTANT The SNMP Service is required for operating NEC ESMPRO Agent If the SNMP Service is deleted after the installation of NEC ESMPRO Agent install the SNMP Service and then reinstall NEC ESMPRO Agent Some software products provided by other vendors use the SNMP Service If the SNMP Service and NEC ESMPRO Agent are installed in the system in which such software as above is installed it may be impossible to start NEC ESMPRO Agent services If so delete the SNMP Service once and install the service again After which reinstall NEC ESMPRO Agent and the other vendor s software 5 6 Procedures after Completion of Installation Installation NEC ESMPRO Agent is automatically installed together with the installation or re installation of the NEC Express5800 ft series
111. omputer Crash Dump Type C Full Mini C NT4 compatible Full Options V Dump Symbol Table 4 Specify the crash dump file save destination in the Crash Dump box V Dump alll Thread Contexts i i IV Append To Existing Log File TIPS A crash dump file is a binary file IT Visual Notification that can be read by Windows Debugger T Sound Notification IV Create Crash Dump File 5 Select the following check boxes in the Options box Application Errors O Dump Symbol Table O Dump All Thread Contexts O Append To Existing Log File O Create Crash Dump File For the above functions see the online help Cancel Hep 6 Click OK 4 56 Windows Setup Install a Network Monitor A network monitor is useful for examining the causes of network failures and taking the countermeasures To use the network monitor you need to restart the system after the installation It is recommended to install the network monitor before a failure occurs 1 From the Start menu select Control Panel and click Add or Remove Programs 2 Click Add Remove Windows Components The Windows Components Wizard dialog box appears 3 Select Management and Monitoring Tools of Components and click Details at the bottom right of the window Management and Monitoring Tools appears Windows Components Wizard E Windows Components You can add or remove components of Windows To add or re
112. on memory dump to be collected will change due to memory increase Check how much free space the hard disk to which debugging information is written has 5 6 7 Click Settings in the Performance box The Performance Options window appears System Properties 2 x General Computer Name Hardware Automatic Updates Remote You must be logged on as an Administrator to make most of these changes Performance Visual effects processor scheduling memory usage and virtual memory User Profiles Desktop settings related to your logon Settings f Startup and Recovery System startup system failure and debugging information Settings Environment Variables Error Reporting cot __ Click the Advanced tab on the Performance Options window Performance Options 2 x Visual EFfects Select the settings you want to use for the appearance and performance of Windows on this computer D 3 Adjust for best appearance Adjust for best performance Custom TO Animate windows when minimizing and maximizing a O Fade or slide menus into view Fade or slide ToolTips into view O Fade out menu items after clicking Show shadows under menus C Show shadows under mouse pointer 1 Show translucent selection rectangle O Show window contents while dragging DD Slide open combo boxes DD Slide taskbar buttons M Smooth edges of s
113. ords in a single outlet E Do not plug the cord insecurely Em Do not use nonconforming power cords IMPORTANT m Power off the server before connecting peripheral devices with the exception of peripherals with USB interface Connecting a powered peripheral device to the powered server will cause malfunctions and failures m To connect a third party peripheral device or interface cable to the server check with your sales agent to see if they are compatible with NEC Express5800 ft series Some third party devices may not be used with the server m The total cable length of SCSI device connections is up to 6 m including the internal SCSI cables m The serial port connectors are reserved for maintenance 3 8 Installing Server IMPORTANT About the USB floppy disk drive When mounting the NEC Express5800 ft series use the rails shipped with it and attach them to the lower part of the NEC Express5800 ft series To connect remove or exchange a USB floppy disk drive ask maintenance personnel with technical expertise to do so To a 1000Mbps network ae To a 100Mbps network 155 Coe manae ea eS d backup device o Reserved for A L ul Jlac maintenance Reserved for 2 B oio maintenance 0 idena 000 00 00000 000 ndenja ooo Ce disk drive Keyboard via keyboard hub to mouse Display IMPORTANT Connection of optional devices m In the case of st
114. p system failure and debugging information Environment Variables Error Reporting 4 52 Windows Setup 4 Enter the location where debug information is to be written in the text box When writing debug information under the file name MEMORY DMP in the D drive D MEMORY DMP This server has the following location as a default value for installation It is recommendable to store file in this default location SystemDrive NECDump MEMORY DMP 21x System startup IV Time to display list of operating systems 30 4 seconds T Time to display recovery options when needed 30 seconds To edit the startup options file manually click Edit Edit System Failure JV Write an event to the system log IV Send an administrative alert IV Automatically restart Write debugging information Complete memory dump z YSystemDrive NECDump MEMORY DMP vV Overwrite any existing file cmi IMPORTANT m Complete memory dump should be specified for writing debug information However if the mounted memory size is over 2GB specify Kernel Memory Dump you cannot specify Complete memory dump m Specify a drive which has a free space of the size of memory in the NEC Express5800 ft series 12MB or more m Ifthe memory will be expanded to larger than 2 GB change Write Debugging Information to Kernel Memory Dump before expanding the memory Size of the debugging informati
115. peration Then uninstall NEC ESMPRO Agent after the system is started completely For installation procedure and detailed explanations on NEC ESMPRO Manager refer to the online document in the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM Troubleshooting 6 25 Problems with System Repair Cannot create the Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER with NEC Express5800 ft series Update CD O_Is the command properly specified Make sure to specify the LANGENG since it is an argument Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER will not be created if LANGENG is not specified as an argument For details see If you have an update CD ROM NEC Express5800 ft series ft Update CD Ver n n in System Repair in this chapter The screen to select HAL was not displayed on Starting up the Recovery Console O Did you immediately enter lt F5 gt and lt F6 gt when the Recovery Console is starting Recovery Console will not start if a screen to select HAL was not displayed by pressing F5 and F6 on Starting up the Recovery Console Immediately press F5 and F6 when Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver is displayed on the bottom of a screen A screen to select HAL will be displayed Restart the system if a screen is not displayed and see Starting up Recovery Console in System Repair in this chapter to restart the Recovery Console Press F6 i
116. rary files for applying HotFix are expanded by default Remedies Make sure to perform the following steps on the Choose Directory For Extracted Files dialog box a Search the drive which fulfills the conditions below Either NTFS or FAT Security limitation of READ ONLY is not set There is sufficient space on the drive b Create a new empty directory on the drive found on a c Specify the directory created on b on the Choose Directory For Extracted Files dialog box Note Do not specify an existing directory on the Choose Directory For Extracted Files dialog box A specified directory is deleted after HotFix will be applied 8 After the system s update is completed the dialog box below will be displayed Click OK The system will be rebooted Eject a CD from CD ROM drive after the reboot process starts Updating the system x i Windows Server 2003 has been updated Press OK to run the updated system Please remove the CD from the CD ROM while the system is shutting down IMPORTANT If the message Windows FT Orphaning A disk that is part of a fault tolerant volume can no longer be accessed is displayed during the update process an OS stop error may occur when restarting the OS If an OS stop error occurs perform the following procedures In this case the system will be successfully updated however disk mirroring is disabled Make sure to check disk mirroring in 9 1 Power off the sys
117. ress Report Service m Start the uninstallation of NEC ESMPRO Agent after the system is started completely m IfNEC ESMPRO Agent is uninstalled just after the system startup the setup program may freeze displaying the Service Being Deleted dialog box Shutdown the system by using Task Manager or other operation Then uninstall NEC ESMPRO Agent after the system is started completely m Inthe system where Windows Server 2003 is running do not change the setting of Local security policy from the default If the uninstallation is executed with the setting changed an error occurs to the InstallShield and the uninstallation fails With use of NEC EXPRESSBUILDER 1 Make the main menu of the NEC ESMPRO setup appear by referring to the section Install in this document 2 Click NEC ESMPRO Agent The Welcome to Setup of NEC ESMPRO Agent dialog box appears 3 Click the Next button Message NEC ESMPRO Agent is already installed appears 4 Select Delete and then click the Next button Now NEC ESMPRO A gent is uninstalled Without use of NEC EXPRESSBUILDER 1 Start Add Remove Programs on Control Panel 2 Select NEC ESMPRO Agent and click Add Remove Now NEC ESMPRO A gent is uninstalled 5 12 Procedures after Completion of Installation NEC ESMPRO Manager Linked with NEC ESMPRO Agent installed in the server NEC ESMPRO Manager monitors the server status and receives alerts from the server NEC
118. ry hot Wait the server to cool down completely before adding removing some component Symbol indicating a prohibited Description of a danger action may not always be indicated Symbols and its descriptions used in this User s Guide and warning labels are as follows Attention Indicates a risk of an electric shock Indicates a risk of an injury due to heat Indicates a risk of catching your fingers Indicates a risk of a fire or smoke Indicates a general precaution or warning that are not defined herein Indicates a risk of losing eyesight due to laser beam gt gt PPPS Indicates a risk of an injury or damage to physical assets due to a hazardous material Prohibited actions Indicates a general prohibition that is not defined herein OO Do not disassemble repair or modify the equipment There is a risk of an electric shock or fire Mandatory actions Unplug the server There is a risk of an electric shock or fire oa Indicates a general action to take that is not defined herein Make sure to follow the instructions For detailed notes to set up the machine safely refer to Notes for Safe Handling on page 1 2 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 interferenc
119. s displayed and there is sometimes a case that OS Stop Error occurs on a reboot after this process See IMPORTANT of step 8 in Updating the System in this chapter when OS Stop Error occurs and reboot the system In addition the system s update is successfully being performed when the message Windows FT Orphaning A disk that is part of a fault tolerant volume can no longer be accessed is displayed However the mirroring of HDD is not applied Make sure to check the hard disk s mirroring after the system start up 6 26 Troubleshooting PROSet II does not start after the system is updated O Did you reboot the system after breaking dual LAN configuration and uninstalling PROSet II PROSet II does not start if the system s update was performed without rebooting after breaking dual LAN configuration and uninstalling PROSet II Also system performance may become unstable In such case install PROSet II again by following the steps below 1 Start a command prompt 2 Runc pnpdrvrs procomp proset s from the command prompt 3 Reboot the system 4 Set dual LAN configuration
120. see Size of the Partition to be Created page 4 5 m To be prepared for failure it is recommended to press the dump button to see if the memory dump can be collected in normally beforehand m Ifthe memory has been expanded re set the paging file according to the memory size Click OK A message is displayed asking you to restart the system depending on the changed settings Restart the system according to the messages Windows Setup 4 55 Set Dr Watson Dr Watson of Windows Server 2003 is a debugger for application errors When detecting an application error Dr Watson diagnoses the NEC Express5800 ft series and records the diagnostic information log Take the following steps to collect diagnostic information 1 Click Run from Start 2 Enter drwtsn32 exe in the Open box and click OK The Dr Watson for Windows dialog box appears Type the name of a program folder document or g Internet resource and Windows will open it For you Open drwtsn32 exel v Cancel Browse 3 Specify where you want to save diagnostic 2h x information in the Log File Path box 8 Log File Path ation Data Microsoft Dr Watsor _Browse Diagnostic information is saved under the file Crash Dump C Documents and Settings Ad Browse name DRWTSN32 LOG Waye File STOWSE Number of Instructions fio TIPS Do not specify a network path Be ee ee sure to specify a path on the local c
121. sesessoesee 4 14 Step 4 Start the ft series Setup sessessessossesessoesecsossesoesessossesoesoeseosoesessossesoessesoessesessossessossesossee 4 19 Step 5 Set Dual LAN Configuration sesessessescosseseosoesessossesoesseseosoesessossesoossesossesoessesoessesessossee 4 34 Step 6 Set Dual Disk Configuration esessesesesesoesosoesesesocoesoroesesesoeeosoroesesecoeeororoeoeeesorsesececoesoroesese 4 37 Setting Dual Disk Configuration by Disk Management cc eeeeesssecseesecnereeceseeeeeseeneeneeners 4 37 Setting Dual Disk Configuration by the RDR Rapid Disk Resync function eee 4 41 Step 7 Update Software scccssssssscssssscssssssssssssnsscesssssessssssessssnssesscssossessssssssssssessssnesseses 4 46 Step 8 Connect and Configure Options sscsccssscssesscsssssssessssssssesssssessessessessesenessesseseeses 4 46 Step 9 Create VOLUME sccsesssesdccsecassesssntscsvoesssnasesecescesotscoassesteaseessensssasdensossosossesdeeesansssvasonedsdavees 4 47 Step 10 Set Network for NEC ESMPRO Agent ssccscssssssssssscssssessssncssessessescsssnessssnesseses 4 48 Step 11 Enable Boot Monitoring Function scsscccssscssssssssssssssscsessssscesssssessssssessesneseeses 4 50 Step 12 Set up Failure Management scscscscscscscssccscssscsssccssscssscsesesecssesssessecssesssessscssees 4 51 Set Memory Dump Debug Information ee ceeeecseeseceseeecesecseesecnessecsaeeecsaecaeese
122. size of a partition to install the system can be obtained from the following formula Size required for installation paging file size dump file size Size required for installation 2 900MB Paging file size recommended size of memory mounted x 1 5 Dump file size size of memory mounted 12MB IMPORTANT E The above paging file size is necessary for collecting debug information memory dump If a value smaller than the Recommended value is set for the initial size of the paging file correct debug information memory dump may not be collected E The maximum paging file size is 4095MB in a partition If 1 5 times the size of mounted memory is larger than 4095MB set the size at 4095MB E Ifthe size of mounted memory is larger than 2GB the maximum size of dump file is 2048MB 12MB TIPS The mounted memory size means the total of memory installed on a single CPU module For example if memory of 512MB is mounted the required minimum partition size obtained from the above formula is as follows 2900MB 512MB x 1 5 512MB 12MB 4192MB TIPS The minimum partition size you can specify in the ft series setup is 3072MB The partition size must be 3072MB or larger for automatic installation Therefore the size smaller than 3072MB cannot be specified 4 6 Windows Setup Step 2 Prepare for ft series Setup Before starting ft series setup be sure to do the following If these prepara
123. sk Configuration IMPORTANT During disk resynchronization do not shut down the system until the resynchronization is completed Enable the configuration for boot monitoring function Enable Boot Monitoring selected in Monitoring Configuration of Stratus See Step 11 Enable Boot Monitoring Function on page 4 47 for details Troubleshooting 6 21 Troubleshooting This section describes what you should do when a trouble occurs in the product Problems with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER When the server is not booted from the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM check the following O Did you set the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM during POST and restart the server Ifyou do not set the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM during POST and restart the server an error message will appear or the OS will boot O Is BIOS configuration correct The boot device order may be specified with the BIOS setup utility of the server Use the BIOS setup utility to change the boot device order to boot the system from the CD ROM drive first lt Menu to check Boot gt When an error occurs while the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER is in progress the following message appears After this message appears check the error and take the appropriate corrective action according to the error codes listed in the table below Message This machine is not supported This NEC EXPRESSBUILDER version is not designed for this server Execute the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER on the co
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125. system will automatically restart in approximately 2 minutes Setting ft series environment Setting ft series environment NECHWID Checking disk space The system will automatically restart in approximately 10 seconds IMPORTANT Never terminate the above program while it is running If it is terminated by closing the window etc the installation will be stopped In such case operations on Windows will be possible but each module or PCI board will not be duplicated properly If this happens you need to start over ft series setup Windows Setup 4 29 33 After restarting the following screen will appear and the installation will be continued User intervention is not required The NEC Express5800 ft series software is installed automatically NEC Express5800 ft series clear installation Please do not perform any operations The system will restart automatically Setting ft series environment Preparation Setting Timeout for non communication time Installing IPMI Installing PROSET II Setting Stratus Log Folder Copying ft files Installing SRA_RDRBOOTCONFIG Installing mof files Installing DLL files Installing mof files Installing sra files Installing Stratus ftSAA Network Adapter Installing SMM Services Setting ft registry for ESMPRO
126. tem by pressing and holding the POWER switch 2 Make sure that the two BMC Status LEDs of the PCI modules for Group1 Group2 illuminate green 6 16 Troubleshooting While the BMC Status LED is not illuminating green do not perform step 3 and the following Otherwise the BMC firmware may become damaged 3 Identify the PCI module where POWER switch is lit green Remember which PCI module s POWER switch for Group or Group2 is lit green Unplug the power cord connected to the following AC inlet See the rear view of this product in page 4 9 for the location of the AC inlet If PCI module for Group1 s POWER switch is lit green unplug the power cord connected to AC inlet A for Group 1 on the rear of machine See page 4 9 for details If PCI module for Group2 s POWER switch is lit green unplug the power cord connected to AC inlet B for Group 2 on the rear of machine See page 4 9 for details 4 Check that the POWER switch of the other PCI module is lit green If it is not lit green do the procedures from step 2 again 5 Plug the power cord which was unplugged in step 3 again 6 Make sure that the two BMC Status LEDs of the PCI modules for Group 1 for Group2 illuminate green and proceed to step 7 While the BMC Status LED is not illuminating green do not perform step 7 and the following Otherwise the BMC firmware may become damaged 7 Press the POWER switch of PCI module which is lit
127. that the POWER switch of the PCI module for Group is turned on 5 Connect the power cord of the AC inlet B for Group2 6 Make sure that two BMC Status LED for PCI modules for Group 1 for Group 2 illuminate green IMPORTANT If the BMC Status LED is not illuminating green do not start the ft series setup Otherwise the setup may not be done properly Preparation is now completed 4 14 Windows Setup Step 3 Disable Boot Monitoring Function Check whether the power is ON and make settings for properly performing setup for later on This equipment has a function to monitor the main unit at startup Enabled in the configuration at shipment When reinstalling the operating system this monitoring function needs to be disabled Otherwise the installation may not be done properly Follow the steps in this section and make proper settings IMPORTANT If you skip the settings described here the system will be restarted forcefully while Windows setup screen is shown and the setup will be unsuccessful BIOS may repeat Windows setup in an invalid manner In this case you will need to restart the setup procedures from the beginning TIPS For details of operations for BIOS Setup Utility and parameters see the separate volume of User s Guide lt Procedure for Changing BIOS settings gt 1 Turn on the display and the peripheral equipment connected to the NEC Express5800 ft series CHECK If the power cord is
128. then Services Classic start menu mode Click Start and select Programs Administrative Tools and then Services b Select and double click the Stratus ftServer Maintenance and Diagnostics MAD service The service s properties dialog box appears c Click the Stop button Confirm that the Service status is Stopped d Close the service s properties dialog box and the Services dialog box 6 Follow the steps below to update the system IMPORTANT m Uninstalled Intel R PROSet II at section 3 will be reinstalled at system s update Do not input or output data during the update process lt If you do not have NEC Express5800 ft series ft Update CD and use NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM gt a After logging on to the system as a user with the Administrative account insert NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the drive b When the Master Control Menu screen appears click Setup and click Update NEC Express5800 system on the menu lt If you have NEC Express5800 ft series ft Update CD gt a After logging on to the system as a user with the Administrative account insert the UPDATE CD ROM into the drive b From Start of the taskbar select Run to run CD ROM drive WINNT DOTNET FTUPDATE VBS IMPORTANT In Run Browse Browse files with the extension VBS are not displayed Choose All Files for Files of type FTUPDATE VBS will appear 6 14 Troubleshoo
129. tialized While this message is being displayed the hard disk is being initialized Please wait Starting the NEC Express5800 ft series clear installation initializing a disk When the hard disk initialization is complete the NEC Express5800 ft series automatically restarts After the NEC Express5800 ft series is restarted the following message appears and starts formatting the hard disk drive CHECK The message The system will be rebooted appears on the screen momentarily The server will restart automatically and no user intervention is required Installing required software Formatting drive FORMAT v7 10 Revision4 11 1364 Copyright c 1989 2002 Datalight Inc Formatting 3 07G XX percent complete Windows Setup 4 21 After the hard disk drive is formatted the message about copying the NEC Express5800 ft series system software to the system drive from the CD ROM Wait about 5 minutes until copying is completed Copyright c 1989 2002 Datalight Inc Formatting 3 07G 100 percent complete Writing out file allocation table Complete Calculating free space this may take several minutes Complete Format complete System transferred 3 068 90 MB total disk space 114 688 bytes used by system 3 068 79 MB available on disk 4 096 bytes in each allocation unit 785 606 allocation units available on disk Volume Serial Number is XXXX XXXX Copying necessary NEC Express5800 ft s
130. ting 7 When the dialog box for confirmation of executing system update appears click OK Application of NEC modules driver installation ft series services installation will start Follow the instructions Updating the system S x 9 Setup is going to update your Windows Server 2003 system with the update program IF you wish to cancel the st update process please press Cancel or press OK to continue During the update the screen may flicker for a couple of seconds or the message may appear for a instance that confirms to overwrite the files However the update will be completed normally Cancel IMPORTANT m During the update process there may be a case where the Stopping Services message remains displayed for over 15 minutes and the next message does not appear In such case follow the instruction below Phenomenon During the update the Stopping Services message remains displayed for over 15 minutes and the next message does not appear Required NEC Express5800 ft series software will be installed Please wait Setting Timeout for non communication time Installing IPMI Installing PROSet II Setting Stratus Log Folder Stopping Services Conditions The Stratus ftServer Maintenance and Diagnostics MAD service was not stopped in step 5 the updating the system process stops and the above phenomenon occurs Remed
131. tions are not done setup cannot be performed properly e Initialize hard disks e Prepare disk expansion unit e Prepare NEC Express5800 ft series main unit 2 1 Initialize Hard Disks To use used hard disks for ft server setup initialize the following hard disks e Hard disk to be inserted into the Slot of the PCI module for Group 1 e Hard disk to be inserted into the Slot of the PCI module for Group2 To perform ft series setup to Disk Expansion Unit initialize the following disks e Disk to be inserted into the Slot of the Disk Expansion Unit e Disk to be inserted into the Slot8 of the Disk Expansion Unit lt Procedure for initializing hard disks gt Initializing hard disk drives which had been mirrored by the RDR function Physically format hard disk drives Refer to sections from System Configuration to SCSI BIlOS Fast UTIL in the separate volume of User s Guide and perform Low Level Format by SCSI Disk Utility IMPORTANT Physical formatting takes about 10 minutes for an 18GB disk Initializing hard disk drives which had been mirrored by Disk Management Use the fdisk command to format hard disk drives 1 Create a ROM DOS startup disk For creating a ROM DOS startup disk see Installing and Using Utilities NEC EXPRESSBUILDER NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Top Menu Tool Menu ROM DOS Startup FD in the separate volume of User s Guide 2 Insert only the
132. ttings x Your computer s screen resolution and color depth are currently set to a very low level You can get a better picture by increasing these settings To do this click this balloon 4 34 Windows Setup Step 5 Set Dual LAN Configuration The NEC Express5800 ft series builds a dual LAN configuration by using Stratus emb 82559 10 100 Enet Adapter 100Base and Stratus emb 82544GC Copper Gigabit Adapter 1000Base mounted as standard on the PCI module If an Ethernet adapter is not used not connected to cable set it to Disable in Network Connections from Control Panel If an Ethernet adapter you are about to disable has dual LAN settings AFT function remove the dual LAN settings before disabling it When an Ethernet adapter is enabled but not connected to a cable NEC ESMPRO Agent determines the port has an error no medium and changes the status of Ethernet board ft server PCI Module Ethernet Board on the Data Viewer to red The server status on the Operation Window also changes to red error TIPS To set dual LAN configuration log on as Administrator or a member of the group Administrators 1 Display the Intel R PROSet IT dialog box 2 Start one of the start menu modes below Standard start menu mode Click Intel R PROSet IT in Control Panel from the Start menu Classic start menu mode 1 Select Control Panel from Settings of the Start menu 2 Double c
133. ve all work in progress and log off Any unsaved changes will be lost This shutdown was initiated by NT AUTHORITYSSYSTEM Time before shutdown 00 01 53 Message This system will reboot in 2 minutes to complete the RDA Virtual Disk configuration change This action CANNOT be cancelled No further warning will be given 5 After the system is restarted mount a disk to set dual disk configuration in Slot 1 of the PCI module Group 2 IMPORTANT Mount a new or physically formatted disk which has the same capacity as the mirrored disk disk in Slot1 of PCI module Group1 About formatting disks physically see System Configuration SCSI BIOS Fast UTIL in the separate volume of User s Guide to perform Low Level Format on the SCSI Disk Utility 4 44 Windows Setup 6 Start RDR Utility right click the mounted disk and click Add RDR Virtual Disk IMPORTANT If the mounted disk has not been initialized on Windows RDR will be configured and synchronization will be performed automatically Therefore this operation is not required Go to 7 and check the duplication status TIPS m The display of the disk to which RDR is set on the left tree changes like the following Disk Harddisk0 Disk Harddisk0O LUNx PLEXx m Ifthe mounted disk is not displayed on RDR Utility click Action A then Refresh R from the menu or press F5 to update the displ
134. vice at a time 1 18 Before Using A CAUTION A Do not install excessive wiring To prevent burns fires and damage to the equipment make sure that the rated load of the power branch circuit is not exceeded For more information on installation and wiring of power related facilities contact your electrician or local power company A Do not pinch your finger with rails or other components Be careful not to get your fingers caught between a rail and another mechanical part or cut by a rail at installation or removal of the server from the rack S Do not pull out or remove the server from the rack while it is operating Do not pull out or remove the server from the rack while it is operating Doing so may cause not only the server to operate incorrectly but also the server to fall off to cause injuries Before Using 1 19 Unpackaging The following section describes necessary information to use the product properly and safely Accessories This product is shipped with various accessories See the attached list to make sure everything is included and check the individual items If any component is missing or damaged contact your sales agent m Keep the accessories in a safe place You will need them when you perform setup addition of options or replacement of failed components m To check NEC EXPRESSBUILDER components see the attached list m Be sure to fill out and mail the software registr
135. xternal Label B Label A Internal Label C 1 8 Before Using AN Be WARNING RIBUAOAlE BB PBLGUTREW BS SCSRORACSUET Risk of electric shock do not open Qualified service personnel only No user serviceable compornents inside Label B A B cuon AEA DALEE IVR RY bPBVET FCR TH SANS KDICLT REL As some components may become very hot during system operation give ample time to allow cooling as well as use precaution when handling internal components immediately after powering down BRED CUNY TY CREL THSRADOUET RGSS SAIC BALDIYR ARY FORURURHS ARG lt LEU Some internal components may still be operational on battery power Refer to instruction for this system as well as options prior to maintenance Label C Before Using 1 9 Precautions for Safety This section provides precautions for using the server safely Read this section carefully to ensure proper and safe use of the server For symbol meanings see Safety Indications described in the previous section General 4 WARNING 9S gt p Do not use the equipment in an operation where human lives are involved or high reliability is required This equipment is not intended for use in controlling or use with facilities or systems where human lives are involved or high reliability is required including medical devices or nuclear aerospace transportation and traffic control facilities
136. ystem and start again from activation of Windows Server 2003 CD ROM 3 When you see the screen for selecting HAL follow the steps below a Select Other default and press Enter Setup could not determine the type of computer you have or you have chosen to manually specify the computer type Select the computer type from the following list or select Other If you have a device support disk provided by your computer manufacturer To scroll through the menu items press up arrow or down arrow _ ACPI Multiprocessor PC _ ACPI Uniprocessor PC _ Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI PC _ MPS Uniprocessor PC _ MPS Multiprocessor PC 6 6 Troubleshooting b Insert the Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER into the floppy disk drive and then press Enter Please insert the disk labeled Manufacture supplied hardware support disk into Drive A Press ENTER when ready c Specify HAL in the floppy disk and press Enter You have chosen to configure a computer for use with Windows useing a device support disk provided by the computer s manufacturer Select the computer type from the following list or press ESC to return to the previous screen To scroll through the menu items press up arrow or down arrow 4 When the screen to select SCSI drivers appears follow the steps below a Press the S key Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage dev

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